Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-10


never falter in facing danger when it
means the relief OF their fellow man.
Smiley's feet are badly frozen but it
is believed he will come around all
right without amputation being neces.
sary.
SILVERTON, Feb. "A snowslide
at the Kittymack mine yesterday eve
ming caught miner going up the trail
and carried him some distance down
| the mountain. His fellow workers
were quick to the rescue and succeed.
ed in digging him out OF the snow be
fore he was suffocated, and he was
found to be uninjured otherwise.
KITTANNING, Pa, Feb. r. Three
men were killed here this morning as
the result of an accident ON the tracks
of the Buffalo 4 Allegheny Valley
railroad The dead are Samuel AMI
day. John II. Miller, August Heller.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Tn the
face of prevailing business conditions
on which postal revenues are based.
| and in Wow OF the large Increases
granted last year. | think II extremely
improbable that the committee viii
this year recommend any general in.
crease in the salaries of postal en-
ployes outside of the regular classlf-
cation advances" This is the state.
ment made by Chairman Oyerstreet
OF the house committee on postofrices
and postroads, which this morning
ended the hearing on the bili
CHICAGO, Feb. 7.--The preachers
of Chicago intend to wipe out the
white slave traffic" in this city On
next Monday, 800 ministers, repre-.
senting all the protestant denomina
tons, will assemble and organize the
Chicago branch of the Nationa! Vigil
nnce Cimmittee for the Suppression OF
the White Slave Traffic. The meet
ing will be held under the auspices OF
the Union Ministers association.
The association expects to strike the
first blow in the state Legislature
The passage of a new law covering
trafficking in girls has been recon.
mended by Speaker Shurtleff OF the
state Legislature in letters to several
preachers. This law. If passed, will
aunul previous technicalities behind
which resort-keepers take refuge.
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.--Genille Cave
Browne Cave sailed for England today
to secure title and estates awaiting
him there. He is the only surviving
son of Sir Mylles Cave Brown. Cave,
who died year ago at the age of 81
years. Ever since the elder baronets
death his solicitors have been search
ing for his son and heir, who was
only recently found in America.
The baronetcy is very old one,
created by Charles l. Sir Genilles'
life has been a romantic one. When
a boy his father sent him to sea to
return home he enlisted in a Highland
regiment, and was then transferred to
a cavalry regiment leaving for the
war in Egypt He fought in the bat
tie Of Tel-El-Kebir under Lord VOL
seley ald later went to Afghanistan
where he was captured by the hill
tribes but escaped after being held
prisoner for some time. Returning to
England he quarreled with his father
and came to America with small al
lowance. He then went to Burmah
with an expedition sent out to kill big
game for the museum. and afterward
served in the South African war. He
lived for a time in Hong Kong and
Yokohama, worked as a member of
the White Wings" in Kansas City,
was a cowboy in southwest Colorado
and Wyoming. where he was found
through Inquiries set on foot by the
British ambassador at Washington.
He says he will return to America as
soon as his business in England is set
tied.
FLORENCE. Colo, Feb. Two
! Hremen injured. 6ye business houses
were burned to the ground and the
Florence military band lost its para
phernalia by a fire which started on
West Main street shortly after 2
o'clock this morning and ragged for
| three hours. entaillne loss OF about
| $500 The injured men are: John
l.. Rogers, chief OF the Florence fire
department, right leg broken in sew
eral places Just above the ankle. bad
cut on head which required twenty
stitches. AL Willis. right leg cut,
hands and face burned. and body
| bruised.
The buildings destroyed were the
Triangle brick block, the Lewis block.
the Florence military band room in
the Denver block, and the A. j. Smith
barber shop.
| MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. For
the purpose OF taking action in regard
to the party primaries and conven-
ton to be held this year. the Demo
cratic executive committee of Ala
bama met at noon today In the city
council chamber. Adherents OF Bryan
apparently dominate the committee
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