Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-08-23

CLEVELAND. Aug. 20.-According
to report received here from the
East John d. Rockefeller has under
consideration proposition to en-
4 dow home for chorus girls to cost
100000.
PORTLAND, Ore. Aug. 2O.-The
federal court trial of the Blue forest
reserve cases begins today. Con-
gresham Herman and State Senator
Mayes and J. N. Williamson are in
volved, and charged with a conspir-
acy to defraud the government of 2OO,-
900 acres of land.
| SPRINGFIELD, H., Aug. 21.--
There is large attendance here to-
day in view of the Republican state
convention. There is great enthu-
siasm over the fact that during the
convention. in fact directly after the
nomination of treasurer of the state
is made Speaker Cannon will receive
an emphatic endorsement as the Re
publican presidential candidate for
1908. Senator Cullom will also be
endorsed for reelection to the senate
The convention was called to order
today. Senator Berry was made tenn
porary chairman. Speaker of the
| House Shurtleff will be made perman-
ent chairman.
| NORFOLK, Va. Aug. 21.-A por-
ton of the National Soldiers Home
at Hampton was destroyed by fire to.
day. Loss $4,000.
Twenty-three hundred veterans
| were forced to eat make-shift meals
as the kitchen and dining room were
burned.
PINE BLUFFS, Ark, Aug. 21.-
Jefferson county's tax books indicate
that over 5000 negroes have failed
! to pay poll tax which is past due.
Sheriff Gould announces he will lnau-
quartz a strenuous campaign for col
lection of this tax, and he vii cir
cularize all election judges asking
them to take all names of negroes
presenting themselves to vote with.
out poll tax receipt
CAPTEpvrIJ III .,n o,
reward OF 81 500 has been offered for
the capture, dead or alive, of John
Drew, the negro who killed one negro
and two white ma, ana ohot ono,har
near zeiglar Sunday He uo,kaa ,n,,
the engine room of the Madison coal
cornorotiop m;na fhraa r,i,os or.,
of bare and seorrad What food tho
an gipoar nod In h,s a,rn ut, ~,
left after telling tbe en,;neer who ho
was He sarntorad int tho a,oro 90
that nlace and hou,bt coma o.rsy
He carried t,yo revoIvarc ana wiz
chester rife Tbree clarke knau hin,
Int dored not interfere
searching marty bas been after
him today Tho sbor;1 dammit, and
Cartervil,e chief of police io,nad I,
the bunt hut failed to locate him II
1. renorted that pooro won,e, a,e
feeding him in n woods north of be,e
The LARGO nrice cot an his boad a. .,.
traptinU Gi1prgl1a nttpntinn n
I.rge nurher GRO so,robira for hin,
Those who know the negro say be
will not he cantured alive ue oon.
fesses IN the murder of four mon be-
sides the killing at zeje,er # ia said
cOJ.I1MRIrs Ind Aue 21-A re.
voIver In the hands Of 1e.vear-o,d
girl today brought reckless autojst
to time and made him sion his ma
chine in the road while the vopnp
woman got her frightened norge I'm.
der control and drove around the mo.
tor car TO n Mace of safety Miss
Margaret Green of Tay,oryille was
the heroine of the adventure hut the
name of the man she subdued has not
been exposed. The girl was driving
a colt. which began Ia rear when the
auto and its cloud of dust approached.
Signals to stop were UNDECIDED by the
driver Then Miss Green reached un.
der the seat of the buggy. produced