Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-15

commissioner sent to investigate the
famine, reports that there are twenty
million people In Russia who are with
out aid and cannot live to see another
harvest In Samara thousands are
dying and over half a million are
starving. They are living on a bowl
OF soup a day.
New York, April 11.-Five thousand
push-cart peddlers, members of the
United Citizens Peddlers, association,
are to enter into cooperative plan
for building large central market
house on the lower East Side. The
Guiding will cost 100000 and will
occupy an entire city block, 900 by
| 200 feet. Plans for raising the money
were perfected at meeting in the
| office of Joseph H. Marcus, banker.
Louis Zeltner and Sigmund Schwartz
were named as committee to visit
Cleveland to inspect the Woodland
avenue market, which is conducted on
the plans proposed for the East Side
institution.
Mr.. Marcus has advanced s4O0 900
and peddlers have subscribed SAC. 900
to buy and for the site. Mr.. Marcus
will be president of the association.
Architects plans for the market
have been completed The building
VIII be two stories high, with a roof
garden on top for the peddlers chill
lren. In the two floors below will
be 5000 booths. When the market is
n operation II will maintain its own
ire department, sanitary organization
md police and street cleaning depart
nents.
New York, April lid. C. Braman
Of Denver was today elected vice pres
dent OF Ne Colorado Fuel & Iron com
pany.
Denver. April 11.-Three o'clock this
afternoon Clyde Carridente, accused
If abusing little Lottie Rode declared
guilty, recommended to mercy of
court.
Washington, April 11.-President
Roosevelt, it Is stated on excellent
authority, has recided to rule that
what is known as blended whisky is
not whisky under the pure food law, |
and that when offered for sale it must
bear labels which state that the con-
tents are neutral or cologne spirits col
pred and favored in imitation of whis-
~. This decision will be of farreach- |
ng importance to the whisky business
1t VIII mean much to the distillers in
illinois, where, centered at Peoria, are
he largest manufacturers in the
mi ~ ,l,ot
10 the trade as blended whisky. An
idea of the extent OF the industry can
ce gathered from the statement that
the Peoria district alone pays into the
federal treasury each year, as internal
revenue taxes, more money than any
other internal revenue district and
more than most states. II has been
cision under the pure food law was
adverse to this industry it would be |
dealt staggering blow. from which |
it would have difficulty to recover.
Washington. April 11.-So utterly |
was the late G. A. Grow stripped of |
his fortune by schemers that for the |
last two years of his life he was |
Carnegie. Mr.. Carnegie first gave Mr.. |
Grow $1,000 a year. then doubled the |
pension. Although this generosity did |
much to ease cares which pressed |
upon Mr. Grow in his old age he could |
not overcome the pangs he suffered |
from the ingratitude OF those he had
considered his friends. 1t is the firm
hpliaf nf thnCn bA MI ,al fatf f,,I
to him that he died of a broken heart |
because of threats made against him.
Kalamazoo, Mich, April 1.-THE |
laugh that Harriet Kinney, actress,
gave Sidney J. Salisbury, son of the |
noted horseman, when he said he |
would kill himself II she did not |
promise to wed him. led to his suicide |
in Los Angeles. Salisbury had show
cred presents on her for two years. |
Becoming desperate he publicly pro-
pesed at a dinner given in a club
house on the outskirts Of Los Angeles.
Later when he pressed her for an
answer she laughed at him. He was
found dying in a bath house with the
end OF gas tube In his mouth.
lhiNhsr hplb NC
burial of Ernest Cobb has been post
poned indefinitely and his father says
it will not take place until decompo-
sition sets in. Although 1t is eight
days since Cobb died." according to
the doctors, the body still retains its
lifelike appearance. Last night it was
taken from the coffin and tests were
made by physicians.
The jaws and eyes we're opened, and
when released they closed immediate
ly. Heat was applied to one foot and
the flesh blistered like that OF a live
person.
When the body was laid with the
head hanging down, the blood could
be seen to rush to the ears.
Pittsburg, April 11.-Today the mag
nificent Carnegie institute which cost
over six million dollars was dedicated
in the presence of the most distin-
guished men in the world and turned
over to the city, a splendid gift from
Carnegie to Pittsburg. This morning
man attempted to kill Mr.. Carnegie
during the reception ceremonies, but