Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-11
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.


Dave Fuller were enroute to the Earl
mine in Corkscrew gulch with a pack
train loaded with supplies. When a
short distance from the mine the men
went ahead to break the trail for the
burros. when n slide came down the
mountain side. engulfing Mcneil and
Keller in its heecy substance. Both
men were taken to the bottom of the
sulch. Fortunately Mcneil landed at
the bottom on top of the mass OF
snow uninjured. and knowing that
Keller had gone with him started to
dig him out. finding him under about
ten feet Keller was also found to
have escaped serious injury. The
slide was about 100 feet wide and car
ried with it huge bouIders, trees, etc.
and it is a miracle both men were not
killed or badly injured 1t is the first
slide in the Red Mountain district of
the winter.
SCRANTON, Pa, Dec S-The coal
strike commission called James Gala
CHER to the stand today for cross-ex.
animation.
He testified Saturday that he had
worked for Marke seventeen years
and eight months, drawing only fifty
dollars in cash during the entire time
because he was forced to patronlze
the company's store
There was no lawyer for Marke
present to cross-examine Gallagher
today. Another of the operators at
torney asked for an adjournment, but
the commission refused. Gallagher's
testimony was heard.
! KANSAS CITY. Mo. Dec. S.-Ad.
miral Rogers, enroute from San Fran
lisco to New York to take charge of
the Brooklyn navy yards, is visiting
his brother here today.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec S.-Jo-
seph Orton, on the witness stand in
the criminal court today, in the appli-
cation of DR. Louis Zorn charged with
the murder of Albert Sechrist, for a
bond. voluntarily and completely re
tracted previous sworn statement
| that DR.. Iorn had shot in self-dafense.
Orion said his perjuries had been
caused by fear of death. He had in
tended to stick to the false testimony
till the date of the actual murder trial
II ihNN dSSdSslldIe ne Sdlu, /
hope they will do it quickly
GUAYAQUlL, Ecuadora. Dec. s.
Ofhcial visits of respect were paid
this morning to the American consul
ate here on account of the death of
Thomas Mast, the famous cartoonist,
who was appointed American consul
general last summer. and who was
stricken with yellow fever last week
and died yesterday morning, and bur
led last night. Thomas Mast endear-
ed himself very much to the people of
this republic during the six months
he had been in an official position.
CANON CITY, Colo, Dec S.-War-
| den Martin of the state panitentiary
is under a cloud just now on account
Of a reported scandal ancnt to the
institution. 1t is openly reported that
funds have been misused, and peniten-
tiary farm products have been dis
posed of below market price and pur
chases made at a big loss to the state.
Also that convicts have run
loose, some of which. it is alleged.
being permitted to visit resorts OF
all kinds in Canon City, and in Flor
ence.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. S.-The
Opera house, owned by Senator Carey
was destroyed by fire this morning
| Loss, 100000
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Dec. S.-The
loss of the Opera house and surround
ing buildings this morning by fire was
the greatest disaster occurring in this
| town in twelve years. There were
several very narrow escapes in the
| Burning buildings and two or three ac-
| cidents occurred, Frank Harmer, a
fireman, being struck by falling tim
Lsrs and hurt. The losses include
forty-five thousand dollars to former
! Senator Carey and brothers, who own
ed the opera house. and twenty thous-
and dollars for the Wyoming Tri-
bune. which was destroyed and sew
eral other small losses sustained by
different merchants, lawyers, archi-
tects and others. .
The Opera house was built by Sen
ator Carey thirty years ago at cost
of seventy-6ve thousand dollars 1t
has been remodeled and rebuilt sew
eral times.
NEW YORK, Dec S.-Prominent
manufacturers and executive officers
cf railroads and leading industrial
concerns, and eminent publicists, edu-
Gators. hnanciers. and chiefs OF great
labor organizations were assembled in
the rooms of the Board of Trade to-
day at the formal opening of the an-
nual meeting Of the Industrial Depart
ment of the National Civic Federation.
Many more men of prominence are
expected to be in attendance before
tomorrow, when the most important
discussions OF the meeting will be
taken up.
The present meeting is expected to
be the most important conference of
its kind ever held in this country
Problems brought to the front by the
recent great strike in the anthracite
coal region will be considered at
length. The. conference intends to
touch upon all practical questions IN
derlying industrial disturbances. such
as the shorterhour work day. restric
tion Of output. joint trade agreements
plece and premium methods Of pay
meut iucOrDOratiCn. of unions err