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falls 10 Feet to Death.

Harvey w Wauerson. lawyer and
younger son Of Colonel Henry Waiter
son editor of the Louisville Courier
JC$nal. plunged to his death from
the nineteenth floor of his Office build
Ing at 81 Wall street. New York city.
His body shot downward for 10 feet
and landed on the roop5f a ten-story
building adjoining. Almost every bone
was broken and the head crushed. and
death was practically instantaneous.
While there were no Sve-witnesses
to the tragedy, evidently it was en-
tirely accidental. Mr. Watterson's hat
and overcoat We're on his closed desk
Presumably he had attempted to lower
the window, and either stumbling Over
the radiator which was in front of the
low sill or 'osing his footing in some
manner unknown, pitcheds s'orward and
down to death on the ROOF below.
Mr. Watterson was thirty years old
and married. He was junior member
of the law firm Of Wing, Russell &
Watterson.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
EmbezzIed over 100000.

Peter Van Vlissinger. a Chicago real
estate dealer, and who for years has
been classed among the first of Chi
cago's prosperous and reputable busi-
ness men. confessed to having obtain
ed through forged deeds and notes
more than S7O0.OOO and a few hours
after his arrest, on his own urgent ap-
peal to be punished. was sentenced to
the penitentiary. The arre~,, the in
dictment, the confession and the SEN
tence were the work of less than four
hours
His term in the penitentiary was
fixed as indeterminate from one to
fourteen years.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
Famous Priest Found pead.

Rev. George E. Viger of the Sui
pician Order, and who had been for
over forty-seven years a member OF
the faculty of st. Charles college, Eli
colt City Md, and one of the best
known priests in this country, was
found dead in bed in his room at the
college. Death was due to heart fail
ure. Father Viger was seventy years
old. Many of the most prominent
members of the Catholic priesthood
and hierarchy in the United States
were his pupils at st. Charles college.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
MetcaIf to Leave Cabinet.

Secretary of the Navy Victor H.
Metcalg rendered his resignation to
President Roosevelt. to take effect on
Dec. /, on account of i'll health. AS
sistant Secretary of the Navy Truman
H. Newberry will be named as Mr..
Metcalf's successor.
For more than a year the feet that
Mr.. Metcalf has suffered serious i'll
ness has been well known at the navy
department. Formerly Of vigorous
health. his friends expected that he
would be able to regain his strength,
but constantly recurring illness has
convinced him that the only course for
him to pursue is to sever his connec-
ton with all active work.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
WIdom Of 81 eeta Eortnne.

After a lie of hardship and pow
erty. which at times bordered upon
actual dependency. Mrs. Mary Wheeler
Somerby, a widow. eighty-one years of
age of Newburyport Mass. has v.r
tually been declared to be the sole
heir of the valuable estate left by the
late John Wells Russell. of East Or
ange n. J. Mrs. Somerby is now liv-
ing with her only son in little frame
dwelling. said to be scarcely more
than a shack. and almost in destitute
circumstances. 1t is said tb estate to
which she is heir is wof,u in the
neighborhood of 100000.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
Cuba Elects President.

As indicated in dispatches from Ha
vana. the Liberal party was trium
phant in the election of president and
vice president, according to a cable
gram from Governor Magoon received
by President Roosevelt.
Major General Gomez and Senator
Alfredo Zayas. according to the dis
patch for president and vice president
respectively. have a substantial ma
jority in the electoral college. The
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over 200 DEAD In MIne Horror.

WI NVV ~NoN " I0TIITN TT Ut
The greatest mine disaster in many
years in Germany took place at the
Radbod mine, about three miles from
Hamm, Westphalia. There was a heavy
explosion in the mine, and almost i'm
mediately the mine took fire OF the
$50 miners working under ground at
the time only six escaped without in
jury. Thirty-fve were taken out badly
injured, and thirty-seven were dead
when brought to the mouth of the pit.
The remaining 3O2 have been given up
for lost
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
SAILORS RETURN THANKS.
Hundreds Start Real Thanksgiving for
New Seamen'S Institute.

New York, November 10th. A:
Thanksgiving tokens from the hun
dreds of tars who have already beer
entertained at the new Seamen :
Institute here during its first month
of operation, relics of the sea thai
have been boarded for years were
today offered to the American Sea
mems Friend Society as decorations
I for their building. In preparing
for the Thanksgiving festival at
this modern hotel and club, which
is now ready to provide for over
two hundred seatarers each night,
these evidences of the simple sup
port of the sailor man will be added
to the other contributions which
are beginning to be offered from en-
thusiastic landsmen throughout the
country. Rooms, books, beds,
games and decorations in this har-
boring skyscraper for Jack-ashor
are already being made substantial
Thanksgiving memorials by many
individuals and organizations, hav-
ing sentimental or practical interest
in the welfare of the half million
seamen who come ashore in this
port each year.
Sixteen sailors, who from the
masonic lodge ofthe r. NJ S. Ad-
riatic, have today sent word from
their out bound vessel at Sandy
Hook TO have one of their treasures,
the bell of sunken ship, hung on
the walls of the Seamen S Institute
by Thanksgiving Day as a token
Of their appreciation and support.
Other members Of the craft among
the tars who have enjoyed the en-
tertainment of the place are plan
ming a Christmas celebration in the
lofty lookout tower room. With
other characteristic gifts end offers
of cooperation the men of the sea
have already set their own seal of
approval on the new undertaking
Two hundred officers, engineers,
seamen and stokers of the giant
ocean liners that dock nearby have
registered in the modern club
quarters of the institute within the
two weeks since its doors were first
thrown open. The seafarers of
America, Germany, Great Britain,
Sweden, Denmark and Norway in
every grade of ocean life are today
largely upon the grow
ing books of this sailors home
From cabin boy to captain these
men have invariably shown that
they can appreciate and use the
modern Accommodations of which
they alone of all travellers have
heretofore been deprived. Immacu-
late floors, quiet corridors, inta,
fixtures and busy boot black stan6s
in the building are bearing mute
today to the ability of
the workers of the forcastle to re-
spect decent surroundings on shore |
That many a mother in localities
all over this land is seeking to
tighten the shore life of seamen for
The sake of son who followed the
sea of some time IS evidenced by
many of the memorials which have
today been secured to equip or
maintain some special part of the
1ew Seamen's Institute National,
State and city organizations are a r
80 setting up rooms, beds and re-
corners as landmarks which
will attract and interest such sea-
nen as hail from their home fields.
Memorials from church and philan
hropic bodies already make up
,art of the unixue equipment Of the
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AND
DOWAGER DEAD
Three -YeaT-OId Boy Placed Upon
Throne Of China.
SOME STRANGE CEPENONIES

Senator EIkins Says Daughter Is Not
Engaged to Abruzzi-Henry Waiter
sons Son Killed BY a Fall-over 800
Dead In Mine Disaster In Germany.
Aged Man Murdered and Robbed.
Poor Widow Of 81 Gets Fortune.
Cuba Elects President-Wlll Erect
Memorial In Honor of Cleveland.
Tsze Hsi An, the dowager empress
Of China the autocratic head of the
government. which sic directed with
out successful interference since 1861
and without protest since 1851. died
Sunday afternoon.
The announcement of the dOwager
empress death was official, and fol
lowed closely upon the announcement
that Kuang-Hsu. the emperor, had
died Saturday. but It is believed thai
the death OF both the emperor and tie
dOwager empress occurred a cons d
cradle time before that set down in
the official statements.
All eultt pldteu upon lue III ia
Prince Pu-Yi the three-yea old son of
Prince Chm, the regent of the empire,
in accordance with a promise given
by the d0wager empress soon after the
marriage oil Prince Chun in 1908. AZ
edict issued on Friday made PuI.
heir presumptive
Death-bed observances of 5000 years
ago marked the passing of the "a
peror and dowager. They died alone
and unattended. although surrounded
by circles of abject spectators. who
remained a rod distant, as, on account
of the sacred persons of their maias-
ties. they could not be approached
The emperor died as he had lived
without ministration of whatever kind
or scientific aid For months he had
refused to permit the services of for
eign physicians and although it was
stated that he had gone back to the
old form of medical treatment. it is
believed that latterly he received no
treatment at all
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
Memorial In Honor of Cleveland

Memorial In Honor of Cleveland.
State Treasurer Voorhees,, of New
Jersey. who is also the treasurer of
the New Jersey Cleveland Memor-
ial association, said that at a meeting
in former Senator Drydens Office in
Newark the committee decided on a
100000 monument to the late presi-
dent. The amount will be apportioned
among the New Jersey counties, with
a subcommittee in each.
The monument will be erected in
Princeton, the last home of the ex-
president, and where he is buried.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
AGED Man Slain and Robbed.

William Read, seventy-eight years
Of age. was murdered at his home
at ineland N. ]. The aged man was
struck over the head with a blunt in
strument which probably rendered
him unconscious and was then twioe
shot in the head Railroad bonds said
to be worth $4,000 and about $500 in
cash were taken by the murderer.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
The Latest Closing Prices In the
Principal Markets.

The Latest Closing Prices In the
Principal Markets.
PHILADELPHIA = FLOUR firm;
winter extras. new, S3.75Q3.90; Penn
sylvania roller clear 81 a 4.25; city
mills. fancy. $5.75@5.90. RYE FLOUR
steady; per bbl.. S415@425. WHEAT
steady: No 2 red western, $lO44
/ 041b. CORN firm; No yellow. 10
cal 6e 0 roc. OATS firm; No 2
white. clipped. So q 551zc; lower
grades. 53c. HAY steady; timothy,
large bales. s1450. POULTRY: Live
steady: hens, 12B@13c.; old roosters,
s1bc. Dressed steady; choice fowls,
13ibc. old rostoers. 10c. BUTTER
firm: extra creamery, 33c. EGGS
firm; selected. 3Sg4Oc,i nearby, S5c.;
western. 35c. POTATOES steady; per
bushel. 75d soc. Sweet Potatoes, East
ern Shore. Va, S1@125 per Dbl.
BALTIMORE-WHE steady; NO;
2 spot. s1.O61h0106%; steamer No. 2
spot. s1.01h@101A; southern. Sl.0l%
61. .04%. CORN steady new mixed
spot 7O1b O. 70%c.; steamer mixed,
ef%067sLc.: southern, 70Q7O1sc.
OARS firm; white, No. 2, SAG 955c.;
No. 3. 53H 6541sc.; No. 4, 52@52z2c:;
mixed No. 2. 53@5315c.; No. 3, go
62Ihc BUTTER firm; creamery sep
srafor extras. S0031c.; prints, 3lW
92c held. 23@24c. Maryland and
Pennsvlvania dairy prints, 1701Sc
EGGS firm; fancy Maryland, Pennsyl-
Vania and Virginia, Bic; West VIZ
xinia, 30c.; southern 2Sc.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
De chaulnes Heir Born.

A private cablegram received in
New York from Theodore P. Shonts,
who is now in Paris, announces that a
son was born to his daughter the
Duchess de Chaulnes.
Mr.. Shonts and his wife went abroad
six weeks ego. The Duke de Chaulnes
died in Paris last spring under tragic
circumstances.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
To XIII Diseased Cattle.

The Pennsylvania live stock sani-
tary board has ordered that a quaran-
tine be placed on all cattle in Montour,
Northumberland, Union and Columbia
counties. because of the outbreak Of
the foot and mouth disease. All infect
ed cattle will be killed, and the own
ers will be recompensed by the federal
and state governments.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20

Tsze Hsi An, or western empress, D."
was born Nov. II. 1884 She was the
child of poor people who lived in
Pebin. At an early age, following a
common practice in China, she was
sold as a slave by her parents on ac-
count of their poverty. She became
the property of famous general. who,
enchanted with her great beauty,
adopted her and offered her as a pres
ent to the reigning emperor, Hsien-
Feng. She so charmed the emperor
by her looks and intelligence that he
made her his secondary wife, and on
her bearing him a son. the future EN-
peror TungChih. raised her to the
first rank. On his death she became
the regent of the empire, administer
ing the national affairs with more
vigor than any of her predecessors s.
Her authority was complete over
about IA 600 officials and over the well
fare and lives of the vast majority of
the inhabit9nts of China. who number
close to 27O000.O00.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
Bow Killed While Huntinn.

Adelbert E. Rose, sixteen years old
was accidentally killed by Harry Cord
ner while hunting near Kin2ua, Pa.
Both boys shot at a grouse. the dis
charge from Cordner's gun striking
Rose in the head.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
raft VIII Visit Havana.

Havana. Nov. 1S.-It is reported on
good authority that President-elect
Taft will visit Havana to attend the
Inauguration of General Jose Miguel
Gomez on Jan. % as president of Cuba
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
Ilue etnok Markets.

PITTSBURG (Union Stock Yardsl--
eATrf n Iower: choice. S5S066;
prime SA I Z s5.50@5.75. SHEEP steady;
brine wethers, S415@425; culls and
veal calves. SS0s.25. HOGS active;
prime heavies, $5.90Q6; mediums,
1880 a 5.8B; heavy Workers, 1910 %
$50; light Workers, $5q6:z5i pigs
s4.506475; roughs, $4.bO9b-z5.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
HairIess caIf Has Frlnae Of vol.

A hairless calf is the latest freak OF
nature and is owned by Ollie Williams,
who has a farm near Seaford. Del. The
calf is six weeks old and has not
hair on its body. It's form is perfect
except its head, which is covered with
wool. while a streak of wool extends
about ten inches down its back.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
Miss Elklns No. Unnamed.

Senator Stephen B. Elkins made the
emphatic announcement that no en-
gagement exists between his daughter,
Miss Katherine Elkins. and the Duke
de Abruzzi, of the Italian navy.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
suraeon General Of ARMY.

The appointment of Colonel George
H. Torney as surgeon general of the
army. to succeed Surgeon General R.
NJ. O'Reilly, was announced by the
secretary Of war. Colonel Torney is
now in charge of the general hospital
at San Francisco. The vacancy in the
surgeon generalship will occur Jan. IA.
Milford chronicle., 1908-11-20
Mitchell Seeks to Again Head Miners

John Mitchell former president of
the United Mine Workers of America,
allowed it to become known through
his friends that he would seek re-elec-
ton to the Office now held by Thomas
Lewis
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-05-06
FIGHT HAS ONLY BEGUN.
Dallas County Convention Declares II
Shall Be Kept Up.

Dallas, Texas, May 5.-Declaring
that the fight against Baileyism has
just begun and that they propose to
continue the struggle until victory is
theirs, those who attended the Dallas
county democratic convention in this
city today adopted a platform con-
demning in ringing phrase the prac-
Ftice of public servants representing
corporations whose interests are OPP
posed to the interests of the people.
Another resolution afterward adopted
commended the fifty-three members
of the legislature who voted against
Senator Bailey at Austin year ago.
In addition to this a strong anti-Bailey
delegation was selected to go to the
state convention which is to be held
in Fort Worth the latter part of this
month and placed under the unit rule,
and steps were taken to gain COM
plete control of the county organiza-
ton of the party. All this was OPP
posed by small but vociferous mi
nority, led by Hon. R. B. Allen, coun-
tY Bailey chairman, but this element
was voted down in every instance,
1.-The vote being almost two to one.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-05-06
Fiendish Deeds.

La Porte, Ind, May 5.-With five
Smulzer and Coroner Mack will con-
tinue their search tomorrow for
other alleged victims of Mrs Belle
Guinness, who, to all indications, was
one of the most fiendish murderesses
of the century, and who was recently
killed with her three children through
the burning of her country home, one
mile northeast of La Porte.
OF the bodies so far unearthed, two
have been identified. They are the
bodies of Andrew Heldgren, a wealthy
bachelor of Aberdeen, S. D., and Miss
Jennie Olsen, 11-year-old stepdaugh-
ter of Mrs. Guinness. The other three
bodies are so badly decomposed as to
make identification impossible.
The discovery of the bodies was
brought about by the appearance of
John Heldgren of Aberdeen, S. D.,
brother of Andrew Heldgren, in La
Porte in search of the missing man.
With the information that his brother
Andrew had come to La Porte to wed
Mrs. Guinness, that he had turned over
his property to her, he became con-
WINGED that his brother had been the
victim of foul play. While question
ing Joe Maxson, hired man on Mrs.
Guinness farm, he learned of the mys-
terious digging of holes by him, all
of them being filled up at later date
by Mrs. Guinness. He led Heldgren
and the officers to the spot where the.
holes had been drug, about $50 feet
from the house, and there, after dig
ging a few minutes, was uncovered
the body of Heldgren. The remains
were only a few feet under the
ground, and were inclosed in a gunny
sack. The legs and arms had been
dismembered, but were with the
trunk.
About thirty-five feet further the re-
mains of four other persons were
found.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-05-06

POLICE ARE MYsT|HEll9G FIRE IN HOUSTON
Find Three More New Graves on the
Place of Mrs. Belle Guinness To-
day-Woman Missing.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
La Porte, Ind, May 6.-Three more
new graves, supposed to contain the
bodies of murder victims, were found
on the place of Mrs. Belle Guinness
today. The sheriff and number of
deputies are digging out these graves
to get at their secrets. The belief is
general that Mrs. Guinness is not
dead, but that another body has been
substituted for her, and that she is
probably on her way to Norway. The
head of the body supposed to be Mrs.
Guinness is missing. The sheriff holds
to the opinion that some of the bodies
already unearthed here are victims
of murder in Chicago and that they
were shipped here to hide the crimes.
Anton Olson today identified the
body found yesterday as that Of his
daughter, Jennie. The head had been
cut from the trunk, and the body was
badly mutilated.
Mrs. Christoforson, a neighbor' of
Mrs Guinness, told the sheriff today
that three men who had lived at the
Guinness home within the last year
had disappeared. The neighbors sus
pected foul play at the time, but in
each case Mrs. Guinness told the
neighbors that the men had answered
matrimonial advertisements and that
she was not pleased with them. The
officers now hope to have Roy Lamp
her confess shortly. He is said tc
have admitted running from the Gun
ness farm shortly after the fire start
ed
A later report says the sixth body
was found on the Guinness farm this
morning. The last body was found al
the side of two holes dug yesterday
and in which five bodies were found
The sixth body was found under cob
Eble stones buried about two feet un
der the surface, and have the appear
ance of having been buried about 6
year. ---
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-05-06
Today Destroyed Much Property-Be-
+ iieved Three People Have Been
Burned to Death.
Snenial to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
q Houston, Texas, May 6.-Fire today
& the Shaw building caused fifty
thousand dollar loss, and it is be-
lieyed that a woman and two girls
have been incinerated. A search is
now being made for the bodies. The
Houston Hotel occupied the second
and third floors of the building, and
the guests had a very narrow escape
many cases. Otis Williams jump
i from the third floor to an awning,
id escaped with a broken foot
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-05-06
A BOMB WAS THROWN
At the Governor of vorotsch Today.
A Woman Was Killed.

Special to the Herald.
Moscow, Russia, May 6.-An unsuc-
cessful attempt was made today to
assassinate the governor of Vorotsch.
A bomb was thrown at his carriage
as he drove through the streets with
his wife. The missile missed the car
riage and exploded near by, killing a
woman.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-05-06
HUNDRED KILLED
sir WilIocks' Forces Wrought Havoc
In the Army of the Afghans.
Official Report.

Special to the Herald.
London, May 6.-Three hundred AT
ghans have been killed and many
wounded in two days fighting with
Sir Willocks' forces, according to Of
fetal reports from India.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-05-06
Cleveland Improving.
Special to the Herald.

Lakewood, N. j., May 6.-Mrs
Cleveland made the following state
ment today: "Mr. Cleveland is stead
lily improving, and is now on the way
to complete recovery. We have not
yet decided how long we shall remain
here"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-05-06
Chicago interested.
Special to the Herald.

Chicago, H., May 6.-The coroner
declared today that he would examine
the body of Max Sorenson, the first
husband of Mrs. Belle Guinness to de-
termine, if possible, the cause of
death.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-05-06
ENDORSED BRYAN.
Ohio Democrats Declare For Bryan
For the Presidency.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald
Columbus, Ohio, May 6.-The demo-
cratic state convention today Endorsed
Bryan's candidacy. Tom Johnson had
included in the state platform the tax
alton of franchises and the election of
United States senators by direct vote
of the people. The delegates will be
instructed for Bryan.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-05-06
Judson Harmon Nominated.
f,peciaI to the Herald.

JVHCIdI 10 IHV I1VTdIU-
Columbus, Ohio, May 6.-Judson
Harmon of Cincinnati was today nom
mated for governor on the second bal
lot by the state democratic conven-
ton.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-05-06
Connecticut Republicans.

Special to the Herald.
: Hartford, Conn, May 6.-The re-
publican state convention indorsed
President Roosevelt's administration
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-05-06
CONGRATULATIONS SENT
BY the Navy Department to Admiral
Evans on Arrival at Frisco.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Washington, D. c., May 6.-The
navy department today sent congratu-
lations in message to Admiral
Evans on the safe arrival of himself
and fleet at San Francisco