Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-26
nopoly Of the express business of Mex.

IduOTtQ I'll uiEnt thI otftAe
room on board the steamer Verdi
which sails today with $8.000,000 In
gold for banks IN Buenos Ayres and
for the Argentine republic. While no
piratical crews are known to be flying
the black flag on the Spanish main
ut this time. shippers of the treasure
are not taking any chances. Besides
the reinforced strong room In which
the gold will be sealed during the en-
tire voyage there will be several heav-
lily armed guards on watch continu'
ously
DENVER, July 22.-Three promi-
nent smelters. having combined ca
naclty OF 500 tons daily, will be open
ed In Colorado within the next thirty
days. They are the new Lauenzel
smelter at Buena Vista. the, new smell
ter at Utah junction and the old Car
penter Pyritic smelter at Golden.
WASHINGTON. July 22.-Eagerness
to learn the inside details of the White
house conference last night and the
probable fate of hides, coal. iron ore
and lumber in the tariff bill, resulted
in the presence of a large coterfe OF
members Of both house and senate at
the capitol early today The announce
ment that the president has left the
settlement of the free raw material
controversy to the conferees caused
no little concern to the two opposing
factions In both houses.
NEW YORK, July ga wireless
message received here today from the
steamship Alliance off the coast OF
North Carolina and bound from the
lsthmus OF Panama 10 New York. say
ing that Helen Spencer, prisoner.
had attempted to commit suicide. No
details of the attempt were given
Following AN exciting pursuit from
Colon and Panama the United States
secret service agents arrested Helen
Spencer in Guayaquil. Ecuador, on the
charge sof enticing young girls from
America to establishments conducted
in the canal zone and supported large
~ by canal employees.
DENVER, July 22--The convention
Of the Western Federation of Miners
by practically unanimous vote, de-
cided that the convention shall bring
about affiliation between the fedora
tion and the United Mine Workers of
America Action was taken at the
suggestion of the Globe miners un-
ion of Globe, Ariz. for "A constitution
under which the workers in the min
ing, coal metal, and correiative in
dustry can unite for common defense
and with purposes"
BARCELONA, Slain, July pa
riot broke out today among the troops
who were about to embark for Melil-
la An entire battalion revolted, and
threatened colonel and other officers
with their bayonets. Other troops
were hastily summoned and the mutt
neers disarmed.
MADRID. Spain, July 32.-During
the nightw lille the Spanish troops,
which were to reinforce the Spanish
garrison at Melilla, were preparing to
leave for Malaga, families Of the sol
diers surrounded the railroad station
and charged the police with the OBJ
ject of preventing the departure OF
their relatives. A desperate melee fol
lowed in which the police used their
swords and revolvers. Dozei Of per
sons were wounded and maj others
arrested. King Alfolso has c noelied
all his engagements on accou, )f The
serious situation that has developed in
Morocco. Today the first line of lie.
serves were summoned to the coloi s.
Parliament will be asked to vote fur.
ther credits SO that more reinforce
ments can be sent to Melilla 1t is
possible that General Weyler, the for
mer Spanish captain general of Cuba
will be placed in supreme command
OF the Spanish forces In Morocco The
liberal press is Joining in the popular
pi otest against sending the soldiers to
the Riff coast, allegeding that the war
is solely for the purpose of protect.
ing private mining interests. News.
paper demand convocation OF the
Cortes and frank statement of tie
governments intention.
HOUSTON, Tex, July 23.-Twenty-
three reported dead, fourteen missing,
eight Injured and property loss total.
ing nearly million dollars is the
result of the storm which ragged over
the southern coast of Texas Wednes-
day according to dispatches received
up to early this morning The com.
munication with the stricken district
is still partial and not until a full
report is received will all damage and
loss of life be known
With six known dead on the tarpon
fishing pier at Galveston the list OF
supposed dead of eleven Wednesday
is cut down.
PARIS, July 23.-Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
OF Labor, is attracting much interest
by his interviews ON strikes, capital
and labor. which the newspapers pub.
lish. France is in state of such
great social unrest that prominent
place is given to Mr.. Gompers' opin.
ions. Partisan journalists are amazed
by the contrast between Mr.. Comp
ers' style of living and that OF the
local strike leaders, such as Pataud.
Gompers. his wife and daughter oc-
cupy an expensive suite of rooms In n
fine hotel. The newspapers remark
that French labor leaders cannot af.
ford cnah In wh hat vi,