Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-09

menced at 2 o'clock this afternoon
DR.. b. ]. Ochsner OF Durango beinI
on this afternoon.
l.OVEI.AND. Colo. July 6.-Willian
Austin. 10 years old. was shot ant
perhaps fatally wounded on u trair
here by Attorney T. ]. Leftridge Of
Fort Collins. Austin with several other
lads were making insulting remarks
about women. II Ia said. when one
boy pushed Austin over into Mrs. LET
tridge's lap. This SO enrased the at
torney he pulled his gun and fred. lie
was arrested but admitted to bond In
the sum Of 5000.
NEW YORK. July 6.-Commander
Robert F.. Peary's steamer. Roosevelt.
started today from this port ON an.
other effort to fnd the north pole
Commander Peary did not leave New
York with his ship, but saw her safely
started and. after remaining few
days here perfecting his final arrange
ments. will go by rail to join his party
at Sydney. Cape Breton, where the
Roosevelt will stop to coal. The ex-
plorer had planned to have his ship
leave New York last week, but the un-
certainty OF raising the $4,000 neces-
sary to finance the expedition caused
the slight delay.
Peary's plan for this expedition,
aside from his expectation of placing
the Stars and Stripes at the north
pole. includes researches into the north
coasts of Grantland and Greenland.
He will follow practically the same
route as he did on his previous trip,
but his tactics will be different, and
he will utilize the drift method" so
that the moving Ice will not carry
him beyond the line OF his goal. He
has planned carefully to overcome
many OF the obstacles which were en-.
countered in former expeditions. es.
peciaily the bog lead" or open water,
which nearly caused his death and
that of his little band on their return
from the "furtherest north" Eskimos
and dogs will be used.
SILvERTON, July 6.--Lee Wilbur,
who was injured in n runaway last
week. died from the effects of in.
juries received yesterday. VIII be
buried tomorrow.
NEW YORK. July AFTER a breath.
less-sweltering night. during which
many spent sleepless hours on cots
fire escapes and In the open streets.
the sun came up this morning with
promise OF even greater discomfort
AS early as 6 o'clock the streets were
blistering hot and not breath OF air
was moving. AT o'clock the weather
man reported 81 degrees. but In the
meantime the humidity had fallen from
7s to 73. AS always the greatest suf.
ferings were felt in the crowded tene.
ment districts. There was little sleep
for the occupants of these places. All
hospitals to go to the aid Of unfor.
tunates who had found the abnormal
conditions too severe strain upon
them. Physicians and nurses were
doing double duty. extra forces were
called in to replace the exhausted
animals that had been tearing through
the streets all day yesterday and last
night with heavy ambulances. At noon
today the dead number IL.
PHILADELPHIA. July -Four
deaths and more than fifty prostra.
tions occurred in this city from the
heat between noon yesterday and 10
o'clock this morning. The intense
heat. which is accompanied by high
percentage Of humidity. is causing
great discomfort.
CLEVELAND. o., July 7.--Declar-
Ing that his sister. Bertha. 20 years
old, was being led across the country
through the influence Of party OF
alleged religious fanatics, Alexander
II. Meyer. deputy United States mar
shal Of New York. has asked the
Cleveland police TO locate the girl.
Two patrolmen were detailed to find
Miss Meyer. A woman, who is the
leader Of the band. refused to give any
information as to girls whereabouts or
to divulge to the officers her own
name, although she did not deny
knowledge Of the girls whereabouts.
LONDON, July MADAME Anna
Gould and Prince Helie de Sagan
were married at the registry office in
Henrietta street. off Covent garden,
today. A subsequent ceremony was
conducted at the French Protestant
church on Soho square. There was alb
solutely no secrecy about the wedding.
Prince Helie last night announced to
representatives Of American and
French newspapers that all difficulties
having been overcome and arrange
ments having been completed, the
marriage ceremony would occur imme-
diately upon the opening Of the regis.
ter's office on Henrietta street this
morning. Notwithstanding this the
prince and Nine Gould made deter.
mined effort to escape the crowd.
They had large motor car waiting
In the hotel When the hour for them
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