Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

coHlnlahdant OF the navy yards al
Charleston. Pensacola and Norfolk.
stockholm. Dec. l9.--The body Of the
late King Oscar of sweden. who died
December Sth. was inferred at loon
today in the Rlddarholm church. the
burial place of Swedish kings with a
ceremony, The simple impressivencss
Of which was accentuated by wide
spread evidences of popular sorrow
Along the snow covered route of the
funeral procession thousands OF per
sons gathered and stood bareheade1
in the biting cold during the passage
OF the hearse and mourners. Every
bell in city tolled throughout progress
Of funeral.
New York Dec. l9.--Mrs. Molie
| Desmond. who in fit OF dcspondancy
several months ago attempted to take
her own life by swallowing la needles
Is dying at Fordham hospital today.
| The needles were not directly respon-
sible for her illness. Twenty-fom op.
| erations for the removal OF the nee.
dies were performed on Sunday. That
| night she was taken with severe
case Of coughing and the wounds OF
the operations were opened. causing n
| great loss Of blood. The doctors mold
out no hope for her recovery.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec l9.-|rhe
| Green River State bank of Green river
| Utah. was taken in charge by the
| state examiner. 1t carried about $50.
000 in deposits Its embarrassment
| IS attributed to the destruction by
food OF the dam across Green river
which interrupted irrigation for the
season and impoverished some Of the
banks debtors.
Washington, Dec, 19.--Foluwing is u
| LIST of officers who have been directed
TO appear before the Davis retiring
board tomorrow. for examination I.ie;l-
tenant Colonel John c. Muhlenberg. pa :
corps; Lieutenant Colonel DanieI C.
kingman, engineer corps; Major Fran.
| cos j. Ivcs, surgeon Major Patticl- j.
Hart, chaplain, and Major Hiram NJ.
Chittenden, engineer corps. The Da-
Wis board has under consideration the
cases of nearly twenty officers ot the
army who failed to make good" in
| the tests of efficiency in horsemanshir
prescribed by President Roosevelt.
An amendment to existing reguln-
tons for students at the Vest Point
military academy, bearing on horse.
manship and believed to have resultc d
from the recent order OF President
Roosevelt. has been announced by the
war department. Hereafter the board
o: five officers appointed to- examine
the graduates as to their fitness for
mounted service will take into consid-
Grafton the degree of efficiency Shown
by them in riding and horsemansnip.
Their size, when 50 great as to IN
dicate present or future unsuitlbility
fer mounted service, will also be con.
sidered
Edgemont, s. D.. Dec. 20.-W. b.
Lock. aged 80 years formerly rancn
manager living at Fountain, Colo, shot
divorced wife, at the Collins ranca
near this place last evening and thea
blew out his own brains. II was
Locks Intention to kill Collins also
but the latter's father was warne |
and in turn notified his son to 90 into
IIillin. The Locks were divorced some
time ago, the custody of their three
small children being given TO Lock,
who turned them over to his sister.
Locks body was sent to Fountain for
burial this morning
Ensanda, Lower California Mexico.
Dec. 20.-Dejccted to such degree
that he twice attempted to xiii him
self, his health shattered by privations
and exposure of ten months life in
the mountain regions. William r.
Walker. former treasurer OF tine New
Britain. Conn, Savings bank cnarge |
with embezzling a half million al the
funds of that institution. fretfully
PAGES his cell in caurtel here and waits
to face his accusers, stoutly maintain
willing to return to the United States
without requisition. The laws of Mex
leo prevent the taking of prisoner
across the border without formal de-
mand and deliveranee from the Two ma
tional capitals. Accordingly several
weeks may elapse before the returl
journey commences. Application has
been made to Washington for reqnisi-
tion.
Goldheld, Dec. 20.-The peace talE
Of Attorney Hilton OF Denver today Is
likely to he barren Of results. The
mine operators treat him courteously
hut declare they will have nothing
more to do with the Western Fedora
tlon OF Miners.
Goldfield. Dec. 20.-The Western
Federation OF Miners today made au
appeal TO Washington. They declare
they are not getting a square deal in
Nevada and ask the president 20 help
them in the interest Of justice
Washington. Dec. 20.--Governmeat
control OF the vacant grazing lands
remaining in the states and territories
will he provided for in bill introduced
today BY Senator Burke OF Nebraska.
The bill has the approval OF Secretary
OF Interior Garfield and Forester PIN
| chot.
New York. Dec. 20.--Iohn Pfeffer
and daughter. Margaret, Were arrested
| in Jersey City under indictments
charging them with the unusual Of
| fense of being common scolds
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