Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-29
WASHINGTON, D. C. May 2s.-

tIoilIeu 10 report adversely house
resolution providing for amending the
constitution to provide for the election
of United States senators by popular
vote
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May a.
Warrants have been issued for Can.
tain Martins, Mato- Harsted. and Ev.
anstou of the Buford. upon the
charge of extreme cruelty to Cook Bee
foeker. who says they tied him up
by the wrists for ninety minutes in
a broilng sun. and otherwise tortured
and starved him.
WASHINGTON. d. C.. May 26.-
The president yesterday nominated
Robert S Mccormick OF Illinois. am
bassador of Austria-H Hungary.
I PUEBLO, Colo, May 27.-This city
and north of here TO Fountain has
suffered severely from cloudburst
which fell upon the country ten miles
north of here at ten o'clock last night
and carried death and destruction be-
fore it. The roaring food came dash
ing south with fearful speed. fortu.
nately losing much Of its force before
reaching Pueblo. To-Day damages in
this vicinity are estimated at over
quarter of a million. with four per.
sons missing and one known to be
lost in the food. But that the dis
trict was sparsely settled the loss of
life would have been great The rail
roads have suffered greatly and every
trail is blocked. The water is reced-
ing but heavy rains are adding to un-
easiness of further Disaster
CHICAGO, HIS, May 27-Amiel
BOSNIAN shot and Killed Sofia Batal.
aud then himself TO-DAY Parental op-
position to marriage OF the two was
cause
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, May 27.-Wn,
liam Lane, the colored butler who mur-
dered Mrs Ella Jarden and two child
ren. was hanged this morning.
LONDON, May 27-The first re-
hearsal of the coronation procession
was held this morning before London
awoke. The object was testing the
approaches to Winchester abbey. Fif.
teen state coaches We're used and all
found to be satisfactory. The Duke
Of Portland superintende1 the test.
DENVER Colo. May 27.-Cass Da-
mno. aged &c, shot and instantly kill
Cd his wife. Ava. shortly before noon
today at the Victor hotel. He then
blew out his own brains. Damon was
. morphine fend and came from Pasa-
dena. California, where he belongs to
a well known family.
DENVER. Colo. May 27.-This
morning the body Of Ben Bowen, the
Young aeronaut. was recovered from
Manhattan beach lake. where at ten
o'clock last nisht he lost his life.
Bowen was one OF the attractions at
the summer rescrt. He had been GO
ing Up in baHo6n and descending IN
parachute. Last night there was u
strong wind blowing, and Bowen wds
warned not to attempt the feat in inky
darkness. He laughed at his friends
fears as idle, and made the ascension
successfully. He jumped and the par
achute opened and Bowen descended.
The wind had blown him over the mid
die of the lake and when he struck the
water he Went down and was never
seen alive again. The lake was
ragged for the body last night and
this morning was recovered.
ALBANY, N v. May 27.-The pre-
liminary hearing of the alleged beef
trust case began today. the United
States having subpoenaed minor en-
ployes in Albany and Troy. w A.
Coffee, general arbitrator for the pack
ers at Troy testified that each packer
had a hundred dollars on deposit with
him. to which fines for any violation
-
ayers met every Wednesday He had
been discharged last Wednesday. the
packers. notifying him that all had
withdrawn from the agreement
DENVER, May 27.-The Western
Federation of Miners and Western La
Dor union met in convention this morn
ing and prepared to settle down to
two weeks business. Arrangements
committees We're appointed, being the
only thing done at this mornings ses-
sion. Both conventions are likely to
declare for socialism and favor a So
cialistic ticket in this and other states
The speech of Eugene " Debs last
night was extreme. and some of the
delegates are affected at its revolu-
tionary character. Debs cried:
Down with conservatism! and ad-
vised all miners in Pennsylvania. Colo
RADIO or anywhere to shoot back" and
suggested nyne The blood red flag of
international socialism. He said:
We ask you not TO forget Coeur
dAlene's Lattlmer and the troubles in
Tennessee, when both Republicans and
Democrats were guilty of protesting
against insufficient pay. Depend upon
yourselves. gradually espouse revolu-
'ionary socialism ! am no reformer.
The word is odious to me. The word
revolution sounds better and means
more wherever the capitalistic black
nag of exploitation is unfurled, it is
met by the blood red flag of interna-
tional socialism,
DENVER. Colo May 81 This af.
ternoon secretaries of the Western
Labor union and Miners received re-
ports. Both organizations are in a
healthy and hourlshing condition.
Total receipts are slightly in excess OF
total expenditures and the member
ship has almost doubled within the
past year Secretary Smith of the
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