Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-14

tutlOu anu lS relateu 10 mcu pfoLuiHout
in the financial affairs of New York
City.
1t is not believed any further prose-
cutions will be undertaken In connecs
tion with the killing of DIR. Rustin, un
less unexpected evidence should be
discovered.
ALTON. Wyo.. Dec. 10.-Unless
President Roosevelt Is too busy 1t is
thought here today that he should pay
his compliments to Mrs. NJ. Hood OF
this place. who at the age OF 33. has
just given birth to her tenth child,
and is the mother of five as fine boys
and FIVE as fine girls as can be found
In the state.
CARTERSyILLE, Ga, Dec. H.
That a band of ruffiians entered the
home OF j. A. Gibson. three miles from
Cartersville. Saturday night. and per
petrated a series of dastardly outrages
upon members of that family. includ
ing the shooting of Mrs. Gibson and
criminal assault upon Lizzie Hardy,
16-year-old girl who lived with the
Gibson family, is the substance of
charges contained in warrants Just is
sued for Bud Lanham. Steve Health
and Tom Collier, three well known
young white men of this coE7lty. Ian
ham and Collier have been placed in
jail and efforts made to capture Heath.
1t is charged that the three men
went to the Gibson home Saturday,
and after being refused admittance one
emptied the contents of a revolver into
the house, bullets entering Mrs. Glib
sons back. and seriously wounded her.
Her husband ran out to summon Off
GERS and the three men entered the
house with drawn revolvers and threat
ened the lives of Mrs. Gibson and her
Miss Hardy out of the house and as.
saulted her. Following threats receiv-
ed by the Gibson family. who are IN
extremely meager financial circum.
stances, Judge Fite took steps to pro.
tect them.
Indignation is high against the al.
legged perpetrators In these outrages
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-President
Roosevelt will get nothing from the
government, but will give much OF
value to the government" on his Afri.
can trip, says a statement given out
by the Smithsonian institution. The
statement follows:
president Roosevelt decided last
spring upon the proposed hunting trip
to Africa. and during the summer Sec
retary Walcott learned that the presi
dent was willing to have one or two
naturalists accompany him from the
Smithsonian Institution. provided their
expenses could be met; and also that
the collections made by the president
and these naturalists were to come to
! the Smithsonian Institution and be
deposited in the United States Nation
\ al museum.
n "Mr. Roosevelt will pay all the ex
\ penses of himself and his son Kermi,
n in connection with the proposed trip
\ including Quitting and transporta
ton.
THE expenses of the three natural
lists sent out from the Smithsonian In
\ stitution will be paid by funds pro
vided for the purpose, no part of which
/ is derived from any government ap
| preparation or from the income of the
Smithsonian fund.
"Mr. Roosevelt will not receive one
penny of the fund for his own or his
sons use or expense; on the contrary
he makes gift to the government Of
specimens worth many thousands ol
dollars. and possibly of value that
can hardly be expressed He will gel
nothing from the government; he will
give much of value to the government;
the governments share will be limited
to receiving the gift"
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-There was
\ something Of sensation in congress
today when the house of representa-
tives passed a resolution appointing 9
committee of five to investigate and
find out If President Roosevelt had
insulted the house in his recent dec
larations and actions.
BAKER CITY, Ore. Dec. 11.-The
frozen body of Walter Pardee, for.
merly night clerk of the Geirer Grand
hotel in this city, who was lost Wed
nesday night between Bourne and Dob
bins, was found yesterday by a search.
ing party. Pardee's parents live in
Meridian, Conn, and are prominent
people.
DENVER, Dec. 11.-As a reward for
courage, presence of mind and bravery
displayed by the First National bank
detective. John Mcdonald. In the ar.
rest of Mrs. Allen F. Read, who at.
tempted to dynamite the bank, and
daughter of Lawrence C. Phipps, the
millionaire. and threatened to dyna-
mite her mother. Genevieve Chandler