Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-26
TELEGRAPHIc NEWS.

OF an explosion which occurred in the
Lake Shore Novelty company's plant
yesterday. This concern makes 4th
OF July explosives, employs 200 people
and covers 10 acres of ground. This
/ is the busy season. and In the rlsh
about 90 people were compelled to
work on Sunday. While at their la.
cor two magazines exploded with ter
rihc force, and in an instant a score
of human forms were strewn over the
factory site
The property loss Is over $50 900.
| OF the eleven dead this morning six
more will probably die and fully doz-
en- are seriously injured.
Those instantly killed were all
Young people under 25 years of age.
/ Their names are:
| JOSE SHERWOOD.
JAY SHERWOOD.
EDITH DILLON.
DEAN SHAW.
| MARY SNYDER.
ESTELLE DECKER.
FRANK GRANT.
| MAGGIE LOGAN.
| THOMAS BOOK.
| EFFlE PETERMAN.
CAMDEN, N. J.. May 23.-An explo.
| sion in the mixing house of the Inde-
pendent Fireworks company near
| Woodlyne. today killed two men and a
| boy. and injured FIVE others The vic
| Tins We're all Italians. How the explo
| sion occurred Is a mystery. as none
are living to tell, 1t Is believed how
ever that a small keg of nitro-glycer
Inc fell from a bench. One body was
hurled 100 yards. Fragments Of flesh
and wreckage is scattered for a great
distance
There is not IA sign left of the build.
ing, Its site being marked by deep
hole
Further Investigation made later
leads to the belief that the cause of
| the explosion was caused by work
man running a scoop into keg of
chloride of potash.
Los ANGELES, May 23.-Quite II
sensation occurred in the Methodist
National Conference this morning
when Bishop James r. Day OF Syra-
cuse, N. Y, who had been elected on
Saturday. resigned the bishopric His
| resignation was promptly accepted by
| the conference
Bishop Day and his friends have
made great efforts for his election and
| had succeeded. but the charges of
heresy and the scandal following the
talk of heated controversies in the
| committees last week led to today's
| resignation and its quick acceptance.
ST. LOUIS. May 23.-It appears
| quite evident today that at the cleo
| lion for president of the Federation
| Of Women's clubs to be held tomorrow
afternoon and Wednesday. Mrs Sarah
| Platt.Decker of Colorado VIII be chos-
en-. In fact nearly all opposing candi-
dates have withdrawn and Mrs Deck
er Is likely to be chosen by unanimous
vote.
honor has been conferred upon Geo
Bramlage and his wife of this city In
| the form Of blessing received from
| Pope Plus X Tomorrow Mr.. and Mrs.
Bramage will celebrate theirr 25th
wedding anniversary. The papal bless
| Ing is in documentary form. and com
| prises a handsome picture of Pope
Plus, together with the printed form
of the official document. To this is
| affixed the papal seal and the Gross
signature" of his holiness.
| NEW YORK. May 23-The commit
tee directed by congress to investigate
| and report on the best methods of re.
| storing the merchant marine assem-
| bled for its first meeting at the cham
| ber of commerce in this city today.
Senator Gallinger OF New Ham Jshlre.
| called the meeting to order.
MANILA. May 23-The report that
Bubonic plague ia India appears be
yond control Is causing much appre
hension here II Is feared the disease
will spread to the Philippines. Ex-
| traordlnary precautions are being TAX
en- TO prevent such an occurrence.
| COLUMBUS, O.. May 23.-Whiie at
tempting to save their companion. who
had waded too far into the Tombigbee
| river yesterday, Laura Walton, aged
Is. and Lena Hillyard aged l6, were
drowned The girls were college stu
| dents.
| RUNE, May Z3.-AI HneeLlhS VI
College cardinals today 1t was unani-
mously decided that Papal Secretary
of State Merry Delyal must retain his
| post, at least until the rupture he has
created with France is arranged. The
pope today granted Cardinal Satolli
! permission to start for America FRI
| day.
BOSTON. ay 23--The legislature
has passed bill having for its pur'
pose the stopping Of corruption Of EN-
ployes of the state by the giving and
receiving of bribes II is a remarkable
measure and provides heavy fines and
| imprisonment for the giving to and the
receiving by agents and other employ;
es of any gift or gratuity whatever
1t ls known that commissions have
been paid on purchases of supplies
and the measure aims to stap 1t.
DENVER May 23.-This city is en-
tertalning Prince Phillip Ernest Furst-
zu lohe-Schillingsfurst and his
royal party today. The prince arriv-
ed yesterday He will remain In town
today and hold a public reception to-