Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-09

1t is counterpart OF the one with
which / have made some successful
flights down on Long Island. am
sure it Will ny. The engine is lit
tie larger The express company says
1t cannot get my machine to Rheims
before the. 18th which will leave me
only three days to put II together and
try 1t for the weeks events begin
there on the 22d. But / hope to be
ready In time and with a new eight
cylinder engine. expect my machine
will make creditable showing for
the United States.
81 am going to try principally for
the international cup offered by James
Gordon Bennett for the aeroplane ne
gotiating a set course OF about twelve
and one-half miles in the best time. |
shall try. too. for several other prizes
offered in some other flying events.
II successful at Rheims will probably
stay in Europe while this fall and
make flights eleswhere."
CHICAGO, Aug. 5.-Herman Bell, 30
years old, shot and killed Sarah Bell,
his 20-yearold niece. last night and
later confessed to the police that, not.
withstanding the fact he Is married
and the father Of family. he had
secretly loved the girl he killed for the
past six years.
Bell became enraged when he saw
the girl and her sister with several
young men near her home. A guar
rel followed and Bell drew revolver
and fired Ave shots. Three of the
bullets taking effect the victim was
taken to the county hospital. Bell
attempted to escape after the shooting
but was arrested. Miss Bell was EN-
ployed as seamstress. The slayer
admitted that because of his affection
for her he followed her to this coun,
try from Russia.
CHICAGO. Aug. 5.--The effect OF
the latest spell of hot weather In
Chicago Is seen In the official death
record for yesterday, the report con
tanning the names of twenty-six in.
fants year of age and under The
humidity according to the health de
partment has added even more than
the heat itself to the distressing NOR
tality.
DENVER, Aug. George ] Kindel
has been able TO raise the $4,000
bond ha to t,,tr 60
eral court and secure a temporary in
junction against the Colorado & South.
ern. Rock Island and Santa Fe rail-
roads to prevent them from increas.
ing their rates 10 per cent between
Galveston and Denver. Senator Pat
terson went on for 100000. as did
w. G. Evans. d. C. Dodge. and Tam
men and Bonfils.
WASHINGTON, Aug 5.--Shortly
after two o'clock the senate passed
the tariff bill. The house will pass
the concurrent resolution relating te
hides and leather President Taft will
sign the tariff bill this afternoon and
congress will adjourn this evening.
WASHINGTON Aug. 5.--s l4tors
began their final tariff battle day
They were ready to pass the lriii
bill at 2 O'Clock this afternoon rsesi
dent Taft is ready to sign 1t.
Nevertheless the battle Is noi end
ed and the Ciceronian firing fine belch-
ed forth as tlercely today as any time
In the thick Of the fight. The hard
problem before the senate when 1t con
vened today was condensing into ten
minute speeches the sentiments of the
senators. The matter of interest was
the concurrent resolution introduced
in the senate yesterday and prepared
for the house today eliminating certain
ambiguous language in the free hide
clause and substituting parag ph
satisfactory to the senators from the
cattle raising states.
President Taft also sees the goal
ahead His plans for big peace din.
ner at the White house have been
consummated He will then exert his
AuhiouS iacuity vi mhhius TWO ITlenuS
grow where one previously grew. He
will smooth the wrinkles out of the
insurgents brows and ask them to let
bygones be by-gones.
No doubt the III will pass and be
signed by the president before night.
fall.
BARCELONA. Aug. 6.-The pros.
poets of another outbreak in Spain
seems today to depend on the course
the authorities decide to pursue re.
garding the prisoners who have been
IN Montjuich fortress since the disor-
ders of last week. These include sew
eral alderman and number OF proml.
nent republicans. II they are con-
demned to death or given unusually
severe sentence 10000 men are pre-
pared to open guerrilla warfare
upon the government in which bombs
and incendiarism will play an i'm
portant part.
A prominent republican of BARGE.
Iona said today: The insurrection ut
first had the support of all the re.
publican element in the country and