Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-25
TELEGRAPHIc NEWS

resikueu- lueiI httioh Wus "Aho"">Ss'
this afternoon. and came as the re
sult of the increasing pressure OF op-
position which was most emphaticaily
expressed in the cortes yesterday aft
eruoon a, which time Morei Y. Pen
dereast, leader of the opposition and
membcr who repeatedly attacked the
Mana regime. renewed his bitter at
tack in most bitter speech.
The effect OF the resignation OF the
cabinet can not yet be accurately esti-
mated but 1t is taken for granted that
the king will place in the premiership
a member OF the faction that is op-
posed to AIaura.
General Weyler. known as Butcher
Weyler.- and infamous for his re-
voting atrocities in Cuba prior to the
Spanish-American war, is prominently
mentioned for premier. Weyler re
Gently has been quite successful in in
gratiating himself with the king and
1t is said his majesty regards the
general as The embodiment of these
characteristics which is now most
needed In the man at the Helm.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 21.--The army
Of the unemployed In Great Britain
has grown steadily and now has reach
ed proportions that cause the govern
ment great uneasiness.
In "A special report John l.. Griffiths
United States consul general at Lon
don, gives extracts from special
statement just issued by the royal COM
mission in the poor law and relief of
distress.
The commission declares that dur
ing the fiscal year the number OF
those without work and who sought
governmental aid total thirty-one per
sons in every 1000 Of the population,
while in the fiscal year proceeding
only fourteen out of each 1000 made
application for assistance.
The destitution and absence of work
is not confined to London but is gen
eral in practically all the manufac.
turing cities and towns OF the United
Kingdom. Consul OF the chase OF
Leeds reports in that city registra-
ton last month during the first two
days the books were opened broke all
records since the unemployed act vas
put in force. A striking feature of
the situation is that the men seek
ing work are fore the most part In
the prime of life. only 3 per cent be-
ing either under 20 years or more than
60 years of age.
LONDON. Oct 2i.--Dispatches from
Calcutta today say that 10000 persons
lost their lives In the storm which
swept over East Bengal Monday. De-
tails are meager as communications
are just beginning to be restored and
The wind ragged with cyclonic fury
completely wrecking the town of Goa
landa. at the junction OF the main
channels of the Ganges and Brahma-
riira. 100 miles from Calcutta. The
loss is particularly heaven among the
river crafts. The Flimsy native boats,
with which the Ganges swarms, were
lost In scores. Several steamers also
sunk. The loss of life was occasioned
mainly by the collapse of houses and
temples in to the towns and villages
and river wrecks.
CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-Mrs G. F. En-
mis-. wife of the judge of the high court
of appeals of Ntebbe Uganda. British
East Africa. leaves Chicago Wednes.
day on a trip to the other side Of the
world. 10000 miles. that. she may ar
rive there In time to act as hostess to
Colonel Roosevelt and Kermit at her
home.
Mrs. Ennis arrived here last night
after month of travelling to spend a
week with her mother and sisters.
This is the first vis& Mrs. Ennis~has
made to her relatively Chicago since
her marriage in 19O4%
DENVER. Oct. 2i,-The state board
of equalization met this morning with.
out Governor Shafroth and heard tes-
timony In the matter of P. L. Sanchez
county assessor of Huerfano county
accused of assessing property In tripli-
cate. and not assessing other property,
will report its findings to Governor
Shafrolh today. They find Sanchez gull
ty of wilfnl omission and recommend
the removal of the delinquent assessor.
KANSAS CITY. Oct 2l.-Blood-
hounds fresh on the trail OF man
suspected of the murder of Alonzo
Van Royen, his wife and sister-in-law,
Miss Rosa Mcmahon, five miles west
OF Kansas City late yesterday, are
rapidly approaching this city today.
This the police believe affords the.
ory that the murderer came here after
committing the crime.
The women were found dead in the
kitchen of their home yesterday The
police suspected the husband OF the
crime and began search for him,
Late last night his body was founo
three hundred yards from the house,