Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-17

I i'fff'y s'N 81 TP''Nhts nave
been made in 46 days. over 100
amendments have been offered.
WASHINGTON, Msy Ex-senator
Tillman made public today letter
from ex-senator Chandler replying to
the charge that Chandler had utter
cd deliberate and unqualified false
hood" Chandler reiterates ali for
mer statements In letail and says
the extreme Language used makes
the issue unavoidsbie cannot
shrink or evade II although cannot
use towards the chief executive of
the nation language like his own.
Upon our respective statements |
submit the controversy with conf
dence to the Judgment of those who
know me. II The old imperialist days
had been fully revived at the White
House. Lodge, whom I consider one
of my best friends, upon demnad
would have cut of my head taken 1t
to the president on a charger and /
should have spoken no more. Now,
at least have the power OF speech.
but shall never use II again as mis-
sionary from the president to the
Democratic party"
WASHINGTON, May 16.-Bailey
in the senate this afternoon declared
false the dispatch that had been pub
| lished In n western paper stating he
was secretly opposed TO railroad rate
| legislation. He said 1t was sent out
| by correspondent close to the
White House. He denounced the cor
respondent and said the man who
| gave the information was an "un-
qualified, malicious and deliberate
liar, no matter how nigh the sta.
| ton or what office he holds"
When Mr.. Bailey finished Tilman
sprang to his feet and wanted the
entire article read. Tillman's face
| became study in blood-red as the
clerk read how the senator from
South Carolina was iield up to scorn
and ridicule as one who sought by
stealth Tn interview with the presi-
dent who several years ago withdrew
from him an invitation to dinner
DENVER. May 16--The election
yesterday resulted In the granting OF
ing for them with the exception of
the Union Pacific railway and the
new opponent of the Tramway com
pany. the Municipal Traction com
pany. The Moffat road received the
largest majority, the Gas company
next and the Tramwai third A new
board of aldermen was elected, the
Republicans carrying a majority
PHlLADEL 'It a, May lG.--Du:ing
memorial service for The victims
OF the Sln Francisco earthquake held
in the Bdptiat church here and willie
the farewell hymn was icing sung
and the ccn sregetl1n was gong in
the final acie1, Miss Gerson, the or
ganist. a beautiful girl of 20, fell over
on the keys dead. Her fiancee,
Trustee Alexander, noticing her col
lapse, rushed 10 the organ loft. took
the girl in mis- arms, but she was life
less.
FALL RIVER. Mass, May 1G.-
The Textile Council meets tonight as
the result of discomfort among em
pioyes because no wage dividend has
been declared the past fortnight. the
companies holding that the hign
price of cotton and the failure of
manufactured goods to rise in price
Is the cause. The operatives are
worked MP in view of the fact that
81.
fts. the Tecumseh mills having de-
clared a stock dividend of so per cent.
SILVERTON. May 16.-Hon. Otto
Mears who came in from Denver
few days ago has put large force
of men at work to open the Silverton
& Red Mountain railway and the road
from Eureka 10 Animas Forks. He
expects TO have the Red Mountain
line running by June 10 and to get
the road to Animas Forks open in
two weeks. This will materially In
crease the shipments from the Sll
verton section to the Durango smell
ter.
Mr.. Mears announces that he is as
sured by New York people that the
Silver Lake mill will be built at
once The insurance adjusters are
here now TO settle the recent losses
by fire.
POTTSVTLLE, Pa, May 1.-two
more bodies were taken from the
Shenandoah City shaft today, making
the total recovered seven.
JERSEY CITY. May 1G.-The top
OF an immense STANDARD Oil com
panys plant at Bayonne, this state.
blew OFF today and the tank is now a
blazing pillar of fire. The explosion
shook the city and caused much ex.
citement. Oil in adjoining tanks has
been drawn OF.
DIES MONIES, Ia. May 16.-The
one hundredth and seventeenth as
sembly of the Presbyterian church
opened here today for 10 days ses-
sion. with delegates from all parts of
the world In attendance. Among the
principal questions are union with
the Cumberland Presbyterians; the
adoption of new prayer book pre-
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