Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-03-10

10 the Philippines without taking the
oath of allegiance 10 the United
Staies. He Offers to give 100000
peacefully while there. Lopez wants
10 return 10 the Philippines to straight
en- mp his personal affairs.
| CHICAGO. March THE Fedora
ton OF Labor has Just declared Mayor
Harrison unfair because OF the strug
gle of the Central Labor Union organ
| ization and the stationary engineers
| and the inspector of the city board of
examiners. The Federation charges
that unlicensed engineers were work
ing in various Office buildings and ho-
tells and the city authorities refused
| TO prosecute them
AS Mayor Harrison is engaged in no
business. declaring him unfair must
mean that union workmen will be ask
ed not to support him at the polls.
DENVER. March frank b. Tay-
lor the Littleton divorce lawyer. was
disbarred from the practice OF law by
,he supreme court today Taylor ad-
vertised 10 secure divorces cheaply.
and took his clients to Littleton
where n decree was secured,
NEW YORK, March s.-Six thous-
and building laborers struck today be
cause the Master Builders association
required ten hours work without
granting more pay.
| WASHINGTON, March s.-The
Reed Smoot investigation today pre-
in Utah. but as a whole the defense
scored instead of the prosecution.
Mrs, Mabel Kennedy. the polyga-
mist. who gave startling evidence yes
terday. was again on the stand today.
and upon sharp cross-examination
spoiled her evidence by acknowledg.
ing that the Mormon apostles refused
20 perform marriage ceremony for
her because II was against the law
Apostle Merrill was called to the
stand and admitted that he was mar.
ried to two wives andTwas living with
both.
HARRISBURG, Pa. March s-The
worst flood in the history OF this city
is iminent. The situation is most
critical, and the weather observer
promises most unfavorable conditions.
The Susquehanna is rising rapidly. and
residents of the low lands are rushing
to higher grounds.
METEETSE. Wyo., March s.-The
superintendent of the Gold Reef mine
last Sunday morning had thrilling
experience while making the trip from
lhe mine to this town on skees. While
passing along the ridge of the noun
tain he started snow slide and was
carried into the valley below on top
without parallel in this country or
Switzerland
Il CHICAGO. March S.-Before the
board of arbitration here struggle il
going on for an Alaskan gold mine,
that during the last five years has
yielded million and half in money.
The dispute reaches back to the first
discovery of gold in Alaska and hinges
on the point whether missionary
sent into the northern wilds to make
converts for his church was likewise
acting for his church when he staked
ont mine claims, These have as
sumed great riches lately and the
Swedish church claims them for their
own.
WICHITA, Kans.. March Sc. w.
Hoch, who will he nominated for
governor of Kansas by the Republican
convention tomorrow, arrived today
with a great crowd OF fellow citizens
from Marion which was led by brass
band. He was greeted like a conquer
ing hero. A caucus of his followers
tonight is expected to settle the only
points ON which an overwhelming ma
Iority of delegates are not agreed up
on-namely. the nominations of SUI
preme Judge and the railroad commits
sioners.
1 NEW YORK. March s.--This city
like Chicago, Is alarmed over The raw
ages of pneumonia which have been
appalling, Two thousand deaths have
occurred from this disease during the
winter, while the general death rate
has far exceeded that of many years,
MONTREAL. March 81, G. APP
pleton. chief clerk of one of the Tor
onto banks and in charge of its branch
Office here, shot himself and died this
morning, the reason being that his ac-
counts were involved and when asked
for nm explanation he walked outside
and committed the deed.
NEW YORK. March s.--When the
big steamer Grosser Kurfurst of the
North German Lloyd line pufred and
snorted her way out OF her berth in
lioboken today and turned her nose
seaward there WAS IA waving of hats
and handkerchiefs from the large
crowd assembled on the dock to bid
hon voyage to the $50 pilgrims bound
for the Holy Land. The ship carries
the American delegates to the Worlds
Sunday School Congress. which is to
be held IN Jerusalem next month.
Nearly every state and territory of the
Union Is represented among the $50
passengers and number of Canadian
Sunday school workers are also among
the party.
The pilgrimage is the most nota.
Bile OF Its kind since the crusades of