Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-20
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS


men We're killed by gas. following a
blast. A. s. Haynes, Parker Patten
and n. Martin suffocated and a score
of others had narrow escape from
death.
The accident was one of the most
peculiar that has ever happened in
construction work of this character.
The afternoon shift had fired a round
OF shots at the tunnel head, where
the bore is being enlarged and it was
smoke and gas generated by these
shots which caused the death of III g
three men. The shots were fired two
miles from the end of the tunnel, ard
mile west of where the shots were
fred is the air shaft. Formerly all
smoke and gases escaped through this
yentilnting shaft, but for some rea'
sons not yet explained, there was nc
current In the air shaft and the entire
volume of smoke and gases hurled
back upon the huddled workmen, who
had retired FIVE or six hundred feet
from the shot and out of the danger
zone of flying missiles.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. iT-Ten per
cent increase in wages for bituminous
miners of the North America will be
demand formulated in the annual
convention of the United Nine Work
ers of America which will open tomor.
row. The contracts between the bi.
luminous miners and operators of the
following states expire on March 81
Central and western Pennsylvania,
West Virginia. Ohio Indiana, Michigan
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Mrs. Kan
Katcha, a native of Alaska, yesterday
whom she had given birth few days
before. The tragedy occurred at her
home in the Bronx. Her husband wit
messed her act, but made no attempt
ner brown bear of the New York Zoo
logical gardens.
Her keeper says her act of assassi.
nation is very unusual one in the
UFfl lllilllN anu lIltN can give itO tN-
plaratlon for It, Neither Mrs. liatcha
nor her husband shows any remorse
over her deed. The three cubs had
been promised to geological parks in
western cities
BuTiABA, Uganda Proiectorate
Jan 17.--Word from ex President
Roosevelt. now at Resino camp, today
suys he refused to make any state.
ment when informed that clifford Pin.
ohot had been dismissed from his post
as chief forester of the United States
ly President Taft Aside from ex-
pressing surprise at his dismissal, Col
onel Roosevelt would make no com.
nent.
The Roosevelt party spent ten days
lun ing for white rhinos, two of whicn
species the colonel has killed
PINCKNEY, H., Jan. 17.-One per
son killed and ten others were in
jured in collision between a St
Louis Memphis special on the Illinois
Central bound for st. Louis with a
freight train near here this morning
TELLURIDE. Jan. IA fierce
storm is raging here today. No pack
sains were sent TO the Tom Boy and
large force of men are busy shovel
ing out the trail to the mine.
The train from Durango did MOI
reach Telluride last night, and at 2:3C
o'clock this afternoon is still stuck
in the snow. The rotary left Rico
this morning and is working this way
SILVERTON, Jan. 17.-It is storm
ing here at intervals today. and Sill
verton is again shut off from the out
side world. The Gladstone & North
ern railroad is blocked between Clad
stone and Silverton. The Silverton
Northern had an engine off the track
last night and traffic is tied up today
between Silverton and Eureka. BE
tween Silyerton and Durango there is
one slide in the vicinity of Elk park
and lots of drift. The San Juan Power
down between Eureka and Animas
Forks and consequently they have nc
power at the latter place. The tun
mel horses used at the San Juan Peer
less mine were recently put in the
tunnel for shelter from the storm, plen
ty Of hay, grain and water being pu
in with them. A slide came dowr
across the mouth of the tunnel, bu
as the animals were well supplied witt
food and drink no harm was antici
pated and they were dug out today
Before they were taken out OF the
tunnel another slide came down this
morning and the horses arc once more
prisoners. Whether they have foot
sufficient for another siege Is a ques
tion.
ISOIA, Miss, Jan. 17.--Mrs. Gabrie
Forbes died while citizens of lsoli
looked on, and today the town is di
v'ded over the action of the womani
husband in refusing to call a doctor
Mrs. Forbes did not believe in doc
tors and drugs. Before she married
she secured a promise from Forbe
that he would never mention drugs o