Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-07-16

under which they have to work. Ii
Is s.zfed authoritatively that despite
the governmental inspection of baker
les and the most modern hygienIc ap.
paratus. out of 100000 bakers in Par
| is, 10000 suffer from tuberculosis
This state of affairs is not only dis.
tressing to the workers, but source
of danger to the consumers of the
! bread"
ST. LOUIS, July IA. l.. Schner,
clerk of the packet Quincy, which
was reported burned and sunk near
| Trempeleau. Wis. has advised the of.
ficials of the Diamond 10 line here by
wire that the boat sank in IA feet OF
water l2 miles from Wiuona. There
was no fire and no passengers were
lost. The upper deck is above water.
| Private advices say the Quincy struck
| snag.
ST. PAUL, July 12.-Diamond 10
officials announce that no lives we're
lost in the wreck of the Quincy. J..
c. Mas. a st. Paul merchant, was
aboard the boat and wires that the
accident was the result of gross neg
ligence. He declares that the PAS
sengers were not awakened by the
crew and that the negro roustabouts
seized all the life preservers.
This statement is borne out by 9th
er passengers. The vessel struck n
bar. was backed off and commenced
to settle She was headed toward the
Wisconsin shore at full speed. Aft
er gaining the shore plank was run
out from the second deck, the pas.
sengers crowding about 1t, which
caused the boat to keel throwing a
score or more into the water but all
were rescued. The vessels boats
were then used to make a pontoon
bridge from which the remainder OF
the passengers waded waist deep in
the water to land. They were taken
to La Crosse. Many wore only their
night clothes and the stores there did
a rushing business.
NEW YORK, July 12.-Dr. Julian
p. Thomas and Roy Knabenshure,
the aeroDaut, made one of the most
sensational balloon trips ever seen on
this side of the Atlantic. Thousands
of people in Manhattan and BROOKLYN
watched the path of the flying ma
chine. At one time the great gas bag
hung directly over a huge smokestaek
OF factory out of which the sparks
and cinders were flying. little lat
er man who had caught the guy
rope was jerked 100 feet in the air
and landed In the top of tree. At
another time the balloon came almost
down to the earth and the aeronauts
talked with a reporter, who followed
them in an automobile.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-The
state department Red Book" came
out today. 1t contains some state Sc
crets. One is that the government
paid China upon more than one oc-
casion secret indemnities simply to
keep on good terms with that empire.
WASHINGTON July 12.-Secretary
Bonaparte said today that he had been
Just one year in the navy department
and that he had found his efforts to
reorganize the navy a harder task
than to pacify a city. He thought
there should be more civil employees
In the department to keep IL from
narrowness and prejudice. He thinks
promotion should be more rapid and
he has no faith in the practicability
of airships.
PETERSBURG, Ind, July 12.-The
westbound freight on the Southern
railway ran into spiked switch this
morning, causing the death of the
engineer, fireman and a brakeman.
Two other trainmen were seriously
injured. Two cars were demolished
The authorities are hunting the train
wreckers with bloodhounds.
SEVASTOPOL, July 12.-Admiral
Choukin died in the hospital today
from the wounds received at the
hands of assassins yesterday
KANSAS CITY, July 12.-The
prices of all meats have been advanc
ed within the last two days. The
packers admit that they are going
to advance prices generally. but give
the cause as increase In the value of
raw material. The butchers say this
Is not true; that the packers are try.
ing to recuperate their foreign losses
and fall of canned meats.
BONNEVILLE, Ind, July 12.-
Lynnville. town of 1000 population,
was destroyed by fire of incendiary
origin last night at midnight.
Twenty-four buildings were consum-
ed. Loss, 100000.
Ell ROY, Wis. July in. M.
Riggs. charged with beating Miss I'll.
lison to death in a Minneapolis hotel
yesterday, committed suicide In his
cell by shooting this morning
BALTIMORE, July 12.-"High living
| and too much civilization il respon-
sible for the increase of insanity"
| says DIR. Charles G. Hill, In charge Of
| the Mount Hope Retreat 81 believe
| that by thorough research 1t could
| be traced in great part to the pros.
perity of the period, the luxurious in
diligence, the departure from the old