Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-15

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oner will escape with u light sen
tence which may probably be sus
pended owing to conditions surround
Ing the case.
DIR. w. r. Winters was able to b,
around today, the first time since thu
recent paralytic stroke.
TELLURIDE. May l1-One Of tn,
this camp ragged yesterday. Two fee
OF snow fell in twenty-four hours
with a blizzard blowing all the time
II was one of the very worst storm,
of the kind within the memory OF tn,
oldest-timer.
VERNON Tex. May 12-Commu
nication by rail is not completed witt
Snyder and tne telegraph wires hav,
been opened Up to noon today tn.
dead and missing number i2s. Tn,
financial loss is over half million
dollars. The verifcation OF the loss
The whole neighborhood is a scene
OF desolation. The 'F'risco's immense
solid stone roundhouse was so com
pletely demolished that scarcely a
stone in the structure was located
The cotton gins of the town are com
pletely demolished
SNYDER, Okla. May 12.-The
death list now totals 9S. with the
country Yet to dear from. where II is
estimated 90 more bodies will be
| found
KANSAS CITY. May l2.--It is re.
ported here this afternoon tnat South
McAlester. l. T., was hit by cy.
clone, causing much damage to prop.
erty and probably great loss OF life.
All wires are down to McAlester.
LAWTON. Okla. May IA cy.
| clone struck NARROW and wynnewood.
| damage. Many people were nurt.
| and two are reported dead at NARROW.
NARROW is on the Rock Island rail-
| road and Winnewood on the Frisco
| line. both almost due west OF Sputh
McAlester.
MUSKOGBE. |. T.. May l2--It is
reported here that disastrous winds
have struck Duncan and Chickasna,
but there are no details or confrma-
ton of the report,
CINCINNATI. O.. May 12-Heavy
storms are general throughout this
section. Last nignt at Union City,
Ind, Edward Martin was killed and
a number of others hurt. The canal
at Piqua. o.. Is out of its banks and
threatens much damage. the Ameri-
can sheet steel plant at that place
being forced to close down. Tele-
Kentucky have been badly damaged
SNYDER. Okla, May l2.-Five
hundred citizens of this town, strick-
On in mind and body. slept on the
open prairie during tne night with
but scant protection from the rain
ture. Camp fires burned on. every
side. The relief provisions were
spread upon boards this morning and
many had their first meal In twenty
four hours.
The known dead now number nine
who were sent here on special train
began restoring order out of chaos
this morning. The dead were all
placed in new caskets and funerals
started.
The citizens are determined to re-
build the town. A committee met
here this morning to devise means OF
handling the relief supplies and meth.
cd OF reconstruction. Great crowds OF
slghtseers and relatives of the inhab-
itants are suffering considerably from
lack OF accommodations, and for this
reason persons not having urgent
business are not welcome. Three
trains came from Lawton this morn
ing with supplies and cash and tents.
Colonel Kingsbury. commandant at
Fort Sill has asked the war depart
men for permission to send rations
here.
LAWTON. Okla, May IA Sc
we're wind with hail and rain struck
| Snyder this forenoon and drenched
| the cyclone victims. blew down more
buildings and caused a panic.
NEW YORK, May 12.-Mlss Nan
| Patterson was released from jail this
morning on her own recognlzance
and this is taken as an indication that
she will never be brought to trial
again.
| Miss Patterson was taken before
Recorder Goff at IL o'clock this morn
ing and District Attorney Jerome
made motion which sets her free
NEW YORK, May 12.-Nan Pat
terson took the o'clock train fol
Washington. Sne left the prison
shortly after l O'Clock, and was loud
ly cheered by a throng OF 1000 per
sons who awaited her coming. Hel
release was made at the instance o
District Attorney jerome. VINO sale
he did not believe another trial woult
result other than In Enlargement o
the jury. but at the same time he de
clared the woman was guilty and tina
there had been a serious miscarriage
of justice.
An hour later the Indictment
against Morgan Smith and his wife
charged with conspiracy 10 murder