Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-31

|. communities Of MsssinA and Reggi,
including bishops. priests. monks an
nuns, have been entirely wiped ou
D by the earthquake and fire.
II MONTE LEONE, lCalabria, Dec. Q.
: The town Of Paint is practically d.
(, stroyed. also the town Of Basnara
the dead at Palmi number 1000. ]
Is impossible to estimate the numbe
injured. Large numbers were kille
also at Bagnara, but details are lack
. ing.
: The tidal wave inundated the vale.
at San Giovanni, 1000 feet back from
the shore line Palmi has 10000 In
habitants, while Bagnara consists o.
1900 people. rl
NAPLES. Dec. 29-King victo,
Emanuel will proceed to Calabria and
Sicily and do all In his power to fur
ther the work OF rescue. He has or,
dered special train to be prepared
and this will take him as near az pos.
sible to the scene OF the disaster. The
whole kingdom Is In tears today.
| COLORADO SPRINGS, Dec 2s.-
The thought that his younger brother
was dying SO preyed on the mind Of
]. W. Hanback, that 1t superinduced q
hemorrhage from which he died last
night. Hanback, was returning from
a Christmas entertainment In the Unit.
ed Presbyterian church, when he drop
ped to the sidewalk. and died while on
| the way to the hospital.
Hanback, received word from his
Missouri home last Saturday that his
| 10-year-old brother was not expected
to live. When no further news came
he construed 1t as meaning the worst
and grew awfully Respondent Han
back was 25 years old.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Dec. 2s.--
Charles P. Essick. the aged clerk of
Pixies Peak camp woodmen Of the
World, Colorado Springs, was found
dead in bed this morning, having shot
himself some time during the night.
The tragedy is supposed to be the
result of having brooded over the con-
finement of his son, Charles Essick,
boy scarcely out of his teens, who was
sentenced to a life term in the peni-
tentiary In 1907 for the murder Of
Frank Spott, a prominent real estate
man, whom he shot and killed In
holdup, early that year. Bssick leaves
widow.
DENVER, Dec. 29.-As a result Of
the purchase of the Colorado & South.
ern railroad by the Burlington, and
the establishment of Denver as the
principal western operating headquar.
ters of the consolidated system. the
Burlington shops now located at Nc
Cook, Neb. and employing several hun
dred men, will be consolidated with
the Burlington shops In Denver.
PORT OF SPAIN. Trinidad. Dec. 20.
There has been fighting at Macuro.
on the Venezuelan coast. between ad-
herents of former President Castro
and the crew of gunboat working In
the interests of the new president,
Juan Vicente Gomez. About twenty
men we're killed and some fifty wound
ed. The Gomez party were Obliged TO
withdraw temporarily. but later return
ed to resume the engagement.
MEDIA, Pa. Dec. 2s.-Mrs. NJ. Flor.
ence Erb and her sister. Mrs. Cath
crime Beisel, was placed on trial IN
Delaware county court here today,
charged with the murder Of Mrs. Erb's
husband, Captain ]. Clayton Erb. at
his country home. Red Gables. near
Village Green. on the night OF Octo-
ber 6.
PUEBLO. Dec. 29.-Andrew Perko,
an employe of the Denver 4 Rio
Grande railroad shops. died today from
injuries sustained while working with
new engine. The cylinder blew out
a piece of pipe and hit Perko In the
stomach.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 29.--Latest ad-
vices from Sonora say that the Yaqui
renegades' revolt is about over. Ne
gotiations for peace have been on and
are now before President Diax. An
answer is expected from him early In
January, when the truce existing will
be up. but it is thought unlikely that
hostilities will be resumed.