Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-02-06

portunities. The case would hav
been compromised for half tn,
amount at any time since Crum'
death. but the woman asked large
sum, which the jury gave her Law
yers say the suit Is in accordanc,
with the law; that the breach of mar
riage contract is not different from Z
breach of any other contract. and
that death will not relieve con
tractor from fulfilling obligations.
LONDON. Feb. 1T is officially
announced that the British have re
Jected the Dutch peace proposals fol
the Beers. The Dutch government
wanted 20 send commission to the
South African country to urge the
Beers to stop fighting.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 4.-Let.
ters received from Miss Stone by the
agents bearing her ransom prove that
she and Nine. Tsilka are still near
the frontier in the Turkish territory.
Information received few days ago
from Miss Stone led to active negotia-
lions for her immediate release. The
first letters, which arrived through a
trusted quarter from Miss Stone, stat
ed that both she and Mime Tsilka
were well. and also the latter's baby.
Before actively opening negotia.
tions letters containg questions were
sent through the same channel with
a view Of proving beyond a doubt the
identity of the persons involved. For
example. Nine. Tsilka. although
bulgarian, was asked to give the
name and address of friend near
Boston. The answers settled all
doubts, and negotiations were reopen
ed for tne release of Miss Stone and
her companion. This resulted in the
sending of Armenian representatives
to Series, Macedonia, accompanied by
an officer not in uniform. They bore
strong letters from the porte to the
Ottoman authorities at Series ana
carried e13,2OO. The final arrange
ments were to be made at village
ten miles north OF Serres, naer the
frontier. The captives are still in
that locality. but in Turkish terri
tory. The Brigands insist that the
shall be paid in Turkey and
not in Bulgaria as was proposed.
ALBANY. N. Y. Feb. 5.-Governor
Odell this morning began the hearing
IN the case of Sheriff Guden of Brook
yn, whose removal from office is de-
manded by prominent citizens. the
charge being that he entered into
with Michael d. Ady, the
boss, to divide his salary
Of $4,000 q year and to make an
equal division Of all the emoluments
Of the office and fees. The charges
are direct and positive. and II they are
substantiated the governor will re-
move the sheriff at once.
WASHINGTON, Feb .5.-Represent.
this morning that the resolution and
bill presented to congress for the in
vestigation Of AFFAIRS in the south. 80
lar as they are restrictive in a polite.
al way. 1t is in no wise force bill,
but is simply to ascertain what truth
there Is in the direct charge that
thousands of negroes are disfranchis.
ed in the south and that congressman
nave been returned from there whose
vote electing them is entirely out Of
with the population. AT
.er an investigation is made then
can be passed by congress to
deal with the injustices II it
'ound that any exist.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 5.-By a boiler
he steamer John Allies, William Per.
ry. a deck hand. was killed and
our other men were fatally injured
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 5.-A heavy
snow has been falling all day. All
trains are late, but no serious de-
ays are as yet reported. The snow
Is general throughout western Mis-
souri, and Kansas.
LEANENWORTH, Kan, Feb. 81
A relief train has been sent to the
rescue of four trains on the Leaven
worth, Kansas & Wstern road which
are blockaded by snow at Fostoria and
BLOOMINGTON, Ala. Feb. g.
Merritt Chism. worth 100000, was to-
fenced to II years in the penitentiary
for having killed his wife. He stab
bed and beat his wife to death, being
worked into a frenzy over her charge
that he had had improper relations
with their seventeen-year-old step
daughter. The defense plead insan-
ity. but 1t would not work.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 5.-Seven bodies
have been recovered from the fire
last night which destroyed the five.
story stone building occupied by the
American Tent and Awning company.
The building collapsed while the fire
was in progress and many were
caught in the ruins.
This afternoon Charles Weston
hon. a pipeman working at the fire,
Is still missing.
Three thousand dollars have been
for the stricken families
by the Merchants Exchange.
No more bodies have been found.
leaving the death list at seven.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Sin his
talk before the senate committe to-
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