Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-25

Hotel Cumberland where, according [
the testimony, he startled all the othe
guests OF the house by singing an
shouting and declaring that he ha
given all his money to his employees
He is millionaire.
London. April 24.-There was an al
tempt in the house of commons thi
afternoon to revive agitation agains
American packing houses, the subIec
OF which practically passed into obliy
ion months ago. The board of trad,
rather discountenanced any recrudes
cence of the matter. 1t arose from
question from Sir William Bull. con
servative, who suggested the necessit,
Tor protecting the meat trade of tn,
country against attacks of foreign
trusts and the taking of steps [,
prevent meat unfit for food from beine
marketed here by representatives OF
American meat packers. The proper
officials decided to watch the trade
and the matter subsidized.
Telluride. April 24.-News of kill
ing in Paradox valley reached this
place last evening. a man by the name
OF Chas. Wilkerson, single being the
victim, and VIM. Young, married with
Tour children, doing the shooting The
murder was committed near the bridge
at high bluff where the stream en-
Iers Paradox valley. Young. Wilker.
son and two or three other COW men
were driving herd of cattle and Just
what took place that caused the kill
ing no one seems to know. Young
went on TO Norwood where he gave
himself up to deputy sheriff who
look him to Placerville yesterday
morning. taking the train for Mon
lrose where the prisoner was turned
ever to the sheriff When the train
started back from Montrose the sher-
III. prosecuting attorney for the county.
Young and his counsel were abroad
and taking a team landed In Nor
wood at IL o'clock last night, and this
morning 1t was the intention to go
to Paradox and have an investigation
The only clue to the killing comes
from fracas taking place about two
years ago when Wilkerson and old
man Pitts and his son laid In ambush
for Young and man named Williams,
firing at them and hitting both in the
arm. 1t is believed the shooting of
Monday was over this old affair.
Washington, April Ex-senator Bo.
rah OF Idaho has come and gone, go
ing this afternoon. He wore the smile
that won't come on. The senator had
nearly an hours talk with the presi-
dent and while nothing can be learned
as to what occurred at the protracted
interview 1t Is known the president
and the senator are quite agreed as
to the miners trials In Idaho and the
confusion of politicians who would do
up United States senator. -.-
Fort Dodge, Ia, April 40. II. Nc
Caffrey. general agent of the Ameri-
can Independent Life Insurance com.
the city, the body lying face down
ward, with the head half buried In
pile Of ashes. McCaffrey's head had
n dozen abrasions and skull had been
badly fractured. There was no money
in the dead mans pockets and It is
surmised robbery was the motive.
New Orleans, April 24.-Before a
distinguished representation of the Ro-
man Catholic hierarchy of the United
States, including Cardinal Gibbons,
two archbishops and sixteen bishops,
the pallium was today Invested upon
Archbishop Blenk Of New Orleans.
This insignia is the official recogni-
ton by the church of the archbishop's
succession to the functions and au-
thority of the late Archbishop Cha
pelle whose arch-Episcopal province
comprised Louisiana, Mississippi, Ar
kansas, Texas and Oklahoma, and who
died during the yellow fever epidemic
here two years ago. The ceremony
took place in the old St Louis cathe-
dral. The edifice was decked in papal
colors, yellow and white, interspersed
with American colors and archbishop's
purple. About 10 o'clock the solemn
procession of $50 of the clergy wend-
ed its way to the thronged cathedral,
where. following the celebration of
high mass, the palium was placed
upon the altar.