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

tti III tut (rlpple OTeek district, wa
shot and killed this morning in quar-
rel with Grant Crumley.
Sam Strong this morning at
O'Clock entered n gambling house an,
met Crumley, who became abusiv,
over an old trouble the men had had
Finally Strong pulled gun and lie
so at Crumley. The shot missed tn,
intended mark and bystand ers jump
ed in between the two men. Crmn
ley then stepped behind tn, bar an,
securing another gun fred a
strong, blowing the whole top of his
"ead OFF. The incident hns caused
tne widest kind of sensatio u in the
camp.
| COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 22.-
Sam Stfong, the millionaire mine own
er, was killed this morning in gam
bling house brawl at Cripple Creek.
Strong lived here for some time
He was not cultured man in any
sense of the word and his personality
made him few friends. Despite his
wealth, he was practically ostracised
socially. His wealth had spoiled all
the good there ever was In the man.
He had cut all his old friends and had
developed into modern Shylock
lie loaned money at heart-breaking in.
terest and was a notorious betrayer
of women. When he was married last
| year to Miss Lewis, an associate sued
him for breach of promise and Sc
cured "A judgment for $4,000. the very
largest verdict ever rendered in a
l Iaf, 10. t.. ~.
was sued by many women. and had
| become to be known as a born rake.
| Strong was tried a few months ago
for blowing up his own mine but he
was acquitted of the charge.
| CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-The National
Negro Business League is in session
here today.
The meeting very bitterly denounc-
ed the lynchings at Pierce City, Mo.
| They denominate it madness and an
atrocity upon the part of the whites
which could not have been equalled
in any negro community in the whole
world. They declare the actions of
the Missouri mob lasting disgrace
upon American civilization.
is it not" they ask, the murder
ing of many innocent blacks greater
crime than that of one black against
one woman"
OKLAHOMA, o. T., Ed Favers, the
negro charged with the murder OF
Miss Wild, which caused the anti
negro outbreak at Pierce City. Mo,
has been positively Identified by cit
liens of Pierce City. The local au-
thorities will not allow the prisoner
to be returned to Pierce City until
the excitement there has subsidized.
ASHENILLE. Ala. Aug ga sher-
iff's posse fred on the mob seeking
TO lynch Irwin Brown, the negro rap
ist, this afternoon. Two men were
killed The mob retreated. but is now
reforming to make another attack.
CAPE TOWN, Aug. 22.-The Brit
ish have captured Haas Broomes en-
tire command Seven Beers were
killed, two wounded and u are miss
ing.
NEW YORK, Aupg. 22-C. oliver
Iselin has notified Sir Thomas Lip
ION that he will take the $4,000 bet
offered on the Shamrock. Iselin
| thh'S tIc tololliutlol 1T even HOnty
DES MONIES. Iowa, Aug. 22.-The
Democratic state ticket is as follows:
Governor, Thomas j. Phillips, of OF
tumwa; lieutenant governor, G. Il.
Ferguson, of Logan; judge of supreme
court. John Shortley, of Dallas; super
intendent of schools. W. P. Johnson.
of Carroll; railroad commissioner,
A. c. Brice, of Bedford.
The platform reafIirms the national
vote being 669 in favor of and $50
against.
Ell RENO, Aug. CIV. p. Lewis
and John Antoine, of Paris, Texas,
were killed by falling buildings, the
result of the great storm which nearly
demolished the town of Anadarko last
night. The town is perfect wreck
today. twenty buildings having been
swept away and dozen people seri-
ously injured.
PITTSEURG, Aug. 22.-Early this
morning the American Tin Plate com.
Dany succeeded in getting about 40
non-union men into their works and
were thus enabled to start up the
plant. The strikers were aware of
the coming of the new men and gath
cred in large numbers at the depot.
When the train arrived platoon Of
police formed a Gordon and the non.
union men were placed In the middle
Of a hollow square and marched to
the plant. The strikers were not al
lowed to come near the men.
The strikers tried every means of
getting hold of the men to persuade
them not to go to work, but they fin
ally reached the works without any
| demonstration being made.
The steel corporations say they are
| iaily adding hundreds of men to their
works and will soon have everything
in operation.
President Shaffer fatty denies this
statement of the trust. and promises
| the crisis and a sensation In the stu.
alton very shortly.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 22.-The develop
ments in the strike situation today