Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-25

The cellars under all the down towr
buildings are filled almost to the side
walks and much damage has beer
done.
There Is stage OF twelve feet o
water in Conemaugh river. With the
rain continuing as II has for the pas
eighteen hours the Ill fated city may
suffer another fate like the one be
fore. when 1t was destroyed. In the
lowlands on the outskirts OF the town
the water has sent people to the sec
ond floors. Much hardship is being
experienced.
| WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-France
will blockade the Venezuelan coast
1t is learned that these orders have
been prepared at the naval office in
| Paris for transmission to the squad
ron now in Caribbean waters.
Information comes from an unques-
toned diplomatic source that the
blockade will be established within
ten days. as soon as the proper num-
ber of vessels can be assembled OF
the coast of Venezuela France has
three warships now within few days
sail OF the coast and two more are
| about 10 be sent from Europe.
| Although Germany. Great Britain
and Italy have been informed of this
decision their permission to blockade
the ports upon whose customs re.
celpts they have a lien has not been
asked, nor will they be asked. France
considers her political rights trans
cend the fiscal rights of other coun-
| tries. The blockading will be done
| with the full consent OF the United
| States
A complete program has not been
| arranged. Much depends on the atti
| tude assumed by the Venezuelan au-
| thorities. France may land troops as
| a supplemental remedy"
| KANSAS CITY, Jan. 23.-At day
light this morning the blizzard which
has ragged throughout the Southwest
| had moderated and light snow Is fall
ing. The temperature this morning
is 6 degrees above zero.
Trains in all directions are hours
late. While reports from Oklahoma.
Wichita, Topeka and st. Louis at noon
say that sunshine generally followed
| the blizzard. the freezing weather ex-
tended as far south as New Orleans.
BUTTE. Mont, Jan. 23.-County At
torney Healy, representing the state
of Montana, today began suits against
Swift, Armour and other packers. for
$4,000 license money due for the
sale of oleomargarine and imitation
cheese In the last year
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The Dem
ocratic side of the senate has indi-
Gated what its policy on railroad rate
legislation will be. Senator Bailey of
Texas intimated publicly that the
Democrats would not follow the pres
ent rate recommendation.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 23.-The entire de-
tective force OF the city is out today
searching for Jack the Ripper" who
last night made singular assaults on
over half a dozen women, stabbing
them in the legs and hips, along the
down town streets.
Eight women report injuries and
their descriptions all point toward one
man. None of the women stabbed are
dangerously nurt, although all had
narrow escapes, the knife In many
cases just grazing the large artery
in the left leg, In no case was the
woman attacked above the waist.
Two women were stabbed Just as
tainted and were hurriedly taken TO
the hospital.
In three cases the mscreant struck
the women with his fist, at the same
time he stabbed them.
SILVERTON, Jan. 23.-Last night
some time n snowslide came down ov-
er the mouth of the Terry tunnel on
the Sunnyside mine, catching five Ital-
ians and carrying them on down be-
low. II Is presumed that all we're
killed instantly. A relief crew has
been digging them out today, and as
| there are no through trains now to
Eureka, near the scene of the acci-
| dent, the bodies will be brought to
| Howardsville on snowshoe sleds and
put on the train there for Silverton,
where their friends are and where
burial will occur.
Particulars are meager, but 1t is
learned that the five men were stand
ing out on the dump OF the tunnel
when the slide came down.
| SILVERTON, Jan. 23.-When ad.
vised by The Herald that 1t will prob.
ably take ten days longer to break
the slide blockade in the Animas can
on between Elk Park and Silverton.
the outlook appears to be that Silver
ton will be, very short on coal; at
present the dealers will not sell more
| than half ton to residences.
| 1t is rumored In Silverton that the
Gold King mines have shut down for
lack Of coal to operate the machinery
at the mill and mines.
| The dealers will closely conserve
their supply of fuel and try to make
1t reach through the blockade.
| Silverton received a little mail yes.
terday by the stage route from Ouray.
The drive was one OF much trouble
for both driver and animals, one OF
the horses dying from exhaustion az.