Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-05
TELEeRApnle nRevlries.

During an engagement between
French troopa and Delham bandits In
French Cochin China, Captain petthu.
IL and ten mon were Killed and tween
~ wounded rhc bandits lost nfty
men killed and 100 wouudcd
The superintendentcy OF Chicago's
Chicago school authorities have
placed the seal OF condemnation on
secret societies IN the public schools.
William Lawson. ~ years of age,
was married in St L0uis Saturday 70
his seventh Wife The newlyweds viii
have TO care for fourteen living chill
dren, TO say nothing OF raft of grand
aud Wcntmand children
A. Baker president Of the Anti
saloon league OF America predicts
that The time Is not lar distant when
liquor VIII never again be SOLD us
beverage anywhere IN the world lie
places n docade as the limit at which
America win be dry. And Colorado,
of course he considers well on the
way toward prohibition now.
MIS- W. clark. wife OF the section
foreman, at Rock River. Wyo., and
her l0yearuld daughter. were fatally
burned in gasoline explosion In the
kitchen Of their home ana both died
in alew hours The Gre following the
explosion completely destroyed the
section house and contents Mrs.
Clark was Icing sasoline TO rid the
hcuge Of cocisroaches and the gas was
imiod from stove
Mrs. Annie Besant. priestess of The.
osophy and president of the Thoosophi
cal society, has arrived in New York
from abroad flushed with fresh en-
thuaiasn regarding her cult because OF
her recent interviews with ghosts. II
WAS a scourco OF considerable pride to
Mrs. 5eaaut lhat her headship Of the
society she represents has been nc
'newledged finally by the dlsembodied
spirits One Of thom has even made
an official complaint to her us to the
manner in which he rs being treated
Every big trust and corporation in
New York city subject to the nesy cor
poration tax of ! per cent, imposed
By the PnyneAldrich tariff bill, viii
nave TO submit It's books TO the ofa-
eial inspection OF negro when The
new BIZ becomes a law. lie IS Chaa.
W. Anderson. collector OF internal rev
enue in New York. who becomes by
1ho terms OF this law an miocrat who
VIII wicld tremendous powor over cor.
porations and wiz be empowered 10
delye INTO their seras Anderson. a
personal friend OF President Roose-
ycll, win bocomn the most conspicuous
figure in-tho tryou, OF The new law.
school system has fallen Into the
hands Of woman for The first time
IL It's history Nra. Ella tiaes Young,
principal Of the Chicago Normal school
since 1906 and an educator Of ma.
tiorhl reputation, was chosen to act
IL that capacity
The balioung of the mombers of
the Mincrs confederation OF Great
Britain TO decide wbeiher or not u
national strike should be declared in
support Of The sootilsh minors was
concluded Friday, aud resulted In 5IS.
2lG yotea Ia favor and only $3.50 yot
cd against.
Dispatches received from Polotsk
in the government of vi,ebsk, the opl,
city in Russia, aside from g. Peters
burg, where the cholera has made
much headway, say that tne city Is il
fnll panic. owing to The inefiiciencs
OF the sanitary administration and ths
shortage Of physicians
Emperor William has received an in
gitation engraved on gold piale TO .,
tend the fftieih anniversary of th,
Gesman Marksmen's associafion a
Gas Francisco and appointing hin
honorary member OF the association
It Il understood that u suitable &C
Acknowledgement viii be made In behai
OF his majesty.