Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-19

miners today with view to determin-
ing what stand the teamsters should
take. Clark said: 81 have power to
order thirty thousand members to re
fuse to handle either hard or soft
coal or strike. but would not take
such a step without consulting the ex-
executive board We could deal the
operators hard blow, as union men
everywhere sympathize with the min
ars because the miners know it is a
life and death struggle"
| OLD FORGE. Pa, June l6.-About
midnight mob of Italian miners
with revolvers fired upon a score of
ieputies leaving the Lehigh colliery.
we're hurt. The colliery is without
protection today. the deputies having
scattered after the engagement.
| kANSASCITY, Mo-. June 16.-Ber-
1art Steiner met an unusual death
early this morning when Dulin Christ
man, after Telling him to the ground.
| kicked him in the face. breaking
| Steiner's neck. Christman was ar
rested today and confessed. The
killing followed remark by Steiner
addressed to woman whom Christ
man was escorting
WASHINGTON. D. c.. June 16-
Cuban reciprocity is again being
hreshed over, while In the house anti
administration is being largely repre-
sented. Among those who conferred
| with the president We're Senators
| Hale. Fairbanks Patterson, Quarles.
Willard. Dietrich Scott and Represen-
tatives Meyers, Slayden and Bartlett
significant feature of the confer
2nce avs a promise given Senator
Scott. the insurgent leader. by the
president that he would appoint ]. E.
Profit consul at Pretoria.
| Representative Meyers of Louisiana
| today said: Not q single opponent
| pf reciprocity is shaken. The presi-
| dents message was sentimental plea
not an argument The interests we
| epresent require business to be
| placed over sentiment"
| CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo. June 16.-
| Roy Bourqin. fourteen years old, play
ing at mining yesterday. dug a small
| tunnel and procured two sticks
| ~ giant DoNuti hlNh cAploh-
cd before he was prepared. and both
his arms were blown off and his body
badly burned He will live, but be a
hopeless cripple for the remainder of
his life.
| PARIS, June ia conference
opened here today with purpose to
form concerted international move
meut to repress iniquitous traffic in
women. The first conference of this
| character. held in London three years
| ago expressed desire for interna-
| tional agreement to infiict the same
degree of punishment for enticement
of girls by fraud or violence to hous-
es of ill-repute and to permit eXtradi-
iion of guilty parties by international
treaties. This white slave traffic is
carried on largely with America.
| LONDON. June 17.-While the bull
letins of TODAY all testify to an i'm
provement in King Edwards condi-
ton there is a general expressed be
lief that he is very sick man. In
| Iced it is a question at Lloyds'
whether he will ever be crowned.
| The ceremonies booked for a week
| from next Thursday may not take
| place. Premiums on the kings life
we're almost doubled today, and the
chill which laid him low Saturday is
regarded by medical men as of an
alarming nature. All agreed it was
most wise of Edward to refuse to at
tend today's races, which the queen
attended to allay uneasiness of the
public but which she apparently did
not at all enjoy, her countenance de
noting much anxiety. 1t is expected
the king will decline attending the
many public functions arranged fol
this week and will husband all his
lstrength for the great event of next
week. London is fast filling up, the
influx of Americans being enormous
and without precedent.
| LONDON. June 17.-The king die
not attend the Ascot races today bu
the uueen and other royalties did
His majesty passed a good night, ant
his physicians prescribe the utmos
luet to conserve energies for the cor
onation.
NEW YORK. June IA cable in
| Atl itN WIN iN'hhih SlohNi 'otal
quotes him as saying he would no
walk across the room to see the coro
nation. and that he intends to remail
quietly at Vantage farm.
LONDON, June 17.-Lord Kitchen
er reports today that the surrender o
the Beers in the Transvaal is com
pleted The South African constabu
larry is now working under the direc
ton of the civil authoritis, so that al
necessity of further military opera
tions has ceased. The Orange Rive
colony surrenders will be complete
: tomorrow. General French report
hut one hundred and fifty burghers a
e Cape Colony out, Four hundred Boe
7 prisoners at Ceylon. having taken tn
5 oath of allegiance to England. will b
returned to Africa next week.
, FORT WORTH, June 17.-Fire thi
+ morning partly destroyed the Mort
D Texas Traction company's powe
t house Loss was a quarter of mi
!, lion dollars. The line was to hav
/; be snS4oened Wednesday.
n TOPBlk1fr, Kans., June 17.-Alic
'fh'I'int. aa aftYess well known through
pe- .S,sfs- s,nfasttyis under care of phys