Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

saying further disturbances are ex
pected. Thus far over hundred
persons have been killed and nearly a
thousand wounded. many of whom will
die The troops acted with the great
est brutality and seemed to take a
savage delight in butchering people
They dashed after men, women aa1
children, through the narrow street
riding their horses over the Wet ms
and firing at those fleeing, at the
northern towns of BradgevilIe am
vile DeCastilla. The trouble started
by the mob marching through the
streets shouting Down with King
Carlos" Down with absolutism, -
Down with the king who attempts to
rule without parliament" The sol.
diers were sent to order the mob to
disperse The people responded with
Jeers, and showers of stones. The
soldiers fired and many citizens fell.
Still the spirit of the mob was not
broken and from windows and roofs
more stones and bricks were hurled at
the troops. The second attack mai.
dened the troops and they opened fire
| sparing no one, while the cavalry
wheeled their horses about and drove
over many, killing and mangling them.
| London, June 27.-Dispatches from
Portugal continue to be alarming in
character. The queen has appealed
to two friendly governments to inter
cede with King Carlos and stop his
acting arrogantly, fearing If it con
tinues 1t will mean the destruction of
| the Kingdom. There are Increasing
signs of discomfort and revolution
| throughout the entire country today.
Houston, Va. June 27.-Judge Low.
ing. who is on trial for killing young
Estes who ruined his daughter, will be
| acquitted. The trial will run through
out the week but tha acquittal of the
Judge is regarded certainty. The
! unwritten law will be the cause of
the verdict. Estes was a good young
fellow whom everybody liked, and
many think he was incapable of the
charge made by the pretty daughter of
the judge who told her father that
Estes has ruined her, and he went
out and shot the young man. Accord
ing to the Virginia code there was
nothing else for him to do. His ac-
quittal is regarded as a matter of
course.
New York, June 27.-The French
liner, La Saveie, sailing for Europe
this morning carried with her one hun
dred million dollars of negotiable
bonds which last evening were carted
by the Adams Express company
through the streets from the banks to
the steamer pier with great secrecy,
guarded by many armed men. 1t was
the most valuable consignment han
died by an express company 1t is i'm
possible to learn today who the con.
signees OF the bonds were.
Jefferson City. June 27.-Harry
Vaughn, Edward Raymond and George
Ryan were hanged simultaneously In
the county Jail here for the killing of
Prison Guard John Clay during a con
certed attempt to escape from the
penitentiary, November, 1905. The
trio were hanged at the same moment
Sheriff Scot sprung the trap and five
minutes later all three were pro-
nounced dead. No statement was made
from the scaffold.
Butte, Mont, June 27.-All mail car
riers in this city went on a strike last
night the men declaring they could
not live In Butte on the present scale
of wages paid by the government, de-
spite the increase which becomes ef-
fective July l. The men have been
receiving $500 for the first year and
$3.50 for succeeding years.
New York, June 27.-The Black
wing T. Busch last evening saying he
had too much money and must fork
over 5000 to them or they would
proceed to blow him and his wife into
kingdom come. The police were shown
the letter today but Busch said they
need take no action as he was quite
able to care of himself, and scorns
the threats.
London, June 27.-5y vote of 432
to 147 the house OF commons adopted
Premier Bannermans resolution in IA
vor of curtailing the power of the
house of lords In vetolng bills passed
!! in the lower house. When the vote
| was announced there was loud cheer
ing. The vote ends a three days de-
| bate on the measure. Early in the
evening an amendment to abolish the
house OF lords forever was rejected by
vote of 3l5 to 100. On leaving the
house this morning the premier was
cheered.
New York, June 27.-Jacob Riis,
philanthropist and socialogist author,
whom President Roosevelt has called
| New York's most useful citizen is
| about to marry again. The man whose
tribute to his wife, now dead, is one
of the purest and most deeply touch
| ing OF the simple utterances that have
| given him SO wide a celebrity, the
man who has proved himself hus-
band In heart as well as in name,
who found time amid his many activi-
ties to study the soul OF the woman
who walked beside him will live his
latter years with bride half his age.