Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-15
MRS. E 'eH
MRS. LOUIS

was demolished and part OF the train
was derailed.
PARSONS, Kas.. Feb. 12.-Ofhclals
of the Katy" are arranging the new
time table to 20 into effect Saturday.
The most important changes will be
in lowering the schedule OF the fast
mail and the katy" flyer going south
so meet the revised schedule of the
Iron Mountain and Cotton Belt.
The new schedule viii cali Tor the
clipping of of an hour Of time be
tween Vinita and Dallas and Fort
Worth, which would beat the rival
service into Dallas by twenty minutes
and into Fort Worth by 45 minutes.
II Is probable that passengers will
not be carried on the fast mail after
Saturday
SEDALIA. Mo, Feb. Fit was re-
ported today that an effort Is being
made to form an alliance of the
Gould and Katy" systems to secure
the Southwestern mail contract. The
plan embraces bringing the mail by
the Missouri Pacific to Sedalia, and
thence to the Southwest over the
Katy" officials went to St. Louis
today 10 discuss the time card.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Congress-
man Longworth has fully recovered
but he was pale when he appeared in
the house OF representatives today
Half the members present formed in
iine tn welpnmn him
ST. ALBANS, W. 12.-The
second fire within month swept the
business section of this city today
leaving only one business block
standing. Today's fire consumed ten
buildings. including the Baptist
church, and caused the death of Dan,
iel Lewis, The loss is $4,000
DENVER. Feb. ia very disas-
trous fire occurred at II O'Clock today
At the Southern shops at Seventh and
Wewatta streets. The shops were de.
itroyed within half an hour, inflicting
loss OF nearly a quarter of mil
ion dollars. The destruction OF the
great buildings was complete.
In the decorating department was
stored a lot of varnish Tnis expod.
ID and hundred men working in the
leighhorhood We're forced to flee for
heir lives, dropping their tools. They
III escaped but one John Scarce,
decorator. who was badly burned be
.ause he could not run as fast as
he others.
So swift was the rush of the flames
hat when the fire department reach
ID the shops. which cover space
90 feet long, the mass of flames had
cached from end 10 end.
General Manager Parker says the
hops will be rebuilt. The fire de-
lartment was powerless TO qnenclt
he flames and in twenty minutes by
lcmal count the great buildings were
1 mass OF ruins.
JACKSONVILLE. H., Feb. 13,-The
Iustees of Illinois college today re
eived letter from w. ]. Bryan AT
long Kong, resigning as trustee Of
ne college. declining 10 serve on
he hoard of trustees, which is in
ivor of accepting funds from Car
egie or any other trust magnates
Tho are attempting TO subsidize the
olleee. Mir. Bryan's resignation was
rompTly accepted.
NEW YORK. Feb. 13,-As AttorneN
;eneral Hadley was absent the taking
# depositions today in the Standard
)il inquiry was adjourned until to
borrow Daily adjournment will be
aiken until Hadley appears.
DIES MONIES, la. Feb. 13.-Franlt
Sorthrup and F. f. Lyman, travelling
conservatives of the Penn Oil com
ANY, were the chief witnesses called
oday to give depostions to Attorney
,eneral Hadley in the Missouri custer
uit against the Standard. Madleg
later said:
with the evidence which we will
get here shall have complete case,
,howing that the Standard Waters
Pierce and Republic companies are
conducted as one. The evidence Will
convince any court of the existence
If a combination"
BilsLlNGS, Mont, feD. Lit was
stated mere today upon what seems
reasonably good authority. that build
ing operations are about to begin
10Th in Montana and Wyoming by
which the Burlington road is TO have
what will be almost an air line from
Denver to the Canadian border, and
which will constitute the shortes,
route between Denver and the north
Pacific coast.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 13.-Discuss
ing the meeting of the Southwestern
interstate coal operators here next
saturday a coal operator today sale
that the meeting is for tne purpose ot
preparing for war. An erroneous I'm
preston has gone forth that the op
4rators will lay down il the miner
strike. This is far from true. A com
| prehensive effort will he made to min,
| coal with non-union hands and 1,
break up the unions. The operators
| stIll hope that tne miners will reced,
| from the demands for wage in
crease Saturdays meeting will al
feet all the miners in the Southwest
| TELLURIDE, Feb. 13.-Max Self
was killed in shocking manner a
| the Tomboy mine This morning a