Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-05-23
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

NalelS1, N. u, May 2l.-RdlelSn mas
profound sensation in the arrest of
DR.. ID. S. Rowland with a double
charge of poisoning his son, David,
aged IL, and also the poisoning of
Charles Strange, a Seaboard line en-
gine driver. Immediately following
his arrest came that of his new wife,
Strange's handsome widow, on charge
of being accessory before the fact to
murder of her husband. Strange came
here last year and his wife from Chi
cago, aged 30, tall and stately. His
Heath occurred very few hours after
Dr. Rowland had been called to see
him and was certified as due to heart
failure. 1t begun to be whispered
. that DIR. Rowland had gone to Nor
folk with Mrs. Strange and this caused
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers to press an investigation.
While this was in progress the other
affair, the alleged poisoning of the
boy, was causing a sensation there.
DR.. Rowland, who went to see about
getting insurance on the boy taken
out few weeks ago and about sell
Jig the boys property. was told in
Norfolk that he ought to have the
body exhumed to settle rumors. He
ridiculed the idea. He returned here
yesterday, Strange's wife with him.
DIR. Rowland said that she was his
wife, that they were married at Nor
folk and showed the certificate
Strange had considerable insurance.
lan hs,x L..
arrest, but his wife collapsed.
Pttsburg, May 2l.-The railroads of
the United States must spend bill
lion dollars and perhaps more. for new
steel rails, the heavy rails now in use
not being strong enough to bear the
heavy fast trains. An official of the
Carnegie Steel company today declar-
ed that on a recent run of eighteen
hours by flyer on the Pennsylvania
railroad twenty rails were broken by
the speed and weight of the train.
Commenting on this fact, Charles NJ.
Schwab declares that rail of nickel
steel will have to be adopted. Such
a rail will cost three times as much
sas the heavy Bessemer rails row in
use.
Denver. May 21.-Enraged because
his wife refused contract drawn up
by him which would give him immun-
ity from violence at her hands, j.
Z Frank Alice, former member of the
Colorado Legislature, created a dis
turbance in the corridor of the Equit-
able building, endeavoring to force
IA 10 ttrtfa hNs hA ~
sign the paper.
Alice Is 6 feet 6inches in height and
weighs two hundred pounds. Mrs.
Alice is feet 8 inches in height and
of moderate figure. The contract she
was asked to sign was that she give
him half she earns as clerk, and not
to go out with any other man, and
never go anywhere without his written
consent. He will answer for the
charge of assault tomorrow.
Grand Rapids, Mich. May 21.-Four
coal passers were burned, one. ]. NJ
Rhodes of Detroit, fatally, when the
Crosby line steamer Naomi. formerly
the Wisconsin, burned to waters edge
today in the middle of Lake Michi-
gan. rllty passengers, all the crew
except the four coal passers were
taken off In small boats by the steam
er Stratford and the Naomi's sister
ship. Kansas. which was enroute from
Milwaukee to Grand Haven. The loss
Is quarter OF a million.
Pueblo. Colo, May 21.-A warrant
for the arrest of Samuel Rainer was
sworn out on complaint of his wife
Birdie Rainer, charged with assault
1t appears that Mrs. Rainer wanted
/ a new hat and took IS from her hus
bands clothes, to which her husband
objected, and 1t Is alleged, subjected
her to an awful beating about th'
shoulders and in the face. The won
an is badly hurt and Immediately ha,
her husband arrested. Rainer is nov
in jail, being unable to furnish thu
necessary bond.
Paris. May 21.-Under the caption
Holy Father. Marry Your Priests.
Gil Blas.in a three column articl
today. comes out in sensational appea
to Pope Plus X, to abrogate the rul
Of obligatory celibacy for priests q