The log cabin Democrat., 1907-01-17
Week s News.

NaSSASA1 VI 0NA1 A4IS bl4- ALbNlCAN NCA1A- merce inquiry at Chicago that he regarded the rates on cattle as very tow.
 The fact that the Wells Fargo ex- press office in Dallas was robbed on December 24 last of a money pack age containing $2,000, became known late Sunday night. A man under arrest is charged with the crime. Nearly $500 of the money was returned by him to the detectives and confession made, telling who his confederates were and where they had gone with the other S1,700. This second man was in St. Louis one week ago, according to a letter sent from there to the man now in custody at Dallas. The writer of the letter stated that he might remain in St. Louis or go to Chicago. Detec- tives in these two cities were notified of the facts. The money stolen was consigned to a Dallas bank, but what bank or from where has not been made public.
 The year just closing was the best year in the history of the Yell- vile, Ark, zinc district Notwith- standing the fact that there has only been 12 months in operation and that for the most part in very hap hazard way, there has been shipped from this district during 1906 some thing over 2,0OO tons of ore, that brought the top price and will aver age about $40 per ton. Many of these mines did not get started until late in the year, and most of the others, on account of spending so much time in opening the mine and equipping it, did not run the mill over one day out of the week; so that instead of solid years work, the 2,000 represent about thirty days work each for the mines mentioned, or about a solid years work for one of them In cash, this means about $80, ,000, or net profit of about $60,- 900.
 Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, un- til recently the British ambassador at Washington, Is to receive a colon ial appointment. The guvernorship of New South Wales Is mentioned.
 A proposition to increase postal clerks salaries and the proposed abandonment of the 'back stamp" on letters are discussed by First As sistant Postmaster General Hitch cock in his annual report made public. The report shows that at the close of the fiscal year 65,600 postoffices were in operation and that the total number of employees, not including postmasters and assist ant postmasters, was nearly 150,000. The total personnel of postoffices of all classes aggregated 215,288. The gain in postoffice revenue dur ing the year, about $13,000,000, was unexpectedly large, and the returns for the present fiscal year thus far indicate that the unprecedented gain is being maintained. So great is this gain, Mr. Hitchcock points out, that the additional appropriations requested of congress scarcely will be sufficient to maintain the service.
 Capt. Creed Taylor, reported to be Ill years old, died at his home near Knoxville, Kimble county, Texas Taylor was one of the most picturesque of Texan characters. He was in innumerable battles with the Indians, the Texas revolution, the Mexican and the civil wars Wound ed dozens of times, he yet outlived many men who he had nursed on his knees as babes. Tie dressed Tn the old frontier costume and carried by his side one of the old Texas squir- rel rifles.
 Six Japanese, headed by a sailor in the uniform of his own country, were captured at Anapra, N. M., by Immigration Inspector Cox. The Japanese had been under the guia- ance of Mexican, and had snug gled themselves across the border by wading the Rio Grandc river. They are being held pending orders from Washington.
 The senate has passed the service pension bill, and it now goes to the |