Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-10
TELEeRAPHic NEWS.

eIS Vi thc T. j. bdTneN SHOe Manu-
featuring company's plant in this city
blew up today, injuring nine persons
and causing heavy financial loss. The
explosion, besides shattering the four
story factory OF the Harvey company,
wrecked several other buildings.
Fires Immediately broke out. A
heavy southeast gale was blowing and
the flames soon were beyond the con-
troll of the local fire department. Help
was called from Boston.
In an hour two acres in the West
Lynn district had been burned over.
Ttsf1oss is half million.
DENVER, Dec. 6.-This mornings
session of good roads convention
opened with a startling array of fig
res offered by Mayor Bradley of
LongpQnt in his address. The farm
ers oshorthern Colorado lose a quar-
ter of million alone each year on
account of bad roads in hauling their
beets to the factories, while they have
already lost about four hundred thou
sand dollars in hauling their wheat to
market, for the same reason. That
section of the state has nine sugar
factories.
This year million tons of beets will
be hauled over northern Colorado
roads.
SILVERTON, Colo. Dec. Cd.
S. Murray was found dead in bed
this morning, appearances indicating
suicide, and an inquest will be held
this evening to determine the fact If
possible. Deceased has been a resi-
dent of the county the past three or
four yars. coming here from Pagosa
Springs where he worked in saw
mills. He leaves a daughter about
nine years of age, two boys in Silver
ton, twelve and fourteen, and son
at Pagosa and another at Kansas
City.
Dependency is believed to be the
cause. being discouraged in not secur
ing work and bothered with money
matters.
NEW YORK. Dec. 6.-In figures is
sued today, r. G. Dun & Co. show the
cost of living to be higher now than
any time since 1884. In the last
menth the cost of living has advanced
from one-sixth to one-eighth. There
has been much consequent prosperity
however, to keep pace with the in
crease.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 6.-Early this
morning the night operator at De
Sofa, Kan. on the Santa Fe. was
knocked down in her office and the
money drawer robbed. The operator,
Mrs. Heckert, was found unconscious
at daylight near the station. Her as
sailant is supposed to be Private
Leonard Conner who yesterday es
leaped from the military prison al
Fort Leavenworth. Mrs. Heckert is
in n serious condition.
NEW YORK, Dec. G.-John Bebro.
who made the fight to have Miss Ma
BILE Spane, the Pittsburg millionairess
released from the insane asylum has
suddenly skipped to Europe to in
crease the population of the American
colony of "get-rich-quick" men who
are sojourning there. Bebro left be-
hind scores of victims whom he swim
died out of more than hundred thou
sand dollars. His work was so smooth
that he cannot be extradited or ar
rested
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 6.-Inspec-
tor Sherimetiff, who is blamed for the
massacre following the anti-Jewish
outbreak of June last in Bialystock,
was shot and killed by Jewish mem
ber of the terrorists. The assassin
took refuge in house, but finding es-
cape impossible. committed suicide.
HERKIMER, n. Y, Dec. Cit is
reported that Gillette has broken
down and made a startling confession
OF guilt The story cannot be con-
firmed as yet. The sentence has been
deferred until next Monday in the in
terest of the prisoners lawyers.
q HERKIMER, N. Y. Dec. Ct
killed Grace Brown. am guilty.
struck her twice with my tennis
racquet, her head striking the seat of
the boat Then | dumped her over
board Chester Gillettee confessed
to the murder of his sweetheart. for
which crime he was convicted Tues
day night. In the words quoted he
told the story to his attorneys. Gil
lette continued, "She stood up and
came from her end of the boat toward
me. She was crying. and said she
was discouraged and wanted to END
it ALL Then used my racquet. She
fell full length backward"
When Gillette, on the witness
stand told his story of how his sweet
heart had jumped into Moose Lake
and committed suicide, at least six
persons in the court room knew he
was lying. These were Gillette's two
lawyers, the prosecuting attorney and
Sheriff Richard and Turnkey Evans.
During the cross-examination of Gil
lette, District Attorney Ward said to
him: Did You not confess night be-
fore last that You struck Grace Brown
when she came up beside the boat?
Gillette made a denial. Later in the
dramatic events of the trial the pur
pose of this question was forgotten
The district attorney however. knew
at the time that Gillette had con
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