Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-07

investigate the Standard Oil com.
pany and certain railroads on the
strength OF the Garfield report. In.
dictments will be sought under the
blkins and the rebate act. which pro
vides fines of from 1900 to S20, ,000
for both individuals and corporations.
Attorney Moody desires to make an
example OF the Offenders by imprison.
| ment
DENVER, May 5.--An extensive
fire this morning on Wyukoop street
near Fifteenth, destroyed the big
building OF the Denver Transit &
Warehouse company. with all its con.
tents. causing loss that will be at
least 100000 aud may be double
that. The newspapers of the city
lost large amounts Of paper stored
and the loss on pianos. household
goods and trunks left with the com
pany for storage cannot easily be es.
timated. The total insurance. how
ever, is said to foot up total OF
nearly quarter of million dollars.
BY the greatest possible efforts OF
the iremen 100000 worth OF fine
whiskey that was in bond was saved
from destruction This was about
the only article of value that was
| saved.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May 5.-Fire
early this morning gutted the Com.
merce building. The loss is estImaL-
ed at half million.
LAWRENCE. Kan, May 5.-Rob.
| bers at Randwin, near here, burglariz-
ed the depot of the Hobbs Mercan-
tile Store, drug store and two 9TH
ers stores. The amount of the loss
| is not known. The robbers made
their escape and the crime was not
| discovered until tnls morning. The
sheriff's force 10 investigating. 1t Is
understood the Hobbs Mercantile
company is the principal loser.
DIES MONIES, Ia, May 5.--Mrs.
Sarah Outcalt of Kansas City has
sued George E. Haskell Of Denver,
and William Ferguson and Marvin
| Friend of Lincoln, Neb., for $4,000,
charging fraud in the sale OF the
| Waterloo creamery plant here
NASHVILLE, Tenn. May s.
Chas. Carlton. a farmer OF Gleason,
| this state is dead as result of
stings OF bees swarming on the limbs
OF tree which he was trying TO niye.
NEW YORK. May Sin a very
crude manner and which made datec-
| tion certain, H. H. Whalcy, a sales
man of this city raised city warrant
from 81 to $359,000 and presented
II at bank for deposit. The bank
refused to receive IT and caused Wha
ley's arrest He has made no stnte.
ment of his action.
SILVERTON. May 5.--A. Grebblos,
a jeweler, aged 40 years. father of
| George and Fred Grebbles, died sud
denly last night of apoplexy. Inter
mept will probably occur here. but
funeral arrangements have not beon
announced. Mr.. Grebbles had been a
resident of Silverton 10 years.
The following phone message from
Telluride is explained by the above:
TELLURIDE. May 5.-.Iohn D.
Evans, a jeweler here who had pnr-
chased an interest in the Rose jew
elry business Mt Silverton, and was
| TO 90 there little later, was notified
this morning that he would nave TO
arrange TO go there sooner.
Mr. Evans married "A young lady
year or so ago at Durango. Miss Min
nine Hand. who had formerly resld-
| ed at Silverton.
| SCRANTON. Pa, May 5.-It is un-
| Officially stated tais morning that the
scale committee would report TO the
| Miners convention today In favor OF
| peace. Many members believe the
| men would return to work for three
years under the award OF the anthra-
cite commission.
SCRANTON, Pa. May 5.-The con
yentIon at II o'clock adopted a reso-
| luton accepting the award OF the an
thracite commission for another three
years, which means that there will
| be no strike In the hard coal fields.
| SCRANTON, Pa, May J.--1here rs
a general feeling Of relief here tals
afternoon. and in fact all through the
coal regions Of Pennsylvania, that the
| threatened coal strike has been avert
| ed. The men made good contest,
but the operators had certain rights
and reason for taking the firm posi-
ton they did. The miners have
agreed that they will later seek To
obtain through the concillation board
or by arbitration the betterment Of
conditions which, they complain, are
working nardshlps on them.
| SCRANTON, Pa. May 5.-The Min
ers convention adjourns until Tues
day.
PASSAIC. N. j.. May "a serious
riot occurred here this morning, 300
italian strikers being the aggressors.
Eight Of the rioters were shot, and
one policeman was fatally injured.
SCRANTON. Pa. May 5.-The
street car men this morning accept
ed the company's offer Of two cents
per hour increase and an agreement
was made making strike or lock
out impossible for three years.
| ALTOONA. Pa. May 5.--The full
extent OF the collision between a
Chicago mall train and Chicago &