Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-21

son the engineer SO far as can be
learned there Is no blame attached to
either crew. just an unfortunate com
binatiop of circumstances.
Washington. Nov. 1s.-Mrs. Bradley
fonnd herself surrounded by friends
when she went into court today TO be-
gin the second week of her trial on
the charge Of numbering former Sena-
tor Arthur Brown of Utah. The court
room was full of witnesses for the de-
fense who had been asked to be pres
ent in view of the prospect of the be-
ginning OF the taking of testimony in
her favor, and several of them came
all the way from her former home in
Salt Lake City for that purpose.
New York, Nov. 1S.--Damages for
10000. 900 are asked by the Pennsyl-
yana Sugar Refining company in its
suit against the American Refining
company. known as the sugar trust,
which came mp for trial today before
the United States court for the south
ern district Of New York. The plain
tin is represented by former Governor
Frank S Black. of New York. Asso-
cialed with him are Battle q Mar
shall OF this city and Joseph De f.
Junkin. John c. Bell and other attor-
nevs of Philadelphia. Attorney Black
is confident of success in the case,
which, in the amount Ot damages ask
cd, is among the most important ever
brought against trust
Hartford. Conn. Nov 1s.-That ev-
cry military organization in the serv-
ice of the state of Connecticut was
legislated out of existence by the acts
of the general assembly of 1905 Is
the substance of report Of the special
board of officers on reorganization oi
the national guard. considered at a
hearing before the attorney general
today The report says that the state
Legislature repealed the section of the
militia law which contained the only
provision then existing for organiZa
tion OF the national guard of the state
into a brigade, and that by this action
of the general assembly the militia
has been deprived OF all legal stand
ing.
Mnskogee. Okla Nov. 49,. Musko
zee blossomcd out today with elabo
rate decorations in honor OF the hun
dreds Of distinguished delegates who
are pouring into the city for the eigh-
teenth Trans Mississippi congress. All
OF the streets OF the east Oklahoma
metropolis have been decorated in a
lavish style and the preparations for
the entertainment of the visitors have
been made on au unprecedented scale.
This convention. representing. as IL
does. the commercial interests of the
entire country west OF the Mississippi,
s by far the most important ever held
in Oklahoma, and the recent admis-
sion OF the twin territories to state
hood makes it especially significant.
The opening session tomorrow,
which Will he held in the magnificent
new convention hall Just completed,
will he of the nature of q statehood
celebration. Addresses will he deliv-
cred by c, y. Haskell, Oklahomas first
governor, D. r. Francis of St Louis
| and many other well known men The
program for the entire session is the
most imposing in the history of the
| congress. the speakers including Gov.
ernors Hoch Of Kansas. Folk of Mis-
souri,, Pindall of Arkansas, Cummins OF
Iowa, Sheldon Of Nebraska. Blanchard
II Louisiana aud Mead OF Washing
ton; Vice President Fairbanks. Hon.
Clifford Pinchot, Hon John Barrett, di-
| rector of the bureau of American Re
pnOlics, and others equally prominent.
Cambridge. Mass. Nov. lS.-With a
lecture by James X. Hosmer on John
| Harvard in England" the observance
| Of the 3O0th anniversary Of the birth
/ If John Harvard. founder of Harvard
college, begins at the university to.
LAY and will continue for eleven days.
| on next Monday Andrew NJ Davis
viii address Harvard students and
alumni on John Harvard in America -
On the following day, November &c,
which is generally believed to he the
late of Harvard's birth there will he
a memorial service in Appleton chapel
and n memorial dinner at which Presi
dent Eliot viii preside. President
Roosevelt and many other distinguish.
ed sons Of Harvard have beea invited
To attend this banquet The annual
| Harvard football game will he
nlayed Saturday, and it is thought that
this, combined with the Harvard me
mortal dinner. will attract famous
alumni from all parts of the country
A collection of books and relics con
nected with John Harvard and his
times has been prepared and placed
on exhibition in the new reading room
of Gore hall Contemporary views OF
London and Cambridge are shown. and
SO far as possible, John Harvard's IL
! hrary has been reproduced, The origi
nal library bequeathed to the insti
| tuition by its English founder was de