Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-31
"'l'0i sundiIn.s Society

| AdNNuAiHS company ana others. lH'
loss is over si50.00O.
VICTORIA. b. c.. Dec. GA Chi
nese steamer arriving from China 10
day brings the news that China will
ask Europe and America for a millior
and a quarter to relieve ten million
ton.
| LONDON. Dec. 27.-Dispatches from
Tehrehan today say the shah of Persia
is positively dying and that more than
twenty of his wives are weeping in the
imperial palace for their royal hus
band. who was very kind and indul
gent to them.
NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-Walter Ap
pleton Clark. a prominent artist and 4
illustrator, died today at the age of 81.
CHICAGO. Dec. PA Washington
special to the Tribune says that Sec.
retary Straus' decision regarding labor
does not open the door TO foreign la
Dor, but simply diverts emigrants from
| the cities to the farms.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 27.-The body OF
Colonel Degelmann was found dead in
bed this morning, having been killed
by pistol shot He was the Russian
| consul. Whether he was murdered Or
committed suicide is not yet known
LAMAR, Colo, Dec. 27.-City Mar
shall Frisbie was shot and fatally
wounded last night by one of two
strange men who were acting in
suspicious manner Marshal Frisbie
intended to place the men under ar
rest, when one of them suddenly
drew revolver and fred point blank
at him. The bullet entered his
breast and he fell TO the ground The
men escaped in the darkness. Up to
noon today the men had not beer
caught.
PARIS, Dec. 22-Russian grand
dukes make MP large part of the hol
idaS visitors to Paris. At their head
is Grand Duke Vladimir. the czar'.
eldest uncle, who spends money like
water, but is not always welcome
visitor at theaters. music halls. con
cers and other places of entertain
rient. Those who find themselves in
MS company always glance around ap.
prehensively in dread of bomb or
milder demonstration from the revolu
tinlists who fill the student quarter
Quite recently Vladimir and tn,
grand duchess entered modiste's ana
The proprietor lined up the entire stafI
n a double hedge to receive them
properly.
All were bowing and scraping, wher
suddenly there came a loud SOUND
from the street. windows shook, the
grand duke and duchess paled and
tembled, but the bowing hedge was
broken and the employees scattered.
leaving the proprietor and their royal
highnesses alone with the imperial
imperial staff
TIE grand duke smiled grimly and
the proprietors confusion was conf
cal when the cause of the report was
learned. cab wheels rubber tire
had exploded.
Vladimir had expressed desire to
he taken through some of the ancient
and curious ends of Paris and the for
ign minister requested a well known
':tist, famed for his antiquarian lore
of old Paris, to act as a guide. The
morning was fixed for the trip, but the
grand duke waited in vain. Later
came regrets from the artists wife.
Hcr husband was suffering from a Sc
were cold and another date must be
arranged for the visit.
After waiting a few days the grand
hike asked If an appointment could
moi he made. Word came that the art
isr vas still suffering from his cold.
TIL grand duke understood and muir
INJURED:
81 see he will always have that cold
Until / leave Paris
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-It is al.
nounced here that Mrs. Samuel
SloaneChauncey of New York is en-
Gagged to marry Lord Kitchener. For
months Lord Kitchener has made no
.ul American woman. and there arc
many here in London who credit tine
report of the engagement. Mrs.
has been called the most beautif.l
widow in the world" She was Alice
Carr OF Louisville before her marriage
20 Mr.. Chauncey. The Carrs formerly
lived in southern Indiana. where she
was born. After the death of the
father. the widow, her two daughters,
Aiice and Grace, and the younger son
moved to Louisville. Ky. Mrs. Carr
was poor. in the real sense OF the
word. Her sole income was a pension
left by her husband.
Although the Carrs hal never been
known in Louisville, the beauty of :he
two daughters soon began to attract
attention. The son was taken Ill with
consumption.
At st, Augustine, Fla. she formed
the acquaintance OF Samuel Sloane
Chauncey. Mr.. Chauncev was one OF
the Brooklyn Chaunceys and he fen
in love with Miss Carr on sight. Their
| marriage followed in the fall. Mrs.
Chauncey soon won conspicuous
| place for herself in New York society.
| Her mother and sister came to visit,
her. and after the death Of her hus.
| band Mrs. Carr and her younger
| d.uahtar ,nada prnnklvn their home