Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-19
in hogs that had come in contact with
corncobs. and otherwise doctor them
up.
TELEGRAPH NEWS

Maine railroad occurred four miles
north OF Canaan station early yester
day, due to a mistake in the train
dispatcher's orders, and from the de
molished passenger coach was taken
out twenty-five dead and dying and
twenty-seven other passengers, most
of them seriously wounded. Nearly
ali those who We're in the rear car
were returning home from fair at
Sherbrooie, Quebec sixty miles nortn.
The conductor of the freight train
was given to understand that he haa
plenty Of time to reach the siding by
the night operator at Canaan. Accord
ing to the superintendent of the di-
vision n copy of telegraph order
from the train dispatcher at Concord
confused train numbers 80 and "a.
The wreck occurred Just after the ex-
press had rounded into straight
stretch OF track, but owing to the
early morning mist the engineer did
not see the others headlight until
too late.
New York, Sept l6.-Before the
cheers OF the frenzied fans have ceas.
ed to resound from the diamonds, the
pigskin warriors will make their APP
pearance on eastern gridirons in the
Inaugural games of the football sea
son. The opening is set for next Sat
urday. when four college games Will
be played, the most important being
the clash between the Carlisle Indians
and Albright college. The Iedskin 8
are reported to he already in good
/ shape for the season. and will doubt
less win an easy victory. Yale cam
didates will begin practice neky week
and the friends Of the Ellis believe that
been developed by the time set for
the game with Harvard, November %
Yale will meet Princeton November
1G, and this is also likely to be an
exciting contest. The first big game
to be seen in New York will be that
between Princeton and Carlisle, No
vember 2.
Chicago, Sept. 1G.-Wilber eileen
Voliva was formally elected general
overseer for life of the Christian Apos-
tie church by the general conference
held in a tent at Zion City yesterday.
The vote of 1922 was pronounced
unanimous. In his speech of accept.
ance Vollva announced that at a
mass meeting he would make known
his plans regarding pilgrimage to a
! ranch in New Mexico containing 29.-
900 acres. where new Zion City is to
be founded. He further stated he
1 would have to have 10000 In the next
ten days and called upon his follow
ers to contribute. They did so liber
ally.
Denver, Colo, Sept. 16.-A victim
OF the black hand or Silcilian vendetta,
the body OF Gerangdo Carnivale, a
well-to-do Italian market gardener, was
found lying face downward in the mid
die OF the street at Clear Creek and
ing, with bullet hole through his
head. Giacomo Lotitio was arrested
before dawn this morning on Sixteenth
street viaduct and admitted killing
Carnivali, claiming he was attacked
| by the former and shot in self-defense.
San Francisco Sept. 14.-Associated
Veterans of the Mexican war took
part Saturday in what Will probably Ue
their last great celebration on the Pa
cific coast, the occasion marking the
sixtIeth anniversary OF the last bat
tie Of the Mexican war and the entry
of General Winfield Scott and the
United States army into the city OF
Mexico. September IA, lS47. The ex.
ercises we're held at the Preside and
were under the auspices of the United
States army and navy. Veterans of the
Mexican War, Spanish War Veterans
and the Grand Army OF the Republic.
A movement has been launched to
bring about a regular annual observ-
ance OF this day, and Mexican war vet
Grams hope that September IA may be
set aside as a regular national holi-
day. Colonel John A. Lundecn, com.
mandIng the Preside post. was in
charge of today's observance, having
been detailed for that purpose by Gen.
eral Frederick Funston. commanding
the department OF California.
One OF the features of the occasion
was the exhibition for the first time
of a portrait OF General Winfield
Scott. which was painted in the city
of Mexico shortly after the occupation
OF that capital by the conquering army
OF the United States. The portrait
is the only one In existence OF the
intrepid hero Of Lundy's land and
Chippewa" and is now the property
OF Colonel John l.. Bromley OF Oak
land. 1t was painted by West, one
OF Mexico's most famous artists, who
himself was a native OF the United