Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-09-03

and agrees with Bryan that the raj
road rate regulation law afford
strong temptation to railroads to us
all their power to control the presi
dency. But" continues the World
"how can man who pretends TO op
pose Capitalization and favor indi
vidualism advocate such a leap to
ward state socialism as would be In
volved in the national government
owning and managing trunk lines ant
various states owning roads within
their borders. How can he assert the
writ of injunction against strikers In
denying trial by jury to wage earners
All this is sheer Samuel Gompers. moi
worthy of the leader of great party
His speech proves him to be indeed
right when he claimed to be more
radical than in 90"
New York, Aug. 31.-Bryan will re.
turn here Sunday and leave Sunday
night for the West. speaking en- route
in Buffalo and Detroit. Mammoth
meetings have been arranged at the
latter places. Il am going home with
the Nebraska boys" Bryan said this
morning. He was looking hale and
| fresh. The Nebraska boys look a lit
| tie bad. They evidently spent ''joy-
Gus night"
New Haven, Conn, Aug. 31-Lieu-
tenant Governor Woodruff and Mayor
Studley were among those to welcome
Bryan ON his arrival here at the noon
hour. The Commoner was accepted
by the officials of the city and states
of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and
Connecticut, and hordes of politicians
from Ohio and the middle west. At
Bridgeport workment yelled Hello
Bin as the train went by with Bryan
on the platform.
Bryan sent telegram of condo
lence to Mrs. Edward Rosewater on
said 1t seemed personal loss to him.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O.-Judge
Cowan of Fort Worth has started the
first trouble for the railroads under
the new interstate commerce law.
Before it had been in effect eight
hours he had filed petitions which
will lop off three to four million dol
lars from the yearly revenue of the
southwestern railroads.
Judge Cowan, as attorney for the
Cattle Raisers' association of Texas,
demands an order reducing the rate
on cattle from Texas to Chicago The
commission has already held the rate
to be excessive, and the expected
change will save 100000 a year to
shippers.
The judge today completed a legal
form of his demands for cutting out
swithcing charges and requiring
through rates from points in Texas
and points east.
EL]LENVILLE, n. Y, Aug. 30
Dangling head down at the end of a
almost lost her life. She, however,
rope 500 feet above the earth a New
York woman whose dress was caught
by the anchor of an ascending balloon
received injuries from which it will
take her several months to recover.
On account of a slight delay in
the ascension of Maggie Daley, not
ed aeronaut the crowd closed in
around the balloon and when it sud
denly shot up the woman was caught
on the anchor
VANCOUVER, B. c., Aug. 30.-A
call has been sent for militia to sub
due the Indians on Babine river and
lake. Five thousand are said to be
in open revolution caused by fisheries
officials attempting to break down
barricades erected by the Indians to
prevent salmon from reaching the
spawning grounds. Owing to the
great number of Indians the officers
were routed Wednesday. The gov
eminent has not yet acted.
CHICAGO. Aug. 3O.-The police
made one of the most sensational
raids ever made in Chicago upon
a private fashionable" hotel which
they had reason to believe was of very
questionable character. The arrests
made proved a bomb-shell In society
and many divorces will follow the ap-
pearance of the prisoners In court.
Four Of the women arrested, including
| Mrs. Busch and Mrs. Stafford. are
known as society women, and their
names appear in Chicago's Blue Book
as exclusive"
PITTSBURG, Aug. 3O.-Early this
morning bold attempt was made to
blow up the handsome new bridge at
Shenley park. Holes were bored be.
tween the work and dynamite placed
in them. The police blame discharg
ed workmen for the attempted explo
i ct