Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-18

OF Chicago, Professor Il. A. Fox of
Louisville. president of the mterna-
tional Field Workers association; Dr..
William Byron Forbush of Detroit,
w. c. Pearce Of Chicago, w. n. Harts-
horn of Boston, chairman OF the In
ternational Sunday School association.
Miss Clara Louise Ewalt OF Warren.
Pa. Grant Colfax Tuller of New York
and Isaac Meredith OF New York.
New York, Nov. 13.-W. X. Wander
bilt. August Belmont and Parry Bel
mont have decided to enter the pick of
their stables in the Grand Prix de
Paris OF 1909, which Will be the rich
est turf event in the worlds history.
Eighty thousand dollars this hlue-rlb-
bon event viii he worth to the win
ners. aud this magnificent stake is ex-
pected to attract the very best horses
from every country The city Of Paris
by permission OF the French govern
ment, has appropriated $50 GOO of the
big stake in order to stimulate the
breeding of high class horses. Twenty
seven yearlings have been nominated
by the three American turfmen. and
from this material it is hoped to pro.
auce a winner.
Petersburg, va. Nov. 13.-Hundreds
OF delegates and visitors from Virginia.
Maryland and Delaware are in attend
ance today at the l25th annual session
OF the Virginia Methodist conference.
one OF the oldest bodies of the denomi-
nation in the country. The conference
is composed OF 2SG clerical members
ana IS lay delegates. and is presided
| over by Bishop Charles b. Galloway.
OF Missouri. One OF the important
matters before the convention Is the
election Of n successor to the Rev.
DR. Paul Whitehead, who was secre-
tary of the conference for over half
a century, and who died recently Re
| ports viii be heard from the various
boards and affiliated societies, two
presiding elders will be named and
the usual ministerial changes win be
made.
Washington, Nov. 10 Examinations
were held by the United States civil
service commission in various cities
| throughout the country today to secure
eligibles to MI the following posi-
tions in government service: Con
struction engineer for forest service;
blacksmith and wheelwright assist
ant technical editor. geological survey,
and clerk in the bureau Of trade re
lations department OF state
New York, Nov. 13.-Any woman
who wants to get married has only to
go to Panama. according to Miss Helen
Varick Poswell who recently returned
from that land OF matrimonial oppor-
tunities after having organized on be-
half Of the secretary the Canal Zone
Federation of Women's clubs. you
may not think It," Miss Boswell said,
but no woman need remain unmar-
ried in Panama. Hundreds OF lonely
bachelors are longing for comforts OF
a home. There are the official ladie.
and the clerical ladies and the steam
shovel ladies' The clerical ladies' don't
care to know the steam shovel ladies'.
and the official ladies feel that their
position is much superior to that OF
the clerical ladies'. That is why II
needed an outsider to organize the
women in clubs"
Durand. /. T., Nov. 13.-The annual
conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
church of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory met here today, with delegates
from all parts OF the new state in
attendance. Oklahoma City will be
selected as the place of holding next
, years conference.
New York. Nov 13.-One of the
largest hotels on Broadway, the Sasi.
nae. will be sold under the hammer
tomorrow by the New Amsterdam Ma
tional bank, which owns the property.
The hotel is located on the west side
OF Broadway, running through to Sew
onth avenue. between Forty-nrst and
| Forty-second streets. IT has command
| gu du stlilHhl Itiltdl VI @lNNtVVNt mere
has been much competition for the
property and the bank directors be
lieve that the best price can be real
lied by ohering it at public auction.
The structure was built in 1874 and is
among the best Of the hotels Of that
period.
New York, Nov. 13,-Arguments Of
the interstate commerce commission
to compel Il. H. Hartman to answer
certain questions put to him during
the investigation of railroad affairs
began before Judge Hough in United
States court today. The government
is represented by +. b. Kellogg. who
has conducted the commissions in
yestigation into railroad affairs while
Judge II. S. Levett appears for Harri-
man. The questions that Hartman
refused to answer related to the pur-
chase of the stock OF other railroads
in the interest OF the Union Pacific
and to the Union Pacific dividend
Indianapolis, Ind Nov 13-Florista