Semi-weekly herald., 1909-03-04

oatH VI vice fresiuent OF the United
States.
Brains and genius OF Luther Bur
bank are capitalized at several mil
lion dollars in San Francisco to care
for the commercial end OF his dis
coveries.
William L. Curtis. writing from
Washington. states that no man ever
retired from public life with more
genuine popularity than Vice Prssi.
dent Fairbanks.
The police of Kier. Russia, have for.
hidden the celebration at the Uniyer.
sity OF the centennial of Charles Oar.
win on the ground of religious objec.
lions TO the Darwinian theory.
A passenger train on the main line
of an Ecuador railroad was thrown
over n cliff 100 feet high at point
near Rio Bamba. twenty-five persons
were killed and forty wounded
Announcement is made that the Cal.
umet and Heola will take over the
Osceola and several other mining prop
critics and end the many suits now In
court concerning these properties.
Senator J. II. Mccall OF Australian
government, has been attending the
dry farming congress at Cheyenne and
also visiting Denver and other points
In the state, gaining information on
the subject
The governor of Wyoming has sign.
cd the bill prohibiting the marrying
OF divorced people under one year.
This applies to other states as well
as Wyoming and Denverites Will have
to seek new Gretna Green.
The financial straits OF the Shah OF
Persia are well illustrated by his offer
TO the Russian Academy of Sciences
to sell the entire royal collection of
manuscripts. paintings and miniatures
,at comparatively low figure. Pur.
chase is doubtful on account OF pollu
cal considerations.
Judge Green In n New York city
court ruled tha. woman could not
collect on suit for breach OF prom.
lse where the marriage contract was
made while the aforesaid woman was
the wife of another. The Judge
might have added that IL was scur.yy
trick to get woman to secure
divorce and then refuse to marry her
The Illinois Terminal Railway com
pany and the Illinois Glass company
of Alton were subjected to fines of
$4,000 and $4,000 respectively In the
United States district court mt Spring
field by Judge Humphrey for violating
The Interstate commerce law. Both
concerns. by attorneys, entered pleas
OF guilty TO the charges and paid the
fine and costs.
From bO cents each to $40 is the
remarkable rise in the possum market
within the last month. as a result of
the featuring OF this marsupial In the
recent Taft banquet at Atlanta. At.
lanta dealers are literally swamped
with orders from the north and east.
one dealer says in one day he had
orders for 900 at $40 each, the pros.
pective purchasers desiring them for
pets.
Great ado is being made in Denver
papers with Speer leanings because
Charles Hughes has resigned as attor-
ney for the leading corporations OF the
state. The legacy has fallen to his
son, Gerald, and 1t must be q dull in
dividual who thinks for one moment
that the father will not give advice
along corporation lines Just the same
as In the past. Giving up $4,000
year Is not SO great sacrifice when
the salary goes to the son.
BILLY" Sunday was horsewhipped AT
Springfield. Illinois. Friday night In
the presence OF an audience OF 5000
people. The man applied the whip
while the audience was standing sing
Ing. Sunday knocked the man down
and much excitement prevailed until
policeman arrived and took the man
in charge. who proved to have been
an inmate of an insane asylum some
years ago. He said he horsewhipped
Sunday because he criticised women.
The defeat Of statehood was largely
brought about by kilograms from ex-
Governor Hagerman charging those in
control OF affairs in New Mexico with
being "freebooters" and corrupt In
every way and that with statehood the
same people would be In control. On
this statement the Democrats Joined
in knocking out statehood for at least
another year. The statements OF Hag-
erman and his following have caused
great indignation at Santa Fe and
other points In New Mexico.
| Ex-Queen Liluokalani of Hawaii
otherwise Mrs. Lydia Dominls, has
been sued in the district supreme
court at Washington by DR.. Charles II
English to recover s11 900 alleged to
be due him on account OF breach OF
contract in the payment OF medical
bill The plaintiff alleges tba, he ac
companied the ex-queen to the Ha
waiian Islands as private physician
under contract to receive 5000 8
month and expenses and bonus ant