Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-28

not survive the sentence. but would
commit suicide. This is unquestion-
ably what happened. as when the YER
dict was reached Wright stood up and.
with. firm voice said: Il am as in
nocent OF any intention to deceive as
anyone in this court room" He then
took a drink of water supposedly, and
when short time after he was re-
moved in custody he staggered and
fell and death followed almost i'm
mediately.
Whitaker Wright only few years
ago stood high in the confidence OF
the people and financed great cor
poration in which Lord Duffereen, the
governor General of Canada became
president. This transaction resulted
in a great failure and Lord Duffereen
lost his entire fortune.
Wright's career has been brilliant
in unscrupulous financial deals. He
has been the possessor of millions.
and he was called the Modern Monte
Cristo. He lived in America many
years and dabbled in Colorado mines
In speaking of the West, he said:
In the early days in Leadville | lived
n shanty in winter. with the ther-
mometer down to 80 below. and there
lost two fortunes; the one | invested
in a mining property. and the one
didn't make by paying some other
persons a song for an adjoining pro-
perty."
Wright was one of the most re-
markable figures of the age.
Burr Culver, a pioneer OF Ouray
county, is dead,
Snow fell at Grand Junction to
depth of six inches last week.
The Delta County Press and Hotch-
kiss Times have consolidated.
The election of senator in Maryland
to succeed McComas is still deadlock
ed.
Denver real estate men report many
families moving to that city from diff
serent parts of the state
The Iroquois disaster is charged to
seventeen whose responsibility VIII
| be investigated by the grand jury.
Longmont is agitating a sewer sys-
| TEN to cost $4,000 Durango is be-
coming too big city to much longer
| do without sewers.
| The town of Aalesund. Norway, was
| lestroy ed by fire Saturday with a pro-
| Derty loss of $4,000, GOO, rendering
thousands homeless.
| Mrs Meeker. who was reported dy-
| ing at Greeley last week is showing
decided Improvement and recovery is
confidently looked for.
| Telluride is worried over the dan
| ger of the ground freezing and shut
ling OFF the entire water supply. This
danger is brought about by lack OF
| snow.
Mayor Harrison. city building in
| spector and part owner and manager
of the Iroquois theater are being in
vestigated as to their responsibility
in the great disaster
DIR. Carrie l.. Johnson, a Pueblo phys
sician, aged Sixty, was sentenced to
20 years in the penitentiary Saturday
for performing criminal operation
which resulted in the death of Pearl
Gordon.
According to Denver Republican
military rule in Teller county will
cease early in February. While SOL
diers will be retained for guard duty
civil authorities will handle the law
less.
A phone message from Ouray this
afternoon states that large number
of the deported miners from the Tel
luride district, are arriving from
Montrose and are being taken care of
at the St Elmo hotel. 1t is not known
who is putting up for the men, but it
is believed they are receiving aid
from the union
| Omaha railroad officials are con-
fronted with queer incident A
week ago woman was taken from
the train enroute east from San Fran
cisco, deathly sick. She was taken to
a hospital where she died Saturday
last without giving any information
about herself or mission. Her tick
cts and papers revealed the fact that
she was travelling to New York with
the dead body of her husband for in
terment. Now the officials are unable
to locate the corpse and the body of
the woman is being held for final dis
position.
CASPER MAlCHUS ENTHU-
SlASTlC OVER SILVERTON.
Hello, old man, how is Durango?"
said the Hon. Casper Malchus this
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