Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-10
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

persous are known to be dead and
ieNr party is early this morning
searching for the bodies of seven othe
persons who are missing and whom
il is feared are lost. All We're resi-
dents of New Orleans.
The Margaret did not land at tn.
wharf at which she was accustomed
TO tie up. Instead she ran into 8
dock built especially for skiffs and
small craft. This small wharf was
pulled by the steamers ropes entirely
away from the main pier and some
seventy people went into the lake in
about eight feet of water The cries
aud sssIeks OF those precipitated into
The lake We're heard all over this
place and many men rushed TO the
wharf to join in the heroic work of
rescue, The officers and crew of the
Margaret rescued many by throwing
life preservers. The bodies of all
were taken to New Orleans on the
Margaret.
DENVER, June Mrs. Electra r.
Beard, convicted of misapproprlating
about $4,000 of the funds Of the Chill.
dren's Hospital association Iund, while
acting as treasurer of that charitable
enterprise, was this morning sentenced
in wesi side court - serve from
eighteen months 10 three years in the
penitentiary at Canon City Upon
request of District Attorney Elliott
The woman was given Nhc minimum
penalty for her crime, mat of en-
bezzlement. Repeated efforts have
been made TO have the woman declar.
ed insane.
ST LOUIS, June Fired Mohrle,
on trial on murder charge here,
was assassinated in the corridor of
th1e four courts by William Kane, an
eX-deputy constable today
Mohrle killed Constable Sam Young
u North ST. Louis several weeks ago.
William Kane. who shot Mohrle to
day, was former deputy sheriff under
Young.
ohooiiht ais AlOuIls
was being taken to court to stand
trial for the death of Young, and is
the elimination OF bitter political
feud Mohrle had asserted shortly
after The Young shooting that the
gang had threatened to get him."
but following the ethics of the gang"
he refused to reveal the identify of
the men who had threatened him
saying he could take care of himself
NIAGARA FALLS. June Aaron
Cohen of Buffalo saw his young wife
leap into the swirling waters of the
river between the second and third
Sister islands yesterday afternoon,
only $50 feet from the brink of the
cataract. Without a moments hest
tation he followed her. caught her
hand. and struggled desperately to
save her. Mrs. Cohen died in her
husbands arms after nearly an hour
in the water.
Before II was possible to bring eff
cient help full hour had passed, dur
ing all of which Cohen was makines
frantic attempts 10 reach the shore.
But the struggle against the current
was beyond his power. Fortune then
aided him With his wife tightly
clasped to him he felt himself bump
into "A tree stump and on this he got
n grip with his one free hand. He
shouted for help. Finally word was
carried to reservation police and Po
liceman James Martin and three other
men with ropes hurried to the scene
and after a long effort saved the man
who was just dying from exhaustion
Mrs. Cohen was slightly demented
over the loss of her baby.
NEW YORK. June 7.-Considerable
opposition is developing to Israel
Zangwill and his project under which
the Jews, are 10 make a contract to
irrigate Mesopotamia at cost OF
forty million dollars and to receive in
return from Turkey the right to the
colonization of land and finally estab
Aish state there. 1t is expected this
opposition viii strongly manifest II
self at the coming Zionist convention
which will open here with 800 dele
gates from all parts Of the United
States next Sunday.
CHICAGO, June 7.-One hundred
Sh hers arrived in Chicago today,
ensconced in luxurious special train
that represented ransom paid by
Edward II. Hartman for his release
from the hands OF Oregon "kidnapers. -
Their arrival revealed the Story OF
HaiTiman's capture by the 'kidnap-
ers"
"A year ago Mr.. Hartman spent
several weeks at Pelican lodge, his
hunting camp. and started for Port
land in his special train. Orders were
issued 10 sidetrack every other train.
? One of these trains happened to be Il
special filed with Portland Shriners
headed south through Oregon. When
tieey found themselves delayed at the
siding they decided to get even with
Mr.. Hartman. Upon the approach OF
the Hartman special the Shriners
unfurled their red battle flag and