Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-06

: brought by the Empress of China
, Many large overloaded boats wer
> overturned In the harbor during
! storm. and the shrieking passenger
struggled In the water with no chanc,
|, TO rescue, as the more fortunate boat,
in the neishborhood were already to,
crowded to permit of any other,
aboard. Others were snapped n b,
sharks.
| sEDAL1A. Mo-, July 2.--Missour
Pacific trains Nos. and IL met in :
head-on collision two and one-balf
miles east OF Knobnoster, Mo-. earl,
this morning. Six or seven persor
are reported killed and q large numbe,
injured.
ST. LOUIS. July "A message was
received by General Claim Axeu,
Jones Of the Missouri Pacific system
states that i've persons were killed
in the head end collision of trains No,
and IL between Lamont and Knob.
noster today. Six or eight az seri-
ously injured. and q number more
slightly hurt, according to the meaxer
details 80 far received.
Ell PASO. July 2.-The Texas and
Pacific passenger that left here late
yesterday afternoon went through n
washout at Boracho. Texas, 100 miles
east of here this morning. The engine
and two coaches went over an en-.
bankment and the engineer and flre-
man and number OF passengers are
missing. Undertakers and wreckers
have gone out of here with doctora
and another relief train ordered ont
of Toyah, Texal.
AZTEC. July 2.-The two saloons Of
Aztec opened for business yesterday
and are running the same as ever. The
owners claim that under the statutes
the board cannot prohibit the sale of
intoxicants by ordinance. The mem
bers of the board claim they Will
make a test case and will no doubt
move against them within a day or
two.
TOPEKA, Kans.. July 2.-The dog.
till now credited with being mans best
friend. was pilloried as the embodi
ment Of all that is evil In a string of
adjectives compiled by F. D. Colburn.
secretary of the state board of agri
culture. This denunciation was call.
ed forth by farmer In Norton coun.
ty writing to Mr.. Coburn for advice
On sheep raising. Read an extract from
Mr.. Coburn's reply:
Norton county In 1905 had 1.7Os
dogs and 1862 sheep, increasing the
dogs lead eighty-nve the following
year despite the fact that no other
county would prove more profitable
for sheep raising. The dog is q worth.
less. sycophantic, lawn.defiling, flea
breeding, fly-snapping. porch.loafer by
day, equaled by no other domestic ami
man in unspeakable habits of nasti.
ness and a sneaking, murderous COW.
ard, prowling all the countryside by
night, harmonizing with the harmless,
beneficient sheep only after the sheep
Is inside his stomach, It's wool in his
teeth and his jaws dripping with It's
blood"
And now the Norton county farmer
has doubtless learned how to raise
sheep and sees the foolishness OF rails
ing dogs.
CLEVELAND, July flames s.
Sherman. Republican vice presidential
candidate. accompanied by Mrs. Sher-
man and a physician, left Cleveland
this morning In private car and will
arrive In Utica. N. Y, his home At
9:15 p. IN. I'VE shall put Mr.. Sher-
man to bed as soon as possible upon
our return home and keep him there
until fully recovered" Mrs. Sherman
said. Regarding an operation Mrs.
Sherman said. No doubt this will be
done as soon az Mr.. Sherman suffi-
ciently RECEIVERS his strength"
PrrTSBURG, Pa, July 2. -Four per-
sons were seriously injured and two
dwelling houses wrecked today when
charge of dynamite exploded at the
home Of George Deavotoria, u wealthy
Italian at McKeesport. Several threat.
ening letters signed by black hand or
ganizations were received by Deavs-
toria recently In which $1,000 was
demanded.