Semi-weekly herald., 1910-02-03


was Curtiss Doerrer of Mansfield
Doerrer's shoulder was crushed, his
leg broken, and he received internal
Injuries. The young woman who first
met her death on the track was on
her way with her husband to visit
a neighbor. Her death was instanta-
neous. The husband was picked up
many yards away and does not know
or his wife's death.
ISHPEMlNG, Mich, Jan. 31.-Only
the corpse of the 2month-old baby of
the Artie Mytonem family remains to.
day for burial. following the murder
and destruction of the family by the
husband and father. Mytonem. brood
ing over the Illness of the baby, late
last night sent his wife from the room
for moment and stabbed the baby
to death with a pocketl1nife When
the won an returned he induced her
to so to the barn with him, where he
blew her and himself to shreds with
a quantity Of dynamite stored there.
| WASHINGTON. Jan. ga grueIing
cross-eSamination of the CLAWS Ballin-
ser-Pinchot investigation is in pros.
pecf, in view of sensational charges
of the former field service of the chief
of the general land office made in the
testimony Saturday. 1t is announced
that Representatives McLachin and
Kinkaid will be present at today's ex-
animation of the committee, abou 80
interested in Alaskan coal claims
Council for CLAWS said today that tes-
timony regarding the two congressman
was introduced solely for the purpose
| retary Balliuger was prevented from
| interviewing McLachlin regarding the
| matter at issue and in the other that
instead of having only formal knowl
| edge from the case, Ballinger, by rea-
son of his acting as attorney for Kin
kad must have had full knowledge
| 1t is not disputed that the two con
gressmen had perfect right, as had
any other citizen. to apply for a sec.
tion of coal lands.
HAVANA, Jan. 31.-The organiza
| tion of a negro party in Cuba TO con
| troll the island government, has taken
definite form in Havana and resolu-
tions adopted at the conference shows
| The leaders of the movement are de.
| termined to take things in their owl,
hands. If the negroes organize there
| is no doubt that blacks will rule the
republic of Cuba. The new party Is
backed by the strongest men on Tie
| island and since the recent race trou
| bles. growing out OF refusal of a
| Havana hotel 10 admit negroes a.
guests, they have been more active
than ever before.
PASADENA, Cal, Jan. 31.-Comet
"A1910" has tail 5O.O00,000 miles
| long. That is the decision of astron-
omers and scientists OH Mount VIII
| son who declared he tail of the comet
peculiarly constituted and 80 degrees
in length. Thirty degrees means fifty
million miles. The first photographs
of the comet have been obtained and
are highly satisfactory.
TELLURIDE. Feb. IA frightful
wreck occurred on the Rio Grande
Southern railroad at 9:l5 last evening
at what is known as the Blk Creek
bridge crossing the San Miguel river
Lois, t..
on the way to Ridgway, light ell
eine and engine of n freight train
PASSING through thirty-foot span OF
the bridge. The light engine was run.
ming five minutes ahead of the freight
consisting OF one engine and four or
Eve freight cars, one loaded with con.
centrates, the train being in charge
of Sid Jay of Durango. Without a
moments warning the light engine
crashed through the bridge to the
ground, distance of thirty feet, tax.
ing both the fireman and engineer,
burying them in the wreckage Then
came the freight, the engineer and
fireman being oblivious of the fate of
The light engine. The locomotive of
the freight plunged headlong through
the opening on top of the first engine,
taking along one of the freight cars,
another hanging over the edge, the
others remaining on the track, the air
having been applied through uncou-
pling of the cars. The engineer and
fireman heard groans emenating from
the creek and supposed they came
from some one riding on the blind
baggage, not realizing the light en-
gine was under them.
Conductor Jay Immediately sent the
brakeman back to Varce Junction and
Telluride officials notified. A train
was made up and with a number of
local physicians left Telluride for the
scene at 11;15.
The light engine was in charge of
Engineer Albert c. Bickford and Fire
man Jasper Compton. Mr. Bickford
was found to be badly scalded and
unconsc cious. 1t took some time to
get him out. While still alive there
is little hopes of recovery although