Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-21

iohaoie tdpltOl fflli district yesterday
y They had been dead since the pre-
t vious Thursday. The women, each O
2 whom were clab in night robes ha,
: been murdered by being struck oil
! the head. evidently with a hammer
J There were no marks of violence oil
) Seeley. He is believed to have beer
partially chloroformed and then drown
ed in the tub. All three were kneel
ing at the side OF bath tub with theii
, heads submerged in the water. A
steamer trunk was on the bodies o.
Seeley and his wife. The authoritie,
pronounced it double murder ant
suicide the result OF Seeiey's mind
becoming unbalanced owing to recent
| financial reserves.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18.-Character
izing President Roosevelt as gar.
goyle and as this pigmy descendant
of Dutch trades people," and charg.
ing him with having Established a
court in the white house which would
have delighted the heart Of Alexander
Hamilton" Mr.. Willett of New York,
in the house of representatives today,
made most bitter attack on the chief
executive ever heard In that body.
Mr.. Willett took for his theme "The
Passing of Roosevelt" and In a speech
of great length dealt with numerous
of the presidents acts since he came
into office and scathingly denounced
them after going on bitterly for long
| time. The house refused to listen
further Mr.. Willett was called down
hard and subsidized.
SACRAMENTO. Cal, Jan. 19.-The
Sacramento Union says today: Presi-
dent Roosevelt has taken hand In the
anti-Japanese legislation now before
the California Legislature and has ask
ed the governor to take steps to have
all legislation held up until the presi-
dent has been heard. President Roose-
velts telegram follows:
Washington, Jan. l6.-Hon. James
S. Gillette. Governor of California, Sac
ramento, Cal.-We are greatly con
cerned at newspaper reports on the
anti-Japanese Legislation in Califor
! MAS legislature. Have written you
at length on the subject. Earnestly
hope no progress will be made on the
bills until you have a chance to re.
ceive my letters and, If necessary, to
discuss its contents with leaders of
the two houses. My knowledge of the
international situation, particularly
with reference to the immigration of
japanese laborers from the United
States, satisfies me that the passage
of the proposed Legislation would be
of incalculable damage to the state of
California as well as to the whole
Union. (Signed)
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Governor Gillette sent the following
reply:
Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 1S.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt, President of the Unit
ed States, Washington. Telegram re-
ceiyed. Have caused bills to be held
up until l can hear from you. Copies
OF bills introduced affecting japanese,
together with briefs on same, mailed
to you.
tSigned) IN. GILLETTE"
The Drew measure prevents owner
ship of property for more than seven
years by aliens and this measure was
reported out of the committee today
as fayorably and was to have been
passed through the assembly. 1t was
held up until tomorrow when 1t will
be made a special order of business
and according to Governor Gillette will
probably be postponed still further
when that time arrives.
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Jan. 10
The number of dead in the Dotsero
horror may total twenty-four before
night. There are three in the local
sanitarium, dying They are L. j.
llzell of Williston. N. D.; Rev. A. p.
Proseau of Holdredge, Neb., and Mrs.
Lydia Mahan of Princeton, Ind. All
passed bad night and nurses and
physicians say this morning that the
patients are not expected to live
through the day.
Railroad officials do not admit a
possibility lnat any more ueatnS VIII
result from the wreck--in fact, there
is a Gordon of railroad surgeons and
nurses and officials established about
the hospital ward where the patients
| are confined and no one is allowed
to see any of them except the two
babies. and babies cannot tell of the
horrors through which they passed
their limited vocabulary will not per
NIT It.
AS rapidly as possible the hospital
is being emptied. Two or three OF
the patients were moved to the Rio
Grande hospital at Salida yesterday
Another half dozen moved this morn
| ing.
SALEM, Ore. Jan. 19.-Governor G
B. Chamberlain, Democrat, will be
elected United States senator today
by Republican legislature. Although
Chamberlain is the peoples choice fol
United States senator and there are
enough members OF the legislator,
pledged to elect him. a determined
effort has been made for months pas