Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-23
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

ger train No. from Denver collidet
head-on with east-bound freight No
S6 near Pando, fifteen miles west OF
Leadville, at O'Clock this morning
killing the engineer OF one train and
seriously injuring number of pas
sengers. Both trains were badly
wrecked. 1t can not be learned how
serious the injuries of the passengers
are, but 1t is not believed that any OF
them were fatally hurt
Relief and wrecking trains from
Leadvllle and Minturn nave been hur.
ried to the wreck. No. 3 was running
Ing to make up time.
NEW YORK. Oct l9-President
McCurdy of the Mutual Life was on
the stand again today and was asked
regarding the financial operations of
the company. McCurdy said that the
Mutual had its funds placed by sub
sidtary companies because 1t was ad-
vantageous TO the company. He said
the Ganger in speculation in bad en-
terprises was small. Lawyer Hughes
asked McCurdy about the Morristown
Trust company. and developed the fact
that McCurdy and his relatives and
the Mutual held shares. The Mutual
received per cent interest on bal.
ances with the company. The other
depcsitors get 3 per cent
TOPEKA, Kas.. Oct. lg.-The re
port of the trustees of the Devlin es.
tate is ready for the finding of the
federal court this afternoon. 1t GOV
ers hundred typewriter pages.
The creditors meeting convened
this morning but nothing important
was done.
The creditors have adjourned until
December 10. pending the examination
OF the claims filed, which aggregate
$S.170,O0O. The largest is by the First
National bank for $1.30O.0O0 The
STANDARD Oil put in claim for nine
ty cents. The amount was made up
by those present chipping in nlckels
and dimes. A letter was sent to &c
Broadway. New York, expressing the
feai that the dividends OF the Stand
ard Oil company might be small, and
enclosing money order for the claim.
LONDON, Oct. 19.-The Prince and
Princess of Wales started today on a
trip to India. They went overland
to Genoa, where they will board the
magnificent warship Benbow, which
has been converted into royal yacht
for the purpose.
CHICAGO, Oct. l9.-The effort OF
three masked men to rob the viii.
mette Exchange bank in Willmette
suburb. was foiled today. Cashier
Rush, who was sleeping above the
bank. was awakened by the burglars,
and started after them with revolver
just as Watchman Sie1ert opened fire.
They escaped.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Oct. led.
ward George Cunliffe, was arrested
here In front of hotel today. He
has been here since the day after he
stole S101.00 from the Adams Express
company at Pittsburg. He admitted
is guilt. Cunliffe was formerly EN-
ployed in Hartford. He mas relatives
here.
Only $500 was found in his posses
sion when arrested. The money, he
claims, is in safe hands and can be
produced when he wants It, He re-
fuses to disclose its whereabouts.
Cunliffe has been boarding at
cheap hotel and haunting cheap drink
ing houses. He says ne was going
TO Bridgeport this afternoon. MY
only regret is my family" he said,
when told that his wife, with four
small children, were heart broken in
Pittsburg.
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 19.-The
body of Emil Steiger, local saloon
keeper, was found hanging by wire
moose from tree at Berea this morn
ing. There were wounds on the nead
from blunt instrument. Steiger's
relatives say he was murdered. Steig-
er went to Berea with $500, which is
missing.
BELLINGHAM, Wash, Oct. ia
close examination into the effects OF
William Wilson. marble cutter who
died here yesterday in destitute cir
cumstances, show that $500 in cash
left from the estate of brother, j. r.
Wilson, was awaiting his claim, while
third interest In a large steamship
line brought the amount of his inher-
itance to nearly $500, 900. In addition
to this 100000 cash from the estate
OF his brother, r. A. Wilson, late edi-
TOR Of the Belfast News and a prom
inent writer of ireland, was also lying
untouched by Wilson. Letters left by
Wilson show that he considered him
self the scapegoat and black sheep OF
the family and that he remained away
from them In spite of urgent letters
because he feared disgracing the fam
lily
WINCHESTER, Oct. l9.-Sam His.
10. a negro, aged IS. was hanged to-
day for criminal assault. He walked
TO the scaffold with a firm step. He
confessed his crime on the gallows
urging the breaking up of negro dives
which ne said was responsible for his
downfall, He assaulted Mrs. Jasper
Case, after failing in an attempt tc
assault her neighbor, Mrs. Bond. He
barely escaped lynching at the time