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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

State Senator John j. Harris, wife
and two children arrived from Den
yer. Wednesday evening. continuing
to their Dolores home yesterday. Mr..
Harris and family. after the adjourn
ment of the legislature, went to Seat
tie where they put in nearly three
months. Senator Harris says the Pa
cific coast city is booming and destined
to become the great city on the west
ern coast.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

Jack Slattery and his aggregation
of ball players will he down from Sill
verton Sunday morning to try con-
clusions with the Durango boys In
the afternoon. AS the Silverton boys
were able to scatch out game
against the Silver Lake team yes
terday Jack thinks the hoodoo spell
broken and win try and get even for
the last four defeats.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

The office of the International Cor
respondence School, is now with j. E.
Tiffany, Jr., 127 Ninth street H. R.
Lowe, representative.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

The funeral of Mrs. Harry Hoffman
was held from the Hood Undertake
ing parlors at o'clock this afternoon.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

ing at IL O'Clock at the NJ. E. par
sonage. the Rev. H. Grace performing
the ceremony. May their lifes jour
ney be crowned with sunshine.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

Fifteen families Of the First Metho-
dist church. constituting a party OF
nearly fifty, picnicked up Junction
creek yesterday. Chicken galore as
well as many ether kinds of edibles
were in evidence, and the canon re-
sounded with the notes of JOY, and
the noise of the Hrecracker. To the
credit OF Messrs. Dobbins and Green
OF the party, Pastor Grace and family
had fine mess of trout this morning
for breakfast
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

Mrs. Ora Hood returned from Sill
verton Thursday morning after two
weeks spent in the great mining camp.
Although resident of Durango for
fifteen years or more the trip was her
first one. She likes the summer
breezes so well she has concluded to
go up again and will remain two or
three months. being accompanied by
Miss Jennie and David.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

Charley Mcconnell and Robert left
Durango Wednesday after O'Clock in
the automobile for Pennington. stop
ping at Aztec for supper, reaching the
southern city at nine. Returning to
Aztec yesterday morning they took in
the celebration. returning by train ow.
ing to the bad condition of the roads,
cattle and sheep having knocked rocks
from the hillsides into the roads.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

Wednesday Peter Miller. who has
been working a group of claims in
Chicago gulch for Fred Schrader
brought down some fine looking rock
from a strike Just made this week
An assay of the stun gave returns of
a little better than 500 to the ton gold
and silver. This is splendid show
ing for a starter and Fred is well
pleased with the strike. and well he
should be.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

A marriage license was granted this
morning by the county clerk to Harry
Fl. Thomas Of Los Angeles, Cal, and
Miss Louisa Martin of the upper Flo
rida. They were married this morn
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

Mrs. George West went over to Pa
gosa Springs yesterday to spend a
few days with George at his camp
where he has just arrived with 1000
head of cattle driven overland from
Arizona to the summer range in Ar
chuleta county.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

The Animas river reached its high
water mark for this year the first of
Ne week and is reported gradually
receding.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

There are going to be some hot
individuals Sunday. They will forget
to pay their postofice box rent and
have their mail put in the general de
livery.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

Don't say anything about it. but W.
A. Stewart is on his good behavior
Mr.. Stewart and the children arrived
from Pueblo Wednesday evening. They
are at the Strater.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

Aztec should feel proud over the
large delegation from Durango. Over
three hundred went down Wednes-
day and Tuesday.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-07-08

Mrs. C. II. Ruhmland. wife of the
Herald's linotype operator. depated
yesterday morning for Omaha where
she will visit her parents.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-18
HoLpUPs SHOOT BRIDEGROOM.
Denver Thugs Commit DastardIy
Crime and Escapes.

Denver-Shot through the head by
two boy highwaymen at 10 o'clock
Sunday night because he refused to
give up his wallet, John Cohan, aged
forty-three, 1873 Irving street, may die.
The young holdup men escaped. They
were last seen running past Bloomfield
park.
Picked up nearly lifless, Cohan
was taken to the county hospital
where an examination showed his
chances for recovery doubtful. One
bullet entered the center of the jaw.
took course toward his right ear
and lodged in his neck. Another
pierced his right leg just above the
knee.
Cohan. married three weeks ago,
was on his way home with groceries
he had purchased of Philip Adelman,
1884 West Colfax. Directly opposite
27S7 West Fourteenth street, two men.
about twenty-five years of age, stepped
from behind dark fence and ordered
Cohan to produce his money.
He hesitated and two guns were
flashed in his face. Frightened, he
cried for help and simultaneously two
shots were heard. There came an
other wild scream. When residents
fiocked out to see what had happened
they found him in pool OF blood. He
gurgled robbers" and said he had
been robbed. Then blood gushed from
his mouth and he was unable to mako
himself understood.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-18
This Crook Is . FinancIer.

Canon City, Colo.-Charles Maddox,
the notorious crook, who is held in the
county Jail on charge of forgery. has
seven different bank books in his grips
showing deposits Of over $4,000 cred
ted since April Sd. this year, when he
opened and account with the Cres-
tone. Iowa, bank. with $4,000 to his
credit.
On May 1st he was at Ottumwa
Iowa, and deposited $4,000 under ,he
same name. May 9Th he appeared in
Burlington, Wisconsin. and received
credit for $1,675 as Charles Benton.
One week later he was customer of
the Farmers Banking Company Of
Paulding, Ohio, where he deposited
si2.175. He then went to Fonda and
opened an account as Benton at the
Mohawk River bank, and June 7th de-
posted $4,000.
Five days later he turned up In Idaho
Falls, Idaho, and began business at the
state bank with deposit OF $500. On
June 18th he was In Newburg. Oregon
where the Bank OF Newburg credited
him with $1s5. From there he came to
Florence. He informed Sheriff Esser
today that he had suit case In Cali
fornia in which there were many ev..
dences of his forgery. A certified
check for 1926 was found in his grip.
Maddox will be held to answer to tho
November term OF the District Court
unless he shonld enter a plea OF guilty
and receive an earlier sentence.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-18
Cut. WIFE. Throat and FIe...

Las Animas, Colo.-After playing
leading part in notable shooting af-
fray here in 1877, in which one man
was killed and six wounded, Mrs. Sa-
bina Cordova is dying at her home
from knife wounds in the throat, in
fiicted by her husband, Sabina Cor
dova. in a drunken frenzy. The wo-
mans throat is cut from ear to ear
and her windpipe severed. The man
fed after the cutting and the woman,
with blood pouring from her wounds.
walked two blocks to q physicians Of
fee and had them dressed, and then
returned home. Little hope is held out
for her recovery as she is over sixty
years old.
The ARRAY in the early days was
precipitated by the long black hair
Of which the then Senorita Sandoyal
was vxery proud. AS the reigning
belle among the Mexican's she at
tended a ball in Las Animas. A num-
ber of gamblers and cowboys, headed
by one "Antepole Jack" a notorious
character, entered the hall to break up
the dance. To precipitate hostilities,
the unchivalrous "Antepole Jack"
caught the Senorita Sandoval by her
long black hair and jerked her to the
floor. At this a swathy suitor of the
girl stabbed her assailant in the neck
and promiscuous shooting began.
When the smoke. cleared away ANTE
lope Jack" was found dead on the floor
with six wounded members of his gang
grouped about him.
The ARRAY resulted in a general
cleaning up by the vigilance committee
and gambling was stopped for num-
ber Of years.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-18
Cowboys Heroic Act.

Grand Junction, Colo.-Riding like
the wind and whirling his lariat in
whistling circles as he rode. Edward
Bowman, a well-known cattle man, las
seed a runaway horse and jerked it
into submission on the Fruita road.
saving the lives of Mrs. w. A. Hard
ing, wife Of prominent fruit-grower,
and little child who were occupants
of the buggy. Mrs. Harding and her
boy were driving when the horse look
fright at an automobile and, getting
beyond control Of the woman, went
tearing at breakneck speed for nearly
a mile. Bowman, who was driving
along the road, heard the screams of
the woman and the rataplan of the
hoofs on the hard roadway and at once
spurred his horse into n dead run.
When he came in sight of the frantic
animal dashing madly down the thor
oughfare his blood ran cold. for 1t
seemed as II any moment might see
the two helpless occupants OF the
buggy thrown to death. Inaction lasted
but a fraction Of a second and he urged
his animal to its topmost speed. un-
winding his lariat at the same time
and was soon within roping distance
of the runaway. Carefully measuring
the distance. he whirled the lasso and
quickly 1t settled about the neck Of
the runaway. Bowman's horse at once
braced for the shock and soon the run.
away team was brought to standstill.
choking and gurgling under the girth
rope. Mrs. Harding was almost on the
verge OF collapse from her experience.
but quickly recovered WI EN- she real.
lied that not only herself but her 1T.
tie son were safe. Bowman modessly
disclaimed any credit for his act, say.
Ing that 1t was noe any more than any
che else would have done.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-18
After jackson Hole Rustlers.

Thermopolis, Wyo.-Three Wyoming
sheriffs, Felix Alston of Big Horn
county, Charles Slough of Fremont
county, and Frank Smith OF Johnson
county, have disappeared into the
rough country between this place and
the Jackson Hole, while on the trail
OF a gang of horse thieves, and no
news is expected from them until
they either run down their quarry or
leave the trail at the Idaho line.
Horse stealing has been frequently
reported by ranchmen OF Johnson, Big
Horn and Fremont counties, and the
aepredations generally have been
traced to one gang. Of which 1t Is al.
legged Walter Yos is the leader.
All efforts to arrest members OF
This gang have failed because OF the
thieves thorough knowledge Of the
country and their trick Of jumping
from one county to another. and occa.
sionally into Idaho or Montana.
Several days ago the officers picked
up the trail OF the thieves east Of this
place, followed 1t to Thermopolis and
thence westward into the rough coun-
try beyond which lies Jackson Hole.
The country In which Alston.
Slough and Smith are now seeking the
Yos gang Is that made famous by the
story Of the virginian's pursuit of
Trampas. Shorty. ct al. The Virgin
ian and his tenderfoot friend rode
through the same section that the
sheriffs are now traversing, and came
out at the same objective point-the
Jackson Hole. Whether or not tho
three genuine thief hunters will have
the luck Of the fictional ones and run
down their quarry In the beautiful
Jackson Hole Is a matter Of conjec-
ture.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-18
"Your respectfully.
"B. w. McKINSTRY,
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT NOT DIS
TuRBED.
His Faithful Secretary Tells All Call
ers to write It."

Oyster Bay, N. Y.-President Roose-
welt is more fully realizing his desire
for freedom from official cares and
pressure from political personages
than he or those charged with the re-
sponsibility of making the Presidents
vacation a success had hoped.
For a month Secretary Loeb has
made effectual use of the two words ID
which he has trimmed his vocabulary.
Write it," No matter how important
one may think he is, how pressing may
be the business, or whether one ap-
plies in person, by letter, telegraph or
telephone to arrange an interview at
Sycamore Hill, in every instance one
gets a reply in the summer vocabulary
of the secretary, white it," and 1t is
.Loeb's most important business 20
mean those words every time he says
them. If visitor should belong to the
numerous and common variety of hand
shaker, he leaves the blockaded portals
of Oyster Bay repeating to everyone
that "The President really wanted 70
see me, but Loeb wouldn't let him." II
a politician with pull" calls, he usu-
ally takes one Of the seventeen daily
with all the positiveness that the Sec
was in Oyster Bay in his life.
This years plans. which are to per-
nit the Presidents governing hand 20
control with ever so light touch until
September has departed, have resolved
practically all of the difficult problems
Of giving the President of the United
States a real vacation. With the ex-
ceptioE OF an hour or so day with
the routine official matters, he is COM
pletely free to recreate or to mediate.
But with all there is a routine and
the few there are asked to luncheons,
nothing interferes with the Presidents
summer habit Of exercise and recrea-
iion. He has his morning horseback
ride or game OF tennis, his afternoon
walks In the woods, or frolic with tho
children on the shore, and after dinner
in the evening a chat participated in
by the whole family on the veranda,
then reading before bedtime.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-18
STATE EDITORS WILL FRoLIc.
Elaborate Preparations for Midsum-
mer Outing at Sulphur Springs.

The date and place has been def
nitely selected for the annual summer
meeting Of the Colorado State Edito-
rial Association. The date is July 22d
, and 23d, and the place Is Hot Sulphur
' Springs. J. w. Kelley, president OF
the Denver Press Club, had communi-
cation by wire with Mayor D. P. How
ard of Hot Sulphur springs yesterday
and concluded the matter definitely.
Mr. Kelley is chairman Of the commit
tee Of arrangements for the midsum-
mer meeting. Lutte Wilcox of Field
and Farm and ]. ]. Barkhausen of the
Colorado Democrat are the other two
members of the committee.
1t was planned early this year to ac-
cept the invitation Of General Traffic
Manager w. F. Jones Of the Moffat
road to go into the new region along
the Moffat road for the midsummer
meeting. At first it was believed the
meeting could be held as far West as
Steamboat Springs, but it was found
that a fifty-mile stage drive was not
suited to the needs OF the meeting and
the place of meeting was changed to
Hot Sulphur Springs. The members
of the association will meet in Denver
Sunday, July 21st and will leave the
following morning over the Moffat
road for Hot Sulphur Springs. They
will reach that point at 2:30 in the af-
ternoon and will spend the remainder
of the day and until noon the follow
ing day there. Leaving Hot Sulphur
Springs at noon July 23d, they will
reach Denver that evening at $50.
The following telegram was received
by President Kelley of the Denver
Press Club:
Hot Sulphur Springs guarantees
big trout dinner, horse racing, bucking
contests, games, sports, ETC., for enter
tainment of the State Editorial Asso-
citation, and cordially invites all edi-
tors Of the state to come. The more
the better. There will be free hot sui
phur baths to all delegates. We are
hot town and will give you hot
time"
To this telegram the committee
made answer that the editors would
move en- masse on the metropolis OF
Middle park July 22d. Arrangements
will be made to care for 200 editors.
Hot Sulphur Springs is one Of the
most enterprising towns in the state,
and is situated ITO miles from Denver
on the Moffat road. 1t has some of the
| most wonderful sulphur springs in the
world. Kremmling and the other new
towns of the region known as Middle
park join in the celebration. A suit
able program will be prepared for the
midsummer meeting by the editors,
but his will not take more than few
hours each day. The rest of the time
will be given over to merrymaking. 1t
is believed the meeting will be better
attended than any that has ever been
held in the state. Editors wives are
included in the invitations. Secretary
]. T. Lawless of the State asocia-
tion will get out supplemental an
nouncement in a few days, telling OF
| the change of program from the Routt
county trip, which filled the hearts of
the editors who regard stage rides
with such trepidation.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-18
colorado's School Children.

Denver-There are 20O.359 school
children in Colorado. This Is the cen
sus returned to the ONCE Of Miss Kath-
erino Craig. state superintendent OF
I.ubllc instruction, and these figures
will form the basis for the making Of
the semi-annual distribution OF the
school fund. which amounts to $12i..
S24. This fund Is now being appor.
TONED to the different counties OF the
state. according to school population.
by Miss Emily Griffith. deputy superin.
tendent. The distribution will be
ready TO announce within few days.
Denver is credited with having So.
742 children Of school age.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-18
JAps LANDING SOLDIERS HERE.
They Are Sent Into Mexico Under
Guise Of Laborers.

New York.-The New York World
says: Nine thousand veteran Japanese
soldiers are now In northwestern Mex
leo. They are stationed at points in
the states of Sonora, Sinaloa and Chi
huahua. Each group Is officered by
skilled commanders who saw service
In the Russian-Japanese war.
Thirty thousand Japanese, the ma
Jority Of whom are veterans Of the
Russian campaign, are in the south
western section of the United States
and lower California.
Three Japanese generals who held
high rank in the Russo-Japanese war
have been in Mexico for three months.
They dress like Mexican ranchers and
are ostensibly buying land for the
Transoceanic Migration Company,
whose vice president, e. Hiteni, is a
member Of the Japanese Parliament.
This company is subsidized by the
Japanese government to bring the
Japanese soldiers to Mexico. They
have been coming into Mexico at the
rate of 800 a month, landing at Santa
Cruz, Manzanillo and other Pacific
ports.
In case of war the plan is for the
Japanese fleet to sail up the Gulf OF
California and capture the port Of
Guaymas and use the state of Sonora
as the base Of operations in cam
paign against the United States. This
plan will practically duplicate the op-
erations against Russia, when Japan
seized Korea at the outbreak of the
Russo-Japanese war. Japan in her
war against the United States will de-
spoil Mexico. which has no navy, just
as she did that Of Korea in the war
with Russia.
One Japanese emigration company
tlone has brought 1000 emigrants to
Mexico within six months. Sixty per
cent. of these have jumped their con-
tracts in central and southern and
northwestern Mexico and gone
straight to Sonora, Sinaloa and Chi
huahua. Others are leaving by hun
dreds, all bound for northwestern
Mexico. The Japanese here promptly
advise all emigrants on arrival that
contracts made in Japan are not bind.
ing, and warn them not to sign con-
tracts in Mexico embodying identical
terms as those made in Japan.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-18
ORCHARD MAY BE INSANE.
Late Evidence Secured to Prove That
Boosting Of Crime 10 Hei editary.


Boise, Idaho-The defense will en-
deavor to prove that Harry Orchard
has a mania for boasting of the COM
mission Of serious crimes with which
hc was never connected. In addition
to the evidence already submitted u
the jury to sustain this evidence, Clar-
ense Darrow has secured what he con
siders important data showing that
Orchards maternal grandfather was
possessed of the same mania, and
finally hanged himself.
The following letter received by Mr.
Darrow will show the foundation for
these allegations:
"Almeda, Pa, July 1907.
&c. Darrow, Esq.
use to you in Horsley's trial. Just got
sooner. My wife's mother, Mrs. Mar
garet Bull Tor BrilD, Wooler, Northum-
terland county, Ontoria Goo miles
east of Toronto on the Grand Trunk
railroad, leave train at Trenton, On
tario. drive seven miles to Wooler), a
daughter of Ephraim Maybe, who was
rext door neighbor and intimate friend
for years of Patk Mckinney, Horseiy
maternal grandfather, says: Patk Nc
Kinney was an old style Irish gentle
man, and respected by people gener-
ally, but began acting in a strange
manner, finally becoming ugly an1
there being no ASYLUM near, as the
country was new, his family kept him
chained for years; during this time he
used to relate tales of the awful crimes
he had committed in the old country,
Ireland, and some believe them, others
did not Most of the time, to all ap-
pearances he was sane.
"Horseley's uncle also became in
sane, imagined that he had committed
an awful crime, and finally hung him.
self. | could relate much more, but #
you find facts Of any use you can get
full history from Mrs. Bull. She is q
woman seventy-two years old, knows
Horsley all his life and can tell Of
crooked acts of his in Wooler. lived
there for some time and was there
when he run the Wooler cheese fac
tory got in debt all he could and finally
ran away leaving wife and children des-
titute. l hope you win, and please let
me know if this reaches you.
"Your respectfully,
"B. w. McKINSTRY,
"Almedia, Columbia county, Pa"
The defense attaches great impor-
tance to these developments and the
wires were kept hot with messages to
Almedia, Pennsylvania, and Wooler.
Canada, asking for confirmatory infor-
milton. Prosecutor Hawley says that
he probably would place Orchard on
The stand and question him concerning
lis relatives. "It is rather late in the
game for the defense to spring this in
eanity story" said Hawley.
Gilpin observer., 1907-07-18
Miscellaneous.

The strike Of the garbage drivers
IN New York has caused vast piles
Of refuse to collect in the tenement
district endangering the health OF the
people.
James T. Bradley, receiver Of the
First National bank OF Topeka, an
nounces that the affairs Of the bank
will be closed up within six weeks
and the depositors will get 80 cents
on the dollar.
F'ifty-four Chicago ticket brokers
have been temporarily enjoined from
traffic in railway tickets by Judge
kohlsatt in the federal court.
Mrs. Elizabeth Agassiz, widow of
Louis Agassiz. the famous scientist. Is
dead in Boston aged IS years.
Frank A. Leach, Of California. has
been appointed director OF the mint to
succeed George e. Roberts, resigned.
II is practically certain that Sir
Thomas Upton will send another
Shamrock in 1908 to contest for the
Americas cup.
w. H. Locker, Of the Aurora Argus.
has been elected president of the
Southwest Missouri Press association.
Francis ]. Allgyer. a guard at the
federal prison at Fort Leavenworth.
Kan. was recently found dead with
a fractured skull In n cell in the city
Jail, where he had been confined for
drunknnness.
Mark Twain was given a banquet
on the eve OF his departure for home
by the lord mayor OF Liverpool. Eng
land. Many prominent citizens were
present.
The government crop report for
July shows the condition Of corn
90.2 per cent and OF wheat SIG.
There was 7.05 per cent OF last years
wheat crop still In the hands OF the
farmers.
The Oklahoma constitutional con-
vention has reconvened at Guthrie.
Charles H. Meyer. president OF the
Western Federation Of Miners. was
on the stand recently In the Hay
wood trial at Boise. Idaho. He de-
MED Orchards story duplicating the
Federation In various crimes. lie
created q good impression.
Ten thousand delegates were pres
ent at the opening OF the information.
al convention OF the Christian En-
deavorers at Seattle. Wash.
The board OF police commissioners
Of San Francisco has denied permits.
sion to Japanese to keep intelligence
offices In that city.