Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-07

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MEXICO CITY, June 6.--The gov
ernment has issued an official state
ment of the Cananea troubles In
which 1t intimates that they were
caused by revolntionists. It is also
officially stated that seven Americans
were killed and number OF Mexi.
cans. that the incipient rebellion is
entirely crushed and that there will
be no more trouble.
NEW YORK, June 6.-The rccep-
ton to William j. Bryan is going to
be something tremendous on his ar
rival here from Europe. Today Gov
Folk of Missouri was appointed chair.
man OF the reception committee.
| CHICAGO. June 6.-The appoint
ment of Governor Folk of Missouri
as chairman of the reception commit
tee to greet w. ]. Bryan on his return
from Europe was announced today by
William Hoge, who has charge of the
preliminary matters.
| LONDON, June 6.-Madam Melba
| is the brilliant start In the Grand Op-
era at Conyen, Garden here. Last
night an enormous house was present
to greet her. She waited at her res
idence for carriage that didn't come
| There was no vehicle about. not even
nansom, so she hailed passing
furniture van. jumped in and was car
ried to the theater, paying the truck
man a liberal fee.
NEW YORK, June 6.-Rabbits in
| jected with water from portions OF
| the cold storage fowl produced by
the beef trust have become poisoned
and die. This proves that the fowl
is as bad as the beef and that cold
storage birds poison many.
STEUBBNVILLE, o., June 6.-The
striking miners of the United States
Coal company at Smithfield, having
secured Judgment for wages due
them. satisfied 1t by attaching the
Gatlin guns which had been compIet
ed and mounted at the Plum Run
mines and levied on the ammunition
stored about the mines.
SMITHFIELD, o.. June 6.-Briga-
der General Speaks, commanding the
militia camped for the protection OF
nonunion miners today said Il viii
not allow timed meat in the camp;
we are not courting fatalities and
sickness
A soldier bought bottle OF nam In
the village last night. He was de-
tected bringing 1t into the camp and
was arrested and spent the night IN
the guard house.
PHILADELPHIA, June 6.-The in
terstate commerce commission will
not have President Cassatt OF the
Pennsylvania railroad testify regard
ing relations Of that road with coal
companies unless present plans are
changed. II Mr.. Cassatt were to tes-
tify 1t would make him immune from
any prosecution the government may
report.
Additional evidence of graft among
Pennsylvania railroad officials de-
veloped today when the hearing was
resumed. j. II. Boyer, chief clerk
and general superintendent of motive
power at Altoona, confessed to get
ting money in all directions. In his
willingness to admit his acceptance
of money Boyer produced memorand
um to refresh his memory. He told
of receiving stock of half dozen coal
companies and admitted he received
rakeoff from operators who furnish
ed the railroad engine coal. Under
merciless examination he confessed
that he mad received $4,000 from this
source in the past three years
NEW YORK. June 6.--Rev. Minot
j. Savage, pastor of the Church OF
the Messiah, resigned today because
Of his belief in spiritualism. The
resignation was accepted. Savage is
now living In Redlands. Call.
LIMON. o., June 6.-Independent
history of the industry has business
been so good They ascribe 1t to the
publicity given in the testimony
brought out by the investigation of
the Standard Oil company by Mis-
souri, and the interstate commerce
commission.
TELLURIDE. June 6.-About 80
more men were put to work at Key
stone hill today, and there are now
about 100 employed in replacing the
railway track which was driven down
hill by the recent land slide. 1t Is
calculated to get the track ready
for trains by Sunday. About 100 feet
of track has been laid
ST. PAUL, June 6.--Mrs. Saran
Platt Decker of Denver was nominal
ed for president of the American Wo-
mems clubs; Mrs. Charles Perkins OF
Knoxville, for corresponding secre
tary, and Mrs. Pennbacker of Austin.
Tex. for auditor.
CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex, June g.
The twenty-seyenth annual conven-
tion of the Texas Press Association
met here today with about 900 edi-
tors and their wives present. The
town is lnvishly decorated. The con-
yentioa lasts three days. The official
annual editorial bath Is scheduled to
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