Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-22

taken up with discussions bearing on
he different questions pertaining to
the business and questions Of internal
| organization
TOPEKA. Kan, Dec. 2O-Attor-
neys for the Kansas gas protective
association filed quo warranto proceed.
lngs in the supreme court today com.
0elling the Kansas City Natural Gas
| company to show by what right they
lay pipes along highways The peti-
ion says the company is obstructinE
he roads
NEWTON. Iowa, Dec e0-Milliard
w. Buck is on trial charged with the
murder of William Porter This is
case which has attracted wide atten-
tion, because of the peculiar circum-
stances perceding the murder and the
unusual procedure since that time.
Buck and Porter were residents of
Prairie City, a small town on the edge
of Jasper county and lived very near
each other, Porter was an old soldier
being about &c years old Buck is but
30 years old.
Between their residences there liv-
ed woman named Dora williams
She Is n widow, and both Porter and
Buck sometimes did odd Jobs about
her premises. In some way they got
TO joking each other about Mrs. Will
liams, and the joke finally went too
far and both lost their tempers The
breach between the two men gradually
widened after this incident Porter
was widower and lived with his
I,,,
one little daughter
On the 9th of May. 1904. Porter saw
Buck passing an Office in which he
was standing and went to the door
and called to Buck to come In and
they would settle that matter Buck
in turn invited Porter to come out.
side. Porter went out. and they walk
ed down the street little way and
crossed over into the park
In a few minutes Buck was seen by
several witnesses to draw revolver
and begin shooting at Porter. He fired
five shots. and at least two of them
took effect one of them near the
heart, and Porter fell to the ground
dying within few moments
Buck stood looking at his victim
and to those who came upon the scene
he remarked that he had KILLED Sa-
tan" He was Immediately taken to the
lookup. and the officers from this city
got him within few hours and
brought him to the county jail. Ever
since his Incarceration he has stuck
to his original statement that he had
killed Satan. and has impressed many
with the belief that he is insane. He
is either insane or has played the
part well.
The state has made no effort to
bring him before the insane commits
sion, and the defense has made no
move in the matter. preferring not to
disclose the line of defense that would
he made. However. both sides have
had the defendant examined by ex-
perts several times.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. Dec.
20.-Though thousands of people
viewed the remains of the young
woman found on Cutler mountain.
near Cheyenne canon there is no clue
to her identity nor no motive for the
murder. The only chance for identif.
cation lies in the expensive work OF
her teeth
PHILADELPHIA, Penn, Dec. 90
Arrangements have been completed
for the banquet in honor of the vic
torious University or Pennsylvania
football team The celebration will
take place tonight at the Bellevue
| Stratford hotel, and according to the
plans 1t will be the most elaborate
affair of the kind ever held here. The
| banquet has been arranged by the
| alumni. and the entire varsity squad
and coaches will be their guests.
| WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec. 10
| According to the officials or the Naval
| Observatory, an unusual astronomical
event is scheduled to take place to-
night. This is the "occulation by the
moon of Aldeberan, the bright red
star In the eye of Taurus" Reduced
to plain language this means that as
the moon advances upon the star the
latter will suddenly and unaccounta.
| bly, be extingulshed and will remain
so for about an hour and eight min
| ltes. when the red star will suddenly
emerge on the western edge of the
moon According to the learned
1
magnitude star is an unusual event
and one of considerable interest from
n scientific standpoint
WASHINGTON. d. c., Dec. 10
Senator DeDew tonight gives his an
nual dinner to the Republican mem
bers Of the New York delegation in
Congress. Speaker Cannon and num-
ber of others have been invited and
the function is expected to be one of
much brllliance. especially as the
Senator has promised TO entertain
with some stories and jokes warrant
ed to be of this seasons vintage.
BERKELEY, Cal, Dec. 20.-A logic
machine" that will give all possible
answers to syllogistic propositions.
has been produced by DR. Charles II.
Rieber. assistant professor of logic in
the University of California The ma
chine is something on the order OF
the adding machine. BY a manipula.
ton of circles and electric lights