Semi-weekly herald., 1909-11-04
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS


the Spanish for their architecture, the
French for their patriotism. and the
southern women for their beauty, Pres
fdent Taft made pronounced hit in
this cosmopolital city of New Orleans
yesterday. The president declined all
invitations to dinner, but was greatly
pleased with the days activities. Taft
got the inspiration for his remarks
Oh. Spanish architecture by visit TO
the old Cabildo and other buildings
built by the Spanish during their pc.
riod of control here.
SILvERTON, Nov. Harry Ousley
Is on the shelf for repairs from the
effects OF a bullet wound received at
the hands of his wife yesterday after
noon. Ousley came here some two
months ago with his wife from Tellu-
ride. He is sporting man and spends
most of his time around the gaming
tables, drinking pretty heavily. They
had planned to go to Salt Lake, Mrs
Ousley to go ahead. Accordingly she
left Silverton the first of last week
Arriving at Fruita she ascertained her
husband was on a big spree. She turn.
ed back and reached Silverton yester-
day noon. She rounded her husband
up at one of the saloons and took him
to their rooms. Later. about or )
o'clock. something evidently came mp
that caused the woman to take shot
at the man. but what It was is not
given out. The bullet entered the
chin, passed through the mouth and
lodged at the base of the brain where
it was located by X-ray Attending
physicians will operate and remove
the bullet this afternoon. Unless com
plicatioRs set in the man will recover
An artery was cut by the bullet and
the man bled profusely.
SILVERTON, Nov. IA man by the
name of John Wogan was accidentally
killed at the Gold King mine yesterday
by falling 200 feet down The shaft
The body was badly bruised and about
every bone broken. He has not been
in the county but a short time and
carried a card issued by the Miners
union of Aspen. He leaves wife and
two children who are living in. Du-
range.
SILVERTON, Nov. Fire at Eri-
reka destroyed property valued a,
about $4,000 with very light insur
anee. The burned buildings consist
of corner store which has been va.
cant for some time, barn, an old as
say office and store room occupied and
used by Judge Terry for the Sunny
side mine.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. LIN ac
eordance with dying request the
ashes of DR.. f. H. Osborne, who died
herP last week, were thrown into the
Missouri river from the Hannibal all
road bridge here yesterday. DIR. Miller
with brief quotation from "Thana-
topsis," consigned the dust consigned
the dust to swirling waters in the
presence of fifty friends of the late
physician.
DENVER. Nov. Frederick Fl
Newell, director OF the United States
reclamation service. the. man who mi
tiated systematic government investi-
cations of the extent to which arid lands
might be reclaimed by irrigation and
under whose direction nearly mil
lion acres OF western lands have been
reclaimed, providing homes for fifty
thousand people, arrived in Denver
last evening. Today he began, with
members of the senate committee on
irrigation. the investigation of Colo
radios Two great government reclama-
ton projects. the Gunnison TUNNEL
and the Grand Junction government
high line canal. He says the high
line project will get government
money.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Nov. -Four
robbers were surprised at work in the
general merchandise store of Brad
shaw Brothers at Lexena, Kans.. 12
miles west of Kansas City, early to
day, and shot and mortally wounded
W. ID. Haskin, the town marshal, after
an exchange Oh SHOiS. Oue fODDeT was
also shot All four escaped.
Dr. Jones, returning home from a
visit to patient. passed the store
just as the robbers set off a charge OF
dynamite on the safe. lie notified
Marshal Haskin and the officer was
soon on the scene.
JOHNSTOWN. Pa, Nov. Twelve
men were killed in the Cambria Steel
company's coal mine, two miles from
here. last night. the result of dynamite
explosion. All the dead are foreign
ers. Three men escaped by perilous
climb on life ladders through the poi"l
sonous mine gas and falling slate upon
the steep walls of the main shaft Only
fifteen workmen were in the mine.
WEST POINT. N. Y, Nov. BE
cause of the death of Eugene A. Byrne
of Buffalo, N. Y, no more football
will be played by the West Point elev
en- this year. This is the statement