Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-29

MACHIAS, Me-, Nov. 27.-Lashed to
the wheel the heroic fortitude of Mrs.
Mcclure, the captains wife, saved
from destruction the big schooner
Blue Hills during the terrific storm
which ragged along the Maine coast
Sunday and yesterday. For three
days the vessel had been pounded by
the storm and the captain was worn
out when his wife took the wheel.
steered the ship in the gale for nearly
two days steady and finally brought
the vessel safely into port. but bat
tered fearfully.
CHEYENNE, Nov. 81. - The in.
dicted mayor of San Francisco, who
has Just returned from Europe, passed
through here homeward bound. Mayor
Schmitz was not under arrest, but two
detectives were on the train with him,
with instructions to see that he does
not go astray. AS long as the mayor
returns voluntarily he will not be sub
jected TO the indignity OF going back
a prisoner.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Nov. 27.-
Joseph Wilson, rich citizen. re-
turned to town today with new wife.
Mr.. Wilson four years ago eloped with
Miss Lillian Davis, Southern girl
whom he had known just three days.
She is over forty years his junior
Mr.. Wilson has turned seventy.
CHICAGO. Nov. 27.-Walter Well
man. who leaves here today for Paris
to arrange for his new North Pole bal
loon is very confident that he will
make the trip successfully next sum-
mer. He says that from his northern
base in Spitzenbergen his big air-shio
will carry him to the pole in thirty
hours.
CHICAGO. Nov. 81. - Dsnouncing Z
the Chicago police as "bullies" and
"tyrants" and Chicago justice as
ridiculous" the recently formed He
brew Protective association announced
its determination to abandon direct
appeal to the police department in
cases OF Jew batting" and conduct
its fight by vigilance committee meth
ods. Details OF the associations plans
were reported to the Jews OF the
Ghetto at a mass meeting. Nearly q
quarter of the audience was made up
OF alleged victims of the rowdyism.
Some had their heads swathed in ban
dages, others lmped or carried
crutches. All were eager to lay their
cases before the organization and OBJ
tain its aid, and to this end everyone
talked at once until the meeting broke
up in disorder from sheer excess OF
enthusiasm.
IRONTON, Mo, Nov. Ex-senator
Burton of Kansas, now in jail for
grating, is writing a book in prison
which will denounce those whom the
senator regards as responsible for his
downfall and disgrace.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2s.--In a fire
which destroyed the Salvation Army
| hotel OF Ninth and Market streets this
morning. four men were burned tC
death and thirty or forty badly in
jured. The fire occurred in the early
hours when over 500 men were sleep
ing, most OF them in the second and
third floors. The moment the alarm
was given there was wild panic ant
before the firemen arrived ant
/ stretched their nets many had jumped
from the windows and were killed Of
cruelty mangled. None OF the deat
at this hour-l1 o'clock-have beer
identified. Those who were badly
mangled from jumping are JohI
s..ody, Chas. J. Ross and John Shaw
all with legs and arms badly broken
There are thirty or more horribly
burned. The building was a three
story structure and burned quickly
The cause OF fire has not beei
learned.
SALT LAKE. Nov. 2S.-The govern
ment is making 1t warm for those VIII
II believes have been looting the pub
lie domain. The hearing now In Pre-
gress in the United States court /