Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-12
TELEGRAPH NEWS.


of Zion City tomorrow morning
Yesterday the crowd OF ZIons faith
full unanimously decided to renounce
the former leader, to stand by Vo-
liva and to eject Dowie when he
comes.
Five thousand signed a pledge new
er TO return to the reign of Dowie.
SO 1t is evident he has been complete
ly discredlted.
A body guard to Voliva mas been
provided and when Dowie comes they
will literally as well as iguratively
throw him ont
TEXARkANA. Tex, April 9.-Dow
lie was more composed by the time the
train reached here. His one great de
sire now is to reach Zion City Tues
day morning, at which time he will
call a meeting. He greeted CORE
spondents cordially and said: THE
Lord will never desert His chosen
apostle or His people"
CHICAGO. April 9-Faithful TO his
old leader, Deacon White left Zion
City today for st. Louis. where he will
meet Dowie. He has with him funds
necessary to bring the party to Zion
City, but not in private car. as Dea-
con Pastor refused 10 sanction this.
From what source Wilhite secured the
necessary money is unknown.
LoNVIEW. Tex. April 9.-tAboard
Dowies train)-The great mental and
physical strain under which Dowie Is
la hnripO iS tal1fnU
morning he was more like a spoiled
child than leader An hours delay
of the train fretted him almost into
frenzie and attendants had difficulty
IN controlling him. Despite their pro
tests he would walk up aud down mis-
state-room only to be thrown into the
arms of the attendants by the lurch.
ing of the train Dowie is eager for
Chicago news. He could hardly wait
for Overseer Peters to read tele.
gram. and when the message, which
was especially unfavorable was re-
ceived, ne tore 1t into bits, eXclaimins
Let the traitors beware. Vengeance
is mine, saith the Lord, and am His
chosen medium
NEW iohh, ftplll - utit WAS
no conference today between the coal
miners and the operators. Al the re-
quest of the operators the meeting
was postponed until tomorrow Last
night. at a meeting of the Central
Federation. union resolutions favoring
governmental control of the Goa
mines of the country and also asking
a-t..
ditions in the anthracite field were
presented. 1t is reported Represent
ative Hearst was asked to draw up a
bill providing for government control
of the entire coal mining industry.
PITTSBURG, April 9.-The conven-
tion of miners of District No II met
today when the new officials, includ.
ing Alexander Howatt, president, as
sumed their duties Delegates con
slider the outlook for a speedy settle
ment gloomy.
The Labelle mine. the scene of Sat
urday's riot, was operated today un-
der a guard of armed union miners.
A resolution was passed denouncine
the red Nag demonstration in the
strongest terms.
KANSAS CITY. April 9.--The mine
workers of District No. % met in con
vention here today to talk strike mat
ters The proposition for a settle
ment was received from the operators
who met in convention here Wednes-
day.
President Perry of the Southwest
ern operators was interviewed, and
he said: I'VE are through with the
miners. How to handle our proper
ties without them is the question we
are now arranging"
NAPLES. April 9-Thirty bodies
have been taken from the ruins OF
Gioyanna. which was overwhelmed
yesterday by the lava from Vesuvius.
Dozens have been killed in other sec
tions near the mountain. The Vesu
Wan railway has been destroyed by a
stream OF lava five feet high.
The king and queen OF Italy will ar
ures are necessary for the relief of
destitute and injured.
NAPLES. April 9.-The eruption
of Vesuvius has materially moderated
the showers of ashes having ceased.
The danger OF engulfment of the town
of Annunziata by the flow of lava has
also passed. There are about 100000
refugees here.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9.-Tnere
were few signs this morning of the
fiercest riot San Francisco has wit.
messed in generation. which occurr-
ed last night as sequel to meet
Ing of Socialists at Woodward's Pa
vilion, given to express sympathy for
Moyer and Haywood of the Western
Federation of Miners imprisoned in
Idaho, and accused of being implicat-
ed in the assassination OF ex-Gov-
ernor Stenenberg. The men formed
a parade and hoisted the red flag and
stuck 1t on Elotta fountain when the
police hauled 1t down and a fight en-
sued which resulted in several injured
on both sides.
Today the leaders of the riot were