Semi-weekly herald., 1909-03-11
TELEGRAPHIc NEWS

IN DOWNING avenue, and after rifllne
the cash drawer of Sls, forced CLERK
Roydcr and Walter Woodward, young
son Of one of the proprietors, into a
rear room where they relieved them OF
Sl53. Both the clerk and the 16-year
old boy We're bound and gagged, and
$3.50 of loot was taken from Royder
In his pockets.
With perfect coolness the two hold
ups walked out in the main part OF
the store. after warning Royder and
Woodward that any outcry would
mean death. and went straight past
patrolman- Burnt Collins. who was in
The store waiting for a car Beside
Collins three women and two men
had entered the store while the hold.
ups were doing their work in the rear
room. and all OF them saw the hold,
ups saunter carelessly out OF the store,
and the policeman. like the others
thought them to be customers.
No clew TO them today.
DENVER, Mar S.-Gipsy Smith, the
evangelist. man whose power to
move men is recognized near and far:
Il man whose religion knows no sec
tartan lines. but broadly humanitarian,
has fascinated Denver Two meetings
AT which he spoke yesterday failed to
accoiamodate the throng which sought
10 hear him. 1t was necessary 10 close
the doors OF the auditorium last night
because when 1900 people were seat.
ed within there was no more room
for others. though by hundreds they
clamored for admission.
DENVER. Mar. S.-The legislature
t. still very inactive. The session last
ed thus far sixty-two days and only
thirteen bills have passed. eight OF
those being appropriation bills. This
is n record of sloth, and Democrats
are holding "A caucus tlfis afternoon on
the subject to devise means 10 rush
Legislation of the necessary kind.
.--'s', - i!A-SsGToN, Mar. s.-When con.
gress meets next Monday to consider
tariff revision there viii be no con.
sliiutional restrictions upon the ma
ture of business that may be trans
acted. II is originally conceded at
least two months will be required for
the house to conclude consideration
OF all schedules involved In this leg
islation. The house itself will not
receive the bill for some weeks as the
committee on ways and means will re-
quire considerable time to report the
measures. During this period the sen
ate will have nothing to do in respect
to the tariff and even after the bill
leaves the house II Will be in the
hands of the committee on finance
for some time before the senate actu-
ally gets possession of it. Then will
begin the long wait by the house until
the senate amendments can be known
and conferees appointed to bring about
enlargement upon them, Having
nothing to do 1t was proposed today
10 take up the statehood matter and
other unfinished business of the last
congress.
oSSING, N. Y. Mar. S.-William
Jones, a negro, was put TO death in
the electric chair at Sing Sing prison
today for the murder of Lleywyn Bum
at Hampstead, L. l., in September,
1907. Three shocks were given before
The man was pronounced dead While
he was being strapped In he said
Goodbye" 10 those about him.
Jones shot and killed Bum after
quarrel over trifling matter In a
livery stable where both were employ.
ed at the time.
WASHINGTON, Mar. s-SimpEcity
characterized the first Sunday in the
White house of the Taft family. Presi-
dent Taft, accompanied by his brother,
Charles p. Taft. walked to the Uni.
tartan church for the morning serv.
Ices. There was no attempt at DEM
onsiration. After luncheon the presi-
dent rode horseback for twelve miles
"''h 'Sh'i a EuWdIus. MS fullltarv
aide. President Taft saw no callers,
thus beginning his administration with
his heretofore enforced maximum thai
Sunday should be a day of rest Mrs.
William T. Taft has abolished the
position of White house steward and
will conduct her domestic arrange
menis through a woman housekeeper.
NORFOLK, Va, Mar. S.-Whal
threatened to be a bloody riot between
a hundred sailors from the naval train
Ing station at ST. Helena and a gang
of Berkeley negroes, was narrowly
ayerted by the quick action of Police
Sergeant Tatum of the Eighth ward,
who summoned reinforcements from
headquarters In Norfolk and a detach.
ment of manies from the United States
ship Franklin. The big squad of po-
lice and seamen awed the sailors who
had marched from the training station
with the avowed intention of driving
every negro out The trouble was
caused by fight in saloon when
sailor was hurled through a glass door
and badly cut.