Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-04

as the general sessions continue to b
Wen attended. This was the banne
aay OF the convention In regard to tn
general sessions Festival Hall wa
packed to overfiowing at . o'clock thi
morning when the proceedings wer,
resumed. The chief speaker of IN,
morning was Booker T. Washington
VINO discussed at length the grea
problem of the education OF the south
ern negro. Following his address thar,
were papers and discussions reiativ,
10 education in Porto Rico and tn,
Philippines.
MOSCOW. June 30.-A tornad,
swept this city during the night do
ing enormous damage. Forty-hve per
sons We're killed and many injured
One hundred and fifty deaths have
ueen reported from outside points
HAN stones weighing three-quarters OF
a pound accompanied the storm. which
wiped out two entire villages in its
track.
NEW LONDON. Conn. June 30
Yale won the eigh, cared. two-mile
race by half length today. Time
lO;2a 10 The freshman race was
started al 1870 Both crews took the
water at the same time, making a fine
start In the first half mile Harvard
seemed to gain a slight advantage
which she lost on the last quarter.
Both bouts passed the mile mark at
$40.
The fouroared race has been TEN.
porarily deferred, owing to II heavy
rain.
LONDON, June S0.-The mystery OF
the death of Fredireck Loomis. special
agent to Aby9sula remains as deep
as ever Head Steward Rabier of the
Kaiser Wilhelm states that Loomis
drank heavily all the way on the voy.
age. The general opinion of ofilcials
now is that Loomis either fell or was
pushed overheard and that he did not
commit suicide
TELLURIDE. June 3O-Considera.
bic excitement was caused last even.
ing aud this morning when II was
learned that the Smuggler- Union man
agement had decided to close their
operations. II was rumored this fore.
noon that the Tom Boy and other
large corporations were going TO fol
low suit but this is not true. and the
men let out OF the Smuggler- Union
VIII no doubt be able to obtain employ.
ment at the other mines at once in
case they desire such employment.
This afternoon Capt Buckley Wells,
president and manager OF the Snug.
gler-Unlon gave out the following of
icial statement:
BY order of the directors the op-
erntion pf the Smggglor- Union proper
ties Will cease July LIST This action
is made necessary by the inability of
the management to secure a sufficient
number of thoroughly competent min
crs to man the mine fully The fear
OF repetition OF the riot and murder
GUS assault by non-union men perpe-
trated by members of the local min.
ers' union during the past three years
and the dread Inspired by such das-
tardly clans as the explosion of the
Nlndicator mine and the Independence
disaster In the Cripple Creek district
have suiliced to deter men from re.
turning TO the Telluride district most
ut the miners who were formerly en-
ployed here. and new men from enter
Ing the district. While it may not be
right 10 charge these crimes directly
to the organization which ordered the
strike in the Telluride district against
the wishes of large majority of the
working men, yet certain IL Is that
prior 10 the development In Colorado
of miners unions of the type fostered
by the Western Federation of Miners,
murderOus assault and explosions had
no place in the mining Industry of the
state, and 1t Is a fact that in every
Instance non-union men have been the
only sufferers.
so far as the Telluride district is
concerned, the struggle against the
rule or ruin policy of the w f. of NJ
has been won. 1t only remains for
the people to declare at this falls
election that the type of socialism
which means anarchy shall no longer
attempt to PROSTATE the Industries of
the state. and that the essentially
American right OF man to work
when and where he pleascs shall be
lhhptNhth anu nut ui'Ahi'u "
OF organizations Ii the people so re-
cord themselves, the Smuggler- Union
will resume operations. II not. the
property viii remain closed indeh-
nitely
"BULCKLEY WELLS, Manager"
There is no doubt that other COM
panios feel the same way. but they
viii continue to operate IN .he hopes
that the fall election will settle the
matter by the people Indicating by
their votes thai vested rights Will be
protected.
There are two or three lesees who
viii continue work on the Smuggler-
Union. one ON quite a large scale.
At a meeting OF the council last
night the resignation Of City Marshal
Corey was accepted and Night Police
man Guyer temporarily appointed to
take his place.
Yesterday a few men listed as va
grants were rounded up and told to
move on.
KANSAS CITY, June 30.-The TAX
Ing OF evidence started today In the
Ls.lu..rI IA nutiav the unInu