Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-03-03

railroad magnate. who arrived from
Europe on the Oceanic, brought with
her several trunks filled with new
French gowns, bric-a-brac, etc. They
cost her sixty thousand dollars She
paid duty on them to the amount of
thirty-one thousand dollars, to the
amazement of the customs officials.
It was the largest individual sum ever
paid by passenger. and beats all
records. Had Mrs. Huntington left
the matter to appraisement she prob
ably would not have been taxed more
than six or seven thousand dollars.
VIENNA. Feb PA Constantine
pie dispatch says 1t is rumored there
that the United States intends to
compel Turkey to reimburse Ameri-
cans who raised the $4,000 ransom
for Miss Stone and Mdme. Tsilka
The Turkish government stands ready
to prove that the kidnapping was com
mitted by Bulgarians.
DENVER, Colo. Feb 27.-Clinton
| w. Weatherbee. a wealthy rancher
was run over and killed by tramway
car at Sixteenth and Boulder streets
this morning. Driving his wagon
across the tracks directly behind a
passing car. he did not notice another
approaching from the opposite direc-
tfon until 1t was upon him. In the
collision his skull was fractured and
six ribs were broken. He died at the
hospital two hours later
TELLURIDE. Colo. Feb 2S-The
Cincinnati mine added two more men
fN fhn 1rnn Az tat Nf a
in this district the past year. Their
names are Mike Lund and Charles
Anderson. They were evidently over
come at the bottom of the shaft by
poisonous gases. Work was suspend
ed in the shaft yesterday morning and
tools removed to the first level. 1t
is thought Anderson returned to the
bottom of the shaft in search of more
tools. He was gone some time when
Lund started in search of him. and
he. too, was evidently overcome after
first trying to remove Anderson
Three workmen including, Charles
Johnson. the shift boss, later went
down to cut timber for foundation for
pump when one became uncon-
scious and was taken up. the Other
two reaching the surface in an almost
unconscious condition. but soon rovlv-
ed in the open air. Just what caused
the poisonous gases Is not known. as
men have been working in the mine
right along. Lund was a married
| man. leaving bride of about two
months. Anderson was single man
| LONDON, Feb. 2S.-An official dis
/ no fcI SC hiu Auh hot m
columns under Colonels Byns and
Remington, and the Beers General
Botha. the Boer leader. and thirty
seven Beers. were left dead on the
ground. Hundreds of horses were
killed. and six hundred head of cattle
captured. General De Vets son and
secretary, and Commandments Meyer
and Truther. together with seven field
cornets were among those made piis-
oners
PARIS. Feb. GA letter has been
given out here stating that Princess
Irene. wife of Prince Henry, cabled
him not to accept from New York
millionaires an expenditure of three
hundred thousand dollars on an enter
tainment which they were to give in
his honor She asked the prince to
beg them not associate his person
with such senseless and harmful
waste of money. She preferred they
give the money to the poor of New
York as nucleus for a Prince Henry
home.
BALTIMORE, Md. Feb 2s.-In one
OF the most remarkable. operations
l.. -,
William A. Stark, pastor of the
Broadway German Methodist Episco
pal church in this city, has been lifted
from it's bed and the roots of certain
nerves that had caused excessive neu-
ralgia were extracted. The patient is
said to have stood the operation well
and few doubts Of his recovery are en-
tertained. The operation was per
formed at Johns Hopkins hospital.
ST. JOSEPH, Mich, Feb. 2s.-Two
men, believed to have come from Chi:
cago, won $500 in chips at a gam
bling resort in Benton 2arbor. Michi-
gan, last night. but did not have an
opportunity to cash in. The proprie-
tor became suspicious, as the men
were winning at every turn, and exam
ing the machine, which he found
plugged so that certain numbers were
certain to win. The janitor of the
building had seen the two men in the
hallway when he came to work early
in the morning, and the suspicion that
they had tampered with the machine
became so strong that they left with
out securing their winnings.
Frank Burianek, a saloonkeeper, ia
tally shot Daisy Carpenter this morn
ing, then shot himself and dropped
dead as he stood at the bar to take q
drink. Jealousy was the cause.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.-ODonovan
Rosa believes that he has double
The famous Irishman is here and well
and not in Colorado Springs. where
dispatches says he Is dying. Id
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