Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-18

connection with the insurance com
pany.
Tomorrow win be strawberry day
at Glenwood Springs.
The Texas Cattle Raisers' Associa.
tion has resolved TO fight the meat
trust
A portion OF Pueblo was flooded
from II severe storm Wednesday
night.
Chicago is to have a $5,000,000 no
tel in which every room will be an
outside room.
Senator William b. Allison, fowas
veteran statesman, is reported near
death at Washington.
John d. Rockefeller pays rs cents
for each snake and 81 for each dog
killed on his Pocantico estate.
The bill to allow cattle to be kept
in cars for 36 hours instead of 27. has
been passed by the senate at Wash
| ington.
combination passenger and work
train was wrecked near Los Angeles
yesterday. Three were killed and a
dozen injured. A defective rail-.
Because his flying machine failed
to fly Henry Rodemeyer OF Jersey
City comltted suicide. Rodemeyer
threw himself in front of New York,
Susquehanna Il Western train.
The Pressed Steel Car company OF
Pittsburg has constructed the first
steel coach. 1t is one of 3 being con
structed for the Southern Railway
company and does not differ much In
appearance from an ordinary coacn.
Forrest Tibbets who had Just beer
sentenced to 80 days in jail for fail
rre to support his wife. jumped
through the court room window ant
escaped. The Denver officers are
still looking for him
Consuls Of Great Britain and Rus
sia at Chicago have Investigated the
meat scandals and are reporting to
their respective governments. 1t Is
said that they failed to find the shock
ing conditions expected.
The Anlmas is not the only nigf
mountain stream. The Uncompahgrs
at Ouray is also on the rampage ant
considerable damage has already re
suited. The Gunnison is also report
cd the highest in 20 years.
A male child several hours old wal
found on large platter in the dining
room OF the Sisters of Charity at st
Vincent's sanitarium at Santa Fe
The infant was nicely clothed ant
will be adopted by the sisters.
William e. Curtis. writing from
Washington to the Chicago Record
Herald says that he Is informed by
Chairman Snonts that the Panama
railroad Is prepared to handle al
freight offered and will compete with
the Tehuantepec line on even terms
1t is reported that Clifford Pinchot
chief OF the forestry division OF tn,
department OF agriculture. is slatet
to become secretary OF agriculture
Secretary Wilson to be remove,
for neglect of duty In regard to th'
expose Of the beef trust Mr.. Pincho
is well known In Colorado.
! Ilt9tui DttuS Wtfl
killed In a battle with three othe
men near Fort Worth, Tex. The dii
, ficulties are supposed to nave arisel
over land matters, and A. l.. Wasson
} c. l.. Wasson. Jr.. and A. l.. Gran
have been arrested and charged witt
the killing
Lem Mofat, a prosperous farme
of Valley Mills. Tex, sent his chi
dren to visit their grandmother an
then killed his wife and himself b
shooting and set fire to the house
: the flames were discovered and pu
out before they reached the bodie,
+ II is believed that he was insane.
Four members of the U. s. arm
ate at restaurant at Cheyenne
; Wyo., recently and then refused {
pay the bill They were attacked b
. the heather waiter with red he
poker and he wasn't particular as t
T. where he applied 1t, either. The l
$. army was put to rout with consit
cradle damage.
Chicago mas for years refused tn
+ street railway companies the pri'
ilege OF running overhead trolley
e in the downtown districts and as CT
BILE cars cannot pass over swim
bridges tunnels under the river hav
l. been In use. TIE war departmer
8 at Washington has now ordered th
I rivers dredged to a depth of 26 fet
8 which will destroy the tunnels an
o the city council has conceded tn
trolley on all lines In the city. tn
d grant Is made revocable.
G A committee OF the National Ass
d citation OF Manufacturers found II
packing houses all right-that vii
.. no announcement of their ~.crntv