Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-04

. clearing up the mystery which nov
prevails as to whether the physician
met death by his own hand or whether
he was murdered IN cold blood
J NEW YORK. July 1.--Alexandei
Johnson. i3-year-old boy. hanged
} himself last night in the home OF
! Frederick Allen. president OF the vii
iase OF Pelham Manor. because his
sister. a maid in the establishment,
made him go to bed at nine O'Clock.
The boy had Just graduated from the
grammar school and objected when or
dered OF to bed at such an early hour.
The sister insisted, and when she
went to call her brother this morning
found his dead body hanging to the
bed post
DENVER. July Mail at the state
house is augmented today by largo
number of letters addressed to the
various state officials urging that
steps be taken and influence used to
prevent the further deportation of IN.
ION miners The human society is also
In receipt OF frequent letters urging
that they take action to prevent the
wives and children of miners being
left in the district when the support.
ers OF these families have been de-
ported.
| CENTRAL CITY, Colo. July 1.-The
Jury In the case OF John f. Chandler
charged with arson and malicious de-
strnction of property in blowing up
The Sun and Moon transformer house
last July returned verdict a few min
utes after eleven today, finding Chan.
dier not guilty. The trial OF Foster
Milburn another member of the Idaho
Springs Miners union. charged with
! completely in the blowing up of the
transformer house, was begun at noon
yesterday, but up to noon today Jury
had not been secured.
ST. LOUIS. July 1.-An attempt
was made last night by vandals to
| ruin the great organ. the largest in
ihe world. In Festival Hall by cutting
the secondary bellows This leads to
the belief that an organized band OF
vahdals is at work ut Wholesale on
the fair grounds. The attempt to ruin
the Dumont airship and the attacks
on the German, Japanese and Austrian
exhibits. followed by last nights at
tack. caused an order to be Issued that
In hhcomp!eted buildings no one bo
permitted TO enter but employees.
CHICAGO. July stephen Wacla-
yik. after being forced to leave the
boarding house of Mrs. Annie Wacla.
wisk because of drunkenness, visited
tho house last night and made an at
tempt to XIII his former iandlady.
shooting her twice In the arm she
ran. the brute following and shooting
her through the body, killing her in
stantly A crowd followed in the
street and capturing the assallant
were beating him to death when Of
hcers arrived and rescued him.
ST. LOUIS, uly 1.-Iudge DItty of
Cincinnati arrived today as the ad-
vance guard of Judson Harmon's boom
His headquarters are at the jefferson
hotel. The famous Duckworth Club
OF Cincinnati will be here to swell the
chorus for Harmon.
NEW LONDON. Conn, July 1.--Har-
ward won the fouroared race from
Yale twoday. Yale was two lengths
ahead near the finish, when the Yale
Victory by length.
faie won the varsity race, leading
all the way. Harvard twice cut down
Eli's lead, but the closer the shells
approached the finish line the more
Yale pulled ahead and won by eight
lengths
ST. LOUIS, July To-day wound
up the business OF the most success
ful convention ever held by the Ma
tional Educational Association. The
attendance undoubtedly establishes n
new record for the associations con.
vention. The fact that many OF the
visitors to the convention made their
headquarters ut the various state
buildings on the exposition grounds
makes II impossible to give the exact
figures regarding the total number of
visitors, but the register at the gen
eral headquarters of the convention
shows that more than ten thousand
teachers attended the general sessiona
or took part In the sectional confer
ences and other meetings that were
held In conjunction with the big gath
ering
NEW iORhp Juiy l.oystcI Day
Ia planning rousing welcome to
President Roosevelt when he arrives
tomorrow to spend the summer with
his family. The Republicans, with the
oldest inhabitants foremost, will all
gather at the depot to cheer him.
grasp his hand and cheer him when
he allghts from the train. AT Amity
street he Will be met by the High
school pupils. boys and girls drawn up
In line, waving flags and singing pa
trIotic songs. The last ovation VIII
be from the public schools close by
Sasamore Hill. All of the pupils. in
their Sunday best. Will stand in front
Of the school house, and again the
President will be greeted with patri-
otic songs,
Though no formal arrangements
have been completed. 1t is expected
that the President will consent to take
part In the Fourth OF July celebration
that the people OF Oyster Bay arc
planning They hope to make 1t tho