Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-21
City; II. C. Davis. Topeka, engineer.


, don't even know the motives of tn
wreckers. This is the NTH time tn
Santa Fe passenger has been delibe
ately wrecked near Lang
Spikes have been ,removed from III
ties, and bolts and angle bars taker
out. The engine and four baggaE g,
cars left the track and tumbled dow
25-foot embankment. The passen
ger coach following turned at righ
angles to the track. and brought tn,
other cars TO sudden stop. Cars II
the ditch were partly consumed b,
fire. Relief trains ~ere sent from
here. ~
Engineer Davey died later from in
iuries received. General Manager Hur
ley says n reward will be offered TO,
the apprehension OF the wreckers
Santa F. detectives haze gone to the
scene of the wreck.
| NEW YORK, Dec. 2D.-As the last
of about thousand prisoners in the
women's workhouse a,ss Blackwell isl.
land was removed this morning. the
supports Of the roof burned away and
| the two rows of cells were covered
with blazing debris. The fact that
one motion of the levers simultaneous.
y opened the doors OF all the cells
| saved many of the prisoners from
death The fifty inmates of the hos
pital were carried out on cots. Other
prisoners were confined in the laun-
dry A panic prevailed among the
1900 male prisoners during the fire
The flames were extinguished by the
regular department and by fire boats.
The male prisoners. after recover
ing from the panic. were marshalled
by their keepers into nre fighting
corps and wardens and prisoners
fought side by side to rescue the
women and helpless prisoners. the
keepers forgetting the difference in
station of the two classes. Although
only part of the convicts were used
in resculng the women prisoners.
those who remained locked in their
cells begged and implored the guards
TO he allowed to assist, and when the
screams of the women penetrated to
their cells they implored the guards
TO at least 90 to the rescue, PROMISING
TO be their own jailers.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 20.-The
number Of armed peasants now In re.
volt number 100000. The czar's au-
thority has entirely ceased to exist in
the Baltic provinces. Fifteen hundred
delegates to the Pan-Lettish congress
at Riga have selected thas, city rs the
capital Of the Lettish republic
All males must arm themselves and
Join the revolutionary army. They
must pay no taxes to or obey no or
ders of the czar. These orders are be-
ing obeyed. Fortresses have been
manned and a defense against the in
yading army is planned. The bridges
will be blown up.
In the Riga districts famine is
threatened. new mutiny is report
ed at Sevastopol. Another outbreak
Of anarchy is expected there. Dis
turbances In Trans -Caucasia have not
abated. The authorities are powerless
to enforce order there.
MOSCOW, Dec 20--A general
strike began today. as ordered. All
labor organizations are involved.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 20.-Con-
siderable interest is being taken here
today in the fight which is to take
place this evening between Robert
Fitzsimmons. the hero of several hun
dred fistic battles. and Jack O'Brien.
In the betting this morning Fitz Is
rather a strong favorite, toe odds be.
ing 100 to go on Fftz. The old man
thinks he is going to win sure. Hav-
ing fought O3rien before, he knows
his tactics, and while the latter has
youth on his side, F1tzsimmons is
sanguine OF success. It is believed
that an immense crowd win witness
the bout this evening.
SILyERTON. Dec. 20.--James w.
Taylor died at the home OF his son,
Morris Taylor, this morning OF pneu-
monia. He was aged about so years
and is survived by his wife and two
sons. both of whom are married and
living here.
II. j. Segley, aged 81 years, died
here this morning of pneumonia, after
an illness Of but three days. He had
lived here SIX years. He was a mem
/ ber of the Industrial Workers OF the
World, which order Will have charge
| of the funeral.
There are six more cases OF Dnen'
monia in Sllyerton. two OF which. II
Is said, can not recover.
| One of the physicians told the cor
respondent he had visited pneu.
monia patient this morning. where the
bucket OF water In his room had froz'
en- a thick cake OF ice. and cases with
such apartments and care have little
chance for recovery. Most OF the
cases in warm rooms where they have
been properly attended have recov
cred.
Fl. G. Prosser, who mad been des
paired OF with pneumonia. is much
better today, His sister Is on th'
road from Montrose and his son War
rem, attending the Golden School o
Mines, is on the road and will proba
bly, pass through Durango this even
ing