Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-13
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Rome, italy. May l0.-Italy and her
possessions are suffering severely
from volcanoes. News reaches here
today OF Increased devastation due to
the eruption of Mount Stromboli. The
eruption Is 80 violent now that near
ly all the people of the island have
| He'd In terror and the entire land is
absolutely ruined by the sea OF ashes
that have poured from the mountain.
me disaster is widespread and eEtIre-
~ without precedent. Dispatches to-
day from Messina say the sudden er,ip-
tion OF Mount Etna on she eastern
coast Of Sicily Is likely to eclipse
In disaster that of Stromboi. Etna's
activity Is daily increasing and peo.
pie living In the vicinity are panic
stricken and are filing the churches,
praying for protection. The crater is
in tremendous eruption today and
fear OF greater disaster is strong.
Godheld, New, May 10.-The Jury
III the case of the people against
Preston and Smith for the murder OF
silva, growing out OF the labor trou-
bles, reached verdict last night.
Preston was found guilty of murder
In the second degree. The penalty is
from ten years to life. Smith was
found guilty of voluntary manslaugh-
ter. The conspiracy case of st John
and others went over under d motion
to quash trt lsdlctments, but the find
lngs Of tle 4ars ngninxt smith, charg
"a ~ a accesaoky ~ ~ opin,
ion fr1gi the court she sc.pslk
iS4 arSy ypfsat.sss 3 ~ ~ n. - anafs
ter Of Preston r. rsemmanded mercy.
Sentence Will be ifpossd ifeuday. Z.
Irkutsk, Siberia, May 10.-This part
OF the earth is suffering severely from
tremblors which have done great dam
age. This morning most severe, un-
dulating earthquake srock was exper-
enced.
Los Angeles, May 1O-Today Bill
Squires OF Australia and Tommy Burns
were matched to fight forty-five
round battle before the Colma club
at San Francisco on Decoration duy.
The purse will be $4,000. Burns
double cross Of O'Brien seems to have
made him popular.
Chicago. May 10.-The Journal to-
| night prinas the history Of Charles II.
Meyer, one of the defendants at Boise
and Western Federation man, which
show Meyer to have ben convict and
inmate OF the Joliet penitentiary
where he was sent for burglary. His
picture and description is printed in
full.
Boise. May 10.-Moyer. when told
story, denied it. He says he was in
North Dakota the time reported in the
penitentiary
Boise, Idaho. May 10.-The sheriff
started out bright and early today
to summon a special venire of 100
men ordered by Judge Wood OF the
district court, when regular term panel
was exhausted, in an effort to secure
a jury to try william ID. Haywood,
the first OF the officers OF the Western
Federation of Miners called to the
bar to answer the charge the state
has placed against them OF conspiracy
and completely In the murder OF for
mer Governor Crank Steunenberg. The
trial was adjourned late yesterday aft
ernoon until next Monday afternoon,
when 1t is expected new panel will
be in attendance.
? Counsel on both sides OF the case
were confident today that a jury will
} be secured by Thursday or Friday OF
next week at the latest, and they be-
+ iieve the taking OF testimony may be
begun before the week ends. The
task OF summoning 100 men In this
big county is by no means an easy
one, and the sheriff expects to be
busy until the last minute allowed by
! the court.
Wichita, May 11.--After trying tc
: kill his former wife and shooting
her seriously, w. r. Fulton was fol
lowed by mob last night but en-
capped and today in his hiding placs
In the railroad yards he committed
| suicide NV Oh