Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

Korea, that sailed from Yokohem
September II with the Taft rarty O
congressman, to arrive at San Fran
cisco tonight, The purpose is to max
a record TIP and the vessel is to rul
from YokohPma to San Erancisc,
without Coaling at Honolulu. At pres
ent the record is held by the Empress
q Japen, wn cn crossed the Pacific II
ten days ard ten hours.
LONDON. Sept 26.-New.oundlant
today purchased for two million dol
lars all the telegraph lines In its boun
daries. 1t borrowed the money al
three and half per cent here.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.-It is an
nounced in official circles here toda,
tina the Chinese government has
made formal protest to the Russian
end Japanese government concerning
the treaty of peace. China objects to
the length CT time allowed for evacuat.
ing Manchnta and fer The provision
of armed guards. China declares that
eighteen months is too long for the
| Russians to remain In Manchuria,
Tney ought to be out in six months.
MuSKOCEE, l. T.. Sept. GA
wreck on the Missouri Oklahoma a.
Gulf ct Grandview this morning. ten
miles southwest of Muskogee, resulted
in the death of Conductor C. w. Will
Jams and Engineer Eugene Mein. The
men were in charge of construction
train which was cerrying steel out for
new line, when the train ran Into
drove of cattle. Williams was In
the cab with the engineer. The en-.
gine turned over and both were crush.
ed. The fireman escaped by jumping
WASHINGTON. Sept. Ex-senator
Foraker of Ohio, who on Saturday an
nounced his oppo. 'tion to comforting
rate making powers on the Interstate
Commerce comm 'ssion. says there is
no radical disagreement between him
self and President Roosevelt In the
matter. Both want rates regulated
he says. but propose different meth.
ods
Twenty-six cases of yellow fever at
Pensacola Yesterday.
The New Mexico territorial fair was
"A decided success In every way
Captain Oberlin Carter will fight
the return of his stolen property to
the United States.
In anticipation OF the action which
Judge johnson announced he would
take, the gamblers OF Denver stated
that they would not open their estab.
lishments
Congressman Parsons. returning to
New York from a trip to the Orient.
says Chinese statesmen are engaged
In investigation preparatory to draw
ing up constitution for China
The Western league season closed
Sunday Denver winding up by win
ming double header from Des
Moines. the latter club winning the
and Sioux City, Pueblo and st. Joseph
In the order named.
Michael Tierney. an old soldier 10
years of age, who went to Denver
from the Soldiers home at Monte
Vista to attend the G. A. II. encamp.
ment. was found dead In stairway
at Fifteenth and Larimer streets Sun.
fects of dose of laudanum which he
is supposed to have taken to end his
life.
Miss Violet Mccall OF Colorado
Springs. the domestic who recently
inherited fortune Of $4,000, has re.
ceived many tenderly worded letters
from impecunious fortune hunters
Miss Mccall admits that there are
many honorable men, bit states that
the only safe plan is to let them all
alone.
The big $500 baseball purse IL
still undecided at Albuquerque or was
up to the latest Denver daily advices.
In the game Saturday Las Vegas won
from Trinidad. leaving Las Vegas
and. Clifton teams tie for first and
second place with Trinidad and Albu.
querque tie for third and fourth
places. The ties were to be played
Sunday.
A suit for 10000 damages has been
instituted in the district court at
Greeley by Jonn King against the I'm.
ion Pacific Railroad company for
broken leg which he sustained In
runaway last May. Klug is one OF
the best known stockmen in this paT1
of the state. It seems that Klug with
n party of friends was driving across
the track of the Union Pacific when
the horses became frightened and ran
away and that Klug either fell or was
thrown from the vehicle. breaking mis-
leg.
I've won the game. boys" said
Robert Hillous, an old railroad man.
at Bridgeport, Conn. to three friends
with whom he was playing pinochle.
The same instant his hand Of four
aces fell upon the table. he uttered
moan. threw his head back and died.
The game had been close one and
Hillious' score stood 95C, needing only
10 points to win. When he saw the
four aces in hand. counting 100. the
excitement proved too much for his
heart, which gave way under the
strain. A strange fact is that ne had
| often playfully remarked that he
would like to die In Just this manner,
for he was an inveterate pinochle
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