Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-10

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jured will die. The casualties are al
among the native soldiers and non
commissioned officers. At the time o
the explosion the men were engaged
In converting ball cartridges into blanl
cartridges. 1t was at first reported
that the accident was the work of agi
tators but this rumor was quickly dis
proved.
AMARILLO, Tex, Dec. Santa Ft
passenger train, westbound, and No
IS, eastbound. collided yesterday al
Nancy, west of Amarillo. and engineer
Ed Maham of Roswell, N M, and
Mail Clerk James X. Smith of Carls
bad, N. NJ, killed, and a number OF
passengers and trainmen injured
Among the seriously wounded are
Conductor Barney Nelson of Amarillo
whose internal injuries may prove ia
| tai.
DENVER, Dec. 7.-Secretly robbing
the E. L, Scholtz Drug company, it is
alleged, until he obtained sufficient
goods to start drug store OF his own
in San Francisco, George E. Sexsmith.
aged "a, well known in certain sets in
Denver, is under arrest in San Fran.
cisco. He was placed in jail last night
by order of Chief of Police Armstrong
Dispatches from acting Chief O. D
Cutler of San Francisco assert that
| Sexsmith admits stealing property
from the Denver firm.
Already in the hurried inventories
the Scholtz people have discovered
| that Sexsmith made away with 5 900
worth of drugs. and il is believed
complete investigation will reveal
much more missing
| WASHINGTON, Dec with the
usual scenes and excitement, at ex.
actly IL o'clock today both houses of
congress convened for the beginning
| OF the short and second session of the
! sixtieth congress. Vice President Fair
| banks and Speaker Cannon presided
In the senate Ex-Governor Cum.
| minis of Iowa took oath of office as
the successor of Senator Allison, ~as
did Carroll S. Page of Vermont as
the successor of Senator Stewart.
In the house seven members elected
| in November to fill vacanies were also
sworn in. They are Henry A. Barn
hat. Democrat, who succeeds the late
Mr.. Brick, Republican. thirteenth In
| diana district; Albert Estopinal, Dem,
| ocrat. who succeeds the. }nte Ms. M ey-
| ers, first Louisiana district; Otto G
Folker, Republican. successor to Mr..
Runwell, Republican, third New York
district; Frank E. Guernsey, Republic.
an, successor to Mr.. Powers, Repub.
lican, fourth Maine district; Eben A
Masters, Republican, successor to Mr..
Parker, Republican, South Dakota at
large; o. C. Willy, Democrat, success.
sor to A. A, Willy, Democrat, second
Alabama district, and John p Swazey,
Republican, successor to Mr.. Little
field. second Maine district
The two houses appointed commit.
| tees each to notify the other house and
president that congress had organized
for business. Senate then adjourned
for the day out of respect to the mem
ory of the late Senator Allison.
Tomorrow will be given to reading
the presidents message. AS this is
President Roosevelt's last and very
long annual message, there is unusual
interest in 1t.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Secretary
of the treasury transmitted to congress
the book of estimates of appropriation
required for the service for the fiscal
year 1910. The total is SS24,00O,0 900,
| S57 100000 in excess of this year.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Patterned
| after the pure food law bill. introduced
in the house today by Representative
Hull of Iowa, making IT misdemeanor
to manufacture for sale or transporta-
tion initiated articles of commerce un.
less such articles are branded to show
the exact ingredients.
Both houses of congress adjourned
with out routine business transacted
GRAND JUNCTION, Dec. ST full.
ly and firmly believe that an organi-
zation devoted to the propagation of
the principles of free love, soul cul.
ture and the irresistible attraction OF
natural affinities exists in Grand June
ton.
In my Investigations have crossed
the trail Of this society u number oi
times, and from one lady in this city
whose social standing is of the high
est, l have had a partial confession
, Such was the Astounding statement
which Mrs Richard Burelier, presi
dent of the W. C. T. U. and the west
ern slope representative of the Stat'
Reform association, made to an audi
ence which packed the Methods
q church at temperance mass meetini
+. held last night.
/. TRINIDAD, Dec. 8.-News has jus