Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-13
TELEGRAPH NEWS

London, June 12.-While cheers for
the kings and queens of England and
Denmark rang through the opera
conqueror stalked upon the gay scene
and claimed his own. Death came to
Major General Sir Arthur E Ellis.
equerry to King Edward, who was
stricken with heart disease and ex-
pired instantly. The king was not
ed to the palace and the opera went
10 the end with all the eclat of the
royal presence.
New York, June 12.-Miss VioIette
Watson, a convent pupil, who allges
she ran away from Paris to America,
allured by Thomas F. Walsh, the null
timillionaire Colorado mine owner, has
sued him, charging defamation of char
acter and asking 100000 damages. an
pounced today she would turn detec-
tive until Walsh returns from Europe
and serve him with summons in her
suit against him. When | filed the
first suits against Mr.. Walsh" de-
clared the girl, which were suppress
ed from the public, the court officials
were unable to find the defendant,
found him. | knew his baggage so
well that when | saw a trunk at the
hotel l recognized it and found Walsh
back in New York. had subpoenaes
served at once. The first suit was set.
tied for $4,000 because | was unso-
phisticated, and also fearful of his
power But this new case will be
fought out now that he has tried TO
make me out a blackmailer. When
his baggage comes / will find him
| know his haunts while the police
do not. Miss Watson said she had
received and ignored letters threaten
ing her life If she continued in her
present attitude toward Walsh.
Washington, June 12.-Despite the
uncertain conditions of the money
market, the gloomy outlook for crops
and the feeling of unrest in the in
dustrial and commercial centers, the
government officers reclare all signs
point to a continuance of the pros.
porous times that have existed in the
United States since 1897. The national
treasury is filed to overlooking, re-
ceipts from all sources are increasing
at tremendous rate and national
banks prospering as never before.
Uncle Sam is doing land office busi-
ness at the stamp windows of seventy
thousand postoffices throughout the
country. Reports from many states
show prosperity to be unual.
New York, June 12.-Jewels and
valuables worth nearly ten Thousand
belonging to Mrs. Russell Hopkins OF
Atlanta Ga, were stolen from her hus.
bands yacht, the Adolf, according to
the Herald today. A member of the
crew who is missing is suspected. He
is an Englishman. 1t is believed he
fed to Europe. Russell Hopkins is
the wealthy young banker of Atlanta
who caused sensation last fall by
his elopement with Miss Vera Siegrist
OF this city.
Chicago, June ia dispatch to the
Record-Herald from Detroit today
states that the BODY of John Thomas
the man who taught Thomas A Edi
sen telegraphy and thus started hin
on his great career as an electrician
| lies unclaimed in the morgue in this
| city. Thomas died Sunday. His onl,
relatives are his divorced wife ant
their daughter. Edison was informed
but has not replied.
| Washington. June 1.-THE presi
dent, Secretary Straus, Secretary Roo
and other members OF the cabinet an,
| Count Aoki, the Japanese ambassador
are all committed now to keeping th'
lid down on the talk OF war witt
Japan. The president who calle
around him some OF his friends, 1
reported as saying that war with Japal
is a preposterous idea.
Count Aiod is reported as sayin
somewhat more tersely: Il have moth
ing to say"
Washington, June 1.-THE pres
dent is giving much attention toda
to considering the supposed straine
relations between this country an
Japan. 1t Is given out at the Whit
house this afternoon that there Is u
D likelihood Of trouble that that thi