Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-26

soon as lhe new men can be gotten tn
gether. Two hundred more non
unionists are now at work and the
steel trust considers the strike as be
ing practically dead.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Aug. 23-As n
result OF the shooting yesterday OF
Millionaire Sam Strong in this city,
the mayor has ordered all the gam.
bling houses closed. The chief of
police has been given orders to cause
the arrest of all parties carrying con.
cealed weapons.
The remains of Strong were taken
to Denver this morning The cornor's
jury viewed the body. but as yet has
returned no verdict
DENVER, Aug. 23-Mrs. Regina
Strong, the widow of the millionaire
mine owner killed yesterday at Grip
pie Creek, was today sworn In as ad-
ministratrix of the dead mans estate
She arrived here from Cripple Creek
bfore noon and gave bond in the sum
of 100000. The estate is valued at
about $3OO0,00o. There are two 9TH
er heirs to the property, children of
Strong's by former wife
LONDON. Aug. 23.-The blue book
issued today shows the condition of
the postal service in this country.
During the past year the people have
deposited in the postal banks forty
million pounds. The telepraphic de.
| partment shows a deficit of over half
a million pounds, but the revenue of
all the departments is sixteen mil
non pounds while the expenditures
of all are only ten millions.
| CAPE TOWN, Aug 23-'The royal
Yacht Ophlr with the Duke and Ouch.
ess of York on board sailed today on
her homeward journey
THE HAGUE, Aug. 23.-Queen
Wilhelmina is i'll with Influenza.
CAPE TOWN. Aug. ga Johan-
| nesburg letter says: Personal lib
| erty is non-existent. We long for
the good old days of Krugerism.
They were nothing to the present
kitchenerism.'
LONDON. Aug. 23.-Yesterday was
the twelfth anniversary of the i'm
prisonment of Mrs. Maybrick. 1t is
probable that the authorities propose
that she shall serve out the entire time
OF her sentence.
BALTIMORE. Aug. 23-John But.
Ter. prominent negro and a poll.
tician. was hanged today for the mur-
Ter of his wife. Butler has always
denied his guilt, and many believe he
was innocent.
NEW YORK; Aug. 23.-Valet Jones.
charged with the murder of his EN-.
ployer. William Rice. the millionaire.
and who recently tried to commit su-
icide in jail here, Is improving and
will be entirely out of danger In n
short tine. He is being closely watch
ed night and day
BERLIN, Aug, 23.-The kaiser con
templates the organization of a sepa.
rate colonial army. Count Won Wal
lersee hns already received orders to
proceed with the organization of the
new army.
BUFFALO. Aug. 23.-Tbe exposition
authorities have cabled Santos Du-
mont an offer of $4,000 to exhibit his
dying machine here during the expo
sition.
FRANKFORT, KY. Aug. 23,-Mrs.
Beckham continues to improve. 1t
DENVER. Aug. 23.-The Bar Asso-
citation finished its session here this
afternoon. Tonight occurs the annu-
al banquet from which newspaper men
and women are excluded. Tomorrow
the lawyers Will start on a tour of the
state on a special train.
NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-England's
best athletes from oxford and Cam
bridge universities arrived here this
morning and will go into active tran
ing at once. They will meet the men
from the universities of Montreal and
Quebeck on September 12. On Sep
Yale athletes.
SEATTLE, Wash. Aug 23.-Charles
Norsdstrom was hanged here today
in the court house yard for crime
| committed nine years ago. The man
murdered his employer. Charles Ma
son, over a small amount of money
He was arrested and convicted, but
having considerable money. he car
, ried his case to the supreme court. he
plead insanity and also applied for
writ of habeas corpus and tried ev.
lows. The fight for the prisoners
life dragged through the entire nine
years.
VIENNA. Aug. 23.-According to
advices from Galatz, twenty Russian
torpedo boats and several warships
have arrived at Deinster Delta. Rus
sian troops are also being modified
along the Turkish frontier.
PITTSON, Pa. Another riot occur
red this morning at the silk mills.
where last night the non-nnlon girls
| were mobbed for working. This morn
| ing a big crowd gathered around the
! mill and battered it with stones.
None OF the girls were seriously in
iured. The authorities drove of the
mob. but more trouble Is feared to
night when the girls quit work
The M. e. Picnic.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morn