Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-28

| continue to maintain offices in Den
yer. dividing his time between the two
roads as occasion requires.
| This announcement was made off.
cially by E. T. Jeffery. president of
both roads.
NEW YORK. Oct. 26,-Earl w
| Spencer. with an office In the Rook.
cry building. Chicago. has written to
the Flower hospital in this city offer
ing to pay the passage of Miss Edith
Thomas to her home in Sherbourke,
Quebec.
| Miss Thomas is the young woman
who last week attempted to commit
to her mother. saying II was fight
to exist in New York and be good,
and she preferred death to being bad.
The publication of the letter brought
Miss Thomas many new friends who
have already provided for her imme-
diate future and as she has left the
hospital Mr. Spencer's generosity has
been declined.
KEN0SHA. Wis. Oct 26.-1The dy.
ing wish of Francisco Andreaia. was
gratifed yesterday when he had the
biggest funeral ever seen here.
The man had 81 200 which he had
saved from years of labor and when
found he was going to die he made
a signed statement in which he ask
ed that all the money be spent for
his funeral A brass band of forty
| pieces preceded twenty six carriages.
| The church will received several hun
dred dollars for mass. He had no
family, his wife having deserted him
some time ago.
| HARDIN, Manchuria. Oct &C.
Prince Hirobumi Ito. former Japanese
resident general of Korea aud proba.
bly, the foremost Japanese statesman,
was assassinated here this afternoon
| (Tuesday) by Korean who had fol.
lowed him here for the express pur-
pose of killing him. The motive of
the assassin was revenge The assas.
sin was arrested.
Almost Immediately after his arriv.
al here and just as Prince Ito left
the railroad train Mt the station the
| attack was made upon him The ven.
cradle statesman was accompanied by
| Russian Minister of Finance Kokov-
soft, and was starting to Inspect the
guard of honor drawn up along the
platform when pistol shot was heard
Several more shots were fred in quick
succession several bullets striking the
prince in the bank. Prince Ito fell
mortally wounded Three of the
princes companions were also wound
consul. General Hawaiian. General
Manager Tanaka and Prince Ito's pri
vate secretary
On being questioned he said he was
a Korean. and that Ito was his corn
try's enemy.
| KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Oct 26-Foi
the first time since the tragedy last
Tuesday Patrick Mcmahon. brother
of Margaret Van Royen and Rose Nc
Mahon. and brother-in-law of Alonzc
r. Van Royen. victims OF the bruta
triple murder at the Van Royen farm
west of Kansas City. Kans.. broke his
silence last night and made lengthy
statement, denying any knowledge o.
the crime.
II do not know why anyone should
have killed the girls and Lon" he said
Mcmahon admitted that he was no
on friendly terms with either his mur
dered sister or her husband He de
clared Van Royen caused the breacf
without reason.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 26-Officia
Washington is shocked at the news o
the assassination of Prince Ito. The
Japanese embassy here was plunged
into mourning at the tldings. Off
cia1s of the state department express
ed great sorrow for the taking off o
so distinguished n parsonage. as the.
looked upon Prince Ito as one of the
foremost of the worlds statesmen.