Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-03
COLORADO NEWS.

Colorado during most OF the week
The employees of the Canadian Pa
cific railroad ten thousand strong IA
vor an immediate strike.
The Tort Collins Chantauqua ran
behind about $1,000. which had to
be dug up by forty stockholders to
the tune of $50 each.
George Gould says he will welcome
Hartman as a director in his various
railroad propositions. The lions are
getting together.
Representative William Mckinley Of
Illinois succeeds James 8. Sherman
as chairman of the congressional cam
paign committee.
The interstate commerce commits
sion serves notice on railroads that
1t will investigate all increases In
| freight rates even without complaint
by shippers.
Mrs Henry Costello was driving
single horse Monday afternoon at Pue-
bio when the rig was struck by a
Missouri Pacific train, Mrs. Costello
receiving injuries which later caused
her death.
While his two brothers and sister
will share more of an estate conserva-
lively estimated at 100000 Joel
Kinney. son of Francis Sherwood Kin
ney, who made his fortune by the man
ufacture OF cigarettes, will receive
only the interest on $4,000. and not
even that should he make any contest
or objection.
The order issued April 20 by Mayor
Green of Greeley TO chain or muzzle
all dogs was rescinded Monday. 1t is
believed that the precaution saved in.
jury and perhaps lives. for during the
last three months twenty dogs have
died from rabies In this locality and
nearly as many have been shot be
cause of showing symptoms of the dis
ease. The rabies started from a mad
coyote.
Hydrophobia, the result of dos
bite. regarded at the time as insigni
! | ficant, caused the death in New York
r of James E. Phillips. formerly a lieu
tenant of police While Phillips was
Z playing with his pet dog last October
l the animal bit him slightly on the
cheek. Symptoms of hydrophobia de
: veloped Sunday. By night the victim
5 became violent. and he was removed
to the hospital.
Pinned against the end of box cai
l by q mass of loose ore. held prisoners
D for a week, during which not q bite
: OF food or a drop of water crossed
!, their lips, five Cinnamon almost for
e feited their lives In their effort tt
8 smuggle themselves into the United
r States. More dead than alive, the
S Cinnamon were rescued from theii
b perilous position while the car was
I on a sidetrack at Harrington, Kan
g The men are now in jail at Topeka
pending a hearing before the United
a States commissioner.
a With every gas jet In the room pour
l. ing forth poisonous fumes. Mrs. Lu
L cretia English. who is said to hay,
!, been despondent for long time. wa.
r found unconscious in bed at her hom,
n in GRIND Junction Monday night. Sh,
e was discovered by her little daughters
& Myrtle and Hazel. whose prompt &C
q tion probably saved her life. 1t wa.
s reported at the city hospital that sh.
e would recover. Some time ago Mrs
s English started suit for divorce OF
e grounds of deserflon. She was lef
alone with two daughters.
Il Jerome Slaughter, the 10-year-olt
n son OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Slaughter
Il prominent residents of Ouray county
} was trampled to death under the hoofs
e of a burro Monday afternoon. The
d boy attempted to mount the anima
= but slipped and the donkey became
= frightened. With leap It started or
l. dead run. The boy fell off the AMI
X mails back but his foot caught in the
& stfrrup. He was dragged for 300 yards
:. over rocky country and then literal
t ly trampled to death by the animal
e Thomas L. Hisgen of Massachusetts
+ was nominated by the Independence
= party as its candidate for president on
d the third ballot John Temple Graves
d was nominated for vice president. The
name of William Jennings Bryan was
t drowned in torrent of Kisses at the
D dramatic last session OF the couven.
+ ton. and John l. Sheppard of Kansas,
e who attempted to put Bryan's name in
+ nomination, had to be given the pro
I lection of the entire force of Inde-
: pendence party officials to save him
from the infuriated delegates. Shep-
r pard was escorted from the han by a
4 detail Of sergeants-at-arms while the
crowd Of delegates surged behind. de.
/ nouncing him as u traitor.
Il The Colorado railroad commission
has at last accomplished cue official
feat 1t has compelled the Union Pa.
cific railroad to stop Its Kansas City.
Denver flyer at Sorrento four morn.
ings in the week to allow the Pacific
: Express company to load on can of
cream each morning which will be
shipped by Z. c. Elliott, a dairymap