Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-05
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]. Plerpont Morgan sailed few
days ago ON the steamship AdriatIc
for Europe.
Seven mills in Manayunk. a suburb
of Philadelphia. have been compelled
to shut down temporarily. on account
OF the flood from the Schuylltill river,
throwing 5000 men out of work.
Waiter Wen-- ~
Owen, the half-breed from Oklahoma,
has proved himself one OF the great
men Of the senate and more than
match for AIdrich In handling the I'm.
ancial question.
Walter Wellmnn declares recent at
taclSs on the character of President
Roosevelt. especially by Or. Allan Nc
Lane Hamilton, are without founda-
tion. and declares that the presidents
habits are exemplary.
The Paris police are investigating
a most Ingenious bank swindle An
individual in New York obtained
letter OF credit from n large banking
house there and made excellent dupli
Gates by means of photographs which
he forwarded to accomplices in Lon
don, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Marseilles
Genoa, Hamburg and Munich, who
cashed them simultaneously, netting
the swlndlers 100000.
The conference of coal operators
and miners at Philadelphia adjourned
without being able to agree on the
calling OF Joint convention to re.es-
tablish the Interstate agreement. A
motion to re-convene March 10 was
defeated which makes It practically
certain that there will be general
| suspension OF mining in the bltumin-
Gus fields Of Illinois. Indiana, Ohio and
western Pennsylvania on April /,
when the present agreement expires.
Prof. l.. II. Dillon. the dancing mas
ter of Harrisburg. H., who gained so
much notoricty by suffering himself
to be chained to a post like n wild
beast rather than pay n fine or work
ON the streets, was released Monday.
having served part of the fine and
promised to work five days on the
streets. Dillon claims the fine i'm
posed on him was unjust because 9th
ers convicted OF the same ofrense were
given lighter sentences, and says he
of crime to win $40 at poker than
that amount or more at progressive
euchre.
The Empress Dowager OF China has
have attracted unusual attention and
some apprehension, particularly In
missionary circles. The first elevates
Confucius In the national pantheon to
god of the first rank. placing him
upon level with heaven and earth
and commanding that the highest
form of state worship be rendered to
his spirit. This Is the first time In
many generations that new god has
been created. even though old mater
ials have been used. and 1t IL there
fore momentous event in Chinese
history. Confucius has been worship
ped by the people OF China for more
than 1000 years. There Is tablet to
his memory In the house OF every edu-
Gated man in the empire. there is
temple provided for his worship in al
most every town, and the emperor
goes to the Hall Of Intense Thought
In the Forbidden City on days set
apart for that purpose TO pay his obe-
isance to the Teacher and Patron OF
All Ages" But, until now Confucius
has been god of the second class, al
though his maxims are quite as famil-
lar to the people OF China as the
teachings Of Jesus are to the United
atates ard have had IN even grerter
have been the guide for public es well
as private life. Familiarity with them
has been the chief qualification 70
quired OF candidates for office. for ap-
pointments In the army and navy and
standard by which moral worth has
| been estimated.