Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-14

den. % years old. rushed out OF the
house to the barn on his fathers prem.
ises and placing revolver to his head
shot himself through the right temple
al II O'Clock yesterday morning and
died instantly.
Washington, Nov. l1.--Eugene Il
Prussing. well-known Chicago law
yer. for three years president of the
Citizens association, called on the
president yesterday to present his
views on corporation reforms. The
president read and discussed with in
terest the brief statement which MI
Prussing submitted and said it con
tanned many practical suggestions
which Will soon be reflected elsewhere
It Is believed the presidents forth
coming message will contain some ref
erences 10 the reforms suggested.
Victoria, b. C., Nov. t1.--Mail ad
vices received by the Empress of In
dian tell of the loss of the steamer
Kasuga off the Hokkaide coast during
storm. Her crew of nineteen and
eighty-one passengers were rescued
In the nick of time by the steamer To
kachi Maru Steamer Waknoura Ma
ru also reported rescuing thirteen men
from a derelict junk, all being ema
ciated aud in pitiful state.
Chicago, Nov 1l.-Actlng under tele
graphic instructions from the treasury
do partment In New York three millions
ol gold coin were transferred today
Il ON the subtreasury to the vaults OF
the First National bank. The transfe.
was made under police guard. The
weight OF the gold was 1000 pounds
The Illinois Trust and Savings bank
expects to add 81 100000 in gold to its
currency store tomorrow. This is ais.
part of the shipment of gold received
| last week in New York from London
| The question of clearing house checks
which are being demanded by all rail
roads centering In Chicago aud by tht
Chicago Association OF Commerce. rep
resenting Chicago merchants will prob
GDly he decided this afternoon. Tn,
committee has said If the demand is
strong enough enough these checks
VIII he issued. 1t is expected they
will be received as currency by al
the bus:n, SIS houses and by transporta
ton lines.
Nerfolk, Va. Nov. 1l,-With Presi
dent Gompers presiding. the twenty
scvent annual convention Of the
American Federation OF Labor wa
called to order at 10 o'clock this morn
| ing in the jamestown exposition audi
torium. Hundreds of delegates are
here. representing all the national ant
| International labor unions affiliated
with the Gompers body and nearly al
state federations and central bodies
| Many matters of great interest are {,
come before the convention and sev
efal sharp fights for supremacy in th'
| organization are expected before th'
| All regular sessions win be held a
the Armory hall, in the city of Nor
folk. Governor Swanson and official
\ OF the city government. the exposition
and the labor bodies OF Norfolk AM
Virginia participated in the opening
| session.
II is thought that, before the pres
| cnt convention has adjourned, tn
| American Federation of Labor vii
go ON record as being opposed to TIL
| presidential aspirations of Secretar
Taft President Gompers has chai
| acterized the secretary of war as "th
injunction candidate for president
and brands him as being 'consciousl
| and wilfully hostile and unfair to oi
sanized labor" The opinions hande
down by Mr.. Taft when he was
| federal judge have been used. accord
ing President Gompers, TO CONSTANT
further encroach upon the persona
rights and liberties OF our citizens
| when those citizens are worl<ingmen.
1t is likely that President Samue
Gompers will nave the struggle of hi
life to maintain his place at the hea
OF the workingmen's forces of tn
| country. Socialists and other db
gruntled ones In the labor ranks hav
| commenced systematic agitatio
1 against the reelection OF Gompers
They also demand general new Sc
o, officers, including the members O
the executive council. The friends O
| Gompers are confident that they vii
reelect him. With the exception O
enc term. Gompers has been at tn
head of the federation for a score O
! Years.
Another important subject of dis
cussion will be the publication of tn
unfair" or we don't patronize" lis
In the official organ, now the subjec
OF am injunction suit brought by
st. Louis concern. The action of tn
federation officials in suspending tn
| United Brewery Workers of Americ
Is bitterly condemned by some dele
| gates. and several unions have al
nounced that unless the brewery worl