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Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12
Usual Midsummer
Seashore Serpent

NEW YORK, Aug. IA shark nl
elephant species and said to be the
largest ever caught along the Jer.
sey coast is on exhibition today In q
Long Branch shop. 1t is twelve feet
long and weighs thousand pounds
II was captured off Long Branch by a
fishing crew after vicious battle.
The shark, which is OF the man eat
ing variety and with a reputation for
Combatitiveness, was feasting in a
school OF mackerel when the fisher
men speared him. For half an hour
the monster towed the fishermen's
boat around In the ocean before he
was subdued with hooks and prongs
The presence OF the shark has In
undated many of the bathers along
the Jersey coast who fear that It may
be forerunner of many others.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12
Doctor Afraid Of
Being Mobbed

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE sudden
and excited departure of DR.. Philip
Sussman from the apartment OF Mrs.
Abraham LazarowitZ In an east side
tenement before daylight today. was
explained by the doctor to Coroner
Hamburger as being occasloned by his
fear that the woman and her family
would attack him when they learned
Of the death OF her 16-year-old son
whom the doctor was attending.
DIR. Sussman was called to perform
an operation on the boys knee. and
he administered chloroform. Before
he was ready to operate, however, he
discovered the boy had died while
under the influence OF chloroform.
Il know how excited those families
become on such an occasion" the doc
tor is reported to have told the cor
oner, "and / left the house, telling
the mother that / was going for my
instruments. Had ] remained there
until they discovered that he was dead
they and the neighborg would have
mobbed me"
When the doctor did not return Il
the house In half an hour, the mother
discovered her son dead and calles
in the police.
The coroner will hold an inquest.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE
AT SUMMER RESORT
Thirty-Six Building Swept Out Of Existence,
Among Them Three Hotels Filled
With New York City People

MIDDLEToWN, Ky. Aug. IA
loss estimated at million dollars was
caused by the fire which swept thirty.
six buildings from the Main street of
the summer resort town of Monticello
N Y. last night The buildings burn.
ed included hotels, stores and resi-
dences. The fre was under control
this morning after dynamite had been
used. Three hotels filed with sum.
mer guests. mninly from New York
city, were destroyed They were the
Rockwell house, The largest hotel In
sullivan county, the Palnilnc hotel and
the Bolsum house All the guests es-
eaped with most OF their personal
property
The Union National bank. both
newspaper Offices and every store but
one In the town were destroyed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

Sl47.9l1, an Increase of Sg2 900 over
the year previous. The license on al.
cohol and spirits equaled yIls.OO0. an
Increase OF $4,000 The tobacco tax
amounted TO $4,000. which showed
decrease OF 1854.
carl Ray, n well known Fremont
county horseman. was severely bitten
by racing stallion Saturday after.
noon at Woodland. Ray was holding
the animal which was being shcd by
Al Nandeveer. when 1t gave IA sudden
lt'nge. grabbing Ray by the left arm
between the elbow and shoulder The
horse dropped to It's fore knees, pin
ned the unfortunate man to the ground
vieiously chewing and shaking him
Nandeveer realizing Rays danger.
struck the animal a blow on the head
with hammer In an attempt to re-
lease the victim The blow brought
the horse to its feet. but still holding
It's grip on Ray. ran distance Of 125
feet, half pulling him and half carry.
ing him. and Vandeveer. who was
holding to a rope around the horses
neck. was striking the eDraged ami.
NAL over the head with the hammer at
every opportunity. The horse after
releasing Ray, turned on yandevecr
but with a well directed blow, which
broke the hammer handle. he brought
the stallion to the ground Medical
aid for Ray was summoned from Port
land which arrived two hours ia!ef.
The injured man was sent to the
Graves hospital at Canon City The
I bone IN Rays arm where the horse
had II gripped Is literally ground to
pieces and the flesh IL frightfully
lacerated. Amputation is said to be
necessary
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

and Germany, against diphtheria anti
toxin on account of the number oi
children who die after IL is admins
tered. even when the diphtheria Itself
has been apparently overcome, has
led Professor Fritz Meyer to make
ar exhaustive investigation of the sub
ject.
During his investigation the pro
lessor discovered that the toxin, or
diphtheria, exerted a specially destruc-
tive effect on the supra-renal gland,
or gland above the kidneys. He found
this out at his autopsies.
He therefore made an extract from
healthy supre-renal gland and In.
jected 1t under the skin In salt
solution In cases where the dipth.
'-eria had progressed past the point
where the heart was affected. The
supra-renal extract acted quickly and
definitely In raising the blood pres.
sure. 1t was the only agent he could
find which had this action. Thus 1t
would appear that the suprarenal ex-
tfact, which any chemist can make.
may, by restoring the blood pressure.
save patients from death without the
use of antitoxin. Further experiments
are TO be made by other German sci.
entists along this line.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12
PRINCE is MISTAKEN
FOR RussiAs RULER


COWES. Isle OF Wight--Czar Niche
las and the prince of Wales are "as
much alike as two peas In pod"
If It Is permissible to employ that
homely simile when speaking OF such
exalted personages. No twins ever
were more alike than these first cous-
ins and their resemblance cauhed
many amusing mistakes during regatta
week here.
The czar and prince are exactly
the same height and figure and they
walk alike. Their voices and accent
are precisely similar. Even their
boards are cut In the same fashion
The only way In which they differ is
In complexion; the czar Is slightly
darker than the prince.
When each wore the uniform OF a
Russian admiral only the closest scru-
tiny could distinguish between them,
and the servants on the Russian Inn
perial yacht STANDARD and The kings
yacht constantly confused their iden-
tity.
Even the czarina was puzzled to
tell one from the other. After a ban
quet on the STANDARD, she went on
deck. In the comparative gloom she
approached her husband as she sup.
posed, and affectionately slipped her
arm In his. He was the prince OF
Wales, who as his cousins guest. wore
"A Russian admiraPs uniform.
The officer OF the STANDARD who told
here OF the czarina's mistake said that
when King Edward had heard OF 1t
he laughed until he seemed In dan.
ger of apoplexy.
The princess of Wales laughed. too.
and declared.
There must be no more OF these
mistakes; / might make one. We VIII
tie blue ribbon around his majestys 8
arm and red one around my hus-
bands arm"
OF all on board the Imperial and
royal yachts only the cars childr IN
and the princes children did not CON
i"Se 'heH phpas. shious piayiui piots
were laid to mystify the youngsters.
but filial intuition foiled them. even
when the fathers deliberately turned
their backs.
Not 30 with the grown ups on shore
here. When II was desired to send the
crowd waiting ashore on a false scent
the prince OF Wales would land from
the STANDARD; the crowd. az they sup
posed. saluted the czar; the prince
sprang into motor car and was
whisked away. followed by squad ol
detectives. The crowd dispersed. and
In little while the car landed n
most unobserved. for the prince Il Z
familiar figure here.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

Judge Lewis in the federal court
Monday afternoon declined to enter
an injunction restraining the railroad
from raising the rates between Colo
RADIO and the Gulf of Mexico ports.
The railroads are planning raise oi
from Is to 20 per cent George j. Kin.
dell asked for an Injunction restrain.
ing this raise, The judge held that
the matter was entirely within the jur.
isdictlon OF the interstate commerce
commission and he could not inter
fere.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

The big fruit show which had BEEN
scheduled for Denver during the first
weeks of December has been post.
poned a month, the date of opening
being Jan s. and running until Jan
Is. The change was made in order
to bring the fruit growers into closer
relations with the Western Fruit job.
bers. who will hold their convention
in the city at the same time. There
viii be about 400 fruit iobbers In at.
tendance at the convention and horti-
culturists from all over the west are
expected to be in Denver for the apple
and fruit show The Western Stock
show will also be In progress at the
time.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12
Silverton Branch
Blocked by Slide

The worst rock slide In the history
Of the Fourth division. and as far
as railroad men In this section know.
in the history of the Rio Grnnde. took
place late yesterday afternoon near
Needleton. The discovery was made
when the passenger train was speed
ing along towards Silverton the loco
motive striking the slide and being de
extent with no one injured Word was
sent TO Durango and q work train
started out about 4 o'clock this morn
ing with Superintendent McAteo in
charge, Mr. McAtee having come down
from SilveTton last evening, intending
to leave for Aamosa this morning
When daylight came this morning the
enormity OF the slide became appar.
ent. being 200 feet long and averaging
| thirty feet deep. the slide consisting
principally of boulders. hundreds OF
a staggering sight to tackle and with a
good force OF men means week OF
ten days to clear the track-possibly
longer
The rock was brought down by a
| tremendous cloud burst in the hills
above. The river was damned. caus
ing 1t to back water several hundred
yards and covering the track beyond
the slide A train came down from
the Silyerton end. being unable Ia
reach the slide owing to a smaller one
a mile and half from the big one, ant
between the two Is small one, indl
eating the entire side hill was rag
ing torrent for a time
II is sicklng TO think of the calam
ity had the train been passing at tho
time. The immense quantity ant
weight of the rock would have crushed
the cars like so many egg shells.
II took until noon today to get tho
passenger locomotive on the track, tn,
train backing to lockwood and re
turning to Durango at 1905 this after
noon with mail and several OF tn,
passengers. few having walked Il
Sllyerton, distance of eleven miles.
The Herald Is authorized TO stat.
that train viii leave Durango at ;
tomorrow morning and transfer vii
be made of passengers and mail Smal
baggage. weighing less than 80 pound
VIII also be transferred, but no trunk
or heavy stuff AS before stated, tn
time it will take to dig out the slid
is hard to tell for the reason that a
fast as removed the rock on the sid
hill win slide, meaning an immens
amount of work before the work /
completed, hence the uncertainty of
week, ten days or more.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12
Thomas Walsh
Taken Suddenly III

LEADVILLE, Aug. 1l.-Thomas +
Walsh. the millionaire mining man,
left this city very sick man. Yes.
terday he arrived In Leadyille for the
purpose of examining some mining
property In which he is Interested
Walsh and several friends drove up
big Evans gulch. and while on the
way back the party was caught In a
heavy rainstorm. On arriving at the
hotel. Walsh was seized with a severe
chill and was at once placed under
the care OF a physician. He was sore,
what better when the train left for
Denver on tho Colorado Nidland,
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

doubt his place of burial Chief Whit;
Pigeon, or in the Indian language
"Wahbememe," probably was at tbs
/ time of his death about 30 years old
He is described as being of much light
eY complexion than others of his tribe
tall. athletic and an especially fleet
runner. He seems to have been q
splendid type of the American Indian
al his best. brave and chivalrous, with
high ideals of truth and honor. The
people of his tribe cherish his memory
with love and reverence. aseribing to
him all the best of Indian virtues, and
still pay occasional visits to his
grave
Many versions exist OF the story of
White Pigeons act of sacrifice; the
most trustworthy relates that the chief
v lie in the neighborhood of Detroit
i'' rned of an uprising among the In
dians and threatened attack upon
the settlement at this place, presumed.
IL by neighboring tribes. Immediately
he set worth to warn his friends of
the impending danger. The long jour.
ney taxed to the utmost his splendid
powers of endurance. Pausing for
neither food nor rest, he rushed on
until he reached the settlement and
told of what he had heard Then, his
mission accomplished, he sank so ex-
hausted that he soon died The little
Indian mound on the outskirts OF the
town finishes the story of one who
gave his life for the settlers he loved.
Lieutenant Governor Kelly of Mich.
gan delivered the address.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
BUYS NEW EQUIPMENT

PlTTSBURG. Aug. lin addition
TO the five million dollars In car or
ders last week by the Pennsylvania
Railroad company, the Pennsylvania
lines west of Plttsburg yesterday
awarded orders for approximately s3.-
100000 worth of freight equipment TO
the Standard Steel Car company and
the Cambria Steel company This
makes total of more than $1,000 900
expended this year by the Pennsyl-
vania system for freight equipment
alone.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12
YESTERDAYS BASEBALL.

American
Philadelphia 8. Detroit L.
Boston 3. Chicago 2.
New Yosf l. Cleveland A.
Washington /, st, Louis 2--12 in
nings.
National
Chicago s. Brooklyn G.
Pittsburg 2, Boston l-12 innings
St. Louis s. New York 6.
Cincinnati 8. Philadelphia 2
Western
Omaha 2. Sioux City Z.
Pueblo 10. Wichita 4.
Des Moines 10, Lincoln 3.
Denver s, Topeka Z.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12
Hospital for Fool
Automobile Racers

LAKE GENEVA, Wis, Aug. 11.--As
dent 10 Philip Swift. son of the mil.
lionaire packer OF Chicago, which
might easily have proved fatal for
want of facilities for an immediate op
GRAFTON, the colony Of millionaires own
ing summer homes around Lake Ge
neva has taken steps to build mod
ern and thoroughly appointed emer
gency hospital here. One hundred
thousand dollars already has been sub
scrtbsd.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

SPEAKERS
Delegates to Irrigation
Congress Listen to
Many Speeches

SPoKANE.AAug ll.-George Otis
Smith. directnf OF the United states
geological surYey, and Samuel II. Lea,
state englneeEof South Dakota, made
the principalHtonseryation arguments
IN the National Irrigation congress.
which continued today it's sessions in
the Spokane almory
Mr.. Smith SPOKE on the classified.
lion of puhlicklands and Mr. Lea on
Irrigation In South Dakota. In view
of the proximity Of western South Da.
Eo,a to The 'Had Lands" region. un.
usual Interest attaches 10 the latter's
address.
Howard Ellptt, president of the
Northern PaciHe railway ID. c. Hen.
ney, consulting engineer OF the United
States reclamation service. r. II. Girls.
void of Chicago, and William l.. Fin
ley. field agent Of the National Asso.
ciation of the. Audubon society. are
also scheduiedstu speak.
Secretary Ballinger of the interior
department wil address the congress
this afternoon fnd is expected to take
position against the government. IA
vorins private Enterprise in the recla-
nation of arid lands II Is doubtful
If there will neeur the expected clasp
between the factions.
Former Governor Pardee of Califor-
mia viii speak ON irrigation interests
Of the people-8 II Kibbey. former
governor of Arizona. will also be n
speaker this aAernoon.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12
Evelyn Thaw Speaks
Her Little Piece

NEW YORK. Aug. 11.-Evelyn Thaw
issued a statement declaring that
Thaw is trying to force her back on
the stage by cutting off her allowance
Harry ruined my chances as an act
ress," she says. And | could only
appear now as some kind of freak
to be stared at; and shan't."
Thaw issues signed statement de
claring he is sane He says Jerome
proved this at the trial.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

itOI1t'Oi[I, Mass, Aug. ia gale
IS blowlni .ere this morning. A yawl
from a cl iser upset and ten men
drowned. Others are being blown out
to sea
ROCKPORT, Mass, Aug lin
staggering around Cape Ann before a
westerly gale, loaded TO her gunwales
with anchors. the naval tug Nezinscot,
bound from Portsmouth for Boston.
capsized off Halibut Point, Cape Ann,
early today, carrying down four mem
bers of the crew The second officer.
the captains wife and her little boy
and four of the crew landed at Lanes.
vile and reported that CaptainEvans
the surgeon, the engineer and several
gearnen were drifting out to sea be
fore the gale on the life raft Has
an hour later a dozen fishing boat.
put out from here as well as the life
saving crews from Straightsmouth and
Gloucester. 10 try to rescue the men
adrift.
The Nezinscot left Portsmouth early
today with 4 cargo of anchors, an
ohor chains and searchlights for the
battleship Missouri. The tug was a
boat of free board and her cargo
brought her down until her decks were
nearly awash She was manned by
five officers and crew of ten men.
Captain Evans, who was in com
mand, halls from Quency, Mass, and
has been in charge of many battle
ships for the Fort River Shipbuilding
company during their trials on New
England coast. The westerly gale
Vas bs8wfne wnen the Nazinscot lett
Porthmouth, so Captain Evans hugged
the shore as far as Ipswich. Then he
headed across for Cape Ann. AS the
tug went off the shore she met rising
seas and began TO roll. Off Halibut
Point big sea bore the little boat
over until water flooded her engine
room and she became helpless.
Captain Evans ordered the single
boat carried to be lowered and put in
1t his wife and little boy and the
second officer Scarcely had the boat
touched the water when the Nezins-
cot lurched and plunged under the
waves. The captain. surgeon, engineer
and three or four of the crew managed
TO haul themselves aboard the life
Baft Then it was found that three of
the tugs men had gone down.
As the NeZinscot's boat was being
rowed toward shore the life raft was
driven seaward by the gale.
When the boat landed at Lanes
vile the second officer Immediately
notified the two life savings stations
ard nearby fishermen of the plight
OF those on the life raft. The com
mandant at Portsmouth was also in
formed of the accident and replied
that the tug NJ Mitchell Davis would
leave at once. An hour late the gale
was still blowing but the wind had
worked more to the northward which
the fishermen here said made 1t pos
sible that the raft would be blown
across Massachusetts bay and that
the men would be able to make
landing somewhere inside of Cape
Cod
The Nezinscot was attached to the
Portsmouth navy yard.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

Empire says many Alamosa cement
walks are crumbllng. probably lacking
cement. All persons laying cement
walks should be placed under good
bond for two years at least.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

Threshing has begun around Love.
land and the yield of wheat is said
to be immense. II is likely the price
Will soon be lower.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

Struck In the back by huge boul-
der while picnicking at Eldorado
Springs Sunday afternoon. Mrs. NJ
Schmidt, aged 3s, a Denver visitor
from ST. Louis, was perhaps fatally
injured. Mrs. Schmidt was sitting in
the shade Of cut-out In the mountain
side, with her two children and her
husband, when. without any warning,
a large rock above her gave way and
plunged downward, striking her full
in the back.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

Alamosa ball team lost the second
game at Trinidad to g. The Trini-
dad boys are fast set.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12


home, suicided Sunday with $4OO in
his pockets.
David Belasco, in selecting actors
and actresses for a new company re
jects all who have been divorced,
makes marriage requisite and also
prefers couples with large families.
The prosperity of the western farm
e,' has depleted the stock of diamonds
iE Maiden Lane. and the importing
houses there hurried their buyers
across the ocean to purchase new
supplies. Dealers say that the leth.
argy which began il the jewelry trade
two yeai ago, has been followed OF
late by SO great an increase in bust
ness that the trade is taken by sur
prise and that even the largest deal.
ers are finding 1t difficult to fill or.
ders for the higher grade of perfec.
stones. Although $4,000 900 worth o;
gems were imported into this country
last month. quantity five times gtea.-
er than the same month last year, the
dealers have been unable to fill or.
ders.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

The following from the Denver Re.
publican IL rather surprising; DE
spite the fact that one-fourth of the
counties of Colorado are legally dry
the annual report Of the United States
revenue collector for the past fiscal
year, Just completed. reveals some
startling figures Of HE Quantities of
intoxicants sold In the aforesaid dry
counties. as well ns showing that Colo
rado is using more whisky and beer
than ever before. Every dispenser OF
liquor in the state pays tax TO the
government. even though he may be
operating In violation Of The state laws
and the records Of the Denver office
OF the United States collector OF In.
ternal revenue for Colorado show that
Just as much liquor has been sold In
the dry territory Of the stale as
was sold prior TO the coming OF the
dry" waye. The annual report shows
that S7G7 ,495 was received In special
taxes for liquors and tobacco last
year. or this sum the largest amount
is for beer, the receipts amounting
to over S4i1,OOO. which are about the
same as those OF the year before
For wines and liquors ths tax val
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12
COLORADO NEWS

San Juan Pioneers meet at Alamosa
Sept 1916
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

A gain of 1i9 feet has been made
since the first Of August in the Cripple
Creek deep drainage tunnel Measure.
ments were taken Monday by Engi-
ncer T. II. Countrymnn. deputy United
States mineral surveyor. representing
the Cripple Creek Drainage and Tun-
mel company The total distance drly.
ell to date is 1894 feet. There re.
mains less than 5000 feet to be driven
to tap the main water course on Ba.
con hill
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12
TELEGRAPnIC NEWS

William OLeary, an old soldier,
aged 10, in the New Mexico soldiers
home. suicided Sunday with $4OO in
his pockets.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12
FINDS NEW DIPHTHeRIA CURE

BERLIN. Aug 1.-THE growing
prejudice In America. as In England
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12

loc. lse and ase sAe. poliaA q. NJ,
hams.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-12
GALE SINKS NAVAL
TUG NEAR BOSTON
Four Members Of the Crew Find Watery
Grave Captain and Others Drifting
Out to Sea on a Raft

RoCkPokT. Mass. Aug. 11.-A gale
Is blowiai l.ere this morning. A yawl
from a cl User upset and ten men
drowned. Others are being blown out
to sea