Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-19

Iour ShotS Killed three policemen
Crabtree. Osborne and Battery.
BY this time five thousand people
had gathered. The cabin was shaken
by missiles. when Richardson again
emerged and wounded two more men
Finally a ball of fire landed on the
barn. When it collapsed the negro
was found perforated with bullets and
burned beyond recognition.
Two negro companions emerged
from cover and were killed by the
crowd
Fifty militiamen with guns arrived
| Just in time to see the crowd fight
ing for CHASTITY relics.
! WASHINGTON, D. c., May IL
| The remains of General Rosecrans
were reinterred in Arlington ceme-
terry today. Generals Miles, Schofeld
and Corbin were among the honorary
pall-bearers. Speaker Henderson
made an address.
LINCOLN. Neb.. May 17-Four
passengers were killed and a dozen in
| iured in a collision near Hyanis. Ne
braska. early this morning between
passenger and fast stock train on
| the Burlngton's Black Hills branch
road.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. May 17.-It is
rumored today that the Chicago &
Great Western, and not the Rock Isl.
and railway. is trying to acquire the
| Kansas City & Southern. This would
make the Great Western a trunk line.
dissecting the country from north to
south, giving 1t unique and highly
advantageous position.
| WASHINGTON, d. c., May IL
Professor Mead, in charge of the irri-
cation investigation. will take up the
question of Interstate water rights
and riparian ownership involved in
the suit between Colorado and Kansas
at an early date. Congress has agreed
TO appropriate sixty-five thousand dol
lars for irrigation investigations.
which will be of immense benefit to
the west as it will definitely settle
The long wrangle over water rights
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May IL
| Under the will of Admiral Sampson
which was opened today. four thous-
aud dollars life insurance Is left to
|
estate worth twenty thousand dollars
is left to the widow
| WASHINGTON. d. c.. May IL
| Consul Avme cables from Martinique
that subscriptions for relief NAV be
| stopped, as the provisions made by
the United States government are suf
| icient
CHICAGO. Ills. Nav 17.-Fire last
| night DESTROYED the lard refinery of
the Armour Packing house at the
| Union Stock yards last night. result
ing in a loss of between s7OO. 900 and
SSOO.0OO. Seventeen people We're more
or less injured, some verv severely.
| The fire was caused by the explosion
of three large tanks on the fifth floor
| PUEBLO, Colo. Nav 17.-The
mountain record for railway travel
was broken today when the Denver
& Rio Grande railway carried the
real estate men in a special train over
the divide from Denver to Pueblo one
hundred and nineteen and three
tenths miles in one hundred and sixty
three minutes. The run was made
without an effort and establishes a
new record in Colorado for railway
travel
NEW YORK, May 17.-East Side
Jews this morning continued riots
agaist Kosher butchers. Women
turned kerosene over meat and poul-
try in some shops. and all butchers
were forced to close at noon, despite
fifteen hundred policemen.
SILVERTON. Colo. May 16-Some
fifty representative citizens met at the
court house last evening and formed
n Law and Order League, being a di-
rect result of the outrages committed
On the Chinese the other night. Com
mittees were appointed to draft reso-
utions and bylaws and another meet.
ing will be held this evening to take
more definite action, and then sign.
ers will be secured. Silverton intends
letting the outside world knew that
her people stand for law and order
and not for hoodlumism. and steps
will be taken to ferret out those guilty
Of violating American citizenship.
Thee meeting last night was called
at the instance of the committee ap
b'iAAh'' pS biC iictAillS l'lN
Wednesday afternoon. the mass meet
ing at that time appointing ]. w. Win
gate, Bert Brown, Ernest Grill r. w
Watson and Joseph Bordeleau a com
mittee to draw resolutions asking the
council to take steps in the matter
The committee drafted the following
resolutions:
To the Hon. Mayor and Aldermen Of
the City of Silverton:
Whereas, Certain lawless persons
unknown to us, wantonly assaulted
unoffensive residents of this town, ant
We confidently believe robbed them o
money and valuables, therefore, 1t Is
the sense of this community that you
honorable body should take all Lawful
measures to apprehend and bring t
Justice the parties who have commit
ted this outrage and we earnestly re
e quest that you offer a special reward
for such information as will lead t.
the arrest and conviction of said per
sons or any of them, and we urge thu
mayor to at once call aspecial meet
ing of the town board that immediate
action on the above resolution ma!
be taken, and in taking this action W.
assure your honorable body of th'
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