Semi-weekly herald., 1910-10-20

cool of the night these balloons wer,
sailing at a height of about 500 feet
and at an estimated speed Of twenty
| five miles an hour. Their names are
not discernable. Their height and
speed is certain to be increased as the
rising sun warns the gas.
The American passed over Winches
ter, ILL.,, at 0 o'clock.
The Swiss balloon Aura pissed over
Hillyiew. Ill, eight biles from st
Louis at $50.
Seven of the bags punched last ev.
ening as they passed over the Missis.
sippi river As the balloons went IN
yesterday afternoon they headed TO
the west, quickly turning into a north.
ern course as the upper air currents
were reached.
The weather bureau today reports
wind from the south through the up.
per Mississippi river district with fair
conditions.
All balloons are flying fast at 10
o'clock this morning except Won Phul
who is out of the race.
CHICAGO, Oct, 1S.-Probably more
capital Will be represented at ban.
quet here tonight than at any gath.
ering in Chicago before, when the
United States Steel corporation will
have as its guests members of the
American Iron and Steel institute. The
delegation, 16o in all, is headed by
George w Perkins, the personal rep.
rosentatlve of j. Pierpont Morgan; Il.
II. Gary, chairman OF the executive
board, and w. L. Corey. president of
the United States Steel corporation.
England, Belgium, Germany, France
and Austria have multi-millionaire rep
resentatives in the party.
CHICAGO, Oct. Members of
the American Meat Packers associa.
ton, now in session here, declare the
cost Of living is being reduced and
people of Chicago are so anxious to
learn more about il that offers Of 800
quet of packers tonight. The banquet
at the Congress hotel viii be an elab.
crate affair, the room being decorated
to represent tropical scene.
The only sad feature OF the pack
ers' meeting was brought out by Presl.
dent Rohe yesterday. lie said that
owing to the high prices of livestock
the packers had been carrying on their
business without profit the last year.
Recent reports indicate, however,
that hogs will be plentiful and the
corn crop large" said President Robe
This will allow consumers to have
their wants supplied at very much
reduced prices and permit packers to
run their plants on paying basis
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Oct 1S-Game OF
ali kinds is so plentiful in southern
Arizona and Sonora, Mexico, that the
Aormons of Colonia Morales are offer
Ing rewards for the killing of quail
which are devouring crops. Hunters
are killing thousands of quaIl aud
ducks in the Mosquito range and
marshes of San Pedro valley.
CHICAGO. Oct. 1S.-James r. Hara.
han will retire as president of the
Illinois Central railroad about Jan. /
1911. according to persons closely con
nected with the railroad. Harahan will
then be elected chairman of the board
OF directors.
At that time Haraban will be 10
years old and will be retired automat.
ically under the rules OF the com.
pany's pension system which applies
to officials and employees alike. At the
annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the road today Harahan was reelected
a director.
PUEBLO, Oct. 1S.-Mike Smisje, an
Austrian steel worker was shot In the
head and fatally wounded in Bohemia
avenue last night. He was removed
Immediately by those who were re.
sponsible for his injuries and secreted
In an upstairs bedroom in Market ave,
nue., several blocks from the scene OF
the trouble. There he was found
bleeding and unconscious by the po-
lice three hours later.
He revived at the hospital and then
accused Mike Crouch, another Aus.
trian of the shooting. Crouch was ar.
rested this morning. He also is badly
injured and claims he was hit on the
head with an ak.
The shooting is said to have follow
ed disturbance in boarding house
The police had great difficulty In
learning the true facts in the case.
LONDON, Oct. 18.-StandIng alone
in the prisoners docke in Old Bailey,
facing the Judge and court with cool
assurance, DR.. ii. II. Crippcn today
entered a plea of not guilty to the
charge of numbering his wife, Belle
Elmore, the music hall singer, whose
dismembered body was found buried
in the cellar of the Crippen home.
The trial was Immediately opened,
the jury was quickly completed, and
the kings counsel, r. d. Muir. open.
ell the case for the crown. It is ex-
pected that Crippen VIII know his fate