Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-02


plantation will probably be complete
Iy submerged.
GREENVILLE. Miss, March 81
The building of a small protection
levee around four blocks of the busi-
ness conter has kept that part dry.
Otherwise there is bat little change
In the stu ton. The Town Is still in
darkness.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 31.-As
a result OF unprecedented earnings
during the past year the Galloway
Coal company. operating extensive
coal mines in The Carbon Hill district.
has granted general wage increase
to It's employees. effective today. The
mines wage schedule is increased
from so cents per ton to 55 cents,
the advance benefiting more than
! 900 men.
LONDON. March 31-King Edward
sails today on the royal yacht Vic
toria and Albert for Lisbon to repay
the recent visit to England of King
Carlos. Though the plans have not
been fully announced II is understood
that the king will remain in Portugal
for four or five days. He is assom-
panied ON the trip by his intimate
friend. the Marquis de Several. the
Portuguese minister at London.
DENVER. Colo. March 31.-Yester-
day Governor Peabody appointed j.
NJ. Maxw ell, his private secretary,
Judge of the court OF appeals to sue
ceed Adair Wilson. Today he ap-
| pointed H. wood private secretary
to succeed Mr.. Maxwell. and George
| n. Swinck as a member of the state
horticultural board
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 81
| Minister Quesada of Cuba. and Secre-
tary Hay this morning constructively
exchanged ratifications of the Cuban
reciprocity treaty.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March 81
4 caissou of the light artillery battery
at Fort Meyer exploded during prac-
lice drill this morning. Corporal Sta
win WAS Killed. and Corporal Duncan
and Privates Riley. Wilen and Shorts
seriously injured.
NEW YORK, March 3l-Two big
property deals for railroads were con.
summated here today The Wabash
company purchased an entire block oi
Carr n Collins, Third street. st Louis
for a million dollars The Erie bought
block in Jersey City for two million
dollars
GLASGOW, March 3l.-Shamrock
Ill and Shamrock !. started this morn
ing on the first try-out of the new
boat Shamrock Ill went through
the water beautifully, scarcely raising
a ripple She led Shamrock |.
GREENFIELD, o.. March 31.-Be
cause Miss Charity Stortz. to whom
he had been paying much attention
refused To answer letter that he
wrote her. Peter McCord called or
the young woman at South Salem and
cut her throat and his own. Both are
dead
PITTSBURG, Pa, March 31.-As 6
result of an explosion in the EdgaI
blast furnace at Braddocll this morn
ing, fourteen men were seriously
burned. three fatally. The men were
casting when. without warning the
big furnace let go, throwing molter
metal upon them.
BUFFALO, N. Y, March 3l.-Judgt
Murphy today rendered a verdict il
the Burdick case, He finds that Bur
dick came to his death from a skull
fracture inflicted with dull weapon
ON the back OF the head with homicid
al intent, by some person, whose
Identity has not been proven
BUFFALO, N. Y, March 31-Judge
Murphy goes over the state of affairs
revealed by the inquest and says were
Pennell alive the evidence brought
out would justify the Issuance of q
warrant for his arrest for the murder
Judge Murphy says that the law pre-
sumes man Innocent until proved
guilty and therefore he could not ren
der verdict establishing the identity
OF Burdick's murderer. The judge
says that the inquest reveals the fac
that Burdick was living as father
and more than mendacious and loving
husband, guiltless of single immora
act and that Mrs. Paine and Miss
Hutchinson were completely exoner
ated. Mrs. Hull was condemned fol
want of apparent feeling for the dead
man. and an evident desire to cover
up the crime and no disposition tC
aid the authorities. Her actions ano
testimony are inconsistent with per
feet want of knowledge as to what ac
tually occurred.
The judge said that great as Mrs
Burdick's wrong had been, greater
was her punishment.
COLORADO SPRINGS, March 81
President Meyer and Manager Mac
Neil. with the advisory board and
Governor Peabody went into session
at 8 O'Clock a. m, to endeavor if pos
sible to effect settlement of the
labor troubles at Colorado City and
Cripple Creek. The session was a
brief one and an adjournment was
taken until g O'Clock this afternoon
| President Meyer says he will not re
cede from his position, and there is
manifest obstinacy on both sides.
ROME, March 3l-Murmurs OF
lynching the assassin who murdered
the Countess Linda Donigo. one of the
most charitable and richest women in
Italy We're heard today. She was
walking with friend about the pal
ace gardens, when one of the five
| peasants standing in gateway, dash