Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-03
1909. it is estimated. win again e,.


by the effects of liquor. James Hack
ett of Morningside avenue, east end
this city. in an effort to exterminate
his family today fatally injured his
wife ard then committed suicide.
Hackett first attacked his 7-year-old
son. James. but the mother. Annie, 80
years old. stepped before the frenzied
father and received the blow from a
hatchet that had been intended for the
son. She fell to the floor stunned and
while in this condition her husband OBJ.
tanned razor and cut her throat. The
child In the meantime had escaped
Hakett then turned the weapon upon
himself and inflicted a wound which
later proved fatal.
| NEW YORK. Dec. Flour despera.
does, armed with revolvers held up a
| crowded street car in Lower Third ave.
nue. today, throttled and robbed the
conductor. terrorized the passengers
and escaped with a goodly collection
of purses and other valuables. A large
number of men and women who just
left hall crowded on the car at Third
street. Every seat was taken and the
| aisle filled. Just before the car reach
| ed Houston street, and while the con
ductor was inside collecting fares, four
men, who had been scattered through
the crowd, started toward the rear
door.
When they completely blocked the
exit the men drew revolvers and COW
cred the passengers. Two of them
attacked the conductor, one pressing
revolver against his head while the
other pushed him through the window
and rifled his pockets.
In the meantime the other two had
been going through" passengers gath
ering up valuables of all descriptions
They stuffed their pockets with WON
ems purses, watches and small wads
of bills, until the screams of women
so frightened them they bolted from
the car and dashed down the side
street into the heart of the crowded
streets. When the police started In
pursuit the robbers had lead which
made capture practically impossible.
TELLURIDE, Colo, Dec. III. A.
Parks, a well known citizen of Spe
Gle mesa, was found dead in bed of
heart failure, yesterday. He was 60
years of age, and for some time had
charge of ranch on the mesa. AS
the neighbors saw no sign of life
around the place, they suspected some
thing was amiss. and going through
the house, found the old man dead
Coroner Hadley of Telluride was mott
fed and the body was brought TO town
and is now at the morgue. Undertak
er Glenn has charge of the remains,
and has notified relatives in Buffeyl
la. No funeral arrangements will be
made until they have been heard from.
EVANSTON, Ill, Dec. 1.-For Taft
to set an example of total abstinence
IN tauS' ioi t5iSot iSJOA>hhb ~ NAD -
who care for humanity's veal 1t will
influence multitudes to become alb
stainers and thus their lives and lives
of their families will be blest. Mr.
Taft is entitled to grateful apprecia'
tion and thanks OF a thrice grateful
nation, which nation we believe with
H., 81 40 r.,fIl 10 NJ ha u a a
of that which is unfit to drink.-Lillian
NJ. N. Stevens, president National Wo-
mems Christian Temperance union.
| WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-Daniel J.
Keefe of Detroit was here today ap
pointed commissioner Of irrigation 10
succeed the late Frank p. Sargent
Keefe is president of the International
Longshoremen union.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-For months
there has been persistent rumors In
| Wall street that E. II. Hartman will
become director of New York Cen
tral railroad. There is every reason
to expect his election to the centra
board and yesterday it was reported
that, in addition to election as direc
tor, Hartman will become chairman
of the board of directors before Feb
/. The present chairman of the boart
is Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew. ant
owing to his advanced age. consider
ed likely he will retire. Hartman l!
in every way his logical successor
The Vanderbilts for years controlled
the New York Central, but at presen
their ownership of its stock is les
than per cent. A few years ag'
the Union Pacific of which Hartman
is president bought over fourteen mil
lion dollars worth of New York Cen
tral stock. With that purchase an,
the shares he now controls he ha
more stock than all the Vanderbilts.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. Truman H
Newberry, new secretary of the nav,
was sworn in this morning and late
attended his first cabinet meeting a
the White house. Mr. Newberry sue
ceeds Victor c. Metcalf of California
, who recently resigned on account 9
? i'll health. Herbert l.. Satterlee {