Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-01
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

Chicago, June 29.-John ID. Rookie
teller has escaped. United States
Marshal Henkel of New York has tele-
graphed District Attorney Sims OF Chi
cago that the oil king run away to
avoid service OF Judge Landis' sub
poena. He is practically fugitive
from justice. He Is now at Pitts
field, Mass, where his home Is care
fully guarded.
New York, June 29.--Disp8tches
from Plttsfield, Mass, report that Mrs.
Parmlee Palmer Prentice, who is at
her farm for the summer is enter
tanning her father, John ID. Rookie
Teller and the estate Is under strong
guard presumably to prevent Mr..
Rockefeller from being disturbed by
process servers. Dispatches say the
lake front OF the property is patrolled
by launch and that a reporter who
drove out to the place, which he found
guarded ON all sides, was informed
he could not approach the house. Mr..
Rockefeller arrived at the Onwanta
farm Thursday night.
Denver, June 29.--The Western Fed
Grafton of Miners will not affiliate
with either the Trautman OF the Sher-
man faction of the Industrial Workers
OF the World, and In all probability
will not again consolidate with that
body. This was practically decided
by the final vote taken.
Pittsburg. Pa, June 29.-Saturday
booze excursions will be run by the
Pennsylvania railroad from the dry
districts OF eastern Ohio which in
cludes Wellsville and East Liverpool
TO the saloon dotted cities OF Pitts
burg, Wheeling and Cleveland. The
first excursion will be run July 27.
the end OF the week when the local
option law which won In the recent
election goes into effect
Chicago, June 29.-Dragged from her
bed early this morning by q jealous
suitor, Mrs. Mary Molesworth, Wild
ow. was shot and killed at her home
on Normal avenue. Cecil Gibson. the
murderer, then turned his revolver on
Thomas Jones, a boarder in the house,
and wounded him probably fatally.
The killing was done In the pres
ence of the woman's 9-year-old son
who pleaded with Gibson to spare his
mothers life. Mrs. Molesworth was
"a years old. She was shot twice in
the heard and death was instantane-
Gus. The victim conducted a boarding
house and Gibson took his meals there
although he slept elsewhere. He was
lnsanely jealous OF the attention she
had given to Jones and frequently
mad threatened to kill her. Gibson
was arrested and Jones taken TO a
hospital. From all the police could
learn Gibson had been courting Mrs
Molesworth for several years. seeking
fer consent TO marriage.
London, June 29.-S. f. Edge, the
automobilist who started yesterday
evening TO drive a sixty horse power
car around the new Brooklin cement
motor track at an average speed o.
sixty miles an hour for twenty-foui
hours, beat all records. He covered
| 1000 miles in IA hours 81 minutes
and 15 seconds. AT the nineteenth
thour he had completed 1.2G3 miles
l.780 yards or 6l2 miles better thar
the record. The ride closes tonight
London. June 29.-King Edward Ii
spending the week end at Nunehan
park, Oxford. as the guest of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Lewis Harcourt. the latter for
merly Miss Mary Burnes Of New York
Among the other guests are J. Pier
pont Morgan, Premier Campbell-Ban
herman, Lord and Lady Londonderry
Lord and Lady Crewe, Lady Herber
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leopold de Roths
child.
Manila, June 29.-The health repor
of Manila shows that no smallpox
cholera or other contagious diseas
was present during the past semester
This is tho first time In the history @
the Philippines that a semester ha
passed that contagious diseases di
not exist. General Smith credits CaI
tain v. @. Hielser. director Of Ii