Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-03-24


college last night, and escaped during
the excitement following the flames.
1t was planned that 125 boys should
make a break for liberty, but the ar
rival OF guards armed with shotguns
prevented action. The Lexington
fire department confined the flames
to one building which was destroyed
with loss of $27 900.
NEW YORK, March 2O.-New York
has new 400" By the calendar
1t dates scarce three weeks back, and
in actual numbers 1t includes scarce
ly quarter as many as the original
list, which furnished metropolitan So
ciety with a name.
Prince Henry of Prussia, acting
upon the cabled command of the En-
peror of Germany, accepted the exclu-
sive invitation of Mrs Cornelius Van
derbilt, Jr., to dinner. He at once
cast the die in a famous family feud
and drew lines for another society
trust in New York City.
| Old lines have been wiped out and
a general reorganization has been be-
gun, says the World. The directors
of the society trust were elected
when Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt invit-
ed them to the Prince Henry dinner.
What remains to be done is the filling
in of ranks according to the general
plan laid down in the Vanderbilt din
ner
| Thirty-six New York guests, each
| representing an American family dis
tinguished for wealth, social prestige.
literary or artistic values, sat down at
the Vanderbilt table with Prince Hen
ry and his suite.
1t was an affair to which millions
could not purchase an invitation. The
official roster of invited guests, 1t is
now claimed by those who know the
New York social register, may be ac-
cepted as the authoritative who's
who" in society.
| SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, March 90
Grave charges have been made under
the seal of The Six companies, by To-
cal Chinese, against Consul General
| Ho Vow. The charges are also de-
signed to inculpate his brother-in-law
Minister WI of Washington. The
charges comprise twenty-eight arti-
cles and accuse Ho Vow OF neglectipg
his duty, not conducting an aggressive
fight against the Chinese exclusion
act. and assail his personal life. They
accuse Minister WI of neglect of
duty in not calling consul to account.
| The Six companies officials disclaim
any connection with the charges from
| fear of reprisals upon relatives in
| China.
DENVER, Colo, March 20.-Reports
We're received here this morning of an
{, extraordinary gold find in Montezuma
county. The La Plata range has been
! exploited In the last thirteen months
| by Doyle of the Portland and other
prominent Colorado mining men.
There has been nothing very sensa-
| tional in their finds. but the district is
said to be very rich with splendid
average. and returns are likely to
rival, If not eclipse Cripple Creek as
a producer of gold.
COOKSON, l. T., March 21,-
| Hemmed in by an impossible circle
of fire, with all the kinds of animals,
both wild and tame, to be found in
the Indian Territory, for company,
was the lot of a party of picknlckers
on Mount Cookson, a circular noun
tain, rising solitary in the valley of
the Illinois river, four miles north of
this place.
1t has long been a resort for pleas
ure seekers, It's location and config-
uration rendering it almost an ideal
spot. Almost perfect circle, its
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ference and its slope. covered by a
thick forest, extends gradually up
ward for nearly / 400 feet, where 1t
ends in perfectly level plateau, entire
ly denuded of timber, of several acres
in extent.
Owing to the long continued drought
forest fires have become of common
occurrence and attract but little at
tention, generally being of small ex'
tent and confined TO particular local.
ties. Several small fires had been
discovered at the base of Mount Cook
son, but they caused no alarm. and
bright and early last Thursday morn
ing a party Of young Cherokees. con
sisting of half dozen, laden with
baskets and hampers, ascended tc
the summit of the mountain.
Shortly before noon the party dis
covered the woods below were OF
fire. Hurriedly they sought to es
cape from their picnic grounds, bu
discovered that they were trapped
hemmed in by a broad circle of fire
, through which no living being coult
pass. Their only refuge was thu
broad and barren plateau at the toI
of the hill.
Soon they saw they had other dan
gers to contend with beside the fire
The latter, extending entirely arount
J the base of the mountain. had caugh
as in a net all manner of creeping
) things and beasts. Over the noun
tain top they came, mustangs, deers
} wood wolves, and wild cats, whil
) close behind came a stampede of cat
) tie, with tails erect and fiery eyes
: maddened with terror. Colone
Cookson's flock of Angora goats an
r drOyes of hogs were followed D