Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-01-28


action of the coroner's jury In declar-
ing him in measure responsible for
the Iroquois fire. They declare that
II Harrison Is responsible every ma
yor in every city in the United States
are equally responsible for public
that are not absolutely fire,
proof.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 26.-The Han.
nibal Accommodation" on the Bur
of the Denver Express" which was
standing near a water tank near Gar
den Creek last night. Four of the
passengers are dead and four were
seriously and seven badly injured.
The dead:
VIM GONOZER, Denver
ELMER ENGLISH, Macon, Mo
BE NBENNETT, st. Louis.
JOHN MUM, Hannibal Mo-
The injured are:
EDWARD CLEMENTS, Macon. Mo-
VIM. DAVIS. Cincinnati
GEO. SEEBERGER. Quincy. III.
j. NJ BARBEE
The express train was ninety min.
uts late and the engineer CT the &C
commodation could not see the signals
on the rear of the express owing to
the heavy snow storm which was pre-
vailing at the time.
DENVER. Jan. 26.-The trial of
the Youngblood murderers really be-
gan today before an immense crowd.
Thomas Youngblood. the old Ten
nesseean. who, unarmed. attempted
to fight OFF the desperadoes and whose
aged wife was slain before his eyes,
was the first witness. He told his
story clearly and the spectators were
moved to tears by the pathetic sight
of the grief-stricken old man relating
how his wife was taken from him.
He declared he was certain that the
first shot fired by Arnold killed his
wife
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. 26.-As re-
suit of conference of Republican
leaders OF Louisiana held in New Or
leans today 1t is announced that the
party will name full state ticket to-
be voted for at the next election.
Several names are mentioned in con
nection with the gubernatorial nomin-
alton. but the choice of the ticket will
be left to the state convention to be
held later.
DES MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 26.-Fif-
teen thousand manufacturing estab-
lishments having an aggregate capital
exceeding 100000. are represent
ed at the first annual convention of
the Iowa Manufacturers association
which opened in Des Moines today.
The association was organized at a
since which time its membership has
Increased until now it comprises ma
jority of the most prominent manu-
facturers of the state The purpose
of the present meeting, in addition to
laying plans for increasing the men,
bership and influence of the associa-
ton. is to discuss those bills now
pending before the legislature in
which the manufacturers are especial.
ly interested.
NEWARK, N. j., Jan. 26,-The case
of Mrs. Catherine Ray, indicted for
murder, was called for trial today be-
fore Chief Justice Gummere. Mrs.
Ray is charged with having beaten
to death her four-year-old niece, Marie
Coming.
PITTSBURG. Pa, Jan. 26.-Of the
1874 men in the Harwick mine when
the explosion occurred yesterday. only
two have thus far been taken out,
and one of these is dead and the other
is dying. Fifteen bodies have been
collected at the foot of the shaft and
the remains of Selwyn Taylor. the
was brought to the surface.
The fans are working today and
tanks of oxygen have been ordered.
but on account of the cave-in the air
cannot be pumped successfully into
the mine.
Mine Inspector Cummins, who pen
etrated quarter of a mile from the
soul escaped.
JASPER, Ind. Jan. 26-The How
ard Tate murder case was called for
trial here today Tate Is charged
with shooting and killing John Hodges
at Huntington on Dec. 25 last
LONDON. Jan. 26.--Whittaker
Wright. who was convicted OF wreck
ing the London and Globe Finance
Corporation. was sentenced to seven
years in the penltentiary this morning
out he was unable to withstand the
shock and died of heart failure at
o'clock this afternoon.
Wright showed no emotion when
sentence was pronounced. though the
judge said: Il can not conceive OF
worse case than that OF the defend
ant. and l must visit on him the Sc
verest punishment allowed"
No sooner had Wright reached the
ante-room than he was stricken, dy-
ing few hours later.
Later.-Late today 1t is stated that
Whitaker Wright did not fall dead.
but committed suicide just as he was
leaving the court room.
Two doctors. who were in attend
ance. however. attributed his death to
heart disease due to the collapse of
his heart following the excitement OF
hearing the verdict
But, however that may be. Wright's
friends have declared that he was