Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-27


dedication of a court house at Ger
mantown, Va, gives praise TO Che
courts. but justifies proper criticism
OF them.
William F. Villas. former cabinet
member and United States senator,
suffers from a hemorrhage of the brain
at his home in Madison, Wis. and is
In critical condition.
Reports on trade show that in Can
ada the United States gets big share
of the business Notwithstanding the
preferential tariffs in favor OF the
United Kingdom.
Prince Helie announces that his
bride will have an income OF $780,
900 year, which he thinks will be
enough for them to get along on. He
must intend to let his creditors con-
tinue to wait.
The Rock Island has served notice
that 1t will reduce certain round trip
rates when 1t considers 1t for the best
interests OF the road and the people
and the iron-clad agreement to hold
up rates will go by the boards.
Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, who
commanded the Russian fleet defeated
in the Sea Of Japan. died at Bad Neu-
helm, Germany, Monday, the result of
injuries sustained In the battle.
b Charles J.. Glidden will organize
for passengers and freight between
New York and Boston. the business to
be extended later to include Chicago.
In the pockets of one of the miners
Just taken out of the mine at Hanna
where SO many lives were lost some
months ago. $685. was found. This is
fair indication OF the way some men
hoard money.
Cleveland has had nearly three
months of 3-cent street car fare and
two of the monthly reports have shown
deficit. A similar report Is predicted
for July. The operating expenses and
fixed charged have been from 100000
to $4,000 a month in excess Of the
earnings.
The New York delegation to the
national convention of the Independ-
ence League party convention at Chi
cago has voted unanimously to support
new man for president. Thus Bry-
ans hope of Endorsement is at an end
Between Countess Boni and Mrs.
Frank Gould the Goulds continue to
occupy an unusual amount of news
paper space, the latest being the ar
rest of man and wife charged with
Gould divorce proceedings.
The Pennsylvania Democratic state
committee Wednesday reelected State
Chairman George Dimeling of Clear
field. without opposition and adopted
resolutions endorsing Bryan and Kern
and denouncing the action of the Den
yer convention in unseating the eight
Philadelphia delegates.
Five candidates for the Democratic
nomination for governor of Illinois
have entered upon the closing stages
OF what promises to be as spectacular
as any of the features of the present
primary campaign. Headquarters for
| each have been opened In Chicago, and
in spite of the 100000 adverse plural.
ity of four years ago the candidates
have started into hard fight for the
nomination.
General Passenger Agent Samuel
G. Hatch announces that the Illinois
Central railway has decided not to
allow the sale of liquor on any of Its
diners or buffet cars south of the
Ohio river. Texas has had a similar
law to that of Louisiana in force for
some time" said Mr.. Hatch, "and its
i nd Nd h.,
cial to all concerned"
Representative Glen, who introduced
the bill in the Georgia legislature pro
| hibiting the wearing of peek-a- boo
| shirt waists and other frills by young
women, is the recipient of all kinds
OF letters and postal cards from wom
en- all over the country. The fair sci
have been making 1t lively for him
| and his wife wrote him to come home
and stop his foolishness."
Within the past twenty-four hours
six men, apparently Hungarian or
Austrian laborers, formerly employed
| at the Lackawanna Steel companys
plant at Buffalo. were killed on the
| outskirts of Buffalo under the same
circumstances and at almost the same
place. All Of the men were run down
by engines on the Lake Shore rail.
road. Railway men say there was a
death pact among the victims.
Good rains covering the Canadian
northwest and the spring wheat ter.
ritory this side of last week have
measurably assured large spring
wheat crop for North America. The
critical filling period, however, is at
hand and there is still some chance
for disaster, although 1t Is rather re.
mote. The reasonable Inference is
that this continent will have a full
crop of wheat.
Threatened by her own son with
death unless she Immediately sent
him $4,000. Mrs. John King Van Rens.
selaer. once social arbiter of New
York society and a member OF one of
its Oldest and most exclusive families,
but now living In retirement at New
port. caused the arrest In New York
OF her son, John A. Van Rensselaer,
In doing SO she placed In the hands Of
the police letter from the young
man, which is bitter arraignmenu of
his mothers mode of life and of the
system OF society which prevails in
New York's 400" He calls his moth.
er peacock" castigates her for her
treatment OF him. as contrasted to
that she meted out to his brother, and