Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-05

Of the canal towards St Louis showed
that the Chicago germs gradually dis
appeared and that none were found
at Peoria.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 1.-The Iron
Workers convention this forenoon
voted down the constitutional amend
ment designed to bar from position
as delegate to or for officer in inter
national association any iron worker
| holding political position. At noon
the Parks faction decided to support
Mr.. Donnelly of Albany, N. Y. for
| president and predicted his election
| by nine votes, while Buchf lin'
friends expected his reelection ~
eleven votes.
| LONDON. Oct. Count Eayasll,
the Japanese ambassador. ta.ies /
stock on the Interpretation pu. on tho
| dispatch about troops being sent TO
Korea. The count believes TIT ia
| pan is merely changing her troops,
which by the way. are guarding the
| telegraph lines.
OXFORD, O., Oct. 2.-The five peo-
pie who were shot during the fair last
night by Louis and Joseph Spivey. are
in a precarious condition. The may
or has sworn in special officers today
as the result of threats by telephone
from alleged friends of the Spivey
brothers in Kentucky that they would
come over and kill him.
Joseph Spivey was dangled from
tree by mob with a view of lynch
ing him which was however. prevent
ed by the arrival of the officers. and
today he is nervous wreck from the
| experience.
The two brothers are now in jail
at Hamilton, o., for safe-keeping.
OXFROD, o., Oct. AT noon today
| the physicians say the Spivey broth
ers, two of the men injured in the
riot at Oxford last night are not like
| ly to live. One of them is in horri
| BILE condition He was swung up
three times by the maddened crowd
and cut down just before strangula-
| ton occurred. Both his ears were
torn off. His neck is raw and swollen
as result of the rope, while his face
Is blue and horribly disfgured.
| The trouble arose over the Spivey
|
terday. They were drinking heavily
and shooting their revolvers promis-
cously. They shot three men, two
seriously. a mob gathered and tried
to hang them. The first time the
brothers were arrested and thrown
into Jail the mob battered down the
doors and tried again to have hang
ing bee. The second and thru time
they were rescued. Today. however
they are very nearly dead. The town
remains greatly excited.
Special Telephone to The Herald.
AZTEC, N. NJ. Oct AT the races
yesterday afternoon Hubbard's "Bil
ly'' won the kt-mile dash, George Nor
gan's mare winning second place. IL
the 1s-mile race Arrington's sorre
gelding defeated Mel Springer:
Pride of the West"
Today a half-mile race was won b,
Paul Arlington, running against Sill
verton horse.
The whole of San Juan county i.
well represented and everybody II
pleased over the success of the fair
Miss Lora Ebflin christened the bal
loon and the ascension will be mad,
this evening if the wind permits ant
if not this evening, in the morning.
The Durango representation is yer,
small, none of the business men being
: present.
DENVER, Oct. 1.-The cases charg
ing fraud against the recent chartel
election judges came up this mornin,
in Judge Carpenters court. Mucl
surprise was caused when T. j. O'Don
nell, attorney for the charter forces
asked that the cases be dismissed
1t is believed the charter people pre-
fer the coming grand jury to proceed
against the men.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Oct. 2-Genera
Chase this morning ordered the re
lease of President Kennison of the
Miners union, and after fifteen day.
under guard of the military the un
ion man was turned over to Sheriff
Robertson.
Generals Bell and Chase yesterday
afternoon refused to accept the ser
vice of warrants for their arrest ant
Sheriff Robertson made no attempt tt
arrest the men by force.
President kennison states that dur
ing the term of his Imprisonment two
attempts were made by the military
TO sweat the prisoners for information
and that they were mlstreated.
| TELLURIDE, Oct. 1.-The jury in
the Barnes socialist case announced
today that they could arrive at nc
agreement, and so they were dis
charged. This means that there will
have TO be another trial.
1t is raining here today.
SILVERTON, Oct. 1.-The funeral
of Alvin Churchill, who died here day
before yesterday was held at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon. MIR. Churchill was an
old-timer and had prospected in these
hills for many years. He was vic
tim of consumption. He was mem
| Der of the A. O. u w lodge in good