Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-08-08

to the transaction, but AYERS she tool
no part in the alleged marriage cere
mony which was performed in Chica
go. The girl says Daviso and her par
ents devised daily fortunes for he
so she finally ran away.
The court at Gary ordered Davis,
not to modest the girl and this sh,
AYERS so angered him that he attacked
her with razor inflicting the wount
from which she now suffers.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Seven live!
were lost esrly today in n fire which
destroyed a three-story lodging HOUSE
in the foreign section OF Jamaica, l.. l
The blaze started in hallway, this
only exit, and spread so rapidly thai
few inmates had an opportunity to es
cape. The lodging house was occupied
for the most part by poor workmen
who were employed In the neighbor
hood. The owner. George Dunbeck, oc
cupied apartments with his family or
the ground floor. He and his house
hold escaped safely in their nigh
clothing by climbing through the win
dows to the street The dead, five mer
and two women, are all foreigners
They were asleep at the time and
were all suffocated by smoke as they
lay in bed
| TELLURIDE. Aug. 5.-The Journal
has the following dispatch from Rico
relative TO Jesse X. Mum:
RICO, Aug "a man answering
the description of Jesse r. Mum ate
breakfast at the Butler cabin on Mig
ger Baby hill, located at the east end
of town, and inquired of the lessees
Messrs. Costin and Nixon, the best
way to Hermosa park. This was about
S O'Clock. He was later seen by Cos
tin going around by way of Newman
hill to Scotch creek. Nixon reported
the discovery Immediately to Deputy
Sheriff John Shower and Grover Brit.
tam who left at once for the head OF
Scotch creek divide where it was found
the man had left the wagon road and
gone into the heavy timber where the
trail was lost. Night coming on and
raining hard the officers returned to
| Rico"
1t is believed that the man was
Mum and that he is headed for La
Fiata county or his home near Her.
rlosa.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-Leaders OF
the standpat or reactionary wing of
the Republican party have decided to
support the Democratic candidates in
the majority of those congressional
districts in which the progressive Re.
publicans received the regular party
nominations in the primaries or in the
conventions.
This information was Forthcoming
here today, following the arrival OF
Representative Lloyd of Missouri
| chairman of the Democratic national
congressional committee.
The alleged disposition of the Can.
non Republicans to aid the Demo
Gratis in these matters was the sub
! iect of series of conferences between
Mr. Lloyd and his lieutenants at the
Democratic headquarters. The chair.
man and his associates gave close at.
tention to the reports of conditions In
| the insurgent districts in Kansas
Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota and Wis.
consin where a sufficient number of
regular Republicans votes might be
obtained to elect Democratic candi.
dates. Mr.. Lloyd appeared annoyed
to discovere there bipartisan plans
had become known.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Dr. Frederick
A. Cook is arranging for another arctic
expedition with the object of reaching
the north pole and securing the brass
tube he alleges he left there two years
ago. With this tube recovered he
hopes to vindicate himself before the
world, and wrest the claim of priority
| in reaching the pole from Commander
Peary. The plan of the trip was learn.
ed today from DR.. Cooks brother, w
l.. Cook of Belford avenue, Brooklyn
| THE start will be made with the ut
most secrecy" said Mr.. Cook.