Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-09

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subjects investigated. The commit
tee agrees that the islands are 4
prosperous owing to low prices of su.
gar and high cost of labor.
TOPEKA. Kans.. Oct THE su-
preme court today decided not to hear
the case brought by Craddock. he
Democratic and populistic nominee FOR
governor. to test the anti-fusion law.
as five OF seven judges are personally
| interested in the result
WHEELING. w Va, Oct. T.-Sen-
ator Hanna today denies that he last
night challenged Mayor Tom Johnson
| of Cleveland to debate the tariff, and
said that he would not debate with
Johnson from the same platform He
had no intention to help johnson to
draw crowds.
LONDON. Oct IA dispatch from
Moscow says: "Koulathe has sue
ceeded in the effort of successfully re-
animating life in a child He extract
ed the heart from an infant which had
died twenty-foru hours previously.
1t beat with normal regularity for one
hour. He hopes that the discovery
will be of use in terminating cases of
death by drowning.
DENVER, Colo, Oct. THE Festi-
val of Mountain and Plain opened
here today with whoop. Three hun
dred cowboys and almost as many In
dians gave an unique parade as an
exhibition.
ST. JOSEPH Mo, Oct. because
his wife refused to move with him to
Eiwood. Kans Frank Muech drowned
himself today
TAMAQUA, Pa, Oct. THE tracks
to the Silver Creek colliery were
blown up last night and two men are
reported to have been injured.
ATCHISON, Kans.. Oct. 7.-Mggic
Lynch. seamstress, aged Is years,
who has been missing since Septem-
bei 21 was found in the bell tower
over the Sacred Heart church. where
she had lain for sixteen days without
rood or water People at mass heard
her groans this morning. She had
wandered off while temporarily in
sane. Her chances for recovery are
very doubtful.
VIII HEELING, w. Va, Oct. 7.--Ro-
della Balm confessed today that she
murdered Miss Guy Smith Monday
night. The two girls were rivals for
the love of Henry Nolan. Nolan was
engaged to the Balm girl but deserted
her for Miss Smith. Miss Balm asked
a meeting with the latter. at which
a quarrel arose and the murder fol-
lowed.
NEW ORLEANS. La. Oct TIN
der the mayors orders the street cars
were started this morning with non
union men. Men promptly attacked
the cars and the police were unable to
cope with the situation. A call for
militia is expected before night.
WILKESBARRE, Pa. Oct. S.-Pres-
ident Mitchell returned from Buffalo
this morning He has mailed Presi-
dent Roosevelt letter stating that he
cannot accept the presidents propo-
sition to call off the strike in return
for federal investigation of the con
ditions of the strike in the coal fields.
President Mitchell received a tele-
gram from Brussels. Canada. signed
"Canuck." saying: Take the advice
in the third chapter, fourteenth verse,
st. Luke's gospel, and let me have
some coal"
WILKESBARRE. PA, Oct S.-Thc
following is President Mitchell's Off
cial statement given to the press at
noon:
up to this hour more than thirty
telegraphic reports have been receiv-
ed from local unions giving the action
taken by them last night and this
morning These reports are substan-
TALLY as follows: The Mine Workers
are resolved not to come to work un-
til the demands as formulated at the
Shamokin convention are granted, or
until the strike is called off by the
convention Of the Mine Workers, or
President Mitchell and If all the
troops in the United States were
brought here, they could not force the
men back to work"
The reports are still coming in rap
idly and there Is not one dissenting
vote among them. The vote in all
the locals so far heard from has been
unanimous. There are more than 300
locals and all will have been heard
| from tonight Some of the unions
were compelled to meet last night or
early this morning, so as not to inter
fere with school children, as many
school houses were the meeting places
OF local unions
MT. CARMEL. Pa, Oct. S.-Several
nonunionists were badly beaten by
strikers today on the mountain paths
o the mines. No attempt has been
made to start any Of the mines. Two
Regiments of the National Guards are
expected here this afternoon.
! READING. Va, Oct S.--President
Baer of Reading has not yet moved to
| Philadelphia. as was his usual custom
The theory advanced is that If Morgan
intereferes with the coal strike Baef
will resign the presidency and thus
will not need to live in Philadelphia
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Oct. s.
There is a distinctly hopeful feeling
here this morning that a settlement oi
the strike will come from the efforts
of the president. A high treasury Off
cial said: There is something doing
and | believe the miners will soon be
at work