Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-07
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

Hoca today and ace pied
The resigna;ioa was written ON Ia,
stationery Of a local ho.sl and adj
dressed to tie Governor o. Kansas
1t read:
"sir, hereay resign as United
States senator OF Kansas to AXE ef
feet Immediately.
1t was placed in the governors
hands shortly before noon.
Burton's friends say the resigna
tion viii probably cut on the expul
sion resolution offered by Bailey OF
Texas, which the senate committee
intended TO take up tomorrow.
The resignation was finally agreed
upon by a conference OF Burton
friends this morning and was handed
10 the governor by Waggepcr and
Hackney, attorneys for Burton.
The governor declined to discuss
the appointment OF a successor, but
would not occasion surprise if nc
should nominate soon Davis Mulvane,
capitalist He was waiting to see
the governor presumably about the
matter when the resignation was
brought in.
Burton said: When | was indict
ed at st. Louis | said | would not dis
euss the case until II was finally end
ed, and have nothing to say now"
WASHINGTON. June 4.--united
States cotton report issued today
shows acreage estimated at 2S6S6
an increase of six and two-tenths per
cent over last year. The condition Of
the crop May % was four and six
tenths, compared to seventy-seven anu
two-tenths last year.
WASHINGTON, June Arthur
Pue German, Democratic senator OF
Maryland died this morning after
long illness, aged 65 years. Funeral
arrangements have NJ, yet been made.
Mr.. German for ~ years had been
leader in American politics.
His death was due to heart failure.
His daughter Ada was at the bedside.
STEUBENVILLE. o., June 1.-Two
guards and two miners were wound
ed in an attack by several hundred
miners upon 60 guards near Plum
Run mine last night. Both sides
used fire arms. The militia may be
sent.
ST. PAUL, June 4.-The conYens
ton of the Federation of Women's
clubs now in session here have decid-
ed to take an official stand against
child labor and to adopt union label
for manufactured food that shall tes-
tify as TO its purity .s.-as
PHILADELPHIA, June 4.--Presi.
dent Cassatt OF the Pennsylvania rail
road, suddenly returned from Europe
today and announces that ne will dis
charge and punish and prosecute any
employees, however nigh, who have
been grating. giving rebates or doing
anything inimical to the interests OF
the public.
LONDON. June 4.-Chevalier Kor
win the famous aeronaut, who al
tempted TO navigate the air from
London to Vienna failed utterly yes
terday. The conditions were all
against him. He very narrowly es
capped death in the Atlantic ocean, bul
finally landed near Dieppe. He says
today he will make another attempt
DENVER. June Ain an opinion
by Chief Justice Gabbart, concurred
in by the remaining six justices of the
supreme court, this morning upheld
the Employers Liability Act. passed
by the general assembly in 1901 and
signed by Governor Orman. This de
cision means that an employer is held
responsible for the death Of an EN-
ploye, even though death be caused
by the negligence of a co-employe
SACRAMENTO, Cal, June At
is probable that the latitudes and long
titudes of all points in the coast
range have been permanently chang
the phenomena will undoubtedly con
tribute greatly not only to our lSnowl
edge of the evolution OF the earth
crust, but also TO our knowledge OF
the means of minimizing the calama
ties which arise from the destruction
of buildings and water pipes when
such shocks occur in the future"
The foregoing is from the prelimin
airy report of the state earthquake in
vestigation committee.
BISBEE, Ariz.. June At is re
ported thar new trouble has broken
out among the striking Mexicans at
Cananea, but that the police and sol
diers nave them now well under con
troll. In the fracas yesterday five
rioters We're killed. Col Greene says
the loss to his copper properties is
not very extensive and that the trou-
Bile is now effectively checked.
DOUGLAS, Ariz.. June Punish
ment for the rioters at Cananea has
been quick and decisive.
Col. Koster.itzky yesterday ordered
them all put to death So eight OF
the leaders were lined up in front of
stone wall and the soldiers SHOT
and killed all of them. crying out,
so perish all traitors Just before
the doomed men received the fatal
bullets they cried out "To hell with
the government