Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-03-13

People who were attracted by tn,
shots found two dead men on tn,
street last night One had loadet
cartride belt. and two long knives was
shot through the head. He had the
appearance OF a farmer, and nearby
lay pistol with four chambers emp
ty. He had railroad ticket In his
pocket from Jefferson to Green Vile
Tex. The other man who is believed
to be b. H. Nefter, of Mafshall Tex
was shot twice.
ST. LOUIS. March ll.-Bert
Rhodes of South Broadway fell from
Charmi, Ills, Saturday night. He fell
under the train. the wheels cutting
off his left foot near the ankle. He
tried to summon aid, but finding il
useless chawled on his hands and
knees nearly two miles to farm
house. where his wounds were ban.
daged and he was taken to Carmi and
sent home He was received at the
city hospital this morning and is said
to be in a serious condition on account
OF the LOSE or hiood
| QUEBEC, March 11.-John Gaynor
and Captain Greene. wanted at Sa-
yanDsh Ga. to stand trial on the
cha ge Of completely with Captain
Carter in the harbor works frauds are
here but they refuse to talk.
OKLAHOMA CITY. March 11.-An
inch of rain fell here this morning.
and was the first good precipitation in
six months.
The rainfall was general through
out the territory, and will be worth
many thousand dollars to farmers.
BOSTON, March 11.-Three thous-
and new men Joined the freight han
dlers' strike this morning The lead
ers say that If necessary, thirty thous-
and men will come out
BOSTON, March 1.-THE Boston
strike is extending. Ten thousand
men are now out and 1t is thought
fifteen thousand will go out this week
Business is hampered and there is
great congestion at railroad freight
houses.
DENVER. Colo. March ia lone
masked robber held up the station
agent of the Colorado Midland at Cas-
cade Canon. He took three hundred
dollars from the safe. the agents
watch, locked the latter in the lava
tory and escaped.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. March H.
1t was announced at the White House
today that the president would not
visit Charleston until the second
L. Il
be averse to leaving Washington till
Cuban reciprocity is acted upon.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo March H.
j. M. Hodgson, the prominent attor-
ney jailed for subornation of perjury
in the ore stealing cases, it has been
| ascertained today, was married last
month to Mrs Margaret Buzzard, a
very handsome and rich widow. who
is putting forth every effort to clear
her new husband.
OMAHA. Neb., March 11.-Judge
Baxter this morning dismissed the
case against former Treasurer Me
serve, indicted for embezzling two
thousand dollars interest on public
funds. The Judge upheld thereby the
ceive interest on deposits.
OMAHA. Neb., March 1.-Two bat
talions of the Twenty-second infantry
arrived today from the Philippines.
One ear of soldiers was over turned
enroute. but only two OF the men were
| injured and they slightly.
JOLIET, Ills, March 12.-John P.
Altgeld, former governor of Illinois,
died at 1909 this morning in little
room at the Monroe hotel. He was
stricken with apopleXy at the concu-
sion of an impassoned appeal on be
half of the Beers at an Opera house
here last night He was removed to
| the hotel and never regained con
seriousness. Nc relatives and but few
friends were at his bedside. AT five
O'Clock this morning the physicians,
by artificial respiration, had appar-
emily saved him, but while all but DIR.
| Stewart were at breakfast Mr.. Altgeld
expired
! JOLIET. Ill, March 12.-Afternoon
trains are bringing many relatives
and friends here to look after the re.
mains of Ex-Governor Altgeld, the
body being taken home late this after.
noon. Ever since the failure OF the
Globe Savings bank. six years ago. in
which Altgeld was Interested, he has
not been well man, and when some
months after the Spalding crash came
which hurt him financially, he was
not expected to live but a little while
He was a victim of locomotor ataxia
and 1t took away from him all his old
vigorous energy His mind. however
was wonderfully clear and active
Clarence Darrow, his lifelong friend
and law partner, reached here a,
noon and said the governor had died
as he had lived pleading the cause ol
the lowly. When he tainted last
night at the opera house he had Just
made a most impassioned plea in be
half OF the Boer women and child
rem in the concentration camps o.
South Africa,
CHICAGO. March l2.-The News o
Altgeld's death came as a great shocl