Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-18

I
Southern railway here last night, con
firms the report that desperate sit
uation is being faced by the littl,
party left at the lonely station 1890,
feet above sea level, snowbound ava,
above timber line, and marooned from
the rest of the world, with no pros
poets of immediate rescue from theil
perilous predicament.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Turkey. Feb
ia number OF houses and govern
ment buildings at sivas the capital OF
a Vilayet OF the same name in Asiatic
Turkey collapsed today as the result
of an earthquake shock. Loss of life
has not been ascertalned. but reports
say that thirty persons have been
Killed and others injured. Many Of the
inhabitants are without shelter.
sivas is sometimes called Seevas,
and has a population OF about six
thousand families.
BUDAPEST. Feb. lG-An earth.
quake was felt today in the districts
OF Keeshemest Macy. Keros. Czegled
and Feligymaza. The inhabitants fled
in terror TO the country. The walls OF
a number Of houses were cracked but
otherwise there was no damage.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 16--A concer.-
ed effort viii be made by influential
Republicans from Rocky mountain and
other arid land states TO induce the
incoming administration TO oust f. II.
Newell, chief engineer OF the reclania
tion service, and to appoint In his
place some engineer of greater ability
II Is alleged by those opposing Newell
that he is not competent to conduct a
bureau of the government which is cx-
pending upwards of $4O,O0O.OO0 in the
| construction of irrigation works arl
1t is further charged that his admin
istration throughout has been marked
by friction with the people OF the Gu.
tire west.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1G.-The sen
ate today passed a bill which previous.
ly has passed the house. extending
the provisions of the Carey desert land
law 10 arizona and New Mexico.
KANSAS CITY Mo, Feb. l6.-With
revolver in one hand and dyua.
mite bomb in the other, a man, ap.
parently about 40 years OF age, today
entered the home Of l.. A. Jones, presi.
dent of the Jones Bros. Dry Goods
company of this city, and demanded
So 1000 BY ruse Mr.. Jones over
powered the man who was then placed
under arrest.
DENVER. Feb. 1.-THE snowfall
bulletin for the month OF January. just
issued by the local weather bureau, In
dicates that the snowfall for the month
has been considerably above the aver
age in every watershed in Colorado, in
suring an abundance of water in all
Colorado streams for the coming sea.
| son.
The heaviest snowfall reported is in
the Rio Grande watershed, PIatoro, in
Conejos county. having sixtynine inch
es. Winfield, in Chaffee county. comes
next, with a fall of sixty.six inches.
Report shows that the snowfall is well
packed which is the result OF late melt
ing and consequently n steady and late
flow of streams, furnishing the great
est possible amount of water for irri
cation purposes.
DENVER, Feb. 16.-slabbed and
kicked in the head until life was al
most extinct, left to die and he run
over by railroad train, Allan Stark
weather. young giant, widely known
to his extreme height, was found
thrown across the Colorado & South
ern tracks neal Platte and First
streets last night Revenge is believed
TO have Inspired the attack.
Starkweather's throat was cut and
his head rested In a pool of blood
An ugly cash with knife had laid his
neck open from the left ear to a
point beneath the chin, Apparently
he had been left for dead, to be mu.
tilated by wheels of the next passing
car.
starkweather was taken to hos
pital, where it Is believed, owing to
his great strength and vitality, he may
recover
The body across the tracks was dis
covered by j. Woodley, passenger on
the front end of an iuterurban car,
who saw Starkweather's form in the
glare OF the headlight.
Ernest Armstrong and his wife,
Alice. who live in Center street, have
been arrested as the alleged assail-
ants of the young man, following a
statement from Starkweather, made
under difficulties at the hospital
John Hopper. father Of Mrs. Arm.
strong. and Ernest Sachs. both la.
borers. have also been arrested, charg-
ed with assault with intent 10 kill
The police believe all four were i'm
plicated, either as participants or wit
nesses in the fierce attack upon Stark
weather. There is a woman In the
case.
| CITY OF MEXICO. Feb. 16.-Treet