Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-26

coaches broke and the three sleepers
left the rails and plowed up the
ground for fifty feet topping over
some distance away from the track.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Sept. 22.-
This is the coldest September day on
record. The thermometer is down to
freezing point.
NEW YORK. Sept GA cold wave
is sweeping along the Atlantic coast
and through New England A fall OF
fifteen degrees has occurred in the
last three hours.
ANACONDA, Mont Sept 22.--
Heavy rains hnve put out the disas-
trous forest fires that have been rag
ing here lately.
CRAIG. Mo. Sept. ga prairie
fire with frontage OF Ave miles is
sweeping through the bottom lands
today. The entire population turned
out 10 try and stem It but the intense
heat prevented them getting within
lighting distance. II Is likely the fire
will burn until the Missouri river Is
reached Two bridges across Tarkio
creek, several dwellings. barns and
many fences have been consumed No
loss of life is reported but several FAM
ilies have had narrow escape.
OYSTER BAY. N. Y, Sept 22.--
The President his wife and party left
here this morning for Washington.
As the government yacht, Sylph,
steamed out of the harbor for Jersey
City, ROoseyelts summer nelghbors
cheered and waved their handker-
chiefs. A PENNSYLVANIA special train
will arrive In Washington with the
party at six fifteen II the schedule
Is maintained An hour after the Pres
ident sailed special train left Oyster
Bay bearing the horses of the official
family.
DENVER, Colo, Sept. 22.-Another
fireman died this morning as n re-
suit of inhallng flames of nitric acid
in the recent fire here. The death Ia
hourly expected Of four others and ten
others are suffering They may all
succumb to the effects of the acid
which when once inhaled can never
be conquered
WIILROSE. Mass. Sept. 22.-Eigh.
persons were hurled into eternity and
about twenty others more or less in
jured, some of whom will probably
die, by an electric car on the Boston
line being blown to atoms. It seems
that box of dynamite dropped from
an express wagon on the track and
was struck by the electric car. The
scene was an appalling one. legs,
arms and human flesh being scattered
mis- uit URN
dows in buildings within n radius of
quarter of mile were demolished.
The driver of the express wagon Roy
Fentop. discovered the loss of the box
and was rushing back to recover the
same when tt was struck by the car.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Two
hundred representatives of every
country In Europe, which has consti-
tutional government met the Presi-
dent at the White House this after
noon A formal request will be made
of him to Issue invitations to govern
ments which would be assembled by
representatives for new peace CON
ference similar to one held at The
Hague in 1899 Fifteen countries are
represented in the request.
LONDON, Sept 24.--Lady Curzon's
condition is reported slightly worse
this morning
NEW YORK, Sept 24.-Mrs. Levi
Letter, daughter Mamie and son Jo-
seph, who made the record breaking
ride across the continent from Den.
yer to go to the bedside of her daugh-
ter, Lady Curzon, reached here today
too late by few minutes to catch
either Cunard liner Lucania or the
American steamer New York, but Sc
cured accommodations on the Red
Star liner Naderland, slower boat.
but one that will take them to Eng.
land more quickly than If they waited
for the next fast steamer. Reports
from London say that Lady Curzon's
condition is much less favorable and
that she passed a very restless night.
CINCINNATI. o.. Sept. 24.--Fay &
Egan Wood, working machinery
plant, the largest in the world, suffer
ed quarter million loss from fire last
night.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, Sept. "a
The main building of the state uni
yersity was destroyed by fire today.
Loss three hundred thousand.
CHICAGO, H.. Sept 24.-Witbn
twenty-four minutes after filing a bill
Of divorce against ~ p Cummings,
wealthy real estate man, Anna Cum
mings, walked from the court today
with her freedom and fifty thousand
cash and property as alimony.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Mrs. Hattie
r. Waugh has just brought suit
against Clara Louise Peters. of Wash
ington, very rich and beautiful
woman. whom Mrs. Waugh claims has
won from her the affections of hor
husband. Eugene. She asks one hun
dred thousand dollars damage. Mr..
and Mrs. Waugh were married twenty
years ago. Recently while visiting
summit. N. j., they met Miss Peters
who went for husband Waugh with a
vengeance and "wiilfully, wickedly
and maliciously gained his affections
and sought to persuade him to leave
plaintiff. For one week she enticed
him away, but he came back. Hus-
band Waugh now continues restless"