Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-05

"ieH 'h' arrival oi cur ur1ven b
! Bert Holcomb and Harry Sandei fror
Chicago. The trip was made in Z
! hours. one day better than the prt
vious record. The machine was dri,
en- continuously. the two men alteruat
ing in driving.
) CHICAGO. Oct las result o
Mayor Harrison's statement that h,
suspected every office in the city hal
was fuli vi grafters, grand Jury vii
make an investigation
BOSTON, Oct. 1.-The program o
the Democratic state convention toda,
viii probably be carried out without
a hitch. VIM. CASTOR of Boston vii
he nominated for governor and Rich
ard Olney, Jr. lieutenant governor, OF
| Massachusetts.
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-The first ten
days of the Jewish new year, which
are days of penitence eliminate today
IN the observance of the Day OF
| Alonement, the only fast day com.
inanded in the Mosaic law, and the
most widely observed of Jewish holy
| days
Business is suspended for the day
by the most liberal ms well as the
most orthodox, and quiet pervades ey-
cry Jewish community. Among the
thousands of strict orthodox Jews to
he found on the lower East Side OF
New York 1t Is not uncommon for the
penitents TO stand upon one spot In
me synagogue, without food, drink or
sleep. for the entire 'twenty.four hours
LONDON. Oct. l.-One of the first
things the king did on his visit to
balmoral after his accession to the
throne was to have the marble statue
II John Brown erected by Queen Vic.
oria carted away to the pretty cot.
tage presented by the queen to her
iavorite servants family. The king
has now gone a step further by buy
hg out the Brown family and getting
hem of the royal estate altogether.
John Brown and his kin are intensely
iisliked by all the royal family, who
resented the Influence the unlettercd
Did man exercised over Queen Vic
oria. Because the queen backed him
Up in his insulting pretensIons, the
ate Empress Frederick never visited
1er mother for thirty years. while the
ate Duke of Edinburgh never went
o Balmoral for eighteen years before
his death.
DANNEMORA, N. Y Oct. 1.-Quick.
y and without untoward features, the
ives of the three Van Wormer broth.
ars were taken by the state of New
York for the murder of Peter Hallen-
back.
Willis died in the electric chair AT
Il;3I: Frederick at ll.43 and Burton
1t HAS
The three Van Wurmer brothers
frederick, aged IS; Burton, %, and
Willis "a, murdered their uncle, Peter
Hallenbeck at the farm house In
'reenport, where he lived. Christmas
1ve last Harvey Bruce. the fourth
iccomplice turned states evidence
md was sentenced to eighteen years
n the peniteniiary,
Hallenbeck was called to the door
If his home from the fireside at which
he was sitting with his wife and her
mother. when the four masked men
confronted him. He promptly gave
battle. and In the melee. eighteen
'hots were fired. iIallenbeck was shot
lead and the four vou,bs escanad
During the trial If develoned ma, ,
foreclosure mortpape nm tho Van
Wormer home held nv Hallenbeck had
lroused the Van Warmers
Willis was executed first because of
n health. The bovs d,snlaved con.
siderable nerve but Fred went when
parting with the death watch The
electric shock coursed tbroupb zach
n about ninety seconds starring half
/ minute after each had entered Tho
leath room.
BALTIMORE, Oct 1.-The condi-
ion of Archbishop Kahn has taken a
decided turn for the better and his
ultimate recovery Is not improbable
BOSTON. Mass, Oct. 1.-The mem.
bers of the Ancient and Honorable Ar
'iiiery company Of London who are
ihe 10 arrive In Boston tomorrow on
iraierhai WISH 10 thelr name-sake or
sahizatioh OF thls city are assured OF
Such welcome as never before was
accorded BRUSH soldiers in the
rradle OF the Revolution. They VIII
De met on their arrival by representa-
lives of the stale and CITY dplpnat ions