Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26

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| New Orleans. Dec. 24.-Ffve men
killed by pistol or knife in Louisiana
and Mississippi in the last twelty-
| Christmas fights. At Covington. La.
| Henry Route. a negro. entered the
| front yard of Mr.. Bradley. white.
| inviting the latter TO settle money
matter by coming out to shoot IL
\ out" Bradley killed the negro. At
New Albany, Miss, Ed. f. fiillhouse,
| a section foreman shot and killed Mar
| tin Arnold, also a section hand. Both
| are white. Warden. Miss. was the
scene of a terrible fight. which cost
the lives OF both Of the participants.
Maurice Davs. white. and William
Spix. coiored. A love affair at Greens.
Vile, Miss. caused Ed Smith, negro
| railroad man, to seek out and kill Jim
English another negro
Denver. Colo, Dec. 24--Rings, lock.
| cts, watches and trinkets to the value
of s1,S00 were stolen by daring crook
who broke the front window of the
Enterprise Jewelry company's store
on Sixteenth street early this morn
ing. The work was probably done aft
er day light. as a policeman and watch
man who passed the place as late as
8 O'Clock declare that the window was
intact at that time. When Patrolman
Holleran passed the store at 7:15
O'Clock he discovered the window had
been broken and all the articles on
display stolen. Moses solomon. presi-
dent of the company. was notified and
hurried TO the store. A hasty inven-
tory showed four trays OF seal and
the same quantity of lockets and sey.
eral small diamond rings had been
stolen. On the sidewalk just outside
the store the police found small
iron bolt which the thief evidently
had used To break the window. After
cracking the glass he removed IL piece
after piece until the aperture was suf-
ficiently large to permit of him re-
moving the trays containing the jewel
ry.
Denver. Dec. ga windstorm early
this morning did great damage at
Marshall in the vicinity OF Boulder
The wires are down and particulars
are unobtainable at this hour.
Denver, Dec. 24.-The train that left
here this morning was blown from
the track by fierce wind storms near
Boulder. One man was killed and
many people injured. The fireman is
dying. Boulder also reports serious
fire this afternoon but all the wires
are down and scarcely any news is
available.
Washington, Dec 24-Rear Admiral
Evans has reported to the navy depart
ment the arrival of the battle ship fleet
at Trinidad. The admiral's dispatch
was very brief, simply announcing the
arrival at that place of the first and
second squarons of the fleet and the
admirals tender. the Yankton. In the
absence of any word to the contrary
inference at the navy department. ac-
cording TO the naval code, is that al is
well on board the vessels OF the fiset.
The fleet arrived one day ahead OF
time.
Port of Spain, Trinidad, Dec. a.
The Atlantic battle ship feet came
through the dragons mouth and an-
cbored in four columns in the Gulf
of Paria, five miles of Port OF Spain,
at O'Clock last evening. The six.
teen vessels made a highly successful
passage from Hampton Roads arriv-
ing here one day ahead of the timer
airy. The tender, Yanlston, left behind
yesterday morning is due tonight.
Philadelphia, Dec. 24.-Christial
Stengel, president of the Feigenspad
brewery interests in Newark N. j.,
died in the German hospital early
today in less than twelve hours after
he had been married to Mrs. Marie
Louis Feigenspad. Just before latter
died he expressed the wish that his
wife marry Mr.. StengeL
Philadelphia. Dec. 24-William Pa
team, a waiter formerly employed in
Horn Il Hardant's restaurant, entered
the place today and after being re-
fused employment. shot John C. Witch
er, manager, and Frank Boseman, head
waiter. Both were taken TO hospi-
tai, where they are in serious coo
dition. Patesn also aimed two shots
at the cashier, but both went wild. He
then placed the revolver to his head TO
commit suicide but the weapon failed
TO explode. Fifty persons were In
the restaurant andl q number OF them
left their meals and over powered Pa
team and turned him over to po-
liceman.
New York, Dec. 24.-Tbat there has
been steady increase in death from
heart diseases In the last few years
Is shown by the statistics of the board
of health issued today. The increase