Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-21

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son Memorial association.
Buffalo. n. Y. Oct. lS-A hearing is
being held by the interstate commerce
commission here today. involving five
important suits brought under the
Hepburn railroad rate act. in which
excessive rates and Determinations
against individuals and communities
are charged. Three of the cases were
brought by the Washburn-Crosby MIL
ing company against the Erie, the Le-
high Valley and the Pennsylvania rail-
ing company against the New York
| Central. and the fifth by the Thornton
g. Chester Milling company against
the Delaware, Lacllawanna & Western
road,
| Birmingham, Ala. Oct. 1S.--Local
newspaper men have about completed
| arrangements for the entertainment of
| the hosts of newspaper men who will
| descend upon the city three days
| hence. when the international League
| of Press Clubs will begin its conven-
| ton here. Leading newspaper work
ers from ocean to ocean and from Can
ada TO the gulf are on the list of dele
gates appointed by the press clubs
| of the various cities. and they will be
influence.
London, Oct. lS.-The Danish steam
| e, Alfred Erlandsen has been wrecked
| on the rocks on Castle point Scot
land. She went ashore during n gale
last night and twenty of her crew
We're drowned life boat which
spent the night looking for the sur
vivors had narrow escape. being
frequently swept by heavy sea. News
reaches here this afternoon that near
" sixty or more lives were lost in
the disaster.
Reports today are that the loss OF
| life will reach sixty There was a
heavy sea running when the vessel
struck and the efforts OF the life saw
ers to reach her We're futile. Time
and again the attempts to launch life
boats were foiled by the mountainous
seas. II was equally impossible to
throw a line to the imperiled mariners
Throughout the night the doomed YES
sci pounded heavily on the rocks and
was repeatedly smashed by gigantic
waves.
New Orleans, Oct 1s.-Word came
from Stamboul this morning that the
presidents hunting luck had changed
and that he killed a bear this morning
Details of the killing are lacking.
Petrolea Ont. Oct. tS.-The maya
zine OF the Petrolea Torpedo company
exploded II was two miles north of
town and contained about 400 quarts
OF nitroglycerine. The company's fac
tory is situated about 100 yards west
OF the magazine and is a complete
wreck. Residences within a radius of
miles of the magazine were more or
less damaged. doors being torn OFF and
windows broken.
Collinsville. l. T., Oct 1S.-Leading
pow-wow grounds east of Collinsyille
this afternoon Geronimo. war chief OF
the Apaches and United States prison
,r of war. address 500 Indians who
we're attending big celebration here
advising them to adopt the ways of
the white man and become educated
and study the Christian religion. He
spoke in his native tongue and inter
prefers translated his address, into the
language OF the other Indian tribes
and into English. The grounds were
hundreds of Indian braves bedecked
with painted features and gaudy blan-
kets participating in the war dances.
Erie. Pa. Oct. 1S.-One hundred
lives and monetary loss of more than
million and a half is the total claim
ed BY the great lakes since the open
| ing OF navigation this year. The loss
| of life on account of the fire was con
siderable. Seven of the crew and pas
sengers met death by fire which de
stroyed the steamer Laomi and the
loss OF the Aredia on April 20 resulted
| in the death of fourteen people.
| Dallas, Tex. Oct. lS.-Final prepa-
rations were completed today for the
| opening tomorrow of the twentysec-
ond annual Texas state fair. Governor
Campbell will preside at the opening
exercises. and in the evening VIII be
rendered banquet, which will be at
tended by the political and commercial
leaders OF the state. over 100000
has been spent in permanent improve
ments at the state fair grounds dur
ing the last year. and the exposition
will undoubtedly be the grea est eVel
held in Texas or the southwest. Prac
tically all the exhibits have been in
stalled. and form remarkable exposl
ton Of the varied resources OF the
Lone Star state.
Decatur. Ill, Oct. 1S.-Fred Magill
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