Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-09

too great for the women. AZ the full
meaning of Judge Hough's words flash
ed through her mind, Mrs. Morse, who
through the trying ordeal had held
up. was shocked and fell fainting. Mrs
Curtis, too. collapsed. There was much
excitement in the packed court room
UNION CITY, Tenn, Nov. 6.-Sen-
sational developments are anticipated
during the hearing OF the habeas cor
pus petitions filed In behalf of fifty
alleged nightriders now being held by
the military authorities in connection
with the recent raids in the vicinity
OF Reel Foot lake, which will begin
this afternoon. Should the state fail
to break down the contentious of pc
| TONERS, Governor Patterson will be
| called on as a witness. 1t will be the
| first time in the history OF the state
where governor testified in "a homi
eide case. Eleven of the prisoners
will be brought from Camp Memo to-
day, It being agreed their petitions
should be taken up first. The all-im-
portant contention of the petitioners
is as to the right of the governor to
call out state troops and the ruling
of the court will set precedent in
Tennessee.
| NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-The 2-cent
postage rate eto Great Britain has not
materially increased the amount OF
mail passing between the two coun
tries, as had been confidently expected
would be the case. The rate has now
been in effect for a month and the
} general postoffice reports that there
has been no increase in the amount oil
first-class mail passing between the
two countries, except a very slight
one in letters addressed to London
! Liverpool Manchester, Glasgow anf
, the other hand there has been a mark
] ed increase in the amount OF printed
! matter handled in the mails, although
, the postage rate on that class mai
has not been changed.
: HAMILTON, O., Nov. Gas a re
suit of a double shooting affray at the
residence of Mrs. d. Camele, in Re
; brea street, last night, Chester A
Johnson and Rose Ouimet are in The
hospital with five bullet wounds il
her body and may not live. johnson
= did the shooting. He had been keep
ing company with the young woman
against the wishes of her parents. Ht
left note reading: IF we canno
live for each other, we can die fol
each other. Perhaps people will nov
be sorry they parted U.S."
CHICAGO, Nov. 6.-Hope of rescu
ing four men buried in by an explo
sion in mine at Rnd, Ills, was giver
, up today by officials of the w. p. Rent
company, after repeated efforts to de
: scend into the mine had been mad,
by relays of miners throughout tn,
night. The explosion caused by ;
windy shot possibly caused tons o
coal to fall which is now resting oil
the bodies of the unfortunates. Th
company officials believe the fire
which is apparently burning beneath
the surface can be controlled withou
sealing the mine. F3H LIi.L
SALT LAKE, Utah, Nov. 6.-Fir'
which started early last night destroy
ed the Inland Crystal Salt company
works a mile from the Saltair beach
caus ng loss of 100000. 1t is be
, lieved the fire started from defectiv,
. wire insulation and the few workmei
around the place were unable TO checl
the rapid spread of tn flams.
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 6.-Irvin Ric'
and his wife. Abbie Rice, the star wit
| ness in the Rustin murder case, hav'
become reconciled and Mrs. Rice an
= nounces at the close of the trial o
, Charles e. Davis charged with tn,
killing of DR.. Rustin, they will go Il
: some place where they are not know
i, and will begin life anew.