Semi-weekly herald., 1908-04-23
TELEGRAPH HREviTIEs.

| me nfe marshal OF Minnesota in
his first annual report recommends
Independent rates. proposing that sub
scription be made compulsory and the
cnarges obligatory.
Charles Wilson of the Prohibition
party offers $1,000 to the person who
Will show that Abraham Lincoln de-
clared that prohibition would injure
the cause of temperance.
Colonel Stewart, exile to the wilJs
of Arizona on refusal 10 rctlro from
the army, has been transfer ID to
abandoned barracks at ST. Augustine,
Fla, owing to intercession OF frI9nds
II. A. Iiaughan, president OF the
State Bank of Chicago, tells Walter
Wellman America is 30 rich and re
sible for more than few months at
most.
| Seth Low proposes on behalf OF the
National Civic Federation to cnanpe
the amendment to the Sherman law
now before the house so as TO make
the interstate commissioners arbiters
between the people and corporations
instead of the president AMI commits
sioner of corporatioIs.
William r. Curtis finds that while
the Democrats Of Georgia do not
| favor Bryan for the Democratic nom
nation, they do not oppose him. hop
Ing that he will be eliminated by an
other defeat.
The Chinese In Manila have Joined
the boycott against the Japanese.
The first manifestation there was
against Yoshiwara. where there are a
score of Japanese teahouses exclus-
lively for the use of the Chinese. The
boycott against merchandise is slowly
forming. The American lawyer OF tho
guilds is forbldding placarding as H.
legal, as being In restraint OF trade.
The feeling is considerable.
AS result OF the first convention
under the pure food and drugs law.
Robert n. Harper. president OF the
Washington chamber OF commerce,
formerly president OF the American
| was sentenced by Judge kimbail In
the police court to pay fine Of $500
| on one count and 5000 on another
count OF the Indictment recently re-
turned against him fof manufactur-
ing and selling an alleged mislabeled
pharmaceutical compound. President
Roosevelt had insisted that the pres
ecuting officer demand a jail son.
tence.
4 at may be true-but I'm keeping
my job making fun for other fellows.
You don't catch me giving up my job
for a lemon" These were the words
of Charles Meredith, Toledo. circus
clown, when Informed that he was
heir to a $2.000.000 fortune in Scot
land. He said David Il. Keating. the
New York lawyer who had told him
the story OF the search for him as
an heir. had the family history TO back
his story. I'm going right on with
my job said Meredith. Il don't want
: TO lose 1t for lemon. Not for me. II
! may all be the frame-up OF the man
ahead Of the show. l am not sure oi
that, though. for the lawyer had the
: dope"
Mesa county Republicans have en-
dorsed Congressman Haggott for re
election.
Adams county Republicans have ell
dorsed Congressman Bonynge for the
U. s. senate.
!, Some careless person left fire
1 burning which destroyed beautiful
. grove and burned large amount o
a forest on the mountain just west O
d the sanitarium at Boulder Saturday.
James Hutchinson fell down a shat
d at Trinidad Saturday and had on
0 arm broken and was crushed abou
d the chest. Recovery is doubtful. HI
r is single. 25 years old. and his par
< ents live there.
: William Prics. . miner. was foun'