Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-22
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

Galveston, Tex, April IS.-The low
er gulf was converted into sea of
boiling water Sunday night, when the
earth cracked and jets of hot water
shot into the air nearly $50 feet.
Fishing smacks of the gulf fisheries.
which ply between Galveston and the
fishing grounds of Campeche, are ar
irving and crews relate narrowing
tales of their experiences, not know
ing of the Mexican earthquake until
'they reached here yesterday. The
crew of the Allohapn, Captain Sven
son, was seized with fright Sunday
night when the smack, which was
homeward bound, was caught in a Sc
ries of cross currents which held it
prisoner for nearly an hour. Three
hours later the ice in the hold used
to preserve fish had maited
London, April 1S.-Had not a ruling
Of the admiralty necessitated vessels
ring broken up in England, some sec
ond class power might have picked up
navy cheap the other DAY at Chat
ham Dockyard, for no less than six
British war vessels went under the
hammer to the highest bidder.
Two hundred possible buyers were
attracted to the sale, among them
agents from American, German and
Italian firms, who hoped the stipula-
ton as to breaking up in this country
would be cancelled.
The reason for the sale was that
all of the vessels are now of obsolete
types. Unusual interest attaches to
the sale as showing the effort in Eng
land to keep her navy up to the high
est state of efficiency.
The boats sold included the first
class battle ship Sans Pareil, 10,740
tons; the third-class battle ship Con
queror, $500 tons; the firstclass or
mored cruiser Undaunted, $500 tons;
the torpedo gunboat Alarm, the steam
yacht Wave and the torpedo boat de-
'stroyer Skate.
The Sans Pareil was a famous YES
sci, sister ship to the Victoria, rammed
and sunk by the Camperdown in 1888.
She was built only twenty years ago
at a cost of $3,597,210. She brought
= s133,0O0.
ht toot 3-sAvSt-
165, realized $4,000. The Undaunted,
costing s1,2SO,275. went at $4,000.
while the Alarm, one which $296,730
was spent at the start, was knocked
down for $17.250.
Newspapers point out that in the
case Of the Sans Pareil the annual
depreciation in value has thus been
$173,210.
On the Sans Pareil when sold were
two 110-ton guns, one twenty-nine-ton
and twelve six-inch breech loading
guns. The first bid was $4,000. This
was advanced by $1,000 stages ant
was knocked down to j. w. Ward oi
Sheffield.
Before the hammer fell man witt
a foreign accent called out: 81 viii
give $150,0O0 If may take 1t away.
This was greeted with laughter.
Denver, April 18.-The Brown Pal
ace hotel is to be sold within sixt.
days and the money used towar'
building an office building on the col
ner OF Seventeenth and Stout streets
to cost 100000. The hotel will b
sold at sheriffs sale to satisfy tn
Stratton mortgage.
Trinidad, Colo, April 1S.-J. Il. Pat
dock was found dead this morning
He had taken cyanide of potassium
and was found with finger pointing t
!, a passage in the Bible. Paddoc
came here from Albany, N. Y.
Monterey. Mex, April 1S.-lnformi
tion was received here that the 81
preme court Of Mexico has affirme
the decision of the lower court
the cases OF Hubert, Mitchell an
Harle, three Americans convicted {
poisoning two other Americans ft
their insurance money in Chihuahu
and that the men were sentenced
death. The only recourse for the CO.
demned lies in pardon or commut
hv