Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-20

Il, DENVER, April 16.-State Auditor
Statler announces that the $4,000 ap
propriatsd for the purchase OF silver
service for the cruiser Colorado. now
! at the Puget Sound navy yards for re
pairs. IL available. Notice has been
sent to the committee to select the
girt. The chairman is former Gov
ernor Mcdonald
i PORTLAND. Ore, April I6.--State
Senator Sigmund Sichel one of the
most prominent Jewish residents OF
Portland and president of the congre-
CATION Emanuel, has been threatened
with the death OF himself and family
unless he complies with the demand
for S400 made on him by a man who
gives the name of Adolph Adler. an
Austrian Jew. Adler was arrested
and admits his act, but declares he
was the unwilling emissary OF sec
ret society. but who compose the So
ciety or anything about the alleged
organization. detectives working on
the case are unable to learn.
| NEW ORLEANS. La. April ia
report that about sixty whites and
Indians have been killed in Nicaragua
in bloody bush warfare waged by
the Mosquito Indians, was brought
here today by w. r. Coffman OF
Bloomington. ILL.,, who was a passen-
ger on the steamer Dictator, from
| Central American ports. The death
| list of whites numbers about twenty.
Fighting started over a month ago on
the Caribbean coast, where the In
dians live. Since then, Mr.. Coffman
said. many troops have been sent TO
the Mosquito district and several
skirmishes have occurred. and the In
dians have attacked two towns.
DENVER. April 16.-Incomplete re-
| turns received today by the elections
commission would indicate that $4,000
voters have registered Next Mon
day. the last day Of registration. 49,
900 more names may be added and
total of 10000 citizens be entitled
to cast ballots for mayor May 10.
GoTHBERG. Sweden. April 49,
| Between twenty and thirty persons
were drowned today when the steam
ship Goetela capsized. The bodies OF
| eight were recovered, and several per-
sons were rescued Tn others were
probably trapped between decks and
went down with the ship.
CHESTER. Pa. April 16.-The
most serious disturbance which has
| marked the strike of the motormen
and conductors of the Chester Trac-
tion company occurred early today,
during which two employees of the
company were shot. Disorder was
spasmodic during the night, but the
serious outbreak began with an attack
on the imported men shortly before
a. m. An attempt to lead the men
| from the hotel at which they were
quartered to the car barn by way of
the back streets was discovered by
the strikers and their sympathizers
| and in a hand-to-hand fignt the import
ed workers we're routed and driven to
| shelter in the barn. Greismeier, who
was In charge. was struck by bullet.
The company decided at once to
start out car. The car had not pro-
ceeded far when 1t was attacked and
men swarmed aboard from all sides.
The trolley pole was pulled from the
wire, the controller was taken from
Borgmann, the motorman, and the
| crowd began to beat him and the con-
ductor. Bricks. pieces of lead pipe
and other missils were thrown and
| every window in the car broken. A
| number of revolver shots we're fired
and one bullet struck Borgmann in
the foot. A strong detachment of
police rushed up and after consid.
cradle effort succeeded in driving the
| crowd back The car was left stand
ing on the tracks.
The police have roped of the street
adjacent to the barns and are now on
guard about the building. Mayor
johnson came 10 tne scene ana strong
ly condemned the. traction company
for attempting to resume without per-
mission. The mayor then called
meeting of the police committe OF
the city council to consider the situa-
ton.
The strike began on Monday owing
to refusal OF the employees TO ac-
cept a reduction in wages. The com
pany also operates lines between
Philadelphia and Chester and Chester
| and Wilmington, Del.
NEW YORK. April 17.-As soon as
the Democratic leaders in New York,
both victors and vanquished, recov-
cred from the excitement of the con-
vention at which were elected dele
gates to the national convention at
Denver, they began to inquire as to
the Identity of Charles Froeb. Mr..
Froeb was elecred delegate.at-large to
the national convention along with
Alton b. Parker. the former candidate
| for the presidency. and Charles Muir
ply, leader Of Tammany Hall and
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