Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-10-25

of Manuel Silveira. the Cuban banker
and alleged absconder with a million
In that city. The cable says Silveira
has rented house in the fashionable
part of the town and has been re.
ceived splendidly and that no one
seems To know about the defaulca-
tion. M .-
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-secretary
Taft will go West the last of the
week. He, will speak In Colorado.
making his principal address in Den
yer one week from Thursday. Then
he will go to Idaho
MOBILE, Oct. 22.-The first news
of the terrible hurricane that de-
stroyed part Of Honduras was brought
here during the night by Norwegian
steamer loaded with fruit. The ships
captain reports many vessels de-
stroyed and hundreds of buildings
wrecked. A tidal wave which accom-
panied the hurricane swept every
thing before it. having visited six
prosperous towns on the Honduras
coast The property loss will run into
the Millions AT the time of the ship
sailing no lives were reported lost.
JACKSONVILLE Fla, Oct. 22.-Ac-
cording to the latest reports from
Miami, it was definitely established
that -110 persons lost their lives in
quarter boats sunk in a storm Thurs
day. There were $50 laborers In the
boats. The firty survivors tell the
story of terrible suffering. Many of
those who perished did not give up
their lives without desperate fight
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-President
Gompers and faction of labor has
marked off Longworth from the list
of congressman it will fight This is
out of regard of President Roosevelt.
HAVANA. Oct. 22.-Despite reports
to the contrary 1t Is now known that
Governor Magoon takes a decidedly
gloomy view of the situation here and
is figuring the advisability of asking
for more United States troops to be
sent to the island. The truth of the
matter is that the Cubans are exhib-
iting the greatest lack of capacity of
self-government and this is shown in
so many ways that the American au-
thorities are almost in despair.
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Today con-
firmation was given of the reported
sifnification of $500, ,00O,OO0 beef
trust backed by English capital. Fred
erick Sulzberger, of the packing house
of Schwarzchild-Sulzbu said his
company had been invited TO join, but
he absolutely refused to be a party to
the merger.
TELLURIDE. Oct 22.-Dahl and
Swanson, miners working at the Tom
Boy mine, before going to dinner yes
terday were preparing their POWDER
with cap and fuse. Dahl used his
candlestick to punch hole in a stick
of powder when it exploded, taking
his left leg off below the knee and his
right leg nearly Off; also tearing off
his right hand at the wrist. Dahl was
killed instantly. Swanson, who was
standing short distance away, was
slightly injured
VLADIvOSTOCK,s Oct 22. = The
Russian steamer Warpagin struck
mine which had been left over. from
war times and was destroyed. The
steamer had on board over hundred
passengers and crew. All perished
with one exception. The vessel was
torn completely in two.
DENVER, Oct. 22.-During the rob
berry, which occurred here, two men
took possession of the saloon tender.
loin district and held up the bar
keeper and took the proceeds of the
fegister,. which held several hundred
dollars. Later on the robbers worked
other places and escaped. So far
no arrests have been made.
| WASHINGTON, Oct 22.-The Ger
man ambassador announces that he
| will postpone his trip to Texas until
| fall. He proposes to make many.
| changes in consular offices in Texas
and discover what part of the newly
established line of steamers to Texas
| may play in the development of the
| entire Southwest.
| SII.VERTON, Oct. %. - Messrs.
Warren A. Haggott, Republican nom
inee for congress, arrived in the city
today at noon and. is getting ac-
quainted with the Republican voters.
He will address a meeting this even
| ing along with Messrs. i. Noriin and
| Swanson, two very entertaining
| speakers.
1 The outlook for an increased Re
| publican majority is exceptionally
good. There are many who believe
c. A. Pike will carry the county and
that W. r. Kinney will be elected
state senator, and that the Republican
| ticket from top to bottom will break
even with Adams.
| SCHENECTADY, N. Y, Oct. ga
A north-bound trolley car failed to
| take the curve at Union and McCle-
Ian streets today and dashed into a
pole which caused the car to turn
over on its side. The injured number
a score of people. Two passengers
who were sitting with their arms out
of the windows lost their limbs.
RICHMOND, Va, Oct 23.-Damage
t. real estate and merchandise Is sub
merged in this district to the extent
of which cannot be inteliigibly esti-
mated at this time. 1t will be over
a hundred thousand dollars. There
has been suspension of traffic in
the flooded streets. Hundreds Of
workmen are temporarily out of EN-
ployment. Such is the record OF the
freshet in Richmond. The water this
morning covers Lester street four or
five squares In length. The freshet
has crossed Williamsburg avenue near
the old Kings mill. The water has
reached depth OF five feet.
i PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23.- Mrs.
George Gould has employed the firm
of genealogists who worked with a
l fa In, Lra Ern nra