Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-18

t holiday, that the shops were CLOSED
and the quiet was at NO time disturb
ed
! MEMPHIS. Tenn, May 15.-Jesl
Gus over the close friendship existing
between his sweetheart and Hal vii
hanson. Thomas Mccall. a railroad
night watchman, last night shot and
killed both. and then committed sui
eide.
DENVER May l5-Presidenl
Johnson of the defunct Fidelity Say
ings association, was released on bal
this morning, the jury which tried
him, failing to agree and was dis
charged. The last vote stood ten for
conviction and two for acquittal, over
sixty ballots being taken. Johnson
will have to face a jury again on
Wednesday, the court announcing a
new trial Immediately.
| PARIS. May i5.-The motor boat
Quandmene. which disappeared with
a torpedo boat destroyer during a
severe storm which overlook mum.
ber of racing boats has arrived at the
Island of SARDINIA, accompanied by a
| warship.
SILVERTON, May 15.---The five
italians under arrest charged with
stealing ore from the Gold King mine.
appeared in court this morning and
plead guilty TO the charge and were
| thereupon fined $50 each and costs
and sentenced to ten days in the
county jail Johnson and McCul-
Tough, on the same charge, did not
| appear for trial and their case was
continued by stipulation of counsel
j. H Whitlock. convicted last week
of assault with a deadly weapon. was
sentenced to six months In the coun.
! ty jail.
This afternoon J. X. Elliott u be.
ing placed on trial for forgery. This
will complete the criminal docket for
| the term.
TELLURIDE. May l5-A miner
named Abe Beck fell down a msnhole
at the 1omboy mine last night, dy-
ing two hours later, being unconscious
all the time. coroner's inquest
| will be held this afternoon. Nothing
| is known about the man or where he
| came from.
WASHINGTON. May l5.--Herbert
Bowen, recently minister to Vene-
| zuela, reported to President Rooss-
welt today. He was In Roosevelt's Of
flee but moment when he was told
his case was in the hands OF Secrp-
tary Taft.
KANSAS CITY, May l5-The
Southern Baptist convention today
decided not TO change the name of the
organization. Il. Il. Fol of Tennessee,
was elected president of the Sunday
school board; J. B. Hutson OF Virgin
la, president of foreign missions. and
w. W. Landrum,-rof Georgia. presi-
dent of nome missions.
CHICAGO, May 15-The settle
ment of the strike appears as a fact
'oday President Shea OF the Team
sters' Union has requested President
C;ompers of the American Federation
Of Labor to come TO Chicago at once
to attend a meeting OF the national
officers of the brotherhood OF Team.
sters. The meeting will ne held
about Thursday and the result. II is
thought. will be the calling OF OF the
strike: however, President Shea's
utterances today did not indicate a.
surrender. 1t is reported now that
hired sluggers are employed by the
the union and That the hearing before
Chancellor Sherman this morning
it was shown that violence commit
tees are in existence and that men
trained for slugging are employed ea
clusively for that purpose.
CHICAGO, May 15.-The union
men arrested in connection with the
Singing and subsequent death Of
Charles Carlstrom were arraigned to-
day. Charles Casey was held with
out bail; George Miller, II. ]. New
man. John Heiden and Frank Noyak
were held in $4,000 ball each. Chas
Gilhootey, Edward Feeley, Mark
Looney, VINO are charged with doing
the actual smuggling were not arraign-
ed.
CHICAGO, May 16.-President
Shea of the Transfers Union, Presi-
dent Dold of the Federation OF La
Freight Handlers Union conferred
with Mayor Dunno today, and prom
lsed him not to extend the strike un-
less the employers compelled them
to do so. The mayor wants time in
which TO get the aldermanic arbitra
ton committee at work. Tne labor
leaders are willing to arbitrate.
Two hundred telegraph messen-
gers struck today. They have the
strike fever and grievance about
paying for uniforms. ..4
The mayor informed tne labor lead
ers that any further spread OF the
strike and violence would result in
calling out the militia The mayor
also told the liverymeu that he would
revoke the license Of any cab driver
who refused TO take passenger
closer than one block from the boy
cotted stores.
BERLIN, May ia dispatch say
ing German troops occupied Haiehen.
China is officially denied today.
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