Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-19
NEWS.

CoNsTANTlNOPLE, April ia
hssucre OF Armenians is in progress
day at Mersina. a seaport OF Asia
fuor on the Mediterranean. En-
ged at The murder OF two Mosiems
an Armenian and the fact that the
,sassin was not apprehended. the
ohemmednn population of Mersina
Eich counts a total of 10000 inhabi-
,nts took the law into It's own hands
nd attacked the Armenian quarter.
he Christian communities OF Mer-.
ina are appealing 10 the consuls here
i,r help. Two American missions are
-presented at Mersina. The trouble
il Mersina is In no way connected
18th the political upheaval at Con
tantinople Of the last two days. 1t
involves recrudcscence OF the Ar
lenian question which is religious aud
sacial and has nothing to do with the
International policies of Turkey.
q SULLIVAN. Ind. April l5.--The nj
Sro.glycerine factory at Goodin, Ills,
across the Wabash river from this
,lace, was destroyed by an explosion
ehis afternoon and II is reported that
hirty men were killed. Details are
lacking, The explosion occurred at
o'clock and the shock could be felt
Tor thirty-five miles.
la DENVER. April I'D. II. Kings
Icy, president of the New York Life
insurance company, one OF the big
gest insurance companies in the world,
arrived In Denver this morning to
look over the local field with view OF
placing some of that company's money
lin Colorado mortgage loans. The com
pany is laying off 1.200 additional
men because the company's business
had reached the limitations placed Oh
insurance corporations by the laws
of New York. Mr. Kingsley was for
merly state auditor of Colorado and
I from here went east where he has
risen step by step TO the highest po,
sition In the insurance world.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 15.-For
mer Vice President Charles w. Fair
banks. accompanied by his wife, Mrs
]. w. Timmons and Miss Norton. both
of Indianapolis, and Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick C. Fairbanks of Pasadena
Cal, tomorrow sail for Japan at noon
The tour which the Fairbanks party
contemplates will extend around the
world. Fairbanks said today that he
went as student of trade possibili
ties In Oriental countries as well a.
for sightseeing.
II believe" he said, I'VE are moi
having our full share OF the carrying
krade in the Pacific and are not sell
Ing as many goods In Oriental coun
tries as we ought"
PORTLAND. Ore. April 18th,
sharpest advance recorded In flou
values in long time went into effec
this morning. The advance is 40 cent
barrel which brings the wholesal,
price OF patents up to $605 a barrel
This Is the highest flour market
known here In many years. Puget
: Sound millers also list their quota
tions at the same amount today. While
4 the best grades are thus climbing up
In prices. the lower grades are also
advancing. Export flour is quoted to-
( rel.
DES MONIES. Ia. April 15.-Today
Iowa's anti-Salome dance law went in
to effect. The law was signed by
the governor and provides fine and
jail sentence for any one engaging in
any obscene. indecet. immoral, Inn
pure drama, play. exhibition. show or
entertainment" The enforcement of
the law is left to the sheriffs and
police Of the state.
PARAMOUNT. w. Va, April l5.-A
big explosion occurred today at the
shaft mine OF the George Creek Coal
and Iron company at Pennington sew.
en- miles from here. Three boys are
known to be dead. Immediately fol.
lowing the explosion the mine caught
fire. Dense smoke is coming from
the mouth. but it is said, however, all
other miners have been accounted
for.
CHALCO. Mexico. April l5.-In the
Juchitepec district two brothers. Fer.
nando and Cayetano De la Rosa. quar-.
relied over the affections of a girl and
fought duel with knives. Cayetano
being killed, his brothers knife al.
most disemboweling him. A most re-
mnrkable series of crimes in which the
principals were the brothers have oc-
CURED In this district In the last two
days. First tragedy was double duel
with pistols between Enrique and Al.
Iberto Gonzales on one side and Lo-
lreto and Anselmo Tamariz on the
other. The latter two were killed.
They had murdered the father of the
GONZALES boys The Gonzales broth.
ers armed themselves and found the
murderers at the market. The shoot.
ing commenced Immediately and the
Tamariz brothers fen dead. The slay.
ers fled to the hills. but one was
captured.