Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-07-20
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

er-in-chief of the Grand Army of the
Republic, was sent from mere this
morning TO his old home in Boston.
large military escort was given the
remains. General Blackmar died here
yesterday afternoon OF interstitial
nephritis. His wife was with aim at
the end. The general arrived here a
week ago on visit to the Grand Ar
my Post. His friends say he killed
himself by overwork In the interest
of the G. A. r.
General Blackmar was born at Bris-
toll, Mass. in 1871. He served in the
Civil war and was promoted on the
field by Gen Custer He was judge
advocate general of Massachusetts
under four different administrations.
His successor 10 the command of the
Grand Army will be elected at the
Denver encampment. He will be sue
ceeded for the present by Deputy
Commander King of Washington.
DENVER. July l7-Thomas Clay
ton, a pioneer, formerly rich and
4 prominent citizen, died yesterday at
Il. Luke's hospital His last days
were passed in poverty. but now the
citizens are going to give him great
funeral In the words OF Richard
Brimsley Sheridan "They will help
TO bury him who they helped to
starve"
PHILADELPHIA, July l7.-This
morning three prominent citizens,
District Attorney John b. Bell. City
Solicitor Kingston and William Borne,
were seriously injured by falling from
the top Of the highest building in the
city The men were in an elevator
wnen it suddenly got out of gear
and dropped from the top floor to the
basement. The mems legs and arms
were broken and Bell received a COM
pound fracture. The cause of the ma,
chinery failing TO work is not known.
GRAND JUNCTION. July III
Great preparations are being made
here to entertain the thousands of
people who will come for the opening
of the uintah reservation. 1t is esti-
mated that 10000 people will be here
from August l to IL The Auditor |
ium, the largest building in the city,
BERLIN, July 17.-Some astonisn-
ing developments in May photo
graphy are reported by Prof Rieder |
and DR.. Joseph Rosenthal of Munich. |
These TWO scientists have been col |
laborating in X-ray work and declare |
that they nave succeeded in obtaining |
in less than second of time X-ray |
DnOtOprannS ha bt ha
patient ceasing to breathe meanwhile. |
Having proceeded thus far, they |
sought TO take pictures of the human |
heart between the beats. as it was |
found thai the beating of that organ \
impaired the eXactness of the photo |
graphs. Having first of all accurate |
~ guaged the time elapsing between |
the beats, they. by the use of the
most sensitive films procurable, and |
and the strongest possible X-rays, OBJ |
tanned good photographs in one-tentb |
of second. II had not hitherto been |
thought possible to take such photo
graphs
BERLIN. July 1.-THE newspaper
Anzeiger has Information mat the |
death of Abdul Hamid H., sultan OF
Turkey, is but a question OF a short |
time. Physicians report his condition |
10 be without hope.
CHANUTE. Kaus., July 1.-THE |
Standard Oil company began taking |
all grades of oil in the Kansas and |
Territory fields according to an
nouncement made month ago. About
80 men are relaying pipe line connec-
tons TO wells producing heavy. oil |
which had been torn out after the is
sue of the boycott order.
lola. Kans., July I'm the trial |
.,of ex-Congressman Funston, charged |
with carrying concealed weapons, and
disturbing the peace. the city finished |
the Introducing of testimony today, |
the testimony being reiteration of
that given Saturday The defense
will probably call no witnesses.
The opinion among the crowd in the |
theater in which the case is proceed.
ing is that Funston will be found
guilty of carrying pistol but will be
acquitted on the charge of disturb
ance. He will probably take an ap-
peal on The ground that threats had
been made against mis- life by the
jointists, which entitled him to carry
a weapon.
OURAY. July l7.-An excursion
train from Grand Junction yesterday
contained 10 cars filed with people
estimated at 500. The well known
Indian band accompanied the excur
sion as well as the Grand Junction
baseball team and bats were crossed
with the Ouray club in the afternoon
resulting in a score OF to In favor
OF the home boys.
SILVERTON. July 17.-The ball
game yesterday between the Silverton
nine and the Golden Reds was won
by Silverton by score OF to l.
Baker pitched for Slverton, More.
mead OF Durango playing with the local
boys.
Great interest Is manifested in the
game next Sunday between Silverton
and Ouray. The Ouray boys are bent
on playing even.
OSSINING " Iulv 17-rbaa