Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-12-03

Scioux. German servant girl, was
burned to death within sight of a
Methodist church congregation yes
terday. The windows of the house
where the tragedy occurred were
barred with iron netting preventing
any attempt at rescue by the Worship
pers who were thrown into panic by
the horrifying sight.
BELFAST. Ireland, Nov 30.-Wil-
liam ]. Bryan lunched with the lord
mayor today and then visited the big
institutions of the town. Re received
quite an ovation here. ,He ell tonight
for Glasgow and Edinbureh
CADILLAC. Mich. Nov. 30-The
Wexford county circuit court was
thronged today when the case of Mrs,
Mcknight, the Kalkaska woman
charged with poisoning her husband
and children. was called for trial An
extra panel OF talesmen was on hand
and the work of selecting n jury was
commenced. The trial promises to be
one OF the most sensational that has
ever been held in Michigan.
| PARSONS. Kanas.. Nov 30.-The
safe of the Frisco depot here was
blown open last night with nitroglycer-
inc by robbers and 5000 taken A
Frisco car standing on sidetrack was
also robbed of several hundred dollars
in merchandise.
| CHICAGO, Nov. 30.-Extra guards
have been placed around Peter Neider-
mier. Harvey Van Dine and Emel
| h.,
highwaymen today to prevent Jail
delivery from the Harrison street sta
| ton. Only the immediate relatives
| are allowed to enter the corridor in
front of the cells. The boys we're per
mitted to kiss their mothers and re-
| ceive presents and tobacco and flow
4 ers. but each visitor was carefully
searched for weapons.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.--The fed
| eral supreme court today upheld the
validity of the Kansas act prescribing
eight hours as a lawful days work on
| all pubic works and fixing the penalty
for any contractor who permits or re-
quires workmen TO work longer.
| PROVIDENCE, r. l., Nov. 30.-The
reduction of wages of the cotton mills
here went into effect this morning in
| thirty-seven mills and over 1900 op-
| eratives are affected. So far there Is
no talk of a strike among the EN-
ployes.
! OWENSBORO, KY. Nov 30,-Mrs,
Hermanus Baer, MABEL Mckinley
niece of the late President Mckinley.
$ dangerously i'll in local hotel.
rbe vaudeville company. OF which she
Is member, have disbanded.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The war
| department has received mail advices
that a fierce fight occurred 100 miles
!, north Of Manila between detachment
If constabularies and 600 savage sead-
hunters of the Galina tribe. The fight
lasted four days during which the
'onstabularies had nothing TO eat.
While the oonstabulary officers were
holding a supposedly peaceful confer
| ence with the natives they made an at,
| tack on them, and so close was the
enemy that they were unable at first
TO use anything but reyolvers.
| Lieut. Velasquez. commanding the
| detachment. in a hand-to-hand conflict
with seven OF the tribesmen. killed
6 OF them with revolver and finished
seventh with an ak, which he
snatched from him. The constabular-
les killed 90 head-hunters and cap
tured much ammunition besides seven
field pieces. thirty axes and many bo-
los.
NEW YORK, Dec 1.-The tugs Her
cules and Idlewild collided of Liberty
island this morning and the Idlewild
Immediately sank, three OF the crew
being drowned.
MANILA. Dec. 1-SenOr Rios, the
Filipino leader. recently convicted OF
| murder was hanged this morning
Rios was known as the Pope of the
Tayabas.
SPRINGFIELD. H., Dec. Fired
| Hayden. young man of respectable
family. was seriously shot yesterday
by Marie Rhodes, who then killed her
self Illicit love and jealously is Civ
en- az the cause of the tragedy.
CASPER, Wyo., Dec. IA bond for
$4,000 WIS given today for State Aud.
tor Weston of Nebraska, who was
brought here by officers charged with
receiving deposits In private bank
when he lrow 1t was insovent
NEW chf. r. l., Dec. IA physi-
clan is cons ntly in attendance on
Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt who slipped
and s1rained her ankle at the opera
house last n,sht The injury Is apt
to re- suit seriously owing to the pa
tents delicate condition.
PEORIA. ILL.,. Dec. 1.-The Tazewell
county coroner's jury places the blame
for the recent Big Four collision In
which a number of workmen were
killed. on Engineer Tucker. Conduct
Tor Hastings OF the work train IL held