Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-20
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

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has been arranged by the Socialists al
Moscow and it is suppositive that his
death may be looked for. Accordinp
to Lisbon dispatch the United States
cruiser Minneapolis has sailed for
Cronstadt. despite denials that the
Americans in St Petersburg need any
protection. Today's papers. especial
ly those OF this evening. take a very
pessimistic view of the situation in the
Russian capital and think the blizzard
which last night drove the terrorists
indoors offers only few hours respite
Says the Daily Mail this afternoon,
in its St Petersburg dispatches:
| Preparations are being made for
fierce battles in the streets. Whole
batteries of machine guns are out
Citizens this morning are fleeing in all
directions and all outward bound ships
are full. Double fare is asked upon all
vessels leaving here. Massacres are
imminent and the presence of fast
British cruiser would he blessing.
An armed demonstration OF half a mil
| lion men was threatened this evening
l
| hand. The nobility is in mortal ter,
| ror today.
ST PETERSBURG, Nov. 1G.-The
railway line to Moscow has ceased
operations. The only line now open
is the one through Finland.
Troops are scattered everywhere
in the town. All factories affected by
ne strike are closely guarded. The
| government seems paralyzed by the
growth of the strike. II was not eN
pected by the officials that It would as
sumo such great proportions
The government fears to take rad
ical action. Count Witte has issued
the following appeal to the strikers;
Brothers, don't listen to evil counsel,
Resume work Listen to man who
loves you sincerely and who will do
all that it is possible to do for you"
A panic prevailed on the st. Peters
burg bourse today.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l6.-The cruis-
er Minneapolis has been ordered from
Lisbon to the Baltic sea for the pur-
pose of putting into Cronstadt in case
Petersburg.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Five persons
were killed. many injured and scores
were saved from death by fremen and
the police in tenement house fire on
Seventy-third street, which was de
stroyed by fire supposed to be OF in
cendiary origin. The dead are al
| Ita1f I'm hpt
sons lived in the building. The blaze
was discovered in lower hallway.
by a man who fired revolver to
awaken the tenants.
Entrance by the halls was prevented
by the flames, and the rescuers went
up the fire escapes. Meanwhile many
of the occupants reached the roof and
jumped across the area to the roof
on an adjoining building six feet low.
er The women and children, fearing
to jump, huddled together until the
firemen appeared and handed or toss
ed them to comrades standing on lad.
ders. which failed to reach the roof
by ten feet.
Antonio Lopesto. lessee of the ten
ceived four Black Hand letters lately,
demanding $4,000.
DENVER, Nov. 16.-The news of
the United States reclamation service
having discontinued It's fight for the
possession of Gore canon, which
reached here from Washington lass
night, has been the cause of general
81, nj 10.
OF the Moffat road were full OF activ-
ity and orders are being sent to push
the work through the canon and to
Salt Lake Immediately.
The fact that both Gould and Har
riman withdrew their objections and
the government gave up its fight
makes positive the quick completion
of the Moffat road. 1t is thought here
that compromise has been made
whereby both Gould and Hartman
will secure an interest in the new
road.
A dispatch from Washington this
morning says that the abandonment
of Gore canon by the government was
due to the fact that the engineers were
| unable to strike bed rock, although
they drilled 104 feet. This fact made
dam and reservoir impracticable IN
| less at a cost OF many millions. For
this and other reasons the canon has
been turned over to the Moffat people.
NEW YORK, Nov. Lex Governor
Odell was called TO the stand today In
the legislative insurance investigation.
| AS chairman of the Republican state
committee Odell's political fortunes
were endangered by Hyde's testimony
regarding the payment Of $4,000 to
him to adjust his suit caused by the
purchase of the shipbuilding trus,
stock after Legislation inimical to the
Mercantile Trust company for equa
Bile dependency had been threatened
Odell testified he had caused oi
threatened no political influence
against the Mercantile company ant
had not used Hartman to force set
tlement against Hdye. He said he hat
nothing to do with the campaign con
tribution which Senator Plat solicit
ed.
Senator Depew, looking aged anC