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Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
Murdered in Dark
and Lonely Spot

DENVER, Aug. 26.-In dark and
lonely spot on the way near South EN-.
erson street, Patrolman w. p. Steph-
ems was killed last night by mount
ed horse thief. during pistol duel in
which several shots were exchanged
Immediately after seeing his victim
fall from one Of his three shots, the
rider abandoned the two bay horses
he was leading and putting the spurs
to his pony. took an easterly direc-
tion on Evans street toward University
park and escaped. Posses of detec.
tives and residents in automobiles
searched for him until noon today.
One suspect was arrested this morn
ing. His name is Joe Porteus. and he
is well known in this part OF the coun-
try as broncho buster. having rid
den in broncho busting contests here
and in Cheyenne. The dragnet has
been thrown out and all suspicious
looking characters are being interro-
gated.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27

gave me this information. They fear.
ed none but God. and since Maolduin
O'Donaghue burned the monastery of
innisfallen and murdered the monks
in 1853 they have spint much tonne
din pinnance for his SINS"
The MacCarthys were the kings of
Munster. while the o'Donaghues were
feudal lords. subordinate to them, but
the latter owned the lakes of Killar-
ney and all the mountains and land
around them. which are now the prop
erty Of the earl of Kenmare. Their
stronghold for centuries was at Ross
castle. and Muckross abbey was their
place Of worship and their tomb. The
first of the family mentioned In history
10 MacAuliffe ODonaghue, who built
the church at Agahadoe, on the hill
back Of Killarney, for st. Finian the
leper.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
TRAIN DERAILED
ON FRISCO Line
Engineer Fatally Scalded, Mail Clerk MortaIIy
Injured and Several Passengers More
or Less Seriously Hurt

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Aug. &C.
Northbound passenger train No. 206
on the st. Louis and San Francisco
railway, known as the Southeastern
Limited. running between Birming.
ham, Memphis and Kansas City, was
partially derailed this morning two
mines north of Brandsville, Mo, TWEEN
ty miles from the Arkansas line.
James j. o'Nell, the fireman. of
Springfield. was killed; H. d. Colvin,
engineer, of Springfield. was fatally
scalded; the mail clerk was probably
mortally wounded. and several pas
sengers were more or less seriously
injured.
The engine, mail and baggage cars
turned over and were BADLY damaged.
The smoker left the tracks but re-
mained upright. The chair car and
two Pullmans remained on the track.
A telephone message from the scene
says the accident resulted from
defective track.
The dead and injured were trans.
ferred TO another train and taken to
The wrecked train was
due in Kansas City at 10 o'clock this
morning and carried heavy list of
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
ARREST
OF NEGRO
Echoes from the Re-
cent Race Riot in
Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Aug. 26.-An-
drew J. Gordon. negro. and former
ly member Of the st. Louis detective
department. was arrested today BY
deputies on the charge Of shooting
William Bowe, chief deputy to the
county treasurer, James A. Hall. dur
ing the recent riot In this city. Bows
is patient at st. Johns hospital and
probably will recover.
The arrest Of Gordon followed an In
vestigation that extended over . week
Gordon denies his guilt.
Bowe was returning to his homo o.
the night Of the riot when he was
held up by mob OF negroes and rob
bed Of his diamond ring and S25. AT
erwards an attempt was made to hang
Bowe, but william Farmer. . negro,
made strong plea and the mans NE
was spared. Gordon fred = shot .nto
Bowes body as the man was On u
ground.
When the deputies won't to arrsse
Gordon many white residents assers
bled. but they soon dispsrssd. Or
don was taksn to ths co1nty ~
whore his cass win probably ~ tsloo
b . aeselA gaAA M.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Chicago News.
Too often the piano stool is tn,
seat of discord.
The charm of the unattainable IL
long drawn out
A true friend is link of gold in
the chain of life.
Some men marry for money and
some women for allmony.
When a man begins to burn his
money look out for a hot time.
There are none so blind as those
who imagine they see 1t all.
A girl takes advantage of a golden
opportunity when she bleaches her
hair.
AT 16 girl thinks about roses and
poetry: at 36 her thoughts run to cab.
bages and money.
A quarrel merely proves that one of
the parties to 1t hasn't any more sense
than the other.
A moth makes fatal mistake when
she leads her children to believe that
they are wingless angels.
One OF the things a woman can't
understand is why man would rather
read accounts of baD games than love
stories.
When woman refuses a man and
he takes to drink, it's question
whether he is trying to drown his
sorrow or is celebrating his escape.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
WoRLD FAMOUS RUIN
is MUcKRoSs ABBEY
BY William E. Curtis, Correspondent
Of the Chicago Record Herald.

KILLARNEY. Aug 1.-Muckross ab-
hey ranks with Melrose abbey in Scot
land In. Kenilworth castle in England
as q the most picturesque and
into dig ruins In the world. The
walls and the gothic windows. the
tower and several other distinctive
features are well preserved, and the
ivy drapery makes 1t an exquisite pic
ture. The abbey stands within the
park of 800 acres that surrounds Muck
ross house and is the property of Lord
Ardilaun, one OF the sons OF the late
Benjamin Guinness. the great Dublin
brewer. Lord Ardilaun has many
beautiful places in different parts of
Ireland, and cannot possibly enjoy
them all; but none is SO beautiful as
Muckross house.
Hes es1Yurchased the property of the
Her family who inherited 1t from
Florence Mac Carthy Nor, who, in
1850 married Agnes, daughter Of Ed
ward Herbert Of this county, and they
had one son who was the last Mac.
Carthy Nor in the direct line, and that
famous family became extinct, for he
died without issue In ITO, and the es.
tate passed into the possession Of his
mothers family, being the nearest rel.
atives. The Herberts have owned the
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
Plunged from a
Third Story Window

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Aug. 26.--Miss
Charlotte Forster Of San Diego. re-
cent arrival at the Angules hotel,
plunged from the third floor of the
hotel to the roof OF the lobby yes.
terday during fit of temporary in
sanity and fractured her skull. Her
condition today is such that recovery
is very doubtful
Miss Forster Is SO years of age. and
has been an invalid for over year.
Accompanied by nurse, she arrived
at the hotel Sunday. and since her ar
rival has showed signs Of an unbal-
anced mind. When she made her sui.
cidal attempt she almost dragged with
her her nurse who was attempting
to restrain her. Miss Forster is q
daughter Of the millionaire toothpick
manufacturer Of Portland. Me.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
TO
BUSINESS
Fair Directory Plans
for Durango's Big
Fair

The fair directory met last evening
and transacted large amount Of
| routine business. The different com.
mittees handed in reports. which wei Q
in the main adopted. The directory
was exceedingly liberal in every de-.
partment fthe fair-racing, baseball,
amusements, live stock, agriculture,
poultry and pet stock. etc. The print
er is already busy on the premium
list and amusement program which
Will be out In the course OF week.
The program for each one OF the
four days is crammed full of good
things and every day will be THE
BEST. The Woodmen log rolling and
fraternal day is going to be u hum.
mer, and so is Pioneer day, while the
Stockman's day should bring out every
man, woman and child In the county
as the big barbecue Will be free to
every one paying admission to the
grounds.
Milt Herrick, who arrived on the
evening train from Alamosa, appeared
before the meeting and said he was
working for special train from Ala.
mosa along with ball club and believed
the San Luis valley would be well
represented, and was quite confident
the ball club would be over at any
rate. or course Silyerton will be down
and with these two outside clubs our
people will be able to witness some
fine games during the week.
Members of the X. p. Uniform Rank
also appeared to talk over proI osi. ions
looking for drilling exhibition. The
matter will be settled In dav or two,
the directors voting the Organization
$3.50 in way of prizes.
Within the next week the country
will be flooded with advertising mat.
ter and the program is such that will
appeal to one and all to attend.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
LOSS OF LIVES
AND PROPERTY
Unparalleled Rains Responsible For Death Of
Forty People by Drowning and De-
structiOn Of Much Valuable Property

COLUMBIA, s. c., Aug 26.-No
fewer than forty lives have been lost
and property worth several millions
has been destroyed by floods which
are unparalleled since August, 1910.
In both Carolinas heavy rains have
fallen continuously for forty-eight
hours on the ground which is already
water soaked, and 1t is still raining.
At Camden nine persons lost their
lives. They were on the toll bridge
gave way.
The big cotton mills along the Paco-
let river near Spartanburg, where lat
were drowned and two mills washed
away in 1903, are in danger Camper
down Dtsx Greenville stands In wa.
ter five fe'nte1--p and may go any min
ute.
Serious washouts are reported on all
railroads north of Columbia. The Sea
board Air Line has lost the big bridge
over the Savannah and another over
the Broad river. Twenty-Five separate
washouts are reported upon the South
ern railway.
All towns in upper Carolina, which
are dependent for light and trolley
service on electric power, were in the
dark last night.
The Duck trusts plant here, the first
cotton mill in the world to be oper-
ated electrically is Indefinitely shut
down. with ten feet Of water in the
power house.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27

telephone Impressions 80 as to be In.
telligible. the different words being
distinguishable by sight, d. Charbop.
mel, the French engineer who perfect.
ed the apparatus. is seeking a practi.
cal means OF making telephone re-
ceiver give an automatic report Of It.
self on travelling film or sensitized
band. taking down any message that
may come In the absence OF the pro-
prietor of the office.
For propelling canal barges. r. w.
Thorn OF Southport. Eng. would use
Internal combustion engines fed with
coal gas carried compressed in cyIIn-
ders. Tests have shown numerous
advantages, and the engines and stor.
age cylinders are only half AZ heavy
as steam engines OF like power. and
occupy must less space.
The new electrotyping process q
Sherard-Cowper-Coles claims greater
rnpidity and. Increased sharpness OF
duplication. BY the usual method. a
wax impression of the type form is
taken In special press, the wax mold
first coated with graphite-receives
deposit OF copper of suitable thick.
ness In an electroltic both, and the
copper Is stripped from the wax and
backed with soft metal Fine detail
Is lost through the filling up with wax
OF minute lines and lots. The I'm
proved way consists In taking the i'm.
preston upon the backing, which Is
made up OF sheet OF pure soft lead
riveted to another lead sheet with n
sheet Of rubber between. and then ap-
ply the copper facing directly by the
eiectrolytic method. The soft lead
sqeezed into the original printing sur
race by strong pressure. such as that
OF hydraulic press has cohesieness
to retain the finest detail. like that Of
copper half-tone plate.
Testing animal origins or kinships
by similarities Of blood analysis. a.
suggested by Prof. Nuttall. the Eng
lish biologist. is bringing novel ideas
into zoology. It shows that the hip
popotamns Is a pig, and the warus .
horse. and confirms the long rscog.
nized relationship between birds and
reptiles. But 1t does not connect man
with monkeys and traces only light
kinship with the anthropotds.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
Son Accidently
Kills His Mother

RAWLANGS. Wyo.. Aug. 26.--Mrs.
William T. Hayes was accidentally
killed by her 6-year-old son today
while hunting sage hens near Sand
Springs. The mother was carrying
several birds to the wagon, and the
boy was walking beside her with a
20 caliber rifle, when the weapon was
accidentally discharged. The bullet
truck Mrs. Hayes In the breast, In.
flicting q wound which caused death
before her husband could hurry her
to their ranch.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
IMPOSING DISPLAY.

HElDELBURG. Aug. 26.-The funer-
al train bearing the body OF the late
Baron Spreck Won sternburg. former
ambassador Of Germany to the United
States, who died here last Sunday
night. left this morning for Leipsic,
where 1t is due at o'clock this even.
Ing. There is an imposing display all
sloaa Ne uAe.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
Bryan Visits Town
Of EARLY Childhood

SALEM, ILL.,, Aug. 26.-Upon his ar
rival here today for a brief visit TO
the place OF his birth William J. 81 yan
was accorded an ovation. Although
the train pulled in at $3.50 a. IN. almost
the entire population Of the city turned
out to greet him. At the depot he
was met by Mayor Waters and spe-
cial committee of $50. over half of
whom were mounted. A brass band
played Home, Sweet Home."
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
GREATLY
AGITATED
Case Of Leprosy Dis.
covered on Streets
Of Washington

x WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-Washing-
ton is greatly agitated over the dis.
covery Of leprosy In the city. A vic
tim OF the scourge has been stalk.
ing the streets, eating In lunch houses,
-yiding In street cars and generally rub
Wing elbows with the residents for Eve
days. By accident the condition was
discovered when physician was call.
ed to treat him for q trifl,ng illness.
The plague victim is John X. Early,
whose home is in Lynn. N. c.. and
who as q veteran OF the Spanish Amer.
lean war came to Washington to ap
ply for = pension. He 10 Xsyssrs Of
~ ~ has . wife aad oss child.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
Cinnamon Found
Secreted in Car

Ell PASO, Tex. Aug 26.-Six China
men were found secreted in a carload
of ore from Los Angeles. bound for
Brighton. Pa, at Alama Gorda this
morning. BY the removal Of part of
the door the smuggled Cinnamon had
been put in the car after 1t was sealed
This is the third carload OF smuggled
Cinnamon captured at Alama Gorda
during the last two months.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
Good Sized Blaze
in Quaker City

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2G.-Fire
early today destroyeL the building of
the Overlook Carpet company on the
outskirts Of this city. About a dozen
hremen were hurt when the wall fell.
The only one seriously injured, how.
ever. sustained broken leg. The
loss is estimated at $3.50. 900.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27

Seeing the sun shining through the
rain Georgia youngster said to
Brother Dickey: ''Is the devil beating
his wife behind the door7"
II dunno. honey" said the old man.
hits my opinion dat ef de devil got
= wife he Amt sayin' q word ter mo-
body."-Atlanta Constitution.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27

The American sailors OF Admiral
Sperry's round-the-world fleet will not
be permitted to break the hearts OF
the Japanese geisha girls II the Y.
M. c. A. of Japan, the native Chris.
tian churches and the missionaries are
able to prevent 1t. Information from
Toxic was received at the headquar.
ters OF the Y. NJ. C. A. in New York
that the Christian religious organiza.
tions OF Japan are circulating peti-
tions among the citizens OF Japanese
cities which the men OF the American
fleet will visit. protesting against the
old style OF Japanese hospitality which
Is expected to include introduction to
the geisha girls. The object of the
movement is announced to be cele-
bration more In keeping with Ameri.
can ideals. 1t is said to be desired that
precedent be established OF eliminat.
ing geisha girls from public entertain.
ments in Japan.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

New York detectives. after covering
four cities, arrested gang Of safe
blowers and later discovered counter
feiting plant at their headquarters.
Illinois railroad and warehouse com
mission plans to require shippers to
plainly mark all consignments Of less
than carload to guard against loss.
The question OF financing the move
ment of the western wheat crops IL
matter which periodically gives
cause for considerable anxiety In Can
ada. This year, however. the banks
will be in an easy financial position
to handle the crop. although 1t Is esti.
mated at 120.OOO.O0O bushels or more.
Have you had the "collywohblss"
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27

visitor-what well behaved little
boy.
Mother-Yes; told him II he was
good he could watch his father take
up the carpet.-Illustrated Bits.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27

The modern power station is n prod
uct of the coIncident development OF
the high-speed dynamo and alternator
and of the new steam engine. In lee
lures to the London Royal Institution,
Gerald Storey has been reviewing the
remarkable progress OF the steam tur-
bine, and he points out that no recipro-
eating engine Of large size is now
being put down either I'm England or
on the continent. The first practical
sfeam-turbine was the one of 10-horse
power built by Parsons In 1884. Sew
eral turbo-alternators Of 120-horse pow
er were supplied in 1888. and were
used for electric lighting stations. The
compound steam turbine was adapted
to work with condenser In 1892. The
first condensing turbine was Of 150-
horse power, driving 100-kilowatt
alternator 1900 revolutions a minute,
and this proved 10 economical q heat
engine ms to mark new era. Return
from the radial flow to the parallel
flow type was made in 1894, with i'm
provements In detail that increased ef.
ficiency and lessensj cost. Large
sizes were made. turbo-generafors
were supplied to Germany and In late
years the demand for the Parsons
steam turbine has increased by bounds
until about 2,5o0-0oO- horse power on
land are used and ordered. For the
marine steam turbine. nrst used ON Z
passenger vessel In 1901. rapid prog
ress is At hand. rs well.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27

According to an announcement by
the Women's league of New York
state. organized last spring to aid un.
employed women to find employment
and to take up the subject of industrial
training for girls. the league has re-
ceived promises from employers to
Increase their forces by 1900 addi-
tional workers by September 8. One
department store notified the league
that 750 more hands would be employ.
ed According to statistics, there are
100000 working women In New York
state. and 10 per cent OF that number
are unable to find work. The Pros.
perity committee" of the league an.
nounces that 10000 OF these working
women must be helped before another
winter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

To produce the aurora borealis arti-
ficially has been recently found to be
possible. and now p. Willard has per.
formed the experiment before the
French Physical society and described
the method. A large vacuum flash
being placed between the poles of an
electromagnet. stream of kathode
rays Is shot into the flask In the di.
rection oblikue to the magnetic field
The rays take the form OF luminous
spiral, and near each pole OF the mag.
net the spiral is nearly reversed, TAX
Ing a backward course. On account
OF the axes Of the spirals being slight
ly inclined to that of the field, they
give rise to spheroidal surface with
an axis coinciding with that OF the
field, and with piece cut out at each
pole. In the natural Phenomena OF the
skies. 1t would appear that the earth
is enclosed In the mostly invisible
spheroId of rays. and that we see the
aurora at the edge of one of the polar
openings. where the spirals approach
closest and are brightest and deepest
Working since 1877 on the theory
that dangerous gas emission In mines
follows unusual release of pressure,
Francis Laur believes that mine OK.
plosions can be foreseen and guarded
against like storms. On January 28,
1907. long g-continued period OF high
barometer over Europe was followed
by a sudden fall OF pressure lasting
two days and with this fail came 81
multaneous explosions in the Reden
mine In Germany. the Levin In France
and the Charlestown in England. Nu-
merous mines In France and Belgium
needed the warnings given. averting
risk OF disaster by stopping work or
taking extra precautions I'm dangerous
workings.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27

William Maddox. highly respected
young farmer, residing just outside
the limits of Alamosa, was seriously
injured late Monday afternoon while
working about moving machine. He
was regulating some part of the NOW.
er and was lying down on the ground
behind the machine when the horses,
becoming frightened. suddenly backed
up. The machine passed over his body
and he came in contact with the knife.
Several ribs were broken and he re-
ceived several bad cuts and bruises.
Internal injuries may be found upon
Investigation. |. J. Bradford, who was
passing at the time, went TO the res.
cue and assisted him to the house
close by.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27

Nearly everybody in Chicago has, so
the doctors say, and that city, they
declare, Is suffering from an epidemic
OF intestinal trouble. Thousands of
cases of severe "stomache- ache" have
been attended by physicians within
the last few days. Thousands of 9TH
ers, also affected. are using old fash
Toned remedies usually applied after
too hearty indulgence in green apples.
The present wave of indigestion is at.
tributed by physicians to the sudden
change In weather. Overindulgence In
ripe fruits also is held responible.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27
COLORADO NEWS

Fifteen bogus checks, forging the
name of painter, were presented
Monday to the First National bank of
Salida for payment. The man sup
posed to be guilty skipped out and the
officers are trying to locate him.
At mass meeting of Trinidad citi
zens $1,000 was raised Monday night
to continue work on the state road
and this sum is expected to be In
creased to $500.
While trying to board Denver 4
Rio Grande train +. M. Johnson, q
Glenwood Springs carpenter, fell un-
der the train. His left arm was crush
ed to pulp. amputation being neces-
sary.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27

Have you had the "collywohhlss",
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-27

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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1908-01-24
DURNO, 1.-THE MYSTERIOUS"

Last evening Central Hall was well
filled, the OCCASION being the third num-
ber on the High Lecture Course.
Durno, "the mysterious" was the at
traction, and we must say that he is a
"top- -notcher'' in his line. Many of his
tricks were old ones, but he had his
audience guessing for the better part of
two hours. When he ran out of ma.
terial on the stage he would go down
in the audience and help himself. A
few of our citizens donated towards the
the entertainment. One had hen,
another a snake extracted from under
his coat, and he got enough clothing
out of Ed Andreae's hat to stock a
nursery. Mr.. Durno told a representa-
tive of the Expositor this morning
that his hardest job during the entire
performance was when he tried to get
-four bits" out of Ike Rosenthal.
Herman, the prince of violinists, is
travelling with the Durno Company.
His selections and limitations were fine.
Altogether the audience was highly
pleased with the performance.
The next number will be the Haw-
thorne Musical Club on Wednesday,
February 10Th.