Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-10-17

settled and the tribes passified As
a further indication of the civilizing
Influence being brought to bear upon
the natives, 1t is stated that the cleo
tric trolley car has been introduced
among them. and that now trolley
lines are being operated between the
principal towns of the Dark Conti-
net.
SOFIA. Bulgaria. Oct. l5.-The par
ents of Miss Tslika, the companion of
| Miss Stone, the American missionary.
have received letter from their
daughter begging that the pursuit OF
| the brigands be stopped. She says
the moment the bandits find them
selves in danger of capture they will
undoubtedly kill Miss Stone and her
companion. The girl says they are
being treated with courtesy by their
captor. but there is no other way for
| them to gain their freedom than by
the payment of the ransom demanded
She implores that the ransom be paid
at once.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Oct 15.-'With-
in nine days that fine mare will die
the colt that you value will die your
last hunting dog will disappear and
you will die"
This was the prophecy made by a
mysterious woman to DR.. Alfred C.
Lemberger, and 1t came true to the
letter. for Dr. Lemberger fell over
dead from heart failure on the even
ing of the ninth day. The other con
ditions of the prophecy had already
been fulfilled
Now every detective on the Lou
isville force and every police officer
and every newspaper reporter is look
Ing for the strange woman who made
the prediction. Physicians say that
she probably caused the mans death
by the psychic effect upon him But
the question remains who is the wo.
man. for only DIR. Lemberger knew,
and he never told her name.
Miss Kate Schuster, who was to
have married the doctor the latter
part of this month, does not know.
neither does his sister. Mrs. Schweit.
zer. who kept house for the bachelor.
His brother and intimate friends
can tell simply what DR. Lemberger
told them-that woman had predict
ed his death
According to the story of the doc
tors intimate friends, DR.. Lemberger
was a member of n little club that met
each week at the home of some mem.
ber for a social card game. Almost
all the well known men OF that section
of town belong. 1t was at club
meeting that the doctor first told the
story of the strange prophecy of his
end. The man who heard him tell
the story first repeated 1t.
Boys" he began, you can play
cards on my coffin in couple of
weeks if the prophecy of woman,
made today, comes true"
Then he went on to tell his friends
about the table what he called the
good joke on himself. He withheld
the name of the woman. protesting
not to know it. The matter at once
became a standing jest and for some
time the doctor responded cheerfully
to his friends pleasantries.
One day, however. change in DR.
Lemberger was noticeable. The rea-
son was plain. The time for the
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ed. The fine mare was dead.
Three days afterward the colt be-
came sick. DIR. G. w. Knorr was at
once summoned and worked with the
little animal for six hours, but 1t
died-of pleurisy. as he said. Two
of the strange woman's prophecies
had come true.
Il never saw "A man so much broken
up over the death of an animal" said
DR.. Knorr tonight
The morning after the death of the
colt the hunting dog disappeared
DR.. Lemberger ceased to scoff about
fortune tellers, soothsayers and the
like. One day he went fishing but
told the people at the house exactly
what must be done in case he did not
come back. When the doctor went
out at night he took man with him.
On the evening of the ninth day he
attended meeting Of the club. He
seemed in good spirits and Joined In
a game of cards. A hand was dealt
him He scanned 1t. and fell for
ward on the table. dead The last
prophecy of the strange woman had
been fulfilled.
BUFFALO, Oct. 15.-Before the
doors of the Fidelity Trust Co. were
opened this morning a line of 200
people had gathered and the run on
the bank was continued. Every
thing is being paid as rapidly as ac-
counts can be verified. The run be
gan yesterday and is without appar-
ent cause. Other banks of the city
have examined the affairs of the Fl
deity, and finding everything In a
sound condition, are pouring money in
today to tide the institution over the
run. There is no possibility of pay
ments being stopped as long as the
depositors want their money.
The Marine bank sent 100000 in
cash and the Ney York banks have
sent in half million dollars to meet
the emergency. At noon today, how
ever there was no sign of a let-up OF
the run on the Fidelity.
| NEW YORK Oct, 15.-The heavi'