Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-25
bons will next year have a double

! years. Already catholics OF the cOun
try are preparing to make this a gold
en- and silver jubilee Of the man who
is not only the highest placed but
best beloved man in the Roman Cath
Ole hierarchy in the United States
1t will be red letter event in Ameri
can church history. The cardinal will
be 16 years old next Saturday. He DC
cupies position unique in the city
and state with which he has been
identified for many years. He has
Icing been recognized as one of the
foremost Americans. 1t is doubtful
If any citizen in the United States ex.
ercises such a strong influence abroad
as he.
NEW YORK, July 21.-Two persons
| Killed, 300 tenement dwellers driven
from their homes in a panic, resulted
from fire which early today burned
out three upper floors of a seven-story
factory building at Lewis and Riving-
ton streets, near the Manhattan and
| Williamsburg bridge. The dead man
| is Parrish, the aged Waterman, whose
| burned body was found on the sixth
floor. An unnamed boy given permits
sion to spend the night on the roof,
| persisted.
| DENVER, July 21.-Alex E. j. Whit
ney. former state boiler inspector, was
arrested at Auburn, Cal, thirty-five
miles from Sacramento, last night, on
request of Sheriff Nisbet of this city.
Whitney had purchased a fruit ranch
in that vicinity and apparently had
selected the little out of-the-way town
| as his future residence. When ar.
rested by California officers he de
| clared it was not his intention to
run away from charges of embezzle-
ment hanging over him. He showed
return ticket to Colorado with his
statement that he had planned to be
here in September, the time to which
the trial had been postponed. The dis
trict attorneys office prepared the
complaint and affidavit charging Whit
ney with ENLIGHTENMENT of state funds
and Governor Shafroth signed the
requisition on the governor of Cali
fornia for Whitney's return. Sheriff
Nisbet sent A. Dollison, a special of
fcer from the district attorneys of
flee, for the fugitive this morning.
Whitney's offense consisted of dispos.
inc hnnlinatn ,f
inspection for which charge of $40
was each made. He is alleged to
have refined fees received for dupli-
cation, and to have embezzled in that
way several thousand dollars. Expose
of Whitney's methods was made by
State Auditor Kenehan, who in his
Investigations, uncovered evidence
against several of Whitney's prede-
cessors in office. Informations were
filed against w. f. Stockton and c.
w. Taylor. both of whom are now
fugitives from Justice.
NEWARK, n. j., July 21.-As the re-
suit of a mosquito bite, received while
performing an autopsy in Newark city
hospital, DIR. James S. Ford of this
city came near losing his life. 1t was
announced at the hospital today that
series of operations, performed for
the purpose of stopping the spread of
the poison, had proved successful and
that the surgeon is now out of dan
ger. According to specialists, who have
been in attendance, the mosquito evil
IDENTIFY gathered up poisonous sub
stances from the cadavar over which
DR.. Ford was working. These were
injected into his blood when the mos
quito bit him.
VICTORIA, b. c., July 21.-General
fire reports from parts of British CO..
umbia confirmed by dispatches to
Premier Mcbride, Land Minister Ell
lison and other officials at the capitol,
place the aggregate loss of the present
week by forest fires at not less than
a million and a half, while fully half
million more will be lost in the en-
forced suspension Of affected indus.
tries. Premier Mcbride sent word to
Government Agent Chapman at Kaslo
to extend aid to all requiring it, and
also empowered the fire wardens to
impress every man available for the
work of fighting the flames.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 21.-David e.
Thompson, United States ambassador
TO Brazil, Mexico, during the Roose.
welt administration, who visited Saga
more Hill recently, and quoted as de-
claring Roosevelts nomination in 1912.
today went his Endorsement of T. r.
one better by asserting unreseryedly
that II Mr.. Taft is nominated he must
be beaten by Republican revolt.
DENVER, July 21.-A resolution de-
manding that the Western Federation
of Miners and all labor organizations
boycott the newspapers published by
William Randolph Hearst lies on the
secretary's table at the convention to-
day, and probably will be presented
late this afternoon. The federation
is opposed to Hearst on account of the
strike in the mines belonging to
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