Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-17
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

TELLURIDE. Colo, Sept. 14.-Thers
will be a public reception In honol
of S. r. Fitzgarrald, Democratic nomi
nee for lieutenant governor. this even
ing at the New Sheridan hotel. Hon
Fl. M. Hogg. an old friend and law
partner of Mr.. Fitzgerald. will speak
as well as John C. Bell The reception
is not partisan, but more for the pur.
pose Of showing that San Miguel re
5oices when one of her worthy citizens
receives due recognition abroad as
well as at home.
TRINIDAD. Colo, Sept 14.-John v.
Alberty. deputy postmaster at this
place. died after having lain for seven
weeks In "a semi-conscious condition,
the result of having been hurled
against the side of stone building by
runaway horse.
DENVER. Sept. Attempting to
revenge himself upon the structural
iron workers who have driven him out
of the trade. after harrassing him for
years, John Ryan, former iron
worker, but lately employed as labor.
er in the city health department. short.
ly before s o'clock yesterday evening
fired a volley of shots into crowd
of men he believed to be his enemies.
One bullet struck William G. Kerr,
an iron worker of Fort Collins, inflict.
in q ma ot
o'clock this morning after making a
statement that he was in no manner
involved in the trouble which caused
Ryan to make use of his revolver.
Ryan says Kerr had done nothing to
Justify the shooting, as the dead man
was simply an innocent bystander.
The shooting occurred in the alley
In the rear of the st. Louis house, at
! 2122 Blake street, lodging house fire.
quented by structural iron workers,
and was Witnessed by half score
men, mostly sworn enemies of Ryan.
The G4sture of the case is that these
meA, little love though they have for
Ryan. unanimously declare Ryan did
not attempt to shoot Kerr.
OYSTER BAY, Sept. 14.-In let
ter addressed to an old time friend,
western cattleman. President Roose.
welt pays remarkable tribute to quail
ties of William H. Taft. Republican
candidate for president, and reviews at
length the record Of the man who as
pires to the highest office In the ma
tion.
Called forth by William j. Bryan's
statement that he is the presidents
natural successor, Mr.. Roosevelt logic
ally presents reasons for his unquah-
fed lRdorsement of Judge Taft. I'm
Mr.. "faft." says the president. I'VE
have a man who combines all the quail
tiles Of true friend of reform. The
honest wage worker, the honest labor
ing man. the honest mechanic, the
honest farmer. small trader or man
of small means, can feel that in a
J peculiar sense Mr.. Taft will be his rep.
resentative because of the fact that he
has the same scorn for that dema-
gogue that he has for the corruptionist.
His record as a Judge makes the
whole country his debtor. He will pro-
tect the Just rights of both rich and
poor and he win war reientlessly
against lawlessness and injustice
whether exercised in behalf Of prop
ertY of or labor" 1910
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 14.-After
burning over twenty square miles. the
forest fires near La Canada. were final.
ly put out Watchers on the noun
tains stated there was no more trace
of smoke. Aside from the damage to
the forest reserve, which cannot be
estimafed. the loss from fire amounts
to about $4,000.
JOHNSTowN. Colo. Sept. 14.-Con
tracts on the Denver-Laramie and
Northwestern railroad in the vicinit,
Of Johhstown have been let to ex-Gov
ernor Orr1ki of Pueblo. and several
miles Of grading near Wild Cat noun
tain have been sublet to Hairy Knowl
tos.
~CHICAGo. Sept. 14.--one woman
was killed. i've persons so seriousl,
injured that their death Is expected
at Mercy hospital and twenty-eighl
passengers were seriously injured In {
wreck e Chesta1ah. Ind. on the LAX.
Shore & Michigan Southern shortl!
after midnight last night. A dens'
mist prevented the engineer seeing
the train ahead. and the suburban
train from Chicago crashed into tn
rear Of q, special excursion train boun'
for Indianapolis over Lake Erie 4
Western while the excursion train Va
standiig at the station forty mile