Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-15
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tef near Calais. reported in these dis
patches Saturday, realizes the worst
fears as to its enormity The death
list today numbers over 1,l00 and the
whole region stands appalled, at the
terrible tragedy which has brought
sorrow to G,0OO fathers. mothers,
wives and children.
The government today began syste-
matte work OF relief A Thousand men
are stl Imprisoned with no aope ~
rescue. as the rescue party has been
cut off by a caye-n following the eN-
plosion The distracted mourncrs are
irving 10 break through the guard uf
soldiers to get word or sight Of THEN
loved ones.
Those who escaped from the pit fe'l
Of the iudescribable horrors OF tae
scenes below. where bodies lie in man.
gled piles. The last great mine dis
aster in France occurred twenty years
ago when 800 persons were Killed.
but that sinks into insignihcance with
hil' hNA'i ihdft0 ~ Nohi Ai'ios
DENVER. March 12.-The 15-year
old daughter Of Mrs Rosa Frank, who
is reported to be a wife and heiress
TO an estate in Germany. this morning
locked herself in the bath room al
her home ON PENNSYLVANIA avenue aud
drank sufficient laudanum 10 Kill her
self.
NEW YORK, March 12.--An Italian
named Romano was found early this
morning murdered, with a knife in his
back, the victim of the Vendetta The
man was stabbed eight times aud
when be was found in a dying condt
tiou the long siletto projected from
his body, Arrests have been made OF
Italians found in the neighborhood.
CRIPPLE CREEK. March 12-
Shortly before 10 O'Clock last night
Fred Poeschoe. German widower
50 years old, was shot and killed By
three masked hold-ups in his cigar
store on South Third street
The object was robbery. It being
thought that the man had n pile Of
money in his possession.
The bandits escaped and have not
boon captured up to noon today.
The dead man came from Leadyillt
six years ago. He was a lonely and
taclturn man
KANSAS CITY, March 12-The iu
terstate commerce commission beeaa
an inquiry into oil rates here toaay
Uncle Sam refinery at Cherryvalr
kas., was a witness. and otter TELLING
au@ the oil rates jumped as soon a
he Standards pipe line TO Knnsa
City was completed. gave sampli
rates in effect at present from Cha
mute to Weber Kas,, 25I miles l0ls
cents uer hundred; to Superior, Neb
nine miles further on the same ROAD
q cents. from Cherryvale to GaIenl.
Kas., 81 miles. Gh cents; to Joplin
few, miles further on the same road
- cents. The rate from Caney Kas
TO BartlesyIlle, before the Standar
pipe line built was cents. and Is nov
10 cents The Kansas maximum oi
rate Law reduced the price Of kero
scne 70 Kansas City consumers fou
cents per gallon, saving them s2O0
600 annually The present rates pre-
vented eight flonrishine Independent
Kansas refnerIes from doing busines
beyond the state line.
T.. A. Leland assistant general
freight agent of the Katy" at 81
Louis, testified that at a meeting Of
freight agents of the Missouri paci.
ie, Santa Fe, Frisco and Katy at $.
Louis, in June, 1904, they raised rate
from Kansas points to Kansas Cit
from 10 to II cents. The only oi
man present was Boeardus. traffic
manager Of the STANDARD on com
pany.
Attorney Marchaud introduced o.
letter Leland wrote to ]. A. BoIIn OF
Kansas City said to be standar
employe. telling him the higher ratc
would be effective August ! and say
ing Now is the time for your com
pauy to make a long time contract
at low rates"
BOISE. March 12.-The Western
Federation OF Miners officials, Hay
wood, Moyer and Petuboue, mus
stand trial for murder.
This morning The supreme court
sustained the motion OF The prosecu-
Ion which objected to the answer o.
OF the federation leaders in the al
legged conspiracy case
The action OF the court tas morn
Ing means that Moyer Haywood. Pet
ubone and all the others Indicted for
the murder of Ex-Governor stouncn
berg of Caldwell must stand trial foi
the crime.
WASHINGTON, March I2-lt Is be
ing rumored here that the presldeu
In the event Of Secretary Taft accept
ing the suDTeme court iudppgbIu