Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-08-27

with injuries by leaping 20 feet from
the trestle to the ground below.
PARIS, Aug. 24.-The Matin pub
fishes an article showing the condi
ton of food in Paris to be as bad as
the recent American meat scandal.
The peope who have furnished
these products are divided into two
classes, says the Matln-thieves and
assassins. The Matin points out that
the condition will he remedied by the
passage of a law which will be Sc
cured by NJ. Ruan, minister of agri.
culture. That there may be no mis-
take, the Matin characterizes as
thieves those who have been selling
oleomargarine as butter. shop sweep
ings as pepper and spoiled meat as
lark pie. It denounces as assassins
those who have been selling SKINNED
milk rs the antiseptlc article, thus
r9bbing mothers and numbering In
fahts. the latter to the number of 90
900 a year.
HAMMBRFEST, Norway, Aug. "a
According to Spitzbergen advices
Walter Wellman's abandonment of
his attempt to reach the north pole
this year was due to defects in his
airship. The first information gave
lateness of the season as the cause
DENVER, Aug. 24.-The police are
busy today trying to unravel very
mysterious case concerning the
death of Mrs. Bessie Johnson, wife of
Elmer T. Johnson, who died at the
home OF her sister this morning.
AT 4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Johnson left her husband and
brother-in-law in the best of spirits
at Seventeenth and Curtis streets
laughingly regretting that she had to
30 home so soon. At o'clock last
night Mrs. Johnson staggered into
the home OF her sister on Welton
street in a dying condition from some
kind of poison Whether the poison
was taken with suicidal intent or to
relieve pain, or was given to the wo-
man, the coroner and police are try
ing to find out. The mystery to be
solved is where was Mrs Johnson
between and 8 o'clock. The family
are frantic over the mystery. Mrs
Johnson died soon after midnight.
She and Mr. johnson were married
two years ago and have lived happily
together
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Oficials
here who have followed the trouble
with negro troops in Brownsville,
Tex, express the belief that congress
will be asked to repeal the law per-
hitting enlistment Of negroes, or at
least designating posts at which they
may be stationed. The placing of
negro troops has always occasioned
anxiety and annoyance to the war de-
partment. The officials say no COM
munity desires negro soldiers. De-
partment reports show that practi-
cally in every case in which citizens
have received advance notice of the
departments intention to send col.
ored troops to neighboring army
posts a most emphatic protest has
been made The opinion prevails
that Fort Brown will not be aband-
oned. as 1t is an important link in
the chain of forts along the frontier.
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 24.-The jury
in the Doss Galbraith lynching case
has been out since last night and 1t
is believed will disagree. Arrange
ments are being made TO give Gal
braith demonstration If he is ac-
quilted.
CLEVELAND. o., Aug 24.-The
school book trust has reconsidered
its decision to not submit TO the local
board of education and Is now seek.
Ing to procure the contract, Supt. OF
Schools Elson made an investigation
and found the trust charged for many
books 20 cents more than 1t exacted
in several western cities, and when
1t made bid this year Elson con
fronted it with its western prices.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-. Aug 24.-Towns
along the st. Joseph & Grand Island
railway were flooded with heavy
downpour of rain last night. The pre-
cipitation at Troy was two inches
Leona, five inches; Seneca, foul
inches; Beatrice, six inches and Stel
la, Neb.. five and a hat inches. The
Burlington tracks near Forest City
Mo, are washed out.
| GLENWooD SPRINGS, Aug. "a
At 10 o'clock this morning Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr, left here for Gypsum
where he viii meet Jake Borah, the
guide, and the presidents soon, Will
his two companions, will start for tn,
Cottonwood district in hopes of kill
ing the bears his father missed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-Friend
of joint statehood were somewhat dis
concerted today over the news from
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