Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-11
fuse to meekly receive and mildly to


on questions before the holidays Mr.
Perkins was frequently interrupted by
applause. Upon the conclusion of his
remarks he submitted the committees
report.
WASHINGTON. Jan. $50 many
congressman have expressed a desire
to speak on the Perkins resolutions
and add their words to grill the presi-
dent that the debate may last all
week before the final action is taken
| DENVER, Jan. S.-Edward p. Cart
land, superintendent of the gas plant
OF the Denver Gas and Electric com.
pany, was assaulted at lonely spot In
North Denver early this morning while
walking 10 his home. His assailant.
whose identity is unknown, but fol.
lowed Garland from the city to the
spot where the assault occurred. used
brass knuckles. The motive was not
robbery but revenge. Garland has
been a resident of North Denver for
years and is well known. He is a wild.
over, having lost his wife and his five
| children in the Eden railroad wreck.
| CHICAGO, Jan. S.-Strapped TO
cot In hospital, raving in delirium
and suffering from a double fracture
OF the skull and hemorrhages of the
Drain, lies an unidentified man of ap-
parent wealth and refinement, who was
robbed. beaten and left unconscious
in the zero cold of Wednesday night.
II Is believed he might be Walter
scott. the Death valley miner, who was
guest at a local hotel recently with
a man by the name of Campbell. He
left some days ago and his where
abouts are since unknown. The man
wore collar on which was the name
OF Campbell, and once in his semi
delirium when questioned he gave the
name of Scott. Inquiry among west
ern acquaintances disclosed that in his
build and general appearance Scott |
differs from the man at the hospital
The police admit that all indications
In the case point to brutal attempt |
at murder.
NEW YORK. Jan. S.-Count Kalman |
Czaky, an intimate friend OF Count |
Sczchneyni, husband of Miss GLADYS |
Vanderbilt. has won a fair American |
for bride. His engagement to Mrs. |
Maude Howard Bryan, widow of the |
late Montgomery Bryan, wealthy lit. |
erary man of San Francisco. was an
nounced last night. Mrs. Bryan f. |
now living in sumptuous apartments |
In an exclusive hotel in West Seventy
fifth street. The count is stopping |
with friends. He returned from Hun
gary two months ago.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Sit Is being |
hinted that separate statehood for 4
Arizona and New Mexico must go
over until the sixty-fifth congress, as |
consideration OF general appropria.
ton bills and other absolutely neces-
sary legislation requires all the time |
between now and March A. Repre-
sentative Watson Of Indiana. who was
appointed on the committee on terri |
tories, is reported as being opposed |
TO action on statehood at this ses |
sion, on the ground that there is not |
sufficient time to consider the subject
CANON CITY, Colo, Jan. 8.-John
r. Godding, the convicted bank wreck.
er, sentenced to a term of eight to
ten years from Rocky Ford, told
fellow prisoner that he did not want
to be pardoned at this time. The for
mer banker said he realized that as
soon as he got out Of prison on a
pardon he would be rearrested, and
would have to face second trial at |
once. He pointed out that he would l
have to spend a long time awaiting 4
trial in jail at La Junta, and then l
would come the trial and Its attendant |
vexations He told this prisoner the
best he could wish for would be a
communication of sentence by the gov
ernor. He said he would be best salts
feed by material shortening of his |
time of imprisonment.
DENVER, Jan. 8.-Confronted with |
positive evidence that he had stolen
from the mails at the Denver post |
office a special delivery letter con-
tanning s19 Howell Snowden, four and
a half years chief clerk Of the special |
delivery department, and in every re-
spect trusted employe, broke down |
and confessed to Chief Postoffice In |
spector Cochran that he had stolen |
scores of letters in similar manner |
within the past year and had obtain |
ed hundreds of dollars from them. |
Snowden is single. He has been con |
nected with the Denver postoffice six |
years. His friends say his downfall |
is due to infatuation for women.
DETROIT, Jan. 8.-The murder mys- |
terry of Battle Run church, near Colum- |
bus in st. Clair county. seemed no
nearer solution when the county Off
eials resumed their Investigations to
day, than when they entered the blood
spattered church Wednesday noon and
dragged from the stove Jumps of flesh
and bone that appeared to be the re
mains of fragments of human vic
tim. Rev. J. ii. Carmichael, pastor of
the church, and Gideon Browning.
carpenter, who was the ministers
neighbor. have not been seen since
Tuesday Various theories have been
advanced to show that the bones found
in the church stove belonged to one
OF the missing men, but none offered
any explanations which seemed to-
show any degree of certainty.
RICHMOND. Mich, Jan. S.-Al
though the mutilated remains found In
the church stove are partially idenu
| fed as those OF John Y. Carmichael,
| the Methodist evangelist Of Battle
| Run, sheriff Wagenzell today caused
| the arrest of Mrs. Carmichael on the
| theory that she and Carmichael had
conspired to commit murder in order
| to defraud the insurance companies
| out of $4,000 worth Of policies that
| Carmichael carried on his life.
| NEW YORK. Jan. 8.--A relief ex-
pedition TO search for DR.. Albert j.
| Cook, the arctic explorer who left
New York July 4. 1907. seeking the
north pole. is being organized here. A
Brooklyn minister, Rev. DR.. John Lew.
| is Clarke has charge OF collecting the