Semi-weekly herald., 1909-04-01

! when fired from rifle 5000 yards dis
tant. By AN ingenious contrivance tn
shell. just before 1t hits the target
VIII cause TO be exposed the lense o
heavily armored camera SO that
picture of the shell at the moment O
impact may be obtained.
Gov. Samuel G.. Cosgrove of Wash
ington died at Paso RobIes Ho
Springs. Cal. suddenly Sunday morn
Ing from chronic Bright's disease. AL
though the governor had been in poo
health for some months prior to hi
election last November, the strain ant
work of the campaign weakened hin
considerably and he came to Past
Robles hot springs early in Januar,
TO recuperate. Slowly but surely the
mineral baths and waters OF the
springs relieved his condition and he
gradually became stronger,
| In Its financial report for 1908, the
second annual statement II has issued
the American Sugar Refining company
shows s6.502. $3.50 net profits. After the
deduction of per cent dividends on
its s90.0o0.000 of preferred and com.
mon stock there remained balance
OF S202.9SS OF surplus for the year.
These figures compare rather unfa.
vorably with those of the preceding
year, when the net earnings were S..
H9.292. and the surplus after divi.
dends was s2.499.362. The company
has total surplus of about s25..
100000.
The federal court of appeals in an
opinion written by Circuit Judge Hook
at st. Louis. upheld the lower courts
decision awarding Roy Anderson $2,.
800 damages against the Chicago, NIL.
waukee and st. Paul railway for per-
sonal injuries sustained by being com
PEELED by the conductors threats of
violence to get off its moving freight
train. Anderson admitted he was stenl.
ing ride or technically trespassInk.
The appellate court admits the con-
ductor's right to protect the railroad
from trespassers, but holds misuse of
such authority renders the company
liable for compensatory damages.
In view OF the deficit In the trens,
ury, Director North of the census bu
reau has Withdrawn his request for
an appropriation OF s141l7.000 for the
next census and has substituted re
quest for sl0.000.000. The original es.
innate covered not only the year 1910,
when the enumeration must take
place. but the three succeeding years.
during which The reports will be tabu.
lated and published. The revised es-
Innate covers the expenses only for
next year. In which all the prepara.
tory and field work will take place.
This Is the amount appropriated at
the beginning OF the last census. 1t
is estimated that S5.500O00 will be
necessary to pay supervisors and emu
merators.
Lieut.. Shackelton's great achieve.
| ment In the antarctic has been receiv.
ed with JOY and praise by all the
scientific men and explorers In Wash
ington. says Walter WelIman. II has
also served TO stimulate interest In all
polar research and to rouse the hope
that Commander Peary. DR.. Cook or
some other American may be success
full In winning for the United States
the honor OF reaching the north pole.
Students OF polar work think It is
now only u question OF very short
time before both OF the ends OF the
exls OF the earth will be reached, and
II may be that the south pole will be
actually attained before the north
pole. Inasmuch as the English appear
to have the inside track in antarctic
work, 1t remains for Americans TO
put forth every effort to win the prize
at the other end OF the earth.
In race against time 10 reach the
bedside OF his dying mother. Frank
l.. Vanderlip. president of the Nation.
al Bank OF New York, Sunday cover,
ed the distance from New York to
Chicago In fifteen hours and fifty
eight minutes. This broke all records
for the trip. Mr.. Vanderlip arrived
twenty-eight minutes after his mother
| died. Shortly before midnight Satur
day night Mr.. VanderlIp in New Yori
received word from Chicago OF the sc
rious illness OF his mother, Mrs. Char
lotte L. Vanderlip. He Immediatel,
ordered the New York Central to sup
ply him with the fast special trail
at its command. Mr.. Vanderlip's trail
was given the right OF way. Th,
run from New York to Buffalo, 44i
miles, was covered in 399 minutes
The run from Buffalo to Cleveland, 49,
miles. was covered In 1863 minutes
Leaving Cleveland at 9:27 n. m. tn
special train arrived at Toledo at II: q
a. m. covering 108 miles In 116 mir
utes. Elkhart, Ind. was reached q
1923 p. M, making 1853 miles In IL
minutes; Englewood was reached q
1858. The last 95 miles were made
92 minutes.
Gold has been mined since the b.
ginning OF history but apparently tn
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