Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-23
rgLecaApA NEWS

ron under command of Admiral L
Grenet has set out presumably 70
the purpose of making demonstra
comprises eleven warships, and In
cludes the battleship Regina Elena
commanded by the Duke OF Abruzzi
Altogether the vessels will carry ovei
5000 men and their objective point /.
Asia Minor. 1t has been decided II
necessary TO occupy a small island OF
that coast, but il is hoped that Tur
key may see the error of her way
and give full satisfaction. so that more
energetic measures may be avoided
The difficulty between Italy and
Turkey arises out OF the refusal OF
the Turkish government to permit
the installation of Italian postofI1ces
In Turkish territory, while at the same
time other foreign nations have es-
tablished and are conducting post
offices there without interference
COLORADO SPRINGS, April 20.---
On charge of bigamy brought
against him by lulu Rickmeyer. a
young woman of New Albany. Ind.
to whom he was married twelve days
after his first wedding to Lizzie Moore
of Pittsburg, Kas.. DIR. Joseph X. Ad-
ans. prominent physician, was ar
rested and brought to Colorado
Springs today by Undersherin George
Dayton. The marriage to Miss Rick
meyer was performed here last De-
cember, less than two weeks after
the mans marriage to Miss Moore at
Fort Scott. Kas., according to the com
plant made to the district attorney.
Adams is 33 years old, of good ap-
pearance. and is said to have had a
large practice in Pittsburg. Kas..
where he lived many years.
WASHINGTON. April 20.--A num-
Der of important speeches by public
men are scheduled for the week. Sec
retary Cortelyou will visit three cities
In the upper part OF New York state;
Senator Knox will discuss "The Peo-
pie. Railroads and the National Au-
thority." before the Civic Forum al
New York City Wednesday evening,
and Senator Foraker win address the
Ohio general assembly on PRIMARY
Election Reform on the same day
WASHINGTON. April 2O.--Rspub-
licans in congress have decided to
postpone their caucus on currency
legislation, and the house this week
will take up the various supply bills.
The senate will devote week TO the
Brownsville and appropriation bills.
OF the appropriation bills the one
making provision for the expenses of
the District of Columbia will be the
first to receive attention, and It will
be followed by the pension bill, which
makes provision for the payment OF
allowances TO old soldiers and their
widows.
BRISTOL, Tenn, April 20.-The
unexpected return of John T. Strong
TO his home in Washington county.
Tenn, after he had been mourned
as dead for five years, reveals per-
picking situation. His wife has been
married in the meantime to William
Curtis, who married her with the un-
derstanding that Strong was dead.
When Strong returned TO his home
he found his wife, now 80 years old,
living with Curtis. and two children
hox of fz Ag
means of settling the matter the two
men allowed the woman to choose be-
tween them. She decided In favor OF
her first husband and Curtis, who
says he loves her. will institute pro
ceedings TO annul the marriage con-
tract between himself and Mrs.
Strong. Strong has been serving in
the army In the Philippines.
HANNIBAL, Mo, April 20.--Three
are dead as the result of the capsiz-
ing of a gasoline launch six miles up
the river from Hannibal. William
Walker, who witnessed the accident,
says one of the three men came TO the
surface, waved his hand and called
for help. He sank before Walker was
able to reach him.
WARRENSBURG, Mo-. April 20.-
James Ryan. chief of police, and By
ron Hall, farmer living near War
rensburg, were killed, and James E.
Basham and Robert Pollock. night Of
ficers. were seriously wounded last
night in pistol battle In the corridor
of the Estes hotel. The three officers
were attempting TO take an automatic
revolver from Hall when he shot all
three. The officers returned the fire.
and Hall was shot twice, and two
more shots were fired at him by Louis
Limle. negro porter of the hotel.
After the shooting the officers
Hall ran up stairway and stood on
the landing as the porter fired at him.
He then staggered into an alcove OF
the landing. When found Hall was
dead and his powdsr-burned shirt
showed that he had been shot a third
time through the heart. presumably
by himself. Hall was 35 years old
unmarried. and returned last night
from the state OF Washington, hav