Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-27

lington passenger train was derailed
at .Woodlawn at noon, three Of the
coaches rolling over an embankment.
Several persons are reported serious
" injured. A Union Pacific relief
train has been sent TO the scene.
} NEW YORK, March 23.-A two mil
lion dollar building is snortly to be
occupied for an art salon similar to
the Louvre in Paris. j. Pierpont
Morgan will subscribe the greater
part of the 100000 required.
NEVADA. Mo-, March 23.-William
Snider, aged 5s, the Oldest fireman
on the Missouri Pacific railroad, died
here from an illness caused by the
MASKING of one Of his toes. Snider
ran a construction train when the
line from Kansas City to Joplin was
constructed.
DENVER March 24.--Up to noon
today eight witnesses have been ex-
amined in the trial OF Sylvester
Wynne. accused OF numbering two po-
licemen, and the State rested Its case.
The testimony OF at least two Of the
witnesses is severely against the &C
cused. One of them, Stephen McAtee,
a farmer, aged and bent, is positive
in his Identification of the defendant.
George McKenna. gambler, gave evil
dence that Wynne is the same fellow
known in Phoenix. Arizona, some
years ago as "Kid' Llewellyn. Nc
Kenna says Liewellyn assaulted him
twice at Phoenix while in company
with other soldiers. He was good
handler OF a gun and made every body
afraid OF him.
NEW YORK, March 24.-Scientists
are mystified by case in the Presby-
terian hospital in this city which end
ed today in the death of Miss Luella
Hustle OF MI Vernon, who, with her
mother, Mrs. James II. Hustis, have
been in a trance for fifteen days. The
mother is very low and may die at
any moment. Both of the women were
found unconscious in tae home OF
Lawyer Heller, and were supposed to
have been asphyxiated by gas. Meth.
er recovered consciousness, but lay
in q state of coma for over two weeks.
Miss Hustis was very pretty. and ~
was really lack OF nourishment, as 1t
has been impossible to give iner food
except in liquid form. This afternoon
the mother is showing signs OF death,
which is really the result of starva-
ton. She is greatly emaciated.
Specialists in hypnotism have de-
cided that the two had unconsciously
hypnotzed eacn other and that gas
asphyXistion had nothing to do with
the case One OF the specialists ex-
planned that he himself had been hyp-
Noticed while nypnotizing a patient
and had only been awakened by the
arousal OF the subject.
WASHINGTON, March 24.--Word
was received at the state department
today that President Castro formally
refuses to arbitrate the questions at
issue between Venezuela and the
United States.
This information came in cable
gram from Minister Bowen. 1t is said
President Casto's answer to Minis
ter Bowen is couched in insulting Ian
guage. Secretary of War Taft, who is
temporarily in charge of the state de
partment. presented the information
TO the President and cabinet today.
The original communication sent to
Castro by the United States said tina,
failure to accept arbitration would re
suit in this country taking its own
course" and that course is now being
worked out. Administration officials
evidence much feeling at President
Castro's reply. and Minister Bowen is
likely to be recalled as the first step
although 1t was announced no action
would he taken hastily.
Two OF the matters which this gov
eminent wanted arbitrated related tc
American asphalt companies the
third, expulsion Of an American CORE
spondent, and the fourth is the claim
of the Orinoco Navigation company.
The asphalt claim was weakened BY
the charge that the companies par
ticipated in political affairs in vene
zuela, and the expulsion matter anC
the claims Of the navigation compa
MES also have weak points.
II a blockade is established by the
United States as European nations did
two years ago. unpleasant relations
are likely to result with England
| France. Germany and Belgium, who
have strong prior claims.
WASHINGTON. March 224.-Minis
ter Bowen's dispatches today from
Caracas show an open defiance of the
United States and brings the complica
ton to a crisis. TIE President is ex.
pected to act sharply and decisively
Venezuela only has 1000 soldiers, but
has several big guns on the forts OF