Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-02
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

Light and Railway company. Larg
crowds of sympathizers with striker
congIegated on the main street, an,
non-union men was pelted with rock
and rotten eggs. Clashes between
these crowds and the nonunion mel
were frequent and several persons
were injured. A number of arrest!
were made. This morning all nego
tiations for peace are declared off
Salt Lake City. April 29.-All is dis
order here today The street cars
are not running, the men paradins
and the company obdurate. Cars sem
out this morning were pelted by idlers
The compay has sent to Oregon fol
a car load of strike breakers whom
they expect here tomorrow. No vic
lence thus far, but much i'll feeling
Messina, April 29.-The Stromboli
volcano is in active eruption today
The report reaches here that ashes
and cinders are running the vineyards
in Sicily and Calabria. The peasants
are in state of panic.
New York, April 29.-Secret in
formation bureaus to find out the
strength of President Roosevelt as a
candidate to succeed himself have
been established by several of the
larger railroad companies in this sec
tion OF the country, and the plan has
met with such success that it is being
adopted by companies in the west.
These quiet canvasses, it Is said, have
shown that the president is stronger
with the public today than he was be
fore his controversy with E. H. Har-
riman.
Travelling freight and passenger
agents and employees at railway sta
tions are gathering the information
without permitting those whom they
question to guess the purpose. Orders
are sent to every station master to
report on the feeling in his particular
neighborhood. In the east a station to
every three miles is counted, which
would give the Pennsylvania company,
for example, $500 of such sources OF
information and the New York Central
1000. L.,
In the west, where a railroad has
one station every four miles, a com
pany like the Atchison, operating S,444
miles, has at its command more than
1000 widely scattered agents, while
the Rock Island, with 1874, has $500.
and the Missouri Pacific 1900.
AS result of the consensus of opin-
ion thus obtained the railroad men
who opposed the recent Investigations
instituted by the president are not at
all cheered. The figures leave no
doubt that great majority of voters
throughout the country stand with Mr..
Roosevelt in his attitude toward cor
poration abuses. Said one railroad of
fetal:
1.-The public is in frame of mind to
believe everything President Roose-
welt says and to discredit anything
Mr.. Hartman might say on the oppo-
site side. To my mind, beyond ques-
ton, the president was at fault in de-
nouncing at this time Debs, Meyer
and Haywood as undesirable citizens,
but from what he can learn, his utter
ances have gone long way toward
helping him out of an awkward situa-
tion."
Another official said: "As rule
the American people are long suffer
ing, but this situation was bound to
come. In my opinion it will gradually
narrow down to an issue between the
country at large and Wall street meth
DDS in corporation management.
Whether or not they will go too far
in attempting to correct certain abuses
remains to be seen. They usually do
Oklahoma City, April ga cloud
burst over Capital hill, suburb OF
this city, Just south of the Camden
river, flooded that place. Several
persons missing are reported drowned.
Many persons camped upon the low
lands near the river were caught un-
awares. The river is bank full and it
will be some time before it can be
determined II lives are lost. It is be-
lieved that at least seven were
drowned.
Leadville, April 29.-Mrs. II. A. w.
Tabor, wife of the late United States
Senator Tabor, is in fair way TO re-
trieve the fallen fortunes of her fam
lily. She is at present living in small
cabin on Fryer hill with her two
children. The humble home is located
on the Matchless claim, the famous
mine which made Senator Tabor s
millions in early days. The property
Is now under lease and for first time
since Tabor lost it is producing large
amounts of high grade ore from the
new vein which promises to develop
a bonanza. Royalties will in a short
time pay Off all Indebtedness.
New York, April 29.-One of the
most celebrated of New York's old
time actresses. Maud Harrison, died
this morning at the Hotel Wellington.
She was sick and in trying to reach
the telephone to summon aid was
stricken with paralysis and fell to the
floor. She was not discovered unit
late at night when doctors worked
over her until dead. Miss Harrison
was a believer In Christian Scienc,