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

I tie.
D ROME, Dec. 2s.-The pope is yer
angry because he finds he has granite
p audiences to Americans who arc nc
by the faithful regarded worthy G
the honor. Two American women VIII
have been divorced have been present
ed. creating much displeasure liz III
, Vatican.
NEW YORK. Dec 2g.-John n
Mum. president OF the Mutual Life
was grilled by the investigation com
mittee today. He said that he pait
through agents rs per cent commits
sion on the first years premiums. an,
said that the loading was suffcien
TO justify this. The real estate hold
ings OF the company are S725, 900. an,
the net income from here is s25. 90,
yearly.
NEW YORK. Dec. gs.-Three hun
dred families, comprising 1000 people
were driven from an Allen street ten
ement this morning by panic caused
by Dire in nearby stable. The colo
wind and rain caused the refugees ir
scanty attire much suffering
| WICHITA, Kas.. Dec. 30. -Harr,
Backley. drummer, was found deat
in a rooming house this morning from
asphyxiation caused by the Academia
leaking of gas. His companion. Mnut
Jones, was unconscious but may re
cover.
WASHINGTON. Dec. s0.--Justics
Wright today sentenced William Craw
ford. convicted OF conspiracy to de,
fraud the government in the posta
cases. to two years' imprisonment
Sentence was suspended pending an
| appeal.
Gus Machen and George Lorenz ar,
now serving time for the same al
legged conspiracy
NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-The legisla
tive insurance committee, which prob
ably revealed more scandal and graf,
in high circles than any similar inves
| tieation, concludes its labors this af
ternoon. In the sessions, which lasted
four months. two million words of tes
timony were taken. and brought mer
in eminent position into disrepute
humbled arrogant politicians, forced
several of the highest salaried men
in the world to sick beds, and bene
hted millions of policy holders.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30,--lt was an
nonnced that the high salaries In all
| insurance companies ended today and
several designations are expected next
| week In consequence. The vice presi
dents of the Mutual Life Insurance
| company, Robert Gannis and Walter
Gillette, who have been drawing $50,
900 and s45,00O a year respectively
have been cut to 10000. It is though,
they will resign on Sunday.
PAINESvILLE, o., Dec. 3O--Thc
Cudahy Pipe Line & Oh Refining com
pany's plans were made public today
by w. e. Hawley chief engineer OF
the company, which owns three oil
fields in Indian territory and one In
Kansas. All have suffered by Stand
ard domination Of the market. and the
| Cudahy interests have decided tc
market their own product
Shipments will not be made by rail
| owing to the Standards influence over
the railroads. but will be placed by
pipe lines where they can be distrib
uted by boat. The main line will be
$50 miles long. with 15O miles of lat
erals connecting the four fields.
Chelsea |. T, and Kimmswick, Mo.
twenty miles south of St Louis, vii,
he the terminals. A river feet OF -four
steamers and forty barges will be
| used. The Cudahy company's oil pro
ductions run about 10000 barrels
| daily.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 30.-The steel
king, Andrew Carnegie. announces to
day that ne will write the history OF
his life and not trust to the future his
toriaD to tell of his doings. He has
left here for Duneross, presided over
| by his sister-in-law, Mrs Lucy Car
negie, and will spend the winter there
writing his book. Pittsburg Is deep
| ly interested in the coming story.
NEW YORK. Dec. 30.-Tbe last
business day of the year the market
was very active. dealings being large
and widely distributed. Anaconda
jumped from 2sO yesterday to 800 and
295 today, the market closing steady
DENVER, Dec 30.--But for the her
culean efforts OF hremen this morn
ing five persons would have been burn
ed to death in disastrous fire which
occurred on Downing avenue today
N. X. Knight and his son william
were carried by iiremen in an uncon
scious condition from their beds. The,
were very near dead when found ant
were restored with difficulty, In fact
one OF the men is not likely to recover