Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-14

FaTnswoIth Baker, who died under
mysterious circumstances at the home
of +. H. Hurd at Bogota, n. j. That
Will. which Is at present in the Gus
tody of the Boston Trust company. and
is accessible only TO F. II. Nay, at
torney for Edward f. Baker. disposes
OF an estate valued at about half a
million. Written In an uncertain style
having every appearance OF having
been written by n person under hyp
motto influence or in state of in
handwriting of w. F. Baker. the in
strument fails to name an executor.
Denver. Nov. 12.-Edward l.. Pierce
was acquitted by the jury in the west
side court this morning for killing Ed
ward Osburn In Kelley's undertaking
rooms on the night of October Z. THE
place where Pierce shot Osburn in
his own defense was place set apart
for the dead and the shooting was
but vengeance of heaven for desecra
ton the violation of the sanctity OF
the place OF the dead. II was sacrilege
and the vengeance of heaven was
sure" II was with this sentence that
Attorney Tanquary closed his plea
for justice before the jury left their
OK TO iettle the fale # Il l.. Pierce
He discoursed long and clearly upon
the most narrowing story oi a boy far
from home. crippled and subjected to
insults. who in an attempt to pro
tect his life, had killed the man that
menaced it.
Trinidad Nov. 12.-Twenty thou
sand dollars, mostly pay checks cor
stituting the complete pay roll of tht
American Smelling and Refining com
Dany in Las Animas. Colo was mys
teriously stolen last night while the
paymaster was driving from this cit,
to the coal camp TO pay off the miners
The robbery was reported TO the sher
1T by telephone this morning and h,
has gone TO the sence accompanied by
several deputies. He received no par
ticuars regarding the robbery.
Baltimore. Md. Nov. 12.--Piaus -.
tic organic union of Baptists. Free
Batists and Disciples Of Christ VIII r.
an important subject OF consideration
at the twenty-ffth annual session q
the Baptist congress opening tofay
at the Eutaw Place church. Discus
sion of the proposed union will be con
sidercd under three heads-"lts DE-
STABILITY" Its Present Status aAt
What Are the Next Steps to EnG"i
Organic unions2' On this suhict
speakers are to include not only prom
inent Baptists. like the Rev. Wutre'
G.. Partridge OF Pitisburs, the Rev. q
5. Hobart OF Upland, Pa, and tho
Rev DIR. Frank n. Goodchild of thj'
city, but distinguished clergymen Q
the other denominations interestei
The Rev. sir. +. u. Powers. of Wash
ngton. Professor w. Errott Gates q
Chicago and others viii represent Jh.
Disciples of Christ, and the Rev. Al
| fred Williams Anthony of Lewiston
| Me, and President Joseph w Marfr
of Hillsdale, Mich. Will speal, for ~
Free Baptists.
Other topics to be considered dur'n
the convention, which will be contin
ued through tomorrow and Thursday
are "1ow Shall the Church Win th'
| Wage Earners9" "The Ethics of Pres
ent Day Fiction The Doctrine of th'
| yinsin Birth" Fear in Religion"
| New York. Nov l2-Hearing in tn,
| government suit against T., II. Harri
man, the railroad magnate. and Ott'
| H. Kuhn. OF the banking firm of Kuhn
Loeb a. Company. requiring them Il
show cause why they should not an
swer certain questions asked by tn,
be released tomorrow The querrie
to which Hartman and Kahn refuse,
| to reply. by advice of counsel. con
cern the purchase of the Illinois Cen
trail stock by the Union Pacific through
THE Kuhn. Loeb company. The com
merce commission sought also to prob
| into MIR, Harrimans connection witt
| the sensational establishment of Unioi
Pacific stock on "A 10 per cent basis
| II is alleged that the announcement
o. the dividend advance was held bacl
| in order TO give those in the "HarrI
man ring chance to buy, The stool
advanced twenty points following tn
announcement. and it is alleged tina
| Hartman and his friends proiiteI
hugely through the operation.
| London. Nov. 12.-Russia Austri
and America will he represented il
the great wrestling tournament to b.
held in London tomorrow. the win
her of which will probably meet Hack
erschmidt for tine championship OF tn
world The three contestants entere,
for tomorrow elimination contest arr
Ivan Pahcubuy, the Russian champion
Hbysco, the giant Galican. who ha
been throwing all comers in the prov
inces, and Joe Rogers, the protege o
Tom O'Rourke, the American sportin.