Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-07

/ question today, which Is regarded ms
critical.
LONDON. May i.--England has or
dered It's Gibraltar fleet to move M
TO the Mediterranean. The govern
ment Is inslstent In its demands upon
the sultan OF Turkey to withdraw It's
troops from Egypt The sultan
however. is hesilant. aud GERMANY is
beheved to be supporting his actions
Russia sides with Great Britain. and
al present there Is war cloud again
In the horizon.
SAVANNAH. Ga, May 1T has
| been made apparent here today In a
| public statement that the Father
sherman episode. which so excited
the Southern people early In the
week, Is all a mistake and now the
public is as eager to apologize to the
priest as they we're ready to condemn
MN less than a week ago.
II seems the march to the sea was
ordered by the war department some
time ago for the purpose of retracing
General Shermau's old route and the
study of its tactical features. Upon
the suggestion of Secretary Taft
rather sherman was invited to ac-
company the soldiers merely as n
matter pt sentiment Father Sner-
hinh was lecturing at the
Iilne in Illinois. The invitation came
to him as surprise. but he secured
permission from the head of his or
der TO go. and SO Joined the troops
on their march merely as a guest of
the officers No one was so aston.
lshed or mortified as Father sher.
man when ne found himself the sub
ieet of bitter attack by the people of
the South whom he regards as his
own people, his mother being South
crner
CARTERSVHIE, Ga. May A.
Rev Father Sherman is here, and
While he VIII say very little, his man.
ner Indicates that he is deeply In.
consed at President Roosevelt in
Withdrawing the escort of the u S.
cavalry after the government inyit.
lng him to go on the journey. The
trip has been abandoned by tho rev.
erend gentleman as well as the mill
tary.
WASHINGTON, May President
Gompers of the Federation of Labor.
who Is here watching and aiding leg
islation for the working people, frank.
" Informed the house committee on
labor that the workmen of the conn.
try were now weary of delay in con
nection with the cight-hour bill. He
told the committee this was his final
demand for action and asked them TO
stop their dilatory methods.
CALDWELL. Tex, May 4.-Win
Davis, the negro who assaulted o.
year-old white girl. was Killed by a
deputy sheriff who was riding ahead
of a mob pursuing Davis. today.
WASHINGTON MAY 4-Tbe trnlt.
ed Stntes navy department reports
that ii Is perfectly familiar with the
important features of the British hat.
tleshlp Dreadnaught, and that her
construction was no secret, hut would
moi say where they gained their In
formation For over year the Unit
ed states, Japan and Germany have
been trying to get all possible Infor.
nation about the British ship. The
navy department is preparing plans
Tor war vessel superior to the
Dreadnaught.
LONDON, May 5.--If the sultan of
Turkey does not withdraw his troops
from Egyptian territory England will
force the Dardenelles and make a
demonstration. II Is believed the sui
tan will back down at the last mo.
Inent Only as n last resort viii
England send troops.
VLADlVoSTOK, May 5.-The Rus
sian blockade runner, the steamer
Roerbaya. which disappeared last
fall while waiting on orders to land
a cargo of arms at vladlvostok. has
been discovered at Nikolayeysk. en-
cased in the lee The bodies of 20
members of the crew were frozen
sliff on the steamer.
NEW YORK. May 5.-The grand
Jury has handed down several sealed
Indictments In the sugar rebating
cases and 1t is quite evident the gov.
ernment is going after the railroads.
who made secret rates with big
stick"
The indictments against the New
York Central railroad and the yari-
Gus sugar refining companies found
by the federal grand jury under the
Elkins antitrust law. provides fines
or penalties amounting to $4,000. or
imprisonment of individual officers
Tor two years. The New York Cen.
tral people are much excited over the
activity of the government
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May g.
Commissioner Garfeld's report on
the Standard OIL company matter has
decided the attorney general OF this
state to take prompt action against
those officials mentioned in the re
port and who have their interests In
Indiana. The attorney general, under
the law prohibiting determinations oi
shippers within the state, has com
menced proceedings against the oil
rofineries at Wbltland and Evans
vi.le wdo paid 10 the railroads of In
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