Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-02-07

| ing at the court house and lend their
aid in this good cause.
TOPEKA. Kas., Feb 5.-Early this
morning Mrss. Nation started out on
joint-wrecking crusade. She and
her enthusiastic adherents were up
al 4:30, and shortly before dawn, up
on the outset of her days career, was
arrested for disturbance.
She and five companions visited the
first saloon only to find the doors and
windows barred. The women used
axes and hatchets on the doors,
whereupon the proprietor used a gun,
and after three or four shots had been
fired among the women without hit
ting them, the crusaders retired.
The Senate" saloon was next Wis
tied. Here the women got in. wreck
ed the bar-room and overpowered the
negro watchman, who later wrestled
| with Mrs. Nation, and in the melee
she was cut with her own hatchet.
Mrs. Nation Immediately had a
rough and tumble fight with the dar-
1 y,
hammering him numerically.
The women then smashed the fur
niture and glassware, broke open
beer and liquor and when the police
arrived Mrs. Nation was arrested.
TOPEKA, Kas., Feb. 5.-Mrs. Ma
tion was taken into court this morn
ing and held without bail until her
trial next Thursday.
From the jail door she issued II
proclamation to the little children of
Topeka, calling upon them to go out
and wreck every saloon in the city.
DENVER. Feb. 5.-Beautiful Maude
Mershon died at st. Luke's hospital
the other night from criminal proc
tice. In the case named the attend
ing doctor turned in the information
to the police. Today warrant was
issued for Walter w. Clark, check
man at the Union depot, who, get
ting word. disappeared from town.
Clark is a young man of good repu-
tation and it is said had agreed to
marry Miss Mershon.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The sec
retary of state presented to the senate
today the acknowledgement from the
British government of the senates
resolution upon the death of Queen
Victoria. 1t comes from the British
ambassador and says: Kindly con-
vey to the president of the senate an
expression of my sincere gratitude
for this sincere tribute to the queens
memory"
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.--In addi-
tion to the nominating of Miles as
lieutenant general today, the pres-
dent promoted Generals Young, Chat
fee, and Macarthur to be major gem
erals. A number of coionels were pro-
NOTED to be brigadier generals. and
Major Fred d. Grant, now serving as
brigadier general of volunteers, was
made a full brigadier general in the
regular army.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-In the
senate this morning when the Dis
trict of Columbia appropriation bill
was up for consideration, Senator Tel
Ter had it laid aside temporarily while
he made bitter attack on the au-
thorities and military powers in Ma
nila who had deported a free-speak-
ing editor. A resolution of inquiry
which was introduced before was
passed.
BINGHAMPTON. N. Y, Feb. b
Early this morning the Oldest hotel
in the city. the Exposition house was
destroyed by fire. One man was
burned to death. Many were badly
injured by jumping from the windows
The house was full of guests and it
is feared five were fatally injured in
their frantic efforts to escape.
BOSTON, Feb 5.-A big blaze this
morning partially destroyed the First
National Bank building, consuming
many of the books in the bank and
preventing the transaction of bust
ness today except in fragmentary
manner.
The fire caught in the adjoining
building occupied by the Boston Globe
newspaper, partially cutting that
building and causing loss to the
newspaper of $150,000.
There were several accidents. Jan
itor Black of the bank was cremated
and his wife was so seriously burn
ed that she will die. Three firemen
were also injured.
| CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Today is the
anniversary of the great building
strike in this city which began a
year ago today and paralyzed the
building industries, and which is not
yet settled. In fact a settlement is
as far away as it was on the opening
day of the strike