Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-23

individual. named Jean Fedher. who re-
sided in Petropolis. is the chief con.
| spirator here, although it is under
stood that foreign anarchists are deep
| ly invoved in the pot.
Rio de Janelro. Jan. 20.--Brazii'aa
police today arrested four men for plot
ting to destroy the American fleet.
The Aldrich currency bill is to be
of emergency currency to s50o,000.-
| 900.
A pastor resigns from wealthy
Michigan church because miliionaires
in his congregation will not shell out
| salary.
The Maryland Steel company of Bal
timore put in operation its rolling mills
and blast furnaces today, giving EN-.
ployment to about 900 men.
Mrs. Ira Porter was Instantly killed
near New Pittsburg BY the accidental
discharge of a shotgun which she was
carrying to her husband.
The brewery strike at Scranton, Pa.
has been settled. Each side made con.
cessions. and agreed to arbitrate the
question of hours and wages.
Sumner says that real currency re-
form must wait until after election.
only a temporary measure can be ex-
pected from the present session of con.
gress.
A son of William Rhinelander. the
New York multi-millionaire, has been
cut off with an annuity by his fathers
will because he married his mothers
maid.
Orders were given Friday at Mon.
nessen. Pa. to resume operations In
the Pittsburg Steel companys plant
there. Employment will be given to
1000 men.
The Western Bank and Trust COM
pany. capitalized at $4,000, passed in
to the hands of assignees Thursday
last 1t is said depositors will be paid
in fun.
The Pennsylvania railroad is said
to have 6.0O0 idle cars on account OF
the decrease in earnings, 1t Is reported
that the wages of 10000 men will be
reduced.
trict Of Columbia plan to urge the
constituents of every congressman to
bring pressure to bear for the mea.
sure.
The plants OF the Pittsburg Steel
company. and the Samless Tube com
pany of America, resumed operations
Thursday last, giving employment to
several thousand men.
Sumner writing from Washington.
says President Roosevelt is for war
with the senate over the matter of
patronage unless the political obstruc-
ton begun by Foraker and Dick ends.
Congressman Kusterman OF Wiscon-
sin makes hit in the House by sug-
gesting that the lawyers take a rest
and let the farmers make the laws
"for the courts to declare unconstitu.
tional."
Kansas Democrats will hold the con.
vention to chose delegates to Denver
convention at Topeka, Feb. %. The
state central committee indorsed w.
J. Bryan and he will speak at the big
banquet to be held Immediately after
the state convention.
There is an epidemic OF small pox
in Minnesota. In st. Paul the pesthouse
is full. Health Inspector Harry Sinks
has returned from Martin county. |
where he says, he has found 116 cases.
He said, no precautions are being TAX
en- In that county against the spread
of the disease.
Unless they wish TO be adjudged
guilty of contempt of court and com
mitted to Jail, Edward II. Hartman
and Otto II. Kahn. the latter of Kuhn,
Loeb & Company, viii have to dis.
close under oath before the Interstate
commerce comission the inside OF the
transactions whereby the Union Pact
fic railroad became the owner of 1885,
900 shares Of Illinois Central stock.
The New York clearing house banks
isued S74,000.000 worth OF clearing
house certificates.
Treacherous ice claimed tea victims
Saturday. Durango lads should be
very careful about the condition of the
ice before trusting themselves on 1t, es-
pecialy where the water is deep.
Attorney General Bonaparte announ-
ces that he will soon commence the
prosecution OF coal railroads for viola
tion of the interstate law.
The postoffice department has au-
tnorized the appointment OF three ad-
ditional carriers at Denver Feb. 1.
Prof. l.. G. Carpenter of the Colorado
Agricultural College, Is in Washington,
looking after Legislative matters per
tanning to experimental work OF the
agricultural department.
The palatial LOS Angeles Limited"
trains, operated by the Hartman inter
ests between Chicago and Los Angeles.
are to be discontinued at once. not be-