Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-26
inent in the city and quite an upheav
al is expected

! tHree uays earthquakes nave snake
the island of Ustica and the popula
tion is in abject terror All the house
are demolished and 1000 people ar
in a panic. A dozen deaths are re
ported this morning. People hav
abandoned their homes and are camp
ed in the field. The island is used a
n penal settlement for pardoned Grim
inals. OF which there are 900 reporte,
| there. During the excitement many o
these attempted to escape but wer,
\ generally subdued, only about fift!
getting away by sea.
| NEW YORK, March 22-There 1.
a downward movement OF railroad
stocks on the exchange today. New
| York Central was carried down a dol
lar and half share and Chicago
Il Northwestern lost ~ points from
Yesterdays big advance.
NEW YORK, March 23.-Financial
circles are much exercised today over
the decision rendered by Chief Justice
Fuller of the supreme court of the
United States, strictly enjoining the
DeForest Wireless Telegraph com.
pany 10 forever desist from the man.
ufacture, sale or operation of any sys.
TEN OF wireless telegraphy. This de
rlsion gives the Marconi company alb
'oiutely monopoly ana put the De
Forest company ont OF business. The
peForest company was in a prosper
ons condition. Large blocks of stock
mad been sold and a prosperous fu-
ture was looked forward to-
DR.. Lee DeForest, the inventor of
the system. is now in Europe on his
wedding tour
The decision of the court is emphat-
&c and unequivocal.
DENVER, March 23-The decision
Of the supreme court in regard to the
DeForest Wireless Telegraph com
pany hits many investors in this sec
ton, for much stock in the company
wa ssold in Colorado, Wyoming, Mon
tana and the territories. The United
states government used the DeForest
system along the coast and In many
sections of the western country.
MANILA, March 23.-Tne entire
press of this city. including the Amer
lean, Spanish and native newspapers.
sustain Major General Wood against
The charge of killing women and chill
lren of the native Moro outlaws dur
ng the recent action.
These newspapers have investigat-
ID the affair and claim that the kill
ng of the women was unavoidable.
The native press today here are unan-
lmous in their expressions of regret
If the manner in which the occur
renee has been misrepresented by the
newspapers of the United States.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-The ex-
pected fight in the senate over CON
erees in the statehood bill failed to
naterialize today. Senator Foraker
announced the withdrawal of his mo-
ion that the senate appoint the con
erees, instead of leaving their selec-
ion to the chairman of the committee
laving the bin in charge. The deci-
lion was the result of an agreement
With Beveridge. In Withdrawing the
notion Foraker stated that the con-
erees were pledged to represent the
dominant element in the senate which
Eliminated Arizona and New Mexico
rom the statehood bill. instead of rep
esentiDg the committee on territories.
which wanted two states from four
erritories. Without objection Bever-
dge, Dillingham; and Patterson were
,amed as conferees.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 23.-Agi-
alton for another strike of railway
mployes is in progress. Troops are
jeing stationed at all the depots and
long the tracks running to the capi-
oil. The precautions will remain in
orcespntil the douma election is fin
shed and the douma is In possession
rhe czar has declined to to grant
;lemency to Alexander Sovarin, edi-
Or of the Russ, who is serving a year
or violating the press regulations.
PITTSBURG, March 23.-The po-
lice of this city and McKesport have
for weeks been searching for the lead
ers in the Black Hand society VINO
lave threatened 10 put out of the way
many prominent millionaires of this
neighborhood Last night the mys-
terry was cleared up when the detect
ives secured confessions from three
3choolboys, who stated they were
members of a gang tnat had been
sending these letters r prominent
business men.
Today half a dozen other ooys con.
'essed. They all claimed the letters
we're written In the spirit OF mischief
and there was no thought OF carrying
out the threats or Of getting the
money.
PHILLIPI, w. Va. March "a
Twenty-one bodies have been recover
ed from the Century mine. Eleven re
main In the mine. Over 200 men were
IN the mine when the explosion, which
was caused by dust, occurred.
ALGEClRAS. March 23.-After the
| conference here had worried and puz
zled over. their troubles for weeks
President Roosevelt OF the United
States has proposed solution to tn,
| Austrian delegate. The president
| plan provides for native police TO
Morocco, commanded by French an,
| Spanish officers, with Swiss inspect
ors at every port. The idea seems t.