Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-18

ants, and ask the president to in.
struct our legation at Constantinople
to demand equal rights for the repre-
sentatives of American missions and
other Protestants. For example. The
graduates OF the medical school of the
Protestant college at Beirut are com
PEELED to so to Constantinope and
submit to an examination before they
are allowed to practice while a board
OF surgeons appointed by the Turkish
| governor is sent to the French Cath
Ole medical school at the same place
to conduct The examinations. and their
diplomas are license to practice.
a year ago, when the sultan refused
to pay firm of Paris contractors
which had constructed a system of
docks at Salonica. ths French govern
ment sent a fleet of cruisers and bat
tleships into Turkish waters and seiz-
ed Metelyne, which was held until the
| Turks were willing to do the honest
| thing and pay their bills and they
| would not give it up until the sultan
mad granted all the demands that the
| French ambassad " had been making
| for several years While the French
had Abdul Hamid by the throat they
choked him until he yielded every
| point. and among other concessions
were certain rights and privileges
which the Roman Catholic missionar-
les had been asking for a long time.
| The Russian government, being aware
| Of what was going on made similar de
mands in behalf OF the Orthodox
| Greek church, and when the kaiser
heard of it the kaiser secured the
| same for the German Lutherans, but
our government was not in the secret
and although Minister Leischman has
since repeatedly demanded that
| American missionaries be included in
the concessions. the sultan has refus-
cd even to consider the matter. These
are some of the points in the mem
orial which was presented to the
| president.
| He replied in an earnest, cordial
speech, in which he said he was fully
aware of the good being done by
America missionaries in Turkey and
that he believed in them He promis
ed to confer with the secretary OF
| H''iA'' h'b wi ls'lo'lluldh lilf oUlIth
| States minister to Constantinople
who is now in this country, and use
every means in his power to secure
| the concessions desired.
| TELLURIDE. Colo, Dec. 17.-Presi-
dent st. John of the Sixteen to One
| Miners union was arrested this morn
| ing on five indictments found against
him by the recent grand jury. Two
are for murder, two are for assault
with intent to commit murder. and
one for assault and highway robbery.
| When the warrants were read to him,
| st. John remarked: rs that all?
No indictments for rape or anything
| else?" Bond In the five cases was
| fixed by Judgs Stevens at the time in
The sum of $500. This was quickly
| furnished by three men. A. IL. Floaten
OF the Peoples Supply store; /. N.
Rogers, the livery stable man. and J.
5, Obert bakery.
Two other arr SITS have been made.
dine. against whom there are three
Indictments. two for murder and one
,Or assault with intent to commit
murder Jardinc is the jantor OF the
| Miners hospital. His bonds in the
three cases was fixed at $4,000 The
other man is John Taylor bartender
against whom one Indictment was
found. assault with intent to commit
murder. bond being fixed at $1,000
Although both were arrested last
night they are still in the county Jail
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bonds.
The sheriff is looking up others
against whom Indictments were found
II Is believed many have left town
several some time ago.
TELLURIDE. Colo. Dec l7.-Vin
celt St John, head OF the Miners
union, was arrested this morning, OF
four charges, two for murd rand two
FOR assault with intent to commit muir
der The sheriff was In the act o.
leaving the court house in search o
St John, when the man appeared
wishing to give himself up.
He was taken before Judgs Steven
and bonds were given for his appear
ance later St John took the matte
cOolly but there is very much feeling
among the miners. TIL charges arr
in connection with the murder Of Col
Inns OF the Smuggler mine, and Tay
, lor. and Alderman, whose murder wa
attempted some time ago.
SILVERTON. Colo, Dec. IL
Three boys are under arrest for steal
ing number of fountain pens from
the postofiice store of May6eld a
Schutt They will probably be sen
{ ! to the reform school.
! The Halcyon club gave another o
its delightful dancing parties at Min
! ers Union hall last evening.
} The Masonic lodge installed off
t GERS last evening. the exercises wind
ing up with refreshm tnts.
a good many citizens are wonder
, Ing II they are citizens of Colorado o
K New Mexico.
OURAY, Colo, Dec. 17.-The fiftee
: girls under arrest charged with violi
tion Of the law by plying thsir ave
} cations, had a hearing before the pc
!. lice magistrate last evening and wer
discharged 1t Is not known wha
d action will be taken.
J. Ben Berg. whose back was broke
II by an accident in the Revenue tui