Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-05

efforts and gave up the battle. John
son was badly scratched in the en-
counter. although his son was unhurt.
LEAvENwORTH. Kans., April L.
1t took 200 United States soldiers 10
maintain order and to prevent prison
ers from escaping during the nre
which destroyed four buildings OF the
federal military prison here early To-
day., All the 800 prisoners were
marched out OF their cell houses when
Il seemed that the whole prison would
certainly be destroyed, and they were
under heavy military guard until the
fire WIS gotten under control. Then'
after some of the cell houses had cool
ed sufficiently, they marched pack
again.
The FIRE was discovered by SEN
try before midnight He fired MIS-
pistol and fire call was sound, and
the entire garrison at Fort LeaVeh'
| worth turned out. The Thirteenth III
fantry armed with rifles was thrown
around the entire prison.
The fire, which probably started In
the prison tailor shop gained rapid
| headway against the prison guards,
who were working with buckets and
small bose. The fire department at
] I.eayenworth answered an emergency
| call and Joined forces with the soldiers
| in battle against the flames.
The buildings were all burned. Al
noon today all signs of the panic are
over.
MARSEILLES, France, April l.
The French tank bark Jules Henry,
Captain Escoffler. In the oil trade be-
tween Philadelphia and Cette, blew
up today and was practically totally
wrecked. Twelve men of her crew
we're killed and many others wounded
The bark arrived at Cette March 22
from Philadelphia.
A representative of the Vertais
agency accompanied by the second Of
fyer, was inspecting the vessel at the
time of the, accident The two mer
had lust entered the tank hold wher
, there was tremendous explosion
The entire deck OF the bark was lifted
and the forward portion Of the shiI
was wrenched off.
Twenty men of the crew were a
work painting and repairing, wert
blown into the air. A great sheet o
I fire shot up from the vessel and In
few seconds she was enveloped II
, boring ships in the harbor, but 1t wa
. impossible for the small boats to ge
, close to the burning vessel.
Six burned and mutilated bodie
q have been recovered. A number o
. wounded men also have been brough
, to shore. Others are still missing
!. The second officer and the agency In
4 spector were thrown In the air by tn
n force of the explosion. They are still
N alive by cannot live.
a The Jules Henry discharged her cal
. go at Cette and arrived here Marc
81 with her tanks empty for inspe,
ton. 1t is presumed the oil left L
4 the tanks exploded.
a DENVER, April 1.--At the close G
h postoffice business last evening 1t wa
i, found that the million dollar mar
Il had been passed by $4,370, as tn
:, receipts for the fiscal year endin
a March 81, for the sale OF stamps an
n box rents amounted TO over a milliol
and four thousand dollars.
"We just got into the million dolla
, class" said Postmaster Paul ]. Sours
1T is a great satisfaction as 1t bring
Denver up to the twentieth postoffic,
/, ln the United States In the matter O
receipts"
WASHINGTON, April 2.-Under ,
bill introduced by Congressman Mar
tin of South Dakota, the secretary o
commerce and labor is authorized Il
establish In each state where minera
deposits are known to exist in com
, mercial quantities and where they will
resources, mining experiment sta
tion at which will be stationed ar
expert geologist and chemist. Theil
duties will be to examine and ASA,
all rock or earth submitted to then
by any citizen upon small charge
and explore their immediate minera
district. Depositors of such samples
must take oath, stating where and by
whom the sample was taken. The ge
ologist and chemist must make month
ly reports for the public.
CHICAGO. April 2-Twenty priests
members of the order OF St. Mary, had
narrow escape from suffocation las,
night when a fire broke out In the
dormitory where they were sleeping
All escaped without injury.
| WASHINGTON, April 1.-The sys
TEN OF fl ee trade which the Payne
tariff bills seek to establish between
the United States and the Philippines
would bring about grave consequences
to the Filipino government, according
to Pablo O'Campo De'Leon. resident
commission. In a speech on the tariff
bill In the house today. The. com
| miEginnar said ha vnfrah hn