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gendarme seized him when he landed
on the quay and Immediately turnet
him over to the British detectives un
der the belief that he was a common
thief. The French authorities latel
made demand that Sayarkar be turn
ed over to them. on the ground thai
he had acquired the right OF asylum
on French soil as he was not a crimi
nal. but political offender. This
question OF International rights Is now
to be settled by the court of arbitra
ton Meanwhile the young Indian
student has been tried and convicted
in Bombay. but the sentence will be
held in allegiance until The Hague
court renders Its decision.
CHICAGO, Feb. 14.-An optimistic
note was sounded. SO far as pro
gressive future in railroad circles u
concerned. on Sunday by Robert 3
Lovett. head OF the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific railroads, on his ar.
'iNhi III thithso tOuhy from new OTk,
He made II plain that both he and
his colleagues In the east see many
signs for encouragement and no alarm
signals in the financial horizon.
President Lovett Is on his way to the
Pacific coast on his annual tour of In
spectlon. He left Chicago today for
New Orleans from whence he will &c
westward over the Southern Pacific
system.
business outlook is goo1," he said
The decision OF an Increase In freight
rates which ever way It goes will moi
affect our plans. 1t Will he remem
bered our rates were reduced year
ago by the interstate commerce com
mission"
He announced that his tour would
consume six weeks and that he would
spend considerable period of his
time In California and Colorado.
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and whose death ended yesterday, Mrs
Lynwood Keene took her own life to
day after having fatally shot her IA
year-old son Gerald.
The compact was found in a sealed
envelope in the woman's room. Keene
was once prosperous farmer. but
according to the story of the compact
the family had become impoverished
and discouraged during his long sick
ness.
The document was found in the
dresser in Mrs. Keene's room, along
with several farewell letters to rela
tives, who bore the names of both
Mr.. and Mrs. Keene. although the
husband had apparently been too fee
BILE to make more than his mark, as
his name had been written by his wife
The document recited briefly the fam.
lily troubles and the result of Mr.
Keene's illness. His death was pre-.
dicted and 1t Is stated that as both
the parents thought 1t would be wrong
to suffer the troubles they had them.
selves experienced Mrs. Keene bound
herself to do away" with herself and
their son as soon as possible after
the death of the husband and father
Friends OF the family in the house
today. who were assisting in preparing
the body OF Mr.. Keene for burial,
heard shots upstairs. They found the
boy Gerald in bed in his chamber
with bullet wound in his right TEN.
pie. So close had the revolver been
held to the child's head, probably
while he was asleep, that the hair
about his temple was singed. The boy
was alive, but unconscious, when
found. He lived less than an hour
The door of Mrs. Keene's room was
broken in and her body found stretch
ed on the bed. She had placed the
mouth and fired, death probably being
Instantaneous. The revolver lay on
the bed beside her.
In letters to relatives to whom small
gifts were made Of personal belong
ings, the husband and wife asked to
be buried In double casket and that
their sons coffin and theirs be placed
in the same box for final burial. The
triple funeral will be held on Wed.
nesday.
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RALEIGH, N. C.. Feb. 1.-THE au-
thorities at the state penitentiary here
have completed all arrangements for
the electrocution of Nathan Montague
the negro recently convicted in Gran
vile county of the murder OF Lay.
ton Sanders, his daughter and grand
daughter. The triple murder was com
mitted on the night of Dec. 18 last. TIC
hide the evidences OF his crime the
murderer set fire to the Sanders home
and the bodies OF his victims were
burned to crisp. The blood stained
skirt and purse OF one OF the victims
was found in the possession OF Mon
tague. Immediately after his arrest
he WAS hurried to state prison here
to escape vengeance at the hands OF
citizens. Three weeks ago he was re
turned to Oxford for trial and was con
vieted by the jury after eight minutes
deliberation. Tomorrow is the day
fixed for his electrocution.
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DENVER, Feb. 13.-Abraham Lin.
coin. as embodying in his life, deeds
and words, the highest type of Chris
tian citizenship was the spirit In which
the emancipator's 1O2nd birthday ami.
versary was yesterday honored in Den
yer and throughout Colorado Failing
upon Sunday 1t was particularly fitting
that 1t should take this form. At many
churches the Lincoln day services
were held and at nearly every gather
ing mention was made of his name
and he was pointed out as an example
to which American youth should strive
as patriot, worker and doer OF Gods
work.
There were no general observances
but 1t is doubtful If ever In Denver
there has been manifested such q
quickening of the Lincoln spirit or a
more general discussion of Lincolns
life as on yesterday. 1t showed itself
at an early hour when the national
emblem swung at the masts Of al.
the public buildings and from win
dows and porches of thousands OF the
city homes.
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DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 14.-One man
was instantly killed and one fatally
injured, three men and two women
badly hurt, today. when touring car
going at a high rate of speed, skidded
on the icy pavement and crashed into
a telephone pole on Jefferson avenue
The dead:
HARRY N. LEDERLANDER agent
for the automobile company and driver
Of the automobile; skull fractured
The injured are: Paul r. Mckinney
injured internally, fatally; Allen NJ
Gray, leg broken; John c. Barber, les
and back injured; David Nederlander
injured about the head; Madge Trip
member of chorus of a theatrioa
company injured in body; Dora Thorn
as, head injured. The two uninjurec
women who were also in the car dis
appeared and cannot be located
The party of nine left Detroit at the
midnight hour and went to Crosse
Point for supper. They were return
ing from there when the accident hap
pened.
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ONE TRAIN DAILY TO siLvERToN

The evening passenger train leaving
Durango at 5:10 p. m. for SIlverton
has been pulled off for the present.
since while there is danger OF slides
running, the traffic is too light to
warrant two trains daily. A mixed
train carrying mail, passengers and
freight will leave Durango each morn
ing at 7:25. returning at $40 .. N.
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DENVER, Colo, Feb. 14.-William
McCrary, half breed Cherokee, q
bartender in the saloon OF his brother
John H. McCrary on Curtis street
committed suicide by shooting himself
yesterday afternoon.
The bullet pierced his skull and
struck Arthur Knowles. a fellow bar,
tender. In the temple, inflicting a
wound from which Knowles died early
this morning.
, Upon receipt of the news OF Nc
Crarys death, Mrs. Julia Sohn, the
young divorcee with whom McCrary
had been keeping company, swallowed
carbolic acid with suicidal intent. Her
condition is pronounced serious by the
county hospital physicians today. al
though there is chance for her re.
covery.
McCrary killed himself In a At OF
dependency caused. presumably, by
his financial reverses and domestic
troubles. His wife returned to Den.
yer yesterday from an extended visit
to Oklahoma Mrs. Sohn, her hus-
bands intimate friend. who lives on
Welton street near the family home
says that there were frequent quar-.
rels between the husband and wife
Mrs. Sohn's presence in the house
according to reports, having preclpi
tated the trouble.
McCrary killed himself and Knowles
while standing behind the bar in his
brothers saloon He had finished his
days work and Knowles had Just ar
rived to take his place. John McCrary
the proprietor, stood within five feet
OF his brother at the time, but had
no intimation OF the latter's determine.
ton to kill himself.
Police Surgeon Mudd started for the
county hospital with the two wounded
men on stretchers side by side but
McCrary died while on the way. Last
night at midnight an operation was
performed on Knowles in an effort to
save his life but to no avail He died
shortly after.
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RIGID ECONOMY.

A young clergyman was complain
ing to friend that his congregation
was made up OF tight wads." They
are 10 stingy," he said. shat when !
ask them to sing old Hundred hey
sing The Ninety and Nins.-rmporia
0asetts.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. Al. d.
Adams and r. E. Sloan OF Durango
today filed at the treasury depart.
ment the petition of fifty business men
of Durango for the establishment OF
the new postoffice there at the corner
of Eighth street and second avenue
The government agent recently sent
to Durango had selected another site
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TSARITSYN, Russia, Feb, 14.-Fa
natical scenes were Witnessed here
where the whole Greek Catholic parish
is suffering self-lmposed deprivationi
In protest against the transfer to an
other parish OF Priest Heliodorus, the
reactionary leader.
Recently the holy synod announced
the transfer Of the priest from Tsarit
syn to the diocese Of Tula. The an
nouncement threw the parishioneri
into a religious frenzy and with He
|liodorua thsy took . solemn vow %
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WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. 13.-The
house has arranged for a special ses.
sion tomorrow at which memorial ex
ercises will be held for the late Rep
resentative Charles @. Tirreh, of the
Fourth Massachusetts, district. Sew
eral members of the Massac husetts
delegation and Of the committees on
claims and judiciary. on which Mr.
Tirrel served, will deliver addresses
in eulogy of the life and public serv
Ices of the deceased.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-President
Taft arrived at home today from his
western trip. He is much pleased
with the results OF his reciprocity cam
paign in Ohio and Illinois. With his
return to Washington today he will
begin to push the night for the Ca
madam reciprocity agreement. He has
planned many conferences but will
devote himself principally to the situ-
alton in the senate. Mr.. Taft feels
that the question is probably solved
with the reporting out Of the Mccall
bill on last Saturday.
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DENVER, Feb. 13.-The senatorial
contest goes merrily on The legisla
tors have returned from two-day
visit with their families and their con
stituents without having changed theil
minds, or at least their votes. No
candidate made a material gain to
day Practice has made the joint as
sembly an adept in voting. Instead
of forty-five minutes being required fol
ballots as on the first day. fifteen min
utes now do the work.
The senatorial vote today showed
no particular change. Speer had 81
Adams IS. Vale IA. and the rest scat
tering.
The Legislature is holding joint
session this afternoon In honor oil
Lincoln. 1t Is being addressed by ex
Governor Yates of Illinois. on the mar
tyred president
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RICHMOND. Va, Feb. 14-Nearly
1000 members of the Masonic frater-
nifty from all parts of the state are in
the Virginia grand lodge. The meet
ing opened today and will continue
through the greater part OF the week
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NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Frank J.
Gardner, the former members of the
New York state senate who was in
dicted last fall on charge of bribery
growing out OF the efforts TO defeat
the anti-race track betting bill at AL
bany. was placed on trial in the SUI
Dreme court here today. Gardner.
who was a senator from Brooklyn
was indicted on the testimony Of AS
sistant District Attorney Robert II.
Elder Of Kings county, who swore that
Congressman Otto G. Foelker, while a
state senator was approached by Gard
ner and offered money II he would
vote against the bill
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FRUITA, Colo, Feb. 14.--After de
posting draft for $1,000 in the First
National bank OF Fruita, ]. w. Bagley,
man with many aliases, started
across the continent. leaving a trail
of checks against his account which
within twenty-four hours was dlscov-
cred to be fraudulent. Bagley secured
more than $4,000 from various banks
in Colorado, Utah, Idaho. Washington
Oregon and California but, according
to information received today by Cash.
Ter Lee, the forger finally wound up
his career few days ago when he
was arrested for passing paltry $1A
check on a Santa Anna banking in
stitution. Bagley was sentenced to
San Quentin for a term of ten years.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 13.-The Sun
day session of the house of repre-
sentatives yesterday was devoted ex
clusively to the delivery OF eulogies
oil the life character and public serv
ice of the late Senator Charles ]
Hughes jr of Colorado. Eight mem
bers OF the house. including three
Colorado representatives, Taylor, Mar
tin and Rucker, read glowing tributes
to his memory The speechmaking
was led by the three Coloradoans
who alternately presided in the chail
throughout the session. The Demo
cratic floor leader. Champ Clark, pait
a tribute to the late Senator Hughes
as fellow Missourian and one with
whom he often labored shoulder tc
shoulder in political conventions.
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CHICAGO, ILL.,, Feb. 13-Waters
users in western states are interested
in the action Of the Legislature OF the
state of Washington with reference to
the water right code, prepared by q
commission named by Governor Hay.
The measure is designed to settle MI.
merous important questions. to avoid
interminable litigation and to protect
the public as well as the holders and
the users OF water.
A draft of the code, received by Ar
thur Hooker. secretary of the National
Irrigation congress, which will have
its nineteenth annual sessions in Chi.
cago, Dec. 8 to9, shows that 1t is pur.
posed to create Offices for a state by
draulic engineer and two superinten1-
ents. the former receiving a salary OF
S.. 900 year. The pay of the su
perintendents is to be $1,000 a year
The bill also provides that these Off
cials shall compose the state water
commission.
AhSiS IN pAo'iSioh mat NJ "olci
right shall be granted without com
plete investigation. also that immedi
ately following the passage of the act
the auditors and clerks of the severa
counties shall prepare and send to the
commission abstracts showing all wa
ter right filings and DEGREES In theil
respective offices.
Heavy penalties are provided in tn,
bill for Interference with irrigation
bitches. fumes and canals, for steal
ing water and other offenses agains
irrigated property. The commission
Is empowered to void any rights TO
failure to use the same within limit
ed time.
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OXFORD, Me-. Feb. l3.-In the full
nllmsnt of q compact made with her
husband during his lingering illness
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HARRISBURG. Ill, Feb. 14.-Four
miners were killed today when the
shaft carriage in which they were be-
ing lowered into Saline county mine
WAS overturned None were alive when
taken from the shaft. The dead are:
JOHN OSHAWNEY.
JAMES HALCOMB.
JOHN II. MUSSONNA.
FRANK MOHANJKL.
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Ell PASO, Tex. Feb. 13.-The Mexi
can revolutionary junta here is much
alarmed today over the capture and
arrest near Ysletta yesterday OF Gen
eral Manuel Casillas by the United
States troops patrolling the border
Masillas, who came to FL Paso secret
ly Saturday afternoon to confer with
rebel officials. was carrying a rifle
when he tried TO cross the border near
Ysletta to rejoin his force. He is
easily the best educated OF all the in
surrecto leaders and many regard him
as having shown the truest military
instinct of any of them. Ysletta ia
twelve miles east OF Ell Paso.
Casillas was captured by Lieutenan,
Riensenhauser and Sergeant Hart OF
the Third United States cavalery
When taken the insurgent leader had
a brand new 5000 rifle and l5O
rounds of ammunition. evidently new
ly purchased in Ell Paso. Casillas was
committed to jail. where he spent the
night pending. military investiga-
ton of his case. The revolutionary
jnnta members are planning to do et
erything possible to obtain Casillas
release.
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Ell PASO, Feb. 14.-With Provision
al Governor Abram Gonezales fugi
tive, and United States warrant out
for Francisco l. Madero, the provision
al president, and revolutionary leaders
In the American jail, the members OF
the Mexican insurrectionary junta here
freely charged today that the United
States government has actively taken
up the cause OF President Diaz and is
assisting him In his endeavor to crush
the revolution.
The American. military and civil Off
GERS assert they are merely enforcing
neutrality laws. without regard to Dla2
or the revolutionists, but the revolu
| tionists profess to see in the attitude
OF the American government distinct
favoritism for Diaz. They assert thai
the United States is acting as cats
paw of the Mexican dictator.
The Madero warrant charges him
with shipping arms and ammunition
into Mexico. The junta leaders ridi
| Guile the reports that Madero Is In
Ell Paso but United states officers are
confident that he is there.
Nothing further comes from the
scene OF OrozcO's activities near Sa
malayuca, and 1t Is impossible to gel
any details OF the reported engage
ment there between Orozcos troops
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to sleep, eat or drink, until the order
OF the holy synod had been rescinded.
thousands OF people are cooped up
In the church where service with
lighted candles continues uninterrupt.
eddy day and night. Many worshipers
are on the point Of suffocatlon and
the suffering of all Is distressing to
witness.
Heliodorus peculiar character.
In 1907 he was credited with leading
the black hundreds" the lower STRAIT
um of reactionary arch, in the voro-
tech province. He is bitterly anti.
Semitic and patriotic to the degree
that 1t has frequently been described
as insanity.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

TAMPA. Fla. Feb. 13.-Decorated
as never before in her history Tampa
today began a two weeks jubilee in
celebration of her remarkable increase
OF lab per cent ia population during
the past decade, rs shown by the re-
cent census Elaborate street page
ants, bicycle races, athletic events,
floral parades and great musical fes-
tival are to be among the notable
features OF the program. Already there
is large attendance OF visitors. In
Guiding many northern tourists, and
1t IL expected the attendance will be
much larger next week.
TRINIDAD. Colo. Feb. 13.-The
Episcopal church in this city was
crowded to its fullest capacity yes
terday afternoon at the funeral of the
late A. r. Sutton. assistant superin-
tendent of the Cokedale mine, who was
killed while In charge of the rescue
party at the explosion on Thursday
night Rev. Wallace Williams, in his
eulogy, praised Sutton for his manly
bravery and great courage The Ma;
sons attended the services In body
Robert Meeks. the other rescuer who
was killed. took place at Starkville.
The first of the funerals of the mine
victims took place at noon yesterday,
a donnie fuuaral that of tho rum
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WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. 13.-Sec-
rotary Nagel of the department of com
merce and labor has arranged to alb
sent himself from Washington during
the whole of next week In order to fill
engagements to deliver public address
es In several parts OF the country.
Monday night he will speak before
the Middlesex club of Boston. Thurs
day he II to speak before the Cham
Der Of Commerce at Akron. o.. and on
Saturday before the Italian Chamber
OF Commerce of New York.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Much inter.
est Ii taken in the annual bench show
fthe Westminster Kennel club. which
will hold forth In Madison Square gar.
den next week. More money and q
larger number of special prizes are
to be awarded this year than ever be
fore. There are to be more than 60C
regular classes and nearly 1000 spe
cials. The management states that
one Of the most distinguishing feH
lures Of the exhibition this year will
be the large representation Of the rare
breed Of dogs. ef
OXFORD, Me-. Feb. 13.-In the full
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LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 13.-F. J.
Phillips. professor of forestry Of the
state university, committed suicide al
his home today by inhaling gas. He
left three letters, one of which was
addressed to his wife and instructine
her how to notify the proper officers
when the body was discovered. The
other letters were addressed to the
chief of police and the coroner.
Two weeks ago Professor Phillips
had been offered an assistant profes
sorship in the University of Michigan
He declined this on the advice oil
Chancellor Avery. :
- In his letters Professor Phillips n
serted that he feared he would soor
become a chronic invalid and would be
a constant burden to his family. He
was 80 years old and a graduate Of
the university of Michigan.
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AUGUSTA. Ca. Feb. 13-Shortly
after midnight this morning Frank
Coffyn broke tie worlds record for
altitude in Wright biplane. He
rose 800 feet. The previous night rec
ord was held by the late Arch Hoxsey
w4h $50 feet. Coffyn expected to
make a secret flight, but his going up
became known and large crowd gath.
cred. The rule Of the Wrights pre-
venting flights on Sunday caused the
late start.
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THE HAGUE, Feb. 1.-THE Hague
court of arbitration met today to con-
slider and act upon the case OF VIVA
yak Damodhar Savarkar. the Indian
student recently tried by the British
courts in Bombay and sentenced to
transportation for life on charge OF
|sedition. The case differs materially
from any that has heretofore been
brought to The Hague International
tribunal for adjudication.
Savarkar was arrested In London
about a year ago on charge OF Sc
dition and was extradited to India for
trial. At Marseilles the captive es
capped from the vessel on which he was
being taken TO Bombay. 4 French
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DENVER, Feb. 14.-No materia
changes In the legislative vote 70
United States senator today. Witl
three absentees Speer had 81, Adam
20. Vale Is. Ward had seven Of tn
Democratic votes and Thomas i've.