Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-09-17
rElsaaApnlc NEWS.

and when there is nothing to gain.
Mines and mills are running full force
same Az ever. MIR. Meyer spent Sat
urdAy night here. leaving for Tellu-
I1de yesterday morning.
The Cooks and Walters union is
out with poster asking that no pat
runage be bestowed upon places not
having blue cards" II is not cut
Ing much OF figure as the boycott
season seems to be about over.
TELLURIDE, Sept. 14.-Presidenl
Meyer OF the Western Federa ion ar
rived here yesterday aft moon and
addressed n meeting OF the union last
night In which he told the men to
stand pat as they would win out. He
left here this morning for Ouray.
The mines at Ophir continue work
Ing and the situation here remains un-
changed.
OuRAY, Sept 1i.--president Meyer
will not receive much encouragement
here upon his arrival this evening.
Miners are working and have no de
sire to quit their jobs.
SILvERTON, Sept. IA. j. Dur
and, president of the Altha Mining
company, operating mines on Boulder
mountain four miles from Silyerton,
met with a serious accident ya7'er-
day afternoon about O'Clock that
may cost him his life. Some shots
had been fred when Mr.. Duran ac-
companied by one of the miners 10 the
place where the rock WAS broken. IL
seems one of the srots hung fire and
as Mr., Durand was making an exam
inRtion 1t went Off. badly managing
him. One eye was gouged out. right
arm broken, side crushed In with ribs
broken and other bruises. The in
jured man was brought to town late
last evening and the doctors are rend-
ering all assistance possible.
TELLURIDE, Sept 1i.-Fred. Lar
son. Fin miner committed suicide,
probably Saturday afternoon. About
noon Saturday he asked for employ
ment at the Nellie mine but was re-
fused. This was the last seen of him.
This forenoon burro puncher in go
ing over the trail found him behinu
q big rock where he had evidently
laid down. placing a stick of giant
powder under him which he touched
of He belonged TO the Miners un-
Ion.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. 14.-A con
ference Of the miners and operators
OF District No. 1875 occurs this after
noon. The Novinger. Mo-, miners have
finally returned To work and the de
tails Of the wage scale Will now be
considered.
CYNTHIANA, KY, Sept. 14.-Cur-
tiss Jet, recently sentenced to life
Imprisonment for the assassination oil
Attorney Marcum, was placed on trial
here today charged with the murder
Of Tom Cockrel. The defense made a
motion for continuance which was
overruled after which 1t asked time
to prepare papers asking for a change
OF venue.
BAKER CITY, Ore, Sept, 1.-THE
state convention of woolgrowers
which began here today is well at
tended, each of the several district
organizations being fully represented.
The rapid growth of the industry in
OIokOu 'tut itW
causes the present convention to be
the most notable of its kind ever held
In the state. Foremost among the
q lestions to be considered is that OF
cooperation with the national live
stock association in its proposed fight
on the beef trust.
NEW YORK. Sept. 14.--In order to
ta.t tho cnnotIt,tinnality nf tho
passed by the New York legislature
at its last session. prohibiting the use
OF the American flag for advertising
purposes on cigar boxes, cigarette and
tobacco purchasers. J, II. McPike.
manager of the cigar department OF
Wholesale grocery store. today sub
mitted to arrest and was brought be
fore Justice Blanchard of the su.
preme court on a writ of habeas cor
pus.
Counsel for Mr.. McPike maintained
that the law was unconstitutional, as
II deprived the citizen OF his liberty
Of employment and occupation In car
rying on his business by legitimate
methods. !lc also contended that the
act Interferred with the federal law
as to ira lie marks. Justice Blanchard
paroled Mr.. McPike until today, when
he will enter an order Diminishing the
writ, thus upholding the constitution
ality Of the act. Then an appeal Will
be taken.
The peGllty prescribed by the law
is Ii fine OF 500 or Imprisonment for
thirty days, or both fine and imprisun
ment.
CHICAGO, Sept. li-Thousands OF
cattle and sheep are freezing on the
plains in the northwest as the result
OF the unprecedented heavy snow
storm for this season of the year
Railroad traffic is blocked by a ten
inch fall in parts of the Dakotas, Col
orado. Wyoming, Montana and the
British northwest. AT Cheyenne, Wyo
the Thermometer registered 26 de
grees In other sections from rs tt
80 degrees. 1t Is still showing IN
Colorado and Wyoming.
JACKSONVILLE Fla. Sept "a
This morning the losses between this
point and Key West by the awfu
storm OF yesterday are placed at s. 1,
900 900 and eight lives have been sac
r!ficed.
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