Semi-weekly herald., 1910-01-10

IoE SOME lime, anu the pecuilaE udtuIt
OF the resent injury is such that his
phyeician did not feel justified in stat
ting stating how soon he would re.
cover.
| WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.--Coning
over from yesterday. several resolu'
tons Of investigation were before the
senate when that body met at noon
today. Probing of the AFFAIRS OF the
interior department and the bureau OF
forestry involved in measure In.
troduced by Senator Jones of Wash.
ington, in view OF the charges made
by i. X. CLAWS against Secretary Bal,
linger and others. The senate has to
decide the form which Its resolution
will take to accomplish this purpose
1t is expected that investigations into
the causes OF the high prices of food
products might also be con
sidered in connection with the resoln.
tion offered by Senator Elkins. When
the house met today the army appro.
prIation bill was taken up for con
sideration.
| WASHINGTON. Jan. 6.--Huntlng.
ton Wilson. assist ant secretary OF
state, fell on an Icy pavement as he
stepped from his automobile last
night. and cui bis face so badly that
he was taken to his home under a
| physicians care. Mrs. wilson also
| fol1 1,ut nm tytra ha t,,,.
was not in the hest of health and the
| effects OF the shock are feared.
BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, via New
| Orleans, La. Jan. THE readiness of
the American warship TO cope with the
| unexpected is shown here in many
| ways, but in particular by the estab-
| lishment OF Camp Niblack. where
Paymaster Neal Farwel of the gun
boat Tacoma, is feeding 400 prison
ers, who were taken at the battle of
| Recreo, and In n style undreamed of
In their native bush When II sud
| denly was decided by Thomas p Mof-
fat. the American consul, that the in
crease OF the towns population by
| l 400 of the dirtiest human beings in
the world endangered the health of
the Americans. "El Blur was chosen
as camp for them. There is no EN-
barrassment In housing and guarding
the prisoners. They habitually sleep
| Chrlsrendom could not drive them
| from the smell Of the savory pot. The
latter had to be provided, however,
and the Americans in the five hours
given them for preparation were equal
to the task. They made meals out of
canned goods and the prisoners had
the first good food they had had In
Ave weeks.
! HELENA, Mont, Jan. IA question
which is being asked and which the
| Northern Pacific officials would like
very much to answer, although for the
past thirty-sIx hours they have not
been able to do so, is: Where is yes
terday's passenger train No. 8, and
where is today's No. 372 Also. where
is the big roatry snow plow which
went out from Livingstone early yes
terday morning to rescue No 8? And
where is the engine which was sent
out last night to find the snow plow?
Only general answers are being given.
Stuck In snow drifts somewhere be.
tween Livingston and Columbus"
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 7.-Blocked
by storms which shattered all train
schedules Ogden Mills has been racing
with time TO reach the family home
in Millbrae today before the hour set
for the funeral services of his father,
D. o. Mills, and every resource Of the
Southern Pacific has been placed at
his command. Owing to the late ar
rival OF the Overland in Sacramento,
a special train was arranged, whereby
Mr.. Mills will be hurried to the family
home by way Of San Jose. The special
left Sacramento early this morning
and will reach Millbrae. where Mr..
law Reid some time this afternoon.
The funeral will be held this after.
noon. The funeral will be held this
afternoon. The Right Rev. William
Ford Nichols, Bishop of California, and
Rev. Mr. Galloway, whose church Mr.
Mills attended, will ofiiciate.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.-Senator
Guggenheim has offered an amend
ment to the Indian appropriation bill
which provides for the transfer to
the state of Colorado on or prior 10
July /. 1911, of the Indian school prop
er,y at Grand Junction and Fort Lew
is, Colo Pending such transfer, the
amendment provides for an appropri
alton of s33.i0O for Grand Junction
and $4,000 for Fort Lewis schools for
the care and education OF 200 Indian
pupils al each institution. Guggen
helm also introduced bill providing
for the creation OF a national park in
Mesa county.
CHICAGO. Jan. 7.-Chicago got a
sensation today when it learned that
number OF property owners insured
their property against bomb explosions
that have become so popular recently
4. 4.