Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-18
GENERAL NEWS.

| GENERAL NEWS.
An icicle dropping from the cliffs
of Niagara Falls fell on and killed a
motorman.
Joe Ulman, widely known as sport
ing man and operate manager. Is In
serious condition and his friends
are alarmed
The South African war cost England
e250.000. 900, and the Beers are back
In power. War has ceased to be a
paying business.
The strike Of Louisville, KY. street
car men has been settled, the com
pany and men coming to an amlcable
agreement. This is the right thing to
do.
A former driver of the Adams Ex-
press company is held in $4,000 bail
III New York on charge that he
stole goods valued at $4,000 consigi-
ed by the company.
Chicago patrons Of the Eighteenth
Century" train have petitioned the
road to length the time to twenty
hours. The speed is giving them cold
feet
Union iron molders of Milwaukee
bring suit against the Allis- Chalmers
company for 100000, alleging that
the corporation hired sluggers to at
tack strikers.
Twelve hundred men have been laid
off at the Berwick plant OF the Ameri-
can Car and Foundry company, owing
to shortage OF supplies. The sus-
pension is expected to last about
week.
A lockout of 5000 longshoremen
took place at Hamburg Monday. fol-
lowing the action of the men In de-
Gliding to refuse to sign any agree
ment binding them to perform a full
nights work.
Fred A. Busse OF Chicago has ac-
cepted the republican nomination for
mayor through a letter in which he
embraces the party platform and takes
firm stand for the traction settle
ment ordinances.
Robert w. Patterson, editor-in-chief,
has sold his holdings in the Chicago
Tribune to Medill Mccormack bust
ness manager OF the paper The Trib-
une has a larger circulation than the
Durango Evening Herald.
| Harry Lewis and Joe Cans have
agreed on a twenty-round bout In San
Francisco April 13 Here's to the
Philadelphia boy with wallop. May
he win in the nineteenth round SO
the fans can have the worth of their
money.
James Il. Garfield, new secretary Of
the interior, will spend two months in
Oklahoma and Indian Territory the
coming summer in the study OF the
Indian question at close range. Gov
ernor Franz of Oklahoma, former
Rough Rider. has been In Washington
trying to have something done to
bring the officials in high places In
closer touch with the Indian problem.
The trial of Mrs. Mary Fecht of Can
ton, o., at Cleveland, on the charge
OF sending obscene letters to promI.
nent people Of her city Is attracting
nearly as much attention as Cassie
Chadwlck's trial did. More than 100
of Canton's richest people. the ma
jority of them women, are attending
the trial and many of them will give
testimOny
The gossip of the New York market
credits ID. G. Reid with a profit Of
sS.00O.000 within the past two month,
on the short side of stocks. These
are large figures, but Mr.. Reid is &
: plunger and the market has favored
the bears.
, Wholesale graft In the arid lent
reclamation service of the government
, has been discovered. The principa
evidence so far as disclosed relates
to graft In Idaho. but 1t is said tha
similar conditions exist throughout tin
Q service. The federal grand jury nov
{ In session at Boise will probably TAX
n the matter up so far as that stat
s Is affected, II the new secretary of tn
e interior. James r. Garfield, says tn
. word and decides to furnish the ev
l. dence now In his possession.
r Capt. T. o. Peterson OF the ste ~,
Il er Karen OF the United Fruit compan
e reports color phenomenon while