Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-13

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lived here this uiorning fror port.
and. Maine. THEY VIII reae' sydney
onight.
NEW YORK. Sept 10 1t is now
that EoInmahf .er pearv will
reach New York abou week in ad-
vance Of DIR. Freder ick Cook who ia
to sail tomo rrow from Copenhagen on
the steamsh lip o. car Ii. Therefore the
Peary Arc'dc Club explorer is expect.
ed 10 SUD- nit v,etalls of his finding the
north pole before DR.. Cook can have
The opportur.ity to provide proofs in
America. which he has promised, that
he discover ed the north pole almost n
year hcfore Peary.
NEW DIRK. Sept. 1O.-A challenge
Tor an International yacht race for the
American cup In 1910 is expected to
reach the New York Yacht club next
month. from Sir Thomas Upton. 1t
Will come through the Royal Ulster
Yacht club or the Royal Irish Yacht
club To both OF which Sir Thomas be-
longs.
PUEBLO. Sept. 1O.-Because of
slight lovers quarrel, Miss Maggie
Hoover OF 153 Mechanic street last
night swallowed twenty-four grains of
strichnine and died at st. Mary's hos.
pital In one hour. while City Physician
j. II. Peairs was trying to save her
life. When she passed away her lover,
Otto Hudson, to whom she was en-
gaged to be married Sept. 15. was
beside her.
Hudson told the city physician that
the girl had undoubtedly killed herself
because of a little misunderstanding
between them. Shortly before she
died Miss Hoover made a statement
TO the city physician which indicated
that she had taken the poison with sui.
cidal intent.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1O.-Heroism
displayed by two jack tars, each of
whom saved fellow shipmate from
drowning. gained due recognition from
the secretary of the navy yesterday
""S' "' iSSoiliHeHueu 10 secretary
.aacVeagh of the treasury department
that life saving medal be awarded
Roy A. Akers, coxswain of the United
States ship Albany, and Thomas Nc
i'onaid. gunner's mate on the United
States ship Montana, for gallantry In
jumping overheard to rescue n ship
mate.
ST. JOHN, N. B.-Ocar Dykeman of
Adelaide road, is the victim of NAL.
ady with which physicians have been
unable to cope.
To be brief, he is an old man at 18.
growing feebler every day as he has
for some years past.
AT 1S years of age, when most boys
are at the height of their growth.
Dykeman is six inches shorter than
he was at the age of 8. He exhibits
all the characteristics of man In his
second childhood. who is gradually
shrinking away.
But probably no old man ever fell
away from his former weight and size
so readily as this boy has done with.
in the last few years.
When 0 years of age young Dyke
man was sixth grade pupil in the
Douglas avenue school, His school
mates of that time are either in col
lege or earning their livings at the
trades and In the shops, but he is as
old man as walks the street.
Whether the lad was hurt In some
way at the time, his parents have
never been able to determine, and they
have never been able to secure med.
ical advice as to the nature of his dis
ease.
His movements are extremely fee
BILE, although he spends a good deal of
his time in the streets and In stores,
where he Is treated as privileged
character.
His gums are shrunken and his
teeth have left him. while his legs and
arms are shrunken down to wisps. As
In trembling manner.
Physicians speak of his case as one
of the most remarkable which they
have ever heard Of
ST. PAUL, Sept. 10.-Three OF the
eleven children of Robert A. Walsh
were burned to death today In n fire
which destroyed the summer cottage
at White Bear lake. Others members
of the family were severely injured
In the blaze that followed the ex-
plosion of gasoline stove which the
father was attempting to fill while one
of the burners was lighted The dead
are Constance. 8 months old; Robert, A
years old, and John, 8 years old VIII
liam, years old. another son, was so
terribly burned about the head, arms
and chest in an heroic attempt to
save his little brothers and sisters,
who were sleeping in the second story
OF the cottage. Sarah, an older daugh-
ter was burned about the arms, and
Mr.. Walsh was also severely burned |
Six OF the children, including those |
dead, were sleeping on the second |
floor and We're imprisoned by flames
which ulLaklN ha