Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-11-11

, cept the new arrangement. and will
thereby gain favor with the United
States.
KANSAS CITY. Nov S.-News re
ceived here shortly before noon ga
nounces the capture of four of the
convicts who escaped from the Leav
enworth penitentiary. The men ii
is stated were captured miles from
this city, One of them was wound
ed in the encounter and two OF ths
others made a desperate resistance.
BRADFORD, Pa, Nov. S.-The big
gest fire in the history of this city
occurred this morning. The city hall
and dozen other buildings were de-
stroyed. Forty horses and large
livery establishment were burned
| LONDON, Nov S.-The filthy testi-
nony and morbid crowds were the
features of the hearing today in the
case of Della Diss de Barr alias Lau-
ia Jackson. The testimony in the
case is getting to be of so vile ma
ture that only certain class of per
sons have the nerve to sit and listen
to 1t, and the leading newspapers re-
fuse to handle it.
| WASHINGTON. Nov. 8-President
Roosevelt is in almost daily consulta-
tion with Mr.. Proctor of the civil ser
vice commission A forceful point on
this subject is expected in the presi-
dents forthcoming message The
announcement is made that the rural
free delivery employees will be placed
under the civil service law.
PARIS, Nov. S.-Habi Bey. the
Turkish representative here has de
manded the withdrawal of the French
fleet from Turkish waters At the
same time he delivered formal note
announcing the Porte's acceptance
of the demands of France, and pre-
parations have already been made to
recall Admiral Cailards squadron.
| OURAY, Nov. S.-Omay was thC
scene of murder this morning.
| Bud Parrock, hot tamala man fired
The fatal shot. "le mal shot and
killed was named Charles Reynolds.
| Parrock came to Ouray about a year
ago and has been living with wo.
| man whom he kept as mistress. All
went well until few weeks ago,
when Reynolds took up with the
holiittIi maj itu lti MS ulOIn
| ing about O'Clock Parrock went tr
where the couple were stopping, as
he claims, TO get some belongings.
and also claims that Reynolds opel.
ed fire on him. AT any rate, ParroLk
fred I'VE times, two OF the bullets taC-
ing effect, one in The leg and tn, otll-
er Just above the heart. llilliag Reyn-
dds almost insta, lily.
Parrock gave himself up and is in
the county jail, claiming self-defense.
SlLVERTON, Nov. S-Harry Stev.
enson, arrested in Durango. charged
with stealing a saddle from DouG
Brothers, escaped from Deputy Sheriff
Ben Ogle while en- route from Du-
range to Silverton last evening.
When on this side of Needletor
Stevenson asked to be allowed to Wis
it the closet. The train was moving
at speed of about Is miles an hour.
Not returning within few minutes.
the officer Investigated and found
that Stevenson had raised the window
and jumped out. The train was
stopped and the man searched for but
he had made good his escape. How
he managed to alight without hrealt-
ing a limb or receiving other severe
injuries is a mystery. Up to noon
today nothing has been heard from
The escaped prisoner.
Stevenson was quite well known in
Silverton. having ridden the DouG
string of horses in the five mile relay
race.
BARNSTABLE Nov. S.--There is
considerable excitement this morning
over the commencement of the trial
of Mrs. Tappan who is charged with
murder of her nurse, Mary Gibbs, in
August last. She is also suspected
of other crimes OF ike nature.
The court room was crowded. but
there was much disappointment when
the judge announced that the hearing
would be postponed until the 18th of
| the present month.
Mrs. Tappans case is a remarkable
one. She is a young woman of morl
than average intelligence and person
al beauty. Several mysterious mur
ders have occurred in which she is
thought TO be closely involved.
Two years ago Mrs. Brigham died
directly after she came to Mrs. Tap
pans as her guest. Just before then
Florence Calkins. housekeeper, while
close to Mrs. Tappan, was taken sud
denly sick and mysterously died.
| Edna Banister also died while under
Mrs. Tappan's care in a similar man
| ner
The authorities have established
strong chain of evidence against the
woman. Poison was found in the
stomachs of some of her supposed
victims but it has been found impos-
sible to trace the purchase of the poi
son to Mrs. Tappan, who is now TO
be placed on trial for the murder Of
Mrs. Gibbs.
1t is quit certain that German will
be elected senator from Maryland.