Semi-weekly herald., 1912-02-26
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der H. Erickson precipitated COM
motion in the cafe of down town ho-
tel last night when she hurled two
wine bottles across the room at her
husband whom she discovered dining
with another man and two young
women. Erickson, who is the vice
president of freight forwarding
firm, overturned three tables in escap-
ing from the cafe. He was pursued
to the street by his wife who struck
him on the head with another bottle.
Both were arrested.
KEY WEST, Fla, Feb. 23.-Secre-
hry of State Philander C. Knox sail
ed from Key West today on board the
cruiser Washington on political mis-
sion that will take him, according to
present arrangements, to the capitals
of Central America, to Caracas, Ven
ezuela and possibly Cartagena, CO.
lombia, and also various points in the
West Indies.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 23.-James A.
Hatch, who operated one of the earli-
est circuses in the country, died to-
day, aged 81 years. Mr.. Hatch, who
came here from Newport, N. H., thirty
years ago, engaged in the business be-
fore the time of railroad shows and
had to travel by wagons across he
country.
PUEBLO, Feb. 23.-Charles A.
O'Brien, formerly of the Empire State
Hotel )mpany, which operates num-
ber of hostelries in the east, is to be
the new manager of the Vail hotel
here and will take charge March 1.
O'Brien was one If the managers of
the Congress MOTEL at the time it open
| ed but later went east and returned
to consider the proposition of mana
ger of Pueblo's newest MOTEL.
VICTOR, Colo, Feb 23.-Fire was
discovered in the Armory Hall, at the
corner of Third street and Diamond
avenue, in the rear of the building,
which is one Of the finest in the city,
at about 80 o'clock this morning.
The fire department soon had the fire
extinguished. Company X, Second in
fantry, c. N. G., sustained loss Of
several hundred dollars while the
building loss was about thousand.
The total loss will not exceed $1,000.
The fire is believed to have been of
an incendiary origin.
CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-The sentiment
along the Mexican border is that the
| Madero government is not lasting
one. People seem to think that he
has failed to give them what he prom
ised, said Robert Bartlett jr., vice
president of the firm of Frederick
Bartlett & Co., today, upon his return
from visit to Mexico.
81 heard much talk when l was in
Juarez but did not see any actual
signs of war except many houses that
had been plastered over after the SOL
diers had riddled them with bullets in
the last revolution"
COLUMBUS, Feb. 23.-At leaSt>
1,400 men are armed and mount 4
here in the Galeana district of which
Casas Grandes is the governmental!
seat, all avowed Vasquistas and de-
claring themselves in open opposition
to the present Mexican government.
The Vasquistas hold Port Palomas, oo-
posite this point, and are busy import
ing arms and ammunition.
Mail arrived here today from El
Paso for the Mormon colonists south
of here. The Mormons themselves
will take it forward, having been
promised by the Vasquistas that they
will not be molested in this.
The Vasquistas have sent procla-
nations declaring that they are in
arms against the tyranny of the pres
ent Mexican president and that they
will die rather than continue as his
slaves. They protest vehemently
against being called bandits and de-
clare that they are fighting for the
liberty so dear to every American
SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. 23.-Repre-
sentatives of the Roosevelt movement
in Washington at a public dinner here
took steps to obtain a Roosevelt dele
CATION to the national Republican con-
vention. Mayor George w. Dillinp
of Seattle presided. Among the speak
ers were Ex-Governor Henry Mcbride
Of Washington and ex-Congressman
Charles McGavin of North Yakima,
Wash. They decided to open Roose-
welt state headquarters in Seattle to-
day under the direction of Rufus R.
Wilson.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Fen 21.-C. o.
Personett, the local agent of sew
ing machine company, was arrested
today on warrant issuing from
justice court charging embezzlement.
The alleged loss charged in the in
formation is 800 and charges are
made that he lost the mopav in a