Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-10-01
August is the first in which this fig
ure was attained.

rorelSn trade has passed various
mile-stones in this order: 1895
100000, 900; 1856, $500, 900, 900, 1872
$1,000, 100000; 1880, $500, 0Oo, 900
1900, 100000; 1906, $4,000, 900,
900.
Three months ago nobody would have
dreamed such a thing possible this
year because everybody supposed ex
ports of food products were doomed
to fall-off. Every month since then
the crash has been postponed. On
August meat sales abroad were larger
lit every item except canned beef.
Breadstuffs made a big gain.
Special Phone to The Herald.
TELLURIDE, Sept. 27.-Grover
Rich, a trammer In the Tonboy mine
fell down manhole last night and
was killed. He fell about 200 feet.
He has no people here.
Special to the Herald.
RICO, Colo, Sept 27.-Hon. F. NJ.
Goodykoontz, former state auditor.
was nominated by reclamation for
state representative at the Republl-
can legislative convention held here
yesterday. Mr.. Goodykoontz is from
Cortez. The district is composed of
Dolores and Montezuma counties.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Sept 81
Ira Purcell, who hung to an abutment
Of Wabash railroad bridge while a
train passed over, dropped his hat in
the river and then waded in later on
to get 1t and was drowned. Anna
Lester, his sweetheart, saw his body
in the morgue and then killed herself
leaving a note saying that her insur-
ance money should pay for both flu.
nerals.
ODESSA, Sept. 27.-Trouble is
feared when the government troops
arrive in Latais province to enforce
the tax collections. Fifty thousand
peasants absolutely refuse to pay.
The troops are ordered to shoot /
necessary. The peasants began guer-
rilla raids against the troops now in
the field.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-A London
cable published in the afternoon pa
pers says that peers of the victim of
the Granthan railroad disaster will
receive 100000 insurance effected at
cost of one penny. The insured
was regular subscriber to the
London Weekly which insures its
readers against accident and death
The day of the disaster the man sent
copy of the paper duly signed to a
hotel where he expected to pass the
night. Within few hours of his
death the claim was examined and
allowed and today 1t was paid.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Gov-
eminent officials had an intimation
today that New Orleans might suffer
from tidal wave, but at noon the
danger seemed to be passed. Postal
telegraph had report of a wave on
the gulf coast doing great damage
No details can be secured.
ATLANTA, Sept. 27.-The Western
Union lines are down to New Orleans
but the last messages sent say that
the hurricane went up the Mississippi
valley. New Orleans is inundated.
CHICAGO, Sept. 27.-General Off
GERS here of the Illinois Central rail
road at noon today report that the
company has one wire to New Or
lean and that no serious damage has
been done although there are heavy
storms in that section.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 81. = The
Weather Bureau reports a tropical
storm raging on the gulf coast, Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana. The bureau
states that the wind is travelling at
velocity of eight miles an hour and
that the barometer dropped rapidly.
No report has been sent out yet as
surfing loss of life and property.
DIES MONIES, Sept. 27.-Frost is
reported practically all over the state
OF Iowa.
Ell PASO. Sept. 27.-Eight people
were killed in a collision between
two trains on the Mexican Central.
o. H. Bacon and Conductor Hughes
are among the killed.
EAGLE PASS, Tex, Sept. 81
Forty revolutionists captured jim
enez last night and placed the mayor
and city officials under arrest. The
town subjugated.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 27.-D.
S. Chaplin of Chicago arrived here
today with a party of surveyors who
are mapping out a $20,0O0,000 auto
mobile road from Chicago to New
York. The entire road will be sur
veyed and an amendment to the bill
now before congress provides for an
appropriation of 100000 for its
construction. Senators from the va
rious Middle West states are back
ing the project with their influence.
Special Phone to The Herald.