Semi-weekly herald., 1909-03-11

EL fAoO, TEX, Mar. S.-El Gallo
a Spanish matador. who has Just com
pleted tour of the Mexican republi,
and is now en- route TO Spain, appear
ed yesterday in the Juarez arena. The
| third bull tossed the matador In the
air several times, but cl Gallo escaped
| with few minor bruises He was re
moved to the hospital but re-enered
the ring later and killed the fourth
bull.
| NEW YORK. Mar S.-One of the
most ambitious modern aerial projects
Is TO be announced by Joseph Brucker,
formerly commissioner to Germany for
the st. Louis Worlds fair. who, in co
operation with the Spanish govern
ment proposes TO send the first steer.
able airship across the Atlantic ocean.
Mr.. Brucker proposes to take advan-
| tage Of the trade winds which sweep
in southwesterly course from the
coast of Spain 10 the West Indies, and
10 have the airship follow the course
taken by Columbus when he sailed
to the shores of the new world in
1892.
The approval and cooperation of
King Alphonso OF Spain in undertake
ing is essential to the success. but
as the young king is enthusiastically
interested in the development of fly.
ing machines, Mr.. Brucker says he has
no doubt that he will have ample sup
port from that source. His airship
will start in June.
KANSAS CITY. Mar s.-A notable
decision in favor OF the railroads was
handed down today by Judge Smith
Mcpherson OF Red Oak, la, in the
United States district court in the 2
cent fare and maximum freight rate
cases involving eighteen Missouri
lines. The railroads contended that
The rates fixed by the statutes of the
state We're not remuneratiye but con
tiscatory and asked that enforcement
of statutes be enjoined. The state
brought proceedings to have them en-.
forced.
CHICAGO, Mar. S.---Hugh Hopkins,
son of j. j. Hopkins. superintendent
of stations of the South Side Elevated
railroad, was found slain early today,
in doorway on Wentworth avenue,
after John Lattera, a bartender, had
reported to the police by telephone,
that he had exchanged shots with a
hold-up man in South Side saloon.
Lattera is detained by the authorities
pending an investigation of his story
He says he pounded on the door of
the saloon after closing hours and
when the door was opened drew re
volver and fired. Lattera returned the
fire and Hopkins fled. His body was
found block from the scene of the
shooting.
WASHINGTON, Mar. S.-Command-
er James II. Reid u S. ~, yesterday
leaped from the second story window
of the naval hospital, and was fatally
injured. Lieut.. Reid sent his nurse
from the room to procure a glass of
water. The attendant had hardly left
the ward before the officer had barri
caded the door. Then selling n heavy
oak table. he jammed it against the
window sash, tearing 1t from It's fast
enings. Reid took a running jump
and dived headlong from the window
He is insane.
LONG BEACH, Mar. S.-Five thou
sand people saw Jean Savage. an anna
teur aeronaut, ascend from the beach
in a fierce wind which at times threat.
ened to careen his balloon and they
watch him as he drifted over the
ocean. He did not cut loose until he
was $500 feet high. The balloon. re
lieved of his weight, turned over and
shot down into the sea where 1t was
picked up by launch.
savage, IN his efforts to land safe
ly, swung his parachute at dangerous
angles and at times spectators held
their breath, as the particularly strong
breeze impelled him. He finally land
ed in the breakers, releasing his hold
Ou thN
tide and was carried out 10 sea and
sank before a launch could reach It,
NEW YORK, Mar. S.-What pur
ports to be the views of Theodore
Roosevelt of the attitude OF the United
States concerning Hayt as expressed
during his incumbency on Dec. A, Is
contained today in a special cable dis
patch TO the Herald from Kingston
Jamaica, quoting a letter which Mr..
Roosevelt wrote TO Sir Harry Johnson.
the British traveller and scientist, in
cident to the negro question. In the
letter Mr.. Roosevelt is quoted in part
as follows with reference to the re-
cent trouble in the black republic:
Il do not think we shall intervene
in Hayti OF course we ought to, but
this people of ours simply do not
understand how things are outside OF
our own boundaries. OF course. do
not desire to act unless ] can gel
the bulk of our people TO understand
the situation and TO back up the ac
tion, an" to do that | have to give