Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-10-13
FARMINGroN. N. NJ, Oct s.-rhe |

by the Hyde people. departed thi
morning for Albuquerque to the terri
torial fair. There will probably b.
addition to some three hundred In
dians. The fruit and other exhibits
from this county will be something
unusually fine.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Oct. "a
noon the Irrigation congress adjourn
ed to meet next year at Ogden Utah
The morning session was devoted
to the selection of the next meeting
place. election Of officers and unfin
ished business. The result OF last
nights meeting, when by close vote
the congress decided to merge with
the trans Mississippi congress caused
no friction. as everybody was in good
rumor this morning. The opinion is
general that this has been the most
profitable congress ever held.
Colonel F. Holmes of Utah, was
elected president, and Ex-Governor
l.. Bradford Prince of New Mexico
first vice president.
NEW YORK, Oct, 9.-The Adver-
tiser says that Secretary Shaw will
resign as soon as the money market
reaches a normal condition.
NEW YORK. Oct. 9.-Another offer
of coal lands has been made to Presi-
dent Roosevelt to relieve possible
coal famine. Mrs. Johanna C. Sam
uels, formerly of Nashville, Tenn.
Washington, ID. c., but who has been
in New York for several months or
ganizing railroad and other projects,
has written to the president, Offering
him a tract of mining land in Ken
lucky. to be mined by the government
without compensation to the donor,
during the continuance of the strike.
GENEVA, Oct. 9.-The Swiss Ma
tional committee has issued decree
ordering on strike all workingmen in
Switzerland. Troops are ready to
suppress disorder.
PITTSBURG, Pa, Oct 10.-Charles
Cowley. aged II, crazed by invention,
this morning slew his sleeping moth
er with an axe, killed his sister Belle,
and probably fatally injured four 9TH
er children, and tried to kill two
grown brothers. but was disarmed by
them and delivered to the police.
Charles stealthily entered the bed
room and killed his mother with one
stroke. and mutilated the body with a
rain OF blows, and then killed Belle,
sleeping on the other side. Turning
to the baby in a crib. he crushed It's
skull; then crossing the room maim-
ed Adelaine, Raymond and Agnes. and
returning to his own bedroom slung
had lain. The latter, who had awak-
ened beforehand. knocked him down
with chair and with his brother
Harry. overpowered him.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. 1O.-It
was expected expected that both sides
in the Stratton will litigation would
come to an understanding this morn.
ing and a compromise be effected
The court room was packed at 10
O'Clock, when attorneys for both the
executors and administrators an
nounced to the court that both sides
had agreed upon a settlement, and
asking to have the case again post
poned until October %, when they in
timated matters would be satisfactor
lily adjusted. The court agreed
None OF the counsel will make any
young Stratton will receive one hun
dred thousand dollars. His lawyers
will be well paid and litigation will
cease.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Oct. TO-
The whole town is singing the praises
of Thomas F. Walsh, who for the last
four days has been spending money
like water. His only sorrow is thai
he had no opportunity to spend more
His hotel bill for three days was ont
thousand dollars. and he spent fifteer
hundred more. He insisted that ever,
member of congress have everything
with mushrooms. and had ordered {
five thousand dollar banquet when h'
was called away by an important min
ing deal.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Oct. 1o.--i
sensation has been created by de
mand on the executors OF the Fai
will for the reapportioning Of tn
state in behalf of the alleged chill,
of the couple. The Fairs were gener
ally believed to have died childless
DENVER, Colo. Oct. 10-Late
news from Meeker declares that tn
idea OF an Indian uprising in western
Colorado is most improbable. Tn
Utes have all gone back to their res
ervation and the troop Of cavalry a
Grand Junction, which was ordered b.
Governor Orman yesterday to be Il
readiness to move, will probably no
| have an opportunity to go to tn
front.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. TO-
, The Grand Army of the Republic tc
day elected A. w. Atchison of Texas
, surgeon, and d. II. Shuey of Kansas
I chaplain in chief. The next encamI
, ment will be held at San Francisco.
T OMAHA. Neb., Oct. 10.-The Stat
Society OF Labor and Industry now /
session here, will consider a resol,
r ton demanding government pension
} for all males in the country abov
| sixty years OF age.
! OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 10.-Ameli
b. Haubens. wife of the vice presider
, OF the Brewery association here, a!
/ phyxiated her two sons. aged IL an
, years. and herself. at home durin
tho pipht Sha uaa darauDad He