Semi-weekly herald., 1910-04-25
is in the perfect physical condition of
a trained athlete. Nothing sensational

TERRE HAUTE, April 22.-Three
men were killed and eight fatally in.
jured when train of empty express
cars on The Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chi
cago and ST. Louis railroad struck a
defective switch and ran into car oi
a construction crew on the siding al
Sanford. Ind, early today. The dead
are II. Driseoll. l.. b. Donnelly, engi
neer. and r. f. Ely, Mattoon, Ills. Fa-
tally injured: Conductor H. l.. Ship
man, indianapolis. Driscoll and Don
nelly, who were killed, and all the men
injured except Shipman, were mem
bers of the construction crew and
were asleep in their car when it was
crushed
REDDING. Conn, April 22.-NIark
Twain is dead. Samuel Langhof1i
clemens probably the best known and
best loved OF recent American authors
died al $50 last night The end was
expected The famous humorist had
been critically Ill of angina pectoris
and for several days his death had
been imminent
Tomorrow morning the body OF the
Master OF Stormfield will be placed
aboard the express train at Redding
which will make an especial stop, and
be taken to New York where short
memorial services win be held al the
Presbyterian church at Thirty-seyenth
street and Fiftieth avenue OF which
the Rev. Mr.. Henry Vandyke is min
lister. This was the plan of the fam
lily when Bigelow Payne, Mr.. Clemens
secretary, left for New York 10 com
plete funeral arrangements. Accord
ing to Ossip Gabrilowitsch the hui
morist's son-in-law, DR.. Van Dyke, who
has been one of the familys closest
friends. will officiate. Gabrilowitsch
said the services will be very brief
and not in the nature Of public me.
mortal, although the public would be
invited to attend. Arrangements for
the funeral al Elmra will not be com.
pleted until late this evening
The body will be taken to Elmira
late tomorrow evening after memorial
services in New York and the burial
will be Sunday in the family plot. in
which already lie the humoIist's wife,
his daughters. Susan and Jean, and
his infant song Langhorn.
Messages OF sympathy from all over
the country poured in upon the family
today.
HANKOW, China. April 22.-The
situation in Human province is report
ed critical. with women and children
fleeing for their lives from Changsha.
the capital. number of villages near
the city being burned by native mobs
The country is placarded with
threats TO kill all foreigners This is
the news brought by missionary refu.
gees who arrived here today from
Chanesha and nearby stations. Many
of them had Travelled thirty miles on
foot and reached the Yangtse Kiane
river in rags. Their houses had been
burned and they lost all their personal
effects. The missionaries stated that
gunboats in the river have their guns
trained upon Changsha and nearby
points and have afforded refuge for
many foreigners.
Three thousand Chinese imperial sol
diers occupying the stragetic points of
the capital and detachments are being
hurried to outlying districts where riot
ing is reported and many Chinese have
been killed. In one instance techni-
cal school of thirty students were burn
ed to death.
AMSTERDAM. Ohio. April 22.-The
bodies of six miners were recovered
this morning from the Amsterdam
mine of the Youghiogheny and Ohio
Coal company, where nineteen men
were entrapped last night by an ex.
plosion of gas followed by fire. The
other twelve have not been rescued
Men of the night shift We're working
red. 1t was known there was gas in
the mine and the men were ordered to
take extra precautions. The belief is
that miners lamp went out and that
contrary to orders he struck a match
to relight it. The explosion awoke The
whole village and sheet of flame
leaped from the hillside. Miners work.
ing in the mine were blown out 10
he hpple where they fell uncons cious
Several were badly burned Fire pre-.
vented eager rescuers making a hasty
descent but the men formed fire
brigade and fought the blaze for sev.
eral hours. The wives and children of
the imprisoned miners Joined the
crown and force was employed to
prevent panic.
LEANENWORTH. Kans., April %.
Frank Grigmarl and Theodore Muir.
derek, two of the ex-convicts who es.
capped from the federal prison yester.
day, are still at large this morning.
Twenty-Five armed guards and 200
men are searching the country. A
big reward is offered.
FRESNO. Cal. April 22.-Rev. DIR.
A. V. Shields, superintendent of ST.
l4uke's hospital of San Francisco and