Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-11


fire started in the Pennock 4 Austin
Furniture company's building in the
center of the city early this morning.
The Norcross building, Williams ho-
tel, Jacobs drug house and Rose liquor
store We're among the chief sufferers.
Several persons who slept in the
Norcross building have not been seen
since the flames started It Is believ-
ed, however that they escaped. The
hre was most spectacular. The Nor
cross building was Il tall structure in
the heart Of the city. The Williams
| hotel was a second class lodging
house. Firemen rushed into it through
dense clouds Of smoke and pulled
sleeping inmates cut of their beds.
but the fumes became so dense that
several wings had to be left unexplor-
ed. 1t is feared that search of the
ruins will reveal corpses.
The stocks in the Peters building.
across the viaduct. were badly dam
| aged by water
NEW YORK. Dec 9-Cornelius
| Vanderbilt, who is suffering from ty-
phoid fever today. according to the
| BliN si' AtiA1 phll'Nlilt l6 uplnE us wen
as might he expected.
WILKESBARRE, Pa, Dec. 9.-Fifty-
| six sticks of dynamite exploded in the
| Lehigh 6; Wilkesbarre colliery today,
four men being killed outright and
nine badly injured Dead:
MATTHEW PHILLIPS.
JAMES McGLYNN.
ARTHUR JONES.
ROBERT UMBELLY.
Phillips stumbled while carrying IA
| box of dynamite at the foot of the
shaft Both he and McGlynn were lit
| orally blown to pieces
KANSAS CITY. Mo. Dec. 8
| George CroCkcr, former vice president
| of the Southern Pacific railroad was
elected director of the Kansas City,
| Mexico & Orient railway today.
CHICAGO, Dec. 9-The American
Protective league. an organization of
colored people designed to buy land
and found comm mites to give en-
ployment of negroes. is holdings its an:
nual convention in Chicago this week
Those in attendance represent many
parts Of the country and include some
prominent leaders of the colored race
jos phi w. Henderson of Providence,
r. l., founder and president of the
league. is in charge of the proceed
ings.
WASHINGTON. ID. C.. Dec. o
At the cabinet meeting today the Ven
ezuelan situation was the principal
matter discussed. A long dispatch
was received by the state department
from Minister Bowen at Caracas, the
Venezuelan capital giving details of
the presentation by diplomatic agents
of Great Britain and Germany of the
| ultimatum to Venezuela and their sub
sequent departure from the capital for
warships at La Guyara.
The records and business affairs of
both legations were left in the hands
CT the American minister. A messen-
ger from the German embassy called
| at the state department this morning
and left a note from the ambassador
for Secretary Hay, containing pre-
sumably formal notification to this
government Of the action in sending
| the ultimatum.
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kans..
| Dec. 9.-The war department has in
vestigated a recent dispatch saying
| that ten per cent of the enlisted men
at the post were in the guard house
on account of the present rules, which
condition was indirectly caused by the
abolition of ths canteen. Information
in this regard has been found correct
and will be submitted to congress in
! the fight for the re-establishment OF
| the canteeu.
| NEVADA, Mo, Dec. 9.-A heavy
! snow began falling this morning and
continues at noon, The mercury has
dropped eighteen degrees since mid
night.
NEW YORK. Dec 9.--Grover Cleve-
land today Joined the list OF notable
men present at the annual session of
the Civic Federation. He and Senator
Hanna exchanged amenities to the de
light of Archbishop ireland. who said
Now you two old enemies get togeth-
er"
President Cleveland did not sit on
the stage. but took place beside
Archbishop ireland.
John Conans began the discussion
OF Restrictive Output"
LONDON, Dec 9.-The British cabi
not met today and discussed tn Ven.
ez elan situation, which 1t is thought
is rapidly drawing near crisis.
ST LOUIS. Mo, Dec. 9.-Corons =
Boogher rendered a verdict yesterday
in the case Of Mrs. Kate Smith. who
mysteriously. died here recently. be
ing one OF many in the same family
whose deaths have occurred under
suspicious circumstances The coron
ers report leaves the mystery of her
death unsulved The most noted ex
perts and physicians have been en-
ployed in the Investigation, but their
efforts were bahled by the embalminR
fluid.
ST LOUIS, Mo, Dec. 9.-Promin
ent lumbermen from North and South
gathered for a conference here today
TO complete the organization com
menced at the Atlantic meeting In
October The association. is to be
organized not with the intention ol
controlling prices, but for the purpose
Of keeping all interests involved In
touob with each other eo that the,