Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-22
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

OF the subcommittee on arrangements
of the national Democratic committee,
who Will arrive Monday to remain In
session until after the convention to
see TO the work of putting finishing
touches on the, convention hall. Mon
day morning the Auditorium will be
turned over TO workinen for instalia-
tion of decorations. which are said
to be the most elaborate ever plan
ned for a convention. The actual
construction work on the building Is
practically complete today with the
exception OF the basement rooms that
Will be used by the telegraph compa-
nies and by committees for meeting
OSHKOSH, Wis. June 1S.-Because
the groom, Captain Henry Dickman,
son of former Mayor Dickman of this
city. was held in quarantine at AS
toria, Ore. on account of smallpox on
board ship in which he came from the
Philippines on his way TO San Antonio,
Tex, where he is to be married, his
wedding has been postponed. He is
in the Twentysixth infantry. U. S.
A.. stationed at Manila.
powder plant at Pinole caught fire at
o'clock this morning and later the
powder magazine exploded. 1t is fear
there will be heavy loss of life.
NEW YORK, June 1S.-Mrs. Robert
s Mccormick. wife of the former
American ambassador to France was
The victor by a few minutes today in
1,000mile race against time. As a
result she was enabled to keep an en-
gagement TO sail for Europe this after.
noon which she did
HONOLULU. June 1S.-Secretary OF
the Interior Garfield inspected a mum
Der of sugar plantations yesterday and
today. During the trip the automo
bile broke down and the party had to
walk a distance of seven miles Sec
| rotary Garfield was the guest of honoi
last night at banquet given by the
| soOiA1 VI iut anu GcSpOIlutt
TO the toast to THE President" a
public reception that was attended by
thousands has been given to the off
| GERS of the battleships Maine and Ala
bama. There is an excursion TO vol
cano Kilauea, which is now active.
| LITTLE FALLS, n. Y, June 49,
4 "a I'm Finn ;,e 1,
killed by his wife. Elizabeth, as ht
lay asleep in his home in Salisbury
N. Y, early today.
Mrs. Finn walked to the home o
her mother a mile distant where sh,
drank paris green and chloroform. Sh,
probably will die.
Mrs. Finn used an AK to kill hei
husband, striking him terrible blow
on the head as he lay in bed. Wher
she reached her mothers home sh,
told her mother what she had dont
and announced his intention of com
mitting suicide.
Mrs. Finn was AZ years old, ant
her husband 45. Mr.. Finn had taker
steps toward securing a divorce from
his wife.
| DIES MONIES, Ia, June 1S.-Dis
guising herself as a man, with false
mustache, crush hat, long frock Goa
and black trousers, Mrs. Marie Grund,
took dirk. went to the grocery store
owned by Henry Scavo and there ia
tally stabbed Mrs. Scavo. AS the DIV
ing woman's husband ran to her as
sistance, Mrs. Grundy tried to plung,
the dirk into his heart, but only in
flicted slight wounds.
| Mrs. Grundy then fastened hom,
and dressed herself in feminine at
tire. In the melee, however, her falls,
mustache had become disarranged ant
Scavo had recognized her. She wa
arrested and is awaiting trial.
Mrs. Grundy is the wife of a well
to-do merchant in South Des Moines
She asserts that her victims had bee,
gossiping about her. Grundy wen
bail for his wife and declares he will
see her through her trouble.
CHICAGO, June 19.-The fedora
officers raided three houses, arrestin,
about twenty-five women and seyera
men in an attempt TO break up an al
legged syndicate, the member of whicl
are charged with importing womel
from Europe to the United States fol
immoral purposes.
The alleged head of the syndicate
N. Dual, and his wife, were arrested
as they were preparing to leave TO,
France. Steamship tickets were found
III their possession. and Duval said
he was preparing to quit the United
States for good.
Government agents traced Duval
through the importation of Villette
Nalieau' who was brought to Chicago
iew weeks ago from France. She
was found In a resort in Armour ave.
nut said to have been controlled bv
Duval and his associates. 1t is said
the woman had been kept in seclu.
sion until it became certain the eov.
ernment agents were not trailing them
BLOOMINGTON. Ind, June 10