Semi-weekly herald., 1910-04-18

puritan [ take my hat off 10 them and
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ed
At all times be your own executor.
COLON. April l5.-Rcports reaching
here today from the interior say towns
have been wrecked and the loss of life
heavy as the result of earthquake
that have shaken the whole of Cen.
iral America The quakes continued
today bu1 not so violent as those OF
yesterday No definite reports have
been made as to The loss of life. bu,
1t Is believed scores have been killed
| Early estimates place The property
damage al a million dollars. Cities
IN the interior have been practically
deserted. todays dispatches say AT
San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica,
thousands have left the town and re-
fuse to return. Camps have been
thrown up in the open country abour
the city. The towns of Cortago, Ii
beria, paiada and San Ramon are re.
ported 10 have suffered severe damage
Relief expeditions have been started
10 these points. II is believed that The
Sierre de Tileran range along The
west coast of Costa Rica is the center
of the quake region
BOULDER. April 14.-Because his
wife deserted him about one month
ago and refused 10 return. VIII Retain.
mack Jr., aged &c. of Nederland. at.
tempted suicide last night by drink
ing chloride of mercury Rcpenting
aged 10 call his brother to his as
sistance. Retanack was suffering ter
ribly, and was almost unconscious
when his brother arrived The poison
was removed with the aid of stomach
pump and though very i'll today. the
would-be suicide will recover He is a
son of William Retannack. retired
mining man, of this city. Ever since
the departure of his wife he has been
in low spirits. but the attempt on
his life was altogether unexpected.
Mrs. Retannack, whose maiden name
was Kilt, is now living with her par.
ents in Denver.
WASHINGTON. April l5-President
Taft was hissed by delegates TO the
national suffrage convention here last
hight. Through his welcoming speech.
symptoms of disfavor were displayed
by delegates in the form of Isolated an
swers from the body of the convention
about the mooted points The president
was taking. This eliminated in hiss.
ing for he had stated substantially
that one of his fears for womans suf-
frage was that the most desirable ele.
rent OF American womenhood would
not hold offices that would come
through the ballot.
DENVER. April 15-The secret of
new Influence in the Denver & Rio
Grande was exposed when announce
ment was given TO the public that not
only has Edwin Hawley acquired a
big block of the Gould holdings in the
ID Il r. G., but also that James ].
Hill and Iiawley. working in harmony
and backed by the millions of ]. Pier
pont Morgan, are now powerful stock
holders in the western line. which is to
be used In traffic alliance with the
Burlington. to give Hill and Hawley
an outlet to California and southern
points. and portion of the Pacific
coast.
NEWARK, n. j.. April l5.-That ev-
cry butcher shop in this city will be
closed within tweniyfour hours to stay
closed until the wholesale dealers low
er the prices Of meat. Is the declara-
iion today of the Butchers associa-
lion's president. commenting on the
meat boycott movement which has
swept over the city since the beginning
OF the week
Crowds throng Prince street. which
is the center of the meat and grocery
traffic today. Trouble has been fire.
qIent during the last twenty.four hours
and there is no indication of a let up.
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and children marched down Prince
street defying the police to stop them
Many who attempted to hold open ali
meetings We're frustrated by the DO
lice, but some of the agitators got VI
in the second floors of the houses
and harrangued the crowds from tn,
windows. Five persons are under ar
rest this morning charged with incit
| ing rioters The most serious demon
stration occurred late last night whel
| mobs of rioters captured butcher
wagon, loaded with stock. poured kero
sene oil over the contents of the We
hicle Attempts were made to set fir
10 the wagon but The prompt arriva
OF police reserves prevented it.
SALT LAKE CITY. April 18th
heavy frost over Salt Lake and Prov
and as far north as Cache valley las
night caused vast amount of damag
TO fruit crops. although in larger OF
chards whore smudge pots were KEEP
burning the damage is comparatiyel
light.
| KANSAS CITY, April 15.-Evidenc
of jury tampering has been discove
ad I'm tho ~ nr m. n - HID, -,