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

since the days of Jesse James fought
his last battle yesterday He shot
himself through the head and dropped
dead at the feet his pursuers. who had
wounded him twice. and had cut OF
ever avenue of escape
SPOKANE. Wash. Ang News
from Davenport this morning says that
little town is in state OF excitement.
Thousands were pressing On hcre our
ing the night and this morning for the
purpose of getting glimpse Of the
dead body of the notorious outlaw
Tracy The night was one Of intense
excitement Drunken men were ca
rousing and strangers walked the
streets being unable to get sleeping
accommodations Ordinary business
is at a staDdstill Morbid curiosity
is the cause of the excitement. but an.
other reason was the fight. so far
bloodless, of the different posses for
the reward One party is holding the
remains here. refusing to obey the
summons of the governor to send the
body on to Seattle for official identifi-
cation.
DAVENPORT, Wash, Aug. T.
There is nothing left of Harry Tracys
outfit but the body. and that is closely
guarded from relic hunters. When the
brought to the local morgue, the
crowd became so demonstratiye that
the doors We're ordered closed. Later
a number of sightseers were permitted
to file in and all got relics. Someone
picked up the bloodstained handker-
chief which had been used by the ban
dit to keep from bleeding to death An
other got the strap Tracy tied around
h. leg Many locks of hair were
into strips.
CHICAGO. Ills. Aug G.-The dead
body of one of the train robbers who
held up the Burlington train at Mar
Gus was found at daylight yesterday
near by the scene Of the robbery. The
man Is unidentified. and was roughly
dressed. 1t is believed he was killed
by Express Messenger Boyle. who
fired four shots at the six robbers as
they rode away after dynamiting the
car. The bandits stopped the train by
the aid of torpedoes and waving a
white lantern. which was also found
today 1t bears the imprint of a
southern railroad. After uncoupling
the express car they forced the engi-
neer to ride up the track to the place
where the robbers horses stood. The
express car and safes were badly dam
aged. 1t is estimated the robbers got
a .
six packages OF jewelry. one hundred
and fifteen pounds of coin in six sacks.
but the Burlington maintains that the
loss is not over s2100,
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. Aug. log
den II. Feathers. Supreme Chancellor
Knights of Pythias, has arrived from
his home in Janesylle Wis. to attend
the supreme lodge which opens its
sessions next Tuesday. and expresses
himself as greatly pleased at the eN-
tensive preparations to entertain
thousands OF members of the order
The city has been deliberately decor
ated and the electrical display will be
the finest ever seen on the coast. An
elaborate programme of entertainment
has been arranged 1t Is estimated
that at least 300. 900 knights will be
here at the beginning of next week.
The Uniform Rank will be represented
by about 10000 men. The knights of
Khorassan will make a spectacular
showing and the Rathbone Sisters will
assemble from all parts of the union.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Aug. Not in
years has there been so much excite
ment over an election in this section
AS prevails today in the contest for
state and county Offices The Demo
Gratis have the machinery, but are op-
posed by Republicans and Independ-
ents. The Republicans secured a man.
datory injunction last night before
Judge Hicks against several Demo
Gratis acting as participants in holding
the election. A counter injunction to
that OF Judge Hicks has been asked
for. The saloons are doing a big bus
mess and all the small firearms in the
town were sold early in the week.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. THE
state election today has not excited
great interest and the vote is expected
to fall considerably short of that poll
ed two years ago. National issues
have not figured in the campaign. and
the result of the election Will offer no
criterion of the political sentiments OF
the country In general The Republi-
cans have placed a state ticket in nom
ination and hope to make good show
ing. particularly in regard to the vote
for Judges of the supreme court and
OF the court of chancery appeals. Be
sides the judicial ticket. Tennessee
elects this year a new governor and
railroad commissioner. or more gen
eral interest than the election of state
officers are the congressional contests.
there being spirited fights in several
of the districts.
GREENNlLLE. Tenn. Aug. The
hrst news OF trouble resulting from
the elections comes from Flynn's Lick.
near here, and tells OF a fight between
Tom Brooks, John Carter and Bud and
Leslie Lynch. Brooks drew "A gun and
was killed by the Lynch boys. Sam
Highcock attempted to take hand in
FAVOR of the Lynches and was killed
by Carter. bystander was shot in
the leg. The shooting was general
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