Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-20
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The influx began early this morning
and will continue until the big publ,
lands convention opens formally to
morrow at Broadway theater. There
will be from 1000 to l 500 representa-
tive stockmen, commercial men, farm
ers and public men, according to esti
mates, at the gathering, to say moth
ing about several thousand who will
come merely to look on and hear the
debates. 1t will be the most repre-
sentative body that ever gathered in
Denver or the west, because of the
diversity of interests that would be
affected by the action of the conven.
ton after threshing out the questions
that are so vital to the progress and
develoment of this portion of the
United States. So important will the
results CT the gathering be that the
entire nation will center its attention
on Colorado for the next few days.
The one big proposition to be settled
is whether President Roosevelt's pub
lie land policies in the west shall be
sustained or overturned.
Paris, June 1.-THE new French
Japanese entente has been made on
promise OF new Japanese loans. Japan
will want one billion dollars in The
| next few years to refund her high
| looms and France has promised to
| hnat the bonds when the time arrives.
Had she not done so Japan would have
| made aggressive movements on
French India China.
Leadville, June ia mysterious
murder took place early this morning
in an Austrian saloon of Stcingtown,
when Frank Rebold was shot by SOM
unknown party. Several fights took
place in the saloon during the early
morning arc about an hour afterward
as some men were going home they
found the body of Rebold lying On the
ground about ten feet from the saloon
The sheriff arrested five Austrians on
suspicion, and they are in the county
Jail. Rebolt was 32 years old, single
and employed as a smelted hand at
the Arkansas Valley smeltef.
Washington, June 17.-Viscount
AolSi, the japanese ambassador to tails
country, has been recalled. A caole
gram from Toxic today makes the an
nouncemept. The Marquis Ito, the
elder statesman of Japan made the
move at the request of foreign minis
ters. Ito has never been friendly to-
ward Aoki. The change adds to the
mystery prevailing regarding Japan's
position.
London, June ia dispatch to the
Express from Lisbon says that a dyna-
mite explosion destroyed large part
of the manufacturing town of Covilha
Thirty persons were killed and many
seriously injured. Sixteen principal
buildings were wrecked. The disaster
is attributed to the vengeance of dis
missed workmen.
New York, June 17.-Aboard the
big ship America, which slipped into
her harbor at Hoboken yesterday,
Thomas F. Walsh, miner and million
aire, came home from a four months
sojourn in Europe. He asserted with
emphasis that he was ready to face the
charges that Violette Watson, former
ly his ward, threatened to renew in
court proceedings. Miss Watson, now
known as the wife of Red Letter"
Mansfield, says II the million does not
get out of town ne will be served
| with papers in a new suit, which she
insists will bring out hitherto unknown
features Of the celebrated case. Real
l. y, I'm not in the least worried about
| this turn of affairs" Mr.. Walsh said,
| much was said in the newspapers
| while was in Europe and could make
no defense, now | am back, and ready
| to face anybody In the world who has
a just charge" Mr.. Walsh was ac-
| companied by his wife and daughter,
Evelyn. He would not say how long
| he intended to remain in New York,
| but at the st. Regis 1t was learned
| that he will leave for Colorado early
in the week. Miss Watson will take
the stand before Referee William A.
| burlington Thursday and tell in de
tail the methods pursued by Nivcoll,
Anable and Lindsay, attorneys for
Walsh, when she was introduced to
drop the original suit
| Austin, Tex, June 17.-With the fl
| ing of bond of three and a half mil
lion by John II. Kirby today the re
ceivership in the Waters-Pierce Oil
company's case was vacated and the
company will be enabled to continue
its business in Texas until its appeals
are disposed of 1t is not probable the
appeals will be decided before two
years time.
New York, June 1.-THE American
today publishes story to the effec
that claim for eight and one-thir;
million dollars will be filed agains
the estate of the late James Henr.
Smith in behalf of Mrs. Simon Du
freche, who Will claim she is daughtei
of Smith by an early marriage.
Albuquerque. N. NJ, June 17.-Bl
the upsetting of ferryboat in the Ri'
Grande river at the Indian puebla o
Isleta, twelve miles south OF Albu
querque, yesterday, Mrs. Juanita Abey
Ia, an Indian woman, her Syear-ol'
son and Manuellta Chavez. an Indiai
girl aged years were drowned.
Silverton, June 17.-There was NJ