Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-06-12

whipped with switches. the blows be
ing laid on her bare back Her hus-
band was guarded by two of the band
with cooked revolvers. while Mrs
Hanger was being whipped in the sta
bleyards near the house. She is 20
years of age. and has been married
but few months.
The mob charged her with having
mistreated her step-children. and she
was warned to be more humane in the
future, or she would be given another
whipping. She claims that the charg-
es are false. and that friends and rel
atives of her husbands first wife
whipped her.
NEW YORK. June 9.-Thomas A.
Edison promises to devise phenome-
nal automobile. He says he can make
one that will go so fast man cannot
sit in it The only question he has
to solve is how fast can man ride and
live"
NEW YORK. June 9.-The presi-
dent will use the Mayhower. formerly
Mrs. Ogden Goelet's yacht. as dis
patch boat from which he will wit
ness the autumn maneuvres of the
army and navy.
HOBOKEN. N. Y. Mrs. ]. Fely saw
child falling from a window above,
and thinking it her son. with scream
fell dead. The boy was not seriously
hurt
SILVERTON. Colo. June 9.-The
new owners of the North Star mine on
Sultan mountain took possession this
morning. the money binding the trans
fer having been paid Saturday. This
is one of the largest deals in the
county for a long time and was man
aged by II. Starkweather, the mana
ger of the former owners.
It is the intention of the new own
ers to make many improvements by
overhauling and putting in new mill
machinery and otherwise improving
the outside workings. The force of
men in the mine will constantly be
increased, the new superintendent
remarking this morning that there
should be three hundred men at work
at the present time"
Another large deal is about closed
in the Eureka district which means
additional prosperity for the county.
Everything is looking good for the
summer and there is good feeling
existing as it is believed labor and
capital will pull together for the bene-
At of both sides. -.
STLVERTON, Colo. June "a
meeting has been called for this even
ing to take steps towards celebrating
the 4th of July 1t is proposed to in
dulge in the usual hummer and pro-
vide entertainment for the surround
ing country, and as Ouray is not going
to celebrate, many will no doubt be
in attendance from that section.
LONDON, June 9.-Whitelaw Reid,
special envoy of the United States to
the coronation, arrived in London yes
terday. Customary calls were made
and returned.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., June 9.-The
cars of the United Traction company
We're stoned and smashed yesterday
PLYMOUTH. June 9.-Kronprinz
Wilhelm broken the eastbound record
arriving here today, time of passage
being five days. eleven hours. thirty
two minutes from New York
SAN FRANCISCO, June 9.-The
Southern Pacific is having construct
ed eight oil tanks of a capacity of
twenty to fifty barrels each. for the
purpose of converting locomotives
from coal to oil burning machines.
The exclusive use of oil on the lines
will net a saving of over a million
dollars. This estimate is made by
the saving of sixteen thousand dollars
last month by the use of oil on thirty
nine engines of the western division.
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 10
The weather bureau weekly crop re-
have caused the appearance of rust
in wheat in Missouri Indiana and lln-
nois. Harvesting has begun as far
north as North Carolina, and progress
ing under difficulty on account of
showers. Rain is needed in the cot
ton belt and the outlook for fruit
throughout the country is not promis-
ing.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June To-
Some peculiar complications develop
ed in the course of the debate in the
house OF the Ray bill for the protec-
ton of the president generally known
as the 'anti-anarchy bill" which
passed the house yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Rawlins was the only Republican
member OF the judiciary committee
who did not agree with his colleague
on the report on the bill. After the
argument was commenced. howveer
six Republican members of the com
mittee took part in opposition to GER
tain phases of the bill.
One of the most mooted questions
that developed in the course of the
house debate. and which was not
raised when the measure was under
consideration in the senate, was over
the limitation in the assaults upon
the president which are to be brought
under federal jurisdiction, to those
made upon him while in the discharge
of his official duty by reason of his
official character. Judge Ray, chair
man of the committee took the posi-
tion that the president is always in
the discharge of his duty by the very
nature of his position. Others in the
house contended that President Nc
kinley was not assassinated while in