Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-02
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

| CHICAGO, Dec. 30.-No additional
deaths have occurred today among
the victims of the wreck on the Chi.
cago & Northwestern road at Malta
yesterday. The accident occurred to
the east-bound flyer, which ran into
freight train. The wreck caught
fire and two cars were consumed.
Four persons were killed and 90 se-
riously injured. The dead are Geo.
w. Rudio and wife of Omaha, n. o.
Nichols of Council Bluffs, and L. B.
Duncan of Chicago. or the 20 iniur-
ed four are perhaps fatally hurt
| PARkERSBURG, w. Va, Dec. 80.
Heavy rains loosened many rocks
on the heavy grades of the B. & o.
railroad. One huge boulder tumbled
on to the track near Long Lane, and
heavy freight came dashing around
the curve and struck the obstruction.
A terrible wreck followed, with the
| cars all rolling down heavy embank-
ment. instantly killing and burying
beneath them Engineer Hines, Fire
man Goudy and two other men. The
wreck was most complete. 1t will
| cost the road more than any wreck
| II ever had.
LfNCHBURG. Va, Dec 30.-A big
| force OF men are engaged clearing
away the wreck which occurred on
the Chesapeake G. Ohio railroad last
night The bodies of four men re-
ported killed have been recovered
1t ins almost certain there are other
bodies in the wreck Owing to the
high water much difficulty has been
experienced in claring the wreck
LONDON, Dec. 30.-Official circles
and the leading newspapers today pro-
fess to believe that war is imminent
between the United States and Ger
many owing to the Venezuela Incl
dent. The Gazette and other papers
today say the sympathy of the pow
ers will be with the United States IN
case of war. The hope is expressed
that the United States will not let
Venezuela default in her financial OBJ
legations to Europe on account of her
hazy Interpretation of the Monroe
doctrine.
CHICAGO. Dec. 30.-Frank Peavy,
man in the country, and one of the
largest operators and owners in the
world, died here this morning at the
age of 81 years.
Death was the result of an illness
contracted on a recent trip east,
which developed into pneumonia
while Mr.. Peavy was stopping at the
Auditorium hotel in this city.
The deceased's home was in Mime.
apolis. He was a man of tremen-
dous wealth and energy. At times
he was able to control the entire grain
market of the northwest. He leaves
an immense fortune including life
insurance of one million dollars
1t was thought Mr.. Peavy was on
the road to recovery. until last night
when complications set in and he
died here this morning.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3O.-Admiral
Schley regards his case as closed.
Captain Parker. his counsel, made this
admiral is strongly in favor of stop
ping all further controversy, and his
wishes in this respect will be concur
red in. His friends, however, will
ask vindication at the hands of the
present congress, expecting that or
ganization to retire him on full pay
and reimburse him for his expense in
the inquiry matter.
LEAVENWORTH. Kan, Dec. 3d.
The warden of the penitentiary here
declares there was no mutiny of fed
eral prisoners, as was reported in yes
terday's dispatches, the statement
having gotten out from the fact that
one prisoner was found with a knife
in his possession.
HELENA, Mont, Dec. 3O.-The
governors of four northwestern states
are in session here this afternoon en-
deavoring to agree upon plan to
prevent the gigantic Northern Pacific
and Great Northern railway merger"
The governors present are Van SAINT
OF Minnesota, Herried of South Da-
kota, Hunt of Idaho and Toole of
Montana The proposed plan for
fighting the railways had not been di.
vulged up to noon.
TOPEKA, Dec. 30.-It was decided
this morning by Judge Hazen that
the city authorities of Topeka have
no right to pass an ordinance pro-
viding for the searching Of places in
which liquor is supposed to be ille-
gally sold. To empower them to do
this will require a special act of the
Legislature.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. Dec. 3O.-The
legislature which meets here next
Monday and the Republican caucus
proceeding promise to be productive
of some decidedly lively times.
The present Legislature is to name
a successor to Senator Foraker. At
present there is no opposition to his
reelection. but there is a very bitter
'anti-fght" on, and the plans of the
caucus and controlling element of the
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