Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-17

world. This in no way implies wa
with Japan. On the contrary, as sooI
as the understanding takes definite
form. it will guarantee the stabilit,
of peace in the far East
NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-Intense ex
citement prevailed in Madison Square
Garden this morning when a serious
accident occurred among six-day bi
cycle riders. The long tired grour
had rolled of nearly 1.500 miles ant
were in bunch when Hollister of the
Mormon team fell and the crowd be
hind him came on in a general mix
up. Ten were badly injured and Hol
lister and one other will probably
die. A panic followed and women
| screamed at the sight of mangled
men and a rush was made for the
track and the doors. There were near.
ly 10000 people in the building at the
| time of the accident. The police had
| to fight their way to the scene with
clubs. Unconscious and moaning pit
eously, the ten hurt riders were re-
| moved from the track to the camps.
be allowed to continue. AT noon il
is thought that three men will die.
1t is not likely that the contest will
so serious are their injuries
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. BIT is re
CT
ton is to marry Miss Jane Morgan. an
heiress of this city, known as the girl
skipper and a longtime friend of the
Irish baronet
NEW YORK. Dec. 13.-The market
today is very depressed Declines
were general all down the line.
WASHINGTON. Dec. ia reso-
luton declaring it is the sense of the
senate that new treaty should be
negotiated with Japan for the exclu-
sion of Jap coolies was presented in
the senate by Senator Gearin of Ore
gon, who today said:
Il shall speak on the resolution as
soon as | am prepared and date can
be secured. At present | cannot tell
whether that would be before the holi-
day recess or not. It is my belief that
the Japanese question can be settled
in only one way, and that is in the
way my resolution outlines. The Jap
anese government does not want its
people to come to the occident. 1t
wants them TO stay at home in Asia,
md as we are anxious that they
should not come here. there ought to
re no difficulty in reaching an agree
ment. We can concede the condi-
tions that American laborers shall
not go TO Japan. which does away
with any affront to japanese pride
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Is Japan
arming for a war with the United
States ? This startling question
forms the subject of an article pub
lished in an influential Paris newspa.
per, the Echo de Paris. under the
heading imperialism in Conflict;
Japan's Next War"
A close study of Japanese newspa-
pers and magazines has convinced the
writer of the article, NJ LIE Boulanger,
that an American-JaDanese war is in
evitable and cannot long be delayed.
WASHINGTON, Dec 13. The
Interstate Commerce commission has
set for hearing Jan. 7th in Chicago
the complaint of the Cattle Raisers'
association of Texas against the Mis-
souri,, Kansas G. Texas and other rail
able difference in rates on interstate
shipments of livestock. At the same
time the commission will hear the
case of the Cattle Raisers' associa-
tlon of Texas against the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy and other rail
ways. In the latter case Is involved
the legality of the 81 terminal rate
on carload shipments of cattle at the
Union stockyards in Chicago.
PARIS. Dec. 13.-The great mass
of Catholics today. acting upon the
advice of their clergy carefully obey
ed the law and carried on their devo-
tions. The great doors of the famous
churches were all closed, but the peo
pie were allowed to enter the side
doors. Thousands went to mass, a
constant stream in the gray dawn
pouring into the side portals of the
churches and manifesting no rebel
lion at the dictates of the govern
ment.