Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-07

on the charge of causing the death o
his wife and daughter at their home
South Pearl street, Sunday evening
February "a.
The duchess of Marlborough, a.
I Nice, is much worried about hei
younger son. Lord Ivor Spencer
Churchill. His recent attack oi
measles has left him extremely ner
! vous and with an affection of the eyes
His mother called a German special
lst in children's disease In consulta
ton with the local physician. The
learned German ordered that extreme
care be taken OF the boy and hlnted
that something must have been lack
Ing in his nursing during his GONZALES
cence. The duchess often comes to
Monte Carlo to visit the w. X. Ven.
derbiits Jr.. but she Is rarely If ever
seen with the Reginald vanderbilts.
James Stillman. the New York
banker, has arrived at the Hotel Ex-
celsion Regina at Cimiez.
San Francisco Mar 6.-The West
ern Pacific railway held Its annual
election for directors and officers In
this city. George J.. Gould was re.
elected director. Il. r. Jeffery re
elected president. The company which
Is now spending a million dollars
month on construction work hopes to
have its main line from Salt Lake to
this city. a distance of 929 miles, com,
pleted in September. 1908
Wallace. Idaho. Mar. 6.-This morn
ing Judge Woods gave the jury It's
final instructions in the Adams mur-
der case. Both sides agreed that
the charge was most impartial. The
jury has retired and a verdict is ex-
pected before court adjourns this af.
ternoon
Chicago, Mar. 6.-In the hands of
the governments counsel is written
evidence that the Standard Oil com.
pany of Indiana is nothing more than
26 Broadway. that 1t is the parent
trust after all that Is on trial. United
States District Attorney Sims, sought
to march this skeleton from its closet
and parade 1t before the jury, In the
form OF a written concession of trust
hood, penned by the trust itself and
iiled as legal document at Indianapo-
lis. 1t made It's appearance in court
In the innocent form OF part of char
ter of the company. Mr.. Sims at
to introduce the whole docu-
ment.
Washington, Mar. Cit develops
that by the action of the president In
an immense territory OF
forest reserve before signing the agrI-
cultural appropriation bill, one-fourth
Of Colorado now lies In reserves.
Trenton, N. j.. Mar. 6.-The senate
to investigate life insur-
ance companies reported today, the |
is shown to be a great |
money maker for favored stockhold- |
ers. Three of them by investigation |
have drawn over one hun
ired thousand year and have ac-
over sixteen millions. |
Equally startling figures are produced
in other cases.
Washington, Mar. 6.-Secretary Taft |
Is going to Cuba next week and try
10 straighten affairs there. There has
been the greatest dissatisfaction |
among the people since the decree for
bidding their national sport, cock |
lighting. which General Wood put a
stop TO. Taft may win overwhelming |
popularity by abrogating Woods de-
cree. The general impression Is he
will do 1t.
Washington. Mar. &c. H. Harri-
man is here and bluntly says his pur-
pose is to stop, II possible, the anti |
doings that are going on with
the evident support of the government.
He proposes to open a strong CAM
paign for the next session OF congress
which will put stop to the drastic
In contemplation for the In.
jury of railroads, the greatest industry
the country has. He proposed to strike
back, he says. no matter how high he
hits. The people. he says. will then
come to understand the situation. At
present he declares a prejudlced pub
lie sentiment has been created against
the railways for political purposes.
Denver. Mar. 6.-The legislature
did nothing tangible today. The rail-
road bill which passed at second read
ing week ago lies dormant and It's
friends fear Tor 1t This morning
Chas. J. Hughes. attorney for Treas
urer Bent's bondsmen. telephoned the
treasurer that In his opinion the re-
cent legislative adjournment was legal.
Bent had refused to pay the legisla.
lures until he had this opinion. The
ghost has been busy walking, there
lore. all day.