Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-07

Shiloh and association of Colorado
veterans. Tomorrow the greatest pa
rade Of the encampment will occur,
when the parade of all the veterans
will occur.
SILVERTON. Sept. 5.-The third
day OF the Labor celebration opened
under more auspicious circumstances
than on either of the preceding days,
and while the attendance, owing 30
the bad weather, has not been as large
as anticipated. still there Is no kick
on this score and general good feel
ing prevails.
AS the weather was a little uncer-
| tain the Labor parade was abandoned
TO take up sports on the program. The
boys foot race and local hose rase
took place this morning and the third
game between the Las Vegas and Sill
yerton mines is now on.
The finish yesterday afternoon in
cluded the interesting bali game. in
which there was nothing but goose
eggs until the last half of the thir-
teentn inning. when the Las Vegas
team made one run, scoring one To
nothing in their favor. This was the
most exciting event in the history of
| Silverton sports. The packing CON
tests yesterday afternoon were won
by packers from Ophir. and the drill
ing contest was won by local miners
The prize fight in the evening was
walk-away for Jimmy Flynn of Pu-
eblo, who put Dummy" Rowan out in
the eighth of the twenty allotted
rounds.
The attendance from all the San
Juan towns was good. but the weather
was bad for us. The celebration.
however was success.
BUTTE Mont, Sept 5.-A mob of
over hundred men early today made
a desperate attempt to storm the iail
| and lynch James f. Barnes, arrested
for killing miner by the name of
Patrick Hanley late Sunday night
during quarrel on the street
The Iynchers were foiled in their
attempt. The jail was taken by storm
by the desperate men. the mob with
drawn revolvers forcing their way up
the big stairs. Inside the mob bat
tered at the big steel doors but with
out success, and sent out for dyna-
mite, but not procuring this the lead
ers became discouraged and quit Just
inside the big doors were stan ling a
number of deputies and special off
cesr with loaded rifles. and had the
mob succeeded in batteripg down the
doors one of the bloodest fights in
history would have resulted The mob
dispersed after several hours
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-The rain and
wind storm which began Sunday and
continued unremittingly until last
night has subsidized this morning 1t
is estimated that the total damage
was about s2.00O,00O. The storm was
most severe in the vicinity of Utica
where several villages were laid waste
and one woman's life was lost
NEW YORK, Sept 5.-The British
consul here has unearthed the strange
case of Frances Blend, who has been
for years the keeper of a boarding
house in New York, and announces
that she is the only daughter of
wealthy London merchant named
Boutwell,, and is heir to an immense
fortune. The woman was kidnapped
in ner infancy ard brought to America,
where she has since been hidden and
all knowledge of her family kept from
her.
LIDZIAPUTDZE. Manchuria, Sept
5.-Despite the knowledge of the
peace treaty the Japanese here are
priming their guns for battle The
Russian advance posts announce that
the Japanese troops are very mucn
dissatisfied with the peace arrange
ments.
MUSKOGEE, |. T., Sept. 5.--The
constitutional convention reassembled
today to hear the report of the con-
mittee appointed to draft constitu-
ton for the state. which it would
name Sequoyah. The committee re-
| commended the provision of submit
ting the matter to popular vote after
the first session of the legislature.
Leading prohibitionists fought for
an amendment TO submit the matter
every year. The committees report
was adopted.
The report of the committee on the
apportionment of counties will cause
hard fight and Fort Gibson will not
be named as the capitol without
struggle.
CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-At the request
of attorneys for the packers Judge
| Humphrey in the United States court
today granted continuance until
September IS for pleading of persons
indicted on the charge Of conspiracy
| In the beef trust cases.
DENVER, Sept 5.-The petition for
an injunction filed by the United
States district attorney last spring
restraining David II. Moffat from run
ming the Denver. Northwestern q Pa
cifc road through Gore canon, was
today denied by Judge Moses Hallett
in the United States circuit court
The suit for injunction was filed at
the instance OF promoters of the move
ment which wanted Gore canon as
reservoir. The denial strikes Sc
we're blow at one of the largest irri-
cation schemes the government has