Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-15
cincts. where frauds have already been
proven, and others In which cases are

, proven, and others In which cases are
pending.
The supreme courts decision may
change the result OF the election
The supreme court also denies the
writ of prohibition in the Las Animas
county election case. This practically
means the election OF Barela to the
State Senate over Beshoar, Democrat.
Justice Steele refuses to concur.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dec. A.
Mrs. Ellis. former wife Of Abraham
Cannon. the Mormon apostle. told the
senate committee today that the apos-
tie took another wife after the mani
festo against plural marriages was
issued. The witness said her husband
told her he was going to marry Lii.
Ian Hamlin, because she had been
betrothed to his brother
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. H.
Articles of impeachment against fed.
ernl judge Swayne were presented in
the house this afternoon by com.
mittee of seven representatives ap-
pointed by the Speaker. At noon the
committee from the house appeared in
the senate and advised that body
amid impressive silence of the i'm
parchment proceedings. The articles
charge Swayne with high crimes and
misdemeanors in office" Following
the reading OF the document. the house
committee was informed it's demand
for the appearance of Swayne would
be taken up and the house notified.
MANHATTAN. Kan. Dec l4.-If
the Rock Island stock train had not
run into the Union Pacific freight
here early today and been wrecked,
it probably would have crashed head
on into the west bound passenger.
which had already left MacFarland.
The stock train. for some reason un.
explained, ran past the depot without
stopping. and cut into the Union Pa.
cffic freight. Engineer Henderson and
Fireman Mckay, both of Bellevue.
were injured, six cars demolished and
the engine overturned after running
two hundred Yards
The latest estimates of the loss by
todays fire will reach nearly eight
hundred Thousand dollars. II. ]. Buck
ley. the third fireman who was injur.
ed. died this morning. The seriously
injured are Fred kircheil. Tony VIII.
son and Lieutenant Barnett, all fire.
men
The fire started in the photograph
supply house OF the Peck COMPANY
and ~ n nj.
newspapers OF the city were located
but block from the Are and we're
thought to be In danger but their
buildings were finally saved,
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI, Dec. H.
Jacob Miller and John Fellows. f,re.
men. were killed and two others 80.
riously injured Property loss Of six
hundred and fifty thousand dollars
is the result of midnight fire which
threatened the retail district Losses
are: Bontell Bros, furniture. two
hundred thousand: Peck's Photo.
graph Supply company. fifty thousand;
Powers Department Store, one hun.
dred thousand; three buildings owned
by Mrs. Irene Hale, one hundred and
nifty thousand; miscellaneous. one
hundred and fifty thousand.
NEW YORK. Dec. 14.-Hotel Lafay.
ette. Brevoort and Sth street and Fifth
avenue, caught fire early this morning
and hundred guests were routed
out in night clothes. Several were
prostrated, The fire was extinguished
after an hours fight.
STAMFORD. Conn. Dec. 1.-THE
grand opera house building, contain
o theatre. several stores and a num-
ber Of Offices, was destroyed by Are
today. LOSS one hundred thousand.
ROSWELL. N. NJ, Dec. IA
cable received from Germany today,
says that Fred Roth was dead Roth
was one of the pioneer citizens OF the
Pecos Valley and one of the best
known men in the territory. He came
TO New Mexico over forty years ago
and accumulated an immense fortune
In the sheep business He was known
as miser, living alone the greater
part OF the time.
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. IA great
crowd assembled at the depot at II
o'clock this morning to see the arrival
Of Mrs. Chadwick The train was two
hours late, but the crowd stayed At
Buffalo this morning Mrs. Chadwick
stepped from the state room Into
the car and said; Good morning Mr..
Reporters" she seemed wonderfully
cheerful at the prospect OF returning
to Cleveland. After alr she said
ITS home, realize public sentiment
is all against me now. but | believe
1t will change" Federal deputies kept
a close watch on the prisoner.
Mrs. Chadwick returns to Cleveland
in far different circumstances than
when she departed three weeks ago.
Then she was society woman whose
free handedness with money insured
her much homage Now she appears
In charge OF two officers. charged with
grave Offense against the United
States: she is suspected of being an
ex-convict of the Ohio penitentiary.
and OF having escaped punishment for
forgery when Young woman In Can
ada only by reason of feigning insan.
ity Har m nm Rranf hon,. IA, L.