Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-26

tween the Spaniads and the Kabyle
tribesmen on the Riff coast of Moroc-
co. The entire edition of Ell Pals was
ooniiscated today and all republican
clubs closed.
Persons arrested yesterday In con
neotlon with the demonstration against
the departure of troops will be charged
with sedition and tried before court
martial.
The outside world. the government
officials declare. should understand,
however. that the liberals and repub
lieans are exploiting the unpopularity
of he war for political purposes and
they are suspected by the authorities
OF inoiting the reservists who were
forced in many cases to leave their
families without support to resistance
The government today announced
the opening OF subscriptions through
out the country for the benefit of faml.
lies OF rcservists sent to MelIlla.
FORT GIBSON. Okla. July 23.-OId
residents here received with interest
the announcement that Gen Daniel II.
fucker, U. s. A.. retired, aud now
more than 96 years old, but still en-
joying his faculties, was notified by
the life Insurance company that under
its rules he was dead and that the
company was ready TO pay his policy
In fun. General Rucker denied that
he Ia dead but accepted payment. The
rule of the company is when a policy
holder reaches the age of SO he is en-
titled to the amount of his policy.
MASON CITY, la, July s3.-The
situation at schleswlg, a small town
on the Chicago and Northwestern rail.
road, in the north part of Crawford
county, is assuming serious form.
Some ten days ago an epidemic broke
out and, instead of the doctors being
.ahle to control II, It is assuming more
and more serious proportions. Several
physicians are working night and day
to alleviate as much as possible the
suffering.
There are now eighty cases and
hardly enough well people in the town
to take care OF them A telephone
message today states that there are
twelve new cases. The victims are
nearly all young people. No children
have been stricken, and but few peo.-
pie OF 40 or upward. The young peo
pie from Is to % years are the ones
the epidemic is troubling. The symp-
IONS would indicate typhoid, but the
doctors on the ground say no.
Abdominal pains. pains in the back
eyes, severe headache. the fever runs
nine or ten days, the tongue is black
and the suffering is intense. When
he disease first broke out the water
was sent to Iowa City for analysis,
but the report came back that no
typhoid germs were found Another
sample has been forwarded. 1t is prob.
able that outside help will have TO
be called in, physicians as well as
nurses.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. July 23.-The
NTH day of the inquiry into the cause
of the death of Lieut.. James N. Sui.
ton opened with Sergeant of Marines
James De Hart, whose cross.examina.
ton was continued from yesterday, on
the witness stand. The government
so far has called six witnesses and
ten or twelve others remain 10 be
examined. These include witnesses
subpoenaed Mt the request of counsel
for Mrs Sutton and her daughter,
Mrs. Parker.
1t Is said today that Mrs. Sutton
would call an eyewitness to the shoot
ing who would throw an entirely diff
rent version on the affair from any
thus far shown That this witness
may be Private Charles Kennedy of
he marine corps now stationed at Nor.
folk, Va, is possible. Mrs. Rose Sut-
ION Parker, the sister, is not expected
10 testify before next week. She will
probably tell in detail the interview
she had with Lieutenant Adams short
ly after her brothers death.
NEW YORK, July 2S.-More than
one million dollars remain after all
The debts have been paid of the for
tune of Charles Tracy Barney, former
president of the Knickerbooker Trust
company, who, fearing bankruptcy,
shot himself fatally during the finan.
cial panic of 1907. The entire sum
amounting to S1,173,215, is left to
Lily w, Barney. his widow and sister
OF William G. Whigry, who. in the hour
Of her husbands greatest need offered
TO sacrifice her own personal fortune
and her Jewels to assist him.
NEW YORK, July 2s.-The son of
the multi-millionaire banker and heir
To the powerful Kean interests in New
Jersey. John Kean III. Harvard sen
lor, Is working as laborer in the gas
plant OF his uncle, Senator John Kean,
at Elizabeth, N. j. The young man de.
sires to get acquainted with the bust
ness which he will control later on,
PARIS, July 23.-John s. Wise. Jr..
Of New York, now says that former
President Roosevelt. prior to his de