Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-25
GENERAL NEWS.

SUPERIOR, Colo. June 21.-The
surface building of the big coal mine
near here, owned by the Colorado
Coal & Coke company. were destroy.
ed by fire this morning. Fifteen men
were employed in the mine when the
fire gained headway. but all made
their escape. The cause of the fire
is unknown. The buildings destroy.
ed were the boiler house and the
tipple.
OKLAHOMA CITY, June 2l.-Gov.
ernor Hoch of Kansas and Frantz of
Oklahoma, were the principal speak
ers at the statehood celebration to
day. Hoch lunched at the Indianhoma
club where he was escorted by a
committee OF ex-Kansas City officials.
Ten thousand visitors from both ter.
ritories are In Wheeler park where
the festivities ARE proceeding. I'm
mense quantities of barbecued meat
are being served free.
A fine display of fireworks will
close the celebration tonight.
WASHINGTON, June 2l.-When
Secretary of State Root sails from
New York on the cruiser Charleston
July 4th he Will be starting on the
longest and probably the most signl.
ficant journey any American cabinet
officer mas taken In an official and
semi-oficial capacity. He will spend
three months visiting the principal
cities of South America and will at.
tend the Pan American conference al
Rio Janeiro. His trip will cover 49,
900 miles.
Only two South American repub-
| lies are not in the itinerary-Vene
zuela and Colombia. He will visit
successfully Porto Rico, Brazil, Uru-
quay, Argentine Chill, Peru, Ecuador
and Panama. He expects to reach
home In October.
TOPEKA, Kan. June 2l.-State
Free Employment Agent Gerow Is
bombarded with kilograms from Pratt
Kingman. Rice. Wilson. Ellsworth
for harvest hands. Gerow says 5000
more men than the original estimate
of $1,000 are needed. He says the
only solution of the problem will be
| the extension by the railroads of low
rates to Kansas points. Gerow il ex
periencing the usual abduction oi
/ hands by the farmers along the route
4 OF 1870 men shipped to Pratt coutny
only 20 got through, the remainder
having been induced by the farmers
to discontinue to their destination.
DENVER, June 21.-Worry over hei
domestic difficulties until she became
desperate, caused Mrs. Frederick Wal
lace. wife of William Wallace OF 228s
Larimer street, to attempt suicide by
swallowing a quantity OF carbolic acit
shortly before o'clock this morning
The woman was discovered by hei
husband, and the police surgeon man
aged to revive her to consciousness
and It Is likely she will recover.
/ OMAHA. June 21.-The damag'
suit for $25, 900 against Senator Tnom
as c. Platt by Mae C. Wood, charging
the senator with bigamy. has beei
dismissed In the district court 70
want OF evidence. Miss Wood alst
sued for services alleged to have beei
performed for Platt and the U. s. Ex
press company in looking after mai
ters of interest to them in the post
Office department.
i WASHINGTON, June 21.-A bill
has been introduced by Senator l.
Toilette of Wisconsin looking to tn
withdrawal from entry OF coal or oi
producing lands and the formation b
the interior department of plans 70
J the economical development OF tn
: land.
La Toilette charges that the Goa
and oil trusts are fast getting contrc
t OF public lands which bear these prot
ucts and that when they succeed
getting them their monopolies will b
I complete. The resolution is In lin
9 with the fight made by the Wisconsi
I senator during the winter to prever
t the turning over OF the Indian CO.