Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-06-30
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hospital ana seven OflentalS under
arrest Is the result OF the renewal yes
terday of hostilities in the never-dying
tong war in Chinatown. Shu Foo, a
Long Island laundryman, was the first
victim to succumb to the wounds he
received when a fusilade of shots
broke loose, while the Four Brothers,
one of the parties to the conflict, were
celebrating an anniversary in Pell
street and Leon Longs, their rivals,
sore over murder recently of one of
their number gathered in force in Mott
street nearby and raided the rivaling
banquetors. The second victim was
Sen Jing. in front of whose store the
heaviest shooting occurred. Jing died
early today. Chu Han was the third
man struck by flying bullets, but is
expected to recover. He is under guard
in hospital. The outbreak was en-
tirely unexpected by the police.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-Seyen
committees were assigned by congress
to poke sharp sticks into dark places
today to do the work and tell congress
about II early In the next session.
The land frauds suggested by Martin
of Colorado will be probed.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-The re.
cent session of congress which came
to close Saturday night, will be re-
membered as one accomplishing more
for the people than any session in
many years. At times it looked rocky
for the Taft measures but both "regu-
lars" and insurgents" rallied around
the Republican flag and gave to the
country measures of unusual import
ance, the leading being:
Striking revision of the railroad laws
including the creation of a commerce
court.
Admitting Arizona and New Mexico
as separate states.
Authorizing the establishment of
postal savings banks.
Giving TO the president unlimited
authority TO withdraw public lands for
conservation purposes.
Providing for publicity of campaign
contributions.
Authorizing the issue of 500 1000 900
in certificates OF Indebtedness to com.
plete reclamation projects.
Creating a bureau of mines.
Extending the activities of The tar.
III board and appropriating $25O,O0O
for its use.
Looking to the suppression of the
white slave traffic"
Creating a commission to consider
economies in the administration of
the federal government.
Authorizing the entry of surface of
coal lands.
Providing tariff system for the
Philippines.
CHICAGO, June 2S-One man pin
ned under the automobile, one drown
ed and five others with a young WON.
an were seriously injured this morning
few miles from Hammond, Ind,
when the car plunged into a creek
The victims of the accident are: The
dead. Peter RIPLEY. 80 years old, OF
Hammond. The injured: Bernice
Beackett, Frank Baker, Frank Bick,
George Heiser. Frank Betz. Irving Betz
of Hammond
Irving Bet2. with four male compan-
ions, met Frank Betz and Miss Bernice
Berkett at the Lake Front park and
after supper the three started home
They We're abont half way the dis
lance between Roby and Hammond
when at turn In the road, young Betz
lost control of the car. The big ma
chine plunged from the road, crashed
through fence, struck telegraph
pole and turned turtle in n creek con-
tanning FIVE feet of water. Ripley
was pinned under the machine and
drowned, but the others managed to
extricate themselves. The crew of an
fnterurban car, with which the auto
mobile is said to have been racing
at the time. heard the crash and with
number of the passengers hurried to
the rescue. They extricated Rippley's
body and put it with the injured per.
sons on the car and hurried to Ham
mand. The Betz brothers were taken
to their home and the others TO st.
Margaret's hospital. The Betz broth
ers are sons of Frank Betz, the mil
lionaire manufacturer of Hammond
DENVER. June 2S-Harry Wilson,
43 years of age. n sailor who has
been beating his way across the coun-
try for the last few months, stabbed
and killed Harry Bowman in front of
the Tivoll bar, at Seventeenth and
Market streets, last night before the
eyes of hundreds of people. Wilson
was arrested five minutes later, before
his victim was dead. Both men were
employed as dishwashers in the kitch.
en- of the Albany hotel and have work
ed side by side there for the last
month. While at work yesterday they
quarreled with the above result.
GUTHRIE. Okla, June 2S-With as
surance that the federal government
will not interfere in the capital re-
moval question, attorney general west
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