Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-07-30
II servants derstood.

: last night after the interment OF he
husband and this morning her law
yers read the will of Russell Sage
1t was surprise. He did not ieav,
one dollar to charity. The great for
tune is left entirely to Mrs. Sage
with the exception of small beques
to Miss Fannie Chaplin, an only sis
i ter. who died recently. The will will
be probated Immediately. The for
tune is not as large as was expected
being triae over $4,000, 900.
| BERLIN, July 26.-The German
Phoenix Insurance company an
nounces 1t will not pay its San Fran
cisco losses, amounting to $4,000, 900
on the ground that the earthquake
caused the fire.
CHICAGO, July 27.-Alderman Her
lihy and his friends are exercised
this morning over his election from
labor organizations and the Engi-
neers' union, of which he has long
been member. Last night he was
expelled because he introduced in
the municipal council a resolution
calling upon the Legislature to make
assaults on women and girls punish
| able by death. So many brutal at
| tacks have been made on women of
late that public opinion called for the
alderman's action. The union, how
ever, declared that insane asylums
and hospitals were the proper places
Tor weak-minded persons who COM
NIT such assaults and fired the alder.
man.
MADRID, July 27.-It is reported
| today that young Queen Victoria is
seriously sick. She has never recov-
cred from the shock following the ex-
plosion of the bomb on her wedding
day, and nervous prostration is the
result She cannot sleep. She has
become devoted Catholic, attending
mass daily.
OYSTER BAY, July 27.-The fol-
lowing appointments of postmasters
we're made by the president today:
S. Singleton. Jefferson, Tex; S. b.
Clapp. Clyde, Kan.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July 27.-By
the derailment here of three coaches
~ viz ~. H sSdH d FTaHclSCD
train bound for st. Louis, 25 persons
were injured, two probably fatally.
and more than score were badly
shaken up. The fatally hurt are R.
j. Thorpe of Monticello, III. and Mrs.
Kate Schoulty OF High Gate, Mo. The
seriously injured are Ornace Rich
mond of Muskogee, |. t.: Susanna
HUFFMAN, of Rush Springs, l. T.
Drury Holt of Carthage, Mo-; Mrs. j.
S. Moore of Springfield, Mo-, and ].
A. Murphy of Cape Girardeau Mo
PENSACOLA, Fla, July 27.-Their
bodies bleeding and weak almost to
the point of death four more men
were brought into camp at the Jack
son Lumber company at LDckhart
today. They had escaped from pris-
on bloodhounds. which had been put
on their track. The animals trailed
and caught them, tearing them in a
frightful manner. Henry Lyman, one
of the prisoners. said: I'VE were
given 40 lashes last week unjustly
and we made our escape. The blood
hounds would have torn us to pieces,
but we saved ourselves by hard and
terrible fight"
WASHINGTON, July 27.-The
brief and argument for the rehear-
ing OF ex-senator Burtons case was
filed with the supreme court today.
The brief says Burton was improperly
tried; that the court dealt with Bur.
ton the senator instead OF Burton the
citizen. 1t is argued that Burton's
seat could become vacant only by
death, resignation or expiration of his
term.
NEW YORK, July PA wireless
message from the steamer America,
900 miles out, at 10 o'clock this morn
ing says John ID. Rockefeller is the
happiest man aboard. He is the
champion shuttle board player on the
ship. He arrives tomorrow evening
He will not be arrested.
NEW YORK, July ga municipal
ice plant is proposed and an organi-
cation has been formed. to immedi-
ately construct 1t for the purpose OF
securing cheaper ice for the tene-
ment districts. The plant will be In
operation next week and will put an
end to the exactions of the American
Ice company and other concerns.
w. r. Hearst and prominent settle
ment workers are behind the enter
prise.
CLEVELAND, o.. July 27.-Mayor
Johnson has set Oct. as the date
for the beginning of service on the
Fulton road line at cents, despite
the injunction existing.
CHICAGO, July 27.-Federal Judge
| Lands today deposed Alexander
Dowie, Wilbur Glenn Voliva and Al
exander Granger from the ecclesiast-
| cal Offices of the Zion church today.
| The court ordered the election OF a
| new general overseer to administer
spiritual affairs. The financial and
temporal AFFAIRS will be managed by
John C. Haight, who has been appoint
ed receiver.
KANSAS CITY. July 27.-It is re-
ported here that the postoffice at
Cushing, Okla. has been destroyed by
fire.