Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-10-08
TELEGRAPHIc NEWS.


were lost. The North German Lloyd
steamer Kohsiching came into port
today having picked up raft belong
ing to the Charter House on which
were the chief engineer, twenty-three
OF the crew and two women who had
been drifting about for two days.
WASHINGTON. Oct. General
Franklin Bell chief of staff of the
nited States army, was ordered to
day to Immediately proceed to Cuba
He will not supersede Funston. but
Will have general supervision over the
American troops. Washington be.
lieves that all is not well in the little
island and that an outbreak is i'm.
minent.
HAVANA. Oct. 4-General Funs.
ton today received kilograms from
members of the disarmament commits
6lon from various parts of the island
reporting all was quiet and the laying
Gown of arms was proceeding rapidly
TELLURIDE. Oct. A Finnish
n,iner. working on the Black Bear
nine was yesterday warming some
dynamite on a shovel held over a fire.
The dynamite got too hot and ex-
ploded, demolishing the shovel and
making the Firms ears ring for a
while, but inflicted no visible wounds.
n4t
being made to have bankers in front
Of churches in several cities of this
country. Loud voiced men are to
stand on church steps and call out
Here, here. step this way ladies' and
gentlemen, best game on earth. Sal
walton is free: come and hear the
minister tell of the higher life. Step
right in Everything comfortable and
cozy." Reverend II. S. Henson of
Boston here thinks that "speil' Ike
this will help Christianity greatly.
He Is for planting a barker in front
Ct eSzry church. Today in lecture
here DIR. Henson uncorked a TRADE
against church backwardness that
caused those in the Chicago Baptist
social union to fairly gasp.
PHOENIX, Oct 4,-Governor Kib
hey has received letter from Presi
dent Roosevelt in which he warns the
territory executive that fair count
on the question of statehood must be
secured at any cost. The president
fears fraud in the count and thinks
that II this is even attempted that
3fs will be a national disgrace. He
tells the governor to arrange to have
representatives of statehood people
present at the canvassing of votes on
statehood. The president has sent
the same letter to Governor Hager-
nan Of New Mexico and both govern
ors will make an effort to have state
hood advocates serve on election day
TO witness the count in each precinct.
MANILA, Oct limited States
army transport Thomas caught fire
while at her dock here and was al
most totally destroyed. The Thomas
has had precarious existence this
summer. She ran on reef in the
harbor at Guam and later almost
foundered att sea.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 4.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt this morning deliv-
cred the principal address at the ded-
ication of the new s13,O00,000 state
capitol. The president was intro.
duced by Governor Pennypacker Mr.
Roosevelt took occasion to denounce
tile Bryan policy of Government
). ownership idea evil from every stand
point" he declared.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-While a spe
cial train on the Boston and Maine
railroad was carrying troops of the
Fifteenth cavalry from Fort Ethan
Allen it crashed into the rear of a
passenger train three miles north of
Troy, tearing to pieces two heavy
Pullman coaches and manning nearly
every passenger in both cars. "A nun
ler of the troops were badly injured,
but the seven persons killed were all
In Pullmans. Among them are F. l..
Block of Peoria, H., Mrs. Wallace
Shaw of Bath, Maine, Mrs. Stevens
OF Boston and Mrs. John Dacy of
arlington. Three of the dead are SO
mangied they cannot be identified.
Mrs. Dacy was a bride. She was
married last night at Arlington and
was on her honeymoon. Dacy. the
husband is, almost demented with
grief he ran up and down the track
crying wildly for his wife. Ever,
physician in Troy was in attendance
at the wreck looking after the injured
which number over thirty.
WASHINGTON. Oct 5-Todav Soc
; rotary Root made public the CORE
y spNfence leading up to intervention
ih~cuba which shows that ovar
month ago Cuban President pain,
saw hopelessness OF the situation am
determined to resign. He notified