Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-11-06

| "opNtiaiS III view vi tnt lutI tHdt ai-
kansas. Oklahoma and Texas cotton
is of higher grade than that availa-
ble down south. The original plans
Of the promoter of the mill call for
100000 spindles and twelve thousand
looms in plant covering 200 acres.
| DENVER. Colo. Nov 3.-It was an
nounced this morning by the various
ticket brokers that twelve hundred
| tourists tickets expiring Friday night
will leave number of people strand
ed in Denver with no means of pay
eng board bills and other necessities
People had left the tickets to he sold
and counted on using the money from
such sales. On account of the over
| supply OF tickets. the twelve hundred
were not disposed of. leaving their
owners neither tickets nor money.
| LONDON, Nov. 3.-The excitement
Yesterday over the report that GER
tain peer would leave England for the
continent was heightened by the an
nouncement that the well known So
| eiety man Bernard Fraser, had been
sentenced to twelve years at penal
| servitude. The prisoner was charged
with carrying on regular campaign
IF the Oscar Wilde variety against
he morals of the youth all over the
country.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 3.-The moving of
headquarters of the Musical Benefit
association today was celebrated with
parade in which no less than 400
oandsmen participated with instru-
nents 1t is said to have been the
argest brass band ever heard in the
vest
ROME. Nov 3.-Archbishop Rior-
Ian of San Francisco. concluded his
'tay in Rome today having finished
he transaction of business at the Vat
can connected with the affairs of his
archdiocese. Before sailing for the
United States the archbishop will
pend two weeks in Ireland. The
Quincy westward will be made in
ompany with Father McSweeney of
oakland California, who has been on
l tour around the world y
SOUTH HAVEN. Mich, Nov. "a
letter received today from Robert
Smith, member of the life-saving
station at Sleepy Bear Point, Mich.
says there is considerable anxienty
'elt in South Manitou island over the
act that it is thought that the land
may suddenly disappear in the lake.
few days ago the members built
l small boathouse near the station.
After it had been completed a short
ime the ground about the building
began to sink. and suddenly the en-
ire building dropped out of sight.
Captain Lafberg, in charge of the
ife-saving station at Sleepy Bear
Point, made careful soundngs and
'ound that where there had previous
" been but three feet of water it now
egisters over thirty. He has made
areful soundings in and about the
stand, which he has forwarded to
Washington, giving it as his his opin-
on that soon the entire island will
disappear.
lNEZ, Ky, Nov. 3.-Pleasant
Spreading. three daughters and son
we're herding sheep yesterday. The
father became angry with the boy.
and said: Il would rather have you
iOuu lhdil ueollOS luS every luluR OH
The farm" He picked up stone and
struck the boy on the head, killing
aim. He then murdered the Oldest
laughter, aged IA.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, Nov. 3.-Because his
sweetheart married another man,
Charles Jones put a dynamite
bomb under Joseph Kordecks house
Yesterday afternoon while the family
were asleep, killing Kordeck and
badly injuring his wife. The house
taught fire and burned the house next
ioor
WASHINGTON. d. c., Nov, 4
General G. l.. Gillespie. chief of engi-
neers of the United States army, in
1is annual report. devotes considera-
ole attention to the ship channel con-
necting the waters of the great lakes
between Chicago, Duluth and Buffalo
rhe total expenditure on the improve
ment to June 80, 1902, was S2992 ,05S.
The present commerce is about for
ty times that of 1870 six times that
Of 1886 and five times that of 1892. 1t
is said that the unexpended balance
of previous appropriations will suffice
for all work required to complete i'm
provements contemplated by the pres.
ent approved project. On the sub
iect of work in the harbor the report
says;
"A contract was in force at the be-
ginning of the year for dredging the
Chicago river from Rush street east
ward, for removing the bar at the en-
rance to the river and for dredging
he inner harbor or basin so far as
he funds will permit. Work under
his contract began May 2, 1901, and
1t the close OF the fiscal year an ag-
5regate OF S26,00S cubic yards had
)een removed. resulting in a twenty
ne foot channel in the river from the
iush street bridge to the lake, and
he same dep'h over the bar at the
larbor entrance and over an anchor
tge ground extending soGthwardly
from the river distance OF 1920 feet
BOSTON. Nov. ALLAN Mason. a
member OF the piano manufacturing
irm of Mason a. Hamlin, a Harvard
graudate and prominent club man,
was arrested today charged with be-
ing implicated in the murder of Clara
in ri, lob