Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-03-04
TELEGRAPHic NEWS.

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Caliente, New, Mar 1.-One un.
known laboror killed and eleven In.
iured in a collision between two work
trains on the Los Angeles, San Pedro,
Salt Lake road. two miles west OF
here. The company has all its avail.
able force at work repairing extensive
washouts on the line and work trains
are running on sight orders. Officials
say temporary repairs in the road will
be completed to allow through traffic
by next Monday.
Denver, Mar. 1.-Grover Strong. son
OF late Sam Strong, millionaire mine
owner of Cripple Creek, occupies a
cell in what is known as millionaires'
row In the county jail while friends
are hustling around raising $4,000
bond fixed by the court. Strong was
arrested this morning as a result of
divorce. His wife declares the young
mining man was about to leave the
| state and asked that he be placed
under bonds. The young man, al
though only Il, for the past two
years led a gilded existence and has
got himself into present trouble The
wife says he is dissipating and spend
ing his fortune on fast women and
neglecting her.
San Francisco. Mar. 1.-The mer-
chants exchange received a message
from Eureka that the steamer Corona
which left here yesterday is ashore at
the entrance of Humboldt bay. The
Corona was commanded by Captain
Boyd and took ninety-fve passengers
from her.
New York, Mar. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Smythe, after hearing
the testimony of several New York
Central operating officials at the In
quest to fix the responsibility for the
Woodlawn wreck, in which twenty
three persons were killed, made the
following statement this afternoon:
"On the evidence In now | am In
position to ask the coroner's Jury TO
hold the New York Central railroad
and William J. Wilgus, vice president
OF the corporation, criminally respOn-
sible for the disaster OF week ago
Saturday.
"Mr. Wilgus was the responsible
manager OF the installation OF the
new electrical system. The evidence
shows that there was gross careless
ness in this work. II the proper cal
culations had been made the Engineers
must have learned that the old tracks
on the curves were not secure enough
to withstand the terrific lateral pres
sure OF the electric motors, driven at
the high speed called for by the run
ming schedule. No attempt was made
TO straighten out this point.
"a similar accident is likely to oc-
cur at any time on any of the curves
of the road within the electrical zone
under similar circumstances unless
the curves are double spiked or other
wise made more secure"
Chicago, Mar. 1.-The hunt for the
man who stole a big pile OF money
from the subtreasury continues today.
This morning Chief Wilkie put four
clerks through sharp crossexamination
and now thinks the theft was com
mitted by one man.
London, Mar. IA dispatch to the
Times today says the police OF st.
Petersburg have learned that the ter
rorists have planned wholesale as
sassination OF officers and officials by
means of DISCUSSES.
Wellington, Mar. 1.-Samuel Beatty
76 years old, was awarded damages oi
sl01 by a jury today because his whis
kers which were the pride OF his heart
we're burned off in an explosicl In
the plant OF the Southern Ohio Gas
company two years ago.
Omaha, Neb., Mar. 1.-The stock
men OF Nebraska. Wyoming and Colo
p rado Will meet in Cheyenne March
e with representatives Of the Union Pa
r cific to agree upon stock train speed
S schedule by which speed Of trains will
: be increased by the shippers payini
e increased transportation charges
g Heavy losses often occur to stock be
i cause of heavy delay and stockmeI
are willing to pay increased rates
o the big railroads will make bette
e speed. Hundreds Of stockmen will b
u at the meeting.
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l. Utica, N. Y, Mar. 1.-Y. M. G. A
u building was destroyed by nre thi
e morning. The loss will be about $50
900.