Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-29


had written with his fingers on tn.
leaf of maguey plant with the bloot
OF the girl: "On April 20 there wa.
an execution here for jealousy" Sc
cundino stabbed the girl sixty-twe
times.
Los ANGELES, April 26.-For the
first time in ten years warships OF
Japan entered the Pacific coast port
OF the United States when the cruisers
Soya and Aso. comprising a japanese
training squadron commanded by Rear
Admiral Ipichi. steamed into San Pc
dro at noon yesterday. Not since the
ships that entered the bay of San
francisco half score of years ago
have vesseles flying the flag of the
Rising Sun been sighted on the west
ern shores of this country.
NEW YORK, April 26.-After telling
of the solidity and remarkable growth
OF the cities of the Pacific coast and
IN the far west, Darwin p. Kingsley.
president of the New York Life In.
surance company, who has Just return
ed from trip of ten weeks, said:
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tacoma,
Seattle. Portland, Spokane. Salt Lake
City and Denver are all making most
remarkable progress which should
make every American feel proud"
| CoNSTANTINoPLE, April 27.-Ab.
dul Hamid II has been deposed as sui.
tan of the Turkish empire. Moham-
med Rschad Effendi. his brother, will
| be proclaimed his successor by prob.
ably O'Clock this afternoon. The
deposition will be through the regular
form prescribed by the tenets of the
Mohammedan faith. 1t is understood
the Sheik Ulistam, head of the church,
will issue the decree of deposition
The news of the deposition of Abdul
Hamid and the selection of his brother
to succeed him has caused great ex'
element throughout Constantinople
Crowds began TO gather in the prin-
cipal squares and thoroughfares and
around the imperial palace at Yildiz
in anticipation of the proclamation of
the new sultan. II is reported here
that the sultan has been removed from
The imperial palace of Yildiz and con
yeyed across the Bosphorus to point
in Asiatic Turkey. salute of y10l
guns was fired at 2:03 o'clock which
announced TO the waiting population
of Constantinople change in sultans
POCATELLO, Ida, April 27.-Wil
liam ]. Woodland of Rawlins, Wyo.,
last night shot and wounded Grace
Agnes Rooley in the girls room at a
lodging house, and then committed
suicide. Miss Rooney will probably
recover. Unrequited affection is
thought to have inspired the crime
Woodland was thirty years old
WASHINGTON, April 27-The in.
dications are today that Frank NJ.
Downer will retain his position as su-
perintendent of the Denver mint. John
F. Vivian will receive position in
Washington providing Mr. Taft can be
brought to see things In the right
light. Senator Guggenheim has an en-
gagement to call on the president late
this afternoon.
GUADALAJARA, Mex. April 27.-
Roman Estrada today paid the death
penalty for one of the most brutal
crimes in the history of the republic
Furiously jealous of his sweetheart
whom he accused of unfaithfulness
Estrada beat her severely in an at.
tempt to compel her to confess. This
method proved unsuccessful and Es-
lrada tied the unfortunate girl to
post, cut off one of her ears and then
cne of her toes. Still getting no con
fession, the blood maddened man tore
open the girls clothing cut away her
breasts and slashed her body. In that
condition he left her. She was found
hours afterward, dying, but still able
TO give the name of her traducer. She
died shortly afterward of her wounds
Estrada was captured and today he
was shot TO death by soldiers.
DURANGO, Mex, April 27.-Official
| reports of the recent riot ing in We
lardina, following the stopping by mu-
nicipal authorities Of a religious pa.
rade show that no less than twenty
five men were executed by court mar
tial for participating in the rioting.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, April 81
Judge Hart today overruled the mo
ton for a new trial in the Cooper
murder case, and an appeal was taken
to the Tennessee supreme court.
DES MONIES, Ia, April 27.-Fire
early today destroyed the five-story
brick building occupied by George A
Boody & Co., Wholesale dealers in
wall paper and paint in Sixth avenue
damaged the Trossel block. Cleveland's
grocery and Buffers cafe adjoining
AS the paint house was burning oils
produced an explosion that tore the
walls out. Milan Depew was caught
in the fall OF wall while trying tt
rescue Miss Margaret Garnett. cashier
OF the cafe. Both finally were rescued
by aremen.
ENCINITAS. Cal, April 27.-Elliot
Coutts, aged 12 months, owes his lif'