Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-14
Thieves began operations as soon as

plant having plunged the city In dark.
ness. The Mayor Immediately pro
claimed martial law. The Key West
Guards We're called out and patrolled
the streets during the night The
United States government has also
been called on for assistance.
Hundreds are homeless today and
are being cared for In the churches
| and schools and other roomy struct.
ures which escaped the fury OF the
storm Rations are being distributed
by the city authorities. 1T is expect,
ed that during the day help will arrive
from the states.
NEW ORLEANS; La. Oct. 12.--The
latest reports from Fiorida's storm.
swept area places the number OF
killed in yesterdays hurricane from
700 to 1900 people.
Each succeeding "our brings tales
OF shipwrecLs and drowpsngs. the to.
tai death loss will not be authoritative.
known for several days.
Starm warnings were sent ont along
the coast. report the heavy windstorm
has not yet spent its force. 1t is
feared repetition of last months flood
and tidal wave IL to be experienced
DULUTH, MINI. Oct. IA contin.
uance of yesterdays blizzard is main.
tanned today at the head OF the lakes
A cutting wind is driving in from
Lake Superior with constant flurries
OF snow and ice clad pavements
brought about a December appearance
Big freighters out In the open water
since yesterday have not ATTEMPTED
to pass into the bay. fearing IA coils
ion with the concrete piers at the gov
ernment channel
On the range the blizzard has been
general with reports of foot and
more of snow at various places. The
sudden change in temperature is caus.
Ing suffering to many caught without
coal. Livestock is also suffering from
The cold
KANSAS CITY. NJ. Oct IA TEN
'''''' ~ 80 h'bittb iUuNt zero pre-
walls today over all of Kansas, the
western half of Missouri and northern
Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle
according to the local weather bureau.
A killing frost was experienced last
night in the southwest Continued
cold weather is predicted for tonight
DENVER, Colo. Oct. 12.-Congress-
man Rucker OF Rucker Ridge has been
| severely injured In the Philippine
where he has been for two weeks with
| the Congressional Committee on In.
| sular Affairs investigating conditions
in these islands.
While he was sailing on Lake Lanao
| in the Island OF Mindano the Repre-.
| sentative OF First Colorado District
was struck by the hoom of the boat
| which. when. the sails sweryed In the
wind suddenly swung around and
caught him before he could dodge The
terrific blow, He was taken to the Di
vision hospital in Manila where an
operation was performed.
| WASHINGTON. ID. c. Oct. I2.-Sec
rotary Meyer has signed contract
| with New York shipbuiding com
pany for the construction of the
Dreadnought Battleship Arkansas
The company of William Cramp &
Sons are to build the other Dread.
nought Wyoming.
| With these two monster war vessels
on the way. the navy department viii
have under construction seven bat
tleships. the Arkansas, Wyoming
South Carolina. Delaware. North Da
kota. Florida and Utah.
Los ANGELES. Calf. Oct. 49,
President Taft today ut . o'clock be
gan the second day OF his strenuous
experiences as the guest OF Los Angel
es and the adjoining cities OF south
ern California. After q night OF rest
at the home Of his sister Mrs, Ed
wards. following banquet rendered
him in his honor last night the presi
dent arose early and was met by O
local commIitee and taken by "A spe
ciaI trolley car, to the National Sol
diers Home at Sawtelle. ten miles
from Los Angeles.
Thousands of the old veterans con
gregated at the station or lined Tho
walks through the grounds and cheer
ed the Chief Executive.
When the car reached Los Angeles
on Its return journey, IT was met by
automombiles Into which the party
was loaded and the trip to Pasadena
begun. Here an entertainment under
the auspices OF the local Board ol
Trade which included luncheon al
the Hotel Maryland. From here Presi
dent Taft began his eastward journey
passing out into the great orange ant
lemon groves OF Riverside and Sar
Bernardino counties
The president resumed his jour
ney eastward from here at 8 o'clocl
and tomorrow morning will be in Ariz
ona.
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.