Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-02-01

in connection with his fraud indlct-
mcnt and will not be in Washington
until next week. This. and this only,
delays the confirmation of Sours.
PITTSBuRG. Jan. 29.--Stout wo-
men are scarce in Pittsburg. That's
the conclusion arrived at by Thomas
Daveney. property man at the Grand
opera house. He wanted twenty-five
buxom womeu-from 40 to 200
pounds-for the production OF Cleo
patra" at that theater this week.
Daveney said that Fanny Davenports
idea of Egyptian slaves was that they
were stout women, as the present pro-
| duction is the one used by Miss Dav-
onport, the costumes are built for that
style of women.
| Dnveney says he knows n few such
| heavyweights. But twenty-five!
| Isn't 1t enough to turn a mans hair
gray2" he asks mournfully. The pro-
duction has been held up as result
OF this deficiency
SALEM, Ore. Jan. 29--Harry Eg.
bert was hanged today for the murder
OF two policemen while resisting ar
| ter. kans.
PITToBURG. Jan. 29.--One hun
| dred and thirty-two bodies have been
brought out from the Cheswlck mine
so lar Inspectors today discovered
The cause OF the explosion was from
| blasting shot being tamped with
| newspapers instead OF clay, and when
the shot was fred the paper took fire
and ignited the gas in the mine.
CHICAGO. Jan. 29.-Fire originat-
ing from an explosion OF chemicals
which were being mixed by Miss Her
| ma Narva in the Cosmopolitan block
on State street today, caused loss
OF $4,000 and the probable death OF
Miss Nerva from burns. Two others
We're also Injured.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Jan. 29.--Ths
| sixteen members OF the Alpha Sigma
| fraternity. which Is the secret society
in the homeopathic department of the
University OF Michigan. will offer
themselves as living test tubes, Tor
experiments to find an antidote for
certain poison. the nature of which
VIII be kept secret from the sub
jects. In month the young men
Will begin the experiments. which
VIII last three months. AT frst very
small quantities OF the poison will be
administered. and gradually the
amount will be Increased and symp-
toms noted. DR.. G. Il. Ibershoff Will
conduct the experiments.
DENVER, Jan. 29.-Today the trial
s.f ~.
aoldups and murderers, who is &C.
cused OF the murder oil Mrs. Amanda
Youngblood was ended and the case
given to the Jury.
The arraignment OF the youth, who.
1t Is said, planned the robbery which
led to tne murder. was made by the
district attorney this morning and
was terrible in Its denunciation. 1t
made no Impression. however. upon
,he defendant, who sat by the side
OF his girl wife. Laura, as II he were
marble statue. 1t is believed he
VIII be convicted OF murder tho samo
as the other two.
NEW YORK. Jan. 29.-Holloway
Coe. millionaire clubman has been
| arrested and held to bail on an action
| brought by his wi1e's brother, Chas.
Bailey Coe is charged with con.
spiracy TO rob the plaintiff OF his good
name and his wiIe's affections by
means oil false alIdayits. Mrs. Bail.
ey was the widow OF Chauncey Kerr.
Wnile in the Adiroudacks she met
Mr.. Bailey. One day while they were
out walking together in the woods,
Dr. Dade. hunter, thinking he had
| IL last lound deer, after an all days
| hunt, saw the gleam OF Mrs. Kerr's
eyes in the dim twilight and shot at
| the supposed deer and wounded both
| the woman and Mr. Bailey. This ro.
| mantle Incident caused the marriage
Ut the two
Mr.. Baiiey's mother died In Europe,
and he crossed the ocean to bring her
body over. While he was away his
wife received letters from woman
making grave charges against her
| husband. She believed them. after
seeking the advice OF a Judge. and re-
fused to see Bailey again.
lie denies all the charges and de-
clares zoe Is responsible Tor his trou.
bic and sues him for 100000.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 23.--Mrs. Lulu
Prince-kennedy-k Kramer today was
found not guilty OF the murder OF her
former husband, Phillip Kennedy. The
Jury declared she was insane at the
dine OF the killing and has not recov-
cred sanity since.
The first trial OF this woman re-
suited In ten years sentence. The
woman Killed her husband with six
bullets and kicked the dying man in
the face. saying. Now youll never
betray another girl"
| Kennedy. alter being forced by his
relatives to marry the girl, sued for
a divorce. which was the cause OF the
shooting.
| MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Jan. 29.-
The state supreme court today. on le.
gal points. reversed the sentence OF
the lower court. by which DR.. Ames,
VINO has been elected mayor four
different times, was sentenced to a
term in states prison after being con-
Yicted of taking protection" money
from fallen women by the aid of the
MI