Semi-weekly herald., 1907-10-24


lists will start. la order to prevent in
reference from the great crowds gath
cred to witness the beginning of tn,
race. The war department has ais,
sent crops oil ten picked men from
the signal corps. all trained aeronauts
to assist in the work of Initiating the
balloons. These men are working un
der the direction OF Maurice Mallet
the official starter, who also brought
several assistants with him from
France. The balloons are being in
mated with gas especially manufac
tured for the purpose near the ascen
sion grounds. Each balloon Will have
TWO occupants, the pilot or chief aero
naut and an assistant.
| Yokohama. Oct. 21.-With great pa
triotie demonstrations. in which thou.
sands OF Japanese participated. the
new warship kurma was launched to,
! day. The emperor attended the cere-
mony.
| Washington, oct. 2i.-The weather
bureau today anpounced that its in
strumeDts registered an earthquake
| beginning at II O'Clock last night and
! lasting until early this morning; that
It's original point was west of Australia
and the Indian ocean. It is believed
to have been of considerable intensity
at its origin.
salt Lake City, Utah. Oct. 21.--
Stockholders of the National Railroad
| company of Mexico are holding their
annual meeting in this city today. Fif
teen directors will be elected and
routine business transacted.
Norfolk. Va. oct. 2l.-With a pa
rade Of automobiles, carriages and
| other vehicles, all gaily bedecked with
natural and artificial blossoms and
conveying Virginias fairest daughters
as flower girls. to be followed by a
flower ball IN the evening Floral Car.
niyal day is being celebrated at James
town exposition today. The carnival
Is in charge of the social leaders of
the Tidewater towns. Cash prizes will
be awarded to the most artis,ically
decorated vehicles, florists and decora.
tors of national repute acting as
judges.
Lansing, Mich, Oct. 2l.-DeIegates
to the constitutional convention are
assembling in Lansing today for the
opening session, which will be held
tomorrow. The convention is for the
purpose OF drafting a revision of the
constitution of Michigan and consists
of 96 delegates. each senatorial dis
trict in the state having three repre-
senatives. According to the terms of
the legislative measure providing for
the convention, the work of revision
must he completed by January 81
1908.
New York, Oct. 21.-Little interest
Is manifested in financial circles in
the annual meeting tomorrow of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway company.
acted.
st. Petersburg, Oct. 21.--William
English Walling of indianapolis. his
wife and his sister-in-law, Miss Rose
Strunsky. were arrested in this city
last night by force OF gendarmes be-
cause of their association with sew
eral members of the Finnish Progress
siye party. A representative of the
American embassy appeared at the
headquarters in their behalf but he
could take no action until today.
London, Oct. 2l.-Jack Goldswain.
the present holder OF the title. and
Young Josephs. boxer who has re-
Gently made good record, will fight
for the lightweight championship of
England before the National Sporting
club tonight Goldswain visited Amer
lea some time ago, where he was com.
pletely outclassed by Harry Lewis in
a six round bout at Philadelphia
Twenty-Five main points. each OF
which. the attorneys will argue, is suf-
ficeDt to make the record breaking
fine declared void, will be advanced
when case comes TO trial in January.
Chicago, ILL.,. Oct. 21.-Inter Ocean
today says; plans for the tremendous
effort that win be made by the attor-
neys for the Standard Oil company to
have the 29,000O00 fine imposed by
Judge Lands wiped out by United
States circuit court OF appeals was
disclosed yesterday.
New York, Oct. 23.-Excitement
amounting to alarm marked the open
ing OF business today In Wall street
The stock market opened demoralized
under the heavy selling by brokers in
all departments Of the exchange at
the same moment run of consider
able proportions was being made on
the various Offices of the Knickerbock.
er Trust company. The stock market
opening showed severely the effect
OF the renewed shock 10 confidence
caused by the spread OF financial dis
trust by the published details of the