Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-08-11

| order left here for Salt Lake today
The Elks start in a body on Sunday.
We had big game of base bali
here yesterday. the lawyers playing
against the doctors and druggists. A
large crowd turned out to see the
game. and there was a great deal of
good music. Five innings were
played tho lawyers winning with a
score of % to 10. The game was
thoroughly enjoyed by the spectators.
| the mistakes of the amateur players
causing much amusement.
The base ball team will play at Mon
| trose next Sunday. A special train
will be run to that place to accommo-
| date the friends of the players who
| want to witness the game
NOXVILLE. Tenn. Aug. S.-Knox,
vile was the storm center yesterday
and last night of the most exciting
election ever held by any section OF
the south. The leading features are
three men shot. and officers stole the
ballot boxes. refusing to hold elections.
Citizens were refused an applica-
ton to see the ballot counted, and the
result is that many districts will not
be heard from for an indefinite time
In the second district, in the sub.
urbs of this city, Robert Bunell, James
Conner. and Bulge Shelters were
shot, the former perhaps fatally, by
Ed Powers and Bud Lyons in an elec-
tion row.
LONDON. Aug. s.-Prince and Prin-
cess Henry of Prussia, and Prince
Louis of Battenberg arrived in Lon
don today. There is yet no sign of a
heavy influx of visitors for the corona
tion tomorrow. The king is expected
to witness a rehearsal of the corona
ton ceremonies at Westminster alb
hey today.
LONDON, Aug S.-London is TAX
Ing the approaching coronation with
surprising calmness, and except dec
orations along the route which the roy
al party will follow from Buckingham
palace to Westminster abbey and re-
turn, there is no sign of anything un-
usual. Signs are being fixed from the
Abbey gallery to the roof, with which
to notify the roofman the minute the
crown is placed on the royal head,
who will Immediately communicate by
telegraph to Hyde Park and the Tow
er. where artillerymen will fire can
mons
ROME, Aug. S,-The pope is greatly
interested in the coronation of King
Edward, He says: Send the great
king warmest greetings. hope he
may long guide the people"
LONDON, Aug. S.-The king and
queen today are quietly preparing for
tomorrow's coronation. The kings
health continues to slowly improve
Physicians say he will pass through
the ceremony without hitch. The
ceremony of crowning the king. while
very elaborate will be circumscribed
to save his majesty fatigue. Archbish-
op of York will crown the queen with
a less elaborate ritual
LINCOLN, Neb. Aug. S.-A blood
| thirsty president Is the title conferred
on Roosevelt in Bryan's Commoner to.
| day. The paper takes exceptions to
the presidents recent speech at West
Point, and says that 1t is unfortunate
for the country that such an example
Is held up. 1t concludes: EVIL, and
only evil. can come from eulogizing
| bloodthirsty soldiers"
Judge Jackson's contempt rulings
| in West Virginia are also severely ar
raigned, saying; "a lawless Judge is
a greater menace to free government
| than all the petty criminals who come
before him in a lifetime"
TRINIDAD, Colo, Aug. Sup to II
O'Clock today only seven bodies have
been recovered from the terrible mine
explosion which devastated the little
town of Bowen. Colorado at $50 last
night, The dead recovered are:
| NJ NJ. CASSIDY.
| JOSE SANCHEZ.
| JAMES HILTON.
| FRANK GROAETZ.
| ARTHUR BERG
| T. WINFIELD.
ARTHUR MEYERS.
There are seven other dead bodies
In the mine. These men are:
| w. II. ELLIOTT.
FELIPE SENA.
| l.. p. JENSEN.
H. CREESCH.
| JOHN KENNEDY.
JOSEPH GORDON.
The scene about the mine this morn
ing beggars description. Women ant
children are crying their hearts out
Rescuers have time and again tried L
enter the yawning cave. but deadly
fumes drive them back. They are
growing less and less dense, however
and 1t is expected that tonight thu
dead in the distant parts of the mini
can be brought to the surface. Th'
rescuers can only go in two hundred
feet at the present time. The dIsas
ter was the result OF an explosion.
The day shift had just gone on dut.
and the night shift. which is only hal
the force of the day shift. had gone t.
work. Fourteen miners began opera
tions with the usual shot, and wha
happened to them is only conjecture
There must have been an excess o
gas. at any rate the explosion CON
municated to the immense body o
giant powder stored near the moutl
of the mine. The whole earth seeme
to tremble, the explosion being hear