Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-13

In an upright position on a bridge owe
a small creek a mile north of Lock
port. Then several ties were placec
across the track and an effort mad,
TO pry up one OF the rails on the
bridge. A northbound freight train
ran into the obstruction and the front
end of the engine was wrecked but
no further damage than that done as
the train was going at a slow rate ol
speed.
MATTEWAN, N. Y, Feb. 10.--Mrs
William Thaw. mother OF Harry X
Thaw, visited her son today at the
Mattewan state hospital Mrs. Thaw
appeared in feeble health and was as.
sisted on and Oft the train by nurse
PUNTA ARENAS. Straits of Magel.
len, Feb. 10.-The steamship Orita ar
rived here today. reports having
passed the American 1eet in the
straits at 6 O'Clock last evening IL
miles east OF Cape Pillar. The Chile.
an cruiser Chacabucto was leading
and the weather was very stormy.
The captain of the Orise said that he
sighted nineteen vessels of the fleet,
these being the sixteen battleships,
the Chilean cruiser. and two others,
probably golfers. Owing to the
heavy weather the warships were
spread out over a considerable space.
but all seemed making splendid prog
ress in the face OF strong winds.
FORT WORTH, Texas, Feb. lO.-L.
c. Hutchins, second vice president OF
the Fort Worth National baak, com
mitted suicide yesterday by shooting
himself through the head. Mr. Hutch
ms body was found by the porter in
the toilet room of his banking house
The bank officials declare the dead
mans business affairs In excellent
condition, III health and anxiety pro
duced by the recent financial panic is
given as the cause of the suicide.
LONDON. Feb. l0.-Despite the
fact that Tommy Burns, the American
heavyweight champion, is a 8 to 1
favorite over Jack Palmer, whom he
will meet tonight at Wonderland, the
greatest interest is manifested in the
battle among London sports. It is
likely that when the men enter the
ring tonight they will be greeted by
one OF the largest crowds ever congre-
gated about a London prize ring. The
seats are selling rapidly at $2G.2j Tor
reserved stage. Sl5.75 for stage seats,
s10.5O for ring seats, S2.25 for enclos-
ure and $3.50 for gallery seats. Won
derland is the second national sport
ing club of the English metropolis and
the only club where tickets are sold
at the door.
Burns is confident OF winning an
easy victory over Palmer and has Of
fered to wager any amount on the re-
suit of the battle at any reasonable
odds. Very little Palmer money is in
sight. Among the rank and file OF
English sports, Palmers stock has
gone down considerably since the
poor showing he made against Bobby
Dobbs, the colored American fighter,
whom he fought few weeks ago.
Dobbs is admittedly third-rater, yet
Palmer had all he could do to get the
decision in a six-round mill. Many eX-
perts declare that Palmer viii do well
to last five rounds with Burns There
will probably be less money wagered
on the battle than any international
contest between heavies that has ever
taken place in England.
At the rate seats are selling. the
winner should make a good thing OF
the battle. as 80 per cent of the re-
ceipts will go to the fighters, divided
rs and 25. There is also a side bet
of $1,000 on the mill, which should be
easy picking for the American
While the opinion is almost general
that Burns will win easily. there are
few experts on the game who pro-
fess to believe that Palmer has a
chance to get away with the big end
of the purse.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 1O.-A
fight that is attracting much interest
among Los Angeles sports is that
scheduled for tomorrow night be-
tween Jack Twin" Sullivan and Jim
Flynn. The latter has won three
fights in succession In California. The
bout will be for ten rounds at catch
weights before Tom McCarey's Pac'n
Athletic club. Sullivan's recent VIC
tory over Joe Thomas won a host OF
friends for him in Los Angeles. and
as Flynn consented to take him on,
Matchmaker McCarey lost no time III
clinching the bout.
NEW YORK, Feb 1O.-The World
today prints the following from Wash
ington: 'The justices of the United
States supreme cour have taken
counsel together regarding the pres
ent day political tendenciec in both
parties, so far as these seem to the
justices to menace the constitution.
They have determined that upon them
rests the burden OF standing between