Semi-weekly herald., 1912-09-09

| TOPEKA, Kans, Sept 5.-An un-
Identified man robbed the Missouri
Pacific train at Usage City last
night at 10 o'clock. He held up the
conductor and auditor and cleaned
out the smoker. When the train
stopped west Of town the robber
] jumped off and made his escape.
| NEW YORK, Sept. 6.--Sixty-two
persons, 4S of them children, were
saved from death in row Of burn
ing tenement houses in Degraw
street, Brooklyn, early today by four
policemen. All of the So had been
overcome by smoke and wore car
ried, half conscious, from their
rooms to the street.
| BOSTON, Mass, Sepa. 6.--The
crusier Des Moines, in command of
Commander Charles B. Hughes, sail
ed from the Galveston navy yard
today for a cruise along the east
coast of Mexico for the protection of
American interests there IL neces-
sary. The vessel will stop at Vera
Cruz, Tampico, Progresso, and other
points.
ST. HELENA, Calf, Sept. g.
With the coronation of carnival
queen st. Helena today ushered in
a four days vintage festival, intend
ed to exploit the viticultural and
horticultural resources and industries
of this section Of California The
festival includes elaborate exhibits
of grapes, wine, grape juice, wine
making machinery and decorative
features suggestive of vineyards and
winerits.
MONTREAL, Sept. 6.-Everything
is in readiness for the opening to-
morrow of the autumn race meeting
of the Montreal Jockey Club. The
stables at the Blue Bonnets track are
filled with fast horses and all indi-
cations point to a week of excellent
sport. The big events for the open
ing day will be the classic Kings
Plate, one mile and quarter, for
3 year olds and up. owned bred and
raised in the Province of Quebec,
an the Earl Grey Cup Handicap, one
mile and quarter, for 3 year olds
and up, with $1,000 added by the
Montreal Jockey Club.
CALGARY, Alta, Sept. 6.-Leav-
ing this city tomorrow, the Duke and
Duchess of Connaught and their party |
will enter upon week of travel that |
will embrace much interesting sight
seeing and carry them into the heart |
of the Canadian Rockies. The first |
important stop will be at Gleichen,
where their royal highnesses will in
spect the great irrigation works and
aid the huge dam that is being con-
structed by the Canadian Pacific
across the Bow river. A short stay
will also be made at Cochrane, in
the foothills, after which the royal
train will proceed to Bauff, which
point will be reached one week from
today.
CINCINNATI, o., Sept. 6.-Mel-
vile E. ingalls,, former president of
the "Big Four" system and for many
years one of the leading railway ex-
ecutives of the country, reached his
seventieth birthday anniversary to-
day. Mr.. ingalls,, like so man other
men who have risen to eminence in
America, is the product of New
England farm. He was born and edu-
cate in Maine and was a practicing
lawyer when, in the early '7Os he be-
gan his railroad career as receiver Of
the old indianapolis, Cincinnati and
Lafayette Dad. By series of re-
organizations he put the railroad and
its successor, the C. L. st. L. and C. |
on sound footing. In addition to his
SoheSeioh Witu Vic ulB lOuT WI. III /
gals served more than ten years as
president of the Chesapeak and Ohio
road.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Sept. 6.-I
Lieut.. Gen. Arthur Macarthur, U. S. |
A., retired, dropped dead last
night while addressing the last re-
union of the members of the regi-
ment he commanded in the Civil war,
death was due to apoploxey.
General Macarthur had nearly
completed his speech when he was
seen to reel, and said:
Comrades, am too weak to go
on"
He then fell backward into a
chair, grasping for breath.
While he lay dying supported by
those who had known him through
out life, his comrades, 100 in number,
stood around the chair reciting the
Lords prayer. AS they finished he
opened his eyes, looked around, and
poc,aJ