Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-06-29

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DENVER. June .27.-James Spring
err. tramway employe, sick and wor-
ried at the coolness that had sprung
up between himseiT and wife, fred
and he is in dying condition this
afternoon at ct. Luke's hospital
WACO, Tex, June 27.--Lee Robert
son, negro. charged with attacking
white woman. instead Of being
lynched as is customary in this part
of the country was sentenced to 1901
years in the penitentlary, the longest
prison sentence in legal History.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 27.-Or.
der prevails in LODI, troops being In
full control. About 10000 persons
have fled from the town since Satur-
day. At Warsaw the situation is crit
ical and It ia expected martial law
will be proclaimed. Seven hundred
persons. mostly Jews. have been
thrown into Jail since yesterday, and
the prisons are Overlooking, In Kov-
no province the peasants have taken
forcible possession OF the estates OF
the wealthy.
Roosevelt arrived here early today to
! take part in tine Harvard commence
ment exercises. Bishop Lawrence met
The President and escorted him to his
nome where he partook breakfast
with President Eliot of Harvard, and
,l,..,, NJ old ola sut a aS
Joan Morgan. an eye specialist, ex-
amined the Presidents eyes this
morning 10 readjust his glasses.
The President insists he will par
ticipaie in the commencement exer-
cises merely as member Of the class
of so. and will not allow any official
notice taken Of his presence. An es-
cort of mounted police has been pro
yided
ST. JOSEPH, Mo, June 27.--Geo.
| Poehl. q fireman on the ST. Joseph T.
Grand island railroad is lying in the
hospital acre In serious condition
as the result OF losing foot under
the wheels of his engine while saving
child. Poehl saw Paul Ussary. ten
years old, a son of the station agent
AT Powell, Neb.. on the track and the
train going at the rate OF twenty-five
miles an nour, so he crawled out OIL
| the running board and down onto the
pilot, caught tne child and threw him
to one side and in doing 20 lost his
balance and fell to one side, his foot
going under the wheels with above re-
| suit.
| MILWAUKEE. wis, June 27--Ed-
ward Strauss, former supervisor was
convicted OF bribery and fined three
hundred dollars today and was i'm
mediately before the grand Jury TO
give states evidence. Strauss es-
capped easily because he confessed.
| DENVER, June 27.--Grest forest
fires are raging in the mountains
the fire beyond Evergreen has resist
cd all efforts 10 extinguish 1t and 1t
is gaining Roadway.
| WASHINGTON, June 27.-The De
partment Of Justice announces that
Assistant Attorney General Purdy
has been placed in charge of the re-
bate cases against the Santa FEE and
other railroads. He will leave for
Kansas City to begin his prosecu-
lions
LEAvENWORTH, Kan, June 81
Capt. George w Kirkman. formerly
an officer in the 25th infantry. was
brought to the United stntes penl.
Tertiary this morning to serve three
year sentence Kirkman came in
stylsnly dressed and brought along
two telescopes and two trunks full
Of clothing He did not feign in
sanity, showed no nervousness. and
seemed entirely Indifferent, even
while undergoing Photographic Kirk
man will be put to work a, the new
penitentlary, probably as timekeep
er's clerk
AVA, Ill, June 27.--Edward Smith
and Grover Meissenheimer OF this
city found huge meteor Wednesday
while driving from here to Murpnys-
boro. II was lying near the roadside,
and the ground was plowed up several
feet Where 1t had fallen. The meteor
is nearly two feet in diameter, weighs
several hundred pounds. and is be-
lieved to be one Of the largest that
mas been found In the United States.
II is of a greenish color and com
posed of several different materials.
The meteor is now on exhibition In
| this city.
KANSAS CITY luna 97-Tha Ma.