Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-13
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

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were burReI' q death in a tenement
house first in East One Hundred and
Twelfth street. the victims being four
children between the ages of 8 and
IL, an infant of months and an aged
man. Other occupants of the tene-
mene' were injured by jumping from
the windows, thryeseverely
NEW YORK. Aug. 1O-Four chill.
dren in one family dead, and other
persons seriously burned or injured
. Is the record of fierce blaze which
early today swept through crowded
tenement in East One Hundred and
Twelfth street. Scores were carried
down ladders from the blazing build.
ing by firemen and wild scenes of
panic ensued as the scantily clad ten.
ants rushed to the street. The dead
are all children OF Vincenso Suato. the
1anitor of the house, aged from 10
months to years Frank Suato, son
OF the janitor, dying from burns, and
Sauto and his wife both suffering from
severe burns about the face and body.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1O.-In battle
over a girl. six men fought with re-
volHs in the streets of Inwood Mas
sa2 county, Far Rockaway. One is
dead, another dying and third was
Z shot but managed to flee with his COM
panions when the constable and sew
eral citizens armed with revolvers
commanded them to surrender. In
stead of surrendering the duelists turn.
ed thet 20 ention to the constable,
and e41 s6zen shot were fired at
him. bullets passed through his
coat. AS soon as they fred the men
ran and escaped.
ECKERNFORDE, w. Germany, Aug.
10.-Nine persons killed and many
we're injured this morning in a col
lision between passenger train and
a train of empty cars on the branch
line running between Flensburg and
Kiel. The dead and injured are resi-
dents Of the towns along the line.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. lo.-Mrs.
~'DsAu AhaSAhiiC Wdo hlucu ldbt uIRuL Ill
an automobile accident near the four
teen mile house south of this city, and
her son Eorry slightly injured. The
bridge Was being repaired in the road
and Mr.. Wolfe In the darkness drove
the machine upon 1t before he noticed
that 1t was torn up.
SEATTLE. Wash. Aug. 10.-The
steamship Minnesota arrived in port
late last evening and docked this
morning. She brought one of the
Mrgest cargoes OF silk ever landed in
America. II consist of 1890 bales of
the Japanese product and valued at a
million dollars.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug 1O.-Gen
eral Frederick Funston left for Fort
Leavenworth, Kas., this morning, the
command OF the department of Cali
fornia having passed to Colonel M. P
Maus, Of the Twenty-second infantry
General Funston's family will remain
here temporarily.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10.-Chicago is Civ
en- population of 2,224.OOO by an esti
mate just issued by publishers Of tht
city directory. The estimate is an in
crease Of $4,000 over the population ii
1907 and based on United States cen
sus.
FORT RILEY. Aug. 10.-Ten days
Of mimic warfare began here toda
with the opening Of maneuvers. Fiy
thousand enlisted men and officer
coming from posts in Iowa Nebraska
Arkansas and Kansas participated an
Brigadier General John B. Kerr. con
manding this fort Ia In command. Bri,
adier. General Kerr and his stal
moved into their headquarters yeste
day and this morning orders were 10
Z mally issued establishing "the cam
~ instruction and maneuvers."
" DAE CREEK. wyo.. Aug. 1O.-Thre
soldiers Of the Twenty-frst infantr
arafad from dysentery at Camp En-
met Crawford and others in the san
regiment are Ill with typhoid feve
Poor water is said to be the caus
the bodies were shipped this sfte
noon TO Fort Lownn.