Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-12


, OF Ellsworth, Wis, milliner, wa
. murdered in peculiarly atrocIou
r manner. The woman's head wa
, crushed with a hammer blow, tn
= body tied 10 couch, saturated witt
, wood alcohol and set afire. The dis
= covery of flames Issuing from tn,
room revealed the murder. A maj
registering as N. P. Wilson of Nil
wankee. is believed TO be the murder
er. He occupied an adjoining room
He is being searched for.
ST. JOSEPH. July n.-Forty-seyer
saloon keepers who kept open last
Sunday because they believed they
had right to under the decision OF
the court of appeals have asked foi
an immediate trial. and the reaues,
has been refused. II Is understood
many saloons will be open next Sun
'day. Commenting on Gov. Folf's In.
terview the St Joseph Star says, edi-
tOrially:
Justice is due any man or any set
of men-even a thief has the right to
demand that-and when the governor
says the lid lifters were impudent
md in defiance of authority he does
not cling to facts. The court of ap.
1eals mas decided that ST Joseph has
| the exclusive right TO regulate the
IRAN shops. and the court is proper.
| ly constituted judicial body. II there
| has been defiance of authority 1t is
| nv Cnyarnn,- th
police commissioners 10 virtually act
in contempt of the appellate court"
COLORADO SPRINGS, July IL
II Is believed the lawyers of the
Stratton estate will not appeal from
Judge kerr's decision. The estate to.
lay is worth over hve and a half mil
Ions and must pay the state inheri-
ance tax of S2S0,000.
KANSAS CITY, July 1l.-Local
| butchers increased the prices OF
iressed meats about three-fourths OF
cent n pound today. They say the
packers are raising the prices and are
soing TO take out of the domestic con
7umers the money lost by the falling
of in the export trade.
LINCOLN, Neb., July 11.-Ieading
Democrats of this city completed ar
engagements today for special train
Of Pullman cars to go to New York
FOR the reception In honor OF W. j.
Bryan. The trip will be arranged To
reach the metropolis Aug. 81, when
3ryan's ship is due. Three hundred
he. o,I
greet the Nebraskan when he steps
IN the pier.
OMAHA. July l1.-This morning
former City Treasurer A. II. Hem
nings committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head. No cause
s assigned for the act.
CHICAGO. July 11.---After living
together for just half century, Ar
thur s. Graham, 70 years old, and his
wife died within few hours of each
,ther and were buried together.
NEW YORK, July 11.-Waldorf
Astor. the richest man in the world
irrived here from England with his
american bride. Reporters gathered
about him requesting an interview.
lie treated them very genially. but
said: 81 think It impertinent to
those of more years and experience
o expect any particular views on any
particular thing. Simply that | have
! pot OF money cannot make anything
say interesting. So kindly excuse
me saying anything except that am
L.. .l...f /. ,.f
ciallsm among the rich young men Of
America. 1t is all right SO long as 1t
does not interfere with any on's lib
| erty. OF that we must always be
| careful"
Ell PASO, Tex, July 11.-Joseph
Dinning, once the worlds champion
polo player. died at the county poor
farm today from lung trouble.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico. July H.
Secretary Root and party sailed at
midnight for Para. Brazil.
SAVASTOPOL. July 11.-Mutinous
sailors today attempted TO assassin
ate Admiral Choukin Of the Black Sea
| squadron. He was wounded and was
taken TO a hospital.
| PARIS, July 11.-Pierre Adams,
condemned to death. makes the fol
lowing statement to the authorities
and lawyers who are trying TO per-
suade him to try for pardon:
| "Tn have none of their pardons.
| There is no reason for a revision OF
my case. Paris has not seen an ex-
ecution in 10 years and I'm going to
| give them the sight free"
He has resisted all persuasions for
mercy for three weeks. The position
Is a curious one. AS the law stands
IL demands that execution shall be
made public, but the Guilliotine has
laid Idle in a shed for some years. nc
one venturing to offend the people by
putting it up. Consequently persons
condemned to death have been per
suaded TO apply for a Communication
which has been usually granted.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 1i.--May
or Schmitz has announced that he
will ask for the designations OF al
members of the police board. He |,
determined to clean ont the entire