Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-19

Roosevelt, stated he intended to call
a special session to meet as soon
after his Inauguration as would be rea-
sonable. Judge Taft left last night
for Cincinnati, where he has been
summoned on matters of family I'M
portance.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Ex-senator
Stephen B. Elkins today made the EN-
phatic announcement that no engage
ment exists between his daughter. Miss
Katherine Elkins. and the duke OF the
Abruzzi. The statement was made
with the knowledge and consent OF
Miss Elkins, who desires 1t should be
given to the public which manifested
30 great an interest in the matter.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-It is under
stood that the Republican national
committee, through George II. Sheldon,
its treasurer, will acknowledge the
receipt of about s1,2O0,O00 1t was
said at the treasurer's office that no
effort was being made to classify the
contributors either as to amounts or
residence.
Thirty cents, contributed by the
chairman of the Democratic state com
mittee of Massachusetts. is understood
to be the smallest item on the record
book. 1t was said that no attempt
would be made to place in one lump
sum the total contributions OF any
person who gave on more than on oc-
casion.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Nov. 16.--Rather
than suffer discharge and arrest on
the charge OF forgery, Rollo t. Stur-
gis, one of the states chief witnesses
against Abe Raymon, the alleged lead
er of the Springfield race riots, shot
and killed himself yesterday. At the
time OF the race riots, Sturgis. who
was waiter In Loper's restaurant, the
first place wrecked by the mob, and
was injured In an effort to protect his
employers property. He also lost his
personal possessions In the destruc
tion OF Loper's place and his poverty
led to forgery.
SEATTLE Wash, Nov. 16.-With
sixty passengers cheering as only per
sons can cheer when snatched from
what looked like certain death, the
tug Pioneer and the army quarter
masters tug General Evan Thomas"
got lines to the Straits Steamship com
| .tn oh n afp.
ing on the rocks near Protection is
land last evening" When picked up
| the Perdita was within a few ship
lengths from shore. and as there was
a rull southeast gale blowing 1t is
certain there would have been serious
| loss of life.
The Perdita was making her way up
the straits on the run to Seattle when
some of her boiler tubes blew out,
leaving her in a helpless condition.
She was sighted and word sent to Fort
| Townsend. Evans and the Pioneer at
once went to the rescue, but did not
pick up with the Perdita for several
hours. In the meantime the stiff blow
had widened in to full gale and
the little craft was being carried on
to the rocky and precipitous lee shore
| BERLIN, Nov. 16.-Because of the
tragic death of General Count Huelen-
Haeseler, chief of the German military
cabinet, the emperor has telegraphed
Chancellor Won Beulow that the audi
ence arranged to take place ct Kiel
today aboard the battleship Deutsch.
land must be deferred. The emperor
will return to Berlin Tuesday, when
the meeting between him and the i'm
perial chancellor, which the country
awaits with intense feeling. is expected
/ to take place.
Count Huelen-H Haeseler was laugh
ing and talking after dinner at Do.
| naueschingen last evening when he
| suddenly fell. stricken with apoplexy,
In the emperor's presence and died al
sition OF imperial adjutant for nine
teen years. and was the emperor's
constant companion.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.-Consum,
ers of sugar In the United States are
particularly interested in the hearing
today before the house committee on
ways and means on the question of
| higher or lower tariff rates on sugar
and Its manufactures. The fight for
the free entry of sugar is made on
| the claim that the consumer does not
get any benefit from the present duty
Il also is claimed that the present rate
OF duty on raw sugar Is no longer
required for the protection Of Ameri
can sugar growers on the ground that
sugar can be raised in this country as
| cheaply as abroad
WASHINGTON. Nov. 16.-The gov
ernment filed today information
against the sugar trust indicating
shortage in weight reports and that
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