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THE DURANGO SEMI-WEEKLY HERALD
“«Y¥ EDITION.
Have
Age of Trial
*Q —With the con
. w “wother, Mrs.
L AVIEm . . ed assur
. ance of financi . sing, Harry Ken
h}mll Thaw has s sin assumed full
7" sharge ‘of the direcr, of his fight
to escape death and the mad house.
Phaw finally won over. his mother to
his determination to dominate his fu:
ture defense, after two long confer
-0&; in the Tombs. He was assisted
i 18 desire by his sister, the count
ess of Yarmouth, who has always
been Thaw's favorite. Thaw’s first
act after gaining his point and know
ing that the Thaw millions would be
at his disposal was to issue the fol
lowing notice, which is taken to mean
the beginning of the end of the squab
bles between the counsel for his de
fense. “To Messrs, Hartridge and
Peabody, No. 149 Broadway. Dear
Sirs: Please continue as my attor
neys of record. Very sincerely, Harry
K. Thaw.”
New York, April 19.—Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Smyth today issued sub
poenas for the twelve jurymen who
sat through the Thaw trial, and will
institute an inquiry into the identity
of the policeman who, while the jurors
were deliberating, approached several
of them and whispered that Harry
Thaw's father had been aMystic
Shriner, and if the policeman is found
he will be indicted on the charge of
attempted embracery.
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Galveston, Tex., April 18.—The low
er gulf was converted into a sea of
boiling water Sunday night, when the
earth cracked and jets of hot water
shot into the air nearly 250 feet.
Fishing smacks of the gulf fisheries,
which ply between Galveston and the
l?.";hlng grounds of Campeche, are ar
riving and crews relate harrowing
tales of their experiences, not know
ing of the Mexican earthquake until
=they reached here yesterday. The
crew of the Allohapn, Captain Swen
son, was seized with fright Sunday
night when the smack, which was
homeward bound, was caught in a se
ries of cross currents which held it
prisoner for nearly an hour. Three
hours later the ice in the hold used
to preserve fish had maltad
. London, Aprii 18.—Had not a ruling
the admiralty necessitated vesseis
“pg broken up in England, some sec
ond class power might have picked ap
a navy cheap the other aay at Chat
ham Dockyard, for no less than six
British war vessels went under the
hammer to the highest bidder.
Two hundred possible buyersg were
attracted to the sale, among them
agents from American, German and
Italian firms, who hoped the stipula
tion as to breaking up in this country
would be canceled.
The reason for the sale was that
al] of the vessels are now of obsolete
types. Unusual interest attaches to
the sale as showing the effort in Eng
land to keep her navy up to the high
est state of efficiency.
The boats sold included the first
class battle ship Sans Pareil, 10,740
tons; the third-class battle ship Con
queror, 6,200 tons; the first-class or
mored cruiser Undaunted, 5,600 tons;
the torpedo gunboat Alarm, the steam
yacht Wave and the torpedo boat de
*stroyer Skate.
The Sans Pareil was a famous ves
sel, sister ship to the Victoria, rammed
and sunk by the Camperdown in 1893.
She was built only twenty years ago
at a cost of $3,597,210. She brought
« $133,000.
The Conqueror, which cost $2,292-
165, realized $84,000. The Undaunted,
costing $1,280,275, went at $72,000,
while the Alarm, one which $296,730
was spent at the start, was knocked
down for $17,250.
Newspapers point out that in the
case of the Sans Pareil the annual
depreciation in value has thus been
$173,210.
On the Sans Pareil when sold were
two 110-ton guns, one twenty-nine-ton
and twelve six-inch breech kmdlngl
guns. The first bid was $50,000. This
was advanced by $5,000 stages and
was knocked down to J. W. Ward of
Sheffield.
Before the hammer fell a man with
a forelgn accent called out: *“I will
give $150,000 if 1 may take it away.”
This was greeted with laughter,
Denver, April 18.—The Brown Pal
ace hotel is to be sold within sixty
days and the money used toward
building an office building on the cor
ner of Seventeenth and Stout streets,
to cost $800,600. The hotel will be
sold at sheriff’s sale to satisfy the
» Stratton mortgage.
Trinidad, Colo., April 18.—J. BE. Pad
dock was found dead this morning.
He had taken cyanide of potassium
and was found with finger pointing to
{ a passage in the Bible. Paddock
came here from Albany, N. Y.
Monterey, Mex., April 18.—Informa
tion was received here that the su
preme court of Mexico has affirmed
the decision of the lower court in
the cases of Hulbert, Mitchell and
Harle, three Americans convicted of
poisoning two other Americans for
thelr insurance money in Chihuahus
and that the men were sentenced tc
death. The only recourse for the con
demned lies in pardon or commuta
tion of sentence by President Diaz
Thelr crime was committee three
years ago, The victims were J. Mitch
ell and Willlam Dewers. J. Mitchell
was a brother of Mitchell the prisoner
and brother-in-law of Hulbert.
New York, April 18.—The Rocke
feller interests have combined with
the J. P. Morgan people against Mr.
Harriman so that the directors of the
Union Pacific have decided that Har
riman must answer all questions re
garding his railroad and take the con
sequences. This statement is official.
The directors have been forced to take
this stand by the attitude of the pub
lic and especially of the large estates,
toward the Union Pacific stock. The
rumor current today that Mr. Harri
man is to be removed is not credited
in well informed circles.
Madrid, April 18.—The expected heir
apparent is now waited for hourly.
The anticipated accouchment of the
voung queen of Spain makes quite a
stir in the city. News from the palace
is eagerly looked for. There have
been received many rich presents for
the coming royal child but according
to Spanish custom and etiquette these
will be returned,
St. Louis, April 18.—Robert Smith
was today convicted in the eriminal
court of having attacked Beulah Lib
bard, a 14-year-old girl and was sen
tenceqd to thirty-nine years in the pen
itentiary. Smith is 45 years old.
New York, April 18.—Dispatches
from all over the world received today
indicate that the entire earth is in the
throes of a remarkable series of earth
quakes. More than a thousand lives
have been lost in Mexico and the end
is not yet. In Asia, Spain, Turkey
and Syria shocks have been disas
trous. In Chili the eruption of a vol
cano has been accompanied by several
deaths. Darkness, storms and the
stifling odor of burning sulphur pre
vail.
Thwarted in Love
Commit Suicide
Clifton Forge, Va., April 19.—Last
evening Mabel Pendelton and Stewart
C. Gay leaped into the Jackson river
and were drowned. They had been
thwarted in love. The girl was 17
but the boy not 16. They planned to
be married, but their parents objected
on account of their extreme youth.
Then they resolved to elope. Thg)‘
Ata wul e punce cewpuc el iy
Staunton and brought them back.
Then they resolved to die together
and they did.
—_—
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Denver, April 18.—Stationed on the
balcony in front of the second story
window of a mansion in Longmont,
Colo., a burglar saw Mrs. T. M. Calla
han disrobe, and watched her as she
divested herself of jewels valued at
$3,500, which she had worn at a party,
saw her place them in a tiny chamois
skin bag and tie them like a garter
above her knee and looked intently
as she pulled the covers over her
form and closed her eyes in sleep.
An hour he stood guard then stealth
ily raising the window be crept softly
into the boudior slipped his hand un
der the bed clothing and with a deft
movement of a sharp penknife severed
the string that held the bag of gems,
with which he departed for parts un
known.
This 1s the story of the most sen
sational diamond robbery that ever
occurred in Colorado. Boldly conceiv
ed and cleverly executed it was.
The bandit has not yet been ar
rested,
Gaeta, Italy, April 18.—With all her
bunting flying and surrounded by
many wine vessels the British royal
yacht Victoria and Albert with King
Edward and Queen Alexandria on
board steamed into the harbor at
half-past nine this morning. The king
came from Malta and his yacht steam
ed up to the [talian royal yacht Tri
naceria, where Edward was formally
received by Victor Emmanuel. The
meeting between the two monarchs
was most cordial. The usual salutes
were exchanged and hearty cheers
greeted the British king from people
ashore and the sallors on twelve Ital
fan warships present. Today is one
of genera] festivity.
Bl Paso, Tex., April 18.—Report to
day from a commercial house in Mex
ico City to a big concern in Ciudad
Juarez, Mexico, opposite El Paso, says
that the authentic known list of dead
as a result of the Mexican earthquake
| is over six hundred, although no pub
lie report has been made of the cas
| ualties in Mexico City and possibly
| will not be. This list does not take
.| into account the large number of peo
.| ple in the small villages and those
.| out in the country, whose death will
never be chronicled.
- Philadelphia, April 19.—Early this
.| morning a daring attempt was made
1| to wreck the limited train on the
y | Reading road near Gwynood. Three
: | men carrying dynamite were responsi
ble for the effort but were frustrated
-| by the engineer of the train who saw
-| the men working on the tracks and
1 | stopped his train and blew his whistle
1 | when the men fled to the woods, leav:
i|ing three big sticks of dynamite on
f| the track. They were so intent oo
r | their work that they did not notice the
a [ approach of the train.
0 ———
-| A grand jury has been called ir
- | Otero county, the first time in four
.. | teen years, to Investigate city anc
e | county officials In the way they are
- | transacting public businecs.
Clubman Arrested
for Unnamed Crime
New York, April 19.—Benedict Gim
bel, millionaire and club man, propri
etor of “the largest department store
in America, on Market street, Phila
‘delphia, was arrested as he drove up
Fifth avenue this morning in the com
pany of a boy named Ivor Clark. He
was arrested on complaint of the boy's
mother who charges Gimbel with Os
car Wild crimes. He was also ar
rested on a charge of bribery, he
offering the two detectives who took
him into custody a thousand dollars
each to let him go. He also offered
the assistant district attorney $50,000
to hush the matter up.
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
New York, April 18.—The wedding
of Miss Ethel Geraldine Rockefeller,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. William
Rockefeller, and Marcellus Hartley
Dodge, grandson of the late William
E. Dodge, was celebrated at the home
of the bride's parents, Fifth avenue,
today. It is a marriage of millions to
millions. Both young persons are rich
in their own right. No bride of re
cent years has such an elaborate and
costly troussean as Miss Rockefeller,
who has brought from abroad such
fairy meshes of almost priceless lace
that her friends sympathize with her
because she will have no opportunity
to display the winderful wedding gown
at a large public ceremony. The trous
seau inciudes fifty gowns.
Berlin, April 19.—Colonial Director
Derenburg has informed the reichstag
that a cable message has been re
ceived from the governor of the island
‘of Yap, announcing that disastrous ty
phoon swept over the Caroline islands
on Good Friday, March 29, and that
230 of the 800 natives of Ululthi group
were drowned, and that the cocoanut
trees were destroved and a famine
threatened the surviving natives.
Sante Fe, N. M., April 19.—Notice
has been received here of the removal
of Governor Hagerman by the presi
dent and that George Curry has been
appointed to succeed him. This action
is said to have been due to irregulari- |
ties in disposing of territorial land
to syndicates. This is the outcome of
a flg_ht wngnd_u[_)f_)!l Hagerman by the
leadership of W, H. Andreds, delegate |
to congress. The nNew governor was
a rough rider., He has seen service
in the Philippines and is a first class
man for the place.
New York, April 19—It is learned
today that Mrs. Frank Leslie, widow
of the well known publisher, was to
marry this week the Spanish noble
man, marquis of Campellegre, who
died in Paris the other day. Mrs.
Leslie's troussean had arrived from
Paris. Mrs. Leslie will sail tomorrow
for Spain where she will join the two
daughters of the marquis who was a
widower.
Chicago, April 19.—The Tribune to
day carries a Washington dispatch
which says the president is consider
ing a plan to have the government
assume the responsibility and the ex
pense of all state and national elec
tions, including the legitimate expense
of the regular nominees. Hig idea Is
not yet formulated but in view of the
agitation on the score of campaign ex
pense and the various laws in differ
ent states he thinks it possible to de
vise a scheme for the public good.
Manila, April 19.—Two severe
shocks of earthquake were felt here
today. Thug far no serions damage
has been done but the people are in a
state of panic.
City of Mexico, April 19.—Hourly come
reports of awful losses in the interior
by the earthquake. Now known dead
will exceed six hundred and the in
jured over three thousand. These fig
ures are conservative and worse prob
ably remains to be told. Fifty bodies
were taken from the ruins of Chilapa
yesterday and the populace are in
dire plight.
Lima, Peru, April 19.—The volcano
Puyeheye in the province of Valdivi,
Chile, is yet in actcive eruption and
new craters have developed and open
ed. Losses in the neighborhood are
enormous. The inhabitants are panic
stricken. Showers of hat ashes are
falling and there are continued earth
quake shocks, accompanied by subte
reanean explosions, Several brooks
which furnished drinking water for
people have dried up. The ruined in
habitants are fleeing in all directions.
The government has sent assistance.
Ayutla, Mexico, April 19.—Seven
| dead were taken out of the wreck
| age today, the result of the earth
| quake of last Wednesday., Thirty
\ seven are seriously injured. Innumer
able buildings were thrown down and
| those still standing are nseless.
‘ Washington, April 19.—Secretary
' | Metealf today signed the plans and
' | specificationg for the two twenty-ton
" | batleships to be buiit for the navy.
| They are to be of the general type
‘| ot the Drepdnought of the British
|| navy.
> Peoria, 11, April 19.—The Weston
*| company bank at Weston, 11, was
) | blown up and the building completely
1 | demolished in a daring safe blowing
® | robbery this morning.
All the money in the safe, estimated
at about $5,000 was taken. The rob
1 | bers first cut all the telephone and
- | telegraph wires and made their escape
i| in a hand car.
e Manila, P. I, April 19.—This morn
ing the town of 110110, capital of ar
DURANGO, COLORADO, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1907,
important province of the Philippines,
was destroyed by fire and over twenty
thousand people are homeless. The
fire has passed beyond the control of
'llm civil and military authorities and
Inothing can be saved,
‘v New York, April 18.—There has just
been received from Pope Pius X by
Archbishop Farley and Miss Loomis,
founder of the Daughters of Faith, a
call to the soclety women of New York
to aid in preventing the spread of the
divoree evil. reading the call Miss
Loomis said that “The smart soclety,
the four hund‘ed, is on the verge of
moral ruin in consequence of the ease |
with which divorces can be obtained.” |
Atlanta, Ga., April 19.—At a mass
meeting held here under the auspices
of the vigilant reform band, a negro
organization for the purpose of bring
ing better understanding between
races, Bishop Turner of the African
Methodist church created a rough
house by declaring that enough in
nocent negro Blood had been shed to
drown congress, the supreme couzt and
he declared that the courts were keep
ing the negroes in subjection. He
bitterly assalled Senator Tillman, end
ing by challenging him to a test be
fore a jury of his own picking as to
the relative refinement and education
of himself and the senator, openly
declaring that he was willing to be
hanged if he failed to win the verdict.
He declared all laws and legislation
favored the white man. His utter
‘ance were wildly cheered by the large
crowd of negroes present at the meet
ing. During his discourse there was
only one white man on the platform
and” his name was Rev. Coon of Bos
ton. £
Denver, April 19.—A snow storm Is
raging here today. Six inches have
fallen and it 18 still coming down
fiercely. The farmers are delighted at
this fall of molsture. It is like rain
ing dollars and d:hSlll’eH great crops.
Posse Goes After
Rape Fiends
Bristol, Tenn,, April 19.-—Posses are
scouring the county today for two
masked men who assaulted Mrs. Frank
Belcher in the presence of her hus
band and 14-yearold daughter. They
entered_the, Benehels kamrehtinsiwite
and daughter. Belcher's frantic efforts
to get at the men were stopped by
a blow on the head which rendered
him unconscious. Mrs. Belcher was
badly beaten and choked. Her condl
tion is eritical and it i 8 thought today
that she cannot survive.
| GENERAL NEWS.
- Manila, April 20.—Following the de
struction of Iloilo yesterday fire de
stroyed over one thousand houses in
three of the districts of Manila, the
firemen with great effort saved the
new American settlement at Ermita
but the native suburbs all went. A
heavy gale was blowing which hamper
ed greatly the work of the firemen,
soldiers and the citizens. The native
refugees are sheltered tonight In
schools and other public buildings.
The loss will be over a quarter of a
million in gold.
New York, April 20.—Charleston,
S. €., experienced a slight shock at
an early hour, which brought back
memories of the disastrous quake in
1886 in which ninety lives were lost.
This tremor did no damage however.
Other shocks were reported from the
Philippines, three severe shocks being
felt at Manila, where the earth trem
ors continuned for three hours. Re
ports from the southern part of the
island of Luzon announces that severe
earthquakes were felt at Nueva Ca;
cores, Camrines province and at Maya
bas city, two miles southeast of Ma
nila. Building were destroyed in both
places. Selsmographers at several
Buropean observatories also report
shocks at great distances.
Constantinople, April 20.—Another
severe shock of earthquake felt here
today. Much property damaged but
no loss of life,
Miner Buried
Under 20 Tons
Ascanaba, Mich., April 20.—Caught
in a mass of coal, Frank Erickson, a
laborer, was carried head foremost
throngh a chute at the Rels Coal com
pany's dock and after being entombed
under twenty feet of coal for nearly
twenty-four hours was rescued alive
last night. Although bruised from
her to foot and sustaining internal In
juries hopes for his recovery are en
tertained.
e |
~ Omahn, Neb., April 20.—A private
tourist car, filled with tourists from
Elmira, Mich.,, is sidetracked and quar
antined in the Union Pacific rallroad
yards at Omaha, while several of the
passengers are ill with diphtheria.
They have been refused admission to
the hospitals and the railroads refuse
to carry them forwad on their jour
ney or return them to Elmira, The
party was en route to Los Angeles,
Cal. Three passengers are sick and
the physician called pronounced It
diphtheria and quarantined the car.
City Council’s
Adjourned Meeting
’
At the adjourned session of the city
council last night all were present,
With Mayor McConnell in the chalr.
The bonds for the appointive officers
had not yet been corrected and the
matter goes over until the next meet
ing. \
The fire and water committee re
ported that one of the new fire horges
was sick as a result of the trip from
Denver and on that acccunt had not
been “tried” by the committge, The
horse wiil prebably be all right in a
few days. .
On motion the clerk was authorized
te procure blank hooks for use of his
office and that of the water commis
sion.
The claims committee recommend
ed the payment of $320.76 each in set
tle ment of the bills of the Herald and
Democrat for printing of the officlal
list of nominations.
Bills for payment of salaries of Mar
shal Wickline, Night Marshal Clark
and Policeman Wilkerson for services
to date were presented and allowed.
Desiring to go out of town Mr, Wick
line deputized Marshall-elect MeCart
ney to act for him until the latter's
bond was approved and he could take
formal charge of the office, McCart
ney put on new force, Theno for night
marshal and Martin for policeman and
the new police force s now on duty.
~ The fire and water committee re
ported adversely on the request of
H. W. Hanson for a reduction in wa
ter rates on his Main street building,
and recommended that an additional
main be laid from the reservoir to in
tersect the main at Fifth avenue and
Eleventh street. The printing for the
water superintendent’s office had been
ordered and bids for supplying plumb-
Ing material had been called for. The
bid of F. R. Graham was $412.20
and that of G. W. Melville 249.50,
which on motion was accepted, and
the contract awarded to Melville,
The committee reported that the en
gineer's estimate on laying a 10-inch
main supply pipe from the reservoir
to Fifth street was $4,237; on a 16-
Inch pipe, $7,149.50. It was moved
that a 10:-inch oine b wdsh a0 phpe
and the cost of laying the same in ac
cordance with specifications furnished
by the engineer. Alderman Casey was
in favor of putting in maing needed in
other parts of the city before the one
from the reservoir and amended the
motion that mains be laid from the
reservoir to Eleventh street, on West
Third avenue, North Durango and on
Seventh avenue. On roll call the vote
stood 4 to 4 and the mayor voted no,
explaining that it would entail an ex
penditure of SIO,OOO and he couldn't
see where the money was coming
from. The original motion was car
ried. The council’s attention was call
ed to the fact that a right of way for
the new main over the ground of
W. A. Bill of Manitou would have to
be secured,
Alderman Scouton stated that it had
been customary for the city to furnish
a horse for the use of the water com
mission. As a horse so used had been
stolen and he wanted the opinion of
the counecil as to whether the city
would stand the loss in case of a sim
ilar happening, or whether the com
missioner should be held responsible.
It was moved that the city furnish the
horse, but that the commissioner
should be held responsible. On roll
call the vote was a tle and the mayor
voted no. This leaves it that the city
should stand the loss, If any there he.
Alderman Thompson of the sewer
committee reported that he had in
terviewed a number of the property
owners along Main avenue on the
question of the depth of the sewer.
In some places it would take a 14-
foot trench and the expense for this
some of the owners did not want to
stand, others could not.
City Engineer Henderson stated that
in many places a 9-foot sewer would
be no better than one five feet, from
the fact that it would not drain base
ments. o
The streets and alleys committee
was authorized to have the streets
north and west of the library bullding
put to grade.
, Alderman Scouton moved that em
| ployes of the city under the street
commissioner receive 30 cents per
hour and those employed by the water
commission $2.50 per day.
At this stage of the proceedings
| the white winged dove of peace thalf
| had been hovering over the councl
.| suddenly took its flight. Aldermar
.| Casey took exceptions to the Herald’s
| | account of the squabble between him
| self and Alderman McLellan of the
» | street committee, He sald the state
| | ment that he acknowledged that he
.| had been consulted was false; ther
.| was not a word of truth in It. H
again accused Alderman McLellan o
having work done without consultin
2 | the other members of the committee
1 | Alderman McLellan came back witl
- | the statement that Casey had bee
1 | consulteda and he could bring wif
2 | nesses to prove his assertions. H
. | sald he had consulted both member
»| of the committee and Alderman I«
e | gan had given him Informaticn abou
~ | doing the work. Casey stated that h
e | belleved the action of McLellan illegs
,| ana that he should be made to pa
1 | for the work done. He asked the cit
t | attorney about the legality of the a
tion. The attorney read the ordinanc
governing such matters and sald it
was up to the council. The question
of McLellan having to pay for the
work was dropped right there,
Casey moved tnat no grading should
| be done on the streets without the
| consent of a majority of the connell,
He was tired of one man rule. The
motion was not seconded. ‘
Mayor McConnell poured ofl upon
the troubled waters and stated that
the members of the commlittee should
settle their differences and get to
gether; that they should devise some
means for cleaning np the streets and
alleys and not quibble over trivial
matters. Alderman MeLellan may
have exceeded his authority but he
had done work that was needed, It is
likely now that the committee will
stop quibbling and get down to busi- |
ness.
Alderman Casey did acknowledge at |
the last meeting that he had been |
consulted on the matter of whieh he
says he knew nothing and there are
plenty of witnesses to the fact.
Alderman Scouton thought the com- |
mittee should settle differences among
themselves. There has heen some dif- }
ferences of opinion on the fire and
water committee, It had heen settied |
without taking up the time of the
council, I |
Alderman Thomson reported that |
Fifth street and Fourth avenue need- |
ed the attention of the street com- |,
missioners, |
Alderman Hannon of the health |«
committee had been looking over the 1(
city and that many places needed at- |
tention. The mayor stated that the |
committee and the marshal could get |
together and have the necessary no
tices sent out. ’1
There being no further business the | |
council adjourned until the first Tnes- l'
day in May. 1
Elder Mrs. Thaw
Is Prostrated
Pittsburg, April 20.—Mrs. William
Thaw, who arrived here with her
daughter, the countess of Yarmouth,
i# confined to her new home which ad
joins Lyndhurst, the old Thaw resi
denna. anded; o wun, CTequesien tne
pollice to send away officers to keep
away intruders, In addition a ferocl
ous bull dog was turned loose on the
premises to keep away any one who
might get beyond the officers, BEven
Mrs. Thaw's friends are being denfed
admittance. Mrs., Thaw is completely
broken down by her recent ordeal,
TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Omaha, April 20.—~The Demecratic
national platform of 1908, if W. J.
Bryan controls the convention, will
not demand absolute government own
ership of railroads. This Is authori
tatively anounced by James C. Dahl
man, national committeeman from Ne
braska. The statement is in the na
ture of an officlal announcement. Tar
iff reform will again become a domi
nant feature of the platform,
New York, April 20.—Close on the
heels of the announcement of a prob
able contest by relatives of Sllent
Smith of his will comes interesting
assertions by friends that the advent
of posthumous child must be consid
ered in the reckoning. These friends
of Mrs, Smith assert that the widow
will not be the only acquired heir of
the hundred millions that came to
Smith, that a child may have a share
in that miliions.
The advent of a son or daughter
would virtually change the situation.
While it is asserted Smith made am
ple provision for all his kin after his
marriage it I 8 not believed he counted
upon the advent of a child.
Kokomo, Ind., April 20.—Alonzo
Pickett, a wealthy bachelor, is short
in cash because he did not belleve in
banks Several months ago he put
$1,300 In gold in a gas pipe and buried
it in a field on hig farm. This week,
when he went to dig it up both pipe
and gold were gone,
New York, April 20.—For his fallure
to pay the rent of an apartment in the
Crosie, West Twenty-sixth street, Nat
. Goodwin is being sued by Adelia
| puane Ireiand, the owner. The apart.
| ment was leased jointy by Mr. Good
|win and Edna Goodrich, the leading
women in his company. It presumably
| was for Miss Goodrich.
| Rome, April 20.—Queen Margherita
gave a private audience to the old
1 American Ambassador Wayne Mac
) Veagh, wife and daughter today., Mr
l MacVeagh was ambassador ten years
| ago and occupled the palace In whicl
;| the queen now lives. They are ol¢
| friends,
> Providence, R. 1., ‘April 20.~The
- | Rhode Isiand legislature adjourns nex
s | Tuesday. A United States senato
s | will not be elected at this session
o | Fifty-eight ballots have failed to re
f | sult in a choice. The vote today stood
g | Goddard (Dem.), 41; Colt (Rep.), 38
. | Wetmore (Rep.), 31.
h Rome, April 20.—The Vatican ha.
n | declined to Interfere in the case o
- | Bishop Bonacum of Nebraska agains
e | Father Murphy. On general prineipl
s| It will not Intervene In the civil court
» | of America or elsewhere in difference
t | between ecclesiastics.
e Rome, April 20.—The pope has bee
1 |#ued by the heirs of the late Fathe
y | Massarrenti, who left a large'fortun
y [to the church, The heirs claim this
> | The father made much money by sel
e | ing works of art to rich Americans.
Per Year $l5O
Gimbel Tries to
Take His Life
.
! New York, April 20.—Benedict Gim
| bel of Philadelphia, the millionaire
. | elub man, vice president and secretary
| Of the largest department store In
l the world, who Wity arrestod yester
| day on a serious charge preferred by a
[ hoy is dying In St. Mary's hospital
| Hoboken. In a room in the r‘nlnce.
| hotel at Hoboken, an obscure hostelry
| to which he went after being released
on $6,000 bail last night, he carried
out the threats he made when arrest
|ed. He tore the veins of his throat
and wrists with a jagged piece of
«iass and when found was nearly dead.
He had made a final attempt to drown
himself in a bath tub but fainted
from loss of bhlood and fell on the
floor. Surgeons at the hospital have
no hope of saving his life.
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GENERAL NEWS,
Nw York, April 20.—A race under
"'water for a prize of $4.000,000. That's
that unique contest scheduled to be
held underneath the surface of Narra
wansett bay next week. The race is
to between two submarine boats, and
[on the result depends the decision
ol the Unlted States government as to
| which type shall be adopted In the
| construction of the proposed new sub
| marine war ships.
| The Octopus, of the John P, Holland
| type, and the Lake, designad by Simon
.l,nkqo, are the contestants. In addl
| tlon to the two chief performers, the
first submarine flotilla, in command
of Lieutenant Charles P. Nelson, con
sisting of the Porpoise, which Lieu
| tenant Nelson commands; the Shark,
Lieutenant Lloyd 8. Shapley, and the
Plunger, Lieutenant Guy W. Castle,
will be on hand to “police the course.”
It has been the ambition of Simon
| Lake for years to beat Holland, and
now that he is given a chance under
the most favorable auspices the Lake
i 3 being groomed with the utmost care,
In a preliminary canter on the surface
the other day the Lake made eight
and one-half miles an hour against a
strong head wind. The admirers of
the Lake think that this is gpod
enough jockeying to win the decision
?( th{- naval roaforoce amd deodesm oo
ate to predict that the Octopus ought
to defeat the Lake. The Octopus I 8
the blggest submarine ever turned out
in this country., She was bulit under
the direction of the navy from the
Holland company’'s designs, I 8 over
100 feet long and is able to fire four
torpedoes simultaneously.
Inventor Lake has been In legal and
other controversy with the Holland
company for some years, and on one
occaslon when he thought that fa=
voritism was being shown he sald
that, like Maxim and Hotchkiss, he
might be driven out of the country
and be obliged to sell his invention
to Japan or some other sea power.
The Lake, which he is to pit against
the Octopus, {8 famous for her abllity
to travel long distances either below
or above water. Last June she arrived
here from Norfolk, making the trip of
226 miles unaccompanied, without mis
hap and with her engines stopped only
once on which occaslon her crew
brought her to the top of the water to
watch some whales that were frisking
near at hand.
City of Mexico, April 20.—News from
| the earthquake districts indicates that
the danger is passing unless further
| shocks ocecur. The gravest concern
‘| now is among the people in the vi
| einity of Mount Colima, the great voi
cano of which is in active eruption.
| This voleano has always been feared
‘|as an impending source of destruc
'| tion and since the recent slesmic dis
l turbances it has shown signs of re
newed activity, Around its slopes are
'| rieh coffee fincas and sugar planta
[ tions, among inhabitants of which
'| there is great anxiety. The people are
“lin a constant state of viligance, ready
1 to flee to places of safety the moment
2 the volcano gives signs of serlous out
" { burst,
evsa—————
| One of Boulder's property holders
® | who did not like the result of the last
Y| clection offered his business block at
* | $6,000, claiming it was worth much
| more but saying the actions of the
| “Better Boulder” people had caused a
% | decline in prices. When It became
y publicly known that he had made the
offer he was told by an agent to make
% |out his deed. Then he hemmed and
a hawed and sald it would take $7,000.
| Again he backed out and gradually
" | raised the price to $9,000, when the
5| prospective purchaser refused to
h come to time.
d e
The Democrat, in order to cover up
e | its pilfering of dispatches and palming
t | them off as fresh news, makes faces
r| at The Herald. There Is no room for
n. | argument. The columns of the respec
e- | tive papers speak for themselves, as
: | The Herald contains twice as much
;| fresh and original telegraph as the
Democrat. And in this connection the
8 | Democrat makes a great ado over the
of | Hagerman news item when, if the
st | Democrat editor will scan the columns.
le |of The Herald of Thursday, he wil
ts | ascertain that The Herald contained.
*s |an Intimation of Hagerman's removal,
or forced resignation. Again, the
'n | Democrat contained a3 fresh news
er | yesterday morning the % -
16 | sulcide, the particulars of ch Ap
8. | peared a few days previous in The
I | Herald's condensed notes, Gre
the morning fakir. A
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