Semi-weekly herald., 1907-12-12

NAel tfNNs
In commenting on the work of tie
bureau OF labor, the secretary also
points out the work OF mediation IN
labor difficulties under the Erdman
act. the most conspicuous test ot
which was the successful settlement
OF the threatened strike of the Order
OF Railway Conductors ana the Broth
crhood Of Railroad Trainmen in March
OF this year.
Lisbon, O., Dec. 9.--tn sight of TWEEN.
tytlve Mortified onlookers, Harry Web.
her confronted his bride of four weeks
on the threshold of the Disciples
church Just as the choir was beginning
the opening anthem yesterday morn
ing and shot her down, A minute
later the young man fell with a bullet
In his own brain. AS he fen he said.
she chose between her religion and
me-"
Golddeld Dec 9.-An authoritive
statement was made last night that
sufficient men were already on the
| ground to work the mines. beginning
! Wednesday. The total number quiet
I ly brought in and who secretly made
application to return to their fo-mer
position is placed at over thousand
1horo are about fifteen hundred West
crn Federation men out Men to take
the places Of strikers will not ne
housed in the mines but viii be scat
] f4rag fhr,tvh "a, ga,,, Ur1t..s,t,.,,
for each individual has been guaran-
| teed by the Mine owners association
| Two propositions have positively been
decided npon-the making OF an opeI
camp for all timo and early lowering
| Of the wage scale At the Same
time the owners association is golns
to begin vigorous crusade on the cost
OF living al Godneld
Allentown. Pa, Dec. with Calvin
Frederick the engine driver, dead IN
his cab the fast west hound Lehlgh
valley train ran into the rear of an
other freight train at Parryvllle Fred
erick complained OF severe pains In his
head aud It is believed he died from
% .'iNhN VI hIhIA'NA IlthtIl'kN
body was badly crushed and his fire
man and brakeman badly scalded
The engine driver who was rs years
old was to have been married during
Christmas week.
Butte. Mont, Doe. 9.-Orders were
received from the Amalgamated Cop.
per company directory closing all the
mines CT the subsidiary companies ex
cept those OF the Boston and Montana
and the big smelter at Anaconda aud
North Butte Coalition The Butte
mining district today is practically
closed. Tile production win be less
than $500 tons Of ore daily.
Kansas city. Dec. 9.-Arrangemcnts
are practically completed for the re.
opening tomorrow Of the Stock Yards
Bank Of Commerce with deposits OF
a quarter OF Il million dollars. which
failed last week. following the closing
Of the National Bank of Commerce.
The institution win be bought outright
from receivers OF the National Bank
Of Commerce. This will be the second
bank to resume since the furry last
week The directors of the National
Bank of Commerce are working hard
on the plan OF reorganization of that
bank and hope to make a sufficiently
good showing to gain permission OF
Receiver Bradley to reopen.
New York Dec. 9.-New York had
its first taste yesterday and last night
OF Sunday without any theatrical
amusement. In accordance with Jus
tice Germans decision Of last week
the doors Of all concert halls and the
atcrs were close. but the back rooms
of FIVE thousand saloons. billiard and |
pool parlors. together with bowling |
alleys were wide open. Every one OF
these did the largest business for any
Sunday IN its history and revcr before
were there so many intoxicated men i
seen on the streets For the first time
in December in fifty years no ball
was held on Sunday night IN Tammany
ball
Frankfort. KY. Dec. 9.--Governor J. |
G. w Beckham will retire from Office
and Augustus q. Wilson. the Repub-
llcan govenorclect Will De sworn In
as chief executive Of Keltucky 10.
morrow. Governor Beckham will not
return to his nome in Bardstown. lie
has rented the handsome residence oi
United States Senator Thomas II.
Poynter. where he VIII live with his
family until the coming session Of the
legislature has adjourned From now
until that time he will devote himselrI
exclusively to his candidacy for the
senate. which his managers are now
busily engaged in pushing. The chief
argument they are urging in the gov
eInors behalf Is that he Is the party
nominee and they say as such he isl
entitled 10 support OF all Democrats.
Many Democratic leaders, however. de-
clare that the primary was premature
and did not express the Will OF the
voters. It Is probable that much oppo-
sition to Beckham will develop in the
| legislature