Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-10
TELE&zPhIc NEWS.

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HOT SPRINGS, Va, Aug. 6.--Admit-
fans the deplorable condition In Amer
fcan court system. and declaring that
aslay aad uncertainty In litigation
baanaexfhe .coArts form cue Of The chief
sources Of discomfort among the mass
% or the people. William II. Taft, told
the lawyers of Virginia that a radical
Improvement In the method Of court
procedure "a imperative. Judge Taft
addressed meeting of the Virginia
Bar association. He discussed delays
In the administration of justice and
declared these delays worked hardship
to AL litigants except those whose
wealth enables them to keep up the
l,she for -yesss.- Incidentally No nd.
vocated the reduction In court fees
and change to salary basis for clerks
and other officers.
LONDON, Aug. Cit Is within the
realms Of possibility that within ter
years continental Europe may be sup
piled by gas for both Illuminating. and
power pnFposes sent direct Through 9
pipe line from Oklahoma. Alexander
A. Eberson of st. Louis, who has Just
secured a concession to- establish a
Havre, France. the first American
packing house In Europe. is now fig
urins on the feasibility Of supplying
Europe With the natural gas from the
United States.
"Oklahoma already supplies the
states of Oklahoma, Kansas. indiana
and the northwestern part of Texa,
with natural gas." said Mr.. Eberson
'and there are also pipe lines from
diana TO ,Pittsburg. 4..islas ysa ais1s
sirAy.. clients, who have immens'
leases in the Indian territory. an.
who ,supply the Standard Oil compan.
With. oil, have made up their minds II
pipe their gas, II 1t is at all possible, I.
Europe" s,tWAa So WUalpme, rb
NEW YORK, Aug. G.--A sensationa
attempt to prevent a wedding in tn
Peulist Fathers church, In Columbu
avenue, near Ffty-ninth street, wa
made last evening by beautiful
yusing woman handsomely gowned
who. by shrieking and clinging to tn
bridegroom to be, attracted more thai
1000 persons to the scene. Behind tn
story is q profound mystery. as to tn
identity Of the principals involved, az
cording to the police story of no,
a'strAnge woman yesterday visited th
west side court and said she woul
XIII 4 man and herself in front of tn
church last night II the man attempte
to marry anyone but herself. ''''.
DENVER, Aug. 8.--Parties not al
sociated with the railroads. but VIII
are In . position to know. are maxim
Asserttons that the western classii
catiou CnEnmittee at Manitou tw
weeks ago resulted In changes in tn
classification which will mean Iarg
increase Ia freight rates on n numbe
of articles OF merchandise. The tram
Missouri freight bureau. the real rat
making organization of the wester
railroads convened In Denver yestel
day with : large number Of subject
On Docket TO come up for consideration
Among these win be the question Z
Advancing the freight rates. The NEE
Ing Is behind closed doors. '''
NEW YORK. Aug. 6.-There ar
seven men In the United States VIII
carry $i.oo0.O0o and more insuranc
ON their lives; two who carry $1,000
900. and one who carries "a 200 90,
The last referred to Is Rodman Wan,
maker Of Philadelphia who is tn
nost heavily insured man In tn
world. James B. Colgate. q stoc
bs9ksr, carries more insurance tina
.nny other resident of New York, hi
,palicies ssgregstiug s1,5OO.000.
81 GTUTrGART, Aug. s.-The grea
iGsppelin airship. the most perfect, an
most elaborate engine ever construc
Cd for. navigation Of the air is a mas
Nuf iron work. wrecked machinery an
soorched cloth. During the storr
Which bsoks over the city shortly afte
tAs airship had been Obliged to d.
scend here for repairs the great ba
Soon was struck by lightning an
blown from Its moorings and ascent
ed into the air, mass of flames. Afte
a short flight the machine crashed I
the ground In ruins. Several person
were injured. Count Zeppelin, how
ever was safe. ..ls .-.-na. l.sil.. .ini4.
BERLIN, Aug. 6.-The governmen
hHs decided to make good Count ZeI
peffn's loss by the destruction Of hi
balloon by awarding him sI25,000, tn
entire amount set apart in the bulge
fot aeronautic experiments. The In
periai secretary OF state has been a
rected to forward this amount I
Count Zeppelin. A dispatch fror
Frfedrichaffen announces that Coun
Zeppelin has declared his intention O
Immediately constructing another dil
tRable on the same model as the on
destroyed. ~ " 7'f''i'' ''.'-,'-.' 's'
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