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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06
SIX HUNDRED TONS
OF BARNAClES REMOVED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-six hun.
dred tons of barnaclea were taken
from the bottom OF the armored
cruiser South Dakota at Mare Island
navy yard. making the vessels hun
rise four and a half inches in the wa.
ter The barnacles fastened them.
selves on the ships bottom during the
last recent trip to the South Sea is.
lands
Naval authorities are astonished at
learning the immense weight of in.
cumbrance which iruerfered with the
-hip's speed
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06
HOW MINER ESCAPES
is A MYSTERY

QUINNESEC. Mich. Sept 4.--Of the
many close calls from death in the an
mails OF mining in the Lake Superior
region, IL Is doubtful If any can equal
the experience of James Johnson in
the Chaplin mine. Johnson Is In the
hospital MANNED for life
With a dozen sticks of dynamite In
his bootlegs and several dozens of
dynamite caps exploding at his feet
II cannot be explained why he was
not blown to shreds.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06
CLYDE FITCH VERY ILL.

CHALONS, Sur r-Marne. France, Sept
4.-The condition Of Clyde Fitch, the
American playwright, today is declar
ed by his physicians as alarming. Mr.
Fitch was taken III with an acute at
tack OF appendicitlea while travelling
in his motor car from Germany He
was operated upon here by DIR. Al
quire.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06
HoLD-UPs GET $40 FOR TRoU-
BILE FROM STATION AGENT

MANZANOLA, Colo. Sept. 1.-Two
masked men last night at o'clock
held up II G. Edstrom. the depot
agent for the Santa Fe railway here.
The men commanded the agent to
open the safe but he stoutly denied ho
knew the combination He was, how
ever, forced to surrender so from the
till
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06
BRYAN HAS MARROW Es-
CAPE IN RUN AWAY AUTO

SPRINGFIELD. Mo, Sept 4.-W ].
Bryan narrowly escaped injury here
last night when the motor car in which
he was being taken to Dellng park to
make an address got beyond control
while going down a steep hill In the
park. The brake broke but the car
was stopped Just on the edge of the
embankment by r. p Dickerson, the
driver.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

room where he got a revolver and
rushed TO the street where he shot at
The men three times, but they had al.
ready turned from Main street into
Eighth street and headed toward the
railroad yards. The sound of the
shooting attracted quite little crowd
and they chased the robbers, but the
latter eluded their pursuers.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06
CRANBERRY CROP
PROBABLY BE ahORI

ty cents a quart Will be the probable
MILWAUKEE. Wis. Sept, 4.-Twen.
price of Thanksgiving cranberries.
Warrens, Wis. and the surrounding
country Is the great cranberry pro
ducing center Of Wisconsin. On the
night Of Sept. / . bliShting frost sst.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

the action of the directors meeting
OF all the stockholders has been called
for some time in October. Thus we
observe the passing of n land mark
that made Colorado prominent in the
early days. In this connection every.
thing Is being done to dismantle the
Durango smelter that has been a land
mark for about thirty years. the as
sessment against 1t being more than
any smelter In the state.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06
LONE TRAIN ROB6ER
SURROUNDED IN MOUNTAINS

LEWISTOWN, Pa. Sept 4.-The
capture of the desperate bandit who
held up and robbed the Pittsburg ex-
press in Lewistown Narrows on the
Pennsylvania railroad Tuesday morn
Ing. is imminent. Four hundred armed
men surround the robber In the noun.
tains three miles from here.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

With the abstracts of assessments
from all of the counties except Hins-
dale. the total valuation of the prop
erty of the state is 1899. .997. .4sl.3s The
Hinsdale valuation will raise the total
to little over S400. .00O.0 900 which Is
an approximate increase OF S25. 900 900
over the valuation OF one year ago On
a anil levy this VIII increase the
revenue about 100000 annually, says
Denver dispatch to the Pueblo Chief.
tain. This is not n sufficient amount
TO meet the increased expenses and
extravaganza OF the late general as
sembly and state administration and
is a disappointment to the officials
at the state house. They had hoped
that the total valuation would reach
at least s425.000,000. There Is always
a loss from changes which can and
will be made by the boards of county
commissioners sitting as county
boards of equalization which Will de.
crease the amount practically Is per
cent. The greatest increase In valu
alton was shown in Denver county. the
increase there being practically s1OO.-
0OO, 900
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

tied down upon the great marshes and
ruined half the tender berries. Should
this early Information be borne out
by later findings the price of the
much used delicacy would go soaring,
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

The above communication was
brought to The Herald shortly after 3
O'Clock this afternoon and Mr.. Good.
man specially requested that It go In
today's paper and II was handed to
the linotype operator before perusal
The Herald win review Mr.. Goodman q
defense Monday.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

From Chicago to the Pacific coast
at speed rivaling the fastest made
by the rushing flyers between Chicago
and New York trains TO the west are
to begin within a brief period a sched,
ule that few years ago would have
been deemed impossible The looping
OF ten hours from the running time
TO Seattle from Chicago win be one
feature OF the undertaking. What may
be the final achievement can only be
guessed from the fact that speed
war is impending between the western
roads that promises almost anything
as possibility, Passenger mail and
express business viii be affected One
result Of success viii he the first
through fast mail and express trains
ever ruin between Chicago. the middle
west and the Puget Sound territory
With this In view The Burlington
| Great Northern and Northern Pacific
have made a proposition TO the post
office department TO put new fast
mail train in service between Chicago
and Seattle to make the long journey
In sixty-two hours This II the pro
posed ten hours' reduction, being fast
Yer by that many hours than the pres
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

Routt county pioneers engaged in a
three days celebration this week.
Denver postoffiee receipts continue
TO increase indicating a steady growth
County fairs were held In half a
dozen Colorado counties the past
week.
1t is now said sheriffs from every
county in the state win 90 to Denver
and form a bodyguard for President
Taft during his Colorado journeyings
And now Fort Collins is going to in
dulge in roast lamb" feast. 1t will
probably become a yearly event the
same as peach, watermelon and other
special days throughout the state
There will be pie and trimmings.
Denver IL mourning the loss of
three-fourths of the soldiers and Off.
GERS stationed at Fort Sheridan. The
officers will not be able to enliven so.
c,ety functions and the soldiers to
spend the same amount of money.
One OF the heaviest cloudbur.ts ever
experienced In the western division OF
the Rio Grande Wednesday night
washed away 300 feet of track between
Cisco and Thompson Springs, Utah
l50 miles west of Grand Junction. and
as result railway traffic between
Grand Junction and Salt Lake was
a. standstill for 30 hours.
Unable to procure any longer with
profit the kind of ores that It re
quires. the Argo smelter. the first ant
for long time the foremost of H.
kind In Colorado. the property OF tn,
Boston T. Colorado Smelling company
soon is to be closed by order of tn
board of directors. AT meeting O
the board Of directors held In Bostol
last Monday the Stockholders were ad
'vised to place the company In iiQuids
ton a aoon ~ possible; n opsart
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

The dispute between the miners and
operators OF the Pittsbure district
affecting $1,000 men. wns settled Wed.
nesday AT a conference between the
operators and the national executive
board OF the United Mine Workers
OF America and President Thomas l.
Lewis
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06
BRUTAL MURDER BY
ENRAGED LOVER
Riddles the Body Of Father Who Refused His
Daughters Hand in Marriage-..Chased
by Officers==-Culprit Suicides

FORT WORTH. Tex, Sept AFTER
firing eight shots into the body OF
S b. Williams yesterday, and having
plans Tor escape frustrated by the
unexpected arrival Of officers. j. c.
Woodall, Texas < Pacific railroad
fireman, sent bullet into his brain
which caused instant death
Woodall was a suitor for the hand
OF Mr.. Williams daughter, Miss Dovie
Williams, aged 1G years. but the father
had offered serious objections to the
match Angered by this opposition
Woodall decided to bring the matter
to an understanding for once and all
Calling a taxioab he directed the
driver to take him to the Williams
home in Glenwood Here there was
a quarrel between the parents of the
girl aud Woodall and the girl sought
to prevent what looked like still more
serious trouble by coaxing WoodalI
away from The house. They were driv-
Z en- over Fort Worth for two hours. and
all the time Woodalrs anger was
seemingly increasing.
He left the girl in a downtown hotel
and at the point of a revolver forced
the chauffeur, who had demonstrated,
TO take him back to the Williams
house Mr.. Williams was sitting on
the front gallery with a revolver on
his lap when the men drove up
Il have come to settle the whole
affair" said Woodall and fired two
shots in quick succession into the
body of Mr Williams. who fell at the
second shot He then fired at j H.
House, Mr. Williams son-in-law. but
missed him. Woodall then. rs.sad-,.S
. = :, Z, 7..;1 s-,5fvcra' -rfrd WITT one in each
hand began firing bullets into the
quiyerinG body OF the victim until
eight shots had taken effect
When he started away he was over
taken by two officers. at whom he
fired twice. Seeing that he could not
escape. he sent bullet through his
brain and fell dead in the street.
Liebard, graduate of Sorbonne, a
French cavalry officer in the war of
1870 and six years Instructor In French
in the University of Chicago. tried to
commit suicide Tuesday night at San
Pedro. He is in the county hospital
He lost his all in trying TO crafty
his wife's mania for seeking vast
wealth. he says.
Eighteen years ago he gained the
position in Chicago university as in
structor in French. There he mar
ried an American girl She became
dissatisfied with his salary and de
manded that he invest his small say
ings in some mining stock. The de
voted husband took his moderate cap
ital and invested in Il mine near Mex
leo City. Then suddenly all was swept
away and the fortune hunters were
destitute.
DENVER, Sept 4-Disregarding his
wlfe's pleas of not TO kill himself but
to Try and fight the battle of life until
his God would call him. Thomas Free
lin, tramway motormon No. l33, and
last employed on the Cherokee line,
shot and killed himself at his home
shortly after O'Clock this morning.
Before putting an end to his life he
sought to persuade his wife to enter
bis bedroom and witness his death
but instead of listening 10 his calls,
the unfortunate woman picked up the
only child, years of age. and ran
from the house.
plTE al n LAC nnDthO
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

County fairs were held In half a
dozen Colorado counties the past
week
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

New styles In Florshelm shoes for
~. S5 and &c at McKinnsy's.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

denis.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

A man ls never jealous of the treas.
mes his neighbor lays up in heaven.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

The Burlington win inaugurate a
new train service commencing fomor,
row which VIII shorten the time be
tween Denver and Chicago two hours
giving the same time In vogue two
years ago,
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

ont fastest schedule to the Puget
Sound territory
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

Nathan's have those shirts you
want.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

Denver postoffiee receipts continue
to increase indicating steady growth
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06

1t is now said sheriffs from every
county in the state win 90 to Denver
and form a bodyguard for President
Taft during his Colorado journeyings
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06
COLORADO BRIEFS

Routt county pioneers engaged In a
three days celebration this week.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-06
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

Now that Uncle Sam becomes owner
OF the north pole through DR. Cook,
what is he going to do with IT,
Felix l.. Droit. professional chauf
feur. was arraigned for speeding and
barred by court from driving ma.
chine again in New York state.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-25

form tight, stable ond permanent
dam.'' ~
Dams and locks, lock gates and all
other engineering structures involved
in the lock canal project are ''feas-
ible and safe," accoding to the en-
gineers, 'and they can be depended
upon to perform with certainty their
respective functions. :"
Having considered the proper
height for the crest Of the Gatun
dam, they concluded that cit could
be safely reduced 20 feet from that
originally proposed; namely to- an
elevation Of 115 feet above sea level,
or 80 feet above the normal level
of the water against the dam.' This
change has been ordered.
Their estimate Of the complete
cost Of the canal is 100000, 900.
They say it is incorre It to state that
the original estimate of cost was
$40, 100000, as they did not include
"sanitation and zone government"
They estimate the expense Of sani-
tation and zone government at $27,-
O00,O 900, while payments to the Re-
public of Panama and to the new
Panama Canal Company amounts -
$50,OO0,OO0, which would make the
difference between the present estl-
mate and the previous estimate, with
cost Of sanitation and zone govern
ment and payments, added, only
$143, 900, 900. sOf this amount, !"
they say, ''nearly one-half can be
accounted for by the changes in the
canal and appurtenant works already
referred to and the remainder is to
be attributed mainly to the higher
unit cost Of the different items OF
the work. !"
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-25

On the last long reach Of their
spectacular cruise around the world.
the sixteen battleships Of the tUnit-
ed States Atlantic Fleet'' are steam
ing IN leasurely fashion towards the
anchorage grounds Of Hampton
Roads, whence they sailed just four
teen months ago. During these
months Of record steaming the heav-
lly a1mored fighting vessels have
travelled approximately $4,000 miles
and are returning in condition still
ft for "frolc or fight.v The
cruise has been Variable expedition
of the seven seas and tasks hereto
tore deemed impossible for the modern
ironclad have been accomplished with
an ease bordering ON the common
place.
The stories Of the Cruise have been
succeeding chapters Of receptions,
banquets, balls and merry making,
but back of all this relaxation and
entertaining in the hospitable ports
OF the two hemispheres has been a
test of men and material which has
placed the American navy in an en-
viable position before all the world.
The facility in following the motions
OF the fogship in the feet, squadron
and divisional manouevres which
came with constant experience at sen
and above all the marvellous records
made at the targets in Magdalena
and Manila bays tell of the real work
and the subsequential accomplish
ments that have marked this most
notable. Of peace demonstrations
among the navies Of the world.
Secretary MetcalfN says: .'~.When
the purpose Of giving this assemblage
Of battleships the privileges and ad-
vantages Of a practical cruise was an
nounced, criticisms from high techni-
cal quarters were heard. It was sug.
gested that the undertaking was toe
monumental; that battleship is toe
vast and complicated piece Of mech.
anism to send around the globe on
any ordinary occasion; that dangers
more than multiplied with number:
in such case; that disaster lurkec
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-25
Foreign Affairs.

Sixty-seven persons were lost when
the Penguin sank last week near New
Zealand.
S An earthquake shock occurred in
Mesina and Reggie last Saturday
evening that threw down some Of the
remaining tottering walls. No fatal
ties occurred.
The anchor of the lamented Maine,
which was sunk in Havana harbor
eleven years ago, was dedicated on
Monday at Arlington as a part of
the monument erected On the resting
place Of the 165 men that perished
there. Capt. Sigsbee, the commander
of the Maine, made the dedicatory
address.
The great fleet arrived IN the
Mediterranean too late to render
much service but 400 men from the
Illinois hunted till they found the
bodies Of Consul Cheney and his
wife.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-25

Washington, Special.-Any attack
made hereafter on the lock type Of
Panama canal, according to the opin-
ion expressed by President Roosevelt
in message transmitted to Congress
last week s!is in reality merely an at
tack upon the policy Of building any
canai at all.'' The report CT the en-
gineers "shows in clearest fashion
that the Congress was wise in the
position it took, and that it would be
inexcusable folly to change from the
proposed lock canal to a sea level
canal.
The engineers show that the only
criticism that can be made Of the
work on the isthmus is that there
has sometimes been almost an excess
Of caution in providing against pos
sible trouble.
The engineers report that, as the
Gatun earth dam was the central
point Of discussion, they gave it, un-
der instructions,from Mr. Taft, "6rst
consideration in the light of all new
evidence" and they add that "the
type Of dam now under construction
is one which meets our unanimous
approval. They say they are "satis-
fed that there will be no dangerous
or Objectionable seepage through thu
materials under the base Of the dam
nor are they so soft as to be liable
to be pushed aside by the weight o1
The proposed dam so as to cause
dangerous settlement. We are alst
satisfied that the materials available
and which it is proposed to use ar
suitable and can be readily placed t.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-25

|on every submerged ledge and waa
borne on every unknown tidal cur
rent; that the skeleton of some Of
the ships would doubtless be left in
the Straits Of Magellan; that, if the
feet should succeed in rounding
South America it was reasonably GER
tain that the individual ships would,
one by one, arrive with machineries
loose and almost unservicable, with
crews rejecting the demoraized con-
dition Of the material, and that a
woeful spectacle Of failure would
thus be presented. X
CAS- to the material, the cold facts
are that the Slips have practically
taken care of their own repairs on
this cruise. The repair lists turned
in at the Cavite naval station were
negligible. !"
That the experience gained on the
cruise will be Of unending benefit to
the navy is indicated from the fact
that probably one-half Of the entire
personnel Of the naval establishment
participated in the epoch-making
IAAp. 4uICc Ol Lie SlNJccH captains
who sailed in command Of vessels are
returning home as rear admirals.
Eight other captains are returning in
1command Of the same ship on which
they began the journey Of the world.
From rear admiral down to midship-
man the training has been such as 40
other naval cruise ever afforded.
Among the enlisted men the training
has been even more valuable. Lands
men shipped just before that start
and utterly green in the ways Of the
deep, are coming home an integral
part, Of wonderful fleet efficiency
and loyal believers in all that the
American navy stands for. Deser-
ftions on the ships have been few. The
men have taken a pride in the cruise
and it will be constant boast with
them that they started to the west
from Hampton Roads and came home
with prows still turned in that direc-
ton. They know the world is round,
and they know what it is to work and
play over $4,000 miles Of the water
ed surface Of the globe:
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-25
WASHINGTON News Notes.

It is semi-officially given out that,
having been inaugurated as president,
Mr.. Taft will call Congress in extra
session to meet March the 18th.
The grand jury has found true
bill against Joseph Pulitzer and
Caleb M. Van Horn Of the New
York World and Deiovan Smith and
Charles R. Williams of the Indiana
polls News, for criminal libel in the
Panama scandal case.
In forecast Of President-eleet
Taft s inaugural address it is said
that he will give prominence to the
Negro question and will declare a
policy unfavorable to appointing Ne
groes to offices where it is distasteful
and irritating to the white people.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-25

The Senate at 2 2:25 adjourned at 10
O'Clock Tuesday morning.
The following new bills Of general
interest were introduced in the House
Monday:
Castor: Amend Revisal $50 rela-
tive to- the prosecution and defense
bonds in cities and counties.
Graham: Regulate the distribution
of samples of proprietary and patent
medicines from house to house.
Dowd: Amend Revisal 2S7O in re-
gard to building and loan associations
so as to limit their authority to bor-
row money to an aggregate equal to
one-third Of the capital stock.
McNeely:, Make all roads now
traversed by rural mail delivery
routes public roads.
The revenue bill was, on motion Of
Chairman Dowd, taken up, the House
going into committee of the whole for
this purpose. Representative Koonce
was called to the chair.
When Section 80, real estate egents
was reached, there was a discussion
over persons not attorneys being tax
ed for drawing deeds and contracts
for pay, but it was decided to adopt
the section as it is now in the law,
several amendments being voted
down.
At 1890 O'Clock the committee of
the whole arose and reported progress
through Section 32
Mr.. Hayes offered the resolution
that when the House adjourn it do so
In honor of George Washington.
On motion of Mr. Dowd the reve-
nue. and machinery acts were made
the special order again for Tuesday.
At 2:30 the. House took recess till
at night.
I The night session of the House
was enlivened with spicy debates on
local fish and liquor questions, with
the result that the bill to regulate the
/ placing of stationery nets in Neuse
and Trent rivers, Pamlico county,
was sent back to the committee; and
the Buncombe bill Of Mr.. Weaver,
Tightening the prohibition law in that
county with the purpose of prevent
ing the near-beer establishments of
Asheville from selling Intoxicating
liquors under cover of their legiti-
mate business, was tabled amid ap-
plause. The Buncombe bill called
forth a vigorous protest from Mr..
Morton on account sof the provision
allowing search Of premises.
The Burke county biA had passed
prohibiting illegal sale of liquor after
Mr.. Sigmon had removed the section
allowing search Of premises for pos
session of more than two and a half
gallons. Mr.. Weaver offered an
amendment to his bill that made a
regular search warrant necessary in
order to examine premises after com
plant made, but still the opponents
were not satisfied and after long be-
bate kill>d the bill.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-25

engulfed many villages so that no
trace of them remains. The Shah
has sent out inadequate relief parties.
The inaccessibility of Nuristan, which
is 300 miles from here in the noun
tain Businesses, makes the work OF
relieving the stricken territory slow
and arduous.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-02-25

Teheran, By Cable Reliable re-
ports from the province Of Nuristan
say that the earthquake Of January
23d was Of unprecedented violence. A
courier arriving from the scene says
that the prolonged quake changed the
entire appearance Of the country,
split mountains, shifted streams and