Semi-weekly herald., 1908-05-28
TELEGRAPH RREvITIEs

II has been represented, unofficial
ly. but evidently inspired. that while
Japan cannot recede from her de-
mand for the detention of the Tatsu
Maru, the sum thus obtained might he
repaid nominally as gift from Chi
nese merchants in Japan to the Canton
guilds for charitable purposes.
James H. Wade. secretary of the
University OF Michigan. resigns fol
lowing charges of graft. and sends
checks for $1,000 to bolster up his ac
counts.
Walter Wellman in discussing thu
present disorganized condition of the
Republican party gives some history
of the causes leading to the difference
and tells why many leaders blame
President Roosevelt for the troubles.
Governor johnson in an address to
the National Cotton Manufacturers as.
sociation says the time has arrived for
consolidation of agricultural inter
ests OF the west with the cotton inter
ests of the south.
Dr.. Henri de Rothschild member
of the famous family and physician
of Paris announces mis- intention oi
constructing at his own expense a
home for aged-dramatic authors ON the
edge of The Bois de Boulogne.
Mr.. McReynolds in speaking for the
government in the suit against the
tobacco trust said that II permitted
TO proceed the defendants would In
time own all the tobacco business In
the world. The time was coming. said
The federal lawyer. when the defend
ant would have control OF even the
planters growing the natural leaf He
said the half-dOzen men owning the
American company we're enjoying an
income of 500 900 or 100000 annual.
ly. The parent company paid diyi.
dend OF 22 per cent, amounting to s9,.
100000 annually, besides adding &c..
100000 TO its surplus.
Bringing joy to the hearts of the
steamship Lusitania steamed to her
pier after a fog-bound halt at Sandy
Hook, which she reached at 2:56
O'Clock in the morning. breaking all
previous trans Atlantic records for the
westward. or long" passage of 2,S8a
knots, by setting the mark at days
20 hours and % minutes Again the
queen of the seas, the sharp-prowec
leviathan, won more than a sentiment
al race against time, for the British
government had promised the line 9
mail subsidy of s750.O0O for an average
round trip speed OF 2450 or better
and the Lusitanias average speed
across, according to Captain Watt'i
wireless to the company. was 24.S'
knots an hour for the total distance
The railroads OF tbs country II the.
persist in raising rates may run fou
of the Sherman antitrust law. Thi
is the intimation advanced by Judsol
| G. Clement, member OF the interstate
commerce commission, in an Inter
view. Mr.. Clement declares positivel
that the commission has not approve
any plan for increase OF rates. e
have heard rumors about the concer
ed action OF the carriers looking to II
creased rates." said COMMISSIONS
Clement, also OF some vigorous pr
tests by shippers and commercial o
ganizations, but to me II seems II
credible that the carriers would b
such methods take the hazard of tt
penalties and triple damages of tn
, law, first having provoked the publ
wrath by this method Of procedur
, For congress to modify the law so {
} TO permit concert OF action and co
tracts by competing caylers und'
7 conditions OF open publicity and su
7 ject to authorized public approval
one thing; for carriers to defy. exif
> ing law Is another"
g James Lynn. the negro accused