Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-06-03
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Madrid. May 31-The supreme
try the suit of the heirs OF Elena SAM.
the singer, against the heirs of King
Alfonso XII. Elana SAM was a beau,
| tiful Bohemian opera singer with whom
Alfonso MI, father of the present
| king of Spain, became enamored. She
| bore the king two sons, the eldest of
whom She named alfonso. The singer
was banished from Spain after the
death of Alfonso XII, and died poor
| and friendless in Paris, though the
king is said to have fully provided
for her in his will, leaving her an
ample annuity, which was to revert
after her death to her children. who
we're minors, to be paid to them until
they became of age. The terms OF the
will however, appear not to have been
carried out and the eldest son of Nine.
Sanz has secured the services of Senor
Mongues, a well known Republican
lawyer and a member of the cham
ber of deputies, and is determined
TO have his claim legally established
at any cost.
Richmond, Va. May 31-There will
be enormous crowds in this city Mon
day when the monument to Jefferson
Davis, president of the confederacy.
will be unveiled by his daughter, Mrs.
Margaret Powell Jefferson Hayes. The
tribute to the leader will not be con
fined to this city or this state, for
Monday next the entire south will do
honors. Not wheel will turn or
bit Of work be done during the day
that is devoted honoring the head of
the lost cause.
Long Branch, N. j., May .31.1The
two daughters of Walter A. Schiller a
cigar manufacturer of New York city,
Marion, aged TO- and Ruth, aged IA,
and two servants. Marie Dilter and
Tilly Monthon, were burned to death
in fire which, early this morning,
destroyed the handsome residence Of
Jacob Rothschild, which Mr.. Schiller
had rented. In attempting to rescue
her children Mrs. Schiller was so Sc
verely burned as to be in a critical
condition today. Mr.. Schiller also
suffered severe burns in fighting the
fire.
Boise, Idaho, May 3l.-Efforts to
get jury in the Haywood case and
to have the real trial move on were
continued today, when court recon
vened. The sheriff was on hand with
the new talesmen and the lawyers
hntf Ina fft, ,,f nj
jurors. Indications at noon are that
the jury box will be filled by tomor-
row evening and that on Monday Or
chard will be called to give his testi-
mony, which is expected to be of a
most sensational character.
Salt Lake, Utah, May 31.--A special
to the Tribune from Tintic says: NJ.
William Ball, superintendent of the
lower Mammoth mines, was killed by
an electric wire today. He touched
| the wire while showing visitors
through the mine and fell dead in
| their presence.
San Francisco. May 31.-Assistant
District Attorney Francis j. Heney
| head of the graft prosecution. out
lined the policy OF the men who have
made possible the indictment of nearly
a score of San Francisco's wealthy
capitalists and denounces as malicious
| fasehoods the charges which have
| been made that prosecutors were in
| fuenced by financial motives and open
| ly charges that some of the most pow
erful financial interests OF the country
have been brought in the battle OF
the side of the bribe givers. Heney
declares the greatest crisis in graf
exposure is now at hand and that tn,
greatest crisis In the history OF Sar
Francisco goes sided by side with it
He charges that President Patricl
Calhoun OF the United railroads hai
sought the aid Of the wealthiest bank
ers and merchants of the city to fre'
him from the clutches of the prose
cution and prevent his having to pa!
the penalty for his alleged crimes.
San Francisco, May 31.-The South
ern Pacific, beginning tomorrow, will
put its overland and coast trains OF
slower running schedule. Traffi
| mas Deeu 81 nedNy Oh Tue Ndllou
lines 1t is found practically impossibl
to, maintain the existing schedules.
Boise. May 31.-Bulkeley Wells sal
last night that II he was offered
seat on the Colorado railroad con
mission he would not~indicate In an
way what his policy would be or wha
views he held at present on the raj
road questions.
Baltimore. Md, May 3I.-The bodie
I of iifty babies have been unearthe
e near Ellicott city. They are believe
n to have been Inferred by some on
a running baby farm. and the polio
} expect to arrest the manager with
the next twenty-four hours.