Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-01-21
rELEeRAPhIc NEWS.

5 Yer club Col. Mcclure. the aged ed
r itor and dean of the club, made
, speech decrying the fear of old age
saying:
When death calls me I shall, moi
be afraid. Mr.. Carnegie said to me
recently that he would give two
hundred millions to have n lease OF
life. and not for SO very long. He
would give 1t for ten years only.
don't think Carnegie is afraid OF
death. but he clings to life
| WASHINGTON, Jan.1s.-It is un-
derstood the president Will send In
the name of w. A. Ballinger of Seat
tie to succeed Mr.. Richards as gen.
eral land commissioner. Senator
Warren urged the appointment of
John w Springer of Colorado. but be-
fore the senator presented his name
Mr.. Roosevelt had offered the place
to Mr.. Ballinger.
| ST, LOUIS. Jan. 1S.-The trial OF
Sub-treasury Teller David Dyer,
charged with embezzling over 100000
ended this morning. The arguments
were finished shortly after noon and
the case goes to the jury.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-Plans are
| being arranged by the churches for
the holding of MONDAY gospel meet
| ings In the factories throughout
greater New York. The movement is
In charge of the labor committee of
the Federation of Churches and
Christian organizations. The meet
ings will begin Feb. 5. and at least
fifty will be held simultaneously
daily for ten days In workshops all
over the city.
Services will be held only in fac
tories employing 100 hands or
more. There are In the city $50 fac
tories having more than 100 employ
es. and the committee hopes to
hold the meetings in more than half
o. these. Letters requesting permits
sion to hold meetings were sent out
today to proprietors of factories. and
II Is believed that nearly all will con
sent. Prominent clergymen of all
denominations have signiAed their
Willingness to aid in the work.
The plan is to hold fifteen minute
meetings, closing three minutes be-
fore the whistle blows, wherever It is
the custom to suspend work for only
half an hoir, and to use thirty min
utes wherever an hour is allowed,
closing Ave minutes before work is
resumed.
When the whistle sounds for the
noon recess cornetist will play diff
ferent selections. It may be sacred
music, some non-reIigidus ar or "rag-
time" While the cornetist plays
programs will be distributed among
the workmen. Then clergyman will
give a talk.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 1.-two
Viloent earthquake shocks were felt
In the fortified city Of Kuba this
morning and much property was dam
aged.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Accused
OF committing murder thirty-one
years ago near Stanton, Neb., Chas.
w. Wells, alias Yankee" Allen, was
arrested q few days ago in Nanse-
mond county. w. Va. and lodged in
| fuil nj
Nebraska authorities.
Wells was interviewed In his cell
and made a full confession OF the
killing, which he says was done in
self defense. Now and then tears
would course over his furrowed
cheeks and trickle down the long
white beard OF the old man as he
told OF the tragedy and his subse-
quent experiences.
Wells will be 72 years old in
March.
His wife. who Is Ga years old and
native of Switzerland. was In the
cell with her husband. and she sug-
gested some details which had been
forgotten by the aged prisoner.
The victim was Thomas Schuter.
A COW which had been bought from
Wells was the origin Of the trouble.
Failing to collect the price, Wells
went to get the COW. Schuter. after
some words. snapped his gun at
Wells, but 1t missed fire. Then Wells
shot Schuter dead. Owing to the feel
ing against Wells by the foreign ele-
ment in the then frontier town, Wells
fed. His attorney advised him to
leave.
Wells walked and ran about II
miles to Sioux City, Ia. In single
night and day. Later he went te
Manitoba, and thence to Oswego. N
} Y. in which city he lived severa
years. He moved to Virginia twenty
seven years ago and since that tint
I has resided In Nansemond count,
/ near Boxeider. where he has farmet
! and acquired . competence. Well