Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-30

saloon In question and had apparent
ly patched up their troubles. con-
Guiding the agreement with several
drinks. Finally Rice started away
whereupon. according to an sye-wit-
neas, Mckenzie turned around and
pulling revolver. remarked: Guess
| will shoot you anyway" and pulled
the trigger. Mckenzie fred hve
times, but in his drunken condition
his aim was poor. After emptying mis-
revolver Mckenzie turned about and
was in the act Of leaving the room
when Rice, who had taken refuge be-
hind stove, had pulled his gun and
fired at the unfortunate man just as
he was turning around the ball enter
ing the side below the arm and pass
ing through the body sideways. The
wound proved fatal, as the victim
died while enroute to Silverton.
There were quite number of wit
nesses, but the shooting took place
before any one had any such idea
and there was a grand hiking for
places OF safety. Naturally, opinion
Is divided, but Rice and his friends
claim he acted solely in self-defense
and could not have done otherwise.
Rice is at present confined in the
county jail.
The AFFAIR is deplorable one.
Both Rice and Mckenzie had been
warm. bosom friends, residing In the
same cabin and sleeping in the same
nnfb tnt t,H
in promoting mining sales and 1t is
said the disposition Of money is what
brought about the quarrel some two
or three months ago. Both are sin
gle men, but the dead man was en-.
gagged TO an Ouray girl, and 1t is said
| summer. For some reason Mckenzie
| drank good deal the past year and
when under the influence was quar-
relsome. When sober he was per
feet gentleman and many friends re
gret his untimely death,
Ell PASO, Tex. March 2S.-Reports
reach here that the floods in Arizona
! have caused many cases OF starvation
In the territory and the miners about
| Globe and Otner camps have had notn
ing to eat but crackers and bacon fol
| nearly two months.
BERLIN, March 28.-The first ode
tors degree conferred on a woman by
the University OF Marburg has beer
secured by Japanese woman, Mis-:
Tada Urata OF Kumamoto. Miss Ur
alta for her degree wrote an exceed
ingly erudite thesis, which received
the highest encomiums from the med
ical faculty OF the university.
NEW YORK, March 2s.-Industria
dividends in April will be the largest
| for many years. Declarations up tt
today represent a total OF $24, ,000, 900
compared with $22, 100000 in 1904, and
less than $20,000,O0 In 1903
KANSAS CITY. Marcn 2S.-Loca
saloonmen have hired lawyers with a
view OF putting into effect here Sun
day Blue Laws. The police commits
sioners, acting under Governor Folks
orders, decided TO shut all saloons on
Sunday, and will probably issue the
order tomorrow, and the move OF the
| saloonmen Is in retaliation. BY us
ing laws enacted early in the present
century they say they can stop Sun
all manner of stores doing business
on Sunday.
OTTAWA, Kans., March 2s-Mrs
Caroline Jones of Wellsville, Kans.
| who has been patient in the Central
Sanitarium, was assaulted by an un
known person this morning. Her
skull was fractured with an axe and
her body mutilated WITH a case knife
She underwent two operations today
and her condition is precarlus. Ex
citement over the attempt at murde,
is intense.
NEW YORK, March 2S.-Up to 5
o'clock this afternoon no break mas
occurred in the $5,000,00 dam form
ing the new Croton reservoir which
was menaced all day yesterday and
last night. Workmen are re-enforc
Ing the structure at all points and a
patrol has been established to give
immediate warning should a break
threaten to occur. The village OF
Croton, with population of 1000
lies a mile below the dam, and many
of the inhabitants have already left
the place.
ST. PAUL, March 2S.-President
Stlckney of the Chicago, Great West
ern railroad admits that he is nego
tiating fourteen million dollar loan
or bond issue, but declines to state
that the money is to be used in build
ing new railroad from Omaha to
Denver, The general impression
however, is that this is the purpose
of the loan.
OTTAWA, Kans., March ga
tornado did much damage here and at
Gardner last night. Thirty or forty
dwellings and barns were moved from
their foundations or overturned. At
Gardner the roof OF the depot was
blown on and struck a train in wait.
ing, and the Baptist church, livery
barn and many small structures were
partially wrecked. No loss of life is
reported from either place.
SlLVERTON, March 2S.-This
morning, not having heard from any
of his relatives, arrangements were