Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-24

CHICAGO. Sept 21.-There is to be
a visitation from the hosts of Zion
City to purify Chicago. which is
branded as rotten as hell" by the
Zion leader. Wilbur Glenn voliva, sue
cessor to John Alexander Dowie. He
came to town as one of the strangers
into Sodom, and announced that q
militant host would march on the city
In the latter part Of October.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Sept. 21.-In
fight with ordinary pocket knives,
Charles Dunfield of Pennsylvania, kill.
ed Sam Wray of Tennessees. the cul.
mination of a quarrel between two
former friends. The men were EN-.
ployed at the Hot Springs Western
railroad and came to this city last
night. They quarreled and first fought
with their fists and then with knives.
Ray was cut about the face, and Dun
field was slashed on the right arm,
the vein being severed which caused
him to bleed to death. Ray escaped
KINGSTON. Mo-. Sept 21.-Albert
Filley, triple murdrer, was hanged
this morning. Filley killed his wife,
brother and the baby at their farm
home a year ago.
PHINELANDER, Wis, Sept. I'll
Gagen and Woodboro were destroyed
by forest fires yesterday The fire
started in the woods yesterday morn
ing and quickly reached Gagen and
Woodboro. Men. women and children
fought valiantly to save their homes,
but without avail. Gagen and Wood
boro have about 1000 population each.
The residents are nearly all homeless.
BUFFALO. Sept. 21.-Henry Sell.
heimer, secretary of the Republican
county committee, announced he had
$4,000 to bet at odds of 4 to / that
Taft will defeat Bryan. He stated
he would place part or all to anyone
who will cover 1t.
PITTSBURG. Sept. 21.-Orders have
been issued at the large iron and
steel plants Of the country to prepare
for resumption by October 1. The
plan has been evolved at a series OF
meetings in New York to get jobbing
dealers to stock up, and not to walt
until after election. One hundred thou
sand iron steel workers throughout
the country will find immediate EN-.
nInVmant hoN haa
long line of credits by the manu-
facturers, and have been guaranteed
against reduction in prices later.
TELLURIDE. Sept. 21-Ben Gaines
committed suicide at Placerville, eigh.
teen miles below this place yesterday,
first attempting to send a bullet
through his heart and failing to pro
duce instant death turned the muzzle
into his mouth and fired. Deceased
leaves a wife and family, Mrs. Gaines
being postmistress at Placerville. Il.
is said he worried over his debts and
killed himself to cancel them. His
body was brought to Telluride last
evening and will be shipped to Olathe
In the morning for burial.
CHICAGO. Sept. 22.-Western rail
roads will have at least another month
before they will be required to make
effective the big rate reductions order
ed by the Interstate commerce com
mission In its Missouri river rate case
decision. Railroads received notice
from Washington today that the ap-
peal for rehearing Of the case would
be taken under consideration. stay
order being issued meanwhile.
The commissions order cutting the
through rates from the seaboard to
Missouri river points, was to have be.
come effective next Friday. BY terms
of the new order the date has been
changed to October 26. As the en-
tire commission does not assemble in
Washington until October s, 1t is as
sumed that the petition for rehearing
will not be taken up until that date.
WALLACE, Idaho. Sept. 22.-Inves-
tigation by the recorders department
of Shoshone county disclosed the fact
that scores of couples thought married
are not. For many months the depart
ment has been puzzled at the nom
return Of marriage licenses. They
were mostly issued to foreigners en-
ployed In the mines. 1t was accident
ally discovered that many foreigners
In the district have been under the
impression for years that all that was
necessary to legalize marriage was
simply taking out of a license, and no
minister Of the gospel or justice of the
peace was needed to perform the cere-
mony. In one case a marriage license
was found framed in a cabin, just as
1t was Issued by the county recorder
years ago. and family of sevene chill
dren had been raised.
CHICAGO, Sept. 22.-Detectives are
seeking Giuseppe Guinta, boy who
disappeared from his fathers home
Saturday, and who are now convinced
that the lad has been stolen by mem
bers OF the Black Hand. The boys
father revealed to the police yesterday
that within the last six weeks he had
received threats from the Black Hand.
He was ordered to give them $500 or