Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-08-20

Fire has broken out throughout the
city and 1t is feared there will be
. many casualties.
Cable lines are only working as
far as Valparaiso Hut" cable
building on the seashore outside the
city. All land lines to the interior OF
Chill are down.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Further ad.
vices from Valparaiso show that the
cable operators have re-established
headquarters in the city, indicating
the damage is not as extensive as at
first feared. The Shocks occurred at
7:4G last night and fires followed.
NEW YORK, Aug. lit is diff
cult to get additional news from
points in Chill today, and the reports
are conflicting. One report says the
disaster is as serious as that at San
Francisco; another that the first re-
ports are exaggerated, but the part
of the city is on fire
Valparaiso is a fortified seaport of
Chill, and is the most important town
on the west coast of South America.
The town has a population of $50, 900,
and is situated on large bay of the
Pacific ocean. Seven years ago it
was partly wrecked by great tidal
wave.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Mexi-
can Cable company's lines to Cuba
and America were interrupted by the
al Shqual rear Iqique, Chile, last
night Buer1s Ayres reports a Sc
re sho' X in Cord llera de los Andes.
Communication with Argentine,
Chill, was broken.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE
government seismogIaph shows that
the entire north American continent
was shaken by earthquakes last
night. The instrument recorded a
movement of quarter of an inch at
1850 p. m.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 17.-Mc-
Clure Flats, known as the local
Ghetto was today condemned by the
board of health as unfit for habitation.
All of the 100 apartments were order
ed vacated by some coo occupants.
The sanitary conditions were the
worst ever found in the city. The
flats were held under a general lease
by professor in small college in
this state, who was formerly an ac-
tive charity worker.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Aug. IT,
When the trial of Goss Galbreath,
who is charged with murder, being
one of the leaders of a triple lynch
ing, was resumed today. 16 men were
necessary to complete the venire of
40 from whit a jury is to be select
ed. The elisor reported it was i'm
| possible TO secure the necessary 800
talesmen in the county, as the people
| are in sympathy with the defense.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 17-With
GOODNESS and bravado that astound-
ed the police four boys this morning
l 'ob poSNu themselves do lGtlC
who had committed series of daring
holdups eliminating in the killing OF
Frederick Molineaux on Ovean Boule-
ward last Sunday night The robber-
les of the boys, who are all under II
years of age were of the most reck-
less and daring. Their names are
/ L.
McAuliffe and Walter Westwood.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-THE
bank clearings of San Francisco show
much activity in business last week.
The increase over the corresponding
period last year was per cent, the
total being above the forty million
dollar mark-s44,oOO,OO 900 against $40.
100000 for the same week last year
CHICAGO, Aug. 1.-THE saloons
of Chicago are being provided with
free lunch meat that is poisonous. II
is decayed beef and pork and is EN-
balmed and prepared to look good in
a great barn near the city, then SOLD
to the saloons. Food Inspector Muir
rey raided the barn and found a doz
en- men working in horrible stencil
and $4,000 pounds of unfit meat to bt
fixed up for lunch people. The entire
plant was confiscated.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Unlor
Pacific today declared a semi-annua
dividend of per cent on common
stock and the usual semi-annual divi
dend Of 2 per cent on preferre,
stock.
The Southern Pacific declared
az cent dividend ON common stock
the first ever paid. Hartman head
both companies.
FORT MORGAN, Colo, Aug. H.
To prevent the lynching of Ere
Jewel, a prominent stockman an
ranch owner, Company | of the Cole
RADIO national guard slept on thei
arms last night to be in readiness.
Jewel shot and fatally wounde
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