Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-22

"iN-Nii EH' hau' rep. ia wierd
tale of young Indian girl sIavin,
her father to save her soul from ,e,
dition was brought in today from The q
Lake Nipigon country.
Returning home after long bunti,.
trip, an old Indian. seabe by name
explained TO his family that he had
killed his best friend. The murder
SO preyed on the Indians mind that /
he was unable to rest or sleep. Be
lieving If he gave up his own life his
soul would be saved, Seabe asked sew.
eral acQuaintances to kill him. but
they refused Going TO his own home
he placed an AK in The hands of his
daughter and commanded her to kill
him. She at first decline. but when
iold by her father that if she did not
do so he would commit more mur.
ders, she consented She told her
parent to stand with his back to herA
close to the fire. After her father had
said goodbye. the girl raised the AK :.
high and swung 1t with all nv
strength, completely seyering the head.
CHICAGO, Feb ia nights ex.
perience in the Chicago municipal
lodging house, with the floor and
blanket as a bed may not seem prefer
! able TO a comfortable suite at the Audi
torfum annex. but that is the choice
| made by Edwin A Brown of Denver.
socialogist and philanthropist. and
brother of w. C. Brown, president of
| the New York Central railroad last
night. Brown is one of the leaders
OF the movement in his home city to
| Establish a modern municipal lodging
| house TO gain inside knowledge OF
| what Chicago does for its poor To.
day he declared he would retire early
to his suite in the annex and make up
| for considerable lost sleep.
| CHICAGO, Feb. ia large dog. for
many years the companion of John
| Hillie, hermit, stood guard and held
at bay three policemen yesterday
when they attempted to separate him
| from the lifeless and frozen form of
his master.
A watchman was attracted to the
shanty by the whining of the animal
He saw the outstretched form of u
man on the floor and notified the po
lice. The door was broken down b11
the dog jumped at the policemen, fore.
ing them to retreat. After half an
hour of coaxing the dog permitted
them to take the body.
/ TORRJNN Mpx Eob N hnw
great a degree has bull fighting had to
do with the decline of Spain as a
world power is the question raised by
Andres Osuna, director of public edu
cation, who has asked the state gov
einment of Coahuila to enact an order
prohibiting school teachers and chill
dren from attending bull fights.
Senior Osuna contends that witness
ing such brutal exhibitions as bull
fights tends TO harden the minds OF
students and to make them unfit for
citizenship. The bull ring, contends
Senior Osuna, has been responsible for
the decline of Spain as world power,
just as the gladiatorial contests and
similar bloody exhibitions caused the
decline of the Roman empire
| CHICAGO, Feb. 19.-Shot do@n by
an assassin whose ideRtity is unknown,
Charles J. Patzelt is reported dying
this morning at the county hoSSital
from two bullet wounds in the head
The case is one of the most bafflng
that the Chicago police have been
called upon TO solve in months. AL
though Patzelts assailant was seen as
he fired the shots. no description OF
him can be obtained from the only
eyewitness TO the shooting.
Patzelt was on his way to a lodge
meeting when the shooting took place.
The assassin was a pace or two be.
hind him. Mrs. Mary Pillar, walking
on the opposite side OF the street, wit
messed the tragedy and saw the assaiI.
ant flee across the prairie. She re.
mained at the side of the wounded
man until the police arrived.
Patzelt was on the operating table
when his heartbroken wife arrived. .
Surgeons found two bullet holes In the
| S0N" vi thO ACdu dDUul Two Inches
apart The hair was powder-burned.
indicating that the revolver was held
close to the victims head. No at
tempt was made to probe for the bul.
let, as his condition. the surgeon said,
is hopeless.
The police believe he was shot by
someone who knew him. No attempt
was made to rob him.
| SlLVERToN, Feb. 19.-The party OF
| Silverton people leaving Durango yes.
terday did not reach town until
O'Clock this morning and several OF
the members were completely tired
out and If the distance had been much
greater would not have made 1t. The
train was late in leaving Durango
and when the party crossed the dis
tance between the working forces the
train from this end had returned TO