Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-04

the hesfo AeNanuer. created grea
astonishu, here today by marry
ing Miss Tennessee Hou. nexr,
girl. Jot n w Forbes is wealth,
land owne OF Shelbyville. Tenn. II,
came here to Leavcnworth on a Wis
it to conf ort his relatives over tn,
murder OF his niece. Pearl Forbes
shortly before the burning of Alex
ander.
While people are Indignant at Mr.
Forbes marrying a negro woman
the negroes are pleased, and
are saying that the Forbes are the
kind OF white people who burn ne.
groes. Forbes and his bride, who is
real black, are not expected to make
their permanent home here.
CLEVELAND. o., Feb. 2s.-Eyery
day since William Oehlstrom died.
- years ago, his widow knelt on his
grave in the Scranton avenue ceme.
tery and prayed that she might he
taken to him. Sunday her PRAYER
was answered. She froze to death
as she knelt in the bitter cold that
could not deter her from her daily
visit that had been repeated over
5000 times.
man passing to new made grave
in which his wife lay saw Mrs. Oehl-
strom crouched on the ground. Her
body was taken to the morgue. where
IL was identified by her son. She
was 20 wears old
LONDON, Feb. 2S.-There re cur.
:cnt here today the most persisten.
rumors to the effect that General
Botha has surrendered. The story
can" It be oonlii med. but the war de-
partment Indicates the statement as
''probahlc," he Welt is camp d on
The south bank of the Orange river.
Eerzoe's ,ommmd is waiting to CO.
the stream. The river is greatly
swollen and IT Is unlikely thatthe Brit
ish can get oser fer three or four DAYS
should they arrive at the bank TO
wards which they are fastening.
1t is quite evident that the Eng
lish position is stronger than ever.
and that the Boer force will be crush.
ed shortly De Wet, however, is in a
strong position and will mako d hard
fIht although his downfall seems
inevitable
LONDON Fen IS. An the evening
papers declare that General b tha has
surrendered to Kitchener although at
4 o'clock the war department refused
10 confirm the statement.
LINCOLN, Neb.. March IA fir.
that started in the kitchen in the war
den's quar- ters of the state peniten-
tiary at | o'clock this morning result
ed In the total destruction of the cell
house, the main buildings and the ad
joining additions before under con
troll.
Owing to the coolness of the author
tiles and the perfect discipline main
tanned. no panic prevailed among the
300 prisoners, all of whom were es.
oorted to a place OF safety without
one escaping or one hurt.
The prisoners stood for nearly three
hours in a military position, fully
clothed in their prison gaIb, watch.
ing the flames destroy the building.
The Lincoln fire department made
a long and fast run to the prison. sit
mated couple of miles out of the
city, but the flames had gained such
headway that the department was
powerless,
The only things of value saved were
the books, papers and records, which
were bravely rescued by some of the
guards and TRUSTEES.
The government Immediately order
ed out the state militia to assist In
the prisoners till arrange.
ments can be made for other quar-
ters.
The convicts were complimented by
the warden this morning for their do.
oility, and many of those whose terms
are nearly expired will be released.
while the long term men will be dis.
tributed among the various jails OF
the county or boarded at other peni.
tentiaries until new prison can be
erected.
The people of Lincoln provided
breakfast for the convicts, all the
kitchen equipments being burned as
well as all clothing and effects.
LINCOLN Neb., March 1.-At noon
when search was made of the ruins
Of tie cell house of the burned peai-
Tertiary, the charrel body of Charles
Pfenger was disc overed in his cell
He had been released with the other
colviots but had gone back to get
some personal belongings, and the
iie cut him or
Pfenger was wife.murderer. hay
ing killed her over seven years ago,
md was serving life sentence.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, March IA
disastrous fire occurred here shortly
after noon In the big dye house OF
I.eary Z. Co.
The upper floors were occupied by
he Seneca kodak company, who en-
pioy large number of hands. The
Juildlng was quickly consumed.
Three bodies nave already been ta-
sea out OF the ruins, six persons are
and a dozen seriously in
ured.
CARROLLT0N. HIS, March l.
Escorted by four companies OF state
militia. Albert Shenkle, charged with