Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-30

ney, at the latter's home in Bellevue
Mrs. Mawhinney. it is said, had com
planned to her father of abuse on the
part of her husband. After the kill
ing Moore gave himself up, saying
that Mawhinney had driven his first
wife to suicide. but he could not re
peat the offense, as he had killed him
PIKETOWN, Ohio. Dec. 26.-Las,
night while the worshippers we're in
attendance upon services at Pike
Postoffice, the three Day brothers. be
ing slightly intoxicated, appered on
the scene to "clean out" the Leggs
family in the church Pistols were
freely used and panic followed. At
the end of the fight six men lay dead
in the church.
| NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Historian
Maclay is very much out of it at the
present time. This morning he went
to the navy yard and prepared to re-
sumo his duties as usual. AS soon
as he was seated at his desk Pay Di-
| rector Smith went to him and said /:
Mr.. Maclay, yau are dismissed.
| Please give me your keys and leave
| the building"
| Maclay turned and said: "All right. -
He left the yard at once. but said he
would rturn tomorrow morning at
the usual time prepared to go to
| work.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The civil
service commission today notified
Maclay that his removal was not in
| violation of the civil service act.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Dec 27.-Intense
excitement prevails here today over
the cruel murder of Martin Gleason.
| superintendent of the Woods Invest
ment company's mines here.
The body was found this morning
at the foot of the shaft of the Kala-
mazoo mine. There were signs of
| desperate struggle on the surface
before the body had been thrown in
to the shaft.
The company offers $4,000 reward
for the arrest of the murderers. The
city council has been called together
to add to the reward offered.
The mines Of the company are all
closed for an indefinite length of
time.
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be made this afternoon.
Gleason was non-union advocate,
but was peaceable and a highly es-
tSSmed man. He was so wears of
age, and leaves a wife and daughter.
MANILA. Dec. 27-A detachment
of 90 men from the 9th infantry at
Samar were attacked by Bolomen to-
day, and severe fight resulted The
enemy was repulsed but not until sew
en- Americans had been killed, includ-
ing two non-commissioned officers.
, Capt. Schwoffer, who was in COM
mand. was dangerously wounded.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-The navy
department was informed this morn
ing by the admiral in charge of the
navy yard at Boston that during the
night Capt Richard Leary, u. S. N,
and who was the first governor Of
Guam under the dictatorship of this
country. had died.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-The an
nual report of the Union Pacific rail
road is out today, including that for
the Southern Pacific as well. The
Union Pacific receipts for the year in
round numbers were $4,000, 900 and
the expenses were $24,0OO.OOO. The
profits and surplus are $4,000, 900.
PARIS, Dec. 27.-One of the sensa-
tional events of coming year is to be
an aerial trip above Mount Blanc, the
plan of which is now being exhibit
ed in the Grand Palais by M Du-
moutet
hal n nm mt n,t
moutet is a painter of great merit
and talent. especially in the aerial
fitield. His studies of clouds from
balloons comprise the largest and
most interesting collection of sky
scapes in existence
Is1Ittith an object at once scientif
ic that NJ. Dumoutet is preparing to
bring reality to his dream of ac-
complishing an aerial passage over
the Alps from France to Italy.
M. Mousset, an aeronaut, had mar
velous escape from death during an
ascent at Bordeaux a few days ago.
When about 500 meters above the
ground the balloon swerved suddenly
and began to descend rapidly. The
slanting descent of the balloon carried
1t over the Garonne.
While the balloon was still about
100 meters above the water M. Nous
set was seen to plunge head first out
of the basket and fall into the river.
He was rescued quite uninjured The
exciting scene was witnessed by thou
sands of people.
CAMDEN. N. j., Dec. 27.-United
States Senator Sewall died this morn
ing at half-past nine, surrounded by
his family and few intimate friends.
The senator was given up by his doc
| torfs late last night. He has been a
notable figure in New Jersey poll
tics during the last ten years.
COLON, Dec. 27.-Four hundred
men were killed in a fierce encounter
between tn revolutionists and the gov
ernment forces of Colombia, at Hon
da, near the Isthmus of Panama. The
government troops finally won the
victory.