Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-01

'aiiN'hb cupdcitN Ol DZ,JuU barrels
The company already owns four tank
steamships, three plying on the At.
lantic coast. The new vessels will
become the largest oil carriers under
the American flag.
That work is 10 begin at once on
the pipe line was learned from Harry
S. Jerome, local representative of
both companies. The company first
obtained the consent of tne repuhIic
OF Panama for the pipe line. Secre-
iary TAFT signed the concession on
consideration that the oil company
pay $500 month rental and sell its
oil to the canal commission at 90
cents barrel.
There will he ut least three valves
10 the mile" said Mr.. Jerome. so
lhat the government can tap the sup
ply OF fuel oil anywhere along the
line. an immense saving over coal.
which has TO he handled. Coal now
costs there 81 ton and three and
one half to four barrels of fuel oil
is equal to ton of coal. with no add.
ed cost of handling"
DENVER, Jan. 30.-This morning
by unanimous vote the American
Stockgrowers' association and the
National Livestock association were
amalgamated and was named the
American Livestock association.
The action was taken on the mo-
ton of John w. Springer of Colorado.
Mr.. Hagenbarth of the late American
association suggested Murdock Nc
kenzle as permanent chairman,
seemed to indicate that Mackenzie
will get the presidency Of the united
association. The address of welcome
was delivered by Ex-Governor Adams.
and then John w. Springer, after a
brief address introduced Clifford Hin
chet. of the United States bureau of
forestry, who created sensation and
vast applause by declaring he had a
message from the greatest cowboy in
the world. President Roosevelt, in the
following words:
81 bring you his personal greetings
and have instructions 70 tell you that
ne knows all about your trouble; that
he realizes the vast Importance to
you of having the forest reserve cor
rectly handled and he recognizes the
coming change in the conditions of
the open range and he wants and will
welcome your co-dperation, sugges-
lions and advice
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 3O.-Oil pro-
ducers from Indian Territory met
here informally this morning with a
view TO arguing this afternoon with
Manager O'Neil of the Prairie com
pany regarding the latter's partial
shut down on territorial oil. 1t was
mpanied by her son. WHO M com
ize fighter. aud .pf. the. fact th2t. the ~.
huence pending legislation. and it is
suggested that at this time 1t is be-
ing worked to induce interested pro-
ducers to bring pressure to bear to
cause cessation of the Missouri GUS
ter suit against the Standard con
Germs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30-The insur-
gents, egged on by the Democrats.
are trying to get a resolution before
the mouse asking for an investigation
as 10 the duties of secret service
men. They accuse the president of
developing a spy system like that of
Russia, and some members are bold
enough TO declare that the followers
Of Babcock in his statehood fight
were shadowed by secret service men.
at whose instigation they do not
IL hut IN an n,,t
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.-The sen
ate has confirmed the appointment of
Joseph X. Dale as postmaster at
Rock Springs. Wyo.. and also that
of j. A. Van Orsdale of Wyoming as
assistant attorney general of the Phil
ippine islands.
GALESBURG. Jan. 3O.-Santa Fe
passenger No. went into the ditch
at Laura today. The first four cars
turned over. The conductor and two
passengers were slightly injured. A
defective rail was the cause.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3O.-James ].
Hin. the railroad magnate, delivered
stirring address here today, In
which he said:
This country today is like a boy
who has inherited a big fortune and
is living on it, without earning any
thing himself 1t is all very well to
talk about our prosperity, but we are
spending what has been earned, Iot
what we .are earning now. We are
using up our capital and have become
an extrayagant nation. Japan is
sending us more than We are sending
to Japan. We don't want to be like
Great BTitan n, with million men out
of work. We should remember that
we haven't any more continents to
open up
CHICAGO, Jan. 30--Cnarles G.
Dawes, former comptroller OF the
currency, tock the stand today in the
packers trial and corroborated in
every detail the testimony of Louis
Krauthof, former attorney for Ar
mour d Co, as to the conversation
between Commissioner Garfield
Krautkoff and McRoberts, another
lawyer for the packers. Dawes tes-
timony. In fact, was stronger even
than Krautk1ff's regarding Garfield's