Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-02

morning rowboats were sent out to eS
anime the superstructure Showing
above water near the short to ascer
tain il any of the workmen were i'm
prisoned in the mass of twisted iron
None were found alive. Just below
the surface OF the water two bodie.
were seen, but 1t is impossible to reacl
them until the tide goes out this aft
! ernoon.
Boise, Idaho, Aug. 3O.-The state oi
Idaho will ask for change of venue
in the case of Steve Adams. charged
with the murder of Fred Tyler. The
case is called for trial September at
| Wallace. The motion will be made
that 1t is impossible to secure n fair
trial at Wallace. where the population
Is largely miners. 1t Is believed II
change of venue is granted the case
will be sent to Moscow for trial
Pittsburg, Aug. 30.-A man claiming
to be the divine healer. Francis Schlat-
| ter, has been ordered to leave the city
because of attracting large crowds on
the streets. He claims he was resur-
rected in the Rocky mountains after
lying dead for several years.
The real Schlatter was following by
thousands in Denver and In parts o.
the south during his unusual career
and suddenly disappeared. He went
to New Mexico and the finding of a
skeleton, with Schlatter's bible be
side it, confirmed the report of his
death. From time to time since then
persons claiming to be the resurrected
healer have made their appearance
New York, Aug. 20.-Thousands of
commercial travellers, hailing from all
sections of the country, invaded Coney
island today and took complete pos
session of Dreamland. one of the big.
sest amusement places on the festive
island A glad hand committee" OF
New York drummers welcomed the
knights of the grip from other cities
II the administration building. where
tickets were distributed admitting the
visitors to all the numerous attrac-
uons. This afternoon the national Of
fcers of the United Commercial Trav
elers and the Travellers Protective
association held a reception, at which
Supreme Councillor Hunt and Presi.
lent Johnson delivered addresses. The
'eature of the outing was the parade
If the drummers. headed by the Com.
nercial Travellers band and a herd
of elephants, followed by the Bagmen
II Bagdad, western organization oil
travelling men, decked in the colors of
the rainbow and riding on camels and
mules and In ehariots. Whirling derry
ishes. travellers from Morocco, Hindoo
allirs and all kinds of drummers from.
the east were in line. A baby camel
was baptized by the drummers in an
entirely original way. The Elks and
Shriners had already baptized the ami
NAL, but the commercial travels de.
cided that the job had not been prop
erly done. and repeated the ceremony.
New York, Aug. 30.-A quarterly
dividend of one-half per cent on the
common stock of the United States
Steel corporation was paid today to
stockholders of record August Z. A
y per cent dividend on the preferred
stock will be paid September 30. The
earnings during the last quarter were
S45.503,105, the largest in the com
will not likely be so favorable, off
cials of the corporation announcing
that business has fallen off 25 per cent
in the last month. The cutting down
of various railroad and industrial ex-
tensions because of the impossibility
of securing money is believed to be
responsible for the falling business.
During the last quarter the steel
trust has set aside a record-breaking
amount, $1S.500.000. for new plants,
construction and discharge OF capital
obligations. This is an increase of
81 100000 over the amount set aside
for the same purpose in the first quar-
ter of the year. The labor troubles
in the Lake Superior ore fields re-
suited in a great loss and much ex-
pense to the steel trust.
st. Peterburg, Aug. 30.-The court
martial which tried eighteen persons
accused of plotting against Emperor
Nicholas and the government last
May found three of them, Nikitenko,
Simasky alias Purkin, and Naumoff,
guilty of organizing the plot and sen
fenced them to death by hanging.
Norfolk. Va, Aug. 30.-A handsome
| monument in commemoration of the
| first general assembly of Virginia was
| dedicated today on jamestown island
| The memorial was erected at cost
of 81 300 by the Society for the Preser
walton of Virginia Antiquities. Bish
| ops Randolph, Tucker and Funston
the latter Of Boise. Idaho. participated
In the ceremonies, which were Of al
impressive nature.