Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-30
RRENEIIES.

Most of the life insurance companies
withdrawing from Texas because of
deposit law hold more than required
amount of state securities.
Theodore Tilton, who became fa-
famous as the plaintiff In the $780,
900 damage suit against Henry Ward
Beecher, died In Paris after thirty
years of life almost as a recluse.
Joseph Sinclair, an aged and
wealthy hermit living near Debeque,
has disappeared and foul play is sus-
| pected. His cabin bore evidence Of
not being occupied for several days.
| 1t is estimated twenty inches of
snow fell in portions of Wyoming dur
| ing the storm the past few days and
\ lambs perished by the hundreds. The
weather is unusual all over the coun-
| try.
General Kurolki, after lodging all
| the Russian bullets, fell a victim to
a mosquito In Boston and the stinger
made things so uncomfortable for the
Japanese warrior that he had to have
his left arm cauterized on the train
between Boston and Worcester.
| After racing with their towering
structures almost abeam for 1900
miles, the Lucania of the Cunard line
and the Lorraine of the French line
arrived at their piers in New York
only about 200 yards apart. The Lu-
cania, which holds the transatlantic
record, was ahead.
Walter Wellman writes from Paris
that the greater part of the polar air
| ship America is now en- route for
| Tromsoe, Norway. He adds that a
| new engine has been installed which
| will be capable Of driving the airship
| over 1900 miles-more than three
times the distance from Spitzbergen
to the north pole.
While playing circus at the Daw-
! son home in Scranton, Pa, Lottie
Dawson, ~ years old, shot and killed
! her little cousin and playmate, Verna
!. Davis, IA years old. Lottie unlocked
a drawer in the sideboard, and, taking
out revolver. which she supposed
was not loaded pointed 1t at her cou-
sin and laughingly said "Oh, let us
play show" The weapon was dis
charged and Verna fell dead with
bullet in her brain.
Suing the Detroit United railroads
for $4,000 damages for the breaking
OF her ankle in an automobile accident
on August 22, 1905, Mrs. Della Collier
says her one great disappointment
is that she can never again wear
French heel shoes. '"rhe injury to my
ankle will prevent my ever putting
them on again." she old the jury, with
a highly injured air. Il simply adore
French heels, and no one can imagine
what loss 1t is to me-
An Italian, Marquis Peruzzi. has
gone to London to collect little bill
OF $20O,O0O,000, the amount of loan
years, made by his banker ancestors.
Peruzzi and Baldi of Florence to Ed
ward |. Some of the promissory notes
given by that king to the Florentne
firm are still in the British Museum
and there is an impression in London
that Marquis Peruzzi had better file
his claim in the same antiquarian
treasure house. Edward VII will feel
in honor bound to liquiate the liabill-
ties of his ancestor. but the king
thinks that as coo years have elapsed
the statute of limitations might equit-
ably apply and anyway he could not
pay such sum II he would.
A movement to pension the army
mule and furnish him a home when
his days of usefulness are over has
been started, and II 1t receives the CO.
operation of humane societies bill
will be passed by the next congress
prohibiting the sale of the obstinate
critters owned by the government.
Under present laws the army mule,
along with all other government prop
erty must be condemned when useless
and be sold to the highest bidder
Patriotic societies which have been or
ganiZed to look after the welfare of
veterans have been asked to join in
the movement to provide at govern
ment expense quarters and feed for
horses and mules which have served |
faithfully from Uncle Sans army so
as to save them from in humane treat
ment.