Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-02

lunge at him. The end OF the blade
severed his jugular vein, and In few
moments he was dead The tragedy
occurred last evening. Mrs. Emma
lett the widow. is in jail. held re.
sponsible for the death Of her hus.
band All the witnesses assert. how
ever she killed him. but much sympa-
thy was expressed for the woman who
had been beaten and abused many
times by Jett. She is diminutive while
Jett was powerful and black
| PUEBLO. Nov 29.-Mrs. Flurridy
McJunkins. who was the cause of
the tragedy in which her brother-in-
law. Fred Schnack. lost his life. and
her lover Bob Hunt, was sent to the
pen for life. is to be married again
Lawrence Ryan of Pueblo this morn.
ing secured the marriage license and
the ceremony will be performed to-
night Ryan is 81 years OF age and
tie bride 81
| HAVANA. Nov. 29.-Not since the
downfall OF The administration OF Pres.
ident Palma has the political atmos
phere of Cuba been more obscured
and more laden with suggestions of
trouble than now
The re-established republic is scarce
ly nine months old and already ru-
mors are persistent that some way
is being sought to secure the retire
ment of President Gomez. either by
persuasion Or compulsion and TO place
Vice President Seayas at the head of
the nation.
SYRACUSE. N. Y. Nov. 29.-John
j. Flach, the real estate dealer of
Denver. while on his way here to visit
his aged mother whom he had not
seen for years. met a tragic death in
an unusual railroad accident early this
morning between Buffalo and Roches.
ter AS Mr.. Flach was crossing the
yestibule, going from the Pullman
sleeper into the dining car of the fast
in two and he was hurled to death
beneath the trucks. The train was
late out OF Buffalo. and was being
drawn by two heavy engines. going
forty miles an hour at the time OF
he accident. The break occurred In
The coupling between the sixth and
seventh cars.
SAN JOSE. Costa Rica. Nov 29.-
rhe French government has been
drawn into the Nicaraguan trouble In
1 way that promises serious conse
luences for Zelaya as the result of
brutal outrages committed on French
citizens residing in Nicaragua.
official complaint has been lodged
with the French consul general in
Costa Rica by Faustino Montol, a
Frenchman. Montol. who was mana
ger of farm owned by NJ. Menor of
Paris and situated on the coast of
.~he great lake of Nicaragua says:
"On October % we were surprised
by, large detachment of troops com
handed by gentleman called Larios
Of Nicaragua. Immediately both Mr.
Ruinart and myself were bound and
ragged to the edge of lake, where
after mockery of a trial. they threat
ened to shoot us. threat which they
repeated three times AS soon as we
we're safely locked up the soldiers re-
turned TO sack the farm, wrestling the
keys from the housekeepers and carry
ing off all objects OF value on which
they could lay their hands, some of
which were confiscated later In Lur
tuga, We had to regain possession of
our own horses by purchasing them
from those to whom they had sold
them. During the operations at the
farm housekeeper was brutally treat
ed by Larios and II was with difficulty
she saved herself from being killed
They completely stripped the farm. not
taking into account the French flag
which was at the time hoisted over the
house"
| BIRMINGHAM. Nov. 30.-By their
votes the people OF Alabama voted
down the proposed constitutional
amendment adopted by the special ses.
sion OF the Legislature last August
which was a very bitter one Alabama
is prohibition state but the new
amendment was most drastic In form
and would forever bar liquor from the
state. The bill prohibited the manu-
facture. sale and keeping for sale of
alcoholic and malt liquors and other
Intoxicating liquors and beverages with
the exception that alcohol might be
sold for medical. scientific and me-
chanical purposes. and wine for sacra-
mental purposes under such regula-
lions as the Legislature might pre-
scribe. Another provision gave the
legislature the right 10 prohibit citi-
zens from keeping liquor In their
homes. This was put forth to meet
the recent supreme court ruling that
liquor is n commodity which can be
possessed and stored where and In
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