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

today no further particulars had bee
: received over those which came las
: night of the destruction of three Mex
; can towns on the west coast of Mexic
with the less OF 500 lives. due to a.
earthquake which was felt all over tn
republic. The officials do not believ
the disaster is as serious as at f1ys
reported, but think the earthuuak
may have extended to other points.
: The City of Tixia suffered more thai
any other. Many people were caugh
by walling walls and the known dea,
will go over one hundred. 1t will
be many days before the extent o
the earthquake is known which cam,
to Mexico on the anniversary week o
the San Francisco horror. In tn,
cities of Chinjancique and Chilap;
houses toppled down Hike blocks Tn,
authorities, however. even in the face
OF the report that both cities witt
the combined population of near &c, ,00(
persons are completely destroyed clinf
to the belief that many of the houses
are massive stone structures built tc
withstand earthquake shocks, ant
must have escaped.
City of Mexico, April 16.-This aft
ernoon the bank of Mexico received
word that the earthquake was far
reaching in its extent and that the
death list may reach a thousand peo
| pie on the west coast. The people
all along the coast are fleeing to the
hills and thousands are camping In the
open air. The report is that there
are many scenes of frightful desola-
tion. The people have appealed for
tents to the governors of the different
provinces.
| Berlin, April 16.-This morning the
seismographs at Hamburg, Potsdam
and Gottingen registered severe earth
quake shocks at a distance of over
5000 miles. The world is troubled
and the earth disturbances many. 1t
| is thought serious results will soon
be recorded. The heaviest shock to-
| day occurred at 8 a. m.
Berkeley, Cal, April 16.-Perhaps
| the most remarkable shock earthquake
ever recorded at the University of
California, was registered at an early
hour this morning. The shock lasted
for more than half hour and on that
| account 1t Is believed the local sta
ton was much nearer the center of
the shock than eastern stations, where
duration of the quake was much long
er.
st. Petersburg. April 16,-Twenty-
five members of the fighting revolu-
ionists were arrested here, among
them seven women. They were pre-
pared for many new assassinations of
mobiles and the police regard the cap
ture as most important. The prison
ers have been confined in the fortress
and all will be shot
Boston, April 16,-One of the great
wharfs OF the city took fire about 10
o'clock this morning and will prob
ably be total loss although at noon
the department had the fire under con
troll. There was great excitement
over the report that the wharf has
vast oil hogsheads in store and an
explosion was feared. The flames
were so fierce that many people were
burned and there are a dozen patients
in the hospital this afternoon. The
wharf burned is known as the Cen
trail The loss will be extremely heavy
Washington, April 15.-The presi-
dent has addressed to school children
of the United States a message on
the significance of Arbor day to be
celebrated this week. He advises them
to celebrate the day thoughtfully and
carefully.
Washington, April 15.-The United
States supreme court today decided
against Senator Patterson of Colorado
and affirms the decision of the Colo
rado supreme court which fined him
$1,000 for contempt of that court in
declaring the court subservants to cor
poration influencies. Patterson must
now pay the fine or be imprisoned
New York, April 16.-John Brisben
Walker today sent communication to
the peace congress in which he sug-
gests a worlds peace congress com
posed of the ablest thinkers of all
countries, selected for their sincerity
OF purpose and broad comprehension
VI ehN Piop'Ph vi hatipho. ht toh'
clusions Of such men Mr.. Walker
thinks would appeal to the rulers and
people with irresistible force. What
makes Mr.. Walkers statement notable
Is the offer he made to defray the ex-
penses of this worlds peace congress
out of his own private fortune.
New York, April 49, The peace con
gress, so successfully inaugurated un-
der the joint auspices of city, state
and nation saw its busiest time today.
Five regular sessions are scheduled,
conference and three receptions.
Great crowds are attending the meet
lngs, and the sentiments and Ideas of
the distinguished speakers in adyocat-
ing world wide peace are received
with enthusiasm. This morning there
was regular session devoted to "The
relations of women to the pe.lce move
ment," at Carnegie hall, Mrs. Anna G.
Spencer, presiding. Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe and Mrs. May Wright Sewell
were guests of honor. Among the
speakers were Lucia A. Mead, Mrs
Ellen NJ. Henroten. Miss Mary f.
Woolley, Mrs. Frederick Nathan, Miss
Jane Adams and William Archer.