Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. Feb ia de-
cided drop in the temperature. accom-
panied by snow in places and high
wind prevailed throughout Kansas.
eastern Nebraska, western Missouri
and southern Iowa today.
Topeka and Wichita report bliz-
Eard in Kansas, with a heavy snowfall
that threatens to block railroad traf-
fc. In Des Moines eight inches OF
snow has fallen. Dispatches from st.
Joseph state that the worst snow
storm of recent years Is raging there
At Lincoln and throughout eastern
Nebraska snow has interfered with
the railroads and several freight
trains are showed in.
| TOXIC. Feb. lS.--The reply OF
Japan to the memorandum OF the
American government OF Jan. 26, will
be handed to Ambassador Thomas ].
o'Brien tomorrow. Feb. 10. The doc
ument, which has been very carefully
prepared. outlines plans for the pro-
posed control OF future emigration OF
| Japanese to America IL includes
many concessions which followed the
conferences between Ambassador
oBrien and viscount Hayashi, the
japanese minister OF foreign affairs.
Baron Ishii chief OF the bureau OF
commerce, and Mr.. ID. w. Stevens, ad-
visor TO the Japanese embassy at
Washington. were also active partici-
pants in the conferences. 1t is be.
lieved among the Japanese officials
that the proposed plans for the restric-
tlon Of emigration will be satisfactory
and therefore will finally settle all ex-
isting differences
SEATTLE, Wash. Feb, ls.-rhe
| spring rush to Alaska Is now on and
bids fair TO rival in extent that to the
KlondilSc regions decade ago.
Indications are that 10000 miners
and prospectors will go to the north
ern gold camps during the next few
months Prosperity and high wages
reign in every mining camp In Alas
lSa and the British Yukon. In addi
ton the Morgan.G n.Guggenheim-Haye
meyer interests are building the new
TransAlaskan railway up the Copper
River valley to reach what Henry
Bratnober, for years the London Ex-
ploration company's expert. declared
Ia the greatest and richest copper dis
trict yet discovered anywhere.
New gold strikes are reliably re-
ported from the outlying Klondike
creeks and from the Stewart, White
and Pelly rivers. Tanana, Koyukuk
and Copper river districts.
YORK. Pa, Feb. 1s.--Two deaths
resulted from fire today in the home
Of Isaac Harrington. agent for the
Pennsylvania railroad In this city.
Mrs. Harrington rushed up stairs to
rescue a grandchild sleeping there.
| she was overcome by the smoke and,
| together with the child, was suffo-
| Gated.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1s.-John Soften
der dead. and Rossi Morani dying In
"A hospital this morning. is the result
of enmity which began in Italy fifteen
years ago. At that time both men
were suitors for the hand OF the same
girl. Morani married her. and Soften
der threatened that he would kill him
II he had to follow him around the
world to find an opportunity. Morani
came to America with his bride and
has lived in Brooklyn ever since.
Last night the two men met ON the
street for the first time since tho
threat was made. Scitender drew a
razor and without word slashed Mo-
rani about the head and shoulders.
| The men grappled and rolled about
the sidewalk until Morani was able
TO draw revolver, with which he
shot his enemy. Scitender died half
an hour later and Morani cannot live.
| MADRID. Feb. 1S.-There Is no
truth In the report current in Paris
last night that King Alfonso had been
assasinated. The rumor was prob
ably the outgrowth of the bomb OK.
| plosions at Barcelona yesterday, and
which now appears to have been the
work os anarchists. In addition to
killing one woman and dangerously
wounding another and child. the ex-
plosions caused much damage to
buildings.
TRRONDHJBM, Norway. Feb. IS.
The British steamer Axlak. bound
to this port from Middletsborough.
was wrecked on the Norwegian coast
Her crew OF fourteen perished.
over twenty-five Sophomores and