Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-30

Il h'ki' Hdh hSShuiltu MISS tihIt
Weinbach, with whom he had bee.
walking For time excitement ran
high and race riot was threatened.
Police officers having questioned the
young woman closely decided nst the
story was started by Smytbe to impli.
care a white man, hls rival. This an
nouncement by the police authorities
quieted the excitement.
FIT. WORTH. Tex. June CIV. II.
Firth, general passenger agent of the
Rock island here. was found dead In
his office al 10 O'Clock this morning.
Firth arrived at his office apparently
in the best of health Two hours later
a clerk approaching his desk found
the agent dead. Firth same here Two
years ago from Denver.
! KANSAS CITY. Mo. June 27.-A
motion to quash the Indictment In the
I trial of Edgar Bailey. the ,union hack
driver charged with the murder OF
Albert Ferguson. non-unIon driver.
during the strike last March. was over
ruled this morning. and the selection
of jury began In the criminal court
today The states theory is that
Bailey. James Forsha and WIN Moon.
all union men, using n Miss Gertrude
Biggs aa decoy, engaged Ferguson
after midnight TO drive them TO a
lonely spot, where Bailey shot Fergu.
son dead while attempting to slug
him. Bailey pleads self defense. The
other two will be tried later The
prosecution is being assisted by the
employers association.
NEW YORK. June 27.-The man.
ayers of Alton B Parker say he Will
be nominated for the presidency on
the second ballot at the st. Louis con.
yentiun next week They claim that
he viii poll half the delegates on the
first ballot HE favorite sons getting
a complimentary vote. The next roll
call Will result in his nomination
which they believe viii be unanimous
before the call is ended.
DENVER June 2S.-Today's meet
ing of the Republican state central
committee at noon seems slightly In
favor OF the Farley and anti-Wolcott
| forces. Every man appointed on the
credentials committee was from the
ming to make strong fight. and the
Wolcolts claim to be laying low but
prepared to appear In strength and
elect their candidate. w s. Boynion.
AS chairman, this afternoon.
| LATER The antis carried the day
and The selection of Republican
state chairman will now go over until
fall, the vote standing sc to 10 in IA
vor Of Farley
The state convention was fixed for
| Wednesday. September II.
DENVER, June 2S.--A head.on col
| lision occurred last night between a
Rio Grand passenger train and a
heavy freight In u tunnel near Ten.
ucssee Pass. The trains came to-
erihcr In the darkness both engines
| being tclescupcd and a number of
box cars piled up along the track
Strangely enough no one was injured
WILMINGTON. Del. June 2S-In
an Interview regarding the probable
| Democratic presidential nominee,
Judge Gray today expressed the hope
| that Grover Cleveland would receive
the nomination Next to the former
president he fayors Parker. He also
| reiterated his decision moi to be u
candidate, saying that his first choice
was Cleveland, but that II he should
not receive the nomination Judge Par
lScr was second choice.
ST LOUIS, June 2S-Chas. Gutle
The confessed boodler. today made II
complete statement OF his knowledge
and part in the lighting scandal to
Circuit Attorney Folk. He told how
| he got 81 500 at Lehman's birthday
party lie also went over his twenty
years in politics, making many rev
elatiOns
CAMBRIDGE. Mass. June 2S.---Sec-
retary Tart delivered carefully pre-
pared address before the Harvard law
alumni today concerning the Philip.
pines. The secretary holds that the
words, consent OF the governed" are
| not to be construed literally, declar-
| ing that numerous Instances in Amer
| lean history prove this He lnstanced
The acquisition of Louisiana, Alaska.
New Mexico. Arizona and the Clyll
War when he declared we coerced
'i'N'h oAhA'n bipHEhl lu'hi ph'h
into the union" The Filipinos were
not yet ready for self government he
| said, but when they were, he favored
| turning the islands over 10 them, al
though he opposed the making of any
promises contingent upon what the fu-
ture might bring forth.
HIGHLAND FALLS, N. Y. June 2S.
John A. Dowie of Zion fame. arrived
here on a special train today from
New York The report is current that
he has purchased some land near Ft
Montgomery for the establishment Of
new Zion City.
LEXINGTON. Ky, June ga IA
year-old negro boy was today given
nfty Iashes with buggy whip in front
Of a large audience on the city square
| This is In accordance with Police
Judge Bailey's recent decision In IA
yor of whipping post.
WASHINGTON. June 2S-The ma
tlonal bureau OF labor has started an
Investigation into the labor difficulty
in Colorado The matter will be in
charge OF the head labor commits