Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-09-26
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

| New YORK, sept. 23.-Epnison Al
cara, proprietor of an east side skir
factory, was stabbed to death in hi
fed with infiicting nineteen stilett
wounds. any one of which would hav'
caused death, mutilated the body II
a horrible manner.
Paris, Sept. 23.-Mrs Levi z. Letter
widow of the capitalist, and mother o
the late Lady Curzon, is confined tt
her apartments In the Hotel Rit.
here, suffering from liver trouble.
| Chicago, Sept. 23.-The Tribune to
day says members of the Chicago
branch of the Independence league
will make pilgrimage to New Yorl
this week. They go to a conference
to be held in the Gilsey housse FRIDAY
which they hope will make William
Randolph Hearst the Democratic can
didate for president in 1905 The ad
vertised purpose of the conference is
to arrange for making the independ
ence league a national organization
Denver, Sept. 23-The United
States court of appeals, sitting here
handed down decision against the
Great Northern railroad. The case
has been bitterly contested.
Washington, d. c., Sept. 23.-While
preparations for President Roosevelt S
western trip have not been completed
the program has been sufficiently ar.
ranged to make it certain that the
tour will be one of the most spectac.
ular ever undertaken by him. He will
leave here next Sunday and be absent
until October % or "a. The trip has
three distinct objects: The dedica-
ton of the Mckinley mausoleum at
Canton, o., the inspection of Missis.
sippi river with a view of arousing
interest in the ship canal from its
mouth to keokuk, Ia, and the great
lakes and the securing of recreation
for the Grief executive before begin
ming of winter.
incidentally there will be some
speeches on the return journey, and
possibly will hunt three weeks in the
wilds of Louisiana.
Seattle. Wash, Sept. pa grue-
some trunk mystery has developed in
Seattle with beautiful, but unknown
;oung woman as the victim. Some
ciews have been discovered by the
police which may lead to the clearing
up of the tragedy. Yesterday morn
ing stephen Anderson found trunk
washed ashore on the beach OF Faunt-
leroy park in which he found the dead
Oody OF the woman. Anderson mott
fed the coroner and the police At
the morgue it was found that the WON
an had been strangled to death. There
were deep finger prints in her neck
and throat around which one of her
undergarments had been tightly tied
The trunk was evidently thrown from
a vessel, A letter signed Edith writ
ten on a letter mead of the Covlngtan
Grain company of st. Paul was found
in the trunk. 1t has been ascertained
that the Edith, who signed the letter
Edith Covington, who is visiting her
uncle, j. B. Covington. in St Paul
She is safe end well. j. B. Covington
is prosperous grain dealer here.
Frank Covingtou, a nephew, has been
wanderer from the family circle.
He is now supposed to be in Seattle.
The dead girl evidently came into pos.
session of the letter from Frank a
cousin of Edith.
New York, Sept. 23.-New York's
new S7,000.000 custom house was for
mally opened to the public today, with
the Grand Army of the Republic OF
New York acting as master of cere-
monies. The posts of the city march
ed down Broadway from City Hall
park and, to the accompaniment OF
ringing cheers from thousands OF
throats, raised the stars and stripes
over the magnificent structure erect
ed by Uncle Sam. Colonel Simpson
Hamburger was in command of the
veterans. Colonel George A. Goulden
delivered an address, and Governor
Hughes, General Frederick d. Grant
and other prominent men were in a.
tendance.
Mobile, Ala, Sept. 23.-News was re
ceiyed here this morning just before
daybreak of the attempted assault or
a Mrs. Be ade-. a hiPi ly respected lady
nearly 80 years of age, which occurred
last night at Whistler, five miles nortt
ci this city, by a negro named Nose
Dosset, who was later captured ant
positively identified. The officer!
bringing the negro to Mobile were
| intercepted by mob and at the poin
cf pistols the prisoner was taken ant
| hanged to nearby tree.
New York. Sept. 23.-What is claim
| ed to be without exception the fines
| bnstalr,+ ~, tho uorid the pauy u.