Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-04-03
TELEoRAPHIc eaEviriEs.

ty was the scene OF another accident
Saturday afternoon, whereby another
fatality is added to the already large
list About 4.30 an italian named
James Gcrti-cmployed on the Snug
gler Union. stumbled and fell head.
long down an ore-chutc fS0 feet His
hoad was smashed into pulp, being
unrecognizabie The remains we're
brought to town after dark Saturday
night. and this afternoon the funeral
ig taking place at the VI. II church
under the auspices of the Miners
union oi which he was a member
The Knights Templars attended the
! Congregational church In body last
evening. there being twenty-seyen
men in line The program at the
church was quite Interesting
Tho Catholics give an Easter dance
at stubbs & Jak~ay's hall tonight
Large attendance IS promised.
WASHINGTON. ID. G.. March 3i-
The Lodge OF Railway conductors OF
I LAREDO, Texas. have nlcd with the
state department demand that Pow
oil Clayton be removed az ambassador
to Mexico. They al!ege that he fails
TO protect Americans.
| NEW YORK. March si.-Moses
schwartz, arrested IN Philadelphia, on
tho charge OF having defrauded the
seventh National bank OF this city
out of nearly s7e.9o In forged notes.
formerly lived IN Iouisyillc where In
Z 1890 he organized and became prcsi-
den, of the Louisville Deposit bank,
being at the same time director OF
thn German National bank Of that
city, 10 which he owed over $500 900.
iIis indebtedness was Transferred to
tho Deposit bank, and that institution,
falling IN 1895. II was discovered thnt
It's principal assets were notes to the
extent of about 100000 upon which
practically little could be realized.
There was little left for the deposi-
tors. the majority OF whom were poor
Germans After the failure of the
bank building was surrounded by
a large number of depositors. and
threats were made OF lynehing
Schwartz He disappeared from
Louisville and no attempt was made
10 arrest or indict him,
/ ST Joseph Mo, March 3i.--C. c.
Nelson pleaded guilty 10 blgamy to
day and was sentenced TO three years,
in the pcnitentiary. He admitted mar
rying Mrs Townsend of Conway, Ark.
Mrs Mllburu, of Fort Scott, Kas., and
Mrs Parker oil Plattsburg, Mo
GALVESTON. Tex, March 81
Subscriptions for the sea wall bonds
amount to tll00.000. actually sub
seribed. with s2b0.000. In iye $4,000
subscriptions. In sight. Four of these
$50, 900 subscriptions have been se,
cured conditional upon the signing OF
"A NTH. The bond tax election was
almost unanimous In favor OF the sea
wall projects LA votes out OF q total
Of 3.2ie property owners entitled 10
the tax. The city commissioners
have surveyed the route for sea.wall
along the beach, connecting with the
south Ictty and extending westward
to Thlrty-ninth street This land
viii be condemned and the county
commissioners will erect the sea wall
following the plans and specifications
OF the board OF engineers adopted by
the people two months ago Tn,
wall will be built OF concrete, II feet
high aud three miles long AZ tn,
meeting of the county commissioners
TO be held IN few days, NIL prelimi
mary work VIII have been finished foi
the Invitation Of bids, and it Is calcu
lated TO have the construction OF tn,
protection wall well under way thit
summer The confidence brought
by the sea wall being assured
is having beneficial effect on
business. and all lines of trade are
greatly improved. A fe.suryey of tho
city shows that out of 1900 houses
destroyed and badly wrecked by tn,
storm OF September \. 1900. 2.Gii have
been rebuilt. including large mum
Der OF new buildings.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March al
The house committee ON ways and
means this morning by vote OF IL To
o. ordered favorable report on the
Payne bill providing reciprocity fol
Cuba
LEAVENWORTH, kas, March 81
Mrs. Small. a widow. today donated
fifty thousand dollars for construction
OF II home for aged women withou,
homes or seeking rest,
ANN ARBOR. Mich. March 20
Professors Cooley and sadler aud
Mcssrs Allen and Anderson of the Ell
I glneering department, University OF
Michigan. are conducting experiments
on new peat-dryins process with
the probability OF great success. The
process. It is expected. will enable
them to produce peat for fuel purpos
es at considerably less than the cost
OF hard coal
I One pound OF peat gives the same
amount of heat as thrae-quarters OF a
pound OF coal, and there are no elm
/ korS or refuse except ashes, The ma.
chinery upon which applications for
patents have been made consists OF
rollers by which the water is squeezed
out The peat IN then dried and
] pressed into bricks OF the density OF
hituminous coal.
There are millions Of acres OF peat
boss In this country. and the lnven.
tious may prove very valuable
NASHVILLE. Tenn. March al