Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-11

= 'ne ooio hlnS mine Saturday Eighi
I VIII take place tomorrow under tn
I auspices Of the Miners union and FL
: lodge, all the other lodges In the cit,
turning out and assisting. The stores
: saloons and all places Of business vii
close during the funeral.
All the men are slowly recovering
and 1t is not believed fatal results
will follow in any case except that o
Herman Matson who was taken L
Z Durango last evening.
LoNGVIEW, June Sack FURRY
negro. was shot to death. aud hi
brother, Ike FURRY. was wounded
when the two endeavored to escape
from the court house here yesterday
eyening during their trial for attempt
ing to kill several stockmen. For q
time 1t was feared serious trouble
would occur but this was averted.
ROME, June S.-Fourteen persons
we're killed and sixty injured in the
wreck OF pilgrims train at the Rocca
Pietra station today. Train had stop
ped at the station for repairs to the
engine when a freight crashed into
the rear end. telescoping three cars A
scene OF Wild disorder followed. The
three cars were literally torn to pieces.
Many of the injured Will die. Doctors
and nurses have been sent to the
! scene OF the accident.
WASHINGTON, June s.-It is stated
on highest authority that President
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft have
instructed Frank II. Hitchcock to fght
Lodges compromise program TO the
last ditch. They are In close touch
with the situation in Chicago and be.
lieve the play for alleged harmony is
but another effort to defeat Taft.
CHICAGO, June s.-The Taft boom
received its first set back In the ma
tional Republican committee which
adopted compromise plans by which
both Taft and anti-Taft delegations
from Louisiana win be seated In the
national convention, each faction to
have one-half vote. This is decided
victory for the "allies." who yesterday
was supposed to have been beaten all
along the line.
BUTTE, Mont. June s.-The Oregon
Short line is the only line today oper-
ating trains out of Montana from this
point Further information from the
west today is to the effect that miles
OF track of the Northern Pacific is
out between Butte and Missoula. Ma.
rooned passengers at Drummond will
not be able to get out from that place
before weeks time. Boulder river
at Basin last night reached the high
est stage in sixteen years, washing
out three steel bridges on the g G.eat
Northern and carrying away the big
dam Of the Basin Reduction company,
together with number OF residences.
ST. LOUIS, June 9.-The stage OF
the Mississippi river here measured
30.1 feet this morning at which mark
The guage mas been practically sta
sionary for the past three days. The
present stage is one-tenth OF q foot
beyond the danger line and in view OF
this fact the river and property own
ers along the levee are making every
preparation to meet the food condi
ditiops that is expected to prevail In
three days time when the flood wa.
ters inundating portions Of Topeka and
Kansas City reach here.
KANSAS CITY, June s.-Prospects
are for an early settlement OF flood
conditions along the Kaw river In Kan.
sas and at harlem, Mo-. across from
Kansas City and at points above here
on the Missouri are favorable this
morning.
DENVER. June s.-Every one OF
the counties outside Of Denver that
have held its convention 80 far has
instructed Its delegates to vote for
representatives In the national con
vention favorable to William Jennings
Bryan. The Patterson Democrats OF
Denver instructed for the commoner.
The Speer convention indorsed but
did not instruct. In twenty-five out
side counties that have acted 256 dele
gates have been elected, all pledged
to support the commoner. No other
presidential candidate has been men
toned In any Colorado convention.
DENVER, June 9.--On July "A and
10 arguments will be heard In the
federal court on plea in bar and de-
murrer 10 Indictments In the case OF
William X. Mason and Joseph Van
derweide. charged with criminal con-
spiracy TO bring about the murder of
Special Secret Service Agent Walker
at Hesperus last November. I
The plea in the bar recites that the
United States has no right to proceed
further against defendants, because
the crime charged is essentially one
for which they were tried and acquit
ted In the district court OF La Plata
county at Durango In April and May.
The evidence which will have to be
introduced to bring about conviction
In the conspiracy case is essentially
| the same as that which was introduced
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