Macon daily telegraph. (Macon, Ga.) 1905-1926, October 19, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextThe Macon Daily Telegraph WEATHER FORECAST FOR OEORQIA—FAIR MONDAY AND TUESDAY! LIGHT TO FRESH EA8T WINDS* ESTABLISHED IN 1828. MACON, GA^ MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19, 1908 DAILY, 17.00 A YEAR. TWO GEORGIANS ARE MURDERED • AND ANOTHER BADLY WOUNDED AT HANDS OF DESPERATE NEGRO The Dead Are T. L. Peek, Bailiff, and 0. F. Argo, V ofLithonia. DEPUTY ELLIOTT HAS Charlie Mitchell Rune Amuck Heavily Armed. Shooting Peek and Argo and Beating th© Deputy Over Head With Piatol—Negro la Wanted for Murder •nd Officer* Were Attempting His Arrest-Escapes, After Being Injur* ed—Posses in Pursuit. UTHONIA, Oa.. Oct. IS CSiarllo' 'j. not believed the negro will be cap- (Mitchell, a negro, early today shot and killed T. L. Peek, a bailiff, and C. F. Argo, a young white man, and after badly beating C. S. Elliott, deputy sheriff, over the head-with his pistol, escaped. had a warrant charging the negro with an attempt to murder G. W. Brooke, a white man on Saturday and went ro hls home near here to arrest him. When the negro saw the office*** ap proaching, It la said, he opened- (Ire on them. The officer* returned rho* flro and attempted to rush on the negro, Peek and Argo were killed almost at the door of the house. The negio then attacked Elliott and doalt him several hard blows on the head with h’.i pis tol, and knocked him down. Mitchell then mado his escape. News of the shooting quickly spread, and several posses are now In pursuit of Mitchell who. it Is said;-Is heavily armed. Bloodhounds hare been se cured from Decatur and Conysrs. tured alive. Deputy Sheriff Elliott says he struck the negro several blows on the head, and also thinks Mitchell received pistol wound In the mouth. Edlott Is seriously hurt, but It is thought he will Peck, Argo nnd Elliott, It Is a-. Id, recover. TO SWELL BRYAN’S PLURALITY GEORGIA DEMOCRACY IS URGED TO TURN OUT ON NOVEMRER Serious Complications ifay Arise If Voters Are Lethargic SECRETARY MBURN URGES CONCERTED ACTION Opposing Parties are Making a Des perate Fight to Pull Down Bryan's Vote a Bare Plurality—Belief That He is a Winner Inspires Confidence and Reoord-Breaking Vote May Result latter would be more than overcome by the other tickets In the field. Their es timate of Taft strength ia undoubtedly extravagant, and thetr estimate of Bry an a vote will be confirmed or refutes * the extent of apathy or interest «vfl by democrat* on election day. The fallacy of the -republicans’ claim ie shown by the vote polled recently against Su<-li immmt. .1 to only about 40,000. and there 1* no doubt of a« many as 10.000 of these hav ing .been democrats who will vote for Bryan. If the negroes did not turn out. and volo in a contest iyi which • -their material Interests were Involved, they can hardly be expected to assemblo much strength when their interests are remote. However, the Taft enthusiasts claim that a full and free vote on disfranchisement was denied, declaring that more than 80,000 negroes’ names are on the registry lists. They count upon a negro vote of 40,000, a white republican vote of 20,000 and a democratic-sympathy vote of 15,0001 for Taft. ay What They Will Receive. L Thomna E. Watson will receive a vote of about 35,000, certainly not leu than ATLANTA, Ga.. Oct. 18.—Secretary B. M. Blackourn, of the state demo cratic executive committee. Is send ing out letters to the chairmen of all the county committees of the, state, urging that steps be taken to Insure a good vela at the national election on the first Tuesday In November. The state committee wants to insure a clear majority vote for William Jennings Bryan in this state f for, if such Is not Dolled, serious complica tions may arise. Secretary Blackburn has mailed out copies of the official democratio bal lot. They contain the names of Bryan end Kern, for president and vice- president, respectively, and the names of the thirteen electors nominated- by the recent state democratic conven tion. Democratio Electors. These electors are: From the State at Large—Frank M. Saffold, of Emanuel county, and Ebe- nexer T. Williams, of Fulton. First District—Robert M. HItoh. Second District—James Robert Pot tle. Third District—Wade H. Laaseter. Fourth District—Samuel J. Boykin. Fifth 1 District-—Alonso M. Brand. ’ Sixth District—Douglas Glessner. . Seventh District—William E. Spinks. - Eighth District—George E. West brook. Ninth District—Jeff Davl*. Tenth District—Isaac S. Peebles, Jr. , Eleventh District—A. Lee HatOher. Blanks are left for the congressional nominees In each district, as the bur den of printing the ballots to bs voted Is upon the county committees. Two Amendment* Appear. Two amendments to the constitu tion will appear on the ballot, one re lating to service pensions and the other to taxes for county police and sanitary purposes. While none- of the party leaders in this state have any serious anxiety as to the outcome of the election, they realise that the else of the Bryan vote depends upon the total vote cast The only source of serious danger to the democratio ticket Is in the possible unconcern of a largd number of dem ocratic voters. Republicans Active. The republicans ore making a strenuous fight to hold the Bryan vic tory down to a bore plurality. In which 50,000, making the total A reaso; li 40,000 . _ .... strength of the leading opposition tickets about 80,000. • .m.flMlnmHBHHI , ... dependence, prohibition and socialist, will not poll a c m “ * than 10,000. The total nan-democratic vote cast In the coming national election is apt to be as much as 00,000. ’ Bryan Must Have 180,000. The opposition vote does not depend upon the total vote cast, as It will bo about the same whethor or not such Is great or small. Therefore, In all proba bility,, a total vote or more than 180,000 a SOCIAL PROPHYLAXIS IS In the recent state election a vote of only about 120,000 was polled In the face of two lively state Issues. 8ome Former Electlona However, larger votes than the one needed have been polled in practically all presidential elections for the past thirty years. It has not been uquaual for a democratic candidate to receive more than 100,000. In 1812, Cleveland got a vote of 129.381 In Georgia, while the republic ans rolled up a vote of 48,305. Conditions then wore not vory dissim ilar from those existing now. as populism waa in. It* youth.- Weaver received a vote of - 42.837. leaving Cleveland a big plurality and a safe majority. Cleveland’s vote in hls second race wes tho largest riven a democratic can didate since 1871, when Tllden receiv ed 130,081. It Is noticeable that Bryan has never received a vote of & hundred thousand in Georgia, and unless that given him this year exceeds the ones of 1898 and 1908-hls majority might be endangered. In th* first race he got 91.232. while 60,- Ml cltlsens voted for McKinley. This is the record republican vote since 1872. In 1900 Bryan’s vote fell to 31,700 and McKinley’s to 35.085. In 1904, Judge Parker got 33,381. Roosevelt 25,385—the smallest vote polled by the Georgia republicans since 1172— and Watson 23.490 In 1898 a tout vote of 221,881 was poll ed; In 1898. 182.844; In 1800, 122,715, and In 1004, 137.158. Some Disappointments In Store. Thoee who expect the independence and prohibition tickets to receive sub stantial ■ votes In Georgia are probably doomed to disappointment While Ocor- gla seems, at present to be the center of political freakishness, the recced •hows that non* of the well known or little known brands have been patronis ed to any great extent by th* bulk of voto national prohibition has ever received in this state was 5,813 given In 1898. right after th* Issue had been the leading one in warmly con-* ca». tho legt.Utur. will have to for- : <1 *t»t« cmn.len. Only on. two many tfioiie th, etactom. The 1 “ ,h " ‘“ a — 3 ““ 1 “ legislature will not meot in regular session until the fourth Wednesday of next June, and some of the best lawyers of the state declare that it cannot be called In special session until It has been organised by regu lar program. This position I* founded on bhe fact that the constitution pro vides for calling the “general assem bly" in special session, and the theory that no ‘ general assembly" exists un til the two houses meet and organise on the legally fixed date. t?iouId Georgia’s -vote prove a de ciding factor in the result, there J* little doubt of these complications be SNOWING WEST; f TO FREEZE HERE I WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.—'The I heat wave which has held that ,L part of the country east of the Mississippi within It* grasp for several days will be broken Mon day when « cool epell will set in _ which will cause th# temperature * later In the week to approach freezing point. The thermometer In Washington today registered 83 degree*, wlthfn four degress of the record heat for thlo time of year. Th* highest temperature today was at Hertlord, Conn., 90 degrees. Prof. Qarrlott, forecaater of the weather bureau, declares that cold weather Ie slowly ad vancing fram the Pacific elopo. Report* tonight stated that It waa enov/lng In Wyoming and North fir D.ikota.^MHH|^H^y 21-2 C. EUROPEAN DEMAND AND SMALL- NfeSS OF SAVANNAH RECEIPT8 BRING THE INCREA6E. SAVANNAH, Get 18.—Because of a sudden brightening In tho demand from Europe, followed by a little upward, turn of tho London market, the local market for turpentine in tho past week took a sharp upward turn and from 36c. ut which the article opened, the week’s prices rapidly moved up to 37#c. tho highest value touched. The smallness of receipts at Savannah for tho past seven or eight days was also to a certain extent Influential in the general causes for the advances, but following a temporary easing tendency of the market at London the local quo tations on turpentine eased off almost os rapidly as they had advanced. The decline from tho highest was quoted during the short session for Saturday. The general opinion however was that tho advances had been entirely too rapid and the declines recorded In the last day of the week came as no surprise to the trade. It was only another demonstra tion of the fact that too sudden rises In the article cannot bo maintained for any length of time. Savannah In Earnest, Following the advances quoted from London the Havannah trade went into the market with a vengeance. There was the hottest .kind of competition for the available supplies. The American, leondon Savannah, Standard Oil, James Forle. Jr., and other largo buyers pur chased liberally and the other buyers, of course, followed suit. Mi. Schwarz, manager of the London-Savannnh Co., reports that he made a “killing" on the rise of the market, selling over three thousand barrels at London at material ly enhanced values. For the late trad ing yesterday however .15He wm bid. The close Saturday was linn at 38o. The opening last Monday waa firm at 35c. Tho week's highest value waa 37J4c. Rosins were In demand and the fol lowing were the prices yesterday: Wa ter white, 38.30; wludow glass, |8.28; N, 35.75; M. 15.15: K 14.70: I. 33.80; H, 33.45; G. 32.77*4: F. 32.73%; E. 32.70; D. llCfWiB.. >>■«!■ General statistics: 1908-8. . 1807-8. Receipts. Splr. Rosin. Sfllr. Rosin. Saturday. ... 516 3 688 553 1.653 Week. ...... 3,808 16.878 t,186 13.850 Month. 9,782 89,674 10,135 35.587 Season. .....174:825 62<>:235 X39!o84 408,370 Exports: ' • ■ Saturday. .. 625 878 843 2,228 Week. ...... 4.008 20.782 7.060 19.421 Month 12.121 51,470 11,812 89.829 Senson 163.163 458,498 117.698 364,485 Foreign ....101,583 246.718 44.360 152,901 Stock Sat... 36.038 121,907 27.825 81.801 MRS. NAOMI TATUM DIES FROM SELF-INFLICTED WOUNDS ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 18.—Mrs. Na omi Tatum, of Norcross, died at tho Wesley Memorial hospital yesterday afternoon from self-inflicted wounds. On last Wednesday at her horn, she On Inst Wednesday at her home, she throat with a raxor. She was brought here for treatment but had lost too much blood to recover. The remains were taken to Eaat Point, Where tho funeral occurred this afternoon. DR. ROSETT GETS YEAiMN PEN Since His Conviction, Lunacy Trial May Be Sought By Defense SAVANNAH, Oct. is.—Dr, A. Ito.ett, the Savannah phyplclan who, while In Jail, on the choygo of murder, nnd who recently wrote a probleih novel, has Just been sentenced to nerve ft year on tho chalngang after being convicted before Judge Cliarlton In superior eourt on the charge of criminal praettce. The physician is now under tho con stant care of the county physician, the verdict of guilty and the sentence to serve time? having caused him to col lapse. A new trial will bo asked for and this falling It Is Intimated that a war rant charging lunacy will be sworn out against him. The chief character In hls problem novel was wrongfully imprison ed and cruelly treated In an Insane asylum. Dr. itosett was recently denied n dl- NIGHT RIDERS BURN THIS GIN acOTTSBOAO, Ala.. Oct. ie.— News has Just reached here of the burning of the large cotton gin of Butler dL Co., at New Hope, by night rldera. No particulars have been received except that the gin had been potted to gin no more cotton at the present price. The gin continued to run and the burning followed. This Ie th# first report of a gin burned In Alabama by th* night rldera. in Baltimore, but an fntlmat* friend of the physician asserts that hi* troublo und tho terrible nervoua condition of tho prisoner has so worked upon the wife* sympathetic nature that she Is desirous of coming to Savannah to help him nil sho cnu. Sho waits only hls assent to her coming, -it Is said. TAKES FINALIST DAGK HOME IN OLD CEMETERY SWAINSBORO, Ga., pet. 18—The remains’of Mrs. Clarence Chester, who died Friday at her homo In Adol were brought here yesterday and wore In terred this afternoon at tho Moore burying ground. Mrs. Chester, who was only twenty- one years years of age, Is a daughter of Mr. Jas. Davis, of Fitzgerald, but formerly of this county. She. leaves besides her husband a son two years of ago. LITTLE ROCK MARKET I.ITTI.K HOCK. Ark., Qct 18.—Tho Little Rock cotton market’ Is breaking all previous records for Octobr- **•• i *‘- relpts to date being 35,000 '*g_ a year ago. Cotton Is coming to market at the rate Of 2.600 bales u day. and If this rate is maintained for the remainder of tho month, the receipt* will 1* In ex- of 65,000 bales, ^arltPli would ho cotton than was received In this market last year for September, October and November combined. TRAINING SHIP AILEET IS -AGROUND ON REEF t BRIDGEPORT, Conn.. Oct, IS.—The United States training ship Alleen Is aground on Penflold reef off this port, but sho Is not believed to be in danger. Sho went ashore about midnight as alfo wns feeling her way along through a dense fog on Long Island sound. The vessel sent up distress signals and put the history of both. These were cast In 1898 for a candidate for governor. Even with the national democratic ticket, heeded by Palmer and Buckner In 1898—one not tainted with frenklnh- neea, but popular with a large and sub stantial element of democrats—only 2,708 voter* ilued up In this state. Th* recent independence party rata*- -- - --- tropheln the state election is fresh in of Spain the mind. * Populism with all of Its popularity has been unable to muster much strength in Georgia except when Under th* leader ship and dlrrctlon of Thomas K. Watson. In 1900, when^the fires of passion fanned 113 but ' DISCUSSED DY WOMEN BUFFALO, N. Y„ Oct. 18—Tho statement that a report In course of preparation to be submitted to tho United States government drill re veal tremendous vested Interests which deal with the white slave traffic was made at the afternoon session of the National American Woman Suffrage Association by the Rev, Anna Gar- Un Spencer, of New York. “There are people high In tho gov ernments of several countries,’’ de clared Mrs. Spencer, "who have had shady transactions In the traffic of which I speak.” The subject of the session was "So cial Prophylaxis.” Dr. Rosalie Slaughter Morton, a delegate representative from the Amer ican society for sanltery and moral prophylaxis, was tho principal speak er. Dr. Morton described the ter rible inroads of scourges due to Im morality and the necessity of Instill ing into the minds of the youngest of the children a pure conception of the truths of life. /. - The Rev. Anna Garlln Spencer made an impassioned appeal for the better ment of conditions of young girls who are dependent upon the work of their hands for a living. Other speaker* were Mrs. Charlotte Gilman, of New York, and Mrs. Flor ence Kelley, of New York. Mrs. Oil man said every mqrrlage certificate should be accompanied by a bill of health from a physician under state authority. Mrs. Kelley thought there should b*» a stricter enforcement of the laws al ready on the statute books. “It Is a pitiful, a shameful thing," said Mrs. Kelley, “to see th* reluctance with which court officials And prosecuting attorneys of the state take up eases wherein the^vlctim has been a girl of tender years.” • Spanish Royalty Sees Paris. PARIS. Oct II.—The klnr and qo*en _ r Hnaln ore at present In Paris. They i are traveling incognito. i containing four men from the ship who * * been detailed to inako soundings not ><t reported buck to ».li* v.umel. It Is thought the men may havu lost their bearings In the fog, DAPTIST MINISTER DIE FROM POISON BY OWN HANDS Beaumont, arrived In this city last night, and before retiring milled a letter to n friend to the effect that he liad come to Center to die, nnd asked to bo buried here. H!n dead body was found today, death resulting from poison. No causo for too act i« known. OCEAN CO’S RATES BRING BIG SAVANNAH LUMBERMEN REGISTER V1QOROUS PROTEST OVER DOL LAR INCREA8E. SAVANNAH, Oct. 18.—Resenting th* injustice of an alleged discrimination In rate# on lumber shipments to New York over tho line of tho Ocean Str 1 * , ~ Company the lumber Interests of nah at a special meeting held board of trade Friday at noon to peas the matter up to the b— directors for some decisive action. The meeting of th* bosrd of directors has called for Monday. Where the Objectlen Cornea In. The present trouble lies In ths fact that on October 1 ; from Savannah for New York on lumber shipments were raised from |6 to 37 per thousand feet. The old rate—36—was already 26c above the rateu quoted at Urunnwlck for New York over th* “Bee Lino” and Jackson vllle la also quoted at rotes bolow those prevailing hero. The present rate—37— per thousand feet was_ announced soms time ago to become effective October 1. Tho lumbermen at the time mado indl< vldual protests but no official or con certed action was token regarding the matter, though it had appeared that something would surely be done. Com ment was mode on this fact through these columns at the time. Declare Port Is buffering. Resulting from the Increased rates, however. It Is alleged that tho port Is suffering bemuse shipments have been diverted to other porta where more, at tractive rates are offered and tho lum bermen noting this fact and feeling that there lias been an unjust discriminator held tho meeting specially loot Fridas to consider tho matter. After duo dls cusslon It wns decided to pass the mat ter up to the board of directors nnd they will be called on to determine Just what will be done. Chairman John A. Cal houn. of tho lumber committee, presided On *Nov3mt)er 24 or 26 the Southern Cypress Manufacturers’ Association will hold their ssinl-aunual convention In Savannah. This information wns given out by Vico President It. II. Knox yea terday. It Is-a coincidence that on th» same dates tho great automobile races wm be. held hero and the cypress men •re quite hnppy that they can combine business with pleasure for this occasion at lenst. From fifty to seventy-five manufacturers will come to Savannah to attend the convention. Mr. W. B. Stillwell, vice president for Georgia of the Georgia-Florlda Hnw Mill Association, and who attended tho monthly mooting of the association at Jacksonville a few days ago. stated upon hls return that general conditions were bettor: prlcM remained firm and the RICH BROKER KILLS HIS SWEETHEART AND HIMSELF OMAHA. Neb.. Oct. 18.—fiewell Bteu- man, reputed to ho worth half a million dollars and well known throughout tho country as a broker, tonight shot and killed Eva Hart, whose company he has been keeping for — IN FIT OF DESPONDENCY PENSACOLA, FIs., OcL II.—The Nor- vcglan bark Majorca, which arrived her* ,odBy from Buenos Ayres, reported the suicide of her master. Captain Bllefsen, at sea two weeks ago. The first mate, who brought the ves sel Into port, said that the captain bo- came despondent over a broken leg and Jumped Into tho sea. Tho body was not Political Bookings for Week Indicate Unusual Activity Putting forth their greatest efforts In tho states that varylngly are called doubtful and pivotal, now that tho presidential campaign Is In Its last week but one, the various party managers unfold a multiplicity of plans for the week that aro well calculated to keep politics in the forefront of th* news. For Taft, os well as for Bryan,, tho activity Is to be well-night ceaaeless, as well as for Bhcrinan and for Kern, and so on down th* line. Rested up from hls Invasion of the south, the republican can didate for the prealdency will speak In Now Jersey In tho forepart of the week and then return to hls own state of Ohio for & day. there after .making another flight Into Indiana, the cities of Importance to be visited In the Hooslcr state being Evansville, Indianapolis and Fbrt Wayne. Bryan will havo traveled In five states beforo tho week ends—In dians, Kentucky, Ohio, Wsst Virginia and Now Jersey, finishing In New York, where he will spend the ttunday in rest. Hls Itinerary Jn Ohio was arranged with the special aim of ‘en abling h!m to reach with hls arguments praotlcally ths same people who heard Mr. Taft in his last tour there. Mr. Bhermart. the republican candidate for the vice presidency, will speak in Wilmington, Del., on Monday, end In Philadelphia Tues day, and will devote the remainder of tho week to meetings in New York state. Mr. Korn, the democratic candidate for th* vice presidency, will spend several more days in New York state. IXo expect* to speak In Ohio on Thursday. Governor Hughes, of New York, who Is campaigning for re-elec tion and Lieutenant Governor Lewis Rtuyvessnt Chanter, hls demo cratic opponent, will continue their speech-making tours of the state. Treasurer Bidder of th* democratic national oommltteo will make public on Tuesday an additional list of subscription funds to the par ty’s campaign expense*. The Carnegie Hall meeting In Now York City on Tuesday at which former members of Cleveland cabinets, In cluding Richard Olney, of Boston, and Judeon Harmon, of Ohio, are to speak and tho mass meeting. al*o In New York City on Thursday night of southern democrats, which Is to bo addressed by Governor Hwcnson .of Virginia, are other democratic features for the week of national Importance. Tho week will be rich In speeches by members of Mr. Roosevelt's cabinet. Secretary of War Wright will bo heard In Now York City and other places, and Secretary of Commerce and Labor Btraus will spend the entire Week on the stump, visiting Cleveland, Chicago, fit. Louis and Louisville. can congress. Neither the republicans will poll is large a vote ss anticipated, but eech size to endanger Pry. a total vote of more than up poked through ,ut the state. Dream* of State Repubii The repub! an« claim that f-1 with Bryan In Oorrla than had been the case In cither «»f h»« pre- ; vlo:n campaigns. Hr has undoubtedly I mti Watson srown In strength since hls nomtnaUsa. • '• -, - on ; lb-ride* t:-.* t which will he sain cl 'ram - mt* in * the respect he hxs won-by means of i • y.mwin^ in the b.'ghumed. conservative campaign he , • ^SKu!?»at»^^^!S>eofJeihn ^Temple {**■ wn f^ d L Shv * :l*nt i Graves* persons! friend* ar.d the devoted I**** patriotic reasons why he may be • Klees • admirers of William Randolph I leant. It Kiven arecord-brnaklng democratic vote | • Ue is will net exceed 5,000. The prohibition In Jeorsia. f _< • vote may strount to as much because of |recent agitakSoc. and The political situation ln-th . prominent place in tho world's entertainment awaits the offl- fleet who are visiting Japan < The German Reichstag w rentlonn scheduled for the w< dety In Columbus, O.; the t populists J Georgia th eh may be of rofflclcnt! Graves* arlU be will At DO I the majority of the hundreds will constitute tho strength of socialism. Georgia Rsllies to Bryan. The present national campaign open- n on*°E» 1 tii* generaUr prevalent opinion *|* bat he Is going to win. which is dlame- *r ailing th;it I tricall. _ before hls nomination. icussed rumor that if he i tri cully oppose-1 to the Balkans will continue to occupy a ws.wh 11* in the Orisnt a week of s and men of tho Atlantic battleship their world-round cruise, assemble Wednesday In Rerlln. Con- Includo the International Bible flo- ty-slxth annual Mohonk Conference of dependent people, and tha national Buffalo, N. T. A public funeral of the late Bishop Henry C. Potter will be held in Grace Church, New YorkfClty. on Tuesday morning. The classic automobile rare of the year will ooear on Saturday when it number of daring drivers will compete for the Vanderbilt cup over tho twenty-five-mile course on Long Island. The woman’s national chem plonshlp.golf tournament begins on the links of tho Chevy Chase Club, near Washington on Monday. IN 1906 PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT URGED JUDGE TAFT TO BECOME REPUBLICAN PARTY’S CANDIDATE BRYAN LEAVES ON FINAL^SWING Will Touch Atlantic Coast and Wind Up November 2 at Lincoln. FJUmVffiW, Lincoln, Nrt.. Oot II.— Wm. J. Bryan's final swing around the country, whloh will carry him to the A.t isntlo coast, was begun today * “ * * - —the Cbloa£o,_ Bur left at 4 o'clock < Hug ton A Quincy railway for flPVHMH where early tomorrow hs will make a extended speech previously to crossing the Mississippi ana speaking to the em ployes of tas stock yards at East 8t.. Louis, III. The democratic candidate con-1 oludatf hls Nebraska and Colorado trip this morning at 10:10 n'elook and devoted bis six hniirs' stay at Fhlrvtnw to making preparations for hls long eastern Journey, whloh calls for an almost limitless num ber of speeches. I .From East St. Louis Mr. Rrynn's par ty will travel In a special car for the rent of the trip, which will conclude at Lincoln on the night of November 2. Accompanying the candidate <are Mrs. Bryan, Private Secretary Rose, &)■■■ IF. W. Brown, of Lincoln, and four respondent*. I Tomorrow night Mr. »Bryan is scheduled to make four addresses In Chicago. The Idny will be spent In the dn1lvery of speeches from hls oar, which will be atE Inched to a regular Chicago A Alton train. ' A Day’s Co I CHICAGO, Oct. 18.—The following eon-1 trunnions to the democratic ^residential campaign received on Ootober 17 were made known at democratic headquarters tonlsht: . ^California—Nnthfin Cole. gSSflJ ■Illinois—M. A. Donahue, T. Italney, 8100; Roger C. Rulllvnn, H.noif. Indians—Jasper IT. 8. Tldham, 8100. Kentucky—Mercer county contribution, Hnrrodsliurg. 2600. raMsssachusets—Fisks Wsrren, 3H0. [Missouri—A. R. Taylor, >100; L Bj Confidential Correspondence Is Published in Current TAFT PREFERRED SEAT ON FOR LIFE TERM Brenner. $100. New York—Senator Wm.. A. Clark, 11.000: James W. Reilly. $100. Pennsylvania—flamuel Reas, $100; Mc Donald Bryan and Kern Club, MacDon ald. $100. Texas-J. C. Bland. Wnoo, 3100; Ellis County nrya nClttb. Waxnltnchlo, 1113.50. Vlrglnln— Krynn-Kern-Lamb Club, Richmond, $260. EDWARDS DIES; VICmiPSEY In Pistol Duel Throe Weoks Ago Former Received Mortal Injury CHOST.AND, tin., Oot. If.—tkrrr Ed wards died here lest night at II o'clock as tho result M a pistol wound received nearly three weeks ago. He was shot on September 30 by C. IT. Llpsey, who had, up to a few weeks before the dlffl- »FmaT~imA" than cultf, besn oti employe of the jturpentlhe time, and then flrm of wMoh Krtwiir , lB ^ n, anafer . Llpsey clulma that hls salary was not paid wlien ha quit work, and over this the trouble was brewing several dayi before It culminated In a due; fought lr the publlo road tn full view of the busi ness part of town. Eight or nine shots were fired, three of them taking effect In th* l»ody of Ed ward*. Three halls from Edwards’ pis tol lodged In tho back of Llpsey’* buggy as he drove off, hut It Is understood ns • T - J.livcy I, .till nl l.nre, being made to bring him to_Justlce. Edwards Is a memher of the turpentine flrm of Timmons. Hendricks A Co. o* Tlftnn, and nas been mannrer of tneli business here since Jnnuary. Ills remains were taken to Sumner, In Worth county, today. Both men are middle-aged and have families, BUT CHURCH STEPS VILLAGE OP METZ, MICHIGAN, 18 COMPLETELY WIPED OFF THE MAP. DETROIT, Oct. If.—All that re mained today of tho Tillage of Metx were tho stone steps or tha village church. Charles Brlnny, who had rttarge of a lumbor camp In tho burned district, was driven out of hls camp last ntitht with hls wlfo And nlno children, all In tflelr night cloth ing. Brlnny declared that tho flame* were leaping 100 feat Into tho Air And that the path of the fire was fully two miles wide. Outside of Alpena dis trict, the mo«t serious report tonight Is an unconfirmed rumor from (fault Ste Marie tfcmt the town of Oore Bay, on Mnnitaulln Island, was destroyed by forest fires today. Gore Bay Is a town of 1,000 population. Navigation at the Soo Is still help up by amok**, hut the villages near the Hoo that were in great danger for several days, tonight reported safe. From Traversa Cltr come- reports of bad fires In th* neighborhood of Elk naplds, Drawn, Kalkaska and Williamsburg. He Fefc It Hie Duty Co Carry on Work Outlined, and 8tated That In Judi cial Services He Could Be More Use ful to the Country Than as President —Roosevelt’s Letter a Characteris tic Appeal, Presldont Rooaovolt has agoln re sorted to his ready letter file and au thorised th# publication in Hampton’s Broadway Magaxlno lor November of two letters, one from himself to Judge Taft and Judge Taft's answer to him, both dated 1906, relative to tho ques tion whether Judge Taft should go on th* aupremd bench or reaervo himself for the presidency. The magsslne announces that theso letters, labelled personal and confiden tial,' were never intended far publica tion, though their publication at this time Is fully authorised. Tho letters follow In part: From Roosevelt to Taft. (Confidential). The White House, Washington, March 15, 1906. Dear Will: I think I have been In error as to your feeling. You say that It Is your decided preferenco to contlnuo your present work. This I had not understood. On the contrary, I gathered tlmt what you really want ed to do was to go on the bench and that my urging was in the lino of your Inclination, but In a matter In which you were In doubt is to your duty. My dear Will, it is pre-eminently a matter In which no other man can take tho responsibility of decIJIng for you what 1s right and boat for you to do. Nobody could decide for me whethor 1 should go to the war or stay as assistant secretary of tho tmvy. Nobody could decld,. r-.r n,. wb.-ti.- r I should accopt tho vice presidency or try to continue as governor. In each . :i < ll the 111.Ill hliimcir who is to leAd hls life After having decided ofi/L wny or tho other. No ono can that llfo for him, nrifl neither he nor uny ono olso can afford to have nny one else make tho decision for him, because tho vital factor In tho deci sion must be an oquatlon of tho man hlmsolf. A f fur :i-s I inn p< rn-m;illy ronermod I could not put myself in your place because I am not a lawyor and would undsr no elroumstsnoss, even If I had been trained for a lewyor. havo any leaning toward the bench; so In your case I should as a matter of courso accept the three years of service In the war department, dealing with the Panama and Philippine questions, and then abldo the event oh to whether I becama president or continued In pub lic llfo In soms less conspicuous posi tion or went back to the practice of ths law. (Continued on Page Six.) PITIFUL SCENES FOLLOW FIRE Michigan Inhabitants in Burned District Are in Sorry Plight DETROIT, Mlcti.7""oeL 78.—Reports from the forest firs district of Northern Michigan were fragmentary today, but there were Indications Of improvement in the general situation ss far ss immi nent danger to life nml property — s(T The condition. of the-.via i victims E ho survived the destruction of their lines and villages Is pitiful in the ex treme with the likelihood of greator dlfl* trees end mss/ deaths from exnosure In ths event of a sudden drop of tem perature failing upon the 2»alf clothed rt-fiiKucs (.wupid lit box cars and open fields. Governor Fred M. Warner today Usued t appeal to Die people of Michigan for mtnbuttons and Mayor Wm. T. Thomp* i, of Detroit, has called a special i trlhutlng relief. g ffcctlve measures unsw nnv* mbu . (• to relieve ths suffering of the vic tims and dozens of carload* of provis ions. lumber and hay have been shipped THREATENED BY FAILING OFJOWN'S SPRING BETHLEHEM, Pa.. Oct ll.—A water famine threatens that penSon or pedw* hem supplied from the borough spring which has served th# town since 1841. Th# spring Is gradually falling and there only fourteen Inchre of wuter in tho lervolr. In cat# of a conflagration nslderahle property would be at morcy the flames. No rain has fallen for arljr three weeks. TWO AERONAUTS MAY HAVE BEEN LOST IN NORTH SEA YARMOUTH. Eng.. Oct 1*.—The Oer- 9on HergesoU has b • North sea. There sign of tho occupan wins a Georgian may get a cabinet place. | hWH '«*«!! was found ; brought in hex*. the burned dlstrioL . . . Quartermaster General W. J. Rogers, of the state troops, who was sent into the diatrlct to investigate conditions telegraphed Governor Warner today that there was no need of troops, ns the fire situation was Improved temnoiarUy at least. The Immedlato need Is for bed ding end food for the refugee* end fod der for horses and cattle. Governor Warner has already direct ed th* sanding of several hundred blank ets Into the burned UJutrlet and all the blankets on hand In the armory of the state troops at Alpena hu7e been for warded there. PLAYERS DRAFTED BY SOUTHERN LEAGUE AUBURN, N. T., Oet. 18—Saorebary Farrell tonight guv* out the following draft* In the Southern League: Mobilo from Tacoma, »hea; from JaokHon, MUh, Millar; from Kalama zoo, Cole. Memphis from Wichita, Dick; from Cedar Rapids, Wagner (disallowed); from Joplin. Qulsst-r; from Kalama zoo, Cole (disallowed). Atlanta from Vancouver. Sugdent from Lancaster, Pa., Newton and , MoAer. Nsshvlffe, from Hertford. Noyes; from Oklahoma, Love (disallowed); from Lawrence, Gilroy; from 8an An tonio. Stovall (disallowed). Birmingham, from South Bend, Moore; from Grand Rapid*. Dickson; • fnon Binghamton. Knnr and Rafttis. LlUlo Rock, from Hartford, Casey: from Springfield. Ills., Htetg-r; from Haverhill, Girard; from Topeka, Davis; from Charlotte, N. C., PuJenwU*^