The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1904-09-16
Daring Robbers Dynamite the
Express Car and Get S2O,>
OOO--No Trace Yet

TOPEKA, Kan, Sent l2.- Bomane
the Kansas convict whose sensational
confession, about the dynamite out
RACES in the Cripple Creek district
created much .coment here and in
Colorado, is much exercised today,
when shown a dispatch from La
Junta saying that he was in that town
on the night of the Independence eX.
plosiOu He said: 81 was not in La
Junta on June sixth, was there three
years ago, under the name of White.
will spring something yet that will
make them open their eyes. They
think they have me bluffed. | see
statements that | made this confes.
sion because | sought notoriety No
one wished to escape from notoriety
more than | did. The simple fact is
went to the Cripple Creek district
as strike breaker, but got in with
the union fellows and joined the UNI
ion. | vii not say why | made the
confession, but | had the best Of rea-
sons for doing So"
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept r.
Two bodies were recovered this morn
ing of the eight that perished in the
accident last night The steamer Co
lumbia on its way from Mississippi
to Bristol crashed into a steam
steam launch containing twelve peo.
pie. Only four of them were rescued.
The night was dark and the launch
crossed in front of the big Columbia
which cut the little thing in two. The
drowned are Joseph ortesque, Wade
Tudey. Thomas Duffey, Thomas Cor.
yesier, Anna Young, Mr.. apd Mrs.
Pleimer and Engineer Briggs. The
party was out on a pleasure trip.
PUEBLO, Colo. Sept. 13.--District
No 10 of the United Mine Workers
and State Federation of Labor met
here in joint session this morning in
the Imperial hotel The meeting was
~ l}vA'J-, itrdl ~
President Sullivan of the Fedora
ton in welcoming the delegates TO
The Mine Workers, stated nat the
state Federation of Labor offered a
closer aHiliation to all la1 ng men,
ana he trusted this would be the
. course of action in the fight now on
President Howells of the Mine Work
crs Association followed in sarcas
tic speech arraiguing the State Gov
crnment for its show of military
force against unpropared and unarm-
ed working men and for its peryer
sions of the constitution and recog-
nized civil authorities. The purpose of
the present combination of Coal Min
ers and State Federation people, is to
/ plan political action which shall in
nure to the benefit of the Federated
Unions,
PARIS, Sept. 13.--The police today
eXonerated Madame Melba and her
chaffcaur for an accident occurring on
the boulevard Peroire. Melba and her
two nieces were out automobiling
Yesterday afternoon. Travelling at an
Easy gate when an old gentleman
rushed in front of the machine and
The wheels passed over him, killing
| instantly. Madame Melba is greatly
shocked and returned to her hotel,
where she remained guarded until the
investigation today demonstrated
that neither she nor her driver were
10 blame for the accident. The man
killed was Si years old
ESOPUS. N. Y, Sept 13.-Satis-
faction was expressed here over the
result of yesterdays election in Maine
Parker's supporters are greatly ella
ted at the Judge putting on the fin.
ishing touches to his letter Of accept.
ance.
PUEBLO, Colo, Sept. S.-Former
Governor Alva Adams stated today
that he is in no sense a candidate for
governor. He said that the candi-
date tor governor this fall must give
No all senatorial ambitions. He made
This remark he said not to apply to
himself personally, hut to everybody.
DENVER Colo, Sept. 8.-Genersl
Baldwin, commanding the' troops at
Fl. Logan, has been wired by the War
Department to hold his entire twelve
companies in readiness to leave for
Cripple Creek.
DENVER, Colo, Sept 13.-The Su.
irene Court of the State opened yes.
erday morning Only Justice Camp
bell was present He appeared at the
opening in his robes of Office. Chief
Justice Gabbert and Justice Steele
are in st. Louis. The Court adjourned
ill today and will meet and adjourn
daily until the two judges come back,
when arguments in several import
ant cases will take place.
, steamer Germania was floated this
morning at high tide. 1t ran aground
Sunday night in fog. The vessel
sustained no damage.
q CHICAGO H., Sept .1S.-December
q wheat rose to 1l6A, closed at 115%
q net advance Of 31s cents today. Pre-
diction of frost and heavy rain in the
t northwest was the cause. Corn also
$ had sensational advance due to the
n prediction of frost.
n CHICAGO, ILL.,, Sept 1.-Two ex
D ira Santa Fe freight trains crashed
S together early this morning on ac
# count of a fog at Romeo, ILL., One mar
was killed and several injured,