Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-11-21
bies were found on him.

Ing grave concern. He has not been
well for more than year, and In that
time has been gradually growing
worse. For several months 1t has been
noticed that his food was not properly
assimilated. The effect upon his whole
system grew more and more apparent
and for the past two weeks his condi-
ton has been regarded as very graves
Relatives in this city admit the gen
erals condition is such that his death
may occur at any time.
DENVER, Colo, Nov. 17.-The SUI
preme Court today handed down de.
cisiou in which II affirms its right
to supervise elections and the right
to take jurisdiction in the last elect
ion. The Democrats lose therefore in
their contentious and election officials
must answer To the charges OF con
tempt The court held that the election
commissions in making the count can
not go behind the returns but must
use the written count of the election
judges
1t cannot count the tallies Both de
cisions We're oral and Justice Steel
dissented In both cases. The decisions
are victories to the Republicans as
In both cases the motions of Repnbli-
can attorneys was sustained
NEW YORK, Nov. 17-Three thous-
and dollars worth OF jewelry was sto-
len from the apartments of Mrs.
Lorraine Beatty, a well known society
woman Of Pittsburg with the Jewels
disappeared the butler His wife, who
liz housekeepcr. was arrested con
tessed her husbands guilt. and said
that he had stole the Jewels and sail
ed for Europe yesterday
CHICAGO. III. Nov 1S-The HYDE
Park Supply house of the Peoples
Gas Light x Coke company. of South
Chicago. blew up today A small tank
exploded first setting fire Ia the plant
soon afterwards FIVE explosions fol
lowed as tank after tank blew up.
Within Ave minutes all houses with.
in Il radius of six blocks OF the plant
were deserted. Panic stricken people
watcher the flames lick mp buildings
and draw nearer and nearer to the
huge tank containing hundreds of
thousands of feet OF gas The flames
became so fierce that fremen could
not venture within three blocks
CHICAGO. Nov 1S-Two men are
known to be dead and two others are
believed by fremen to he in the ruins
caused by the fire which started in
the plant Of the Pyle National Elec-
tric Headlight company today com
municated to Hyde Park Supply sta
ton of the Peoples Gas. Light a.
Coke company Ten employees are in
iured and many dwellings wrecked
The Gas company Immediately be
gan drawing gas from yne big tanks
and change in the wind took
flames away from the tanks after
they had been completely enveloped
In fire After this fremen controlled
the flames The property loss is a hun.
dred Thousand dollars
II is stated this afternoon that forty
lives have been lost by the explosion
today in the Gas Light plant. There
were twelve to twenty explosions, The
exact number Of fatalities cannot now
be ascertained.
Four bodies have so far been taken
out.
Fire Marshal Campion this after
noon said his men reported fourteen
dead. nineteen injured
NEW YORK, Nov lS.-Former
governor Francis S. Black. of Troy
has been offered the attorney general
office in President Roosevelts cabi-
net His term will begin with the new
| presidential term in March. II is
questioned If Governor Black will ac-
cept the appointment He has a fine
law practice in New York and In Troy
which nets him a hundred thousand
a year He could retain this II elected
United States senator and that Is the
position he asplres to. Chauncey NJ
Depew also asks reelection to the
| senate. and 1t Is thought that Presi-
dent Roosevelt believes he could pre-
vent anyfriction In the Empire State
by inviting Governor Black into the
cabinet. Attorney general Moody took
the office upon the promise that he
would not be asked to retain the posi-
ton after the fourth of next March.
SILVERTON. Colo. Nov. 1S-John
Johnson. an emplcye of the Sunnyside
| mine, was found dead In the slide
rick of the dump under the tramway
at the Sunpyside mine Wednesday
| evening He was last seen on the
tramway Tuesday. 1t is supposed that
he fell of and was killed He was a
man of middle age and II is believed
| he was unmarried.
AUBURN. Calf. Nov ia cor
oner's jury which investigated the
murder mystery of Mr.. and Mrs. Ju-
Illus Weber and two Of their children
which was followed by destruction OF
their home by fire. returned verdict
expressing the belief that Adolph
| Weber. the oldest son and sole sur
yiving member of the family should
be held for trial. Much testimony was
given regarding Adolph's alleged
| brutality towards the family.
Weber Is In jail here and will be
probably held for trail. No trace has
yet been found OF the revolver with
which the triple murder was commit
ted. Weber is suspected also of the
bank robbery here last summer.
iOPEKA. Kan, Nov. lS.-The res