Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-31

Barnett will spend many shekels tele
graphing about the county-possibly
the state-for world beaters. And
this Is game two can play and Slat
terry will send out scouts to search the
mountains, and will not rest conten,
until he has brought forth a new
''slob" or two. Should the game be ar
ranged the fans will depart from Sill
verton Saturday night and the Ouray
road will be lined until next day
with enthusiasts. Fever, Well, that
does not express it.
1t was the intention of Ouray visit
ing Durango next Sunday. But no
such trifes when here is a game on
tap between the rivals.
SlLVERTON, Colo, July 2S.--The
executive committee of the Western
Slope Democracy held a meeting in
this place yesterday in accordance
with arrangements. The committee
consists of Thomas Annear, president;
w. II. Kelly of Mancos, secretary; s.
II. Fitzgerald of San Miguel county.
vice president. and NJ. NJ. Detsch of
| Ouray. treasurer The object of the
iii'tNihS was W hiS'uSS HldnS lul tHt
| fall campaign and the policy to be pur-
| sued. According to the agreement en-
| tered into in Denver last winter the
counties of the Western Slope are to
stand together i'll all matters of candi-
| dates and the above gentlemen will
| see to 1t that every county is waited
| upon to elect delegates with this un-
| derstanding. 1t is the intention to
have the delegates of the Western
Slope meet at the Adams hotel in DEN
yer two days in advance of the state
| convention and organize for action
and demand just recognition The
delegates returned home this morning
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, July 2S.-
About nine and half inches of rain
has fallen here this month. If third
of an inch falls before Friday, the
highest local precipitation record will
be broken.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-Mrs. Mary
Mead, who strangled her three child
rem to death. died this morning She
| recovered consciousness after mid
night and hearing for the first time
the fate of her children. became hys-
terical. dying soon.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 2S.-
Consul Donaldson. of Nicaragua. ca
bles the state department:
"As n courtesy to the United
States and out of sympathy for his
mother the president will commute
Russell Wilson's death sentence"
Russell Wilson was an American
|
surgents and was captured Senator
Hanna's Intervention saved Wilson's
| life.
| POTTSVILLE. Pa, July 2S.-Strik-
| ing anthracite miners today attacked
| non-union men working in the Kopi-
moor collery at Shendoah. A shot
was fired from ambush and Daniel
Landerman. foreman of the non-union
men. fell probably fatally wounded
by a charge of buckshot. The men
scattered Albert Landerman was
shot down as they ran. and four others
who were captured, fearfully beaten.
| Excitement is at fever heat
WILKESBARRE Pa. July 2S.--A
state of riot exists at Ianford, where
strike sympathizers are gathering In
| force. The sheriff is helpless and an
! appeal for troops is probable.
| GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, July 2S.
Twelve masked men visited the ranch
of Mrs Nancy Irving. few miles
south of here, and killed 300 Angora
does and large number of kids. their
purpose being to stop the breeding of
these animals on the western slope.
Cattlemcn generally object to Mrs.
Irving's enterprise, and 1t Is said,
| have tried to buy her off. Not sue
ceeding. these drastic measures were
taken. The berder was bound and
gagged. and then the animals were
heartIessly slaughtered. The section
Of the country in which the ourage
was committed is much excited over
the incident, and is likely to lead to
manv arrests.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-Twenty par
sengers, all of whom were residents OF
Brooklyn, We're hurt today in unique
elevated road accident Trains ap
preaching each other on parallel
tracks collided owing to excessive
lean. which caused roof sides to be
ripped of four cars. Hitherto trains
have never happened meet just al
the point of today's accident.
SAN FRANCISCO Cal, July IS
Aupi Nam Mari, a native Indian died
here today aged 1870. According tc
his story. he was the son Of an Indiar
prince and was kidnapped and taker
to China as a slave, but finally escap
ed to San Francisco as a fugitive.
FORT SCOTT. Tex, July 2S.-Tes
timony was heard here today tending
to show that the Plumbers trust ex
lists in Kansas Charles Sturm. loca
plumber. wants prosecution started
claiming that wholesale houses viii
not sell him because the Nationa
Plumbers association adopted a reso
luton to boycott any wholesale hous'
which sells non-members. Officers ant
members OF the National association
were the witnesses heard.
DENVER, Colo. July 2S-Thoma
Egan. a printer. was awarded in th
district court today seventeen thous
and dollars. a judgment being givei
him against the Tramway company 70
that amount, all that he sued for
Egan fell from car and broke his an