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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

John Chinaman is destined to walk
out of the San Juan country. Tel
hride inaugrated the fight some time
ago and now Silverton has taken up
the cndgel. We also see by the Ouray
papers that the Cooks and Waters
union OF that place have declared a
boycott and are urging the people to
refrain from patronage.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

A. p. Camp was a passenger bound
for Colorado Springs and Denver this
morning.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

aor.yior whisli.s Of great value to sh.sleh
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

With all the unions after the 81
verton Mongolians the outlook fc
them is not bright
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

Rev. A e. Arlington. well known In
Durango. Is holding a series OF meet
lngs at Pagosa Springs
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

The past ten days have been some
what hard on railroad boys--those
whose work is on the outside. But
summer with all It's glory will soon
be here.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

The Del Norte Prospector last
week entered on It's twenty-ninth
year. The prospector is the oldest
publication In the San Juan country.
1t has always been an up.builder-
not calamity howler, and we trust
II Will continue to be one of the
s'and-bys of the great and glorious
southwest
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

The town OF Del Norte Is without
a plumber. In many ways this IL
fortunate. No opportunity to kick NJ
bills rendered.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

Certainly Durango merchants are
offering greater bargains than can be
secured in Denver or elsewhere.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

Pennington will hold an election
on the 25th OF this month for the pur
pose OF voting a proposed water fran
chise TO c. II. McHenry.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

1t is impossible for the sun to re-
main clouded long at a time in this
glorious section of Gods universe.
Given more advantages, such as n
southern broad gauge road will bring
us, Durango Will be the most delight
ful place in the world to live and en-
joy the beauties of nature.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

The Delta Independent says one
hundred railroad surveyors are EN-
ployed in that vicinity. Where there
is 80 much smoke there must be
something back OF II.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

knute Benson. notice OF whose
death is made in another column, has
a number OF interests in Durango. not
ably what is known ms the Blum
Block Mr.. Frank Gallotti has had
charge of the deceased's Durango in
terests.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

Al. Doyle. a saw mill cmploye al
Rice's saw mill, Dolores county, hal
his feet badly frozen week ago Sun
day He will lose several toes
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

A. l.. Collins. manager OF the Snug
gler-Union properties In San Miguel
county. passed through to Silverton
yesterday to look after the North
Star mine interests
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

Mr.. Hutchins who has carpenter
shop on Second avenue has been hay
Ing a hard run of late. The chill
dren We're down with scarlet fever
and he was quarantined. Then he
took pneumonia and has been home
for week and is still pretty low.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

A society lady remarked yesterday
that she had never known Durango
to be 30 dull socially as this winter.
And we agree with her.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

DIR. A. W.Robbins Ia new arirva
and Will be associated with DR.. Hag
gart. DIR. Robbins has been with St
Luke's hospital. Denver for some
time and is thoroughly versed In sur
gical work.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

II. A. Ullery. who has been with
Sam @. Wall for some years. departed
yesterday morning for the eastern
part of the state where he expects To
angagc In ranching. The best wish
cs of the Herald go with him.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

The Pagosa Springs News wonderi
what has become OF all the stray cat
tie, 1t says every ranchman mlsse
from one to thirty head every yea
and concludes with the remark tina
there must be "A Niger in the wood
pile, Chase him out, is our advice
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

The wonderful vitality of Hon
Francis Carney OF Ouray is demon
strated each week. 1t was thought
he could not live through the day
weeks ago. He. continues about the
same. slowly butsurely sinking.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

morning to resume his position at
the Inter-Ocean club. Doug is re-
garded as one of the best faro dealers
In the state
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

The authorities Of Delta have or
dered discontinuance of church ser
vices and other public meetings oil
account OF prevalence OF small pox
Durango has fortunately escaped tn,
inniction SO far this winter and W,
trust this will continue to be the case
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

Horace Barnes and Ben Russell
came down from Silverton this morn
ing to engage in arguments In con
nection with affairs connected with
the Minnie Gulch Mining company
They return this afternoon.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

The firemen will give their annual
ball the 22nd of February as usual
or probably the evening Of the 21st
as Washington's birthday comes on
Saturday
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

There are nine separate and dis
tinct oil companies operating at
Debeque. Some of them are oper-
ating on paper. however. But the
outlook is good and we certainly
trust oil In Wholesale quantities will
be forthcoming.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
CONVERSE LEADS BIBLE WORK
President of Baltimore Locomotive
Factory IL Central Figure mt War
saw bible Conference.

WARSAW, Ind, Aug. 24.-The services
Of the national bible conference at WI
mona today were devotional in character.
The meetings commenced Just after sun
rise, continuing until late tonight. Many
noted divines we're heard.
Rev. Arthur ]. Smith of New York con-
Quoted the early morning devotional serv-
ices and Captain MeCrea OF Indianapolis
had charge of the Sunday school. The
principal morning sermon was delivered
by Rev, John Robertson Of Glasgow, who
is the successor OF the great Scotch
preacher. Rev. John Mcneil OF Glasgow.
John H. Converse, president Of the Bald
win Locomotive works, opened the con-
ference on ~evangelistic work. At this
meeting Rev. John S. Mcintosh OF Phila-
delphia delivered the chief address, urg-
ing cooperation favoring young peoples
organizations Of every denomination
throughout the country. A. p. Pitt, presl-
dent Of the Moody Bible institute, Chi
cago, gave q lecture on Rev. r. A. Tor
rey's tour OF the world, describing par
ticularly Melbourne's simultaneous meet
ings. where the church people have thrown
aside all UNCONVENTIONAL lines and have
combined In a revival so large and sue
cessful on lines laid town by Dwight l..
Moody as to attract the attention Of the
religious world.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
WORKMEN WANTED IN MEXICO
Contractors Have 10 Send TO Jamaica
for One Thousand
Negroes.

MONTEREY. Mexico. Aug. AT. B..
FitEsimmons. a contractor. returned to
Monterey today after a trip over the re-
public in search of laborers for railway
construction. He failed to secure a single
workman. At Tampico he found that local
contractors had entirely exhausted the
supply of laborers and had dispatched a
boat to Jamaica to bring over 1000 or
more negroes Of that island. They will
be insured employment for at least a year.
The city OF Tampico. in conjunction
with the state Of Tamalpas and the fed
eral government. has completed arrange
ments for the construction OF sewer and
water works systems and has appropri-
ated s3,O00,0 900 for general street improve
ments. The contract for both systems has
been let to q New Yorker. who has sub
let several contracts to American con-
tractors OF Mexico and Texas. The pre-
liminary work has already begun.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
GANBLING Ar SARATOGA.
All sorth OF High Games Running
without HIndrance.

The betting and gambling knows no let or
hindrance at Saratoga, reports a corre-
spondent of the New York Times. AS you
walk In the crowd or sit and let the crowd
move by a companion says;
see that man?. He's a 'bookie.' He
or someone points out a gilded scion OF
New York's aristocracy. and tells how he
vent into a gambling saloon OF the second
thought IL time to close for the night. A
third man IL pointed out who bet heavily
on sixteen races. losing every time, then
bet on the seventeenth and got back a little
The ladies are not holding up. the moral
END Of the show as they should. Practic-
ally all who attend the races engage in bet
ting either by arrangement with husbands.
bat. as the English say. Every night,
while all. assemble after dinner to listen to
the hotel band, you hear the women and
maidens telling how much they lost or won
AT the polo game when the Lakewoods
won the hard-earned championship of
America. a lady Of u%ndoubted breeding in
the carriage beside my village hack cried
"oh, I wish some one would take my bets
on these polo ponies. They run better than
anything Eye put my money on at the
At the clubhouse II is said that there
are some men who prefer to play In. the
daytime IN order to avoid the publicity
gambling parlor is crowded with lockers
on. Yet not all men are SO squeamish. The
ONhtA hAknA L saw a wei hnOWn new 1OIk
lawyer who, between half-hour sessions at
the faro table, walked around the room, the
only man bareheaded, and looking more at
home. than the proprietor, saluting his
friends, chatting with others, and then
going back to the table to try his luck
They tell a story there Of a youth who
worked hard for small gain, and who was
known to the proprietor. He came in and
sat down at a roulette table, where he
won 1900 in an hours sitting. The ~proprie-
tor saw him and walking around to where
he sat, gave. his arp a gentle squeeze to
suggest that he wanted a word with him.
The youth left the table and the pro-
prietor said to him:
II don't like to see you play. You are
welcome to what money of mine YOU have
won. but I would not like to have any Of
your money"
Then, here is another clubhouse story;
There are a number of very rich men
whose sons are here with them-weli known
sons and famous fathers. The other night
one of these heirs to a great fortune was
seated at a faro table, playing calmly and
shrewdly. Half an hour later, while he
stu played, his father came in and
lounged idly about, smoking a cigar and
watching the various games. He came 70
the table where his son was playing, and
the two glanced at each other and nodded
Then the father went around to the corner
of the table behind his son. lighted a fresh
cigar. leaned comfortably against the wall
and looked on with a slight smile of arnuse-
ment upo his face most of the time.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
HORSE PLAY GREETING.
Indiana Court Passes on a Too
Vigorous s~nIutatiOn,

IndianR Court Passes on a Too
Vigorous s~aIutatiOn.
They're a bit particular in Indiana as to
how one man shall salute another. The
salutation must be polite and there must
not be too much vigor in 1t.
For instance, II Is not permitted that one
man shall salute another by a slap on the
ALI the, spare wind he may have. Neither
is II altogether safe for the one saluting
to poke his friend too hard in the ribs or
tapping him on the point of the jaw.
II the salutation takes any OF these forms
objects, he may recover damages in a civil
action, II he takes a notion to bring one,
Plerson, a well-to-do citizen of indianapolis
Who objected to the manner in which a man
named Reynolds saluted Persons friend,
Pierson and Trotter were talking in the
indianapolis stock yards, Pierson, so the
New York Law journal states, is 6S years
along lie. is IS and weighs rs pounds sAm Il
seems that II mas long been his habit on
meeting rrotter to grab him by the arm,
sardine or some such endearing name. Fol-
lowing this good old custom, Reynolds thus
pierson was leaning on Trotter's arm at
around by Reynolds, Pierson lost his sup
~ ENNA a " VI
less. severe injury. When he got time he
sued Reynolds to recover damages for the
Rfeysoids sPpea fe5 fSS Sp the a aws sPsd Of f0f the
jury TO the appellate court OF Indiana,
which sustained the rndins of the jury
A part of the decision reads:
"rhe appellants claim Isl; That no in
was an good terms with both Pierson and
customed to the kind OF greeting and sport
appellant attempted to engage Trotter In,
1t was their usual and customary greeting.
That the injury suffered by the plaintIf
was an extraordinary, unusual and I'M
been reasonably expected from the act, and
therefore not the proximate effect OF the
set complained Of; that the injury was the
The facts shown are suficient to con-
aemn the habit of so-called horse play
upon has been many times tersely ex-
pressed by younger people I'm the phrase
I .2ian,t mean to,
his own; HIS right to b, secure in person
sioie tnsrefor. HIS act was the primary
fore, unsupported. The evidence also justi-
such a reckless disregard OF conseauences
on the part of the appellant as to imply an
Intention 70 assault plaintiff.
The evidence supplies grounds for in
ferrtng the constructive intent which makes
a wrongful act wfllful. There is no reason
WHY the appellant might nif not have passed
one and his failure to do so implies the
~wiliingness 70 innict an injury which in
Appellant took hold Of Trotter ana by
fo%9u SPnlisS TO hin him; n,s sna ,hroush him
character Of the instrument used In COM
uniting an assault Is immaterial, so far as
the legal consequence thereof are con-
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25

Mrs. Charles s. HUNTINGTON OF Omnha
week. u"
William Green OF Blair. Neb sne,t tuyo
eays OF last week visiting his son, William
r. c. hmm and family OF Gresham. Neb
visited his brother, L. +. hmm. several days
M, G. Hamilton was a business visitor in
Blair Wednesday, returning nome Wsdnes-
Mrs. Levi Thrill and daughter Ruth
and Saturday,
Mr.. and Mrs. stoller and two children OF
Monticello, Via. were the guests OF Mrs
8. r. Wallace last. week.
Mrs, II. Jefferson johnson and daughter
Marjorie Of Chicago were the guests OF
sarah 10. Tracy last Wednesday.
VIII Weber and family OF Wayne. Neb.
are visiting Mr., Weber's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Weber, ST., for a few days.
Mrs. +. c. Nelson OF Bancroft, accom-
panied by her son. Is spending a few DAYS
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. johann
Dr. W. A. Thompson Of Bethany. Mo.
was the guest Of the family Of Mrs. Tracy
last week. He left Friday for an extended
trip through Colorado.
Rev, Philip smith OF 81. Marks Episeo-
pal church and Mrs. N. b. Potter visited
with the family Of Mr.. near
COnman Neb., Thursday.
A social was given at Ponca church, three
miles north OF Florence, Friday night.
Several OF the member OF the Presbyterian
church OF this place attended.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
TENDER-HEARTED SOLDIERS.
in War They Cared for Homeless ana
Wounded Animals.

The seamy side OF life in both armies of
the South African war has been duly de-
scribed by newspaper correspondents and
writer's. IL Is pleasant TO find In a recent
account OF the work of the British and
colonial naval brigades that IN some I'M
stances, at least, mans tnhumanity was
limited TO man, and not extended 10 ami
In the Paardeberg lager some OF the
blue Jackets found three orphaned chickens.
These little balls OF yellow nun were
quickly adopted and soon became great
pets ana went with the brigade TO Bloem-
~fontein. During the march the chicks were
slowed I'm a kettle; but when the men
halted they hoped out, went the round OF
tie when tired and waited to be lifted back
into Il.
The men had other pets: a wound dog
which they carefully tended till he recoV-
cred and Joined his master. another dog
which had followed them from MOdder
camp, and used frequently TO make him
self useful by catching horses and bringing
TO. on newspapers and tobacco, and a very
wee, miserable lamb with sore eyes, which
they used 10 battle daily with Wsrm water.
and round the neck Of which they tied a
ribbon.
On the march to BIoemfontein. while IN
camp, an ohicsr saw q blue Jacket discover
an, OK, sunk I'm the muddy river bank. un-
Jack gave IL a kick 10 see II II were alive,
and sauntered on.
Cruel brute muttered the oficer. 'sHe
might let II die In peace
In a few minutes back came Jack with a
coil OF rope and three chums, and these
four. with a soldier. worked hard for an
hour. got the beast out, dragged Il under
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
MORE LIGHT ON BARTHOLIN
Police Get Il frsm Business Nan Living
Near.
He TELLS or STRANGE NIGHT SCENE
Passed the BRrthOlin House ON Fatal
EveninE as Man Was Coaxing
Woman to Enter the
Basement.

CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-whether or not the
exhuming Of the corpse buried in Calvary
cemetery as the body Of Minnie Mitchell
shall develop that the missing girls fam
lily was correct in accepting the body as
that Of their missing daughter, the police
have secured ample evidence to indicate
that some young woman was lured into
the basement OF the Bartholin house on
the Wednesday night that William Bar
tholin and his sweetheart vanished from
sight,
An important witness whose name will
not be made public for the present IA
known. he is u business man not lar from
the house. According to this man he
alighted from a Forty-third street car an
hour after Minnie Mitchell and her lover
babe adieu to her family on the steps of
their house. He walked along Calumet
avenue and his walk led him past the Bar,
tholin house. AS he went by he noticed
a woman, apparently quite young. stand
ing on the grass plot in front Of the build
ing. The pedestrian had gone beyond the
Bartholin house when he heard q mans
voice, and looking back he could Just dia-
Germ a figure outlined against the stair
case leading to the basement which two
weeks ago gave up Mrs. Bartholin's body,
The man, assumed to have been William
Bartholin, said something that could not
be heard and the girl responded, asking
why the FIRST speaker wanted her to 10
into the "hlthy' basement.
Turning back again when he had pro-
crossed some distance in bis walk, the Pc
destrian caught a glimpse Of the woman
descending into the basement. The police
today found a canvas overshoe. covered
with blood, in the 9artholin house. It's
size precludes its having belonged to Mrs.
Bartholin, but 1t has not been Identified
as belonging to Minnie Mitchell.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
MOTORMAN'S NEGLECT Fatal
Results in Death of Three and Injury to
Many.
FAIR PASSENGER HAD HIS ATTENTION
FOrEets His Orders to wait Mt siding
and His Norfolk ExcursiOnists
Have to Suffer with
Him.

NORFOLK. Va, Aug. 24.-In a head-on
collision between two cars on the Bay
Shore criminal line late today three peo-
pie were killed and many others badly
injured.
The dead:
W. S. RANDALL, motorman.
C. B. GOLDEN. motorman.
LINwooD FENTREss, aged 10.
Seriously injured:
w. r. Waller.
r. J. Davis.
George T. Stephenson.
hrs. J. p. Stephenson
Joseph White.
NJ. v. Ahern.
Benjamin Rowson.
Mrs. Lillian Land.
John Taylor, colored.
Maria Fentress, colored.
Miss Ruth Banks.
Phoebe Frederick, colored.
Coriiss Waller.
Mrs. Victor Parks.
Louis Parks.
h accident occurred three n a half
miles from Norfolk. One car was coming
from Ocean View and the other going
to the View. The orders were that the
southbound car should wait at the siding
for the other. Motorman w. s. Yandall
failed to obey the order and the crash
came 400 yards beyond the siding. Yam
dali endeavored to jump, but was crushed
In the telescoped cars and died. Motor
man c. d. Golden Of the other car applied
his airbrakes as soon as he saw the danger,
the collision occurring on a curve, and
then tried to jump, as did Linwood Fen
tress, son Of r. B.. Fentress, president Of
the Norfolk Cold Storage and Ice company.
Both Golden and young Fentress were
caught under the platform Of the shore
bound car, which piled up on the sand,
and were killed outright. Colden's head
was almost torn from his body and both
legs were cut of. The Fentress boy was
crushed to death.
Both cars were full Of Sunday excur-
sionists and few escaped injuries. Help
was ~telephoned for and physicians and am
bulances were soon at the scene. In the
meantime a large number Of the hurt were
taken to the city in private conveyancee
There is no complete list OF the injured.
Mr.. r. P. Waller, a brother Of Major L.
w. 7. Waller, was In one OF the cars and
sustained serious injuries. M. v. Ahearn
OF the Virginian- Pilot, was wedged be-
tween two seats and internally injured.
Benjamin Rowson, managing editor Of the
Humorist, also sustained serious injuries.
People who were near the front Of the
shore bound car state that Motorman Yam
dali was talking to a young woman who
was standing on the front platform when
the crash came. After the crash this
woman was removed in an unconscious
condition from beneath the motorman's
body.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-25
HAsDiSG bows OF HUSBANDS.
Keeping TAb on the Outcome OF a
New York Case.

New York Case.
The REPORT that a recently deceased New
York woman left her husband by will to
another woman has been published, and has
attracted no little attention. II will be in
teresting, says Harper's Weekly. to note
the result OF this testamentaFy disposition
OF a peculiar kind of personal property by
one who has been supposed to have only a
life interest In the premises. For the sake
OF establishing a precedent we should like
TO see the gentleman who was thus dis
posed OF entef a demurrer to the carrying
out, of that particular provision Of the will
with which he Is most concerned. IL may
another Of his own free will and with HIS
consent. still, the Individual owes IL 10 his
sex to have the legality of the deyisement
either established or denied by the properIV
constituted authority II will never do for
the husbands of this land to submit tameiy
and without a construction OF the statutes
by our Judicial officers OF an alleged and
newly discovered principle OF law which
reduces them to the level OF a chattel and
which gives them no more TO say as 10
their future than that which we accord Ia
a horse, q dog, a family portrait or ma
hogany. .bedstead. The issue may be
awaited by men with calmness, for II Is
hardly likely that with the machinery Of
the law In the hands Of men the decision
Will In any way AFFECT his rights. Never
theless, an authoritative decision should be
rendered with all due promptness. and we
trust that the marital legacy Immediately
INVOLVED VIII not delay In subjecting the
principle Involved to the severest test the
courts viii permit. ~