Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-23

of his birth In Austria and raised ar
American flag In honor of his return
he was clapped in jail and given ter
hours to leave Austria. The miner
returned here on a White Star liner
declaring that he was ashamed he was
born in Austria.
New York, Sept. 19-John ID. Rocke
feller, jr.. will cease to be the leader
or the young mems Bible class OF
the Fifth avenue Baptist church In
October as he has handed in his resig.
nation which was accepted. Increas
ing demands of business and fear OF
Ill health are reasons given by him in
letter TO the class.
Cripple Creek. Colo, Sept. 2O.-The
following notice was found this morn
ing on the door of ex-Attorney General
Eugene Engley's office: Notice
This law joint is closed on account
o: the undersigned not taking out a
card in either the Mine Overs asso-
Natioh, Ni'iAtho diiiduttt NtSltIll
Federation OF Miners. Republican or
Democratic parties, church or state. |
run myself and pay tribute to no cap.
italized union, political faker or labor
skate. am on deck and will be all
the time. You are slaves to supersti-
tions and were dumped into IL by act
of birth. Yours very truly. Eugene
Engley.
"P. ST. will remain in Cripple
Creek until | leave of my own volition.
No deportation goes"
New York. Sept. 2O.-Wall street
was startled by the story that Henry
H. Rogers. vice president of the Stand
ard Oil company, had been stung to
the tune of 100000 900 in his Virginia
railroad project and that his break.
down is due primarily to worry over
impending bankruptcy. While the
street is still pondering over porten-
tious news the friends of Mr. Rogers
are running about spreading the It'd
ings that the story is made out of
whole cloth; that Mr.. Rogers is still
possessor OF n little fortune of about
5000. 900 900. mostly cash in the bank
and that he Is far from being a physi-
cal wreck from money worries. He
has quite recovered from his recent
indisposition and is feeling fine for an
old man, thank you.
FL Paso, Tex. Sept. 20.-In n col.
lision between the south bound hi
Paso express and northbound freight
oil the Mexican Central at Encarna-
cion de Dios. few miles from Aguas
Calientes forty were killed and thirty
four injured, half of whom will die,
making the worst wreck on that road
iu many years. Telegraph lines were
broken by the wreck and only meager
details are obtainable. 1t is impossi
BILE to optain a list o. the dead or
injured. who, with the exception of
the engineer, were Mexicans return
ing from their homes from the fiesta
which was held in connection with
the national celebration. All those
killed were in the day coaches. There
are no prominent persons among the
killed or wounded. The disaster is
said to be due to disregard of train
orders.
New York, Sept. 20.-John d. Rock
efeller's own personal holdings OF
Standard Oil stock aggregates 256,s54
shares out of total Issue of 972.500.
Ir other words he owns one-fourth
interest In the concern and out OF the
$500, 100000 dividend declared by the
Standard Oil company in the past
eight years, he has drawn as his own
share 3125 900, 900. These sworn facts
were ELECTED at the session OF the
government proceedings before Ref
cree Ferris in the federal building
to smash the oil trust. The stagger.
ing figures we're drawn from Wesley
II. Tilford, treasurer OF the New Jer.
sey Standard Oil company which is
the parent concern whose dissolution
would release the industry of America
from thralldom OF petroleum pirates.
More revelations are to follow for
Tilford was pinned down to promise
to produce statistics showing the stock
holdings and earnings of Rockefeller
associations. Kellogg has experts at
work on the Standards books.
Crested Butte, Colo. Sept. 20
Louis Tutchett, a wealthy Denver and
Rio Grande section boss at Rogers
was shot and perhaps fatally wounded
by two masked holdups late yesterday
A posse is out today on a man hunt
Chicago. Sept. 20.-The canvass OF
Republican presidential sentiment IN
the south. made by the Tribune, has
developed a wealth OF interesting po
litlcal matter. Secretary Taft leads
to an overwhelming extent, but tht
canvass is on indication that politica
winds are blowing many different
ways.
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