Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-11-10

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downstairs with his revolver just il
| time to see the burglar take the casi
| register into the street. Berger hid II
| the weeds less than 80 feet from
the robber He did not shoot. he says
because he was afraid that he woul,
miss and that the burglar would ther
| return the fire. He thought perhap,
| the burglar might be a dead shot.
No trace of the robber has beer
found. He also robbed saloon a
Glen Carbon of sl.50.
SEATTLE, Nov. I, Two explosions
occurring within a few minutes of eacf
other. yesterday resulted in the death
OF sixteen men in the Lawson mine
at Black damon, thirty miles south
! east of Seattle. Eleven men were
going down on shift and five men were
coming up were caught between the
first and sixth level and all persisted
Natural gas combustion is assigned as
the cause. All men were foreigners
SEATTLE. Nov. Though little
hope is held out for the safety OF any
of the fifteen men caught by yester
days terrific gas explosion in the
Lawson coal mine at Black Diamond
rescuers are working heroically to
reach the entombed miners This
morning they had reached the first
level. at depth of four hundred feet
Work is extremely hazardous, owing
to crumbiing walls 1t is thought
hardly possible five of the men in n
car below the sixth level may have
escaped death. If the explosion oc-
CURED above the level It is believed
the car was shut off by a slide of
earth and that the five may be i'm
prisoned two thousand feet below tbs
surface.
SANTA FIFE, Nov The consti.
tutional convention decided today,
that the offices of governor, lienten.
ant governor, secretary of state.
treasurer. auditor. attorney general
commissioner of public land and sup
criniendent of public instruction shall
be elective and be for terms of -four
years, except the commissioner and
superintendent. The officers shall moi
be qualified to succeed themselves
The salary OF the governor shall be
$1,000 year. attorney general $4,000
and the rest $4,000.
DOVER, England, Nov. Thirty
members of the crew of the five-mast
ed steel schooner. Preussen, the larg
est sailing vessel in the world are
dashed to the rigging OF the ship to-
day while great waves wash over
them and threaten any moment to
drown them
Life boats and staunch seagoinp
tugs are Drawing the gale and ar,
lowering nearby, but would he dash.
ed 10 pieces if they attempted to 90
alongside.
The storm shows no sign of abatc
ment and it is not believed the mei
can hold on much longer. Along the
shore thousands of persons have gath
cred to watch the dramatic scene ana
though every man is willing to risk
his life TO save the imperiled mar
iners not one can turn a hand.
The Preussen. German vessel, ear
ly Sunday collided in the channel with
the steamship Brighton. Neither ship
seemed seriously damaged the
Brighton making port under her own
steam, Nothing more was heard OF
the Preussen until she was dashed
on the rocks at South Foreland, and
it is surmised that her steering gear
was disabled by the collision
For hours tugs and many lifelinos
were fired from the shore but for some
unaccountable reason the crew failed
10 make them fast.
The great ship is now breaking up
From the shore the sailors can be
waves breaking over them. They
have been in this exposed position for
thirty hours and it is not believed
that they can stick much longer.
ut IItusstH was Dullt III lJvEy anu
was the largest and fastest sailing
ship afloat.
DENVER, Nov. samuel F. Wood
90 years old. who mysteriously disap.
peared a week ago today from his
daughters home in West Thirty
Eighth avenue has been found. JUST
as the army of church-goers and po-
lice under the supervision of Chief
Armstrong were assembling at High.
land church yesterday afternoon Mrs.
Hammill, Woods daughter, received a
telephone message that her father
had gone to Cambridge Springs. p. his
former home, and would be heard from
in few days The search was imme-
diately abandoned
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 7-Republican
and Democratic leaders issued state
ments today in which each claim vic
tory in tomorrow's election in Mis-
souri,. Democrats expect to elect iii.
teen Missouri congressman.
David Il. Francis and James Read.
leading candidates for Democratic
nomination for United States Senator,
,,,;n I,,Ln hat IN, Lat t.,