Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-14
TELEGRAPHlc NEWS.

OYSTER BAY, July 1.-THE first
important Republican conference of
the campaign began today at the pres
idents home. The consultation will
| continue through tomorrow, perhaps
| until Wednesday.
George Cortelyou, chairman of the
| national committee, arrived about
1890, Towards noon Cornelius Bliss,
treasurer of the committee, followed
him to Sycamore Hill This after
noon Senator Fairbanks. the vice pres
idential nominee. Is expected to ar
rive and join the trio In discussing
campaign problems. Cortelyou said:
Il came down TO talk things over
with the president, Senator Fairbanks
| and Mr.. Bliss. We expect to leave
tomorrow, and at that time l will tell
you where | am going. Just now
don't know whether / shall remain in
Washington or take a vacation have
promised myself"
BERLIN, July 11.-An official
statement is made here that brood
| OF chickens has been hatched by a cat
| in Buschen, near Dusseldorf The an
| imal flew at the old hen every time it
ventured to approach. and continued
sitting on the eggs until the eggs were
hatched in the ordinary course. The
| chickens now follow the cat about
| wherever il goes.
NEW YORK. July 1l.-An excur-
| sion train came into collision with a
passenger on the Erie road near Mid
vale, n. j., yesterday and caused a
| terrible wreck. Seventeen were kill
| ed outright, two died during the night
! and three are reported In a precarious
| condition this morning, The fatali-
ties will undoubtedly reach twenty.
and over fifty persons are more or less
injured, The train ran into was car
rying the German Association of Ho-
boken on their annual outing, and had
500 passengers aboard. 1t had Just
stopped at water tank, when an on
coming train, not seen owing to a
curve in the road. came dashing in
and crashed into the Ill fated special.
The scene that followed was indescrib-
able. The shrieks of the manned and
air, Doctors and nurses quickly ar
rived on the scene and did all that
was possible 10 alleviate the suffer
ings.
ST, LOUIS. July 1l.-Charles j.
Denny, former member of the House
of Delegates and of the Doodle com
bine. today pleaded guilty TO bribery
in connection with the city lighting
bill. Sentence was deferred until July
18th. Denny confessed to taking
$3.50 of the $4,000 bribery fund as
charged in the original Indictment
DENVER, July H.-Mary Anderson,
a Swede. and her sweetheart. John
Crone, Finlander, were seriously
burned in a gasoline explosion in the
girls room on Thirteenth street at
10 O'Clock this morning. The faces
of the young people are sight, the
skin being peeled on them. Miss An
derson had taken match to light the
gasoline stove, when the thing explod-
ed. They ian screaming and on fire
out OF the room.
SILVERTON, July 1.-THE funeral
of Sam Morris yesterday afternoon
was one of the largest in the history
of Sllverton. The four lodges to
which deceased belonged turned out
In force, showing the esteem in which
he was held.
FLORENCE, Colo, July 1.-THE
Keystone Oil Company has just de-
clared its third dividend. which aggre-
gates $4,000. 1t is the first independ-
ent company to enter upon the divi-
dend system. and its wells are the
heaviest producers in the field.
C--.SAGO, July 11.-Andrew Cueno.
fruit broker, known throughout the
country. was shot and fatally wounded
today by Antonio Crecio, his brother
in-law and business rival. Family ana
business AFFAIRS were the cause Of the
trouble. Crecio fed from a threat
ening mob and was rescued by the
police reserves. who were forced to
draw their pistols and use clubs.
DENVER, July 1l.-Della Howard
Boone. n descendant of Daniel Boone.
and formerly queen of the half
world" is dying the most loathsome of
deaths here today. clad only in rag
ged nightgown, all OF her clothes be-
ing told to by drugs, Covered with
fostering ulcers and unable TO move
from her wretched pallet, living amid
unimaginable stencil and squalor md
devoured by flies. the police this morn
ing found this once beautiful woman.
victim Of morphine. and took her to
the county hospital. Della Howard
Boone is the niece Of Ex-Governor
Curry Of Oregon. She cannot live.
CHICAGO, July 12.-At noon today
,h> .trtk~ ordAr calling ouf forty thou.