Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-09
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tEL6SntFn NEWS.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 6.--Today is
the last day in this harbor for the
Atlantic battleship fleet. and for the
first time since the arrival of ships
at this port, San Francisco streets
today are free Of wandering groups
OF sightseeing jackies that have mark.
ed them since the coming of the ar.
mada. Through the night squads of
determined young men armed with
weighty arguments in the shape of
stout police "biIlies," searched every
nook and Granny of the city gathering
in struggling sailor men and shipping
them by the launch load to their YES.
sells awaiting the turn OF the tide Tues
day afternoon, when they will sci
their course out through the Golden
Gate and away to the lands beyond
sixteen great fighting machines pre-.
sent striking picture as they ride
to their anchors on "Man-O- Wat Row"
Clouds OF dark smoke have been roll
Ing up from the forest OF tunnels ever
since the break OF day. II will be
close to 2 p. IN. when the tide marks
the flood. and then with the pull of
the ebb, helping them out to open sea,
the fleet will pull up anchor and be
away from Honolulu, the first stop In
the world wide journey. There will
be no fuss or ceremony to mark their
going.
LEADvILLE, Colo, July 6.--Joe Jen-
nings. son Of the Democratic boss OF
Lake county. Peter Jennings, was
killed this morning at Salida by being
run over by a train. His father went
10 Denver yesterday and Joe who
was in Denver hearing of It hurried
home and was stealing a ride back
when the accident occurred.
DENVER, Jaly 6.-John A. Wayne,
a well known politician, was found
dead in the office of ]. 8. Beiford Of
the hrm Of Belford & Schwader, In the
Coronado building this morning The
cause Of his death has not been deter
mined. The body was found by George
Lindsey, the colored janitor, shortly
before Mr.. Belford came down to the
office. Wayne was married to a sister
of Belford, Francis Wayne the writer
She lately secured divorce.
DENVER. July 6.-The attempt OF
railways to knock the state railway
commission Of Colorado failed again
this morning when the supreme court
denied the railways application for a
rehearing In a case recently decided
was brought to test as to the consti-
tutionality of the law creating the
commission The supreme court de-
eide the case In the court In which 1t
had commission was unconstitutional
property brought and the appellate
tribunal today refused to modify this
decision. The commission will now be
vested with all the powers conferred
upon 1t by law until the railways shall
have an opportunity to take to the
courts an appeal from some order b.
the commission.
TRAVERSE CITY. Mich, July O.
The Northern hotel on North Pcr
bay, In Leelanau peninsula. thirt.
miles from here. burned to the grount
early today. There were seven guesti
at the resort which opened only Sat
urday. who were forced to flee TO
their lives and some Of them lost thei
clothing. LOSS $4,000.
LOS ANGELES. Cal. July s.--Fou
children and the father Of two Of then
are dead and six persons injured is In
J result of a collision of farm wago
containing eight children. two men an
and one woman, and an electric CO
on the Santa Fe line ncar Watts, abor
ten miles from this city. last nigh
The mead: Joseph Oller. aged 46: j
+ seph oller. Jr.. aged Is: H. Ollei. age
3 8. all Of Linnwood near Watts, and z
: sic Kuhner. aged s.
q GRAND JUNCTION. July e.--Tl
jury in the Steve Adams case ",
. completed At II o'clock this mornin
TAa jury = conpoaeA Of ninA 1aYmal