Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-22
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS

mystery of the attack upon John Tay-
lor and j. w Shepperd, two broth
efs, and the supposed assault upon the
formers 13-year-old daughte Ebby, in
their home early Friday morning.
which resulted in the death of the two
men, has been solved.
The girl contested to County Attor.
ney Burns that She beat both men
with an AK because they had whipped
her. The girl under examination. told
the county attorney that her father
and uncle had whipped hec many times
and that, arising durins the night. she
got an AK with whicn she beat Them
into insensibiity When the two nm
were found Friday morning the girl
related story of an attack by q
strange man. County Attorney Burns
ordered the release of Walter Cassidy
a young man who had been suspected
of the crime. The girl is said to be
feeble minded.
NEW YORK, Sept 19.-Charles II.
Heike. former secretary and treasurer
of the American Sugar Refining com
pany today, was sentenced to eight
months imprisonment in Blackwells
island and fined $4,000 by Federal
Judge Martin. Heike was convicted
in the recent sugar fraud cases. Judge
Martin granted stay pending an
appeal and reduced Heikes bail to
$4,000.
EMPORIA, Va, Sept. 19-One man
beheaded, another had his head crush
ed into shapeless man and three
others We're badly mangled at the saw
mill of the Camp Manufacturing com
pany at Arringdale, near here, today.
when a negro workman pulled the
lever OF the carriage the wrong way
and knocked five workmen into the
maelstrom of whirling teeth.
BRIG, Switzerland, Sept. 19.-
Though the weather is unpropitous for
the bold undertaking, Henry Wey-
mann, an American. and George Cha.
vez, a Peruvian, attempted to cross
the Alps in an aeroplane flight from
Milan, Italy, today. Weymann and
Chavez made an early start, but a
fierce gale forced them to descend
Within two hours the wind had sub
sided and the men Immediately launch
their machines again. During the night
a stiff breeze was blowing in Simplon
pass and the mountain peaks were
hidden in dense fog. There seemed
little prospect that the competition
would begin today. However, after
daylight the wind had moderated, and
although 1t was still cloudy, the intrep-
i'd Chavez and Weymann decided to
risk a flight
RUTLAND, Vt, Sept 19-In
boarding house here. dependent on in.
frequent charity neighbors and at
times without even enough to eat, the
aged Countess Nicholas, daughter of
Sir James Dawson and cousin of Ewart
The countess, who. as the wife of the
heir presumptive to the throne OF
Greece, seemed destined to the royal
palace. is spending her last days Grip
pied, penniless and friendless. Half a
dozen years ago the last vestiges OF
splendor in which the countess once
lived disappeared.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Sept. 19-Encour-
aged by the recent victories in Wis
consin and Michigan. the insurgent
Republicans of Minnesota are hopeful
that when the returns of the congress
sional primaries in this state tomor-
row are counted it will be found that
all of the Republican nominees are of
their way of thinking when it comes
to the tariff, Cannonism and other is
sues on which they differ from the
standpatters. The insurgents have
made hard fight of it, but unbiased
opinion inclines to the belief that they
have made II in vain so far as the chief
object of their assault is concerned.
1t is upon Representative James A.
Tawney of the First district that the
fire of the insurgents has been cen
tered. Tawney is one of the most
prominent men in congress. AS chair
man of the committee on appropria.
tions, he has been one of the leaders
of the Cannon organization and will
probably be a candidate for speaker if
he is reelected. He is vice chairman
of the Republican congressional COM
mittee. He was the only Minnesota
congressman who did not turn insur-
gent when the tariff bill was pending
and it was in the hope of Saving his
face" at home when President Taft
journeyed to Winona, Tawney's home
town, and spoke in his behalf last
spring.
Sydney Anderson, young attorney
OF Lanesboro. is the choice of the in
surgents for Tawney's seat While the
latter undoubtedly faces the most diff
cult political campaign of his career.
his friends are confident that the pres
uge, organization and personal popu'
larity will combine to give him vic
tory over his almost unknown young
opponent. On the other hand, the op-
position finds much encouragement in