Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-20


ol the motorman. which. however, tn
police refused TO do on the groun
that they could not take man iron
duty on train.
SAN BERNARDINO. Cal. Mare
lt.-Nearly dozen Santa Fe passeu
ger trains are tied up in the noun
tains near here owing to an enor
nous landslide which occurred in Ca
jon Pass. The storm is still ragini
and II is impossible to ascertain Ia,
damage done to the tracks Tn,
Southern Pacific is in just as ba,
shape as the Santa Fe. and traffic II
the entire state OF California is prac
tically yet at standstill Nearl,
tve inches of rain has fallen.
u NEW YORK. March ia :
g dispatch has been received !
s' here from Palm Beach. Florida, :,
- reporting the death of Meyer :,
- GugGenneim. the smelling :.
G trust magnate of pneumonia :.
8 he was IS years of age, :.
| !. Meyer Guggenheim was a :.
- copper magnatc. and the head ;.
- OF the Guggenheim family :.
= which controls the smelters in :.
- the United States and Ola !
- Mexico. lie began business as ;.
- a peddler of shoe polish :.
!, SAN FRANCISCO. March :.
- l6.-Captain Burnett of the de. !
= tective force says the police !
- have reached tne conclusion !
- tnat the death OF Mrs Stan !
- ford was due to natural causes Z
;. PEORIA ILL.,. March lG.-- :.
y rne board OF supervisors today !
- refused permission to the :.
y Prairie OH A Gas company, a :.
- branch o. the Standard OIL :
- company. to lay pipe line .
- tnrough Peoria county. ;.
., BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, :.
:, Marcn 16.-Rev Cordova. the ;.
- disgraced pastor OF the Metho- !.
- dist church, convicted of Z
- abandoning his wife and chit =
s. dren and elopnE with Miss =
~ Julia Brown. has been found :
- guilty OF assault and battery Z
- on his wife and will be sen =
- fenced to probably three years :.
y, in the penitentiary. Miss :.
" Brown declares sne will go to :.
= prison with him. :;
CHICAGO, March 1.-Two police
men this morning frustrated the at
the safe OF the Burk Brothers brew
cry.
Patrolmen Rush and Ross. in pass
ing the brewery, noticed two suspic.
lous characters standing near the OF
flee OF the building and accosted
Them with Inquiries as to their bust
ness there. when the men Immediate
ly began shooting at the policemen
The policemen returned the fire and
drove them away They then entered
the brewery office and found Max Ha
gan. the engineer unconscious on the
moor. evidently having been struck
over the head with the butt of re
volvsr. Near him lay Arthur Lud
wig, an employe of the Arm, bound
hand and foot.
Hearing the approach of the police
,he cracksmen emerged from the in
81 o..
and opened fire on the men. I'ne po
lice returned the fire, and say they
wounded all three The men ran as
they tired and escaped through the
door, jumped into wagon and were
rapidly driven out OF sight.
There was 81 900 In the safe. The
tools used by the burglars and quan
tity OF nitro-glycerine was left behind
ny the burglars.
WASHINGTON, March 17-Re
garding Congressman HulI's interview
in which he said he expected the Jap
anese would some day try to take the
Philippines from the United States
Japanese Minister Takahra said:
III Mr.. Hull is correctly quoted, he
must think the japanese are drum
with success and are determined IL
grasp everything in sight. Just nov
the Japanese are engaged in a life ol
death struggle in Mancnuria, and the!
will make every sacrifice OF life ant
treasurer in an effort to win victory
but they nave no designs on the Phil
lppines."
LONDON, March 17.-All the mus
cal world seemed Interested today II
the celebration OF Manuel Garcia
one hundredth birthday. 1t was al
event almost without precedent in IN
annals OF famous musicians. The L
lustrious teacher OF singing was IN
| terally Hooded with congratulator
messages from every point of tn
world, while personal friends and az
mirers called In large numbers at Ia
little house in Cricklewood, where tn
venerable maestro resides with hi
wife and daughters.
This evening there was somethln
like public celebration of the Gel