Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-21


1 CHICAGO. May ia warrant 70
the arrest of Miss A l.. Skell. pres
dent OF the American Steel Car CON
pany. charging operation OF conf
dence game. was issued from Judg
Gemmills municipal court following
preliminary hearing of the case of tn,
state against JOHN NJ. Armstrong, for
mer millionaire member OF the cit,
council and partner in the firm o
Armstrong 4 Egan. architects, on tn,
same charge a warrant Tor the ar
rest OF the young woman was piacet
In the hands of Chief of Detective.
y Brien. Miss Skelly could not b,
| found at her office and her home was
found bolted with blinds drawn. Open
ing of the preliminary hearing against
John NJ. Armstrong before Judge Gem
mill. at which testimony was intro
dueed inmplicating the head of the
steel car company. Attorneys in the
case believe it reveals a gigantic con.
spiracy TO defraud.
The testimony indicated that Arm.
strong was at the beck of the young
woman promoter. Whether her opera
tions were of extensive scope or were
confined to connection with the alleged
fraudulent operation in securing IS.
900 from Charles Il. JOY. president Of
the Holcomb Automatic Engine com.
pany. viii be revealed in the continue
tion of the Armstrong hearing.
The American Steel Car company OF
which Miss Skelly is president, was In
corporated and chartered under the
laws OF South Dakota, capitalized at
SlOO0O,O0O, and backed by eastern CAPT
tai The operation OF the big concern
was disclosed two weeks ago, when
Charles NJ. Joy filed charged of operat-
ing confidence game against John NJ
armstrong. Armstrong was secretly
placed under arrest, his bail being fix
ed at $4,000. Two days after his ar
rest the bond was provided By friends
of Miss Skelly.
WRAY, Colo, May ia fire, pre-
sumably of incediary origin, which
started shortly after midnight, burned
every building except one for block
on the west side OF Main street and
caused damage of 100000. The one
building saved was that OF Shumaker-
Harger company.
GRAND JUNCTION. Colo, May 10.
Strangers supposed to represent
the Western Federation OF Miners and
Pinkertons are in the city. They are
feeling out the sentiment OF the peu-
pie here on the case of Steve Adams
charged with the murder of Arthur
Collins who will be tried here June
20 for murder. There is now fully a
score of these men in the city
CHICAGO, May Archbishop
Peter Bourgade of Santa Fe, ~ A...
who died Sunday at Mercy hospital
will be laid to rest in the southwestern
city which was the center of his la
bors for a quarter of a century. Flu
Cathedral of the Holy Name. Mass
was celebrated by Archbishop Quig-
ley of st. John The active pail bear
ers were the six best known priests
in Chicago. Honorary pull bearers in
cluded prominent laymen. Rev Ma
lony and Rev Gillian will accompany
Archbishop Bourgades body to Santa
te.
SPOKANE. Wash, May 19.-At the
end of protracted and stormy ses-
sion the Democratic convention after
midnight this morning adopted reso
lutions declaring for submission tol
voters of constitutional amendment,
forbidding the sale and manufacture
of liquor. Double delegation of twenty
each with half vote elected TO the
national convention and instructed,
Vote for Bryan first. last and all the
time"
NEW YORK. May l9.-The steamer
kron Prinz Wilhelm, which sailed to
day for Cherbourgh and Bremen. car.
ries over eight million dollars in gold
for Germany and TO France which Is
shipped by New York banks. This
large shipment of gold is all the ma
rine underwriters care to insure by
a single vessel, although larger
have been carried.
RENO, New. May 19.-Rawhide Jack
Davis. who found the first free gold
at Rawhide, more than year ago and
who cleaned lp fortune in Reno
last week as the result OF his discoy,
cry. is burdened with his new found
wealth and looking for way TO ger
rid OF it. Thursday morning he VIII
start for San Francisco in d chartered
and with his vile and two
chauffeurs will endeavor to beat the
worlds record of fourteen days across
the continent. Davis cannot sleep, and
to while away wakefui moments Is
spending money. The money he is
now spending is a portion of the quar-
ter million he received as payment Tor
one of his Rawhide properties this
week.
SILVERTON. May 19.--Matt VIII
liams and one other man were each
sentenced to the pen for one year to
eighteen mcnths for Stealing ore.