Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-04

| III hdNt slhtt Dttn lSoidltu ny Tic
destruction of1elegraph and telephone
wires.
| PORTLAND. Ore. June Boa spe-
cial to the Oregonian from Salem, Ore.
at Buena Vista dubbed Henry Starr,
farm hand. nearly to death and kid
mapped his young son yesterday.
| Starr and the boy were driving into
Buena Vista when they encountered
the convicts. The fugitives wanted to
gain possession of the wagon and
when they found parleying unsuccess.
full. fell upon Starr. beating him un.
mercifully with clubs
Starr succumbed to the attack and
his assailants took possession of the
wagon and taking the boy with them
drove south. They have not been
caught.
TOXIC, June 30.-There is every
reason to believe that an announce
ment of annexation of Korea by ia.
pan is imminent. In accordance with
| the convention recently made between
Korea and Japan, the Korean emperor
has issued an edict delesatlng to the
japanese government the police ad.
| ministration of the country This is
| the first step and the final step will
be taken when Korea practically is
under guard Garrisons are being
steadily strengthened
WASHINGTON, June 80. - An.
| nouncement is made by the interstate
commerce commission today that it
would not suspend official classified
ton No. SO, involving over 5000 items
which We're filed to become effective
July /. This declination to act is re-
garded as victory for the railroads.
For nearly month the commission
has been overwhelmed with protests
against the proposed new classified.
ton of freight, many shippers seeming
to entertain the idea that a rearrange.
ment would result in largely increased
rates.
1YNCHBURG. Va. June 30-John
w, Daniels died at the Lynchburg san
itarium near here at ii O'Clock last
night. death being due to recurrence
of paralysis. the immediate cause of
death cerebral hemorrhages. The
statesman's illness began with IA slight
attack OF apoplexy in Philadelphia last
October; this keeping him from his
seat at the opening OF congress last
December. Only once since that time
had he appeared before an audience
and that was in an informal talk in
January. The end came almost with.
out a struggle. Daniels was born in
1912.
NEW YORK, June 3O.-A South
American republic is to have the
worlds largest battleship. Chile has
commissioned an English firm of boat
builders to begin work on a war yes.
sci of $4,000 tons and speed equal or
to exceed the fastest warship afloat.
Her armament will correspond. The
ship will cost $15,00O,O00. 1t is as
sumed she will be completed before
States are in commission.
GREELEY, Colo, June 3O.-The eIe-
plants of the Sells-Floto circus went
on rampage today and created con.
sternation in this town There was
panic for time. The big brutes tore
through the city and in the excitement
many people were trampled and hurt
but no fatalities are reported 1t was
during the parade. valuable horse
stood in the way of the elephants but
they turned aside from him The
horse, however, fell dead from fright |
The animals were finally captured.
DENVER, July 1.-Colorado is slated
to receive sweeping reductions in
freight rates from the east as a result
of decisions handed down by the in
terstate commerce commission during
the present week. If the transconti
mental railroads keep promise given
to shippers about a year ago These
railroads promised to readjust Colo.
RADIO rates in keeping with any changes
made in western territory and the
decisions of the commission have pre-
scented that opportunity.
CHICAGO, July l.-Copies of the
interstate commerce commissions de.
cisions in the Pacific Coast rate cases
prescribed sweeping reductions in
rates to western states were received
here TODAY and furnished the Drin cipal