Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-09

one pl lne most notable meetings In
the history of the well.known organi.
| zatlon
NEW YORK. June 6.-The price
OF new potatoes here today reached a
! record figure There is no likelihood
OF cheaper price. New potatoes arc
selling for $3.50 barrel nearly a
dollar above any previous price. Re.
tail dealers are now charging double
prices for this vegetable.
MONTREAL. June 7.-One hundred
aud twenty Americans were passed by
oxford as eligible for the Rhodes
scholarships. having been admitted to
examinations for literary excellence
iondness for outdoor sports, mselnsh.
ness. fellowship and moral force
Rhodes set aside scholarships worth
800 annually for three years TO
Americans to further Anglo-Americau
cordiality. Among the successful ones
are; From Arkansas, Neil Caruther:
Kansas. A. NJ Ebright. Earl Murray.
George Nutting. Missouri, Il. l.. Til
lndgett Samuel Elliott. G. A. Under.
wood, John G. Welch: Nebraska, Ray.
mnnd Coon, Arthur Morris. Frank Pc.
terson, Edwin Suther; Oklahoma. l.
Kendall; Texas, Stanley Askby, Louis
Brumbert, Harry Steeger. Newton Mar.
shall. From these names a committee
on selection will choose two for each
state.
OXFORD, o, June THE Rftieth
anniversary and commencement exer.
cises of the Western. College for
Women eliminated today in the in
augnration Of The new president of the
college, Or Lillian Wyckon johnson
l)r. Johnson. who succeeds DR. Leila
Mckee, was formerly an instructor
at the University of Tennessee.
OuRAi June "A very distress.
ing accident occurred here Sunday
evening. Saturday evening MIR. Wor
che 7' wife and daughter. aged II.
arrived from the East being Interested
in the Camp Bird mine. The party
went 10 the mine, ana sunday evening
tine girl was roaming about the near
by cliffs. when she fell over one. pitch
ing hoadlong quite distance. Her
neck was broken and body badly lac
erated The remains were brought to
SHELBYNIlLE. Ind, June IA
dozen deputies with guns are guard
ing tramp at Waldron. while a mob
surrounding the jail is clamoring for
his life At an early hour this morn.
ing the tramp broke into the Sisters
Home near Prescott, brutally attack
ed Sister Theodore and the Mother
Superior. lie made his escape while
holding Father Bower at bay with a
revolver Soon after the tramp as.
saulted Mrs. Thomas Hint, living
south Of Prescott, holding off her hus.
band also at the point OF a revolver.
He was Oyertaken at Wnldrun and
placed under arrest
PUEBLO. June THE Democratic
state convention met at Edrls The.
aler this morning The building was
packed to the doors. 526 delegates oc-
cupying nearly all the available space
Hundreds tried TO get in and could
not There was quite demonstration
when Mayor Robert NJ, Speer of Den
yer came upon the stage. He was
given great ovation When Sena-
tor Patterson walked down the center
aisle he was treated with few min
gled Kisses, cat calls and cheers.
Mayor Speer nominated Chas. j.
Hughes for chairman. and the house
broke out in lively cheers. in which
yells for Hearst and Parker were min
gled. The Indications are that the
convention will be for Hearst, and the
conservatives are very anxious to send
to the convention an unhampered del
egation. which is likely to consist OF
the following: Charles j. Hughes
Former Governor Thomas and Thos
j. O'Donnell. the delegates at-large,
and nDn.committal as to preference
Tor presidential nomination Chas. r.
Ward of Denver and Harry lnsley of
Denver, both for Hearst In the Sec
ond congressional district, Alva Ad-
ans of Pueblo and George West oi
Durango and Judge Seeds of Cripple
Creek Will probably be delegates.at-
large. and all for Hearst. Judge Voor-
hees of Pueblo and j. II. Robson OF
Georgetown, both for Hearst, Will also
be St Louis delegates The conyen.
| ton will perhaps decide upon no in
| alIutllDHh
LONDON, June 7.-Chinese soldiers
| fired into a boat containing Lewis Et.
eel. a correspondent of the London
Telegram and Ernest Brindle of the
| London Mall. near Swantuize. The
former was killed The correspond.
ents were Investigating the movement
of bandits
ELIZABETH, N. j., June ALBERT
Pouch aged IA. who was shot by his
father, Joseph Pouch. an undertaken,
died today. with his death the entire
family is extinguished. The father
poisoned two children, shot and Killed
TWO others and then committed sui.
eide. The mother died recently un-
der suspicious circumstances.
DENVER, June 7.-General Funston
left today for Vancouver Barracks.
where he will resume command OF the
| Department OF the Columbia. and Will
make an official trip into Alaska.
|
From Mondays Daily:
| Charles Galbreath and family, after
n months visit here. left for Juanita
| this morning