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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-20

TELLURIDE. June 17.-President
Meyer is still here IN charge Of sheriff
'Rutan. but officials are expected 10 ar
rive this evening from Teller county
10 take him 10 Cripple Greek on
oSarges preferred there.
DENVER. June 11-Goy Peabody
and Gen Sherman Ben were this morn
ing served with writ OF habeas cor
pus issued by Judge TAtyer us ST.
Louis Tor the proIaeuoG OF President
Chas. Meyer of the Western FedcrH-
ton of Miners III The United States
circuit court by I1ly 3. There Is a
stipulation in the writ howeyer that
If il is found inconveuicW 10 produce
Meyer he need not actually appear,
and the arguments may proceed ~th-
out his presence Il is expected that
a test case will be made Of some miner
at present in custody IN the Cripple
Creek district.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-20
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
For the Week Ending Monday, June
10, 1904.


DENVER, Colo, June 1.-THE tenn
perature has averaged about three de
grees below the normal throughout
the state. Beneficial showers have
been general, soaking the soil and ie-
laying farm work to some extent, rain
Is still needed, however. in San Luis
Park. Small grain is generally good.
winter wheat is heading in the north
central and eastern districts. Pota-
toes are a good stand. except in the
northern counties, where some seed j.
rotting The cutting Of alfalfa Is un-
der way in the Arkansas valley and on
the western slope. and as rule IA
heavy crop is reported; II is ready for
harvest in the northern and eastern
counties. Corn is backward on ac-
count of the cool. wet weather. The
range Is still poor in the lower Arkan-
sas valley, but Is now improving; else
where pasturage is excellent Beet
thinning In the north-central counties
has been delayed by wet weather, Gar
dens are generally good: fruit Is prom
ising. especially in the western val
leys; strawberries and cherries are
on the market.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-20
TELEeRAPHIc NEWS.

TELLURIDE, June 15.--Fred Jones.
while eu rduIe To Marshal Basin last
night fell over a cliff and was killed.
Jones had been to town with a COM
ptnion named Smith, and both indulg
ed 10 some extent in the flowing bowl.
Reaching a point known as Herrm S
Spring lhey got oil to get a drink.
Smith was first 20 mount, and started
Oh ahead Jones was delayed few
minutes, and ON mounting it is CON
leatured that the horse started on
run to catch up with its mate. and that
Jones Jeriled the animal which. being
tender muusAad slipped and tell over
% r.h both horse and rider going
down together. Jones' companion. al
Ter waiting short lime, turned about
loo ascertain the cause OF delay Not
finding any trace OF Jones at the
spring be came clear to Telluride. 1t
was ihen believed that an accident
had beta.leu Jones, and q seatchtug
party stmted out to lind him. but
without success, until thls morning.
when Jones aud The horse We're found
al the loot of The cliu, both dead,
Jones neck having been broken.
Deceased was a native ul EHIlaEd.
coming TO san Miguel county several
mouths ago from Michigan. lie was
single and about 40 years OF age.
ST. PETERSBURG. June 1G.-Thls
atteruoon General Bobrikon, the no
tprious and most popular governor
general OF Finland was shot and killed
while entering the Finnish senate
chamber AT HeisIuglers. The assassin,
son OF Senator Schaumann, prompt.
rs committed suicide, Russian tyranny
lis giycu as the cause OF the deed.
DENVER, June 1G.-Attorney c. S.
Thomas is preparing papers in behalf
of James Burns OF Portland mine in
damage suit against Gov Peabody,
Geanoral Bell and State of Colorado
for a hundred thousand dollars dam.
ages for closing the Portland mine by
The military. Attorney Richardson
will file like suit on behalf of Chas.
Muyer for fifty thousand dollars for
Imprisonment
NEW YORK June l6.-Pleasant
skies today smile upon Now York for
the great Suburban Handicap. sixty
Thousand people are on their way to
witness the race
NEW YORK. June 1G-Hermis
won the Suburban Handicap today:
Picket, second; irish Lad. third.
NEW YORK. June ia special
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-20

from Cape Henry Va. says that
large quantity of burned wreckage
and much burned wreckage of a burn
ed steamer has been washed ashore at
thai place between False Cape and
Currituck life. saving station Fears
are entertained that . serious wreck
has occurred.
CHICAGO, June 1G--The Repuh.
lican national committee today give
the Philippines and Porto Rico each
two delegates TO the convention. WIN
both voice and vote. Colonel w. p.
Johnson OF Minnesota was made per
manent secretary of the convention.
He is also bo0med for secretary of tks
national committee, but this Will ufr'
doubtedly go TO Elmer Dover. Hanna's
eX-secretary.
DEL NORTE. June s-Nelie and
Otue Shaw. sisters. aged IA and 8. re-
spectively. daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Shaw. prominent ranch people.
living Ave miles from nel Norte were
drowned while fOrdiug the Rio Granle
river on their horses. Their bodies
were recovered two hours later. The
children were coming home from
school. and the river was running
deeper than usual on account of the
recent rains. Both of the girls are
excellent horseback riders and were
not afraid OF the stream because OF
heir confidence in the animals Ottie.
The younger of the two gir's. noticing
that the water was running deeper,
urged her horse into a dead run an
eighth Of a mile from the river and
attempted to cross at full speed. Wher
in midslream the horse stumbled AMI
fell. and the child, losing her grip, was
thrown into the current. She graspel
one of the stirruIs OF the saddle IN
ried to hold on. but the struggling
horse loosened her grip and she float
ed down stream. Her sister, seeing
that Ottie wos about to drown. jump-
ed from the horse she was riding an )
flung herself into the water after her
sister and succeeded in reaching her
but the struggles OF the drowning girl,
together wl,n the force of the current.
were too powerful and the water was
TOO deep and both we're swept away
When the bodies were recovered
their arms were clasped around
each others necks and ii was almost
impossible to separate them. The
first knowledge that the parents of the
girls had OF their drowning was when
,he horses came homo withou-.them.
Searching parties We're Immediately
organized and the hunt for the chill
dreu began. Mr.. Shaw. the father of
the girls. is a nephew of State Repre-
sentative Shaw OF Delta County.
CENTRAL CITY, June 17.-Azel ID.
| Galhraith. sentenced to death last
night for the murder of his wife and
son is like crazed thing this morn
ing He slept little if any last night.
and spends his time cursing everybody
he ever knew and showing manifesto
! lions of brute rage. He is under a
strong guard, The officials seeing to it
that he viii not be permitted to in
dl1gc in self destruction. lie has not
touched morse of food since yestrr-
day morning. and shows unmistakable
| symptoms of insanity.
! TOPEKA, Kan, June l7.-Benjamin
Marris, aged 80 OF Holton, Kan, and
clyde Beaver. aged q, of Pawnee,
Neb., were drowned in the Kaw river
here today while working on the Rock
Island bridge. Their bodies have not
| been recovered. -
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-20
THE TROUBLE AT CRIPPLE CREEK

CRIPPLE CREEK. June lG-An Of
ficer lett here this afternoon with Il
warrant for the arrest OF w. u. Hay
wood, secretary ef the Western Fed
GRAFTON OF Miners, charging conspiracy
81. LOUIS, June ia writ of ha-
beas corpus for the production OF
Chas. II. Meyer, president OF the West
ern Federation of Miners, was obtain.
ed last evening from Judge Thayer of
the United States Circuit Court in this
city. The writ commands Gov James
II. Peabody and Adjutant General
sherman NJ, Bell and the military au-
thorities in Colorado to produce Mr.
Meyer in the United States Court on
July 5th
TELLURIDE. June 10, Absolute
quiet prevails in this place and there
is no stir over the declaring Of mar.
Hal law at an ehd. In fact. it has
been understood for sohe days that
an order to this effect had been pre-
pared and would be executed very
soon This information was given your
correspondent Two days ago, therefore
Ii is evident that the action of Judge
Thayer at St Louis had nothing to 10
with the order issued by the governor
Another point, President Meyer Of the
Western Federation Of Miners, was
turned over to the civil authorities
early after dinner yesterday on order
from Gen, Bell-some time before the
writ was granted by Judge Thayer
No further outbreaks are anuci-
pated in this district, but in case mem.
bers Of the federation attempt trouble
the citizens are Well organized and
will make things Livery lor them.
This is the first time since the cath
of last November that soldiers have
not been ON duty in Telluride and san
Miguel county. Although marlial law
was declared OF in the winter detail
OF the local company was kept on
duty. Last night every member of the
local company WAS relieved OF duty,
aud the local ciiy and county officials
are the only ones on duty Captain
Wells left this morning for California
on mining business that has been put
OFF for some time, md viii probably be
absent several weeks.
CRIPPLE CREEK. June 17.-under
Sheriff l.. f. Pearson is authority for
the statement that one of the men i'm
plicated in the Independence dynamite
outrage is incarcerated in the COUNT
Jail He states that it is known that
there We're al least six men implicated
in the plot, and that one of them, II
not the one who actually pulled the
wire, has been arrested and is held In
Jail The authorities state that they
know where the rest of the men are
located and that their arrest is but
matter of few days. The entire dis
trict has resumed its accustomed
quiet, although the search of the hills
continues and few men are being
brought into custody each day,
Special Telephone to The Herald.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-20
TEACHERS, NORMAL INSTITUTE

Much interest is being manifested
In the approaching Teachers Normal
Institute, which viii be held In Du-
range from June 20 to July l.
Prof NJ. II. Miller, city superintend-
ent OF Fort Collins. will be conductor.
The high standing of Prof. Miller as
an educator is sufficient guarantee OF
the success of the institute. lie did
n great deal toward making the insti-
tute at Mancos n success last year
He will deliver a series of lectures on
various subjects, and II can be truly
said that his lectures on pedagogy AM
psychology will be particularly fine
He lectured on these subjects at Man
cos last year. but they were by no
means exhausted and the professor
will have something new to present
this year.
Miss LuelIa Hall Will be instructor
in manual training. A great deal OF
attention is being paid these days to
manual training, for 1t teaches the pu-
nil to work with the hands as well as
with the head. All the work OF the
world cannot be done with the head I.
there is work 10 be done with the
hands as well, and this is the object
of manual training, Different forms
of the work will consist of clay model
ing. paper cutting and paper pasting
cardboard sloyd: weaving; blanket
and rug weaving; basket making red
and raiiiia work. Venetian iron work
All manual training embodies both
mental and hand work.
People are cordially invited to come
every day and see what is being done
in this line Advocates OF manual
training believe that II its advantages
were generally known II would be
more generally employed in the
schools. number OF pupils in their
teens have expressed their Intention
OF attending the institute for the pur'
pose of taking this course.
One great value of the institute is
that teachers viii come in contact
with each other. and ideas and views
will be interchangcd New methods
will be learned of. and teachers will
receive the benefit OF lectures. There
Will be many informal discussions,
which will be beneficial to the general
welfare OF those attending, Some ot
the things which will be discussed are:
THE School Garden and the Way in
Which 1t Can be Made Helpful"
Improvements in School Buildings
and Grounds"
School Libraries Both for Use OF
Pupils and for Teachers"
CONSOLIDATION of School Districts
and the Advantages to Be Derived :
Use of the Typewriter in RuraI
Schools"
school Revenues and Where They
Come From"
School Lands and Legislation Help
ful to Schools"
The Reading Circle books have beer
selected for the year. and the supply Is
now at the office of Miss Young, coun
ty superintendent The state board
has chosen Whites Art of Teaching
and Brigham's Geographic lnuences
ON American History The latter bool
treats of what location of cities or set
Elements had to do with certain events
of history.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-20
A PATRIOTIC POSTMASTER.

Telluride Journal.
Down at Montrose one day last week
a bunch of men stood in front of the
postoiiice discussing the dynamite
murders at Cripple Creek. Postmaster
j. b. johnson was among the group,
and one of the agltators deported from
Telluride was in the bunch The lat
ter made remark that the d
scabs got just what they deserved" I"
but had no more than said II than Mr..
Johnson landed on the anarchists
Jaw. knocking him fiat on his back
several feet away.
Everybody applauded .he act. and
Mr.. johnson is the most popular man
in Monirose today.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-20
MINES AND MINING.

From the La Plata Miner.
q. W Rceder of Cripple Creek is
doing his annual work on claims in
Basin gulch.
Beason & Reynolds are making good
hcadway with the tunnel near the
Chief property.
W. S Bacon Is pushing his annual
work. and has enough of it to keep
him busy this season.
Jack Bradford is putting in steady
work ON his group of claims on the
contract in Boren gulch.
Roundtree & IIindman have finished
their 20-foot contract ON the Exeka
lode, but Will continue work forGNe
time yet
Messrs. Messhiner and SAINT were
arrivals from Victor yesterday and
will start work at once on the proper
ties owned by II. E. Snider G. Co.
Orr & Co are making good progress
with their shaft on the Lulu r. lode
in Basin gulch, and expect to be talk
ing ont pay ore in the near future.
II is reported that the Mineral Won
der mine at the head OF Flagler's Fork
is being cleaned out, and that it is
likely that the old producer will be
worked this season.
The main drift on the chief prop
erty continues 10 show big body of
good ore, and it is expected that as
soon as Manager Kilmer returns from
Boston that the working force wiz be :.
doubled.
Geo F Brawner has finished the an
nual work on his Home lode and has
moved TO his camp at the head of Lew
Is gulch, where he will put in large
part of the season in developing mis-
claims in that section.
VIM. Boyle, superintendent for the
Van Emmett Mining Company, is drift
ing from the Unexpected shaft at u
depth of about rs feet and is taking
out shipping ore. He is working FIVE
men at present, but If the present
showing continues this force Will be
Increased.
Walter Hunter reports that good
headway is now being made on their
work near the head of Basin gulch.
Two drifts are being run, one on he
blanket, and the other on a assure,
and when they are connected large
amount of ore will be exposed and
they Will also have fine air.
Anyone who appreciates a fine piece
OF machinery should visit the May Day
power house and see theI- Rand. four
drill compound air compressor at
work. The air is carried nearly
2.ooo feet to the tunnel. where two
shifts are driving over ten feet per
day, and which will reach the Nay Day
'ein within thirty days. The air pipe
VIII soon be extended 10 the mine, and
installed.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-20

s. w Raymond is looking after Her
aid interests at flesperus and La Plata
City today. VIII spend couple of
days in the latter mining district.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Berk of Maneos
stopped over night with friends in
the city. and left this morning for a
visit in Denver. Mr. Berk was a tel
egraph operator in Durango eleven
years ago.
Mrs. Ferguson and two children left
this morning for Centerville Ia. for a
visit at the old home. Mr.. Ferguson
expects to join them in August. when
they will visit the Worlds Fair
Mrs. James Doolen, who left in the
early spring for her old home in
Texas. intending to stay there. is back
in Durango again. No place like this.
S. w. Pingrey and the Gold King
Coal Company will move to the store
room north of the Whitehall store,
The place is being papered and will
be occupied in few days,
d
Miss Matte Hill who has made Du-
range her home the past two years.
left this morning for Dallas, Tex,
where her parents live. She goes by
the way OF Albuquerque, where she
will stop with friends week or two
Andy Miernick and Miss Lizzie Fa-
poke were married at the Catholic
church at 2 O'Clock this afternoon. Mr..
Miernick is furnace foreman at the
smelter.
II. A. Lamb of Sllverton was ini-
tiated into the mysteries of the Elks
lodge last night. John +. Springer
and John d Owens came down to
help him through.
A letter from Miss Helen Rodgers
10 friends, dated at st. Louis. says the
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-20

. Sheriff s. A. Elliott left this morning
for Cheyenne. Okla, with his prisoner.
Alex Vischelberger. who is wanted for
assault with intent to kill The pris-
oner was taken to the depot with the
handcuff fastened to one wrist, and the
sheriff held to the other end. and when
placed in the car the cuffs were put
on his ankles. He is a bad man and
has caused the officers a lot of trouble
For this reason the sheriff was going
to take no chances of his escaping.
Mr. Elliott brought along requistion
papers, as Vichelberger declined to go
back without them. Mr.. Elliott says
the man is quite noted criminal. He
was In number of stockstealing and
shooting scrapes around Cheyenne, A
deputy sheriff went out 'c arrest him
for stealing stock, and ne made fight
and got away. He was ,ater arrested
and put in Jail. After being in jail
for some time he with seven other
prisoners, made his escape one day
They were in the "rm.around." the
place between the cells and the walls.
where the prisoners were allowed to
run around every day. They pnlled
the wainscotlng from the wall and
broke through. making their escape.
The jail was at one side of the town,
and it was not far to the timber.
Six of the prisoners were retaken,
but Vischelberger and one other were
followed through the wood for two or
three days. One morning about .
o'clock the sheriff md his posse had
stopped AT farm house to make in
Luries. shortly after they had gone
Nischelberger appeared at the house,
One of the farm hands who saw him
aroused the other hands and they gave
chase. They wanted the reward for
capturing him and did not send word
gotten well out of the country He
made his way TO Southwest Colorado.
having been in this section before,
Nearly twenty years ago. he claims,
he accepted the hospitality of w. ]
rhompson's COW camp in Nevr Mex
ico-the man who arrested him the
other day. MIR. Thompson saw him
Nulif bAll lbbhllAS I'VE ll'Atlhla NbilA'h
in connection with the Indian murder
ease He was herdirg sheep ON Chez
ry Creek. branch of the La P7a,a
Mr.. Thompson looked through some
of his descriptions Of men who are
wanted, when he rc,urnUd home, and
found a picture of him lie went out
and arrested him Whom arrested,
Vischelherger was out with flock of
sheep away from camp. lie Went out
that day without his gun only
time he had done such thing since
he had been working there. As he
knew the officer 1t is unlikely that he
could have been taken without 4
fight II he had had his gun. Vlschel-
berger served n term of three years in
Canon City, having been sent mp from
Otero county.
He was well posted on various
brands of stockmen, and when arrest
ed had package of papers descript-
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-20
From Thursdays Daily.

T TUTTI EIHI nItfg : F'"IHFs
S. w. Raymond is looking after Her
aid interests at Hesperus and La Plata
City today VIII spend couple of
days in the latter mining district.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-20

fair Is great, grand and glorloIs, al
though many of the buildings are not
yet opened The weather Is all that
could be desired, and there is no rain.
She saw Miss Bertha Biggs at the
grounds.
l.. C. Elson of Auburn. Ind. was one
of the pioneers of Durango, having
been here In 81 TO help lay out the
town. lie has been coming back ev-
cry ten years. and having made up his
mind that Durango is about the best
all-aronnd place to live in it has ever
been his good fortune TO strike, he
has come this time to stay. Mr. Ell
son is the father of Mrs. Frank Good
man.
Prof" Gould departed this morning
for Denver. and VIII spend his yaca-
ton between the capital city and Bou-
der. He expects to attend the sum
mer Chautauqua at the latter place.
and will take advantage of the oppor-
tunity OF meeting educators who Will
be there. and interchanging Ideas and
inquiring into new methods. And so
Il Is that teachers vacation is spent
lit is only a change of work.
o
The Indian murder case was dis
missed yesterday at o'clock for lack
of Jurisdiction. The question of this
courts jurisdiction was raised by the
attorney for defendants, on the ground
that crime committed by an Indian
against an Indian on the reservation
could only be tried in the United
States court Motion to dismiss the
case was sustained by the court.
judge Russell admitted today that
he believed he was mistaken in his
action yesterday in dismissing the
case He said there was some doubt
as TO whether the crime was commit
ted ON the reservation or not, and this
fact would be brought out at the trial
Of the Indian Patricio, who was not
tried with the other Indians yesterday
and consequently was not dismissed.
The Indian boy, Siwav, will also be
tried with Patricio. provided he can be
found. The trial will be had some
iime in the latter part of the month.
Regarding jurisdiction in a case OF
this kind, there is considerable con.
ilict of authority and there are some
line points TO be determined.
Sheriff Joe Smih received a message
this morning from a United States
marshal in Denver, instructing him to
mold the prisoners until he received
further instructions from the United
States district attorney.
All the witnesses in the case were re-
leased. The squaw who had been con
fined by herself for several weeks was
overioyed when given her freedom
She left for the reservation with
friends last night.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-20

A letter from Miss Helen Rodgers
to friends, dated at st. Louis. says the
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-20

DIR G. w. Milton OF Pagosa Springs
came down from Silverton las; even
ing, having been there 10 see mis- son
Dean, who is sick with pneumonia
This morning as the doctor was pre-
pairing TO leave for home he received
the news that his son in his delirium
had cut his throat on both sides. The
windpipe was not severed, however.
and the injury is not considered fatal
The young man. afCar rass lms his
senses asked who had hut Ii throat,
not realizing what he had lone. Ills
father remained in town today, ana
will return 30 SilyertOn on the evening
train. The young man, like his father,
is a dentist and practices in Silverton.
o
Receiver Keating, Attorney Herring
ton and Judge Mullins, all of Denver,
returned last evening from Monteuma
pose of allowing Judge Mullins TO
make a personal investigation of con
ditions in the MonteZuma valley canal
case. The party went over the ground
and interviewed representative ranch
men, who are Interested in the matter,
and Judge Mullins came away with
full knowledge of the situation. He
stated at the depot this morning be
fore leaving for Denver that the Mon
tezuma valley was mighty fine coun-
Try and its fertility could not be sur
passed anywhere II 1t had plenty of
water, that he believed the contro-
versy between the farmers and the
canal company was in fair way for
settlement at an early date. and when
that was accomplished. everything in
that section would be lovely.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-20

William A. Bateman and Richard
Rosskelley, Two mining men OF Calu-
met Mich. stopped over night at the
Strater, having been looking at some
mining property at Silverton. They
think San Juan county presents many
rare opportunities for investment
They went out over the Southern this
morning.