Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04
WHERE DID JOHN D. DROP CASH,

Boston, Mar. 2.-The Boston News
Bureau says: THE apparently official
statement for John ID. Rockefeller that
Oil, that he is worth less than $780,
100000 and that his income could not
exceed $20,000,000 In his most pros
porous year raises the natural inquiry
as to what has become of Mr.. Rookie
feller's money. 1t is well known that
he has been at times a heavy specu-
lator, and 1t is generally known that
this plan does not pay.
| we know that Mr. Rockefeller
ought to be worth more than $1,000
100000 at the present time II state
inents made by his own family few
years ago as to the amount of his
wealth had any basis of truth.
| MIR. Rockefeller has not given away
enough money TO reduce his fortune
To $300,000,00o, and the question nat
urally arises as to where he lost his
money. He publicly announces that
he did not originally invest In Anal.
gamated.
Then where did he lose it,"
| Denver, Mar. Benjamin C.
| Wright, charged with numbering his
wife and child last Sunday night was
| brought into the criminal court this
morning to answer. He pleaded not
guilty and the trial was set for next
| month.
Portland. Ore. Mar. "A special
to the Oregonian from Seattle says
| that the seattle merchants, wholesale
and retail city manufacturers and ex-
porters have invested the enormous
sum of $4,000,000 In merchandise
from the Atlantic states which has
been ordered months ago but whIcn
may be months yet In reaching here,
due to the freight blockade on the rail
ways Twelve of the department
stores, clothes dealers, furniture deal
ers report an aggregate $1.00O.O0e loss
through the failure to receive their
goods.
The New Mexico Legislature has
passed a bill taxing telegraph com
panies 800 per mile.
, If Bailey OF Texas ever adopts
coat-of-arms the whitewash brush
ehould have a prominent place on 1t.
Attack on the German government
by Herr Bebel, the socialist leader, to
which Prince Won Buelow makes reply,
throws the reichstage into an uproar.
| 1t will require about fifteen days
to take the secret ballot OF the $4,000
railroad men involved in the struggle
ioi increased wages and which rail-
roads refuse to grant
A Mexican named Padillo was kill
ed while stealing a ride on a break
beam of a freight car in New Mexico.
And this with S77 in his pocket. Might
better have paid his fare.
Rough estimation OF the sum which
will be expended putting the major
league players OF the United States in
the National and American leagues
places the amount at 100000.
Representative Littauer, In the
house. says that neither j. J. Hill OF
Hartman has a ship speedy enough
to secure a contract under his sub
stitute for tho senate ship subsidy
bill.
A train carrying members OF the
Connecticut National Guard of Water
bury, returning from attending a ban
quet at Elkton, was wrecked las
night. killing four trainmen and In
juring fifteen passengers.
, George w. Perkins is held not guilt.
OF larceny In contributing funds o
the New York Life Insurance con,
pany to the republican campaign. th'
vote of the New York Cou.t OF Az
3 peals at Albany being four to thre
; In his favor.
A grand jury is trying TO ferret ou
n some OF the vice running riot in Ck
y cago under Mayor Dunne's administrt
i ton. Dunno says the city is about a
a pure as driven snow but he Will hav
z hard work to convince the averas
= | r.rson that this in M