Semi-weekly herald., 1909-12-27
TELEGRAPHICNEWS

ported today. Such steps would clea
the situation and pave the way TO
secure government by eneral Estrada
BLuEFIELDS. Nicaragua, via Wire
less to Colon, Dec. 2S.-General,
Chamarro. Mena, Foros Diaz. Mau
tuty and Paecho Of the revolution
army pursuing the remnant of the gov
ernment army and expect TO engage
in battle near Chile. according tc
dispatches received here today. The
exact status of the situation at the
front is unobtainable. owing to the
fact that the reyolutionists are in con.
troll of the telegraph lines and that
messages must pass through the
hands of General Mena. While the
defea tof the government forces
at Rama in the engagement of Mon.
day and Tuesday was decisive. today
dl"patches indicate the number of can
tnred soldiers greatly overstate d yes.
teIday. a large part of Zelaya's force
is still in the field but its early cap.
ture or annihilation is confidently
predicted as they are outnumbered by
the revolutionists and the latter are
in far better fighting shape Over 300
wounded soldiers and several hundred
captives have been brought TO Blue
fields. The condition of the eaptiyes
is proof that the .gSssa'nldent soldiers
are in a badsway physically. Those
who have arrived here are sick and
half STAGED They say the whole army
is in tie same condition.
MEN YORK. Dec. 23.-According
to wireless reports from incoming lin
ers s5orm Of great magnitude is
pryailing upon the Atlantic. The
,isiatania, the St Paul the Mime.
onka and La Touraine are among the
westbound liners which have found
the weather very severe. They will
all reach New York behind schedule.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 2S.-He.
roic rescue work on the part of j.
Washington Johnson, a negro janitor,
saved the lives of score of persons
in the Rialto building, five-story
oiliceS structure at Ninth street and
Grand avenue, destroyed early today
by fire caused by gas explosion. The
loss is nearly half a million. John
son was sitting in his office in the
second story when the explosion oc-
cured. In a moment the building
began TO ill with smoke. Realizing
a number of physicians and medical
above, Johnson dashed up the hall
shouting, everybody out; building on
fire." When he started for the street
he learned Charles r. Minter, med
ical student who stopped on the fifth
floor. was still missing Without a
moments hesitation the ianiinr
rushed up stairs.
In the hall of the fifth floor here met
Minter. dazed, half choked cropping
his way in the darkness, directly oppo
site safety Taking the stifled man
ny lll' dl III Aht ltSlb lth nun
the smoke 10 the outside.
ALLISON, Colo, Dec. GA heavy
snow which began falling here last
night and continued throughout the
day, goes on record as the heaviest
snow since the town of Allison was
founded Heretofore stock has been
able to winter in good shape on the
open range in this vicinity, but it is
estimated that the present snowfall
which has reached a depth of is to
81 inches. will make many hardships
for stockmen and in all probability
cause serious loss to some. The tenn
perature continues high. however, and
the weather has not been severe
enough to cause much suffering to
unsheltered stock. No injury to fruit
trees has yet occurred and so far the
winter is considered favorable to gen
eral farming, the heavy SHOWS and
the freezing weather having a bene-
fetal effect on the soil, with the result
that unusually large crops are anti
cipated for next year.
MOUND CITY, Kan, Dec. 23.-Rob-
bers early today blew open the safe
of the state bank of Centeryille, near
here, and escaped with $500. One
of the robberss, the last to leave the
building was fired upon by Charles
Brown, president of the bank The
robber returned the fire and after a
fulisade OF shots drove Brownie cover
and escaped. Neither was wounded.
The interior of the bank was wrecked.
NEW YORK. Dec 23.--ln obeyance
to his last dying whisper that his fu-
neral be held Friday so that Bowery
denizens could attend without missing
their Christmas dinners, arrangements
are being made today for the funeral
of Alderman Timothy F. Sullivan
Little Tim" and will be had tomor
row. After lying for many hours IN
n state of coma, the Tammany lead
ers became conscious that before final
dissolution last night and whispered
to his cousin big Tim Sullivan al
his bedside: Il want the funeral OF
Friday, so the poor fellows of bowerN
-, .bo;- Chrietiuas dinner al