Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

stipulation at the recent hearing tha
the complaint be dismissed and or
dered the maintenance for not les.
than two years of the rate OF SIS cents
per hundred pounds on milk ant
cream from st. Paul, Neb., to Denver
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Feb. 19-W
B. Ridgely, comptroller OF the cur
| reDcy, arrived here this morning to &c
over with the stockholders of the
failed National Bank of Commerce
| their plans for reorganizing that II
stitution. Tomorrow the stockholders
are TO hold an election to choose di
rectors, who subsequently will elect
new president. Mr.. Ridgely has
been asked to assume direction of the
recognized bank. He has persistent.
| ly said that he has no intention OF
leaving the Office of comptroller
NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-Father lie.
wont Martougessian, the Armenian
priest VINO is said to be the head of
the Hunchakist society. will be placed
, on trial tomorrow charged with the
robbery and blackmailing of promin-
ent Armenians. The priest will also
be charged with completely in the
murder of Tavshanjien, a wealthy Ar
menian rug merchant. who was muir
dered last summer by Bedres Hamp-
artsoumian. who is now serving a
term OF Imprisonment for the crime
1t is stated that Hampartsoumian will
be witness against the priest He
was simply the tool in the hands of a
band of blackmailers, who used his
patriotism and the name of the Hun
chakist society, formerly an Armen-
ian revolutionary association, In order
to levy tribute from wealthy Armen
ians. Several Armenian merchants
Will appear against the priest today
and District Attorney Jerome an
nounces that he is certain to secure
conviction
The Herald is pleased to be able to
state that all details have been com
pleted for the opening of the 10000
opened for settlement under the Ca
rey act and made effective by the last
session of congress-. The company
having the matter In hand will be
ready to go ahead with reservoir and
bitches as soon as the weather per
mits and the land made to blossom
like the rose in few years. The
rights of settlers are fully protected
under the act as the company hand
ling the land Is under bond to the
state to fulfill every obligation.
The land in question comprises
some of the finest in the southwest
but must have water to be valuable
Now that this has been provided for
or will be. our farming population IS
bound to be increased several hun
dred families before the end of the
year.
NEW WESTMINSTER. Feb. 19.-
The Natal act, passed unanimously by
the Provincial government, came to a
showdown yesterday when two Jap
anese from Portland, who on Friday
last insisted on entering British Co
lumbia, were fined $500 each and sen
fenced to twelve months imprison-
ment. This is the full penalty under
the act. Okazaki and Nakani, the
men chosen by the Japanese govern
ment to make the test, were given the
option of putting up two sureties OF
$3.50 each that they would leave the
country Immediately. They refused
this chance of escape, as instructed
by their counsel, and will continue the
fight on appeal. Neither man can
speak a word of English and both are
clearly attempting to enter the coun-
try in defiance OF the act. Counsel
for the Provincial government asked
that the full penalty be imposed that
! the sentence might be a salutary one.
HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. l9.-Eight
| persons had to jump from the second
story OF burning building early To-
day three OF them being injured, one
dangerously The injured are Mrs
| Hattie Smith, Edward Smith. Clark
| Smith 1t was a boarding house and
flames broke out all over it at once
| The inmates could not get out except
by jumping, and they went through
the windows, glass and all. The build
ing was a total loss and adjoining
property was badly damaged by the
| flames.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 19.-The bill
providing for government control o
| vacant grazing lands which wa
adopted by the recent live stock con
yention at Denver. was introduced il
the senate by Senator Curtis OF Kan
sas, and a similar bill was introduced
in the house this morning by Repre-
sentative Scott OF the same state. Ad
yocates of land leasing legislation d.
not expect to have 1t enacted at thi
session of congress and probably viii
not ask for hearings or reports upo:
either OF the bills in question. The.
assert that they wish only to hav