Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-25

at noon and the police have warned
business men and residents OF the low
district, and general exodus has
started
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. jan 22.---
John shobe and his wife were drown
ed today while trying to escape from
house'boat which was caught in the
rush OF Ice near the Morris street
bridge. All bridges leading to the
West Side have been closed by the
police owing TO the danger OF their
going out at any moment.
Dynamite IS being used to break up
the ice at the bridges at Peru. l.afay-
etts. Terre Haute and Vincennes this
morning. At Jeffersonville and
Evansville much wreckage is passing.
CINCINNATI. o.. Jan. 22-Twenty
miles of Ice started coming down this
morning when the so-called Coney Is
land gorge. which extended to Mos
COW, broke at 4 o'clock this morning.
Seven barges OF the bIarnet, Helm
Coal company were crushed to bits.
Much damage is feared.
CLEVELAND. o., Jan. 22-The
Hood In the cayahoga river today tore
The steamer John Moore from her
moorings and hurled her against the
steamers Eads and William Rels.
All three then crashed against the
Superior street bridge, damaging
the steamers and the bridge badly.
The steamers also struck the fire boat
Clevelander, which was then run
ashore to keep her from sinking
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 22.-Cyclon-
ic conditions prevailed in Memphis
territory this morning. bu: all wires
are down and the extent of damage is
not known, In Meacham, suburb OF
Memphis, five houses were demoish.
ed AT Vicksburg two houses we're
blown over. and John Lawns, a hack
driver was caught in the ruins and
| killed
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. ga
cyclone blew down five stores and sew
eral residences in North Birmingham
today and caused injuries to many
people. The town OF Aounda, ,lle WIS
also wrecked. but no Casualties are re-
ported.
CHICAGO. Jan. ga trust is be-
| ing formed here with purely philan-
| thropic motives for securing pure milk
| throughout the city. The trust will
| nave absolute control OF the local
milk market. and says the organiza-
tion Ia not TO make money. but for the
purpose OF bettering the quality OF
milk The lirst stop since the organ.
iza,ion was formed was to raise the
| nrta Of ,,.tII l.
| throughout the entire city.
NEW ionK. Jan. 22.-After wan
| derlng the streets by day. all this week
without food and sleeping in Railways
Tor four nights, Mrs. Barbara Lind
crmayor. aged Z years. sank exhaust
ed on the sidewalk. and In few hours
was dead Her daughter, also starv-
| rhe widow and child OF a German vet.
ran, they were gradually driven from
room to room. and finally wandered
about the streets without food.
BEDFORD. Ind. Jan. 22-This
morning the body Of Miss Schafaer, a
teacher In the High school, was found
IN carriage house. She had been
assaulted. robbed and her body mutt
,ated. There is much excitement over
The murder and blood-hounds will be
given the scent OF the murderers.
| INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 22.-It
was decided today by the United Mine
workers convention executive com
mittee to levy an increased per capita
strike assessment for the support OF
the strikers In Colorado. West Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania. This will
raise 900 a month"; which will sup
port the li.O0O strikers now on the
defensive.
LONDON, Jan. 22.-The dowager
empress OF China has become thor
oughly aroused to the warlike conai-
ions She recognizes the peril
threatening China az result Of the
tussan-Japanese crisis and has de-
1ermlned at all costs to fight for the
freedom OF Manchuria and foreign
| :ontrol
| CONsTANTINOPLE, Jan. 22.-The
sultan has ordered that general am
nesty be granted to all Bulgarians and
| Macedonians who were Imprisoned for
participation in the disturbances OF
.ast summer. Before approving OF the
decree. the pore is endeayoring tn
obtain assurances regarding the fu-
ture attitude of Bulgaria.
BAKER CITY, Ore. Jan. 22.-This
morning the young man. Pleasant
Armstrong, who murdered his sweet
heart, Minnie Emsninger, over q year
ago. was hanged in the jail yard. He
kept his nerve and died game. He
made an address to the crowd. saying
he was going to meet Minnie" and
then knelt and received the sacrament
of the Catholic church. His neck
was broken.
DENVER, Jan. Fisherman Parker
the Cripple Creek strike leader, who
is charged with many offenses against
life and property and who escaped
from the Cripple Creek sheriff yes
terday. was arrested last night and
allowed 10 go on parole. Today tho
Cripple Creek authorities telephoned
for his arrest. but 1t was not done
because Parker voluntarily left on the
afternoon train for Cripple Creek.
where he will stand his trial