Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-10-18
THE LATEST
NEWS OF
THE WEEK

NEW YORK, Oct. IG.-So perfect
was discipline and so orderly the cx-
ecution of the crew ofthe steamship
| Grenada in extinguishing the flames
which broke out early In the hold OF
the vessel early In the morning that
not one of the passengers was awak-
ened. The fire was discovered about
! O'Clock this morning by one OF the
engineers who Immediately reported
TO Captain Grath who. with the crew.
quickly got the fire under control
| CHICAGO. Oct. 16.-"The railroads
and the Illinois Grain Dealers asso-
citation have robbed me OF savings OF
n lifetime. They have driven me
from business, and with the care OF a
wife and crippled child on my hands
am virtually dependent on my
friends for my daily meals. The com.
bination is monster and farmers of
the state are in It's grip" The above
was the statement OF A. ]. Aygarn or
Pontiac. Ill, who for eighteen years
was grain dealer at that station
who, with tears streaming down his
face told his story before the session
of the Interstate commerce commits
sion. The hearing was called under
provisions of the La Toilette resolu-e
ton calling for an investigation OF the
entire grain trade OF the country.
VICTORIA, q. c., Oct l6.---The
liner Empress of japan arrived bring
Ing the frat details OF fearful ty-
phoon at Hong Kong last month. This
Is the first statement given to the
world of the enormous disaster and
shows the typhoon cost over 10000
lives. The loss of property ran be-
tween twenty and thirty million dol
lars. On the steamer that arrived this
morning were several survivors. The
Empress of China herself narrowly
left her dock and another steamer had
taken her place when the typhoon
broke. The steamer at the dock was
completely wrecked. At the piers
twenty-four Europeans were killed.
The storm broke at $40 o'clock and
twenty minutes later was at its
heighth. There was general rush
for shelter and thousands OF China
men were thrown into the sea lashed
to fury with waves twenty and
thirty feet high. Hundreds OF iunks
were dashed to kirdllng wood and the
mangled bodies of the crew battered
against the stone wall. The storm
| ceased as quickly as 1t began and in
few hours hundreds OF bodies were
loadg
DENVER, Oct. 16.-Six hundred
| mining men have gathered here to at
tend the American Mining congress
which President Richards OF Boston
| opened this morning. Today the pro-
ceedings were simply formal. The
work OF the congress will not begin
until tomorrow. After Governor Me-
Donald and Mayor Speer had wei
coined the congress. Five-minute re-
sponses were made by Governor Par
dee of California, Governor Cutler OF
Utah. Henry C. Beeler OF Wyoming
and Charles NJ. Shannon of Arizona.
The congress win endeavor to secure
department OF mining like the de
partment OF agriculture. Governor
Pardee recommends a bill to prevent
mining frauds by state legislation.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16.-It Is be-
lieyed today that Manuel Silveria. who
went to sea from Havana on his own
steamer with a million dollars or more
will shortly put In an appearance.
His particular friend. O'Farrill, Cuba's
ex-secretary of state, has had a long
conference with Cebsllos and 1t Is
understood that he knows the alb
sconder's whereabouts. It Is believed
In financial circles that million dol
lars or more In cash will be provided
by O'Farrill and that the announce
ment of the missing mans hiding
place will Immediately follow.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 16.--In or.
der to prevent the presentation OF a
scandal breathing paper upon which
Multi-mlllionaire Druggist Weightman
r wrote his last wishes and thoughts
, regarding her, Mrs. Jones Wister. a
society leader, withdrew and acknowl
, edged defeat in the famous will con
I test over the 100000. 900 CT the eccen
!. trio chemist. The scrap OF papel
meant millions to the lady. but III
startling character made her foregt
giving 1t publicity. The case Is there
q fore dropped, being abandoned toda,
!. when interest was at its very highest