Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-02
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS


torship will be declared in Spain In
The next twenty-four hours. The ma
tion Is in state Of civil war. Gen
eraI weg Will probably be chosen
te. crush nc revolt. Three cruisers
and three destroyers are on the way
from Feifol TO Barcelona to queil
The uprising in the, city. King Alton
SO has determined to crush out the
Revolutionary movement with strong
innd Artillery is now being employ
ed IN The streets OF Barcelona to over.
come the rioters.
LONDON, July 29.--Information re
ceiyed through diplomatic channels In
London tend TO accentuate the gravity
of the situation in Spain. 1t is init.
mated there Is reason TO fear the gar
rison ai Madrid itself has been tam
percd with by the insurrectionists.
CERBERA, France. July 29.-Spon-
ish couriers arriving here today report
the artillery battering the bnrricades
behind which the insurgents are des-
peiately fighting In Barcelona. Heavy
fighting is now In progress In Rambla
and in San Anne square and the Gallo
Del Epino. The number of dead and
wounded cannot be estimated. Five
converts and several private resi-
dences have been burned at Llama
MADRID. July 29.-Official dispatch
es received here today admit that the
battle between Moorish tribesmen and
the Spanish forces outside Melilla OH
July p was disastrous defeat. The
Nroors cut off the communications with
the Spanish outposts and the main
force OF the Spaniards was driven
back under the walls OF the city, where
the lighting continued desperately in
the city The Spanish killed and
wounded numbered almost 5000 which
takes no account of the men at the
advance posts who evidently were cut
off and abandoned to their fate. Mel
liza Is full of wounded.
The military governor OF Barcelona
today published decree ordering the
Inhabitants OF the city to return 10
their homes. After twenty-four hours
To be shot on sight. In view of the
grave situation at Barcelona which
is steadily growing more serious the
naval infantry has been ordered to
that city.
PITITSB URG, July 29.-With four
prostrations ending fatally and with
sun warmer weather scheduled for to-
day Piltsburgers were full of appre-
hension when they went to bed last
night. A temperature of ninety de
grees is registered at noon today. Yes
terday's high mercury mark was So.
MEMPHIS. July 29.-Notwithstand
ing his continual declaration of his In
nooence, Sam Bitler of Kansas, an es-
capped convict under life sentence, de
clafcs he is glad his efforts to evade
capture are over and that he is TO be
gin unew the serving of his sentence
Bitler was wanted in Kansas for
having sawed his way out of the
Hutchinson reformatory to which he
was sentenced when convicted OF com
hitting assault and murder. Last
night Sheriff G. NJ. Duckworth OF
Hutchinson reached the city on train
after chase which has led him ovel
900 miles. Sheriff Duckworth is au-
thority for the statement that Bitter
is the son of wealthy banker.
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, July 29.--
Pale and somewhat haggard, although
still confident OF his ability to prove
himself sane and fit for release from
the asylum, Harry K. Thaw appeared
In the supreme court room today for
the second days examination by Dis.
trict Attorney Jerome.
Thaws examination was delayed a
few minutes while his attorney called
Clifford W. Hartridge. Thaws former
counsel. 1t was from Hartridge that
Susan Merrill said she received S25,.
900 TO be paid to woman alleged to
have been abused by Thaw In her
New York lodging house. The money,
she testified, came from the Thaw
family. This morning Mr.. Morschau-
sci tried to get possession of the books
containing accounts of these payments
which Mrs. Merrill said she had turn
ed over to Hartridge. He failed be.
cause the witness said the account
books had been destroyed and other
memorandum books lost. Thaw's at
torney brought GU the fact that Hart
ridge was suing Mrs. Vim. c. Thaw for
tue balance claimed for his legal serv-
Ices which he alleges consisted large.
ly in suppressing revelations damag.
Ing to Thaw and his family. Susan
Merrill is in court again today.
PlfTSBuRG, July PA dogs
mournful whines at his mistress door,
resulted In the finding of Mrs. Annie
Graham dead in trunk in her home
last evening. She was a widow OF 55
and lived alone. She was last seen
Friday last. The coroner's deputies
fe ported she had fell accidentally, her
neck being broken by striking the
trunk In which her body tumbled. 1t
~ evident nv fha sfata If tho hndv