Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-25
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

kliieu toudg ana one fatally injured
Lieutenant Va Ousen sustained a
broken leg. Three other men were
hurt by the premature explosion of n
twelve-inch gun charge during battle
practice at Fortress Monroe. The
dead:
SERGENT HARRY B. HESS.
CORPORAL CHARLES o. ADKINS.
ALBERT BRADFORD. private.
ROY DUFFY. private.
JOHN w. CHADWICK, private.
GLOVE w. KING, private
ALBERT w. SMITH, private.
ANDY j. SULLIVAN.
JAMES II. TURNER.
II. ADEY.
JUDD E. HOGAN, private.
The fatally injured:
Arlet Adey, private.
The men were engaged in practice
and just completing their course in the
artillery school. Manager General
Carter, assistant chief OF staff. was
present and made an effort to report
to the war department. A score or
more of high ranking officers of the
army, including Colonel Bailey, assist
ant Chief of Coast Artillery Corvos
and others on staff duty, were at the
fortress at the time of the explosion
but none of them were near the bat
terry at which the fatal accident oc-
cured. The explosion is similar to
many others which have occurred both
in coast artillery and in the navy.
NEW YORK, July 21.-"I think 1t
an outrage that women of the type of
Alice Roosevelt, now MIS-. Nicholas
Longworth, and Miss Eleanor Sears.
the Boston society leader, to smoke
cigarettes and encourage the habit to
the ruin of many foolish girls who
believe it smart to folio wtheir ex-
OF Chicago, founder of the anti-cigar-
cite league of America at the Hotel
Martha Washington today, where she
is making her headquarters for her
New York campaign. Miss CASTOR de
clares cigarette smoking prevails to
an astonishing extent among college
girls, society women, actresses and
women in general. She says she will
address a letter of reproof to Miss
Sears, whom she considers spokes.
woman of the cigarette smoking won,
on and thaf q aaup,fttaa nr tho loo a,,s
will visit Mrs. Longworth with anti
cigarette literature and arguments
IF Miss Sears pays no attention to
my letter. said Miss CASTOR, Il shall
pay her a visit in Boston shortly.
shall try to reform cigarette smoking
women and should like to start in on
Miss Sears and Mrs. Longworth. We
will also go after the boys"
How about reforming the menu
"Oh, that's too big a proposition for
myself or the league just yet"
CHICAGO, july 21-Benjamin Bisno
watched the clock in Judge Barnes
court room for one hour ana half
imagining every minute the jury was
getting nearer and nearer verdict
in his trial on the charge of stealing
1000 worth Of clothing. And then,
just as the first juror made his ap
pearance in the doorway Bisno leap
ed to his feet and told the Judge he
was guilty. He was sentenced to five
months in Bridewell When Brisno
had been led from the courtroom the
verdict was opened just for curiosity
and it read: Not guilty" But it was
too late to help Bisno.
DENVER, July 21.-I. G. Rawn,
president OF the Monon route, who was
this morning killed by a BURGLAR al
Winnteka, ILL.,, was well known in
Denver. While not frequent visitor
to the city he played an important
part in the settlement of various dis
putes between the western railroads
and unions involving Colorado men
and was brought in close contact with
men on both sides. Mr.. Rawn was
chairman of the general managers
committee, composed of general man
ayers of all western lines, which met
in Chicago two years ago to adjust
the grievances between western rail
roads and the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen. The settlement of that
controversy was made through him.
GREELEY, Colo, July 21-Andrew
Hunt, aged So, recently released from
the insane asylum, shot and seriously
wounded his divorced wife yesterday
afternoon at Rim, six miles southeast
of Longmont, and is now lodged in
the county jail pending investigation.
Word of the shooting reached the sber-
iff's Office at | o'clock and Deputy
Sheriff Charles Peterson made a rec
ord breaking trip to the scene in an
automobile. Settlers in that vicinity
armed with revolyers, pitchforks,
knives and other weapons were await
ing the arrival of the officer to make
a concerted attack upon Hunt, who
was much terrified
Peterson appeared from the rear
and sat down nm 1a1 hayiJo 1,i,,,