Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-05

ming of the end of the fair will be
sounded at ten twenty. when firing
hundred minute guns begins Mid
night taps will be sounded and the
greatest exposition the world has
ever known will be thing of the
past
| ST. LOUIS, Dec. The end OF the
worlds fair today calls attention to
some interesting facts The Chicago
worlds fair In 1893 cost twenty-five
fourteen millions. The total admis-
sions were 27o0O, 600 The Pan-Amer-
lean at Buffalo, four years ago cost
| eight millions and had Ave million
paid admissions. With todays atten-
| dance, the St Louis admission will
/ reach nineteen millions. II cost fifty
| five million and on one day. Septem-
ber Is over four hundred thousand
| people passed through the gates.
The Paris exposition of rs had an
| attendance of sixteen million md that
Of so OF twenty-elght million.
The fair viii come nearer being a
| financial success than anv. The to.
tai attendance to Columbian cxposi.
| tion was twenty-six millions.
CLEVELAND. o. Dec. 1.-The suit
| against Mrs, Cassie Chadwick was
continued today till Saturday on re-
quest of her lawyer Word was receiv-
ed here that peace negotiations he
tween banker Newton and Mrs. Chad
wick are on II is stated the Federal
authorities have taken an interest In
the case and summoned Newton, Mrs
Chadwick 1t is said is apt to be ar
rested prominent Cleveland man
said he would share her danger. The
signature on the mysterious note, It
developes. was A. Carnegie. not An.
drew.
NEW YORK. Dec Mrs Chad.
wick, leaning heavily on the arm OF
her son. left the Holland house this
morning. presumably TO visit hcr law
yers.
NEW YORK, Dec Mrs Chad.
wick's lawyer announced that at "A
conference this afternoon everything
had been settled The woman. il ls
said would make statement cover
ing her part Her total obligations
are seven hundred thousand dollars.
She is able to pay them. and still live
In Drncely style. as she was worth
about a million above all liabilities
She said IT was none of the public's
business why she negotiated large
loans.
CHICAGO. III. Dec. 1.-Two tugs
left for trip up the lake today with
the hope of discovering some trace
Of Peter Nilsson and his rolling ba.
loon known as Fool Killer No. 3. Ms.
son left Chicago last Tuesday in the
midst of fierce gale and has since
been unheard OF Today's tug was
manned by a crew Of old sailors and
three OF Nisson's nephews. II Is said
however. even if the balloon is still
ON top of the waves, Nilsson himself
must be either dead or dying from
cold or exposure or else smothcred In
his queer craft. to which no fresh air
could be admitted
DUQUOIN, H. Dec. 1.-Sheriff
Stein reports another attack on Ziel-
ger last night. Three hundred shots
were fired Machine guns responded
The militia turned out and four mill.
tia men were wounded Adjntant gen
eral Reece today asked for two more
| companies, Stein viii return to Zeig.
Ter with posse of a hundred men
FORT WORTH. Tex, Dec. i.-En.
ragged because his daughter run away
with stephen Mckinney. j. NJ vii.
liams went to the house and killed
| the bridegroom, his father aud their
hired man. He threatened to kill the
daughter and wife unless she would
go home with him. She did this, and
escaping while the parent slept. The
police went after the triple murderer
and today cornered him at his farm
near Alyarado. williams barricaded
himself in his home ad is defying the
| officers
NEW YORK. Dec. Amid in
| tense excitement the cotton market
collapsed this morning. Some quota
tions dropped 26 points. Estimates
| that yield will be about eleven mil
| iloHt niH' nHHuTtU anu lDTlN lnOuS-
and bales caused break Big buy
ing orders were placed for January
and March but offerings were so nu-
| merous they had little effect.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. THE De
partment of Commerce and Labor an
nounces that exports from the United
States to Canada for ten months end
ing October, breaking the highest
record by Ave million dollars. The
value was nearly hundred and
| seventeen millions
| COPENHAGEN. Dec. 1.-The report
that Henrick Tbsen. the famous au-
thor is dying, is declared to be un-
true and entirely sensational Ibsen
is in excellent health although he has
been suffering considerably from a
slight cold
| NEW YORK, Dec. Judge Par
ker declined to serve as member of
the Isthmian commission and appoint
ment in two cases In which he appiont
ed recently. The compensation of ten
dollars a day is not considered high
enough by many lawyers
| DENVER, Colo. Dec 1.-Judge
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