Semi-weekly herald., 1909-09-30
TELEGRApHIC 1 NEWS

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noon when an explosion occurred i
. the Columbian Film exchange, locate
in the Ferguson building, in Fourti
avenue, this city, Hundreds of tircnel
are searching the ruins for the viz
Tins The structure was eight storie
high and every office was wrecked
| JERSEY CITY. N. j., Sept. 27.-Ai
explosion occurred today at st. An
thongs parish, parochial school a
the corner, of Monmouth and Sixtl
streets. The building was partl,
Wrecked and four children are report
ed dead Ambulanees have been seni
from every hospital in the city
BALTIMORE. Md, Sept. 27.-Sls
survivors out of a crew OF eighteen are
aboard Winter quarter lightnight. tine
remaining twelve men having perished
according to a report made by Captain
D'Lano of the steamer Porter Rico
which arrived here today from New
York.
BUTTE. Mont, Sept 81 When
President Taft arrived at Butte this
| morning he found the city eager to
welcome him. the streets gay with
bunting and nothing In sight to mar
his reception. He was welcomed at
1880 o'clock at the depot by a big
| reception committee and waiting mo,
tors took him and his party over the
line of parade mapped out several days
ago. After his speech on North Mon
tana street, opposite the court house,
he was whisked away to his train and
started on the journey to Helena
where he was welcomed by thousands
of Montana citizens at the state fair
grounds
CHICAGO. Sept 27.-Twenty per
sons were hurt, seven severely In q
crash between an Aurora suburban
train on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy and a train of empty coaches
last night. AT the hospital where they
were taken. 1t was stated that the In.
luries Of none would prove fatal
MONTRoSE, Colo, Sept. 27.-Chas.
Pitchford, the 2M-year-old son of a
ranchman living eighteen miles north
of Montrose, was burned alive yester-
day in his home which was get on
fire by his 5-yearold brother, who was
playing with matches.
Mrs. Pltchlord had left the house TO
meet another son who was on hfa
way from school When she had gone
about 500 yards she happened to look
back and saw the house In flames.
She rushed back just In fime to save
IRON death her l-year-old baby, which
was sleeping In the front room. The
baby was badly burned Charles was
leeping In a small eloset-iike room at
the rear of the house and could not
be rescued. William. who started the
IRE. ran from The burning building.
YoNkERs. N Y. Sept. 27--Rey
Henry + Xavier. known In Yonkers
as the strenuous clergyman, expressed
Yesterday morning In the pulpit In
ST. Jo8cphs Roman Catholic church
the intention 10 publicly chastice every
couple in the parish whom he finds
pooning in secluded streets and lov
ers lanes
Il intend In the future" he said. ITO
use my cane upon all couples whom |
catch sitting together In shady spots.
rhe sauntoring of young people of
al, tha ah IL,
at night and spooning in dark corners
must cease. Marriage Is too sacred
a sacrament to be lightly regarded. Z"
LONDON, Sept 27--It is asserted
in Lisbon that King Manuel will marry
in April. The name of the bridc.elect
Is not given but In view of the rumors
connecting the kings name with that
of an English princess II Is assumed
1t VIII be an English alliance
PlTTSBURG, Sept william
Montgomery, the convict banker, yes
terday was started from Riverside pen
itentiary TO the government prison at
Leavenworth, KaDs.
Montgomery, who. for years was II
power in Pennsylvania politics. was
driven through the streets of Pitts.
burg, chained to other conyicts. He
mad been one of the most unruly pris-
| oners In Riverside and It Is said he
was at the head Of a plot to liberate
many prisoners soon and that this
hastened his departure to the govern
ment prison. Montgomery fought when
the officers appeared and declined to
put on street clothes until his trousers
| were creased. He was finally over
powered and dressed. He was sen
fenced to fifteen years at hard labor
for wrecking the Allegeny National
bank
| DENVER. Sept. 27.-With his skull
fractured by blow from heavy iror
bar In the hands of Gus Carbon, 1
fellow fireman, james Webster. EN-
ployed AT the Argo smeltcr, Is In I
serious condition at Mercy hospital
Corbon is n prisoner in the city jai
charged with the assault. In the hop,
OF saving his life physicians earl.
this morning performed an operation
on Webster but his condition Is stIc