Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-04

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responsibilities for the rest Il
Of my days" Lapsing into humorous P
mood, Dr. Angel said: II will be Off =
cially buried tomorrow" s
MEI.ILLA, Oct. 1.-The Spanish G
force from Zelaun. reconnoiterIng In v
the direction Of Sokel Jemis. encoun- c
tered the Moors and met with Sc 4.
rious reverse. General Diaz Vieario.
three other officers and fourteen men t
were killed. and 1872 men wounded.
PHOENIX, Ariz,, Oct. IA notable
hunting party win assemble in north
Frank H. Hitchcock, postmaster gener-
al; Cecil A. Lyon. member OF the
national Republican committee from
Texas; Ralph Cameron. delegates TO
congress from Arizona, and the lat
ter's secretary b. w. Zacbau, meet in
Flagstaff today and go to Holbrook.
whence they will take to the wilder
ness II. A. Smith, ,Arizona's national |
committeeman, is expected 10 join the |
party at Holbrook.
Deer and bear are the big game OF
northern Arizona which the hunters
will pursue.
Los ANGELES. Cal. Oct. 1.--David
Eldridge, mine owner who disappear
led in the desert several weeks ago
staked his life on the loss Of coin
and lost, according to Malapai Mike. a.
prospector, who says he WAS the last
10 see the missing man. Parties have
searched the desert in vain for Ell
! dridge, and have given him up for
: dead.
4 Mike came here from Greenwatei
last night. He says he and Eldridge
r who is the son of Benjamin Eldridge
the wealthy Illinois sewing machine
!. | manufacturer. started for Telescope
y Ipeak to inspect power site. On The
d way they lost most of their provisions
e and all but one of their burros. When
It the water supply was reduced to Ave
. gallons, Nike says Eldridge suggested
Al tossing coin to see which should
o take the burro-and make a dash fol
IT Greenwater for aid. Mike won. and
C taking one gallon OF water left his
'e companion. On arriving at Green
4water he sent party In search of the
A. missing man but no trace OF him was
,, found.
d CHICAGO. Oct 1.-The Swiss con
Of suls of Chicago and Paris are cham
as pioning the cause of Arnold Held
Of chauffeur OF the late Chas. t. Yerkes
a. one of the six servants of the forme
le traction magnate from whom bequest!
W amounting TO $4,000 was revoked b!
8 the codicil filed yesterday in probate
I'd court. An attorney for Held, retained
TX A. Holinger. the Swiss consul at Chi
Ir- cago, who acted upon the request o
IS a representative OF his government il
TX Paris.
ct The fight against the codicil Is base,
OF upon the contention that the codici
'r was drafted by Mr.. Yerkes when unde
er servants were conspiring to poiso
DIS him. That he was under that In
nj preston just before his death an,
he that he had either destroyed the &C
ID dicil, or else had never signed 1t, /
In inferred by the attorney for Held fron
to a statement he says Mr.. Yerkes mad
tn that he came near doing Held grsa
a. iajustice."
sr. DENVER, Oct. IA solution of tn
ny fwater question which is exciting al
Is Denver is suggested by John A. Rusl
ST at meeting held last night MI
'r- Rush would amend the city charter s.
er as to authorize bond issue of eigh
as million dollars.
nr Then offer the Denver Union Wa
at ter company six millions for its plant
To and. If It refuses to accept, build ou
|! own plant with the proceeds from th
sale of bonds" said the speaker.
90 Mr.. Rush cited the example of Gran,
e. Junction where the water compan,
es was offered $4,000 for its plant an,
m when the offer was refused the cit,
er built its own plant for $4,000. Tn,
T. result Is the old company Ia out o
business and the water rates hav,
le been cut In two. New Orleans adopt
8 ed similar policy with Its privat,
II company and municipal plant wa.
r. constructed for six and half mil
h lion dollars.
ID GLENWOOD SPRINGS. Colo, Oct
l. 1.-The two desperadoes who Wednes
day afternoon held up the cashier anf
;. robbed the Citizens National bank OF
e $4,000. have made good their escape
s All traces of the men are lost and
II the organized search which was in
B. progress for two days and nights, has
ls been abandoned.
e After a futile days hunt in the
e hills south and east of Glenwood
n where the, bandits were seen last Wed
d nesday night. the posse of nearly 15O
men returned to the city late last
night. having made little or no prog
II ress. II was thought the robbers had
y been surrounded but when the posse
n closed In about the place yesterda,
n the robbers were nowhere to be found
The country for miles in every di