Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-28

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the United States senate, had SOLD
worthless bonds to the amount of al
most a million dollars in his gas
company deals and personally pocket
ed the proceeds.
ELMIRA. N. Y, May 24.-Leor
Kiefer Cooper, because his family Sc
cured an order for his removal to al
insane asylum, fractured his wife's
skull with a shovel today and ther
attacked his 16-year-old daughter
but neighbors interferred and she was
rescued. He then climbed to the
roof of the house and jumped of but
was unhurt. The police arrested him
CHICAGO, May 24.-There are in
dications the potato market is corner.
ed. In five days prices have risen 20
cents mere. Car lots of old potatoes
are now quoted at from so TO SO
cents. The price OF new potatoes is
Sl.40, which is almost prohibitive.
All western potatoes are said to be in
the control of five men.
LIBERTY, Mo, May 24.-After two
years of stolid Indifference to public
sentiment and sympathy. Mrs. Aggie
Myers, convicted in Kansas City of
uxericide. today issued an autograph
statement appealing to women to pre-
vent her death on the gallows in
June. The appeal is as follows:
In the name of humanity and a
uprgpputpd woman oclx vp,, tn f,aln
me. If | were on the scaffold today
| would say Hottman's story is un-
true. If it is not hope 1t may be the
Lords win that | be put to death
here. | am innocent.
"(Signed) AGGIE MYERS"
Hoffman was the woman's para
mour
VICTORIA, b. c., May 25.-The
steamship Empress of Japan arrived
this morning and brings news of
terrible earthquake in Mongolia caus-
ing great loss of life and considerable
damage to property. The walled city
of Uniankai was completely destroy
ed with thousands OF its inhabitants.
\ chasm several feet wide was caused
by the earthquake.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt is asked 10 intercede
for a new trial for General Stoessel,
who is condemned to death by the Rus
sian government. Solomon Stoessel,
of Cleveland. o.. who asked the presi-
dent to intercede. is cousin of Gen
eral Stoessel. He says the Stocssel
trouble is due to the fact that he is
a Jew and hated by Kuropatkin. 1t is
not expected that the president will
take any hand in the matter, nor is
the report that General Stoessel has
been condemned to die confirmed.
DES MONIES, May 25.--The Pres
byterian assembly today adopted and
telegraphed to the president of the
senate, resolution demanding the ex-
pulsion of Reed Smoot because he is
'treasonably menace to our free In
DETROIT. Mich, May 25-Emma
Goldman, the great American anar-
chist, is married to Alexander Book
man. who has just been released from
the Allegheny penitentiary after
serving IA years for his attempt to as
sassinate Henry c. Frick They were
united according to the tenets of
their beliefs at the home nj friend.
Carl Mold, who served five .iears him
self for completely in the plot to as
sassinate F'rick. President Christian
Johnson of the Woodworkers' union,
made reply to the utterances of En-
ma Goldmen, repudiating her. who ad
vocates the murder of kings and
queens of state.
The speech regarding the so-called
Idaho mine outrages was so violent
that someone called the police and 40
bluecoats took possession of the hall
President Johnson, in his reply,
said that if the privileges enunciated
by the woman speaker were true the
Chicago Woodworkers would have
naught to do with socialism
evansville, Ind, May 25.--James
Wyatt. a negro boy, was fiogged un-
mercifully by his mother until the
blood ran, while two detectives held
him. The boy wrote insulting letters
to a white woman. The Judge gave
the boys mother the choice of whip
ping him or seeing him sent to prison.
WARSAW, May 25.-The Industrial
Savings bank was attacked by gang
OF anarchists this afternoon. They
entered the building and demanded the
customers and employees to hold up
their hands. The bank manager open
ed fire, to which the anarchists re
piled. Two customers were killed,
and five clerks and several anarchists
wounded. The invaders withdrew car
rying their comdares with them.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 25.-The
board of education appointed a com
mittee today headed by the mayor to
take charge of funds being raised
throughout the country by school chill
dren for the reconstruction OF schools.
Much Is expected from this fund.
Three thousand dollars has already
been received. The school property
lost was valued at $4,O0O.0OO.
CAPE TOWN, May 25.-Marengo
chief of the Herreros, whom the Ger.