Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-09-10

| LONDON, Sep. 6.-The Evening
Mail today has dispatch from Rome
saying that Father Rudolph Meye
of St Louis will be chosen "Blacl
Pope" or the new head of the Jesul
order
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Annl,
Campbell who was guest at din
ner at Belfast Ireland. given to Bry
an. says she heard Richard Croke
tell the Nebraskan that he intended
to return to New York and work TO
him. Miss Campbell landed from I
steamer today.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Sept. 6.-Citlzei
Bryan was received by several dele
cations this morning in his Fairvev
home. He was none the worse fol
the uproarious welcome last night
which attracted the greatest crowd oil
visitors in the city's history.
Delegations calling this morning
were to arrange for his reception in
st. Louis, Cincinnati and Louisville
next week
LINCOLN, Sept. 6.-Bryan, after
the November election, will go to
Panama and South America He an.
nounced definitely today that his Aus.
tralian trip would be abandoned Bry.
an visited the state fair this after.
noon, where he has a live stock ex-
hibit.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Sep. Gan
agreement was effected this morning
by which W. W. Rose will resign as
mayor of Kansas City. Kans., and all
contempt proceedings against him by
the state will be dropped.
Roe will pay the fine of $1,000 i'm.
posed in the original contempt case,
although he has taken an appeal to
the federal supreme court
Rose. who is Democrat, was sim
gled out by the Republican of the
state administration for attack for
his failure to enforce the prohibition
law He was ousted by the supreme
court and afterwards reelected by
the people. New contempt proceed
ings were started, which end with to.
days agreement The date for his
resignation has not yet ben fixed.
Vernan Rose, chief of police and
J. Fl. Kelly, captain police, also re-
signed.
TOPEKA, Kans. Sept. 6.-Stipula.
tons were filed in the supreme court
today covering these three resigna-
tons on the basis of discontinuance
OF all proceedings against officials.
WESTMINSTER, Pa, Sept. c.
While on his way to the gallows
Richard Forte, convicted murderer,
tried suicide by slashing his wrists
with a tin strip from tobacco tags.
The attempt was frustrated and he
went to the gibbet with his wrists
bandaged to prevent bleeding to
death. Forte murdered two children
t oget revenge on their father.
OTTAWA, o., Sept. 6.-Mrs. Henry
Knipper of Cleverdale cut off the
head of her two children with a
butcher knife this morning, while in
sane. The children were three and
one half years old. After committing
the deed she told the neighbors.
THE NEEDLES, Calf, Sept. G.
Shortly before O'Clock this morning
the Fred Harvey eating house was
destroyed by fire. Pricella Bastain, a
waitress was burned to death and
Conductor Carter Is supposedly dead
he being missing. Two other conduc.
tors, King and Halves, are so badly
burned that they will probably die.
Four other persons were dangerously
injured
The big building was fully furnish
ed the money loss will be nearly
100000
PANAMA, Sept. Cdr. Gorgas
chief health official, has issued a bull
letin saying a pneumonia epidemic
prevails on the Isthmus and urging
canal employees to take three grains
OF quinine a day.
LINCOLN, Neb., Sept. 6.-The
football disaster of the season hap
pened this morning to George Harrl
man, high school student, who
broke both leg and arm while play
ing the game under the new rules.
ViNITA, ]. T., Sept. 6.-Robert Cot
ton was hanged this morning for the
| heinous murder of his wife a veal
| ago. With prayer save me Jesus
or his lips Cotton was swung into
eternity
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The De
partment OF Commerce announces
two thousand British school teachers
have applied to a London publishe
mostly to join prospective part.
which Is to visit the. United States t.
study educational methods.
PANAMA, Sept. 6.-Chief Eng