Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-21

county hospital and that tie surgeons
lost no time in getting to him with u
stomach pump, he is out of danger
this morning.
| WASHINGTON, July 1S.-Richard A
Ballinger is wise. honest, and cor
servatiye official entirely qualified to
discharge the duties of the Secretar,
of the Interior and fit to be intruste,
with the interests of the people
the United States. This sums up the
finding of the majority OF the joint con
gressional committee which for fiv.
months has been making an exhaustive,
Investigation of the conduct of the af
fairs of the entire department of the
interior and also of the bureau of for.
estry of the department OF agriculture
investigators who concur in these
findings which construct the condemn,
alton of the course of Clifford Pincho
former chief forester: James r. Gar
field, former secretary of the Interior,
and Louis r. CLAWS former chic
field division of land office are as fol.
lows: Senator Knute Nelson of Min.
nesota.; chairman; Senator Frank
Flint of California; Senator Suther-
land of Utah; Senator Elihu Root OF
N. Y; Representative Edwin DENLY
of Mich; and Representative MARITIME
| Olmstead of Pennsylvania.
| The minority report disagreeing with
the foregoing findings are: Represen-
tative Edward H. Hadison of Kan;
Senator Purchett of North Dakota:
Senator Fletcher Of Fla Representa-
| tive James of H.; and Representative
Graham of Illinois.
MANILA, July 1S,-Dean C. Worces
ter. American Secretary of Interior for
the Philippines, was set upon by rene
| 81 de Morros, in the island of Palawan
| today and escaped assassination only
| through the alertness of his bod
guard, who shot down the outlaws,
| killing three of them. Secretary of the
| Interior Worcester was touring the Is
| land which is the most westerly of the
larger of the Philippine group, bound
ing Sulu on the east and was present
at the installation of the new governor
DENVER, July 1S.-Four people well
known in Denver narrowly escaped
| death yesterday afternoon near Edo.
| RADIO Springs when the Denver and In
| terurban car crashed into their auto.
| Iucbile on steep grade. Tha machine
after being carried zoe feet or he
| tracks and smashed into bits and the
| four occupants were tossed out to the
side of the track.
The injured are:
Mrs. John L. Boyd, wife of the head
of the Boyd Insurance company, OF
Gaylord street, three ribs on the right
side broken, one leg badly bruis.
ed and internal injuries ,lor con6i.
ton is very critical; Byron NJ BOYD
grandson of Mrs Boyd. artist and mu.
sician, ligaments of ankles torn and
| back injured; Ralph r. Gillette, secre-
| tary and treasurer of the Lyman Mill.
merry company, two ribs boken, and sew
eral body bruises; Mrs Gillette was
bruised and cut about the face and
body. Mrs. Boyd's injuries are the
most serious. On account of her age.
which is sixty six years it is feared
that she will not recover. Mrs, Gillette
VINO got OF the easiest was able
to talk over the phone this morning
She said that all were doing as well
as could be expected
DENVER, July 1S. -Delegate3 repre.
senting seventy tho .saud members of
the Western Federation of Miners, as
sembled in annual convention at Odd
Fellows hall today.
All indications point to most
peaceful gathering, one of the quietest
the organization has seen for years
There are no contests for office to
engender fractional strife, unless pres
ident Charles II. Meyer decides to
carry out his plans and resign If he
quits as leader there may be hot
fight for president with all chances
favoring Charles E. Mahoney, now the
vice president for Meyers successor.
The first day was given over to the
appointment of committees and com.
pletion of the work, and the report of
the credentials committee.
CHICAGO, July 19.-The prospects
of another battle for power in Zion
City is seen with the arrival in Chi.
cago of King Dowie, professed broth.
err of the late John Alexander Dowie,
| and claimant to throne of south
sea island. 1t is said to be the inten.
tons of King Dowie to overthrow
| overseer Wilbur Glen Volivia, Volivia
said that he would ignore the self
styled regent
BURLINGAME, Kan, July 19.-Jos-
eph G. Cannon will not take himself
out of the race for speakership of the
hous of representatives. He made this