Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-15


General Delareys force has been re
duccd by $50 men.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. May 49,
Officers of the supreme court today
served papers on Armour, Swift and
Hammond, the packers, in the pro
ceedings against them in Jefferson
| City next week. 1t is quite evident
that the Missouri officials are going
to make things very warm for the
beef trust.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May 13.-
Thomas f. Walsh. the Colorado mil
lionaire, who has just sold his Camp
Bird mine for eleven millions to an
English syndicate, broke ground today
for huge office building on Four
teenth street. which, with the ground
Will cost million dollars. The sky
scraper will be called the Colorado"
DENVER. Colo, May 13.-Mrs. Ga
biin, accused of killing her husband,
Representative Gabrin. was discharg-
ed today by justice of the peace
The grand jury summoned to investI-
gate the case will meet tomorrow.
CHICAGO, May l3.-Because two
committees which called upon the
management of the United Gas com
panies to ask that employees might be
permitted to organize a union, they
were peremptorily discharged Six
hundred gas makers, laborers engi-
neers, fremen, steam filters and
valve men struck this morning. The
company has monopoly of the gas
business here and having but twenty
hours supply on hand and no facili-
ties for making more, is threatened
with the probability of being unable
to furnish illumination.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. May 10
In the course of a speech in the senate
yesterday afternoon, Senator Foraker
roasted Senator Patterson. who is
also editor of the Denver News, for
his change of attitude on the Philip
pine question. He read editorials of
two years ago which were entirely op.
posite to the senator's speeches now.
He said they We're the ablest editor
ials he had ever seen in either Repub-
lican or Democratic newspapers, and
he would have them embalmed for all
time in the Congressional Record.
PITTSBURG. Pa, May 13-Three
more deaths at Mercy hospital this
morning brings the list OF deaths up
to twenty-five resulting from the aw-
ful explosion of last night night, when
train of naphtha cars ignited caus-
ing triple explosion and killing
and wounding nearly one hundred peo
pie.
The cars exploded one after anoth-
er, about an hour apart, and the work
of destruction was greater after each
explosion. The flaming fluid ran
down the river road and ignited two
small hotels. where n crowd OF peo
pie had gathered. 1t overwhelmed then
and spread death over shrieking mer
women and children.
This morning nearly every house In
Sheridan holds some unfortunate SUI
fering more or less from last night s
disaster The dangerously injured
have all been taken to Pittsburg hos
pitals, The property loss will exceed
over half million dollars.
PITTSBURG, Pa. May 13.-rhe
number dead and injured in yesterday s
naptha disaster is this morning fixed
at 300 AT the hospitals 1t is feared
several OF the injured will die. The
Pan Handle railroad today established
a danger line at five hundred yards
at each side of the burning wreckage,
because lew feet below the surface
of the ground thirty-six inch main
which brings natural gas to Allegheny
lies buried. A slight leak might cause
a fearful explosion. Three hundred
workmen are at work clearing away
the debris unconscious of the the
gas main beneath them.
The death list has been increased To
26 this afternoon.
PITTSBURG, Pa, May 13.-Two
more dead this afternoon. The ply
sicains say that at least fifty of the
three hunderd injured will die. There
are now over dozen bodies lying in
the morgue.
AZTEC. n NJ, May 12-This sec
ton is rejoicing over fine rain yes
terday and again last night and al
2:3O this afternoon 1t commenced
raining again, and Indications are fol
heavy down-pour. Farmers ant
stockmen are greatly elated as moist
ure was badly needed.
FARMINGTON. N. NJ. May ~
Pennington and surrounding countr,
| was visited yesterday by the bigges
rainfall within the past y9aH Ther'
| were two showers OF Rbout two hours
duration and the ground was Pett!
well watered and put hope and thee
in the heart of every ranchman.
OURAY. Colo, May 12.-This sec
ton has been visited by good rain
the past twenty-four hours. 1t start
ed In with heavy showers yesterda.
forenoon and again last night, Will
this afternoon it is raining hard again
stiff wind blowing.
| SILVERTON, Colo. May l2.-rhi
section was visited by heavy raj
yesterday and again last night, and
is raining again this afternoon.
AZTEC. Colo, May 13.--Aztec an
San Juan county. N. NJ, is becomin
noted for the number Of people VIII
come here from La Plata and othe
Colorado poiA.s to get the nupua
knot tied. Two couples were mad
happy last week. one being Sil Ca
| nd Mice f,paaa af