Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-25
TELEGRAPH NEWS.


ment has been started for rigid In
vesugation of charges by Lena Mill
er aged 20 years, white girl, that she
mad been whipped with cat-o'-nine
tails In the workhouse here. while hall
undressed, by John Allen, a negro
guard.
Cash Anderson, superintendent OF
Inc workhouse, admits the charges in
part, and says that Allen was called
10 help search Miller and other won.
en- whom the matron could not han
ole.
Ruth Combs. Alma Swenson and
Lena Harris, all white girls. also
kaid that the negro Allen whipped
thsm. using rubber hose sliced into
strips. The girls say they were fore.
ed To bathe while Allen looked on
ana that Allen regularly assisted In
searching the female prisoners
Allen admits using the whp. but
says It was done to make the women
get up in the morning.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21-Anoth.
er million'dollar baby has Just been
born here. 1t belongs to the Clark
household and is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles w. Clark, the moth.
er having been Miss Cecilia Tobin of
tnfs city. Senator Clark announced
thls morning that he would immediate.
~ sfve the little girl dowry of a
million dollars, following the example
set by himself at the birth of his first
Erandchild
n.. 81 M.
were buried and twenty others hurt
sy railing bricks in a collapse of false
Sork In the Pennsylvania railroad tun.
hel. ls0 feet under the North river
today.
energetic work by 200 men result.
ed IN the entombed men being res.
cued. but all are in a serious condi. |
ton.
ShDAlIA, Mo-, Dec. 2l.-The Hail
kihby dry. goods store and the VIII
hAms and Harrison buildings, all join |
ing, were destroyed today by fire of
unknown origin which started in the |
basement of the Hail-Kibby store.
Three fremen were overcome by |
smoke. and six citizens were slightly |
injured by falling bricks. The total |
hoes lie $4,000
BAN ANTONIO, Dec. 21-The Jury |
IN the Monk Gibson case rendered no |
yardtct this morning. 1t has been ont
since Tuesday. It is believed that the |
Jury Aopelessly disagreed. Universal |
comment here on the case demon
Nfates to the people that negro can /
ket fair trial in Texas in a case OF |
this hind
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21.-Robert /
FfNstmons declared this morning that |
no apnount Of money could ever tempt |
HIN to enter the prize ring again. 81
was defeated by better man." he |
SAID. The fight was forced on me
.! public opinion. ] entered the ring |
once too often"
NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-One of the
most notable figures ID New York life,
the well known AhA91ummel dried
up, kesn-eyed, sharp-faced lawyer.
who has secured more divorces, made
more money and done more singular
things than half the lawyers in the
city, was himself placed in the Tombs
this morning. He was convicted OF
>SAsphuSy III thr ItouEt-hOISt ulNOrFt
tangie and sentenced to year in the
penitentiary, the extreme limit of the
law. He says that he will take his |
medicine philosophically as possible.
although his lawyers will do all they
can TO stay his sentence.
Little Abe Hummel is noted fig
ure In theatrical circles. Hundreds of |
players are and have been mis- clients.
He is celebrated first nighter and
is said to be worth million, not all
of II having been acquired by moving
along the straight and narrow path.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 21.-M. NJ.
Let's. former employe of the Santa
Fe railroad, charged with arson, theft,
forgery and Jail breaking. arrived to-
day, from Panama in charge of de-
tectives. He will be tried here on |
the charge of forgery. An Oregon |
boot was fastened to Let's when he |
left Panama and was not removed IN |
Til he was placed in the cell here.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2l.-Ex-Governor |
Odeli issued a statement today, blam- |
ing President Roosevelt and Govern |
OF Higgins for the Republican party's |
present trouble in the state, and de- |
cisred that Higgins had been guilty |
OF duplicity. He said that If the party |
lost the state Roosevelt and Higgins |
would be the cause of II.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 2l.-The |
steamer Mariposa has arrived here
from the island of Tahiti. bringing the
news that a rumor is being circulated
throughout the island that the gov
ernment Of the United States has of
fersd France 34.O0O.OOO for the island
TOPEKA, kas.. Dec. 2l.-The fn-
neral OF Edward Wilder, treasurer OF
the Santa Fe road. will be held Sat
urday afternoon.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Oscar Moch
reip. and William Brush were asphyx-
iatsd In bed this morning by leaking
ESx Mrs. Brush is in a critical con
dithon.
STLyERTON, Dec. 2l.-William Os.
worth, or something like that, known
oUyhiutav nil d;aJ .,nra tbic