Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-18

has come from the leper settlement on
MoIokai that when the fleet arrives
from San Francisco that the vessels
shall sail close enough to shore on
northern coast OF Molokai so they may
be seen from the settlement, which the
lepers are not permitted to leave.
WASHINGTON. May 15.--The third
and last day conference of governors
began with every indication that i'm
portant action would result. Full al
tendance was present and President
Roosevelt called the conference TO or
der this morning. Governor Blanch-
ard OF Louisiana, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, asked for
a resolution to present the report OF
his committee. This report, embraces
recommendations along the general
and broad lines. avoiding specific rec
concentrations for national or state
legislation. The report is prefaced by
reiteration of what has been said
in conference regarding the necessity
for united action which will result III
the preservation of the natural re
sources OF the country. It heartiE
recommends the action OF President
Roosevelt in calling the conference
and recommends that future confer
ences of like character be called by
The president at such times as condi-
tions shall warrant and his judgment
ban I nUigIafiAp nv
gress and the states is suggested, not
specifically, but along general lines
to further the ends sought IL is also
suggested that the states put the sub
missions the resolutions were received
with hearty appreciation. The presi-
dent thanked the conference for the
manner in which its work, and then
| address.
CHICAGO. May Is. - Rockwell
| Sayre, lover of birds and bitter foe TO
the feline tribe, has placed price
upon the head of every cat in Chicago.
Braving the concentrated wrath of at
least two aristocratic cat clubs, and
| unmindfui of the tempest that may be
expected from individual cat connois-
seurs, Mr.. Sayre has offered the fol
| lowing bounty: For the first hundred
cats killed, 10 cents; for the largest
| number of eats or kittens by one per-
| son, ST. for the second largest mum
ber, 81; for the third largest, 81. This
| offer, which holds good until Decem-
her. is made in a letter published today
from Mr.. Sayre, who is dealer in
| farm land.
| LINCOLN, Neb., May l5.-In the
| Commoner today William J, Bryan, un-
| der glaring caption. win urge the in
struction of delegates TO the Democrat
ic national convention. He says: In
\ structions of delegates are the order
of the day Nearly all the states
which have Democratic conventions so
far has instructed This is as should
be; instructions are Democratic. The
people speak their instructions. They
cannot speak in any other way. "A
failure to instruct turns the delegates
| over to party bosses.
| POUGHKEEPSIE, N Y, May TO-
| The testimony of expert alienists by
which District Attorney Jerome en-
deavored to prevent release of Harry
X. Thaw from the state hospital for
| criminal insane at Mattewan Is ex-
pected to occupy attention all today
of court which is hearing the Thaw
habeas corpus proceedings.
DIR. Flint, one of Mr.. Jeromes alien
lists, on the witness stand when court
| adjourned last night, and Dr. Charles
| McDermind and Mr.. Amos r. Baker
acting superintendent Of the asylum
qualified as experts, were called today
II is expected that DR., Baker will be
| questioned as to the truth of the sto
ries which are in circulation here that
in February last, while Thaw was in
the asylum, he insisted upon sending
10 New York for 400 chocolate eclaires
and distributing them among the occu
pants of the asylum and that the asy
um authorities permitted him to dc
so. DR. Amos T. Baker, acting super
| intendent of the state hospital fol
criminal insane at Mattewan, testified
and on the stand today said that in his
| opinion Thaw is insane. DIR. Baker
said that in his opinion 1t would be
dangerous TO public safety to have
Thaw TO go at large.
| SOCAN, Kans., May l5.-Bill Ten
mani, charged with being one of the
two robbers who held up the bank at
Chautauqua, Kans, on April II. when
they locked Walter House, the bank
cashier, and customer, in a vault and
made off with $500 In cash, was given
his preliminary hearing here yester
day. Tenant was bound over to the
September term of the district court
made off with $4,000 in cash, was given
which he was committed to Jail. Ten.
nant was captured two weeks ago in
Denver in a manner in which money
attracted the attention OF the Denver
police authorities.
| TELLURIDE, May l5.-The case OF
the people vs.. Bob Meldrum, charged