Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-25
dent on the arst ballot.

franks second as q coal producing gtat.,
The official record compiled at the
geological survey shows that durins
the year 1907 only Pennsylvania sur
passed Illinois in the production OF
coal. In 1906 West Virginia displaced
Illinois by producing about 1000 OOC
tons more. but last year Illinois pro
duced 51.317.146 tons, an increase OF
1881, ,042 tons over the preceding year
and regained second place, West vir.
ginia producing only 46.o9l .5s3 tons.
The total coal production in 1907
both anthracite and bitumlnous, was
4So.s3l $40. an increase over the pre-.
ceding year of 66.2s2.764 short tons.
| More than half of all the coal pro-
duced is mined In Pennsylvania, that
state showing an output last year of
235. 5.925.749 tons. OF which 15O,32I, ,437
was bituminous.
Only two coal-producing states show.
ed a decrease-C California and Oregon
and the falling off in both instances
is explained by the Increased pro-
duction and use of oil for railroad and
manufacturing purposes, The coal out
put during the year would probably
have exceeded 00.000,000 tons had not
the manufacturing Industries been af-
fected by the financial depression of
last fall.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-There
are number of materials In Ameri-
cas- refuse heap which may be used
as substitutes for wood pulp. accord
ing to a bulletin Just issued by the
forestry bureau.
1t is asserted that In the northwest,
annually a million and half tons of
per can be made are thrown away.
In the south the farmers burn or
plow under 100000 tons of cotton
stalks every year, from which paper
could be made. Five hundred thou
sand tons OF fiber adheres to the cot
ton seed every year, which could be
separated and used In the manufacture
of paper. An enormous quantity of
corn stalks, amounting to many mil
lions OF tons, that now have no COM
mercial value could also be utilized.
Thousands of acres of wild hemp grow
In the southwest, from which excellent
paper can be made and the list of |
fibrous or woody plants suitable for |
paper are almost without limit
The anticipated scarcity of pulp |
wood causes the active search for sub |
stitutes which is now being PROSE
cuted.
NEW YORK, June 23.-Stern Bros. |
& Co., diamond and jewelry mer-
chants, have received the third in a |
series of anonymous letters which |
have been sent to the firm since the |
last Tuesday OF Meyer
Newman, diamond salesman, and |
the letter was turned over to the DO.
lice. 1t demanded. as has each of the |
Two preceding letters. that 100000 be
placed in tin can at the entrance TO |
Bronx park before June 80. Police
men investigating the case made lit |
tie headway yesterday or today. No |
trace has been obtained of the move |
ments of Newman after he left his |
rooms last Tuesday morning with dia- |
monds worth $1,000.
Mrs. Newman, the wife of the miss
Ing man. is worried so much over the |
that friends fear she
will collapse under the nervous strain.
Word received from Baltimore yes
,erday was to the effect that Newman
vas well known In that city. but had
not been seen there since last Tues
lay.
LONDON, June 23.-The wedding OF
Reid's daughter. Jean,
hIG q trtI To,
affair London has known for years
With King Edward and Queen Alex
andria smiling approval from their
private gallery this daughter of White
law Reid, the American ambassador to
England, was married in the chapel
royal of st. James palace to the Hon
John Hubert Ward, brother OF the
earl OF Dudley. and equerry in waiting
to the king. The ancient chapel is
one of the few remains of the old
palace of the Tudors in which Queen
and several of her daughters
were married, and was prettily dec
orated with flowers for this, the most |
Of recent weddings in Lon.
don.
A great crowd assembled In 81. |
James square to watch the arrival OF |
the bridal party and the king and
queen and other members OF the royal |
family who. by their attendance at the |
chapel and the subsequent reception |
at Dorchester house, the city residence
Of Ambassador Reid. paid a compli |
ment TO the American ambassador and |
his daughter seldom accorded even |
10 members of the English nobility |
A few minutes before 3 O'Clock King |
and Queen Alexandria, accom- |
panied by their suites. drove up from |
palace and proceeded at |
once to the royal gallery, where the |
prince and princess of Wales, the duke |
and duchess of Connaught and Prin- |
cess Patricia already had arrived. |
The bride entered later and looked |
lovely. The wedding was positively |
brilliant Miss Reid was attended by
her cousin, Jennie Crocker OF San
Francisco. Tonight smart set OF Lon
don are enjoying a magnificent re-
ception.
PARIS. June 23.-W b. Leeds, the
American fnancier. died suddenly at
the Ritz hotel In this city at 1890
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