Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-25
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

ANTWERP belgium, May Z1.-Ihel
worst railroad catastrophe ever re-
corded in Belgium took place near
rontich, six miles southeast OF Ant |
werp. this morning when, the cause |
being misplaced switch, the Ant
werp express. running fifty miles an
hour, crashed into q train loaded with
pilgrims on siding. Every car OF
the pilgrims train telescoped. The
cars we're literally ground to pieces
and practically all the passengers
either killed or badly injured. Fifty
dead already have been removed from
the wreck aad succor is being extend
ed 10 more than 100 injured.
Surgeons. doctors and nurses arrived
early from Antwerp at the scene of
the wreck. Many helpless wounded
persons are still pinned under the
debris and the scene is one of horror
beyond description.
NEW YORK, May 21.--The new
bridge under construction on the Har-
lem branch Of the New York, New
Haven g. Hartford railroad was wreck
ed by dynamjters today. A charge OF
fifty pounds OF explosive was dis
charged under the frst span, twisting
huge girders and practically wrecking
the whole structure. Today's outrage
followed an unsuccessful attempt yes
terday TO wreck bridge on the same
railroad spanning the Harlem river.
II is alleged that striking workmen
up the bridge unless their grievances
were adjusted.
NEW YORK, May H." Before mar
rylng you should find your soul coun-
terpart."
So says X. q. Aud, f. u. s., a gray
haired. unromanticlooking English
man. himself happily married of 233
West One Hundred and Foriieth street
who is soon to publish book entitled
The Soul of Society" in which he
explains soul affinity.
One chapter in Mr.. Auld's book is
entitled How to Determine Your Soul
Auld in an interview said:
Every man has within himself a
certain percentage of femininity. Ey.
cry woman has certain percentage
OF the masculine, Now, 1t is not diff
cult to determine your soul mate after
you find the way. 1t is the endeavor
that men and women make to even
up their percentages that creates the
tangle of affiuities. Science has solved
the problem of unhappy marriages. not
L."
LONDON. May 2l.-Tardness OF
American travellers of prominence In
reauhing London is the one subject OF
comment wherever one goes. A yeai
ago today the town was filed will
them. 1t was no uncommon thinl
for persons coming In at night to driv,
about for hours from hotel to hote
before they found place to stop.
During the last three days severa
hotels have become filed, but not with
Americans. the arrivals being mainl,
persons from the continent. Here ant
there one sees well known Americans
but the majority of those about are
apparently making their first trip to
Europe. Few seem to be doing any
automobiling. Last year was marked
by the number who brough- their own
automobiles to England and passed
a few weeks touring about through the
shires.
Bookings at the hotels for June and
July, however, are very heavy, and
hotel managers at present can do no
better than paraphrase the words of
noted advertiser, There is hope, -
OTTAWA, Ont, May 21.-Reports
received from various parts OF the Ca
madam west indicate that the increase
In the wheat acreage this year will
be tremendous. Local grain men are
of the opinion that about 120,000.000
bushels of wheat will be thrashed out
In 1908. While fear are expressed
that. owing TO labor and other diff
culties, the government section con-
meeting the Fort Williams branch OF
the Grand Trunk Pacific railway with
It's line at Winnipeg viii not be fin
ished in time 10 aid In moving the
grain crop of this year, there is little
doubt that the facilities for transport
ing grain between Winnipeg and the
great lakes will be enormously devel-
oped this fall. This will be brought
about by the completion OF the double
tracking on the Canadian Pacific main
line between Fort William and Win
nipog. The double-tracking is stu
pendous undertaking, involving, as 1t
does. the expenditure OF more than
siO,0oo,000.
CHICAGO. Nay 2i.-Robert G..
Pholms, purchasing agent for the Com
monweaith Edison Electric company,
was found dead, with the marks of
garroters on his neck and his face
black from the strangulation in an
alley in the downtown district today.
Not the smallest coin or the slightest
article of jewelry was found on the
mans person. His pockets were turn
a. 4. Il.