Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-27

resssembled today after the long holi-
days.
New York. Jan. 23.-The first pub
lie exhibition OF saddle horses in New
York opened today at the American
horse exchange. with some of the best
equines of that class in the country
entered. The horses are divided into
fifteen classes, two of which are com
bination classes, where the horses
must be shown In harness and under
the saddle.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-The prediction
that Americans are soon to become cit
liens of the dream OF ages, and that
our democracy is to blossom into the
Kingdom OF Heaven on earth" is
made by Professor Elkip of the Uni
versity Of Missouri. He has recorded
his opinions seriously in the American
Journal of sociology. The author be-
lieves that in a century the earth will
become many times more fruitful, the
population of the world will increase
many fold, transportation will be
cheapened and finally heaven and
new earth will arise"
PORTLAND, Me-. Jan. pa fire
which caused a property damage of
over million dollars early today de-
stroyed the city hall and police build-
ings and endangered the lives of some
700 persons. Although known as the
city hall the building was divided be
tween the city and county offices.
while the police building sheltered the
supreme judicial and municipal courts,
in addition to the police department
The fire was the worst in the state
since the great Portland solfagration
of 1866, when the city's business and
residential sections were almost com
pletely wiped out. There We're more
than 700 persons attending the West
erD Maine Knights OF Pythlas jubilee
gathered in the auditorium of the city
hall. Only few persons were hurt,
Chief Engineer Melville Eldridge be
ing the only person known to be SER
iously injured.
Documents in the registry of deeds
were destroyed. Other departments
were swept clear of everything by the
flames, with the exception Of the city
| clerks and county treasurer's offices.
| the money and securities in the latter
being believed to be intact. although it
| will be almost impossible to ascertain
definitely until the vaults have cooled
| sufficiently for an examination. One
of the most valuable Libraries in the
| state. the Greenleaf law collection
was completely destroyed.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-One OF
the most important conferences on
railroad questions held in recent years
| date President Roosevelt will consult
with the operating vice presidents OF
some of the leading railways of the
country. who have been invited to
come to Washington for that purpose
The proposed legalization of pooling
agreements will be one OF the subjects
| discussed.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-Tt is an
| nounced at the office of the bureau of
| American republics that the next Pan
American congress will probably meet
In Buenos Ayres in 1910. A great in
| ternational exposition will be in prog
ress in Argentina at that time, cele-
| bratilg the centenary of the beginning
| of the war of 1910, which resulted in
the independence of the country.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Jan. 24.--Taft
adherents in Kentucky decdare that
they now have the situation well in
hand and that the secretary of war is
| assured of receiving the twenty-six
votes of the Blue Grass state in the
Republican national convention Gov
ernor Augustus Il. Wilson is Taft
man and will probably be one of the
four delegates from the state-at.large
| Three other Taft adherents are slated
for the other delegateships.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
| Guggenheim of Colorado announced
this afternoon after a conference with
President Roosevelt that Thomas
Ward, Jr.. had been decided upon to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Earl Cranston as United States
district Attorney for Colorado.
| BUTTE, Mont, Jan. 24.-District
Judge George NJ. BourQuin has ap-
proved loan of 100000 by Edward
Creighton Iargey to the State Savings
bank to enable that institution TO re
sumo business. Mr.. Largey, who is a
son of the founder of the bank, accepts
as security the building recently erect
ed by the bank for its new home. The
State Savings bank was II. Augustus
Heinzes financial institution in Moa.
tana, which suspended some months
| ago.
| NEW HAVEN, Con. Jan. PA
asked for rose and was given cab
bage," declares Thomas Colesauto, an
Italian resident of Harwinton, Conn,
who has brought suit against his for
mer friend, Michael Galermino, for
$61 for alleged Misrepresentation of a