Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-17

ness stand IN order to secure the ac.
Quittal Of Beatrice Gordon, is that she
was in a delicate condition at the time
she shot Shirey. whose mistress she
had been for seven years; that Shirley
had grown abusive toward her when
she told him she was about to become
a mother That the excitement at.
tendant upon her confession and the
physical discontinue she experienced
in the automobile ride to Denver from
Lafayette brought about premature
birth which took place in the city Jail
in Denver.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. n Re
bate inquiries against the southerl
Pacific, the Santa Fe and the sait
Lake route will he commenced here
tomorrow by the California railroad
commission, and later will be con
tinued in Los Angeles.
The constitution of California has a
provision iorbidding any rebat,ng by
the railroads, and it is under this that
the Investigation is to be conducted.
Relating is a serious offense in Ca.
ifornia. The state constitution prf
yides for a fine up to 100000 for each
and every case proved.
Furthermore. it is provided Il at the
officials guilty Of the act may ne i'm
prlsoned.
DETROIT Mich, Feb, 14.-William
Jennings Bryan will deliver an ad
dress at Holland tonight and will be
the fourth presidential aspirant to
visit Michigan during the present
week Leslie NJ Shaw, Senator Phi
lander c. Knox and Secretary Tait
have preceded the Nebraskan in ap.
pealing to the voters Of the state.
Mr.. Bryan comes to Holland in the
Hope lecture course. hut western
Michigan Democrats got together and
arranged for a big banquet at which all
the state powers of the Democracy
will be assembled. Daniel J. Cham
pau. national committeeman from
Michigan, viii be present and also
Charles II. Kimmerle, candidate tcr
governor in 1906.
TELLURIDE. Feb. 1.-Two acci-
dents occurred at the Tom Boy mine
last night. While no one was killed.
three men were seriously injured and
will be maimod for life. even if death
does not follow.
The first accident happened about
o'clock when man named NJ. Muir
cock had the misfortune to let his
arm get caught in the concentrating
machinery and have it ground and
torn out. Word was scnt TO Telluride
but by the time the ambulance was
secured and the man brought to this
place it was o'clock. five hours af-
ter The accident. The poor man suf.
fered great agony, and also from loss
of blood, but it is thought that he
will recover if no complications set
in. So far as known Murdock has no
family or relatives in the state.
The second accident took place
about two hours later. A l250-foot up
raise being about finished, it was ar
ranged between the miners that the
shots in the upraise should be fired
first and this should be the signal
for the men working in the connect
ing drift to put OFF their blasts. The
men working in the drift thought they
heard the shots 20 of in the up-raise,
and then prepared their shots, retir-
ing to a point where the up-raise CON
meets with the drift. The men had
mistaken the sound because just as
they arrived at the spots the blasts
in the 'upraise went OF, ana as Il re-
suit two men. both Swedes, one
named oscar Nelson and the other
Alvin Stenius. came in for serious in.
jury, Nelson had his LETT eye blown
out and his right leg broken, while
Stenius received a fractured skull
with concussion OF the brain The
ambulance was sent for and the men
arrived about 10 o'clock this forenoon.
All three of the men are at the hos
pital where their injuries are being
looked after.
PUEBLO, Feb. BIN the arrest of
Name Papovich during the night by
Police Sergeant Mic Badoyinac, the
police believe they have found the
man who Sunday night shot and killed
Joseph Russ, while he and six others
were walking under the Santa Fe
bridge