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


WASHINGTON, May Sit is of.
ficiany announced here today that
Secretary Taft has decided TO take
the supreme court iudgcshp offered
him by the president He viii retire
from the war department in October
and then go on the bench ana give
up mis- presidential aspirations. Tne
Panama canal enterprise will be turn
ed over to Secretary Root.
CHICAGO, May 3.--John II. Walsh,
president Of the two banks closed
last November waived examination
this morning and was held to the fed
eral grand jury under S50.O00 bond,
charged with misappropriating funds
and other violations of the banking
! laws.
Walsh saved S6o0o,000 from the
wreck. His hearing before the fed
eral commissioner has been post
| poned seven times. A secret passage
way and guards are provided for his
trips to the commissioners Office to
prevent newspapers getting his pic
ure
HONOLULU, May 3.-The lepers.
to the number of 500, who are isolat-
ed on one OF the islands. held mass
meeting yesterday and passed ser.
les of resolutions Of sympathy for
San Francisco. They then raised
subscription. each leper giving FIVE
or 10 cents-nearly all their worldly
goods The total only amounted to
two or three dollars. but it will be
forwarded to Frisco by the next
steamer.
BOSTON, May s.-Thomas w
Lawson advertised in this mornings
papers that he would give $4,000 re-
ward for information leading to the
conviction of any person for bribery
In connection with the antibuclet
snop law now before the legislature.
Representative swigg created sen.
sation by declaring that he had been
offered a bribe. but he admitted ON
cross-examinatlon that 1t was not
true.
WASHINGTON, MAY 3.-The com
missioner general of immigration has
decided 10 send back to Greece a
shipload Of young boys imported from
their own country 10 act as boot
blacks in New York and other big
cities. The commissioner ascerlains
that an organization at Sparta has
been maintained to send the lads to
big cities in America
SCRANTON, Pa, May 3.--Thc tri
district convention of the anthracite
miners opened this morning and win
last several days.
President John Mitchell oFaaed the
convention without an address ana
said he would probably make no OK
tended speech.
IL Will be several days before the
country knows whether there will be
peace or war in the hard coal dis.
trict. Some believe Mr. Mitchell has
plan to spring at the last moment
The fight of the miners. it is said,
viii be carried into politics, union
leaders TO become candidates for the
legislature.
PITTSBuRG. May 3.-Presldent
Shank of the Miners union was ar
rested this morning accused OF burn
ing the residence belonging to the
Berwind White Coal company The
town is excited and trouble is feared.
CHICAGO, May 3.---A break in the
iron workers strike occurred thIsi
morning wnen so men returned to
work Many small contractors arc
signing the new scale. The situation
in the longshoremen strike is sun
unchanged
PARIS, May 3-Four thousand
carriage builders went ON strike for
eight hours today
There are 100000 workmen on
strike in the department OF tae
Seine. The employers threatened to
discharge the men so quitting. but
did not, and they viii deduct time
from their pay, thus preclpitating
new crisis.
PARIS, May IA bomb being car
ried by two Russians near hore ex.
ploded today, killing one and badly
injuring the other.
PEsHrEGo, Wis. May 3.-Hnn-
dreds Of men from this city are fight.
ing an immense forest fire near Kear-
raid boom, where a great quantity of
cord-wood is endangered. II Is fear
ed the great Pesntego FIRE OF 1871
will be repeated.
DENVER, May 3.-One month from
today new train is to run through
Colorado which is expected to rival
in interest the celebrated Empire
State Express which runs through the
state of New York. The new train Is
to be called the Scenic Limited. 1t
will carry nothing but Pullman cars
with a diner, library and observation
coach. 1t will not run in connection
with any other trains, but viii travel
between tails city and Salt Lake
daily, running through the mountains
OF Colorado by daylight and making
but four stops. The Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad company hopes to
make the train both fast and famous
The Scenic Limited Will leave Den
yer at 8 O'Clock each morning and
salt Lake each evening at G. The
new train win begin rnnuins, The frat