Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-18

oi siTs. MARY Sniika- MrS. feSant.
after the arrest of her husband for the
murder, refused to see him or to take
their infant child to him. but today a
few minutes after Peasant walked to
tho scaffod the woman entered the
jail with the baby. having relented
Eight executions OF murderers will
occur here within the next few weeks
SPOKANE, Wash. April ia dis
astrous wreck occurred early this
morning Just outside this city and n
trainload of physicians have started
for the scene. Owing to the condition
of the wires no details are obtainable
FORT SCOTT Kans. April l5.-
The administrator of the estate of
George Entsmlnger is looking for two
sons who disappeared SO years ago
when they were sent to the pasture to
herd cattle 1t is thought certain at
least that one of them IL still alive.
The Entsminger estate is valued at
| 100000.
| KANSAS CITY, April 15.--Mayor.
Elect Noif today announced that appli.
cants for the position OF superintend.
ent OF streets must write an essay on
How he would make and keep the
city Clean and the man with the best
Ideas is to get the Job.
LONDON. April 15.-Joseph Cham
berlnin, former colonial secretary. re
turned today from trip to Egypt. lie
was given a rousing reception by
large crowd of admirers.
SOUTH HADLEY. Mass, April Is
The three children OF Daria Capest,
laborer are dead and his wife critical.
ly Ill from the effects of poison. The
police are investigating.
WASHINGTON, April 15.-Captain
Davis Wheeler. of the Second lnafntry,
died In the Philippines yesterday as
the result Of wounds received in fight.
Ing the Moros. His home is in zanes
Vile, o.
SANTA FE. April 15.--A l4.year.old
Mexican boy named Francisco Can.
chez. met death In terrible manner
today. While riding along the Park
View road on u refractory broncho,
the horse threw the boy his foot
catching in one of the strrups. The
animal then started on the run and
covered several miles dragging the
boy along with him. When finally
stopped the boys body was found to
be horribly mangled and he had evi.
IDENTITY been dead some time.
PENSACOLA. Fla. April 15--The
court inquiry into the battleship Mis-
souri, disaster with Admiral Coughlan
presiding commenced taking testimony
in the case today. No eye witnesses
OF the explosion survive and only the.
ories are being advanced A seaman
OF the Missouri who was on the after.
deck when the explosion occurred
says that he saw the body of a man
blown through a hole in the top OF the
turret and into the sea. The man ls
thought to be w Bogard. one of the
turret crew who Is missing
GALVESTON. April 15.-The on.
GERS of the United States feet here
Will abstain from all social affairs dur.
ing the present week as n mark of re-
spect and sympathy to the yictims of
the battleship Missouri disaster.
WAsHlNGIA>tHs,. April 15.-sub-
scrIptions fol 1ntives of the vic
tins of the Nip Missouri dis.
hster today ran over $500. Mrs
Cowles, Wife Of the commander of the
vessel sent $50.
OTTAWA, Kans. April 15.-The
watchfulness of the engineer on the
local train OF the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe road was all that prevented
disastrous wreck this morning. A
number OF ties had been fastened to
tho track, but the impediment was dis.
covered by the engineer In time to
prevent wreck.
CHICAGO. April l5.-Rev. James S.
Stone of 81. James Episcopal church
is endeavoring to put stop to the
custom of church choirs giving operas
He says: Religion and the theater
do not mix as well as the choir of the
St James have been trying to mix
them, ! have no objection to mem.
bers Of the choir appearing In the op-
era as individuals, but | am opposed
to operas being given In the name OF
the church"
NEW YORK. April 15.--An explo-
sion of the drying cylinder in the dye.
ing works OF William Meister, of VIII
liamsburg. this morning killed Simon
Trotter and fatally injured one girl.
Seven others were burned and injured
During the panic following the explo.
sion many of the employees jumped
from the windows.
LONDON, April l5.-The first lord
OF the admiralty today sent Senior
Naval Lord to call upon Henry White.
the American charge d'aifairs to ex.
press sympathy for the batleshlp Mis-.
| souri, disaster.
BooNToN. N. j.. April I5.-The
| body Of VIM. Howe, who was imprls.
oned In large pipe in the bottom
OF reservoir by the closing OF an
automatic valve since last Monday,
despite great efforts to release him.
was brought to the surface today. Just
when he died is not known. Air was
pumped to him until today.
The war between the Gazette and
Telegraph of Colorado Springs is real.
! ly becoming fierce