Semi-weekly herald., 1908-12-14

iiepptHHcliner bHlu tnat ne suspected
a former servant whom he had dis.
charged. The Heppenheimer residence
is one OF the finest In Jersey City.
WASHINGTON Dec. 10.-The re.
union OF the now famous Taft Philip
pine party will be held tonight in this
city. when those who crossed the Pa
cific with the then secretary OF war.
will sit down to a dinner with the
president-elect as guests OF Miss Ma,
bel Boardman. Mr.. Taft. at present,
lis the house guest at Miss Boardman's
homo on Dupont circle.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Dec 10.--Louis
Pratt, religious fanatic. who was
wounded during the battle with the po-
lice last Tuesday. is in an unconscious
condition at the general hospital this
morning and Is reported sinking. Ply.
sicians say his condition is more critt
cal now than at any time since he was
shot. At st. Joseph's hospital 1t is
| said that Policeman Mullane had also
suffered relapse during the night and
| That his life was hanging by thread.
Sergeant Patrick Clark and A. J. Sell
zon, also seriously wounded, are slight.
ly improved today, and their ultimate
| recovery is expected.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. I0.-At day.
light this morning the jury In the case
of Abraham Ruef, charged with brib.
cry of former supervisor, is still
out and Indications are that they will
not report until noon or later.
Hiram Johnson, one of the attorneys
who volunteered his services after He
ney was shot, closed the argument
yesterday afternoon. He charged Ruef
had practically admitted his guilt
upon more than one occasion.
Up to one O'Clock no verdict had
been reached in the Ruef case. The
jury is said to be against conviction.
ATLANTA, Ca. Dec. 10.--In Wash
ington special, printed this morning in
the Constitution, President Roosevelt
is quoted as asserting that Wall street
hates him.
when go to Africa said the presi-
dent In talking to party Of Georgians.
who called upon him yesterday, wall
street expects every lion to do his
duty.
wall street hates me with fervid
sincerity, not because of my general
denunciation of railroads and corpora
tions. but because have done things"
The president is quoted as saying
that he does not plead for q central
lied government but for the recognl-
ton of the power already vested in
national government adding: "If con-
gress will give me-when / say me,
mean the president. the national ad-
ministration-power to secure a thor
ough supervision of the financial af-
fairs of railroads, to regulate the is
suance of stock. to prevent stock wa
tering and to insure publicity of all
their affairs. with a due regard to le-
gitimate trade secrets, 1t would settle
this whole corporation question"
Urging the necessity of permitting
reasonable combinations of capital, the
president is quoted further as saying:
IF you should dam up the Mississippi
river you would Gauge u flood and ac-
complish nothing thereby. but you can
guide and restrain this immense wa
ter force by means OF levees."
DENVER, Dec. l0.-So certain is
Senator Cashmere Barela that his seat
in the senate was not endangered by
frauds In Las Animas county in the
recent election. that he has offered
500 toward the expenses any inves-
tigation which DR.. Ben Beshoar, his
Democratic opponent may wish to in
stitute before he starts q contest for
the seat. Senator Barela said today
that he was willing to resign II fraud
could be shown. In a long letter to
DR.. Beshoar, the perpetual senator
from Las Animas goes into detail re-
garding the matter, and makes his of
fer OF 500 for investigation.
DENVER, Dec. 10.-Charged with
flooding the city with counterfeit sill
yer coins. Timothy Duffy was today
arrested by the government secret
service agents. A gunny sack filled
with molds was seized at the time
Duffy was arrested, as we'll as large
quantity of counterfeit coins, similar
to those passed by him at many places
about the city. Secret service men say
the evidence is conclusive.
BORDEAUX. Dec. 10.-President
Castro of Venezuela arrived here to-
day. The steamer In which he came
from Venezuela was docked at Paullac.
A representation OF Foreign Minister
Pichon boarded the steamer and had
interview with Castro. after which
the Castro party came up to Bor.
deaux on private car.
OMAHA. Dec. 10.-After thirteen
hours of deliberation the jury In the
case of Charles e. Davis. charged with
the murder on the morning of Sept