Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-19

, called for tonight at which an organ
ization will be effected and 3 com
: mittee appointed to begin work OF
behalf of the city. Mayor Gabriel
city officials and the Commercial clut
are working together. II is estimat
} ed the land for the shops will cost
the city 100000. 1t will probably be
year before the shops are in full op-
Grafton
WASHINGTON. June 16-It is re,
ported Minister Griscom. at Toxic
Will be recalled and made assistant
secretary of state. succeeding Loom.
is. 1t is also reported the mikado re-
quested Griscom's recall.
DECATUR, Ala. June l6.-The
train bringing John Collier. Harvey
Smith and William jackson. negroes.
here to be hanged today. was wreck
ed this morning near Birmingham and
as a consequence they may not be ex-
ecuted today. Collier and Smith muir
iered white woman and Jackson
murdered sanitary policeman.
LAWRENCE, Kans.. June 16.-
News was received here today that
Mabel drummer, Lawrence girl,
| formerly school teacher, fell from
a cliff near Cripple Greek today and
was killed
| HAVANA, June I6-General Max
imo Gomez has been sinking since
midnight and his death is expected
momentarily.
NEW ORLEANS. June l6.-Domi
nick O'Malley, owner and editor OF
the New Orleans Daily Item was ar
rested today and charged with con
spring in the assassination of Chief
of Police Whiteton.
| TOPEKA. Kans.. June l6.-Reports
| 10 the weather bureau snow the rain
was general throughout the corn and
| wheat belts. Around Wichita over
two inches OF rain fell.
PEORIA, Ills, June l6.-Otis Bolts
was hanged today for the murder of
his wife by strangling. Bolts is also
some years ago.
LIVERPOOL, June lG-Sir John
Archibald Wilcox, proprietor of the
Liverpool Courier. died today. He
started as poor reporter and amass-
ed fortune. besides becoming the
owner OF an influential paper.
KANSAS CITY. June 16.-Eighteen
Missouri railways today asked the
federal court to enjoin the state board
of railway commissioners from put
ting into effect the maximum freight
law which becomes operative today
The railroads claim the law is confis
catory. The reduction in freight
rates will average 20 per cent on the
present tariffs. The suit will test the
validity of the law
TOLEDO, o., June 80. NJ. Burns
OF Montpelier, o.. a banker, pleaded
guilty today OF embezzling Sl2 900 and
was sentenced to seven years in the
penitentiary. Burns is the thirteenth
Ohio banker TO be placed behind the
bars.
OURAY. June is. C. Wilson,
convicted the second time of murder
ing mis- son-in-law was sentenced this
morning, TO not less than ten years
nor more than twelve years in the
penitentiary. When sentence was
passed Wilson broke down and his
sobs could be heard throughout the
court room.
CHICAGO, June 16-This city has
made a serious bid to have the peace |
negotiations between Russia and Jap
an take place in the Winday City |
The Illinois Manufacturing associa |
ton, representing $1,000, 900, 900 and
employing 100000 men, has formally |
asked the governor of the state and |
the mayor Of the city to join in ex-
tending the invitation. Tne idea, OF
course, is commercial and advertising |
WALDRON, Ind, June l6-Frank |
Boardman, crazed by drink and unem- |
ployed, murdered mis- wife and com
mitted suicide today. Four penniless |
orphans survive.
SILVERTON, June 1.-THE home |
OF Martin Schmelcer was quarantined |
this morning. Yesterday the family |
buried one child from pneumonia and |
now another is down with scarlet few |
err. This makes three houses quaran-
tined in Silverton owing to the fever. |
DENVER, June l6.-This morning |
attorneys for the Youngblood murder
ers, Arnold and Andrews. appeared |
before the supreme court and applied |
for writ of habeas corpus. Chief |
Justice Gabbert listened to the plea |
OF the lawyers and at once denied the |
application. This decision decided |
the young men must die this evening. |
Before leaving for Canon City this |
morning, Mrs. Arnold, the mother of
the doomed lad, sent the following |
Telegram TO Gov. Mcdonald: Please. |
Tor Gods sake, naye mercy and spare
my boys life" After sending the
message Mrs. Arnold called down the |
following curse in case the plea was
not needed; Il pray that the curse
Of Christ will descend upon the gov
ernor and all the members of tne |
board of pardons, and upon their chill.
dreu and their cnildren's children il |