Semi-weekly herald., 1909-03-29
TELEeHAPHic BREviTies.


is urged by the business interests of
the country.
The mine owners Of the west are
strenuously opposed to reduction of
tariff on load ores.
John Mitchell, formerly head of the
United Mine Workers, pleads for more
equitable distribution of wealth as
remedy for Industrial unrest.
Governor Hughes has refused elem
ency for Mrs. Farmer. doomed to die
in the electric chair next week.
Walter wellman says inability of
tariff makers to tell effects of their
bill shows need of permanent COM
mission.
The Chicago National league teams
in California are humping up against
some good ball players in California
and have received several drubbings.
William E. Curtis Is informed at
New Orleans that good deal of cot
ton land is being planted with sugar,
largely due to the anti-future specula-
ton law and the boil weevil.
Democrats of the house ways and
means committee in minority report
declare the Payne tariff bill will raise
the cost of living, benefit trusts and
bring trade wars with other nations.
One of the latest additions to the
gossip about the Duke of the Abruzzi
and Miss Katherine Elkins is that the
duke has made will in which he has
bequeathed most of the jewels
which he inherited from his mother
to Miss Elllins.
II is reported that 1900 arrests have
been made at Jellalabad. Afghanistan,
in connection with the plot recently
discovered to murder the ameer, the
heir apparent and the other members
of the royal family. According to
advices patches of prisoners are be
ing blown from guns daily.
Hattie Hood. aged 13. and Sallie
Ogles, aged II, were whipped in the
police court at Atlanta, Ga, by order
of Recorder Broiles, who had been
appealed to by the parents of the girls
to punish them for their unruly con-
duct. "A good whipping is what these
girls need" said the recorder. THAT
will do them more good than fine. :"
The Minnesota house committee on
crimes has recommended for passage
bill prohibiting wearing of white
and blue tights. The bill provides a
punishment of 90 days in Jail or 500
fine for wearing red, white and blue
tights or other unseemly apparel dis.
playing the national colors, by any
female at any public performance.
| Wonder the legislature wouldn't regu.
late open work hosiery the women
wear.
| c. L. Maxwell, the notorious bad
man jailed in Green River, Utah, last
| Friday, on charge OF robbery and
threatening to shoot two men, was
turned loose Monday morning on ST.
900 bond. He Immediately got drunk
and started to find Sheriff Rogers, who
| had arrested him. announcing that he
would shoot the officer on sight.
There was great public Indignation
and at night another warrant was is.
| sued for Maxwell's arrest.
The Missouri Pacific railway is com.
pleting plans for the creation Of new
first and refunding mortgage. The
amount OF the mortgage will be be
tween sl5o,000,0O0 and 100000, 900,
and it is probable that the final figure
viii be in the neighborhood of $175..
100000. II Is understood that the
mortgage is comprehensive and will
eventually refund the entire mortgage
Indebtedness of the Missouri Pacific
and provide funds for the improve.
ment and extension of the propery.
Lieut. e, II. Snackelton of the Brit.
ish navy, commander of the Antartic
expedition which returned on the bark.
ehtine Nimrod to Invercargill, New
Zealand. Wednesday although he did
not achieve his object, succeeded I'm
getting within Ill miles of the pole
The farthest point south heretofore
reached was 20 degrees so minutes.
where c. Il. Borchgrevink, a Norwe.
gan explorer arrived March II. 1900
The Nimrod expedition left England
IN July, 1907, and after reaching the
Ice helds and making most elaborate
preparations the main expedition
started on sledge journey which oc.
cupied 126 days and traversed 1.7Os
miles southwark. The explorers reach.
ed latitude ss.26 and longitude 1852
east. At the highest point the land
was 5000 feet in altitude, trendjne
southward In vast field OF snow. no
mountains being in sight.
Out of total of about 1e5 900 EN-.
ployes of the United States Steel cor.
poration 1892 have avaIled them.
selves of the opportunity to subscribe
Tor stock under the offer made by the
management In January. The offer.
ing was $4,000 shares Of preferrad
stock at $40 share and $4,000 shares
OF common stock at ga a share. sub.
scrip'ions aggregated about 23 per