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• — The Macon Daily Telegraph WEATHER FORECAST FOR OEOROIAl FAIR THURSDAY AND FRIDAYl LIGHT TO FRESH VARIABLE WINDS. ESTABLISHED IN 1B26. MACON, <3 A., THUBSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 8, 1908 >“ BROWN GARRIES STATE BY 75,000; DISFRANCHISEMENT WINS BY SHAVE; LINDSEY IS NAMED COMMISSIONER Disfranchisement Amendment Was Strongly Opposed in Sections MERE HANDFUL VOTES while on his way from the mansion to the c&Dltol. He oast a full demo* cratlc ballot, headed with the name of Joseph M. Drown, his aucoessful op ponent In the reoent primary. Ho also voted In favor of the disfranchisement amendment. Only a few people were about the polls when he arrived there J. R. Smith, who managed Mr Brown campaign was one or tho first ■ Democracy of Georgia Paid Joseph M, Brown, the Party’s Nominee, a Great 'Compliment—Few Bolter* Were Found and tho Independence Ticket Received Almost a ’’Freeze-out’’—Chatham Ral lied to the Flag, Giving Brown 9,443; Carter, 48. to vote in the first ward. He voted the straight democratic ticket, Including the disfranchisement amendment “I voted for disfranohisement aa a party measure," he stated In an Inter view following the taking of his pic ture for use In one of the local ro pers. Jos. M. Brown Supports Disfranchise ment. Joseph M. Brown, candidate for gov- ATLANTA. Oct. 7—Reports received here tonight Indipate that Joseph M. Brown was elected governor today by n majority of not lest than 75.000. Not more than ten per cent of the votes polled were for Yancy Carter. Dis franchisement won. but not by a large majority. It Is probable that J. W. Lindsey gets a plurality for pension commissioner, but the legislature will probably be called on to settle the con In Fulton county Mr. 'Brown got i majority of 4.500 out of less than 7,000 votes. Dlifranchiaement carried by a small xnsjorlty and A. J. McBride re ceived more votes for pension com missioner than all the other candidates combined. Only two counties heard from are believed to have given Carter plurali ties. These are Chattooga and Gor don, In each of which only nominal vote* were polled. Associate Press Account. ATLANTA, Os.. Oct 7.—Returns celved up to midnight from today’s state election indicate the election of Joseph M. Brown, the democratic candidate for governor by a majority of more than 80.- 000 over Yancy Carter, the Independence party’s nominee. None of the other democratic candidates for state offices had opposition and received the full vote, except for pension commission. Returns from a majority of the counties providing qualifica tions for voters" "ThR' umendment makes the ownership of property qualifications necessary to vote. The vote will be canvassed In the va- A light vote was cast throughout the ATLANTA, Oct. 7. 8iW p. m.—Indl- ernor, voted at his homo In Marietta, where he not alone cast & ballot fjr the entire democratic ticket, but for disfranchisement as well. There was some surprise here in the vote given William Yancy Carter, not NO CHANGE IN COTTON RATES Roads Disclaim Any Proposed Increase at the Present Time ATLANTA, Ow, Oct. T.—It la d.nied that a central advance on cotton freight rates have basn put Into effaot or are in contemplation tor Immediate adoption by tha railroads. Rscent reports to that effect led Chairman 8. CL McLendon of the state railroad commission to make inanities. The result was a disclaimer ... .— part of the railroads. They state that the only ohange made In cotton rates Is to Increase the tariff *»•» «otton shipped from Memphis. Tenn.. to Greenville, Miss., to Rome, Atlanta or Brunswick In this state. 2 cents a hundred pounds. The route affected Involves very little transportation of cotton, and the change Is not material. It was made • for the purpose of equalisation, rather than to Increase revenue. TAFT WOULD BE John W. Kern Declares Re publican Candidate Is a Mere Weakling WINSTON-SALEM. N. C.. Oct. T.] large crowd at tne Fairmont fair hart today listened to an excoriation by John W. Kern, democratic vice presidential nominee, of "rich malefactors^ and of re- K biican rule, which he declared, led 6m. Mr. Kern accompanied by J.l Hamilton.Lewie, of Chicago, who also spoke, arrived early In the day from Greensboro. Before going to the fair grounds, the nominee spoke to the town people in the courthouse square. He as* cribed to tho great corporations, special cally tho meat and stael trusts. Iniquitous methods which, he asserted, drew from every household and every farm In tho land a stream of money to the coffers of tho corporations. The republican nom- 1 Inee ho characterised as a weakling who would bo nothing more than a ’'sub- president." The nominee was greeted by the tooting of factory whistles, a* Ills trained pulled Into the station. A squad Carter None. JEFFERSONVILLE, Oct. 7—Elec tion quiet. Total vote Jeffersonville Several prominent men who were the losing side In the last state cam paign are known to have gone baj< oi the nominee of the primary and sup ported the Independence ticket. A variety of ballots at the polling places caused some confusion. The official democratic ballot contained the names of all candidates, and the affir mative side of disfranchisement only. The independents distributed ballots containing both sides of the disfran chisement Issue. Two kind of ballots were distributed by the republicans and negroes. One contained the names of Mr. Brown and candidates for other state house offices, with blsnks for so licitors. judges and county officers, and only the negative side of disfranchise ment presented. The managers re fused these latter' ballots, on the ground that they were not In regular statutory form. 212; Brown 210, Carter nothing; dls franchlsement amendment 83 for, against 124. From Indications county Is lost to disfranchisement. Carter None, Again. LUMBER CITY, Oct. 7—One hun dred and twenty out of total 167 votes gives Brown 108: Carter none: for amendment 83; against amendment 37. Counting slow account great length of ticket. Jeff Davis County. HAZLEHURST. Ort. 7—Haxlehurst precinct gives Brown 227. Carter 8. Lindsey 185, McBride 17. For dis franchisement 137, against 97. Four small precincts to hear from at same ratio. vote Light Vote in Dodge. EASTMAN. Oct. 7.—Light polled In Dodge today. Brown' Jorlty will hardly exceed 800. Lindsey will carry county for pension com missioner. Heavy vote polled against disfranchisement, but heavy vote polled for name. Carter’s vote county will not exceed 76 votes. 100 to 1 for Brown. ATHENS. Oct. 7—With two small preolncts to hear from Brown’s ma jority In Clarke county is nine hun dred and thirty-eight. Carter receiv ed less than ten votes in entire coun ty. Lindsey carries county by about three hundred. Disfranchisement amendment carried by estimated ma jority of two hundred. Entire county will give <Brown about one thousand majority, his vote being more than hundred to one. Out 1,200 Brown Get* 1,000. VALDOSTA. Oct. 7—In twelve hun dred votes polled Brown gets a thous and majority In this county. Dis franchisement amendment In doubt, but probably carried. Lindsey probably has county for pension commissioner by good majority. Big Negro Vote. LEESBURG. Oct. 7—Lee county’s estimated majority fbr Brown for gov ernor Is 600. Majority against dls cations here early tonight are that Ben Hill. FITZGERALD. Oct. 7—Ben Hill county’s estimated majority for Brown for governor la 391; majority for dls- Joseph M. 'Brown has received a ma jority of from 50.000 to 76.000 through out the stato; that disfranchisement has been approved and that Lindsey has received a nlurallty for pension franchlsement Is 291. County districts not heard from. Vote leas than one- half of registration. Turner Ratifies Amendments. ASHiBURN, On., Oct. 7.—From offi cial returns Turher county ratifies jslature. The Vote By Counties. The following bulletins have bten received: Summerville — Chattooga county probably went for Carter by a ma jority of 60; and disfranchisement by 100. Waycross—About 800 votes polled end only about 200 for Carter. Dis franchisement carried and McBride leads for pension commissioner. both constitutional amendments. Joe Brown carries county almost solid; majority over 500. Brown Solid in Hart. I HARTWELL, Oct. 7—Joe Brown carried Hart by 400 majority; disfran chisement by 500 to 600 majority; Lindsey carries Hart by 800 majority. Julian B. McCurry for senate and As- ben McCurry for house have no op- Fort Gaines—About 700 votes polled, only 40 for Carter. Buckannon car ried county for pension commissioner and disfranchisement in doubt. Ocilla—Practically all vote* for Brown In Irwin. Disfranchisement lost by small majority. Dublin—Disfranchisement got big majority. Only a few votes for Car ter. About 1.300 polled. McDonough—Brown received 1.500 In Henry and Carter about 100. Lindsey carried county and small majority for disfranchisement. Jasper—Brown gets Pickens county by 400 majority, Lindsey by 800 and disfranchisement 350. Dalton—About 1,200 votes polled, practically all for Brown. Lindsey led for pension commissioner and disfran chisement won. Rome—About 1.500 votes, practically all for Brown. Lindsey led for pen sion commissioner by 200 to 300 and disfranchisement won by about 800. Montlcello—County voted almost ex clusively for Brown. This precinct for him by 200 majority. Columbus—Nearly 2,000 votes polled only about 50 for Carter. Disfran chisement received a majority. //Alpharetta—County gives Brown two Disfranchisement carried by small majority. Statesboro—About a thousand votes polled, solid for Brown: dlsfranchlse- Brown'* Majority Between 60,000 end 80,000. ATLANTA, Oct. 7. 8 p. m.—Returns at this hour Indicate that Joseph M. Brown has carried the state for gov ernor bv a majority of between sixty and eighty thousand. Mr. Brown'll only opponent Yancey Carter, who ran on the Inde pendence party ticket. Brown ran as a Democrat. The meet important question voted on outside of the governorship wax that of the voting qualifications In the state. Returns indicate that fhe amendment to the constitution passed by the legislature has been approved. Little Interest In Atlanta. ATLANTA, Ga.. Oct. 7—Llttla Inter est was taken In the election here, ex cept by negroes, who were eager «o vote against the disfranchisement amendment to the constitution. Fears that It would be defeated were ex pressed throughout tha day. No ape' dal effort was made by those who led in th* fight to have the amendment submitted to the people to get out the full white vote, though the official lead ers of the party did all t*uy ouli to have the voter* go out and support the amendment. Most of the state capital officials went home for the purpose of casting their ballots. Attorney Oeneral John C. H«rt left for Union Point yesterday afternoon. Comptroller General w. A. -Wright voted here. Gen. C. A. Evans, of the prison commission, vot ed fn Atlsnta. Treasurer R- E. Park vent to Mseon for that purpose, end State School commission- r Jere M. pound to Milledgevilla. • * Governor Hoke Smith voted early, position. Brown’s Majority 4,500 in Fulton. ATLANTA, Oct. 7—With the vote In the second ward not yet counted, Fulton county gives Joseph M. (Brown 4,567 votes, against 1.065 for Yancy Carter. In tho second ward 1.300 votes were cast and not more than 150 are for Carter, giving Mr. Brown a total of about 6,700, or a majority of 4,500. Disfranchisement won by a majority of more than 1,000 here and reports from over the state Indicate that It will prevail, though a comparatively heavy vote was polled against It. Mc Bride received about two votes for each vote the other candidates for pension commissioner got In this county. In Chatham Carter Gtts 46. SAVANNAH, Oct. 7—Chatham coun ty's official vote gives Brown 8,443; Carter 46; McBride 1,245; Buchannon 987; Lindsey 941; against amendment 2,259, for It 998. Brown 498; Carter 5. QUITMAN, Oct. 7—A light vote was polled hero today. Jos. M. Brown received four hundred and ninety-eight votes and Carter five. There were twenty-four cratches. Lindsey wins for pension commissioner. The disfran chisement amendment has eight ma jority. The above Is for the Quitman precinct. In Muscogee. COLUMBUS, Oct. 7—Leas than 2,000 votes were cast In Muscogee county and the count as It has progressed In dicates that Brown received from 1,400 to 1.600 of them. In the negro box In the city the vote was: Carter 192. Brown 81. Disfranchisement car rled by a good majority, although 247 negroes voted against It. Lindsey for pension commissioner carried tha coun ty. McBride coming second. In Harris county the vote on dls franchlsement Is close. Negroes a Hamilton In that county voted for Brown almost solidly Thomas County. THOMASVILLE, Oct. 7—Only two hundred votes counted as yet In Thom- asville. Carter receives none. Only ten cast against disfranchisement In this number. Other precincts In the county not heard from. Majority for Brown will be very large. Large num ber of negroes voted disfranchisement. Can’t foretell result i Will probably carry good majority. JEROME ANGRY AT THE RULING Quits Thaw Case in a Jiffy When Justice Wonliln’t Graut Petition 'North Carolina Is in the list of doubt ful states In tho estimation of the r«- E ubllcans," sold Mr. Kern, "in North siollna It Is contended that the high protective tariff Is an Inducement tor £ our citizens to become republicans. It elng the assumption that you wish boun ties against other cltlsens to benefit yourselves. I am now In the heart of the greatest tobacco produemg country Or America, but with all your enterprises tho tobacco trust has gobbled up like an omnivorous animal your products to hand them hack to you at their own J rices for your labor and your products, t is this evil which we have met here to remedy and which throughout the na tion we are struggling to remedy as we are struggling against even '* ‘ ‘ that feeds and fattens upon ties and the labors of Americans every- Ile referred to the fact that this local ity wns known particularly as the Ger man settlement of this portion of tho south and to the history of Its settle, ment and spoke words of encouragement to the Inhabitants whom he said, "pro tested only when denied the liberty of men and when oppressed by monopoly laws which denied free conduct and tho right of iHf-government.' WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., Oct. 7.—After charging that Harry K. Thaw, who killed Stanford White In tho summer of 1604 In the Madison Square roof garden, wae still a dangerous paranoiac and recently hod threatened to kill himself. District Attorney Jerome withdrew from tho case today when Justice Mills refused to trans fer the hearing on the question of Thaw'i sanity from Westchester to New York county. Thereupon Justice Mills declared that he would name two experts to examine Thaw as to his sanity between today and Baturduy, mid nettle the case upon their report on Monday. Tho trouble began when Mr. Jerome declared that unless Justlco Mills trans ferred tho case he (Jerome) would take part In it. Ho declared that Thaw i a dangerous neronolao and since his incarceration at Matteawan had threat ened to uke Ills own Ills. Judge Mills then refused to transfer Kern left later for Roanoke. Va. SUWANEE FALLS TO BE DEVELOPED the cane, saying u trial of the question of Thaw's sanity would not bo u long one ond would not cost the oounty much. Mr. Jerome said that with such ruling of the court he had no alternative but _ think to defend this action," wild Judge Mills. Mr. Jerome replied: "Again I i say I disagree with the court and I >t remain In the cqee unless It !■ nued In New York oounty." A sharp exchange of words followed. temluubd by Mr. Jerome seising hie aatohei and hat. "Walt. Mr. Jerome, don’t go." pleaded Attorney Morochsusor. "The court has refused my applica tion." retorted Jerome hotly. "I nm here that motion only." CONFINCF IS FELT BY Encouraging Reports Continue to Como in From East and Westi CHICAGO, Oct. 7—Plana for tho final weeks of tho democratic campaign wore outlined and dlaouaaed at a confer- of W. J. Bryan. National Chair man Norman E. Mack and heads of the various bureaus of the national committee today. The conference was held in Mr. Bryan'a room where he rested for a couple of hours on his arrival her# from Iowa this morning. Mr. Bryan told the national commit teemen that ho felt convinced that the tide was atlll running strong for the democratic ticket. In a statement re- gnrdlng conditions In the west where he has been speaking for the last two weeks Mr. 'Bryan *ul<l: 'There Is no state In the west where the changes are not In favor of our party and the reports that we get are not only encouraging but they are In creasingly encouraging. That Is tho reports are more favorable now than they were one month ago and one month ago they were more favorable than they were two months ago. Everything we hear from the east In creases the confidence that the demo orats fee) In the success of the ticket. "I am standing this campaign ex cellently. In fact, the beat I ever have." Mr. Bryan will leave here Monday, speaking In Joliet. Htreater and other cltlealn Illinois. Saturday Mr. Bryan speaks In Missouri, making addresses at Hannlbnl, Paris Moberly, Kan san City at 6 o'clock In the afternoon, and St. Joseph In the evening. Tho candidate will then return to Lincoln and next week will speak threo days In his home state. Insanity examlna Thaw before Mon day.. In his opinion on the change of venuo Justice Mills declared that there was no one except Mr. Morschsuser who was so familiar with the Thaw ““ **” Jerome ami tie should tie the i .... .... to look after the Interests of the people when the case Is nrguAd here next Monday. The justl(?e added that he considered It the duty of Mr. Jerome to see the case The justice declared that un der no rlrcuinstances should Mr. Jerome withdraw from the case now. franchlsement Is 800. Negroes voting four or five to one white, but not scratching nominees; only voting against dlsfrandhlsement. White* very Indifferent; many not voting, Carter tickets here. Brown’s Majority 150 In Georgetown. GEORGETOWN. Oct 7—Brown’s majority one hundred ond fifty; ma jority for disfranchisement one hun- Lindsey Carries Irwin. OCILLA. Oct. 7—Lindsey carries Ir win by overwhelming majority. Dis franchisement amendment defeated by good majority. Brown gets practically whole vote. Carter .Gets a Dozen. EATONTON, Oot. 7—Reports from city and county precincts^ estimate Brown’s majority not over three hun dred and fifty at highest with regis tration of eight hundred. Yancy Car ter received one dozen votes In city precinct; none In county. Dlsfran- chlsement majority same as state tick et. Fifteen negroes registered In county with eight votes cast against amendment; one white vote against up to this report ” ‘ Thursday. Votes consolidated The Laurens Vote. DUBLIN. Oct. 7—About eighteen hundred votes were polled In Laurens county today. Carter received very few votes. John W. Lindsey receiv ed practically the solid vote for pen Good Majority for Brown. SPARTA, Oct. 7.—Hanccfck oounty** estimated majority for Brown for gov ernor Is 878. Majority for disfranchise ment is 300. Brown Sweeps Hall. GAINESVILLE, Oct. 7.-Hall county’s estimated majority for Brown Is 1,000. For disfranchisement, majority Is 800. In Colquitt. MOITLTRIB. Oct. 7.—Between 600 and 700 votes ware polled in Colquitt county. Joe Brown’s majority will reach 250; 200 majority for disfranchisement, and an almost solid vote for Lindsey for pension commissioner. Marlon Rallies to Brown. allies to oro BUENA VISTA, Oct. 7.—Brown car- rles Marlon county by about 800. Majority for Brown. niuctMwuw. .'.^umter'"county's estimated majority for Brown tor gover nor is 1.200. The majority Is probably against the disfranchisement measure, the colored vote being solidly in oppo sition. whlln many white cltlsens voted likewise. Lindsey probably made well for pension commissioner. Four.hundred ne groes voted In Amerlcus. while the negro vote at eight country precincts was cor respondingly large. Considerable apathy among whit* voters was manifested as evidenced by the, exceedingly small vote at Amerlcus precinct. Impossible definite figures tonight Lindsey Carries Putnam. Columbus' Vote. COLUMBUS, Oct. 7—City vote: Brown Mil; Carter 391; not voting for governor 111: for dlsfranchlaement 1,240; agalnat disfranchisement 284 Carder In tha Background. BA1NBRIDGE, Oct. 7—The election passed off very quietly her# today with Brown carrying the county nearly sol id. Balnbrldge vote. 'Brown 427; Car ter 2. W. A. Buchannon for nenslon commissioner estimated majority on* hundred and flftv: against amendment providing qualification of voters eat! In Democratic Richmond. 11 rown I.04I: Cart.r J); Und..y"n; Mr- Ilrld* 119; reat scattering. For amend ment 806; agalnat 2*5. mated two hundred. Carter will get less than one hundred vote* In the county with a light vote la the county, estimated at‘about 1.100. Wayna Is Trua Blua. JESUP, Oct. 7—Four out of twelve districts give Brown 111; Carter 36. Same districts for disfranchisement amendment 156; against 171. Vote on pension commissioner about evenly dl- FIRST PREMIUM HOG AT TIFTON. Oa.. Oct 7.—Mr. Daniel Walker, about one mile north of Tlf ton, has been notified that he won tbi first premium for the largest hog at the Worth county fair. This hog when carried to the railroad to be shipped, tipped the scale# at 1,3*0 pounds. Capitalists Propose Harnessing River To Establish Huge Efectrio Plant. -; lit;. VAI.DOSTA, Oa, Oot. 7.—Mr. D. O. Ills ' above White Springs, — — river, for the purpose of looking situation there with a view to develop ing the power at that place. It Is said that a largo company has purchased tho falls and will begin nt ~~ ce to develop the power. The falls have . capacity of about 90,000-horse power In good seasons nnd a minimum capacity of 30,000-horse power when the river Is high. The concern which has bought It has a capital of 93,001),000, hut It Is said Blue-prints hav# been made of the ter rltory within 75 miles of the falls, ex tending nearly to Douglas on the north, Thomasvllle on the west, and taking In I’alatka on the south. Jacksonville and Fernnndlna on the east It Is said that Intcrurhsn electric lines are to be estab lished between the towns within this clr- ,a perfect network Of trolley llnr- r the result. . not thought that all the lines the map will be constructed, but It Is said that hundreds of miles of track will he laid and operated. The company. It * ... * - -*- anything of the Is stated, will not nsk towns and communities to be traversed except rights-of-way. One of the lines will go from Valdosta toward Quitman and Boston on the west. to Waycross on the east, thence toward Fernandlna and Jacksonville. Another line will go from Valdosta to Jasper and toward Live Oak, Lake City nnd — “ Several lines will •WT norldi^oInts^nB^SPBBBBW run out from Jacksonville, Lake City and other large towns In the circles The territory to he reached In this way embraces over half a inllllu. It Is understood to be the purpose of t the company to also furnish power and lights for the various towns. It Is anld that the power can bo developed for about 335 per horsepower per annur whereas steam power coats about 680. OPERATOR AT NAHONTA SHOT A. S. O’Neal Victim of Robber —Youth is in Dying Condition. JEHUP. Oa.. Oct T.—At an curly hour this morning A. 6. O’Neal, the night operator at Xahunta, on tho At lantlo Coast Lino railway, twenty- eight miles from Jcsup, was fired In his office. He was shot In the head with a pis tol. Ho Is In a dying condition. Eighty dollars In money wan taken from tho office. There was no safe In the building. A negro was arrested at Hortense. and a lynching Is feared. The oper ator was a picre boy and was reared In Ludowlci. NINE ENGINES IN FIRE ATLANTA HORSE SHOW BRILLIANT EVENT Show opened at the Coliseum last night and will c&ntlnue until Friday even ing. At no event of the year has ROANOKE. Va., , Oct. 7.-John W. HUrti, the democratic vico presidential candidate, denounced In no uncertain • full! a big audience hern tonight mPWPtlcIpatlon of President Roosevelt I In the national campaign, declaring that fas srews sNEr** much feminine beauty and fashion been assembled hero. Atlanta's "four hundred" were out In full and spark ling array In addition to the supreme feminine beauty and the acme of mllllnory art which was on display, some of tho very beat horseflesh of the south was or exhibition and attracted some atten tion. In most of the classes Atlantans won the prises, though a few aro taken by visitor*. In the rondsters class tho prises were taken ns follows: First, Lady Prince, Austell Thornton. At lanta; second, Black Boy, A. Morgan, Atlanta; third, Aline Hudson, owned by J. W. Morrow, Jr., Atlanta; fourth, Jim P., owned by A. J. Ryan, Atlanta. In the saddle horse class, prises were taken as follows: First, Mary Ellen, owned by J. K. Ottloy, Atlanta; ond. Nannie B.. owned by J. D. Mo- Kemmle; third. Major, owned by M. H. Woodward. Atlanta, and fourth, by Prince, owned by S. W. Sullivan. At lanta. In the v.eavy harness class prises were won by: , . , •• First, Sensation, owned by J. W. and H. W. Russell, Atlnnta: second, Fancy, owned by Charles Black, Atlan ta; third, Pet. owned by T. B. Lump- kin, Atlanta, and fourth, by the Jes ter, owned by J. W. McMullen, Macon. In tho class of colts prises wore taken as follows: First, Lady Sarah, owned by B. M. Carter, Carters, Ga.; second, Flreny, owned by F. II. McMnkln, Atlanta; third. Alice Margrave, owned by R. T. Pace, Atlanta, and fourth, by Black Betties, owned by M. II. Hayes, At lanta. ELEVATOR BURSTS KILLING S PERSONS SUCK FORD, Vt., Oct. 7—With i concussion which shook the entire vll Inge, a large grain elevator, having a capacity of 500,000 bushels exploded late today causing the death of seven workmen and a woman. The explo sion blow off tho entire roof of tho building, scattering timbers In all dl rectlons and almost Instnntly finnics burst out ull over tho structure. Twen ty-one men wero employed In tho build ing. of whom seven hi undoubtedly perished. Rlchford. Mr*. John Jellforo, who wns walking with a companion along the Canadian Pacific railroad track close to the elu- vator wiih burned to death and an un known woman who was with her was burned so seriously that her life Is de spaired of GIANTS WON THIRD STRAIGHT AND MUST NOW PLAY CHICAGO WRIGHT TAKES $100,000 BONOS CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE WILL GE DECIDED IN TODAY’8 BATTLE—MATHEW- 80N AGAINST BROWN. Fulfills Every Condition of the Contract Made With Syndicate. POLO GROUNDS. New Yorte. Oct 7.. In the final gome of the Bostoa series and the loet of the regular eotiedule. the New York team this afternoon averted the possibility of-a triple tie of the three leaders which. In ease of defeat today and victory over Chicago tomorrow, would LH MANS. Oct. 7.—Wilbur Wright Saturday established who _ world's record for an aeroplane flight carrying one passenger, made a new rec ord thfii afternoon when under similar conditions he remslued In the air for 1 hour. 4 minutes and 26 seconds. Hie best previous record with a passenger was 55 minutes. 17 seconds. Mr. Wright thus fulfills the conditions of the contract signed by him and I^txare Welller, representing a eyndlcate, where by Mr. Wright wae required to make two flights within a we-*k with a passenger or equivalent In weight of 60 kilometres each. The contract eells for the payment to Mr. Wright of 1100,000 by the syndicate, lu return for which the syndicate secure* of th# machln* the patent right* France and the colonies. KILLS TWO AND THEN COMMITS SUICIDE REACHES LEVEL WARD POLITICS VIRGINIA FARMER, CRAZED OVER DOMESTIC TROUBLE. SHOOTS WIFE'8 RELATIVES. NORFOLK. Va., Oot. 7.—John Richardson, a young farmer living In Lambert's Point section, early today shot and killed his sister-in-law, Miss Josephine Cromwell, his father-in- law. Beverly Cromwell, Roosevelt's Action, Declares Kern, Brings Presidency | Into Dcgrcdation mltted suicide after ho had killed his father-ln-law's horse. A shotgun was used. Following domestic troubles, Rich ardson and bit' wife, the youngest daughter of Cromwell, separated Frl- day. Mrs. Rlchrdaon returned home last night. Miss Cromwell was re turning with a 6-year-old son ■"Wlu-n h VlrBlnUins^uaim^!^^tl^3ri Americans, reflect on how the conduct of President Roosevelt In Us Culmination ofi ill lieu I phllllplcs. recks with partlaan bitterness and sectional denunciation," he said, "thoy must feel the degradation brought upon the office and the humilia tion upon their countrymen." '*kern accompanied by Col. £,JUm* llton Lewis, of Chicago, reached Roanoke from Winston-Salem. N. C., late In tho evening and went directly to the big skating tink where a crowd that parked place, I ... their ai concludes L— .«■— - .. Kern and Mr. Iaewls. From here the former goes for a day to visit * Ms ter In the country near this city and then to West Virginia and tho east. Col. liewls will address the faculty and students of ths University of Virginia, his old college, tomorrow night at Char- lottsvllle, whore he will reply to a specotr br J-44. to.ylr4lnl._r.pub* limn. From lh«r. Ii« -III K" to Chl !S*° to Mit.r tho Illlnol. o»mp»(in cno^llln* «nK.K«m,ntH h, hm tn Ohio oncl W,it tm-tfr. KjnTwiio'rompliUnod nt fatigue, *(M)kn briefly, devoting his atd t*ntlon chiefly to th# activity of tlw vMffiF'R- -la. -wh.r. aw E? J and history of Washington and Jefferson.] Madison and Monroe; here you wan must| recnli the dignity with which these men| Invested the hlgn offlre of Ph'l^intms by them It was exalted upon the plaltj the sovereignty of king* nnd was, mamas talned with that sacred spirit of •toganca and dignity as became their situation, Presidential Antics. "Virginians must Indeed now.feel from tlmt to time ~ * “ distinguished men I* compered with the nnllr. that h.v. I.I.ly pI.arartrTlipa tljn present occupant of the White Iiottse. When republican# of your state, and mv fellow cltlsens who are republicans all over th# country contemplate tho char acter of Beniamin Harrison, that grand son of a Virginian—he who wae from Indiana, my neighbor and friend—and reflect how he, remembering the exam ple* of Washington and Jefferson, Mon roe end Msdlson, toother with his *— grand ancestor, sought to profit by .... .. examples and with moat commendable virtue sustained with dignity and pro priety all the essential forms of tost high office, you must be gratified. And when you reflect how ha would hsve re- —. . - - ntther than de- and con- Richardson’s and had th" boy by tho hand approaching the houso today when Richardson rushed out with his gun and shot her twice. ~ : d have necessitated a specially armneed series for determining the pennant win ner and would have h».M almost endless possibilities. Todays victory, by score df 7 to 3, makes tomorrow's con test with Chicago unique In baseball his tory. In It Is concentrated the lntensest interest of enthualaata throughout the country and all the Indications are that the contest will prove a spectacular di nar to a senson whose kaleidoscopic - hanges have held attention to tbs very last minute. Tho fact that tho manage ment throughout the afternoon was fair ly deluged with telegraphic and telephonic The first Inning with th# Boston team , ..>day gave the New York followers a ' chill; hut the homo team soon got Into 1 form and from then on It was merely ■ ‘ ’“» for - practice In preparation for tomorrow. The feature of the game was McCor mick’s phenomenal one-hand catch of long fly which ha held by reaching far out oyer a bleacher fence. JJoston lock the Iced In the first In- Becker bunted safely end Bate* singled to left. Brown# fanned. _ Becker and l**tes made a double steal, McCann tripled, scoring both runner*. Sweeney fouled out to Tenney and M< - Gann was caught off third on Dohlen s bunt. New Yoric came back with one In th' second. Donlln was safe on Hannlfan’ error. Seymour put Donlln on second oi his out at first., McCormick singled, scoring Donlln. Naw York took th# 1 In the third. Ames singled to right, Tenney singled to center, sending Amei | **ilrd and reaching second on the throe Herzog out to Hannlfan to Mr tp thjrd i Arne© ©coring. Bresnahan hit to Dahleri, who threw to the plate, but Tenney the throw, scoring with Bresnahan safer on first. The gome was cinched In the fourth. Seymour singled to center. Devlin <l'd the same. Mattem relieved Flaherty In the box for Boston. McCormick ©neit- fleed, Sweeney to McGann. Bridwell singled to right, ©coring Seymour. Amo© singled, scoring Devlin. Tenney bunted safely, filling the baaea. Herzog single*' to center, scoring Brldwsll and Ames. Amea pitched today d«*plt* Mathew- ©on's pleading with MeGraw before the that be be allowed to go B me that lie nn auowcu go x. both today and tomorrow, then-son will be In the box tomorrow while Morocco! Brown will plteb Mr Chi cago. Th# Chicago tjsn left hona for New York tody on tha Twentieth Ce-.-. fury limited. Score: U.H.K. Boaton 200 000 000—2 New York 013 400 00*--7 13 Flaherty. Mattem. Chappel# nnd Bo trman and Graham: Ames and_Bre when Richardson met nnd killed him , rnmn » I1U .......... by blowing the aged man's face to hnn an rt Needham. Time. 1:61. Umpires, Richardson then klllod. Crora- | Klein end Johnstone. sssr horse and, returning farm yard, blew oot his own brains. YESTERDAY’S GENERAL ELECTION WAS QUIET THROUGHOUT COUNTY I ' Independent Candidate Hardly Re ceived a Corporal’* Guard of Votes— Nip and Tuck With tha Qualification Amendment , . The general atata election yesterday was entirely without Incident of any kind, and though the polls In the city were open from 7 o’clock In tho morning until 6 In the evening, the voting was done In a desultory man ner, only enlivened by the few friends of some of the candidates for pension commissioner, and tho presence of n fuw negroes who were endeavoring to defeat the disfranchisement clause. But for theso small gatherings around the polling places, and the oc casional Inquiry “have you voted yetT" heard on the atreele, It never Howard—Frown 37; Carter 0; amendment 16. against 19. The totals—Brown 3,124; Carte* for amendment 1,053, against 9f>3. This give* tho qualification amend ment 160 majority In the county. The vote of Haxzard. which could not hu obtained last night, will not change th.» figure.! much, as there were onlj registered voter* In that district. The total registration for the < ty, both white* and negroes, was It will thu* bo seen that not one-half of the qualified voters cast their lots yesterday, the number being 2.115. being *41 votes le*s than the vote Oov. Brown In the primary, which 2,47*. , . For penalon comm'aaloner J. would have ■Irniid'ills high position rather than de grade tho offlre Into the petty maelstrom of ward polities or Insignificant conflicts to gratify Polities or InsIntoaltv or poll resentment, you must Indeed rejoice. ’’And It 1* sadder still to contemplate that the nireent distinguished occupant ,SSlferJrr?« B A.lTSl BromThT^MoJISK F.,,1 of president Is even now—If we can trust nmqndmcnt 16, and 19 against. Llnd- the public press—deliberating as to* Bey | r ,i far pension commissioner. Whether he ehall still further degrade It I ca , n * Warrior with 23 for by becoming a c^HM^hustlng*, |*own and non# for Carter. For the .mendm.nt Ki «S«tBW . 1. Unl.-v led for pension commission- Th* early rlaor had the opportunity of mating a vote on tho way down town to work, at Vlnevillo, East Ma con, courthouse, the city hall and Findlay’s foundry, but the majority of tho voting was dona at the dinner hour and at the knocking off hour at the shops, between 6 and 6 o’clock. Tho first of th* country precincts to count and make up tho vote was God frey, where Brown received 12 vote* to Yancey Cartel's 1. At tnl* precinct there were 24 votes for the disfranchisement clause and 94 against. J. W. Lindsey received tho largo majority of the votes cast for pension commissioner. Then came Rutland with Brown 58 and Carter 2. For the amendment 17 and 86 against. Buchannon led at this precinct for pension commissioner. bringing himself to the level of the email politician, engaged In conflict out of ha tred for on opponent or for the bop# of petty office. .... "As a clllsen I would deplore *h© ©nee- tncle, as a candidate I naturally would welcome It as making surer that which I© already sure—the election of the dem ocratic national ticket.” The elevator wns owned Jointly by the Canadian Pacific and Boston and Main railroad* the Qunk lllfK.J wan occupied by outs Company, of Chicago. Tho amount of grain It contained was very large. The flames, which aro auppoHed to have been started by spon taneous combustion In the dry dust of the grain spread so quickly that the limited fire apparatus of the village wan of no avail. The heat set fire HEAUMONT. Texas, Oct. 7—Flrq late today destroyed tho Southern Pa cific round house nnd maat«r mechan ic’s office with a loss to the company of about *200,000. Nine engines which were In the round house were con sumed together with three freight cars. "Judge" crofts, u colored hostler, wae so badly burned that he will die. 8ev. oral other railroad employes were bum- ed In trying to save property, but none fatally. Tha fire wns mused by the explosion of a tank of oil. ©bed mar the elevator and theshed. together with seventy-five freight curs standing near It wero burned. Lite’tonight tho fire was still burn ing but no other property wt* threat- The total loos Is entlmated at 6400,- Death Llet Reach#* 13. MCHVORD. Vermont, Oct. 7.— 1 The number of persons burned *~ tho fir© which « mimed the grain eleva- lut© to.lny. Is now known to »»« thirteen. This sum Inriudes eleven of the employ* elevator when the explosion occurred. CZAREVENA WINS IN Z-YEAR-OLD DIVISION I.KXINOTON. Kr., Oct 7.—Th. Mr«n<l „jy of the trotting meting produced nn cxrltln, control In tho two-mr-old dl- Lion nf the futrlty. ...... Ciarrorcn* wnn In .trnhrht hentn. In „>tli heal. F.nnI, t.wron round nnd AI Kl.nl.y third. Two hrotn were trotted In 2:11 l-J nnd till 1-t, mnklmt h n.w world', record for two-ycnr-old., Hummnri..: Thr Kentucky futurity for twn-nnr- old., value $6.000—t'utrcvcn. won: Van- third. Paring, 7:10 clua. puron 11.000—l)r. Bonny won; Mary Mhllcyjmcon.1; Bcttlo M.rtc third. Brot lime «:07 1-1. Trolling, 2:0r. cl..., puroo. 11,100— Vt Jack second; ng. 2:05 |olioma OlrMhTrd.” Baat ’Trotting, 2:16 rlaaa. purse 11,000—I in sssas-o b - u; Bast Mseon was the first of the city precincts to make return*. At this prectlnct the vote for governor was: lirown. 813; farter, 7. ” - *'** amendment. 120; against, pension commissioner, W. celvud the highest number of votes. 112. It waa at thl© precinct that tl 200 votes against the amendment were evenly divided between and negroes, whites At the courthouse precinct the vote for governor was: Brown, 752; Car ter, 2. For th* amendment, 485: against. .242. J. W. Lindsey received the highest number of votes, 426. with Poe following with 192. Without Hasxard. which could not be heard from, the Arote for governor, for and against tho qualification amendment, nnd the lead In th# race for pension commissioner, was as rot lows: Uppar City—Brown, 73J. Carter 2; for amendment 4*5. against 242. Lower City—Brown 287; Cnrter for amendment 295. against W0. Boat Macon—Brown 232: Carter 2; for amendment 120. against 200. Vlncvllle—nrown 405; Carter 1; for amendment 1*4. against 182 Godfrey—Brown 129; Carter 1; for amendment 24, against 94. Rutland—Brown 68: Carter 2; for amendment 17, against 8R. Warrior—Brown 22; Carter 0 amendment 22. against 1. far w. Llnsey received n large majority ivotes cast. . H Today at noon the votes of all the precincts will bo consolidated. There was very little scratching yes terday. Tho vote wns about tho same for all the candidates, though there were many who did not take the trou hie to mark out either the "for" or "against" clauses at the end of the ticket, and thero were many who made no selection of pension commissioner and thus many vote# for these were lost. , . . Not an arrest was made during the day, nor did tho cause for one 6*ttj§§ TIRED EVADING THE LAW ItAWKINSVILLE. Ga.. Oct. 7- Ing the last week threo prisoners are very badly wanted In Pulaski wero arrested and brought to Jail. ■ Gus Hendley, a negro, during a row- last spring at Mlllervllle, a few mile# below the city, killed another negro named Gu# Hill. After the killing he ough made his escape and tramped Alabama and Florida until he becatr tired of that life and finally decided come back to tho scene of his trln where he gavo himself up. Saturday morning last he camo back to the city and surrendered to fiherlff J. R. Rogers, who at once placed him In Jail. Sum Sampson pleaded guilty before Judge Martin Monday to the offense of trying to pass a check belonging to Mr. Sossamon who Uvea near here. HampHon was promptly arrested forth* offotiHe, and pluced In Jail. After re maining In Jail a while Sampson huc- ceeded In making bond for his appear ance at the August term of court, but ho did not appear in court according to hla contract, and wna located last week nt Kcnnlngton. 8. C., from which place ho was brought by an officer. On Monday morning he entered a plea of guilty and was fined 1250 or sentenced to aerve twelve months on the chain- gang . Sampson thinks he will be r w ' - to raise the money with which to pay the fine. • Jak. Ko,key. who was totm‘1 guilty of hlfhwwy robbary at tha Au.u-t torn of court and who. It will b, r<- meitibrnd. left for part* unknown b.- for* acntanca waa pa.jad on him. cam. Into court Monday and waa flnr.l J>75 , by Judge Martin, h-oakey to en ter vlctcd for bolding UP A peddler laat aprlng. Ob