Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-28

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demonstrated today by the ihongs of
policemen that guarded the ex-presi.
dent from the moment his train ar.
rived until the khedive's royal carriage
had deposited him Mt the doors of the
Sheppards hotel.
Colonel Roosevelt's speeches at
Khari onm and Assouan. In which he
pleaded for native cooperation with
the British authorities, have aroused
the resentment of the nationalists, and
in view of the recent assassination of
Bontros Pashah. the premier. the gov
crnment has decided that every pre-.
caution win be taken 10 guard the
ex-president
The newspaper organs of the nation.
ASSISTS are filed with editorials and
open letters today advising Mr.. Roose-
Welt not to repeat the advice here he
gave TO the Soudanese. The newspa.
pers contain no threats, but the seri.
ousness of the situation may easily be
read between the lines.
CAIRO, Egypt, Mar. 25.-Theodore
Roosevelt upset the plans of the gov
ernment today by absolutely refusing
the protection o. a guard Never,he-
less, because the radical nationalists
have been angered by Mr.. Roosevelt's
structures on their aims and methods.
the authorities are taking no chances
OF an attack or demonstration, and
unknown to the former president. he
is never out of sight OF the secret
police agents. Colonel Harvey. chief
of the Cairo police, cooperating with
the government police. arranged to-
day to have a strong force mingle in
every crowd that follows Mr.. Roose.
welt, and In spite of the latters demo
cratic attitude, he is strongly guarded,
though not as well guarded as the au-
thorities wish.
To-day Mrs. Grover Cleveland and
Mrs. Roosevelt met, and will travel
together
HAMBURG, Mar. 24.-The Norwe.
gian steamer Dixi foundered off Cux.
haven today. Her crew of fifteen
drowned.
LAMAR, Colo. Mar. "a. Seated
peacefully at the open fireplace with
her two young children playing AT her
knee, Mrs. Edward Bench was sur
prised by two armed thugs, who stole |
into her home on the outskirts OF the |
city last night and after being beaten
unconscious, she, with her children,
was dragged into closet, locked in. |
side. when the pair ransacked the
house and carried away two thousand
dollars.
She Is tho wife of an irrigation work.
er well known in Lamar. The husband
was at work on an irrigation project
southeast of town. The couple had
no faith in banks. and the money,
the savings of many years of hard,
faithful toll, was hidden in the house.
1t was in gold coin. done into one
package.
Two suspects were taken this morn.
ing.
NAPLES, Mar. 24.-Messases re.
oeived from the vicinity of Mount
Aetna, which again is in eruption from
n new crater at Valta ST. Gacomo.
between CASTILLO and Albanelli. state
that The danger zone is rapidly spread
ing.
Heavy damage has been done to
farm lands. and the in.
N: hit
streams of lava. Nearly all
the inhabitants of the district have
left their homes, and are now camp-
ing in the open fields They are afraid
OF earthquakes which invariably fol.
low eruptions of the mountain. Slight
here have been felt from
time TO time, but have been inoonse
queniial. So far as known. no lives
have been lost as the Inhabitants had
plenty OF lime TO leave the vicinity OF
the erupting crater before the lava
over the apex.
cATANIA, Sicily, Mar. 25.-Thon.
sands of people, rendered homeless by
the new eruption OF Mount Aetna,
which bids fair to be the most de.
str.iciive OF modern times, are fleeing
toward Catania today. the scene rival.
Ing that OF fifteen months ago, when
This city became the refuge of many OF
Messina's earthquake sufferers.
With characteristic religious zeal
he people first tried to check the flow
oi lava by the interposition of holy
images and relics.
The eruption increased in violence
oday, six new craters opening In the
ode of the mountain. A stream Of
molten lava fifty feet deep and half
nile wide Is now sweeping down on
he southern slope Of the mountain
i the rate OF 1.300 feet an hour. 1t ,
lready has covered nine miles of the ,
lope and destroyed either in part or
fiiole the villages of Borello, Belpasso.
an Leo, Rinazzi. Copello and Alba.
clio Nicolosi escaped destruction Z
trough the fact that the town is shut
by hills. Lava surrounds the hills, a
I'D most OF the people OF the town @
i've fled. L.,