Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-06
TELEdRAPHICNEwS

troopship Prairie, with detachment
OF about 700 marines on board for
Panama and possibly for service In
Nicaragua. received orders to sail from
Philadelphia this afternoon While
the officers, blue jackets and marine
who were about TO sail on the trans
port Prairie. ostensibiy scheduled to
leave for the Panama canal zone to
relieve the marines now on duty there,
the men felt sure the latest turn In
the Nicaraguan situation dtspels any
doubt about their ultimate destination.
They are in high spirits and eager to
get away. No official information
could be had at the navy yard today
as to the hour OF sailing.
Besides taking south 400 marines,
the Prairie will carry two field pieces,
nearly million rounds of ammuni'
ton, tents and other equipment for
the accommodation OF 700 men.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE most
aggressive step yet taken by the Unit
ed States looking toward the protec-
ton OF American lives and American
interests in Nicaragua was executed
today when the protected cruiser Al
bany and the gunboat Yorktown were
ordered to proceed full speed from La.
gadela bay to Corinto on the Pacific
coast of Nicaragua.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2. - Bidding
against the entire world, Tex Rick
ard. the Nevada plunger. famed for
his management of the Nelson-Gans
fight, walked away with the prize this
afternoon when the worlds champion
ship bout between James ]. Jeffries
and Jack Johnson was awarded. He
paid dearly for the plum Between
Rickard and the fighters. the promo
ter guarantees purse Of s101 900 and
gives the fighters 66 2-3 interest In
the moving pictures.
The fight is to be held in San Fran
cisco July 4.
1t is generally reported that James
Coffroth and Jack Gleason have en-
tered into the deal with Rickard.
ST. LOUIS, Dec "A report to the
coroner of st Louis by DIR. William
Warren of Washington university to-
day showed by chemical analysis Of
the viscera of William j. Erder es-
tablished the presence of arsenic in
the Vital organs. Based upon this.
Information charging murder has been
Issued by Circuit Attorney Jones Of
St. Louis against Mrs. l.. b. Doxey of
Columbus, Neb.
Mrs Doxey was arrested in Colum,
bus last night at the request of Prose
cutting Attorney Shackleford, who is
sued warrant against her charging
bigamy. The application for extrads
ton papers on the Nebraska authori.
ties will be made today.
The report of DIR. Warren is only a
portion of his Investigations. 1t re
vealed quarter of a grain or more
of arsenic In the corpse which was
exhumed Nov. 20, after Miss Kate
Erder had convinced the city officials
that her brothers death might have
been caused by other than natural
causes. Miss KaKte Erder started an
investigation to determine whether
her brother died from natural causes
after she had traced Dora Erder. the
wife of two and one-half months, to
Columbus. Neb.. and found her living
there as the wife of DIR. Loren Doxey
The suspicion Of Miss Erder were
aroused by the death OF her brother
who was III only few days and had
the forty-eight hours Immediately pre-
ceding his death In July. In the two
months they lived together Mrs. Err
der induced Erder to transfer to her
mother and sister were the original
beneficiaries. She also after his death
went Into probate court and claimed
the $500 insurance on the life of Err
der's sister. Elizabeth, who died the
day Erder became ILL., In order to OBJ
tain this insurance she made an affi
davit that she was Erder's widow.
SEATTLE. Wash. Dec. 2.--The
switchmen's strike has assumed more
serious aspects in the Pacific north
west. Freight shipments are practi
cally tied up. The passenger sched
ules are being maintained with diff
Guilty The arrival of the Great North
ern liner Minnesota at Port Townsend
late last night with freight valued al
over half a million, much of which Is
destined for quick transportation tc
the east, has given added cause fol
apprehension. In the shipment arc
twelve hundred bales OF raw silk fol
New York, and nine hundred tons OF
other oriental freight for other east
ern cities.
DULUTH, MINI, Dec. 2.-If the
switchmen's strike is not settled with
In forty-eight hours probably five thou
sand men will be die in Duluth and
the range cities which get all theiI
supplies from the head of the lakes
will be in imminent danger of food