Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-04

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as surprise and shock to most every
one as he was well liked and held
high in the estimation of the people
He was county attorney, also attor.
ney for the San Miguel Miners Owners
association and the principle attorney
in the prosecution of Steve Adams
having the case in charge. Deceased
was a member in good standing OF
the Masonic and Elk lodges. MIR.
Howe was in his 35th year
LEADVILLE, Colo, June 2-Sherfff
Bonner returned last night from Ian.
sing, Mich, bringing with him William
Shercliffe. charged with the murder
of Patrick Walsh in June 1893 Shert-
cliffe is supposed to be the notorious
Kid Mccoy man who was sent up for
IL years for robbing a passenger
on Northwestern train near Omaha
of $4,000 in diamonds and whose Grim
inal records extends from Missouri to
the Pacific coast.
CHICAGO. June English will be
dead language in 1000 A. d. accord
ing to Professor Fred Newton Scott.
of the University of Michigan. In
an article on "A Substitute for the
Classics In the School Review, issued
today by the University of Chicago
press, Professor Scott lntimates that
TimbuclStoo will be the world capital
and that Bantu will be the common
language. The English language is
superior TO Latin and Greek, but in
ferior to Bantu, he declares.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, June 2.-Five
hundred infuriated Italians stormed
the closed doors of the private bank
ing house of Gaetteno Lintta in
Grange street today and had II not
been for police interference would
have forced an entrance As soon as
the doors of the bank failed to open
AT the accustomed time this morning.
the bank was surrounded by Italians.
Rumors flew fast and men, women and
children flocked to the place where
they had deposited their savings. The
crowd threatened to break down the
doors and the riot call was turned in.
a squad of police soon arrived and
drove the excited Italians away Liot-
Ia, it is said, cannot be found The
total deposits do not amount to more
than $4,000.
NEW YORK, June 2.--lnvestigation
has been going on at Ellis island for
several days to discover the extent of
the new swindle practiced upon incom-
ing aliens. The swindle consists in
certain ship officers collecting money
from steerage passengers for tele-
grams for all of which an oyercharge
is made, and in many instances tele-
grams never sent.
LINCOLN. Neb.. June p Several
washouts are reported on the Wymore
division of the Burlington today. The
Missouri Pacific railway also encoun-
tered trouble. More than two inches of
rain fell in southeastern Nebraska last
night.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-In the
hope that he may recover his eye
sight, Thomas p. Gore. the blind sen
ator of Oklahoma, entered upon
course of treatment today at the Epis-
copal Eye, Ear and Throat hospital in
this city, under the care of Dr. William
II. Holland Wilmer. Senator Gore lost
his sight in childhood but slight hope is
held out by the physicians as to his
recovery.
PORTLAND, Ore, June 2.-George
h. Chamberlin, a Democrat. twice gov
ernor of Oregon is possibly the popular
choice of Oregon for United States
senator. His lead over Judge Henry
NJ. Cake will be in the neighborhood
of 1000, the Legislature. which will be
overwhelmingly possibly
about eighty out of the total OF ninety
will consist of forty-one members,
positively pledged TO vote for the
peoples choice for United States sen
ator
W al AsOnlsi 'oh7
gressman George L. Lilly, whose reso-
luton and charges in connection with
the so-called submarine boat scandal
resulted last week in a severe scoring
of the congressman by Boutell of the
investigating committee, today gave
out his statement on the subject. In
corporated in the staiementN are let
ters which declare that two weeks
before the report of the committee de-
nouncing Mr.. Lilly was made, Mr. Bou-
telle expressed admiration for Lilly
and endeayored to effect an agreement
whereby the matter under inyestlga-
tion might compromised.
..t.4,iDAD, Colo, June 2.-Tbe
formal transfer of the nine thousand
acres of coal land to Senator w. A.
Clark OF Montana from Charles Fran
els Adams of Boston was made today
when deeds were put on record. The
deeds show that one million was paid
for the property, which comprises the
best coal land in Colorado not yet un-
der development.
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