Show held up abier tire is punctured by chicago aug adman party consisting f two men and three women wag afeld up and robbed last night on road between winnetka glencoe by three masked bandits i the touring cay was ascending hubbard hill when i the robbers opened fire with revolvers on the occupants two bullets punctured a front tire and then the side of the ma chine the tire being punctured escape was impossible the robber i flourishing their weapons ran dow n the hill to where the automobile si copped and compelled the occupants to hand over their valuables the highwaymen then made their escape the were C A woodruff purchasing agent for armour co mrs C A dwoodruff H D mcclelland mrs H D mcclelland and mrs W A the total value of the plunder taken was several hundred dollars mr woodruff was robbed of 35 mrs woodruff rot jewelry and a small amount ov money air mcclelland ot 40 and a valuable watch mrs mcclelland lot rings torn from her fingers aim mrs of a diamond broach valued at A short time before the ests were held up carl miller an living cear hubbard hill was attacked in his house by the same three men and robbed of 18 he was severely beaten over the head with revolvers vol vers halt jan hour after the automobile holdup hold up a barn la tho vicinity was discovered to be on fire it is believed that the robbers set fire to the barn to divel t the attention ot the police in the of a posse being organized to run them down the barn was destroyed BIG FIRE IN ST JOSEPH company suffer loss of half a million dollars st joseph mo aug 1 fire of unknown origin which started about I 1 this morning in the beef beds of the local plant of swift company entirely destroyed the beet department the entire fire departments of the packing companies and of the city called out and after battling with the flames tor tour hours got the fire under control the beet aad oleo departments part ments were gutted and part of the poultry department destroyed the loas Is estimated at halt a million dollars the partial destruction of the plant will in no wise interfere with the i business of the local livestock market ithe loss Is covered by insurance several times the destruction of the i entire plant was threatened especial ly when the oleo department was burn ted the only thing which the plant it is believed was the lack of a strong wind the department destroyed occupied almost the center of the plant and this made the fighting of abo frames very difficult QUARREL OVER A WOMAN many relatives are after her money chicago aug 1 mrs mary mui holland the wealthy vicksburg miss widow alleged to be held a captive in the gerald building twenty sixth and state streets by her two daughter daisy E and hattte has been found by a deputy sheriff at the residence of her brother fred sloat shields avenue mrs mary fovell also a daughter of mrs Mul bolland had begun habeas corpus proceedings tho discovery of the missing woman brought with it a threatened arrest of miss daisy mul holland on the charge ot contempt of court sho was taken in custody and then released on promising to produce her mother before judge dupuy where the battle for the old comans womans custody will be fought patrick henry administrator ot chas who became wealthy operating mississippi river steamboats many years ago Is in chicago ready to take part in the controversy over the custody of the widow JEROME A CANDIDATE will run again for jhc thc office of df tract attorney new york aug 1 district attorney jerome issued a formal statement in which be declared that he Is a can didace for the office of district attorney and that be does not desire to be a candidate for the office of mayor of new york this declaration seta forth that it there are 2000 electors ia the county of new york who desire him to run again tor the office ot district attorney he will cause a petition to be filed nominating him for that office uniformity OF DIVORCE LAW governor york Is in favor of the movement albany N Y aug 1 governor expressed himself in favor of the proposed operation cooperation co of state commissioners to secure uniformity of divorce legislation throughout the country in a letter to governor pennypacker ny packer of pennsylvania he says 1 I have no authority to appoint delegates to a congress toj meet la washington to consider the subject of divorce but I 1 think the matter falls properly within the jurisdiction of the commissioners for the promotion of uniformity of legislation in the united states and I 1 have referred your communication muni cation to walter S logan of 27 williams street new york city who Is the senior commissioner in this state and have requested him to communicate muni cate with bis colleagues and it possible to attend such a congress should it meet on behalf of tho state of new york |