Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-16

not approach the willows to see 1t
their man was dead last night, but he
San the search this morning. T.-ra
ir hardly one chance in thousand
that Brannan escaped alive. That he
was wounded there can be 10 ques.
ton.
Bloomburg. Pa. Dee. it.-High wa.
ter last night caused the collapse OF
the new bridge In course of construc
ton over the west branch of the sus-
quehanna river at Mifflnsville. eight
miles north of here and resulted in
the death of seven men and injury of
nearly score of others. Forty men
were At work ON the middle span o.
the structure when it collapsed. They
We're all thrown into the swollen river
The collapse of the bridge was caused
by the rapid rise in the river. rhe
water rose during the day almost one
foot an hour. and the debris carried
down stream by the flood struck the
false work OF the bridge and caused it,
collapse.
Monongah. W. Va. Dec. l1--In the
reighborhood of two hundred bodies
have been recovered from the wrecked
mines up to 10 O'Clock this morning
The miners have reached those sec.
tions OF the pits where the majority
at the men were at work at the
time oi the explosion, and they evreci
to get out bodies rapidly every day.
Company officials believe all of the
bodies win have been removed within
the next foriy-eight or ffty-six hours
st the very latest.
Washington Dec. 1l.-Some of ,hu
most important civil service examina
ttons OF the year are being held - lay
III cities all over the country. AMONG
the vacancies which will be filed are
tie following:
Matrons and seamstresses in the In.
dian service. \ large number OF VA
canies are TO be filled, at entrance sal.
aries ranging from $3.50 to $500. N.rs.
cry management and the cutting ana
fitting of garments are prominent ica
th's VI Ah'
Cataloeuers In the bureau of educn-
tion, department of the interior Two
vacancies in the department at Wash
ington at salaries OF 5000 AMI 81 1000
Assistant superintendent Of con
structon in the quartermaster's de.
partment at large. Salaries $500 an
$1,000. Two vacancies at Cheyenne
Wyo.. and Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
Shipping commissioners in the dc.
partment OF commerce aud labor. A
number of vacancies payiag 81 600 and
upwards.
Nautical expert in the Photographic
office of the navy department at u
salary OF $1,000
Assistant chemists in the depart
ments of agriculture. with several va
canies in the bureau at Washing on.
with salares from $1,000 to si,sOo
ypewritertranslator vacancS
IN the engineering department at large
nj San Juan, p r.. az salary of
81 200.
nhibhie'i hihi'Hiudn III INC super
vising architects office. Several VIZ
cancies at salaries ranging from 81 500
To 1880
Ten topographic craftsmen for iery
ice on the Panama canal. at entrance
salaries OF 81 500.
Clerks and mcdicald ispensers foi
work ON the Panama canal. al nt
entrance salary of 1920.
Vladivostok. Dec. 1l.-Russlan On
thorities here are preparing Tor great
revolutionary demonstration tomorrow
the cars birthday. which II Is feared
may eliminate in one of the bluoIiest
outbreaks in Russian history. Large
quantities of arms ana explosive have
been discovered by the officials. uut
the revolutionists openly declare thar
they have plelty more.
AS the result OF the court martial
last week of those who particnatei IN
the recent mutinies In this po-,. tween
ty-one persons. including n IL year old
girl. have been executed, thirty-four
ineH sent 10 tHe BdlIeyS, l9U lUDfltbN
ed for various terms and five acpIit
ted. The convictions followed tho
discovery by the authorities Of the
membership books of the revelouticn-
aIy society. The rebels also had plans
Of all the fortresses and military
stores in their possession.
Russian engineers are now engaged
in constructing barracks TO accommo-
date two additional divisions. aud sub
stantial increases are to he made In tho
Baikal forces. Large forts and Bar
racks are also being erected at the
mouth OF the Amur.
According to reports received mere.
the Russian destroyer which WAS cap.
tured by mutlnous crew was recently
seen In the Sea of Japan A Ger nan
steamer reported that 1t had bren
held mp by the destroyer and forclt ly
deprived OF considerable portion ol
Its cargo OF food and fuel.
Washington, Dec. 11.-All the pre-
lImilary preparations for the meeting