Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-02
Cormick today presented his creden-
tials as United States minister

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tials as United States minister
JERSEY CITY, N j., April 90
Justice Mccormick today received the
smallest wedding fee on record from
Richard Stewart. teamster, who
married Sophia Robinson. aged Is.
He gave the justice just one penny.
saying it was all he had.
| NEW YORK, April 29.-George
Gould who led the White Rats" a
vaudeville players organization, to a
successful strike against managers,
today received $4,000 from Denefit.
Last night he was presented with a
loving cup containing one thousand
IS coins.
PHILADELPHIA, April 29.-It is
learned that a real estate broker of
this city has concluded the purchase
of number of farms with total
of 400 acres. near Camden, N. J. The
purchase was made on account of II.
Z. Frick, late partner in the Carnegie
steel business, and it is admitted that
| he will construct an immense indie
pendent steel plant on the property.
CINCINNATI, April 29.-The Ohio
river is falling at comparative ,apid
rate today. Many people who were
driven out by the flood are preparing
to return to their homes The au-
thorities are preparing to resume oper-
ations.
NEW YORK. April 29.-The Herald
today publishes a sensational article
| saying that Italian criminals are be-
ing shipped to this country by hun
dreds.
Brigands and robbers are being sent
here by merchants who pay their
way
Recently three brigands arrived and
left for the west to begin career OF
| crime. They have gotten as far as
Kansas City. where they are now I'M
Ter the espionage of the police.
NEW YORK. April 29.-The steam
er Minnehaha arrived this morning
and announces having passed the
New York and Cherbourg proceeding
| west under reduced speed.
ASHTABULA, o.. April 29-Bur-
glars dynamited the safe OF the Rich
ards and Hersh bank this morning.
| causing the building to catch fire.
The entire frame structure was con
sumed. Loss 100000.
CANNES. France. April 29.-The
37th artillery barracks burned today.
Eight soldiers were suifocated and
many injured.
DENVER. April 29.-Minister Con-
ger will arrive here tomorrow. The
mayor this afternoon appointed COM
| mittee to arrange for his reception.
NEW YORK, April 29.-Father Null
which offers $4,000 reward for the
return OF Willie Mccormick. today
| publishes pathetic letter asking that
| f alive he be returned to the parents,
)r write, SO that they may be spared
leath or insanity through worry over
heir boys disappearance.
| VICTORIA. B. c., April ga terri.
BILE story of the fate of party of six
| gold seekers in the Copper river coun-
| try comes from Dawson, where the
sole survivor of the little company
| has arrived. broken in body and mind
The party left Seattle three years age
sor Copper river, and, according to
this mans tale, the treacherous Val.
| 1ez glacier claimed one OF the party
,or its own. He disappeared in a
/ assure in the ice, descending with
| lightning-like rapidity distance OF
rs feet, where he became wedged be
| tween walls of ice. He remained con
scious and gave final instructions to
his companions, who were powerless
to assist him.
| The next misadventure was on a
raft which was tossed over thunder
ing rapids and smashed to smither
Gems against the jagged rocks. The
fve men made a desperate fight fol
life. but three of them were never
see again. Two reached shore, one
Of whom was severely injured inter
1ally and the other with fractured
arm. They were bereft of all pro
visions and hundreds of miles from
civilization. After days of untold
suffering spark of life in the mar
injured internally was mercifully ex
tingunshed. His lone partner for 1:
lays wandered on without food. AT
Ter that his life became blank fol
period of twelve months, and wher
his senses returned he found himsel
among friendly Indians. with whom he
remained for six months and ther
continued his journey to Dawson.
PITTSBURG. Pa. April 29.-Firt
was discovered early this Afternoon
in the department store of George
Lorsch and Bro. 18th and Carson SITS
The store was crowded The alarm
created panic. but all persons were
gotte out safely. Loss. $250.000.
LATROBE. Pa. April 29.-The Dor
othy coke plant including the machin
cry. was destroyed by fire this morn
ing. Two men lost their lives. Th'
loss is heavy. The mine is now OIL
fire.
| CLEVELAND. o., April 29.-Cana
dians living in Cleveland are at worl
on a gigantic plan for the relief o
Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the Ameri
can woman confined for many year