Semi-weekly herald., 1910-12-22

insurrectos at Pedernales and Nal
paiso last Thursday and by nightfal
seemed to have the fight won. II,
since reported that the insurgent.
He estimated them to number as high
as 1900. On Friday tho next day
Navarro seems to have been unable tc
hold his advantage of the day before
1t is considered significant he has moi
claimed a victory since his official dis
patches were made public on the 18th
AURORA, ILL.,, Dec 20.--With scores
OF armed men beating the valley oi
Blackberry creek today, the capture ol
W. II. Morris, the assassin of Mrs
Estelle Dumas at Montgomery is ex
rected hourly.
The posses are determined to cap
ture the hunted man dead or alive
The wife of the freeing man is frenziet
by the tragedy which has broken VI
her home. In her statement today she
disavowed all further allegiance to hei
husband and asserted that she woult
give all the aid in her power to helI
apprehend him. 'if my husband com
mitted this awful crime he should be-
punished asserts Mrs. Morris. "He
is no longer husband OF mine"
NEW YORE, Dec. 20.-New York
City is in danger OF fire disaster
greater than that which destroyed Sar
Francisco following the earthquake
according to NJ. f. Tannenbaum, one
of the insurance experts called upot
for testimony before the state legis
lative committee which is inyestigat
ing fire insurance rates and conditions
here.
THE danger OF disaster to New
York is not only a possibility, but {
very threatening probability" MIR
rennenbaum told the committee 9Th,
oxtent of the San Francisco disaster
was due to the breaking of the watei
mains and that is the danger we face
Right now we are digging tunnels
through the heart of the city. usinl
large quantities of dynamite Any day
"A terrific explosion as sudden and un
expected az the disaster in the New
York Central Terminal yards nigh
break two or three of our principal wa
ter mains. II this should happen ant
same time where would New York be-
PORTLAND. Ore, Dec. 20.-Tha
Taft's latest message will come in TO
n grilling at the hands of the WOO
growers of America at the annual con
vention scheduled for Portland Jan
| A. 8, 6 and T. Is the frank prediction
| OF sheep rasers. This message holds
out little hope to the wool growers ant
| they regard it as settled that he re
cards the wool and woolens schedule
as indefensible, for he has said Sc
on a number of occasions
| 1t is felt that so long as Presiden
| Taft feels that n majority of th'
| PEOPLE want the schedule revised
whether the industry will be wrecke'
or not, he will stand by his origina
program for the reopening of th
gchedule and some changes in th'
| duties on wool and woolenB. although
he has stated on numerous occasions
| it is said, that he Is not after th'
| wool growers, but rather the manufac
! tureTs.
Growers are naturally hoping tina
on wool until the tariff board has ha
n chance to report. The fear is ger
ora1, however, that revision of schet
ule X Is inevitable and this is causin
a depressed feeling among sheepme
everywhere. The tariff talk that wi
be heard Will be a big feature of tn
coming convention. Strong speaker
have been secured to discuss the sil
uation and advise way out. Edwar
Moir, president of the Carded Wooden
Manufacturers association. will spea
on Schedule X, from the standpoin
OF the Carded Woolen Manufacturers.
"rhe Payne-Aldrich Tariff and Woo
Imports will be the topic presente
by e. III. Brown, Washington represeI
tatiye of the National Wool Growers
association.
l
Tariff on Wool and Woolens."
the subject to be presented by Thee
dore Justice of Philadelphia and Ere
II. Blume of Sheridan. Wyo., wi
speak ON protection for Wool an
| Woolens." There will be extended dil
cussions on wool tariff matters at a
the sessions of the convention. othe
subjects to be discussed are:
Schedule X" by Peter c. johnson
Dlackfoot. Ida.
What Sheopmen Can Accomplis
by United Effort by G. d. Stewar
Salt Lake City.
Forests and F'lockmasters,' b
Judge Stephen A. Lowell. PendletoI
Ore.
Better Use of the Range by A.
Potter. associate forester. Washington
ID. c.