Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-01-31

Iowa will shortly leave for San Fran
cisco and go into dry dock.
DENVER. Jan. 2S.--The strike sit
uation grows more serious.
Organization Is being perfected in
the southern coal fields. If they go
out in sympathy with the northern
miners business enterprises, includ-
ing smelters. will be paraiy1cd.
The state investigation continues
this morning John Cannon. on the
stand, testified that miners We're paid
as much as the operators could af
ford.
This afternoon and tomorrow the
officers of the Colorado Fuel < Iron
Company will testify
WASHINGTON. Jan. -2S.-The pres
ident this morning in conference with
several senators declared himself op-
posed to an extra session of congress
He felt that the present session could
act on colonial matters, especially
Philippine affairs, during the six
weeks left of the session.
The appropriation bills being well
advanced, he felt it his duty to urge
tOnSTtSS W tstht dNiioi
Philippine affairs. If this was not
done he would be compelled to sum.
mon congress in extra session. but
he did not see its necessity
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.--Tha state
department. has received Information
from its consuls in South America
that several revolutions are immi
lent. Uprisings of much moment
have already occurred in Brazil, Ecua-
are for n general revolt against the
governments of these countries.
HAVANA, Jan. 2S.-Neeley, the al
eyed postal embezzler has arrived
leIe under arrest In an interview
his morning he decalrcl with Inuch
confidence that he could prove he
vas personally innocent o: any wrong
!oing.
DENVER. Jan. 2S.-William X
Vanderbilt. accompanied by several
.ailroad notables. arrived here this
morning at o'clock. They were
allied on in their private car h., the
Denver railroad presidents and 9th
srs. They left later for Pueblo and
he Royal Gorge. They will leave Col
)rado tonight on tour of inspection
,f the Missouri Pacific system,
FAYETTEVILLE, w. Va, Jan. 2S.
Ne ley Harris, mayor of Hilltop
md a deputy sheriff of Fayette coun-
y, as well as n prominent politician.
will be sent to the penitentiary for
It least five years, that being the
minimum sentence for robbery, of
which he has just been convicted
The charge was made by Solomon
md Jacob Ihrig, peddlers, who swore
hey were arrested at Hilltop last
summer for pedddling without a Ii
:ense, tried in saloon, fined s. each
md costs, and tied by the hands and
'eet to stakes, their faces being plas-
cred with molasses until the suns
'ays and pest of flies forced them
20 pay the fines. Harris failed to pay
The fine so extorted TO the county.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. 2S.-Assem-
olyman Sarau, of Oshkosh, has pre-
pared two sensational bills which
he will shortly Introduce in the leg
stature. One is bill to encourage
he development of population by the
state, giving an annual premium to
he mothers OF large families. Ac
eording to the provisions of Mr. Sa-
aus measure the mother of six
:hildren is to receive SO annually tho
mother of seven $12, the mother o.
.en S25, the mother of eleven $50 and
he mother of twelve or more S35.
Hla to. =
special tax of $40 annually upoE all
unmarried men over 80 years of age.
Mr.. Sarau does not claim to be the
tuthor of the bills, and it is said tina
| both were drafted by members of the
woman's club of Oshkosh.
LONDON, Jan. 2S.-Storms on the
;oast are widely prevalent today. The
steamer Holland parted amidship
md twenty lives were lost.
| WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S.--The sec
| etary of the interior says the dis.
| .uubance in the Indian territory is not
30 serious or SO widespread as rep:
'esented by the dispatches to the
newspapers, but it has gone beyond
| he control of the agent, the United
| States marshal and the Indian police,
md it has been necessary to send
troops to their assistance. 1t is be.
| ieved to be the expiring spasm OF
| he opposition to the new order OF
| -hings, n remonstrance of the last
| iitchers" against the dissolution of
| The tribal relations and the division
Of the tribal property. There is a
| community of about 100 unciviliZed
full-bloods under the leadership of
cruel and crafty Indian named
Snake. They are known as Snake
band and are the terror of the frol.
tier. They have resisted the new or.
Ter of things from the beginning and
| have given much trouble to the ma
tive authorities and to the officials
Of the government by refusing to rec
ognize and obey the laws enacted by
congress for the government of the
territory and the regulations of the
Dawes commission. Their obstruc
lions and disturbances have been en-