Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-12

to the indictment against State Sena.
tor Smith, Roscoe Wilson, a lawyer
and T. f. Ryan a governioent inspect
or charging conspiracy to defraud
This ends the case
WASHINGTON. Mar s.-Senator
Bcveridge concluded hiz address to
the advocates of the fptehood bill
In the senate at noon tdnhy The de.
bate was continued uu.ler the ten
minute rule. and vorlng.awill begin at
4 o'clock this afternoon. The poll
this morning indicatcs-..ilat the For.
aker amendment, provsiing for sub
mission of the joint Statehood plan
for New Mexico and s.rizona to n
popular vote of those tn'o territories
Will pass by 10 l2 v0ses.
Sen. BeYeridge conchlded by say.
ing: THE Hamilton Bill, embodied
the best thought of statesmen and
while it might he temporarily EN-
harrescd 1t could not be defeated. he
cause the country favored It," "Nn
power on earth," he exclaimed. "can
turn back the wheels of progress.'
Beveridge then wanted pile of
kilograms from residents OF Arizona
urging joint statehood read
After start was made to read the
letters the chair ruled it out OF
order, on Teller's objection that 1t
was merely continuation of debate.
Beveridge then said he would read
them himself. Foraker objected say
ing he had thousands himself For.
aker then took the floor.
NEW YORK. Mar. s.- Rev. Plus
Mayer, superior general of the Car.
melite order aas arrived in America
on the steamer Stella of the Italian
line He will inspect all the houses
of the order in the United States. Can
ada and South America. travelling
about 10000 miles before getting
back to Rome next June.
Rev. Father Mayer is an American
who until few years ago lived IN
Pittsburg.
KANEY. Kas., Mar 9--No attempt
has been made as yet To put the hood
on the burning gas well monster ani
the situation is unchanged
DES MONIES. Mar BY unani-
nous vote of the senate the anti
pass bill was made law This bill
prohibits officials Of the state from
accepting railroad, street car. tele-
phone or telegraph fayors.
MANILA. March 10-It Is thought
today that nearly 500 men, women aud
children were killed by United states
troops In the storming OF Moro
stronghold near Joio Tuesday an1
Thursday. The attack was notable
one.
NEW YORK, March 10.-E. T Bed
ford. a director In the Standard OH
company, has resigned from the di-
rectorate of the Ice trust as the re
obiA u ~ WIN Hlb ltllbN
directors regarding raising the price
of ice. Bedford said:
Il think the Ice famine shonld be
as much of a calamity to the company
as to the public. The ice shortage
should not be made an excuse ior in
creasing dividends. The prosperity
of the ice trust should depend upon Its
deserts and not upon accidents of ma
tnre."
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-It was
at the White House today
that the matter Of the appointment OF
a successor to Justice Brown of the
federal supreme court Is In abeyarc".
Taft can have the place II he desires.
This afternoon Secretary Taft made
this statement regarding the vacant
supreme court judgesaip Il am au-
thorized by the president to say that
he has made no decision as to the per
son who shall succeed Associate Jus
tice Brown. lie has consulted the
lawyers in the cablnct-Secretary
Root, Attorney General Moody and
myself, but no decision has been
reached
BOISE, Idaho. March 10.-The su-
preme court announces that 1t will de-
eide next Monday whether the appli-
cation for writs Of habeas corpus in
favor OF the officials of the Western
Federation OF Miners will be granted
WASHINGTON March 10.-The
nouse program for next week is the
discussion OF appropriation bills car.
rylng 29,OOOOOO and prospective at
tempt to amend the Tillman- Gillespie
resolution according to the presidents
wiGhes.
In the senate the railroad rate bill
will be considered daily until com
pleted. Two vital issues are whether
the courts shall be given broad or
restricted review Of the commerce
commissions decisions and whether
the rate fixed by the commission shail
remain suspended or In force pending
a judicial review.
CANEY, Kas.. March 10.-Wlth tho
arrival of a.cursinn trnfnu from Kan