Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-25


most important and successful of any
state Christian Endeavor convention
ever held
Trenton. n. j., Nov. 21.--Under the
new law passed by the New Jersey
legislature. requiring that all execu.
tions OF death sentences be by means
Of electricution. an electric chair has
been installed in the state prison 1t
VIII he used in carrying ont sentences
imposed upon five New Jersey mur
derers next month The first man 10
| have the dubious pleasure of occupy.
ing the chair will be Pasqusle Delisco,
| ot Middlesex county. who will be elec-
trocuted during the week OF December
| I. Other executions scheduled for
next month are Sanico Giovanni OF
| Somerset. the week Of December 9:
| Michale Tomasi of Hunterdon. and
| Charles Gibson and stephen Dorsey.
| OF Camden. the week of December 16.
II was Mt one time intended to exc
cufe the FIVE men on one day, but the
speedy completion of the chair on a
hurry order from the prison officials
has made 1t possible to carry ont tie
orders of the courts as to the dates Of
tho electrocution.
| Delta. Colo, Nov. 2l.-Not only the
merchants of this place are arranging
to accept sugar certificates issued by
the sugar company but the Gunnison
! Tunnel Investment company a local
concern announced that it will accept
certificates in payment for maturing
loans as well as the payment of an
interest coupons. paying within ninety
days.
New York Nov. 2l.-Papa Shonts
corroberates the announcement proud
L. made by his wife in Washington
Tuesday that he will soon have a real
live duke In his family. But Mr..
Shonts wants to be understood dis
tlnctly that he has not agreed as yet
to pay anything for the honor. No
financial consideration whatever may
enter into the match between his
daughter. Theodore. and young Due
de Cleanliness. In other words the in
pecunious Young Frenchman will find
nothing doing in the hunt
Philadelphia Nov. 2l.-Mrs. Mary
Scott HartIe. who was sued for a di-
yorce by her husband, f. A. Hartie,
the Pittsburg millionaire, won com
plete victory in the Pennsylvania SUI
perior court heer today when that tri-
bunal affirmed in its entirety the de.
cision of the Allegheny county court
which refused to grant Hartje a di.
vorce. The petition filed by Harijes
attorneys in the superior court asking
them to reopen the case on the ground
of newly discovered evidence were
denied Petitions to reopen the case
were based on letters alleged to have
been written by Mrs. Hartj to Thomas
Madden, former coachman who was
named as a correspondent by Mr.
Hartie.
New York. Nov. 21.--Preparations
were completed today for the fifth an
uual show of the Toy Spaniel Club OF
America. and the outlook is for a
larger and more successful exhibition
than ever before. The show will be
'Ield In the concert hall of Madison
square Garden and will open tomor.
row morning. lasting through Satnr-
day. John Sinnott, Of Philadelphia.
| win judge English toy and Japanese
| spnniels. II. ID. Riley of Stafford. Pa,
| Charles G. Hampton will Judge all
lther breeds and unclassifled specials,
I will be prize money show with
more than 100 specials. Entries have
Try.
City of Mexico. Nov, 21.-Navigators
Of vessels plying in the gulf trade
bring to the capital sensational re
ports of Il great upheaval in the ocean
on the coast of Yucatan due to subma
rine volcanic action. They declare in
the recent upheaval, which resulted
in the killing of tons of fish on the
! ENll NbiSNs iuf Dtu VI lnt O'tdil
changed and the soundings show great
depth where formerly shallow places
and vice versa. Reports also say
that number of small islands were
inundate
New York, Nov Negotiations
have been completed between New
| York balloon concern and the officials
VI the war department. whereby the
'ormer is to construct the first war
lirship ever built for the use of the
| United states army. The big balloon
| will be modelled after the Beachy.
| shown In that city during the recent
leronautic congress. 1t win cost Tn
| lie sam 10000. will carry two men
and will he capable of speed OF
twenty-five miles an hour. according to
the specifications decided upon A
ifty-horse power engine will supply
the motive power and light gun
| viii be mounted in the framework OF
| he basket
| New York Nov 9I-A nuhlished 40.