The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-03-24
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patch from Tucson, A. T., to the Herald
says:
Mexican bandits held up the stage
which runs between Potam and Torir
on the Yaqui river In Sonora, on last
Tuesday night, killing all OF the siN
passengers. Among them was Filiber.
to Alverado. wealthy Mexican, who
owns number of ranches along the
Yaqui river. The authorities at Quay
mas were at once notified.
| Alverado and his wife had taken the
stage from Potam to TORN and the
bandits no doubt thought that he car
ried large sum of money with him.
/ The stage carried very little mail and
rarely any money or valuables. so that
7 Alverado must have been the mark
for the bandits. The hold-up took place
about half way between the two towns.
but just how the stage was attacked
Will never be known as all of the pas
senger and driver were killed. They
were picked up the same afternoon of
the tragedy and the circumstances give
evidence that, they put up fight, else
they would not have all been killed.
Their bodies were rifled of everything
of value on them. The traces had been
cut and the horses had been allowed
to run wild. The cover of the stage
and the body were both shot full of
holes.
1t is thought by the Guaymas au-
thorities that the perpetrators of the
decd We're some of Inc bandits who
have taken refugees in the mountains
back of the Yaqvi river and were lay
ing for Alverado. Friends of the muir
dered ranch owner say that he had
little money with him at the time.
Alverado had been married only two
months. With him were Senorita Julia
Berdo and Senorita C. II. De Gonzales,
both of prominent families in that
country, and both of whom We're MUIR
dered.
RAPID TRANSIT IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK; March 13.-President
II. II. Vreeland of the Metropolitan
Street Railway Company. speaking on
the subject of rapid transit in New
York said, after briefly reviewing the
history of the development of trans
portation in this city with respect to
the changes in motive power from
horses to electricity:
"Since l have been here s70,000,000 has
been expended, about ninety per cent
of this in Manhattan and only eight
and half miles of new lines have been
built. When you consider that the
number of people carried last year was
81 100000 over the preceding year. you
can see that the opening of the sub
way will furnish relief for virtually no
more than day. AT the expiration of
this decade there will be handled a
thousand millions of people year in
Manhattan and the Bronx alone. In
addition to the 100000 people in Man
haitian, it's transportation lines have to
take care of the population of all the
places within fifty miles of New York
City. The only hope of Improvement
in the future in New York lies in the
of the underground sys-
tens" sGa M
+ THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Tonight's
court at Buckingham Palace Will be
exceptionally brilliant with full mus
ter of diplomatic corps, says London
dispatch to the Tribune. The Royal
to the throne room will be
by the reception of the dip
lomatic corps, conducted by the Mar
Quis and Warehouses of Lansdowne.
The American Embassy will have a
full dozen in attendance. including five
women. There will be eighteen Amer
leans in the diplomatic circle. and en-
tree. Consul General Evans, wife and
will be presented by Lady
Joun's daughter. Mrs. Brodrick Will
be one of the handsomest brides pre-
sented.
COLORADO'S PAUL REVERE.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Leo T.. Loeb.
who is known as the Paul Revere of
arrived in this city to con-
suit specialists with regard to partial
paralysis, from which he has suffered
as the result of the achievement which
earned him the title he carries. Loeb
Is the man who, when a cloudburst let
loose a wall of water It's feet high five
miles outside of Manitou, Colo, mount
ed a pony and riding at breakneck
speed, warned the residents of the APP
calamity.
Just outside of Manitou Loebs pony
stumbled and horse and rider were
plunged down an incline. The horse
was killed, bur Loeb gave the alar n
In time 60 enable the 1000 residents TO
escape. Four days afterward Loeb SUI
fered a stroke of paralysis as a result
IF his fail.
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