Semi-weekly herald., 1909-01-07
rELEeRAPHIc IeREvIr1Es-

TELEGRAPHIc eREVITiEs.
Secretary Garfield viii probably be
retained by President TAFT
Mississippi saloons Went out OF bust.
ness the first OF the yeqr and the state
viii remain dry" fot at least two
years.
The senate has votqd an approprl.
alton of 100000 fort the purchase
OF a home for the American legation
at Paris.
Frances r. Leupp. who forced "Con.
fession Wrung from Conscience" or
the firing OF an Indian ntagent, is going
to retire as Indian cotnmIssioner.
The military court al Yekaterinoq.
Law, Russia. sentenced forty-one to
death, most Of which kre for pnrticl
patton In the strike of october. 1908.
A record breaking tiFong called on
Roosevelt New Years dhy-over 6 900
The New Year charity ball in Den.
yer netted ST. Vlncent's orphan asy
lum sl.70O.
In local option election at Roam.
AXE, Va. the "drys" were victorious
by majority of s6 votes. The effect
of the election will be the closing Of
forty-two saloons.
Congress yesterday voted sS0OOO0
for the earthquake sufferers of Italy
Bailey of Texas held It was uncon.
stitutional, but the money Will be
forthcoming just the same.
The market value of stocks and
bonds increased s2S00,0O0 in value
in 1908. This shows what electing a
Republican president accomplishes as
a wealth producing agency.
Walter Wellman says President
elect Taft is mainly responsible for
the outcome of the senatorial fight in
Ohio. having put veto on his brother,
Charles. when he saw he could win
only by trading on administration as
sets.
Walter Wellma4 says Secretary
Root and Ambassa4or Bryce have
agreed on three treaties disposing of
the New Fouhdland fisheries question,
the control OF internal ional water ways
and the settlemerr of pecuniary claims
with Canada.
San Francisco is to the front with
the second LARGEST contribution. so
far as popular subscriptions are con
cerned. for the Italian people, New
York leading. The people of the Gold.
en- Gate city know what . helping
hand means.
A delegation of prominent citizens
from Birmingham. Ala, called upon
Judge Taft. inviting him to visit their
city, adding that while they were
Democrats. the time was near at hand
when the breaking away from party
and that the solidity of the solid south
would be broken. 1t would be grand
thing for the south.
Lillian Russell has another surprise
In store for her friends and the pub
lie. She has Just announced that the
love letters which she has received
during her long and wonderful stage
career will be published within a short
time. Between performances of wild
Fire" Miss Russell is busy arranging
the letters for publication.
During the year 1908 the steerage
passengers who came into the United
States from Europe numbered only
about 100000. while in 1907 they mum
bered 1,364,6s5 This is shown in a
report made public by transatlantic
steamship companies. For the first
time in many years the eastbound fig
ures are in excess Of the west-bound
or incoming.
The supreme court OF New Mexico
has notified the contending parties
that 1t would hear the case OF the
Southern Pacific against the Denver
g. Rio Grande at the present session
The suit is over right Of way south
o. Durango. The Arizona a. Colorado
filed on 1t for connection between
the Hartman system in the south
west and the coal fields Of La Plata
county. Colo. The D. & r.. G. appeal
ed from the lower courts decision
which was In favor of the A. & G.
Miss Beula Hartman was killed at
Aztec yesterday afternoon by the ac'
cidental discharge of a rifle. The
young woman, about 25 years OF age
arrived from her home In Chicago
two weeks ago to attend the funeral OF
hei sister. Her father, Judge Hart
man, was getting ready to start today
for Arizona. He had cleaned his gun
and laid 1t Oh bed In a small cot
tage a few rods from the residence
Miss Hartman went TO the cottage
and was handling the gun when IL wal
accidentally discharged, the ball en-
tering above the heart.
The worlds total gold output in 1901
was $427,000,0O0 against $41o.55b.0o'
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