Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-27
TEL LEGRAPHIC NEWS

tDeen extenucd MIN everywhere anu
zsAid that each Incident In the trip was |
Eso eventful that IL seemed day In |
Itself and had made II hard for him
TO keep track Of the time he had been
|out.
He made complimentary reference
10 citizens of the west and said that
ne felt Il was not himself but the of.
fee which lie held that the people were
honorIng. He spoke of the destiny
OF America as a great nation was TO
be accomplished by American men aud
American women. and said:
Il mention American women. espe
ciaIiy. not because have any knowl-
edge as to whether they have more In
fluence than men in this state, but
because, according to law, they have
more Influence. congratulate you
on being Americans even though you
have to get up at hnlf-past 5 in the
morning.
ie president reaches Montrose this
afternoon 10 open the tunnel.
CoNSTANTiNoPLE, Sept. 2s.-Tor-
rental rains have caused the loss OF
hundred lives and the destruction of
i've hundred homes at CONS. town
OF northern Syria.
CHICAGO. Sept. 23.-Police 1nspec-
tor Edward McCann was found guilty
by jury In Judge Barnes court to-
day. Sentence was not pronounced
and win not be until after the hear
ing OF arguments for new trial. The
law provides an indeterminate sen
tence in prison.
The charges against the inspector
In charge OF the Desplaines district
were the most sensational that has
been aimed against a police official
in years States Attorney Wayman
charged that graft" aggregating many
thousands had been collected from
disorderly houses in return for pro.
tection.
The chief witness against McCann
was Louis Frank. a Russia immigrant,
who, although unable TO read or write.
has accumulated fortune OF several
hundred thousand dollars In the west
side tenderloin. He and his brother
julius for years exercised marked
power In west side politics. Louis
Frank testified he collected "protec-
tion" money from denizens of the
tenderioin. The first two collections
he stated on the Witness stand, were
paid to Detective jeremiah ii. Griffin
who. he said. was the agent for Nc
Cam. Thereafter. he declared, he had
given the money TO Mccain In person
NEW ORLEANS. Sept. '23.-The list
of known dead In Terre Bonne parish
during Mondays hurricane has been
swelled to more than forty and It is
believed sco.e or more will be added
from other sections of Louisiana will
count perhaps hundred people vhcn
the final count is made.
Further details of the property loss
reaching Il million dollars Is coming
in with the gradual restoration OF
communication.
Relief parties are continuing In
work in surrounding neighborhoods
A few fishermen. with the foriorn
hope that missing relatives and friends
may be found or their bodies recov-
cred. or that they may resurrect some
lost belongings, remain upon the scene
OF their desolate homes. A relief ex
pedition equipped by the Louisiana
game commission left New Orleans to
day for the gulf coast, going direct to
Lake Catherine. From there they will
make their way toward the gulf port,
distributing supplies and rendering aid
to sufferers.
lola. Kans.. Sept. 23.-Mrs. Emma
Oberg. aged Gl. whose charred body
vas found in the ashes OF her home
seven miles west of Savonburg Tues.
day night. met violent death ut the
hands OF persons unknown according
10 the coroner's jury report made last
night. Robbery Is believed to have
prompted the crime.
BLUEFIELDS. w. Va. Sept. 90
The entire family of six persons muir
dered and all bodies but one of the
victims burned with their house at
Hurley, W Va. The motive was evi
IDENTIFY robbery as the owner OF the
house was supposed to keep large
sum OF money about the place, Mrs.
Justis. her son.in-law. George Medows,
his Wife and their three children are
the victims. Medows' body was bad
ly mutilated and found lying In the
yard of the destroyed home. Blacken.
ed masses of half burned flesh aud
charred bones of two women and three
children We're found in the embers o.
the house. each body bearing evidence
that murder was committed before the
house was fired. The elder womnn's
skull was found some distance from
her half burned body, The robbers .e-
cured 500. 5000 of which was ON
the person OF Aunt Betty"
Blood hounds are following the foot
prints of three men and heavily
armed poshe is making vigorous pur-