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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
PEOPLE I:
AROUSED
Open Threats Made to
Lynch the Magills
at Clinton

Clinton. H., July 23.-'If any money
is needed to hang Fred Magill | will
give $500 toward that end" This state
ment was made by Fred Tick, promi'
nent business man of Clinton Mi
Tick was one of Magill's best friends
AS Fred and Fay Magill near Clin-
ton the feeling grows intense. Talk
of lynching is heard among groups OF
excited citizens that gather in the
court house square and on the cor
ners. Violence is being talked almost
everywhere. Even the attorney for
the defense is beginning to fear the
extreme bitterness against Magill and
the girl who were married only a
fortnight ago in Denver may he cen
traliZed. The belief Is growing that
Magill deceived Pet Magill into sui
eide pact and permitted the little WON.
an to kill herself while he lay awake
in the next room waiting for the end.
AS new evidence is secured it strength
ems the suicide pact theory.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
NEW LAWS IN RUSSIA
CAUSE REVOLT

st. Petersburg. July 23.-The new
regulations for the trial of prisoners
has gone into effect and as n result
Is adding to the popular revolt against
the government. New trials must be
rushed and sentence executed at once.
The result is small crimes are made
to pay an awful penalty. The new
ruling is spreading dismay, and yes
terday at kiev iive persons were exc
cuted practically without trial three
peasants at Warsaw aud four at Mos
COW At Riga young man entered
a clothing store, took q cheap coat
and was arrested and In an hour was
sentenced to death. Another young
man was executed one day for stealing
80 the day before, while three girl
accomplices were sent to Siberia for
lie. The theft was largely in the
nature of a lark.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
AMERICAN QUARTER IN LONDON.

London, July 24.-The world In com.
menting upon the great increase OF
alien visitors. suggests that Aldwich
be converted into an American quar-.
ter. The annual INVASION" says the
World. has outgrown the hotels and
overfiowed into the bath rooms oil
bloomsbury. Not only would this des.
ert site. II converted into perfectly
appointed American quarter prove a
further inducement to Americans to
leave their homes. but 1t would be In
tensely interesting to Londoners who
are almost as vague as they are se
rious about New York.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
PROHIBIT CHURCH BELLS.

Des Moines. Ia. July 22.--By order
OF Mayor Young of Clear Lake. no
church bells rang out to call the
faithful to prayer in that town yes.
terday. A bitter fight has been waged
there to enforce the Sunday closing
law and the mayor, determined to have
an absolutely tight lid, has declared
the ringing of bells to be violation
OF the statute and disturbance of
the peace. Many townspeople are vio-
lently opposed TO the blue laws" a
mob recently hanging Mayor Young in
effgy
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
CONFEDERATE REUNION.

Gatesville. Tex, July 22.-Last
years record of an average attendance
of 10000 a day is expected to be
broken at this years great Confed-
crate reunion and carnival which open
ed today and will extend through five
days. United States Senator Charles
A. Culbertson delivers the opening ad-
dress, and Senator Joseph w. Bailey
will speak the last day of the gather
ing. Numerous and varied amuse-
ments have been provided for each
day. Confederate veterans are here
from all over the state.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
NORTH DAKOTA BANKERS.

Grand Forks, N. d., July 22.-Owing
to the extra attraction offered by the
state fair the largest attendance In
the history of the North Dakota Bank
ers association marked the opening of
the annual convention here this morn
ing. President j. l.. Chasell Of Graf
ton. is presiding. Speakers on today's
program are Governor John Burke,
Congressman Thomas F. Marshall
Dean Andrew Bruce of the University
law school and A. A. Burton of New
York. Lucius Teter of Chicago. a
member of the executive council OF the
American Bankers association. speaks
tomorrow.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
HORRIBLE CRIME OF A CRAZY
WOMAN.

Copenhagen, July 23.-Crazed by
grief over the news that she had been
dismissed as the housekeeper for a
prominent land owner of Jutland Mrs.
Nelson usually mild hammered wom-
an last night committed horrible
crimes. She first hanged three of
her employers children, then killed
t8See of her own, ending the dread
ful tragedy by dying herself by hang
ing. The seven dead bodies were
found this morning.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
No Strike of the
Silverton Miners

Silverton. July 22.-The miners Sat
urday night voted to accept the scale
of wages offered by the mine owners
and In turn simply asked that the sec
retary be allowed to visit the men at
the bunk houses for the collection of
dues. the secretary to be accompanied
by representative of the mine man
agement II desired. 1t is believed this
will be acceptable to all parties and
there is much better feeling existing
throughout San Juan county today
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
PUEBLO BOY ACCIDENTAL
LY KILLS HIMSELF

Pueblo, Colo, July 22.-Monte Ran
dolph. 10 years old. accidently shot
himself last night. The boy resided
with his parents near the zinc smelter
and with his brother was going to
spend an evening at Lake Minnequa
park. In rummaging In a tent he
found a tevolver and while examining
it. accidentally shot himself over the
right ear. dying instantly.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25

new court will have the honor OF pre-
siding at the opening session. Three
principal reforms that the new court
Will bring about. according to Mag
istrate Whlteman. are these: First,
abolition OF the professional bondsman
evil; second. checking the shake
down by the police of persons arrest
ed at night. and third, the end of suf-
fering of nights Imprisonment in n
filthy police station cell by persons
whom a magistrate may admit on
bond
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
MINER KILLED AT LIBERTY BELL

Telluride. July GA miner by the
name OF John Ostron was killed in
the Liberty Bell mine yesterday after
noon about 3 o'clock Ostron is n
mucker and while engaged in this
work piece of rock Sx6 and feet
thick cayed In on him, crushing his
body badly.
Telluride. July GA Japanese
cook. Y. Yamashita, employed at the
Telluride Power company plant, near
Ophir, fell dead about o'clock yester.
day afternoon. After dinner he went
over to Ophir to get check cashed
and on his return to the boarding
house he fell dead in the road.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
CLEVELAND ANNIVERSARY.

Cleveland. o., July 22.-An old-fash.
ioned jollifcation was held here today
to celebrate the 11th anniversary of
the founding OF Cleveland. Many bust.
ness houses were decorated and promi.
nent local speakers told the story oi
the city's birth and early struggles
Meetings and band concerts were held
In several parks. Last year the day
was observed for the first time as an
annual municipal holiday.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
LEAVING COUNTRY.

superior. Wis, July 24.-As result
oil strike at the iron mines laborers
are leaving the s,ation in large mum.
bers, many OF them buying tickets for
their old homes in Italy, Hungary, Fin
land and other points in Europe.
Three hundred passed through here
today on their way east.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
LAND SLIDE ON
SlLvERTON NORTHERN.

Silverton, July 23.-The line be-
tween Silverton and Animas Forks is
blocked owing to huge land and rock
slide which covers the track to depth
of six to ten feet for distance of
several hundred yards between the
Silver Lake mill and Howardsville.
Locomotives happening to be on both
sides transfer Is being made and pas
sengers are carried the same as here
tofore but 1t will be a couple of days
before the track is cleared
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
CAR MEN STRIKE.

Colorado Springs, July 23.--Because
u car painter at Sylvis, Illinois, was
discharged from the employ OF the
Rock Island railroad twenty-seven
men employed al the Rock Island
shops at Roswell went ON strike this
morning. The men are car repairers
car inspectors, coach cleaners. and be
long to the Brotherhood of Car Men.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
Mlsrook WIFE FOR BURGLAR

Chicago, July 23.-Mrs. Jennie Lau-
berbauer. AZ years old, was shot and
instantly killed by her husband, Jo-
seph, 81 years of age, early today
at their home at 1l36 West Twentieth
street. Lauberbauer. who was arrest
ed, told the police he mistook his wife
for burglar. The police are inclined
to believe his story.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
BECOMES STATE BANK.

New York, July 22.-Enective to
day, the Thirty-fourth Street National
bank ceases to exist and Is succeed
ed by the New Netherlands bank OF
New York, state Institution. II ia
stated by officials that the old name
localized the bank too much, to the
dectriment OF out-of-town business.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
NEW CHURCH LAW ON MARRIAGE

Rome, July 22.-With approval Of
pope the commission appointed to re-
form the canon law has voted a canon
restricting the null6cation of mar
riages by the church TO very unusual
and appealing circumstances. 1t is
expected that the power of nulllfica-
tion will shortly be suppressed alto
gether.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
BROWN PALACE SOLD FOR $3.50. .ooc

Denver. Juiy zJ.-rhe Brown Paiace
hotei was Dia IA Dy the otratlon estate
,or SooU,UU0 TINS morning wnen auc
tiohed on under the foreclosure mort
gage ana lrust company. lnere were
no otner bidders. j. Il. Brown and the
nrown heirs agreed to the purchase
Deiorenand
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
ILLINOIS PEOPLE WENT
DOWN WITH COLUMBIA

Decatur, ILL.,, July 23.-Four resi-.
dents of this city, Mrs. George Il. Kell-
er and three daughters, Alma, Efiie
and Grace are believed to have been
lost upon the Columbia. Their latest
>letters said they We're going on the
Columbia, and their names are in the
list of missing. Mrs. Keller's husband
is secretary of the Decatur Racing as
sociation and one of the wealthiest
stockmen of central Illinois.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
MANY DROWNED.

Lorain, o.. July ga score of men
were precipitated into the river here
today and nearly a dozen drowned.
Several bodies have already been
taken out. The men were employed
In the ship yards and were on a pom
toon bridge when 1t gave way.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
COAL MINE EXPLOSION;
476 MINERS KILLED

Toxic. July 22.-News reaches here
today that on Saturday last an ex-
plosion, with most dreadful results
occurred in the great coal mines ut
Teyoka, Province of Bunge. In the
pit at the time Of the explosion were
476 miners. All perished.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
hEW ALL MIGHT coua1.

New York, July 23.-The all night
court. new feature OF New York life
will begin Its session August l. Magi-
strate Whiteman who was instrumental
la having the legislature create the
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25
UNITED RAILROAD DELEGATES
ASKED TO WITHDRAW

San Francisco. July 23.-The In
dustrial peace conference. which holds
Its first session in Christian Science
hall today, yesterday sent letter to
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-25

y IL Calhoun. president OF the
D. >ilroads, asking him to with
'egates from the confer
Oh >Q,. ter stated that while
D.. IN ell 'cs Ss judgment upon
80 20, n 20 FUSED in court.
it~SosL eef u,,< Of the dele
disrupt iiIf @ conference
and that the.e> could not rec
ogniZe anyfone.w. ads accused of
crime. Calhoun sen, a lengthy reply
in which he denounced the request
for his withdrawal as cowardly and
made for political purposes. He said,
however, that he would not appear at
the conference. Two members OF Pres
ident Roosevelt's cabinet, Oscar
Strauss, secretary of commerce and
labor. and James X. Garfield, secre-
tary of the interior. are expected to
speak at the convention.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-02

whites we're swelterin' down here,
you white-livered hounds? Dye know
that McDavitt, the oppressor-Mc-
Davitt, that calls himself your boss
an mine-d'ye know that McDavitt
holds open house tonight for the silk
stockin' crowd, whiles you an me is
starvin' an chokin'? His house is
ablaze wit ight-wine is fowin' like
water. The sky is rainin' blood to-
night" he cried. Let those stay
who will I'm goin' to McDavitts
ball. Who'll come where Mullen
leads the way?"
He leaped to the floor and plunged
through the crowd and out of the
door,. a wild cheer greeting him as he
went And the men went with him,
pulling guns and knives from their
pockets, picking up stones and
slaves as they went along, with Null
len at their head. We followed them.
McDavitt's was ablaze with lights
but not for long. AS we approached
the house. it suddenly became dark.
Some one produced a . torch and
fired the house, filed as it was with
horror-stricken guests. The flames
spread, curling up on all sides.
Suddenly the changing of many bells
was heard upon the night air. Won
Minden and looked in the direc-
ton from whence the sound came.
It was help! Half dozen horseless
fire engines were charging down the
hill. They drew up on the outskirt
of the crowd. The water-butt was
near where Won Minden and stood
the crowd had forgotten it. Now
they surged around it, and we were
caught.
The firemen tried to get their ma
chimes through the throng. Let us
through" they cried. moi" yelled
the crowd.
At the water-butt near which
stood, one of the crowd, burly fel.
low, was waving crowbar round and
round his head. The firemen with
their hose tried to get near, but time
and again he beat them off. l watched
him.
l don't know what happened. Every
thing was red before my eyes. was
conscious only that something fell
with thud to the ground-something
that the crowd trampled under foot
and that the firemen were attaching
the hose-and that I had done It.
Blood! Blood" I cried in
wild frenzy, breaking away from the
crowd and running up the street
Blood"
AS l ran a great number of police
officers passed me. on their way Is
the riot. Their eyes were wild ant
bIoodsh0t
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-02

The name of bridge probably grew
out Of the Russian word "biritch,' =
which is called out when the player
declares no trumps, says Scribner's.
The appearance in England between
1883 and 1886 of a pamphlet on "bir-
itch" or Russian whist, failed to at
tract much attention at that period,
but during the ensuing ten years the
present natural offshoot of the Rus
sian form of play-one variety of
which is called ieralasch, teralache,
yelarash, by Sir Horace Rumbold-
became everywhere quite favorite
pastime The game is said by some
to have originated at Athens, although
It is known to have been played,
practically in its present form,
throughout Turkey, Greece, Egypt and
along the Maritime Alps for actually
more than 80 years under the name Of
khedive.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-02

A great popular demonstration took
place recently in Belgium. Over co.
600 persons marched through the
streets of Brussels to the city hall to
ask for obligatory education. The pc
tition presented to the mayor was
signed by 100000 names. Nearly one
fourth Of the population of Belgium is
illiterate. although the law offers free
education to those who cannot pay for
it. There is supposed to be primary
school for every commune over $500,
but only a meager grant is allowed,
and the teaching is often of the poor
est. The schools are managed by the
commune and not by the government,
and any private place Of instruction
may be selected as the communal
school, Education practically ceases
at the age of IL; what was learned is
soon forgotten, and the relapse into
Indifference and ignorance is tnevi-
table. The schools are inspected once
a year. Although the technical schools
of Belgium are fine, the primary sys-
tenn of this most crowded country in
Europe is wholly bad.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-02
GOT OUTAN EXTRA"
CIRCULATION OF THE NEWS A
CENTURY AGO.
Old "5roadside" Recently Found in
Boston Compares Oddly with
the Practical journalism of
the Present Day.

An interesting example of the meth.
cd of putting important news before
the public century ago was found in
an old news-sheet, or "broadside" re-
Gently turned up in secondhand
book dealers shop in Boston.
Any printer, whether he issued a
newspaper or not, got out broadsides
in those days, whenever he thought
an extraordinary piece Of news justi-
fed him in anticipating profit. The
broadside was a sort of handful,
printed on one side only, and gener-
ally about s inches wide by Is long.
This was sold in the streets.
The subject of the broadside men,
toned above was a hurricane which
swept the Massachusetts coast a few
days prior to Oct Is, 1904, the date on
which the broadside was issued. The
heading is Violent Storm" under a
black cut of the North church with
it's steeple topping, above which is
row of collins. The rules are turned,
giving mourning effect. The &C
COuuL VI LLS SlOIHl USSluo DIS 1OAiO ..
"On Tuesday last violent storm
commenced here, and ragged until
Wednesday morning with unprece.
denied fury and destruction.
'The damage which has been sus
tanned by this tremendous hurricane
is very great and extensive. The fol
lowing particulars are subjoined, viz:
The steeple of the North church was
blown down and several other
churches damaged. The brick wall
of house in West Boston blew over
and killed young woman by the
name Of Lydia Bennett and badly
wounded two or three more.
Many houses were unroofed and
several new buildings were so much
bent and twisted that they must be
taken down-chimneys, trees, etc.
without number blew down. One Of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-02
A Monster Wildcat.

M. H. Ruiz, yesterday brought to
town the skin of the biggest wildcat
ever seen in this part of the country,
says the Arizona Republican. He
killed it day before yesterday along
the Arizona canal There were four
of the cats, one of them, says Ruiz,
bigger than the one he killed, but IL
was not so belligerent.
This cat, instead of running away.
advanced upon him, growing and spit
ting. The animal was about to spring
when Ruiz shot, the ball taking effect
in the head, killing it instantly. The
skin was more than four feet from
tip to tip. The length of a wildcat is
mostly in it's body, for the tail does
not greatly affect the linear measure.
ment This cat was bigger than some
mountain lions and it was probably
more destructive.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-02
ODD STONES AND GRAVES.
PecuIiarities Existing in Various
Parts of the World.

There is curious old gravestone
in Prestbury ehurchyard which re-
cords the fact that one woman at
least in this country died a bachelor,
says London Tit-Bits. Her name was
Sarah Pickford, and the stone grave
ly informs the reader she was there
inferred August We II, Ammo Dom.
1903, and died Bachelour in the 4Sth
yeare of her age
A stone in Westminster Abbey re-
cords the interment there of George
Graham, who was the only workman
that received the honor of being bur-
led in Westminster Abbey. He was
a scientific instrument maker, who in
100 invented the dead-beat escape
ment in clocks. His funeral was at
tended by the Royal Society in a
body.
In East Ham churchyard there is a
tombstone placed crossways. The
woman inferred is said to have been
born cross, lived cross, married a Mr.
Cross, and died cross. Her dying
request was to be buried cross, and
this was carried out.
AS to more ancient graves, that OF
Noah is reported to be in the small
town of Nakhitchevan, near the foot
of Mount Ararat and is sixty feet in
length. Another tradition says that
the grave is merely niche in the
wall of an abandoned fortress.
The supposed grave of Eve can be
seen at Jeddah in a cemetery situated
outside the city walls. More than
10000 pilgrims visit the place yearly
According to the Arabs Eve was the
taIlest woman that ever died.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-02
THE END OF THE WORLD
BY WILLIAM HAMILTON OSBORNE
(Copyright, l9Os, by Joseph B. Bowlesl

I found Won Minden on that humid,
ing the floor Of his observatory. a
huge box-like room that reared itself
on steel legs far above his house. He
was in a suppressed state of excite
ment, which he attempted to conceal
as / entered.
IT'S no use" I said to him, Il
cannot work tonight. And, anyway,
I'm going to the strikers meeting.
| want you to come along, if you
can"
He sprang to his feet and opened
the window. Look! Put your hand
out here!' he exclaimed. I did SO.
When l drew it in, it was sprinkled
with a few small specks of what re-
sembled soft coal SCOT.
Rub your hands together" said
Won Minden. Now look at them"
Where l had rubbed and where each
speck had been there was small
greasy smear Of a bright red color.
I glanced UP at him, inquiringly.
What are these?" I asked He laughed
strange laugh
Those" he responded, "are the
germs of lunacy. That's ALL" He
laughed again. / looked at him anx.
iousiy. / thought his mind was wan
dering under the terrific heat.
glanced involuntarily out of the
window. It had become dark singu-
larly early for the 21st day of June.
The moon was high in the heavens.
As l glanced at it I leaped from my
chair.
won Minden," I cried aloud, "iook
at that"
= Won Minden sprang to the window.
The moon was full and large-and
red as fire. That was not all. Tie
whole town seemed to be on fire.
A thick haze had settled down upon
| the housetops, and, like the moon,
the haze was red as flame.
Won Minden stood with outstretch-
ed arm. Its GOMEZ" he exclaimed.
THE great epidemic of lunacy has
come" He pointed far out into the
space beyond.
The strikers met that night in an
old, abandoned skating link--a large,
rambling wooden structure. 1t was
filed to overlooking. A loud-voiced,
red-faced demagogue stood in the ros.
trum, surrounded by an excited mass
of humanity. We were late-Von
Minden and myself. The speaker had
had time to rouse his hearers to a
pitch of fury.
IT'S a good time he cried, "a good
thing to be here, restin' easy an
quiet. What the h dye mean by it?
Dye know what's happenin' UP town
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-02-02
Moscow,s Old Drug Store.

The greatest drug store in the
world will be found in one of the
most backward countries of the
world. It exists in Moscow and
is 2O3 years old. Its title is the Old
Nikolska pharmacy, and since 1888 it
has been in the family of the present
proprietor. It is building Of i'm
posing dimensions, with many depart
ments. including one of professional
education for the staff, which mum.
bers TOO persons. They make up
about 1900 prescriptions day and SO
perfect is the organization that an
error is seldom recorded.