Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-05

ana parts OF OklahOma this morning
A severe blizzard RACES in Wyomin,
and western Nebraska.
DENVER, March 2.--All of tn,
wires throughout the West have suf
fered immense damage by the bliz
zard that ragged for the past SO hours
through Montana, Wyoming. Colorado
and the Dakotas. Both Postal ant
Western Union wires through the
northern states are down and traffic
for the north is being handled via
Los Angeles. Trains are running a
hours late and the Union Pacific and
Rock Island railways are badly snow
ed up In Denver only six and a hali
inches of snow fell and this today is
melting rapidly.
CALDWELL. Idaho. March 2.-Har.
~ Orchard, alias Thomas Hogan, the
self-confessed assassin of former Gov.
ernor Steunenberg, was on the wit.
ness stand this morning. and describ.
ed to the grand jury the details of the
fatal bomb explosion of Dec. 30. The
lives Of Meyer, Pettibone and Hay.
wood, officials Of the Western FEEDER.
alton of Miners. hang in the balance.
depending upon confederation of
this story. without which his confes.
sion is considered worthless.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-The sen.
ate committee on the Philippines to-
day refused to report the Philippine
tariff bill. BY vote of eight to Ave
TIE committee voted against favor
able report and by a vote of seven
TO six refused to report the bill ad
versely for consideration OF the sen.
ate, thus effectually disposing of the
measure.
Under the proposed bill sugar, to-
bacco and rice come In at 25 per cent
less than the Dingley tariff rates for
three years and then without duty.
and free trade was authorized on 9th
er articles.
Beet sugar and tobacco interests
fought the bill
DENVER, March Living In con.
stant dread and fear that her dead
husbands ghost was pursuing her,
and crazed by the hallucination that
he would return and again subject her
to the cruel treatment she had re
ceived during life, Mrs. Helen John.
son attempted suicide early this morn.
ing by slashing her throat with a
razor and almost severing both hands
from her body by slashing her wrists
She was taken to the county hospital
and died at 9 o'clock this morning.
The suicide was accomplished In
her room at Thirteenth and Larimer
streets. where the dying woman was
found by an attendant who entered
the room early today to build the fire
CHICAGO, March Judge Hum.
phrey today at the requests of counsel
for the packers ordered District AT.
torney Morrison TO produce In court
everything he had received from the
department of commerce. The pack.
ers ask particularly for the names ol
200 witnesses.
SILVERTON, March 1.-The storm
at Sllverton is over, there being a
snowfall OF about four inches The
train up this morning arrived on time
and the weather is lovely.
WASHINGTON. March 2.-Funeral
services over the remains OF Profess
or Langley. formerly secretary of the
Smithsonian Institution and cele
brated aeronaut, were held this after.
noon. The lnterment will be at Bos.
ton.
CHICAGO. March 2.-Joseph Medill
Patterson, commissioner Of public
works, today submitted his resigna
ton, to take effect Immediately. He
says his views of the disability oi
municipal ownership are enlarged by
his experience In office.
ELKHART, Ind, March 2-The
Equitable Building a. Loan association
with a capital Of s2,O00.OO went into
liquidation today. Gradual withdraw
ais had decreased the deposits Ia
about $4,000.
WASHINGTON, March at Is
three years tomorrow since Senator
Smoot from Utah was elected and
sworn in as senator and the impress
sion now prevails that he will be per
mitted to serve his entire term.
The committee on privileges and
elections promises a full report by
April /, but It seems impossible fol
| Senator Burrows to secure a major
Ity report against Smoot, and even Il
such report were made. II is doubtfu
If the senate would oust the Mormon
The committee has spent over thre'
years examining the case. has held 81
sessions and examined ninety wit
nesses. The printed testimony coveri
1000 pages.
NEW YORK. March 3.-An infer
nal machine. wooden box containing
| "A nuantity nj gunpowder and kerosen,