Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-21
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

Bucharest, Roumania, Mar. 1S.-Po-
dihtlia, town of 5000 inhabitants,
mostly Jews, has been sacked by peas
ants who have swarmed into the place
massacreing Jews right and left The
town is ruined and pillaged. In great
distress the Jews have appealed to
King Charles for some sort of pro-
lection.
Rome, Mar. 1S.-Today the pope re-
ceived a delegation of American pill
grims and yesterday he gave private
audience to Bishop o. German of Da-
kota in which he praised American
Episcopate for its hand in the France
Vatican conflict. The pope also com
plimented President Roosevelt, saying
that his action in the church question
in the Philippines was sensible and
manly and was the way the govern
ment should settle mixed political and
religious questions.
The pope sent his sincere regards
to the president and agreed out Of
compliment to give this week a pri-
vate audience to Mrs. Douglass, Presi-
dent Roosevelt's sister now in Rome.
Rovilla Abigail Wabbs, the advance
agsptess of the old maids who ap-
Desr 1t the Red Men hall opera house
wednesday evening of this week, re-
quests us to state. that they have in
store for those who patronize the show
a burro load of pleasing surprising.
not the least of which will be the
Love Dance" by band of wild
Crow, Kootaney, Joco, Kickapoo, Otoe,
Papago Indians who have followed the
spinsters from Oklahoma. Get your
reserved seats at Parsons.
Washington, Mar. 18.-The four rail
here to see the president will not
come because they could not agree on
n common ground of action. They
talked 1t over in New York and agreed
to disagree. Tomorrow Mr.. Mellen
will come here to see the president
but he will speak only for himself and
his own road. He wants federal super
vision of the railroads and is against
constant state interference.
London, Mar. 1S.-The White Star
steamer Suevic which arrived home
reaching the Lizard, went on the rocks
last night in a fog, is probably a
total wreck. This morning her six
hundred passengers were safely land
ed although the sea was rough and
the wind high. Captain Selby has
been at sea thirty-two years and this
was to be his last voyage
Chicago, Mar. 1S.-The railroads are
planning to contest the new fedora
labor law on the ground that 1t il
class legislation.
which provides nine-hour day fol
certain classes of telegraph operators
will cost the railroads, it is stated
at least $lO,OOO,oO0 annually in excess
OF present expense.
The law provides, that, when tele
graph office Is open during the twenty
four hours, no operator shall worl
more than nine hours. This will ne
cessitate the railroads OF the countr
providing three men in thousands @
Offices where two now do the work.
A western road has figured the ado
ed expense and has found that 1t wi
cost the company about 100000 al
slually In excess of the present schet
ule. 1t Is stated that this claus
OF the law was put in over the obje
tion of President Roosevelt and {
Commissioner e. Z. Clark and Seer
sary Moseley of the interstate cor
r merce commission.
Pittsburg, Pa, Mar. 1S.-William
Corey, president of the United Stat,
Steel corporation, has succeeded in c
fecting a reconciliation with his pa
ents, despite the fact that he is pla
ming to marry Mabelle Gilman
Paris within the next six months. TT
reunion of the family has come as
great surprise, as when Corey was
yorced by his wife a year ago al