Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-25

identified with the Guggenheims and
other powerful eastern combinations.
Tut was heavily Interested in Grip
pie Creek, and is heavily Interested
in real estate here.
SILyEKTON, Colo, Jan. 21.-Yes-
terday afternoon all the men except
four employed at the Old Hundred
mine at Howardsville quit work. and
came down to Silverton. They have
not received any pay for three months.
and got tired of iaboring for a forlorn
hope.
SILvERTON, Colo, Jan. 21.-Yes-
terday. before Justice O'Shea, Billy
Braydon, proprietor OF the Royal Oak
saloon. was convicted on six indict-
ments. of keeping open after IL o'clock,
and Of running disorderly house. He
was fined $50 and costs on each in
dictment.
CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-T. z. Smith.
street car motorman. was found dead
on the Dearborn avenue viaduct today.
His neck and nose we're broken and II
deep abrasion was In his forehead.
His trousers pockets were turned In
side out and the police believe he was
murdered.
Il AI4AMOSA. Jan. 21.-An attempt to
derail passenger train No. 116 on the
Denver & Rio Grande between Anto-
nito and Romeo occurred last night.
i C. A. Westerman, a farmer living
three miles from Antonito, discovered
spikes driven between the joints of
the rails at o'clock. and telephoned
!, crews were called from Alamosa and
!, found ten spikes In one place and
three more 220 yards further on. Had
! the engine struck the spikes derail-
ment was certain. Officials refuse to
discuss the matter further than to
say that they were placed there by
, some one familiar with track work.
Railroad detectives have been sent to
, the scene.
i CHICAGO. Jan. 21.--In a delerious
frenzy, Mike Sanniya, patient at a
! Hammond, Ind. hospital. tried to leap
through an open window from the
) fourth floor of the building Just as
r he reached the ledge Sister Bernardo
' his nurse. caught him by one foot
I The man. who weighs $50 pounds. fell
I outward but the sister braced herself
I against the fall successfully and with
I stood the shock, and then for full
!. minute the frail nurse clung to the
y patients foot until rescuers arrived
/ LoNGMONT. Colo, Jan. 21.-Killet
: with a club. robbed, and his clothing
e saturated with kerosene and fired, wa,
l. the fate Of William Collier, vel
known and wealthy farmer living two
y miles north of here. The crime wa.
e committed some days ago, but wa,
e not discovered until last evening, wher
d a neighbor called at the house. II,
e found Golfers body on the floor. hi
d head crushed by a heavy club whicl
g lay near by. his pockets verde empt.
o and his face and clothing badly scorch
Is ed flames from the oil which ha
III been poured over him by his mui
e derer. Robbery is given as the cause
It The man lived alone.
"a WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 21.-l
statehood bill granting the territorie
i. OF Arizona and New Mexico separat
n statehood will be introduced In tn
s. house tomorrow. The Republican mem
l. bers Of the house committee on ter
/. ritories held two meetings today 70
a the purpose of reviewing a bill pre-
{. pared by Representatives Hamilton o
d Michigan. Little opposition to tn
measure is expected In the house. Th
!, members who are known to bein,
Q opposed to statehood for the two ter
/. ritories. apparently experienced
q change of heart.
r WASHINGTON, Jan. 2I.-Declarin,
]. In favor Of postal savings banks, Post
r. master General George Won Meyer de
g livered an interesting address today t,
e the National Board of Trade, now IL
q session In this city. At banquet hel,
d last night by the board Vice Presiden
!. Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon botl
9 advocated careful revision of tn,
Z tariff. Asserting his confidence in tn
!, principles of the Republican party
/ Speaker Cannon said the party's poll
e cies Meant a lot to the nation" an,
9 declared that III we can succeed, eacl
g watching the revision of our revenue
!: laws. according to the best principles
n we shall succeed In substantially es
teblishing the same policy that ha
= made the Republican party solid"
@ CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 21.-Al
d official dispatch reports more than 60
II houses destroyed by the earthquake
b yesterday at Phoecae. near Smyrna
b Shocks continue today and people ar
n seeking refuge in the mountains. Th
}. minister OF the interior has been dis
d patched to render assistance to tn
n usfferers.
d SILvERTON. Colo, Jan. 21-Bel
v Best, young man about 25 years o
age went suddenly insane here yester
. day. He had been accustomed to al
!. tacks when he was very violent year
/. ago. but had not suffered with then