Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-22

mouse, oil house, oil tank, one passer
ger locomotive. wrecked ten box car
and practically destroyed two Iocomo
tives. The fire started while Johl
Woods. negro fireman, was film,
| his tank with oil. As a result of tn,
| explosion Woods was SO seriousl,
burned he may die. The loss is esti
mated at $4,000.
SALT LAKE. Utah. July l9.-FaIl
ing 200 feet down Mount Timpanoga.
In Provo canon. Il. A. Davoud. an cleo
uical engineer employed at the TeIlu
ride Power plant, escaped with tive
scalp wounds and minor Injuries from
which physicians say he VIII probably
recover.
With i've friends, employees of the
Power company, Davoud went TO the
canon early in the morning. II being
the intention of the party TO ascend
the mountain to It's highest point. na.
YOU'D was leading In the ascent when
nc lost his footing. He struck sew.
eral times in the descent. first landing
on pile of snow. which broke the
force OF the fall.
WASHINGTON. July 19-Col. Roos
eveit, to judge from letter received
from him by a friend In this city. Is
having quite as successful and inter
esiing trip as he anticipated. This
letter is dated at Nairobi IN Africa
and among its striking passages was
the one referring TO KermlPs hunting
Kermit. 1t seems. shows more enihusi
asm than caution In the pursuit of
African big game. Some of his en-.
counters have been of nature to ex.
cite remarks from his father and II is
inferred they must have been little
short of reckless TO have been con.
sidered out of the ordinary by so com.
petent authority as the former presi.
dent.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-The IN.
vitation committee of the Gnnnison
tunnel irrigation project mas sent IN.
vitations to all members of congress
TO attend the celebration of the omen
Ing which Will be held at Montrosc
september 9th to Sth. The committee
announces In its invitation that Presi.
dent Taft will attend the celebration
'Ihe irrigation committee of the sen
ate viii visit the Gnnnlson projeer
October 9Th.
NEW YORK. July 20.-In order to
ascertain the sentiment In yarious
states on the question of amending
the constitution 50 as to provide con.
gress with authority TO levy an income
tax, New York newspaper has sent
kilograms TO governors of the several
states or twenty-three chief execu.
tives who have replied fifteen are In
favor OF the income tax proposition
seven non-committal or had not sound.
ed public or Legislative sentiment and
one opposed.
Governors of the following states
replied to the effect that their state
legislatures would probably ratify the
pi opposed income tax amendment: Flor
lda, Montana, Nevda, Colorado. Idaho
Mississippi, Kansas. Indiana. North
Dakota. Minnesota, Virginia. Oklaho
ma, Texas. Kentucky, and Iowa. The
replies were from Geo
gia, Illinois. Rhode Island, Wyoming.
Missouri. Oregon and Washington.
In Utah only. however, was IL the
forecast that the amendment would
De rejected. Governor William L.
Spry of that state replied:
L am inclined to think that the
income tax amendment will not meet
with great favor In Utah The matter
mas been before the people of the un-
Ion once before and as | remember
u dld not meet with special favor.
because of this / have no reason to
believe that the people of Utah VIII
chahge their minds. Personally | am
not an advocate of the idea"
NEW YORK, July 29.-The freight
steamer Martha Stevens outward
bound for Philadelphia collided with n
rug boat off Robbins reef In the har-
"r To-Day. The steamer is reported
have sunk. but all on board are
believed to have been taken off
BODMIN, Eng, July 2O.-William
Hampton. formerly Of Isbpemine,
Mich. was hanged at the Bodmin iail
early this morning for the murder
OF his sweetheart. Emily Tedress. at
Saearth. May last.
DENVER, July 20.-After a legal
light which occupied the court for
nearly month Judge Bliss this morn.
ing awarded the custody of 9.year-old
husseii wilson 10 his actress mother.
Mrs. VanBuskirk Wilson Mitchell The
grandfather announced an appeal from
me ruling and was given sixty days
III which to take the case TO the s,,.
pteme court. He will retain custody
OF the child until final ruling is oh.
tained from higher court.
PiTTSBURG, July 20.-The strike
situation at both the Pressed Steel
Car company's plant at McKees Rocks
and the Standard Steel Car plant at
Butler Is quiet today. At McKees
ROCKS plant 1t is reported that sever.
al additional men have returned N
work The strikers had another meet
Ing today for the purpose of effectine
permanent union organization.
SEATTLE, Wash.-Herbert Joyce OF
Springdale,. Wash. is fast becomiue
famous locally. his boon being hasten
ed by his latest achievement. IN,
crowless rooster. Jones has for year,
been experimenting with peculiar
breed OF poultry which he says h,
brought from one OF the Sandwich
group OF islands In the Pacific ocean
When he first obtained the will
Dlrds they made noise not unIik,
tha Mss of goose. He mixed h!i
wild birds with varto,,. ,....a - !,