Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-14

, also been indicted for grand larceny.
+. His dcfalcation amounts to $4,000.
I CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. May IL
This morning an incoming train on
the Chattanooga Southern road while
car at crossing and completely de-
molisned It. Three men were killed.
two fatally injured and several bad
, ly hurt. The electric car was crowd
ed with laborers going to work.
SILYERToN, May 12.-Peter Dsl-
Ion who kept saloon next door to
the postofiice here for several years.
quite well known all ever the dis
trict, suicided last night by shooting
himself through the head with Q pis.
tol. He was alone at the time, and
when found was behind the bar with
his apron on al he had fallen.
No cause Is assigned other than
that he has been drinking heavily OF
late He leaves wife and several
children.
BRIGHTON, Colo, May 12.-This
morning the body OF George w. Van
Allsteyne was found In an irrtgating
| ditch here. He had been dead only .
few hours when discovered Last
night he was drinking heavily In
| Brighton, and started home about
midnight. and It Is thought he must
| have wandered about and finally fsl.
Ten into the ditch and drowned. He
was a prominent citizen. He was sec.
retary of the school board for ~
years and was one Of the best known
| men of the county.
WASHINGTON May 1.-THE can.
al committee vote today on q sea.
level or lock canal resulted In . tie.
Senator Carmack telegraphed to
count him for the sea-level, but the
opposition objected because Carmack
was present during only one hearing.
Carmack is expected to be back b.
fore the matter is decided nsxt Wed
nesday.
WASHINGTON. May 12.-Chair-
man Shonts' special report to the Sec
retary OF war on the conditions to BE-
found on the isthmus OF Panama dur.
ing his recent visit there has been
made public. It sums up the situa-
tion in Its concluding paragraph by
stating that the most important auss-
ton before the isthmian commission
now is the determination Of the type
OF canal to be constructed. Uulsss
this question Is settled soon. Chair
man Shonts declares, great delay will
be experienced In assembling the
plant required to perform the work
OF construction. The language OF the
report on this subject II as foIlows:
Chief Engineer Stevens pointed
out TO me the route OF several diver
sion channels the construction Of
which should be under way, but
which he cannot commence until the
imiSssiaas(s" yRidp dpiiaia iiia !sattaaa Haop- We
cate until that decision IL reached.
We are also holding back the i'm
proyements at La Boca (the Pacinc
terminalD, both as to terminal yards
and the extension of the steel pier.
already referred to, not knowing
whether or not the type decided on
Will cause us to abandon all these
improvements.
"The extent and character Of ~
ditional machinery to be used. -
well as the extent and character q
additional equipment TO be purchAs-
ed, are all awaiting the Determinations
of this most vital question, and inast
much as all this machinery and sQuiD
ment must be manufactured TO oedss
In the United States, and mAnufact-
urers In almost every branch are ILL
ing their books with orders montAa
ahead, the delay In reaching dscis-
ion as to type may mean . vsry -
rious delay in getting the nscessary
Giant. and thus ultimately mean ~
rious delay In the construction Of the
canal"
Chairman Shonts states that The
preliminary stage Of the work ON the
isthmus is nearing completion.
Int detailing his observations Chair
man Shonts states that the solution
OF the water supply problem has been
satisfactorily accomplished. the total
reservoir capacity In the districts Of
Panama, Empire. Gorgona and Colon
being 100000 gallons. The health
| conditions are described an most sat
lsfactory. there being fewer patients
in the hospital than for many months
past.
$50 far as the common laborsrs
are concerned, uncooked food II OBJ
tainable at reasonable prices from
the commissaries Of the Panama rail-
road" Chairman Shonts says. Mess
Kitchens have been created at the
different labor camps where whole
some and nourishing meals may be
obtained by sucn laborers At cost Of
10 cents each. 1t il deplorable
fact, and one difficult to account for
from the American point OF view, that
these laborers do not avail them
selves Of this privilege exceps In
small numbers."
With respect to the American en-
ployes. Chairman Shonts states that
nine large hotels are being maintain
ed along the liEe where pourisning