Semi-weekly herald., 1910-03-28
.sreoms Of water were playing on 1t

An elevator boy was the hero OF the
FIRE. lie was upon the fourth floor
when the fire broke ont and in an
effort TO reach the elevator he ran to a |
window and jumped to two floors be |
low. but his effort was destined to be
unsuccessful for the elevator broke
and struck little above the first floor
Neighbors criticised the fremen for
what they called deiay in getting the
first streams o. water upon the blaze
and for failure to put ont lite nets 10
each men and women who could be
seen in the upper windows screaming
for help.
PUEBLO. Mar. 25.-After a running
fight with reyolyers, Sam Falconi, a
member of the Black Hand society,
was killed four miles east of this city
yesterday afternoon by deputy sheriffs.
companion implicated with him in
an attempt TO extort $4,000 from Tony
Centenni. wealthy Italian here, sue
ceeded in escaping from the officers
The killing is the outcome of re-
peated attempts on the part of the
dead man and his companion to obtain
money from Centenni The threat ened
man had received two letters, both OF
which he had shown to the sheriff's
officers. Upon the advice of the off
GERS the frightened intended victim
IN tnl L.,
laid for the blackmailers.
Falconi's body is lying at the
morgue. where it remained several
hours before being identified. 1t then
developed he had been a member OF
Centenni's gang of laborers at the Min.
nequa steel plant. The identity of his
companion is not known but the Off
GERS expect to capture him before
night
PIrTSBuRG. Mar. 25.-The graft in.
vestigating grand jury returned three
important indictments today. The men
named are William Brand, Hugh For.
guson, and Charles Stewart, all former
members of city councils. The indicl-
ments contain many counts.
Accompanying the returned true
bills. the grand jury handed down n
twenty-page typewriter statement
covering the whole graft exposure
This statement contains the names of
every one so far connected with the
anti-gr7aft crusade and lays bare the
entire councilmanic frauds of the past
three years.
1t is possible the court will order
further indictments on the strength of
the juiy's presentment. Tue nance
mentioned in the presentment have for
the greater part, been heard before In
the present exposure. The startling
phase of the preseniment is the large
sums of money, which according to the
grand jury. passed in various bribe.
giving and taking processes Imme-
diately after returning the three In.
dictments the grand jury resumed its
sessions. The men indicted today had
been on the stand the last three days.
CHICAGO Mar. 25.-The March av.
erage OF one bomb explosion month
in Chicago today is credited to secret
fuse artists and the police are making
an effort to apprehend those who plot.
led the wrecking of the Crystal Ath.
etic club in South Halsted street last
night. This is the thirty-seventh ex-
Dlosion here. Robert ID. Lincoln, own.
ar of the building. is inclined to charge
he explosion TO recent labor troubles.
He has refused to employ union work
men.
MADISON, Wis, Mar. 25.-United
States Senator La Toilette thinks the
'ecent victory of the insurgents in the
house a hollow one.
The leading editorial of this weeks
ssue of La Follette's Weekly, declares
he ousting of the speaker from the
on rules does not change
he plan of organization of the house
at the beginning of each congress, o.
deprive the speaker of his absolute
power of appointing. and hence pack.
ng, all standing committees on lee,s.
alton"
The Republican majority il the new
on rules is named by a Re
publican caucus" the editorial con
inues. "The system will control in
hat caucus by an overwhelming ma.
ority. 1t dominates both branches of
congress. 1t speaks through Aldrich
II the senate and through Cannon In
he house. 1t will control the new
on rules.
FAIRFIELD. Iowa. Mar 25.-Lying
Iide by side the dead bodies of Mr..
md Mrs. Harry Douglas Mcdonald of
Chicago, a bride and groom of six
weeks, were found cold in death in
lhau,afuua park early today. They
vent alone on moonlight picnic yes.
erday Evidently Mcdonald had kill
ID his bride and himself, but no one
snows the cause. It is the end of a
and marriage. The bride two
months ago was studying to be train.
ID nurse in Chicago. Mcdonald was
awyer living at Goodland avenue.
COLORADO NEWS.
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