Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-12

surgeons 20 restore sight to Wiltor
; Heinard by grating the membrane
and cornea OF n rabbits eye to his
He can now distinguish between dark
ness and daylight
PHILADELPHIA. AJrli 10Th,
Interstate commerce commission to
day began an Investigation of the
community of interests between the
railroads and the oil and coal bust
ness OF the country, under the Till
man-Gillespfe resolution.
PlTTSBURG. April lO.--During the
night William Peirot, brakeman on
the Pennsylvania road. died at the
Allegheny hospital. He met with an
accident on March Both which broke
his neck and ne has lived ever since
Peirot. when taken to the hospital
thought there was nothing serious the
matter with him, but later paralysis
developed and despite the efforts OF
his doctors to save him. death result
ed.
WASHINGTON. April 10.-A battle
between constitutional giants was
| precipitated in the senate this after
noon when Senator Bally of Texas
defended against attacks by Knox.
Spooner and Foraker, his contention
that congress could limit the iurisdic.
tlon and power of an inferior federal
court. He declared that under this
right congress should enact railway
rate regulation law that would pro
i nihif tba 4.
cisions oil the commission pending an
| appeal to the supreme court
| KANSAS CITY, April l0.-State
Labor Commissioner johnson of Kan
sas addressed the mine workers con
| vention today and urged 1t to adopt
conservative course and stick to II
| President Colville was advised TODAY
that the operators of the Deep Water
| and Higginsville districts wish to
| sign the new scale.
WASHINGTON. April 1O.-The
house committee on foreign affairs
gave hearing yesterday and again
today on the Foster bill to change
the Chinese exclusion law Some
strong statements have been made
before the committee. Commissioner
General Sargent said: Mexico Is
flooded today with coolies who are
preparing themselves for fraudulent
entry into the United States"
Andrew Fureuseth, representative
of the California Exclusion League
said: This is race question more
than 1t is labor question-the ques-
tion whether the Pacific coast shall
be white mans country or Mon
golians country"
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor, said: Labor in
the United States does not want any
change from the exclusion law. An
innocent appearing amendment might
open the gates for millions OF coolies. ''
| SILVERTON, April 10.--At the first
| meeting of the new council last night
the following appointments were
| made:
Mayor-John F. Melton
City Attorney-Ben b. Russell.
Treasurer-No agreement
Water Commissioner - Leonard
| ipI hi'si incumbent
Police Judge-W w. Newton who
succeeds Squire Watson. II ls said
by Democratic party workers that
Mr.. Watson did not give the ticket
very cordial support. and that he was
not a candidate.
SILvBRToN, April 1O.-silverton
continues to receive fresh meat, but
ter, eggs and other supplies and the
mail, by pack train. from the point
where Rio Grande trains reaches
daily and is getting along all right
There is plenty of coal for domestic
TO be getting short.
TELLURIDE, April 1O.-vincent
| ST. John who was brought here some
l time ago charged with murder during
| the riots four years ago, having been
| arrested in Idaho. was released yes.
900, given by the United States FL
| deity & Guarantee company. and de
parted on the Ridgway or eastern
train
NAPLES. April IA panic broke
i
out here today wnen Professor Mat
tecui. from the observatory above
town, reported that the INTERNAL ex-
plosious are INCREASING in number
and intensity.
| Many new craters are appearing
/ and a most severe subterranean agi-
tation is being shown by the seismic
instruments and that the worst Is yet
to come.
The streets are blocked by frenzied
people. and all business Is at a stand
still. Hundreds of tourists are ma
rooned here. the vessels being unable
TO accommodate all who would fee
Many buildings have been weakened
by earthquakes and sand and asaes
are falling on the town, The lava is
again on the move down all sides OF
the volcano.
| NAPLES. April 1.-THE eruptioni
of vesuvius this morning appear IL
be increasing In violence.
The town of Ottajano has beer
abandoned and In the villages of Sar
no and Somma ashes are now six fee