Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-05

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promises made when the shortage was
first discovered, but with nothing def
mite in sight the officials concluded
not to wait any longer.
| CHICAGO, Sept. 2.--Along with the
charges of defalcations aggregating a
half million dollars. against dead Ed
ward s. Richter. II was discovered to-
day that the lawyer who was consid-
cred the leader of the Chicago bar had
barely escaped Indictment and prose.
cution as the brains Of the gigantic
swindles that landed his client, Banker
John X. Walsh. In federal prison at
Fort Leavenwortb. Preparations for
the final settlement OF shortage OF a
hundred thousand dollars trust fund
which he held for Beloit college today
opened up the line of investigation
that showed the lawyer apparently
guilty OF the grossest double dealing
with his clients.
NEW YORK. Sept 2.-Eleven hun
dred cases of eviction are on the dock
ct of the second district municipal
court today. Idleness, hunger, misery
and sickness walk the east side, be-
cause of the cloakmakers' strike,
which still persists despite injunctions
and attempts at arbitration. 1t is es-
timated that 5000 women and chill.
dren are homeless because of today's
proceedings alone. Thousands Of
other cases are in course of prepara-
ton. The magistrate gave all the un.
fortunates from two days to a week
of grace. but II is only makeshift
for they have no money and no expec
tation of money. Occasionally when
sickness is in the family counsel for
strikers of the union stepped in, and
guaranteed the rent Such cases are
rare for the union treasury has been
heavily taxed.
DENVER, Sept 2-The initiative
and referendum bill which passed the
senate almost unanimously was sent
to the governor this morning, who
will sign 1t Immediately.
The railway commission bill is now
up and will be caucused on. The anti.
pass features will be stricken out.
The senate will this afternoon vote
| again on the emergency clause ap-
preparation bill. It failed Monday to
receive the constitutional majority as
required by law, the Republicans with
holding that boon for political pur.
poses. Until the emergency clause
passes the Legislators, employees and
printers cannot be paid within ninety
days.
BOSTON, Sept. with twenty-five
aviators who will fly, and seven makes
OF machines nearly all ON the ground,
everything is ready here for the open.
ing tomorrow of the big Harvard,
Boston aerio meet in which 1t is ex.
pected air records will be shattered be-
fore its close on September 13.
Wilbur Wright, Claude Grahame
White. Harmon F. Willard, Brookings
and Hoxsey and host of others are
on the field today tuning up their
machines and making ready for to-
morrow's opening The Glenn Curtiss
biplane to be used in the meet by
Curtiss himself is today being assem.
bled on the aviation field Curtiss is
on his mettle to make a showing al
the meet, as 1t is the first in which he
has been pitted against the Wright
outfit, and after his marvellous flight
at Cleveland he is in fine fettle for
the combat, while Wilbur Wright has
said he might make flights personally
in his latest and best model. Curtiss
is due to reach Boston tomorrow.
LEADVILLE, Sept. 2.-Passenger
train No. 3, westbound on the Colo
rado Midland, was held up five miles
out Of Divide last night by band of
robbers. One robbed was killed by
Engineer Frank Stuart, who grappled |
with him, took his guns away and
shot him. Engineer Stuart in turn
was shot in the leg by one of the rob
hers.
The train was tagged by lone
robber on the track who pointed to
robbers. One robber was killed by
onto the right of way AS the engi. |
neer stopped the train he swung to
the ground, being ordered to hold up |
his hands as he did so, The robber
was then Joined by companions who
rushed to the express car, some at
tempting to gain entrance, and others
shooting along side the cars, keeping
the passengers of the train and crew
inside. In catching off guard the ban.
dit who was holding him and his fire
men at bay with revolvers in either
hand. Engineer Stuart struck up one
OF the guns and closed with the robber
In the melee he secured hold of
gun and snot the robber who died al.
most instantly, Alarmed by the shot
tho other robbers shot their guns in
the direction Of the locomotive, wound.
ing Stuart in the leg Their attention
thus distracted the robbers gave the
train crew and passengers opportunity
to open fire upon them, which they
did The robbers were driven away
and made their escape. A posse or