Semi-weekly herald., 1909-08-19

r inally contemplated by the govern
+ ment until fishing boats had been d,
: on the high seas bordering Alaski
As is already known to the America
s ipeople some of these fishermen eithe
through ignorance or with crimins
3 intent have occasionally committe
acts leading to International contrc
| jversy and much ill-feeling. 1t Is nov
learned that the japanese government
! has revised its fishing laws in sucl
! n way as to cut out all aid from tn,
national treasury TO vessels engage,
in hunting seals and sea otters TIL,
new imperial ordinance went into op
Grafton July l, 1909. 1t is believed
the withdrawal of the subsidy will
discourage Japanese seal fishing as +
cannot be carried on without govern
ment aid"
DENVER, Aug. I'm the presence
of crowd that filled the auditorium
the twentieth annual session of the
Tsans-Mississippi congress was called
to order at 10 O'Clock this morning by
Colonel Ike T. Pryor of Texas, chair.
man of the executive committee. A
band played while the delegates were
securing their seats and after the In.
vocation by Rabbi Friedman, Colonel
| Pryor introduced as chairman of the
| morning session former Governor ].
H Peabody. vice chairman for Colo.
rado, On behalf of the state OF Colo.
rado. John f. Shafroth delivered an
| address of welcome to the delegates
land visitors. briefly referring to the
| more important subjects to come be.
| fore the congress. pledging the hearty
| cooperation of Colorado In all move.
| ments for the benefit of her sister
states and of all the west and assuring
he visitors of Colorado's welcome.
John w. Springer delivered the ad-
dress of welcome on behalf the city.
and addresses were also made by Sen.
ator Charles J. Hughes, Jr., and Con
gessman A. w. Rucker. Responses
We're made by Governor Brooks OF
Wyoming. Governor Curry of New
Mexico, Governor Sloan of Arizona
Governor Hay of Washington, Gov
ernor Brady of Idaho. Governor Had.
ley of Missouri, Governor Haskell of
Oklahoma and Governor Donaghey of
Arkansas.
Following these addresses recess
was taken until O'Clock this after.
noon when President Walsh will de-
liver his address and the congress will
get down - business.
Pryor and San Antonio seems to be
the combination which will prove a
| winning one for president and the
next meeting place, although Los An.
seles Is by no means entirely out of
the fight.
| PEKIN, Aug. 17-American partici.
patton In the Hankow Szechuen rail
road loan was definitely settled at the
offices of the foreign board today by
Henry p Fletcher. American charge
d'affaires, and Liam Tun Yen. presi-
dent of the board The loan is to be
increased to thirty millions and of this
latter amount the American bankers
are to get one-quarter, the other three
quarters going to British. French and
| German interests.
| SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. ,17.-Dr.
John Sandwall, bacteriologist of the
University of Utah, is in pursuit OF
an unknown germ to which is attrib-
uted forty cases of Illness and numer-
Gus deaths In Kane county, Utah.
Because of Its prevalence among
persons who herd and handle goats,
the disease has been given the name
of goat fever" Physicians who have
attended the victims have been un-
able TO identify the disease with any
recorded malady. An extremely high
Temperature is one of the symptoms
DR.. Sandwall spent several days In
Kane county and made an exhaustive
investigation of the cases now under
Treatment He brought back hair, ticks
and other appendages Of goats and is
subjeciing them to microscopic and
other tests. When they are finished
he will report his findings to the state
board of health.
| COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. IT,
The members of the coroner's Jury In
vestigatlng Saturdays Denver & Rio
Grande wreck this morning visited the
scene of the disaster at Hustled to
further assist them in fixing the re
sponsibility for the collision that cost
ten lives and wounded three score OF
passengers. The Jury win return this
afternoon and verdict 10 expected
Only one or two more witnesses
Will be examined Whether Engineer
Leasing on the first engine OF No
Is will testify is n question. Lessini
Is reported to be In such physica
condition as the result of the wrecl
that he cannot discuss the acciden
coherently. 1t was brought out by AS
/ sistant District Attorney NJ. w Pur
cell. In charge of the examination o
Witnesses, that Conductor Dalton whei
+ 1900 feet away from the scene OF tn,
| accident realized an awful mistake
! had been made and became paDicky
d.