Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-21

uninterrupted since Sunday last. I'm
less police Interfere II may continue
Tor week longer. More than 500, ,OOC
already changed hands and the small
est chips in play represent 500. A
room at the Magnet hotel on Clark
street is the scene OF the game. Some
OF the best known men in the city are
playing, including Mont Tennes. known
as the gambling king of Chicago. At
one stage of the game Tennes was
$4,000 loser but this morning he had
reduced this to $4,000 with no inten-
tlon of quitting.
New York Mar. 20.-For twenty
| four hours, from Augusta, Ga. to Phil
adelphla. says Victor Watson. today
| rode with John ID. Rockefeller as a
member OF his travelling party Dur
ing that time | learned that he is
strongly opposed TO the overoapltall-
zation of railroads and other corpora
lions; that he believes in conservative
English corporation methods as
against Wall street high finance; that
he believes railroads have reached
point where they cannot borrow any
more money in this country to carry
on their improvements, and that he
feels certain the country is nastening
toward the shoals of hard times be
cause OF unsound financial methods.
Further, he believes many of the
stocks on the market are unsound or
they would not be allowed to go on
the public market by the men who
control them.
New York, Mar. 2O-Prlces Of
stocks started with sharp advance
over last nights closing level Union
Pacific, Readngq. Amalgamated Cop
per advanced 8, Anaconda and
st. Paul 2, Missouri Pacific,
Smelling, Canadian Pacific and
PENNSYLVANIA, Atchison, Denver Il
Rio Grande and New York Cen.
trail point or more. Most active
stocks made their best prices during
the first Ave minutes business. The
iiAi rh'A DIOETtNNlNt
heayiness on profit taking sales
While the prominent stocks were
sagging, large number of the other
stocks were advancing but these in
turn became reactonary. Smelling
was driven back to u under yester-
days closing. Reading. Canadian Pa
cic surrendered all their gains and
others went back.
Birmingham, Ala, Mar. 20.--Tbe lin
ing of new furnace of the Woodward
Iron company at Woodward which has
been undergoing repairs, fell in to.
day and hundreds OF tons OF brick and
mortar buried a number OF workmen.
Five dead bodies have been taken
from the debris.
Denver, Mar. 2O.-The legislature
transacted only routine business. The
governor is already beseiged by
applicants for place on the new rail-
road commission. Politicians OF all
kinds want jobs.
Chicago, Mar. 20.-The general
council of the Congregational, United
Brethren and the Methodist Protestant
churches called for finally passing up
the union OF these three denomina-
tions begins Its sessions today in
Union Park Congregational church.
Litcheld, H., Mar. 20.-Nearly 81 900
worth of whisky, wine and high-grade
intoxicating beverages of all kinds
was poured out on the streets OF this
city in the presence of thousands OF
spectators as a result of the conver-
sion of J. E. Teany. proprietor OF The
Chief, one OF the most prominent sa-
looms of this city. The barrels and
bottles were smashed from a large
dray, and the ex.saloonkeeper conduct
ed the smashing.
All the Protestant ministers of the
city took stand on the dray, and
after all the liquor had been destroyed
America" Evangelist e. f. Violet
made a stirring address denouncing
the liquor traffic and insisting that
the saloons be voted out of Litchfield
III the approaching municipal election.
Teany was the hero of the hour. He
was obliged to receive" the great
host Of people and for nearly an hour
| stood en- the dray shaking hands.
| Teanys conversion was brought
about by the revival meeting now be-
ing conducted by Evangelist r. f. vio-
let OF Shelbyville. Tenn, at the Chris
| tian church, which has thoroughly stir
red the city. and resulted largely from
the efforts of his little daughter. The
saloonkeeper at once renounced the
liquor traffic and declared his belle
that 1t would be sin for him u
sell any more. Yielding TO his con
viction, he determined TO destroy tn,
liquor he had on hand. despite th'
efforts OF his enemies to thwart hi
purpose. He received many anony
nous letters threatening his life
which only increased his determine
tlon to humiliate the traffic. Friend