Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-04
the assembly.


( uies pending In the California legi.
|. lation will not lead to internationa
+ complications. He said Japan wa
+ relying upon the justice OF American
} people and the friendly disposition o
: the United States.
, NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Leon A. Ad
( Ter, salesman, who committed sui
eide In his apartment in West Seven
tieth street last night, took enough
poison to kill 500 men, according tc
physicians. Three vials which hat
contained cyanide OF potassium were
found in his rooms with indications
that he had emptied the contents OF
all three into glass and drank It
Adler was 35 years old and leaves
a widow and two children.
That he made careful preparations
for death is indicated by the fact that
he had his insurance policies extend
ed until Feb. 8. In a letter which
was addressed to his wife and chill
dren. he said: You will be better
OF without me. You will notice the
extension OF my policies in my pock.
et.' He carried insurance amounting
to $1,000.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Feb. AL
though most people are under the i'm.
preston that the trial now in prog
ress Is that of Colonel Duncan B.
cooper, Robin ]. Cooper and John d.
Sharpe, charged with the killing of
former United States Senator Car.
mack, Judge Hart insists that It is
the jurors on trial, Two have been
convicted and excused on the charges.
The case against the third, J. NJ. Whit.
worth, was resumed today.
Despite the zero weather, the shcr.
ITS deputy had ridden hard and we'll,
and when court opened nearly a fourth
venire of 500 men was present. They
fliled the court room and left little
room for the spectators.
DENVER, Feb. 2.-The victim of
SSU'ooo confidence game. J. NJ. Blue
OF Princeton, Mo. bank president and
capitalist, rushed into Denver last
night from Kansas City thinking de
tectlVes had arrested the men who
had duped him, only to discover at
the police headquarters that through
the bungling of the Missouri sheriff
the guilty had slipped through the
nngers OF the officers. Chief of Po
lice Armstrong, however, may yet be
able to accomplish the arrest of the
two clever confidence men of many
aliases who secured the 100000 from
Blue and much more from the Mis-
souri, bank presidents friends through
a fake horse race.
GIBRALTAR, Feb. 2.-The captain
of one of the battle ships composing
the fleet under Rear Admiral Sperry,
was today placed under arrest on
board his own vessel, and will be tried
by court martial on a charge preferred
by one of the rear admirals of the
fleet, that he was under the influence
OF intoxicants at a reception given on
shore few days ago. This captain
was relieved from duty by the rear
admiral Immediately after the recep.
tion and an executive officer placed
in command. The ship was brough;
into Gibraltar by the executive
Admiral Sperry, after considering
the report of the rear admiral, de
cided upon court martial and appoint
ed members. The head of the court
is Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder and
Major Dion Williams of the marine
corps. is judge advocate. The court
will meet on board the battleship to-
morrow. The captain in question de
nies the charge. His defense will be
that fatigue was responsible for his
appearance; that he was under heavy
sci on account of rough weather. That
on the day of the reception he had
been on the bridge since o'clock In
the morning; that he did not drink
anything during the day, and partook
sparlngly of wine served at the din.
ner which preceded the reception.
This affair has been kept quiet. but
nevertheless has created painful i'm
preston, as is the first charge pre-
ferred against an officer of high rank
since the beginning of the cruise. 1t
is expected the court will render a
decision tomorrow. as only few wit.
nesses are to be examined
PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2.--Miss Hell.
en- NJ. Maloney of this city and Arthur
Herbert Osborne OF New York, were
married today by Rev. Stephen M.
Lyons at st. Catherin's Roman Catho
| lie church at Spring Lake. N. ].
where Martin Maloney, father of the
bride. has a summer home. The for
nal announcement of the marriage
was made by Mr.. Maloney In the fol-
| lowing statement: "Mr. and Mrs. Ma
Tin Maloney announce the marrlag,
OF their daughter Helen to Arthur Her
bert Osborne of New York. the mar
riage was solemnized by the Rev.
Stephen NJ. Lyons, pastor of st. Cath
crime church, Spring Lake. N. j.. Tues
day. Feb. 2, at s a. m. In the pres
esce Of the family. The above action
oFhIlss Maloney and Mr.. Osborne was
taken with the sanction OF the church
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-The su