Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-19

/ A decision will probably be rendered
tomorrow. The contempt cases from
ward seven have been concluded and
decisions are to be given Monday. The
| anxious defendants are Leonard Rog
ers, William G. Adams, Lewis Ham.
| burg and Thomas kinsley.
| FLORENCE, Colo, Dec. l6.-E. r
Hollabird died here during the night
of pneumonia, He was a prominent
mining man and was married twenty
DAYS ago to Miss Patterson. of Lake
| City and was spending his honeymoon
here.
MONTROSE. Colo, Dec l6.-Threc
prisoners held in the county Jail for
various crimes, broke Jail during the
night and escaped. The prisoners were
v A. Laughlin Alexander Moore and
Paul Gregorson,
NEW YORK, Dec l6.-Rose De
Pietro. the young wife and mother.
whose case is championcd by the
Woman's Clubs all over the country.
is being tried today before Recorder
Gof for murder of her brother.in.law.
who insulted her II is great con.
trast to the one next door. where Nan
Patterson, the Floradora girl. Is daz.
zling the spectators and jury with her
beauty and fine clothing Rose is a let.
tie creature in gingham dress.
DENVER, Colo. Dec ia
strange case OF lapse of memory has
just come to light. that of ]. b. Mag.
ner, of Sixteenth street. who started
to board train for Denver at Phil.
lipsburg Kan and awolle in an insane
asylum in Milwaukee IL days later
He has no recollection of his wander.
ines.
TANGIERS. Morocco. Dec. lG-
Raisuli. the notorious brigand Chief
who captured Perdicaris. the Ameri-
can citizen. in May last, boldly raided
o caravan within the town of Tan
giers today He took the whole cara.
vans valuables, but released the
eleven prisoners
BOSTON. Mass. Dec l6.-While
Col. Greene. the copper magnate. was
eating breakfast in his hotel this
morning. Thomas Lawson sent in his
card to the man who called him liar
to come out. When they met they
shook hands and smiled Greene was
accompanied by friend. and Lawson
by Thayer. editor OF Everybody's mag
azine. Early in the week II was limited
that Greene intended to cut another
notch in his revolver to mark Law.
sons demise
NEW YORK, Dec ia crazy
man in scant attire and armed with a
crowbar ran amuck on Twenty.third
street today Before he was overpow-
cred, he had smashed twenty-five hun.
dred dollars worth of plate glass
LINCOLN. Neb., Dec 16-A severe
snow storm is raging in the north
sections of the state, and railroads
are delayed by drifts several feet
deep.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16-It is learned
on good authority that the Pennsylva-
nia-uould railroad fight has been set.
tied and traffic arrangements of
wide scope effected. This ends one OF
the fiercest commercial wars in years.
II was marked by the Pennsylvania
destroying the Western Union lines
along the right of way and by the en-
trance of the Wabash into Pttsburg
despite intense opposition
WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. 16-|
1t is reported here in Official circles
that Thomas F. Walsh, the Colorado
mining man, is to be named ambassa
dor to France, vice Horace Porter,
who is expected to retire early in the
coming year. Mr.. Walsh, himself, de-
clines to discuss the matter.
DENVER. Colo, Dec. 16.--The en-.
tire police and detective force is en-
deavoring to their utmost to capture
two men who robbed Theodore Keor
ing at his cigar store on Stout street
last night. After robbng the man the
desperadoes attempted TO force him
to swallow a vail containing laudnum
In the struggle the contents Of the
bottle was thrown on the floor.