Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-18
idelity, thereby losing her suit.

, fidelity. thereby losing her suit.
All Chinese laundrymen. several o
whom were in business at Riverton
Wyo. have been run out OF town. witt
instructions not to return. The com
mittee requesting the Celestials to de
part are friends of several women whc
support families by taking in wash
ing.
Fonr weeks of balloting have fail
ed to produce any change In the dead
lock for the United States senatorshiI
in Rhode Island Eighteen ballots
have been taken. the largest number
since the famous contest of 1875
which landed General AMBROSE Burn.
side in the senatorial chair. Not a
sign Of weakening is apparent in the
ranks OF either of the three candi-
dates.
Several OF the states are after the
railroads. The Missouri senate has
unanimously passed 2.cent fare bill,
corresponding with the one passed by
the house. In Iowa Tuesday the house
passed the 2.cent fare bill by vote of
LOG to and 1t will pass the senate
The West Virginia legislature follow
cd suit, which means these three
| states will Join Ohio and Pennsyl
yania. And there will be others before
the winter is over
Chicago councilman passed the
measure providing for the settling of
| the traction question over Mayor
Dunne's veto. The question Is to he
| submitted Tor approval at the coming
election. Under the ordinances, fran
chises are to be granted for twenty
years to the Chicago City railway and
the Union Traction companies. The
companies are to give universal trans
fers, through rates and better service
for 5-cent fare. The lines are to be
rehabilitated under the direction of
the city at cost of $4,000, 900. The
city, on six months notice, may buy
the lines for $5000O,0O plus the cost
of rebuilding. While the companies
operate the lines they are to pay the
city So per cent OF the net income.
The expectation of iron and steel
manufactures reached their highest
record during the last year, according
to figures compiled by the bureau of
statistics. The total OF these products
exported in 1906 aggregated s172.500,-
900, an increase of $3O000.000 over
the preceding year. Practically every
one of the important articles or
groups of articles share In this gain.
Nearly all OF the countries OF the
world were purchasers. OF the ex-
ports $72,000,000 worth, or 40 per cent
OF the total. went TO the various coun-
tries OF North America; $i4 900, 900, or
q per cent to Europe; while about
20,000,000 worth went to South Amer
lea, s12,000.000 to Asia, $4,000, 900 to
Oceanica and about si,000.000 to
Africa. There was also a marked in
crease in importations. Those of iron
aggregated s12,O00.000. and there were
$3,000,000 worth Of ingots. blooms.
billets and bars, sI,s00000 worth of
bar iron, $3.750,O00 worth OF tin and
terne plates and taggers' tin. over ST.
100000 worth OF wire and $750.00O
worth of structural iron and steel.
Senator Patterson has introduced a
bill providing for government owner
ship of railroads. Last yelp.
race riot is reported from Virginia
where four negroes are reported killed
at railroad grading camp.
The territorial council at Santa Fe
has passed a bill taxing Pullman cars
$1,000 and tourist sleepers $1,000.
Postmaster Busse of Chicago has
been persuaded TO become a candidate
for mayor on the republican ticket.
Butte and Anaconda papers are still
down and out When they start up
they announce reduction Of so cents
per day must take place.
The breaking up of an ice gorge in
the Loup river, Nebraska, resulted
in the death of four people endeavor-
ing to reach high ground.
Benny Yanger Of Chicago last night
knocked ont Johnny Morrison OF st.
Joseph in the seventh round OF what
was slated for a twenty-rouad battle.
Mrs. Pretharo OF Patterson, N. J.,
started fire yesterday morning with
kerosene The can exploded and the
woman and her baby were burned to
death.
The Missouri house has passed the
bill applying the eight-hour law to all
train dispatchers. and telegraph OPP
orators who handle the running OF
railroad trains.
President Zelaya of Nicaragua and
Bonilla of Honduras admit, in mes
sages to the Associated Press, that
war is imminent but each puts the
| blame on the other
Stocks are strong In New York. due
largely to the offer of Secretary Of
the Treasury Shaw to redeem s25.000,-
900 United States bonds at once,
though they we're not due until July /.
The senate passed the house bill
yesterday allowing coroners to appoint
deputies with equal power to act. The
senate bill to prevent public officers
from dealing in public warrants also
passed.
The ''ld" is off and saloons and
brothels are being given practically
unlimited freedom In Chicago, their
return being heavy contributions to
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