Semi-weekly herald., 1910-04-21
INTERESTING NEWS
OF OUTSIDE WORLD
Mark Twain Dying-Roosevelt Cheered- Steam
er Sinks on ROcks-Hyde Case-.CoiIs
Tightening Around Wolter

REDDlNG. Conn, April 20.-4Mark
Twain, the worlds greatest humorist.
is dying He failed rapidly this morn.
ing and It is stated at his home that
he might live the day out" He pass
ed restful night, but his physicians
failed today TO give any encourage
ment as regards his condition. DIR.
Robert II. Halsey of New York was
with him constantly last night. while
his daughter, Mrs. Ossip Gabrilovitch.
spent practically all her time in the
sick room, as her presence seems to
| comfort the invalid.
BUDAPEST. April 2O.-Theodore
Roosevelt and his son Kermit left here
last night by the Orient Express for
Paris where they VIII arrive Thursday
morning Instead of crossing Swift
zerland the route runs north through
the Austrian Alps and through south.
ern Germany, entering France al Avri-
court
Colonel Roosevelt's last day In Hun
/, gary only furnished additional proof of
| the deep impression his personality
| made upon the hearts of the people.
Enthusiasm increased up TO the mo-
ment of his departure. Hundreds
eheered IN front of The hotel when he
left for a visit to the government stock
farm at Tahotna, where the breeding
OF Arab horses IS carried on, and
thousands massed about the station
when he returned. They greeted him
with. what is equivalent 10 an Ameri.
can. "lIurrah for Roosevelt which the
ex-president seemed to understand and
thoroughly appreciated. The packed
streets echoed cries as he passed and
this demonstration was, thrice repeated
later in the evening in front of the
hotel as he departed and on his return
when he left the hotel finally for the
| station where another frantic multi.
tude had waited until midnight to see
| him Off
NEW CASTLE, N. S. w, April 20
The steamer Samara crashed upon the
| rocks of Seal island, off the south
coast OF Australia, and went down
within few minutes afterwards to
| day Although the fate of the crew
OF iifty-fye is not known definitely,
all hands are believed to have been
| lost when the vessel went down in
the breakers raging over the rocks
| The Samala, whose master was Capt
| A. Clyde, was a British steamer, hail
| ing from Glasgow. She was built in
| 1906. Her destination was Singapore
KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 20.--At-
| torney John Lucas. representing DR.
Hyde, today renewed his fight to pre-
vent the state from introducing any
for the alleged murder of Col. Thomas
| II. Swope that does not bear directly
| upon the death of the late millionaire
| The trial was brought to an abrupt
OF the testimony of Miss Pearl Keller
nurse, in order that the defense
might argue a point If the defense
Is upheld in it's objection the state
will be deprived of the use of testi
mony which II regards a. invaluable
TO prove DR.. Hyde's alleged motive In
the crime with which he is charged.
The striking out OF testimony to
which the defense objects would mean
| the shortening OF the trial by several
weeks The court has held thus far
| that the state has a right to intro
duce any testimony regarding the mys-
terry it may desire in order to prove
the motive This was again maintain
ed at 10 this morning
KANSAS CITY, April 2O.--Follow.
ing the overruling OF the defense's oh
lection to testimony not touching di-
rectly upon the death of Colonel Thos
II. Swope being introduced into the
| Hyde murder trial, Miss Pearl Keller,
Il nurse, resumed the witness stand
at II O'Clock this morning.
| NEW YORK, April 20-Slowly but
surely the state is welding chain
Of evidence about Albert Woler, the
alleged slayer OF Ruth Wheeler. and
apparently the hoy does not realize
the enormity OF the charge against
him, as he gives little heed to the
damaging statements Of witnesses.
Purely upon circumstantial evidence
the state hopes to convict. hut Assist.
ant District Attorney Moss declares
he has put together threads of evi
dence in so convincing manner that
he can absolutely construct for the
jury the scene In the Wolter apart
ment when Ruth Wheeler. nshtias 70,