Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-07

CHAN, chairman OF the building com
mittee negotiated the transaction.
SPRINGFIELD. Mo-. Dec. 1.-TWO
Business college fled In their night |
clothes from the dormitory OF the col |
lege building early today when the |
building caught fire from spontaneous
combustion In the coal bin. Edward |
Boyston, a one-legged student dragged
his trunk from the building and then
went back after his crutches. No one
was hurt.
NEW YORK, Dec. Although he
drank tumberful of coarse green SO
luton last night. 1t Is said at the Pres
byterian hospital that Dion Haring. a
boy of 10 years. likely to recover. The
child tried to end his life because his
father and mother often Quarreled
When the father upbraided the mother
in the boys presence last night. he
suddenly ran to the kitchen and drank
the poison.
ACIoluihb ~ wi .. fihi Aht5s tho oSAAoA
tive little fellow had told her several
times that he wished to die because
There we're SO many fights all the
time" He even suggested. said the
mother, that they commit suicide to-
| gether.
CENTRALIA, Pa. Dec. 4.-Sixty-
five families homeless in this city as
| the result OF fire which during last
night wiped out three squares Of prop
4 erty in the heart of the town. 1t
started in moving picture show and
spread rapidly among the frame
houses. Lack of water left the town
at the mercy of the flames for time.
The loss is about 100000.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.-Friends of
Miss Katherine Elkins declared all
the reports to the effect that she was
Tilted by the duke of the Abruzzi are
absolutely false. According to the
most knowing persons in the social
swing of things in Washington. it is
reported the royal duke was cast aside
for a handsome young naval officer,
Lieut.. Adolphus Agnew. U. s. N.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Dec. 4.-Pas
senger train No. 43 ON the Rock Island
railroad was wrecked at Kerr. twelve
miles from this city this morning
The engineer and fireman are known
to be dead. The report does not state
! whether any passengers were killed
or injured,
CHICAGO, Dec. Am official re
port to the Rock Island general offices
in this"city stated no passengers were
killed in wreck at Kerr, Ark.
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, Dec. A.
With one arm mangled and hanging
by his side, Frank Mccormick caugh
the rear platform of the caboose of {
Rio Grande freight train and swung
, aboard as 1t passed rather than to bt
| left on the plains ten miles west o
here to die. He was brought here t
tho hosnitDi aud his. an->s. .Y,pst.,: -, n,
had fallen from the same train ant
the wheels ran over an arm.
CAPE BRETON. N. F.. Dec. 4.-Piles
| of wreckage. life boats and other shiI
stuff marked Sioux City. was washed
ashore today. II is probable that q
vessel of that name foundered be-
tween here and Cape Race.
SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 4.-Governor
Mead last night refused to honor the
requisition of Governor Fort of New
Jersey for the return to New Jersey
of Elliott A. Archer, alias Archie Car.
ter, wanted in that state for trial ON
seventeen indictments. charging for.
geries amounting to $4,000.
Counsel for Archer went before the
governor. and the governor, after hear
ing both sides told the New Jersey off.
cials that they would have to produce
more evidence sto offset the upright
conduct of Archer since he has been
a resident OF this state for more than
seven years. Archer will probably be
released today.
| WlLLEMSTAD. Dec. Three
Dutch warships. the battle ship Jacob
Van Heemskerk. and cruisers Fries
land and Gelderland, have made a
demonstration against Venezuela. To
gether they steamed yesterday along
the coast from Puerto Cabeiio to La
guarira at distance OF 5000 yards
nom the shore. The Jacob Van Heem.
skerk returned here this morning. The
Two cruisers going to Maracaibo,
where they will make a similar demon
stration.
PRESCOTT. Ariz., Dec. 4.-Frank
Spence. an Arizona gunman. charged
with numbering Edgar Il. Sullivan OIL
October 22. was found guilty Of mur.
der in the first degree and given death
penalty. According to evidence offer.
ed at the trial, the gunman crept up
to the door OF a lonely ranch hut and
shot his victim from behind. The eyi.
denee. though purely circumstantial,
was convincing.
DENVER. Colo, Dec. 4.-While Will |
HIM IL