Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-08-02
GENERAL NEWS.

here last night and appeared in court
this morning charged with assault on
j. X. Mullen, a wealthy mining man
with intent to kill. Dimes gave bail
to answer in the criminal court Sept.
IL.
The trouble occurred over tele-
phone dispute. Dimes and Mullen
were trying to use the same line yes
terday. member of Mullen's
household was very i'll and a physi-
clan was wanted. Mullens tried the
telephone and found Miss Virginia
Dimes talking to young man. He
tried and tried again, the conversa-
ton still going on. After he had
waited half an hour he broke in and
politely told the lady to let him have
the line. explaining the urgency of his
case. Both she and the young man
angrily charged Mullen with butting
in. Mullen retorted. saying "A
woman who would not give up the
line under such circumstances as this
was no LADY,
Half an hour later, Mr.. Dimes, faith
er of the girl, entered the Mullen's
mansion with a dog whip. He found
Mr.. Mullen and began thrashing him.
then beat him with his fists, saying
he had insulted his daughter. A re-
volver fell from Dimes pocket or he
3 brandished it, threatening to kill Null
len.
While there was great excitement
in the household and the family serv-
ants succeeded in ejecting Dimes.
Mr.. Mullen then swore out war
rant for Dimes arrest.
The event is sensation In the city
owing to the prominence of the par
ticipants
LONDON, July 30.-The London
military tailor, Mr.. Winter, has re-
turned from the United States, where
ne had been giving suggestions for
the American army uniform. He said:
In ~ months from now the Amer
lean army will be the finest dressed
body of men in the world. They
have the pick of American manhood
and 1t is a pleasure to design clothes
for them. Those they have been
wearing were limiting, uncomfortable
and without grace"
TARRYTOWN, N Y. July 40
MIR. and Mrs. John d. Rockefeller left
here today for Cleveland. II is I'M
derstood the oil king proposes to
fight charges against him in the
Standard oil investigation and give
Ohio deputy sheriffs chance to ar
rest him.
ST PETERSBURG, July S0.-Re-
voting regiments have been sharply
treated. Machine guns were used to
put down the revolt and large num-
Der were killed and wounded.
SALT LAKE CITY, July 30.-As a
: i result of fall from balloon at the
Salt Palace last night Joseph Nc
Mann, an aeronaut, died this morn
ing. He fell $50 feet, breaking both
ankles and injuring himself internal
ly.
PATTERSON, N. j., July 30.-Early
this morning VIM. Belcher, former
mayor of this city, who had beer
missing over a year, returned and
walked up to the county Jail and sur
rendered himself to the warden.
at mas been year in hell, M
said poverty having forced him Il
make the surrender.
He has been in New York severa
days. He has tramped everywhere
could get nothing to do and fnall
came home sick, sore and hungry.
The former mayor was accused O
stealing $4,000. What he did Wit
the money was never known. ii
neither smoked nor drank, was a
exemplary family man and never b'
fore had been in the slightest diff
Guilty.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, July 30
Three dead, one missing and 30 Sc
iously injured is the revised estimai
of the casualties in the New Yor
Central wreck II miles south of her
Edward Wells is the latest victir
dying this morning. Others dead arr
Jack Harlem, head brakeman; Fir
man Mills and Charles Mcintyre, co
ductor The missing man is probab
killed.
MONTREAL, July 30.-Wrecke
today are trying to haul out oil ia
gerous position the ocean steam
Nyassa which went aground Ia
night after passing Quebec on h
way to England. The ship lies In
dangerous position, This Is the III
accident in years for steamers PLY
between here and Great Britain.
NEW YORK, July 3O-Wlth
0nsent and advice of the great Co
moner the official announcement
made today that Mr.. Bryan
sound the keynote and outline the
sues for the next national convent
in a speech to be delivered IN MI
son Square Garden August 30th.
NEW YORK, July 3O.-To dec
wager of $1,000 Harry Vingut
the Racquet club rode 100 miles
horseback in nine hours at Belm
park yesterday afternoon. Dun
his ride a great storm came up
of lightning striking one of his POI
and killing It, The rider mounted
other animal and in half an 7