Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-27
BAKRU, rrans-caucasla. Jan. 24.-I

II consequence of the accidental kill
ing OF some laborers by a locomotive
at suburban station of the railroad
here today, mob of comrades of the
victims surrounded the engine and at
tempted to lynch the engineer. To es-
cape the fure of the excited workmen
the engineer opened the throttle. kill
ing six men and wounding many 9TH
ers.
PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Jan. "a.
Revolutionists have taken possession
of the town of Port de Paix. So miles
west of Cape Haytien. An English
and a French cruiser are expected of
the coast shortly. They will give pro-
ests. Charles Molt. the American con-
sular agent at st. Marc, has been re
moved from Office because OF his com
| plicity with the rebels. Mott is Hal
| tian.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-Scores of
protests are pouring into the postoffice
department. demanding a revision of
the new rulings regulating the mailing
| of newspapers and periodicals. Prom
inent publishers all over the country
are interested in the matter. but the
country papers are most seriously af-
fected, since under the ruling they
can mail papers at second class rates
only to those whose subscriptions have
| been paid within year. The execu-
| tive committee OF the National Edi-
| torial association will meet here Mon
day to consider the question. and to
make arrangements for the coming
convention in st. Paul.
! NEW YORK. Jan. 24.--It costs the
| state almost twice as much to care for
a woman prisoner as 1t does to provide
for the wants TO male inmate in any
one of its several prisons, according
to the annual report OF the state com
mission on prisons, which was made
public today In the Milburn prison
where men only are harbored. the
| daily cost OF maintenance for each
/ piiNositi was hos- tFiASs MhiiN III WIG
women's prison at Auburn IL was SIS
cents. Another interesting feature oi
the report is that the state prisons in
October last had larger number OF
inmates than at any time within ten
| years. with two exceptions. The total
number was 12,277. During the year
ending on that date the number oil
prisoners admitted to institutions. in
cluding county jails, was 97,619, OF
whom 90. $50 were women.
The passing of Sing Sing prison
known and dreaded by criminals al
over the lend, is foreshadowed in the
report. Its insanitary condition is re
ported and the statements made that
the special commission appointed tc
select a site and construct a new pris
on to take its place has selected such
n site on the west bank of the Hud
son river, near Iona Island.
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.--While $4,000
in gold and government certificates
was on display in the window, some
unknown person last night hurled an
explosive at the front of the banking
: house of Pasquale Pati & Son. scat
tering the money in many directions
Il Whether the explosive was thrown
in an effort to steal the money or by
the BLACK Hand" society to kill some
one in the building, is not known
s,, ha
densely populated district. Activity on
the part of the employees saved the
money.
i The scene of the explosion is within
200 yards of police headquarters. Be
lieving that advertising would pay In
the banking business Pati had dis
played $4,000 in one of the windows
The prize exhibit was $4,000 bill
cuddled in a setting of two $1,000 bills
several $500 certificates, bills of small
Ter denominations and gold coin aggre-
eating $25,000 in value. Patti was at
his desk but a few feet from the win
dow that formed magnet for pedes
trians, and half dozen clerks were
seated Just across the room, and Car
ney Mario, manager of real estate
Office adjoining had just left the estab
lishment. He was just crossing the
street when the explosion shattered
the window and sent small shower
of flying particles of glass over the
banker. The iron window gratings
kept the crowds hands from inspect
ing the bills and coins, which scattered
in several directions. Obtaining a box,
Patti gathered up the wealth exhibit to
the last penny, even including a few
coins which had been blown into an
outer areaway or wedged in the wood
beneath the shattered window sill
The police are today investigating
| NEW YORK, Jan. 24--The physic.
ians having recommended his sojourn
in milder climate for the remainder
of the winter, because of lingering
attack OF laryngitis. Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain will sail for Bermuda
tomorrow. Mr. Clemens had been in
bed for several days and IL was said
today that he did not intend to get up