Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-20

/ III this CITY on ne Effects OF Nor
monlsm on Education" She said that
| should President Roosevelt make a
trip through southeastern Idaho, he
VIC I'D no longer be willing to declare
that there is nothing in the Mormon
question. Six United States senators,
Mrs. Dubois said, owe their election
to the influence of the Mormon
church. She criticised the attitude of
Senator Proctor OF Vermont and Sen
| ator Hopkins in the Reed Smoot case.
In closing her address, Mrs. Dubois
said:
Mormon children in Utah and Ida
no spit upon the American flag"
NEY YORK: Dec. 1s.-A difference
OF one cent an hour between employ
es and the managers may cause
strike on five great railway systems.
The men affected are the 5000 yard
men. conductors, brakemen and other
employees of the railroad terminals
and companies The officials of the
various railroads issued statements
ir which they declared that under no
circumstances will they grant the de-
mand for five cents an hour increase.
They offered an advance of four
cents. The men have voted to strike.
but the vote will require the sanction
of p. II. Morrissey, grand chief of the
Railroad Trainmen. who will arrive
in this city this afternoon. He will.
il is said, make an investigation and
confer with the railroad officials be-
fore announcing a decision.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.-H. II. Rog-
ers of the Standard Oil company re-
ceived letter in which the writer.
who signed himself "A Trader" and
described himself az a broker who
had lost heavily on the advance of
ST. Paul stock, threatened to kill
Rogers. Rogers offices, in lower
Broadway, are now guarded by police
and detectives in consequence.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The In
ternational Harvester company, the
trust in agricultural implements, al
leging that this $4,000 900 combina-
ton engineered by j. Pierpont Nor
gan & COL increased immensely
the prices of all kinds of farm ma
chinery, that it is imposing upon retail
dealers, buyers ard others impossible
terms in handling its goods. and that
ii is selling its products cheaper
abroad than in the United States,
Senator Hansbrough of North DalSo-
ia introduced resolution which the
senate adopted providing for a com
plete investigation of the concern.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-In his
report to the president, Secretary
Taft, who went to Cuba to try and
settle the troubles there, say:
''If the insurrection habit persists,
if again the Cubans divide into armed
forces the strong hand of our govern
ment will have to be imposed at what
ever cost of life and property, and per
nent peace should then ensue, for
then it would be in our keeping.
I'VE hope no such drastic remedy
will be needed, and the lesson taught
in this recent experience will be a
warning to future government in
Cuba"
The secretary is hopeful of the fu-
ture of the island, but it is evident
that the leading political parties have
been guilty of rank frauds and have
done much to prevent the develop
ment of the country on prospectus
lines.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. is.-Com-
missioner Of immigration Sergeant
has just returned from Honolulu and
says the Japanese are fast displac-
ing all the shopkeepers. tradesmen,
contractors and business people of
other nationalities in this island. The
poor Japanese, however. are rushing
to the Pacific coast