Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-29

/ but he is not thought to be the muir
| derer. The police are trying 10 ascer
tain what the woman did. since she
| made her first appearance in this city
| last October She introduced Charles
! Iobrist as her husband and he was the
only man known to be with her Her
sister from California is expected to
arrive in a day or two to positively
| identify the body.
SILVERTON. Colo. Dec 27-The
particulars of Sunday nights shooting
| scrape are a triie different than re,
| ported yesterday. II seems miner
| named Rodney McCraig was celehrat.
| ing Christmas to excess While going
| from one saloon to another an acduain-
tance said to him thai he was pretty
full" This angered McCraig. who
pulled his gun and took shot at the
friend. But the ball missed him and en-
tered the shoulder Of a miner named
Davis whom he did moi know McCraie
was arrested and this morning had a
preliminary hearing, being bound over
to the district court in the sum OF
$4,000 and in default OF signers Is
languishine in Jail. Davis. the injured
man is doing nicely and will no doubt
recover
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 27.-The
weather bureau reports zero weather
at Concorda, Kan, with rapidly drop.
ing temperature. in the Wichita and
Dodge City neighborhoods, twenty
mile northwest wind prevails. causing
conditions bordering on a blizzard in
many sections in the eastern half of
the state, where icy snow Is falling In
the western half OF the state 1t Is clear
and cold. Locally business is paraly2ed
by the cold wind and singing snow.
which is drifting badly. Street cars
and wagon traffic is paralyzed Business
generally is suspended All trains are
late but none are reported stalled. Bit
ter winter weather prevails in the en-
tire section from the Texas line north
and from the Mississippi to the Rock
les. Telegraphic communications are
badly interrupted
NEW YORK Dec 27-A sleet
storm prevails here today, the city is
ice bound. railway service stalled,
traffic impeded. and telegraph commu-
nication practically stopped. The
storm RACES as far as Chicago and
from there a blizzard rules over Kan
sas. Oklahoma. Indian Territory. Ne
braska and Iowa The temperature is
below zero
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-The metrop-
oils today had taste OF London
weather, Fog, sulsh and mud held
sway The heavy Christmas snow is
rapidly disappearing.
CHICAGO. III. Dec 27-Rapidly
falling barometer in Illinois and In
diana this morning gave warning of an
approaching blizzard from the north
west Dispatches from Iowa and Min.
nesota tell OF the arrival of zero
weather there, accompanied by high
wind and heavy snow. The tempera-
ture in the lake regions is now below
the freezing point Near Medicine Hat
IL is forty below
During the forenoon increasing wind
with sleet and snow interrupted tele-
graphic communications considerably
St Paul. Minneapolis. Omaha and
many other points are cut OFF The
wires to Indianapolis and other east
ern cities are also down.
CHICAGO. Ill. Dec 27-Overcome
| with JOY al Christmas gifts, Louis 81
| mon. a five year-old boy, suffered an
attack of heartiailurc He was taken to
the hospital and died today.
ALBANY, n Y. Dec. 27.-Sherifi
Barry of Cleveland. Ohio, has received
| new papers in connection with the ex
tradition warrant for DR. Chadwich
and will present them to Governor
| Odell today. The refusal to grant al
| extradition yesterday was due to the
fact that 1t was not proved DR. Chad
wick was in Ohio when the charge
against him was carried out-that ot
uttering note for five million dol
lars. said to be signed by Andrew Car
negie The sheriff has papers in tn,
form Of aff!davts showing that DIR
Chadwick was in Ohio on March
1903. when the alleged crime was com
mitted Sheriff Barry will he in New
York tomorrow mornig to await th'
arrival of the steamer on which Dr
Chadwick is a passenger
| PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Dec 81
| ihe nl'N-iourun annual meeting oi w
American association for the Advanc
ment Of Science opened today at IN
University of Pennsylvania. Tile ses
sions will continue through the re
mainder OF the week and will includ
meetings of about forty scientific 81
c:eties which are affiliated with tn
association. More than 1900 scientist
and cnllere nrofeyesors are here for IN
gathering Carroll d. Wright. the r.
firing president of the association. wi
deliver his annual address tomorro'
: evening There will also be an addres
by the incoming president, DR. w {
Farlow OF Harvard University.
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