Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-09

some reason and refused TO finish the
game. There was no row. The
dance in the evening was well at
tended.
CLEVELAND. O., July G.-The
Leader announces today that Senator
Hanna has disposed of all his large
business interests which necessitated
his personal oversight in order that
he might have plenty of time to de
vote to politics.
TOPEKA. Kan. July 6.-The hear
ing in the application of Chauncey
Dewey and two cowboys for bail. was
postponed by the Supreme court un-
til ) O'Clock this afternoon.
DENVER. Colo, July 6.-No at
tempt was made this morning to start
either the Globe or Grant smelter.
and there was no evidence of trouble.
President Meyer of the Western
Federation of Miners stated that
every lawful means would be used to
induce men not to work in the plants,
but that there would be no violence.
General Manager Guiterman of the
| smelters announced that they would
start the Globe soon and have all the
men they want and will never again
pay the slightest attention to the Min
ers' Federation.
DENVER, Colo, July G.-Mabel
Brown, of the half-world. was sGran
gled late last night by some unknown
assassin The murder is causing ter
ror among women of her class, as it
Is believed another series OF assassi-
nations such as prevailed several
years ago. are now in order AT that
time several women were mysterious
ly strangled.
GONZALES, Tex. July "a cloud
burst at Leesvile completely 'inundat-
ed the entire town A cloud put over
f1ve feet of water in the streets inside
of half an hour. Many houses were
wrecked.
The Guadalupe is raising at the
rate of a foot and half an hour and
now has raised nineteen feet. Bot
toms for distance of ten miles are
completely flooded
PlTTSBuRG, Pa, July 6.-Seven-
teen unidentified bodies have been re-
covered from the pathway of the flood
following the bursting of Brush creek
valley dam after the cloudburst yes
terday. Jeanette, Granville, Penn
5ylvania station and Manor were the
principal towns to suffer loss of life.
In Jeanette daylight relieved the
fearful havoc wrought by the waters.
The fierce current swept down Sixth
street, while many buildings
were still inundated. Untiring watch.
ers line the banks with graphing
hooks. Until the waterszgne eside The
exact list of the dead will not be
known. This morning the number is
placed at 20. Countless houses have
been swept away.
In Jeanette. the boiler works, EN-
ploying over 200 men, was swept OFF
the earth.
In the town of Pennsylvania the
depth of water reached twenty feet.
Great distress prevails generally.
DENVER, Colo, July G.-Chief JUS
tice Campbell i'll the Supreme court
this morning denied the governors
right to appoint a new fire and police
board, and the old board will hold
over until the new charter is adopted
He dismissed the writ OF error against
the state in passing the Appropriation
bill, which was later sent TO the court
ol appeals.
He also reversed the decision of the
court sentencing Mayor Wright and
aldermen TO jail for passing the fran
chise grab ordinance.
Inc governor will probably call an
extra session of the state legislature
at once on the advice of the attorney
general, Miller, to pass new appro-
priation bill in order to avoid the long
delay in waiting for a decision OF the
court OF appeals.
g. NEW YORK, July 6.-"Young Cor
bett, who is here, informed the repre-
sentative OF Billy Yanger this morn
ing that Yanger must beat Eddy Han
lon decisively before Corbelt wIll give
him chance at the featherweighl
championship. "Yanger is not last
enough tor me-" said Corbett Il am
not inclined to dodge a scrap, and if
Hanlon and McGovern fight it out |
will take on the winner"
TOPEKA, Kan, July G.-Governor
Bailey has received an urgent tele-
gram from the farmers of Belpre. Ed
wards county, Kan, asking for troops
to suppress trouble between black and
white harvest hands. The governor
has asked tor further information.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, July 6-White
citizens bombarded the homes of col
ored people in Baptist town, a suburb.
at dawn. The police are helpless. as
members of the mob carried rifles.
Since that hour there has been no
disturbance. The arrival of soldiers,
ordered by the governor, is anxiously
awaited.
Lee Brown, negro. was taken to
Vincennes, Ind, last night for safety,
is reported to be dying there from the
effects of bullet wound. Judge
Rasch this morning called special
grand jury to take up the case, which
action caused all the excitement in the
suburb.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. July NO fur
ther trouble has developed here. In
the fight between the militia and the
mob last night, six were killed and
% were injured.
crowds gathered about the court