Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-24
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From the Chicageo News.
Woman is the one problem that sci
ence can never solve.
Those who win success by practice
haven't time to preach.
The spinster has strenuous time
trying to make herself believe she is
| man hater.
II is not generally known that the
insignia of the Golden Fleece confer
red upon the first Duke of Wellington
was that actually worn by Columbus.
and, as special me- X of Spain's
gratitude, this insignia was made
hereditary, so that the present duke
is the proud possessor of the star
worn by the discoverer of America.
Cattle men at Kansas City tell of
car shortage and inability to ship
stock.
The will of Daniel b. ShIpman gives
practically all of the estate of 81 300,
900 to five Chicago charitable insti-
tutlons, s,-s..4....s-s. ls Z Z
George @ KimmeI, an alleged Kan
sas defaulter. was found after eight
years in New York insane asylum.
Is declared sane by a jury.
The Chicago city council passes
| ordinance granting the Northwestern
railroad permission to build its pro-
posed s20,oO0.O00 station on the west
side
Wednesday at Belgrade, Servia. no
newspapers were issued as the result
OF printers strike. Proprietors de-
clare the government organized the
strike to make impossible comment
| on a bill authorizing a foreign loan.
Reports from Manila are to the eff
fects that Brig. Gen. John j. Pershlng
has common law Filipino wife. hay
ing lived with her while on the island
and she bore him two children, one
of them living at this time.
Japan in case of war could serious
A bill empowering an Anglo-French
company to construct tunnel under
the British channel has been deposit
ed with parliament 1t Is estimated
| that the scheme will involve an ex-
pendiiure of $50 0O0,O 900. 1t is propos.
| ed to build two parallel tunnels TWEEN
| ty-four miles long.
The officers OF the Nebraska Land
| company. controlling the 400 600.
acre Spade ranch" were convicted
in the fedral court at Omab1 yestei-
| day on the charge Of conspiracy to
defraud or SO counts. The maximrn
peralty 70 $4,000 on each count and
| two years imprisonment A number
of other wealthy cattlemen are to be
tried.
Natural gas is reported to lave
been discovered near Holly, Colo.
The Van Wyks want to be releas.
ed on bonds in order to spend Christ
mas at home with their children.
President Hearne of the Colorado
Fuel & Iron company. has purchased
the { J. Hughes residence in Denver,
paving 100000.
Mrs. Attic Hunt, Greeley widow,
is 10 be paid $4,000 by the govern
ment arising out OF Ind an depred A.
tions in the long ago.
Grand Junction is entertaining ex-
curslonists from all parts of the sur.
rounding country, celebrating the
great and paying sugar beet harvest
Some conscience-stricken individ
ual sent the state treasurers office s.
which he claims he obtained unlaw
! fully, and wants to relieve his feel
/ ings by making retribution.
Three Greeks were fined 5000 each
in Denver Thursday for violation ol
the law regulating employment oI
children. the Greeks having entered
into an agreement to cheat justice.
With 100000 pledged and every
dividend paying mining company in
the Cripple Greek district. together
with the mills, smelters and railroads
heartily supporting the project. tho
long-talked-of deep drainage tunne
for the gold camp is an assured fact
A Grand Junction special to tht
Denver Republican says the stors
twice printed in Denver that las
containing the body OF murdere.
baby into the furnace OF the Citizens
Gas e. Coke company Is wholly with
out foundation. The story has bee,
reiterated, but the police know no
thing Of such an occurrence, are no
now looking for the alleged perpetTa
tors and have not been, despite sen
sational stories to the contrary.
! PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2i.--The dc
sire to thwart the threatening ambI