Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-26
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

senators PelroSe. ElkinS, and
taking great interest omnibus state
hoo1 bill and urging the senate com
miitee to give friends 10 the measure
an immediate hearing as they are anx-
ious for consideration before close oil
the session. Elkins is former resi-
dent of New Mexico and has direct
interests there. Constituents of Hay
and Penrose are urging them on ac-
count OF business dealings in New
Mexico. Together with Representa-
tive Sibley they called on the presi-
statehood bill. The latter is conser-
vative but appeared favorable to the
measure and desirous of action by
this session. Senators are trying to
force congress to show its hand and
say New Mexico at least should get
statehood this session even If the
others have to wait 1t is believed
they will succeed in getting the meas
ure before the senate. AT the in
stance of Senator Warren, a member
of the senate committee on public
buildings in the senate prior to the
passage of the omnibus public build
ings bill, inserted an appropriation of
fifteen thousand dollars for a post
office at Albuquerque. Delegate Ro-
dey attempted to make it twenty-five
thousand dollars, but failed.
POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadalupe,
May 22.-The Salvador arrived today
bringing refugees from Fort de
France, which is now practically de-
serted and almost sure to be destroy
ed Mount Pelee is in terrific state
of eruption. boiling lava again pour
ing down the sides of the mountain
and enveloping the country for miles
around No being can exist. The
captain of the vessel reports that as
he passed st. Pierre the shores seem
ed to be a living wave of fire. and
elsewhere dense black clouds of
smoke and ashes could be seen. The
tide is rapidly rising and now far
above the greatest previous record.
Great fears are expressed that the
whole island Of Martinique and every
living soul on it will be destroyed. as
the eruption seems to be growing mo-
mentarily worse.
TELLURIDE, Colo, May 22.-What
locks like cold-bIooded murder was
committed last evening. Yesterday
afternoon number of men, among
them John Miller, John Touhey G. f.
Carpenter secretary OF the Miners
union. We're in the saloon OF Rumble
& Bellino. talking and engaging in
occasional drinks. Miller had a Min
ers' union button on the lapel of his
coat. Mr.. Carpenter jokingly re-
marked to Miller give me that but
ton. You have no right to wear it,
thereupon taking the button. 1t was
in joshing manner. Miller asked
to have the button returned, but Car
penter retained it.
Finally Miller became angry and
began using loud language when
miner named Touhey stepped up and
asked Miller If he wanted to know
what he thought of him Il think,
said Touhey, that you are S.
- and look like a ten-cent piece"
AT this Carpenter departed from the
building via the back door and Miller
went out of the front door, the rest of
the party separating, leaving Rumble.
his barkeeper, Will Schumacher and
Jim Teed in the house who continued
talking. Pretty soon Touhey came in
and asked them if they wanted to
drinl. with a gentleman, which invita-
tioa was accepted, and as the men
wee pouring out the liquor Miller en-
tered, and stepping up to Touhey,
sail: You will call me a s-----.
will you?" and at that fired at Tou-
hey. the ball passing through the alb
domen. Touhey fell to the floor and
Schumacher endeavored to get
the gun, but was not able to do so,
Miller theatening to kill him if he
persisted Schumacher slipped be
hind the screen. whereupon Miller
walked up to where Miller was lying
pointing his gun at him. Touhey
begged him not to shoot, as he was
going to die anyway. but Miller fired
again, the ball passing through the
fleshy. part of the right forearm. Mil
Ter then started to leave the building,
and as he was going out of the door
he met Rallino, who endeavored to
stop him, grabbing his gun About
this time one of the city officers, who
had been in a nearby barber shop,
appeared and grabbed Miller by the
throat, who was compelled to drop
his gun, which Ballino picked up and
struck Miller over the head Marshal
Geyer and Mayor Hilgenhause, who
also arrived, then took Miller to the
city JAIL from whence he was trans
ferred to the county jail,
Touhey fingered between life and
death until GAS this morning, when
expired. Miller was of a quarrelsome
nature and was in fracas night or
Two ago in one of the tenderloin
joints. His friends wanted him to
return to the SmugglerUnio mine,
where he is contracting, yesterday
forenoon, but he would not go. Your
correspondent called on Miller for a
statement this morning. He said af-
ter he left the saloon Tuhey and an
other man followed him and Touhey
called him scab and other vile
names and tried to strike him, but he
got away.
Miller then went to the Tompkins-
Hunt hardware store. where he tried
to purchase revolver on time. saying
he was going to the mine. The re-