Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-24

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,bis morning. II is understood that
further charges against Abraham Ray
nor. who was made the subject OF Six
indictments before, are being consider.
cd Rayuor now stands formally ac-
c,sed of murder, malicious mischiel
and riot. All the indictments except
one charging murder, are based upon
his alleged actions while the mob was
DESTROYING Loper's restaurant Friday
last. The murder charge alleges he
took part In the lynching OF William
Donegan ON the succeeding night. The
authorities claim to have evidence that
he was also ring leader In the raids
upon the black belt" which followed
the Loper riot. and resulted in the
burning Of thirty Ave. and the demoi'
tion of scores of business houses, and
the lynching OF Scott Burton.
NEW YORK. Aug. 21.-James s.
Sherman, Republican candidate for
vice president, today made announce
ment that at yesterdays conference
with President Roosevelt at Sycamore
Hill it developed that the consensus oil
opinion was favorable for the noniina-
tion of Governor Hughes as a candi-
date to succeed himself. He said he
spoke for no Individual, but that this
belief was based OH the fact that the
Hughes candidacy was more import
frNnlvq1
in New York State politics.
SONORA. Cal, Aug. 21.-Forest fire
is raging in the Hetch-H -Hetchy valley
| and continues unabated. The fire is
sweeping north and already great dam
tage has been done and number oil
| houses destroyed, also numerous head
Of cattle have perished. The flames
are now raging In a reserve timber
tract of the West Lumber company.
A surveyors party from San Fran
cisco, headed by h. ]. Jones. Is report
| ed to have had narrow escape.
Manner Benson, superintendent OF
| the National park of Yosemite, with
forty soldiers, as well as several hun
dred men, are fighting the flames. 1t
is hoped by the fire fighters to check
| the flames at Lake Eleanor.
| SYDNEY, N. S. W., Aug. 21.-Syd'
ney is all aglow. with life and color
today and surging thousands fill the
| streets as never before, for this is the
day set for the official landing and for
Australia to publicly welcome the bone
and sinew of the visiting fleet. From
Farm cove, where the landing occur
red, throughout the lengthy line OF
march the crowds gave an enthusiastic
| welcome. Large bodies of men from
all the ships were brought ashore In
the morning in launches. The parade
was exceptionally fine.
TRINIDAD, Colo. Aug. 21.-Four
I unmasked men met S. ii. Darrick, 9
grocer of Angular. and robbed him al
the point of four six-shooters of $70t
in cash which he was carrying tt
Trinidad TO deposit in a bank. The
men escaped and posses are out today
hunting them with no success thu,
far.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 21.-News
vengeance taken by the revolutionists
of Yourievaka upon a Jewish family
named Edelstein, accused of giving
information to the authorities regard
ing the activities Of the agitators.
They went to Edelsteins house al
night and threw two bombs through
the window, opened fire ON members
of the family with revolvers and sho
to death the father. daughter, woman
guest and her child. The mother, {
son, son-in-law and two grandsons
the hospital. where they were followed
and then killed.
CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-The govern
ments petition for rehearing by tn,
United States court Of appeals of the
case against the Standard Oil compan!
OF Indiana was filed today. 1t repre-
sents, authoritatively stated, the ad
ministration's attempt to save tn,
Elkins act and the interstate com
merce law from becoming futile. The
filing of the petition marked the ap
pearance of Attorney General Bona
parte in the case as we'll as that o
Frank D. Kellogg, who is special as
sistant to the attorney general. Be
! sides these two names, the petition is
signed by Edwin w. Sims. United
States district attorney of Chicago. ant
Special Assistant James III. Wilker
| son. both of whom represented the
| governments side of the case in the
| original hearing before Judge Lands
whom administered the famous fine Of
| $29,240. 900 against the defendant. The
fine is declared quite fair by Bona
parte.
The lawyers over which the attorney
general of the United States presided
are Il unit in expressing the opinion
that the reforms In rebate matters
brought about by the Roosevelt admin
istration would waste so much time
unless the upper court can be con.
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