Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-08-06
TELEGRAPHIc NEWS.

Central Kansas, In the Kaw and trb-
utary rivers. Union Pacific train ser
vice has been badly demoralized as
the result of overfiows. The Kaw
river went up four feet and is rising
five inches an hour. Much driftwood
is dashing against the temporary
bridges which replaced the permanent
structures destroyed by the Decora-
ton day flood River in is banks as
yet, and the packing houses and stool,
yards are undamaged so far.
ORANGE, n. j., Aug 3.-Miss Jane
Elizabeth Hillyer of East Orange,
probably the oldest woman in New
Jersey. celebrated her l02nd birthday
today. Miss Hillyer retains her fac
ulties, but has been unable to walk
for many years owing to an accident
when she was 80 years old, when she
broke her hip.
GEORGETOWN. Ky, Aug. 3.-The
Scott County Circuit court convened
in special session today. Judge j Il,
Robbins, presiding, for the trial OF Ca
leb Powers, twice convicted of com
plicity in the murder of Governor Goe-
bel. The friends of the defendant
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legal counsel and a hard fight will
be made for acquittal.
Caleb Powers has had two trials.
He was first convicted here August
10 1900, of completely in the murder
of Governor William Goebel on the
Statehouse grounds at Frankfort III
the preceding January. The second
trial was held here in October. 1901,
the Court of Appeals having granted it
in the preceding March Again the
result was conviction, and second
sentence to life Imprisonment was i'm
posed. A new trial was awarded by
the appellate court, the action being
based mainly upon the refusal OF
Judge Cantrill to vacate the bench
upon atIidavits filed by the defense.
charging the court with being preju-
diced against the defendant.
bic manner. The two lived for years
at Second Garrotte, forty miles dis
tant from Yosemite. and thousands OF
An ericans ANA people from all parts
of the world who visited the valley
met them. Chaffee was born at Wor.
cester. Mass.
GUTHRIE, Okla. Aug. 3.-Within
the next ten days a special shipmen;
OF several carloads of Oklahoma Elber-
IA peaches will be made to London
England, the matter having been ar
ranged by Secretary Thorburn of the
to Oklahoma in this venture. as this
w. y. Tay lor, pomologist in the bu.
reau of plant industry at Washington
The government has offered every aid
NJ I,t, L., tI.g.
Is the first time such a shipment has
been attempted west OF the Alissis
sippi. Special crates will be consign
ed in the shipment TO King Edward
and Ambassador Choate.
JEFFERSON CITY Mo, Aug 8
Another grand jury convened today
to continue the inquiry into Legislative
boodling. Judge HAZEL ordered it It.
make thorough investigation OF the
charges ot bribery in the Legislature
and inquire into who furnished the
money. The jury was cautioned not
to bother with cases barred by the
statue OF limitations The judge spe-
cihcalIy directed attention to the so
called 'sand-bagging" bill.
LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. 3.Mrs. Dora
Clay Brock, former childwife OF the
late General Cassius NJ. Clay, declares
that the report that she will claim thai
her son. Cassius Marcellus Gay Brock
is the heir to the estate, is untrue.
Mrs. Brock says she never occupied
the relation OF wife to General Clay
He loved me and tried to love him.
He looked upon me as child and cared
Tor me as he would his own daughter
She said He bought ME toys ana
Candy and sat me ON his knee and
told NE stories OF his great work in
Leaan OF the negro before the war,
ana oil his great times in Russia.
where he was a favorite in the court.
He would talk to me by the hour
when we were alone and finally he
would send me off to he'd, retiring in
his own room. Sometimes in the
night he would come to see if | was
comfortable and spread blankets over
me-"
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 3.-James
II. Chaffee, one OF the heroes oi Bret
Harte's story. Tennessee Pardner."
is dead in Oakland at the age ot 50
years. For iiily-iour years he and his
partner. Chamberin. lived and mined
and trusted each other, no shad-
ow ever cloudng their friendship, anu
it was this chivarous affection which
existed between these two men which
Bret Harte painted in his incompara-
SARATOGA, n. Y, Aug. 3.-They're
OFF The day for the summer running
meeting of the Saratoga Racing as
citation has at last arrived. and the
racing season is at hand Nothing but
lnclement weather can prevent this be
ing The most successful meeting ever
Witnessed at this famous resort
One thousand thoroughbreds from
the stables OF William C. Whitney. J.
L. Madden, John A. Drake. X. r. VIII
son. Jr and other famous owners are
quartered at the track. score of the
fast horses that have been most prom
lnent about the New York track this
spring and early summer are entered
for the Saratoga Handicap, which is
the big event OF this afternoon and
which will make the owner of the