Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-28
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

=, TELL lIlll', NOlO.t Dec. -h.--I'ail
= uride had a disastrous hr. this m0in
= ing, what is k,"wn as the Sheridan
. block. adjoining the sheridan hotel
being burned, along with con-ep.s @
the occupants. The building was own
; ed by Meyer jlos., and Pinsstln. auc
' their loss viii be over $4,000 with
$4,000 insurance. The Sherlaln h1tel
suffered .ucs To walls aud furniture
estimated ~ 5000. a portion Of tae
lower floor was occupied by George
Shoemaker as a saloon. His loss is
placed at $4,000 with no insurance.
The Telluride club occupied rooms on
the second floor and the furniture and
club records were destroyed The
rest Of the building was occupied by
attorneys and doctors. all of whom lost
furniture and several personal affects.
w. T. logan and Ed. Lavender. en-
ployees Of the Tom Boy mines, had
apartments In the building and were
unable TO save any Of their personal
effects L. C, LomaN. county treas.
urer, also lost his personal affects.
2. c. Hall, district attorney not only
lost his clothing and nersual belong.
lnss but had q narrow escape from
burning. The club loss will exceed
$1,000.
FREEHOLD, y. j.. Dec. GA stage
filled with the members of the Avon
basket ball team and their frienis
was struck by n Pennsylvania freight
train TO-DAY and TWO men on ,he stage
We're killed and cuo fataly Injured.
| MERIDIAN Miss. Dec "a
freight truiu ran into passenger o.
the Alabama g. fnfaurs r. r.. ut
Chunket last might killing two train
men and tramp and iniurlng three
others. The passenger had stopped
to take on an extra baggage ear when
.he freight crashed into it An empty
car on The rear OF tbe passenger train
received the bruut OF the shock and
thus prevented a heavier loss of life.
LITTLE ROCK. Dec 2G-A hundred
thousand dollars worth damage was
done early today by fire which de.
stroyed most of the block between
third. fourth louisiana and Center
streets. Christmas fireworks supposed
to have caused the coufagratlon.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The Pres
ident has removed summarily from
Office Alling Baxter. Z. $. District At |
torney for Nebraska. He was ap.
pointed last spring. He prosecuted on |
behalf of the Government, Richard J |
Comstock cattle raiser, charged with |
Illegally fencing public lands. He |
was convicted and sentenced TO six |
hours in custody Of the Marshal
The President became dissatisfied |
at the manner in which Baxter prose |
cuted the case. ana requested his |
resignation. Baxter declined to give |
mp his position and the President re-
moved him. The successor will not |
be announced until January.
HOUSTON, Tex, Dec. 2G.-Five /
persons are reported to have met
tragic deaths in this state today.
Three died from the effects of burns,
one was killed by being thrown from
a horse. one was shot to death and |
the sixth win die as the result of a
pistol wound
All these deaths occur as result |
of Holiday revelling.
NEW. HAVEN, Conn. Dec. &c
Yale appears to he growing richer and
richer. Anson Phelps Stokes, secre-
tary Of the university has just added
another million to the endowment
fund he Is collecting for Yale.
He has already secured three mill
ions and plans to obtain a total of
five millions for the middle of the
coming year
QUITMAN, Tex. Dec. 2G.-The
whole countryside Is searching for
the negro who attempted to assault
Mrs. James Bnteman, a bride OF rwo
weeks and daughter Of Representative
Blalock. Tho woman had terrify |
ing encounter with the brute who car
ried butcher knife, but fed without
using it.
BAKER CITY, Ore. Dec. 26-Tne |
citizens Of the eastern part OF the
state have started a fund for a pop |
ular gift to Alice Roosevelt and they !
expect TO interest other states, hav-
ing all the subscriptions in before Feb
rurary Sth so as to enable the present |
which is to he valued at about eight |
hundred thousand dollars to be in
Washington on the day OF her we'd |
ding. individual subscriptions will
be limited to 10 cents.
DENVER. Dec 2G--This morning
Thomas Patti, railroad man was
found dead in vacant lot. lie was
on his way home, when be evidently |
tripped and fen, striking 9is neck on
a sharp bill board stake, which cut
through the mans jugular vein, and
in that horrible position his life oozed
away in the chill hours Of the morn.
ing.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26-Trouble
has broken out again In santo Domin-
go and the U. $. Gunboat Dubuque
arrived today at Puerto Plata to assist
| In preserving order The war depart
ment received dispatch today from
Edwards. an employe of the Customs
Bureau at santo Domingo City, which
is In charge of rhc United States, says:
Morales, president Of santo Domin-
| 20 bocamp dissatisfied with the sup