Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-07-17


night resulting in a fight between
Orangemen and their Irish enemies.
AS the result of the mixup an Ameri-
can flag was torn down from the
city hall and trampled under the feet
of hundred people. caused by an
American yelling out. ITO hell with
Canada. she never showed us yet"
Instantly the flag carried by the Port
Huron, Michigan lodge of Orangemen
was ripped into shreds and trampled
under the feet of an angry mob The
Michigan men say they did not re-
sent it, as they believe the insult to
Canada was uncalled for.
Los ANGELES. July 13.-Mrs.
Ballbeau. SO years old, died this morn
ing as the result of skipping rope
few days ago. Her little grand-daugh-
ter had been presented with a skip
ping rope and the old lady tried to
show her how to use II. The ooto-
generian skipped the rope ~ times.
| KANSAS CITY. July ia. H.
Hill, lumberman of Chihuanua, Mex
leo, friend and associate of Grant
Gillette, the eX.cattle king of Kansas.
who departed several years ago leav-
ing immense obligations, says Gil
lette is living quietly and modestly
near his mine but is not making and
large sums of money. Hin says he
has not been away from his residence
for several years. He thinks the sto-
ry that Gillette paid on several nun
dred thousand dollars OF his debts are
untrue
ST PETERSBURG, July 13.-Japa.
nese troops are moving in Korea All
is quiet along the front Information
from japanese sources indicates the
mikado's soldiers favor peace.
MELBOURNE. Aus. July IA
President Roosevelt has declined an
invitation extended by the common
wealth TO Alice Roosevelt to visit
Australia with Secretary Taft and
other members of the party.
LINCOLN, Neb.. July 13-The rec
ords OF the Nebraska insane asylum
show that Melvin, the alleged dyna-
inter. was twice an inmate of the
lola, Kansas. insane asylum.
NEW YORK, July l3.-Mrs. Her
man Oelrichs has improved her abil- |
ity as a business woman by plling up
profit on transactions conducted by
herself of 100000 900 within the last |
two years. Her fortune is now est |
mated at 100000, 900, and is rapidly |
growing, with prospects that she may
become the richest woman In the |
world. Mrs. Oelricns is a daughter
of the late Senator Fair of California |
and sister of Mrs William X. Van
derbilt. Her originality and progress
sive ideas have marked her among |
society women.
In 1897 she gave her husband a |
power of attorney. permitting MIN to
control all her business affairs. I'm
der his supervision the wealth of Mrs |
oelrichs increased slowly. In No
vember, 1902, Mrs. Oelricns revoked |
the authority given to her husband |
and since then she has managed her |
own affairs. |
Mrs. Oelrichs is always doing |
original things. She had to fignt for
a share in the Fair millions Her ag
gressiveness resulted in a settlement |
that yielded 100000 to the heirs of
the dead senator.
She grew tired of life in her native
state and sold all of her real estate
holdings in San Francisco for $4,000
900 and come to tnis city. She
bought a house in East Fifty-seventh
street, and while the necessary re
pairs were being made the workmen
struck. Mrs. Oelricns had all of their
tools, scaffolding and ladders thrown
into the street, with the remark that
she intended to boss her own proper
ty. but, however, the workmen finally
won.
She bought fine residence at New
port and started TO lead the social /
set there. Mrs. Stuveysant Fish, Mrs.
Ogden Goelet and on one occasion
the Baroness SelIiere Joined in resist
ing her; but Mrs. Oelrichs inaugural
ed sucn program of enteEtainments
that she soon overcame the opposi-
ton. Then she permitted Harry Lehr
to patch up peace with ner social
foes.
ST. PETERSBURG. July 13-News
of the horrors committed at NaKhich-
evan, in the province of Erivan, which
is published here, relate that the Ar
menians in that region have been
completely ruined. Their houses
have been demolished and burnt
down, their personal belongings loot
ed, their cattle carried Off, their crops
destroyed or left to PERISH, churches
and schools sacked. and holly images
TORN down and broken. AT Badamlu
500 Christians and a priest were con
verted by force 10 Islamism, a dozen
Young boys were mutilated, and the
church was transformed into
mosque. At Djagrakh women are said
to have been outraged before their
husbands and sons, while 81 men were
heheaded in the presence of their |
wives and children. These atrocities
are said to have been the result in |
part of the agitation carried on by |
certain persons VINO find excellent |
ground for their propaganda in the |
cross Ignorance and brutality of the