Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-07
TELEeRAPAic sREvlTIEs.

by flames today which, at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon were still spreading
No casualties are reported. The blaze
started at .1o:l5 a. m. in the Windsor
hotel from an unknown cause. gale
spread the flames with lightning like
rapidity. and within two hours the
Hotels Tarleton, Windsor, Louray
Berkeley. Stratford, Bryn Mawr and
Stickney were destroyed. together
with numerous minor buildings within
three blocks. The Music hall and
Young's pier also went up and the IA
nous board walk was destroyed Pan
ic-stricken guests rushed from hotels
and view the spectacular scene from
the beach. The whole beach front
from Illinois to New York avenue was
ablaze at the same time. In response
to an early call Philadelphia fremen
arrived this afternoon.
The Windsor, Carleton, Stratford.
and Berkeley hotels are still afire.
The flames spread across New
York avenue, but 1t is believed the
worst has passed.
! HAMPDEN. April 3.-The anniver-
sary of the one hundredth birthday of
Dorothea Dix, one of the greatest of
American women. was observed with
memorial exercises by the Dorothea
Dix Memorial association. Miss Dix
was at one time school teacher and
later an army nurse. She also devot-
ed many years to bettering the condI-
tions of the insane, and founded thir-
ty-two asylums, raising three million
dollars towards helping unfortunates.
BOSTON, Mass. April 2.-Magnifi-
cent exercises were held in Symphony
hall today in honor of DR. Everett
Hale. the noted ecclesiastic. Senator
George F. Hoar made a splendid ad-
dress and was responded to by DIR.
| Hale. President Elliott of Harvard.
spoke Interestingly, and the Cecilia Or
chestra club rendered musical selec-
tons
AVA. Mo-. April 3.-James Wilson
was this morning convicted of murder
in the second degree and his punish
ment fixed at ten years in the peni-
tentiary. The crime was committed
ten years ago when Wilson shot Av-
arile Lyon dead after a quarrel Ly-
on's son, then four years old. now
grown man. testified against Wilson
Wilson's divorced wife in Oklahoma
caused Wilson's arrest when after a
4 decree was granted, he remarked.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April s.
Abner Mckinley was the first witness
this morning before the house com
mittee investigating charges of brib-
cry by Captain Christmas Conn. in
regard to the purchase of the Danish
West Indies. Mr. Mckinley said:
Il met Christmas once in a most cas-
nal way in New York hotel had
no talk with him. His attorney, Mr..
Hanen. wanted to retain me in con
nection with sale of the Danish West
indies, but told him | could have
nothing to do with it. Never had any
contract or understanding of any kind
with Christmas. never mentioned the
islands to the president"
REPRESENTATIVE Gardner of New Jer-
sey said he had met Christmas twice,
and introduced bill for the acqusi-
tion of the islands, but Christmas had
nothing to do with it,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April g.
1t is learned this morning from a
source of unquestioned authority that
the president has decided to retire
General Miles under the law permit
ting the retirement of any officer who
has served forty-five years or is sixty
two years old. The date of promul-
eating the order is the only detail not
| fixed.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, April 3.-The
body of Charles Bue, Chinese, is at
the morgue. Lue is said to be the
first of his race in this country to
drink himself to death. His death is
attributed by the coroner to alcohol
ISM Lue, unlike the Chinese gen
orally had no fixed occupation. and
what money he got went for drink.
Today he was found dead in his room
at 314 Sycamore street.
BOSTON, April 3.-Sixteen hundred
men employed in Boston breweries
struck today because of refusal to
grant them shorter hours and same
pay. Twenty-four breweries are af-
fected. If any OF the saloonkeepers
use their beer one thousand members
of Bar Tenders union will march out.
WICHITA, Kan. April al. f.
Dunn, for whom sl1 900 reward was
offered by the state of Arkansas for
alleged bank robbery and murder, es-
capped from the st. Francis hospital
this morning, despite his guards. He
is also charged with bigamy.
1t is suggested that Dunn was al
lowed to escape on account of the
large reward offered for him. This
was offered by the state of Arkansas
after the bank robbery at Clarksville.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. April 80
Mrs. Roosevelt will give her first gar
den party as soon as the weather is
mild enough. 1t will be the initial
event of the kind in the White House.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. April g.
The president has appointed as briga-
dier general, r. r. Hughes, and made
brigadier generals of Colonel Isaac
Durussey, Colonel A. S. Burt and Col
onel Mike Sheridan.
ATLANTA, Ga, April 3.-Frosts
were general Tuesday night in por-
tions of Mississippi, Alabama, Ten
nessee, Georgia and the Carolinas.
Very little damage, however. was done
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