Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-20

tue past IL COulhlued IN grass coUln,
and in a glass jar at the feet of the
skeleton are brains alleged to have
been those of the great leader.
Perhaps Jacks letters home will
contain a reference to visits paid the
building where inquisitors sat in judg.
ment upon their victims many years
ago, and where legislators and their
1 attendant clerks are now busy work.
/ ing for the upbuilding OF the state.
! Perhaps there win be a reference in
| the letters to a visit TO the plaza
where so many were burned at the
/ stake in the dark days of Peruvian
| history, or of a trip along the route
which La Plata. the great viceroy, is
said to have taken when he is said to
have ridden gold shod horse. with
| name and tail strung with pearls.
over way paved with ingots OF sill
yer.
But whether Jack writes OF these
things or not. II will probably be with
genuine regret that he will turn back
| upon the hospitality OF the Peruvians
on or about Feb. rs, for on March IA.
when the ships. are due to drop an
chor in Magdalena bay. ON the coast
OF Mexico. all thoughts OF the pleas
ures of the long trip around South
America must give place to strict at
| tention to the work OF target practice,
If he would secure place in any Of
the crack gun crews of Uncle Sans
navy.
DENVER, Feb. 1S.-Bestrice Cor
don, who was acquitted by q jury last
night, spent the night in jail and left
this morning with her sisters for her
mothers home in Lafayette.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. ls.-"There
is nothing to delay prosecution of the
rebate cases against the Southern Pa.
cific railway as soon as the neces-
snry Instructions arrive from Wash
ington." said United States District
Attorney Devlln today. THE federal
grand jury is in session. meeting
twice a week. he continued. "and as
the law requires that indictments be
returned before prosecutions are un-
lertaken in the United States courts,
the first proceeding will be for the
submission of evidence to the grand
jurors"
NEW YORK. Feb. lS.-At the Cafe
Boulevard last night someone tipped
on to the 400 men and women pres
snt that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was In
the main dining room of the restaur-
ant. After word was spread people
got eager to see the woman who had
told such sensational story of Stan
ord White Evelyn Thaw was escort
I'd 10 the restaurant by L. X. Thomas,
he financier. whose creditors are ar
ranging with him to get part of his
income from his father's estate. The
couple sat at a small table in the res
taurant, both OF them being desirous,
evidently. of avoiding notice. They
were recognized, however, and sool
everyone in the place knew they were
there. For two hours Thomas had TO
leave the lady, who calmly awaited
his return. Thomas is quite n sport.
ERIE, Pa, Feb. ls.-The American
car in the New York to Paris automo-
bile race took the lead today, leaving
hour later the French car followed.
The Italian car is stalled near Ripley,
N. Y, and one of the occupants has
returned to Buffalo by train to get re-
pairs for the machine.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-5ecretary
Taft will have busy week of cam
paigning, beginning Yesterday. in New
England. where he will contest with
Hughes for popular favor. Last night
he spoke before the Taft Club Of Con
cord, n. H, and on Wednesday night
will go to New Haven to address the
Young Mems Republican club and TO
attend "a meeting of the Yale corpor-
alton. The Taft Club of Connecticut.
which now has over 1000 members,
will be his official escort. Frank But
terworth, former Yale football play
er. is president of the club. and Taft
is officially supported by Yale men In
his campaign for the presidency.
It was the original intention of the
club to give a dinner in honor of Sec
retary Taft in the Yale dining hall.
but permission to do this has been do
MED by President Stokes OF the Yale
corporation, who thinks that no Yale
building should be used for political
purposes.
The strenuous week of Secretary
Taft will ead Saturday night at Buff
falo, where he will deliver an address
on the political issues OF the cam
paign at the annual dinner OF the ELI
colt club.
While Secretary Taft is campaign
ing in the east, his principal opponent
tor the Republican presidential nom.
! nation will not be idle. Governor
Hughes will invade Cannon territory
ON Saturday. when he will be the prin