Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-02
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showed 81 feet at S A. M. which is
TWO rect above the highest record, and
the water is stlll rising. For Ave
miles west of here the country Is one
| solid sheet Of water The local wat.
erworks and the gns plant Is out of
business. Many people experienced
difficulty in getting breakfast. The
flood is a foot deep In the Santa Fe
| depot and level with the Santa Fe
bridge. which is weighted down with
coal cars The Missouri Pacific de-
pot In submerged. and the fiour milIs,
machine shops and foundry Is under
water Chief of Police Collins work.
ed at the head of band of rescuers
all night taking people from the flood.
ed houses in boats.
Two hundred and fifty houses are
Hooded. Four homes with their con-
tents were carried down the stream.
VIM, and Sern Williamson are missing
after engaging in rescue work. The
total rainfall Is over Ave inches. Fiji
teen boats continue rescue work. Wa
ter is running fiye feet deep on North
Main street
VI i@iNAs AAhF nNf-l ne NdnHdN
river became stationery this morning.
Rapid subsidence OF the waters is now
expected. a section OF the street car
bridge went out this morning stop
ping all cars to North Topeka. All
railroads are delayed Morning trains
from Kansas City failed to arrive.
TANGlER. May Sl-The Ameri-
| 'an. PerdicBris. and his English SON
in-law. Tor whose rescue the United
| states fleet Is expected to begin to
arrive tonight has boon confined In
a miserable hut by the bandits, but
he now occupies fairly comfortable
quarters. The prospects OF his early
release is considered poor.
WASHINGTON. May 3l.-The ban
| dts who kidnapped Pcrdlcaris In Mo-
rocco have sent formal notice that the
coptives viii be killed unless their
demands are met Immediately. The
cruiser Brooklyn has arrived at Tan
giors.
TANGlER, May 31.-This morning
three United States gunboats arrived
here and now with the cruisers Brook
| lyn and the Atlanta, makes a formid
able squadron In the straits here. Ad
mlral Chadwick Is in command. and
| he insists that the sultan Of Morocco
compel the bandits who captured Ian
Perdecarls the American and his Eng
| lish setp-son. TO give them up or suf-
fer the consequences.
| The population at Tangers today Ia
deeply Impressed by the presence OF
this American war feet. aud both the
British and the American embassys
| today sent n special courier to the
sultan concerning the prisoners.
The abduction is dug to tho reck-
iessness of the sultan. The chief bri-
rand is a Moorish chief. long attach
cd to the government. hut whom the
| sultan forgot to pay. and who now
takes this course Of abductlng rich
Americans in order to get his money.
The sultan is now negotiating loan
in Paris for sl0O00O00.
The terms Of the bandit demanding
heavy ransom have been rejected by
The authorities here.
OTTAWA. Kans, May 3i.-The
river Is falling rapidly and the worst
is over unless the rains in Usage
county today should cause another
rise. Five hundred homeless people
we're cared for in private homes last
night and $50 In the churches. The
damage TO the city Is estimated at
SI50OO0, and in Franklin county over
a quarter of a million dollars.
QuLNEMO. Kans. May 3l-The
flood bound Santa Fe and Missouri
| Pacific trains are still here at noon.
but ne prospects are that they viii
be released at any hour. Wagons
carried food to some 300 passengers
who remain In the cars at some slight
inconvenience.
PITTSBURG. Pa. May 3l.-Irying
| Wise. an engineer, today shot and
killed Katie Craif, to whom he had
been paying attention. and then killed
himself
SPRINGFIELD. H.. May 3l.-The
Illinois Republican state convention
DELEGATES who took 5s futile ballots
recently endeavoring to name CUB
ernatorial candidate. reaasembled to-
day. Apparently the situation is un-
changed.
BALTIMORE, May SIT turns out
that the suicide OF Mayor Robert Nc
Lane, the young and popular execu-
live OF this city, was due TO family
ostracism. He was married to the
widow Of the late Dr. Van Bibber.
whereupon all his relatives refused
to welcome the wife ard passed such
severe criticism upon her that i
preyed upon the young husbands
mind and he shot himself.
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Sued by Nls Doctor.