Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-31
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thriving towns are utterly destroyed
Smaller towns have been practically
swept out OF existence and it is feared
the loss OF lofe will be very great. In
tense excitement prevails.
1t is impossible at this time TO learn
the exact amount of damage or loss OF
life, but as africa is a populous and
prosperous seaport, 1t is believed here
that the loss will be heavy. africa Is
SfN miles north of here and the earth
quake that rased it was felt only
slightly here and did not cause appre-
ciable alarm, as seismic disturbances
of mild character are frequent in this
viciEity. In the big earthquake of last
Aukfst there were heavy shocks in a
number of towns in Tacna province,
but the brunt of the shock visited up
on points in Chill further to the south
ward. From dispatches that have
been received at Santiago and Valpa-
iaiso today it is learned that no dam
age was done there.
NOGALES, Ariz., Dec. 27.-Details
are arriving here of the terrible
butchery of party of Mexicans by
Yaqui Indians near Valencia, so miles
below Guaymas. Eleven Mexicans
and one American were killed from all
accounts. and there were more than
100 Indians in the attacking party
The employees of the Southern Pacific
railroad in that section are frightened
and 1t is said that many are leaving
and the massacre my delay the road
10 Guadalajara.
LAS ANIMAS. Colo. Dec 27.-In
tho steel cell of the Bent county Jail
tsis morning lies Lawrence Iceberg,
a crazy tramp from Cripple Greek,
who night before last murdered in cold
blood Henry Lavenmeyer prosper
GUS farmer on Horse creek, in Las
Animas county. Iceberg, who is mani
festly pervert, called at the farmers
house and demanded food. Then ne
wanted lodging. This being refused,
he became abusive and set fire TO tho
farmers haystack The farmer arrest
e< him and started on horseback with
his prisoner for Las Animas. In an un
guarded moment Iceberg caught La
Nenmeyer and coming behind him
felled him with blow of hammer
and beat his brains out and cut his
throat, actually drinking the warm
human blood. Later Leberg was cap
tured and taken to jail and a mob OF
five hundred gathered and made an at
tempt to lynch the brute, but the steel
cell resisted their efforts and they
left on the sheriff's pleading for the
prisoner on the ground that he is
degenerate mad man.
ANEW YORK, Dec 27.-Steps are be
ing taken here to cut down the awful
accident death record in the American
army of Industrial workers. Figures
published today are startling. More
than eighty thousand people are kill
ed in the United States yearly. In
New York City five thousand year
are killed through accident and negl-
gence. The American Institute of So
cial Science will hold session next
month and will endeavor to have
some Of the causes avoided. Pres-
dent Strong declares that there are
more killed or wounded on our rail
Boer war in three years.
HAVANA, Dec. 27.-Reports of du
ell between two sisters have just reach
ed here. Maria and Carmen Hilda
grez lived on q farm near Las Lajas
Not far away on another plantation
worked handsome chap named
Juaniilo, with whom both girls were in
.oT. Juanillo seems to have been di'
vided in his attentions. The sisters
hed their first open quarrel about the
young man a few days ago, and the
next morning left the house together
at daylight.
Carmen came back alone. Investi-
CATION showed that each sister had
teken a revolver and gone to lonely
vsga, or tobacco field, one to live and
the other to die for the object of theii
affection. Rural guards were informed
by heishhors who heard the story, and
a search revealed the body of Marin
Hi.daguez on the adjoining estate OF
Maguajara.
No arrest has been maze, nut the
authorities are investigating the case
The sisters had previously been devot.
ed 20 each other, and one report from
LIS Lajas has it that they did not
shoot at each other. but drew lots to
see who should have Juanillo, who
since has disappeared.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-It is Civ
en- out at the treasury department to-
day that there is a bigger surplus on
hand for the current fiscal year than
ever before. The enormous customs
receipts continue to excite the graft.
iication and amazement of the treas
ury officials.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. Saman.
tina, the mature and motherly cat long
asfavorite pet at the White House,
brought added Joy to the hearts of the
youngest Roosevelt children by bring
ing into the world today pair of kit
tens. The youngsters were greatly
tiosIed by reason of this unexpected
present. They put the kittens in a
: basket, took them up stairs to their
father, and said as new pets were
i.