Semi-weekly herald., 1909-10-28
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS


congressman and foreign diplomats
are ready to make the trip on the
Mississippi river to New Orleans to at.
tend the Lakes-to-theGulf Deep Wa
terways association convention. They
got away early today and will await
the fleet carrying the deep water dele
gates at Memphis. The Oleander. the
government light house lender on
which the president will travel today.
made floating White house Every
thing the president will need after he
embarks this afternoon for four and
half days trip will be placed on
board.
On the congressional boat legis-
lative hall is installed so that Speaker
Cannon can hold mock sessions of
congress
There will be twenty-five boats in
the fleet when 1t leaves Memphis. The
trip will be straight down the Mis-
sippl with the exception of when the
fleet turns up the Ohio to stop at
Cairo.
The first governor to arrive was
Gov. NJ. E. Hay of Washington. He
travelled the longest distance of any
OF the travelling delegates. Governor
Shafroth of Colorado arrived this
morning, Senator Smoot of Utah also
arrived, as did Senior Toledo Parrarte,
minister from Guatemala to Washing
ton.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 25.-President Taft
divided his time today between the
two cities. giving eight hours TO st.
Louis and one hour and half to East
ST. Louis. He arrived here this morn
ing at 8 a. m. on the Iron Mountain
railroad from Texas and prepared to
leave this evening on n ,200-mile voy-
age down the Mississippi river to New
Orleans.
After greeting the reception com
Louis at the union station the presi-
dent was driven in a motor car to the
st. Louis club. None but members
of the reception committee were al.
lowed in midway of the station. but
when the president appeared he was
greeted by cheers from ten thousand
sightseers.
At the coliseum before making his
address. he greeted 200 congressman,
thirty-three governors. score of Unit
ed States senators, all guests of the
Business Mems league for the trip
down the river Seven foreign min
listers were seated on the platform
Governor Handley introduced the pres
ident- -te ttAe -artiience which filled the
coliseum
DENVER. Oct 25.-By order OF
State Bank Commissioner Pfeiffer, C.
G. Boles, president of the bank al
OF Grand county at Sulphur Springs
was placed under arrest OH the charge
of looting the funds of the institution
Paul Hardy of Denver was placed in
charge of the bank temporarily by
Commissioner Pfeiffer, pending thor
ough examination of the books. Boles
had been in charge of the bank. only
a month. He came from New Mexico
where. according to Commissioner
Pfeifer he figured in several financial
deals.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Charles F
Murphy and the entire executive com
mittee of Tammany hall will attend
the funeral of Senator Patrick H. Nc
Cnrren in Brooklyn tomorrow. Muir
ply WAS bitter political enemy OF
McCarren. but an admirer of his fight
ing qualities.
ALBANY. n. Y. Oct 25.-Rufus w
Peckham, justice of the United States
supreme court. died last night at his
summer home at Altamont Death was
due to complication of diseases
heart trouble. Bright's disease and
hardening arteries contributing.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 25.-The an
nouheement of the death of Justice
Peckham, while expected, came as Q
shock to his many associates on the
bench and official circles. Every
where expressions of regret were
heard.
Justice Peckham was Democrat
born In Albany, N. Y, Nov. s, 1898
had been on the bench of the state
and federal courts for twenty-si,
years. He came from the court O
appeals of his native state. He was
the last of President Cleveland's Dem
ocratic appointees to the federal su
preme court. Chief Justice Fuller ant
Justice White being the other two. H'
took his seat January, 1896.
HASTINGS, Neb., Oct. 25.-Hecto
Mclean of Brush, Colo, a brother o
the late Charles Mclean (Schlatter)
arrived in Hastings today in respons'
to telegram from County Judge But
ton.
Mclean had pictures Of his brothe
at the ages of 80. 40 and 60. Com
pared wit hthe pictures of the dea,
man revealed his identity. Local pee