Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-14


thorities for distribution. 1t is in
tended that direct communication be
established with the reconcentradc
camps through the American consul al
Cape Town.
SuMMERVILLE, S. c.. April TO-
The president and Attorney Genera
Knox had a lovely game of golf this
morning at the tea farm near Pine
Forest Inn. Knox had the best of the
game The presidential party are
having gay but informal time to
day. They leave this afternoon late
for Washington.
FORT WORTH, Tex, April TO-
A destructive prairie fire raging In
/ Terry county has swept section six
/ ty miles long and twenty miles wide
Pastures have been destroyed and cat
| tie killed Losses are estimated al
! $50, 900.
FLORENCE. Colo, April 1O-Rob
ert Williams, well known Telluride
miner, was robbed of $3.50 dollars
this morning in Smiths saloon. He
was tipsy and entered a private part
of the establishment where four or
five negro men and women were sit
ting and joined them in drinking.
Half an hour later Pueblo bank GER
tificate for three thousand dollars and
two hundred fifty dollars in bills were
separated from him. The police We're
notified and arrested the negroes.
The money has not been recovered but
the negroes will probably confess and
give up.
PRETORIA, April 10.-A conference
of the fighting Boer leaders will oc-
cur at klerksdorp shortly. Those gath
ering there now with British permis-
sion are former President Steyn, form.
er Secretary of State of Reitsz, acting
President Schalkberger, General Lucas
Meyer. Louis Botha Generals Delarey
and De Wet are not expected.
DETROIT. Mich, April 10.-Two
mysterious murders occurred in De
troit last night Carrie Jeanette. a
comely young woman. was found with
her throat cut in the street Will
Duit and John SCHNEIDER arrested.
The girls physical condition indicates
the only motive for the crime.
George Haywood, paymaster for the
iron Works. was found shot dead near
his home in the suburbs He had at
tended a Maccabee dance Robbery
was apparently the motive. William
Jones. fellow boarder of Heywood's,
was arrested.
Duit and SCHNEIDER were released at
1oon. and James Miller. until lately
Miss Jeannette's music teacher, has
been jailed. Her parents objected to
his attentions to the girl and dis
charged him. forbidding him the
house. The police went to his home
this morning and compelled Miller to
remove his coat and vest. and blood
stains were found upon them. Mil
Ter was then accused of the murder
and dropped unconscious on the floor.
BERLIN April 10-Commander
Beehler, an American naval attache
here, accompanied by his wife re-
turns home next week. his term of SER
vice having expired. Commander
Beehler during the last two years has
become very close friend of the en-
peror. The kaiser had him at break
fast dinner and supper and all kinds
of functions. Upon more than one
occasion and notabley at the Kiel re-
ratta. he put his arm around Beehler
and most affectionately called him
"Beehler."
NEW YORK. April 10.-The
Deutschland with Ellen Stone and San
tos Dumont on board, has been sight
ed.
Miss Stone was greeted at Hoboken
dock by representatives of the Ameri,
can Board of Foreign Missions, and
Major Pond, who will conduct her
lecture tour Miss Stone suffered con-
siderable seasiikness, but said the eff
tests of her captivity had worn off.
She related details of captivity which
are familiar to all newspaper readers.
She said she did not know what the
bringands did with the ransom money.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, April 10.-The total
valuation of the late Philip d. Ar
mour's estate was fixed today at four
teen and three-quarter million dollars.
Nearly all of this is left to his widow
and son
DENVER, Colo, April 10.-Secre-
tary Stonemaker of the state board of
pardons. was charged this afternoon
by Judge Laurie on sworn affidavits
with extorting money for convicts' re-
lease.
LEADVILLE. Colo, April 10.-John
Sullivan. section foreman on the
South Park railroad, took carbolic
acid this morning and died this after
noon in terrible agony. No cause is
assigned for suicide.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 10
Alice Roosevelt arrived in Washington
today from Cuba, and said she enjoy
ed the trip immensely.
FULTON. KY. April 1O.-Frank
Taylor, deputy marshal. was shot and
instantly killed by Tom Slackard,
farmer, last night when he threatened
the latter with arrest for drunkenness.
Three hours later Slater was hanged
from a bridge by mob which forced
the jail.
AMSTERDAM, April l0.-Former
President Kruger is very sick with
influenza and is quite feeble. He also
suffers from lapses of memory and the
worst is feared.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, April 10.-Robert
Snyder, the Kansas City millionaire,