Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-02

distance away and committed suicide
The shooting was the result OF do
nestle quarrel. caused by Jealousy on
the part OF the husband Price was
80 years old and his wife nearly the
same age. She may live
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 2s.-Bat-
Ting Nelson will be the chief advisor
Of Eddie Kelly. the Buffalo fighter. in
the featherweight championship to-
morrow night. The mill will take
place before the Occidental Athletic
club in Dreamland park.
The fighters have agreed to weigh
in at 122 pounds at o'clock on the
day of the fight, and the money will
be divided 60 per cent to the winner
| and per cent to the loser
Kelly has craved fight with Attell
| for the past two years, and now he Is
| TO have his chance. The night OF the
Nelson Unholz fight Frank Dwyer n
well-known turfman. offered TO bet
s2500 that Kelly could beat Attell but
the wager was not taken up. Billy
| Nolan, formerly manager of Battling
| Nelson, recently said that Kelly was
| the coming featherweight champion,
and Nolan win back him against Attell
in the coming fight.
| NEW YORK. Feb. 2S-Although
President Roosevelt has declined the
invitation to be present at the Span
ish-American war veterans games in
the 2fnd regiment armory tomorrow
night, he has donated trophy for one
of the events. In addition, Admiral
Joseph b. Coghlal has presented a
scoring the greatest number of points
in the open events. For the first prize
in the individual events. 1S-karat gold
medals, or prizes of equal value. are
offered, while l4-karat gold medals
will he given to the second men and
l0-karat gold medals to the third me1.
For the winners of the three relay
races on the program, l4-karat gold
medals will be awarded to each mem.
ber of the team which comes in first
while 10-karat gold medals will he
awarded to the members of the team
finishing second.
| TEHERAN, Persia. Feb. 2S.-An at.
tempt was made in this city this af.
| ternoon to assassinate the Shah OF
Persia by bomb. His majesty was
not hurt. Three outriders who were
accompanying him at the time were
killed.
The shah owes his escape to the
just such an attempt as was made
this afternoon. He was on his way to
II nearby town where he expected TO
pass few days. The procession had
left the palace and was traversing a
narrow street when two bombs were
hurled down at ii from the roof of a
house. One exploded in the air, but
the other struck the ground near the
shah's automobile This missile ex
ploded, killing three outriders, wound
ing the chauffuer and a score of by
ISLANDERS, and SCATTERING the vehicle
The shah, however, was not in his
automobile at the moment.
i PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2S.-On the
charge of attempted assault upon Mrs
Adele Reinecte, who leaped from a
second story window, breaking her
leg. to escape his advances, John Kel
ly will be given hearing tomorrow
before Magistrate Harris. Mrs. Rein,
ecke alleges that she was decoyed to
kelly's room on the pretense that she
was being taken to the home of a
woman acquaintance and that Kelly
then locked her in and attempted per.
sonal violence. She escaped the fate
intended for her at the price of a bro
ken leg and a long period in the hos.
pital
LONDON. Feb. 2S.-King Edward
will probably leave London tomorrow
for Paris, on his way to Biarritz, and
will remain abroad for eight or nine
| W'chSs ohls Will Ut spent
In Biarritz. as his majesty has ar.
ranged to join the queen and Princess
1 Victoria on the royal yacht for a
Mediterranean cruise during April.
CITY OF MEXICO. Feb. 2S.-A
merger of the Bank of Yucatan and
the Mercantile Bank of Yucatal will
be ratified at meeting of the stock
holders of the former institution at
Merida today.
The stockholders OF the Mercantile
Bank at Yucatan have already agreed
to plan of consolidation. The insti-
tuition will be called the Peniasular
Bank of Mexico. 1t will have a CAPT
tai stock of $l6,OO0,00O and sl50,0OO
surplus, Mexican money.
| NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.-Secretary OF
| War William II. Taft is to be the
guest of honor at the banquet OF the
Brooklyn Bar association at the Union
League club tomorrow night. Ex.
| Governor Frank Black will also speak
| CHICAGO. Feb. 2S.-Fired with pat
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