Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-02

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given out by representatives of the
home office and others who officially
were present at the exhumatIon moi
| only definitely disposes of the lead
myth, but seems effectively to prove
that the body was buried In 1864 and
was actually that of r. c. Druce. The
| authorized statesement follows: "The
coffin was opened and found to con.
tain the body of an aged man, the
plate on the coffin bore the name
Thomas Charles Druce.'"
Chicago. Dec. 3O-Five physicians
were held five hours In quarantine In
building in South Chicago yeste--
day because of diagnosis of sixth
that the patient was suffering from
| smallpox. While the patient waited
to be removed to the isolation hospi-
tai policemen outside refused to per
| nit anybody to enter or leave the
building. The five quarantine doctors
insisted that the patient had chicken.
pox. The policemen finally asked II
physician with offices In another build.
ing who decided 1t was case OF
chicken-pox. Then the quarantine was
removed
Pittsburg. Dec. 30.-Announcement
has been made that, following repairs
which would be completed by We'd
nesday, all the mills now idle in this
district will resume in full. giving en-
ployment to forty thousand workmen.
No reduction in prices will be made by
the leading interests at the first of the
year and what will be done in March
or April will depend ON conditions rul.
ing at that time. Following the holi-
days orders were placed by several
trunk lines for 1908 rail requirements.
Several roads have placed contracts
with the Carnegie steel company for
thirty thousand tons, subject to agree.
ment on specifications and sections.
Montreal. Dec. 30.-A special meet
ing of Canada Pacific shareholders
was held here today to authorize an
issue of $28,32O.000 additional stock,
which will be offered to the stock
holders at par. The authorization OF
the sale Of this stock at the present
time is in keeping with the policy of
the road in providing for its require
ments ahead, and at the same time to
give each year to its stockholders
the right to subscribe to new stock
lent OF an extra dividend.
1t is believed that the proceeds OF
the new issue will be used for building
n line Into Seattle, where the road
will come into direct competition with
the Hill systems. The construction
of the new line has been deferred on
account OF the practical lmpossibllity
of raising money for improvements.
either in New York or London. The
Canadian Pacific already controls the
Spokane International, giving II e1.
trance into Spokane. and the construc-
| tion of a road to Seattle would make
| 1t a direct competitor of the Hin roads
in the northwestern portion of the
| United States.
The $28.320,000 common stock All.
thorized Is n part OF tire $40,OOO,OOo
new stock that was voted last March
and which amount brought the author
lied capital of the Canadian Pacific uI
to sl5O.OO0.OO0.
New York. Dec. 30.--with nearly O
million more passengers carried easi
and west by the transatlantic linei
during the year just closing than fol
the year before. the figures reached {
total OF close TO three millions, equa
to the combined population of st
Louis. Boston, Baltimore. Cleveland
Buffalo, San Francisco and Cincinnati
The passenger movement for the yea
was nearly n million greater than TO
1906 and a million and half create
than for 1904. The most sensationa
passenger movement OF the year wa
in the eastbound steerage. This reach
ed 550.045 or 240.b65 greater than 1906
!. This movement was concentrated Il
! the last two months OF the year.
New Castle, Pa, Dec. 30.-The She
mango Valley steel plant resumed OF
erations here last night after an idl,
} ness of l2O days. More than 1000 me
, are affected.
day morning. D. Vickers and an en-