Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-03-04

! ing was very defective lie stlH
remained the nominal head of the
great firm of Eyarts, Choate Il Bee
man.
The ambassador to En- gland was no
titled at once OF the death of his par
ner. Mir. Eyarts life was most event
| fui Twenty-Five years ago nc was
senior counsel for Henry Ward Bee
| cher in the famous Becchcr-TiltoT
4 ial in Brooklyn. He received frc
| 1aently fees of $4,000 on Il legal
| question. and was engaged in large
number of cases involving tremendous
| financial interests.
| In 1877 he was the advocate Of the
Republican party before the electoral
commission. President Hayes made
him secretary of state. In 1885 he
! was chosen United States senator
| from New York. MIR. l3varts was Il
brilliant speaker and in great de
i and at both coavivial and dignified
| occasions.
Three weeks ago he celebrated his
SID hiithd y and was visited Lv many
distinguished men of the country,
| who came to felicitate him on the oc-
casion.
| CLEVELAND, o.. Feb. 2s-A fire
this morning destroyed the business
section of the town of Marctoa near
here.
The blaze originated in saloon
nd spread rapidly to dozen ether
buildings all of which were soon to-
tally destroyed
The volunteer fire department was
urabie to cone with the blaze and
summoned aid from this city. The
property loss is over 800 600.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S Two men and
a woman kidnapped II. II. Thomas of
ne Kalb, H., last night.
They hurried him into q hack an 1
drove about the city. took away his
valuables and held him for ran
som
This morning the police rescue
the merchant and arrested the kid
napers
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 2s.-Hx Gov
ernor ST. Jlhn in an interview this
morning vigorously defends Mrs. Ma
ton. Her position on this liquor
que ion he s,y'. IL lille John Browns
on the slavery question. Her meth
DDS may be unusual nd unrefinad, put
81 e is Il true rrformcr ana is iusti-
ie,l to use any u cans to abate u Q
joint nuisance in Kansas.
NEW YORK. Feb. 2S-!: is n
nounoed that tie Duke Of Manches-
ter will c sued here for sonlH te'
rier logs h. ought n d has not yet
paid for The dealer demanded his
money, but the duke said ho did not
have the reqlired amount. His fa-
! th"i-in law also REUSE to paw the
bill. Tno duke, however, III, de pre-
parations 10 take the cauines to Eng
land with him. whcn the dealer took
possession of them on the vay to the
steamer The dog merchant now IA
nounces that he will enter snit ag.inst
HIS Grace for the price of the dogs
LONDON, Feb. 2S.--Baiid Cutting,
secretary to Ambassador Choate, was
formally engaged to Lady Syby'.
daughter of the earl of Desert.
The marriage was fixed for Apri ,
when the Cutting family will come
over to attend the ceremony.
The wedding promises to be ono
of the most brilliant functions o: the
fas ,itn..hlc season.
| CHIHUAHUA, Mex, Feb. 2S.-Grant
| c. Gillett, the former Kansas City cat
tie plunger, who has been residing
here for more than year. left three
| days ago for Vera Cruz, from which
point he sailed for New York. He
will return to Kansas to settle up
his affairs.
Before leaving Chihuahua dillct;
said to friends that his wife had
| agreed to sell all her property in Kan
| sas and with that money he would
pay 30 cents on tho dollar of his in
| debtedness. Mrs. Gillett, who has
been running millinery store, last
week sold her establishment and with
her little boy returned to Kansas.
SAN FRANCISCO Cal. Ieb 49,
The transport Meade. carrying the
lth cavalry home from Manila, is due
but sheNhns not yet been sishtei
Tom rrow the tinnepor. Iennsyl-
v; mia, bringing home the och vol
untee1 regiment. is exI eoted, and ~
cry week hereafter transport will
arrive from the Philippines bringing
| hack other volunteer regiment
DENVER, Feb. 2s --'rne circle il
narrowing around Al Cow.L charged |
with being the thug and murderer OF
women on Capitol HILL
This morning hardware clerk. |
Hanson, identified Cowar as the man
who bought heavy hammer handles |
lust before the murder.
The sweating process, however. So
lar mas failed to wiring any confession
Of guilt from CowaG
NEW YORK, Feb. pa special
trom Washington says General Sick
les announces that the G. A. r. veter-
ans refuse to parade in the inaugu |
raj because they were not allowed the |
light of line for escort to the presi- |
lent. although Mckinley had asked |
for them as his escort. The honor
goes to the Cleveland Grays, crack |
military organization of Cleveland.