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VOLUME XIII., No. 216.
CENTRAL LA'BOR UNION
ENDORSES WM. J. BRYAN
Body Goes on Record As
Opposing Taft Not As
Democrats, But As a
Labor Organi
zation.
WASHINGTON.—FoIIowing a dis
cussion lasting several hours, and
by a decisive vote the Central Labor
Union last evening went on record
as opposed to William H. Taft for
the presidency, and indorsed William
J. Bryan for the office of chief execu
tive, as “a man friendly to organized
labor and standing upon a platform
favorable to the wage earners of the
United States."
The session was probably the most
enthusiastic held in the last few
years. Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor,
amid cheers and hand clapping, ad
dressed the delegates and officially
made it clear to all he was "not a
democrat nor a republican, but an
independent trades unionist, who was
in sympathy with the polices advocat
ed by the democratic party."
Inasmuch as the president of the
federation appeared just at a time
when a set of resolutions embodying
political policies were being debated
the session had a distinctly official
aspect of national import.
Gompers Endorsed.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.—The Central
Labor Union of this city, in which all
the labor unions are presented, ha 3
adopted a resolution commending
Samuel Gompers for his attitude to
ward the anti-injunction law.
The preamble declared that the
eneirjies of organized labor had re
sorted to every effort to discredit the
officers of the American Federation
of Labor, and that President, Roose
velt. the highest executive in the
land has recently shown a greater
contempt for the courts than has ev ;r
been shown by any officer of the Am
merican Federation of Labor or any
member of organized labor.”
FIRM*
INJURING THREE
While Fighting the Fire on
Grain Elevator the Il
linois Was Carried Down
By the Collapse of the
Wall.
CHICAGO.—The fireboat Illinois
was sunk in the river and three men
were perhaps fatally injured by the
collapse of ihe south wall of Armour
elevator F., early today. The wall
fell upon the boat while the firemen
were playing the hose upon the ruins
of yesterday’s grain house 11,500,000
lire.
All the men on the fireboat were
compelled to leap into .e river and
swim for their lives. The boat was
in charge of Captain Patrick Lyons.
Since the beginning of the fire the
boat had taken part in fighting the
flames. During the night it laid un
der the south wall of the giant ele
vator, pouring water on the hot
debris.
Although it was known that the
elevator wall was weak, the collapse
was not expected at the time. Just
as the flaming wall tottered, Captain
Lyons saw the danger and shouted to
his men: ‘Jump tor your lives!”
The men leaped into the river,
some of them were unable to swim
Several were struck by sections ol
the falling walls. The men were
compelled to struggle desperately In
order to prevent their being carried
to the bottom of the river by the suc
tion caused by the sinking boat. The
fire tug Swenie, in charge of Captain
Patrick Nolan, narrowly escaped des
truction. It was within a few yards
of the Illinois, and was struck by
flying beams.
Hundreds of people lined the banks
of the river when the accident oc
curred. Fifty feet of the elevator
wall fell into the river.
THE BATTERED MONITOR
FLORIDA IS AGAIN AFLOAT
NOHFOLK, v'n, —The montioi Flor
ida. recentlj fired into and torpedoed
for the benefit oi naval science, hat
had her wounds repaired and Is again
afloat. She was taken out of dry
dock yesterday
The shattered armor has been re
moved from the turrets and she will
soon be re-named When the ves
sel Is again placed in service it will
be under the name of Tallahassee,
ihe name Florida being taken by a
battleship.
Harriman Thinks More Of His
u Fellowman, So Wall Street Trembles
N A' YORK.—E. FT. Harriman’*
•tat. mnt In Chicago that as he grows
older he la beginning to think more
of bia fellow man made all Wall street
nervous today. If the things he baa
done to his bustnesa enemies in the
past have been executed with only
a passing thought old stagers in the
street are wondering what the result
«U 1 be now that "the little wizard
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
CHARLES H . MOYER.
Charles H. Kfoye r’ who was acquit
ted of conspiracy to murder Gov.
Steunenberg, and who has just been
re-elected president of the Western
Federation of Miners.
C. I. PETTIBOIE
DIED jJjSJ DIEBT
Member of Noted Trio—
Moyer, Haywood, Petti
bone—Charged With the
Murder of Governor of
Idaho.
DENVER.—George A. Bettlbone.
member of the noted trio, Moyer-Hay
wood-Pettibone, once charged with
'he murder, of Frank Steunenberg. a
lormer governor of Idaho, died at St.
Joseph’s hospital last night following
•an operation for cancer.
Pettibones illness dated from the
time he was confined in the Idaho
prison. His imprisonment began
over a year before the trials at
Boise. He was tried and acquitted
after Haywood had been freed. Moy
er was released without a trial.
BAM TO DIKE
SHORT_SPEECH
Acceptance Speech to
Touch All Issues, But At
No Great Length.
LINCOLN, Neb.—The speech of ac
ceptance of William J. Bryan will be
a short one. He states that by ac
tual count it contains 5,300 words
" bile the issues of the campaign
will be discussed, It is understood
they will not be gone into at great
length, his views being reserved for
more elaborate treatment in the sev
eral speeches he Intends to make.
in view of the Bonaparte opinion
that national banks cannot comply
with Oklahoma's state law with re
spect to the guaranty of deposits, a
subject in which Mr. Bryan is vital
ly interested, it is to be presumed he
will make it one of the leading Is
sues of ihe campaign. He already
has decided to make, it the feature of
his Topeka, speech In the latter part
of the present month.
Mr Bryan was not advised of the
causes which yesterday prevented Ills
unanimous election as a member of
the Typographical Union of Lincoln,
along with Governor Sheldon.
LITTLE COUNTRIES
WANT FREEDOM
VIENNA—The Turkish and Slav
population of Bosnia and Herzegovi
na are emulating the Young Turks,
ond are agitating to obtain a con
stitution from Austria.
has determined to apply hts mind to
It.
Incidentally, the fact is noted that
Harriman Is to have a conference
with the Chicago subway financier
today, and as he Is reputed to be
a practical man," they are wonder
ing if today's Interview is in the na
ture of a little salt for the tall of
| some Chicago bird of finance.
Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity— Showers tonight or Wednesday.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 4, 1908.
10 ACTION TAKEN
By JROOSEVELT
PRESIDENT GIVES STATEMENT
THAT HE HAD NEVER REACH
ED A DECISION IN
HAZING CASE
LOEB MADE ANNOUNCEMENT
Which Was Not Denied At
Once. Neither Roosevelt
or Wright Had Come
to a Decision when
Announcement
was Made
OYSTER BAY, N. Y—President
Roosevelt has caused to be given out
at the executive office the folowing
statement, disclaiming having taken
any action whatever in the matter of
the recent dismissal of the eight ca
dets from the military academy at
West Point on charges of hazing:
‘‘No action has been taken by the
president in the cases of the cadets,
the statements that they were origi
nally ordered dismissed and that they
had been ordered kept being equally
erroneous. An appeal was original
ly made to the president to inter
fere. He declined to take any action,
or to interfere in any way until the
secretary of war had expressed his
opinion, the view of the department
then being, seemingly, that tiie cadets
should be turned out, hut the secre
tary not having come to any final de
cision.
"The secretary notified the presi
dent that in making any report ho
would like to discuss the matter with
the president in person. He accord
ingly came on, and the discussion was
held, but no final decision was reach
ed, the seertary stating that he war
not able to make a final and definite
recommendation us to all the cases,
and preferred to make none as re
gards any until he could do it as re
gards all. The president has not yet
heard finally from the secretary, and
therefore, of course, has come to no
final decision. This is the first an
nouncement that the president has
made in the matter at all, and he has
never at any time come to any decis
ion one way or the other, excepting
to state that he would probably fol
low the views of the department."
In view of the foregoing statement,
it is interesting to note that on July
25 Secretary Loeb announced at the
executive office that the president had
approved the dismissal of the cadets.
This statement was given a prom
inent place in all the next morn
ing’s newspapers, but Secretary Loeb
did not in any way intimate that the
report w.-s Inaccurate, and a few days
later, on July 28, while dlscusßlng
the approaching visit ot Secretary
Wright, Mr. Loeb, when asked v/hat
bearing the visit might have upon
the cases of the cadets, suggested
that since the president had approved
the dismissals, it would lie difficult to
re-open the matter without a special
act of congress This statement also
received wide publicity, and no sug
gestion of its inaccuracy came from
the executive office.
After his visit to the president, on
August 1 Secretary Wright said
that the cadets were to be allowed to
return to the military academy and
that the penalty for their offense
would be such disciplinary punish
ment as the officials of the academy
thought proper.
While he was being interviewed
Secretary Wright was asked explicit
ty by the reporters if they might an
nounce the reinstatement of the ca
dels, and he replied In the affirmative.
When questioned as to the means that
had been found to open the ca;|
after the dismissal had received
the piesldert's approval, Secretary
Wright explained tha:, although the
president had approved the order of
dismissal, he (Secretary Wright) had
! never promulgated the order, thus
: leaving the matter open for rtcousM
| eratlou at any time. This was done
.ai the president's request, according
| 10 Secretary Wright, who said that
; the president had requested him to
; come to Oyster (lay to talk the mat
j ter over.
As. Secretary Loeb left Oyster Ray
' last Friday for a month s vacation,
] he could not be questioned concern
ing his authority for the statement
that President Roosevelt had approv
ed ihe dismissal of the cadets.
IN A QUARREL BOY
! KILLS HIS
FAIRER
CHARLOTTE, S. C—Thomas Rtd
I die, aged 17 years old, shot and In
j stantly killed his father at HopeoiUU,
IN' C., af'er the two had quarrelled
The boy is now in Jail at Fayette
ville, N. C.
ODELL OF NEW YORK.
Former Governor Benjamin B.
Odell, Jr., who i# coming Into promi
nence again in New York republl
can affairs.
SERI MAY GO
ID MR WITH
AUSTRIA
VIENNA.—A breach between Aus
tria-Hungary and Servla Is imminent
as the result of the confession today
of Georgen Nasticli of a widespread
plot throughout. Ser'da to stir up a
rebellion among ail the Slav races of
Austria-Hungary.
King Peter is accused by Nastich
of permitting the leaders of the pro
posed rebellion to maintain headquar
ters in Belgrade, and Grown Prince
George of aiding the movement finan
cially.
According to Nastich, who is a well
known Servian adventurer, and prom
inent in the numerous Balkan politi
cal plots, the Servian scheme was to
unite the Bosnians, Herzegoniana
Croatia ns, Slovacs, and Slovenians in
a revolt against the Austrian govern
ment, the ultimate aim being for the
revolutionists to join King Peter in a
move for a “greater Servia.”
TO RESTRAIN ROARS
FROAA A RATE
INCREASE
ATLANTA, (in -Under the notable
freight rate decision rendered on Sat
urday by Judge Emory Speer, and or
der will be taken today restraining
the railroads from collecting a ,y in
crease In the ratea from Georgia mer
chants until the reasonableness of the
unreasonableness of proposed Increase
Is passed upon by the interstate com
merce commission.
Attorney Edgar Watkins of Wim
pish, Watkins and Ellis left for ML
Airey today for the purpose of ob
taining the court's signature to such
an order. At the same time the bill
protesting against the alleged Injus
tice of advanced rates themselves
will be filed with the int.erstste com
merce commission st Washington, D
C. It is thought probable that the
commission will hear the issue with
In the next thirty days,
MAN KILLS NEGRO AND
WOUNDS BROTHER
LYNCHBURG, Va —ln a row In
which hard cider was (lowing freely,
near Concord, fifteen miles east of
1 here, .lack Lee, a white man, sticl
and Instantly killed Ueatnrly Card
wall, colored, and mortally wounded
his brother Samuel Cardwell, caus
ing his death a few hours liter.
Lee was arrested last night by Sher
iff McKllnev cf Appomattox county
and lodged in the Jail of that county.
COMMISSION HAS
REDUCED RATES
DECISION RENDERED BY IN
TER-STATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION IN SUIT
AGAiNST A- C- L
RAILROAD
NEW RATES BY SEPTEMBER 15
Rail and Water Rates
From Floriad Points not
Unreasonable, But
All Rail Rates on
Fruits, Etc., n
Must Be
Lowered .
WASHINGTON. The inter-state
commerce commission today, in an
opinion rendered by Commissioner
Prouty, announced Its decision in the
case of the Florida Fruit and Veg
etable Shippers' Protective associa
tion against the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad company and others.
The commission found tlio all-rail
rate on oranges and pineapples from
shipping points in Florida to the Flor
ida base points not unreasonable, but
the carload rates on such articles
from the base points to the north
eastern cities are unreasonable. Cer
itain maximum rales thereon wore
established and ordered to be pul la
force September 15 next. The rall
aud-watcr rates on these commodities
between such points were not found
unreasonable and the commission de
clined to establish carload rates by
rail and water.
The present rail mid watei rates
on vegetables from Florida birne
points to the northeastern cities were
found to be excessive, and lower max
linum rates were established and or
dered to be put In force. Whether
lower carload rates should bo estab
lished upon vegetables to eastern
markets was left unsettled.
The commission further decided
that th ( . minimum carload weight os
tablislied for the transportation of
strawberries from Starke und Law
tey, Fla., to New York city, und to
other points at present taking the
New York rate should be reduced
from 201) crates per cur to 175 crates
per car, and the rate should not ex
ceed SI.BO per crate, including refrig
eration.
The refrigeration charges on fruits
and vegetables from Florldu to North
ern markets wore not found to ho ex
cessive.
-t«S. 3. HORNER
«T 5 SELF
s 1
. s.
The Suicide wan a Wealthy
Mciiyber of Baltimore
Firm D. Hornor, Son
and Company.
BALTIMORE, Md." -Mr. Joseph D.
Horners formerly n member of the
Baltimore firm of .1. f). Horner, Hon
,fi Co., straw hat manufacturers* anil,
for many years a resident Vj this
city, was found dead in Vil With a
bullet hole In Ills breast, l?k hi* room
In tho Hotel Rennert, ‘-aHy morn
ing.
For a number of years tor. Hornor
had been a traveling salesriian for a
railroad supply firm In New York and
visited Baltimore every few months.
Coroner Carruthers decided It a
ch ar case of suicide, and no Inquest
necessary.
On the dresser In his room was
found a sealed envelope addressed In
lead pencil to “To My Daughter, Mrs.
K I’ulmly, Westmoreland Apartments,
: Washington Heights.”
Mrs Calmly Is an only child, nnd
lives In Connecticut.
BOMS DREAAA
IICAJSE DEATH
Man Who Dreamed That
He Was To Die on Sep
tember Fourth is Now
Critically 111.
FRANKFORT, Iml. John Rossum,
who a few weeka ago dreamed that
he had only 70 days to live. Is in
bed and may die too soon. The
dream gave him until September 4
to live,
The day after his dream Rossum
Joined the Baptist church, as he was
warned Ip a vision that he had only
CO days In which to get right with
God
He arranged his business affairs
and stated that he was ready to go
If the dream came true. Mr. llos
sum took sick a few day* ago with
nervous prostration and became con
i v I need that b« Is neariug his end.
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR.
Ever-Widening Wail Of
Flame Continues Devastation
ADMIRAL COODRICH.
Rear Admiral Caspar FI Goodrich,
the senior rear admiral of the navy,
who has been granted leave of ab
sence as commandant of the Brook
lyn Navy yard, until date of his re
tirement, the first of next year.
MUTINY CHECKS
FILIBUSTERS
NEW YORK.— Dispatches from
Honduras received today tell of a
mutiny aboard the filibuster Golds
borough, th(' steamship which sailed
from tills port on May 2, with Fran
cis G., and Albert W. Bailey and a
mixed cargo or arms, ammunition
and machinery suftlcluel to establish
| a colony in that, country. The vessel
| is now on Its way to New York, and
upon Its arrival Frederick M. Ozukl,
counsel for the receiver of the Export
Shipping compnay, which was operat
ed by the Baileys, will be compelled
to pay the men of the crew for their
laoors. It was through the export
! company that the Baileys obtained
the Goldborougli's cargo which was
valued at $11)0,000.
The steamship started from Puerto
Cortez oil Saturday. Captain Oxley
had been arrested and the command
felt to minor officers. When they
signalled for the vessel to raise an
chor, the crew rushed to the dock and
demanded money. None was forth
coining, so they broke Into the stores
and Into some of the boxes of freight
and made away with much stuff
Finally officials In Honduras com
municated with the receiver here wJ**,-
ordered the paying of checks to the
men which will be paid upon thelt
qrrlvnl In this city.
It is declared that Ihe Baileys had
wbun-Vt t CoufederatesV whose
'names arcs, lr* thY poiwpHKloii\pf lie
receiver' V., y
DC%£LE TRAGEDY* S. \ft,'
« * * Tff-.LOUISIANA
' BOYCE, La. J T fWr, general
manager of ihe NationaL-tSjfilter com
pany at Cleveland,.>tp/ir, nine miles
west of Boyce,•’fins shot and Instantly
killed last- night by Hamuel Imbots
V.long scaler. After killing Tower,
libels turned hts gun on himself and
blew out. his brains.
' The cause of the tragedy Is not,
known. /
/
Atlanta Wom&n Has Funeral
For Her Dbccased Pet Dog
NEW YORK Following an elabor
ate funeral today, Judy, a prize win
nlng fox terrier owned by Mrs, Jas.
G, Rossman, of Atlanta, Oh., who is
stopping at the home of h<-r mother
Mrs. A. H. Lane, at 820 Matey avenue,
Nothing hut Union Weddings Will
Go In New York's Bast Side
NEW YORK The East Hide branch
of the Hotel and Risttaurant Em
ployes’ International Alliance, and
bartenders' International League of
America, has issued a general appeal
to young persons on the East Hide
contemplating marriage to steer ''lwi,-
of non-union haiis when making ar
Girl's Loss of I loth Legs
Didn't Prevent Marriage
CfNCINNATI, O. The romance and
glory of unswerving devotion were
shown yesterday In an unusual lncl
dent that occurred at th« Newport
court house, when John R. Itapp, big
and strting, of Portland, Ind., carried
Into the clerk’s office a frail young
woman, who had lost both legs in a
railroad accident. They made appll
uallon for a marriag* license, the
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Por (ampaign News
Blackened Territory
Under Martial Law. Two
Hundred Burned To
Death. Thousands
Are Homeless
CRANBROOK, 11. C. The most dis
astrous forest fire In the history of
British Columbia ts sweeping on to
day like a tidal wave of (lame, to
ward the Montana border.
The number of persons burned to
death In the hundred Hquare miles
devastated Is more than 200. Scores
ol towns and villages have been
wiped out. Thousand have beou ren
dered homeless and destitute. Tho
whole blackened territory la under
martial law.
Efforts to check tho vast, onward
sweep ol‘ Maine seem puny. Where
ever ihe tiro lighter* take a stand
they ini' relentlessly driven back be
fore I In- great, roaring, ever-widening
wall of flume. A pall of smoke hongs
over the ruined area.
The flumes are visible for fifty
miles. Tiie richest timber section
of the north west Is being eunaunted
ns rapidly as pine knots in a furnace.
The survivors ot the lorrlble visita
tion are encamped on barren hill
sides, covered with ashes. They are
In litter destitution, the majority be
ing without suffleient clothing, and
there Is no food save what has reach
ed them from outside sources.
The response of neighboring cities
In Canada and the United Rtatuß has
been prompt and generous. A re
lief train from Spokane, Wash., laden
with food, blankets, medical sup
plies and physicians tooted Into Cran
hrook today with the stars and stripes
flying from the locomtlvo pilot. The
hungry refugees gathered around and
greeted tho train with tremendous
cheering. Spokane lihh sent $15,000
worth of stuff and will continue to
send relief.
Sir Wilfred Laurlcr has wired from
Ottawa to General MacDonald to
place at the disposal of the refugees
all the available tents nnd blankets
owned l>y tho militia In llrtllHh Co
lombia.
The lawless element has appeared
tu tln- buried uul district, and com
mittees of safety have been organiz
ed. Guns and ammunition have been
sent Into the district, to equip Ibu
members of these committees, so that
looting and rioting muy he complete
ly suppressed.
In a few hours it Is expected that
the Canadian militia will he In full
control of the district and murtial
law will bo enforced until normal con
ditions are restored.
ZEPPELIN FLIES
IN GREAT AIRSHIP
Sailed Over Lake Con
stance This Morning and
is Proceeding Down
R,4iinn Valley.
"'KONSTANHE. flormany. The
weather was excellent this morning
when at 8.30 o'clock Count Zeppelin's
great airship rose at Frledrlchshafon
to a height of about 400 feet, and,
after describing one magnificent cir
cle over the lake, proceeded In a bee
lie,, for this city, arriving here at
6.55 o'clock.
The ship continued on Its way and
within another hour hud covered 45
kilometers and was over Hhaffhausen.
From that point If, continued along
the Rhine to Basle.
Cytint Zeppelin's plan Is to continue
to JHayence along tin, Rhine nnd from
tliprc to return to Metz, cross over to
Stuttgart and then return, If the wea
rier continues favorable, to FrC-d
--rlehshafcn, at about 7 o’clock tomor
row morning.
Brooklyn) will be hurled In a day or
two In the cemetery for dogs neat
White Plains.
Judy died on Thursday, of paralysis.
Mrs. Rossman, who was very fond of
th<- dog, derided that It should have
a solemn funeral.
rang*meets for the celebration of
their weddings,
'the appeal Issued calls upon the
young peopl, to have none but union
waiters and bartenders at their wed
ding;. and u> see that none bat union
label bread, beer and cigars are con
sumed.
young woman registering a* Pearl
Huppcll of Portland, Ind., aged 25.
Rapp gave his age as 22,
He said he and his sweetheart were
engaged to he married, when she sus
tained her Injuries As soon as she
left the hospital they determined to
carry out their Intentions, arid they
wer« married In Covington, la t night
by a magistral*.