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

two senators from New York when
most of us are trying TO forget them"
This sally caused terrific shouts of
| laughter which were checked by the
speakers gavel. Dalzell and Babcock
closed the debate and the roll was
called.
| VICTORIA. b. c.. Jan 24.-The sit
uatiOn this morning of the wrecked
steamer Valencia is terrible. The res
cuing steamer Queen has arrived near
the stranded ship but is unable to do
ANYTHING The hundred passengers
still ON board the doomed vessel will
be swept into the raging sea and
drowned.
Every effort has been made for
rescue but they are thus far unayai-
ing. and the condition of the Valencia
| is hopeless. Forty.fvo have already
perished and only nine survivors are
reported. The loss OF life Is greater
than that OF any similar disaster that
has occurred near this storm swept
| coast since the terrible list of fatal
ties following the collision of the ship
Orpheus and the steamer Pacific.
when ON the way from Victoria to
Portland.
The survivors who reached Cape
| Bealc last night consisted of a boat
man and FIVE seamen. They report
that nt least fifty persons were
rowned when boats were lowered
from the doomed vessel loaded with
women and children and then smash
ed against the steamers side
The Valencia Is thought to be break.
lug to pieces today
VICTORIA. h. c.. Jan ga mes
sage from Cape Beale this morning
says the Nalencia-is a hopeless wreck
strong sontherly gale has arisen
aud the vessel Is rapidly going to
pieces on the reef There are still
over hundred people on board and
no chance of saving them.
The wrecking steamer Queen has ar.
rived at the wreck and is making des-
perate efforts to save the survivors
PORTLAND, Jan. 2i.--Tne deadly
west coast on Vancouver island. whore
the Valencia was wrecked, holds tne
record of the world for maritime cas-.
ualties. Within the last forty years
II has occasioned the destruction of
SO vessels and the loss of III lives.
Within the last month 1t has wrecked
the Valencia, the King David and Pass
of Melfort. causing seven lives to be
lost on the King David and 26 on the
Pass of Melfort.
SEATTLE. Jan. 2i.-News has been
received here that the steamer Salvor
Is now engaged In taking passengers
from the Valencia.
DALLAS, Jan. 2i-The business
portion of San Augustine. Texas, was
destroyed by fire today Loss, 500. 600.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2i-Denver u
Rio Grande. Colorado Fuel. Erie and
Union Pacific made buoyant advances
on the stock market this morning,
Rio Grande going up two points. The
advance was general but nearly every
where fractional
PATTERSON. N. j., Jan. 24.-Secret
service officers today are trying to
connect the anarchists of this town
with letters seized In western Penn
sylvanla, which contained threats
against the lives of Governors Penny.
packer of Pennsylvania and Pattison
of Ohio. The letters were postmarked
Paterson.
NORFOLK. Va, Jan. 2i.-Fire caus-
ed by crossed wires today destroyed
the international Compress company's
immense cotton congresses and hun
dreds OF bales of cotton in the ware
houses OF Rogers, McCabe & Co., al
Joining.
Jacob Addison. laborer. who was
asleep in the compress building. Is
believed to have been cremated. The
loss viii total s25O,OOO.
CANON CITY, Jan. 24-Sevanteen
families, mostly fruit growers and
rancbers residing In Fruitmere. have
formed n company for the purpose OF
colonizing a portion Of the San Juan
valley In New Mexico. Tney have en-
tered 10000 acres OF land under the
homestead CLAUSE Of the desert act OF
Congress, and as soon as the weather
conditions viii permit win take pos
session of the land. Engineers have
gone ahead and 24-mile ditch with
a fall of 50 feet has been constructed
| from the San Juan river for irriga-
tlon purposes.
Capital proposes to expend from
100000 to $4,000 In improvements.
One Of their projects is the construc-
| tion of a huge plant which will fur
nish the power for lighting the cities
OF Pennington and Aztec. The land
which the colony will occupy lies In
the midst of fine fruit growing and
farming country and the promoters
Of the enterprise expect big returns
for their investment. w. q. Black.
l.. A. Schamp and j. y. Gay of this
city are prominent stockholders in
the enterprise.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 2i.--The work Of
the ripper" continues and the police
seem unable to locate the moral per
vert The total number of victims
Of the fiend, who works ON the down
town streets. now totals fourteen, all
women. who are slashed in the legs
and hips.