Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-24
A renewal Of tho rlotins at puebia

anu oehchtecds ana tue outbreak oil
. trouble at Monterey and several 9th
er points is also reported today Revo
lutionists have cut the wires above
Monterey making 1t impossible to get
any definite advises from that sec.
ton
While the United States troops and
secret service officers have been keep.
Ing close watch along the border in
the east they are not able to watch 1t
In New Mexico and Arizona and the
smuggling OF arms and ammunition in
immense quantities is in progress
there Naco, appears to be headquar.
ters for this band of rebels.
Scores OF Mexican refugees are pour.
Ing into Laredo, Tex, today from
many of the Mexican towns and the
many border points are now harassed
by both revolutionists and government
troops and the city is now accommo.
dating nearly thousand more than
Its normal population.
! Summed up the conditions at noon
today are as follows:
The Giles OF chihuahua and Puebla
are expected to fall before the reyo.
lutionists today.
Rebels loot Acumbaro, free rebel
prisoners but are defeated. Twenty.
seven were killed.
Rebels are reported to have captur.
ed the town of Gomez Palacio after 400
o. Diazs troops deserted their col
ors.
Fierce fighting is reported in Duran
go, Torreon and Parral.
All country north of Monterey is
cut off from connection and many
skirmishes are reported along the Rio
Grande.
me Mexican government command
GERS all telegraph lines for first time
In fifteen years.
President Diaz takes n personal com
mand OF government forces and calls
Vice President Ramon Corral from a
health resort to his aid
1t is reported that one thousand va
1ui Indians will take the field in sun
port of the revolutionists.
Francisco l.. Madero. leader of the
revolutionists is seen south of Cui
dad. Porto Diaz, at the head of body
of rebels.
Serious outbreaks is reported at ORR.
|abo, where federal troops deserted
Nineteen officers and privates who
Joined the rebels have been secretly
shot.
MeNicans are streaming across from
Texas and counter floods of them ar,
entering America to escape Diaz',
conscripiion.
MITCHELL, s. D.. Nov 22y-Since
'he election bills have been filed with
county auditors cry has gone I'm
over the state of the excessive expense
incurred by the vote on laws that were
referendumed and prepared amend.
ments to the constitution In many
counties the printing bills have reach.
Ell large sums. The referendum laws
ana the amendments to the state con.
stitntion had to be published in three
papers OIL the county four weeks. They
made about fourteen columns of solid
matter.
ASIDE from that. the printing of the
ballots for the laws and amendments
ehtailed large sum. In Division coun.
" the printing and publishing of the
laws cost $3.50. and this is one of
The smallest counties in the state.
The counting of the amendment bal.
lots also increased the expense of the
election judges. as in many cases the
work was not completed until noon the
day following election.
| The legislature will be besieged to
have the laws amended In some
counties an injunction will be filed
with the county commissioners to pre-.
vent them paying such publication
DIS. The attorney general, however
has ruled favorably on the charges
made by the newspaper men. and the
bills cannot be disturbed That the
law will be amended by the legislature
is almost beyond question.
| COLUMBIA. s. C., Nov 22.-Among
the most important matters to come
up at the session of the South Caro-
lira supreme court which convened to.
day is the appeal OF w. r. Jones, the
alleged wife murderer. Jones, who
was wealthy planter and extensive
land owner in Union county, was con.
yicted nearly two years ago of poison.
ing his wife by administering strych.
nine in her food. lie was sentenced
to life Imprisonment and has since
been confined in jail pending the re-
suit OF his appeal for new trial
DENVER. Nov. 22.-"YeIlow" Jour
nallsm was scored numerically by
Professor John b. Garvin of the Den
Yer high school in his address to the
Colorado Teachers association on my
Boy and the Newspaper"
"The majority of Denver newspa.
pers," said Prof. Garvin, ''in their eff.
forts to ouistrip their competitors
have become notorious as scandalmon-
gers OF the lowest type. Day after day
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