Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-27

small company OF cavalry trnlcd MOT
gan through northern Kentucky ant
finally surrounded him on the Beaver
creek road near the Ohio river
NEW YORK. July 22-E y Rodg
ers. signal tower operator at Newton
vile n j., ON the Atlantic City rail
road. had set his signals for an up eX
press from the scashore this morning
and was reading morning paper
when he saw little blacksnake wrig
Cling across the floor He picked ur
a green signal dag and stick with
which 10 XIII II, when a blacksuakc
fully four feet long emerged from the
tods OF the flag and buried lts fangs
in his right hand. Rodgers shook of
the serpent and sat down to think
what TO do,
The hand began TO swell He was
alone In the tower. with no physician
Ir other relief nearer than seven miies
and he dared not leave his post He
tried to use the wire, but found that
the pain and the swelling were TOO
much for him. Then he realized that
the lives Of hundreds OF passengers
might depend upon his signals. aud he
wus in a whirl of anxiety Ii came to
him all ut once thar he had heard OF
sucking poison out OF wounds made
by scrpents. 50 he set to work and
was soon able to use the wire Help
came. and he seems TO be recovering,
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. July 70
The Manufacturers association and
Chamber Of Commerce are backing
certain manufacturers here In de
manding Investigation OF the handling
Of Indian agencies OF the department
Of the interior. Merchants who enter
ed bids for supplies for coast Indians
were all turned down, and the con.
tracts placed. they allege, with Chi.
nago firm in which Indian Commission.
or Jones is Interested.
FORT EAVENWORTH. Kan. July
23-Thc drst annual graduating exer.
cises OF the United States General
Service and stan college occurred to-
day Seventy.nye of IS officers re
acived diplomas NJ the hands Of Colon
el Miner Brigadier General William
II Carter. member OF the general
stan, represented Secretary Root at
the exercises
COLORADO SPRINGS, July 23.-
Judge Seeds in the District court this
morning sentenced John Trusty to
twenty years in the penitcntiary for
the murder of his wife Anna l.. Tus.
ty. May 18th last
RARKERSBuRG, w. Va, July 2a,-
William johnson. the oldest man in
the state Is dead. aged ll2 years His
children are all dead. bu, eight grand
children, - great grandchildren and
i3 great'great grandchildren survive
him.
WASHINGTON, II. C., July "a
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore who is
now in Europe to attend the concnve
which is TO choose the successor to
Pope Leo XIII is sixty-nine years old
today It is an odd coincidence and
especially interesting in connection
with the gossip concerning Cardinal
Gibbons chances OF succeeding to the
Chair OF St. Peter to note the fact that
the Cardinal has now reached the ex.
act age at which Leo Kill, then Cardi.
nal Pecci, was elected pope.
Cardinal Gibbons was born July -,
1884. in the state OF Maryland After
spending some time in ireland with
his father, he returned to Maryland
and in 1857 was graduated from St
Charles college. June 30, 1861, the
late Archbishop Kcndrick ordained
him a priest of st Mary's seminary
So rapid was his advance in the priest.
hood, and the recognition accorded
him for his great abilities, that August
l6 1868, he was cOnsecrated bishop
and vicar apostolic of North Caro-
lima. Four years later he was trans
ferred to Richmond. Va. In 1877 ne
was appointed coadiutor with the
right of succession TO Archbishop Bal
ley, and in October of the same year
he succeeded to the see of Baltimore.
In 1886 he received the crowning hon
or of his life and distinguished tri-
butte was paid to the church in Amorl-
ca by his elevation to the cardlnalite.
DENVER. Colo. July 23.-Mrs. An
gelo Pacifico was fatally injured this
morning in "A runaway on Fifteenth
street. She was thrown from wagon
and her skull fractured
ST PETERSBURG July 23,-M Mr.
and Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt were
dined today at the Imperial palace by
Grand Duke Boris. The American
millionaires are attracting much at.
tention on their journey throughout
Russia. Many members of royalty
were presented at dinner today.
DENVER. Colo. July "a Members
of the house are very much exercised
over report that the senate intends
cutting many items out of the appro
priation bill and prevent the bill from
passing in the shape it comes from the
house. House members state they
will fight vigorously against the pro
posed cuts. This may result in a pro
longed session OF the legislature. Re
publicans are anxious to appoint a
conference committee to work on tho
hill and arrange a bill suitable 10 both
houses in order to do away with the
possibilities Of a prolonged session
NEW YORK, July 23.-Willlan
Rockefeller today obtained an iniunc
ton against William Lemorra from
trespassing ON Rockefellers land. lie
mora is owner of small piece oi
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