Semi-weekly herald., 1910-10-17
that it is unsafe to venture out

hHi W Eoi Il ILL.,, OCl. l4.-Raln ana
windstorms swept this city through.
out the night and continued this morn.
ing, the wind coming from the south
east and accompanied by falling ba.
rometer. According to the weather
forecaster the tropical storm center.
ed in the Yucatan channel. The Mi.
ami which sailed from Knights Key
yesterday afternon in the storm, ar
rived here at 10 o'clock last night
after a terrible trip. The storm is
raging today.
HAVANA, Cuba, Oct. 14.-A severe
cyclone is raging about Cuba this
morning, being particularly severe In
the Santa Clara. Matanzas, Havana
and Pinar del Rio provinces. Ship
ping is held in port, the captains be-
ing afraid to take out their vessels.
CHICAGO. Oct. l3-Having put his
home in order for the return OF his
wife and young son, Maurice C. Lang.
lawyer and former justice, five hours
before he expected his wife to arrive
from a summers visit to the country,
put the canary in an adjoining room,
locked himself in the kitchen of his
home and committed suicide by turn.
ing on seven gas jets.
Lang had taken notes while he was
waiting for the gas to take effect.
The first one read: Il am done. No
hard feelings against any one"
According to his friends and neigh.
bors, Lang for several weeks had been
talking of suicide. not in threaten.
ing manner but in cool, philosophi.
cal way. He complained that he was
tired and needed rest.
DENVER, Oct. 14.-If the direct pri-
mary bill is passed by both houses to
day, as declared by the leaders, the
| extra session Uf the legislature is ex.
pected to adjourn before midnight Sat.
urday.
There are some members in the
house who declare they will vote
against the adoption of the conference
committees report, but unless they
adopt strength their opposition will
not avail
MIRAMONTE, Colo, Oct. 14--Fol.
lowing the disclosures made yesterday
to the effect that the forest fire on
Sheep mountain was started by per.
sons seeking to destroy the property
for revenge, comes a charge this morn.
ing that the same parties are applying
the torch in new localities.
Late yesterday afternoon and last
night flames broke out in half a dozen
different places.
ii. II. Schwartz timber cruiser, re.
ported this to Chief McEniry of the
Colorado division OF the United States
land office in Denver this morning and
has orders to shoot the firebug on
sight.
The main body of the fire which
already has swept over thirty square
miles of timber land and caused up.
wards of 100000 damage is well un.
der control, but the smaller fires are
giving the government officers In
| charge of the fire fighting much trou-
BILE.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Oct. IA
freight train on the Grand Rapids and
Indiana railroad dashed into work
| train at Portland, Ind, this morning
killing six men and injurIng many.
nE'NNER IA - do
the body of Judge Steele was removed
from the house to the capitol where
| il will lie in state from 10 O'Clock
The catafalque was placed III the ro
tunda, just outside the west arch and
Z Detail of sergeant ini six men
from. Company X First regiment Colo
rado National .y1aids, formed the mill.
tary guard of honor. The public is
admitted at the south entrance OF
the building and pass before the bier
Ind out at the north entrance. The
interior of the capitol is draped in
mourning and the arch unde: which
the body l.cs is banked with palms.
A great crowd visited the dead jurist
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE Aero
nautical society has awarded its gold
aviation medal TO Mrs L. Frank
Raishe OF New York, who recently
made successful flights for distances
in an aeroplane partly of her own In.
vention. She is The first woman 10
receive recognition from the society
NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-Special dep.
uty United States marshals are today
on guard in the Fifth avenue art gal.
lery OF Duyeen Bros. while others are
carefully watching the books and pa
pers of the firm seized by federal
agents in last evenings spectacular
raid.
The brothers of the firm, Benjamin
Duveen, the senior partner, and Henry
j. Duveen, one of the founders, are
under bonds of $4,000 to appear be.
fore Commissioner Shields next Mon.
day to answer to the allegation OF
conspiracy to defraud the United
States by means of differentiation OF
works of art imported, of presenting
fraudulent invoices and Of eyading du.