Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-28

is that followed by Adam and Eve in
SALINA, Kas.. Aug PA bug5t n
two women and two chill
dren was struck by Union Pacific
train at a grade crossing last night.
The son and daughter of Mrs. ]. Wal
lerious, aged respectively and
years, were killed. Mrs. Wallerious
was badly injured. Mrs. James Dey-
lin was slightly hurt.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 25.-Leaving
note that mystifies the police Mrs.
Laura Oxford. aged 32 years, wife of
George Oxford of Fort Worth, jump |
ed from the Eads bridge to death TO-
day. soon after the arrival Of the Bur
lington train. The note reads:
Darling George; | am not guilty |
of this awful charge, and choose to
take my life. Take good care of baby
and meet me in heaven"
few minutes before jumping Mrs.
oxford left her T-year-old daughter in
the chair car. Viola Spencer, of
White Falls, travelling companion.
said that Mrs. Oxford was suffering
from nervous prostration.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo, Aug. 25.-
Twenty-Five survivors of the Guam
trell band of guerillas began their
eighth annual reunion today in Justice
of the Peace Liddle's office. Cole
Younger and Jim Cummings, former
members of the Jesse James gang,
were present
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 25.-United States
regulars near Jefferson Barracks have
| captured launch said TO have aboard
fever refugees. The passengers were
ordered taken OF and put in quaran-
| tine The launch is believed to be one
| which kept the towns from Memphis
to Cape Girardeau in a state of anx-
| ious watchfulness for week.
| MUSKOGEE, |. t, Aug. 25.-The
apportionment committee of the con-
stitutional convention has completed
a map of the counties. Forty-one are
| laid out with an average area of 666
| square miles, the average population
| being 10000 Reverend Evans has de-
signed a seal for the new state, EN-
bracing coat of arms of the five
tribes on star surmounted by pic
ture of Sequoyah. the originator Of
| the Cherokee alphabet.
| TRINIDAD, Aug. 25.-It is believed
at noon today that from twenty to
| forty lives are lost in the neighbor-
hood of Berwind and Tabasco. Colo
RADIO Fuel 4 Iron company mining
towns. The disaster As a result oi
the food in the canon in which the
towns are situated cloudburst last
night transformed the arroya into a
raging torrent. Then the flood car
ried away all the railroad and wagon
bridges, all telegraph and telephone
wires, and news is very difficult tc
obtain.
Traffic on the Colorado a. Southern
camps will be suspended for many
days. The damage is estimated al
half a million dollars. Hundreds o
people from here have gone to the
) scene TO aid in rescuing the injured.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-A cabl.
from Toxic has been received by the
: state department stating that the shiI
Australia. owned by Spreckles, ha.
been seized The dispatche gives NJ
details of why the ship was seizet
or anything concerning the busines!
in which it was engaged
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Moses Haas
for whose arrest in connection witt
the cotton scandal a warrant was is
sued Wednesday, was arrested this
I forenoon hu
TOPEKA, Kas., Aug. 25--lt is stat
ed on good authority that the attorney
general has prepared papers in the
suit against the Title Guarantee &
Trust company of Scranton, Pa, in
the name Of the state for $547 900 OF
state funds on deposit in the First
National bank at the time of its fail
ure The trust company is on the
bond of State Treasurer Kelly.
SlLNERTON. Aug 25.-The sherif
returned to Silverton today without
his man-Walter Gray, who got ava,
with the Slattery roll GRAY was last
seen in Burroughs park Wednesday
afternoon and the sheriff and his den
uties were confident of cornering MIN
but he managed 10 give them the slip
TELLURIDE, Aug. 25.-A Finn min.
er by the name of John Worklin was
killed last night, or at least he is in IA
dying condition. his heart simply beat.
ing slowly. He was engaged in loos-
ening a rock overhead when 1t fell.
striking him and forcing the drill
through his body. Nothing is known
of the victim.
CHlLLlCOTHE, Mo, Aug. %
-Four different attempts were made to
wreck as many trains on the Burling.
ton near Turney last night, and caus-
ed the hurried assembling of armed
patrols The trains escaped derail.
| ment. Boys confessed to placing tim
beis on the track ''for fun
| ST. LOUIS, Aug. 25.-A movement
has been started to secure for Thorn.
as Atkins, the Republican national
committeeman from Missouri, the an
! pointment of ambassador to Mexico to
succeed Conger. Senator Warner is
working for Atkins.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 25.-A per
sis'ent spread of the yellow lever
plague is recorded today in the sugar
belt Various plantations report new
cases. Peterson has ten, Port Bar