Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-22
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GRANADA, Spain. Feb. lS.-There
was an outbreak of rioting here today
over the question of collection of du-
ties on foodstuffs brought into this
city, in which two persons were killed
and five wounded
RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 1S.-Advices
from Pinehurst. N. c.. a winter resort,
are to the effect that the office of the
express company at that place had
been broken open and robbed of dia-
monds and jewelry valued at approx,
maiely 100000 on the night of Feb. 8.
The jewelry had been sent for inspec-
tion and the approval of various
wealthy northerns wintering at Pine
hurst by New York and Chicago con
Germs.
There Is said to be little or no trace
of the perpetrators. The express com
pany and detectives who have been
put on the case said they had made
every effort to keep the fact that the
robbery had been committed from leak
ing out. In this effort they were sue
cessful until they found it necessary
TO ask the assistance of the police of
other cities in running down the
thieves.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-Mrs, Amelia
Zsittinik, who, with her S-year-old
daughter, was taken to Bellevue hos
pital, suffering from fearful yitrol and
fire burns on the face and body, which
she said were inflicted by her hus-
band, expired yesterday. The child
will probably recover and she has not
been told of the death of her mother.
The father has not been seen since the
act was committed last Saturday
ST. LOUIS. Feb, 1S.-A decree OF
divorce with alimony of $4,000 a year
and the custody of her son was for
warded Mrs. William J. Lemp, Jr, by
| Judge George Hitchcock of the circuit
court here today. The decision follow
ed The sensational trial which lasted
| more than a week and closed Tuesday
LONDON, Feb. 1S.--Tbe suffagettes
failed today in their attempt to pre-
sent to Premier Asquith the resolu
| ton adopted at yesterdays meeting OF
the Woman's Freedom league, declar
| ing for continuation OF the militant
| propaganda for suffrage They first
| attempted 10 march in procession. but
! Il, hx he ica
mingled with crowd of the curious
who had gathered TO witness the
scene, ana sauntered singly towards
Downing street.
The police, however, had completely
| blocked all entrances to the thorough
J fare and twenty or more of the mill
| tant suffragettes who tried to breal
through the lines were arrested. charg
ed with interfering with the police.
| There was a scene of great disorder
and the women time and again threw
themselves valiantly against the dou
BILE line of police only to be forced
back, or If unusually persistent. wer,
| handed over to constables, who march
cd them off to the police station annie
cheers, hoots and Kisses from tn,
| tbrong. The women who we're taker
| into custody were later arraigned II
police court. They refused to pay
the fines imposed, and all sent to pris
on for terms varying from a fortnight
to month,
ION BOARD BATTLESHIP CON
NECTICuT-via wireless) Feb. 49,
The battleship fleet is 93S miles OF
Cape Henry at o'clock in good wealth
er. Rear Admiral Arnold's squadron
| composed of the Maine. New Hamp
shire, Idaho, Mississippi and Salem
| joined the fleet at noon today. Thei
smoke was sighted on the port bow a
10 o'clock this morning. They cam,
on In formation line abreast one mil,
distance. All hands on board Rea,
Admiral Sperry's squadron were clost
observers of the newcomers and glat
once more to see the Maine, which
left the fleet at San Francisco.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-Crazed at the
thought of Anna Wisgent becoming
The wife of another, Anton Tunani,
killed himself last night after firinl
several shots at the girl and hel
father. Anna, who had refused tc
marry Tunanis, was shot in the head
and seriously wounded 1t is believed
she cannot recover.
According TO the story told by Wis
gent his daughter and Tunanis had
been keeping company for some time
Tuuanis was an ardent wooer, and had
tried to induce the girl to elope with
him. Her father objected to her be
coming the wife of Tunanis on accoun;
OF the youth of the pair. and told the
suitor to wait awhile Tunanis came
to the house and for two hours plead
ed his suit. He had heard rumors that
the girl looked with favor on another
young man and he said he would kill
her and himself too, before he would
allow her TO be the wife of anyone
else. The shooting followed.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.-In the