Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-23

! will be the most interesting and ex-
| citing event OF its kind ever held in
American waters. Owners of some
o' the fastest cruisers of this and
other countries have already announc-
ed their intention Of participating in
the cruise which VII start from Mar
biehead on June 3. The finish viii he
OF st. Davids head at Bermuda 1t Is
certain that the race will be the lead
ing international yachting event dur
ing the coming season on this side OF
| the Atlantic
| Detroit, Mich. Dec. 2O.--A notice.
able feature at the laymeD reception
rendered last night TO the bishop of
the Roman Catholic diocese of Detroit
Ia connection with the celebration OF
the fiftieth anniversary OF his ordina-
| tion 30 priesthood, was the appearance
| Of a number OF Protestant clersymen
| IN the receiving line. Among them
| We're nine clergymen of the Protestant
Episcopal church. including bishop
williams, four Presbyterian ministers. s..
one clergyman each from the Baptist.
Methodist. Episcopal, Congregational
and Universalist denomination,
Jacobs Creek. Pa, Dec cor the
200 or more miners who were made
| prisoners in the Darr mine uf the
| Pittshurg Coal company by terrific
explosion Yesterday afternoon the
| bodies of thirty this morning lie in
the main entry where they were ten.
derly laid during the night by bravo
Tescuers, until they can be brought
| TO the surface. Some OF the bodies are
dismembercd and mangled aud all are
distorted by the asonics OF a violent
| death and dishgured and begrimed
by conclusion and the smoke and dust
OF the explosion. Hope Is expressed
today that the other 200 men in tho
mine are alive aud viii be rescued.
Chicago. Dec 20-The magnificent
new clubhouse of the New Illinois Ath-
letic club, one Of the finest buildings
| Of its kind in the country, will be for
mally opened tomorrow evening with st
great banquet, AZ which many distin-
gulshed men OF the city. state and
nation will speak. Attorney General
| Bonaparte will he the guest OF honor
and is expected to make some import
ant political announcements regarding
the policy Of the administration.
New York. Dec. 20--Ioseph "
| Choat. at meeting of the St,te Char
ties Aid association. advocated adhe--
| ence to the old Mosaic law that one
tenth of all property be given 10 char.
ity. He said he did not believe man.
rich women ami lnen. -MlQ composed
his audience had lived up 10 the law
and that If all people of the country
had done so there would hnve been
no financial troubles like those
through which the country had just
passed
New York. Dec. 2o--Despitc the
hard times and the financial panic.
Cupid is now working overtime in
New York. The coming holiday sea
son promises to he an unusually live
ly one, from matrimonial standpoint.
possibly due to the fact that the legal
conspiracy against Cupid. engineered
through the state legislature. viii be
effective ON the first OF the year After
that date. those whose hearts are
pl'lA'u HS Liz lliIlt Euh hllbNH isAit-
not secure relief By hasty trip to 4
little church around the corner. They
will have to make trip TO the city
clerks office. and that dignltary, after
unwilding many yards of red tape,
may or may not grant n license, as
he sees fit Now "A license is not
necessary TO secure the tying of the
in -ha
New York state is going out of the
Gretna Green business after January /.
Licenses will be issued by city ana
town clerks, on blanks provided by
the state board OF health. Applicants
| for licenses viii be required to swear
that they are OF legal age and make
affidavit to marry before the clerk
win condescend to consider them in
the light Of matrimonial aspirants.
Minors will have to have the written
consent of parents or guardians. or
there will be nothing doing. Clergy.
men or others who marry people who
! are not equipped with the necessary
document will he fined and possibly
sent to jail.
N'NAbbphH ADiiAiff I'M Al
known two-masted schooner. bound
east capsized and sunk two miles on
this place shortly after 9 O'Clock today
| and it is thought that every one of
! the crew perished. The vessel now
lies with her top masts above the
water. Seas are running high.
Peoria, H.. Dec. 2O.-Edvard Cii..
ford, aged 25 was hanged here this
morning for murdering his father on
November 25. 1906. Cliffori walked
TO the scanold with firm step and
| repeated the prayer read ny Father
| Sammop.
New York. Dec. 20.-Secret.,ry Of
| War Taft arrived here today On the
steamer President Grant mtc- a jour
ney around the world accompanied by
Mrs Taft and son, Charles. When seen
| or board at quarantine Secretary TAFT
said he was not prepared TO talk on
| any public questions
Denver. Dec. 20.-E. X. Harlbut
| president of the Hrnlbut Grocery com.
pany. died during the night. after a
long Illness. Mr.. Hurlbui, as president
OF the big Hurlbut Grocery company
has been in business since 1893. He