Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-10
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

death OF four men. fatally injured
twenty and seriously hurt twent,
others. Nearly all the men were for
eigners. The large wheel plant was
demolished. causing loss estimated
at hundred thousand dollars. The
condition of the men injured is pitt.
| fuI. The hot metal showered over
them causing horrible injuries. Arms,
fingers and ears were torn on and a
number OF men had their eyes burned
out. Several men are in the hospital
with their legs burned to crisp.
Washington. d. c.. Oct 7-Presi-
dent Roosevelt knows from personal
experience the shallowuess of the Mis-.
sissippi river. The pilot who guided
the executives craft knows every sand
bar In the big stream and took pre-.
caution on the trip down to Memphis
to bump into goodly portion of them
The presidents safety was not endan-
gered because the good steamer Mis-.
sissippi is OF the fiat bottom variety
common on the river and could not be
turned over by rocking. The presi,
dent when he landed at Memphis was
familiar with location of large
number OF distractions to navigation
between that place and Keokuk. la.
Goshen, N. Y, Oct 1.-Charles Hen
~ Rogers was called on today to an
swer to the charge that he murdered
Fred and Willis Olney. prosperous
dairy farmers, and the daughter of
their housekeeper. Alice Ingerack.
Rogers is 30 years old, country born
and bred. and has wife and five
children. Rogers is said to have CON
fessed the crime. According to the
confession he had lost his place and
was desperately in need of money. He
heard that the Olneys had received
$500 and armed with piece of gas
pipe he murdered and robbed them.
Aspen. Colo. Oct. Yesterday aft.
ernoon lightning struck the Free Sill.
N'i uouSt oh DlnuBsltT
tain near the Smuggler mine setting
fire to the building which was extin.
guished after a fight OF several hours.
The loss of $4,000 will fall on the
owner, d. r. C. Brown. Aspen expert
enced the worst storm of the season.
heavy rain and several electrical
storms yesterday.
Buena Vista, Colo, Oct. THE ma.
chine shop of Il. j. Goodwin was
struck by lightning yesterday evening
and totally destroyed by fire. During
the progress of storm which was
most severe, an electrical bolt enter
ed the power house of the local cleo
trio light company burning out the
whole apparatus and the town is in
darkness tonight as a result.
Des Moines. Ia Oct. Mabel Ben
nett, daughter of the Fort Dodge
mayor, who has been urging the bach
elors to marry. eloped last night with
holland Snow. chauffeur, and they
we're married heretoday. Mayor Ben
nett recently issued a proclamation
requiring all bachelors to marry Snow
took him at his word.
New York. Oct. Harry X. Thaw's
second trial for the killing of Stanford
White will begin December g This
agreement was reached between dis
trict attorney Jerome and Martin W.
Littleton, counsel for Thaw and JUS
tice Dowling OF the supreme court to-
day. Mr. Littleton wanted the date
fixed for November /, but Jerome op-
posed this.
New York, Oct. 3.-Mrs. Daisy Cor
don Hanna. divorced wife OF Dan Han
Ia, son of the late Senator Mark Han
ma was married this afternoon In
Stamford, Conn, to Franklin Peyton,
of New York. Mrs. Hanna was
No. 2 In the list of Dan Hanna's
wives, as she married him after his
first wife. who was Miss Carrie May
Harrington, secured divorce. She
then was divorced woman.
Portland. Ore, Oct. Three sur.
veying parties OF the Hartman sys-
TEN have recently been rushed into
southeastern Oregon. Surveying par
ties from both the Union Pacific and
Denver Rio Grande lines are also
being poured into northwestern Colo
rado locating routes parallel to the
Moffat road which is building through
that country into eastern Utah. 1t
is understood that the Hartman sys.
TEN and Gould road propose to put
up stubborn fight against the Moi
fat road in northwestern Colorado by
all available routes. The Hartman
system is endeavoring to keep com
retive roads out of southeastern Ore
gon.
Torolsk. Siberia. Oct. IA gang of
convicts who were being escorted here
from eastern Siberia attacked their
guards yesterday and six were wound
ed. The guards fired on the convicts,