Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-11

rorist could be captured he killed him
self Today 1t was found impossibl
to find anyone who would identity tn
assassin.
Peoria. H.. Feb. s.--A Chicago. Bur
lintgon g. Quincy passenger train wen
through a switch In the yards her,
this morning and collided with
fteight train on siding. James Kise
wetter, aged AS years, of Peoria, who
was standing beside the track at q
street crossing was killed. Edward
McNally, engineer was badly scalded
by escaping steam. Albert Kuser, fire
man, was scalded, badly cut and
bruised. and Jos. Gagen. express mes.
senger, was seriously hurt.
Chicago. Feb. SIN a head-on col.
lision between freight trains on the
Chicago Lake Shore and Eastern rail.
road at Ninety-fifth street and Ewing
avenue, one man was killed, and three
others fatally hurt All were mem.
bers OF the train crews. The accident
was caused by n misunderstanding OF
signals.
Chicago, Feb s.--Thls morning two
men were killed and several badly
hurt on the Chicago, Milwaukee & st
Paul road near here between a pas.
senger train and an engine drawing
a load of empty coal cars. The wreck
age is considerable and the property
loss very heavy.
Washington, Feb. s.-The senate
committee on agriculture met today
TO consider the matter of lensing pub.
lie lands for grazing purposes. Many
western cattlemen were present to
support the measure. An effort is
being made to incorporate In the agrl.
cultural appropriation bill an amend
ment authorizing the president from
time to time to establish grazing dis.
tricts In the unreserved public lands.
The matter Is to come for full hear
ing next Monday. The measure Will
be stoutly opposed on the ground that
If 1t becomes law 1t will give the
big cattlemen a monopoly OF the range
to the exclusion of the small holders.
Washington. Feb. 7.-serlous i'm
pairment of the efficiency of the pure
food law Is seen by the peoples lobby
in the proposed amendment to the
agricultural appropriation bill, which
forbids the payment OF any part OF
the appropriation for the pure food
ncers.
The peoples lobby, which was or
ganized to watch legislation In the
interest of the masses, asserts that
the amendment, which was offered by
Mr.. Tawney of Minnesota, would pre-
vent the government from paying for
the expert opinion OF state officials
or for their appearance In court, and
prohibits the services OF such officials
upon boards organized by the agricul-
tural department under the pure food
law
1t would take the government two
or three years, the lobby claims, to
assemble and organize force OF ex-
perts to carry out the provisions of
the pure food act and insure its en-
forcement with degree OF efficiency
comparable with an organization
wherein federal and state officials CO.
operate. Furthermore. such independ-
ent enforcement by the national gov
ernment would cost many times that
provided In the plan or cooperation
proposed by the department OF agri-
culture.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 7.-BelIeving II
railroad officials personally were held
responsible for wrecks many of the
accidents and fatalities now occurring
would be avoided Assemblyman Ber-
ner. social democrat OF Milwaukee, to-
day introduced bill making such Of
ficial liable for murder In the second
degree In cases of ayoidable accidents.
The bill Is one OF several introduced
by the social democrats and others
during the session, growing out of the
disasters and complaints of car short
age.
Brussels, Feb. liking Leopold,
while driving on one OF the principal
streets of the city In the royal car
riage was run into by an electric train
and In the mixup the king was thrown
down but not seriously injured. The
passengers in the car were nearly all
hurt by the glass of the train which
was smashed and went flying In all
directions.
Philadelphia, Feb. 7.-Before the
mayor this morning prominent alien
lists declared that the germ of insanity
can be and Is communicated through
vegetables by the sewage OF an insane
asylum. They also said insanity is on
the Increase due to present treatment
which is obsolete. This congress ol
experts said that unless there is a
change America will soon become ons
great madhouse of raving lunatics.
Denver, Feb. IA bill was intro
duced in the senate today proyidinl
for state banner and 1t passed to
second reading.
Salida, Colo. Feb. 7.--Another fata
snowslide occurred at Monarch las
night when mighty avalanche came