Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

OF the Farmers union at Beall Springs
today. His address is expected to be
notable one, dealing with political
issues and national legislation affect.
ing the farmers of the United States.
Scituate. Mass, Aug. 22.-Thomas
Lawson, who is president of the
Marshheld Agricultural society. will
tell OF his experience as an honest
tiller of the soil at the annual BANQUET
oil the organization this evening. In.
cidentally, 1t is said he will expose
the effects OF the system" on the wei.
fare of the farmers of the country
Many of the show horses and cattle
from the Lawson farm at this place
nave been placed on exhibition at the
society's fair, now in progress.
Telluride, Aug. 22.-Fred A. Ward.
men, carpenter. was brought down
from the Tom Boy mine this morning
and taken to the hospital for treat
ment, having run spike through his
foot.
Jack Farstrom is at the hospital
suffering from injuries received this
morning at the Columbia mine by n
falling rock.
San Francisco, Aug. 22.-Lieut.
Hawley leaves tomorrow for Boise
City where he will take up and prose.
cute the case against Pettibone.
| Madrid, Aug. GAN explosion of
a bomb at Lisbon killed four people.
1t has been learned that this bomb
was intended for King Charles and
Premier Franco and that they were
not assassinated is considered remark.
able. plot has been discovered to
sieze the government of Portugal
| Des Moines. Ia. Aug. GA meet.
| ing OF the state board of health was
held here today to consider applica.
tions for permits to conduct maternity
hospitals in Iowa, under the new law
regulating such institutions. Grave
| scandals in connection with the con.
duct of so.called baby farms" result
l
strictly enforced, and anyone conduct.
ing such home without a license will
be crominally prosecuted.
Erie, Penn, Aug. 22.-One of the
propositions discussed by the dele.
gates to the national convention OF
postmasters. which is holding its final
| session here today, is plan for
reply postal card bearing a 2-cent
| due stamp, to be paid by the sender
when the card is returned. The plan,
would pay double postage on cards
returned, while those which did not
| come back would cost the government
| only the price of printing and stock
II put into effect, would effect
great saving to firms using reply pos
tai cards, since they would be re-
quired to pay postage only on such
| cards as are actually returned BY
| the operation of this method, they
BY Phone from Denver.
Greeley, Colo, Aug 22.-Formal ded-
ication of the new city water works
plant, built at a cost of $350,00O and
| representing one of the greatest en-
gineering feats of its kind ever at
tempted In the west, was the principal
feature of the annual harvest day fes
tival here today. The water Is brought
to the big distributing reservoir by
means of pipe line thirty-eight miles
| long from the mountains above Fort
Collins.
New York, Aug. 22.-The striking
| telegraphers are encouraged by the
report that Labor Commissioner
O'Neill will lay the facts regarding the
strike before the president. They also
announce that Mr.. O'Neill is prepar-
ing communication directed to both
the strikers and the companies in
which suggestions will be made for
bringing the strike to an end.
There is no change In the situation
today The strike appears to have
developed into contest of endurance
between the companies and employees.
Washington, Aug 22.-Labor Com.
missioner ONeill has returned to
Washington armed with statistics and
facts on both sides of the telegraph
strike and In a day or two will lay
them before the president for action.
Denver, Aug. 22.-Four Of the six
brokerage operators resumed work
this morning, their demands having
been met. The remaining two are
without wire service of any kind.
No change otherwise in the local
situation.
Denver. Aug. .22.-The conference
between the railroad managements
and their employees is taking place
this afternoon but final action will
not be taken before tomorrow when
/. is expected the employees will gain
their contentious, although the Bur
lngton and Santa Fe are holding out
against 1t.
Newport, r. l., Aug. 22.-One of the