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XIII., No. 252
KILL sms BRIAN
POPULABJ IST
GREAT NORTHERN OFFICIAL
TELLS OF POLITICAL CON
DITION IN THE WEST
REPUBLICANS OVER-CONFIDENT
* • i
Unless Taft Workers Get
Busy Bryan Will Carry
The West.
NEW YORK. —James J. Hill, chair
man of the board of the Great North
ern railway, who came to town on
Thursday and is going back to St.
Paul Sunday, made some interesting
remarks to his friends in Wall street
concerning political conditions in the
West.
Mr. Hill said that the farmers
through the West have never paid
much attention to Bryan until the
past year or two, but that .lust now
there Is a strong sentiment among the
farmers. He said that the democratic
tote through the West will be larger
this year than ever before, and that
if the republican campaign managers
do not put in the hardest kind of
work that Mr. Taft may be defeated.
He said that in some Western
states the republican poll Vcians seem
to be suffering from ove. confidence,
but declared .that the democratic
leaders are keenly alive to the pos
sibilities and may ' succeed in carry
ing some of the states that have
heretofore been considered safely re
publican, unless the Taft workers
toll up their sleeves and get busy.
He said that if the weather is bad
on election day this year and the
percentage of stay-at-home republi
cans for that or any other reason
is large, the count of the ballots
in the West may bring some sur
prises.
Mr. Hill was asked today if orien
tal steamship business is showing an
t proveiuent, and he declared em
phatically that It is falling off rapid
ly and is practically gone now be
yond all hope of recovery. He said
that conditions were such that it is
almost useless for American vessels
to make a fight for the oriental
trade.
For this reason Mr. Hill said he
did not credit the report that E. H.
Harrlman Is considering the purchas
ing of the Oceanic Steamship line,
owned by the Spreckels. He said he
believed Mr. Harrlman to be too well
informed on Pacific trade conditions
to get another steamship line on his j
hands.
SHOE THE MAN 10
RUINED HIS
ROME
WASHINGTON, Ind.—" You ruined
my home," said George Hale, of Nlch
•lasville, Ky., to Township Trustee
Dillon as they met on th e street yes
terday, and, as he uttered the words,
he presented a revolver and fired.
Dillon was carried Into a store, dying,
four of the flv e shots having taken
effect
Hale and Dillon are brothers-in-law
and it Is evident that the Kentuckian
bad come here for vengeance.
When Dillon fell. Hale walked
across the street and handed his
smoking weapon to a policeman.
RUSSIA DEMANDS
SOCIALIST RETURN
Federation of Labor Asked
Roosevelt to Refuse the
Request.
WASHINGTON. —President Roone
velt U to b e asked by the American
Federation ot Labor to refus e Russia'*!
request for the surrender of Jan I
pouren, a socialist, who fled that coun
try following a revolutionary move
meet In the Baltic province, in which
he participated
This action waa decided on yester
day at a meeting of the executive
council of the federation. Pouren
*ook an active part in the Baltic revo
lution When t‘- movement failed,
pourea et.a'e to lie) country and re
cently was disc .ed by Russian
spies Ruesli no wdemands hts re
turn
Bantus! Gesnpers, president of the
federation, was authorised by the ex
ecutive eeuncll to send a telegram to
th« mass steeling In New York pro
•eetlng agelnst the deportation of the
Russian.
It was also decided thet th« federa
tion should aid Julies Aybar, the
Porto Rican labor leader, whose case
hat bean taken to the supreme court
el the netted Buses.
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
MEN SEEK FOR BURIED TREASURE
AT CLAIRVOYANT’S SUGGESTION
Mrs. Nellie M. Titus, tlie
Lebanon, N. H. clairvoyant
who has set workmen to
digging on a neighboring
farm for buried treasnres,
which she claims she saw
in a vision.
THE FOREST FIS
STILL UNABATED
FORT WILLIAM, Ont.—There (is
no change for the better in the fire
situation in this section. The fire
line now extends from Grand Marias
to Chicago Bay, a distance of 25
miles, and it is reported that the
camp of the Pigeon River Lumber
company has been destroyed. The
fire damage in the Whitte Fish val
ley has been very great.
STEAMER DESTROYED BY FIRE.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. —The steamer
Peiers Lee was destroyed by fire
today. She was beached In time to
enable all on board to escape.
AN INFERNAL MACHINE
FOUND IN THE MAIL
BUN SAKS
THE COUNTRY
PROSPERS
CHICAGO. —Edward H. Harrlman,
accompanied by his wife, arrived fn
Chicago today In a special car at
tached to the Chicago and Northwest
train from Omaha.
After a conference with the offi
cials of the Illinois Central road, Mr.
Harrlman and his wife left for New
York on a five-car special train, via
| the l.ake Shore railroad.
"My trip through the West,” said
Mr. Harrlman, "has further convinced
me that the prosperity of this country
jis as great as It ever was. The crops
from coast to coast seem remark
able. Business Is getting better ev
jerywhere and there seems to my mind
|to be no reason to think that the
I presidential election will have any
detrimental effect upon business. I
am pleased and satisfied with the
outlook.”
ONE MAN KILLED
IN COLLISION
NEW YORK. —One man was killed
and iwpnty more or less seriously
Injured in a rear-end collission on
the Myrtle avenue line of the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit this afternoon.
MAGAZINE EDITOR
SENTENCED TO PRISON
The Man Who Attempted
to Kill Dreyfus Received
His Sentence.
PARIS.—Louis A. Gregor!, the edi
tor of a military magazine, who at
tempted the life of Captain Dreyfus
recently, was today sentenced to an
Indefinite sentence of from two to flv e
years’ Imprisonment.
OHIO’S SENATOR’S SON IS
PRONOUNCED INSANE
NEW’ YORK—Stewart M Bryce,
son of the late Calvin 8. Bryce, U. 8
senator from 'Ohio, has been pro
nounced Iniane by several physicians,
and hli brother, W. Kirkpatrick
Bryce, of Sirs Fifth avenue, has taken
ateps to have the former councilman
legally declared Incompetent, and also
for the appointment of & committee
of his personal property.
Local Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity—Fair tonight and Sunday.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 12, 1008
Was Meant for Governor
Fort of New Jersey; was
Opened by Postal Au
thorities.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa—The postal
authorities of this city hold up the j
mails and took from them an Infernal
machine, of devilishly ingenious con- j
structlon, and saved the life of Gov
ernor Fort, of New Jersey. A con
spicuous package of peculiar shape
attracted the attention of the postal
clerks and caused it finally to be re
ferred to the superintendent. The
postal authorities decided finally to j
open It. After the usual precautions
necessary to the examination of sus
pected Infernal machines had been
made, It was found that the package
was a bomb that, would have explod
ed and killed the man who opened It. 1
The bomb was constructed of powder, i
nails and bullets, with matches so ar ;
ranged that the unwrapping would ,
have fired It.
But for the vigilance of the postal j
authorities a tragedy would hav ( . re i
suited. The package might have been j
opened by a secretary In the gover ,
nor's office, but this Is not. likely, ]
for it was marked personal and
would hav e been handed to the gov
ernor himself.
The attempt to assassinate Gover \
nor Fort Is thought to hav, grown out |
of his persistency In closing saloons;
In Atlantic City on Sunday, and his j
threats to pmploy the militia to this 1 ,
end If the local authorities did not j
comply with his orders. A heavy loss I
has been sustained by hotel proprie i
tors and saloon keepers as a result |
of this crusade, and the mailing of
the infernal maeh!n c Is thought to la
the result.
REACTS SPEAKERS
IRE BUKO OUT
BIRMINGHAM, Ala The board of
education this morning decided not to
permit the use of the high school au
ditorium to W. R. Hearst, John Tem
ple Grave* and Thorns* 1,. Hlsgen,
leader* of the Independence party,
who are to be here Monday night.
The action of the board 1* said to
be based on the ground that It Is cm
trary to the regulations to allow the
holding of any political meeting In
the high school. Permission to use
th« Hippodrome, a publi< play house
or amphitheater, ha* already been de
nled the visitor*, and Ju*t what they
will do ha* not yet boss announced.
TRUSTED CLERK
SWINDLED
BANK
BUFFALO, N. Y. —The story of nr
alleged hank swindle which may
amount to between $200,000 and $300,-
000, the police say, through the manip
ulations ol a trusted clerk, leaked out
here late yestrday al'lrnoon. when
Louis l.lppnian, alius Meltrer, was
arrested at the public library on the
charge of grand larceny.
Llppman admits his Identity and
does not deny the charge, according
to the police, who "sweated" him out
at headquarters for a couple of hours.
He says that he came from Germany
to (his country only five years ago
Llppman was a clerk tor the hanking
house of Knauth, Nachod and Kuchin
of New York City,
Something like three weeks ago, It
is alleged. In’ disappeared. The
Pinkertons were Immediately notified,
the bankers being members of the
association formed to run down such
men. The Pinkertons traced Llpp
man to Albany, to Buffalo, to Tronto,
and then back to Buffalo again. They
found that ho had been stopping at
high class hotels and had been
spending money freely.
HE LEGISLATURE
AGAIN DOES
NOTHING
ATLANTA, Oa There was practi
cally no HCKHIon of the general a* ,
Hembly today. The senate had taken j
a recess from Friday until Monday, j
arid the house was In session only live j
minute* to hear a few bills read by '
the clerk.
Monday the seriate majority lead j
er» say the convict lease matter will
| b® taken up with a determination to
i end the session In a few day*.
YATESVILLE HAS
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
YATKHVII.LK, Oa Kir,, destroyed
P V Brown’s warehouse with *evera, '
bale* of cotton; .loss'- 8 tom art’s stable I
and on* store this morning. The or j
Igln of th<j lire 1* unknown.
IRREGULARITIES IN ATLANTA POSTOFFICE;
POSTMASTER'S REMOVAL RECOMMENDED
SCHOOLS EXPEL
FRATJEMBERS
STUDENTS REFUSE TO SIGN
PLEDGE RENOUNCING
MEMBERSHIP TO SECRET
SOCIETIES.
CAUSED SENSATION
Wholesale Expulsion Will
Result if the Pledge is
not Signed by all Pupils.
• 'ilk AGO Expulsion of fraternity
members from t!i“ high schools began
yesterday according to the edict of
President Olto Schneider, of the
board of education. The reason giv
en for the expulsions was tht refusal
of the students to sign pledges re
nouncing membership in high school
secret societies.
"Signatures to these pledges will
be insisted on by the principals of
every high school It\ the city," said
Mr. Schneider. "If they are not
signed by all high school pupils next
week, wholesale expulsions will fol
low."
The news that the suspensions of
explosions had begun, caused a sc;
satton among high school pupils, and
teachers. By many II was construed
r.s a move Intended to terrorize the
fraternity and society members who
have been planning In apply for an
injunction to restrain President
Schneider and Supl. Cooley from sus
pending or expelling them.
CANNON MAKES
A REPLY TO
en
DANVILLE, Ills.—ln the nature of
a reply to Candidate Bryan’s demand
that he show how he obtained his
fortune and the extent of his wealth.
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon gave out
a statement yesterday regarding his
finances. While lie did not say what
he Is worth, his friends assert that
Cannon’s property is worth about sl.
000,000. Olliers assert that $5,000,000
would he nearer right.
”1 don’t know what Mr. Bryan said
about the extent of my financial hold
ings,’’ said Cannon. "I did not reel
Ills statements In the papers. In re
ply to what 1 have been told, I will
say this:
"My statement regarding Mr. Bry
an’s possible wealth whs Intended as
humor. I do not know what he Is
worth, nor do I rare. I only know
that I have been told that he Is worth
somewhere In the neighborhood of a
million.
"As for myself, I wish I had much
more than I have. What I have Is
Just a modest competency for rny fain
lly. The fact that. I have been In
public life for 34 years speaks for
itself.”
It was largely through his broth,er„
William P. Cannon, now dead, that
the Cannon Interests, which are sup
posed to lie entirely In the hands of
"Uncle Joe," were amassed.
Speaker Cannon's name appears on
the records of this county and Doug
las county, Nebraska. According to
the tax hooka, the only real estate
ho owns In this county Is his rest
dence. Ills assessment on persona l
property here laat. year totaled
$15,115.
In addition, Speaker Cannon Is
largely interested In the Danville N.t
tlonal and Heeond National hanks
The Danville National has $1,000,000
capital stoek Issued. The Second
National has $200,000.
According to the Cannon statement,
when he came here In 1858, he was
practically penniless.
PROPOSED TICKET
FOR JEW YORK
SARATOGA. N. Y.—Charles K.
Hughes, for governor; Senator Hor
ace While of Syracuse, for lieuten
ant governor, and Mayor Oharles H.
Gau* of Alhsny, for comptroller, Is
the state ticket talked of by the
skirmishers on hand for the republi
can state convention, which will as
seruble here on Monday, at ?, p. m,
fi Is conceded that Governor Hughe*
would be renominated on the first bal
lot, and there Is a possibility that his
will be the only name presented.
DAILY AND SUNDAY $6.00 PER TEAR.
JOHN TEMPLE GETS
JOYFULJIDINGS
Great, Atlanta Crowd
Hears Editor Told lie is
Nominee for Vice-Presi
dency on Hearst’s Ticket.
s ®« '
Jokn Temple Graves
ATI.ANTA, Ga. -More Ilian three
thousand persons, among whom were
many stylishly gowned women
crowded the Casino of the Ponce de
I -eon park and cheered John Temple
Graves, the lirllllaul orator and Journ
alls! when he was formally notified
of his nomination as the candidate
for vice president by the Indepen
dence parly. There were fully 6,000
people outside the Casino who had
boon unable to get In. On the same
platform with Mr Graves as orators
of the evening were: Thomas L. Ilia
gebi, candidate for president: Wil
liam It. Hears) and Clarence J.
Shearn of New York. When the quar
tette of distinguished men walked on
the stage they were greeted with a
soul stirring ovation.
More than 50 men who sat. upon
the stage toho to their feet, and the
spacious hull rang with salvos Inf
cheers. The demonstration was long
continued, and only subsided when
Edward E. Clapp, one of Georgia's
national eommllteeinan, called the
gathering to order.
Afler tin- meeting National Com
mlHeetnan Clapp aald: "The meeting
was the greatest political gathering
Atlanta has seen In years. It was
the most largely attended and the
moat enthusiastic ever seen In the
South.
"There were al least 3,000 person*
packed In I lie theatre and twice as
many outside unable to gain admit
tance. The meeting has startled tht
leaders of the old parlies."
GEORGIA RAILWAY
BONDHOLDERS
TO MEET
NFCW YORK. It wan announced
yenferday that an a result of f.h<* Cen
tral of Georgia Hallway company
panning the Interest on Ita firm pref
erence Income honda for the year
ended June HO, a meeting of the bond
holders la to hi- held on September
15, at the office of Prince & Wbltely,
IK Broadway, to organize a protec
tive committee. The hunker* Mated
that Immediate action on the part, of
the bondholdcra Ik rieceaaary, Irma
much aa protcata under the tenna of
the mortgage will have to he made
by holdera of at leant one third of
the Ihhuo before September 30.
What Advertising Is and Does.
Some Points From Mahin’s Messenger
Advertising sense bring* advertisers dollars. j
Advertlslng-bullt prcstlfe I* a very present hilp In time of
panic.
To avoid criticism: say nothing, do nothing and be nothing.
The le i t advertising Is the naked truth propelled with Just enough 1
wording in forcibly convey the Idea.
An advertising writer who cannot stick to the truth, Is wasting
his energies In so humble a calling, lie should become u press
agent.
Salesmanship will add va'ue to merchandise next year lust ns
much as In the past Advertising that deserve* the name will always
be whet It always ha* be n—organized salesmanship.
USE THE HERALD, IF YOU WANT RESULTS.
You can’t advertise inade
quately without somebody
knowing It. You can’t adver
tise adequately without some
body knowing it.
No Shortage Exists, but
General Financial Condi
tion Not in Accordance
With Regulations l
nspection Recently Com
pleted.
WASHINGTON.—Report has been
received at the postofflce department
of the Inspection of th e Atlanta, Ga..
postofflce. The report showed a bad
condition of affairs In that office.
There Is no shortage, hut the general
condition of the finances Is not in ac
cordance with the government regula
Hens. The Inspectors hav e recom
mended thp removal of Postmaster E.
F. Blodgett, of Hint office, and several
of the officers connected with the ac
counts of Atlanta.
Postmaster Blodgett has practical
ly grown up in the postofflce service,
having been postmaster at Atlanta
for the past hlx years, prior to which
lie was the assistant for a number of
years. lip Ims always shown high
executive ability, and was considered
by the department, ns one of the best
postmasters In the south.
This fact will her taken Into con
sideration when the department
passes on the inspector's report.
J. PETER PBIESTER
KILLED HIMSELF
IRIS MORNING
Beech Island Man Prob
ably Committed Suicide
With Gun Borrow
ed From Lit
tle Boy
J Peter I'rlostor of Beech (aland,
shol and killed himself (his morning
at (lie home of Mr. W. M. Havant
and while there were no witnesses
to the deed It !r thought that he
lind the nhu4 with suicidal intent.
The tragedy occurred shortly after 9
o'clock. lie was about fill years of
age and for a long time hud been In
111 health. This Is supposed to have
been the cause Of thi tash deed
Shortly before 9 o’clock he borrow
ed a gun from Mr. Havant's little bug.
stating that he was going out to shoot
a dove and told the children that
when they heard the gun lire t<«
come. He had proceeded hardly a
hundred yards when ihe report of the
gun was heard and the children run
ning to Ihe spot found Mr. Printer
deud. The full charge hail entered
Ills breast, directly over the heart
and a great wound stood open show
ing the fearful result of the shot.
He leaves four Hons and throe
daughters, one of whom Is married.
One of lilk sons Is at present work
ing In Augusta. Mr. Prlcster was a
member of a prominent South Caro
lina family.
The funeral will probably occur
Sunday a' Ulmers, K C., but arrange
incuts liavc- not vet been completed.
GIRL FOUND WITH
HER THROAT CUT
fill AII LOTTE, N. C.—Miss Cynthia
Norman, living four miles from Cliar
lotto, on the Statesville road, was
found early this morning lying In the
back yard by th 0 well with her throat
cut frofli ear to ear. By signs, she
Implicated Jim Ayers, a tenant on her
mother's place, as the assailant. He
was arrested. The motlv e of th*
crime is unknown.
FOREIGN MISSIONARIES
MEETING MONDAY P. M-
The Women’s Foreign Missionary
society of 81. James church will hold
then regular monthly meeting Mon
day afternoon at 5 o'clock at the
home of the president of the organlm
lion, Mrs. W. M. Allen, 206 Greene
street. All members aro urged to be
present as much Important business
Is no hand and many matters will
come up for consideration.