Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-13

Ter oil the First NauonaI Bank Ct
Dwight. giving her name and address.
will receive a donation from the cash
Ter of said bank on Feb. 13. 1908,
which is the date of my eigntleth
birthday anniversary. and the giving
and receiving will be held in the
strictest confidence"
GRAND RAPIDS. Mich, Feb. 49,
Secretary Taft win be given a glori.
Gus reception by the Republicans OF
Michigan when he addresses the
Grand Rapids Lincoln club at its ban
quet tonight. A meeting OF tfe Re
publican state central committee will
be held this afternoon 1t is said
that no effort will be made TO get the
central committee to adopt a resolu-
tion favoring Taft for president. al
though the secretary is a declced
favorite among Michigan Republicans.
At this meeting the time and place
for holding the state convention will
be decided upon. and temporary offic-
ers named. The state convention will
probably be held late in April or early
in May. Grand Rapids may lose the
convention because it now has no COZ
vention hall. 1t is Grand Rapids turn
but Detroit will probably get 1t again
unless Grand Rapids citizens find a
suitable place.
From here Secretary Taft will go to
Detroit tomorrow and an elaborate
program has been arranged for his re
ception. II includes an escort from
Grand Rapids, an automobile ride to
the Hotel Ponchatrain, reception
either at the hotel or the Maestic tenn
pie OF Harmonic hall and luncheon
to be held at 2:3O in the afternoon.
DEN YER. Feb l2,-This being
legal holiday, there is nothing doing
in the criminal court. The jury in the
Gordon case was finally chosen yes
terday afternoon and the court ad-
journed until tomorrow. Today Beat
rice Gordon is resting from the strain
of two long days in the court room.
She is not discussing her case with
anyone. The wretched woman is in
the throes OF suspense. but is making
the best Of it. During a good part OF
the day she has been lying on her irol
cot reading "In His Steps" the in
tensely religious book that has given
her the most comfort since her arrest,
and it holds its own with her, despite
the fact that deaconesses and other
church people have brought quantities
of tracts TO her cell.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12-Six automo-
biles started from Times Square at
11:15 today on the race to Paris by
way of Behring Strait. The departure
was Witnessed by great throng OF
people and the racers were followed
up Broadway by several hundred au.
tomobiles.
PORTLAND, Ore. Feb IA
broken rail on the Southern Pacific
derailed the local passenger train ON
the west side division near Forest
Grove. Three cars plunged down
steep embankment of about ten feet,
and one overturned. The end of one
car was crushed in. Three .passen-
gers were killed. The dead:
Mrs Edward Bates and child, For
est Grove.
J. A. Mcdonald, McMinnville.
NEW YORK. Feb. 12.-Heinrlch
Conreid has handed in his resignation
as director and president of the Con
reid Metropolitan Opera company, to
take effect May l. 1t was accepted.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Mr. Hughes
closed his argument In behalf OF the
Denver Union Water company after
speaking seven hours a day for five
days. This extraordinary oratorical
effort was a part of the hearing in
progress at the Hotel Belmont, look
ing to settlement OF the value of the
Denver plant. The presentation OF
the city's side of the case is being
made today by H. E. Lindsey, the
city attorney, and Charles S. Thomas
formerly governor of Colorado.
When Mr.. Hughes finished his
speech. Mr.. Moffat, in the presence OF
the appraisers. presented him with a
pin, the high value of which was not
apparent at first glance. 1t proved to
be black pearl, one of the rarest Of
It's kind. and one for which Mr.. Mot
fat gave a jeweler some time ago
$4,000. Mr. Moffat has given up his
trip abroad and will return to Colo
rado Springs upon the completion Of
the business that brings him to New
York.
PITTSBURG. Pc, Feb. 12.-one
man was killed and dozen others
burned one fatally in a terrific ex-
plosion of molten steel at Mononga-
hela blast furnace of the National
Tube company on Center street. Nc
Keesport, near here today. The huge
steel plated furnace, 100 feet in
height burst at the tap hole and fifty
tons of liquid metal dropped to the
floor, accompanied by an explosion
and the molten metal was thrown