Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-28

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named Lawrence Crawford. durint
last night killed w. G. Stratton. NOR
tally wounded Ralph Muller. ran and
tried to XIII Mrs. Stratton and then
poured four shots into his own body
dying instantly.
Crawford was madly in love with
Mrs. Stratton. wife of rich rancher
and as she laughed at his suit this
maddened him. and he went on his
murderous TRADE last night.
The tragedy occurred at Compton.
and the bodies were brought here this
morning.
| WASHINGTON, March 26.-Funds
Tor the modest house to te presented
to Admiral Schley are coming In fast
today. Several thousand OF the ten
ten thousand required have been sub
scribed, Thos. f. Walsh. the Colo.
rado mine owner, subscribed $3.50.
a house has been bought in the sub
urhs OF this city and will be given to
the admiral upon his return with the
South American squadron, which ia
expected at New York April %.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, March 2G.
Madame Sembrich the prima donna,
has lost her voice, considered by crit
les to be the most beautiful and per-
feet organ in the world. Physicians
say she may not recover it.
This morning she announced the
cancellation Of all her operate en-.
sagements and will leave immediate.
!. for Europe. Her performances to
have been given here this week would
have been eminently successful, the
house being sold out for each of the
operas,
ST. JOHNS. March 26.-Two hun
dred seal hunters on the seal ship Ice
land barely escaped death a week ago
last night in the mad race between
the different boats to strike the seal
herds first. The Iceland drove along
at good speed through binding
snowstorms and crashed into huge
iceberg bow first.
AT the time OF the collision all
hands were on the alert. hoping every
moment to hear sounds from the
seals, 1t was impossible to see
through the falling snow The impact
with the iceberg shattered the jib
boom and the bowsprit, and threw
down the topmasts, dismanthng tho
forepeak,
The whole fore part of the ship was
shattered to fragments, and the deck
beams were hurled hack over the
stern. The engines were disabled.
the ship sprung leak, and it was
feared she would founder. The whole
crew was prostrRtcd. several having
broken limbs, and twenty in all be-
ing more or less Injured.
Huge fragments OF Ice toppled from
the top OF the Iceberg upon the deck
of the vessel, thus doubling the dan
ger, and the whole mass of ice
threatened m9mentarily to topple over
and overwhelm the ship.
The men tried to launch boats, but
the ropes were frozen, and when, af
ter a wild scramble. the boats were
owcred, they proved inadequate for
the whole crew. Cooler heads at
his juncture tpak command and the
pumps were manned, the forepeak ex
mined and distress signals fired.
Other vessels stood by to rescue
The crew. Temporary repairs ena.
Sled the Iceland to keep ahoat and
-ontinue fishing, with constant pump
.ng. Subsequently the Iceland fol
owed the course of the other ships
and caught 10000 seals.
Seal fishing this year seems to be
attended with unusual danger. A
ew nights ago the Aurora's crew of
iixty men almost pershed through
5etting adrift on an ice foe. They
we're finally rescued after having
burned everything they had with
them. even part of their clothes, to
keep warm.
CHICAGO, March 26.-When the
printed slips containing descriptions
of all stolen articles within the city
limits came to the detectives detail
ed on pawnshop duty yesterday. II
was shown that forty-iwo persons had
suffered loss at the hands Of thieves
during the preceding day.
This is nearly double the average
lumber OF robbery. burglary and lar
ceny casos that are reported to the
police daily. yet the pawnshop detect
ives did not think the Increase In
crime anything out of ordinary and
seemed to think 1t was the natural
order of things that crime should in
crease with the approach OF election.
Old detectives at headquarters
prophesy that the present reign ..
crime win last until after election
A great many crooks came to Chica-
20 short while ago expecting that
there would he open gambling in
town previous to the election. When
gambling did not open wide the
thieves. II is said, ran short of mon
ey. and 1t is believed that many OF
them have been forced to work of
desperate character.
MONTEREY, Mex, March 2G,-On
the tableland rising 100 feet above
the surrounding country an army o.
workmen has begun the erection o.
the great Milmo palace, near this city
which when completed will be the
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