Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

after hearing from Hartman amazing
stories of enormous deals in high fl
nance. His testimony showed that
millions and millions of money were
juggled like toys and that the mag
mates did with interests exactly as
they pleased. Hartman and his asso-
ciates would not answer questions OF
great moment to the public so the
commission adjourned to get authority
to make them.
Cincinnati. Feb. 2s.-A appeal to the
Methodist Episcopal church OF the
United States for 100000 for the cur
rent year has been decided on by the
Merged Freedmen's aid. Sunday school
and educational boards of that denom-
ination.
Denver, Feb 2S.-"I am killed. am
killed" These words were the last
uttered by W. Harold Stewart, stu
dent at Barnes Commercial school,
and residing In fashionable rooming
house at Lincoln avenue, this morn
ing. Whether the words were the
production of a brain frenzied by fever
is not known, but through the still
ness of early morning they rang out
loud and clear. Immediately they
were followed by the report of re-
volver and the dead man falling to-
wards the window OF his room crashed
the glass into thousand atoms, where
his life blood ran about the still and
along the wall of the house wherein
he lately resided
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 2s.-Tbe 2-cent
fare bill against all railroads passing
through the state was passed by both
branches of the Legislature today and
went TO the governor this afternoon
for his signature which It will re-
| ceive.
Denver, Feb. 2S.-The house of the
legislature today postponed action and
debate on the local option bill until
| tomorrow in the senate. Tully Scott
OF Teller casugized the majority for
foisting on the people OF Colorado a
| railway bill which he said was a snare
| and delusion. He exclaimed dramat-
ically: "Oh, Teddy Roosevelt, how
many crimes have been committed in
thy name"
Senator Clayton called the attention
of the senate to the death OF Mr..
Hearne and asked that committee
be appointed to draft resolutions to
the memory of the deceased, one of
the foremost men in the Industrial
world, he was also a colonel of the
staff of the governor. Clayton's mo.
ton was adopted. Several unimport-
ant bills were passed.
Denver, Feb. 2S.-The railway com.
mission bill decided on by the major
ity will likely pass before the session
ends, all the amendments and sub
stitutes offered by the minority having
been voted down by strict party vote.
Chicago, Feb. est is expected be-
fore tonight the grand jury will In
dict two men suspected of robbing tn
subtreasury of sl75,000. 1t is said to-
day that the money has been more
skilfully taken than in the ST Louis
case and that while the robbers may
be found the money will not be for
the government will have to show the
money was misappropriated and pro.
duce it before it can convict. Chief
Wilkie, head of the secret service, ar
rived here from Washington this
them with us, theirs will be the first
Washington, Feb. 28.-According to
a cablegram received at the war de-
partment today from Chief Engineer
Stevens the excavation of Culebra cut
| for the month of February will amount
to almost $4,000 cubic yards. Mr..
Stevens says that the present organi-
zation working one shift can in the
near future put out approximately one
million yards month.
Chicago, Feb. 2S.-Chas. H. Thorn
ton, a note teller and William b.
Baker, a clerk, both employed by the
Hamilton National bank of this city
we're arrested last night charged with
having embezzled 10000 of the funds
of the bank. High living Is said to
be responsible for the downfall of
the men.
| Chicago, Feb. 2S.-1'his morning
900 employees of forty-two western
railroads received notice to vote o
the question: Shall your officers
maintain your demand for ~ per cen
increase of wages paid on the nine
hour plan" General managers sud
denly broke of negotiations and now
the men must decide whether they
will strike or not. If they do 1t will
be a giant AFFAIR and may paralyze
100000 miles of western trackage.
New York. Feb. 2S.-Wendell Phil.
lips Garrison, son of William Lloyd
Garrison, the aboltionist and for more
than forty years editor of the Ney
York Nation, died at the hospital to
day, aged 81 years.
New York, Feb. 2S.-The battleshir
Connecticut of whose crew large