Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-14
TELEGRAPH NEWS

W noi'i-No C-N, ~. u, May I1--InlS
is how the Democratic fight now
stands: Total votes Denver conyen.
- Yon, 1,OOS. Needed to nominate G72
Delegates instructed for Bryan, 100
Uninstructed. probably against Bryan,
A. Total delegates already chosen.
4iS.
:. BOSTON, Mass, May 11.-NIrs
Mary Baker G. Eddy, head of the
Christian Science church, has not
taken her afternoon drive for the last
two weeks. In consequence rumors
OF her illness continue 10 be circulated
widely in the vicinity of the home at
Chestnut Hill 1t is said today she
is a very sick woman.
WOODWARD, Okla, May ia
succession of tornadoes swept over a
district lying twenty-five miles south
west, south and southeast of Wood.
ward late yesterday and last night.
Several small isolated towns, all OFF
The railroad and without telegraph
communication, are reported destroy
ed, many persons have been killed and
~.e%veral reported killed. Seven towns
reported suffered damage more or less
severe. They are Grand, Arnett, Vici,
Mutual, Estelle, Cooley and Richmond
AT each casualties are said TO have
~resulted. News from the devastated
districts are meager this morning.
COLORADO SPRINGS, May H.
Roy, alias Red" Hisle, who was
brought to Colorado Springs this morn
ing by Denver officer in connec-
tion with the murder of Express Mes
senger Wright on a Denver g. Rio
Grande train few nights ago, today
satisfactorily proved an alibi in regard
TO his boarding Denver & Rio Grande
train No. 4 as it left Colorado Springs
last Wednesday night. He told the
sheriffs and detectives he had spent
that evening in the vicinity of the coal
mines north of town. His story was
foundsto be absolutely correct. He is
now being held on a charge of burglary
in the Denver G Rio Grande yards.
PANAMA, May 11.-Secretary Taft
will leave here tomorrow for New York
as he has settled up all his business
on the isthmus.
WASHINGTON, May 11.-Supply
bills of congress in which appropria-
tions are made for the support of the
government need for the fiscal year
beginning with July is in such condi-
tiol~in both houses that it will be
possible to reach final adjournment
by the 18th inst. There are fourteen
of these general measures. carrying an
aggregate of a billion dollars of these
OF Ihe house of representatives. in
wM,h they all originated, has passed
twelve, all except the military academy
and general defciracy bill.
. WAsHINGToN,H2' c.. May 1.-THE
conference of governors of various
states, looking to conservation of the
natural resources of the country at
Washington beginning Wednesday
- promises TO be one of the most i'm
portant news features of the week.
Thirteen state conventions will elect
delegates to the national conventions
during the week and score or more
of district conventions will be held in
various states for similar purposes.
1Hlt&Abos MAY ne 6lIlht NOlt
taken by the north and west side
street car men resulted in practically
an unanimous vote in favor of walk
out. The balloting which closed yes
terday and made public this morning
was the largest vote ever cast in the
history of the street car mems unior
in Chicago Approximately $500 mem
bers of the division embracing meI
u employed on north and west side stree
lines voted. OF that number fewe
than 200 votes we're cast against thu
strike. The matter now goes to
meeting OF The union for further action
The question Of closed or open
shop is the point around which the en-
tire difference revolves.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The hous
today accepted the senate amendment
to the bill prohibiting race track gan
bling In the District OF Columbia an
thus finally passed It.
NEW YORK. May ll.-Kingdo