Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-09
NEWS FROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD

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NEW YORK, May 1.-The Jackson
Vile relief committee Will start tn
first relief train for that city today
Mayor Bowden's telegram to the com
mite reads:
No human being can conceive ou
condition. The city is literally wipe,
from the globe. The wealthiest fami
lies are today pauperized. Yellow fe
yer is epidemic. The disaster of q,
sinks into insignificance in compari
son with the present"
JACKSONVILLE Fla. Nav 6.-Tbe
work of clearing away the ruins o, the
fire began this morning
| Winter hotels all over the state
which closed two weeks ago. are he,
ing reopened to care for the home.
less.
| The bodies of two negroes. who were
forced into the river by the flames an,
| drowned, were recovered this m,.rn.
ing.
| CHICAGO, May 6.-Three members
of Michigan Southern freight crew
are now in Jail and 1t has only needed
a spark to have them lynched. By
their refusal to break u train standing
on crossing and allow the fire appa.
ratus to pass through seven lives were
| lost. When the marshal of the fire
department with three companies ar.
rived at the blocked crossing he Or
dered the conductor to part his train
and allow the department to pass.
The conductor laughed refusal. His
action prevented the rescue of seven
persons who perished like rats in a
trap. A frame apartment house four
blocks away was burning. 1t was
known as rZpoks Roost." The own
er, Peter zeek. and three members of
his family. with Mrs. Josephine Coole,
her six-year.old child and six-months
old baby were victims of the flames.
Two dozen other dwellers IN the build.
ing were saved but most of them were
more or less injured. The coroner be
gan an investigation this afternoon
and the train msn arp being held TO
await the finding OF the jury in the
case.
The fire Is said to have been the re-
suit of n fight between Zook and a man
named Cooley.
BUFFALO. N. Y, May Ga panic
was created in the Union depot last
night in which Mrs. Bob Fitzsimmons
played a star part.
Bob's Big Dane dog was set upon
by vicious bull pup belonging to a
local sporting editor. and lively fight
resulted.
All the women In the room made
break for cover, while the men made
wild dash for the doors in an effort
to reach the street entrances.
The ex-champion ana his wife staid
with the dogs and tried to separate
them, but without avail. Women
screamed and tainted while men
smashed doors and windows getting
out when the cry of mad dog" was
raised.
drew a small revolver and fired. This
only added to the panic.
The third shot struck tho bulldog
in the throat and caused him to let
go his hold.
There was considerable time elapsed
before two of the women who tainted
could be restored to consciousness.
NEW YORK. May 6.-Doctor Ken
nedy who has been twice convicted
of the murder of Dolly Reynolds and
twice sentenced to electrocution. was
placed on trial for the third time to-
day. His friends who have never
doubted his innocence have been con-
Quoting a vigorous search for addi-
tional evidence and have found suffi-
cient to justify the granting of new
trial. The states evidence is iden-
tical with that brought forward in the
former trials.
CHICAGO, May 6.-There were
three casualties at base ball games
Sunday.
At Cincinnati. Edward Camburger,
aged IS, was killed by liner" on
the head.
At Louisville. KY, Charles Wash
ington. aged 19, mashed the skull of
Irwin McLayer. aged IS, with base
ball bat after quarrel over the game.
At st. Louis. Michael McQuade,
aged 20, killed Tim Farrell. aged IS.
in the same way.
CHICAGO. May 6.-Jamieson & Co.
stock brokers, failed this morning.
The firm was a large one. and It's
collapse was due to being on the
wrong side of the market
NEW YORK, May 6.-The market
on the stock exchange opened with
the widest excitement this morning
The slump of the last few days entire
ly disappeared.
Prices advanced so rapidly that it
was almost impossible to keep track Of
the transactions. The greatest gains
were made in railways.
All stocks continued to advance dur
ing the day. Cotton declined.
MELBOURNE, May "a great ova-
ton was rendered the duke and duch-
ess of Cornwall and York when they
landed on Australian soil from the
royal vessel Ophir this afternoon.
The city was decorated as II the
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