Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-18

hShe3 W VIC icueid grand Jury, VIII
a view to postponlng the trial unit
the trials OF Meyer, Haywood and Pc,
tibone. accused of the Steuenberg mur
der. are concluded. Senator Borah &
special counsel engaged by state t,
prosecute these officials of the West
ern FeA4gation of Miners and hi
friendsS0Dhim his indictment was pro
cureAby United States District At
toruey Ruick, his political enemy
through the conspiracy of the miners
Telluride. April lsT--A miner by tn,
name of Joe Noenel was held up II
the lower part of the city after mid
night and relieved of $50 in none,
and watch and chain. The two hold
ups were masked and no clue a.
to identity
Chicago;a April 16.-One week hav
Ing passed since the Chicago Fedora
tion Of Labor sent its telegram tc
President Roosevelt and no answer
having been received, officials Of the
federation will. at its meeting tomor
row. send special messenger from
Chicago to the White house to ask
the nations chief executive to verify
the language credited to him in refer.
ring to Meyer and Haywood as "unde-
sirable citizens" During last week
several session of the executive board
Of the federation have been held In
hope that an answer would be received
| from Washington and the necessity
of taking further action in the mat
| ter would be avoided
Meyer and Haywood to whom ref
erence Is made IN the communication
are awaiting trial in Idaho, charged
with the murder of former Governor
Steuenberg, and the trial is set for
| May 8.
Danville, Ill, April 16.-The Rev.
George N. Remission, pastor of the
First Congregational church here, was
today held to the grand JURY on the
charges of attempted assault on four
girls, none over IS. Florence Duns.
worth testified that she went to his
study to confer with him about a fare
well party he was preparing for her
on the eve of her departure for Trinl
dad, Colo, and that he criminally as
saulted her. despite her struggles.
Friends of the minister promptly fur
nished bonds and claim a conspiracy.
Washington. April 12.--Frans Eman-
uel Kireckao, native of Tamefroo,
Finland, who, upon a wager. is en-
gagged in an attempt to walk around
the world in five years, called at the
White house Saturday to have his pa
pers vised. He received autographs
which will be satisfactory evidence
of his visit to the national capital.
Although showing marks of hard
ships through which he has passed.
the globe trotter, or rather, walker,
is in good physical condition, and is
wager He has been three years
away from San Francisco, his start
ing point and his goal, and has crossed
the eastern hemisphere, so that his
task is now to walk to the Pacific in
the next two years. TIE expects to
make the trip in six months and to
ask his reward eighteen months ahead
of the time limit placed.
Kireckao did considerable mission
AIRY work while in Finland among his
people, telling them what glorious
country the United States is, and
says that one OF his greatest pleasures
Is to be again in the land of his adop-
ton.
There is no place on earth that
can equal this country" he says.
He started from San Francisco with
s1.91 In his pocket and has lived upon
charity during his travels, not having
time to stop to earn money for living
expenses. In crossing the oceans he
has worked his way. He has had no
sickness in the last three years and
has attempted to maintain a gait OF
about four miles an hour while walk
ing. He set himself the task of knock
ing out forty or forty-five miles each
day, and says that sometimes he has
been compelled to walk during the
night to cover the distance.
Chicago, April 16.-The various
counties hereabouts have discovered
that the Standard Oil company has
been sequestering millions of dollars
worth of oil to evade taxes. They
should be paying on forty millions and
have only paid on three millions. The
company will be called upon to pay
over half million when they have
been paying only fifty thousand.
Lillian Russell's troupe was almost
dl3organized at Green River, Wyo.,
when four members were found to
have been associating with woman
who has smallpox. The woman and
the four were quarantined, but the
theatrical people were later fumigated
and permitted to travel The car in
which the woman was travelling was
set out and she is now In quarantine
in tent near the railway track.
Among the new buildings being
erected off Shameen, in Canton, where
the recent fire occurred, are some four
storied buildings. and the lofty char
acter of the buildings generally is in
strong contrast with their surround
ings.
Denver, April 16-The state board
o. equalization met this morning and
| decided to raise the rate OF valua-
tfon thrOuphOut the state They will