Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-09

Indignation such as they had never
before known. Workmen. homewaro
bound from the days labor, heard the
news and wept violently, their tears
making burrows on their grimy cheeks
On the street corners little knots OF
men gathered, some stony-eyed and
pale, some weeping, some swearing
aloud for vengeance. Let no one
harm him. the words of the stricken
president, bespeaking the supreme
charity of the man great enough to
love his enemies, alone served to
quiet the outburst of the mob spirit
which for time threatened to trans
/ form Buffalo into a pandemonium. On
! the sidewalks and in the street cars
/ strangers talked with each other. men
I shook hands in sympathy and women
/ olasped each other and wept violently
/ Such a scene OF universal sorrow was
never before Witnessed.
On the days that followed the city
waited with bated breath for news
| from the room where the martyr presi.
dent lay breathing his last Each bull
| letin announcing that the president
| still lived was greeted with heartfelt
prayers OF thanksgiving. until on Sep
| tember IA there came the bulletin
that shook the city with a great throh
of grief:
The president is dead
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 5.-Attired in
| evening dress, and while attending n
social gathering Harry Howard Holly
was arrested last night on the charge
Of stealing $1,000 from the Wells
Fargo Express company at Reno, Ne
clerk. Holly was the guest of honor
AT a reception and when the detectives
called for him he excused himself to
his hostess saying he had important
business to attend to. He went with
the officers and was locked up to
await the arrival of the Reno officers.
New York, Sept. 5.-The artistic
temperament collided last night with
public opinion and Ferdinand Hinny
Earl returning to Monroe, near here,
after having sent his wife and child
to Europe in order that he may marry
his souls affinity, fell into the waiting
and welcome arms of mob. His
souls affinity is Miss SopWe Hitter of
Bethleham. The mob was composed
of Earl's neighbors. They dragged him
turned in the mud and lashed him
with a horse whip. There were yells
for soap but the mayor OF the village
and the chief of police came to the
rescue and took Earl home.
New York, Sept. 5.-Laura NJ. Car
ter, the woman indicted for complica-
tion with Chester l.. Runyan who alb
seconded with some $4,000 of the
Windsor Trust company funds and
who caused the thiers arrest by be
traying him to the police. yesterday
and again this morning took the wit
ness stand in her own behalf, and gave
her version of her presence here with
the man. She denied having willingly
been a party to the crime, declaring
she told the police of his whereabouts
only because he had threatened to kill
her after the discovery OF his identity.
She may be acquitted.
Lexington, Ky, Sept "a divorce
suit. the result of an estrangement
caused by King Edward of England.
has just been filed by Lewis ]. Brown
against Margaret Johnson Brown on
the ground of abandonment. Mrs.
Brown is the daughter of c. NJ. John.
son, former mayor of Lexington, now
agent of Poe Printing Press company
with headquarters in London. At the
time of the marriage Brown went TO
London as assistant to his wife's IA
ther. They had been in London but
short time when the trouble arose.
Mrs. Brown is a woman of rare beauty.
Mrs. Brown is n woman of rare beauty
and attracted attention wherever she
appeared. Mr. and Mrs. Brown attend
ed the theater one evening at which
King Edward was present, and attract
ed by the beauty OF the young Ameri-
can the king sent one of his officers
to express his desire for her acquaint-
ance and to request her attend.
ance in the royal box. This is in per
feet accord with British etiquette but
Mr.. Brown gave the royal messenger
to understand that his wife did not
care to meet his majesty and that any
further message he delivered would be
at the messengers personal peril.
Mrs. Brown, womanlike, was tiattered
by the tribute TO her beauty paid by
royalty and to this incident Ia due the
estrangement and separation. Brown
returned to Kentucky and is now In
the government revenue service at
Maysville, Ky.
Paris, Sept. 5.-Dispatches from
Casablanca describe yesterdays fight
ing as the fiercest that has taken