Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-12

victory complete.
DENVER, Oct S.--Becoming violent.
| ly insane, r. F. Whitworth, a farmer
on his way from Fort Worth, Texas,
to Los Angeles, Cal. attempted to
jump from fast moving Rock Island
train as 1t was approaching the city
this morning. He was prevented by
the conductor and several passengers
| but not until after he gave them
fierce fight. Whitworth was laboring
under the hallucination that several
passengers had formed plot to kill
him.
Il didn't want to be shot," he said
after he had quieted down somewhat
and was locked In the hospital ward
OF the city jail, "and / thought that
suicide better than being murdered.
thought as long as had to die 1t
would be better to kill myself. The
reason why wanted to jump OF the
train was / wanted to go to the near
est drug store and buy some chloro-
form. l am sorry they did not let me
jump"
RICHFORD. VT, Oct 8.-With a
conclusion which shook the entire
village, large grain elevator having
a capacity of half a million bushels
exploded late yesterday, causing the
death of eleven workmen and two
women
The explosion blew off the entire
roof of the building, scattering tim.
bers in all directions and instantly
flames appeared. Mrs. John Jelifor,
who was walking near the elevator,
was burned to death. The elevator
was owned by the Canadian and Pa
cific and the Boston & Maine rail
roads.
/ PUEBLO, Oct. 8.-Despondent be.
cause he was unable to secure work,
Frank o. Stone, an expert steel me-
chanic, committed suicide during the
night by cutting his throat from ear
to ear with razor. then hanging him
self to the chandelier in the front hall
of his home. His lifeless body was
found this morning. Stone was 80
years old and had lived in Pueblo
five years. He had been employed in
the rolling mill of the steel plant. He
is survived by wife and FIVE children.
ALAMOSA, Oct. 9.-Jerry Simpson,
superintendent of buildings for the D.
G r. G. railroad. came here from
Pueblo this morning, and started work
on the new depot to replace the one
burned last Christmas. The new and
handsome structure will be of pressed
brick, fronting on First street and ex-
tending from State street to Hunt
avenue.
SPRINGFIELD. Mass, Oct. 9.-By
climbing into the rigging OF the bal
: loon Boston, 1000 feet from the ground
J Leo Stevens unfastened with his
teeth the cord around the safety valve
of the gas bag and thus prevented the
, possibility of the balloon bursting in
midair. By his brave act he saved the
} lives of three passengers. Stevens
was proclaimed hero this morning.
CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-The Champions,
or several of them, returned home to-
. day, and were given royal welcome.
Several stayed over in Detroit and
!, others will go back there tonight for
, tomorrow begins the contest between
! the. winners of the two pennants. The
first game will be In Detroit Saturday
and the second and third in Chicago
Sunday and Monday. and the fourth
and fifth in Detroit. Tomorrow morn
, ing both clubs must give certified
checks for ten thousand dollars
association which shall go to the credit
: OF the general fund. Twenty thou
, sand seats are already reserved for
tomorrows Detroit game. The two
clubs will probably make fifty thou.
sand dollars by the new series.
TOMBSTONE. Ariz.. Oct "a 49,
0OO-gallon water tank supplying the
: mill Of the Tombstone Consolidated
Mines company was dynamited this
: morning by unknown parties. The ex-
plosion was heard all over the city.
The tank was totally destroyed and the
pipe lines supplying the mill damaged.
1t is believed to have been the ma.
licious work of disgruntled employees.
SANTA FE. N. M. Oct 9.-Governor
Curry has appointed Rev. Fletcher
Cook of Albuquerque on the board of
regents of the University of New Mex.
leo to succeed Judge Henry L. Waldo.
He also appointed George Arnot of
Albuquerque on the board of regents
of the New Mexico College of Agri-
culture. Rev. Simon Averhne was ap.
pointed to the board of regents of the
New Mexico reform school at Elrite
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 9.-By a
vote of more than to / Denver won
the next session of the Trans Missis.
sippi commercial congress. Denver
was dominated by the desires of the
delegates throughout. While Seattle
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