Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-22


It developed that dynamiters smash
ed the line in seven, not four, places
and that they put to flight one of the
gas company's guards by putting a
gun TO his face Fifty or more Italians
engaged i'm laying pipe left the coun.
Try terrified
NEW YORK, Dec ia self styl-
I'd eye witness OF the death of Caesar
Young. while in a cab with Nan Pat
tersOn. who took the stand today in
behalf Of the woman was Milton
HazelJon. Of Oneota. n. Y. He testi-
led he saw The couple holding hands,
hen sudden flash as Young dis
,harged the revolver he held in both
lands He said the woman supported
he mans head Immediately after the
shot sounded On cross examination
Hazelton admitted his memory was
falling him
WASHINGTON. d. C, Dec 19.-
The animal reports of the interstate
commerce comission, made public to-
lay. shows past year was unusually
prolific in railroad wrecks. during the
year 43 .266 employees We're injured
housand injured and eight hundred
killed. compared with 1902 This year
s. or passengers were injured and
100 killed. The total increase in deaths
is Gil5 per cent in one year. Ten
'arge wrecks are responsible for 90
Der cent of the deaths There were
about six hundred collisions during
he year, and tMty-eight hundred de.
ailments. Among the causes are lax
~ of discipline. longer hours. EN-.
lloymont OF inexperienced men and
DycrtaSine facilities for handling bus
ness. The commission argues the
'doption Of the block system uniform.
ly.
NINTON, Iowa. Dec. 1g.-Great
Northern fast freight train was thrown
nto ditch near here today and the
nginecr and fireman were killed and
he brakeman fatally injured It is
'eported The signal man signalled
come ahead" and then neglected to
urn the switch
WASHINGTON. d. C. Dec IA
Many prominent women here today to
near the concluding testimony to he
ffered this afternoon. tomorrow and
Wednesday against Senator Smoot.
These women represent womens or
ganizatious throughout the country. II
IS expected to prove that MormOnism
lrevails in the west TO as an alarm.
ng extent. as il did previous to the
panifesto of President Woodruff II
also expected to prove that Smoot
Dok an oath against his country.
WASHINGTON, u. c.. Dec 10
Today apostle John Henry Smith. OF
he Mormon church. who acknowl-
dyed Saturday hat he had two wives
md several children in Colorado, was
racalled in the Smoot investigation
nd acknowledged that an apostle
ould take a plural wife and maintain
lis standing, unless he should be
Iandled by the laws of the country.
Apostle John Henry smith is con
sidered the brains of the Mormon
hurch.
NEW YORK. Dec. l9.-It became
,nown today that four men were kill
md four seriously injured in burn
iug of the Standard Oil company's
barge yesterday, The fire was caused
by an explosion which occurred while
tremendous gale was raging
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. Dec 20
) strong wind caused the walls of the
rined Peck building to fall early this
morning, crushing the Crocker hotel,
frame structure. Fifty persons were
the hotel at the time When the
first body was taken ont AT seven
bfpfN hE ,sttfp g.ff IL
vas believed ten corpses were under
he wreckage Tons of brick and NOR
ar crushed the hotel
Flames broke out Immediately
i3readine so rapidly that general
ilarm was turned in. The bodies taker
,ut were William Hillibird; VIM
Anderson; VIM. Bray. Charles Ken
on; John Immogen; Mike Rich and
Peter Bailey The injured were j. w
'rocker, Mrs Crocker. Howard and
Hannah Crocker. Jennie Murray, Mrs
NcNevines Mrs. Leid. Mrs Williams
and baby.
The presence of mind of passerby
saved many lives, This man heard the
rash and promptly turned in an
alarm. The department arrived quick
ly and checked the blaze and all turn
ID their attention to rescuing those
ill alive This work was carried on
nder many difficulties. A wonderful
escape was that Of Mrs McNevins
She was in he'd on the second floor
when he crash came She dropped to
The basement the debris arched over
her in such a way as to prevent Sc.
rious injury and she was recovered
Hans Anderson was pinned down by
beams across the lower part of his
body. He pleaded piteously for
help. The firemen worked desperately
but it it like playing iackstraws with
death They could not reach him His
sentences became fewer and fewer
with less of the note of pain. At last
his voice was stilled and the worltmen
knew their efforts had been in vain.
DENVER. Colo, Dec. 20.-Bitterly
despondent because he was sued for
divorce by his wife, because he
couldn't see his children. and his bus
mess was falling away. Robert Helm
nded his life this morning He was a
highly educated German and was
found today lying on his cot in his