Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-20
TELEGRAPH NEWS,


resentatives OF Minnesota commercial
clubs. Industrial bureaus, merchants
associations and boards Of trade, who
met here today to form a federation
for the promotion OF northwestern in
terests and river improvement.
The convention was opened with
addresses by Governor Johnson. Mayor
Smith and President Locke of the st.
Paul Commercial club. j. j. Hill, the
| railroad magnate, Is also expected to
address the convention on topics con-
| nected with the advantages to be gain
ed from a federation OF commercial
clubs. In its work Of river improve
ment, the new federation expects to
begin an active campaign. working in
conjunction with other important Mis-.
sissippi valley interests. The fedora
| tion will urge that an immediate ap-
| preparation be made at an average ex-
| penditure of not less than 100000
a year until it is completed. Such at
tention will also be demanded for chan
mel and maintenance work as will en-
courage the immediate development OF
an important north and south traffic
from st. Paul to the gulf, such as
existed in the early days of this city,
when st, Paul depended principally
| upon the river as an avenue of COM
munication and transportation with
| other sections OF the country.
Chicago. Jan. 16.-Two men killed.
| one policeman wounded, several work
ingmen injured In a pitched battle
| last night between three policemen
| and thirty Hungarian railroad labor
ers at Gary, Ind. Guns and reyolvers
were fired andl knives thrown, but
to one they made seven arrests and
stood their ground until reinforce
ments arrived, when thirteen more
men were captured.
Pittsfleld, Mass, Jan. 16.-Judge At
kin today granted a divorce to Mrs.
Grace Judith Benis from Arthur Her
bert Lincoln Bemis of Williamstown.
counter bill filed by Bemis against
his wife was dismissed by the court.
Bemis Watson of Lawrence is named
as the man" One witness said she
saw Mrs. Bemis one night in January
four years ago when the thermometer
was 10 degrees below zero on the bal
cony of her home clad only in her
pajamas, waving her hand at Watson
as he passed by.
Chicago, Jan. l6-In a pistol duel
William Fenkerhauser was killed early
today by Detective Michael Kern. Fen
kerhauser was attempting to rob two
men when he was seen by the police
man and the shooting followed.
Florence, Colo, Jan. 16.-Chief OF
Police Furless and his assistants are
today dragging the Arkansas river
above the C. F. 4 |. dam for the bodies
of the four alleged victims OF Antonio
Bavori, the italian truck farmer.
The dragging OF slough three miles
from Florence along the Arkansas
river was completed at dark yester-
day. Nothing was found. although the
expectations of the body hunters ran
high all day long. II no trace OF the
bodies of Mrs. Frank Palmetto, Aerola
Ruffatta and the Minichiello brothers.
Bavoris' supposed victims. are found
today the seach may be temporarily
abandoned.
Butte, Mont, Jan. 16.-State Bank
Examiner T. E. Collins in charge OF
the State Savings bank, reported to
Judge Bourquin today that F. Augustus
Heinze. who owned So per cent Of the
stock of that institution when 1t sus-
pended. has turned over to him Sc
curities to secure the debt he owes
the bank.
Oakland, CAL. Jan. 16.-Fire last
night destroyed the Pacific Press build
ing During the progress OF the fire
w. B. Coldian. 81 years old, a mining
broker, dropped dead from the excite
ment, and Fireman Arthur Covens was
so seriously injured that one OF his
legs had to be amputated this morn
ing.
Santa Fe., N. NJ, Jan. 16.-Col. Ed
mond C. Abbott, of Santa Fe. has been
appointed assistant United States at
torney for New Mexico, with head
quarters in this city. He was formerly
district attorney and member Of sew
eral legislatures and during the last
legislature bitterly fought former Gov
ernor Hagerman.
New York. Jan. 16.-Archbishop Far
ley Of New York, who. 1t Is rumored.
| may be made cardinal at the next
| conslstory, has definitely refused to
| perform the ceremony uniting Count
| Szechenyi and Miss Gladys Wander
| bilt. He bases his refusal on his well
known antipathy to the marriage Of
| Catholics to Protestants. On many
| previous occasions he has set the seal
| of his disapproval on these alliances,
and he has remained true to his coz
victions, despite the prominence OF the
contracting parties.