Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-23

lai writer OF the Kansas City Post
who Il charged with the murder OF
II. ]. Groves. managing editor OF that
paper. will finish his side today.
Alierists have been placed upol
the stand to prove the plea OF
insanity.
NEW YORK. March 2o.-The Rev
Charles H. Fowler. bishop of the
Methodist Episcopal church. died here
today.
QUINCEY. H.. March 2o.-Repor,
of harrow escape from death of an
entire family reached here today
Henry Baird, merchant OF Louisi.
ana. Mo. went out for walk yes.
terday afternoon. with his wife and
two daughters, aged 10 and years.
resp sctlvely.
On their return home trestle so
feet lcng at the crossing of the c.
and y and X. lines had to be passed
over. The party had passed almost
half way across when they saw ap-
preaching the Denver Flyer of the
st. Louis. Keokuk & Northern line.
1t was too late to retrace their steps
and Baird called to his wife TO lie
fiat down on the ties outside the rails.
while he and the two children took the
same position on the opposite side
Engineer Murphy of the Flyer
| failed TO see the objects on the trestle
until the train was half way over.
When he brought the train to stop
he Ind the conductor made an exam.
ination, expecting to find the mangled
bodies precipitated into the stream
30 feet below
He soon made the pleasing discov-
cry that they were unhurt, powerless
to move because the train was stand
lag directly over them. The train
was backed on the trestie. all we're
| released and walked to the end of the
bridge in safety.
ToNoPAH, New. March 2O.-The
American car became disabled yester.
day afternoon on the desert at Twin
| Springs, 80 miles east OF Tonopah
| A rescue party made record break
! Ing run of 152 miles to the place In
| three hours and Is minutes. Repairs
| for tn, machine will be on the ground
this morning and the car is expect
cd to be in Tonopah this afternoon.
OGALALLA, Neb.. March 20.--The
| first French car left Ogalalla this
morning for Cheyenne. The car
made 1855 miles yesterday gaining
40 miles on the German car.
| DENVER. March 20.--Fire which
started. probably in the boiler room,
this morning gutted the two lecture
rooms and the free dispensary oil
parson Uzzers Peoples tabernacle at
| Twentieth and Lawrence streets,
causing a damage of $4,000. Flames
ate their way through to the second
floor and badly damaged the auditor
ium also.
CHICAGO, March 20-A suicide
] pact Involving probably a dozen in.
mates OF the Bethesda home for the
aged. was revealed by the death of
John Koch, who died yesterday by his
own hand after ridiculing John Hasel-
bach. who failed in an attempt at
self destruction. The supposed mo-
| tive fer the deed Is bankruptcy of the
| home, which is private institution
into which many of the old folks who
are fitendless and alone in the world,
| had placed their savings of life time
| for till death. AS a result of the
bankruptcy the aged inmates are face
| 10 face with destitution. Some of the
more wretched and helpless Of the
old people at the home have been tax
en- away and provided for by the
sisters Of the poor.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-The
japanese government has extended an
invitation to the American govern
ment to have the Atlantic battleship
fleet visit any port in Japan on It's
homeward cruise around the world.
| This invitation was received at the
Japanese embassy here and at once
transmitted to Secretary Root by Am
bassador Takahira. The question OF
its acceptance or declination will be
con sidered by the president and his
cabinet this afternoon.
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