Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-26

1 their majority and thereby emerg,
from the control of the judge, VIII,
awarded them 10 Major Taggart aftei
/ the divorce proceedings.
WASHINGTON. Feb. GA rem
nant of the Mexican war army. abou
| fifty men, met here today In annua
convention of the Mexican Veterans
association. An increase OF pension
was one of the objects OF the meet
ing, The veterans estimate that theS
will all be dead in ten years
WASHINGTON, Feb. Washing
toms birth was generally observed
in all the ..oyernment departments
When Congress met McCreary oi
Kentucky read washington's Fare
well Address 10 the senate. The na
ttonal colors were displayed every,
where The civic celebration at Alex
andria was attended by Vice Presi
dent Fairbanks.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-Frlcnds
OF old Figgers' Grosvenor who was
defeated for the congressional renom
nation in Ohio yesterday. have start.
ed movement to place him in the
diplomatic service.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo. Feb. 22.-Mrs
Lawrence Darrell. colored. has flied
suit for $500, 900 from the estate o.
the late Joseph Roberts, a wholesale
dry goods merchant, claiming that he
was her father.
FORT SCOTT, Kas.. Feb. 22.-The
story that a Mrs. Shipman lost, from
her stocking in Kansas City S2a.00u
In currency withdrawn from a bank
aere meets with no credence. The
cashier OF the bank SAYS the woman
never had a deposit in the bans,
named.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb, 22-Mrs
Shipman, when shown the telegram
rom Fort Scott, admitted that the
story about losing the s23.OOO was a
Oke.
PlTTSBURG, Kas.. Feb. 22-"Tnere
no strike yet" was the significant
statement made today by General
Manager Doubleday of the Contra!
'oal < Coke company, the dominating
influence n the coal trade ol tic
+outhwest. Doubleday is here Cor a
.onterence with the opera tors pralim-
nary to the Kansas City conference.
William Wardjohn. member. of the
lational board of the Mine Workers,
Gas here on a secret mission.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.-One OF
he power plants of the San Francisco
Jas Electric company was wrecked
v fire this morning and for a time
he city was shut off from communi-
alton with the outside world on nc
cunt of the telegraph and cable com
5lnies having no power A large
'ection OF the city was without light
The loss will total 100000.
CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-The packers
ase was adjourned today on account
the illness of Commissioner Gar.
field.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-On the au-
hority of an official connected with
he distsct ttorneys office the state
rent was made today that Charles
ones. the former valet of Millionaire
Ice for whose murder Albert Pat
Ick, the lawyer. is under sentence OF
cath, is in New York. and it is also
tated that he will repeat the confes
.on on which Patrick was convicted
ones disappeared from Texas about
he time Texas witnesses made aff-
ayits that Jones had recanted his
1nfcssion.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The sen
tie committee on public lands mas
avOrably reported the bill creating
he Mesa Verde National park. Ac-
urding 10 this measure the Clin
dwellings, in southern Colorado Will
e made a public park and will bo
lnder the care and control of the
ecretary OF the interior
TULSA, /. T., Feb. 22.-A deal for
600-barrel independent oil refinery
vas closed here today with II. II
fucker of Cherryvale, Kas.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.--It is stat
I'd on the highest authority that the
5nox railroad bill introduced yester.
lay is not an administration measure,
rs has been stated in some quarters
The bill emphasizes some points
which Roosevelt rejected emphatical-
y. The president is not opposed
o the amendment which makes clear
he manner in which judicial review
If any rate made by the commerce
commission might be made. but
&noXs suggestion of how to accom-
1lishd this is rejected by both Presi
lent Roosevelt and Mr.. Moody.
The Knox bill is a great surprise
o Mr.. Roosevelt The Democrats on
he committee favor the amendment
or judicial review, but insist that the
ates fxed by the commission shall be-
effect pending the courts decision
<noN's plan is to suspend the rate
and allow the roads to put up a bond
o reimburse Shippers if the commits
,ion's rate is finally upheld.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-Thls
morning the Democratic members OF
the Interstate commerce commission
held a protracted caucus which re