Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-21


Word has just reached here that Lon
Bastain. superintendent Of the S,Ivar
Lake mill. who went east a short time
ago was married. Just where. when
and 10 whom the CORRESPONDENT was
unable to learn. He is expected back
most any day. -
Peoria, HIS. Nov. 19.-shortly be
fore 10 o'clock this morning fire star.
ed in the Leuter building on so,A
Washington street. occupied hv prow,-
lee & Bro, agents for the Flint WAGON
company The fire spread to the two
adjoining buildings on each side oc-
cupied by Jobst, Bethard & Companv
wholesale grocers and Arthur Leb.
man, wholesale liquor dealer. The
loss sustained by these firms aggre.
gate nearly half a million. partially
covered by insurance.
Boise. Ida, Nov. l9.-In the district
court Judge Wood has reset the Pet
tibone trial for next Monday. Novem-
her %, Judge Wood announced that
he had received a letter from ]. II.
Hawley. stating that Adams trial
would probably be finished this week
and requesting that the Pettibone trial
should not he taken up until he re
turned
Telluride. Nov. 19.-The coroner's
Jury, holding an inquest ever the re-
mains Of David Lambert. who was kill
nd MI hoF I.,g
mill by Bob Medium returned YER
dict as follows:
We, the coroner's jury, find that
David Lambert came to his death on
the 18th day of November, 1907, at the
mill of the Tom Boy Mining and
Milling company, in the county of San
Miguel, and state of Colorado, from a
gun shot wound ut the hand of Rob
crt II. Moldrum. From the evidence
given the jury is unable to determine
whether with feloniors intent or not"
Immediately after the rendering of
| the verdict by the coroners Jury a
warrant was sworn out before n jus
| tire of the peace. charging Medium
with murder, and he was arrested by
the sheriff He viii have his nrelimi
nary hearing within the next few days.
Thos. Sullivan, the victim of Lam
'frt's bullet died last night at the
hospital. No arrangements have yet
been made for the funeral
Sheriff Fitzpatrick left this morning
for Canon City. having in charge P. A.
Lilly. sentenced to from SO to AZ years
in the pen for embezzlement, and
John ,Iololen sentenced to three to
four years for ore stealing.
Waco, Tex. Nov 1g-In order to
further the cause of universal peace.
arbitration and the abolition OF waf
the Texas Peace congress opened its,
session in Baylo- university today.
| The convention was called by DR.. s.
p. Brooks. president of Baylor uni
versity, who was delegate to the
National Peace congress in New York
last Apr. Words Of commendation
for the congress have been received
from Andrew Carnegie. Grover Cleve-
land, Judge Alton r Parker Governor
Joseph w. Folk and other men of ma
tional fame. Governor Campbell =,
| Texas. will be among the spSakR1
Clubwomen from all over the state.
here for the meeting of the state fed
Grafton, will attend the sessions OF the
peace congress and will give the move
mont their support
New York. Nov. 19.-John WenzeI
was put to death i'm the electric chair
at Sing Sing at dawn for tile murder
of George Spatz. in the latter's saloon.
| Wenzefs two sisters and cousin
made every effort possible to save his
life. They carried the case to the
highest court and until the last be-
lieyed he would get a commutation of
sentence Wenzel walked to the death
chamber without falter and took his
seat in the chair. The current was
turned on at O'Clock and three min
utes later physicians pronounced him
dead
Goldfeld, Nev- Nov. 19.-The mine
operators passed "A resolution asking
the smelter combine to pay part cash
IN settlement for ore sent out from his
district. Smelters get coin for bullion
from the mint, but pay operators in
checks. Should the combine acquiesce
hundreds of thousands of dollars will
he brought in Goldfeld each week.
The Little Florence alone has nearly
three-quarter million dollars worth of
ore on its ground awaiting favorable
action from smelters regarding settle
ments.
Springfield. Mo. Nov. 19-with sew
eral hundred delegates and visitors in
attendance. the Missouri State Sun
DAY School association opened its an
Aual convention in this city today.
Many famous ministers and Sunday
school workers will speak before the
convention, the program including the
names of several men and women OF
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