Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-31
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

into freight train standing In the
local yards early today. Fireman
Walter EvermaD OF Cincinnati was
killed. Engineer Patrick Grady lost
both legs.
Over 400 passengers received in
juries of more or less severity. As
the train entered the yards a freight
train was Just leaving II, and the ex-
cursion crashed into the freight.
There were ten cars of the excursion,
four of which left the track. The
to this city.
Winona, Mimi, Aug. 2S.-By the use
of telephone the family OF Frank
G. Sanders, consisting Of seven per
sons, was saved from instant death
In a cyclone which did great damage
to buildings and crops in this county.
The family was eating dinner when
A. McConochie. a neighbor, telephoned
that a funnel-shaped cloud was sweep
ing toward the mouse, The members
OF the family ran to a clump Of will
lows, where they lay face downward.
They scarcely reached the place be-
fore the storm lifted the house from
its foundation and dashed 1t to the
ground some distance away. with
hardly board unbrOken.
MUSKOGEE, Aug. 28.-All the con-
stitutional convention subcommittee
are preparing reports for the full com
mittee meeting tomorrow. The plans
so far adopted represents salary ex-
penditure of $4,000 annually for the
chief executive officials of the pro-
posed state. The scheme provides for
three Judges of the supreme court, and
eighth circuit court judges respective
ly at a salary of $4,000 each annually.
The governor gets $4,000, the auditor.
treasurer and attorney general each
81, 500: the secretary OF state $1,000,
the superintendent Of schools $4,000
The apportionment committee finally
decided upon 40 counties, four con
gressional and q state senatorial dis
tricts. with one representative for
each county.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s.-Edwin s.
Holmes. Ir, former associate statis'
tician. surrendered today In response
to an indictment charging conspiracy
in connection with cotton crop re-
ports.
PUEBLO, Aug. 28.-William Little.
bricklayer. aged 30 years, Is dead
here today. and the police surgeons
are of the opinion that death is purely
| the result of Imagination. Little had
been drinking freely for several days
and yesterday announced that he had
taken morphine and would die. Sc
lecting a smooth board he lay down
to await mis- end but rain began to
fall and he arose. Three times he Sc
lected different places to meet his end
and each time changed. Finally. after
arriving home and retiring he soon
passed away. The police can md nc
trace of poison In his stomach.
| WOOSTER, Ohio Aug 28.-The
fifth week of the Taggart divorce case
opened today with Mrs. Taggart beint
sworn and waiting to take the stand
while her attorneys argued that Ger
| tain papers from the war department
under seal had been tampered with
and that some had been suppressed.
Then Major Taggart was recalled
He was questioned regarding the
garding having sat on a sofa will
the wife Of an officer until Mrs. Tag
CART demonstrated, saying he would
certainly incur the enmity Of the
woman's husband. Taggart denied this
incident, and also denied that he hat
subsequently quarreled with the of
ficer on account OF the sofa incident
Just before II O'Clock Mrs. Taggart
took the stand. She testified:
81 am 33 years OF age, and was borr
and raised in Chicago Mrs. Culver
is my adopted mother. John Man
vile is my real father. MY mother
is dead l was only 3 or years old
am told. when | was adopted by
Mrs. Culver. Mr.. Culver was fol
many years president Of the board
of trade.
II was given every advantage. Ny
father. Mr.. Culver, was total ab
stainer was brought up that way
| 1 iuinN iut uTst tiue 1 utt SdptdlI
Taggart was at my sisters house in
Chicago. He was then stationed at
Fort Sheridan. In 1890 we were mar
ried at my mothers home. My own
mother told the captain that was the
adopted daughter of Mrs. Culver. Our
wedding was love match. hrst
drank beer at Plattsmouth, New York
Captain Taggart had 1t in the house
There was also whiskey In the house
Not one thing marred our happiness
at Plattsmonth. Then we moved to
Fort Thomas.
AFTER got to the Philippines ]
found Captain Taggart's demeanor
changed. His love for me seemed
dead. He was irritable, unreasona.
BILE, unjust and jealous. thought the
hardships he suffered in the tropics
must have affected his mind"
Mrs. Taggart was still on the stand
at the adjournment of court.
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 2s.-The Tex
as hailroad commission has issued an
order which is knockout blow to
private car lines operating In Texas,
The order requires that all refrigerat.
or cars for the transportation OF fruits
and vegetables must be furnished by
the railroads and that the icing of