Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-20

MattheS Benson, Tor 3O years |
a well known Carbon county ranch
man. walked through the open door of
the elevator shaft on the third floor
of the state general hospital here. and
plunged thirty feet to the bottom, sus-
tanning injuries which caused mis-
death.
Benson lad been in the hospital for
three months, undergoing treatment
intended to restore his sight, and had
become thoroughly acquainted with
the interior OF the building and how
he made the mistake of walking into
the elevator shaft the hospital man
agment is unable to explain. He was
G5 years OF age and well to do.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 17.-Nine-
teen survivors of several hundred
South Sea islanders who were kid
naped years ago from their native
strand and sold into slavery among
the coffee plantations Of Guatamala,
arrived here today on the steamer
City Of Para. They are free and home
ward bound and travelling as Cooks
tourists, with the British government
paying the expenses.
The natives were kidnapped by Cap
tain Blackburn. who visited the islands
In his steamer Monserrat, and after
enticeing them aboard, sailed away.
They were supposed to be contract
laborers bound to their Guatamalian
employers for three years. Ignorant
of the language and land law dicta-
tors found 1t easy to keep them on
the plantations, where they slaved un-
I'll their plight was made known TO
the British government. This, how.
ever, not until years had passed and
most of the natives died. Those re-
turning have little to show for their
years of toll.
Captain Blackburn was lost at sea
in December, 1894, when the Monser'
rat went down with all hands.
The islanders have been placed in
charge OF the British consul here,
who arranged transportation for them
on the steamer City of Puebla, which
sails tomorrow for Vancouver.
Several babies are In the party and
| all showed signs of illness resulting
from their long sea voyage.
PROVIDENCE, X. l., July 17.-Mrs
| John l.. Sullivan will oppose the sui
| for divorce which her husband. the
I former heavyweight champion, Ii
!! bringing. The woman lives with hel
sister in Centreville,
Mrs. Sullivan says she was MOI
aware her husband had taken lega
steps to secure divorce. All sh'
knew had been learned from mar
sent by her husband to sound her OIL
the subject.
HE told me-" said Mrs. Sullivan
that my husband had a chance Il
marry woman who has lot o
money. said ] was willing to liv'
with my husband If he would stol
drinking, but that would oppose hi
| getting divorce. When l wanted on,
he opposed me and now Ill oppos,
him"
LANCASTER, Pa, July 17.-Any be
quest In Pennsylvania to any Inst
tuition that teaches conjugal love afte
the tenets of Swedenborg is void. 81
decided Judge Smith of the Lancaste
county orphans court In the opinio dis
tributing S51.7S5 In the estate OF Fred
erick j. Kramph. The rules of con
duct enunciated In Swedenborg's book
Judge Smith declares, derogate tn
statutes of the commonwealth and ar
In conflict with public policy. Cor
Guiding Judge Smith says:
Il while 1t appears that the Academ
of the New Church is such a schoo
us was intended by the testator to re
ceive the residue of his estate, yet
also appears that the testator's inter
tion was not proper one. While ON
In lifetime may denate his proper..
as he pleases, may choose his God o
gods according to the dictates of hi
own conscience, may adopt any re
ligion which Is agreeable to him, an,
may create his own form of worship
yet he may not contribute his estat,
TO take effect after death for thu
nurture of objects outside the limit
OF social entity
For that reason the bequest Is de
cided to be void, and. It falling, tn,
estate will be distributed under tn,
interstate laws of the state"
There were three claimants to tn,
bequest in question, two rival factions
In the Swedenborgian church and thu
heirs of the estate. The court award
ed the entire estate to the heirs.
MANILA, July 1.-THE number o
lives lost through the laundering o
the pleasure launch San Gabriel, Will,
OIL It's way from Manila to Corregido
is uncertain. There were sixty-on'
passengers and 1t is estimated the pas
sengers and crew numbered ninety
The vessel was greatly overcrowdet
and the life belts rotten and worthless
Few women and children on the III
fated launch escaped.
| DAYTON, o., July 17.-Colonel Fl.
Catrow, Republican candidate for con
gress from the Third district, has an
nounced his withdrawal from the race
Colonel Catrow took this step becaus.
of his having struck Eugene Sullivan
labOrer, on the street here yester
day. instantly killing him with hi.
automobile. The nomination was Sc
cured us a result of bitter confess
which was carried to the Chicago con
vention.
CHICAGO. July 17.-For the second
time within year dynamite boml
or "a heavy blast of gunpowder ex
ploded early this morning at the reai
of John A. Rogers saloon at West
Madison and May streets. The ex
plosion was the seventeenth within
the year attributed to war between
gamblers. With a roar that SHOOK
the entire neighborhood the bomb ex
ploded on the roof of the May Electric
company building, one-story struc
ture which adjoins the saloon. Stores
of people were In the vicinity bot nc
one could be found who had seen The
dynamiters at work
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July H.
No teacher, student or employe in.
fected with tuberculosis shall here