Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-01
TELEGRAPH NEWS.


through the treachery of a Frenc
maid. According to the police tn
pool room was frequented by wome
of wealth and prominence. who wen
to 1t in their carriages and automc
biles.
The police could not secure an er
trance nor the required information
by evidence until they managed to ge
a girl who could speak French an,
English 10 apply for the position o
maid. She secured the lob and a
me proper moment threw open tn,
front doors and allowed the officer
TO enter
When they went In they found three
telephones working the story of race
at New Orleans. and eighteen expen
sively dressed women studying the
dope sheets and racing charts. The
proprietress and employees were i'm
mediately arrested.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2S.-The
coptic, arriving from the Orient to
day, brings news Of serious condi
ton in China The boycott there has
driven many American merchants tc
close their business houses. Robert
Vansant, representing firm a
Shanghai, was a passenger ON the
Copic. He says:
The feeling against Americans has
not at all lessened This feeling and
its consequent boycott have extended
70 seventeen provinces and is espe
ciai1y bad at Shanghai. The Chinese
are purchasing Australian -four TO-DAY
at higher price than that quoted by
Americans. The people seem to be
nniteo on this subject, and declare
they will not trade with Americans
until there is ratification of the ex
cinsion laws in this country. Moro
drastic measures against American.
are feared. The boycott, however. has
developed into an anti-foreign feelinr
generally and German and British con
Germs are suffering the loss OF consid
cradle trade"
BUFFALO, Dec. 2S.-Fire in the
business section of Niagara Falls die
about Sl50.000 damage today, and was
extinguished after engines had been
sent froW mere. The flames started
IN the Hotel Porter, which with three
stores on the ground floor was con
sumed.
The guests of the Imperial hotel
fled in light attire. The two upper
floors of the Hotel Temperance were
destroyed. Bullets from exploding
ammunition in burning sporting
stock caused the fremen much trou
BILE.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2S.-The Phil
forbidding the exporting of silver un
der the penalty of fine and imprison
ment. Passengers on ships may not
take over 25 silver pesos away.
CLEVELAND. Dec. 2s.-J. A. Gates
II. c. Brayton and William Schafer
members of the Cleveland Coal Deal
ers' association, were fined $500 each
today. upoE pleading guilty of violat
ing the state antitrust law. Eigh
other men were freed. the cases being
nolle pressed.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Dec. IS.
No word has been received from
the president today. His clerical and
The telephone which runs to the plan
tation adjoining Mrs. Roosevelt's place
is out Of service today. 1t is believed
that Mr. Roosevelt and his sons are
hunting rabbits.
MAHONEY CITY, Pa. Dec. 2S.-
A Lehigb Valley freight struck a troll
ley car on a grade crossing near Cir
ardville today. Michael Wrinkle and
TWO Armenian women we're killed and
a score OF passengers were injured.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 2s.-The con
dItion of Joy Morton continued pre-
carous this morning.
SILVERTON, Dec. 2s.-The fireman
on the mixed train up from Durango
this morning lost the first joint OF
his forefnger on the right hand by
the big metal pipe dropping at the
Needleton water tank too soon. The
train was taking water.
One of the local physicians was
called out last night to the Highland
Mary mine to attend miner who was
presumed to have an attack OF pneu
mbnia The doctor was four hours on
the road and when he reached the
mine he found the fellow with a cold
and gave him some physic and 9
sweat and the patient was up nex'
morning. All who get little sici
now naturally think they are attacked
with pneumonia.
WASHINGTON, Dec. est wai
stated at the state department today
that official recognition will be ac
corded the new government OF SAINT