Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-04

office while ! am chief executive"
women who waited upon the governor
elect to ask for the appointment of
was his reply TO delegation of club
a stenographer from their sex Fol
lowing up his refusal. Mr.. Stubbs said:
Women are The foundation rock upon
which our government rests. They are
the best creatures on earth. but they
can not hold positions in the govern
or's office while am in office. Their
place is at home baking salt rising
bread and the like. They would be
there and they would all stay there If
had my say"
The club&omen and equal rights
suffragists who have planned TO camp
in Topeka this winter and urge the
legislature to grant them the ballot
confess that they have no hope OF help
from the new governor.
DENVER. Dec 31.-The action OF
the Denver legislative members in
caucus last night in which it was
agreed to vote as unit for Lubers for
speaker indicates Luber's election.
Judge Hicks says today. however, he
has thirty-three votes pledged to him,
which is safe majority OF the fifty
three members Of the house.
CHICAGO. Dec 31.--The Tribune
today prints the following special ca.
Bile dispatch from Rome:
Another violent earthquake shock
occurred at Messina this afternoon.
This second shock completed the work
of ruin. The few buildings left stand
ing by the quake Of Monday collapsed
and 1t is feared many more persons
were killed. News of the second dis
aster reached here this evening and
has not yet been published in Rome.
1t is believed the ruin of Messina is
now complete and absolutely irrevoca
BILE. Practically all the survivors who
were awaiting conveyances by warship
from the scene, 1t is feared. were kill
ed. Many persons engaged In the
work of rescue are also victims.
TRINIDAD, Dec. 31.--Frank Nava-
rett, a stage employe at a local vaude-
vile theater, narrowly escaped being
killed last evening by a lion, which
was one of the vaudeville attractions
He was working about the stage. and
got too close to the cage, when the
lion reached out and grabbed him by
the shoulder and dragged him close to
the bar. He lost a large piece OF
flesh from his shoulder.
PUEBLO. Dec. 31.--With the photo.
graph of beautiful girl clasped to
his breast and a crumpled telegram
lying nearby announcing the death of
his brother the body of w. II. Blancett
was found In a rooming house here
last night. An empty laudanum bot
tie on the floor told the rest of the
story. Blancett was locomotive fire
man and came from La Junta.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 31.-A hard
fought prize fight took place here last
night when Kaufman whipped Barry
In the thirty-ninth round. Barry's
seconds threw the towel into the ring
after their man had been terribly beat
en-. and was all but knocked out. His
hands were badly injured. The Chi
cago boy was game. He wanted to
continue the fight. In the thirty-eighth
round Barry was all but knocked out,
being sent down to the mat for the
count OF nine. Kaufman took consid-
cradle punishment during the fight,
but his strength was undiminished
while Barry's face was badly battered
Neither man showed championship
qualities. cleverness being lacking all
through the fight. In the ninth Barry
all but knocked out Kaufman by a
blow to the jaw. The betting was
about to i on Kaufman. Kaufman
will challenge Johnson for the heavy
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