Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-28

viii be carried on by a woman Mrs.
James Foster. the wife of the original
contractor, who has since died. Mrs.
Foster has just returned from Mime
apolis, where she has been bury!ng
her husband.
CHICAGO. H., May 26-Frank
Blake and Henry Hoekzema, arrested
here today. are said to have stolen
thousand letters from mail boxes in
all portions of the city 1t is believed
that the pair have stolen in all twenty
five thousand letters from mail boxes
Many letters were found in their POS
session.
NEW YORK, May 26-There is
considerable excitement here in bet
ting circles over the possibilities of
the new Shamrock III. to win the cup
race. Bets are freely offered at three
to two that the foreign boat does not
win. All such bets possible are being
taken by David BARRED, Sir Thomas
Lipton's commercial manager.
SlLVERTON, Colo. May 26.-Last
evening Mrs. Joe Dresback attended a
club meeting, leaving her husband and
TWO children at home. After her de-
parture Mr. Dresback disrobed and
put on his everyday clothes. He then
went to the dining room and wrote a
note to his wife, stating that she
would find his body in the coal house
on her return. He said he was tired
of life and wanted to get out of the
way, winding up by requesting that a
postmortem be held for the benefit of
the public
The wife was Mortified to find that
her husband had carried out his
threat, having shot himself through
the head The dead man came to Sill.
verton twenty-seyen years ago with
James II. Robin and the two worked
together in the Green smelter. and
that both men should die by their
own hands after such long service in
the San Juan is very sad. Dresback
has been suffering for some time with
miners consumption. and only return.
ed TWO or three weeks ago from Cali
fornia. where he spent most of the
winter for his health Mrs. Dresback.
who was formerly teacher in the
public schools. is heartbroken over
the sad event. Deceased belonged to
the Maccabees and carried So 900 in.
surance in the order, payable to his
wife.
In addition to the fraternal insur-
ance deceased carried $1,000 in the
New York Life He left several tele-
why he suicided.
SILVERTON, Colo, May 26.-Con.
siderable excitement was created Sun.
day afternoon by two men arriving In
town from Theodore Benjoskey's mine
on King Solomon mountain, and stat
ing that he had not arrived at the
mine although he had left the Grand
hoteN Wednesday morning. Yesterday
morning a party of eighteen was or
sanized to search the trails and pass
es for the missing man. and towards
evening, when the rescuing party had
about given up all hopes. they enter
ed an old cabin, where they found the
object of their search. In going to
the mine Benjoskey became snow
blind and wandered in the cabin for
refuge. Fortunately there were some
eatables left, which he discovered
before losing use of his eyes entirely
When discovered he was in a pitable
condition, having sustained life by eat.
ing what his hands could find. He
was brought to town and placed under
medical care and will no doubt recov.
er in short time. although the eX.
perience OF the five days he was cap
tive in the cabin will be remembered
to his dying day.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 26.-
Thomas II. Dickinson, passenger
agent of the Santa Fe road, committed
suicide by shooting himself through
the head at his home here last night.
He was despondent over ill-health.
WASHINGTON, d. G., May 26.-
Postmaster General Payne today sum.
marily dismissed Daniel V. Miller, as
sistant attorney in the Office of the at
torney general. for conspiracy alleg-
ed to have been committed in connec.
tion with the case of John J. Ryan e.
Co, charged with fraudulent use of
the mails. Miller was released on
bonds.
DUNKIRK, n. Y, May ga large
nmber of Italian workmen We're dis
missed today on account of the learn
ing Of a plot formed by the Italian Ma
fla to do away with Objectionable
bosses, by a large number of manu-.
featuring concerns. Eastern officials
are said to have communicated with
every big concern in the country en-
ploying Italians. informing them Of
the plot. Italians here are much ex-
cited and trouble is feared.
COLUMBUS, o.. May 26.--The new
municipal code of Ohio gives the gov.
ernor authority to remove mayors for
cause, and the little village of Ames-
Vile, Athens county. desires to take
advantage of the new law.
At the last election the town chose
for its chief executive the oldest
piece of humanity that ever graced
a mayors chair in the Buckeye state.
His name is Alonzo Weed and he
came to Amesville from California
about year ago. He is 40 years of
age. weighs los pounds and is but
10 inches high.
His election to the mayoralty was
the result of a joke, but now the good