Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-07
rELEoRAPHlc NEWS.

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cihc, testified before the session o
the Interstate Commerce commission
which is inquiring into the merger,
oil The so-called Hartman lines. Mr.
Jenery described the Rio Grande sys
TEN and its connections. 1t exchang
es business with the o. s. l.. and O.
| X. & N. Co. When the Union Pacific
took control of the Southern Pacific
there was a shrinkage In the amount
OF business received by the Denver 4
Rio Grande from the Oregon lines.
due, no doubt. added Mr.. Jefrery. to
the control the Union Pacific had of
the Southern Pacific. Mr.. Jeffery next
described the Western Pacific rail.
road. which has line under construc-
tion from Salt Lake City to San Fran
cisco. The attention OF the witness
was called 10 the letters between II
II. Hartman and George j. Gould,
read yesterday, In which MI Gould
said he had determined to support
the building OF the Western Pacific.
and Mr.. Hartman replied that he re
gretted the loss of Mr.. Goulds ad.
vice. Mr.. Jeffery said Mr.. Gould
was largely interested in the Rio
Grande. The witness read from re
cent annual report he had submitted
to the Rio Grande stockholders In
which 1t was stated that Union Pa.
cifc control of the Southern Pacific
lines had resulted I'm Unexpected diff
culties and unlooked-for impediments
in getting business through to the
competitive line from Salt Lake to
San Francisco had been undertaken
10 protect Rio Grande interests.
AT the late session of the commits
sloners yesterday It was brought out
that Hartman is the railroad czar.
and II was admitted that the Union
Pacific railroad. the Southern Pacific,
Oregon Short Line and o. X. & N. Co
are practically under the same admin
istration. Mr.. Hartman appearing as
president of each company, with only
slight variations in the lists of other
officers and directors.
DENVER. Jan. 5.-Legislation to
;reate a railroad commission In Col.
orado and invest It with powers to
regulate rates will be the subject of
a caucus of the Republican majority
Of both the senate and house, unless
railway corporations have enough
friends to stave it off. There will be
1 dozen measures on this subject in
he fashioned after the laws of every
state which has a railway commits.
sion. from the stringent statute in
operation in Texas 10 the conserva-
tive one in vogue in Wisconsin.
The Colorado railroads are opposed
10 any bill on this subject. 1t is gen
orally conceded by most legislators
who have interested themselves In
the subject that the Wisconsin raj
way commission law will be adopted
by the Colorado Legislature this ses-
sion. This statute is regarded as the
best, most effective and at the same
line conservative for Colorado.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 5.--Just be-
'ore the lunch hour today and while
the streets were crowded, Il man
hurled bomb in the Fourth Street
National bank at Fourth and Library
streets.
The resulting explosion tore the
bomb thrower to pieces and killed w.
2. McClear, the assistant cashier. Sew
eral other employees OF the bank and
patrons were injured. Two of those
hurt may die. The bomb thrower had
demanded money from the president,
Richard II. Rushton. When this was
refused he took the missile from un-
Ter his coat and hurled 1t at Mr..
Rushton
A slight fire followed the explosion
and tenants in the building in which
tnt Ddnk ID iOtdttu lieu liohi h"-''
Offices. The police were quickly on
hand and they placed the vaults and
securities of the bank under heavy
guard.
CHICAGO, Jan. "a sensation in
financial circles was created here to-
day by the discovery that one and
perhaps several of the notes u)on
which John X. Walsh raised three
million dollars to support his weak
ened enterprises are forgeries. The
discovery was made by the grand
Jury. which is investigating bankers
methods.
PARIS, Jan. Sit Is stated here to-
lay by members of the Vanderbilt
family that the reported reconcilia-
ton of the Marlboroughs is untrue.
They said that the report OF the
couple having been together in Lon
don last week was false. The duke
at that time was with his children at
Blenheim and the duchess was In
Paris with her mother.
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