Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-05-05


National Livestock association. and
former Senator Harris OF Kansas
These cattle raisers will represent 90
100000 of live stock and 1000 cattle
men. They propose to demand con-
cessions from the railroads. especially
to secure return transportation for all
shippers of live stock. 1t is under
stood that the St Paul road and the
Burlington have conceded this priv
ilege. which was withdrawn the FIRST
of January. The cattlemen also want
reduced rates, and II the railroads do
not grant any concessions they say
they will make an appeal to congress
October, who broke into st. Johns
Orphanage. They beat her terribly
and she fingered at deaths door for
two weeks The negroes were given
lengthy penitcntiary sentences.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Without
definitely fixing the cause. tho board
Of Inquiry into the accident on the
battleship Iowa Feb 8, when two of
he s-inch guns blew OFF their muzzles
within 20 minutes, reports two mat
ters which Will be regarded as explain
ing why the accident occurred. While
the board does not say so definitely, II
seems to be clear that the accident
was caused by the use of defective
forgings. which rendered both guns
| Incapable OF wlthstanding the increas-
ed muzsle velocity incident to smoke
less powder, Forgings for those sec
tlons of the guns which gave way were
made by the Midvale Steel company
| The forgings were found to be defec.
tive and We're rejected. the company
| protested and brought influence to
bear. Again the matter was taken up
and the forgings rejected. sun the
| company's officers worked to have the
| forgings taken by the department. FL
nally they succeeded, and the forgings
went into the guns,
! WASHINGTON, May 3.-The mem
bers of the house rivers and harbors
| committee Will start In few days
on an extended trip to inspect work
now in progress and that may be con
| lemplatad in the future They will
be In Chicago some time in July for
| the purpose OF studying the Chicago
| river proposition. Just as soon as the
work of removing the tunnels In the
| Chicago river is commenced congress-
will begin considering appropriations
| for the Improvement of the river for
the benefit of navigation. The com
mittee desires to study this PROPOSE
| ton beforehand so as to be in posi-
ton TO act intelligently when the mat
ter is brought up.
| DETROIT, May 3-Onicinl reports
were received today showing that the
unprecedented speed of 1894 miles an
hour has been made by the Michigan
| Central train carrying President Led
yard and President Newman of the
| New York Central to Chicago. The
| remarkable time was made We4ncsuay
last between Brownsville and Spring
| field. Ont, 5i7 miles, according to the
| duly verified statement of the train
dispatcher This establishes a
worlds record. A pilot passed ahead
of the train and all crossings were
guarded. but the switches were not
spiked nor was the regular running
| OF trains interrupted
I PEORIA, Ills. May 3.-Congress-
man Joseph v Graf was renomnated
by the Republicans OF the Sixteenth
district today.
CHICAGO, May 3.-Whlle his fan
Gee and another young woman vainly
| tried to lift the heavy vehicle, Harry
| Ringo OF Chicago Heights was crushed
| to death In the mire of "A dltch be-
meath mis- overturned automobile. Rim
| gts sweetheart was seriously injured
| Her companion had to walk d mile for
assistance
sAVERToN. May 3.-will Marsh
| was elected school director yesterday,
| receiving l79 votes against 20 for his
opponent, Charles Dale
II showed about six inches in town
and about a foot in the hills. The
snow Is wet and has mostly melted In
town
INDIANAPoLIS. Ind. May 3.-The
larger part OF the Union stock yards
were burned here this morning entail
Ing loss Of half Il million dollars
Five hundred head OF cattle were res
cued, only SO being destroyed.
MAHONEY CITY. Pa. May 3.-The
body OF Lillian Hale WAS found lying
face downward on the kitchen floor of
her home today. The top of the
child's head was blown on and shot
gun near had both barrels empty. The
girl was alone in the house when the
murder took place. The case is very
mysterious, Persons living nearby
say they saw a stranger hurrying past
not long after the probable hour of
the murder, He had a wild manner
and appeared to be engaged in the tus-
sic. The whole nelghborhood has
been searched Tor him, but up To noon
without success
COLORADO SPRINGS, May Am
engine on the Colorado Springs, Grip
pie Creek railroad plunged through a
trestle on South TETON street this
morning. mjuring four trainmen, two,
IL Is feared. fatally. The bridge
stood ~ feet above the street, and WAS
weakened by the heavy rains. The
injured are Conductor f.. c. Craig,
Fireman Leonard Dew, Engineer
Auer, and J. j. Hartman, brakeman.