Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-07-30

anu VIC OF luS
tce Is understood to have change,
the tenor of proceedings against tn,
;. Standard Oil company. 1t is nov
: said new evidence will cause prose
tutions to be conducted for the pur
I, pose OF finding the officers guilty ant
that the agreement to fine onl,
will be set aside.
ST. LOUIS, July 27--Pickles as q
steady diet, washed down with cop
ious draughts of vinegar, caused the
, death OF Miss Annie Gross, Is years
old, who was training to reduce her
weight. She dropped dead yesterday
IL the bathroom at the residence of
her brother, Adolph Gross. and the
inquest this morning revealed the
cause of the death.
DR.. j. A. Hartman performed the
post-mortem examination and discoy.
cred that the walls of the girls stom.
ach were almost eaten away. Never
before. he said, had he seen the walls
oil a human stomach as thin. He
gave rupture of the stomach as the
cause of death, saying that the vine
gar and pickles made this possible.
The girls brother testified that
Miss Gross had been twitted about
being so stout. and that she decided
to diet to reduce her flesh and avoid
the jokes of her companions She re-
fused to eat meats and other heavy
foods, and subsisted, almost entirely
on pickles and vinegar. She lost
flesh rapidly, but In the end sacrific-
ed her life.
| DENVER, July 27.-Nicholas Milin,
kovich was fatally stabbed at the
home OF his brother Joseph near the
Polish Catholic church at Globevile
this morning by Marquis Kosir and
another man. The four had been
playing cards all night for money.
They quarreled finally and began u.s.
ing knives desperately. The assassin
escaped. All the men work at tho
smelters.
CITY OF MEXICO, July 27.-The
government has finally been compelled
TO take cognizance of the fact that
anti-American sentiment is growing
among the people. One hundred sec
ret service men are daily employed
by big American corporations to keep
in touch with the various movements.
The Mexican officials say they can
crush any open revolt against foreign
ers.
NEW YORK, July 27-Frank r,
Reynolds, bookmaker, and well
known to the sporting world, fell or
jumped from the fifth floor of Martins
restaurant and was instantly killed
Foul play is suspected and the noii--
will is~ovtis-.~-
EUREKA. Cali. July 27.-James II.
Boone, prominent citizen OF Ell
Paso, Tex, where he was formerly
sheriff, died during the night from
ptomaine poisoning.
TRENTON, N. j., July PA mo-
ton was made here in the chancery
court against the directors of the
American Copper company, 100000
900 corporation. The four directors
are charged with dafaulting on inter
est, then buying the stock for trihe.
then organizing the Pennsylvania Il
Wyoming Copper company and paying
dividends earned by the North Ameri-
can company. The case will come up
Sept 4. The parties are all western
men.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 26.-It Is
known that the cars yacht is being
held in readiness for the emperors
immediate flight should the revolu-
a thrnatan-
ing proportions.
The wave of revolution is sweeping
across the country and final great
eruption is expected hourly.
A general strike to throw the en-
tire nation in an upheaval is set for
next Monday.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 26.-Rus-
since the dissolution of the douma.
This is looked upon as the calm be-
fore the storm. 1t is not expected
the people will submit quietly to hav-
ing their hopes dashed which were
raised by the right of representation
In the douma. The government is
still dominating through military
backing. The revolutionists are in
active, waiting for the proper time to
begin the campaign against the gov
eminent. Copies OF the Viborg ad-
dress to the nation are being circu-
lated by underground channels. When
the entire country knows the true CON
dition the leaders think 1t will be
time to strike. A rigid censorship Is
maintained over news of military dis
orders and 1t is impossible to find out
the true condition in the interior.
The troops brought here when the
douma was dissolved are still here.
| Car Nicholas is taking advantage OF
| the quiet to establish a new cabinet
which will inspire confidence-that
reforms will be granted in order to
head off the impending storm.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 27.-The
\ minister of the interior Is advised
that extensive agrarian uprisings
have begun In the provinces OF Mos
COW and Tver The authorities are
arresting socialists and revolution
lists. Over 600 arrests have been
made. The censorship over foreign