Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-07-16

with the task of forming ministry
and Is trying to compromise the is
SIC. The Roasia today says the
coraiiy is rot yet ready for the &C
ceptanee OF the principle of respon
slble ministry.
LONDON, July IA NOTORIOUS
with "a passengers aboard London to
Brighten. overturned today and six
people were killed outright. two died
later and all the Others were injured
WASHINGTON, July Fan in
dieurcnt under the sherman anti
trust law charging conspiracy In re-
straint of trade was returned by the
federal grand jury today against con.
Germs and individuals of what is
known as the local Ice trust.
KANSAS CITY, July l2.-There is
talk of trying to interest the United
states district attorneys office in the
prosecution of the local ice combine.
MS II operates in both Kansas City,
Mo, and Kansas City, Kan. thus en-.
gaGing in Interstate commerce.
NEW YORK, July 13.--Early this
morning the trolley pole of Brighton
Beach train passing under footbridge
struck an ammonia pipe which burst
and the lives of 200 passengers were
lmperlled. The liquid drenched tne
top of the ear and all who Inhaled the
fumes became unconscious. The mo.
torman and engineer were fearfully
overcome and at noon they are still
In state OF collapse.
panic ensued and the passengers
fled in all directions Several were
trnmpled ON in the excitement but
there were no fatalities.
CEDAR RAPIDS, la. July 13.-one
after the other seven little girls were
drowned in the Cedar river here,
each trying to rescue her drowning pre-
decessor until only one out of the eight
remained to run shrieking for help.
They were wading on sandbar
where the water was only about two
feet deep, but at one end was deep
swimming pool. whore they lost their
lives.
SAN FRANCISCO, July i3-This
city is in state of excitement over
charges made against the Red Cross
Society. the mayor the police commits
sioners and others, and the city gov
oinment Is split up into two factions,
charges aud counter charges being
freely made. Mayor Schmltz has de
manded the resignation of Police
Commissioner Reagan. The commits
sioner is charged with impropr1eties.
He refuses to give up his Office. and
in letter published today ne calls
Mayor Schmitz a CRATER and shows
where the mayor tried to get him,
Reagan. into a whisky deal, the graft
OF which was to be $4,000 each. The
police commissioner says the mayor
holds up the road houses and French
restaurants.
Now a North Carolina editor shows
that the Red Cross Society is disipat
ing the contributed funds.
DENVER, July l3--The vanguard
of the 10000 Elks expected for the
SohNthtiph NEXT week Will DeSln ar
irving tomorrow. All arrangements
to make the annual gathering of tne
order noteworthy event are practi-
cally completed. The formal pro
gram starts Sunday and continues day
and night until the following Friday
The features are Wild West show
parade of uniformed members, auto
mobile rides, massed band entertain.
ments, fireworks and an excursion
ments, fireworks and an excursion
mental divide into the region of eter.
nal SNOW. Seattle and Philadelphia
are the two leading candidates for
the next convention. The custom is
TO select an eastern city one year and
a western city the next.
KANSAS CITY. July 13.-Some 600
Elks, mostly from Pennsylvania and
Indiana, on their way to the conven-
ton at Denver were the guests today
Of the local lodge which threw open
their club house. A program was ar.
ranged with view to giving the
wayfarers foretaste of the good
things Denver has prepared.
The story comes from Custer. Wyo.,
that Mrs. John Underwood, New