Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-18
TELEdRAPHIC NEWS

NaA&sh0rQf M8y 10 A<StrttArVe L.
the employ Of the Chicago board Of
education are searching for the In
cendiAry who attempted to burn the
Clark public school containing at the
time 1000 children, at Ashland avenue
and West Thirteenth street. The fire
which started at the foot of one OF
the stairways on Monday. was discov-
cred in time to prevent the spread OF
flames The lower steps Of the stair
way had been saturated with kerosene
and basket of shavings and paper
set afire The flames had not yet
caught the oil soaked wood when the
alarm was given. In the building there
are thirty school rooms, three filed
with deaf and dumb students.
PARIS, May 14.--Accusing beautiful
Cornelia Baxter Tevis Mckee of hay-
ing talsified in her charge against her
husband and declaring that Hart Nc
Kce. ON his side, violated principles OF
Elementary decency," the court today
washed its hands of the most tooth
some scandal Paris has enjoyed in
recent years. a divorce decree was
formally entered "at the request and in
the interest OF both parties" AS fore
shadowed in the report OF the legal
expert several days ago the court re
fused TO embark on a search to dis
cover merits In the mass of charges
and counter charges brought by Hart
Mckee and his wife. Legal experts
declared the parties 10 The suit We're
spoiled children" and that both were
to blame for the shipwreck OF their
domestic happiness and the court wise
ly decided TO let ii go AT that-giving
divorce TO both.
DENVER, May 14.-District Attor-
ney Stidger will today ask Acting
Governor Harper for requisiton on
the governor OF New York TO bring
former Chief of Police Michael De-
of assaulting T. S. Mathews. 1t is with
In the power of the governor to grant
requisition II he chooses, declares
Stidger. for fugitive from justice on
misdemeanor charge, and the dis
trict attorney proposes to use the limit
Of law to have the deposed chief
brought back 10 justice.
MANILA, May l4.-Private T.. E.
Clark, the fourth victim of Camp Stot-
zenberg affair, died today. A detach-
ment of the constabulary is pursuing
the band OF Moro outlaws who are un-
der Manalo Alp, members of which
killed Rosdmaster Smith and wounded
Governor Gard, who died yesterday.
the band and killed Alp. Official re
ports do not confirm the report OF
Governor Cards death.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May IA
bill providing enlarged homesteads to
day went to the conference committee
consisting OF Senators Smooth, Clark
and Mcl.aurin and Representatives
Mondell, volstead and Gaines. Sena-
tor Guggenheim today received tele-
grams of protest from many constitu-
ents against permitting the. bill to go
through with that part of Colorado
east of meridian 102, eliminated from
Its provisions. On the strength of
Senator Guggenheim's representations
the conference committee will amend
the bill SO as TO include the entire
area of Colorado within its scope.
PORTLAND, Ore. May 14.--The dli-
ference of opinion wether 1t is best
TO send to the national Republican con
yention at Chicago IA delegation in
structed to support William II. Taft
for the presidential nomination is the
only matter which will, from appear
ances this morning. have to be de-
cided by the Republican state con
yention, which meets here today. The
convention will be overwhelmingly in
favor of Mr.. Taft but withal there is
strong sentiment against sending TO
the national convention delegation
hampered by instructions.
OMAHA, Neb.. May 14.-ln case Will
liam ]. Bryan receives the Democratic
nomination, his daughter, Mrs. Ruth
Bryan-Leavitt, will take the stump in
Colorado, Wyoming and several other
western states and will campaign In
her fathers interest This informa.
ton was given out in Omaha by Mayor
Dahlman, who has just returned from
Denver where he has been with other
Democratic national committeeman.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 14.-Lara-
mie county Democratic convention
elected fourteen state convention dele
gates, instructing them to vote for a
delegation to the national convention
instructed for w. j. Bryan. The wy.
oming delegation TO the national con.
vention will be solid for Bryan
WASHINGTON, May 14.-At 8
o'clock this afternoon the house will
vote on the vreeland currency bill.
The best information Indicates that
the bill will De passed by a small ma.
jority. When the house met this morn
Ing resolution was reported from the
committee on rules In substance as
follows: That the bill be taken up
for consideration and passage; that