Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-10

| seriously injured rs the result or q
wreck near Weston on the main line
of the Northern Pacific last night oi
early this morning. The train was
AN extra freight, west bound. consist
Ing of thirty ears of hay, grain and
live stock, caboose and engine The
train was destroyed. the wreckago
catching fire after the smash up.
Rochester. Ind, Oct S.--Miss Iva
Wagner. II years OF age. daughter of
well known minister is under arrest
here on a charge of trying to wreck
II Lake Erie & Western passenger
train. endangerins fifty lives No less
strange is the accusation that the
wreck was planned by Miss Wagner
in order that she might get to see
her sweetheart who is employed by
the railroad company and who would
have been summoned to the scene OF
the wreck had IL occurred.
Camden. n. j.. Oct S.-Joseph Wood
aged l6 years. arrested on suspicion
in connection with the murder OF g.
year-old Ethel Nevins, whose body was
found in thicket not far from her
home. has confessed to the crime.
Albuquerque. n. NJ, oct. S-Frank
Whitaker II Santa Fe brakeman, was
run over by an engine and instantly
killed. In Whittaker's pocket was a
letter from an aunt In Logansport
Ind begging him to come home at
once, as another nephew had just
been killed and she had Fremont.
tion that Whttaltcr's life was In dan,
ger. His death occurred the same day
he received the letter
Boise. Idaho, Oct. s.--Attorneys rep.
resenting the prosecution and defense
ia the Pettibone case were in confer,
ence last night at the office of Sena.
tor Borah relative to the trial and
by tonight it is expected definite
announcement will be made.
Stamboul. La. Oct. S.-Except that
the temperature is too humid to rem
der physical exercise enjoyable the
president is having favorable weather
Previous to his arrival there had been
no rain for weeks and the conditions
assistant Secretary Latta started out
yesterday to find the president nj
his camp and this morning had not re-
turned. 1t Is presumed when he ar
rived at the camp the president was
out on his hunt and that Secretary
i.atta found 1t necessary to remain
over night.
Berlin, Oct S-The Tageblatt pub.
lished a dispatch from Stuttgart say
ing that the airship and landing stage
belonging to Count Zepplin on Lake
Constance has been bought by the i'm
perial government for n half million
Landing stations for balloons have es.
tablished at Straussburg and the gov
ernment has given Count Iepplin com
mission to build another airship of
2S5 horse power to carry eighteen pas.
sengers.
Julesburg. Colo, Oct s.-Fiye per
sons were hurt In the wreck of an
automobile last night. The injured
are l.. G. Burrows. wife and baby,
X. NJ. Adams and Miss Bessie wal
rath.
Peoria. III, Oct. S.-Becanse six
teen years ago he yielded to curiosity
aroused by his expanding girth and
had himself weighed IA Woodford conn
~ farmer named Isch alleges that
he has been bounded ever since by
members OF the Amish church and
he has filed suit against Rudolph
wilkins. wealthy farmer and an
elder in the church for $4,000 dam
ages. Mr.. Isch says when he was
accommodated from the church for
violating its rules by getting weighed
members OF his family were forbidden
to eat with him or have anything to
do with him.
Chicago. Oct. S.--Ten thousand dol
lars will be spent by Chicago pack
ers on feast to be served In the
new banquet hall of the Auditorium
tonight TO members of the American
Meat Packers association, which op-
ened Its annual convention in Chicago
yesterday.
Philadelphia, Oct. 81. Scott Fer
guson. attorney for Augustus Hartie
says: yes. Tom Nadine has made
confession and II shows concluslvely
the relations between Mrs. Hartje and
the coachman. He gave names and
dates and places. He admits he pre-
yiously swore to lies and declares
Mrs. Hartje persuaded him that he
was not to blame"
Pittsburg. Oct. 9.--Developments in
the Hartje case are coming thick and
fast. The announcement has been
made that some Of Augustus Hartje's
principal legal advisers would be ar
rested on the charge of subordination
o. perjury. 1t Is claimed Hartje's