Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-06
TELEGRAPHICNEWS

skated backwards into the open water
and was drowned. His body was re-
covered within forty minutes after
the accident and two physicians
worked over II for two hours before
man might be resuscitated. The man
was 81 years of age, handsome, well
dressed and evidently wealthy Let
ters on his person proved that he was
a stranger in Colorado
DETROIT. Mich, Jan 3.-The po-
lice, through a dragnet thrown out to.
day, hope TO capture Il pair of mashers,
one of whom killed William Keller
wife, who had been insulted by the pair
when he was shot in cold blood. De.
tective Captfn Mcdonnell remained at
his office all night and early this morn.
lieve the murderer and his companion
were Italians who had given the po-
lice trouble in the past. Four sus-
poets We're arrested during the night
Il don't believe we have our man yet"
said Mcdonnell, but we have good
descriptions" Keller and his brother
were summoned by Mrs Keller, who
said the masbers followed her and
her sister-in-law from downtown. hTey
chased the men and without word
one of them was shot
They chased the men and without
word one of them drew revolver
and shot Keller dead The victims
brother gave chase, but the pair es-
capped.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3.-Morris Ma,
thanson, real estate holder and
clothing manufacturer was found dead
today in the loft of his factory He
had been bound hand and foot to
chair with half-inch rope. He had
been dead several hours The loft
was filled with escaping gas from the
broken pipe Just above his head. There
were not any marke of violence. He
was rich. His partner was placed
under arrest.
WASHINGTON. Jan 3.-Congress
men are arriving in great numbers
this morning. Both houses will re
convene Tuesday, but will adjourn for
the day out of respect to the memory
of the late Senator McLauren of Miss
issippi. Wednesday the house will
take up the Mann bill for the reorgani-
zation of the Panama canal zone. 1t
is believed this measure will be dis
posed of in one days time and then
the house will attack the appropri,
alton bills.
aged SO, committed suicide late last
night by jumping from the roof of
six-story tenement, nearly every bone
in his body was broken. Paris lived
with his daughter. He had been i'll
and talked of suicide frequently
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3.-President
Taft will support measure to raise
immediate funds for the completion
or furtherance of irrigation projects
in the West. Senator Borah of Idaho
talked with the president and re-
ceived his assurance that the influence
OF the chief executive would be
brought to bear to secure a statute
whereby bonds will be issued TO pro,
vide means.
DENVER, Jan. 3.-Fourteen girls.
all candidates for the honor of being
queen of the Colorado National Apple
exposition, which opens at the AndI.
torium tonight, arrived in Denver yes,
terday and today opened headquarters
directing the campaign waged by their
partisans from the various towns In
the apple belt. Those registered are
the Misses Exoie Cady of Paonia.
Mabie Skinner of Fruita Geno Alber-
to of Glenwood Springs, Dessa Levan
of Grand Junction, Genevieve Hartig
Of Delta, Bertha Markley of Montrose
FL GIee Woodruff of Olathe, Cleonie
Elliott of Canon City. Lena Kitchen
of Rocky Ford Amanda Mckay of
Grand Junction, Cora NJ. Woodford of
Canon Sity, Hulda Anderson of Boul.
der. Barbara Allen of Longmont and
Estelle DeVidtz of Fort Collins.
NEW YORK, Jan. "A deluge of
accidental deaths and suicides by gas
has fallen upon the coroners of great
er New York, while hospitals worked
over many others who had been found
In time to give life fighting chance.
Ten accidental deaths from gas was
reported to the coroners of Manhat-
tan and Brooklyn yesterday and last
night In Brooklyn five persons were
so badly overcome that death is ex.
pected. There were two attempted
gas suicides In Manhattan and one In
Brooklyn. Altogether, a most remark
able series of gas tragedies. There
was nothing wrong with the gas sup.
ply, the quality and pressure was nor,
NAL. In most of the accidental cases
trouble could be traced to too much
New Years cheer.
DRESDEN. Tenn, Jan. 3.-Clarence
Carney faced his 65-year-old mother.
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