Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-21
finally Gained down and begged hi.

l
wife to remain. He kissed her ten
derly goodbye and said he hoped h,
would see her again.
Mrs. Schroell went to Denver
| Schroell later tried to bring charge,
| against the policeman for abductin,
his wife. but after SOLDERING up h,
changed his mind and left the city
LONDON. Oct. l7.-Earl Russell
was released from prison today, hav
Ing served his sentence for marrying
girl in America while the Countess
Russell was still living.
OMAHA, Oct lin his zeal te
collect personal taxes, City Treas
urer Hennings levied on the only pre-
sentable pair of trousers owned by
William Elliot of this city. The
trousers are in the treasurer's Office
where they will be held until the
taxes due are paid. the amount be.
ing SLIT. The treasurer has seiz-
ed articles ranging from the Union
Pacific bridge to tombstone fac.
tory, and the trousers are now add
ed to the collection.
WASHINGTON Oct. 1s.-H. II.
Cooper, territorial secretary of Ha-
wall, has arrived here and explained
to Secretary Wilson the condition of
affairs in the island.
According to Mr.. Cooper, the con.
ditions are not at all encouraging.
The labor problem is the question of
the hour. The natives will not work
and the mortality among them is
very great being over forty to the
thousand. The sugar crop has not
been harvested. Coffee is languish.
ing. and while Nature has been most
prodigal with her gifts. it is impossi-
BILE TO harvest what has been pro-
duced.
Mr.. Cooper urges that temporary
permission be granted the Chinese to
come in so that the fruits of the land
may be gathered. The planters are
willing to pay forty dollars per month
for any Kind of labor. with board and
lodging This is ten dollars more
than is being paid any where else
In the world 1t is next to impossi-
BILE. however. to get laborers. and the
Chinese are the only hope.
MANILA. Oct. 18.-The Bolomen
attacked the 9th infantry and hot
engagement ensued. One hundred
Ftlipinos and six Americans were kill.
ed and number of the troops were
wounded.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-General
day as follows
"Corbin Adjutant General, Wash.
ington; Forty-six men of Company
p, Ninth regiment, United States in.
fantry, under First Lieutenant Wal
lace. in the field In the lower Can
dara islands, Smar, we're attacked by
300 Bolomen on October 10th. The
loss is 10 killed and six wounded.
Eighty of the enemy were left dead on
the field. The enemy was beaten
OFF.
Signed: CHAFFEE"
PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo, Oct. 49,
Especial to Durango Herald) -
The Pagosa Land & Fuel Co, who
have been boring lor oil the past 20
days, have at depth OF 500 feet
struck oil and consider 1t ten bar.
rel well. They encountered a strata
of sand, OF oil rock at this depth
which is in accord with Prof. Lakes
report. They are going deeper, and
gusher is expected at any time.
The Pagosa Coal. OIL and Fuel
Co. have just received their oil well
boring machinery. and in few ways
will be in operation. as they have
everything on the grounds now
The Home OIL and Fuel Co. have
their lumber for their derrick and
buildings on the grounds. and ma
chinery will be ordered In few
days. The excitement is becoming
greater each day, and 1t will only
be course of a few days until Arch
uleta county will be in the front
HIAWATHA, Kan. Oct. 1S.-Small
pox has broken out among the Kick
apoo Indians. twenty-five cases be
ing reported this morning on the res
eryation. The surrounding towns
are being guarded and no one is al
lowed to enter the Indian lands
The Kickapoos' trading point is a,
the small town of Granada, the inhab
itants of which place have asked the
government for protection against
the prevailing disease.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 1S.-The rel
atives OF Earl Russell in this city
have petitioned Washington to forbid
his lordship from returning to Ameri
ca under the convict alien law. Rus
sell proposes to come to this country
and settle in Nevada, reapplying fol
citizenship. There was where h,
married his American wife.
VIENNA, Oct. 1S.-The Imperia
newspaper today gives a strange ex
PLANTATION why the death of Presiden
Mckinley was not mentioned by thu
minister of foreign affairs at the open
ing OF parliament. The explanation
is that custom demands allusion t.
the deaths of all kings and emperor
of foreign powers, but President Nc
Kinley being elected by the people
does not come under that category.
LONDON. Oct. 1S.-Disastrous an'
very destructive floods are FACING to
day on the Isle of Man. Trains hav'