Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-02
Jimmy Britt and Tom sharkey,

from pneumonia The epidemic is at.
tributed TO the severe weather which
necessitated living in closed rooms
with little or no ventilation.
RICHMOND. Ind. April 2s.-The po-
lice are looking for Orn Fisher. n
young attorney who disposed of all
I his property and disappeared leaving
his wife and family almost destitute.
His wlfo had just secured divorce.
1t appears that Fisher had mania for
collecting tobacco tags, and had worn
out several buggies driving around the
country collecting them from farm
ers. This is believed to have affect
ed his mind
CHICAGO. April 2s.-A shrewd
swindling game has Just been made
known TO the police. A prominent
and asked to send tray of diamonds
TO a rich citizen here that his wife
might make a selection. A special
messenger carrying three elegant sun
bursts Immediately left for the house.
The citizen was just wondering why
the gems had been sent to him when
he was called to the telephone, the
party saying the ieweler had made a
mistake and that one of the clerks
would call shortly for the stones.
When the young man called the dia-
monds were given up, and not until
today, when the jeweler sent for the
stones, was the swindle known The
police are working but can find no
clue. The stones were valued at sew
eral thousand dollars.
WINNIPEG. Manitoba, April 2S.-
An epidemic of measles In MacKen-
zle Basin has killed all the Esguimos
in that settlement except 10 families.
Before the disease appeared, there
were 40 families totaling about 200
people, and now all are gone except
about a score. News of the ravage
was brought by Bishop Breynai, who
has Just arrived at Dawson City after
a tedious Journey from Mackenzie.
TELLURIDE, April 2S.-District
Attorney McMulen has dismissed the
case against Secretary Haywood of
the Western Federation. This means
~ wa H'h b' biphbhI " plhCt.
GRAFTON, w. Va, April 2S.-Ten
thousand veterans today attended the
unveiling OF n monument In memory
of Bailey Brown. the first soldier who
was killed in the civil war The local
Grand Army post raised the funds for
the monument, which is n handsome
granite shaft
FAGtItNnTnN
President today sent to the senate the
following nominations:
Thomas Humphrey of Indian Terri
tory. to be Judge of the United States
court for the Central district of Indian
Territory; Louis Sulzbacher OF Kansas
City, to be Judge of the Western dis
trict; Joseph Dlckerson. OF Kansas, TO
q Judge OF the Southern district; Will
.lam X. Lawrence of Illinois TO be
judge of the Eastern district.
KANSAS CITY. April 28.-Judge
Sulzbacher was member of the su-
preme court of Porto Rico, and is one
of the most highly esteemed members
of the bar in the state OF Missouri.
TOPEKA, Kans., April 2S.--Judge
Dickerson is brother-in-law of Ed
ward Hoch, the Republican nominee
for governor OF Kansas
CHICAGO. April 2S.-At the meet.
ing of the National Municipal League
here today the members seemed to
agree with the sentiments expressed
in the paper read by President Dem
mig OF New York He urged that the
primary system of elections in munici.
palitles were Il failure and that indie
pendent candidates were handicapped
in getting their names on ballots. He
suggested that any citizen with suf-
hciently large following should be al.
lowed to have his name printed on the
ballots. Tho elections then are be-
tween views OF public policy and be-
tween men
SAN FRANCISCO, April 28.-Not
since the launching of the battleship
Ohio. which was attended by President
Mckinley and other distinguished sons
of the Buckeye state, has the ship
yards OF the Union Iron Works seen
such o gala event as today, when the
magnificent armored cruiser California
was welded to the waters The chris.
tening and launching OF the levlathan
OF the deep was accomplished In the
presence OF crowd OF thousands OF
spectators. made up largely OF mem
hers OF the society known as Native
Sons of the Golden West. who were
practically In charge of the days core
monies.
On the christening stand were Gov.
ernor Pardee and other distinguished
officials of the state OF California and
of the leading cities OF the common.
wealth. As the new warshlp swept
down the wayg the assembled multi.
tude wildly cheered the new cham.
Dion. The christening ceremony was
performed by Miss Florence May Par.
dee. daughter OF the governor.
OMAHA, APRIL 2S.-At today's ses.
sion OF the Womans Baptist Foreign
Missionary Conference. 1t was an.
nounced that only three responses
had been received to the call for 12
missionaries for the foreign field.
CHICAGO. April 2S.-George Walsh
the robber who was arrested while
stealing hams in the stock yards, died
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