Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-30
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

streets early this morning by fre
which threatened a part of the bust.
ness section of South Chicago. Wom-
en- and children were carried by the
hremen and policemen to the streets.
The blaze started In the basement OF
, three story brick double building oc.
cupied by the Commercial National
bank and Ingraham. Benko and Com
pany. The interior of the building
was destroyed
NEW YORK, Nov. 27-Wreckers
are at work today in the submerged
hull of the Panam railroad steamer
Finance, which sunk off Sandy Hook
yesterday in collision with the Geor-
divers will go down and examine the
rent In the steamers side caused by
the Georgia's prov, ascertain the best
method of patching II as to float the
sunken vessel. After the cabin of
the Finance had been loosened by the
sea and 1t was washing about today
The hull OF the steamer is completely
submerged. e
LIMA. Peru, Nov. 27.--Work In Cal
lao bay is paralyzed as the result of
heavy storm which broke over that
port yesterday. Enormous waves,
higher than any that had been seen
for thirty years swept over wharves
and created panic among the inhabi-
tants of the town.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.--Daniel
Quigley, truckman. 40 years old. lit
orally died of fright yesterday in the
Fordham hospital. Taken to the In
stltution after he had slightly injured
his foot. he grew pale when ushered
into the operating room and asked If
his case was serious. He was assured
his injuries slight. but at the sight OF
the surgical instruments and operat-
ing table he became panic stricken
and expired, a victim Of his own fear
CHICAGO. Nov. ga desperate
battle between burglars and detectives
on q fire escape 100 feet from the
ground yesterday thrilled hundreds Of
spectators, who surrounded the plant
of the Western Meal Manufacturing
company. The detectives were held
at bay by the thieves they had trap
ped.
Stanley Cioslinsky. aged 10 years,
and Stanley Gierch, aged 20 years.
both of whom have been in the hands
of the police before, were the men ar
rested. Cioslinsky was released from
the Bridewell only Tuesday after serv-
ing a time for burglary.
The burglars fled across the roof,
down fire escape and into a second
story window. where they again
held the pursuing officers at bay un-
til company of fremen arrived, when
they were cantured.
ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 27.-Three
men. armed with revolvers. made a
desperate attempt to kill the dowager
empress of Russia during her recent
journey from Copenhagen to this city
by firing at the imperial carriage. She
owes her life to the fact that the walls
of the coach were Of steel and are
bomb proof. and to the vigilance of
the secret police acting as her escort,
CHICAGO. Nov. 27.-Edmund Nc
Cabe. an engineer. went home while
intoxicated last night, ordered his wife,
who had prepared Thanksgiving din
ner. to 90 out and bring some beer
and be quick about it." She was
lying in bed, and. being frightened,
pulled the bedclothes tighter about
herself. The husband then fired two
shot from revolver, one bullet en-
ter1ng the woman's body below the
heart. the other penetrating her side,
He then shot himself through the
heart and fell dead. The woman is
unconscious at the hospital today bu.
pay recover.
LA PORTE, Ind. Nov. 27.-Ray
Lamphere. charged with the murder
Of Mrs. Bell Guinness and her three
children by setting fire TO the Gun
ness house April % last, was found
guilty Ct arson by the jury which had
been celebrating since Wednesday
evening. Within five minutes after
verdict reported. Judge Richter sen
fenced defendant to state prison at
Michigan City for term of twenty
one years. He was taken to Michigen
City this morning to begin sentence.
WASHINGTON, Nov 27.-That di.
vorce is two and one-half times as
common In the United States as 1t was
forty years ago and that one marriage
In twelve nowadays ends In divorce.
are conclusions reached by officials
OF the census bureau In the new com
pilation Of statistics OF marriage and
divorce. covering twenty years, from
1887 TO 1906, inclusive.
DENVER, Nov 27-Thanksglving
sports yesterday were attended by a
million people.
In the state Colorado State un.yer
sity defeated the School of Mines 16