Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-17
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

DENVER. Aug. 13--Whnt might
have been fatal wreck within the
,lty limits was narrowly averted when
the southbound Texas express Of the
switch at the Virginia street crossing
which derailed the engine and baggage
car, and hurled the passengers from
their seats. That no serious accidents
occurred Is marvellous as the glass in
the cars was broken. The panic
stricken passengers rushed In frenzy |
from the cars but nothing more Sc
rious than bruises resulted. 1t was
several hours before the engine and
baggage car were placed upon the
rails and traffic resumed.
DENVER, Aug. 13.-Colorado dele
gates to the national irrigation con
gress will be held In Albuquerque,
N. NJ. have been appointed by the
acting governor. Seventy-two will rep
resent this state. The congress will
be In session from September 20 to
October 3. The congress is OF vital
Importance to Colorado and other
western states which depend upon
irrigation to make their crops. The
western part of the state will be rep
resented by f. d. Catlin of Montrose,
George Stephan OF Delta and Ii. Il. De
Long OF Grand Junction who were ap-
pointed delegates.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand. Aug. 13.
Rear Admiral Sperry, commander OF
the American battleship fleet, and 200
| officers who made the trip into the
Maori country were present yesterday
afternoon at the dedication ceremony
of the Maori house. Later u number
of Maori women guided the American
visitors TO witness the thermal won
ders. Admiral Sperry himself applied
soap to the big geyser-it will not
erupt otherwise-and the explosion
that followed was magnificent. The
steam and water were thrown to q
height of 200 feet. The admiral and
the officers with him entered heartily
into the various native ceremonies.
The American rifle team suffered de
feat at the hands of the city of Auck
NEW YORK, Aug. 13.-Phillip Tul
ly, "a years old, entered the receiving
office of the Bellevue hospital this
morning and by motions indicated he
was suffering severe pain about his
head and jaws. He was unable to
speak us his jaws were locked partly
open. DR.. Ledoy questioned the man
and with paper and pencil he said he
attended dance at New Dorp. Staten
Island, two weeks ago.
He was attacked by two thugs, ne
wrote, who struck him over the eye
with blunt instrument that inflicted
the lacerated wound. He left the dance
hall and went to his home without
medical treatment. Yesterday he was
unable to move his jaws and had Sc
we're pains In his head.
Dr. Smith said the man was suf
fering from tetanus and that the germ
Of the disease had developed in the
wound received In the dance hall.
! LOS ANGELES. Cal, Aug 13.-A
petition In bankruptcy. asking for the
appointment of receiver for the af
fairs Of Frederick Door, the Los An
geles and San Francisco broker and
member OF the New York stock ex
change In the United States district
court. Judge Wellborn allowed the
petition and appointed Allen, an at
torney. receiver. Dorr himself filed
with the court consent to the pro
ceedings. Dorr, who is of Denver, is
Judge Fuckers son-in-law, and owes
over hundred thousand dollars
| LINCOLN, Aug 13.-Before an audi
ence Of 5000 at the Epworth league
assembly last night, Senator Robert
NJ. LaFollette expressed great admira
tion and friendship for William ]. Bry,
an, but insisted that he himself was
a Republican.
The fight against the railroads to
secure lower rates and no discrimina.
tions, he said. had been started back
IN the 70s by Wisconsin. Illinois, Iowa
and Minnesota. These policies were
not products OF the minds of either
Bryan or Roosevelt, he said. A man
in the audience accused LaFollette of
being Democrat but this he denied.
CLEVELAND. o.. Aug. 13.-The
head OF woman, evidently 40 years
old. was found floating in lake
near the breakwater last night. The
features were will preserved and the
authorities are investigating today.
MARQUETTE, Mich, Aug. 13.-
Swimming off the beach at the light.
house point last night, Charles Fores-
man. 16 years old, and Henry Rose,
aged IA, were drowned. One boy
was seized with cramps and the other
attempted TO save him.
DENVER, Aug. 13.--Finding a dead
man In bed In a rooming house in
Larimer street this morning, two
Swedes attempted to wake him up,
and for nearly an hour worked with
the corpse before calling the coroner.
The Swedes, Gus Swanson and Emil |