Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-19

holiness complained about the false
reports In regard to his health.
You see." the pope said. that 1t is
not all over with me. l work six or
eight hours day. and my work is no.
30 easy, either. for It embraces the
Whole church. Please say that am
not dead yet"
| WASHINGTON. Dec. 17.-Crimes
against women are rapidly increas-
Ing In the national capital. Yester-
day Mrs. Elizabeth Shannon was dis.
covered dead near this city in field.
Finger marks found on her neck in
hcate there was a struggle and an
assault. This morning David Enge
was arrested, but the evidence does
not seem to be SUFFICIENT to hold him
for the crime.
Three other women hav been as
saulted during the past week in the
very heart OF the city.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 17.-Early this
morning car filed with passengers
on the Southern Traction road. COM
Ing down Mount Washington hill,
slipped its cogs, came tearing down
the grade at a terrific rate and turn
ed completely over as 1t reached
large stable, which It wrecked Sew
eral of the passengers were seriously
hurt and two of them are not expect.
| ed to recover
| KENOSHA. Wis, Dec IA big
shepherd dog. the family pet of Fid
Detmeyer, residing southwest of thi.
city. became mad yesterday. and.
! hra 1t, 4
ed cattle and hogs in the barnyard.
severely biting them all Leaving
these the dog proceeded to the house
and attacked Ethel Detmeyer. the
l2-year-old daughter. biting a piece
ont OF her cheek and fearfully larcer-
ating her neck and arms Her
screams attracted her brother. 81
wears old who came to her rescue
and was In turn attacked by the mad
dened brute. A terrific struggle en-
sued. which ended nv the bov being
overcome and badly torn His 1s-
nnr-o1d s'stor came TO his assistance
and she also was attacked and hilton
She MANAGED to escape and summon
cd to her assistance her cousin Geo
| Harbacher, who when he ATTEMPTED
to drive the dog awav. was set upon
and bitten on the hands and on the
face. yonnc Detmever nv this time
regained his strength attacked the
dov aeain and succeeded In petttnc
hold of its laws and forcing II into
corncrib. where he locked It in.
| Doctors were hastily summoned and
oil the wounds were cauterized
Two Of the children we're sent to the
pastenr institute at CHICAGO. but the
eravest fears are felt for their re-
| vovery. The dog WAS found dead
In the corncrib a few hours after
wards
| ST. JOSEPH. Mo. Dec. 17-Thou-
sands OF cattle are diving in northern
Missouri from poison. DIR. !. p
Netherton returned from a trip to
| Holt county, made at the request OF
Gov. Dockery. and said: 1.-THE loss
in cattle during the present winter
from poison will be very heavy. The
malady is peculiarly fatal. Death
generally results within twelve or
fourteen hours from the time the poi
son Is taken into the stomach"
What is the trouble due tor" was
asked.
Usually from eating nubbins of
corn upon which worms had previ-
ously feasted. Farmers generally.
after pulling the good ears, leave the
nubbins upon the stalk. These nub-
bins. when the stalks are cut. are apt
to decompose, and this decomposition
and the worms to feed upon 1t pro-
duce a poison that Is peculiarly dead
ly"
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE Ar
buckles and the National Sugar Co.
today reduced the prices of refined
sugar ten points.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-Beginning
today the new reduced price for lead
goes into effect. At meeting of the
Smelling & Refining company It was
decided to cut the price Of lead from
S4.37 1-2 per hundred to -.
NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE second
session of the peace conference be-
tween capital and labor was held to-
day and was addressed by several Of
the prominent leaders on both sides.
1t Is believed some practical good
will come from the conference
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.--Secre-
tary Long today decided to grant an
additional "a hours to Schley's coun-
sci to enable them to prepare their
protest. This will postpone the en-
tire matter until Thursday evening.
Two resolutions have been introduced
in the house upholding and commend.
ing Schley and calling for an investi-
cation as to his doings as admiral,
and also to put him back on the ac-
tive list
STOCKHOLM. Dec. E.-The eco
nomic press of Sweden foreshadows
the possibility that the United States
will capture the coal trade OF northern
Europe, and in this way arrange for
an enormous expectation OF Swedish
iron ore to America. Several well-in'
formed writer's declare that the only
obstacle now in the way OF the Unit
| ed States SELLING the coal trade ot