Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-24
liam has given $4,000 to Robert Koch

to prevent the spreading OF tubercu-
losfs. This donation completes the
100000 that Andrew Carnegie stipu-
lated should be subscribed before his
gift Of like amount more last win
ter should become available.
TELLURIDE, Aug. 20.--Last Octo
Der a man named J. t. Craig arrived
in the camp from Granite and for
month worked at the Smuggler, then
was employed for some months on the
Tom Boy. In March he visited with
his family at Granite and returning
the forepart of April applied for his
old position in the Tom Boy mill, but
the place was filed. He was offered
employment in the mine until such
time as he could be given a place
in the mill He suddenly disappeared
and no trace was found of him by
people here or his family. Yesterday
afternoon some boys discovered a de-
composed body of man short dis
tance from the brewery little dis
tance from town Investigation prov
ed IL to be Craig. His family has
been notified. The real cause OF death
will never be known.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.--J. II. Caldwell,
Vile. Ia, through Republican leaders
here today offered to make a personal
gift of horse large enough to carry
william H. Taft and to stand up under
the burden. The horse he offers Is
"Buffalo." magnificent chestnut
Weighing 1000 pounds. He Is the
largest saddle horse in Iowa.
KENOsHA, Wis, Aug. 20.-Detec-
tives are trying to clear the mystery
surrounding the disappearance Of Ger
trude and Dorothy Behn, daughters
of Jacob Behn, one of the wealthiest
residents of southern Wisconsin.
The girls. IL and 12 years of age,
respectively. have not been seen since
the parents left them swinging in a
hammock on the lawn here Monday
night. and 1t is thought they were
kidnapped and being held for ransom.
Another tangle piece of evidence is
the receipt by Mrs. Behn, the step
several weeks ago. warning her that
a plot was on foot to steal the girls.
CHEYENNE. Wyo., Aug. 20.-The
annual frontier celebration at Chey-
enne, Wyo., the greatest of its kind
In the world, formally opened at noon
today, and will be In session three
days. and each twenty-four hours until
Saturday night will be crowded with
exciting events.
It is estimated that 10000 visitors
are already in the city and the dozens
OF trains which have arrived at short
intervals have added hundreds to the
throng. The committee in charge OF
the event believes that $4,000 strang
ers will have been entertained when
the curtain has rung down on the
show.
| CHICAGO, Aug. 21.-Joseph Medil
Patterson, the brilliant son of the edi
tor of the Chicago Tribune, related t.
! a dozen Of the richest and most social
ly prominent families in the United
States, capped the climax of his &c
centric career by writing book callet
IA Little Brother of the Rich" which
is sensational to high degree in it,
theme. dashing In treatment and bru
tally frank In Its language, lashing SO
ciety and its practices as they nevel
have been scored before. Young Pat
terson's book, will beyond question
excite wrath and Indignation and he I.
VIRTUALLY signing his own death war
rant as far as people among whom
he, his wife, sister and family have
been brought up in.
Young Patterson's career, however
is amply prepared in this world to ex
pect anything from him. He furnish
ed 1t with one sensational episode
after another all through his strenuou.
young life.
Summing up, Patterson's book pre-
sents a picture of society and inciden
tally Of the stage which, II true, IS
too vile, and revolving for words. Ac
cording to "a Little Brother of the
Rich" every society woman drinks to
excess, is untrue to her marriage VOWS
animated by absolutely no thought, ex
cept vulgar display, qualification OF
animal passion and insatiate greed for
money, cares nothing for the means by
which this money is obtained.
Young Patterson, is son of Robert
w. Patterson. editor of the Chicago
Tribune, and grandson of Joseph Me.
dill, founder of the great newspaper.
He was formerly in charge of the
editorial page of the Chicago Tribune
but resigned after issuing an open let
ter announcing his conversion to So
cialism.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Members of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union In New York express indigna.
tion over the statements made by Gen.
+. ID. Grant TO the effect that the
health of the United States army is
worse than that of any other army