Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-09-25
TELEGRAFHic ITEMS.


contesting his will are being made
Of the ten million dollars that he
leaves in actual money and realty,
only fifty thousand dollars is left to
his son, while ni-n 49,, millions are
given for the erection and support
of national poor house In this city.
Colorado Srrings doesn't want it and
won't haya it.
Strattou's son is in consultation to-
day with attorneys and co-heirs and
fight will be made by all the minor
interests. The bequest to young
Stratton is so worded that he gets
nothing If he contests the will. This
is ridiculed by lawyers. who say that
such clause is null and void. and
point to the breaking of the Fair VIII
in San Francisco, and the Tilden will
In New York. 1t looks today
as though he lawyers would get big
share of the old mans money.
PARIS, Sept. 22.-Count de la
NaulX, the aeronaut. accompanied by
four associates. at 4 O'Clock this
morning began his attempt to cross
the Mediterranean in his new air
ship. A torpedo boat attended the air
ship. which made a good start
DENVER, Colo, Sept. 22.-The
storm continues today and at noon it
is still raining. All train schedules
have been given up. Trains on the
prairie lines from the east have been
delayed Mountain trains from the
west are covered with snow. The
storm extends from the Missouri river
to Utah, and washouts are many Bur
lington trains came in from ten to
twelve hours late from the east.
The floods on the plains re serious
thls morning. also at Leadville,
Central City Idaho Springs and all
through the Alpine country The
great storm has put out all the forest
fires and filled the dry streams and
though hurtfuI in one way has been
immensely beneficial in others.
NEW YORK, Sept 22-President
Mitchell said this morning that he
would have no conference with the op-
orators today. Strike conditions, he
said. remained the same as they were
four months ago. He admitted that
there were many cases of destitution
in the anthracite fields, but said that
this was rapidly being attended to.
Contributions were coming in from
many sources and all the miners may
be able to hold out indefinitely.
will you compromise the strike"
he was asked. 81 don't care to say"
he replied.
BlLLAlRE. o., Sept. 22-lndigna-
tion exists here over the allege actions |
of ] d Deafnebaugh, principal of the
Fifth ward school. There have been
some differences between the nine |
white and nine colored girl pupils, |
which eliminated in an open figfiht |
The principal gave his ultimatum that
the white girls must all kiss the col |
ored girls or take whipping. Fright |
ened, they complied. The parents are
highly worked up over the affair and |
the school board will call an extra |
session to investigate the matter.
SILVERToN. Colo. Sept 22.-The
Republicans of San Juan county held |
their convention Saturday evening, |
placing C. A. Cooper, the well known |
assayer in the field ior representative |
for the counties of San Juan and Hins |
dale.
Fred Goble was nominated for COM |
missioner ~
The Republicans o: The county feel
quite hopeful and are sure to make |
good showing this year.
SILVERTON. Colo, Sept. 22.-An |
Austrian, aged about 20 years, named
Eckers, was drowned in Molus lakes |
this morning. He had gone to the |
Ii HAVING Ei11ad |
one which fell in the lake he got in a |
rickety boat and must have got
scared aud tipped it over.
TELLURIDE, Colo, Sept. 22.-The
stationery f!uit and confectionery |
store of George L. Wagner & Co. was
destroyed by fire between II and IL
o'clock last night. Just how the fire
originated is not known as ii started
after the place was closed for the
night. The firemen succeeded in
saving probably fifty per cent of the
stock in badly damaged condition,
the loss being between $1,000 and
SO 900.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. 22.-Al-
exander Murray. member of the in
surance patrol, fell seven stories down
an elevator shaft today to his death.
He missed his footing in the dark
ness.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 22.--
DIR. Littlefield of Alexandria, who has
been studying the principles of life
for fifteen years, demonstrated today
that he can restore life to lower ami
miles by volatile magnetism. He
ehowed repeatedly by drowned cats
and dogs that coating the bodies with
his solution has restored he.
LONDON, Sept. 22.-The Mail says
that the government has decided to
make the South African colonists pay
half billion dollars towards the ex-
pense and cost of the South African
war.
TELLURIDE, Colo, Sept. 23.-4es-
terday forenoon four men, Bert Ross.
Walter Breckenridge, Harry Grover
and j. Bennett started for deer hunt
on the mesa west of town. They had
gone some distance in vicinity
known to be visited by deer, when
Ross became separated from his com
n,niopc nhnnt 300 wards, Ross wore