Semi-weekly herald., 1907-11-18
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

TELEGRAPH NEWS.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. l5.-W. J. Bryan
will accept the Democratic nomina-
tion for president in 1908. if rendered
him, This is the gist OF statement
that appears under the heading, "Mr.
| Bryan's Position" in prominent
place on the editorial page of the Com
moner. He makes 1t very plain that
he will not seek or ask for nomination
but ii the rank and file desire him to
| take il he will accept no matter who
the Republican nominee may he or no
matter what the prospects for success
are. He says he has deemed 1t proper
to make this statement at this time
sn that his position may not be mis-
represented or misunderstood. He says
he has been amply recompensed by the
party for all he has done and is will.
ing to fight in the ranks without being
disappointed. He will not. however
| permit his availability to be passed
upon by few leaders or newspaper
that call themselves Democratic, but
entrusts the decision to the voters of
The party only.
Louisville. Ky, Nov. 15.-The threat
cned street car strike occurred this
morning when $50 members Of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway employees struck against the
Louisville Street Railway company.
They demand an increase in wages.
A few ears are running, heavily pro
tected by the police.
Telluride. Nov. 15.-Peter A. Lilly,
who was charged with embezzllng over
100000 OF county and school funds
of San Miguel county, was this morn
ing taken into court and arraIgued on
an indictment containing ten different
counts. Ex-Congressman Hogg appear
cd for Lilly and in his address to
the court asked that clemency be
shown the prisoner, who plead guilty
10 five counts.
Judge Shackleford then requested
Lilly to stand and scored him sound
ly for his crime. He said he could not
extend clemency to Lilly because OF
the enormity of the crime. The people
OF San Miguel county and Telluride
had honored him, perhaps, as much as
any of its citizens. They had trusted
him implicitly with their funds and
he had betrayed the trust. He then
pronounced sentence as follows: On
the first count the judge sentenced
Lilly to from nine to ten years in
the pen. on each of the other four
counts from to years. That is
Lilly must serve a sentence of not
less thaa thirty-three nor more than
forty-two years When the term of
one sentence expires he will enter
upon the other until all are served.
unless the pardoning board sees fit
course, he will get his quota of de.
ductions for good behavior which will
bring the time dowa to about is or
90 years.
Washington, Nov. 15.-President
Roosevelt, Secretary GARFIELD and Com
missioner of Education Brown deliver
ed addresses today at Howard uni
yersity. in this city, in connection with
the fortieth anniversary of the found
ing of that institution and the installa-
ton OF the new president, the Rev.
Wilbur Patterson Thirhield. Howard
university is mainly devoted to the
education of negro youths.
BY recent census it appeared that
Of some twenty-six million women in
Germany, 25 per cent were wage work
ers. as against 17.j per cent in the
United States. One-third OF the entire
number of German working women
we're engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Recently it was true that there were
only nine women physicians in Ger
many. as compared with seven hun
dred in Russia, and FIVE thousand in
the United States.
The admission of women to the
German universities will effect great
change In the ratio of the number oi
women in professional pursuits to that
of the women engaged in agriculture.
Lafayette. Ind Nov. 15.-The first
convention composed solely Of cattle
feeders ever held is in session today
at the Purdue experiment station, with
large number Of cattlemen in at
tendance. The gathering opened this
morning with an address OF welcome
: by the dean OF the college. Following
this there was an inspection OF thu
r show steers, demonstration In liy'
y stock judging and general discussion
: OF the subject of cattle feeding. Th'