Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-16

/ ply VI tHe royal treasury ana lS tHus
/ likely to be highly popular.
| New York. Sept. l3.-Although re
Gently sentenced to pay a fine of over
500, 600 600. the Standard Oil company
os New Jersey, the parent concern,
will pay the usual quarterly dividend
of s6 per share tomorrow. This
swells the dividend payment so far
| this year to $50 n share. The divi-
derd for the preceding quarter was s.
per share. while the first disbursement
OF the year was SIS per share. To
morrow's dividend is the same amount
as was paid at this time year ago
and In 1905. and the amount declared
on the company's stock up TO date
this year Is the same as that declared
| for the first three quarters of 1906
ana 1905. For the full years of 1905
and 1906 the Standard OH company
paid as per cent. which amount 1t dis
bursed in 1900 and 1901,
New York, Sept. lat Is stated
that the Union Pacific convertible
bond syndicate, headed by Kuhn, Loeb
& Company, will be dissolved tomor
ii might he extended or that n new
syndicate might be formed. but 1t is
authoritatively stated that no such
project Is intended. Very few of the
bonds have been sold. The original
amount was $4,000, 900, and only s3.-
500 600 have been subscribed for. The
bonds were offered the stockholders
at 30. and were convertible into shares
OF stock after July l, 1917. at Sl75 a
share. The bonds are now quoted
around So, and this is supposed to be
the price at which the syndicate got
them.
London. Sept. 13.-According to
special dispatch received here from
Copenhagen. the marriage of Prince
Wilhelm of Sweden. second son of
Crown Prince Gustav. who visited the
United States in August to the Grand
Duchess Marie Pavinoa, daughter OF
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch OF
Russia, is to take place next month,
shortly after the return of the prince
from the United States. The cere.
mony win be performed at st. Peters
burg.
Denver, Colo, Sept. 13.-District At
torney Stidger personally conducted
the inquest held to Investigate the
death of Miss Edna Galway who was
shot by revolver in the hands of
William w. ELLIS on Madison street
night before last, and later returned
a verdict to the effect that the shoot
ing was purely accidental Ellis was
released from custody.
Washington, d. c., Sept. 13.-The
gold fever in the Klondike has broken
out anew at Sitka. Alaska, according
to Brigadier General Elliott, com
mander of the United States marine
corps, which has just returned from a
trip in the Specion to the northwest.
General Elliott states that a rich vein
o. quartz has been uncovered on an
island forty-ilve miles from Sitkn,
which yields a great percentage OF leaf
gold and active preparations are be-
ing made for Its development. AS a
result of this discovery forty-fye ma
rines, whom General Elliott had in
tended to order to some other point,
will remain to preserve order In what
is rapidly becoming one of the boom
towns OF Alaska.
City of Mexico, Sept. 13.-Torreon,
which now has a population of $4,000
and Is said to be growing faster than
any city on the American continent,
will after tomorrow assume the dig
nifty of city government, a law to
that effect becoming effective septem.
ber Is. A great celebration will be
held to mark the event.
City of Mexico, Sept. 13.-Unusual
precautions are being taken along the
| lollhtlh DDuhudly vi lhtAitc " Nu'ii
| any incipient revolution that may
| possibly be inaugurated next Mon
| day the annual independence day OF
| the republic. This has always been
a favorite time for the juntas along
the border to spring rebellions, and
| the authorities are determined not
to be caught mapping, although little
real trouble is anticipated. All the
army posts along the frontier have
been fully garrisoned and large mum
ber OF secret service men posted In
the border towns.
| Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Sept. IA
| Celebrations viii be held throughout
Honduras tomorrow and Sunday, the
anniversary Of the political emancipa
tion of Central America, and will be
marked by the return TO a constitu
tionaI form of government. adopting
the provisions of the constitution oI
1894. The provisional government will
be abandoned next month. when per
manent president will be elected. The