Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

erty was destroyed and three stor
building. on Third Avenue and SIT
Street. Brooklyn. early today. Tw,
deeds of more than usual heroisn
marked the fire. Charles Tucker,
young man. carried his ~ year old In
valid sister Ethel down the smoke en-
veloped stairway 10 safety. Fire Lit
Jareck was left oil the third floor af
ter his comrade had left. Fireman Jas
McCrone an Johne McQue. rushed VI
ladder. after Jareck While bring
ing him down, the ladder broke. hurl
ing the three men to the sidewalk
Jareck fell under his two rescuers
- and was injured internally.
Silverton, Dec 2s.-Mrs. ]. II. Stat
tery died about ten minutes of nine
.SnIaay morning. She was taken down
with pneumonia little over week
ago and while sick woman, her con-
dition was not considered dangerous
until the latter part of the week. Satur-
day she continued to sink and all hope
OF her living was given up by the ply
sicians attending. Mr.. Slattery was at
the bedside during her last hours and
had to bear the grief alone, the son
and daughter being away to school,
Marguerite attending the Georgetown
University in Washington, d. c., and
Frank military academy In Missou-
RI. kilograms were sent Friday for the
two to start for Silverton, but owing
to the long distance, they will not ar
rive until Tuesday evening, Frank
waiting to join his sister on the sad
trip. The funeral will probably take
plssa Thursday
Fargo, ~ D., Dec. 28.-Rev. Frank
Dorothy, pastor of the Congregational
dead. He had killed himself with a
revolver. Failing to arrive at church
last night, the congregation began to
search for him. 1t is thought that he
was slightly demented. He came from
. Kansas City. where he was born forty
years ago, and where his father lives.
being an aged, and greatly respected
clergyman there.
Pasco. Wash, Dec 28.-A work train
on the Snake River line last night
went down high fill seven miles
from Snake River Junction, injuring
several of the Grey. The injured are:
w. F. Simms, engineer. badly bruised;
A Wyken, fireman, leg broken and
badly bruised; o. Ostermeyer, conduc-
tor. bruised. not seriously; w. F. Ea-
gan. brakeman, slightly bruised; s.
d Monnell. s. p. and r. civil engineer,
bruised. Simms. Wyken and Monnell
were sent to the Tacoma hospital.
Three Frisco wreckers have been
sent to the scene.
Virginia City. Mont. Dec. 2s.-This
section of Montana was shaken yester-
day afternoon by the severest of seis-
mic disturbances. that have been go.
Gig on for more than a week. The
Electric Power and Light plant was
put out of commission and Virginia
City is in darkness and much alarm
exists. During the past week this
|. earthquakes Last Wednesday two
shocks within ten minutes of each 9TH
er. caused the people to rush into the
streets panic stricken. Yesterday af,
ternoon's tremor further cracked
number of buildings, threw down plas
ter. scattered dishes from the shelves
and tables.
Washington, Dec. 28.--There was a
note of sadness in the White House
last night. and Washington society for
the night marked the passing of q
charming little girl as was ever known
in Washington official circles. Today
she becomes woman and childish
pranks of a year ago. are to be no
more. Miss Ethel Carew Roosevelt,
the daughter of the President, makes
her debut this afternoon and evening
1t will be one of the most elaborate
coming-out parties, ever known in
Washington, and all official and social
Washington as well as many promi.
nent social leaders from all parts of
the country will be among the guests.
Ethel Roosevelt has been extremely
popular in Washington because of her
democratic ways, her cheerfulness, and
her Independent actions.
Los Angeles. Calf, Dec. ga
wholesale attempt to exterminate the
roomers In a boarding house failed,
because fly was instantly killed
when 1t fell into five gallon can
Of poisoned milk, Two men held in
the city jail on suspicion OF having
carefully arranged to poison twenty
persons. The proprietor of the room
ing house. Mrs. Fannie Martin sale
that the two prisoners visited hel
place a number of times, and hat
been ordered away.
Upon leaving the last time the.
stated that they would have their re
venge. Two mornings ago. on Christ
mas. the milk was left on the bacl
porch. As Mrs. Martin started to cal
ry the milk into the house, a fly fle,
into the milk and almost instantl
died. She Immediately notified tn
rnIiro and a chamira1 ana1ysfs wa