Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-11

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. THE n
, lief committee in the Italian coloaJ
, has its hands full trying to meet IL
, emergency caused by yellow fever
, Many widows with children are bsias
provided with food and shelter. Sis.
teen orphans are being sheltered b.
Italian Sisters. Forty homeless men
and women convalescent. from the
emergency hospitals. are also being
taken care OF, A soup kitchen has
been opened.
NEW YORK, Sept. s.-J. Pierpont
Morgan has received a check for &C..
100000 from the Chinese government
IN payment for the sale OF the Hankov
railroad by the Americans.
LONDON. Sept s.-St. Petersburg
dispatches say that the government
mas voted s250,000, 900 to be expenied
ON the construction OF new navy.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept s.-The body
oi Mrs. Alonzo Lewis was found with
me throat cut near City park today.
Near by the husband lay dying. clasp
Ing bloody razor.
| lhe couple went out driving last
| night. Their married life was unhap.
py, 1t is said.
| CONCORD. N. H., Sept s.-Goy. Nc.
Lean formally announced to the coun.
ell today that the Japanese plenipoten.
''aries had handed him $4,000 n Q
bit from Japan to the charities of
New Hampshire
WASHINGTON. Sept. s.-The war
department has decided to start pro.
ceedings charging conspiracy to de-.
fraud against Robert Charlton inspect
or, and Morris Busch. contractor. At
Schuylkill arsenal. Philadelphia. Charl.
ton and his clerk, Quinlan. have been
called upon TO show cause why they
hould not be removed.
ROME. Sept -Earthauake shocks
the province of Calabria killed
about hundred persons. destroyed
many buildings and inflicted Immense
damage. The towns OF Marttrano.
plzzo and Montel are among the ruin.
ed. Tne prison NJ the latter placA
collapsed. killing seven inmates. The
houses tlTbled as though made Of
cards and many people were burned
N the wreckage. The villages OF Pts.
copco and Triparni were also among
those wrecked
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. s.-The
governors of all provinces have re.
ceiVed peremptory instructions to
stamp out all signs OF insurrection at
any cost. Five hundred peasants are
Imprisoned in the Vitesek district for
participating in the agrarian riots.
NEW YORK, Sept. S.-Antonio Col.
ietto lost his life in vain attempt
today TO save his two children from
IRE which destroyed part OF hve.
story tenement. Mary aged 10, and
Willie, aged s. both dying from dyph.
iberia, were surocated before the
father could reach them.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. s.-The vel.
low fever plague continues and while
II shows little decline 1t also shows no
advance. The government is hopeful
of cleaning out all signs OF yellow
ever by midnight.
MUSKOGEE. Sept. 8.--The consti.
tutional convention concluded work
today and adjourned sine die. The
constitution for the proposed state OF
5equoyah covers sIxty-nine printed
nres, especially regarding education.
Agriculture and domestic science are
10 be made part OF the curriculum
If the public schools.
resolution was adopted by the
endorsing the work OF the
committees and pledgipg each mem.
Der of the convention to work solely
Tor separate statehood. The cam
paien committee met today and decid.
I'd upon an energetic and comprehens.
I've educational campaign In every
township.
MuSKOGEE, |. T., Sept. 8.-Edna
Commander was placed In fail today,
charged with shooting Nathan Martin,
q Spanish war veteran, Ave times at
Tnlsa. Only one bullet failed to hit
Martin. The cause of the shooting In
unknown.
DENVER. Sept 3.-The American
Zinc & Chemical plant at Utah juno.
tiun, Colo, was destroyed by FIRE to.
day: loss, $4,000.
OYSTER BAY, Sept s.-President
Roosevelt has received from the en-
peror of China today a cableYram con
graduating him on securing peace be-
tween Russia and Japan. The emprcss
dowager added postscript expressing
her fluctuations.
WASHINGTON, Sept 8.-Judge
Penfeld. solicitor for the state depart
ment. sails for Brazil next Tuesday
to investigate business relations with
the United States.