Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-12

NJ ShASh NSiS 4HiHEsur LuFee peTHdp
fatally. by fire early today which de
stroyed Apollo hall, a three-stor.
structure on Blue Island avenue. Th,
cause OF the FIRE is unknown.
GRAND JUNCTION. March 9.-Ai
the result of an outbreak of drunker
Indians at the Teller Indian institut,
late Saturday night, the jail building
was set on fire, two of the disturber.
narrowly escaped cremation. Discip
inarian J F. Fields was murderously
assaulted and the men responsible
for the trouble are now in irons al
the county Jail awaiting action by
Superintendent Burton of the govern
ment school
Tho trouble started lear midnight
and bnt for the prompt work of EN-
ployes of the place the entire school
with its 200 sleeping students, might
have been destroyed.
MADRID, March 9.-King Alfonso
viii leave tonight for Barcelona, but
| strict secrecy has been observed as
| to which of two routes the royal train
will take In the opinion of the pub
lie the kings visit is foolhardy; but
the cabinet believes the danger has
been exaggerated and that the visit
viii prove beneficial politically The
minister to Switzerland saying that
queen will not accompany the king.
MADRID, March "a dispatch has
been received here from the Spanish
the anarchists of Geneva have decreed
the death of King Alfonso and Premier
Maura
WASHINGTON, March lO.-Gs the
strength OF the south in congress and
in the electoral college to be reduced
at last in punishment for the alleged
disfranchisement OF the negro? This
Is the latest topic of political discus
sion al the national capital and one of
the most interesting 1t was precipi-
tated by the Ohio Republicans. Not
content with presenting to the coun-
try the man who is almost sure of the
Republican nomination for PRESIDENT
this year, the Ohio Republican state
convention stirred up hornets nest
by their demand for the reduction
OF representation ia congress and the
electoral college in all states of this
Union where white and colored citi-
zens are disfranchised to the end that
the fourteenth amendment to the col
stitution OF the United states may be
enforced according to its letter and
spirit"
Was this prepared and adopted, as
many believe, merely as a bluff to help
the Taft candidacy with the negroes,
or it is a movement in earnest, to be
followed up by the Republican party
as a determined policy in case Judge
Taft teaches the White House aad be
comes the party leader?
1t Is the prevailing opinion in Wash
ington that the movement is sincere.
That plank had, of course, the approx
al of President Roosevelt and Judge
Taft before it appeared at Columbus.
In all their conversation with their
friends both men indicate mmistak-
ably that they are in earnest; that it
is not a mere vote getting device, but
that they mean business. This at
least, is the view held by most south
ern public men, who are very much
exercised over the matter. Time and
again there has been talk of reducing
the south's participation in the polit-
ical power Of the government, but
nothing has ever come Of the talk
This time the Southerners think there
is danger something may be done, al
though it is still an open question as
to whether or not the Republican par
ty as a whole will be willing to fol-
low Ohios lead in this matter, even
if Taft does reach the White House.
Inasmuch as this is sure to be one OF
the issues of this years presidential
campaign, it is interesting to know
what is the opinion of the matter held
by prominent public men from the
south.
WASHINGTON, March 1O.-The
United States supreme court has set
October 13 next as the date for the
hearing in appeal foom the decision OF
Judge Lewis in the Colorado coal and
timber land cases. Application was
made by Attorney General Bonaparte
to advance the date for hearing to
April 6 and combine all suits into one
case. The court in fixing the date oil
the hearing ruled that the suits
against Charles II. Freeman, Edward
NJ. Biggs and Alexander 7 Sullelber-
ger should be tried as one case, and
that suits against f. w. Keitel, Rob
ert Forester Charles E. Herr and
George c. Franklin should be taken up
as one case, and that the question OF
consolidation of these cases be taken
M for consideration at time Of hear
ing.
BARCELONA, Spain, March 10
King Alfonso, who left Madrid last
night. arrived in this city this morn
ing. He has taken up his residence
,r the home of General Linares. cap.