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THE SANDERSVILLE HERALD.
MM VICTIMS OF WAVES
Extreme Heat Causes Thousands
of People to Seek Water.
OF POLITICAL INTEREST.
The republicans of Texas have nom
inated John N. Simpson of Dallas for
governor and adopted a piatform.whioh
f avors local option and licensed sa-
oons.
The republican party in Tennessee
TWELVE PEOPLE DROWNED IW. Tillman has been nominated for
| governor by the Evans faction and
| T. Asbury Wright has been nominated
Three Young Women Drown at Ver- for governor by the ‘'home rule" fac-
mont Summer Resort—Three Are , ^ on -
Lost When Motor Boat Sink.. , A,) R »’P eal , to ,he , ^ade unionists of
i the country to contribute to the dem-
(ocratic campaign has been made by
Grand isle, Vermont.—Three young President Gontpers of the American
women who were staying near Adams' Federation of Labor and John Milchell
Landing were drowned while bathing of the United Mine Workers of Araer-
in Lake Champlain. They were Miss ica
Lucy Ferry and Miss Sarah Disas- William H. Taft has announced that
way, both of Plattsburg, N. Y.. and he will in no way interfere or at-
Miss Elizabeth Disasway of Brook- tempt to settle the fight between the
lyn, N. Y., a cousin of Sarah Disas- two factions of the republican party
way. in West Virginia. Mr. Taft said ho
The young women wore in the wa- didn't intend to be dragged into these
ter together when one of them step- state fights. "The national commit-
ped into a deep hole. The other two tee will be left with a free hand at
btarted to her assistance, but also all of them as far as 1 ain con-
stepped into deep water and all went
down. The bodies were recovered.
Wilmington, Del.—Clarence Button,
aged 25 years, and Nellie Nickerson,
aged 20 years, both of Chester, Pa.,
were drowned at Bowers’ beach, a
summer resort on Delaware bay. Dut
ton, Miss Nickerson and the others
had gone in bathing, and were car
ried beyond their depth by the treach
erous current at this point. Three
of the party were rescued, but Dut
ton and Miss Nickerson were swept
into the Delaware bay.
Buffalo, N. Y.—Three persons were
drowned In the Niagara river when a
motor boat, loaded to the rails, was
run down by a pleasure barge, Mrs.
William Pagels, Mrs. Charlotte My
ers and Raymond Pagels, a 10-year-
old lad, were drowned.
Henry Scliauss, at the wheel of the
motor boat, thought lie could pass
under the bow of the barge. When
cerned."
Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia
has been requested to serve on the
advisory committee which has been
selected in connection with the demo
cratic national campaign. Senator
Culberson of Texas in chairman of
the committee, and urnong others on
the committee are Judge Alton B.
Parker, Hon. John Sharp Williams,
Governor Johnson of Minnesota, Sen
ator Daniels of Virginia, Senator Ray
nor of Maryland and Governor Cham
berlain of Oregon.
At a meeting of the democratic
goneial committee of New York, Tam
many Hall pledged "wholehearted and
unswerving support throughout the
campaign’ to Bryan and Kerri?
Eastern branch headquarters of the
democratic party have been opened In
the Hoffman House, New York City.
The Florida republican central com-
It was too late he tried to turn, and mitten, which met at Jacksonville
was run down. j named the following state ticket :
New York Clly.—The overturning Governor, John M. Cheney of Orlan-
of a small row-boat ofT Ellis Island do i comptroller, J. L. Skipper of Bar-
caused the death by drowning of tow I treasurer, I. E. Webster of
John Boyd, 22 years of age, of Fall | Gainesville; secretary of state, John
River, Mass., and John Starboro, of iF- Horr of Key West; attorney gen-
the same age, of this city. The list l ' ral - Frederick C. Cubberly of Cedar
of deaths bv drowning was further K( ?.vs; superintendent of public in-
increased by those of Patrick Somer, struction, Dr. George W. Holmes of
captain of a canal barke in the East I Brevard county; commissioner of ag-
river, and John Qilson of Newark, riculture, J. F. Strunkel of Leesburg;
railroad commissioner, S. W. Iloley
I of San Mateo; justices of supreme
court, E. Illy of DeLand and Fred W.
while bathing at Belrnar, N. J.
settles uhukuh matter.
Assistant Secretary Bacon Buys Land
in Porto Rico.
Marsh of Pensacola.
The democratic national campaign
fund of 1908 will be raised through
San Juan, P. R.-After having sat- -M'Peals made to the Individual states
.. ° , for contributions. Each state, under
Isfactorily settled the questions in direction of its national commit-
dispute between the federal govern- teeman or a financial representation,
ment and the Catholic church in Por- designated for the purpose, will do-
to Rico, arising out of the control of termine its own method of raising
the estates formerly owned by the money.
Dominican and Franciscan orders, As- Mr. Taft has made no comment on
sistant Seecretary of State Robert Mr. Bryan’s speech of acceptance as
Bacon has returned to Washington, i y pl . but he has announced that he
Under the agreement reached the! would answer it in different speeches
federal government will obtain, sub- j he wil1 make tlurlng ,he cam P a,gn ’
Ject to the approval of congress, con-1 1,ave been extended to
a , r-. i . both Mr. Bryan and Mr. Taft to at-
tro of the Santo Domingo convent tend the na u oiml encampment of the
building and its land and the land j q a. ft, i, e Deltl In Toledo in
occupied by the infantry barracks, i September. —
paying therefor $120,000. Ihe in-1 j n a speech before the Lincoln, Neb.,
sular government will receive, If the Typographical Union, Mr. Bryan re
agreement is sanctioned by the insu- ferred to Mr. Kern, his running mate,
lar legislature, the market place, the as a beginner In seeking national of-
San Francisco barracks and the In- and said; “But 1 am sure that if
sane asylum and the land surround- hp w,n Persevere the time will come
ing it, paying $180,000 for them In
three Installments. The church, in
addition to the money considerations,
i when he will feel as I do—so accus
tomed to being notified that it seems
scarcely an extraordinary occasion.’’
... ... , . Macon, Ga., citizens* have invited
will obtain under the agreement a Mr Taft> Mr . Bryan and senator Ar-
chapel and sixty-two acres of land thur J. Beveridge of Indiana to make
near San Juan. This disposes of the ; addresses in that city at the state fair
last of the church claims. The ques
tion has caused protracted litigation
and discussion in six legislatures.
The church land in question in Por
to Rico involved the right of the Ro
man Catholic church to control vari
ous property valued at about $1,000,-
000 formerly owned by the Domini
can and Franciscan orders. The es-
to be held there early in November.
The big saddle uorse which Mr.
Taft has ridden f(>. some time in
Washington, and wiiich ha has been
using at Hot Springs, Va„ suddenly
developed ankle weakness, and Mr.
Taft was thrown. He sustained no in
juries and made no mention of the
occurrence. But h* admitted that he
believed he would be more comforta-
tates were alienated by the action of ble hereafter on a horse of sturdier
the Spanish government in 1838, but build.
the Catholic church alleged that the In a speech before the Epworth as-
act was not properly carried into sembly at Lincoln, Neb., Senator La-
effect. Follette of Wisconsin, expressed great
; admiration for W. J. Bryan. A man
A PlIULIAK AllIDENT. jin the audience accused Senator La-
* — Follette of being a democrat, but he
Courthouse Clock Weight Falls and denied the charge strenuously.
Kills Prominent Man, | Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman of
Columbus, Miss.—Dp. A. C. Hul- the New York republican party, has
bert, one of the best known citizens declared that the rank and file of the
of Columbus, was killed when a republican party of that state and
weight fell from the clock in the not President Roosevelt will dictate
court house and struck him on the whether Charles E. Hughes will be
head, killing him instantly. j re-nominated for governor of New
Dr. Hulbert was sitting immediate- York,
ly beneath the clock tower when the Charles F. Murphy has denounced
cable holding one of the weights gave the report that W. J. Bryan was dis
way and the ponderous mass of metal pleased as a refusal of the New York
crushed through two floors and leaders to ask him to speak in that
struck him on the head. j state.
u. sTtroops are ready.
For Service in Haiti—Foreign Coun
tries Expect U. S. to Act.
Washington, D. C.—Rumors con
tinue current at Washington to the
effect that troops are likely to be
sent to Haiti in restoring order on
the island. Under the Monroe doc
trine the foreign countries regard it
as the duty of the United States to
take official cognizance of the situa
tion in Haiti, which is growing worse
each day. Active preparations have
been made at Fort Myer, Va., to dis
patch soldiers instantly upon receipt
of an order from the war depart
ment.
Roosevelt May Pay Damages.
Belfast, Me.—Captain Guilford Pen-
eton, owner of the schooner Mena-
ay, which on July 22 was in collis-
n in Long island Sound with the
■esident’s yacht, Mayflower, says
at President Roosevelt, who was
loard the Mayflower, promised to
ty for the damage to the MenaWay
the government did not.
12,000 Eagles in Parade.
Seattle, Wash.—Twelve thousand
embers of the Fraternal Order of
agles from every corner of North
merica paraded through the streets
Seattle, cheered by a throng of cit-
ens and visitors
Opticians Elect Officers.
Philadelphia, Pa.—The eleventh an
nual convention of the American As
sociation of Opticians ended its work
today.
The opticians chose Atlanta, Ga.,
as the meeting place for 1909. The
following officers were elected: H. J.
Cook, Knokville, Tenn., president;
W. H. Huston, Kansas, secretary;
Hardwick Ruth, Alabama, was elect-
TURKISH CONSUL SULKS IN ROOM.
Fears Assassination Should He Re
turn to Constantinople.
Washington, D. C.—Broken-hearted
over his political downfall with the
unpleasant prospects of assassination
should he return to Constantinople to
collect several months’ back pay due
him from the sublime porte, Mehmed,
the Syrian, sulks in the uper room
of a little red brick house, which un
til recently was the legation of the
Ottoman Empire. He denies himself
calllers and refuses to be comforted.
IRA D. SANKEY IS DEAD
Famous Author and Evangelist
Goes to His Reward.
WAS A FRIEND OF MOODY
Mr. Sankey’* Hymn* are Sung in Almoat
Every Language--Hii Voice Pre»erv-
ed in Phonograph Record*.
New York City.—Ira D. Sanke.v,
known ns an evangelist throughout
the Christian world, died at his home
in Brooklyn. Mr. Sankey was 58
years of age. For the past five years
lie had been blind, and had suffered
from a complication of diseases
brought on by overwork. But almost
to the very last he worked at hymn-
writing. nis tours throughout this
country and Europe with Dwight L.
Moody, the evangelist, brought him
into prominence.
Sankey, it might be said, wrote the
gospel hymns of the world. In China,
Egypt, India, Japan, in ulinost every
language known to man, Sankey s
hymns are sung. He received a large
income fioiq his publications, and
leaves considerable of an estate.
Among Mr. Sankey’s familiar compo
sitions are "The Ninety und Nine,"
and “When the Mists Have Rolled
Away.” His songs are said to have
had a circulation of more than 50.UUU,-
UUO copies.
Mr. Sankey had saved his wonder-
ful voice for posteiity by singing into
phonographs. The records were sent
all over the world.
Sankey first met Moody at a Young
Men’s Christian Association conven
tion in Indianapolis. Moody was so
charmed with the young man’s voice
that he urged hint to accompany him
on his evangelistic tour. Sunkey ex
plained that he was married and could
not give up his position. “You must
come,” said Moody, “1 cannot get
along without you."
They visited Great Britain from
1873 to 1875 and again in 1883, and
made many tours throughout the Uni
ted States. When Mr. Moody died,
Mr. Sankey felt keenly the loss of
his friend. From that time he tried
to conduct the work alone which they
had hitherto shared between them,
but the task was too great.
In 1902 his physical condition com
pelled him to give up most of his
evangelistlcal engagements, although
he continued for some time to compile
new series of hymn books. Then
came failing eyesight, which speedily
developed into total blindness. With
the blindness came also a nervous
breakdown.
At the beginning of his active life,
Mr. Sankey was a Methodist, hut for
the last seven years he had been a
Presbyterian. He is survived by a
widow, Fannie V. Sankey;; his two
sons, I. Allen Sankey and Edward
Sankey, and two grandchildren,
OLD PANAMA CANAL COMPANY.
It Is Finally Liquidated Ater Nine
teen Years.
Paris, France.—The liquidation of
the old Panama Canal company, which
has been going on since 1889, was
completed when the tribunal of
the Seine authorized a last payment to
cieditors of 1 per cent, and issued a
decree of discharge to the receivers.
In 1878, a concession was obtained
from Colombia, by the Societe Civile
International du Canal Inter-Ocetnique
for the construction of a canal across
the isthmus. This concession was
purchased In 1870 for $2,000,000 by a
company headed by Ferdinand de Les-
seps. The work of excavating for the
canal proceeded until 1889, when the
company went into bankruptcy and
disbanded. Great scandals followed its
collapse.
Extensions of the time for the com
pletion of the canal were granted in
the ’90s, the last naming October 31,
1910, as the time. A new company
was organized to prosecute the work
but failure to do so resulted in 1903
in a treaty between Colombia and the
United States, by which the latter
country was to cut the canal. The
American senate ratified this treaty,
but the Colombian congress rejected
it. A revolution in Colombia resulted
in the isthmus falling into the hands
of the new republic of Panama and
the Panama government gave the
United Staes the right to do the work.
In acquiring title to the canal prop
erty, however, obstacles were thrown
in the path of the United States by
the bondholders of the old Panama
Canal company and the individual
stockholders of the new Panama Ca
nal company endeavored to prevent
the transfer, Flnaly, however, in 1904
in consideration of $40,000,000,000,
the United States was able to take
all rights in the premises.
Bank Clerk Bought Automlbile.
Wilkesbarre, Pa.—Norman Fogle,
chief of the savings department of the
First National hank of this city, was
arrested on the charge of embezzling
$6,000 of the bank’s funds. The fact
that he managed to purchase and
maintain an automobile on a salary of
$1 ,200 a year excited the suspicions
of the bank officers.
Girls Eight Over Man.
New Orleans, La.—Street car traf
fic was blocked for a time in Royal
street, when two girls fought over a
young man on the tracks of Ihe New
Orleans Street Railway company. The
fight was a rough-roll and-tumble af
fair and lasted for about ten minutes.
Tornado Destroys Town.
Pratt, Kans.—A tornado struck
near Coats, in the southern part of
Pratt county demolishing houses,
barns and trees in its path. The
property loss will reach $100,000.
Fifty-Light Automobiles Burn:
Chicago, 111.—Fifty-eight automo
biles were destroyed and damage es
timated at $500,000 was caused by a
Are which burned C. A. Coey’s garage
in this city.
LATEJIIEWS NOTES.
General.
"A $50,000 widow for $5.” This and
many other matrimonial bargains
were temptingly offered by a matrl- ■■
monial agency run by Charles A. Hud- 1
son, in Chicago, but federal officers
did not believe that Hudson intended
to fulfill his promises and they had
him arrested in Minneapolis.
As a result of eating toad stools
for mushrooms, llarry Jarrell and
Mrs. Lillian Jar^oll, his sister-in-law, ;
died at Rochester, N. Y.
Filing of the will of the late Robert t
Pratt, former mayor of Minneapolis, |
revealed a romance. A share In his I
estate, valued at $20,000, Is left to '■
Mary Bettin, Mr. Pratt’s housekeeper, i
"who has agreed to become my wife,’’ j
reads the will.
The twelfth annual convention of j
the National Association of Fire In- I
surance agent which lias been in ses- j
sion at St. Paul, Minn., elected the i
following officers: President, Edward
W. Beardsley, Hartford, Conn.; vice
presidents, 1. VV. Alexander, E. B.
Case, Illinois; L. W. Childrey, Virgin
ia; E. H. Forry, Indiana; A. W. Neale,
Ohio; secretary, Henry H. Putnam,
Boston; treasurer, W. H. Mnndevllle,
Oleun, N. Y.; chairman organization
committee, C. W. Olson, Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Silas Griffin, aged 70 years, a high
ly respected citizen of Alexander City,
Ala., was killed by vicious hogs on
his farm near that city. Mr. Griffin i
had entered the pen to feed the hogs
when he was attacked by them and i
literally torn to pieces.
Klngdon Gould, son of George J. j
Gould, the multl-niiMonaire, Is work
ing as a miner at Guanajunto, Mexl- J
co. Young Gould is studying mining j
engineering and has taken this meth- ;
cd of gathering the practical rudl- j
ments of mining.
Dr. John Miller Moore, an ex-sur
geon in the United States navy, is
detained at the Villevard asylum In \
Paris, whither the police conveyed j
him on acount of his peculiar beha- I
vious in certain Paris hotels and
which led them to believe he is suffer
ing from hallucinations. He is said
to have left the battleship Kansas at i
San Francis:o.
Janies H. Stevenson, a millionaire |
mining engineer and landowner, ot |
Pueblo Col., was inspecting land it. j
Meeard county, Texas, when ho acci
dentally met Wilbur Stevenson, u ,
farm laborer, who proved to he lac i
own brother, whom he had not seen I
or hoard from for forty years.
A fully equipped daily newspaper
plant, with a special telegraph service !
and in charge of a competent news- 1
paper man, is the plan of the board of 1
curators of the Missouri Slate Uuiver- ,
sity of Columbia, Mo., for the depart- |
ment of journalism. The daily paper ;
will be known us the University Mis
sourian.
Edward Guerr, who drove a horse
attached to a buggy over a railroad
trestle one hundred and fifty feet
above the Cuyahoga river, in Ohio, 1
the horse trotting over a plank a foot
wide, was arrested on a charge of lu- j
nacy.
Richard Harding Davis, the novelist
and playwright, lias been sworn in as
a deputy sheriff in White Plains. Af- ,
ter he had taken the oath he left New
York, accompanied by the sheriff, to
purchase a big budge, which he will
wear in the discharge of his duties. ;
Washington.
Liberty L. Bailey, dean of Cornell
college of agriculture, who was re- ;
cently appointed by President Roose
velt to he chairman of a commission I
of five to investigate the social, sau- ,
itary and economic conditions on .
American farms, has declined (lie ap- ,
pointment on the ground that he can
not give the subject the time he con
siders would he necessary to such an
important matter.
The‘navy department has awarded !
a contract for. a $25,000 coal handling
plant at the navy yard at Brooklyn.
This is a feature of the consolidation
of power plants which has been un
dertaken at all the navy yards. In the
New York plant there are twelve boil- j
ers for which coal must be delivered,
and in this fuel handling system the
motive power will be electricity. Sim- :
ilar plants will be established at oth
er navy yards.
A report received in Washington
from the Hague says that definite ac
tion by the government of the Nether, j
lands regarding the dispute with Ven
ezuela will chiefly depend upon the
attitude of the United States, which
probably will be favorable to the
Netherlands.
According to a report issued by the
treasury department the government
"redeemed paper money to the value
of $912,000',u00 in the year 1907. This
redemption was either for the pur
pose of securing clean, fresh notes or
to get change of some other denomina
tion.
Awards for supplying 750,000 yards
of cotton khaki at Philadelphia for the
war department has been made. Two
New York firms presented bids but
neither was entirely satisfactory, so
the department split the contract,
awarding to the John If. Meyer com
pany the privilege of furnishing 375,-
000 yards at 25 cents a yard, and to
the Otto Goetze company a contract
for furnishing 250,000 yards at 24 8-10
cents and 125,000 yards at 25 2-10
cents.
The Hochi, Japan’s leading newspa
per, publishes an interview with
Count Okuma, in which the Japanese
leader states that the sudden rise of
the United States navy was due to
the expansion of the Japanese power
into a world force.
G. C. Bantz has been appointed as
sistant treasurer of the United States
in place of the late J. F. Meline. Mr.
Bantz has been an employe of the
treasury department for thirty-five
years. William H. Gibson, assistant !
cashier of the cash room, succeeds
Mr. Banz. James A. Sample, now a
chief of division, was appointed to be
assistant cashier.
Robert H. Todd, who was Porto
Rjcan delegate to the national repub
lican convention at Chicago,-has been ;
nominated by acclamation for the of
fice of resident commissioner for Por
to Rico at Washington. I
I
AIRSHIP IS A SUCCESS
Baldwin’s Craft Lands Safely Af
ter a Successful Flight.
GOVERNMENT ACCEPTS SHIP
For Over an Hour Ctaft Remained in
the Air and Wa* at All Time*
Under Perfect ControL
Washington, D. C.—Like a demon
from the skies, its motor spitting fire
and its long gray gas bag outlined
against the dark sky of dusk, the
Baldwin airship landed at Fort My
er after making a flight which broke
all records for aerial navigation lu
this country.
For two hours and five minutes the
big military dlilglble, built for the
United States army llew back and
forth over a course nearly five miles
In length In the official endurance
trial. The airship is now the .prop
erty of the signal corps of the United
States army, a few formalities only
lemainlng to be gone through before
Captain Baldwin turns his aerial craft
over to General Allen, chief signal of
ficer.
The airship has withstood every
test required of it by the terms of
the contract between the government
and Captain Thomas C. Baldwin, thus
entitling the aeronaut to the full con
tract price, $6,750, The total dis
tance covered in the trial was be
tween 28 and 30 miles.
Throughout the trip, the airship
was kept under almost perfect con
trol, and at no time, said Mr. Curtiss,
did the engines miss a spark.
In the tost It was required that
Captain Baldwin remain in continu
ous flight for two hours at an aver
age speed equaling 70 per cent of
that attained in the previous speed
trial—19.6 miles an hour. This would
be 13.4 an hour. It is estimated that
the average s.peed maintained in the
last flight was about 17 miles an
hour.
Another condition Imposed was that
sufficient fuel be carried to run the
motor for two hours, and that exces
sive heating cf the engine should not
occur. Both of these conditions were
easily fulfilled, there being two gal
lons of gasoline, of the five taken
on the trip, still remaining unused
when the landing was made.
CONFEDERATES WOULD HAVE WON.
If They Could Have Had Four Bal
loons at Bull Run.
Washington, 1). C.—“If the confed
erate arnty could have had four bal
loons at the battle of Bull Run like
the one Baldwin has brought to Fort
Myer, your civil war would not have
lasted over nine months.’’
Thus spoke Colonel James Templer,
retired, of the Royal Engineers of the
British army, who was for many years
In command of the British army bal
looning establishment. He made this
assertion after having spent some
time at Fort Myer inspecting the
Baldwin dirigible balloon.
“What would have been the re
sult?" Colonel Templer was asked.
“I think that If the confederate ob
servers could have obtained a balloon
review of the retreat of the union
army after the battle they would have
followed up their advantage and tak
en Washington."
The colonel has come to this coun
try to make a special study of the re
lation of military ballooning to the
great campaigns of the civil war. He
will visit the principal battle fields,
beginning with Chattanooga, Chicka-
mauga, Bull Run and Gettysburg.
“I am going,’’ he said, "to ascertain
what could have been done with war
balloons as they exist today—that Is,
dirigible ballons—in those campaigns,
how the tide of battle might have been
changed one way or the other.’’
NECKTIE TRICK FAILS.
Ten Chinese Deported—Their Game
of Identification.
Ogdensburg, N. Y.—When ten Chi
namen were arraigned before United
States Commissioner Kellogg charged
with having entered this country un
lawfully from Canada, by way of
Rouse’s point, last January, an at
tempt was made by the defense to
show that all of the Celestials had
relatives here. The Chinamen ar
ranged themselves in groups of two,
and it was observed that each pair
wore neckties of Identically the same
pattern and color. Five other China
men in the room immediately Identi
fied each group of prisoners and
claimed relationship to them. But the
authorities came to the conclusion
that the neckties were Identification
marks. Commissioner Kellogg order
ed the Chinamen deported.
FOUR PERSONS DROWNED.
By the Capsizing of a Pleasure
Launch.
Kilbourne, Wis.—By the capsizing
of a pleasure launch on the Wisconsin
river four Chicagoans were drowned
as follows; Miss Mabel Ward, Mrs.
W. G. Heath, Ed waul G. Pfeiffer and
his son.
The launch containing nine persons
was returning from a trip through
the Dells. When near the wharf, the
boat got into the waves of a passing
steamer and capsized.
The accident w f as seen by many peo
ple on the pier, and rescue at once
was attempted with boats and launch
es, hut four had sunk before aid ar
rived.
RIFLE INVENTED BV MAUSER.
Has a Twenty-Five Shot Automatic
Cartridge Feeder.
Oberndorff, Wuertemberg. — Paul
Mauser, the aged inventor of the rifle
-bearing his name, has Invented a new
military rifle, the principal feature of
which is a twenty-five shot automatic
cartridge feeder.
The rifle may also be used as a
single shot piece, the bearer reload
ing after each shot while the maga
zine of twenty-five cartridges remains
ready for an emergency. Vi
BRYAN IS NOTIFIED.
In the Presence of a Vast A.. em bl B(H
H« Accepts Nomination.
Lincoln, Neb.—In the presence*,,!-
a vast assemblage which cheered him
to the echo, \\ illiam J, Bryan receiv
ed from Henry D. Clayton of Alabama
formal notification of his nomination
for the presidency of the United
Srdtes.
Thrice honored by the demon,m ,
party ns Its standard bearer Mr p-
an plainly exhibited the pleasure '
gave him once again to proclaim ij,7,
principles for which he stood
nomination for a third time, h,.
dared In his speech of accept at
could only be explained by ?t mil- „!
tlal and undisputed growth in ,1,,.
principles and policies for which t
with a multitude of others, had
tended.
“As these principles and policies ’
he said, “have given me whatevei no-
lltical strength I possess, the action
of the convention not only renews mv
faith In them, but strengthens my at
tachment to them."
The ovation accorded Mr. Bryan as
he rode through the streets of Lin
coln on his way to the state house
where the exercises were held, were
non-partisan. It vas the homage „f
the citizens of the western city of the
plains to a distinguished neighbor.
Almost the entire republican adminis
tration was represented, Governor
Sheldon and many state officials lend
ing their presence both In the parade
and on the platform.
Before the notification and accept
ance speeches were delivered, Norman
E. Mack, chairman of the democratic
national committee, who acted as pre
siding officer, called on John W. Kern,
the vice presidential nominee, to make
a speech. Mr. Kern responded in a
j few felicitous remarks, In which he
! gave unstinted praise to the non-parti
san diameter of the exercises.
The speech of Mr.’ Bryan occupied
jthe attention of the vast throng ex
actly one holir and at the conclusion
of the address he and Mr. Kern re
tired to the state capltol, where they
held a public reception.
ROADS WILL BUY 6,000 STEEL CARS.
Competition Between Builders Is
Keen Cars Will Cost $C,000,COO.
New York City—The Harr I man
roads are In the market for six thous
and steel cars. No order has been
placed, but the car equipment com
panies have been notified that this
amount represents the total of an ear
ly purchase by the Harriman lines
and for more than half of the ears
there have been filed specifications on
which the equipment companies may
base their bids.
Competition between the companies
Is said to be H een - for the order, If
filled, will be altogether the largest
since the panic.
The estimated cost of the six thous
and steels cars range all the way from
$6,000,000 to $7,000,000. It is expect
ed that the lower figure will prove
nearer correct, for the reason that the
competition between the car equip-
| ment companies may result in a cut
price.
ESPERANTO IS RECOGNIZED.
United . States Appoints Representa
tive to the Congress.
Washington, D. C.—Esperanto lias
been recognized officially by the Unl
ed States government in the recent
appointment of Mayor Paul F. Straub,
of the army medical corps, to repre
sent this country in the fourth inter
national esperanto congress to be held
at Dresden, Germany, August 1G-22,
1908. Belgium was the first nation to
give its official recognition to this re
markable language.
The war department library was
the first institution In Washington to
recognize the value of esperanto as
an auxiliary language, and it began
the accumulation of esperanto litera
ture in January, 1906.
The total number of esperanto
schools and societies throughout the
world is practically 1,000.
TREATED CRUELLY BY MEXICANS.
nger Nails are Torn Away by Pris '
on Officials.
Pittsburg, Pa.—Because they refus-
to "squeal” on their pals intplioat-
In the robbing of a bank inesseu-
r in Mexico City, Mexico, W i 1 am
offatt and Edward Maloney of Pitu>-
irg were strapped by their wristb o
e bars of a cell while the Mexlca
Seers tore the nails from their li'tgo
is with forseps, such as are used )
mtists. According Vo Captain
jtectives Gough, who has n '""
am Mexico City, Maloney,
mes Russell, a well-known C 1
ook, and two Baltimore
leaks,, held up the messeni?
oad daylight and escaped witn
al thousand dollars.
The general impression i n • v,eW
Dilc is that the federal admlnistra-
jn would he opposed to the turn n.
iwn of Governor Hughes for a 8U
id term.
Delegates to the Independence path
et at Dallas, Taxas, and nominal^
W. Kirkpatrick for goveruoi. » •
irkpatrick is president ot the
timers’ congress.
Janies Landis, socialist
r congress from Illinois, iaa
isuccessful attempt to shoot
ding Attorney William .
oomington, 111. Landis was ' ^
1. The affair was the outgro
bitter newspaper controversy.
California has a Chinese hu
ah.
Senator Robert M. LaFolb'tte 18 8^
to edit a newspaper ot n • ...
with this end in view be r0
a canvass of Wisconsin 1 ■ #
piarantee of 10,000 read >• g r y.
fitly paper along the lim^ ro)) ou-
i Commoner. The senat P ^
0 do his own editing and j 8( jj
that the new publication c8DJ .
nh interest in the YViscon. t
?n ’ .,w!,.ncnden<
nmes Wickersham, ' \ laS ka,
didate for congress fto ,n , tion *
1 elected at the recent eit
1 in that territory.