Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-06-24

Fashioned planter, however. with hi
magnificent way of doing things ls
thing OF the past. The small plart
er with new and active methods snt
American energy is taking his pIac,
and the old style cannot compete I,
the market The innovation is
good thing for the island.
| NEW YORK. June 2l.-The iirer
tory of the Wabash railroad yesterda,
received and accepted the resi.ra
tion of o. ID. Ashley who has been
president Of the road since 1887. sir
| Ashley is So years of age. He has
| been trying to retire for three years
but so admirable has been his man.
| agement that the directory would
not let him leave. The Wabash has
| been stadily advancing under the d,.
rection of Mr.. Ashley and will doubt
less continue to forge ahead under
the administration of Joseph Ram
sey who steps from the vice presi-
dency OF the company into the presl-
dency.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 2l.-Be-
fore the 2Gth of this month the Bu-
ford. Indiana. Grant. Logan. Kirkpat.
rick and Ohio, government trans
ports, will have arrived with the last
of the volunteer soldiers from the
Philippines. The regiments on the
sea now are the 3Sth, 41st, 42d. 43d
44th. 47th. 4Sth and 49th.
READING, Pa, June 2l.-Today at
noon 600 men in the big Erie car
shops went out on n strike, demand
ing more pay and shorter hours.
Their going out caused intense excite
ment. 1t is predicted that there will
be general strike. Two thousand
men of the Reading Iron Works are
out on Il strike. and this action today
is in sympathy with them.
CHICAGO. June PA disting-
uished compliment was last night
rendered to Judge Gary by the bar
association of this and other cities
of the middle west. 1t consisted of
n banquet. this being his S0th
birthday. 1t was n noble recogni-
milton of the aged gentleman's forty
wears on the bench. Judge Gary OBJ
tanned great celebrity as the trial
Judge in the lIaymarlet anarchists
cases. and he is still on the superior
bench in the full vigor of his fine
mentality.
NEW YORK. June 21.-Ail through
life one of the men who have compos-
cd the Patterson group Of anarchists
will carry upon the back of his
hand a livid 1T" burned into the
flesh and marking him as a traitor
TO the cause to which he swore devo-
ton.
The branding was done at a pic
mic at Liberty Park. Ridgewood. l.. l.
A steel instrument heated to redness
was used upon the man who is believ-
ed to have betrayed his fellows. and
the incident may be made the sub
lect OF AN official investigation. based
upon the complaint made by the
Italian consul
Extreme reticence is observed by
those who have absolute knowledge
of the punishment of the alleged trai-
tor. 1t is known that the man whose
flesh was scared is named Repro.
Some say he has been employed in
the office OF an Italian newspaper.
the columns of which are devoted
largely to the cause of the anarch-
lists. Others assert that he is Il spy
in the pay of the Italian government.
and that Repro is an assumed name
COLORADO SPRINGS. June 21.-
The Denver pharmacists will contest
1nN Nu n1 hN Az tCln
ture which imposes tax or license
fee of s25 upon all pharmacists. In
their effort to have the law declared
unoonstitutiona they VIII he support
ed by the state pharmaceutical asso-
citation. A test case will probably be
started in Il few days. This plan of
procedure was decided upon at
meeting held at Mantou few days
ago.
LONDON, June 2l.-lt Is rumored
that General Botha has surrendered
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-, June 81
The Frisco railway company has
notified the secretary of state that it
will increase its capital stock to
hundred million dollars.
BOSTON. June 2l.-A glla mon
ster. the property Of Harvard college,
has escaped. AS the bite of these
reptiles is deadly and even its breath
causes illness, much anxiety Is felt.
LONDON. June 2l.-Speaker hen-
derson is here with his wife and his
daughter, and is receiving ever" az
tention from members Of parliament
and government officials. The at
tentions paid Mr.. Henderson are very
marked and are a high compliment
to the man as well as to the un'teH
States. The speaker VIII deliver the
principal address at attn OF ''''s
dinner here.
BLUE FIELD. ". Va. June Il
A collision on the NorioiR
Western road caused a nuinhar u'
cars to jump thet rack, instantly III
ing two men. James Pruett aaa beV-
erly Kinder
NEW YORK. June 21.-Rohert NIL