Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-30
tour Europe tn an automobile.

young man who is registered as Loui
Weber is dying at the Charity hospita
Back OF the shooting Is a myster
which the police Of Cleveland an,
Cleveland Heights. fashionable sui
| urb where 1t occurred, had not bee,
able to solve early this morning. Tn,
shooting occurred not far from tn,
scene of the Carl Bernthaler ant
Lena Zeichman murders seyera
months ago, and, as far as known un
der somewhat similar circumstances
Weber was walking on the height.
with Miss Atkinson, the police say
Both principals say Weber was sho
by two men while the couple were sit
Ting on the grass. The girl helped the
young man to the residence of f. p
Root and asked for water. To Mr.
Root she said they had been sitting
off the road not far from the Root
residence when two men dashed
through the bushes to the rear OF
them. She said the men seemed to
be greatly excited. One held a revol.
yer in his hand and as he ran past
them he fired. The girl companion
was shot, the bullet passing through
his arm and into his breast above the
heart. The men disappeared as quick.
ly as they came. the girl said.
CHICAGO. Juyl 27.-Mrs. Don
Farnsworth, whose husband managed
Charles A. Townes' canvass for the
Democratic vice presidential nomina.
ton. died today after a honeymoon Of
only three weeks. Mrs. Farnsworth,
before her marriage, was Mrs. Edith
Basket Mulhern Of Brownsville, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farnsworth made their
honeymoon trip to the Denver conven-
ton.
MANILA, July 27.-Lieutenant Os.
walt, OF the Twentyninth infantry, met
death today accidentally by electrocu-
tion. The officer was preparing to
take bath and had entered the bath
tub and was endeavoring to arrange
the lighting current to take an electric
bath. In come way he came In contact
with the wires, receiving full charge,
which proved instantly fatal.
NEW YORK. July 27-Being a fen.
der dummy at 81 day is a new form
OF livelihood opened for men out of
work by manufacturers of street car
tenders and wheel guards throughout
the country. The manufacturers are
for series of test of the de.
vices under call issued by the public
service commission. One manufacture
er of an automatic fender declared
that among his employees and other
workmen familiar with the fender, he
had no difficulty whatever In getting
men to act as dummies at So day.
WILLEMSTAD, Island of Curacao,
July 27.-The Dutch Cruiser Gelder-
land arrived off Willemstad at 6
o'clock this morning. She was order
ed in quarantine station. The Gelder.
land has on board ]. d. Dereus, the
minister resident in Caracas of the
Netherlands, who was dismissed from
Venezuela by President Castro. M.
Dereus boarded the warship at Porto
Cabello.
CINCINNATI, o., July 27-What
promised to be an exceedingly busy
day of political conferences, commit
tee meetings and general preparations
for notification ceremonies tomorrow
was begun early by Judge Taft. He
at his offices in Hotel Sinton
shortly after o'clock and immediate
ly work was on.
Mr.. Vorys, who has been final au.
thority in making the notification ar
was called for the confer
ence. The state central committee
has been called to meet at the hotel
this afternoon. Mr.. Taft will be pres
ent. The real purpose of this meeting
1t is explained, is to bring the state
leaders into close touch with each
other and the situation. The early
II oiho biou6ht IL Auhhy lACnpClo Oi
the notification committee and county
and state leaders.
The many decorations In the way of
flags, streamers and bunting are al
ready In place and activity in contin-
uing this work gives the city gala
appearance.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. July 27.-
Postoffice officials have obtained posi-
tive proc. that Charles Savage, the
negro arrested here Saturday, charged
with ha ring stolen mail pouch con
tanning $4,000 from the Union station
here thr,e weeks ago, is the right man.
Late yesterday Inspector Vickery,
after a severe sweating obtained evi
dence that is believed will lead up
to the finding Of the greater part OF
the stolen money. There were sixty
two packages in the stolen pouch,
making it possible for lodging of as
many counts against man and this
may mean life Imprisonment.
DENVER, July 27.-David H. MofYat
is on his way to New York from Paris
to bring his soninlaw, James McClurg,
who was seriously Ill In Europe, back
to Denver. They are accompanied by