Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-23
TELgeRApHlc NEWS.


CORTEZ, May lg.-News reached
mere yesterday that Mrs. c. w. Her.
man and her son. Frank Ingias. had
been shot and Killed by Sheriff Hum.
phry as the result OF a family quar-.
rel Humphreys hurried to town and
| demanded protection The mnrshaI
feared mob would take him In hand
and has taken all due precautions To
prevent violence.
MANCOS. May l9.--W Word reached
here last night of the killing of Mrs.
G. w. Herman and Frank Ingles. her
son, at their ranch near Cortez. and
Coroner Wagner left here at Z o'cloo.
last night to investigate. Nothing
more of the affair is known here.
WASHINGTON May 1g.-The
comptroller Of the currency has author.
ized the Farmers aud Mcrchanls' Ma
tional bank at Herbert, o. r.. 20 rc.
sumo business today. The bank sus.
pended last month Tho assets wore
sufficient to pay deposltors In full
DENVER May l9-It is pretty gen.
orally conceded todny that no concert.
ed effort win be made Just now TO
contest tho election OF w. r. spoor.
who. on the face Of the returns waa
elected mayor by $500 plurality
PlTTSBuRG. May IA steer
brought to the Herr's island stock
yards from Nebraska was bulchercd
Yesterday and In Its stomach was
found an issue Of Colonel nrysu's Com.
moner undgosted
AITGTIN TTaN rf.,..ta ts..f,
Steel company, which was recently or
snnized tor the purpose OF establish.
ing large steel plants at San Diego
Cal, and the mouth OF the Balsas river
on the Pacific coast Of Mexico. Is rap
idly acquiring all Of the valuable iron
ore properties In Mexico.
Representatives OF that company
have CLOSED deals for iron mines IN
Ihe states Of NIichoacan and Guerrero
during the past few days. and options
for other properties have been oh.
tained. 1t Ia reported in Mexico that
Charles NJ Schwab, who recently re.
tired from the United States Steel cor.
poratlon. is behind tho Mexican pro-
iect, aud that Il Is proposed by him
and his associates to control the iron
and steel production Of that country.
They are said TO have made offers for
pc large Independent iron and steel
mt which was recently completed
1t Monterey At o cost OF $4,000 900.
but their offer was refused. The work
Of constructing the iron and steel plant
at the mouth of the Balsas river Will
soon be commenced, It Is Intended 10
supply the iron trade OF Central and
south America from this plant
Los ANGELES. May l9.-Three
bishops OF the Methodist church were
elected this morning at the general
conference. They are Dr. Berry. who
was really chosen yesterday: Dr.
spellmeyer of Newark. n j.. and Dr.
W f. Mcdowell OF New York. former
chancellor OF the Denver University
Other elections Will take place this
afternoon.
CHICAGO. May 10,-Geo. Newbatt,
A rich manufacturer from London who
stopped at the Auditorium hotel on
his way to the Worlds fair, reported
to the hotel managers this morning
chat he had been robbed OF $4,000 in
bank notes while asleep In his room.
He attributes the robbery to a fair
comp1nion-an American with whom
he came over on on an ocean steamer.
TELLURIDE, May ia report
| reached here today that 10 Bnnkston,
one Of the troopers who has been sta
tionei here. died at Placerville from
pneumonia His home was at Nor
wood, and he had left Telluride for
home and was taken sick while siop'
ping temporarily at PlaceryiIle.
TELLURIDE. May l9.-Ihe Eighth
grade pupils held public exercises at
the Methodist church last night rem
dering an entertaining program These
| pupils are prepared to enter the High
school next term.
Tonight the commencement oxer.
clses Of the High school viii be held
NEW YORK, May ia consider
| able number OF prominent women. iu
Guiding Miss Susan Il. Anthony. are
booked for Europe on the steamship
Freaerick dor Crosse sailing today
| They 20 10 Berlin 10 attend the meet
ing of the International Council OF
Women to be held In that cify nexi
month. Several Of the American del
egates, among them Mrs. My Wright
sewall president OF the intermationai
council, have delayed their departure
until next week.
SPRINGFIELD, m. May t9.-Thc
Republican state convention resumed
ballotlng on the goyernorship nomln
alton this morning but no mater'aI
change occurred
A motion to nominate other state OF
ficials and return 10 tho gubernatorlll
nomination afterward was defeated
Overwhelmingly.
ST LOUIS, May l9,-Thls belna
Good Roads day at the worlds fair
today's session Of the international
and the National Good Roads assoeia
ton convention is being held on the
terrace OF the Missouri State buIldin
BALTIMORE, May 2C.--The pugi
listic rehabilitation OF Gus" Rubin
the akron Giant" as displayed Ia hi.
recent bouts In Philadelphia. has caus
ed his stock 10 go up several points
In the eyes Of ring followers and has