Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-16


day by John NJ Roach OF the Chicago |
Railway company 10 the employees OF
that organization, and 1t was expected
before night that further progress
would be made toward final solu
ton Of the difficulty. The offer of
MIR. Roach which gives all present
II ainman an immediate advance OF ]
cent an hour in wages and graduates
upward to a minimum scale of 80
cents per hour at the expiration OF
two years and which was practically
accepted by President Quinlan of the
North and West Side Street Car Mems
union, is expected to be duplicated By
President Mitten of the South Side
lines at conference held this after
noon with leaders of the South Side
unions.
WASHINGTON. Aug 13-The wool
importations into this country in he
last fiscal year amounted TO 100000.
900 pounds, the largest recorded dur
ing any year except 1897. according
to report issued by the department
OF commerce. and labor. the value OF
the wool imported was 545,00O,00D,
while that of the decade ending with
the last fiscal year was s213,000,0oc.
About third of the wool consumed
in the United States is imported
CHICAGO. Aug. 13.-The exposure
OF the alleged sale of girls in immi-
grant homes in New York develops
Chicago have been under investigation
| by the congressional immigrant COM
mission and that the evils are Just as
startling, though on less extensive
scale are existing in this city. Chi
cago philanthropists. interested in the
societies which support such shelters,
are anxiously awaiting the commits
sion's official report, but 1t is not GER
tain 1t will be given publicity before
congress convenes in March
MOUNT VERNON, N. Y, Aug. 13.-
! Harry X. Thaw will go back to Mat
lteawap Wednesday, Aug. is. Justice
Isaac Mills today signed the formal
order recommitting him to the asylum
on that date. He said he allowed
Thaw to stay five days more In White
Plains jail on the Plea of his mother.
The justice recommendation is that
Thaw be granted the privileges he en-
| joyed during the first three months nj
the institution was made mandatory
and part of the order.
PITTSBURG. Aug. 13-That Mrs
William Thaw is not yet done fighting
for her son was given out yesterday
when she disposed of portion of the
front lawn of the famous Lyndhurst to
w. w. Wilcox, the consideration be-
ing cash In the neighborhood of $780,
900. The property is 250x6O0 feet and
in the residence part of Pittsburg.
Some time ago Mrs. Thaws agent
was instructed to cast about for pur-
chaser for some of her property in
case of sudden call. It was under.
stood that the call would not be made
If Harry X. Thaw were liberated from
Matteawan. Before noon yesterday
there came orders to close the deal
and Mr.. Wilcox, who is steel king,
took up the property.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 13.--John j.
Mackie. the former merchant OF Co.
lumbus, o., gave up the attempt to
avoid facing the charge of having com.
mitted felony in his former home, and
left last night in custody of Detec-
tive Houillion Of Cincinnati for Co
lumbus. As Macke stepped on the
train he did not attempt to conceal
his delight at the fact that the officers
had failed to locate his son who 1t Is
alleged Is being hidden by Lucille
Burton. the woman who Is said to have
accompanied him across the continent.
| NEW YORK. Aug, ia prize of
$1,000 has been offered TO the aviator
covering the greatest number of miles
In the year beginning August 10, 1909,
by the London Daily Mail. according
to cablegram received here. The
number Of flights is unlimited, the
prize being for the total distance
covered in as many flights ms aero.
naut can make.
| MILTON, Del, Aug 13-Almost the
entire town OF Milton was destroyed
by fire early today. Nearly 100 houses.
lumber yard and bank building were
destroyed. The loss will exceed $780,.
600 Several thousand persons were
made homeless by the FIRE Aid was
summoned from surrounding points.
SPOKANE, Wash, Aug. 13-Four
governors of states in widely separated
portions of the country delivered ad-
dresses at the irrigation congress ses-
sion here this afternoon. They are
Hay of Washington, Brady of Idaho,
Johnson OF Minnesota and Gilchrist OF
| Florida.
The first subject taken up this morn.
ing-"General Purposes of the Irriga-
tion Congress-" was discussed from
the platform by Senator Hepburn OF
Idaho. Representative Randell of Lou
isiana. who is president of the Nation
al Rivers and Harbors congress, fol.