Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-03

south bound Diamond special at 8 81
a. IN. today at Chestnut, l6 miles
southeast of this city. and Instant!
killed. Martin was one OF crew o
u freight train which was too Iona
TO get in on the siding and allow the
passage of the special, The brake
man was sent back to flag the train
went to sleep on the track and was
struck The pilot tore the fore par
of his head away. He was killed in
stantly Martin .had been married
just three weeks.
lola. Kans., July 3l.-Ex-Con
gressman Funston, for whom a boon
has been started to have him run foi
congress, since his activity following
the saloon dynamitlng, today said he
has no present intention of making
the race.
JOLIET. Ills. July 3l.-A special
Rock Island passenger train ran into
| Is people We're injured, but none dan
gerously. A gravel train nad jus;
backed into the switch, which was
left unclosed and the passenger train
ran into IT, The crews of both en-
gines jumped and We're not injured
One engine. a baggage car and din.
ing car Were demolished.
NEW YORK. July 3l.-Calmly and
without any display of bombast OF
other signs, Frederick Carlton. tne al.
legged poisoner of women, startled the
police by confessing today, in the
most matter-of-fact way that he is
McCandlass. the army deserter: that
ne robbed the Birmingham, Alabama
woman and that he is several times 4
bigamist. All tnis he declares and
gave dates to prove his assertions.
ALBANY. n Y, July 31.-Attorney
General Meyer has gone to New York
TO start suits for restitution of funds
against members of the old board of
directors of the Equitable Insurance
company. The complaints are based
on evidence gathered by State Super
intendent of Insurance Hendricks
GRAND JUNCTION, Aug. l.
Nearly 500 men and women stood in
line all night awaiting the opening
of the Uintan reservation which be
gan at 8 O'Clock this morning A
Camp Bird. Colorado, millman nam
ed William Waybright. was the first
on the list and the first to place his
name on the government books this
morning Up TO noon there were
about 300 registrations for the lot
terry, which will begin August II, in
utah. Thousands are here and com.
ing in all the time in their eagerness
for free farms. They are good-na
tured lot of people. There is no
trouble and in the crowd are many
from Oklahoma and Texas.
SILVERTON, Aug. 1.-G. H Stol-
ber was taken suddenly Ill on the
train today coming from Red Noun
tain to Silverton and he was brought
into town in an unconscious condl-
ton at noon and died soon after
cerebral bemorrhage. Mr. Stoiber
arose this morning in his usual good
nealth and his sudden sickness and
death was a great surprise and shock
to his friends.
G. II. Stoiber was one of the most
well known mining men of the San
Juan. He mad lived in Silverton a
quarter of century. He was the
principal owltner of the Iowa Mining
company, and aside from this held
varied and immense mining interests.
He was younger brother of Edward
Stoiber of the Silver Lake mine. Be
sides ais brother he leaves wife
and daughter, Helen, who is about II
years old. Miss Helen is member
of the senior class of Miss Wolcotts
of Miss Jane Rider and Miss Milicent
White of Durango.
CHICAGO, Aug. Walter Brown.
convicted of Illegally using the funds
of the National Bank of Elkhart, Ind.
was sentenced today by the federal
court to eignt years imprisonment
Justice Broderick president of the de
funct Institution for whose company
the funds of the bank were used, is
now serving a term in the Leaven-
worth penitentiary.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. Henry
Courtwrignt blacksmith. today
found his son Roy. aged II years.
serving two-year term in the peni-
tentiary at Jefferson City. The faith
er tnought the boy had been kidnapped,
but IL seems the boy ran away with
two others, was arrested and SEN
fenced at Springfield, Mo, on the
charge of stealing sweaters. The
boys say other boys gave them to
him and 1t is likely he will be par
doned.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 1.-Indica'
| tions this morning were that today
would be the busiest day of the sea
| son. Extraordinary efforts are being
made 10 fight the fever and protect
patients during the continued heated
term, which is favorable to the propa
cation Of germs. The militia at Ba
ton Rouge guard every entrance
Positively no one here or from othei
Infected districts are allowed to en-
Ter that place.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug 1.-The to