Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-19
TELEGRAPH NEWS

| Victoria, H. T., sept. 1S.-AccOrdine q
to mail advices from Toxic Japan,
claims the right to occupy Pratas Is
land which was recently taken pos
session of on the coast of Japan on
the ground that 1t lies between the
twentieth and twcnty-first parallels.
Japanese paper. Just received, says
when Japan took possession of Wormoa
she shortened her dominion to the
twentyhrst parallel of latitude and
when the Americans took possession
OF the Philippines she extended her
dominion to the twentieth parallel.
thus the space between the twentieth
and twenty-hrst parallels becomes mo
mans land" and the island of Pratas
is in north latitude, 20 degrees 45 min.
utes
Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. 49,
Gen. William j. Palmer. the invalid
multimilllonaire phllanthroplst is II
years old today and is spending the
time quietly at his beautiful home in
Glen Eyrie. Fredrick MacMonnies
the sculptor Is at work on statue
of the general. The public spirited
citizens of Colorado Springs, who are
close personal friends of General
when In Colorado recently to have
the work done.
Chicago, Sept. 1S.-Boys and girls
of the northwest side are reveling in
the possession of s5 and $40 bills.
the result of prodlgality OF three
school boy thieves. Edgar Hettenger.
II years old, Frederick Clark, 10 years
old, and John Kell. 10 years old, pupils
Of Richard Yates school, blew In 1851
in a few hours Monday afternoon and
evening The money was stolen from
the locker OF Mrs Eva Glare, teach
er in the school. The small fortune
was pifered after school hours and
It's disappearance was learned by ac-
cldent. The boys were arrested and
will be prosecuted.
Harrisburg. Pa, Sept. 1S.-It is
stated that warrants were issued for
the arrest of John II. Sanderson,
George +. Hayne, Charles F. Weter
and II. Burd Casell, contractors. Jo-
seph NJ. Husten. architect, former Au-
ditor Snyder and State Treasurer Mat
tews on charges of conspiracy to de-
fraud the state In construction and
equipment of the state capitol. Each
of the defendants were required to
furnish bond OF 100000 Snyder is
here, prepared to accept summons.
Mathews Is i'll at home and the others
are said TO he on the way here to
accept summons. Warrants were also
issued for the arrest of seven others
connected with the capitol scandal.
This include all the persons mentioned
In the investigation commissions re-
port except ex-State Treasurer Harris.
ex-Auditor General Hardenborrugn
and two others.
Oklahoma City. Okla, Sept. 18.-Up
to noon today but few returns from
yesterdays election In addition to
those received early this morning had
come In. Neither the Republican nor
Democratic party managers are In a
position to make fresh estimates on
the result. Reports 30 far received
indicate the constitution has been
adopted by large majority, but the
result of the vote ON statewide prohi-
bition is in doubt. 1t is claimed here
today that Thomas B. Ferguson, Re
publican ex-governor. is slected TO
congress In the second district over
Fulton. From election indications last
night other candidates for congress
appear to have been elected, as fol.
lows: Bird s. Mcclure, Republican,
former delegates to congress. First
district Frank Hubbard, Republican
Third district; c. ID. Carter, Democrat
Fourth district; Scott Norris. Demo
crat, Fifth district. Both sides claim
Charles N. Haskell. Democrat. appar
emily In the lead by a safe majority
over Governor Frank Frantz. Repub
lican. The election OF a Democratic
Legislature, which now seems prob
able means the election of T. II. Gore
the blind orator, and r. l.. Owen.
Oklahoma City. okla. Sept. 1S.-Ok
lahoma has ratified the enabling act
and become a state so far as Okla
homa and Indian Territory are con
cerned. The new state goes dry ac
cording to yesterdays vote and ii
Democratic. 1t Is now up to Presi
dent Roosevelt to sign the enabling
act.
New York. Sept. 18.-Distlnguished
newspaper men from all the larger
cities OF the United States arr in at
tendance Mt the annual meeting oi
, the Associated Press, which convened
, here today. The principal business tf
, he considered is the settlement OF the