Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-02-14

Aousn reiusrs uurihs the CUBAN cam
paign. has received letter from Vice
PIesident-elect Roosevelt saying that
he will visit Herrig next summer with
a party of eastern sportsmen and hun
ters.
The party will proceed up the north
fork of the Flathead river, cross the
Rockies and go down the famous
hunting grounds around Lake McDon-
aid in northwestern Montana
PARIS, Feb. liking Milan died
today.
| LONDON. Feb. 1.-THE assertions
that the prince of Wales had in years
past urged his royal mother to pardon
Mrs. Maybrick. the American beauty
charged with poisoning her husband,
proved true this morning, when upon
the order of King Edward and by
consent of the judicial authorities
Mrs. Maybrick was released from
Woking prison after serving fourteen
years OF her life sentence.
For years the strongest appeals
from the most notable people both in
America and England were made to
Victoria for pardon of the alleged
poisonSr' but the queen was obdurate
Nearly every American ambassador
labored in her interest, but in vain
Almost the very hour of Albert Ed
wards elevation to the throne he re-
leased her, which is regarded as a
compliment to the United States.
When Mrs. Maybrick entered car
Tiage today at the prison door she
did not look her forty years. The
traces still remain of her great beau
| ty.
She is the daughter of William
Channing, wealthy banker of Mobile,
| Ala At the age of II she married
Mr. Maybrick, who soon after died
in n mysterious manner She was
tried for poisoning her husband, found
guilty and sentenced to life impris-
onment. Many believed she was quite
innocent, and she always protested
freedom from guilt.
| LONDON, Feb. 11.-This mornings
statement of the release of Mrs. May
rbiok was premature. The fair pris-
oner was taken to the home Office
but returned to the Woking Jail. AR.
rangements are not yet completed
| for her pardon, but it is confidently
expected they will be in few days.
| LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE news from
South Africa is not encouraging this
morning.
| Botha and De Wet have large COM
mands who are harrassing the British
| forces considerably.
Heavy fighting is taking place in
the neighborhood of Orange river
and De Wet with 5000 Beers drove
back the British column.
| 1t is said here this afternoon that
at a conference between the king and
| Lord Laglan it was decided to with
| iraw the proposed olive branch of
| peace anti-to fight the Beers to fin
| sh.
Troops from today will be sent to
South Africa as fast as possible.
DENVER, Feb. 11.-One of the
northern coal companies at Erie made
IN offer to the men this morning to
return to work, and the proposition
| is said to be one the men can accept.
This overture being first made by
northern company may mean the end
of the big coal strike throughout the
state.
ASPEN. Colo, Feb. 11.-Lum Sans,
| inventor of the Sans automatic car
| coupler, died suddenly this morning.
| He made an immense fortune out of
| it but lost it all in unfortunate min
| ing speculations.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 11.-Incoming
Atlantic steamers today report the
most terrific weather experienced in
years. Three steamers came in badly
| damaged from the fierce buffetirg OF
| the waves.
SALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. 11-Rep
| resentative John l.. Belch of San-Pete
| county, has introduced in the Utah
| Legislature sweeping anti-cigarette
| bill, providing a fine of not less than
| $40 nor more than $500 to be imposed
on any person, firm or corporation
| chat sells, gives away or otherwise
| lisposes of cigarettes or cigarette pa
per to any person, no matter what his
lge may be.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE west
bound Chicago & Erie train was ditch
ed this morning by the breaking OF
| 1 journal. The passengers were bad
| iy shaken up. Firmean Finney was
killed.
| CHIHUAHUA, Mex, Feb. 11.-Sev-
| eral hundred tons of dynamite stored
in an underground chamber of the
san Andres mine. situated in the 81
ezra Madres, in the western part of
the state of Durango. exploded with
terrific force, blowing the whole top
)f the mountain off and destroying q
portion of the village of miners there.
| Eighty-seVen men, women and chill
| iren were killed and many others bad
.y injured. None of the men in the
mine were seriously hurt.
CRESTED BUTTE, Colo, Feb. H..
| George Burie an Austrian miner,
committed suicide in Jail here last
night by hanging himself to an iron
window bar.
Burie was imprisoned for assault
ing little girl. The Austrians here