Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-25


fused today to make deliveries to boy
cot,ed stores, were discharged an,
about 100 others Immediately walked
out
JEFFERSON CITY, May 22.-lr
the case OF John Lee, ex-lieutenani
governor charged with perjury in the
Doodle investigation some time aro
the motion FOR change OF venue wa.
taken up today and witnesses exam
med regarding alleged prejudice
| against the defendant.
JEFFERSON CITY. Nav e2-
State Senator Frank Farris and
Charles Smith accused of acceptins
81 1000 bribe each from the baking
powder trust, filed motion to ouasa
today. II is based on the ground that
no testimony In the matter was heard
by the grand jury indictments or the
new indictments designed to replace
the old ones on which the defendants
had secured change of venue, as the
latter were dismissed by the state.
TORONTO. Ont. May 22-Jose,
phine Carr. l3-year-old girl, was ar.
rested today and confessed to the
practice of stealing baby carriages
from in front of department stores
The police have recovered several
carriages. Last Friday the girl went
10 department store and taking the
handsomest from large number OF
carriages made of WITH it, The car
vi fnl nj, IA A
William Murray. The girl took the
carriage to the edge OF the city and
stripping on the childs clothing threw
1t over an embankment. killing II, and
then climbed down and buried tnt
body. The child said the plan OF kill.
ing the infant had been suggested to
her by play she saw at theater.
PHILADELPHIA, May 22-The
formation OF vigilance committees in
all parts of the city to fight the gas
steal here and drive from public life
all corrupt aldermen is progressing
rapidly Mass meetings are arrang-
ed for in nearly every ward each
night of this week, and serious times
are certain.
URBANA. O.. May 22.-Rev. War.
rem Want was placed on trial today
charged with slander. preferred by
Delora Shepherd. who says the
preacher said women who dance are
not virtuous
BORDEAUX. May 22.-Judge A. w.
Tourgee. the noted American author
and United States consul here, died
during the night. His books, "A
Fools Errand" and Bricks Without,
Straw" were famous twenty years
ago. Tourgee was once editor of the
Denver (Colo.) Times. He was born
in 1898.
DENVER. May 22.-A sealed ver-
dict was brought into court tnis
morning and when 1t was opened II
was ascertained that Mrs. Leila Gard
ned. the beautiful Southern woman
had won her divorce suit against the
Louisiana politician, James w Gard
ner, We find for the plaintiff, Mrs
Gardner. on every count" was the
way the verdict read. Mrs. Gardner
was in the court room and tainted
with joy wnen tn, verdict was read
Gardner is compelled to pay $1,000
cash alimony and $3.50 per month.
LEAVENWORTH Kans., May a.
Minister Conger arrived here today
from China to visit his daughter At
the end of the week he will leave for
his new mission in Mexico He will
not visit Washington. He says the
stories of Chinese taking retaliatory
i'd exclusion act of this country are
greatly exaggerated. He thinks II
Japan is beaten in the coming Sea
fight 1t will be all over with that ma
ton; whereas, II Russia is beaten II
can still pour troops into Manchuria
over its railroad He will not say
which side he thinks will finally win
but 1t is evident from mis- conversa-
ton that he is anti-Japanese.
WINONA LAKE, Kans.. May r.
Dorothy, the fye-year-old daughter Of
Rev Beach. of Delhi. Ind. died today
from the effects of swallowing .
cherry stone. During the Presbyter
ian mass meeting yesterday at which
the little girl attended, she bled from
the mouth, the sight of which caused
the prostration OF Rev. w. c. kerry
of Dallas, Tex, who today is In .
serious condition.
SALT LAKE CITY. May 22.-The
Western Federation of Miners. the
strongest organized labor body west
of Chicago. convened in annual ses-
sion here today Numerous dele.
gates are OH hand from Colorado. Arl-
zona Montana, Idano and other parts
of the territory embraced by the fed
GRAFTON. One OF the principal mat
ters before the convention is the at
titude which the federation shall as.
sumo toward the movement for the
organization of a new industrial labor
body of national scope and which will
culminate in convention to be neld
in Chicago next month at the call OF
Eugene V. Debs. The Western Fed
GRAFTON OF Miners has always held
aloof from the American Federation
of Labor, declining all overtures FOL
an afiiliation with that organization
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