Semi-weekly herald., 1910-05-16

were tHipiOytu Wuo W'i' 'o"'"h''
giving magic lantern exhibitions, de-
picting the horrors OF the great white
plague. People left these exhibitions
greatly depressed" and with many the
depression was turned into terror from
a perusal of weekly scare bulletins
which the state tuberculosis lecturer
furnished newspapers. The result was
that many people reading 1t are ready
to fall victims TO It.
CHICAGO, May 12.-Such throat
cutting campaign as Chicago and Hi
ed in the coming Republican primary
as the first result OF the present grand
jury investigation Of charges that Hi
nois legislators were paid to vote for
William Lorimer for United States
senator. Governor Deneen and Mayor
Busse have Joined forces in an effort
to oust Lorimer from control of the
party
WHITE HAVEN, England. May IL.
An explosion today in the Yelling
ton coal mine entombed 1871 miners
The explosion wrecked the mine and
SET it on fire and 1t will be hours be
fore the rescue party can reach the
chamber where the men are imprison
ed. 1t is feared the death list will
be heavy. The mine, which extends
four miles under the ocean, is on fire
II belongs to the earl of Lonsdale.
TELLURIDE. May 12.-District
court convened here yesterday and the
criminal case against Louis Knudtson
called This is the case where knudt
son killed waiter named Paul Cen
months ago Testimony was conclud-
cd before the noon hour and argu-
ments are being made this afternoon.
TELLURIDE, May IA Swede-Fin
miner named Gus CONQUEST died al
quarter past 6 last night from the eff
fects OF an explosion at the Tom Boy
mine the previous night. Gonquist
was picking out missed hole when
the explosion took place and his face
and head were terribly lacerated, skull
crushed, etc, but he lived nearly TWEEN
ty-four hours. Was single and so far
as known has an only brother some
place in Nevada
NEW YORK lay 12-America
greatest battles J., the super-dread-
nought Florida, the most massive all
big-gun ship in the world, was launch
ed at the governn NJ navy yard in
Brooklyn at HE'S ills morning.
As the signal "cut OFF, sent the bie
vessel down ways into the water of
Wall About bay. Miss Elizabeth Legere
Fleming, daughter OF the former gov
ornor of Florida. crashed bottle of
wine against the prov and shouted:
"! christen thee Florida"
A great throng filed the navy yard
while the entire water front on the
New York side was iammed. All the
craft had been barred from that por-
tion of East River, for the great wave
of water that was cast up by the 21,-
0O0-ton battleship would have sunk an
ordinary vessel.
KANSAS CITY, No, May. 12-
When the jurymen who are trying DR.,
y. c. Hyde on a charge of staying
Col. Thomas II. Swope, stepped into
their box today they faced eighteen
hours ,f ~ att
for the defense and three represent
ing the state, were yet to address
them. The attorneys were originally
given twenty hours in which to make
their final arguments. Assistant Pros
ecutor Henry L. Jost used Two hours
OF the states allotted time last night.
Attorneys alternated in addressing the
jury today. one of the states repre-.
sentatives having the floor last.
Mr.. Jost's address, which was not
completed until after Z o'clock last
night, was caustic. He characterized
DIR. Hyde as poisoner and plotter
who was willing to kill his wife's rela,
tives in order to get their money for
himself
Prior to Mr.. Jost's address Judge
Latshaw instructed the jury that II
must either find DIR. Hyde guilty OF
murder in the first degree or innocent
First degree murder is punishable by
death or life imprisonment in Mis-
souri, Indications are that the jury
will retire to consider Its verdict Fri
day night or Saturday morning.
Every door of the court room was
thrown open and spectators surged in
filling the seats and aisles. Before tn,
addresses started the room was filled
as was the hall, with pushing, eager
people, who had been unable to gaiI
admittance. Judge l.atshaw said a
noon he would exclude the spectator.
Of the morning through side doc
and admit new crowd by another
entrance.
BERLIN. May 12-Sturdy blows 70
civic righteousness and honesty in pol
itics We're struck today by ex-Presiden
Theodore Roosevelt in his speech be
fore the University of Berlin. Tit
former president asserted that the ma