Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11
be unable to go to New York to
testify.

recovered and last night was coastin,
down the Tenley town hills on to
boggan with merry party.
Arrow, Colo, F eb 9-This morning
Constable Ragland, popular officia
In these parts, was shot in the back
and fatally wounded by '.Dage
Frank, known as the bad man of
the Moffat road" Frank asked Rag
land to have a drink and while the
constable was getting out of his sleigh
to accept the invitation "Dago Frank
fired and almost killed the constable
there being no hope of Ragland living
through the day. 1t was only by
great effort the desperate was saved
from being lynched. Ragland had ar
rested Frank but later let him go
as there is no jail in Arrow. In re
yenge the fatal shot was fred.
Lorento. France, Feb. 9-The tenth
man injured In an explosion yester.
day died today and the record is ten
dead, three badly injured in an ex-
plosion which occurred on a French
torpedo boat which was having its
trial trip. She was returning to her
anchorage when a tube bursted fore
Ing the flames into the stoke hole
where nine stokers were at work.
they were all burned to death IN
few minutes. Four others were in
1ured, one of whom died this morning.
New York, Feb. 9.-E. II. Hartman
who has been sick and away from
business for nearly a month returned
to his office today and said he had
carefully watched affairs while at
home and had noticed a recession In
the general prosperity of the country
He held this was healthful and that
good times we're almost sure to con
tinue and only the worthless things
were showing depression.
Denver, Feb. 9.-The legislature
has decided to kill the bill for the
increase Of salaries OF the state Off.
ccers The governors pay was to be
raised from $1,000 to $4,000 and the
others proportionate, but the senate
has defeated the measure in commit
tee of the whole.
Rome, Feb. 9.-It is announced
here today that Queen Helena recent
ly saved the life of the Marquis Ca
librini, the kings equarry The king
and queen were hunting at Castle Por-
siaro and owing to the cold bonfire
was built around which the royal
party gathered. In some way the
clothing of the marquis caught fire,
everybody lost presence of mind ex-
cept the queen who tore the burning
parts of the marquis clothing away.
checking the flames with her skirts
and not needing the danger to her
self. The queens hands were horribly
burned.
Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. "a Jury
in the criminal court here has found
Albert M. Crone guilty OF murder In
the second degree for having killed
Bertha Bowlin, his former sweetheart,
and fixed his punishment at eighteen
years In the penitentiary. An appeal
probably will be taken. Crone attack
ed Miss Bowlin and Frank Kern with
gas pipe one night last June as they
were seated on Kersey Coates drive,
which overlooks the Union station.
They were found unconscious on the
following morning, Kern lying upon
the roadway and the girl half way
down the steep hill that skirts the
thoroughfare. Later the girl died OF
her wounds. Kern was unconscious
for several days and when he recov-
cred his senses said that Crone had
attacked them Crone is 10 years old
and at the time OF attack worked at
the stock yards. One of Crone's coun-
sci was Jesse James, Jr., son of the
noted bandit.
Ossining. N. Y, Feb. 9.-The con
ductor. engineer. fireman and helper
of the freight train which is said to
have caused the wreck which occur.
red last night on the New York Cen
trail railroad, resulting In the loss OF
two lives and the injury OF several
persons, were arrested today by order
OF the coroner at Peekskill. Those
killed in the accident we're William
Kirk, engineer. and James Armitage,
fireman, OF the Montreal express
which had run upon the main line
from the freight track.
Washington, Feb. 9.-The president
will see the delegation from California
who have come to discuss the Japa.
nese matter either this afternoon or
Monday. 1t develops that Washing
ton and Toxic are agreed on an ex.
clusion act going into the treaty. The
Japanese want their working people
to stay at home and develop their
own country and wish this country
would forbid them landing on our
shores. But they want their people
already here treated the same as
other foreigners and not excluded
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