Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-09
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

Saturday morning. received word yes
terday that her husband was out OIL
the mesa. She went to him and per
suaded him to return to the city and
after his arrival informed the sheriff
Office that her husband was at home
The sheriff placed him under arrest
and his hearing Is being held this aft
ernoon
Anidale Dolaro, a miner employed al
the Smuggler-Union mine lost his life
yesterday by falling 200 feet down ar
ore shaft. The Injuries on his body in
dicate that he was smothered.
Pueblo. Colo. Jan. 6.--Mrs Eliza E
Bliss, better and popularly known as
Auntie Bliss, aged 1903 years. Oldest
woman in Colorado. died yesterday al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Weed on
the Canon City road with whom she
had lived for many years. Death was
the result OF n severe cold protracted
December 80 when she held a large re-
ception in honor of her 1880 birthday
Mrs. Bliss retained all of her mental
faculties until the last. AS girl she
helped her mother and other patriotic
woman friends make bandages for the
soldiers of the war of 1872. During
the civil war Mrs. Bliss was at Early.
vile, Ill, where she acted as a nurse
for the sick and wounded soldiers sent
back from the south.
Washington, Jan. 6.-Rear Admiral
Brownson is denounced bitterly in
typical Roosevelt fashion by the presi-
dent in two letters to Victor H. Met.
self. secretary of the navy made pub
lie at the White house. In the first
of these letters the president devotes
himself to Admiral Brownsons action
In retiring when directed to place a
staff officer in command of naval
vessel, because he adhered to an old
naval precedent that only line off.
GERS should be in command of ships.
He characteriZes Admiral Brownson's s
action as highly injurious to the serv.
ice" and adds further that his action
has undoubtedly been preJudlcal to the
interests OF the navy and may severe.
ly impair the confidence which is es-
senltiai TO securing the legislation
sorely needed. In his last letter the
president defends the plan of placing
physician connected with the medi-
cal STAFF in command of hospital ship
in preference to regular lire officers
and cites the fact that Japanese hos
pital ships We're In command of staff
officers during the war with Russia
Denver, Jan. 6.-Governor Buchtel
left last night for Washington In re-
sponse to an invitation from Presi-
dent Roosevelt to come over and dis
cuss Colorado Offices.
Ely New. Jan. 6.-The three miners.
A. d. Bailey, Peter Mcdonald and
Fred Brown have been entombed In
the Alpha shaft of the Giroux Consoli-
dated mines since December and are
probably doomed to spend another
month under ground. The rescuers
have been able to average only ten
feet day, owing to the soft ground
they have had to contend with. They
are now about eight-five feet below the
500 foot level. with AIS feet more to
go through before reaching the men
on the thousand foot level.
Lincoln. Jan. 6.-William j. Bryan
left this noon for Omaha where he
will adress the Womans club this aft
ernoon and the Jacksonian club to-
night.
Washington, Jan. 6.--Both houses os
congress held very brief Sessions to-
day. The senate simply met and ad.
journed out of respect to the memory
of Senator Mallory who died during
the recess. The session t the house
was almost as brief and very little
busines was transacted. The various
committees will now go to work and
in order to give them opportunity con-
gress will probably adjourn tomorrow
until next week.
New York, Jan. Clara Devine,
the original Little Egypt" whose ori.
ental dance caused Police Captain
Chapman to raid the famous Seely din
ler at Sherry's eleven years ago, was
founded dead in her apartments at
West Thirty-seventh street yesterday.
Coroner Hamburger considers her death
mysterious, and after sending the body
to the morgue said he would hold an
autopsy. Her sister, Mrs. Frank Con
nell, also an actress, thinks her sister
met with foul play. Miss Devine was
born in Montreal and was 81 years OF
age.
New York. Jan. .6-Over fifty thou
sand tenants in New York are organiz-
ing to enforce their demands for lower
rents and yesterday and today riots
broke out on the east side. the result
OF the tension between landlords and
striking tenants. Before the dlsor-
der was quelled the police reserves
were forced to use their clubs and
many combatants were injured and
five were arrested.
Denver. Jan. 6.--Harry Russell. a