Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-24

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Colorado. The bill provides for Its
location at Estes Park.
Thomas f. Walsh and family leave
for Colorado next week to occupy their
summer home at Wolhurst. Mr.. and
Mrs E. b. Mclean will spend the
summer there with them.
CHARLOTTE. n. c.. May 21.-Pres-
ident Taft's policy toward the south
Will be to name as federal offcehold-
ers from the section the man best
liked and most fitted for the particular
position in his community, without re-
gard to his political faith. He made
this announcement in the Auditorium
here late yesterday and a demonstra-
ton lasting more than two minutes
followed. Mr.. Taft disclaimed any In
tention or hope of winning the south
over to Republicanism.
Il never INDUCED In such dream"
he said, but insisted strongly once
more. In terms similar to those that
he used in his Petersburg address
l tudt Whdl 10 hScutu iiobt IN o'i'hbf
intelligent opposition to the Republic
an party for the best interests Of the
| entire nation"
| The presidents address was re
| sincerity.
| ST. JOHNS, N. F.. May 21.-The
| Allen line steamer Mongolian early to
| day freed herself from the ice pack off
the entrance to st. Johns harbor, In
which she had been imprisoned for
two days. The Mongolian, after re
leasing herself from the Ice pack, did
not attempt to enter ST. Johns har-
bor, the ice conditions making such
a course impracticable. The steamer
| worked off shore and at a. m. was
making slow progress through the
heavy drift of ice. II is believed on
shore that the steamer is proceeding
toward the bay of Neulls, eighteen
miles south of St. Johns where there
was possibility of her making har-
Dor.
GAINESVILLE. Ga. May 2i.--Mrs.
Helen G. Longstreet. widow of the
Confederate general. and postmistress
of this place, fought duel with man
whom she discovered in her home this
morning.
Mrs. Longstreet was awakened by a
noise In the house, and getting out Of
bed secured pistol and went to inves-
tigate. When she entered the dining
room she saw man trying TO open
| closet In which the table silver was
kept. She called to him and the man
turned. and ran for a window. Mrs
Longstreet opened fire. and the man
drew a pistol and fired once. Mrs
Longstreet continued firing at the flee
ing man until her pistol was empty.
She thinks she hit the man. as after
on shot he staggered and nearly fell.
EAST HAMPTON, Conn. May 2l.-
Mrs. Louis Carsten cut the throats of
her three children today and then her
own at the Carsten home, on farm
two miles from this village. No rea.
son is known for the woman's act.
H1LLSBORO, Texas, May 21.-Run.
ming at a high rate of speed as 1t
entered the town, a big touring car
entered in the economy endurance
race which left Fort Worth yesterday
morning, struck deep rut in the road
and j. r. Lucy, one of the passengers,
| was thrown frnm b;S saat and suS
tanned injuries which proved fatal.
| SACRAMENTO, Cal, May 2,.-Su.
perior Judge Shields today granted a
decree of divorce to Mrs. Miller Fl.
provide, in specification TO which the
wife testified that most of her hus.
bands time was devoted to baseball
when he ought to have been earning
a living for his two children and her.
self. She was awarded the custody of
two minor children and $40 month
for the support OF the children. Mr..
and Mrs. Upson are prominent in SO
ciety circles.
| LONDON, May 21.-Premier As.
quith, Foreign Secretary Grey and
Popular Opinion, according to the Pail
Mall Gazette, have overcome scruples
OF ultra economists in the ministry,
and the cabinet has decided that four
contingent Dreadroughts mentioned In
the naval estimates shall be laid down
before the end of the fiscal year.
| WASHINGTON, May Schedules
previously passed over relating to
earthenware and glassware were taken
up as soon as the senate began the
consideration of the tariff bill today
Senator Aldrich made special effort
to promote more rapid considera.
tion and disposition of paragraphs to.
day than at previous sessions. He will
be sustained in that purpose by some
Democrats who, believing that the
committee on finance is fully sustain.
ed by a majority of eight or ten on
every subject, regard 1t as useless to
prolong opposition to the committees
bill.
NEW YORK, May 21.-7The funeral
of Henry II Rogers nresident Of tha