Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-04


the ashes scattered. III, after this
| process" reads the will, the Angel
Gabriel to whom / have all due re-
spect, can. with his trumpet, arouse
me from the dead he is darling, and
| will take OF my shadowy hat to
| him. | will pass away believing in
no other diety than that which is
| specified by the pope as being the first
great cause least understood. believing
that my first d-ry is TO my fellow men
and that he who lives this life in jus
tice TO his people and follows the pre-
cepts OF Him who said, Love thy
neighbor as myself has nothing TO
fear from the hereafter. no matter
what it is"
NEW YORK. March 31.--This morn
ing the official announcement was
made ar the general offices of the
Rock Island system, that Benz. l..
Winchell had been elected president
OF the Rock Island railway in place
of w. B. Leeds, resigned. Robert
| Mather has been chosen first vice
president and J. f. Stevens second
vice-president
Mr.. Winchell has made wonderful
| rise in the railroad world. He gradu-
ated from the Hannibal High school
| in Missouri where he was born in
| 1874. secured his first job on the Ham
ilton, St Joe road, studied the rail-
road business and rose to an excellent
clerkship until 1880, when he was
made assistant general passenger
agent of the Kansas City & FIT. Scott
railroad. Frank Trumbull found him
chief clerk in Colorado ten years
ago and appointed him general pas
senger agent of the road OF which lse
was the receiver. He kept moving up
with Mr. Trumbull until he became
vice president Then he became
president of the FIT. Scott Il Memphis
road, then vice president fthe Rock
Island and is now a president at $50
900 year.
CHICAGO, March 31.-An error of
the trial judge in sentencing the
street car bandits to death may result
instead of a speedy hanging for the
trio OF lads in a long legal battle. The
law provides that the date set for
hanging must not be earlier than the
10th or later than The 25th day of the
next term of the state supreme court
dts We're sentenced TO be hanged
April 22d is the date on which the
bandits were sentenced to be hanged
and will be the 9th day of the SUI.
preme court term, and the attorneys
for the defense, on that ground, feel
|
TELLURIDE, April 1.-Moyer is
still taking life easy at the expense OF
the state as military prisoner. Yes
terday afternoon, in charge of a guard
he Witnessed the inspection OF the
militia Tor several hours and appeared
to be quite interested in their maneu-
yers, and efficiency.
The work OF the light battery which
loaded fired and ready for action again
was accomplished in 26 seconds, con
sidered excellent time. although the
captain in charge has a record of 20
seconds.
Last night in the armory Troop A
was Inspected by Capt Wholley and
pronounced the best trained so far
Inspected by the captain who said the
troop was equal to any belonging to
the standing army. The inspection at
he armory. the old Stubbs & Jakway
opera house, was Witnessed by Gen
Bell and staff and quite a number OF
prominent citizens of the town, as
well as by Troop D of Meeker which
occupied seats on the stage.
Last night at Red Mems hall Co
f gave minstrel performance assist
ed by a few members of other COM
panics. The entertainment was pro-
by all the officers and Capt. Wholley
and many of the citizens.
This morning Troop ID of Meeker
was inspected and although the streets
are muddy and sloppy. there will be
cavalry drill this afternoon.
Captain Wolley leaves in the morn
ing for other points 10 inspect the
national guard of the state.
Everything is quiet and work at the
mines progressing as usual. Mr.
Bachman, the man injured at the. Lib
erty Bell, gained consciousness this
morning and doctors feel he has
chance of recovering.
NEW YORK, April Worn out
with frequent calls and suffering from
a touch of the grip DR.. Traux, an emf
nent specialist, responded to an au-
gent call last night to Brooklyn hos
pital to perform very difficult opera
ton in obstetrics. Interest in the
complications aroused the doctor and
he took up the difficult operation.
When the operation was about half
completed the doctor became faint,
staggered from the operating table
and handed the knife to another sur
geon, telling him just what to do
While his substitute was saving the
life of the patient DR.. Traux, lying on
a couch near by. diagnosed his own
case as heart failure, and he called
for strychnine and oxygen. but he saw
the restoratiyes failed to work, and
pronouncing his case helpless, passed
away within Is minutes.
DIES MONIES, April Owing to
the strike of yesterday the entire state
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