Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-04-15

in which he bested the railroad com
pany for nearly a quarter OF cen
tury.
The company which supported JET
frys was the Michigan Central The
wreck occurred at Jackson, Mich, in
1879. and he received altogether S22.-
900 from the company. Jeffrys is
supposed to have been a confederate
soldier. but he left no relatives be-
hind and in his lifetime was reticent
about his career.
Jenrys came to Chicago about tf-
teen years ago and engaged lodgings
at III North State street. Prodigal
with his money while 1t lasted, he
spent weeks in penury 10 pay for his
run. With the first of each year a
check for 81 900 would come to him,
and each time he would relate the
story OF how he beat the railroad"
to crowd of interested listeners.
NEW YORK. April l2.-Chairman
walker OF the executive board of the
Santa Fe railroad company died here
this morning. He was apparently
in the best of health yesterday, and
TO his large circle of friends.
Walker died OF heart disease. lie
was formerly chairman of the inter
state commerce commission. He wGs
receiver of the Santa Fe and made
the head of the roads management in
1896.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE
state department proposition to Eu-
ropean powers that they deal lenient-
ly with China and reduce the amounts
OF indemnity they have demanded, is
not being received graciously by Eu-
ropean governments, according to de
partment officials.
On the other hand. the powers are
more inclined to raise the indemnity
asked for and insist upon its immedi-
ate payment.
GRAFTON, W. Va, April 12.-Ths
city is in the midst of a smallpox
scare.
MISS Bender. a school teacher, yes
terday dismissed a class of seventeen
The pupils all kissed her goodbye.
1t has developed beyond a doubt
today that she is suffering from the
dreaded disease.
NEW YORK. April l2.-The steam
er Hohenzollern. from Italy. reports
having passed the full rugged Nor
wegfan vessel Parthenia sailing on
proudly with all sails set and not a
soul on board five hundred miles
east OF Sandy Hook. Her signal
tags were displayed reading. Il am
sinking. The vessel was boarded
when she was found to be waterlogged
but kept atioat by large cargo OF
lumber said to be worth 100000.
HAVANA. April Fla Patria in
speaking for the Cuban constitutional
convention, says The United
States and the constitution would be
gamers by change OF military gov
ernors OF the island. So long as
General Wood is governor all the dis
trust and suspicion the Cuban people
entertain respecting the purposes of
the United States government can be
be amply oorroborated and justified.
SAN JOSE, Cal, April 12.-John
Connolly, woodchopper, living in
the mountains near Wright's. fifteen
NEW YORK, April 12,-William
Champion, known as preaching Sol
omon, spent the last few days at his
home in Brooklyn recounting the sto
ry of his eventful life as a sailor, sol
dier, politician and clergyman into
the newest make of phonograph.
HIS discourse was finished at $50
this morning, when he uttered the
last word he will speak on earth.
He went upon the operating table
in hospital at that hour. and the
most eminent surgeons Of the me.
tropolis performed the operation OF
cutting out his tongue.
The operation was made necessary
by a cancerous growth in his throat,
and was eminently successful.
Champion upon his recovery will
resume his lecturing tour throughout
the eastern states. where he is well
known. by using the cylinders of the
finished debating.
miles from this city, committed sui
eide some days ago with homemade
guillotine, but his body was not found
until yesterday.
Connolly had sharpened an axe ard
suspended it in a wooden groove as
high above the block as the low roof
of the cabin would allow. A string
was attached to the blade, then loop
ed from above to the floor near the
block. He evidently lay upon the
floor and turned his face directly to-
| ward the blade, then severed the cord
and his life went ont with the fail Of
the heavy axe.
DEN WEIR. April 12.-The great
April blizzard broke at daylight this
morning.
The sun came out strong and as a
esult the streets of the city are vcr-
table rivers.
The snow is melting rapidly in all
portions OF the state. and streams are
| already beginning to boom.
railroads are taking every precau-
tion to prevent wrecks through land
slides, washouts and soft roadbeds,
which are liable to cause rails TO