Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-30
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Chicago convention, Was called to or
der by Roy O. West, chairman of ths
state central committee. The con
Tor president and endorsed his candi
dacy in us strong terms as Language
permitted. 1t also upheld the admin
istration of Governor Deneen anG
commended his conduct OF public al
fairs other state officers were en-
dorsed as We're also United States
senators Cullom and Hopkins. The
administration of President Roosevelt
was highly praised.
LISBON. Portu; a. March 26.-ln
these troublesome times in Portugal
a great deal of quitt but effective
work for the monarchy and for peace
is being done by former Boston
girl, Elsie Hensler. now the Countess
OF Edia, the morganatic widow OF
King Ferdinand, a great uncle of the
Apresent King Manuel She has lived
many years in seculsion, but her in
fluence is tremendous, for Ferdinand
had no other wife, and although she
never actually occupied the throne
with him, she was recognized by him
and by the people as the actual queen,
The countess has not been seen at
court since Ferdinand passed away,
but she has lived on terms of inti-
macy with the royal family, has fre-
quently visited them, and they have
been in the habit of going often to her
palace near Lisbon and her country
place in Cintra, The last was laid
out for her by Ferdinand and has not
been changed since she received it
from his hands, virtually as a bridal
gift.
Hidden behind great forest trees is
a charming villa to which the ends OF
the earth have furnished lovely and
costly draperies, pictures and furni.
ture. Here Portugais ulcrowned
queen reigns supreme and the village
her life of virtue and her many deeds
of charity. The place was gay and
lively during Ferdinand's lifetime.
for here he lived his true home life
and here his ministers had 10 come
often to find MIN. He detested his
big palace III Lisbon where he had to-
he alone, as the countess would not
live there
Elsie Hensler's life has been more
like a fairy tale than real life, but SO
unoptrusive has 1t been with all its
grandeur that she is not often spoken
of among the list OF American girls
who have made great matches IN
Europe. None however. has been as
exalted as hers, for where Is the
American girl who has married king
and king who refused to elevate any
other woman to the throne because
he could not put her there2 She
went many years ago to Portugal to
sing in grand opera. Her voice and
beauty won the kings heart. 1T was
true love marlige, and they lived
hdppiiN' sue 10 otiil DedutiluI. WIN
masses OF white hair on her thought.
ful brow and dark eyes tull oil lire.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-Wn
liam Loeb, Jr., secretary to President
Roosevelt, will probably visit Colora-
do early in the summer on a hunting
and fishing expedition. He has re-
paivad invitutious from aastarn
friends who own ranches and hunting
preserves. Among these are invita-
tons to put up at Colorado ranches
whose locations Secretary Loeb says
are on the White river and near Du
range. He does not divulge the
names of the ranch owners or the ex
act location.
ROME, March 26-lt is feared here
that the pope is practically running
his health by Lenten fasting and alb
stinence from meat. Even the ad
vice of his attending physicians failed
TO make him see that there was some
danger to him in so rigid an observ
ance OF the church laws. The pope's
sisters tried repeatedly to remon-
strase With him, but did not succeed.
Several of the cardinals who recent
ly noticed the enfeebled condition of
the pontiff tried to persuade him to-
suspend the rules for himself, but the
pope would not listen to any sugges-
tion OF the kind. His physicians are
In despair and are keeping a close
watch over him.
COFFEYVILLE, Kans., March 26
&C. T. Carpenter, vice president OF
the Condor National bank of this city,
received a letter today telling him to
be ready TO pay astranger 5000 on
demand under penalty of having his
bank and residence destroyed by dy-
Mantle.
WASHINGTON, Mar 26.-Repre-
sentative Haggott has introduced a
bill giving the Secretary of the Inter
ior authority to lease grazing lands
and lands hearing coal and other min
eral in Mesa Verde park near Malcos.
The government park, which. crea