Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-11
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

over the northwest especially Min
nesota, and the Dakota doing great
damage to buildings aud crops, but
causing no deaths so far as reported
this morning. These wlndstorms
have been frequent This spring, but
the one of last night was terrific,
causing probably hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars damage.
NEW YORK, June ANDREW
Fields, lobbyist for insurance com
panies, has offered TO furnish District
Attorney Jerome with a list OF legis-
lators who took money to assist in
passinge bills favorable to the insur-
: ance interests.
WASHINGTON, June 7.-Commis-
sioner 81 Labor Neill has taken up
the complaints on violation Of the
eight-hour law. Special agents have
been sent to the public works where
the alleged violations occurred.
LONDON. June John D. Rocke-
feller arrived here today ON mis- first
visit to Europe with his party and
came mp from Southampton with
most CT the passengers of the st.
Louis and they all declared that dur
ing tae passage over John d. was the
bell OF the ship nobody was quite
so popular. He kissed the babies,
played with the children, loosened up
for the crew, visited the steerage and
was cheered by everybody At the
ships concert he wore q paper cap
and did funny trick. The sedate
oil king was boy again and the pas
sengers say they never would have
imagined for a moment that he was
the richest man in the world with
the cares attendant on that position.
MANILA. June An earthquake
startled the people of this city during
the night No serious damage was
done here. The shocs lasted several
seconds. 1t spread throag the Islands
and reports today are that much dam
age was done at Samar.
NEW YORK, June This after
noon papers print cable dispatch
from Panama which says thal the
American snip Empire, flying the
Americn flag, had LEFT loaded vita
rdvolution'sts and 5000 rifles for the
purpose Of bdmbarding San Jose
Guatemala The revolutionists on ll,
ship were a7der the command of
General Cas- Ilo, and the lombard
ment waa % take place this week.
WASHINGTON, June THE Co
lonial Fire Insurance company of this
city has decided to close IN its affairs
and go out of business. Its losses in
the San Francisco fire wiped out its
surplus and capital. The directors
have. therefore, decided 10 pay up in
full and quit.
PHILADELPHIA. June 7.-Presi
dent Cassatt of the Pennsylvania
railroad today directed the immediate
dismissal OF Joseph Boyer who yes
terday confessed to receiving secret
commissions on coal purchased by
the Pennsylvania railroad.
MADRID, June quite without
warning and for causes thus far in
explainable the premier of Spain this
afternoon presented to King Alfonso
the resignation of the entire cabinet
ST. PAUL, June Judge Lindsey
of Colorado, the prime mover in juv-
emile court matters. delivered a ster-
ling address before the National Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs, making a
strong appeal for women to interest
themselves in the neglected children
of the country and make of them
good citizens, which he said, was
largely in the power and province OF
the women's clubs of America.
WASHINGTON, June Extra
secret service men nave been engag
ed to guard the White House and the
person of the president. The Oregon
plots against Roosevelt's life makes
these extraordinary precautions ad
visable.
WASHINGTON, June with the
simplest funeral rites The body OF
Arthur Pue German was buried today
in Oakhill cemetery. A congressional
committee attended. Pursuant to
Germans last visa there was little
display-no music and but few flow
ers.
CHICAGO, June while lorna
does have been raging in the north
west and the southwest this city has
been undergoing a period of exces-
sive neat, and this morning four dead
bodies were on the morgue slabs as
result of the excessive heat of yes
terday and last night The mercury
rose 10 95 and was augmented by ex-
cessive humidity. Yesterday was by
far the hottest day on record this ear
ly in June The heat wave stretched
10 New York and many prostrations
are reported.
KANSAS CITY, June john Nit
chell. president of the United Nine
Workers of America arrived here to.
day to assist in a settlement OF the
trouble between the miners and oper'
ators of the southwest. After attend
ing a preliminary conference Mitchell
said: "An agreement is but a matter
of only few hours. The settlement
when affected, will put 10000 men
back to work and reopen every closed
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