Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-26
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS


Tarus one hundred persons were kill.
ed, many houses burned, and there are
as many as 5000 persons without
homes.
Several native pastors from Aintibb
were killed while on the way TO attend
the district missionary meeting at
Adana.
The Turkish government officials nj
Nersina have done everything posi-
BILE to check the trouble but the re
suit OF their efforts was limited.
BEIRUT. April 22.--Five American
women missionaries are in danger al
Hadiim, In the vilayet of Adana, Asiit.
ic Turkey One of them, Miss Lam
oert sent message down to the
coast asking for immediate help. The
women are entirely alone and defense
less. The villages surrounding Hal
Jim are in flames and Hadiim itself
Is infested by nomad tribes.
Messages from the interior are be
ing suppressed by the authorities Tue
situation in the country north. east
and west of Alexandretta, arising from
the anti-Christian outbreaks, are most
serious.
There have been massacres and pill
lage at Antioch and rioting at Birejik.
Aleppo is In a state of panic, only 400
turkish soldiers are In the city. Bus
mess is at standstill and there IS
every reason to fear serious out
break. The city is fun of Bedouins
Arabs, Kurds and Circass!ans. The
town of Kiriksna, a short distance
east OF BeiIan and southeast of Alex
andretta, has been sacked and bum
ed At Ayas, on the west coast of
The gulf Of Alexandretta, AIS muir
derers have been released and at once
Joined the mob who began commit
ting depredations.
ALEPHO, Asiatic Turkey, April 22
The entire population of Kirkian
located between here and Alexandret-
ties, even unto the last babe, has been
massacred. The arch-mission at Elk
baz is besieged by the fanatical Mos
lens
FRANKFORT. KY, April 22.-in
full view of dozens OF Mortified pas
sengers who were looking out of The
car windows this morning, Miss Hat.
tie Conway. a young and pretty tele-
phone girl Of this place. was ground
10 pieces by a Louisville & Nashville
train from Louisville. The accident
happened on a curve and most all the
passengers on one OF the trains saw
the girl killed.
Senator Guggenheim has taken up
with Commissioner Leupp of the In.
dian bureau a complaint OF the musi
clans union of Grand Junction of al
lowing a band composed of students
at Teller institute to compete with 10
cal organizations In playing at fairs
and other places. Commissioner Leupp
has promised that the Indians shall
not be given any unfair advantage
over the local players and has called
upon the superintendent of the school
for a report.
LEADvILLE. April 22.-william
Mindenhall was killed, and l. Rupdel-
brundel serious injured last night IN
a caye-in In the Old Dump OF Colonel
Sellers mine in California gulch. Dur
Ing the last two days the ground had
,hawed rapidly which loosened the
ore.
TELLURIDE, April 22.-It has been
showing most of the time the past four
days, although in Telluride It has
melted almost as fast as 1t fell, but
in Marshall basin and other places
above timber line new snow is report.
ed to be two feet on the level.
SILVERTON. April 22.--The wealth.
er cleared this afternoon and the peo.
pie trust the storm is over. The new
snow melted about as fast as 1t fell
in Silverton but there is plenty that
didn't higher up.
CLEVELAND. April 22.-Six were
killed, six perhaps fatally hurt, and
large number seriously injured and
million dollars worth of propert,
destroyed in a tornado that swepi
Cleveland and northern Ohio yester
day. The storm lasted only a few
minutes and arose with suddenness
that added to the terror of the people
AL 1880 the sun was shining brightly
and at 1885 the city was dark. From
the lake came sixty-six mile gale and
heavy rain. People were blown off
their feet and hurled against build
inss and struck down by bricks and
timbers. Roofs were lifted off houses,
wall demolished. twelve schools dam
aged and many pupils had remarkable
escapes. but non were seriously hurt
st. Anthony's church was demolished
with a loss of si25,O0O
ASHTABU1-A, O.. April 22-one
man was killed. a dozen injured and
much property was damaged in a ten
minute tornado which struck Ashta
bula yesterday.
DENVER, April 22-Herbert Fair.
all. newspaper man OF Denver, was
elected This afternnon ca,ratorv ~ ,ha