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

| les ana the most modern hygienic al
paratus, out of 100000 bakers in Pal
is, 100000 suffer from tuberculosis
| This state of affairs is not only dis
| tressing to the workers, but a sourc
of danger to the consumers of tn
| bread"
ST. LOUIS, July 12.-J. L. Schner
clerk of the packet Quincy, which
was reported burned and sunk nea
Trempeieau. Wis, has advised the of
ficials of the Diamond 10 line here b,
wire that the boat sank In IA feet o
water IL miles from Winona. Their,
was no fire and no passengers wer,
lost. The upper deck is above water
Private advices say the Quincy STRUCK
snag.
ST. PAUL, July 12.-Diamond JIG
officials announce that no lives were
lost in the wreck of the Quincy. j.
{. Mas, st. Paul merchant, was
aboard the boat and wires that the
accident was the result of gross neg.
ligence. He declares that the pas
sengers were not awakened by the
crew and that the negro roustabouts
seized all the life preservers.
This statement is borne out by 9th.
er passengers. The vessel struck a
bar. was backed off and commenced
to settle. She was headed toward the
Wisconsin shore at full speed Aft.
er gaining the shore plank was run
out from the second deck, the pas.
sengers crowding about 1t, which
caused the boat TO keel throwing a
score or more into the water, but all
were rescued. The vessels boats
were then used to make pontoon
bridge from which the remainder OF
the passengers waded waist deep in
the water to land. They were taken
to La Crosse. Many wore only their
night clothes and the stores there did
rushing business.
NEW YORK, July 12.-Dr. Julian
P. Thomas and Roy Knabenshure,
the aeronaut, made one of the mosi
sensational balloon trips ever seen on
this side of the Atlantic. Thousands
of people in Manhattan and Brooklyn
watched the path of the flying ma.
chine. At one time the great gas bag
hung directly over huge smokestack
of a factory out of which the sparks
and cinders were flying. A little lat
er a man who had caught the guy
rope was jerked 100 feet in the all
and landed in the top of a tree. AT
another time the balloon came almost
down to the earth and the aeronauts
talked with a reporter. who followed
them in an automobile.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-The
state department Red Book" came
out today. 1t contains some state Sc
crets. One is that the government
paid China upon more than one oc
casion secret indemnities simply to
keep on good terms with that empire
WASHINGTON, July 12.-Secretary
Bonaparte said today that he had been
just one year in the navy department
and that he had found his efforts to
reorganize the navy harder task
than to pacify city. He thought
there should be more civil employees
in the department to keep it from
narrowness and prejudice. He thinks
promotion should be more rapid and
he has no faith in the practicability
OF airships.
PETERSBURG, Ind, July 1.-THE
tUh fhA -
railway ran into spiked switch this
morning, causing the death of the
engineer. fireman and a brakeman.
Two other trainmen were seriously
injured. Two cars were demolished
The authorities are hunting the train
wreckers with boodhounds
SEVASTOPOL, July 12-Admiral
Choukin died in the hospital today
from the wounds received at the
hands of assassins yesterday
KANSAS CITY, July 1.-THE
prices of all meats have been advanc.
ed within the last two days. The
packers admit that they are going
to advance prices generally. but give
the cause as increase in the value OF
raw material. The butchers say this
is not true; that the packers are try
ing to recIperate their foreign losses
and fall of canned meats.
BONNEVILLE, Ind, July 12.-
Lynnville, a town of 1000 population,
was destroyed by a fire of incendiary
origin last night at midnight.
Twenty-four buildings were consum.
ed. Loss, 100000.
Ell ROY, Wis, July in. NJ
Riggs. charged with beating Miss Ell
lison to death in Minneapolis hotel
yesterday. committed suicide in mis-
cell by shooting this morning.
BALTIMORE, July 12.-"High living
and too much civilization is respon
sible for the increase of insanity.
says DR.. Charles G. Hill. In charge Of
tie Mount Hope Retreat Il believe
that by thorough research 1t could
be traced In a great part to the pros
perity OF the period. the luxurious in
diligence, the departure from the ole
standard of rectitude and the mora
deterioration"
OYSTER BAY, july 12.-Mrs
Roosevelt and daughter Ethel were