Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-28
TELEoRAPHIc NEWS.

Policeman Waters wilkins this morn
ing while making his rounds with an
other officer. Wilkins tried the bacl
door of the Fuller store and Fulle
mistaking the officer for burglar
fired two loads of shot directly into
wilkins face. Fuller was arrested
and charge of murder made against
him.
| New York, Feb. 26.-Mr. Hartman
appeared before the interstate com
merce commission this morning and
| upon being presented with documents
| admitted their truth. Yesterday when
charged with being a party to deals
which the papers showed he partly
denied them and said he couldn't re-
member 1t was inconnection with the
Alton syndicate and suggested con.
spiracy.
Denver. Feb. 26.-The legislature to-
day transacted only routine business.
The house took MP the pure food bill
but after heated argument laid 1t
aside and nothing was accomplished
New York, Feb. 26.-The Hamburg
steamer arriving today brought Geo
Won Meyer, former ambassador to
Italy and to Russia, who returns to
this country to become postmaster
general In the cabinet OF President
Roosevelt
Denver, Feb. 26.-David H. Moffat
and William G.. Evans have returned
from New York city where they spent
eight weeks in perfecting financial
plans OF the Denver City Tramway
company, during their absence the
capital of the company was increased
from $5.0OO,O0O to s2O,OOO.0OO and
bond issue of $2O,O00,000 was voted
upon favorably. Both decline to be
interviewed at present
San Francisco. Feb. 26.-Six hun
dred Japanese steerage passengers ar
rived last night on the Pacific mail
liner Mongolia An. equal number is
expected by the emigration officials
on the arrival OF liner from the
Hawaiian islands that will take up
consignment of Japanese that the Nip
pom Maru will leave at Honolulu. No
orders received from Washington by
the local immigration officials relative
to the debarring of the japanese on
the Mongolia from the California
shore and after perfunctory examlna
ton they were allowed to land
Chicago, Feb. 26.-The government
officials who are working on the dis
appearance OF $4,000 from the sub
treasury in this city today declared
that they were unable to trace the
theft to any one person and they have
formed strong opinion that the dis.
appearance is not the result of theit
but OF clerical error. Captain Porter
of the secret service who has charge
said today that he believed the
matter will be Strengthened out before
night.
Paris, Feb. 26.-The police arrested
a person today suspected OF robbing
the leading jeweler here, Mr.. Schiff,
who on Saturday went to the post
office with a package of jewels worth
a quarter million dollars. While writ.
ing a telegram he laid the package
down and in twinkllng 1t was gone.
Chicago, Feb. 26.-After a search
for nearly year in which every
gypsy camp in the country was visit.
ed Cecilia Demetro, the 12-year-old
daughter of rich Greek living In
Little Rock, Ark, was found yester.
day by her father who had traced
her to gypsy camp near Thornton,
Ill. He secured aid .of sheriff and
posse and the girl was taken although
the Romany people made stout resist.
apce.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 26.-The Penn
sylvanla Railroad company is In a
state of revolt against the city OF Pitts
burg and big legal fight is promised.
The railroad people have served notice
on the city that 1t will carry to the
highest court the recent assessment OF
81, 100000. The railroad has been
used to having its right OF way free
so far as Pittsburg was concerned and
1t objects to the lacking on OF $1,000
900 in taxes In a city where the tax
Is IL mills, as In Pittsburg.
An advance OF just sl3.000.000 on
the value OF the Pennsylvania railroad
property inside the city limits has
been made by the present admins
tration. The railroad people will not
refuse to pay taxes on $6.000,000 of
the increased valuation on some OF
their properties. but have served no
tice en- the city assessors who are now
preparing their assessments that they
wish the s7.O00.000 taxation on the
roads right CT way made separate and
apart from the other taxation. that
they will fight this in the courts.
The railroads blame the new city
officers Of Piusburg for acting in
spite after all passes we're cut Of and
when the case comes into court there
will be some washing Of soiled linen.
Mayor Guthrie declares that he hopes
the railroad will carry the matter into
court. that he wishes to have estab-
llshed a precedent which will make