Semi-weekly herald., 1916-02-21
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ican uprising is maturing in the
United States Private letters re-
ceived by the state department said
the conspiracy had reached def
mite stage.
Munitions have already been SNUG
gled into Mexico.
The conspirators are planning to
| cross the border in small parties
many of them are Cientificos, with
few Villistas included
NEW YORK, Feb. l7.-Defeated in
obtaining an endorsement for Senator
Root for the presidential nomination,
Barnes is generally believed to be
planning to kill the chances of Roose-
welt and letting Hughes capture the
New York delegates.
He is reported to be organizing
delegations in other state who can't
be stampeded for Roosevelt agains.
Hughes.
Governor Whitman has announced
that he favores Hughes.
NATCHEZ, Miss, Feb. 17.-Pro-
vision boats are preparing to relieve
fthe thousands of negroes who are
huddled in lofts of buildings and ma
rooned in tree tops around Neweliton,
and who have been without food since
Monday.
Thousands of men are striving to
strengthen the levee at Milliken's
bend, which is in danger of collapsins
momentarily.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. IT,
At the Brandies hearing C. w. Bar
ron, publisher of the Wall Street
Journal produced two Boston law
'ars who said: "As lawyer, Brand
les is Sherman Whipple, an able
honest and conscientious, high-minded
man."
Moorefield Storey said: ale is an
able lawyer, energetic and ruthless
n his attachments and unscrupulous
n his methods as well as. being un-
trustworthy"
Storey charged that Brandies en-
gagged in litigation with view of
depressing the New Havens credit
md finally throwing it into bank
ruptcy.
OSSINING, N. Y, Feb. 1s--Hans
Schmidt is dead.
He walked calmly ahead of the
ieath procession and shouted good
by to 20 other condemned men in
their cells.
Upon reaching the death chair, he
Unexpectedly held up crucifix and
pushed aside the guards with his
,rm and said: "a minute. please,
until ! say my say"
He then addressed the II witnesses
( who were seated on the benches in
the death room.
II beg forgiveness of all whom i
have offended, and all whom have
scandalized. I forgive all who have
offended me. and my last thought is
for my mother. Please give my
mother my last good wishes"
At the conclusion of the prayer
by the chaplain, he sat dumbly in
the chair and gazed at the witnesses
| while the electrodes were clamped to
his wrists, head and legs.
| His face was chalky.
1t was necessary to give the con-
dsmned man three contacts of 1900
volts each. and he was not pronounc-
ed dead for eight minutes.
He bequeathed his priests beads To
his mother in Germany.
Tho Schmi6t's attorney denied that
Schmidt had killed Anna Aumueller
he asserted that the girl had died
from the III effects tof an illegal
Operation. :AA
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-The steel
corporation today retired $22,s00,-
900 of its first mortgage bonds
bought from the British treasury.
| This is the first instance of ar
American corporation retaking Eu.
ropean securities for retirement.
The mortgages comprised part o.
the Scottish University foundation
fund, established by Andraw Car
negie.
u The consent for the disposal oi
. the mortgages was given under tn
scheme of uhe British mobilization o
American securities to pay for tn
munitions
The corporation now has 500.
I 900, 900 cash on deposit.
Special to the Herald.
Il WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. 49,
J. Secretary McAdoo asked congress TO
$4,000 additional to hasten the wor
: on Durango's federal building
Al The above telegram to the Heral
D brings interesting news to Durang
{ and the whole San Juan basin. Som
time ago ssspstary MsAdos asks