Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-10
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practically decided that there is &c
law under which Thaw can be con
fined in a private sanitarium instead
OF the Mattewan institution, and his
lawyers and family are said to have
decided 1t would be upwise to ask foi
! his release.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.--Charles w
| Morse is said to have fled from New
| York and to be practically in hiding
| He left the city on Tuesday, either for
| Europe or some other distant place
| iod. Coincident with the news of his
| disappearance came series of hap
penings which may wipe out the
| remnants of his once colossal fortune
i PUNTA ARENAS, Straits of Magel.
ian, Feb. e.-The social gayeties in
connection with the presence of the
American fleet. continues unabated
Dinners and dancing with excursions
ana receptions follow one another.
The Americans are trying to repay
the hospitality of their Chilean hosts,
the Chileans striving constantly to
put their visitors further in their debt.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Feb. g.
Driven insanely jealous by his pretty
young wife with whom he had been
quarreling, Earl Ryan. aged 22 years.
last night fired two bullets into her
head at their home in Colorado City,
and then committed suicide by blow.
ing ont his brains. The bodies of both
We're discovered this morning in the
outbuilding where the tragedy took
place by a Greek mill hand on his
way to work at the Standard Reduc-
lion plant
The tragedy occurred at the home
of Mrs. Ryan's mother, at the corner
of Lincoln avenue and Eleventh
street Ryan had been working on a
reservoir out of town and returned to
Colorado City last evening going to
the home of his mother.in-law. 1t is
understood that the young couple have
not been getting along well during the
past few months. Shortly after Z
o'clock last night Ryan proposed to
his wife that they take car ride and
go to Colorado Springs and do some
window shopping" The young wife
consented and hade Mrs. Morrison
goodbye. For some reason both
went to the outbuilding at the rear OF
the Morrison home where their dead
bodies were found this morning.
The bodies were in a sitting posture
on the floor. BY Ryan's right side lay
a revolver of large calibre with thrae
empty shells. There were two bull
let holes in mis- wife's head either one
of which would have caused death.
BUFFALO. n. Y. Feb. 7.-Nine per-
SONS were injured by the Pennsyl-
vania railroad wreck near Franklin
Vile. Mr. Dekleist, the mayor of To
nawanda, was one of them. The
train was running at the rate of 45
miles an hour and toppled over when
linyille. Two Of the injured will die.
NEW YORK, Feb. All the eff
forts of Little Tim" Sullivan to cen
sor the morals of women in New
York have gone for naught. as Mayor
Mcclellan has vetoed the proposed or
dinance making 1t a misdemeanor for
women TO smoke in public places. In
his disapproval OF the measure the
mayor wrote: Il know of no provis-
iol of law which gives the board OF
aldermen the power to enact an or
dinance OF this kind. While the con-
duct of ind yiduals or the owner of
private property can be regulated by
ordinances to certain extent for the
protection of the public morals, health
or safety, | do not believe that this
general power, which is technically
known as the police power of a gov
ordinance OF this kind"
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Samuel l..
Clemens mark Twain, who returned
from Bermuda in the steamship Ber-
mudian, which brought in the crew
Of the wrecked schooner Mary New
hall, before going to his home on
Fifth avenue, said his brief visit TO
the warm south had benefited him
and that he had lost there the severe
cold that confined him to his bed be.
fore sailed.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 7.-Secretary
| Taft expects to leave Washington to
1 morrow and be absent from the city
at least week, during which time he
speaks at Kansas City, Mo-. and
| Grand Rapids. Mich, and to deliver
diplomas to the graduating class al
| West Point.
| LONDON, Feb. liking Edward
and Queen Alexandra, who have post
poned their proposed Mediterranean
tour until the last of the month. to
day gave the first court of the season
at Buckingham palace. The seconC
| court will be held later in the month
Today's function was. as customary
| official in its nature and was attended