Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-10-25


ter minnight after holding out des
perately against crowd of citizens
for more than an hour and firing hun
dreds of shots. masked bandits Sc
cured over five thousand dollars from
the Sawyer State bank at Sawyer
twenty miles southeast of Minot
They also took several hundred dol
lars worth of clothing. revolyers and
ammunition from Sigerstromis gen
eral store and brackets from hard
ware store. A farmer, who was drly-
ing to town was struck onthe head
with bullet and may die. His wagon
box was filled with bullet holes. Sew
eral citizens had narrow escapes.
Several shots were fired by the clti-
zens, but none took effect. Posses
are now in pursit of the bandits.
! LONDON, Oct. 23.-The Woman
| .Suffragists TO the number OF a hun
dred stormed the house of commons
today on re-opening of parliament and
behaved, so noisily that they were
elected from the buildings.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-silver went
to 7G14 today. The Impression is that
1t will go to 10.
HAVANA, Oct. 23--The signs OF the
recent cyclone has been eradicated
and today there Is no evidence of a
storm. The sensation OF the hour is
the development of graft and public
| scandal. Governor Magoon Is con
stantly receiving evidences that the
Palma government was absolutely rot
ten to the core and that grating was
being made in nearly every depart
ment. It is said this morning that
Magoon will uncover a condition OF
affairs of some rascality that will
stagger the world. A sharp investi-
cation is now in progress.
PITTSBURG, Oct. 80. - William
Nash, fifty years old. just died here.
He takes the record for economy, ac
cording to figures published this
morning by the department of char.
tiles. Nash, for five years, has been
working for $25 a month and during
that time saved over \ thousand dol
lars and sent 5000 to relatives in the
old country. He paid 500 n year for
uniform and clothes ana thus lived
five years on six cents a day. The
figures are printed as n lesson to
those who think they can never get
ahead.
SANTA FE. Oct. 24.-.Senora Bares.
the wife of a prominent rancher and
two little children lost their lives in
recent storm. they having been
swept into the Rio Grande river and
were drowned
ROME. Oct. 24.-Physicans are In
constant attendance today upon Pope
plus His health is causing grave
anxiety. All audiences are definitely
postponed. The official visit of the
German minister for foreign affairs
arranged for today and deemed OF
great importance has had to be aband
| oned II is stated that the popes old
enemy, heart disease, affects him.
KANSAS CITY. Oct. PA strike
of $4,000 switchmen and trainmen is
likely to occur tomorrow, affecting
all the railroads in the United States
Canada and Mexico. Final action will
be taken tomorrow morning. The
union has asked for a reduction in
working hours and higher wages. A
few of the roads have acceded to the
demands but it has been ignored by
others. Today the grievance commit
tee for the West Is in session and will
take action tomorrow. The Rock
Island system is the only large rail-
road that has granted the courtesy of
a conference.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Thls morn.
ing the freight steamer Hastings,
bound from New York to New Haven,
caught fire about O'Clock and burned
10 the waters edge in Long Island
sound. The crew of eleven men es-
capped in life-boat and we're picked
up by the steamer Middleton and
brought here this afternoon.
ROME. Oct. 2f.-The pope's health
was reported to be much improved
this evening. He hopes to receive
several English pilgrims tomorrow
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 24.-Chief
Officer McClees, of the United States
army transport Logan has been dis
missed from the government service
because he looted the rooms of pas
| sengers on the ships recent trip from
| Manila. Quantities of stolen goods
| were found In his room. His brother
officers say he had an insane desire
| TO steal without reason. AT night he
was a prowllng, skulking marauder.
hiding In the shadows OF the deck and
watching an opportunity TO rob those
he was to protect. McCless is one
of the finest marines in the service,
but mad kleptomaniac.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-Francis, a
thirteen-year-old daughter of George
Mowery. living in New Jersey sub
urb, poured coal oil In the stove
which, upon touching hot Goals. flared
up in blaze and set fire to her sis
ters. Jennie and Della, aged three and
six years respectively. Francis, un-
harmed, picked up the burning young
sters and ran to the farmhouse spring
and ducked them in. A few minutes
later neighbors drew out the charred
and blistered little bodies. Della died
almost Immediately. Francis died In
an hour. having been practically
drowned. The baby will recover. The
children were alone because the IA.
ther was at work and the mother was
nursing a sick neighbor.
Al. Fisher, formerly holding half In
terest in the Reed and Fisher cattle
company at Haskell, Montrose county
breeders of short-born cattle. left Du.
range this afternoon with his outfit
of two wagons and seven fine horses