Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-24

so far has been unable to agree ON A
verdict. Either a verdict of second
degree murder or a hung jury is ex-
pected by the court attaches, although
many believe the defendant may be
acquitted The jury shows no sign OF
agreement this morning.
| DENVER, Feb. 21.-Former Secre.
tary Shaw had busy day yesterday.
but buster one today. At 10 O'Clock
this morning he addressed the Den.
yer University; from 1 to he was
the guest of Bishop Henry w. Warren
at his home in University Park: from
to o:30 he will be the guest at a re-
eeption at the Republican club; at
$50 p. m. he will attend banquet Of
the Mile High club, to be given at the
University club, and at 80 p. m. he
is booked for the banquet OF the Bar
association at the Albany.
| WILkESBARRE, Pa, Feb. 21.-As
ten miners We're being lowered into
the Stanton mine of the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal company today. a
large body of ice in the shaft fell,
striking the hood OF the cage and de-
molishing it. Two men We're allied
outright, one died on the way to the
hospital. and it is believed that three
others will die OF their injuries.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Feb. 21.-
George Dixon. carpenter on the
American collier Abarenda. killed
Walter Weichert. chief officer of tha
collier today. on board the vessel.
Dixon swung AT Weichert with an axe
and completely severed his head. The
attack was made just as Weichert was
walking away from the carpenters
bench, where he had been talking
with Dixon. Weichert recently had
Dixon placed in irons ON account OF
disobedience of orders, and this is
probably the motive of the crime.
HARTFORD, Conn. Feb. 2f.-Be-
cause of her regret over the convic.
tion of General Stoessel NJ St. Peters
burg Amelia Harris killed herself by
| inhaling Illuminating gas. The girl
was a Russian who had formerly been
employed in the generals family. She
was working here in the home OF
Joseph Silver and when she was in
| formed of General Stoessel's convic.
tion she went to her room, and no
more was heard from her When es.
Gaping gas caused the door of her
room to be broken open she was found
dead.
NEW CASTLE ON TYNE, England.
Feb. 2l.-Fourteen miners lost their
| lives by AN explosion in the Globe pit
in the village of Washington last
night. There were fifteen men in the
mine at the time of the accident and
only oae escaped Shortly before the
explosion occurred 500 miners ascend
ed from the pit. Had they been below
the loss of life would have been fright.
fuI,
NEW YORK. Feb. 21.-It is estim.
ated by the managers of the Associa-
tion for Improving the Condition of
the Poor that there are 10000 home.
less men in New York City today. OF
| these probably 60 per cent are nom
residents. The society estimates that
about l per cent OF the number would
work if they were given employment
| MATTEWAN, N. Y, Feb. 21.-At.
torneys Daniel O'Reilly and Russell A.
Peabody We're in consultation for two
hours today with Harry X. Thaw, al
the asylum. They later declared that
Thaw had no intention of bringing a
suit for divorce, and that all rumors
of an approaching attempt to annul
his marriage with Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw were groundless.
ALAMOSA, Colo, Feb. 21-The
condition OF NJ NJ. Lowther, the d. &
II. G. timekeeper who was shot by
Glenn Holbrook, son of District Judge
G. c. HolbrooR, yesterday, in revol-
yer duel over Mrs. Lowther, is some
| what improved this morning and there
is now slight chance that he will re-
cover. Lowther is lying at the private
hospital of Mrs. Flower, where sur
| gica operation was performed to To-
cate the bullet Mrs. Lowther. the
young and pretty wife who was found
with Holbrook. will not visit her hus-
| band. All her concern seems TO he for
her companion. Holbrook. who was
put in the Conejos county jail this
morning.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2t.-Repre-
sentative Cook has succeeded in hav.
ing the committee on agriculture in.
corporate in the agricultural appropr-
alton bill a provision for the re.estab.
lishment OF an observatory on the top
of Pixies peak, appropriating $4,000
for the installing of Instruments and
maintenance the first year. The de
partment hopes by next year to pro-
vide new building at cost of Sl5,-
900. Professor Moore of the weather
bureau, who was called before the
committee, explained that the Pixies
peak station was abandoned some
years ago on account of the cost of