Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-14
TELEGRAPHiC NEWS.

DENVER. Jan l.--up to noon to-
day the police have been unable to
find a clue to the men who attempted
to murder. at her home last night,
Mrs. l.. Il. Anthony. better known as
Polly Pry." Mrs Anthony was called
to the door OF her house by man who
stood in the shadow, and as she ap-
peared and said. 81 am Mrs. Anthony,
he fired two shots at her, but missed
her. as she stood behind the open door
with only her head exposed. The man
then ran away with the smoking revol-
yer in his hand.
Threats have been made against
| Mrs. Anthony for her articles in her
| magazine denouncing labor leaders.
| State officials are making quite a hero
| inc of Mrs Anthony. Governor Pea
body has offered her the assistance OF
| the militia, and Chief Armstrong has
officers guarding her house continually
Adjutant General Bell wants her to ac-
| cept the protection OF the national
| guard and incidentally declares that
the attempted assassination of Polly
| Pry'' was only the start of reign OF
assassination.
| KRANKLlN. La, Jan. ia crowd
of 200 people We're put to flight by
half dozen deputy sheriffs last night
as they were preparing to burn alive a
negro at the stake. named Tom
| Smith Smith had made an attack on
a white man and was captured by cit
| liens who stripped him and were all
ready to apply the torch when the
officers put in an appearance and put
the mob to ilight
| CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-THE Livery
Drivers strike, which was announced
to commence again today, did not
| come off, a truce being declared and
| the strike extended until tomorrow
night The Livery Drivers union de
refuse to pay more than $l2. Arbitra
ton is now in progress. which is the
cause of the temporary truce.
NEW YORK, Jan, 1i-Wm. j. Bry
an left this city today for New Haven
Conn, where he will look into the Ben
net will case matter, and will then pro
ceed to Indiana where he Is scheduled
to deliver two speeches.
TELLURIDE, Jan lit commenc
ed showing last evening and continued
until about noon today when over one
foot covered the ground. Probably II
inches fell in the mountains.
| OURAY, Jan. 1.-One foot of snow
at noon today, when the storm clouds
broke away. The snow e lded t,
Montrose.
SILVERTON, Jan. IL T. inches
Of snow this morning WITH bout tef
inches In the hills.
PARIS, Jpn. ll.--Grent = vds Wis
tied the home of the eu II artist
Jean Leon Jerome, who d. ~ lst nigh
a. III, age OF eighty years. The great
sculptor had attended dinner in tn,
best of health and spirits. Yesterday
however. he WAS found by his vale
dead in bed.
WASHINGTON. Jan. l1.-In his an
nual report. made public today, Post
master-General Payne, makes a mum
ber of recommendation for the goot
Of the postal service, and advocates
part.pay for superannuaied clerks ant
much greater extension of the rura
free delivery system
CHICAGO. Jan. ll--AIrs A. S. Wig
fall died ms a result of injuries receiv
ed in the lroquois fire today. This
makes the total number of dead $40
The first witness. when the coron
er's jury resumed today, was Mrs. Abe
stein. who said she was one of tn,
first to leave the theater: that sh,
found only one door open, Will,
screaming people were hammering al
other doors which We're locked.
Mrs. Lang, another witness, testi
fed that she sat in the 1op gallery I'll
the flames scorched her hair. She
looked around and saw that all tho
doors were locked and nobody was at
tempting to open them. When she
J left, she said. women were sitting dead