Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-17


left to Pierpont Morgan. Rothschilds
Nashvili.
The probable coalition of the South
ern railway and Louisiana & Nash
vile, thus forming a huge Morgan
system in the south has caused sales
of the former road on exchange OF a
total of $500 shares by noon. This
is over half the sales recorded.
BRUSSELS, April l5-A meeting
of thousands of workingmen were
held in the house of the people this
morning. Vandervelde and other So
cialst leaders counselled people to
maintain order in the streets, and put
all their energy into the strike. This
now involves two hundred thousand
men. In last nights riots at Huy,
a gendarme was killed and several
wounded. The funerals of the victims
of the recent riots will be held tomor-
row morning. All socialists in Brus-
sells will be in the cortege.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 15.-The
city is greatly assassinated this after
noon over the assassination of Minis
occurred in the lobby of the parlia-
ment houses shortly after one O'Clock.
The murder was committed by a Nj
hilist who ran up to the minister and
placed revolver to his head and
fred saying: q do this to avenge
the wrongs of my fellow students"
LONDON. April 15.-In the house of
commons today government leader
Balfour said that no news regarding
peace negotiations had been received
today.
ed copper made sudden rise
this morning of over three cents.
Standard Oil people being heavy buy
ers. This forces belief that at the
annual meeting OF the Amalgamated
company to be held Thursday a divi-
den of one cent will, be declared. FL
nancial circles imagine that the divi-
dend will be only half a cent. Some
bears have thought it would be pass
ed. but today's activity and news from
clearly inside sources suggests that
the amount OF the dividend has prac-
| tically been settled
FRANKFORT, KY, April 15.-Berry
Howard, charged with completely in
the assassination of Governor Goebel
was placed on trial today. Jury is
composed entirely of Democrats.
NEW YORK, April 15.-President
Palma left his home in Central Valley
this morning on his way to Cuba. The
entire country turned out to greet the
C-h LII
men formed the guard of honor. The
Erie railway company provided a pri
vate car which was filed with flowers
An ovation was extended to General
Palma all along the route. He ar
rives in New York this evening and
sails for Cuba tomorrow. He has
been an exile from his home for near
ly twenty-five years.
SILVERTON, Colo, April l4.-Ollie
Lockhart died at his residence last
night about ten O'Clock. AS noted in
Saturdays dispatches Mr.. Lockhart
was at deaths door and given up.
Funeral will probably take place to-
morrow afternoon.
SILVERTON, Colo, April l4.-The
body of Lewis Mo who was suffocated
in the American tunnel of the Gold
King mine above Gladstone Friday
last, lies at the Silverton morgue. Mo
gas about l 800 feet from the mouth
and air had to be forced in before the
body was recovered.
TELLURIDE Colo, April 14.-The
Meldrum boarding house, located at
the foot of Meldrum tunnel at Pandora
is on fire and at this hour 2 p. m.,
is completely enveloped in flames and
will be total loss. The origin of the
fire is not known. nor the real value
Of the property.
TELLURIDE, Colo, April H.
Charles Goodell is at the hospital suf,
fering from broken rib and inter-
nal injuries caused by falling fifty
feet down a manhole at the Smuggler
mine Saturday night. Goodell was
going down from the seventh level
and supposed he had reached the bot
tom, but lacked fifty feet, which dis
tance he fell His injuries may prove
fatal
Goodell was one of the men caught
in the Liberty Bell snowslide but man
aged to escape with few bruises at
that time to meet with serious mis-.
hap as above stated
TELLURIDE, Colo, April 15.-Mrs.
Josephine O'Connell widow of d. r.
O'Connell, engineer at the Japan mine
at the time of the disastrous explo-
sion last fall has instituted suit
against the company for $4,000 for the
killing of her husband. She is repre-
sented by Denver attorneys.
TELLURIDE. Colo, Colo. April 10.
The local Elks celebrated last even
ing by initiating two members and
otherwise spending aneenjoyable even
ing which wound up with a banquet
rendered the members by Selby and
Hosking of the National club. There
were numerous toasts, the Hon. II. NJ.
Hogg acting as toastmaster. w. II.
Moreland, exalted ruler of the Colora-
do Springs lodge, was present and re-
sponded
A party of Elks intended leaving for
Grand Junction this morning to attend
a meeting there which was to be visit
ed by the national exalted ruler, but
received word that the distinguished
gentleman would not he able TO stOp