Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-10
TELEGRAPH NEWS.


GERS and two iremen. Two freights
the trains running in four directions
for the entire morning.
| COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Annie
Morgan. the four-year-old daughter OF
Postmaster Morgan. OF Colorado City,
was fatally injured in a runaway ac-
cident this morning. She. together
with two other small girls, were driv.
ing on the principal thoroughfare of
this city. when the horse became
frightened and dashed down the
street All the occupants were at
once dashed violently to the ground.
The Morgan child had her skull frac-
tured, and her companions were Sc.
verely bruised.
| LONDON. Oct S.-Lord Kitchener
reports that during the past week
the Boer casualties were as follows
Killed so; wounded 26; captured 244 /;
surrendered 60.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. S.--The res
idence of Claus Spreckles. the sugar
king. was entered by burglars while
the family was at dinner last night
and $1,000 worth of jewelry was tax
en-
WASHINGTON. Oct s.-The cab
met meeting today was attended only
by Attorney General Knox. Postmas-
ter General Smith, Secretaries Will
son and Hitchcock. Nothing of i'm
portance transpired
| MIDDLESBORO. Ky, Oct 8-Rose
Schadwell and William Morgan are
dead. having received fatal injuries
in the battle of the clans which oc-
Cured Sunday. More trouble Is ex-
pected at any hour
| SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. S.-The wild
ow of the late millionaire Coils p
Huntington has announced that the
Knob Hill mansion, which cost over
a quarter of IA million, will be turn
ed over to charity, presumably to be
used for a hospital
| NEW YORK, Oct. S.-Alfred Van
derbilt and friends will tomorrow go
after the Philadelphia-New York
coaching record They will attempt
to drive to Philadelphia and back in
side of "a hours, which means i2
miles an hour Twenty relays of
four hours and four horses each are
to be used. Meals will he served on
board the coach.
| KANSAS CITY, Oct S.-The will of
| Kirkland b. Armour late president of
the Armour Packing Co. was filed for
probate this morning. There was no
valuation placed on the estate, but it
Is said to be worth from three to ten
millions. 1t is left in equal shares
to the widow and three children.
There are no charity bequests.
| NEW YORK. Oct. S.---The Central
Traffic association and the Western
Passenger association committees re-
ported today in favor of abolishing all
passes. Even employees and the pres
idents of the various roads will be
compelled to pay their fare. This
action will be reported to the officers
of the various roads and IT is believed
it will be favorably acted upon.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-Commis-
sioner Fitch, of New York has made
report to the state department of
the number of aliens coming to this
country during the last year Over
half million arrived in New York as
steerage passengers, and increase of
over thirty thousand over last year.
One hundred thousand came from
Italy alone. The others came prin-
cipally from Russia, Poland and Scan
dinavia. The iliteracy of the emf
grants is alarming being over so per
cent. A great many of the criminals
coming over were shipped back but n
1 bIut. Of
that class have slipped in. Commits
sioner Fitch suggests the crying need
of some stringent emigration laws.
NEW YORK, Oct. S.-Rev. A. b.
| Simpson, an evangelist of some stand
ing, predicts the end of the world In
side the next 30 years. He says the
signs all portend the early coming of
Christ.
| WASHINGTON Oct. S.-The mill
tary telegraph lines in the Philippines
are now open for commercial business
and messages between points on each
island at the rate of Q cents per word.
Inter-island messages cost 4 cents per
word.
MIDDLESBoRo, KY. Oct. s.-Four
persons were killed and four more ia
tally wounded In a feudal fight at the
Big Springs Baptist church Sunday.
The feud between the Morgans and
Chadhills existed since the war. Over
thirty Morgans and forty Chadhills
have been killed in the various fights
that have occurred.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-The wit
nesses of the prosecution in the in
quiry court yesterday testified that
Schleys conduct at Santiago was of
a brave character. daring and skill
full and that the Brooklyn's loop was
the technical diameter of the ship at
the speed she was going.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-Richard
Davis. ex-cashier OF the Peoples Ma
tional bank. has been placed under
bonds to answer to federal indict
mort .ie is charged with apr
priating the banks money. He and
his bondsmen have already reimburs
ed the bank for $7l,000. which Davis
claims he lost In gambling.