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FOR THE CAMPAIGN If you want the news, sou'll need The Herald. SUBSCRIBE NuW. VOLUME XIII., No. 210. HISGEN AND GRAVES NAMED INDEPENDENCE CANDIDATES SKETCH OF HISGEN. Thomas L. Hisgen. although a citizen of Massachusetts, was bcrn in Petersburg, Ind., and is 50 years old. When he was 16 his family moved to New York state, near Albany, and his brothers worked in a clothing store. A few years later they started the business which has since de veloped until the Hisgen broth ers are the most successful rivals of the Standard Oil company in New Egland. Mr. Hisgen was nominated by the Independence League in Mas sachusetts last year as its can didate for governor. He *ade a personal canvass of the state and polled 75,000 votes, 6,000 more than the regular democratic can didate. He Is a splendid type of the successful business man, a forceful speaker, and is known to all New England as ‘ Honest Tom” Hisgen. He is married and has three children. CHICAGO.—Thomas L. Higsen of Massachusetts and John Temple Graves of Georgia were nominated for president and vice president by the Independence party early this morning in Orchestra Hall, amid the greatest enthusiasm. Mr. Hisgen was nominated on the third ballot. The vote was: Hisgen 831, Graves 77, Howard 38, Hearst 2. Hi3gen's nomination was made unani mous on motion of Georgia. It looked like Hisgen from the time the first ballot was taken. On that ballot he received 396 votes. Under the two-thirds rule 619 was necessary. New York, on the second ballot, was the first state to break to His gon, the 64 votes given to Reuben I-tobie Lyon being transferred to the Massachusetts man. Upon the third roll call state after state changed its vote to Hisgen. The Massachusetts delegates began to cheer when Hlsgen's nomination was assured. Michigan asked per mission to change its vote to Hisgen and Florida, Missouri and North Car olina quickly followed. Alabama then swifeg into line, and states that had supported favorite sons joined. The motion to make the nomination unanimous came from Georgia and was auopted with a shout that shook thp building. Instantly a delegate from Massachusetts seized the banner of that state and, followed by other members of the delegation, started to parade around the hall. State after state joined the procession until ev ery delegate was on his feet, march ing and cheering. The vote for president on the first ballot resulted: Hisgen 396, Graves 21/,. I t ward 200, Lyon 71, Hearst 49. On the second ballot Hisgen receiv ed 590 votes, Graves dropped to 180, and Howard to 109. Hearst held his 49, and Lyon was eliminated. When order had been partly res tored a committee, consisting of John Temple Graves of Georgia, Milford W. Howard of Alabama, and Reuben R. i.von of New York, was appointed to notify Mr. Hisgen of his nomination ard escort him to the platform. SHFARN NAMED JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES. I ending the return of the commit Tilt STATE IIM SUE EMU HE Advisability of Action Considered by the Gov ernov. Extrp. Session of Legislature Prob able. ATLANTA, Ga, Thn stata may sue Jak>- Mcero to recover the money made by him out of the leases. The gove'ior and attorney genera] are now considering advisability of bring ing suit against the ex warden to re cover the money he is alleged to hate made while an agent of the state. An extra session of the legislature now seems very probable. CLEVELisa left PATER HE Sill! PRINCETON, N. J,—While nothing fn Mr Cleveland's will, which was filed several weeks ago, indicated the amount of his fortune, and although no official announcement has beta made as to Its extent, it became known here today that his personal nd real property amount! to 1250, 000. THE AUGUSTA HERALD SKETCH OF GRAVES. John Temple Graves Is a South erner, having been born at Wii llngton Church. Abbeville coun ty, South Carolina, on Novem ber 9, 1856. His father was Gen eral James Porterfield Graves, and his mother, Katherine Cal houn, a niece of John C. Calhoun. Mr. Graves was graduated from the University of Georgia, in 1875, and went into journalism. He was recently editor of the Atlanta Georgian. He was a presidential elector from Florida in 1884 and from Georgia In 1888. In 1905 a candidate for United states senator from Georgia, but with drew. Mr. Graves was for years one of the most popular lecturers on the Chautauqua circuit, and a number of his lectures, as well as other works, hav e been pub lished in book form. tee Clarence J, Shearn of New York was recognized by the chair and plac ed John Temple Graves in nomination for the vice presidency. In Ills speech Mr. Shearn said In part: "I have a most pleasant duty to perform. We need to complement the nomination we have just made a man who can carry our principles to all parts of the country. I have in mind such a man. "From what we know of his loyalty, his f.ealty and hie devotion to the In dependence party I know he will ac cept the unanimous call of this con vention to join with Honest Tom’His geu. I nominate Colonel John Temple Grave*." The mentldk of Mr. Graves’ name was greeted with a yell of approval. W. G. Ballard of Indiana placed Chas. F. S. Neal of Indiana In nomi nation. Stephen Charters of Ansonia was placed in nomination by John Kelly of Connecticut. C. A Wendle of Illinois named Dr. Howard Taylor of Illinois. Dr. Taylor withdrew his name. Connecticut withdrew the name of Charters and moved to sus pend the rules and make Graves’ nom ination unanimous. This was done by acclamation, and the convention ad journed' sine die. , NAMING BRYAN BROUGHT ON RIOT. An attempt by John I. Shepard, a delegate from Kansas, to stampede the convention for Bryan, provoked a rfo’t in the convention hall, and the arrest of half a dozen Bryan shout ers. The convention was In an uproar for nsarly an hour. The police re serves were summoned and discourag ed any further efforts at stampeding. Mr. Shepard was piloted from tho platform unuer escort by the Hearst leaders, led by Clarence J. Shearn. to prevent, a threatened assault on him by delegates from New York and Cal ifornia. Shepard had attempted, In defiance of the plaiform, to present the name of Mr. Bryan as a candidate for the presidency. After he had left the hall he was expelled from the na tional committee of the Independence party and his name struck from the roll of delegates. SQTHERN FILES AN SITED SUIT Hurried Visit to Reno is Now Explained. All Documents in Case Are Asked. RENO, Nev.—Edward H. Sothern's hurried visit and departure from here yesterday wai explained when his at torney filed the answer to the com plaint filed last week by Virginia Mamed Sothern for a divorce. Mr, 801 hern came to verify the answer. The answer, like ail the other docu ments In the case, is sealed. Yesterday's action by Mr. Sothern would seem to Indicate that he will contest the action brought by his wife. WEALTHY WIDOW JAILED FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT ST JOE. Mo—Mrs. I.uclnda Ash ton, 80 years old. and a wealthy wid ow, was sent, to Jail here yesterday for contempt of court by Probs'e Judge Intel Mrs Ashton’s daughter 1b suing to break her father s will, and her moth er, who is contesting the suit, re fused to surrender stocks and bonds, pending the result. The sheriff held Mrs. Ashton Ir his private office. COWLES TO RETIRE. WASHlNGTON.—Announcement Is made at the navy department of the forthcoming retirement of Rear Ad mlral W S. Cowles, brother-in-law of President Roosevelt which is to oc cur August 1, (or age. Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity—Rain tonight and Thursday. AUGUSTA. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. JULY 20, 1908. TROOPS ILL PROTECT BLACKS ATLANTA, Ga. —The governor has ordered troops to go from Fitzgerald to Ocilla to protect two negroes held on a charge of entering the bed-room of Mrs. J. B. George, Tuesday night. There Is great excitement and a lynching is feared. At two o’clock Tuesday morning the negro entered the bed-room of Mrs. J. B. George at George Hotel through a window. Being awakened by the noiße Mrs. George called out to two ladies whose bed-room adjoined hers. When she spoke the negro drew a pistol. Brandishing It in her face, lie threatened lo kill her if she cried out before he could get out of the room. The negro left the room through the window he entered. As soon as he disappeared Mrs. George gave the alarm. Bloodhounds were placed on the negroes track, but the dogs failed to take the track. Four suspects are under arrest among them being hotel porters, Joe Brown and Bob Mingo. Mrs. George has not been able to identify either of the negroes. She says, however, that the negro who entered her room was a small negro with hair clipped short. Excitement runs high, and it was found troops might be needed to pro tect the negroes and the sheriff ask ed for them. millionariVpistol TOTER. NEW YORK.—Eugene N. Beals, stepson of Richard Hudnut, the mil lionaire drug manfaeturer, was held in 1500 ball for trial In special ses sions by Magistrate Wahle, today charged with having carried a loaded revolver. DUTCH FLEET COES 10 VENEZUELA Five More Ships Leave the Neatherlands for Scene of Probable Action. THE HAGUE.—The battleships Heenakerah, Piet Hein and Evertsen and the cruisers Holland. Utrecht and Friesland have been ordered by the Netherlands government to assemble In the West Indies. The marine ministry has also noti fied thp Ea3t Indian squadron com mander that he may ho ordered to as. semble his fleet off the coast of Vene zuela, pending further orders. The government Is negotiating the purchase of a number of small, fast steamships in the event of a block ade of Venezuelan porls. GIRL KILLED AID SISTERJJiIRED Cecilia Tresslcr Grasped Live Wire and is Killed. Sister Attempted to Save Her and is Bad ly Burned. CONNELLSVfLLE, Pa. Cecilia Tressler, 12-years-old, was killed and her sister, Hazel, aged 17, is In a se rious condition as the result of the former grasping a live wire near their home In South Connellsvllle yeßter day. The two were picking berries among thick bushes when Cecilia, In pushing tho branch, * aside, seiz' d a trolly feed wire which had been blown down. She screamed and Haze! rushed to her assistance. When the latter touched her young sister she stepped In a pool of water and was knocked down Haz-Ts cries attract ed attention of passers-by who found Cecilia dead. By cutting the wire they extricated her body Irorn the bushes The dead girl’s clothing was partly burned off, while her arms wen roasted to a crisp. Hazel s clothing was afire when the rescuers arrived, but the blaze was extinguished before she was serious ly burned Bride On Outside Looking In Groom On Inside Looking Out cripple CREEK, Co!.—Standing on a box under a window of tho coun ty Jail, a minister at her side, Miss Gram, Hod sell, daughter of llnitsd States Marshal Ilodsell, of Ottomwa. was married last night to Prof Hans Albert, a prisoner. The couple clasp ed hands through the barrV window as the pastor made them husband and 1 GIRL MURDERED; BODY BURNED ANOTHER BAFFLING MURDER MYSTERY IN BROOKLYN SUBURBS. WATCHMAN IS HELD Watchman in Neighboring Building Found Body. Body Charred Unrecog nizable. NEW YORK.—One of the most startling murders that has come to light in Brooklyn in many years was revealed today In the finding of the charred body of a young woman in the rear of a stable at No. 348 Green Point avenue, in the Williamsburg section. The victim, who was appar ently twenty-six years old, had first been killed by a drag, her clothing satnrafed with vitriol (hat all marks of identification might be destroyed, and then her slayer or slayers re moved her body to a desolate spot and set fire to it. The features were so badly burned they were unrecog nizable. Joseph Ruddlck, who found the body burning and put out the flames, was arrested by the police as a sus pect. He told different stories that Captain Kuhn, of the Brooklyn detec tive bureau, ordered his detention as a suspicious person. Ruddlck is the night, watchman em ployed at the stable which Is owned by Phillip Murtagh. On each side of the structure there is a little dwelling houße, but the remainder of the neigh borhood Is desolate for many blocks. About three hundred feet back of the structures Is a little creek which Is used as a dumping ground for ashes WILE FAMILY SWALLOWED PHI WHEN PARENTS FOUND THEY HAD GIVEN BABY WRONG DOSE THEY ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BARNWELL, S. O.—News reached Here yesterday from Bolling Springs, a rattier remote settlement, aliout 12 miles \rom here, that Mr. H. Cum mings Hay, wife and child were at the point of death from poisoning. The particulars concerning the pois oning of this family are as follows: The nine year-old duughter and only child of Mr. and Mrs. liay was sick Monday night and before going to bed was given a dose of medicine sup posed to be a cough mixture. The parents found, after giving the child Ihe medicine, that a mistake had been made and a deadly poison had been given Instead of the cough mix ture. Mr. Hay then Immediately took a dose of the poison and left to go to his brother's homo Just a short distance away to Inform him of what had happened. While he was away Mrs. Hay got the poison and took a dose her self. Mr. Hay accompanied by his brother soon returned to his home and shortly afterwards as a result of the poisoning (he father, mother and child were extremely 111. The latest news from them there Is that they are all silll alive but are yet In danger. The above news has bun received here with sadness as t he family lived here formerly and is one ernong the prominent families of Barn well county. SHELLARD ARRAIGNED AND CASE ADJOURNED NEW YORK.—David H Shellard, the policeman of the Hamburg ave nue station, Williamsburg, arrested In connection with the murder of Bar bara Rleg, was arraigned before Mag lerate Furlong today and the case ad Journed until August 12. Miss Hod sell and Albert eloped last week and be was arrested on Satur day on a charge of Insanity to pre vent the marriage The girl Induced tho Rev. Mr In man, of Goldfield, Col , to Join h--r cause, and after admission to the Jail was refused they went around the building to 1 window where the odd ceremony was performed, WHEAT SOLD FOR PIER MILLION ROANOKE, Va. K, It. Stoner, ot Fiacastle, has sold the rights in a new wheat seed which ho has de veloped, to westerners for $250,000. The first single seed brought forth 120 stalks of wheat. Seed sent, lo a number of states for experiment have done equally as well. HOUSE REFUSES TO AGREE WITH MR. BIGHT ATLANTA, Ga. —The house this morning voted down the Wright amendment which proposes a com mission of eleven to go Into the con vict question and report on a perma nent system to lie adopted in the fu ture. Slade, of Muscogee, in a spirited speech denounced the charges made before the investigation committee as slanders against Ihe state and urged the house to in struct committee to take them up one at a time and sift ouch to the bottom. ANOTHER RAILROAD STRIKE FEARED Switchmen of the D. an«l W. Have Many Griev anc es. President is Confident. NEW Y< “K Delaware ami Lacka wanna railroad switchmen are voting on a proposition to strike. They have a number of grievances, the principal one being the discharge ol several of their members. These votes will be counted today. The men are said to favor a strike but before one can tuke place the grandmaster of the swltchniHti ami the national executive officers muni' sanction It, and this will be done only after these officers have failed In ef forts to arbitrate. • When President Truosdalo of the Delaware and Lackawanna was asked about the trouble he said: "The men complained because of the discharge of a few men, but there Is no serious trouble and we do not expect a strike The matter will straighten Itself out In a few days.” ■IAN NOT TO GET INJOULD PIE NEW YORK.—That K. H, Hstrrl man will not be admitted to tho di rectorate of the so-called Gould lines In this country and to the reprnaenta tlvs banking houses connected with the Mould enterprises, was the posi tive statement made today by George J. Gould, head of Ihc Gould enter prists upon bis arrival in tills elt on board the North German liner Kronxplngessln Ceellle, "Although Mr. Ilarrlman would be a great help to the Gould llru-s arid would materially help to lift the great, burden connected with the bust ness of the lines, I havi not heard of any rumor to the effect tbs: Mr Mur rlrnan Is to become a member of tie board of governors of tin Mould roads This Is ail news to me." said Mr Gould. Commenting upon Ihe financial con dition* In this country and in Eu rope a' the present time, Mr. Gould said Insofar an he wait able to learn things had taken a decided change for the better. "Conditions have about reached their normal standing," iiald Mr. Gould "both In this country and In Europe better times are coming with in a short, period, but -if course, things are not as much out of the rut as I would like to see them. There will be a tremendous crop this year and of course that will greatly aid In r* storing public confidence, "Mr. Taft Is a fine man and I look for his election to bring back the good times existing previous to last October. He Is a man of large na tlonal experience and his election will be a good thing for the country us well as everything In general.’* DAILY AND SUNDAY, $0 00 PER YEAR. IMPROVED BUSINESS IN THE SOUTH IS REPORTED Dismissed Cadets t > '-wiA West Point h»*. had another hazing upheaval and eight young men have been suspended on charges of hazing. The pictures of seven of them are here shown. They are from top to j bottom: William T. Rossell, William Nolle, H, G. Weaver, James A, Gil lespie, Georqe W. Cha-e, William W. Prude and Byron Q. Jones. ATLANTA WANTS CONVICTS TO WORK HER STREETS ATLANTA, flu. Atlanta will cn deavar to procure cither county ml*- (loin lll] or convict* or Ntate convict* to work on the utroeti* of tin* city. The city council now han the plan under { consideration, following the adoption by that body of a rcMolutloii. The rcHolution in batted on the itHHiimptlon that the general a**wnbly will make Horne change In the method of wink ing the convict*. Alderman Hancock, author of the reMOlutiou, nay* Atlanta furnlnheH a lurge whare of the con* vlct* and hlioulcl r.ft a hli ij< of ’hem for work on the c6unt HtreetH. Advertising Is the Life Bouy of liusines Some Striking Sentences by J. S. Jones SIR WALTER SCOTT declared that 1 novella! could only hope to amuse -a remark that ahowa plainly that Sir Walter could do hie work much better than he could talk about It. An advertlaer does more than amuie—he Interests and In struct*. How else can we account for the Inevitable Inetmct of nearly all men and women to turn to the advertising column* at toon as they unfold their nenwapaper? Advertising symbolize* the concentrated energy of creative capacity. It I* a picture of business, of science, of art. It I* the electric expression that strikes home and vitalizes the gathered results of the merchant, the manufacturer, the chemist, the artist —the doer In every department of human activity. Creating by thoueanda Instead of dozen* la economy. The power of advertising juatlflea the larger production*—and reduce* costa. Thu* It la thaj hundreds of things for domsstlo uae and personal adornment are put within the reach of people of mod erat mean*, that otherwise would be limited to lifting the but* dene and gratlfyng the teetee of only th # rich. Read The Herald THE FIRST NEWB. THE BEST NEWS. ALL THE NEWB. Por f ampaign News Southern Railroad and Af filn.tc Companies Make Report at General Con ference. WASHINGTON. -At a conference which lias been in progress two days between President W. W. Finley, ex ecutive officer of the Southern Rail way company and affiliated compan ies. the officers of the traffic und op erating dcfiarlnienls, genera] condi tions of business In iho South and prospects for the future were dls cussed. The officials reported an Im provement lu business throughout the South. The agricultural outlook Is encour aging. Southern fruit and vegetable crops have generally been gold and have found a ready market ut prices which, although 111 some cases below those of former years, have been profitable. The present condition of the cotton crop and of the grain crops Is good. If there Is no deterioration lu cotton between now and the close of the season tho yield will be large. As a result of general prosperity among Iho farming eomiminitles re tail business In most Southern towns have kept up fairly well. Merchants have been buying conservatively, how ever, and the effect has been a cur tailment of wholesale business and depression In some lines of manu facturing. Slocks of all kinds In Iho hands of dealers have been reduced, and with the good agricultural out look there Is reason to expect a grad ual Improvement In all lines of busi ness, the railroad men believe. CRAPSEY’S REART BROKE WHILE HE WALKED Long Islam! Murderer Col lapsed When He Realiz ed Heinoitsiiess of His Crime NEW YOKK. l)r. Andrew Bergen Crnp-a-v, who slim and killed Ills wife, Gertrude, at their homo In Bath Beach lasi week, died yesterday afternoon In the ltnymond street Jail, Brooklyn. Dr. Kessler, the prison physician, says heart disease killed him. A phy sical wreck, tils heart broken by a full realization of his terrible crime, he had Imcn on the point of collapse for several days. Dr. (trapse' belonged to one of tho oldest families In Klnga county. Dr. (Irapsi -v arrived ut the Hath llcucii house last Tuesday, and, muklng his way Into the bedroom, shot and killed lilh wife. Her alaters und Ilia chil dren hid lu a locked room until the police arrived, tic waa sent to t«- Raymond street Jail. For twenty-four hours he was In a state of semi-coins. He did not real ize whut lie hud done. Then the na ture of his deed and Ills own predica ment dawned upon him and lie be came hysterical. For hours he would call for Ills wife and two children, Willie and Herbert. He did not eat and he could not sleep. All day and night le- paced In his cell. While exercising yesterday Dr. Crapaey collapsed, Dr. Kessler was summoned, hut the treatment he pro Vlded failed to obtain any reaponss, owing to the patients physical ex haustion. KINNEY’S SON JOEL CUT OFF WITH LEGACY OF BUT $50,000 NEW YOKK Joel Klgney, son of the late Francis Hlierwood Kinney, lhe clgureitc manufacturer, will re ceive bill 150,000 out rif the 115,000, 000 estate left by his father. The bulk of tin, big estate, according to the will, which hus Just been pro haled, In Morristown, N. J., goes to two sons and a daughter.