Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-22
TELEaRAPHic RRevlTIEs.

burned by the mob and the armory
here was r0nsacked for arms by the
infuriated populace here at an early
hour this morning
A fierce battle with the negroes fol-
lowed. in which three whites were Sc
verely wounded.
| Miss Castle Wild school teacher.
was outraged by negro Two ne
groes. Cooley and Carter, who were
confined in the Jail here, although 1t
was known that they were not CON
cerned In the assault upon Miss Wild.
We're taken from the Jail and hanged
on general principles.
The fact that Joe Lark. generally
believed to be the guilty man, is now
under arrest at Springfield keeps ev-
erybody on the streets. The negro
| corpse found in the burned houses
has not been identified. All the ne.
groes have been driven from the
town.
The town is still in possession of
an angry mob. Four more negro IS
have been shot, hung or burned and
all others are fleeing for their lives.
A call for aid to put stop to the
wild work of the mob has been ssnt
to Springfield. and the sctate troops
will probably be called out
RICHMOND. Va, Aug 2O,-The big
Wright plant belonging to the Col-i-
mental Tobacco company was destroy
cd by fire yesterday afternoon. The
loss was very large
CHICAGO Aug 20-The directors
of the Chicago. st. Paul Minneapolis
Omaha railroad company today de
clared dividend of three and one.half
per cent.
HOMBuRG, Aug 2O.-King Edward
of England is here taking the baths.
The king The king is not at all we'll
He 10 KS sick and care-worn ana Is
evidently greatly In need of pro-
,'acted rest.
LIMESTONE, Mont. Aug. 20
George Buckins, alias Frank Haones.
wanted In Saguache county. Colo for
bail jumping. has been arrested here,
The Colorado authorities are already
on their way here to get the prisoner
The sheriif here Will receive small.
reward for the capture.
bhb9oihl-l,S, aug. EU.-fTeSluenL
Kruger has rejected the ring proposal
recently made to him. but he stoutly
maintains his right to send out armed
corsairs. which he says he will do If
the British shoot Boer prisoners cap
| tured after the fifteenth of next
month.
| WASHINGTON. Aug. 20.-The pres
ence of the French cruiser Suchet in
the vicinity of the Colombian disturb
ance is unwelcome to the administra-
ton 1t is believed that the extra
ordinary orders for American war
ships to hurry to Panama is virtually
n notice to Europe that American in
terests in Colombia are paramount
and will be taken care of.
| QUINCY. Ill. Aug. 19.-Mrs. Vale
Mccormick, aged 10. died today un-
feG peculiar circumstances. At a
recent dinner she pricked one of her
fingers with a small chicken bone and
blood poisoning ensued. Previous
that she had enjoyed exceptional
good health She was the wife Of
veteran photographer of western III.
inois.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-The Mark Lane
Gazette today gives authoritive esti.
mates of the wheat crop of northwest
| ern Europe. 1t shows that France
the Netherlands and Great Britain
will produce this year four hundred
million bushels. They will need In
the neighborhood of seven hundred
million bushels to supply the demand
Americas wheat crop will go over
seven hundred million bushels. and as
four hundred million will supply the
home consumption, the United States
alone can feed all of northwestern
| Europe
ST. LOUIS. Aug. ia fad has de
veloped new industry in St. Louis
Fashionable women have created q
demand for product that hereto
fore has attracted little atten tior
In the local market. a bright soci
ETY. leader discovered that pineap
pies would make a beautiful and ap
propriate decoration for dinner ia
bles.
There Is now a new note In the mo
If of the Third street market
I.andaus and victorias thread theil
way through the maze of hucksters
wagons, and richly gowned womer
lamor for pineapples. The fruit II
Judged not only by its food quality
but by Its artistic beauty.
The decorative pineapple must wea
It's eye-delightlng crown OF green
Dalm-like leaves. by right of whi'
il claims precedence as the king o
ruits
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20-By tn
explosion OF big benzine tank a
he Atlantic Refining companys oil
works at Point Breeze this morning
1t 5 O'Clock five persons are known T.
nave been killed and many others in
iured. The dead were all firemeI
md are John McCullom, James Ellis
John Dougherty, James Powers an
william Allen. The money loss |
very heavy.
The fire by which the five me
, lost their lives spread rapidly and b
noon the loss by property destroye
. had reached over million dollars