Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-28
TELEGRAPH NEWS.


earlier. Senate hopes to clean III
the calendar, but house way behind
Appropriation bills only of importan
measures can pass, although deter
mined effort will be made to take III
the ship subsidy bill, but 1t is hardly
| likely to succeed.
| Denver, Feb. 25.-Frank ]. Hearne
president of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company, is near death In his
apartments in the Brown this morn
ing. Peritonitis, according to DR.. r
w. Corwin. one of the three physicians
attending Mr.. Hearne is the disease
that menaces his life. Although Mrs
Hearne held to the opinion that her
husband was better than yesterday
| the physicians were not willing to
say that his condition had improved
| Hearne Is conscious.
Canea, Island of Crete, Feb. 25.-
The Italian steamer Castria which
was sent from Trieste to rescue the
passengers on the steamer Ampera.
| trix which went ashore Friday last
has left here, all passengers being
saved, but forty members of the crew
lost their lives. This was the result
of life boat being swamped when
they tried to get life lines ashore.
Rome, Feb. 25.-The pope has is
sued a statement showing that the ne
gotiations for the lease of churches
In France has been broken by the
French cabinet putting in such condi-
tions that they knew could not be ac.
cepted The French government says
the pope has recourse to an old STRAIT.
egem of pretending it wishes peace
but doing everything to prevent it,
ENAh 80.
Bailey expects a report from the legis-
lative committee today or tomorrow
which will vindicate him of the
charges and enable him to leave for
Washington Thursday so he can be
sworn in for a new term of the sena-
torship before congress adjourns next
Monday.
Butte. Mont, Feb. 25.-It is stated
upon excellent authority that John n.
Ryan, managing director of the Anal
gamated Copper Co. has conveyed
word to the offices of the Butte min.
ers' union that in event of miners vot-
ing to raise the scale of wages from
1918 to $500 at their special meeting
this evening the men need not report
for work on the Tuesday shifts and
that such men as will be needed by
the companies will be notified.
President Duffy of the miners union
says the miners will not strike If their
request Is refused, but the town will
not be relieved of suspense until the
result of the vote Is known Tuesday
morning.
Denver, Feb. 25.-R. w. Morgan who
was recently expelled from the senate
sent communication to that body
this morning asking for reconsidera-
ton, saying that he did not appear
before the committee on account of
misunderstanding and the result OF
conspiracy. He asks hearing and then
after Investigation is willing to sub
nit to any verdict rendered. II was
announced today that the Stevick bank
investigation should be read Wednes-
day and the railroad bill would be con
sidered by the Steering" committee
this afternoon, and Governor Buch-
tells message of Saturday night where
in he demanded the promises to the
people must be lived up to would be
acted upon.
Denver, Feb. 25.-Resolutions were
introduced in both the senate and
house this morning asking the su-
preme court to pass upon the adjourn
ment question. An effort will be made
to get a decision as soon as possible
in the house. An opinion by Attorney
General Dickson was read to the eff
feet that adjournment was legal and
would not invalidate the acts of leg
islature.
Washington, Feb 25.5-Gen. Freder-
lex Dent Grant who was quoted as tell
ing the Philadelphia Star Friday night
that he was sorry the time had come
when the president of the United
States had to talk with the indicted
mayor of a city about the provisions
of a treaty with another country, ar
rived in Washington last evening with
nothing whatever to say. Today he is
closeted with the heads of the war
department. 1t is thought drastic ac-
tion will be taken against him.
Denver, Feb. 25.-A triple tragedy
was discovered here this morning
when family of three persons-hus-
band, wife and child were found either
dead or dying. They are Benjamin
C. Wright, his wife. and their 5-year-
old daughter, Genevieve. Mrs. Wright
and the child were found dead in
the bathroom and the husband dying
in an adjoining room. II Is supposed
to be murder and suicide. The suppo-
quarreled, that she took poison and
gave poison to the little girl. When
the husband and father found what
had been done he also took the fatal
drug. The family is In moderate cir
cumstances. He was n clerk and So
licitor. Hi habits were convivial and
1t is said he spent more money with
the boys than on his family. This is
thought to have made his wife desper-
ate and the awful tragedy OF this
morning the result.
Chicago, Feb. 255.--It develops to-
day that within the last ten days the
subtreasury here has been robbed of
sum approximating a quarter OF a
million dollars. The money has dis
appeared completely. The chief of
secret service says this morning 1t
was taken by a clerk from what he
can learn. He left Washington today
to take personal charge of the inves.
tigation. The theft was known two
or three days ago and the secretary
Of treasury informed but he would not
permit 1t to be made public until to-
day. All the money was stolen in
81 900 and $1,000 bills. 1t was at first
hoped there was some error in book.
keeping which would account for the
loss hut this DrOyeg unfounded fhe