Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-08

danger attends the work as gusi
OF wind may sweep the flames in ans
direction. The terrific roar of the
burning gas. which prevents commun
ication by voice. increases the diff
Guilty of the work. as commands can
not be heard by the workers.
NEW YORK. March 6.--The United
States Steel corporation, known as
the steel trust. will soon have for
midable rival under the head OF John
w. Gates and other magnates. Nego
tiations are now under way for the
alliance OF the Colorado Fuel a. Iron
company. the Republic Iron A Steel
company, the Tennessee Coal 4 Rrail
way company, the La Belle Iron
| Works and large interests near the
| great lakes. The price to be paid Is
600 j. ]. Hill of the Great Northern
has frequently denied that the Great
| Northern coal lands were for sale. nut
regulations for their lease 10 the
|
| oN er month.
CALDWELL. Idaho. March G-Thc
grand jury hearing the testimony
against the officials OF the Western
| Federation of Miners reported at II
O'Clock this morning. While the
| court refuses to disclose any iniorn.a-
| ton concerning the fate OF the men
| imprisoned for cou Dlicity In the as.
sassinatlon of Governor Stetunenbers
| and others, it 8 reliably stated that
all are indicted.
Nothing will he given out until the
warrants are issued. A portion oil
| the confession of Steven Adams has
| leaked out and It says: "St. John
| killed Wesley j. Smti and his bo's
was cremated in lime kiln on the
outskirts of Telluride Arthur l.. Col
Inns was assassinated by me-"
WASHINGTON. March CA sec
ond movement for the defeat of the
joint statehood bill is on foot In tho
! house, where the Republicans are
| planning another insurrection, in spite
of the disaster that overwhelmed the
| first attempt a few weeks ago. Tho
movement is headed by Babcock and
| knowland of California and their plan
of campaign is to remain from the
| Republican conference when the bin
| with the Foraker amendment comes
back from the senate. Speaker Can
| non and his associates threaten TO
| Kill the whole bill, and deprive Ok
doma of statehood. thus leaving The
whole subject for another Congress
If this takes place.
ST. PETERSBURG, March Ga
bomb factory In the lodgings OF a
druggist were raided today and 1870
completed bombs were captured.
| SILVERTON. March 6.--The smet-
ing plant formerly operated by tao
kendrickGelder company on Cement
creek, above town. near the site OF
the first smelter in the southwest, op-
Grated by Sam Greene and company
resumed operation this morning IN
der the management of the Rosl Min.
| ing and Milling company.
If there are no more blockades this
winter the smelter will operate with
a capacity of about ninety tons Of ore
per day. The ore is matted and
shipped to New York. About eighty
men will be employed.
CHICAGO, March G.--The city coun
ell last night passed an ordinance in
creasing saloon licenses TO 81 900 aud
Mayor Dunno announced that he
| would sign the ordinance without de
lay. The saloon men put mp a strong
| fight against the new ordinance but
strong sentiment in favor of the in
crease caused the passage OF the or
dinance.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, March G
"A jury to try the cOnvicts, Ryan
Raymond and Vaughn, participants IN
the recent outbreak In which two
men were killed. was sele-ted today
The conyiets are charged with mur
der.
| WASHINGTON, March 9Th,
house today passed bill removing
the tax OF six cents pound from lea
tobacco, so that farmers may sell to
the consumer direct, without paylnt
the tax imposed upon the manufac
turer. The house then took up tn,
Indian appropriation bill In commit
tee of the whole
| PARIS. March 6.-The minister o
justice has ordered an indefinite post
ponement of Imprisonment for three
months of Elliott Shepherd. of New
York, sentenced for running down an'
killing girl in his automobile. Thi
action indicates that Shepherd viii
escape with a cash fine.
WASHINGTON. March 6.-GrIgg
of Georgia was elected chairman o
the Democratic Congressional cam
paign committee last night. Tn
western members OF the committe