Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09

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age were arrested on charge of dis
turbins the peace and threatening t,
| do bodily harm to the pastor. who es
| capped from the church building dur
Ing the heat of the excitement by 90
Ing through window near the pul
pit, because, 1t is alleged, he feared
Alfred Demuth was about to shoo
him with a revolver which the youns
man was tlourishing in the church.
In the police court the participants
In the disturbance told conflicting sto
ries. Rev. Mr.. Boran said Alfred
Demuth began talking aloud In the
church. and fearing that 1t was a plan
to raise disturbance. he called upon
the janitor of the church to call DO,
lfceman.- which was done, but when
the officer arrived the trouble was
nearly over. Demuth objected to be.
Ing put out of the building, as he said
he had done nothing to merit it, and
he resisted with all his power He If
a promising young athlete, with a rep
utation as a good boxer. and four men
were unable to handle him in church.
His brother. seeing Demuth beset by
four men. plunged into the fray with
knife in his hand and tried to de-
fend his brother.
Alfred Demuth then broke away
from the men who were trying to
eject him. and drawing a revolver ran
for the pulpit, where the minister was
standing. The congregation imme-
diately deserted the church building.
Rev. Mr.. Borah picked up his infant
child lying beside his wife, who had
tainted. and escaped by jumping
through the window. Mrs. Borah
was carried outside by friends.
PAGOSA SPRINGS. Dec. 6.-Late
yesterday afternoon word was
brought in from the Colorado Mutu-
al Coal & OIL company that they had
struck flow of gas.
When lighted the gas blazed freely
several feet above the mouth of the
we'll and was extinguished with diff
Guilty. Their well was down almost
200 feet when the gas flow was en-
countered.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Bills for
the admission Of Oklahoma and New
Mexico to statehood have been in.
troduced In the house by Delegates
Flynn and Rodey. The Oklahoma
bill is practically the same as that
introduce at the last session by Dele.
gate Flynn. It embodies all the usu-
al provisions pertaining to statehood,
and fixes the time for the presidents
proclamation at the second Monday
in May, 1902
Under the provisions of ;he bill
the territory of Oklahoma is to be
admitted to statehood with a pledge in
It's constitution that the Indian Ter
ritory shall become part of the
state when the lands now held by the
Indians shall become taxable and
congress shall pass legislation call
ing for the annexation of that terri
tory to the new state. All of the
other provisions of the bill are simi-
lar to those contained In the measure
before the last congress.
Delegate Flynn states that at the
proper time Oklahoma Will be repre-,
sented In Washington by a delegation
of citizens who will unite In a state
hood campaign and will remain until
definite action Is taken by congress
Under existing treaties it will be a
number of years before the lands OF
the Indian Territory can be subject.
ed to taxation. and additional legis.
latiOn by congress and the Indian
tribes will be necessary to make the
territory eligible to admission as a
part of the proposed new state.
The bill for the admission of New
Mexico as state. introduced by Del.
egate Rodey. complies with the us,i.
al provisions, except in the matter of
lands for public schools and public
buildings. The bill provides that
four sections In each township. in
stead of the usual two. be set aside
for the benefit of the public school
fund. and that 100000 acres OF the
public domain be set aside for the
public building fund. A committee
composed OF eight Republicans, the
same number Of Democrats and the
chairman and national committeeman
Of each party. for New Mexico will
come to Washington to work for
statehood for the territory whenever
Delegate Rodey decides that their
services are needed.
FRANKFORT, Germany. Dec. g.
A most extraordinary accident hap
pened here this morning. The hani
some railway station right in the
heart Of the city was wrecked by tbs
Oriental express. The air brakes
failed to work at the proper time ant
the train came laundering into the
depot at full speed. The locomotive
jumped on to the platform. smash
ed the walls OF the building and ther
came to standstill amidst tons p
tumbling debris In the huge WAITING
room. Many persons were hurt II
the wreck and ruin which followed
but almost miraculously, few were
fatally injured.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. Dec. 9Th,
workers OF Alta House Social Set
tlement, which was established snt
supported by Mrs. Prentis Of Chicago
and daughter Of John d. Rockefel
Ter. are making an effort to stop th'