Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1915-10-04
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GALVESTON, Sept, 3O-Frag-
mentary wireless kilograms from New
Orleans indicate that the fatalities in
yesterdays storm will not exceed a
dozen and the property damage is
not million dollars as at first fear
ed.
1t is believed the fatalities on the
Louisiana coast are heavy and the
damage millions of dollars.
The flood waters are receding.
The railroad between Jackson,
Miss, and New Orleans has been re-
sumed.
Beaumont, Texas has reported that
ten were killed in New Orleans and
over one hundred injured.
The Masonic temple was wrecked
and all public utilities discontinued.
Gusts of wind blew at l20 miles an
hour.
The wind blew steadily at about
SO miles an hour.
The wind subsidized as it swept
lorthward.
Many trains are marooned between
Mobile and New Orleans.
The Mississippi delta dikes south
If New Orleans are reported to be
broken, and many villages swept
away.
Several big sawmills in the interior
ere destroyed by fire.
DENVER, Colo, Sept, 3O.-Cass
Lexington, attorney for the Colorado
uel and Iron company said Rookie
eller will organize his own union"
1t is thought that this will be the
.nswer to the United Mine Workers
emands for recognition.
Rockefeller will not recognize Amer
cas- organized labor movement, but
i'll deal with his own employees di-
ect.
Rockefeller's presence here when a
gigantic merger of coal companies is
lnder way led to report that he
.ad come to arrange for the merger
rockefeller ridiculed the report and
insisted that he had come to study
he conditions of his employees.
State Attorney General Farrar has
jeen asked to stop the merger as
leing violation Of the Colorado anti
rust laws.
The Miners union committee is
repairing its last appeal to the state
authorities to administer equal
ustice" instead of prosecuting only
he strikers.
NEW YORK, Sept, 30.-After talk
ng by wireless telephones from New
York to San Francisco, the Ameri-
an Telephone and Telegraph Co.,
officials talked from Washington to
Honolulu, distance of 1900 miles.
They announced that wireless tele-
lhony with Europe was assured as
soon as the war conditions were SET
tied.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept, 3d.
Mexicans carried an American private
across the Rio Grande Friday night
and shot him five times and cut off
his ears, General Funston has re-
ported.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept, 3d.
AT the request of the Swedish min
lister President Wilson has wired
Governor Spry to stay Hillstrom's ex-
ecution until the state department
could present an argument for new
trial.
SALT LAKE, Sept, 3O.-Anticipat-
ing the receipt of President Wilson's
request for stay of execution, gov
ernor Spry stated that he would re-
prieve Hillstrom nyobably until Oct
ober 16.
Preparations had been made for
five riflemen, each receiving $40 to
shoot Joe Hillstrom, convicted of a
double murder, through the heart on
Friday at sunrise.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Oct, l.
President Charles Glover OF the Riggs
National BAN, and vice presidents H..
II. Father and W. J. Flather were
today indicted by the federal grand
jury, alles'1g that they falsified
their statements about the banks
stock operations.
Anticipating these indictments the
officials announced their denial that
there stock operations were not true.
The bank brought a sensational
suit last spring against Secretary