Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-08


contest goes on again this morning.
Yesterday twenty,nine boxes were
opened, which showed gain Of six
teen votes for William r. Hearst.
Seventy-scven boxes have been count
ed since the recount WAS begun and
the total gain for Hearst is 1913 Con-
ditions today are as follows. Hearst's
gain yesterday was 16; total gain OF
Hearst TO date 1928; total number OF
boxes open seventy.seven; boxes yet
to be opened. 1872. McClellan's claim
ed plurality was S,474. The plurality
reduces It to 1851. Unless Hearst
Increases the average gain In the
boxes yet to be opened he will fall
OF election by less than 1000 votes.
sILvERTON. June fl. P. Slower.
an expert from the factory at Freeport.
H., is here and viii remain week,
testing the railroad automobile brought
In by Otto sMears. to run on the Red
Mountain and Silverton Northern lines.
II has little coach that will seat
twelve people. II made the run from
Salida by way of Alamosa. through
Durango TO Silverton, in twenty hours.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The fact
that Chairman Payne Of the house
committee on ways and means which
is to inquire into the subject Of tariff
reduction does not intend to call his
committee together during the recess
of congress attribute 10 the desire
not to encourage the tariff revision
lists
"All that will be done," said Mr..
Payne, lis that executive departments.
notably the treasury department will
be asked TO collect certain data in
regard to tariff schedules and have In
formation ready in time for the next
regular session of congress-"
The administration program now IL
that Secretary Taft in event OF his
nomination and election shall convene
special session OF the Sixty.arst con
gress Immediately after his inaugura
tion to take sp the subject Of tariff
revision. In the event that Demo
crat is elected next fall. President
/ Roosevelt will call congress together
for tariff revision next November.
ST. PAUL, June 4.-E. H. JeffersoI
OF Duluth has devised scheme FOL
treating clans SO each may prove |
pearl-bearer He made study OF the
pearl question as applied to bivalvei
and ascertained the scientific theor.
Of the origin of the. pearl in shellfish
Then he figured the cultivation of the
gems was possibly practical venture
| Mr.. Jefferson actually has growI
some pearls. although they were small
1t remains to be seen with lapse o
time, II large ones cannot be cult
waited.
Several years ago Jefferson secure,
a number of clans, and, after inclos
ing space on lake shore. plante,
them In the water. Before doing s.
he bored a tiny hole In the shell an
lodged grain of sand in each. AS
result he succeeded in getting nun
ber of small pearls. He says he doesn'
know how many years are supposed t,
elapse to grow good-sized pearls.
ALLEGAN, Mich, June 4.-Afte
having been out since yesterday after
noon the jury In the case of Mrs
Mabel Neeley, charged with man
slaughter through neglect resulting il
the death from pneumonia OF her az
yearold child. Walter. while unde
treatment by members of a menta
healing sect, announced today tina
| they could not agree and was dis
charged. 1t was reported the 1ur,
was divided six and six on the ques
tion OF conviction. The general opin
ion here is that Mrs. Neeley will no
be tried again. Prominent members
Of the healing sect from Chicago, De
troit and many other places attended
the trial and testified.
PARIS. June AT the conclusion
of the ceremony this morning witt
placing OF the remains Of NJ. Emils
Zola in the Pantheon, and while the
procession was emerging from the
Porto to witness the defile of this
troops, member OF the staff of the
France Milirie who gave his name a.
Gregori. fired two shots point blank
at Major Alfred Dreyfus.. The latter
was only struck once In the wrist
His assailant was arrested. Dryfus
/ injuries are only slight.
CHICAGO, June 5.-The full Repub
lican committee met at IL O'Clock to
day and began hearing on contests
involving 229 seats In the convention
The number of contests filed is SC
large that their settlement easily has
become the most important Of the pro
convention proceedings. The nomina-
ton Of the Republican candidate for
presidency hinges absolutely on the
decision OF the members of the nation.
al committee and the subsequent ap-
proval of the decision by the creden.
tials committee Of the convention.
Half Of the contests decided In favor
OF Secretary Taft would result In his