Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-15


ed his carpenter shop and attempted
. to ravish her.. Her outcries were so
loud that he strapgled her.
DENVER. Jan. l3.--The famous Ell
| liott divorce case came to an end this
morning when Judge Mccall granted
; Mrs Elliott divorce. declaring the
/ common law marriage existing be-
tween the two legal. according to the
contention of the plaintIr
i WASHINGTON. Jan. 13.-The pres.
ident has decided to appoint Prof. w,
T. Vernon, president OF negro edu-
lcational Institution at Quindaro. Kas.,
as register of The treasury. to sue
ceed Judson Lyons. This is the high.
est position In The government that
the president has given to negro.
Vernon is one Of the prominent negro
educators OF the country.
4 NEW YORK. Jan. lS.-Arguments
on the motion 10 compel Rogers to
answer questions in the oil inquiry
began in the supreme court today
Henry Wollman, counsel for Attorney
Hadley. spoke first,
Hagerman made the FIRST argument
for the Standard company.
Rowe followed Hagerman, then
Curtis made long argument for the
Standard company, All complained OF
what they called nnprofessional meth
DDS of conducting the hearing and
said ihat the Testimony was introduc.
ed for sensational purposes
Hadley concluded the arguments
He said the case was conducted In all
seriousness, of which no body was
more thoroughly convinced than the
attorneys for the defenoant Judge
| IGilderslee gave counsel until Monday
to file list OF questions pending in
the Missouri supreme court which the
witnesses had refused 10 answer
CLEVELAND. Jan. l3--Pnrsons.
Snyder & Co, brokers, failed to open
for business toda, The assignment
Of the Denison.Prsor company is the
| cause.
NEW YORK. Jan. i3.--Marshall
Field passed quiet night and the
rhysicians this morning report no
change in his condition Half dozen
| doctors are In constant attendance,
and while they agree tina, the case is
critical. the general opinion appears
to he that field Will recover
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.--The state
| department Is deeply Interested in the
| controversy between Venezuela and
France. Diplomatic relations having
been broken off. war seems inevitable.
This country is Interested because the
relations between our American min
lister, Russell. undet Castro are strain-
| ed so that this country may become in
volved in the trouble largely over as
phaltic claims.
WASHINGTON. San i..-5enator
Warren of wyoming has been inform
sed by the director Of the geological
survey that a board of consulting en-
gineers will be Immediately directed
to make complete examination OF
what Is known as the Lake Desmet ir
rigation project in Johnson and Sher-
idan counties. Wyoming, with n view
to having 1t utilized by the govern
ment
| Lake Desmct ia large natural res
ervoir capable OF rrigating thousands
of acres of land. provided a suitable
outlet can be built to cary the winters
to lands underneath 1t.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-It can be nu.
thoritatively stated that District At
torney Jerome will start criminal
proceedings against certain life In
surance officials or ex-officials. No
public move Is expected before Jan.
%, when the special grand jury will
investigate.
| CHICAGO. Jan. 13.--John ID. Rock
efelier, Jr. arrived today to attend
Harper's funeral. bringing word that
his satner could not come.
NEW YORK. Jan. 13.-Some excite
ment was occasioned in all circles
this morning by the publication Of a
| speech by Rear Admiral Coghlan a,
the Patriots society at the Hotel
Savoy last night, In which he declared
that our navy Is much Inferior to Eng
lands: that II is incapable OF defend
r ing the United States In war and is
largely on paper.
| Instead of having fiehting ships, hi
r said. in large numbers, there are only
, eighteen in the fighting class and two
or three OF them are out Of order.
1t is almost useless, he said. to hope
A that we will ever catch up with oul
4 British cousins.
Il KANSAS CITY, Jan. l3.-Mrs. J
T. Arnal, wife of a telegraph employe IL
( Chicago. today agreed to return witt
her husband on nis promising not Il
= prosecute the case against Harol'
|. Carr, with whom Mrs. Arnal wa
d found living here. The woman de
!. clared that she hated her husband an
V loved Carr Carr said he had beei
r trying to snake her for a year.
o TOPEKA, Kas.. Jan. 13.-Fred 7
d Thrapp. Washburn college student
d according to the statement OF Arna
q Robeson. attempted with mask an
# gun 10 hold him mp and rob him Will
1. he was selling tickets at high schot