Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-11
and dangerous character.

ernor Blanchard is the hero of the
hour Just now Last night, in spec
tacular manner. he saved the state
capitol from destruction by fire. The
building caught fire from a defective
wire in the roof The governor was
in bed. He jumped up and in his
night-gown fought the flames. He
could not stop them entirely. but he
gave the alarm ana saved many yalu
ables. The building was injured to
the extent of 100000. The legisla
ture, which is in session, met today in
the Elks' theatre.
4 WASHINGTON, June S.-The pres.
ident received the following telegram
from Seattle. Wash. today:
THE Washington State Grange re
pudlates the attempt of an attorney
| for certain corporation interests to
! speak before the farmers of the coun-
try in opposition 10 your efforts to
remedy conditions in meat packing. -
/ INDIANA. Pa. June S.-The new
mining town of Ernest. five miles
| from here, was the scene this morn.
ing of a conflict which resulted in the
death of two miners and the wound
ing OF six more Striking miners
from Jefferson county were marching
behind a band when they met troops
and the state constabulary. The min.
ers fired a pistol shot which was an
swered by volley N.om the CON
stables. The injured were removed
to a hospital. No further trouble is
expected.
NORFOLK. Va, June S.-Gabrielle
Battallie was hanged today for com
hitting a criminal assault on young
girl. Militia surrounded the scaffold
10 prevent a lynchlng
NEW YORK, June S.-Little boys
leased a number Of Chinese laundry
men on Second avenue today until
the yellow men became enraged and
turned on the children and a riot en-
sued. The Celestials drew guns and
one of the snots killed three-year.
old youngster. The mother of the
babe went Otter the Orientals with a
carving knife and stabbed three OF
them. The reserves were called out
and the disturbance was quelled.
PHILADELPHIA. June S--This
morning a nattile dressed young man
entered the principal department
store here and proceeded to the shirt
waist department and deliberately
threw great stacks of these dress
goods on the floor. She then took to
her heels, but was caught, and the
nice young man" was found TO be
Eva DePier of Germantown, rath
er gay young lady. Before being
overcome she pummelled two young
floor walkers thoroughly.
KANSAS CITY, June S.--John Nit
chell announced at noon that the sub
committees of the miners and oper
ators of the southwest had reached
complete agreement on all points,
and would refer to the general com
mittee this afternoon After the
agreement is ratified by them it goes
to the parent bodies for approval.
The delegates say the southwestern
strike is as good as settled.
against bomb throwing and anarchy
remarkable demonstrations are plan
ned to occur before the palace Sun
day. Practically the entire populace
of Madrid and delegations from other
cities will assemble to honor the king
and queen.
ROME. June S.-The condition of
the pope today is not reassuring. He
is quite weak and his physicians are
alarmed. He is now on a strict diet
and his physicians say he is likely
10 recover q
LAWToN, OKLA, June s.-The Pal
ace MOTEL at Waurika, Okla, was de
stroyed by fire today. Loss $4,000.
TELLURIDE, June s.-This morn
ing Herman Wunderlich swore out a
warrant and had S. S. Schindlemeyer
arrested on a charge of attempting to
burn the formers saloon out. Fire
was discovered in a lot OF old cloth
ing saturated with coal oil at Wunder-
lich's back door at 5 O'Clock yester-
day morning. and he charged Schind-
lemeyer with incendiarism then.
ROCHESTER,, n. Y, June S-Phy.
sicians of Cornell Medical school are
puzzled over the case of Warren Har-
rls. aged 27 years, VINO changes color
whenever the atmospheric conditions
change. The color varies from light
gray through the blue-yolet shades
to deep purple. 1t is ascribed to a
congenial defect of the heart.
GALVESTON, June S.-Six coun-
ties of Texas are arranging to dis
franchise their negro and Mexican
residents. This action is based upon
The ruling Just issued TO the Texa
attorney general to the effect that the
laws permit Acknowledgement OF
these races. .
| RED LODGE, Mont. June S.-This
morning eight men are known to be
| dead and a score more are believed
to have met similar fates through a
fire in the Rocky Fork Coal com
pany's mines which last night cut off
the miners at work on the sixth level.
WASHINGTON, June S.-Trouble
! oyar tho ratio hill continues and tho