Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-02

use and the government should guar
antee the same.
BUDAPEST. Sept. 2s.-Riots con
tinue here today, although they are
not as serious as last night, when fif- |
ty persons were badly injured in the |
clasbing OF the Socialists and police. |
An exciting time was expected dur
ing the night, when thunder storm
came up, rain fell in torrents and the
combatants took TO shelter.
The crisis today. however. is quite
serious. Opposition TO the emperor's
acts and trouble over the manifesto
have reached climax
DENVER. Sept 2s.-Adolph Zinser,
German laborer, suicided this morn
ing after a quarrel with mis- wife. He
had been drinking heavily for three
days and they quarreled this morning.
His wife returned from a visit to a
neighbor to find him on the floor dead
after drinking carbolic acid. The
couple had two children aged IL and 7.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2s.-Sena
tor Patterson, who arrived from the
Orient yesterday and leaves today for
tOlOTduO, 6hlQ tuls LuOTnlnB
THE Philippines, the more you
know of them the more serious ap-
pears the problem. I am convinced
that this government is drifting farth-
er away from Secretary Tafts patri-
otic and humane policy of the Philip
pines for the Filipinos, and ultimate
Independence. fear the Philippines
are smoulderiug volcano. My visit
to China has convinced me more than
ever OF the wisdom and the necessity
of Chinese exclusion. Japan is the
most formidable competitor that the
United States and England will have
for the commerce of Asia and In
| few years II they hold their own
against Japan many economic and in
dustrial changes must take place.
PORTLAND. Ore, Sept. 2S.-After
| a short deliberation the jury in the
| case of the government against Con-
gressman Williamson and his partners
found the defendants guilty of land
| frauds, in that they entered into n
| conspiracy to fraudulently file on gov
| ernment lands and induce locators to
| do SO providing them with money.
under agreement tnat they should con.
vey their patents to Williamson and
his partners. This was the third trial.
Congressman Williamson took the YER
dict coolly but his associates almost
collapsed. Counsel for the defend
ants stated the case would be carried
10 the United States court of appeals.
| BELFAST. Sept. 2S.-The immense
\ new steamer Amsterdam, built for the
| HollandAmerican line. was launched
today, but under anything but auspi-
| cious circumstances. The weather is
stormy strong wind blowed the
steamer mp the river, where she drift
ed ashore. Tugs pulled her off and
then she struck a pier head. tearing
it to pieces and blocking the river,
The vessel ran amuck generally. She
is the biggest passenger steamer ever
built in Ireland, being vessel of
| 1900 tons and 10000 morse power.
| She has accommodations for 5000 pas
4 sengers.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-George Per
kins, Of the ]. Pierpont Morgan com.
pany and the New York Life. was put
on the rack again today in the insur-
ance inquiry. Perkins was asked
about the sale of the Terminal bonds
and to produce Morgan's books regard
ing the sale, He refused, saying he
would bring a copy of the entries, but
not the books. Hughes, lawyer for
the committee, insisted on seeing the
books. Perkins then said he would
l thx La III /, ,t,,.,
that ne intends to consult counsel
The financial transactions of the
Equitable and various syndicates
were again investigated today.
PITTSBURG, Sept 2s.-The Stand
ard OH company today advanced the
prices on crude oil Ave cents barrel
on eastern production and two cents
on western.
CHANUTE. Kas., Sept. 2s.-The
prices Of western crude oil were In
creased by the action of the Standard
OIL company today. The Increase is
in the following ratio: Thirty degree.
five cents; 30la degree, four cents.
81 degree three cents, BIZ two cents,
32 degree and above one cent,
The field is filling up with oil men
again. The manager of one OF the
supply houses today said that last
weeks business was the best in the
year. The Standards Whiting pipe
line is practically completed and the
monopoly is probably getting ready
to handle a vastly increased quantity
Many producers believe the advance Is
due TO the Standards desire to crush
the independent fuel oil business.
The fair directors met this after
noon at $3.50 and arranged for the
carrying out of the full program as
originally arranged, the program
scheduled for today. Friday, being
continued over until tomorrow, Sat
urday, and Saturdays program will be
continued over until Sunday.
The programs arranged for the two
| days are first-class and the people OF
Durango should turn out and make to.
morrow the banner day for the asso
citation.
The stage hold-up scheduled for this
evening will take place Saturday even
ing on Main street.