Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-10

ment. The state department todaI
affects to regard the acute feeling
between the Japanese and Califor
mans tempest in a teapot The off
cials today other than Secretary Roo
declared there was nothing interna
tional In the trouble.
| CHICAGO, Dec. 6.-The Tribune TO
day has a Washington special sayins
that the Japanese ambassador called
at the White House upon the presi
dents invitation and both discussed
the proposition to negotiate entirely
new treaty specifically recognizing
the right of each country to exclude
the laborers of the other. Such g
treaty will easily be ratified by the
senate BY this, America would be
the gamer and the coolie would be
kept out.
| SEATTLE, Dec. 6.-The western
| governors or at least these on the
Pacific slope are up in arms against
| the Japanese and think the president
has seriously erred in the position he
has taken. Governor Meade of Wash
| ington said this morning; Il am un-
| alterably opposed to the suggestion
an act providing for the naturalization
of the Japanese. it would degrade the
American workman"
Governor Pardee of California said
| last night: Il do not think the presi-
dent understands the situation. The
ri of t,tr 1txa oh Ia Ie
extended TO the japanese"
Similar views and expressions are
| made by the governors of Oregon
Nevada and Idaho.
DAYTON, Ohio Dec. 7-"Yes, |
did It'll am the murderer of Dona
Gilman" Cody and without the least
sign of emotion or remorse. David
Curtis early today made the foregoing
confession to the prosecuting attor
ney.
The statement of Curtis is as fol
lows "On he evening of November
90 | ate supper in the Cadillas res
taurant. Just as came out saw
Dona Gilman waiting for car. and
also boarded the car. At Nationa
avenue | alighted. Shortly after the
car had started up the hill and a.
she took the west side of the street
followed on the east side ther
committed the assault"
After the confession, Curtis wept
bitterly. He is half-witted
NEW YORK, Dec. Mrs. Cathar
inc Dorothy was brought into court
this morning charged with the horse
whipping and badly beating Eugene B.
Sanger, member of the Players club
last night. She admitted the charge
Mrs. Dorothy is a dashing widow from
the City of Mexico. She accuses
Sanger and another player named
Richard Pittman with frittering away
all her money and jewels, valued at
many thousands of dollars, in an at
tempt to crafty her craving for the
stage. She was made an angel
The judge discharged her.
ITHACA, N. Y, Dec. EARLY this
morning the beautiful Chi Psi frazer
nifty house at Cornell University
caught fire and soon was all arlame.
Six persons are believed to be dead.
Before the fire department could ar
rive, o. L. Schmuck of Hanover. Pa.
had jumped from third-story win
dow and was so severely injured thai
he died soon after. Two of Ithaca's
volunteer firemen were killed while
fighting the flames. Three students
lie in the infirmary at the point OF
death.
The known dead:
A. S. ROBINSON, a lawyer and
graduate of Cornell.
ESTY LANDON, a fireman.
JOHN RUMSY, fireman.
o. l.. SCHMUCK, Hanover, Pa; a
student.
The missing (probably dead):
C. ]. Pope. freshman student
H. NJ. Nichols, Chicago; student.
f. w. Grelle, Orange. N. j.. fresh
man.
The firemen killed were manipulat
| ing n hose on the north side OF the
| building when the wall collapsed on
them and pinned them to the ground
to slowly roast under the burning
| debris.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IA michro
phone has Just been introduced into
the house. With this in operation
members working in the committee
rooms can hear all that is going OF
| in congress. If this invention Is
adopted one can picture in the minds
eye a solitary member standing in the
middle of a deserted chamber, max
ing a great speech with not another
! member In sight.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 7.-Califor
MIA proposes settlement of the i'm
broglio with Japan over the SaI
| Francisco school question on the fol
lowing grounds: The federal govern
ment to enact a new treaty will
Japan. excluding Japanese 'coolie la
Dor from the United States and Ha
wall and American labor from Japan
japanese contract labor Importation
to cease. equality in public school
with separate schools for adult Jap
anese desiring primary and gramma
school training,
The annual holiday rates FOR Christ
| mac and Now Wear will he Dlaced OF