Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-07

and lynched The jailer resisted the
mob. but the door was broken down
The negro was taken out and hanged
to st. Clair street bridge. Bowers
the wounded man, is still In critical
condition. His home Is in valosta.
Ga. Maxey narrowly escaped being
lynched al the time of the shooting
the panic among the big crowd in the
big tent was narrowly ayerted.
The shooting was the result OF the
negro's effort to get into the tent un.
der the flap without ticket.
WASHINGTON June 3.-There is a
report here that the attorney general
has ruled unfavorably in the matter
of the government accepting aid OF
outside capital in constructing irriga-
tion projects and that under the law
1t will be impossible for the Grand
Valley Water Users association to
participate in the building of the High
Line canal.
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger
was non-committal as TO the nature of
the opinion from the attorney gen
| eral. but 1t is believed the only ques-
| tion he now considers as remaining
| for him TO settle is the ability Of the
| government TO produce the entire
amount of money needed to construct
Colorado project. He promised an
announcement in regard to the matter
shortly. perhaps this week.
KANSAS CITY. Mo, June 3-John
W Speas, prominent business and
club man, committed suicide at his
home here this morning by shooting
He had been in Ill health and despond
ent. Mr. Speas was for years con
nected with the advancement of Kan
sas City. He was president of the
Monarch Vinegar company, treasurer
of the Priests of Pallas Carnival as
sociation. was first president of the
board OF directors OF Convention hall
and member of the Kansas City
club and the Commercial club. He
was As years of age. He had been Ill
l
while his wife and son, Victor, were
at breakfast and was dead when they
reached his room few minutes later
| SEATTLE. Wash, June 3,-On tht
steamer Northwestern which arrived
here yesterday were 1893 survivors o.
the wrecked cannery ship Columbia
which grounded near Unimak pass
April 30.
A freak of the shipwreck developed
with the conduct of j. E. Jenson, one
of the Columbias crew. Within few
hours after sailing from San Francisco
the man displayed such pronounced
symptoms OF being insane that he was
placed in confinement. With the
stranding of the ship he was released
for the first time in many days. Nc
sooner were the dangers of ship
wreck apparent than he jumped tr
the assistance Of rescue with a vigoi
and Intelligence that made him the
most valuable of workers. With abate
ment of the immediate dangers 81,
days later his delusions again appear
ed and when aboard the Northwest
ern he was again placed in confine
ment.
PUEBLO, Colo, June 4.--PatricI
Dunphy OF the contracting firm Of
Dunphy & Nelson, which are working
on the Moffat road, died this morning
at Mercy hospital after long Illness
Dunphy was 65 years of age and Q
bachelor He had been associated ddI,
ing the early days here with many
constructors who constructed the firs,
road through the state.
Last winter while in Denver he was
taken seriously Ill at one of the hotels
and it was several days before he
could be identified. Friends hnally
heard of his condition and had him
brought to Pueblo where he has since
been confined. Dunphy's mind was at
fected. but his friends believed IT
would be only temporary. Dunphy
was worth over quarter of million
dollars. He recently made heavy pur.
chases of real estate In Denver with
the expectation of residing and set.
Ting down to an old age of comfort
Dunphy, SO far as known, has NO
relatives in Colorado.
| KIJABE, British East Africa, June
| ld-Members of the Roosevelt party
who arrived here yesterday afternoon
on special train from Nairobi and
spent the night in the camp car d.
the railroad station, started OUT tnis
| morning TO visit the local station OF
| the African inland mission, an Amerl.
| can organization. The party wil lake
| luncheon with the missionaries.
This morning Mr.. Roosevelt. spent
some time shooting monkeys, partic
ularly the colobus.
X. j. Cunningham manage, of he
expedition, and l., A. Tarlton OF MAI.
robi will stay al the camp today com
pleting preparation to start on trip
into the Sotik country. To reach this
territory the party will have to travel
two days without meeting water,
EADS, Colo, June 4.-The body of
II. F. MeNeeley OF Pueblo. conductor