Semi-weekly herald., 1909-06-24

I
at noon Saturday thirty-four new casel
OF cholera and thirty one suspects
were received at the municipal hospi
tails, and there were ten deaths from
the disease in st. Petersburg.
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Marisca
says II is true that President Dia;
had In an informal way been inform
ed by Minister Barra that President
TAFT had expressed wish to meel
him mt the border the latter part ol
this year. and that President Diaz hac
replied that 1t would give him much
pleasure to see Mr. Taft.
A baltimore & Ohio express train
nom ST Louis to New York. due al
Baltimore At 2;35 n. M. jumped the
track one mile west of Grafton, and
| after grinding over The ties 100 yards
| struck switch and jumped back on
the track again The train was mov.
Ing 20 miles an hour and bore large
number of passengers. They were
much shaken up, but not injured.
The Illinois supreme court has de.
cided in clear.cut opinion that any
foreigner who knowingly and willfully
violates the Sunday saloon closing law
OF Illinois Is not NJ person to be a
citizen OF the United states. And the
court held further that the Sunday
closing law should be enforced until
1t shall be repealed by the legisla.
ture.
For TWO years connecting link, 1906
miles long, between the Lake Shore
and the Reading systems of railway.
has been under construction for the
purpose of creating new trunk line
between Chicago and Philadelphia and
New York, which Is claimed TO be
shorter than nny that exists. It is
promised 10 be finished for freight
traffic this summer and for passenger
trains next fall
The Bankers Deposit Guaranty &
Surety corporation Is being organized
at Topeka. Kans., by national bank.
ers. TO enable banks not admitted un.
der the new state guarantee laws to
insure their deposits against loss. II
IL also the plan to induce as many
state banks as possible 10 adopt the
oompany's plan of guaranteeing de
posits in preference to tbat provided
by the state
The Great Northern Is paying diyi
dends this year OH lis Increased CAPT
talization, which now amunnts TO s2i0.
100000. This means that to distribute
the regular per cent to It's atockhold.
ers the road must have surplus OF
$id.700,O0O. Estimating 1909 figures
from incomplete data for ten months.
1t appears that the Great Northern
viii end the current year with a sur.
plus In the neighborhood of Sl6,sO0,.
900, equal to per cent on the stock
or the fun dividend and balance of
81, 100. 900
The report of the protestive bureau
OF the National Wholesale Liquor
Dealers association. read nt the con
vention nj Atlantic City, called ntten-
lion 10 the need OF work along reform
lines of stamping out dlsreputable ia.
looms and dives for the benefit OF the
Legitimate liquor dealers. The con.
vention ratified tho platform of last
year which declares that political con
troll of saloons In municipal causes
Is an abuse which must be rectified
The platform calls foN the better regu-
lation of saloons and the moderate
use Of liquors rather than an attempt
al total prohibition.
Lending newsprint authorities ex.
pect TO see the international Paper
company move so per cent of its pres
ent capacity of 1000 tons of news
print per day to Canada within the
next three or -four years. on account of
the developments OF tariff legislation
In this country and the recent policy
OF the Canadian provinces. For some
years the province Of Ontario has pro,
hibited the expectation OF pulp wood
cut on crown lands Within a short
time the province of Quebec followed
the example OF Ontario and announced
that II will enforce similar prohibi.
lion. AT present International Paper
secures practically 33 per cent OF It's
pulp wood In Canada and large pro
portion comes from the province of
Quebec, although the major holdings
are In New Brunswick.
Attorneys for j n Broyies. the for.
mer wealthy banker and merchant OF
San Marcial. n NJ. withdraw their
motion for n new trial and Broyles Is
in charge OF the sheriff awaiting sen.
tence. His mind shows signs OF Civ
Ing way under the nervous strain.
Broyles was convicted of obtaining
money under false pretenscs. lie Is II
member of The sect OF the Holy Roll.
ers Of whom there are many In San
Marcial. That the Holy Rollers have a
criminal tendency TO turn criminal
was evidenced by the confession OF
G. A. Tingucly OF San Marcial 10 the
charge OF arson. Tinsley set fire b
his store building in Sab Marcial, ii
get $1,000 insurance. and fled TO f.
Paso. whence he wrote letters to peo