Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-25
Mcpride has authorized the provIncial h,

Mcbride has authorized the provincial
fire wardens to impress every able
bodied man needed to check the
flames.
CHICAGO, July 22.-Protesting that
G. F. Hately, foreman of the coroner's
jury which is investigating the death
of IRIS G. Rawn, is not qualified for
service on account of his warm friend
ship for the family, the Insurance COM
panies which insured the ra..-
road magnate for s145.0O0. today
denied he was biased but declared that
through his investigation of the case
he was convinced that Rawn was muir
dered and did not commit suicide
Hately said this belief is strengthen
ed by his discovery of shapeless bit
of lead in the fire place in the hall
of the Rawn home. He believes that
the bullet was fired from Rawn's gun
He pointed out that even If the bullets
struck the intruder and made a flesh
wound it could easily have lodged In
| the fireplace. This bit of lead and
stains found on the sidewalk u block
from the Rawn home is the main fea-
ture advanced by the Rawn family in
refutation OF the suicide theory. Cor.
oner Hoffman said today the family
had agreed to pay for an analysis of
the stains to ascertain whether they
were made by blood or paint as the
police believe.
HoQUlAMA, Wash. July 22.-The
Hoquiama hotel, fashionable apart
ment house, caught fire this morning
and set all buildings within coo feet
ablaze. and only change of wind
saved the business section of the town
from what seemed certain destruc.
ton. All the guests of the hotel,
about dozen in number, were Obliged
to leap from the windows. Charles
G. Rengenze, n tallyman, and Look
| wing, the hotel cook, were badly
hurt by jumping and were also seri,
ously burned. Two men are missing.
| Besides these 1t is reported that Will
liam Ruston, local secretary of the
Eagles, was burned in the building.
1 he New York hotel, two blocks away,
filed with visiting state bankers, was
on fire two or three times and the
guests ran out in night attire. The
Northern Pacific depot caught fire at
O'Clock and passenger coaches and
| trpipbf 90 r,tt, ,F l.
NEW YORK, July GA fine white
diamond weighing l9l carats and
worth uncut $150.000 is the latest find
at the Premier mine, in South Africa,
according to advices which have
reached Maiden Lane dealers. The
stone is described as absolutely flaw
| less, measuring two inches long by
about threefourths of an inch thick.
Maiden Lane expert said. judging
| from the description of the uncut
stone, the largest r.'f s,5 diamond that
could be cut from it, would be pear.
shaped The finished stone will prob.
ably rank among the worlds famous
gems and when cut the diamond will
be worth quarter OF a million.
| DALLAS, Tex, July 22.-The state
Democratic primaries are to be held
tomorrow morning and one thousand
Democratic orators today are rushing
over Texas in automobiles making
short speeches closing the campaigns
OF four leading candidates for the gu
lao pt I.tt oil mi
just closing has been the most spirit.
ed known in twenty years, and al.
though all candidates are claiming the
nomination by safe margin, close
followers of political conditions pick
w. G. Poindexter to win. Poindexter
is close friend to United States Sen.
ator Bailey, who is campaigning for
him. The other candidates are o. h.
Colquit, also Bailey man; r. V. Da.
wilson and Cone Johnson.
CHICAGO, July 22-The board of
directors of the Monon railroad, out
OF respect to the memory of the late
president, Ira G. Rawn, has ordered
that every wheel on the entire system
shall cease turning for five minutes
this afternoon at the beginning of the
funeral at A T m. III addition to stop
ping all trains wherever they may be
at that hour, all work on the railroad,
in shops, offices and stations will
cease for the same length of time.
For five minutes everything will be
at standstill on the entire Monon
| system.
MANHATTAN, Kans., July 22.-Sen.
ator Joseph l.. Bristow. in a speech
here last night, charged Speaker Can
non and standpat congressman with
manipulation o. the lead schedules Of
the tariff bill in support OF the smeiter
tiust, so CALEB.
"A duty not measuring the differ.
ence in the cost of smelling at home
and abroad as promised in the I'epub-
lean platform, but from $3.50 to Sc
higher than the entire cost ot smell.
ing in this country is imposed on
lead,' the senator said. This was
not done in the interest of protecting