Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-15
TELEGRAPH NEWS.


locked out 1000 workmen this morn
ing TO counteract the effort to enrol
them in the American Federation o
Labor
WASHINGTON. D. c., May a.
The president yesterday afternoon ap
poin.ed committees in ali the larg,
cities OF the country to recsiye furdi
tcr the re.ief OF the sufferers of tn,
West indies.
PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti. May u
Fighting continues on the streets
here. The situation is very serious
The population are fully armed ant
determined to drive the former presi
dent Sam. from the country.
OMAHA, Neb.. May 1.-THE Cuda
hy Packing company received today
from the British government for use
in South Africa an order FOR two and
a half million pounds OF meat in cans
The shipment will require twelve hun.
dred cars and the product Of twenty.
i've thousand cattle.
OMAHA, Neb., May 1.-THE inter.
state commerce commission tomorrow
begins an investigation of the charge
by the Chicago Live Stock exchange
of the alleged beef trust and railroads
discrimination against Chicago as a
market in favor of Omaha, by making
arbitrary rates ON cattle and dressed
meats.
WASHINGTON, d. C., May IL
The weather bureaus weekly sum
mary of crop conditions issued yester-
day. says that very encouraging re-
ports respecting cotton have been re-
ceived from all parts of the cotton
belt with the exception of Florida and
portions of the central district where
rain is needed.
TELLURIDE, Colo. May l4-The
Liberty Bell mine resumed operations
this morning after being closed for
seventy-four days, since the fatal
snowslide in February When the
mine is running full force from $50
to goo men are furnished employment.
OURAN, Colo, May 1I.-Dstrict
court convened today, Judge Stevens
presiding. Several cases of import
ance will come up. In the criminal
line the most important is that of j.
b. Campbell. who was arrested yes.
terday at the milk ranch of George
HAZEL. charged with indecent expo
sure Of person with. felonious intent
upon the person OF Mr.. Hazells six
year-old daughter He is under 81. 500
bonds awaiting trial. One other Grim
inal case involves stealing.
DENVER, Colo, May l4-Willard
Teller, representing the combined rail
roads OF Colorado and doing business
in this state made strong argument
before the state board of equalization
today for lower assessments. and espe-
pecially against the plan of assessing
railroads on the value of stocks and
bonds. He maintained that such a
system was utterly unfair and was
not carried on or even suggested by
other progressive states.
EMPORIA Kaus. May 14.-William
Pollett. a minister, was today convict
ed of manslaughter in the second de
gree, and will be sentenced to from
two to five years. He was charged
with murder in shooting to death
ISAIAH Edmundson, his deacon in de
fense OF his home.
HELENA, Mont. May l4.-Charles
Fisher and George Kirkwood, convict
ed OF robbery, simultaneously took
morphine in the Jail at Missoula last
1ight. Fisher died and Kirliwood was
saved.
HARRISMITH, Orange River Col
ony, May 4.-Commandants Yves
sells. Bauer Jacobs, Louis Botha
Brand and other Boer leaders left for
Vereening today to hold a peace con
ference.
CHICAGO, Ills, May l4.-The
United Gas companies obtained plenty
or non-union men to take the place of
the strikers, and the gas deficiency
strike is now probable.
LONDON. May 14.-An interesting
function took place at the Mansion
house today, when the citizens of the
ancient city presented a magnificent
ornamented gold box to Andrew Car
negie containing the freedom OF their
crafts. The testimonial was labor's
recognition of the work Of the philan-
thropist in giving so munificently to
Llle cause Oh tuutdllDu. MANY SlOW-
ing speeches were made eulogizing
the Scotch-American.
RANGOON, Ind, May 14.-A life
boat from the steamer Camerwota
from Madras has been picked up at
sea. The vessel is nine days overdue
and believed to have sunk with $50
souls.
ROME, May 1i.-Monsigneur
Ganchren, apostolic vicar of Orange
River colony. has assured the pope
that peace in South Africa is most
probable.
NEW YORK, May 14.-Senators De
pew and Platt arrived from Washing
ton today to attend the dinner given
tonight at Union Leagu club in honor
of Whitelaw Reid, the special envoy
o the court Of St James for the coro-
nation ceremonies next month.
r. F. Ogg, travelling salesman for a
large neCktie establishment in New