Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-22
ing switch which caused disastrous
wreck at Summan. Ind.

| grade of lieutenant general in the
army, which provides that Generals
Corbin and Macarthur shall not be de.
prived of the right of beng promoted
and retired at this grade, carried and
the bill passed without further oppo-
sition in the house today
NEW ORLEANS, March 20.-Enor-
nous damage has been done to the
towns around Meridian, Miss. by a
tornado which struck the vicinity last
night The wind attained velocity
of ninety miles an hour and every
house in the town of Brooklyn was
razed to the ground.
The tornado then went sweeping
across the country, leaving a trail Of
destruction in its wake. The wirep
are all down this morning and little
strip of country.
LONDON, March 20.-Cable dis.
patches from Toxic today say that tie
earthquake in the island OF Forniosa
reported last evening has caused tre-
mendous loss of life, the government
of Japan placing its casualties at
5000. Dispatches say that the rail.
road lines were twisted, locomotives
and trains completely destroyed,
houses demolished and destruction
generally prevails. The earthquake
visited Formosa last Saturday.
MARION. n. c., March 2O.-A mum
ber of Italians working on the railroad
attacked their section boss, who de.
ended himself with crowbar. and
before the fight was over he had
dubbed seven OF them to death.
PlTTSBURG, Pa, March 20.-This
morning the entire family of Postmas-
ter Williamson of Glenosburn, Pa.
were found dead from asphyXiation
The family consisted OF the fatht.,
mother and five children. Heroic eff
sorts were made to resuscitate the
victims. but only one revived, the
oaby. a year old, regaining conscious.
ness.
KANSAS CITY. March 2O.-The
eoroner's jury today found that f. c.
Harris was killed by giinshot wound
inflicted by a party unknown. Mrs.
was shot dead Sunday, was immedite-
y released from custody, though in
our separate statements she admitted
killing Harris.
LONDON. March 20.-Telegrams
.eached here tonight from Algeciras
nat the delegates to the Moroccan
conference nave agreed and that the
agreement was satisfactory to all par
lies. Thus the European war cloud
is dispersed.
DULUTH, Mimi, March 20.-The
brokers' wires running into this city
and into various other cities in the
Northwest this morning brought a re-
lead. 1t caused widespread excite
ment but was later denied.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-John
Wallace, former chief engineer OF the
Panama canal, told the senate com
nittee today that he favored sea
.evel canal at Panama. He said 1t
would dispel every element of doubt
md if done by contract might be
completed in nine years.
CALDWELL, Idaho, March 2O.-At
/ hearing given today TO Moye er, Pet
ibone and Haywood, the three West
ern Federation of Miners officials, for
completely in the assassination OF ex-
Governor Steunenberg, the three men
pleaded not guilty. They were re-
manded to separate jails, Meyer going
20 Boise, Pettibone to Weiser and
Haywood to Caldwell. The men were
ienied bail.
BOISE, Idaho, March 20.-A dis
patch from Bisbee, Ariz., this morning
saying that Simpkins, one of tne al
legged murderers of Governor Steuncn-
berg, had been captured, Is not cred
tied here. The arrest was made di-
rectly following the announcement of
increasing the reward for his capture
10 $1,000. The Bisbee suspect, how
ever, will be Investigated.
BISBEE, Ariz., March 20.-J. S.
Slmpkins, the fifth man wanted In
connection with the Steunenbefg as-
aassination, was arrested near the
Mexican line. He was jailed at TOMB.
stone pending extradition.
CANON CITY, March 20.-The cor
oner's inquest began this afternoon
1t is already evident that before the
expected session is over the blame for
the wreck will be shifted from the
shoulders OF Young Frank Lively, the
operator at Swallows, TO the dispatch
er's office at Pueblo. II is known
that the collision could have been
averted by notifying the operator al
Beaver, who could nave tagged train
No. 3. but this was neglected.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 2O.-The
Standard Oil company here today an.
nounced that it has absorbed and
taken over the Republic Oil company,
which Attorney General Hadley is
seeking to oust from Missouri on the
charge that it is in tne antitrust ar
rangement with the Waters-P ierce
and Standard. This puts the Repub-
| lie company out OF existence and
steps will be taken to have the char,
ter formally rescinded.
Local people think the action will
annul the Missouri proceedings. A