Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-28
hey were carried to the outside.

lice early today started in search for
two highwaymen who held up William
E. Church in Evanston late last night,
and shot Patrolman George Pestka,
who came to the rescue The police
man is seriously injured.
Mr.. Church was on his way to HIS
residence when he was stopped di.
rectly under an electric light by two
men, one of whom pointed revolver
ana demanded his money. With his
cane Church struck at the nearest of
the robbers and at the same moment
shouted for help. Pestka was only
two rods away. but had not been
noticed by the highwaymen. Firing
his revolver as he ran, In the hope
OF frightening the highwaymen, the
policeman went to the rescue. Mr..
Church was using his cane vigorously
and the two robbers turned on the
policeman and began firing. Five or
six shots were exchanged on each side
when a bullet struck the policeman
Just under the nose, rendering him
unconscious. suspect has been
taken into custody.
NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Jan. 90
Train No. II of the Union Pacific was
wrecked this morning just as the train
was entering the yards coming into
town and the fireman was instantly
Killed and the engineer escaped with
burns.
The engine, baggage car and mail
car are total wreck in the mass of
ruin. The switch rod to one of the
many switches. being out Of order,
caused the rail to open enough to let
the flange OF the wheel get started
down the wrong track. The engine
kept the main line and the mail and
baggage cars took to the switch, caus.
ing the train to break In two. and
then doubled up. Passengers suffered
only severe shaking up.
DENVER, Jan 26.-The bankers of
Colorado have opened their batteries
on the bank guaranty law and will
maintain an influential lobby before
| the seventeenth general assembly to
encompass the defeat of the meas
ure. Members of the State Bankers
association are In Denver In force.
and they appeared before the banking
committees of the two houses of leg
islature today and presented their
views.
| ATLANTA. Ca, Jan. ga fire
which started at o'clock this morn
ing in the large three story building
corner of Broad street and the via.
duct, occupied by the Mower Hobart
company, office stationery and sum
plies, was practically destroyed, and
the building contemporaneous. The
loss is about one hundred thousand.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Claiming
that the enactment of the bill rs
both wise and necessary" the house
committee on public lands reported
ravorably on the bill introduced by Mr..
Mondell of Wyoming authorizing the
secretary of the interior to have sur
Veys or retractments of public lands
made whenever he may deem It es.
sential after investigation. It for
merly was the practice to accept
sworn statements of surveyors with.
| out first examining the survey, and
were often carelessly done. Because
, of the inability to define the boun.
daries the government finds 1t difficult
to dispose of some of Its public landg
without a resurvey. Under the pres.
ent law one must resort to private bill
before congress to have certain
! piece of land retraced and the pur.
pose of the bill is to put the matter ot
resurvey at the discretion of the sec
retary of the interior.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26-Eugene
Lynch of Boston, who WAS injured in
the collision of the Republic and Flo
rida, died today In Long Island col
lege hospital whence he was taken
from the steamer Florida, when that
vessel arrived yesterday Mrs. Lynch
was killed instantly in her stateroom
when the steamers collided
With the survivors from the steam
ships Republic and Florida quartered
in hotels throughout the city or with
friends or relatives. with the Florida
in port and the Republic under forty
fathoms of water south OF Nantucket,
Saturdays disaster has practically
passed into history.
The wreck. barring a few minor crit.
icisms, will be recorded as one of the
most picturesque and at the same time
admirably handled In history. Captain
Sealby and forty-one officers OF the
Republic. who arrived last night on
the derelict destroyer Seneca, are yet
to be heard from, but statement from
Captain Sealby Is expected today.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator
Guggenheim has introduced in the sen.
ate his resolution providing for care
ful inquiry and report concerning op
erations and administration of the
national forest service. He proposes
commission Of three persons, hay
Ing special knowledge OF the forestry
laws, two Of whom shall be appointed
by the vice president and one BY
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