The state herald., 1908-05-01

t.noo oestroyeu the eastern portion OF
Doport, Texas, a town twenty miles
southeast of Paris. killing w. R. Is
Dell, druggist, and wounding several
others. Thirty dwellings on the east
side OF town were destroyed The
Baptist and Presbyterian churches
We're demolished. The cotton oil mill,
including the boiler house, seed and
null sheds, were blown away.
A vigorous campaign is about to be
inaugurated by the Mexican govern
ment against the rebellious Yaquis in
Sonora. The twenty-second battalion
has arrived at Guaymas and the gun.
boat Tampico is on the way to the
same port with the Twenty.fifth bat
TALON. There are now about l 900 va.
quis under guard at Hermosillo,
who were gathered from all over the
state. They will be deported at Yucca
tan.
The total number of dead and miss
Ing of the Gladiator's crew as a re-
suit of the collision between the Amer
lean liner st. Paul and the British
cruiser off the Isle of Wight, is 2S.
The admiralty has issued revised list
of the names of the Gladiator victims,
which includes an additional death in
the hospital, bringing the total of
deaths known up to five. Twenty
three men are missing, according TO
the list, and six are suffering severe
injuries. The secretary of the Admir-
atty expresses fear that there are still
eight others missing.
Governor Hughes this afternoon in
augurated what is believed to be a
campaign of speechmaking in several
cities of the state In support OF the
anti-race track gambling legislation
which will probably be the feature of
the extraordinary session which is to
convene on May l1th. He was the
principal speaker at two rousing meet
ings, the first in Albany and the sec
ond in Troy. In both his speeches the
governor declared that unless the anti
race track gambling bills are passed
by the Legislature the question will
become an issue in the next state cam
paign.
Half the little French hamlet of
Notre Dame de Salette, sixteen miles
from Buckingham. Quebec, on the Lie
we're river, disappeared Sunday under
n sliding mountain, and at least thirty
of its small population are known to
have perished. The hamlet has no
telephone or telegraph, nor Is 1t on a
railroad. Meagre bits of news of the
disaster come in by messengers from
the physicians and other rescuers who
were hurried there when the first calls
for aid came early Sunday morning.
The river Lievere winds at the foot
of the hamlet and a mountain towers
behind
In the trial at Medicine Hat. Mani.
toba, of nine members of the Dream.
ers" sect, charged with burning homes
of unbelievers. startling evidence was
was given. Joseph Belts of Irvine. Al.
berta, stated that II was agreed 10
burn the Baptist and Lutheran
churches. II was not the result of n
dream. but their creed was to burn
and murder. Letters were read at a
meeting from God Jacob" whose
headquarters are at Java. South Da'
kota. and whose real name is Jacob
Merkel. Sr.. giving instructions TO kill
and murder all unbelie ,ers. The names
OF several farmers were mentioned for
destruction.
In the presence OF his bride OF less
than three months. Emmanuel Tbeo-
dore Bernard Marie D'Albert de Luy.
ines DAilly, Ninth Duke of Chaulnes
and OF Picquigny and Marquis of
D'Angeau. died suddenly from heart
failure at II o'clock Thursday night
In his apartments In the Hotel Lang
ham. In the Rue Bocsadore Mt Paris.
The Due de Chaulnes and the Duchess,
who was Miss Theodore Shonts.
youngest daughter OF Theodore =.
Shonts OF New York. were married
In New York February 10th OF this
year. The wedding was brilliant 80.
cial function. and the end OF the brief
honeymoon was sudden and tragic.
Seven. and possibly eight, new bish.
ops will ba elected at the approaching
session OF the Methodist General Con
ference at Baltimore. Only twice be
fore has SO large number been
choscn-in 1872 eight, and In 1904
seven. During the last quadrennium
four OF the active bishops have died:
Joyce. Mccabc. Fitzgerald and Fow.
Ter. One man chosen bishop at the
last general conference declined to
serve. and M his place was not filled
there now are fiy. vacancies In the
episcopaey, In all probability one or
two OF the present bishops Will be put
on tn. retired list next month. and II
In customary TO elect AN emergency
biahop-h.nen the prospect for 30
many new bishops