Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-13


himself in the head with revolver
Mr.. Kneeland was q member OF thu
Chicago board OF trade and stock ex
change but retired from active bus
iness about year and a half ago
and has been in bad health for soma
time. He was well known in nnan
cial circles here. and was q msmbsl
of the Chicago, Union League. and
other athletic clubs.
MURPHEYsBoRo. H., April o.
During rainstorm yesterday six pris
oners in the county jail here escaped
while q seventh was caught by zera,
the 17-yearold daughter of Sheriff
Hanson and held by her and her
mother for five minutes. while Han.
son prevented the escape of the re-
mainder of the prisoners. One of the
prisoners secured his freedom and
opened the cells Of thirteen others.
The men made rope Of bedding and
reached the ground. The girl was
awakened by the storm and saw the
men dropping past her window. She
called her father and mother. Mrs.
hanson and the girl raised the win
dow and when Charles Ward attempt
ed to slide down. caught him by the
feet.
STOUGHToN. Wis. April s.-M. A.
Johnson. cashier Of the First National
Bank of Stoughton. committed suicide
at his home here by inhaling gas to-
day. He was wealthy and the bank
is in excellent financial condition. He
is believed to have been insane.
ALBANY. N. Y, April 9.-Governor
Hughes sent a special message to the
legislature today calling attention to
race track gambling and Wall street
conditions.
CHICAGO. April "a football
player OF the University of Chicago
was the chief Of the hungry Bulgar-
ians who marched on the city hall
yesterday. Investigation today re-
veals that Ivan Dosef, graduate OF
the university, is the instigator of the
plan to march on the hall. Doseff is
Bulgarian and last year played left
tackle on the Chictgo football eleven
He says he sent the mob to the city
hall in order to call public attention
to the distressing condition of his
countrymen. None of the other Bull
garians have been in the United
States over six months and In that
time not one of them had job.
Doseff said that their little stock of
money was now gone and that the
immigrants were on the verge of star
vation. After the mob's fruitless
march Doseff went to the county
agents office and begged that some
thing be done. Assistant County
Agent Victor Young promised to send
quantity of provisions and endeavot
to provide otherwise for the dis
tressed Bulgarians. who are several
hundred in number. Doseff said that
irresponsible Bulgarian employment
agents" and steamship ticket agents
are responsible for bringing the men
over from the old country. More than
80 per cent of the men have wives
and children dependent upon them in
Bulgaria. Several of them mortgaged
their small properties to get money
for their passage.
Doseff visited the immigration offic-
ers today to Sc If the men can be
sent back TO their homes in Bulgaria
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The SEN
ate public lands committee has re-
ported favoraDiy senator Guggen-
helms bill appropriating 100000 for
the re-survey OF ninety townships of
land In Rio Blanco and Routt coun-
ties. A favorable report was also
made upon Senator Warren's bill
granting to the state of Wyoming l.
100000 acres of land under the Carey
arid land act.
PARIS, April 10.-The Temps pub
fishes the history, obtained, 1t says,
from an inside source, of a Repub-
lican plot in Portugal. confirming the
existence prior to the assassination OF
King Carlos and the crown prince. OF
a veritable revolutionary Organization
in which, 1t states. all the Republican
leaders, with the exception OF Ber-
nardino Machido. were involved.
New and interesting details are fur
nished In the article concerning tue
distribution OF arms and bombs and
support in the army which the revo-
lutionists had secured. The plan of
the organization was TO take the pal
ace by assault, capture the king and
members of the royal family and hold
them as hostages while the coup d.
etat was being effected. A blunder
on the part OF the conspirators placed
some threads OF the plot IN the pos
session Of Premier Franco. who Inn
mediately dispatched police forces to
the headquarters of the plotters. re-
sulting in the arrest of Almedia Cha
gas and half a dozen other leaders.
TEHERAN, April 1O.-The shah OF
shahs. the light of the Orient. has
taken extraordinary precautions to