Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-12
rELEGRAPHic NEWS.


for the relief OF people of the Society
Islands in the Southern Pacific who
escaped from the terrible tidal wave
which swept the Tuamota group and
carried In to the sea over a thousand
people. News Of the terrible disas-
ter has just been received.
1t appears that on the 18th OF Jan
uary huge tidal wave, accompanied
by hurricane, swept over the isl.
ands and caused fearful devastation,
the actual loss Of life not yet being
known, although the fact that over
thousand perished on these islands
is authenticated by the arrival of the
steamer Excelsior at Tahita, which
brought four hundred OF the rescued,
all of whom saved their lives by
swimming to the ship. three miles
from the shore.
The hurricane was the worst ever
known in that land of terrific storms.
AS the islands are only twenty feet
above the sea. the tidal waves swept
only saved themselves by climbing CO.
completely over them, and the natives
coanut trees, which grow to a great
height
Houses and property were swept
into the ocean and enormous loss is
reported of pearls and tropical riches
| for which the group is famous.
| 1t is feared on the Island of Hekera
that more than half of the natives
were drowned. There were fifteen
hundred people engaged in pearl div
ing.
When the news reached here yes
| terday the government ordered all
the ships of France in the South Pa
| cific to hasten to the scene of the dis
aster and furnish all relief possible
On the eighty islands visited by the
storm there are about one hundred
English and Americans. and these are
believed to mostly have perished.
The islands are under the control
OF the French governor at Tahita. and
he. being doubtless informed of the
situation. will furnish as much relief
as possible. Fresh water and pro-
visions having been destroyed. the
suffering among the survivors must
be terrible.
A cable report received today init
mates that the loss of life may reach
three thousand.
DENVER, Colo, Feb. 1O.-The
Moore eight-hour bill. which passed
the senate yesterday, will positively
pass the house. a large majority Of
the members of the house being In its
favor. Governor Peabody also favors
the proposition, so that the eight-hour
provision will soon become a law in
this state.
Special Telephone to The Herald:
| SILVERTON. Colo, Feb. 10.-J.
L. Carlson. miner working on the
Silver Ledge mine, fell down a COM
partment shaft, last night, $50 feet,
and was instantly killed. He was 60
Ing down in bucket the rope broke
when he was only short way down,
and he fell to the bottom. He could
have gone to the bottom safely on the
cage. but for some reason preferred
the bucket. He will be buried to-
morrow by the Miners union.
| Carlson was a young man, and has
sister living somewhere In Montana.
The weather is fine here, and Sill
verton is beginning to pick up again
in business way.
| HOUSTON, Tex, Feb. 10.-On &C.
count of a washout on the Interna-
tional & ureat Northern railway, Tie
train for Palestine, Texas. left the
track nineteen miles north of the
Neches river this morning. Wires
are down and no details are obtaina-
| ic hot
sengers and the crew are injured.
Every car turned over.
| LONDON, Feb 10.-An outbreak is
expected between the Macedonian in.
surgents and Turkish troops, which
means a massacre of Christians, and
is regarded as a menace to the peace
of Europe. An outbreak of hostilIties
Is expected all over the continent.
The situation is regarded as very
grave here.
BRUSSELS, Feb. 10-Rubino, the
Italian anarchist. who took a shot at
King Leopold last November. was
sentenced to life Imprisonment today.
A number of anarchists outside the
building started demonstration.
| Long Live Anarchy"
/ CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb 10.-Har.
Yards champion baseball team of last
season is TO be given miniature gold
baseballs by the athletic committee
of Harvard graduates. The presenta-
ton Is to be made this evening, when
there will be speeches and music by
the glee and banjo clubs.
QUITMAN. Ga, Feb. 10-The Geor.
gia and Florida newspaper fraternity
are interested today in the wedding OF
Edwin ID. Lambright, associate editor
OF the Tampa, (Fla.) Tribune, and
Miss Cannie Finch of this city, which
took place at the residence OF the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J. B.
Finch, at high noon. Many relatives
and friends of the contracting parties
were present. The couple will spend
their honeymoon at the Florida East
Coast resorts.
ATLANTA, Ca, Feb 10.-At the
meeting to be held here today OF the
Southern Iron Committee. composed
of the traffic officials of the Southern
Iron carrying railroads. it is probable
that iron freight rates will be advanc.
ed SO cents per ton. This increase in
rates following similar. advances re-
Cpntly made lie IN dro