Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-03-07
rELeeRAPHIc NEWS.

mine to resume work on this property
| which has been idle since last fall
II is the intention to get back to the
old-time force of zoo to 800 men which
is pleasing news TO this city and many
miners who viii be given employment
SILVERTON. March "a cavern
occurred yesterday afternoon about
O'Clock in what Is knkown ns the
Midway tunnel belonging to the SIl-
yer Lake properties. killing a miner
By the name of George Brouse. The
man was brought TO town last even
/ .ng and viii be buried tomorrow
OURAY. March 3.--The Plaindealer
is again In the hands OF it's owner, F.
j. HuIaniski, who Will give 1t his per
sonal attention and make 1t read
able paper.
WASHINGTON. March 3.--Robert
Manning and Arthur Wicker. two
| clerks in the record division of the
war department. today were shot and
seriously wounded by william j
O'Brfen, an escaped maniac from St
Elizabeth's asylum. O'Brlcu entered
the department office nourishng a
large revolver and before he could be
restrained fired several shots, two Of
which took effect. a third bullet
barely grazed Miss Emma Sexton, al
so a clerk. The madman was soon
seized by clerks and held until the po-
lice officers could take the man to the
asylum
NEW YORK. March s-The Amer.
lean Society Of Civll Engineers decid-
cd today 10 reject the offer OF Andrew
Carnegie for a building to cost 81 500
600 for the four engineering bodies in
the United States All other associa-
lions have accepted the Offer.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-socre-
tary OF the Treasury Shaw today
called upon the depository banks OF
New York city and ordered them to
| deposit 30 per cent of their govern
ment holdings into the sub-treasury.
which is TO be tnrned over to j !.
Morgan. as the representative OF the
Republic of Panama, on account Of the
canal purchase, This amount VIII ag-
gregate about $1,000 900. li the re-
naming s2.000.0O0 viii be zen from
the sub-treasuw.
DODGE CITY, Kans. NJ ~ p 3-Thc
thermometer registered G degrees be-
low zero this morning, a drop Of 50
degrees in ten hours. as the result Of
high wind and cold wave
TOLEDO. o.. March 3.-The food
which threatens this city moved few
miles. nearer during the night with
the result that ice gorges are breaking
and reforming further down the river
This has resulted In tearing out seq
eral bridges near Grand Rapids and
washing away two saw mills The
river stands 30 feet above the mean
level
CHICAGO. Mar 3.-When the play
ers Of the Chicago National League
base ball club lenve here tonight II
will be the beginning OF the longest
training trip on record The first OBJ
iective point is Los Angeles. where the
club will arrive next Monday and stay
about a week. From Los Angeles the
team will travel to San Francisco,
playing Portland at Bakersfield ana
Tacoma at Fresno en- route From
San Francisco 1t IS intended to travel
Sacramento, Ogden and Salt Lake
to Colorado Springs. playing en- route
City. There will be stay OF ten days
at Colorado Springs. and games will
be played with Colorado Springs and
Denver during that time From Col
orado the team VIII travel hOmeward,
playing two or three games on the
way, and reaching Chicago on the
morning of April 13 The regular
season will be opened at Cincinnati on
the following day
SHELBYVILLE Ind, Mar. Rep
resentative James e Watson was re
nominated without opposition today
by the Republican congressional CON
vention of the sixth district. Tho con
vention also named delegates and al
| ternates to the Republican national
convention.
CHICAGO. March 3.--Three strik.
| ing messenger boys attacked Edward
Tenny todey, a man employed by the
| messenger company to deliver tele-
grams. stabbing and mauling him bad
| ly when aid came The young thugs
| made their escape. A federal injunc-
ton, which has been obtained by the
company against the striking boys.
will be severely enforced hcnceforth.
| WASHINGTON. d. C., Mar. 3.-The
Interstate Commerce commission to-
day began a hearing in this city in the
case Of the Planters Compress com
pany of Boston against a number Of
railroads. The case involves the rel.
ative rates on cylindrical bales Of cot
ton and the regulation round bales
HOUSTON. Tex. March S-E 3
Gushing. brother Of Daniel Cushing
who was taken from the station at
Del Rio by a party Of men and held
for ransom Of $4,000, has received
a message stating that his brother
Daniel, has turned mp at the section
house near Del Bio In a dazed eondl-
ion. Daniel said his captors held
him all night and then relensed him
and told him to make his way back
to Del Rio.
PARIS. March 3.-'rhe court of cas-
sation today began the consideration
of the appeal Of ex-Captain Dreyfus.