Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-20
TElEGRAPHiC NEWS.

archbishop of Paris. abandoned his
house today and the Episcopal palace
for the first time In the history of
the church is closed.
DEL NORTE, Colo. Dec. 1.-Two
miners, Joseph Reidmuller and Frank
Mcclure, had desperate fight for
their lives when the shaft house of
the Fulton mine burned and the two
men working at the bottom of the
shaft nearly died from suffocation.
They finally reached the top in
precarious condition, being horribly
burned.
CHEYENNE, wyo., Dec. Oscar
Carlson was brought her from Pine
Bluffs, Wyo., this morning. having
shot his wife to death and When at
tempted to beat out the brains of the
dead woman. 1t was terribly cold
blooded murder and Carlson expresses
himself as ready TO hang.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, Dec. II.
The body of murdered baby was
brought To the plant OF the Gas com
pany by two strangers, who made the
engineer open the furnace door Of the
boilers. and they threw it in. They
held pistol close to his head. After
the men had gone the engineer raked
the body out. No clue to the identity
OF the men is known.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, Dec. 17.-Sen-
ator Joseph w Bailey of Texas is In
constant fear OF assassination and
carries with him at all times short
barreied revolver of large calibre.
Senator Bailey today issued state
ment in whic he said:
Il can count positively twenty
three members OF the senate who are
pledged to vote for me. Besides these
voluntary pledges | hear from reli-
able friends that twelve other mem
bers have declared they will vote for
me as instructed by the primaries.
This makes a total of 116 on Joint bal
lot. am perfectly satisfied. as de-
clared several days ago, that not fif-
teen votes will be cast against me.
Eighty-six votes are necessary to
elect"
CHICAGO, Dec. 17.--k the Morgan
syndicate in New York accepts the
city's terms and the decision expect
ed this afternoon Is giyen, Chicago
will soon have its own car lines
The owners terms have been accept
ed and municipal ownership will have
thorough test. Nearly fifty millions
| will be spent by the city in rehablli-
| tating the car lines.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-George
Burnham. Jr.. general counsel for the
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Co.
recently convicted OF larceny, was to-
day sentenced TO serve two years in
the state prison.
| Special Phone to The Herald.
| TELLURIDE, Dec. II. E. C.
Bockman. bookkeeper for the Tellu.
ride Transfer company. skipped out
! Yesterday morning. telling friend
he was going to Montrose. He was
apprehended at Salida with $156 on
his person. So far as the transfer
company can tell, Bockman took
about s205. receiving check from
the Journal company for freight
amounting to SITS and 30 In surren
cy taken from the drawer. Brockmar
has been in Telluride about a month
BOSTON. Dec. 17.-Mrs. Margare
Clark. widow OF prominent broker
shot and killed A. G. Atwood Of Den
yer. an old sweetheart. then shot ant
killed herself. Atwood had recent,
married Miss Dufry of Denver, an,
this had angered Mrs. Clark, VIII,
called Atwood to Boston to arrange l.
leave her fortune to him. They live,
together for a week. and when Al
wood was ready to return 70 Denve
: the double tragedy occurred.
DENVER, Dec. 17.-Mrs. Atwood
In a state OF collapse over the new
OF the tragedy In Boston today. sh
has a pretty little home here. sh