Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-10

| With the arrangements for wireless
service between Europe and America
so far progressed that transatlantic
service may he taken for an assured
fact William Marconi. the italian in
yentor will within fortnight leave
for his station at Clifton island. the
European terminal. where he intends
- conduct futher experiments looking
TO the trsnsmisslon of aerial messages
direct from Europe to the Pacific
coast
Denver, Oct 9.--After many denials
and many absurd stories. Kemp "
Bigelow the 2l-year-old book clerk.
after he had been sweated for forty
| eight hours at last confessed to the
police that he had sent dynamite
bombs to Governor Buchtel, David H.
Monat, Charles II. Kountze and Law
renee Phipps because he needed the
money and admitted he He'd in the
sensational story he told the officers
of overhearing n conspiracy discussed
by two men on Sunday night to dyna.
mite the home of Edward Chase. n
millionaire gambling man. and to as.
sassinnte the prominent men above
mentioned. he placed the dynamite
sticks found by the police I'm the va
cant lot next to the Chase home. C.
II, Kountze president of the Colo.
RADIO National bank, received the bomb
intended for his destruction yesterday
afternoon but had been warned In ad
vance and the package was not open.
ed by him Gov Buchtcl's private
secretary became suspicious when the
deadly package arrived by mail and
about that time word was received
from police headquarters advising
that official that the bomb would come
on the noon mnll. David H. Monat.
president Of the First National bank.
had also been warned and Lawrence
Phipps the steel magnate. is out of
the city. Bigelow's confession was
made in the presence of many wit.
uesses, including newspaper men. 1t
was all for notoriety.
New York. Oct 9.-Anthony N.
Brady partner of Thomas f. Ryan.
before the public service commission
told an astounding story OF wall street
and Cortland street Ferries railway
deal. The road cost him 5000. 900. but
when the late William C. Whitney
forced him to sell the franchise near.
ly million was paid to him by the
Metropolitan Securities company. a
part Of which was retained by Brady |
~ compensate him, while the balance
was divided into five equal parts and
distributed by Brady's personal check |
- the following benefciarles Thomas
r. Ryan William G. Whitney, z. A.
- Widner. Thomas Dolan and William
Lelins.
New York, Oct. 9.-More than 5000
persons were driven out of their
homes early today by the flames that
swept through the car barns at Four
teenth street and Avenue b. threat |
ening the destruction of several blocks |
oi tenement houses.
Columbus, o., Oct. 9.--Mrs. Cassie |
Chadwick was today reported much |
worse at the women's hospital ward |
IN the Ohio penitentiary. Her pulse |
10 very weak and she is partly de-
lirious. Physicians are making all |
preparations to attempt to stay any
sinking spells. They decline to say |
how long she will survive.
New York, oct. 9.--lsaac Lees. off
cial dog catcher of Yonker's. is dying |
at st. Johns hospital. victim OF 26l
dog bites, which have produced ny
drophobia. Lees was last bitten on
September q. The poison then in.
nicted deiied the efforts of doctors
who have attended him on dozens of
previous occasions. He is the most
frequent patient the institute ever
had.
Chicago, Oct 9.--All labor unions
IN Chicago were called upon at a mass
meeting of presidents and secretaries
o. local trade unions last night to
levy an assessment of cents per
week for the striking telegraphers
The assessment is expected to bring
in $4,000.
London. Oct 9.-The importation of
store cattle from America is ques-
tlon which Is coming very largely to
the front in this country. 1t is the
subject OF talk at harves: dinners,
which are now being held in different
parts of the country.
Much grumbling. too. is heard about
the lack Of interest shown In agricul
ture by the liberal party who at all
times have posed as the farmers
friends and especially just before the
last general election. They have been
in power nearly two years and they
have not yet done anything to benefit
agriculture.