Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-08-15
TElEGRAPHIc NEWS.

DENVER, Colo, Aug. 1l.-Kittie
Wilson, 4 noted member of the half
world. shot and mortally wounded her.
SELF In her rooms at 1925 Market
street this morning The police at
first decided 1t was murder. but the
evidence tends to prove that the girl
committed suicide
| Miss Wilson Is the fourth and last
u those present at the murder of
| William Il. Malone few months ago
to be stricken apparently by the re-
lentless hand of fate or the co.erie.
Malone was murdered In his saloon
ON the night of Feb. 23 last, by sam
| uei Emerich, city detective, who
has since been sentenced to fourteen
years In the penitentiary. The Will
son girl was one of the principal wit,
nesses against Emerich. The second
was Mike Ryan. present at the murder
of Malone, and the direct cause of
the row which resulted in the shoot.
ing. He was shot and killed Mt Pc
tersburg, small suburb of Denver
month ago. and now Miss Wilson has
met death probably by her own hand,
and Emerich Is sentenced to a long
term in the penitentiary. The shoot
ing was done last night in the pres
ence Of another soiled dove who was
not swift enough to prevent the sui
eide from taking her life. Miss VIII
son had been desponAent recently
since ner arrest on the charge of rob-
bing Jacob Stevenson.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-THE funeral
car bearing the remains OF Senator
Vest arrived this morning, and Worlds
Fair and city officials met the party
at the station. City Offices were clos
ed, flags were al half mast, and thou
sands with barred heads watched the
funeral cortege pass lnterment was
made at Bellefontain cemetery by the
side of his Oldest son. Governor Dock
cry and hundreds of prominent Mis-
sourians attended the obsequies which
were characterized by impressive sim
plicity.
Before the cortege started the body
lay in state In the car. Mrs Vest was
i'll and unable to attend the funeral
| PUEBLO. Aug. 11.-This has been a
day of funerals here. Since early
morning sorrowing professions headed
by hearses have passed through the
streets from all directions headed to
the cemeteries. The first funerals
we're held yesterday. but 80 great was
the demand for hearses that not until
long after dark were the last bodies
lowered into the graves These night
professions created dismal spectacles
as faithful friends carried torches to
light them to the graves.
| ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Sept. 1.-The
Roman Catholic church was crowded
today by neighboring farmers and
their wives. who arrived to pray for
rain to save the fruit crop Thous-
ands Of dollars of damage has been
done by the drouth.
CHICAGO, Aug. i1.-Representa-
lives of the retail butchers and others
willing to work for peace In the pack
ing strike made the rounds OF the
plants this morning. securing from
their managers a promise to attend
another peace conference this after
noon. Ethelbert Stewart of the de-
partment Of commerce also saw the
strike leaders and packing managers.
II is not known II 1t bears any import
ant message. but this supposition was
freely discussed.
President Michael Donnelly OF the
Butchers Union said today that he
had little faith in efforts OF retailers
TO conduct peace negotiations look
ing to a settlement of the packing
house strike. ut looks as though this
was only the beginning OF the fight, s.
said Mr.. Donnelly. 81 will not stand
now for the first agreement. The mat
ter IL now beyond me. The Allied
Trades conference board will have to
approve of any terms offered | do
not think the packers will agree to
any terms that 1 would insist upon
now. and OF course the strike cannot
be settled unless the terms are salts
factory to all the unions In the dill
ferent cities"
NEW YORK. Aug. 11.-Thirty-two
thousand striking tailors who went out
eight weeks ago In fght on the
open shop proposition went back to
work today under the same conditions
as when they went out.
NEW YORK, Aug. 12-It is beiiev-
ed today that Elihu Root will surely
be nominated for governor by the Re
: publicans. Root says he doesn't want
the nomination. but leaders insis,