Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-19

pletely surrounded by water and the
cellars flooded The use OF powerful
pumps In factories on the Springfield
sIde OF the river alone prevented
number OF factories from being forced
to suspend operations.
The paper mills at Brunswick, Me-
shut down today on account of high
water, but It is believed that the river
would recede during the day.
| NEW YORK, April 16.--An auto
mobile ride OF four young men endsd
In the death of one of their number
and fatal injury to another, when
the touring car In which they were |
driving at terrific speed crashed into |
a tree in Central park at lawn to |
day. Matthew Camp. an employe OF
the Moot Automobile company, was
acting as chauffeur, and was crushed
to death, and Joseph Fogarty. was
: thrown on his head on a concrete
} walk adjoining the driveway and SUI
fered fracture Of the skull Ernest
) Freyer had his right leg fractured
! Joseph Hoyl, the fourth occupan. OF
the car. fell upon the turf, and aban
) doning his injured comrades, fled Tor
| a subway station, but was arrested
ENID, Okla, April 16.-The safe OF
the bank of Lucien. thirty miles east
I OF here was dynamited during the
3 night and 81 900 in currency and notes
D to the amount OF $4,000 were stolen.
Z The interior of the bank building was
= wrecked The robbers escaped.
ROME, April 16.-Wllbur Wright
[ made three successful flights in his,
5 flying machine near here today, re
e naming in the air ten, eight and
:, seven minutes respectively. He was
4 accompanied each time by an Italian
y army officer. A great crowd witness
g ed the exhibition.
e TOXIC. April 1o.-A tremendous
" sensation developed here today with
F. the arrest of nine members Of The
t lower house of diet. The nature Of
It the charges is being withheld. 1t is
r believed, however, that bribery in con
Il nec,ion with recent difficulties of the
d Japan Sugar company Is alleged and
D there is great unrest in the capital,
l. is 1t is stated that some of the mem
e bers of the upper house are liable to
e arrest also.
di A few weeks ago charges of fraud
IS were brought against certain directors
70 OF the sugar company. which is
n big concern, capitalized at twelve mil.
lion dollars. The directors resigned
e and an investigation of the affairs
,r OF the company followed. A series of
10 questionable transactions were dis
K. closed and stock dropped from so TO
,e GO points as the result of the ex-
II posure, large number of people, In
* Guiding many foreigners, meeting fl
e. nancial ruin in the slump. The af
al fair started an outcry from the press
and public which led to the prosecu-
,e ton of number of directors involved
at These men are all high in CONNER
* clal and political circles.
,fI SILvERTON, April 16.-At the Sill
" liver Lake this afternoon an Italian
[ by the name of Angel Franchini was
A. accidentally killed by Tom Moser, the
8 latter being engaged in cleaning a Al.
Colts revolver. 1t was the old, old
10 istory--didn't know II was loaded. Re
is ports are that 1t was purely accident
r al. However, Moser became frigheu.
d ed and hid out and the sheriff and a
e posse left here to apprehend him
d The first reportr from the mine was
IT that small sized riot had taken place
4. and several killed. but the facts are
| as above related
5 SlLVERTON, April 16.--A miner by
T. the name of Gerenana Lorenzaner
IS died last night at the Hoffman house
from the effects of injuries received
|. Wednesday night by cave-in at the
# Sunnyside mine. Nothing is known
d regarding his relatives.
,fI KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 16.-Fol-
A. lowing conference held in Kansas
N City it is stated that nearly thou
If sand lumber mills in Texas, Louisiana
v Mississippi and Florida will be shut
v down for an indefinite period.
,fl The efforts to shut down one Of the
biggest industries of the south is the
t. result Of business depression, accord
If ing to the men engineering the deal
IS The combine members say they will
n force up prices and will remain closed
D. for Twelve months If necessary.
& 1T is simply case of no prices
O for lumber" said f. f. Patterson OF
r Kirbyyille. Tex. There is no bust
i. ness, and. rather than sell at any
r price we can get, we will force the
IS dealers to pay our prices by cutting
out the supply as long as is neces.
n sary."
v SILVERToN, April l6.-H. G. Pros
n ser, a well known Silverton man. en-.
II gagged in the furniture business the
i past twenty-five years. died at the
}. Central house last evening.
i CoNSTANTINoPLE, April l6.-In.
@ formation received here today from
d Adana in Asiatic Turkey declares that
1. two American missionaries have been