Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-05-22
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NEW YORK, May lS.-Herbert
Kepler. said TO be the son of veal
thy business man OF Deland, Fla. was
found dead In hotel this morning.
\ woman giving the name of Dora
Miller, who was with him when he
arrived at the MOTEL, was arrested.
| She says Kepler committed suicide
this morning by taking morphine.
he having eloped with her from Flor.
ida. leaving wife and two children.
NEW YORK, MAY ls.-Hiram
Cronk. the last survivor ef the army
that drove the British from these
shores, was buried with military hon
ors today. Citizens barred their heads
as the funeral cortege passed the
city hall.
TOPEKA. Kans., May 1S.-Kansas
club women today elected May Belle
vile Brown of Salina president.
TOTO, May 1S.-Field Marshal
Oyama's army has restored the rail
way from Port Arthur TO Telling,
| north of Mukden, temporary bridges
| being constructed; nowever, mater
ial for permanent bridges is begin
ming to arrive. Oyama is using 1000
junks to carry supplies from New
Chwang up the river towards Mukden.
LONDON. May 1s.-The Daily Tel
egraph's Toxic correspondent has
wired that a severe plague epidemic
mas broken out at Hardin and that
300 deaths daily are the result.
NEWBERN, N. c., May lS.-A
handsome monument to the soldiers
of the Ninth New Jersey Volunteers
who fell in the battle OF Newbern was
dedicated on the battlefield today
The exercises were attended by Gov
ernors Stokes of New Jersey and
Glenn of North Carolina, accompanied
by their starrs. in addition to many
survivors of the New Jersey regi-
ment.
NEW YORK. May 1S-Abraham
Levy. the attorney who has worked
night and day for the past six months
to save Nan Patterson and who de-
Tended her during all three trials, an
nounced today that he had finally
Withdrawn from the case. He said
he understood that Miss Patterson
had signed contract with a theatri-
cal manager. that he strongly disap.
proved OF such action, but being un.
able to dissuade Miss Patterson from
her purpose. he would have nothing
more to do with the case. Il wish TO
announce" said Levy, that my CON
nectlon with the case is ended for all
time. | put in year of ardous and
patient work and now | am through
too plainly"
SIOUX CITY, May sc. A. Ir-
win, a prominent local attorney, to-
day stated that Abraham Levy, coun-
sci for Nan Patterson, had told him
a year ago tnat Nan had confessed
when Young met his deoh. but that
the shooting was accidental.
CAMERON. Mo, May 1s.-The cor
oner of Daviess county today began
an investigation into the feud among
a number of farmers by which John
ing from bullet wounds Burr Snow
is also in serious condition from a
similar injury. Two other partici
pants. Cnas. Middaugh, had his jaw
fractured and Otis Snow was shot
three times in the head, infiicting
recover
Recently man named Smith sued
John Heinze for possession of a
farm. Later Heinze moved his fam
lily TO Winston, and yesterday the
Snow brothers were sent by Heinz.
10 get his household goods. They
encountered three others who were
| adilerents of Smitn, AT the house, and
the shooting began, revolvers being
used. There have been no arrests.
Smith has surrendered to the authori-
ties although he was not present at
the arfair. The scene of the battle
was on road In front OF the farm
house.
MANILA, May ia Pala outlaw
Moro chief who has been pursued by
| troops under General Leonard Wood
| for the past two weeks on the Island
of Jolo has been killed and his few
| surviving followers are fugitiyes
| whose death Is matter of days. AT
the beginning of the uprising Pala
| had over 800 well armed followers,
nearly all of wnom have been killed.
| NEW YORK, May 18.-No longer
need the juggernaut Of Pagan India
hang its head in shame. Its horrors
are mild in comparison with the
slaughter of the innocents by the
modern juggernaut of the auto in this
Cnristian land of America Since
Jan. the automobile accidents in
New York and vicinity have number
ed 1893 or these forty-three were in
the week ending May 10. In sixty
two cases men, women, and children
were done to death. From the whole
number may be selected between fif
ty and seventy which have rendered
their victims permanent cripples.
And yet no guilty owner or driver
OF murderous automobile, nas beer
L. an