Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-12

Oi the workers only eleven escaped.
, Eight bodies were recovered this
morning. The mine is 700 feet deep.
The explosion was terrific
NEW YORK. Feb. "A severe
storm. the worst of the season. is
raging along the Atlantic coast today.
There is rain and snow and a heavy
wind here. At Norfolk. Va. the wind
blew at the rate OF fifty miles an
hour
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 9.-Christine
Brinkman died today as a result OF
inhaling smoke during fire at her
home Tuesday night, which resulted
also in ner mothers death. The girl
died as preparations were being made
for the mothers funeral but did not
know that her mother was dead.
HINTON, w. Va, Feb. 9.-Eighteen
bodies have been taken from the Par
allel mine. Nine more are supposed
: to be still in the mine.
NEW YORK, Feb. lO.-Attorney
General Mayer has returned here
from Albany and announces this
morning that the state administra-
turn from France of Andrew Hamil-
ton by extradition proceedings. and
the possible criminal phases of the
case may require him to disgorge the
money he has taken from the New
York Life Insurance company. It is
not unlikely that President Mccall
and Andrew Hamilton will he arrest
ed on the charge of grand larceny
and will be the first of the insurance
| srafters TO be put behind the prison
| bars.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. Feb. 10.-Thadde.
| MS Field, n millionaire dry goods mer.
chant. died today of heart failure
WASHINGTON, Feb. l0.-There is
| little doubt that the ship subsidy bill
will be passed in the senate Wednes-
| day when the vote is to be taken. Az
| ter it is disposed of the statehood bill
will he taken up and made unfinished
business, which means that 1t will he
come the subject of daily debate prob
ably until the leaders decide to take
up the railway bill
Senator Lodge speaks Monday on
the railroad bill and Senator Bever-
idge and Foraker later in the week
on the statehood bill.
CLEVELAND. o., Feb. l0.-The
Lake Shore. Erie and Nickel Plate Of
iicials announce that their roads Will
not contest the new twocent fare law
governing Ohio railways.
DENVER, Feb. 10.-Coroner Rol-
lins this afternoon began an inquest
into the case of Thomas Johnson, who
was killed by Policeman Charles Sc
crist in the Cottage bar last Thurs
day night. The patrolman declares
that Johnson fred the first shot, but
this is denied by witnesses. VINO con
slider that a cold-blooded murder was
committed. Johnson being an unusual
ly quiet man and Secrist being drunk
at the time.
District Attorney Stidger announc-
ed this morning that he will file an
information charging murder immedi
ately after the coroner's jury acts
this evening. and will personally take
the prosecution of the case.
JOHANNESBURG. TransvaaI. Feb.
the South Rose, deep gold mine,
55 natives were drowned.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1G.-Congress,
man Longworth mad no fever this
morning but remained in bed. The
physicians say he will he ont about
Monday. With occasional visits from
his fiancee he is making the best
Of his enforced retirement
NEW YORK. Feb. 10.-John p.
Holland. inventor Of the submarine
torpedo boat bearing his name, to-
day sent a communication to the
chairman of the naval committee, in
which he asserts that the Electric
Boat company is trying to strangle
his efforts toward improving the
present submarine vessel He writes
in part:
Il am poor man, while the Flee
tric Boat company has among its
principal stockholders three or four
milliOnaires. including August Bel
mont Isaac l.. Rice and others. The
capital stock of that company is $10.-
10000 They have deprived me by
their flimsy lawsuits from getting cap
ital to build a boat under my new in
yentions and plans, and are now ask
ing Congress to pass a law which
will prevent the navy department
from adopting my new plans and in
yentions. even should the entire de-
partment consider that they are far
superior in every way to the plans
now being used by that department.
PORTSMOUTH. Eng. Feb. 10.--The
battleship Dreadnought was launched
today by the king pressing a button
which started the leviathan down the
ways. Many titled personages at
tended the launching. The vessel is
the largest warship ahoat. Its con
struction embraces points which were
taught by the Russian-Japanese war
experiences.
The Dreadnaught cost seven and a
half million dollars and the monster.
the largest and most powerful battle
ship in the Worlds navies, will in her
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