Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-02


j., on schedule time. There are nc
stops between that point and North
Philadelphia station, but it is custom
ary to slacken speed at Frankfort
Junction. When this was not done
James Hackett, the fireman, called to
the engineer. Receiving no reply
he climbed over TO the engineers side
of the cab and found Maxwell dead.
his fingers rigid on the throttle.
Maxwells death was due to heart
disease.
LONDON. June pa tremendous
rain fell here today doing an immense
amount of damage to newspaper
press-rooms and thousands of other
easements were flooded
NEW YORK, June 29.-Further
riots broke out in the public schools
at Brooklyn today which were simil-
ar to those OF Wednesday The ses-
sions were abruptly ended and the
schools Will remain closed until the
excitement dies down The trouble
arose from the fact that the authori.
ties were examining all the children's
throats to see if there were signs of
contagious troubles. The poor Ital.
Ian parents heard that their little
ones throats were being cut by the
authorities and rushed in mad race
TO the school by the thousands.
NEW YORK, June 29.-Before sail
ing for Panama Chairman Shontz of
the canal commission received word
from the president that he was pre-.
pared to sign the bill just passed by
congress and urging that the work
be pushed as rapidly as possible.
Mr.. Shontz and his chief engineer.
Stevens, replied there would not be
an hours delay and the canal would
probably be completed early in 1914.
Chairman Shontz said the commits
sioners were determined to push ev-
erything. and that the present condi.
uons were favorable. There has been
some talk of dissatisfaction among
the negroes, but the Jamaica govern.
ment made an investigation and the
report was very flattering to the
American canal people. The sanitary
problem is settled and the general
health is good. All employees are
paid every 10 days after the pay is
due, and it is intended to make 1t six
days in the near future
LONDON. June 29.-"Princess AL
Ice" at the third court of the season
saw and met more real royalties than
did Alice in Wonderland. 1t was
Mrs. Longworth's first appearance at
court. While she met the king at
dinner with the Reids at Dorchester
House the other night, the meeting
was informal, being automatically
upon American soil, and Queen Alex
andra was not present Last night
Mrs. Longworth was presented to the |
she was presented the king paid her
an unusual honor by speaking a few
words smilingly. and Queen Alexan-
dra graciously followed the kings ex-
ample. She spoke to Mrs. Long
worth for whole minute, while the
procession of splendidly gowned and
nervous debutantes, clasping bo-
quet in one hand and long court
train in the other, was held up, while |
their majesties chatted with the pres
ldent's daughter. The latter was rad |
liant and thoroughly self-possessed. |
She made her courtsey to their majes-
ties gracefully, dropping neither her
boquet nor her train.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June 29.-I
Enough delegates were instructed by |
the Republican county convention to
insure the nomination OF Clay Evans |
for governor, July 18th.
BOSTON, June 29.-Rogers Proctor.
former secretary of Senator Lodge.
was today convicted of the larceny
of $225 entrusted to him for delivery
to the Republican state committee.
PITTSBURG, June 2s.-This morn
ing Frank Galley, son of Pittsburg
millionaire, was in police court an
swering to the charge of house break
ing.
James b. Laughlin's mansion was
,obbed late yesterday afternoon The
police saw two young fellows rush
from the house, one OF whom was
Galley, who is Princeton college stu
dent. Late last night he was arrested
and made a confession. He pleaded
drunkenness.
KANSAS CITY, June 29.-Today
would have been the banner day for
the nangman in Missouri were it not
for the custom OF reprleying murder
ers. Aggie Myers and Frank Holt
man. who butchered Clarence Myers
to death; Lord" Darlington, who
threw Joe Mccain, his best friend,
into stone quarry. and a Spring
field negro who raped a girl. were all
originally slated to die on the gallows
today The first OF the quartet to
die unless present plans are changed
| will be harrington, whose death da!
| is now nxed at July 26th.
NEW YORK, June 29.-By the col
lision of an automobile and an cleo
trio car, today Herman Schnibke, a
wealthy grocer was killed and three
people injured.
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