Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-26
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

ic national convention has appointed
Tuesday, the fth day of July, 1905
as the time and has chosen Denver
colo. as the place for holding the
DenocEatic national convention Each
state is entitled to representation
therein equal 10 double the number OF
hs senators and representatives in the
congress of the United States. and
each territory, Alaska. District of Co
iumbia, Hawaii and Porto Rico shall
nave SIX delegates. All Democratic
citizens OF the United States. irrespec.
tive OF past political associations and
difficulties who can unite with MS in
the effort for a pure. economical and
constitutional government are cordial
ly invited to join us in sending dele
gates 10 the convention"
Mr.. Taggart also announced the fol.
lowing special committee on arrange.
ments for the national convention.
Rogers Sullivan, Chicago. James C..
Dahlman. Omaha; Norman 5. Mack.
''t ~ VI t1OtsSipus JONI
II. McGraw. Grafton. w. Va: John NJ.
Osborne. Rawlings, Wyo.: Clark How
ell. Atlanta.
Chicago. Dec, pa severe sleet
storm which set in last night has bad.
ly demoralized telegraphic communi.
cations in all directions. Early today
II was impossible to reach St. Louis
from Chicago, save by way of Omaha
and Kansas City Peoria and Bloom.
inston were both out of the world as
far as reaching them by wire was con
cerned All wires to the north We're
working badly and in the east it was
difficult to make the wire work
through from Chicago TO New York,
most of them being cut and dispatches
relayed at Pittsburg. The weather bu-
reau predicted that storms would CON
tinue the greater part of the day and
night in the middle west.
Jacobs Creek, Pa, Dec. 2a.--Six
more bodies were taken from the Darr
mine this morning making total to
date of 50. Many others have been
located. By tonight the number is
expected to be close 10 hundred.
Denver, Dec. ga mute and man.
gled body that was in life John II.
Moorehead, chief engineer of the Bar
clay block. Eighteen and Larimer
streets, is lying in the bottom OF the
well of the elevator. While the ele-
scented yesterday evening a hideous
mystery which the coroner and police
have not yet been able to fathom. 1t
is thought however, that Moorehead
stepped in on an upper floor thinking
-the elevator was there to receive him
The body found at O'Clock. horribly
maneled by the fall. Most pathetic
was the situation Of Mrs. Moorehead
and the two children who We're keep
/ ng the supper hot and waiting for
Z %,band and father, when the news
Was broken to them. Mrs. Moorehead
is entirely Frustrated The head en-
gineer was 30 years of age, and stood
high in his profession and was prime
favorite among his confrercs.
Washington, Dec. 23.-Appeals to
President Roosevelt to have the fed
eral troops remain in Goldfield, in the
opinion OF White house officials. indi-
cate Il desire on the part OF those
sending them to rely solely on the ma
tional government for perfection. The
position the president has taken in the
matter is that the state of Nevada
should exhaust every means within its
power to control the situation and that
federal interference should be supple
mental to efforts being made by the
state. Nothing in the appeals so far
received indicate any steps whatever
being taken by the state. Until this
is shown to the president 1t is stated
at the White house today his order OF
Saturday Withdrawing troops on De
cember 30 will not be changed.
Creede. Colo, Dec. 23.-Eire OF un-
known origin last night destroyed the
big plant of the Happy Thought mine,
entailing a loss of not less than $780,
900. The mine closed down several
months ago on account of the deprecia-
tion in the price Of silver. Although
partial investigation has been made
officials of the company are unable to
determine the exact canse OF the fire.
Washington. Dec. 23.-The commit
tee on territories has refused favor.
able report for the present on the nom
ination of George Curry to be governor
OF New Mexico in place of Hagerman,
who resigned on demand of the presi'
dent, but has seen no reason for hold
ing up the appointment of David J..
Leahy to be United States attorney
for that territory.
New York, Dec. 23-More than forty
arrests of proprietors, managers and
employees of amusement enterprises
were made yesterday for violation OF
the Sunday law. Most of those arrest
ed are connected with moving picture
shows All the prisoners were bailed