Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-15

test the temperature OF a frost-coated
, ammonia pipe in the new ice plant
here Once in contact with the pipe
the boy could not remove his tongue
and his cries of pain brought the sup
erintendent to his aid The plant
was shut down and boiling water in
generous quantity was poured on the
pipe until 1t became warm, when the
lad was relieved. His tongue and
lips were badly frozen, and gangrene
is feared.
ASHEVILLE. N. c.. June l2.-Be-
tween 100 and 200 delegates interested
in the higher development of young
women physically. intellectually anu
spiritually are gathered in Asheville
for the southern conference Of the
Youns Womens Christian association.
The present conference, which is to
continue ten days, Will be conducted
on broader lines than those held in
former years. and as a consequence
better results are anticipated Lead
ing workers are here from New York
and other cities to conduct the Bible
classes and to give instruction in mis-
sionary work and other lines of Chris
tian activity.
NEW YORK. June 12.-Samuel
Parks, walking delegate and business
agent of the Housesmith's and Bridge
workers union, was arrested today on
a charge of having extorted $1,000 for
calling off a strike. He was held in
$4,000 bail. The charge against Parks
is that he took a check of $1,000 for
the settlement of a strike at the Hecla
Iron Works in Brooklyn. The check
is now in the possession of the dis
trict attorney. 1t shows that it was
made payable to r. II. McCord OF the
American Bridge company by his
father, who was president of the com
pany By McCord it was indorsed to
Parks and cashed for him by a CON
struction company.
Parks does not deny receiving the
check. He says it was to pay the men
on strike for lost time-one OF the
conditions imposed when the strike
was settled. The day following his re-
ceipt of it he waved it at meeting
of the union and the union, because
of his obtaining the check, made him
a present of diamond ring valued at
S75
District Attorney jerome said that
in addition to the $4,000 received by
Parks from the Hecla Iron Works he
had received check for $4,000 for
calling off strike of the iron workers
on club building and $4,000 from the
subway contractors. This, Mr.. Jer-
ONE explained after the hearing, was
mis- reason for wanting Parks held in
$4,000 bail. He said he thought the
deposits made by Parks in the Gar
field National bank would show him
10 be fairly well-to-do citizen.
DAYTON, o.. June 12.-General AL
eXander Mcdowell McCook, u. S. A,
died this morning of paralysis while
twisting his daughter here. He sery-
Ied throughout the civil war and com
manded the transmissippi department
later. He also represented the Unit
ed States at the coronation of the czar.
He was aged u years.
He was a member of the famous
family known as the Fighting Nc
cooks. He graduated from West Point
fifty years ago. He served on the
plains for many years as captain,
and was made brigadier general at
the opening of the civil war. After
hat he became a colonel OF the Twen-
ry-tifth infantry, and later of the
Sixth infantry. He was made brig
adler III 1880 and a major general in
1890. After representing this coun-
Try at the coronation of the czar OF
Russia seven years ago. he served
during the Spanish war and later was
at . 1h of mi gui. nj Int.
ed by the president to Investigate the
affairs of the war department.
NEW YORK, June 12-Judge La
comb today decided that the cOal Car
rying roads were not compelled to
show the interstate commerce com
mission contracts belweep themselves
anu sa.es agents. ho-Ging them to be
privileged documents. The decision
upholds President Baer's refusal tc
answer questions in relation to the
conduct of business.
BERLIN, June 12.-Finis may
be written to the long and unsavory
story of the Saxon royal family scan
day, which has been choice tidbit IL
The mouths of scandal mongers since
the sensational flight of the Grown
> Princess Louise with the Frencl
tutor, M. Giron. According to dis
patch from Vienna the Grand Duke o
; Tuscany went to Lindau today TO NEE
his daughter and conclude arrange
ments for her future, AS already an
nounced it has been decided, after I
consultation with Emperor Francis
: Joseph, the Grand Duke of Tuscan.
and the Crown Prince of Saxony, tina
the erring Crown Princess is to maxi
her future home in France. The Cas-
tie Ronno, Department of the Rhone
which is the property of Counties
!, Saint Victorie. widow of the forme
= Court Chamberlain Count Chambord
has been secured for her abode.
y The princess, everything considered
/ may count herself as fortunate in tn
o ending of her romantic escapade
= Other fair connections of Europeal
families have done less and fare
worse, as for instance. the unhapp
& princess of the same name, daughte
of King Leopold Of Belgium and wifi
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