Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-19

! New York, Dec. 1s.-There Is a
movement on foot to send Grover
| Cleveland to Denver next summer as
one OF the delegates at large from
New Jersey to the Democratic national
convention. Robert Davis, Democratic
leader of Jersey City. is heading tie
movement and says that by thus hon
oring Mr.. Cleveland New Jersey would
honor itself and would be the means
OF cementing any breaks there might
be in the party, and placing it in
strong POSITION.
San Bernardino. Cal. Dec. 49,
George Perry. formerly a Santa Fe
machinist, shot Miss Myrtle Craig
twice through the heart causing in
stant death. Turning the weapon on
himself he committed suicide by firing
bullet into his head dying an hour
later. The deed was caused by zeal
ously. The woman came from Victor.
Colo.
Denver. Dec 1S.-An enormous
crowd with many bands this after
noon greeted the Denver delegation
which secured the national Democrat
ic convention for this city when hey
returned from Washington Process
sions, speeches and a jubilee generally
are now in progress.
New York. Dec 1S.-A sensational
boom for Matthew r. Denver. Demo
cratic representative from the sixth
| congressional district of Ohio. wa =,
| Il In naly ii;
| man Of the Democratic convention.
which assemblies at Denver. July I.
| next. Mr.. Denver is son of General
| Denver. formerly governor of Kansas
| territory during John Browns days.
| The city of Denver is named after
him
Glasgow, Dec. 1S.--Lord Kelvin. ono
Of the foremost scientists of Victorian
Era. is dead at his home here at
the age of SO. The leading scientific
bodies of Great Britain will take cog
! nizance of his death and il is expected
many notables will attend the funeral.
| New York, Dec. 1S.-Franz HOFFMAN
is in New York after forty years
spent in Sing Sing prison, With him
| ~ ) iA'ilihN - .'ll'Ai- VI llD StIN't twenty
two years in prison. Both are at the
home of the Volunteers of America
where Mrs. Marde Ballington Booth
known to Sing sing prisoners as Lit
tie Mother promises to care foi
them. Both have been paroled. nav
ing been sentenced for life. The tive
men were brought TO New York by tie
warden of the prison. TO whom ht
stuck closely until turned over e
Mrs. Booth. Hoffman says he has aot
a friend in the world and is afraid
TO be alone outside the gray walls
that are the only home he knows.
\ Chirago. Dec. lS.-MeMS of thS
st. Nincents' college football team
leave today for the Pacific coast
wherA lhey have arranged a midwin
ter sSi.l3 OF games with southern Cali
fornia institutions. The team 10 b.
played will he an all-star eleven made
mp of Pomona college. Occidental mi
versity and University of SoutherT
California players. The first game
with the CaliforniaDs will be playet
on Christmas and the second on New
Years day.
/ St Petersburg. Dec 1S.-A disparc!
received here from Vladivostok de
'lares that the Jews have been or
Tered to depart within four days. Jew
ish property holders have. however
been given eighteen days to lfqlida.e
Orchard Haven, Mass, Dec. lS..-Tht
Schooler Jesse Barlow OF Mystic
Conn. was run down and sunk at POI
lock Rip by the tug Lehish last righ
md her crew OF six men, who marrow
ly escaped drowning, reached the us
and We're brought here today. The
Barlow was bound from South Ambo,
'or Rockland with coal