Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-07

| followed the start OF the Are.
| San Francisco, Feb. 4.-On suspicion
| OF being the murderer OF Claude
| Young, whose nude body, the head
| crushed by blows with his own hob
nailed boots. was found Saturday aft
| ernoon stretched on bed in an east
street lodging house, the police have
| arrested Fred Gentosa, aged rs. bed
maker employed in the house where
The murder was committed. The tho
ory of the police is that Gentosa IL
of weak mind, and that he attacked
Young and being repulsed killed the
man by blows with Young's heavy
boots.
Denver, Feb 4.-The legislature to-
| day passed to third reading, which
| means its final passage, law TO muz-
zle the press. 1t Is fashioned after
the Pennypacker law Of Pennsylvania
| and makes newspaper owners and
editors liable for the publication OF
all Objectionable matter and cartoons.
| All papers must print in each issue
| the names of the owners and editors
and the newspapers can only critcise
very mildly public officials or public
| characters.
Washington, Feb. 4.-President
Roosevelt has decided 10 appoint q
| negro to federal office in Ohio. The
man selected is Ralph Tyler OF Co
iumbus. and he probably will be given
| The place OF surveyor OF customs at
Cincinnati, the home of Senator For
aker, who has been fighting the ad-
| ministration in the Brownsville mat
ter. taking the side OF the discharged
| colored soldiers.
The president has been impressed
by the professed friendship Of Sem
ators Foraker and Dick for the colored
| race and believes that they should
| nave opportunity TO show this In
| concrete way. 1t is understood that,
appreciating the strength Of the presi-
dents position, the Ohio senators will
| not oppose TyleTs confirmation
AT present New York is the only
northern state in which negroes hold
| federal Offices. On numerous occa-
sions in the past the president has
desired to appoint negroes In other
| northern states. but has been deferred
by the opposition of republican sena-
tors and representatives from those
states.
| Chicago, Feb. 4.-The Tribune to-
, day has Washington special saying
| Secretary Metcalf will this week Is
sue a most important order which
will consolidate the squadrons OF the
Pacific into one great fleet which will
at once engage in comprehensive
maneuvers, the object OF which will
be the protection Of the Pacific coast
in the event OF war.
/
freight train on Burlington went into
the water near Edgmont this morning
and several persons are reported kill
ed. The train went through bridge
across the Cheyenne river.
New York, Feb. 5.--Mark Twain has
written a new book which is to be
printed within few days. 1t is de-
voted TO Christian Science. and in 1t
the author calls attention In his char.
acteristic way to what he regards ~
the weakness OF the Eddy cult. His
remarks are chiefly devoted to q re
view OF Science and Health by Mrs
Mary Baker Eddy. Harper Bros. are
to publish Mr.. Clements book.
Here are some OF the things h<
says: THE Christian Scientist wa
not able to cure stomach-ache and MI
cold, but the horse doctor did it. Thii
convinces me that Christian Scienc'
; claims too much in my opinion. i
ought to let disease alone and con
: fine itself To surgery. There 1t wouk
have everything it's own way"
New York, Feb. 5.-James J. Hi
who is here, declared 1t folly to 81
I pect a reduction o. railroad freigh
rates, rather 1t is probable they vii
very shortly be raised. He says tn
= rates are now down about one-hal
d what they are in Europe and that tell
the whole story.
Melbourne, Australia, Feb. 6.-Th
+ disappearance Of the large island c
It TOTO OF the Tongo group is imminsn
The craters are vomiting lava and th
island u sinking 1sso The ~ II