Semi-weekly herald., 1908-01-06

Georgetown. KY. Jan. 3.-The jury
in the case of Caleb Powers, charged
| with the murder of Ex-Governor VII.
liam Goebel. reported this morning,
after twenty-fours' consultation that It
had been unable to reach an agree
ment.
New York. Jan. 3.-Seven ship.
wrecked sailors, believed to be the
only survivors OF u crew OF sixteen OF
the Norwegian bark Germanic, were
brought here today by the steamer
Hothan Newton. They were picked up
In mid-ocean on December II In ter.
rible condition from exposure, eight
| days after their vessel had been aban.
doned. Another boat which contain
ed eight men has not been found. The
captain of the bank who remained on
board until all men found places in
the small boats, went down with his
ship.
Shanghai, Jan. 3.-Wu Ting Fang,
recently reappointed to the post OF
Chinese minister to the United States,
will sail early this morning, taking
with him number of young Chinese
students
St Petersburg Jan. 3.--Niaeteen
consplrators. charged with plotting to
kill the dowager empress. mother of
the car, weer arrested here. They
had ma do o1I tho ,rranuar,o,,tg To alas,
her with bomb. Secret police are
suppressing details. For some time the
dowager has suffered from mania
that some one was going to assassinate
her, and not many months ago she
was officially declared insane by the
czar's personal physician.
Columbus. o.. Jan. 3.-victory perch.
ed upon the banners of Secretary
Taft's political army when the Ohio
Republican state central committee by
vote of IA to Z. which never varied
in the battle of amendments which
ragged all the afternoon. ordered the
state convention held at Columbus on
March 3 and 4, six weeks earlier than
usual and directed that delegates to
this convention be selected by direct
vote of primaries throughout the state
on February IL.
Bay City. Mich. Jan. 3.--Prominent
officers of the Salvation army from
various parts of the country are as
sembling here today for the congress
and meetings to be held here during
the next four days. The feature of
the gathering will be the dedication
Of the new Salvation Army barracks
in this city.
Telluride. Jan. 3.-.Iohn oehrlng held
up the National club this morning
about o'clock and got away with
the roulette dealers bank roll. Gehr-
ing, who had been gambling all night
and lost his wad, concluded that it
would be good time to replenish
his cash supply. as there was no one
In the room at the time but himself
and the dealer.
After obtaining the money he step
ped out the back way and went to his
home In the west part of the city.
Here he left his gun. telling his wife
that he had done something desperate.
and headed westward. Officers are
after him and 1t is likely he will be
apprehended soon.
New Yrk. Jan. 3.-A meeting of the
stockholders of the Beaver National
bank, Beaver and Pearl streets. will
be held tomorrow to ratify the action
of the directors In voting to liquidate.
and the bank will go out of existence.
Gaylord Wiltshire. known as the mil
lionaire socialist" and the editor of a
socialist magazine, has been acting
president of the bank since George
NJ. Coffin. the president, became III OF
nervous prostration Just before the H.
nancial panic began, and had to go to
California. According to Mr.. Wiltshire,
the directors found that 1t was hope
less to attempt to continue in business
at profit to the stockholders, and as
there was enough money on hand to
pay all the depositors and settle up
the affairs OF the bank in full, 1t was
thought best to retire from business.
Salt Lake City. Utah, Jan. 3-Ad-
vices from Ely, New. state that prob
ably ten days more will be required
before the rescuers reach Brown, Nc.
Donald and Bailey, the three miners
who have been imprisoned since De
cember / in the Alpha shaft of the
Giroux mine at Ely. 1t is likely that
the men will have been six weeks in
their tomb-like prison before they can
be freed. They are able to talk with
their rescuers over the mine telephone
and declare that they are very well sat
ished with their quarters and that
there is no particular hurry about get
ting them out. Water and food il
| sent down to the men through a six
foot pipe. and they have considerable
room for exercise. Air Is constantly
| forced in to them. To while away the
| time the men occasionally hold voca
| concerts, singing over the telephone
wires for the benefit of those above