Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-26
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

for the United States is the optimis
tic opinion OF United States Senate
Guggenheim of Colorado. as express
ed n al interview in the Times today
the approaching presidential cam
paign, he says VIII be one of business
Senator Guggenheim foresees tn,
coming OF new era of prosperity fol
the American people. In his opinion
which is given after careful study
of rhe situation, the recent panic was
a blessing in disguise. Costly convul
stons in the financial and business
world, he regards as the natural con
sequence of extr.l gances. INDUCED
in )y both great lsiness interests
and individuals
Business since March l has shown
decided Improvement" he contin.
ned. This Improvement is not spas
modic, but steady and hopeful. 1t is
impossible to expect complete re-
covery until after the national CON
Ven'ions are over and people know
where they stand. II the two great
parties choose wisely and well. both
with reference TO their candidates
and planks in their respective plat
forms, the recovery will come that
much quicker. But both parties can
not 20 wrong. At least one will in
clude in its platform principles that
will meet the current issues. The
party which constructs the strongest
platform win get the support of the
Ama ican people. This is to be cam
paign of business. Senator Guggen-
helm would not discuss politics.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-United
states Senator William James Bryan
OF Florida died ut the Providence
hospital yesterday of typnoid fever
1t wss only 70 days since he took his
seat as successor TO the late Senator
stephen h. Mallory, who aied Decem-
Der %, and 80 days OF that time was
spent in his fight against the disease.
In Mr.. Bryan the senate loses its
seventh member by death since the
adjournment of the ifty-ninth con
gress on March 4, year ago. They
were the two late senators from Ala
bama. Mr., Morgan and Mr. Pettus
Mr. Mallory OF Florida. Mr.. Latimer
OF Sonth Carolina, Mr.. Proctor Of Yer
mont. Mr. Whyte OF Maryland and
Mr. Bryan. Curiously the last two
were the Oldest and the youngest
members of the body Mr. Whyte
was 81 years old and MIR. Bryan was
less u'an 80.
DENVER, March 23.-With a big
attendance OF delegates from all over
Colorado, the Democratic state cen
tral committee met at 10 O'Clock this
morning at the Brown Palace hotel.
The feature of the meeting is the
attempt OF the Speer-Davoren-ctiy
hall people claiming to he the city
central committee. to secure recog-
milton from the state Democracy
Another important matter To come
before the committee is the selection
OF q town Tor the next state conven-
tlon and 4 lively contest is in pros
pect.
TOXIC. March 23.--The Matsu
Maru, an s00-ton coasting steamer be-
longing to the Yusen Kaisha line.
was sunk in collision withthe Hide
yoshi Maru. a steamer OF 696 tons,
this morning two miles on Todohokee
near Hakodate. The captain of the
Mat5u Maru. majority of her 244
passengers and 43 OF the crew per
ished. The Hideyoshi and another
steamer rescued the survivors.
ROCKLAND. Ne. March 23.-
Governor Cobb today received a let
ter from Congressman Chas. E. Lit
tlefeld rendering his resignation as
representative from the second dis
trict of Maine. The resignation was
prompted by Mr.. Littlefield's desire
TO take up his law practice, which has
been seriously interfered with by his
congressional duties. He has been
Congressman for ten years.
CHICAGO, March 23.-Oberlin NJ.
Carter, formerly captain OF the United
States engineer corps, will seek re-
storaIion to the army and to his rank
as the result OF the yindication of
the savannah harbor graft charges on
Saturday He is confident of obtain
ing from the president this recogni-
ton OF justice of the courts decision.
DENVER, March 23.-Following a
dispute over game of cards in the
Golden Gate saloon yesterday even
ing, Adolph Voss, a car builder ripped
open the abdomen of Ray Spicer, a
cement walk layer. The bowels were
exposed for space of nearly FIVE
inches. Three arteries were severed
and one artery in the head was cut.
Spicer may die. Immediately follow
ing the struggle Voss surrendered
himself to Marshal w. L. Everhardt
in order to escape the fury OF Spicer's
friends. A threatening mob gathered
about the jail, and until Sunday morn
ing "A IynchinP seemed imminent The