Semi-weekly herald., 1908-10-29

no debt at present, but the expenses
the past year have been $1,000 In ex.
} cess of receipts. and the minister ask
ed that the deficiency be made up at
once.
4 MANILA. Oct. 26.-Seven new cases
OF cholera were reported in Manila
for the day ending Sunday night. The
increase in the spread OF the disease
Is ascribed by the authorities to the
many gatherings on Saturday night
and Sunday and the accompanying
foasts. The situation IL not consid-
cred grave, and the health department
feels It has the epidemic we'll under
control.
DENVER, Oct. 26.-Republicans
won everything In the contest before
the supreme court today. Secretary
of State O'Conner was ordered re-
leased. Judgmen. was reversed, and
| the tiGuggenheim and business
mems tickets were barred from place
on the state ticket. The court was
pOcltlNes JuhNlCt
| Steele dissented.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 26.-
There will be whirlwind oratory in
| Indiana the closing week of
the campaign. William Jennings
Bryan will put in until October 31st,
| starting at Union City and ending at
Indiana Harbor, going to Chicago for
n night meeting. Vice Presidential
Nominee Kern will tour the state on
| n special train the entire week Sen.
ator Beveridge will give Ave days to
sDeechmaking in his home state and
will also have a special train. Vice
President Fairbanks devoted few
days to the Indiana campaign.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-Most all the
New York papers have forecasts of
the election next Tuesday and with
few exceptions reports concede Taft's
election, the well known political
writer's and men well versed in gaug.
ing affairs OF this kind give Taft
clear majority. The forecasts give
Taft all the way from 260 to $40 votes
in the electoral college. with some
states doubtful.
The betting is largely In favor of
Taft, odds running 3 to 8, with little
Democratic money even at these odds.
NEW YORK. Oct. 26.-James w.
Simpson. the dentist, who Is accused
of the murder Of his father-in-law,
BARLEY Horner. and later was shot
By his mother-in-law when trying to
enter the house in which Mrs. Hor-
ner and Mrs. Simpson were living. has
sued Mrs. Horner for 10000 damages
for the latter shooting. which he
claims. was without cause or provo
cation"
Mrs. Horner In her answer to the
suit. recites the fact of the killing
of her husband, who died as the re.
| suit OF wounds caused by the discharge
from n gun In Simpsons hands, which
| the Simpsons claimed and the jury
decided, was discharged by accident.
| She says she was a witness against
Simpson In his trial and that her
daughter afterwards refused to live
with Simpson, but resided with her.
Simpson had been forbidden the
house, but attempted to see his wife
and Mrs. Horner shot him because,
she said, she had been told he enter
tanned very bitter feelings against
her and she was afraid he would try
to kill her.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-Replying
ator Knox in reference to an appli-
cation OF a writ Of Injunction In labor
disputes, Samuel Gompers, president
OF the American Federation of Labor,
in a statement Issued today severely
arraigns the president for what he
terms "A change Of position OF at
least apparent friendship to bitter, In
defensible antagonism. Mr.. Gompers
says In February last he sent Mr..
Roosevelt an issue of the American
Federationist In which was published
the chapter Some EQulvocal Rights Of
Labor" from George A. Algers' book.
Moral Overstain." The chapter Of
the book, Mr.. Gompers says. is as
keen a criticism Of the courts OF the
country In their decision affecting the
rights, interests and liberty of work
ers, as anything l have ever said or
written. The president In acknowl-
edging receipt of the article sent the
following:
THE White house, Washington. Jan.
27. 190S.-My Dear Mr.. Gompers: You
may be amused to know that l have
sent copies OF the Moral Overstrain
to Justices Ray and McKenna. am
glad that you were able to use 1t in
the American Federationist and thank
you for sending me the copy Of the
magazine. Sincerely yours. Theodore
Roosevelt.
ITO Mr. Samuel Gompers. President
OF the American Federation Of Labor
Washington. d. c."
DENVER, Oct. 26.--Former judge
Walter Dixon created sensation II