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The Macon Daily Telegraph
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ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA., TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20, 1908
DAILY, |7.00 A YEAR,
RESULT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
HINGES UPON THE EMPIRE STATE
WHERE FORCES CONCENTRATED
Nsw York World’s Latest Es
timate Indicates Gains
For Bryan.
NEW YORK IS LEANING
Indicated Electoral Vote Gives Bryan 178 f
Taft 205 and Doubtful 100—The Indi
cated Doubtful States Are New York,
■Ohio, Indiana, Nebraska, West Virginia
and Maryland—Financial
the democratic managers that Mr. Bry
an will have more than 242 votes in
the electoral college.
Private Information that has reach
ed the heads of the most Important
and Influential men In the financial
and Industrial world during the past
week has Inspired doubt In their minds
Of th*» IliiHl distribution of the elec
toral vote, and they .are already pre
paring to adjust themselves to any
conditions that may result from the
election.
Of the doubtful states, of which New
York Is the most Important, Mr; Taft
must carry New York to win by a
margin of two votes. If he does so
his election Is assured.
Mr. <Bryan to win needs to carry
New York. Ohio and Maryland, or Ne
braska or West Virginia, which will
- , , . . . n . A 1)11A nllU ArUi*>-H*L ur WGi J iniUl, ifciix*
Await the Outcome and Prepare for yet ] oaes Ohio ho may Bt m be e ] ec ted
Any Eventuality.
INDICATED ELECTORAL VOTE.
8TATES. .
Alabama -Si....."..
i r> nma'i
California ......
«-vioiudo
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida i.,
Mas achusetts
Michigan
Minnesota ....
Mississippi ....
Missouri
Montana
Bryan. Taft. Doubt
Nebr.-i ka
Nevada
New Hampshire..
New Jersey
New York.
V*
/
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island.
South Carolina....
Bouth Dakota..
To mew
Texas
Utah ....
Vermont
.18
Virginia 12
Washington'
Went Virginia
Wisconsin •/......*
• Wyoming*........ *'
’ Total 176
by six votes In the electoral college.
Of the states suggested by the poll
of the World as doubtful Mr. Bryan
under any combination of figures must
carry New York to be successful.
It is apparent from the canvass cf
the twenty-three states undertaken by
the World and the newspapers co-
—, operating with it that the socialist vote
••••'is drawing from both of the old parties
•*** and that the Independence party has
.... not developed sufficient strength to
....; alarm the republican or democratic
....ileaders.
Nsw York in Doubt.
*. ’' ' In New YoTk there is even more fcn-
certainty regarding thj* -presidential
situation than in any othor of the ao-
.... I called "doubtful" states. The canvass
• • • •; made by the World correspondents in
“•glthe up-atate counties and the result
! of the postal-card poll In eleven of the
*,)* i sixty-three assembly districts of the
city and reflecting conditions existing
.... a week ago, has been revised and
•••• brought up to date. It shows that un-
•••iider present conditions the state la In
1 doubt and may be lost or won by
either side during the next two weeks.
.... | The contest for the governorship has
8*, overshadowed Interest In the national
•••• contest In this state. There seems no
••;«! valid reason for making any change
In the estimate made by the World a
;;;; week ago that the democratic state
.... ticket will be elected. With both can-
.... didates concentrating their full forces
•••• upon the voters of the state, thorn has
• •" been some shifting here and there from
**" one side to the other, but probably not
enough to change the indicated *re-
.... suit.
• ••• The revised estimate presented by
•••i the World shows that the county lead-
* era upon whoso statements the estl-
'!** mates are based ore pretty much at
mm r.r.linar th.« pr*»*!d©n©y, though
100 their Conclusion* , justify th«F*geribfal
■^'‘.pplftfon prevailing tjiryugtuwt the state
that Mr. Chnnler WB! be elected gov-
- According to the New York World’s omor over Gov. Hughes,
latent forecast, band on e.tlmateo In Mew Jrrmy democratic chnncen
m.d. up by th. oo.oper.tlon of twenty have £
newspapers and special correspondents, ported from the twenty-one counties
the outcome o^, the presidential elec- In the state Indicate the success of the
tlon hinges upon New York state. The republican ticket by a smalt J2L ar *te
- .w- ... probably not more than 18,000. The
estimate of the vote In all alleged gocIa jjg t vote n0 ( expected to be as
doubtful states show large republican ] arge as a t first anticipated, and the
losses and gains Tor Bryan. Without labor vote Is seemingly lining up with
carrying the Empire State, the World the democrats and Indicates a much
predicts Bryan's defeat. A revised closer battlo for the state than a week
poll of New York state shows slightly; ago.
decreased republican majorities over In Connecticut the revised estimate
the World's estimate a week previous, does not show any marked change so
The doubtful states as classed by the far as the general result Is concerned,
World, besides New York, are: Ohio, though the latest figures are slightly
Indiana, Nebraska, West Virginia and more favorable to the democrats. A
Maryland. I change of about 6.000 votes between
Fir© conditions combine to make un- I this and election day would give the
certain the outcome, a religious Issue | state electoral vote to that party.
In the west and the labor and colored i - —
vote throughout the country creatingt t t t t t tt M I t? 1-
most of the trouble. Financial iqter
regard the out-
is decidedly un-
for any even-
York guberna-
pears to have a
•nl vote for Bry- f
»r Taft 206. with
the states above
ests hi
come <
certain
tuallty
torlal ]
lead oi
The
an Is i
100 dm
named.
This
tlon In th- "twenty-three "battle
ground" states reflects the earnest and
Impartial efforts of the leading news-
pa e«rs In the those states.
These condition* may change dur
ing the rest of the campaign and ma
terially effect the indicated results:
hut the World feels entirely lust'fled
In presenting the estimate given as
portraylnr the exact situation at the
present time.
In compiling the accompanying table
showing the probe hie distribution of
the 44$ electoral votes the World has
placed In the doubtful column several
stuff's which mey ordinarily be credit
ed to one candidate or the other. It
has done so for many and varied rea
sons. justified by the uncertainty re
garding etements that aopear to be
undergoing readlustment and the floal
classifl “ “ " *
.absolul
' It is
impels
elusion
for th«
the 1m
forth fl
1. T
for the
era ata
ing rel
again*!
candldi
2. T1
to brei
parties
epread
mnot now wtih
determined,
uncertainty that
ficeept the con-
t of the contest
n doubt, duo to
that mny be set
certainty,
o the campaign
>me of the west-
>us and disturb-
the e«i
». T»
llcan ■
ligontlj
of the
the labor vote
lie control of all
n the surprising
l cause, both In
both the repub-
parties to Intel-
the distribution
w .... ,. w — by an army of
unemployed—aetimated In round num
bers al
4. Tt
can an
dpate
vote In
oth the republi-
onagers to anti-
i of the colored
hat alwaya been
n
sue of
potenc;
Thes
In call
j.-; ..A
of the
shared
ests
FIGHT IS WON
SAYS BRYAN
*
Declares Everything Has Gone
Against Republican
Party.
LINCOLN, Oct. 19—Before leaving
Llnooln yesterday Mr. Bryan gave out
a statement In which he recites at
length his reasons for viewing his elec
tion as certain.
“If any reliance can bo placed upon
reports that come to us directly from
democrats, and indlrect'y from repub
licans, the battlo Is already won, and
It Is-hardly possible that the swelling
tide can be checked during the two
weeks of the campaign that remain.
Wo can discount the reports that have
come to us by half and still win a
great victory.
"Everything has gone against th© re
publicans. The canvasses they have
made are not encouraging and every
thing Is gloomy at republican head
quarters. Our reports, without ex
ception, are good, and we are adding
State after etnte to the probable demo
cratic column—statu* which earlier in
the campaign wo had no hope of car
rying."
Mr. Bryan then spoke of the meet
ings he has had during the campaign,
comparing them with the meetings
during his former campaigns and he
said the meetings this year have wlth-
6ut exception been better, while In cer
tain sections the crowds were larger
than In 1898; then hostility shown to
ward him, and at some places ho was
even denied a hearing. This year thV»
has all been reversed and the reports
made to him Indicate that Mr. Taft
has been the candidate who has been
Interrupted by cries for tho opposition
candidate.
BUSTER BROWN
STUNG AT LAST
Savannah Kidlets May Bo
Barrad From Seeing
Supplements
LABOR TO TURN
THE OHIO TRICK
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.—An-
other step In the participation of
' organized labor In the political
campaign was taken today when
more organizers were ordered to
Chlo by the American Federation
of Labor, and Secretary Morrison,
qf the Federation, left on speech-
making trip In the eait.
Mr. Morrison will epeak at El
mira, N. Y., tomorrow night. Roch
ester Wednesday night, Utica end ,
Rome Thursday, 8yracut« Friday ,
end Providence, R. I., next Sun-
day.
Mr. Morrison said that the or-
ganlzeri who are going Into Ohio
are In addition to some already
there, end that labor represent*,
tatlves In every city In the state,
largely directly representing the
central bodies thero, are working
In the campaign.
BIB LEAGUE PLAYERS
WILL BE SUSPENDED
CINCINNATI, Oct. 19—For playing
with teams against the Logan Squares
Independent club In Chicago, eighteen
or more ball players are In Imminent
danger of being permanently barred
from baseball, according to announce
ment made by the national baseball
commission today. The commission
calla attention to the rule prohibiting
any national agreement player from at
SAVANNAH, Oct. 19.—Fearing that
the youthful Savannah mind may turn
too much to pranks, ttae board o r
trustees of tho savannah Library As
Bociatlon are pondering over the prob
lcm of turning BusterrBrown,. Moae.
tho Katzcnjammem and littlo truant
Jimmie out of doors, so far ns the
children's department of the library
le concerned. Hitherto , on Monday
afternoons after school, and for two
or three • afternoons of the week th#
children's department Is flooded with
youngsters ore anxious to learn
the I&tost nets of these old colored
supplement favorites.
•Buster Hangs By a Thread,
petitions are said to be receiving
the signatured of hundreds of school
children asking the, library board to
please not banish Buster and the rest.
The fate of the prankish youngsters
hangs by a throad. Two weeks will
elapse boforo the question Is Anally
decided and the dhlldren assort that
during those two weeks they will
make the "funny papers at tho library
live hard.”
The statement of the father of two
young Savannahlflns Is on file where
in he points out that after reading a
funny paper his two boys tried to
emulate tne Kotzonjummcrs, and that
ho then emulated "Dcr Captain." It
Is even threatened by tho members of
the library board who object to tho
colored funnies, that Mauds must be
. Btabled out of sight.
Army Offloer Speaks.
SAVANNAH,, Oct 19.—MaJ. Eliz
abeth M. Baxter, the new commander
of the southeastern division of the
Salvation Army, with .headquarters in
l Washington, spoke to a crowded
house from the stage of We Savannah
theater yesterday afternoon. This le
her first ofnclal visit to the south
since she succeeded In the rearrange
ment of divisions. She will probably
tour her entire division before return
ing to her headquarters. Bhe Is the
only woman with like rank In the
United 8tates. , ^
12 CRAP SHOOTERS
ROUNDEDBY POLICE
AMERICU8 OFFICERS CAPTURE
TWO ESCAPED CONVICTS IN
THE BUNCH.
AMERIOUS, Or., Oct 19.—The mo.t
■ucccs.ful raid ever made by the old
er, here wu that of ye,terd,y even-
In, when a SundRy bunch of twelve
black crap ahootcra wer. caught In
the nwnmp below tho city. In the
crowd were two e»oapod convict, and
a forcl*ner, who 'lad aaalated In cut-
tin* Vic .hackle, from one of them.
The black doien, flanked by police.
any time participate In *»mr» with ™ Ifnd wsSrtK LraSnted an unu-
Miff, M. E. Chapptll.
Mill M. K. Chappell, a moat rati
mable and wld.jy known lady of
FORMER SENATOR T. M. NORWOOD
TELLS SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS WHY
THEY SHOULD VOTE FOR BRYAN
The Hon. Thomas M, Norwood, for
mer United States senator from Geor
gia. has given the press on open letter
In answer to Judge Taft’s appeal for
southern votes which in part follows:
Tf* ih- Democrats of the South:
There are six candidates for presi
dent and we are to choose one of the
six. We should vote for tho one Vrlio
Is qualified to fill the office: second,
ono of the six who can be elected, and,
third, whose election will be of* most
benefit to the south.
Mr. Norwood eliminates all but two
of the candidates from consideration
on the ground that only one of tho
two not eliminated can ho elected and
proceeds to discuss and compare th.»
merits of Bryan and Taft and show
why southerners should vote for Bryan.
Taking up Bryan first he says:
As to Brysn.
They say he Is not to be trusted ss
president: that he is not safe; that
he once advocated sixteen to one: that
he modo ono speech in favor of gov
ernment ownership of railroads; that
he Is too positive in his convictions and
that he is courting the northern negro
vote.
Mr. Bryan does not now advocate
16 to 1. Ho says the question Is set
tled as tho supply of gold meets the
demands of commerce. Ho says that
Is not an Issue in thla campaign.
He says he is not In favor of gov
ernment ownership of railroads ns an
abstract proposition; thnt. as between
the government owning the rullroids
and the railroads owning the govern
ment he heartily favors tho former an
a choice of two ovlis, Who differs
with him?
Mr. Bryan has positive, strong con
victions. Is that an obJ$oUQiu}bt*
characteristic? That was Andrew
Jackson's distinguishing trait — the
ono that gave him hi* popularity and
fame as a general, a citizen and as
president. That Is what has made
Roosevelt so popular. And that 1s
the kind of man abovo all that wo
noed In tho white house.
(Continued on Page Four.>
12 YEAR OLD
; LADI. ,. T; _
Young John Hilton Took
Father”g Money—Remorse
Too Great •
the case was recently settled by agree-
meat.
. The fight over tho Central's share In
the litigation will he made a second
time because of a decision by the fed-
eral supreme court to the effect that
the road had been denied due process of
law. This arose over the statute mak
ing the comptroller general's assessment
for beck taxes on unreturned property
absolute and not subject to arbitration
or revision.
The legal defect wae remedied by the
enactment of an enabling act by the re
cent legislature. This permits the ar
bitration of the question of value.
The rood baa returned the property-
under protest—at a valuation ranging
from Sir. to 860 per share for the ten
years. 1895 to 1905, Involved, or from
1326,000 to $900,000 a year. Tha comp
troller rejected the returns and flxod tho
valuation at tho figures placed by him
lh the Georgia railroad caae. ranging
from $900,000 to $2,200,000 for each year
, Alex. w. Smith, of Atlanta, and ltall-
rond Commissioner Fuller B. Callaway
been named by the railroad
%'S.,
this question hse been decided,
the attorney general will endeavor to
enforce elocutions which will be Issued
by the comptroller.
Then the case will get bark Into the
courts by means of the Injunction route.
It Is not ImprolMible that tho matter
will be taken directly to tho ioduml
court*, as the railroad claims the legal
domicile of the property to be In New
York and therefore not subject to be
taxed In Georgia. . %
The stock proper la held by a New
York trust company, e* bond for securi
ties. but It Is voted by the Central.
This one element did not enter into
the Georgia railroad case, and has not
been passed on by the federal supre>ni
court
Universal 1st Officer*.
ATLANTA. Ga., Oct. II.—The follow
Ing officers were elected at thn close o
the annual convention of the Universal
lata of Georgia widen closed lost night:
A. J. Owens, Canon. Ga., president;
C. H. Burdin. Rutledge, vice president;
Rev. J. 8. Rasneke. secretnry and^ state
superintendent, and J. F. Bowers, of Can
on, treasurer.
Mall Clerk* Hurt In Wreck. .
ATLANTA. <Sa.. OcL 19.—W. A. Lynch
and D. T. Webb, mail clerks, were In-
i ured when Southern passenger train.
To. 45, from Washington, collided with
Southern No. $6. from Birmingham, at
their terminal elation early today. The
damage consisted of broken window panes
' * —* - * £ The two clerks
money to satisfy a lunging for a bi
cycle. led John Arthur Hilton, a 12-
year-old boy. to commit suicldo today.
The lad lived with his parents at
286 Wnldeo street Ho left Dome Sun
day afternoon and wont to thnt of a
neighbor, where ho spent tho evening.
He left tho home of Policeman Ste
phen Felder nt 9 p. m. He wnn seen
no more until when found early today
suffering terrible ngony from the ef
forts of a big dose of carbolic acid.
The discovery was made by John
W. Henley, assistant United States
district attorney. As Mr. Henley won
going to work he heard the cries of
two boys, mid on Investigation found
them carrying a third, who was In tho
clutches of convulsions.
Young Hilton was carried Into tho
home of Alderman Ftank Pittman on
Park street, In front of which the
ncld had been drunk, but died twenty
minutes later without speaking. A
half-emptied bottle hia story.
Tho parents were prostrated by tho
news of their child's death, and can
not account for the same except on
the theory that such was brought
about by remor)"‘ over having
MAINE IN PORT
AFTJERJIRUISE
Ha« Oompletsd Spectacular
i 'Rpund-the-World Trip
With Fleet.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H., Oct. 19.-Tho
United States battleship Maine, efftar
making a circuit of the globe, arrived
here today. As the bsttlship was warped
Into line dock the "Jacklea" on b and and
thoso stationed In the yard gave vent to
prolonged cheers.
The battleship Maine, on swinging lc*
anchor nt the Portsmouth navy ynrl It*
day ended, together with the buttles.ilp
Alabama, which arrived at New Yjlk
today, the moat siicctacular aroutil-lhe-
world cruise ever medo by a ilrat-clais
modern warship. During the voyage,|
which wan started from Hampton Roads,
and which consumed $09 days, the two
clubs harboring Ineligible players, for
which a fine of $200 la provided for
the first offense. It Is directed that
"every national agreement player who
has violated this rule be placed on the ___
Ineligible list with the J***! 1 ^^' SmithvIUe, died In Amerlcus Sunday
to each of such players to be heard i Chappell *had been ill
b * ,or * ft',If 2 inflicted in .ccort- i3S ftW nlarty wi month, and
anca with the provisions ofnila 41. ; hl J ( j * aBt been pi aC cd In We hospital
Under thl. rulln* the Wo,hln*ton . w v.fore the end came, i
American Le«*uo club I. dlractcd not ta ff*ral?ff” hT”e"ral afSTra
to enter Into any contract, with any, amnn* them Mr. A Hen
otU* pUr«a <nr th at m , JTMac'rl .nfl Mr,,
who participated In these games until satnnton of Atlanta The fu*
such players have again been placed gS?™; this afternoon at
on th* «lt*1bl» Mat. the follnwln* beta* 2SIf«, v i7S^
— - - - the players: MiML Hmru. M> j Q M p aQan .
nnnt ignored : hanty, McBride, BMptcc, Kahoe.-Kaalty. I * r “ a " n *
a?°tm>d of°the Johnson araJ O'Nel*;. who. howow.j Mr. O. M. Vup*. on# «f.tha_o!df«t
rejudlccd claims * ~ *“
.nagers are not
buolneos Inter
ned observance
Of political conditions. Conf-ervstive
judge*, therefore, hesitate to accept the
concision of the re pub Ilea
that the election of Mr. Taft Is ae»ur-
#d* or th*; equally posltlv
belongs to Minneapolis. I citizens of Americas, died Sunday
Player Hughe* und*r reserve to the!evening, the end following an flhtens
Boston Americans and player Hart | of many months' duration. For many
who belongs to the Chicago Amcrl-' years he held a position here with
cans also come under the same rule the Central railway and was verr gen-
The same ruling 1* announced enilly ceteemed. R* Is survived by
against several members of th** Mil-i his ortfS, two daughtera. MASM* Bon-
waukee and Minneapolis American As- nle and **©nnle Fagan, and a son, Mr-
rtfons of soclatlon clubs. IJoscph M. Fagan, of Columbus.
Governor Smith Returns.
ATLANTA, Oct. 19.—Governor Hoko
Smith returned today from a cam
paign tour through tho middle west
in the interest of the democratic na
tional ticket. He speaks confidently
of party success a*, the November
election. „ , t ...
The governor Is of opinion that
Bryan will certainly win If he get*
Now York state, and that bis chance*
are reasonably good If he lo*e\ that
state. He say* that Indiana and Ne
braska nre democratic certainties, and
thnt Ohio,-Wisconsin and Kansas are
much Inclined towards Bryan. Ho
considers Missouri absolutely safe.
The governor will speak at Macon
Tuesday night, and will leave the lat
ter part of the week for New York.
TTe will deliver one address each In
New Jersey and Connecticut, possibly
one fn West Virginia, one at the Mad
ison Square Garden In New York city
next Monday night, and will spenl
the remainder of tho time before eli c-
tion In New York state.
Rewards Ottered.
ATLANTA, Oct. 19.—A reward ©f
$200 was -offered by the gover
nor today for the arrest of Charlie
Mitchell, who killed T. L. Peak and
C. F. Argo, two officers of th© law,
at Llthonla Sunday. He *hot them to
death ns they were trying to servo
him with a warrant, Chaining him
with assault with Intent to murder.
Rewards of $100 were offered for
the arrest with evidence to convict
of any of th© unknown persona In
volved In tho burning of n*gro school
houses and churches 4n Ktriy and
Baker counties recently.
Th© state will nay the sum of $100
for th© arrest of Cleve Marshall, a h©-
gro. who shot Otis Kidd, another nr-gr),
to death in Columbia county recently.
Rewards of 1100 each w -r* ••ftoo-'l
also for tho wrrest of Davi$ .Hender
son, alias Georg© Capers, nnd Kensey
Payne, 'two negroes, wanted for the
murder of Mat and Will Johnson In
Grady county.
Central's Alleged Deck Text*.
ATLANTA, On.. Oct. It—TJlIiretfhn
oyer the back taxes_©»>lm<d jo he dw»
the state by th© Central of, Georgia
Railroad Company on 18 049 shares of
fhlch was starled from Hampton
and which consumed $09 days, WIITI
IvcarelB covered more than 35,000 miles. L
•Tho battleship will remain at PortsL
mouth 28 daya for ducking and will then
further demonstrate her sea-worthiness
by going on th© North Atlantic Nt*Uon^H
the flagship for a month or two. M
lowing thla she will go out of commissi
after three years of arduous service.
Sailors Happy to Be Home,
Delight over the home-coming was *x-^
pressed on the face of every "Jackcy seen
today. A clever machinist a mat© has
prepared a history of thn cruise. It was
In the form or a blue covered, pamphlet,
giving complete dale of the battleship *
performances. It appeared thnt the bat-
itJeahlp had ateamed a total of 86,111
miles, although the aggregate distance
port to port was 31,293 miles. Bh© burned
22,000 tone of coal and her engines had
made approximately 13.000,000 revolutlona.
Th© pamphlet notea that In passing the
22.000 tons of coal more than 210 ahovele
The "moI no 1 'brought home before the
mast a large number of abort-time men|
from the other vessel* of the fleet. 8«v-l
enty of them left as soon as possible
after tha ship docked.. .
While nearly 200 of the men before the
meet made the entire world run, only
twelve of the officers were with the bat
tleship from the start. The Maine went
IK INDIAN BATTLE
4 RED-SKINS KILLED
GAME WARDEN ALSO MEETS
DEATH IN FIERCE FIGHTWITH
FLATHEAD8.
several years, and will »>©
Its evsariMp __ .... _
nharts of the stock. That feature of
MISSOULA. Mont., Oct. 19—A tele
phone message from Ovando, Powell
county, says that Deputy Warden C.
B. Peyton and four Flathead Indiana
ar# dead us a result of a fight between
Deputy Peyton and his assistant. Her
man Rudolph, and a band of Flathead
Indians near Holland's prairie on Swan
river yesterday afternoon.
Peyton nnd Rudolph were attempt.*
Ing to arrest the Indians for hunting
without a license* and killing deer in
excess or the number permitted by.
law. Peyton went to the camp of the
Indians and told them they must ac
company him to Missoula. Without
warning they fired on the deputy with
rifles. The fire was returned by Pey-
ton and Rudolph.
Yellow Heed we* on* of the Indians
killed. *Tho squawa escaped. N
ISAAC KERN, KINSMAN OF
NON. JOHN W. KERN, IS DEAO
G#p. Va.
He was a Confederate soldier,
was a republican.
Two Officers Sent Up For
Highway Robbery Get
Set-Back.
ATLANTA, Off.. Oct. 19—The prlffon
commission h»« turned flown * p.tl-
tlon for pardon mado by L. L. Caw
ley and W. M. Martin, two Augusta
policemen recently convicted of high
way robbery In th* superior court of
Richmond county. The policemen
have been on the chalngang for th*
past four months.
The ex-officers wer# arrested sever
al months ago. as they returned to
the station one night from their regu
lar tour of duty. Tho complaint was
made by a Chinese, one Lou Yam,' who
declared that he had been held up at
the point of a revolver and furred to
deliver his available supply of cash
and valuables to the two arms of the
law.
After spending some time in prison,
the men were convicted, the Jury re
commending mercy. Judge Hammond
sentenced them to pay a fine of $1,000
each or snend twelve months on tha
chalngang. The second alternative
waa accepted, nnd the former police
men have been Improving roadways.
Judge H. C. Roney represented the
prisoners In their petition for execu
tive clemency. It waa set forth that
they wore convicted on the testimony
of two Chinese who have, since plead
ed guilty to receiving stolen goods,
therefore coating a doubt of their pre
vious testimony.
Lengthy petition* cltlxen* of
Augusta, asking pardon for the two
men. nccoinpanled the application, ae
well as endorsements from Ordinary A.
R. Walton. Tear Collector C. fl. Roh-
ler. Tax Receiver W. J. Steed and
County Treasurer W. A. Clark.
The Jurors who aat In the trial of
th© case Joined In the recommendation.
The petition was declined without
comment. •
The commission also turned down
tho application of John Oreer, who
Is serving a life term from Sumter
county for murder, and similar appli
cations In’ sevoral other minor case*.
A Novel Requisition.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Oct. 19—Whet will
bo one of the most novel and Inter
esting requisition proceeding* the gov
ernor of Georgia has dealt with In a
long time, may come up within tho
next few da vs. They Involve Major
George P. Butler, one of th© best
known and most high standing clU-
sens of Augusta. t
Major Butler Is rorr.manrlant and
chief Instructor at the historic Rich
mond Academy. Recently, he nnd
Mr*. Butler went acres* the river*
from their horn© In Augusta, for the
purpose of fishing In a pond which was
open to the public.
A parlor rlflo was taken nlong, to
be used In shooting snakes or In kill
ing time. K% tho pond many didap
pers were found, and without thought
of tho game law several were shot.
Tho Incident cam© to the attention
of a South Carolina Justice of the
peace, who (turned a warrant for MaJ.
Butler's arrest on th© rharr© of vio
lating th# game laws of thnf state
The major offered to *nter a plea of
guilty and pay a reasonable fins, for
the nomlnnl violation, but lh# tender
was declined. It Is now stated that
the magistrate Is threatening to ask
Governor Ansel to Issue a requisition
for tho offonder.
While willing to stand reasonable
punlHhmont for nn unintentional vio-
fatlon of th© th© mnjnr does hot
propose to be mulcted for a heavy
penalty, and has employed former
Congressman W. IT. Fleming to protact
him from requisition nroceedlnrs.
Mr, Fleming has written Oovsrnor
asking for a hearing In case the
tlon is sousht. ,
“ iba ts at present nrofeasor
Mr. Fleml
flmlth. ssklni
Sjor Butler Is at present professor
In the Richmond Academy | and colonel
of th© local academy battalion and he Is
one of the highest trp© of rltlxens In
our state." Mr. Fleming state* In his
letter to tha chief executive JhiJ It
does not re©m to m© that^thengovernor
of South Carolina oan add anything to
th© reputation Of hie state by asking for
requisition papers In such a trivial nf-
f *Jr©*fitlm© Valor Butler is flnfllng the
Georgia side of the Savannah river the
mostattrertlv©. as rereral cmi*tabes
are said to b© ready lo act with dle-
nstrh should he appear on th© Carolina
bank.
Knights of Columbus Meet.
ATLANTA, Oa.. Oct. 19.—Many mem
bers of the Knlghta of Columbus met In
Atlents iundav for the exemplification
°Vhe exerefisa^were* conducted by P. If.
Rice, of Augusta, who Is master of that
degree, assisted by Victor J. Dorr, of
^The*exercise# concluded a dinner at the
Piedmont hotet end a sermon at a spe
cial mats by Father Gunn.
John Harper Still Plghte.
ATLANTA, 0*., Oct, 19.—Til# extra
ordinary motion for a new trial In the
caea of John Harper, now under sentence
of death l/or the murder of Sheriff Ren
Keith, of Murray county, was srgued In
th© supreme court to.lny.
if writer lias been under sentence of
death for about eighteen months, end has
enjoyed more than half a dozen reprieves.
He made on* escape from prleon and
was free for about three months, but wee
"Th 1 . £S' r,prt.vff *•• «T*nl»fl «■> P«-
mil an extraordinary motion for a new
ffiel nn the fTound'nf newly discovered
evidence. It waa denied In th* lower
court and an anneal was taken.-
Chas. W. Griffin, of Marietta, and Bam
D. Hewlett, of Atlents. renreaented the
prisoner at th© hearing today, and At-
tornev General Joan c. Hart and Solic
itor Oeneral Bam F. Maddox, of the Cher
okee circuit, represented the state.
FOUR ARE KILLED ARD 20
BRYAN CHARGES HIS OPPONENTS
WITH THE COLLECTION OF FUNDS
TO PURCHASE COMING ELECTION
STILL AT WORK
Anothor Mysterious Aeaault
In Columbus Early
Yesterday
COI.UIIBUS, Gil.. Oct. 19—Another
wu# added to the rerte* of tragedies
and mystifying Incidents of the past
few days In Columbus and vicinity
when A. J. Ragland, a well known
blacksmith, was found nt an early hour
In thn morning lying In a pool of hla
own blood in u strevt Just eant of tho
city.
He had been struck with a brick
which seems to have fractured tho
skull and hie condition Is extremely
serious.
Ragland went to his home with his
wife at 11 o'clock at night and tho
mystery of why lie was later uesaultcd
two miles from hie horn© and left In
the street has not been cleared. Ho
Is unable to give an Intelligent account
of how he met with the adventure.
JUDGE AIOS SPEER
VALIENT CONFEDERATE AT RIPE
AGE OF EIGHTY AN8WER8
LA8T ROLL CALL.
AMKRICUB, Ga., Oct. 19-rJuflge
Amos C. Speer, among the oldest rest
dents of Sumter county, and for fifty
years a clUson of Ainerlcus. died this
morning. Judgo Spoor was more than
eighty years of ago, and is survived by
nls wife and a largo nuthber of sons,
daughters and grandsons.
He was a valient Confederate sol
dier and left a limb In Virginia, but
Infirmities has cured for thoso
dependent upon him. For many years
ho whs ordinary and tax receiver of
Sumter county, bcaldes filling other
positions of responalhUUy and trust
COURT GRANTS CHANLER’S
TIREj) BRAIN A REST
CHARLOTTESVILLE. W. VA.. Oct.
19—Becausetlho plaintiff declared ho
wns nccuetothatUbr 'In mental work In
a recumbent position and sitting up
right In a wituese chair had fatigued
him, the cuse of John Armstrong Clmn-
lor, who In fighting for legal establish
ment of hi* sanity and recovery of a
fortune ho claims was wrested from
him In New York, wae today continued
until Monday, November $0. Th© hear
ing has been going on sevoral days
lit tho courthous© here. Mr. Chanlor
said h© desired a reet offer thrt© day*
of mental strain on tho witness aland
and this was agreed upon at a con
ference of lawyers. Joa. H. Choate.
Jr., countel for Thomas T. flhermsn.
Chnnl©r'* sanity "committee" ngalnxt
whom Chanler brought th© suit, left
today for New York after appointing
local lawyers to look after Hherman'a
Interests.
IS FINED FOR
T.B,
JBIIUP, Off., Oct. II—In the mayor-,
court her, today Hon. Jo.. A. Mor-
rln. until recently r.pre.entitlve and
now ono of the town', .Id.r/n.n, won
bound over to th. county court In t"«
■um of 9200 for mnmult nnd battery und
aim fined 920 on thn charic of dlnor-
dcrly conduct. Thn cure. *ri w out or
.tho recent bu**y whlpyln* Mr. Morrl.
admlnl.tcred to T. H. Ilnrtl*. editor
of thn Jmud Sentinel.
Mr. ll.rtl* with other, hu. octlvely
opnoud Mr. Morrl.' appointment nn
jud*o of tho county court and hnd ob
tained .vldenc. very dnuinKln* to Mr.
Mnrrla. The evidence today mowed
that on the mornln* of the 2th Morrl,
AnprMched llffrtl* In the otoro of Iten
Mlllknn and Bon. while Hartl*'* hack
waa turned nnd anaaulted him.
Kdltor Ilnrtl* employed Mere. WIN
eon. 'Ilenett nnd Inunhdln, of Wny-
rroaa. as hla nttorneya. At the licnr-
In*, Hon. J. W. Itennett of the above
firm waa promt nnd hnd char*e if
the proaccutlon.
'CLAYTON. N. M.. Oct. II—Four
peraona were killed In nnd near CUiy-
ton* laat nl*ht aa tha rcault of a tomm-
do and cloudburat. Twenty peraona
ware Injured, three of whom may die.
Tha new Union county courthouse
which coat 910,CM waa wrecked and
„ .core of hoIIres were demollehad or
torn from their foundation..
Telephone and telrcrapk wire, were
blown away aad mile, of pole, were
leveled. The dama*. In the bualnere
quarter of Clayton wae not h«avy.
The Colorado end Southern railroad
■u.Uluad heavy lore. Clayton wu In
utter darknea. laat nl*ht. The water
system wni put out of commt,Mo n hv
the storm and tha town la without
water.
TWO YEARS IS FLOATEO
NORFOLK. Va., Oct. 19-The four-
masted schooner Csssle F. Hronson.
Captain Wilson, of Mystls. Conn., for
two years ashore near Will* river on
the coast nf South Cero.lna. having
been floated, arrived here Coday ln tow
of the tug Jones of Wilmington. N. C.
The Bronson with part of the sho© of
the anchor gone nnd open garhoard
seams which had been patched tem
porarily by divers, waa at once order
ed hauled out for ©semination. The
Bronson at first valued .at $50,000, 1*
now worth approximately 120.000.
SPANISH ELEMENT ENTERS
THE JBAN ELECTIONS
HAVANA. Oct/ipT-Thsre are In
dications that the Spanish element will
play Important part in the approaching
election. th* conservative* hav
ing mad* an acUv# and apparently a
successful campaign to enlist Spanish
support. Of 36.000 Spaniard* eligi
ble for the frant-hhe. 23.000 have al
ready registered. Tomorrow will be
the last day of registration.
From Santa Clara province come
complaints of Intimidation of conser
vative electors by hired liberal hraVos.
Cub*, a conservative organ, appeals in
an editorial to the conservatives to re
sist such attacks, by th* fore* of Arms
If ntcraeary.
This Accusation Created a Dis-
tinct Sensation at
. - t
‘ Alton
DECLARES REPUBLIGANS <
WANT A MILLION DOLLARS
Broadly Aeeerte that They Will Ue* •
Money on Election Day “At They
Have Used it Year After Year”— j
Democracy Aeka for $100,000, and Mr. ( '>
Bryan Doesn't Understand How Re
publicans Can Use a Million Legiti
mately.
CHICAGO, Oct. 19—William J. Bry
an arrived In Chicago tcnlght at * !
o'clock In a blue© Of glory after an alt-
day trip through Illinois. Thousand*
assembled at the union depot to grace
him ns hla apeclal pulled In an hour
and fifteen minutes late and In the
crowd- to do him honor were a large
delegation from the Cook county dem
ocracy, members of the national com-,
mlttee and all the local democratic i
candidates, Including the candidates
for nongrees who escorted him in fifty .
automobiles to Pllsen Dark, wln'rt h*
addressed a great throng. WJk
As he emerged from the station v,
great quantity of red fire and roman
candles were set off. the crowd all th©
while wildly cheering. A* the long
procession of motor cars passed down
the street, their occupants continued :
the pyrotechnlo display. SYom ril-
aen Park, th* democratic candidate wa* j
escorted to Arcado. where another $dg.
crowd was on hand and accorded him
an ovation. Many In the Pllsen Tark ,
audience were laboring people. .
To Laboring People. 1
"It I am elected president," *ald Mr.
Bryan, "and tb* more I travel and
mingle with the people, the more I am
convinced that I will bo elected—if
I am olectod. I Intend to have a sec
retary of labor «« a member of the
cabinet. The nffair* of the working
men of this country are too great not
to have e representative on the pres
ident's advisory board. From thl*
secretary I should ee*k advice on leg
islation of Intorcst to tho working
man."
Publication Campaign Funds. J
Taking up th*' subject of ptfisllcatlon
of campaign fund© .Mr. Itryan *^id:
••J aelred a Urge audience whether
they wore In favor of «!»*' repuUllren
method of publishing contributions »ft*r
the campaign or of the democratic war
if publishing them before. I a«©d all
favor of the republican way to hold
their bands. Not one band tva« dla-
In fi
up tl.. ..
played."
Springs Sensation.
The feature of Mr. Bryan's
pmpmmpipvHPHjHH jouro«]d
through his native state of Illlnol* today
wns the accusation, repeatedly made,
thnt tho Republican party wan now pre
paring to purchase the election. The
statement, first made nt Alton, rt
distinct sensation. The demo-...-. ...
©aid. were nrking only for a hundred
thousand dollnr# with which to finish
paring w jiuniii»*n
statement, first made at Alton, caiwad a
latlnct sen nation. The der™
ild, were risking only for
inouaand dollars with which •••••--
the work of the campaign whllo the re
publicans \rero asking for a ' million.
'•Whet do they need tho money for
now?" he Inquired, and answering hie
own question lie declared that It waa for
use on election day, as they hav© uaad
It year after year. V ’ ...
The trip to tide city from Lincoln was
made vis. *♦.. Louie and the democratlo^.
candidate for president nil nlong the .In© »
of travel through thla atate wa* accord- '
#.d enthusiastic demonstration* by large
'(■curing crowd*. He delivered elsteen
ipeeche* In nil, some of them of cnnuli!-
• ruble length. Stops w*r* t made at
Rest 8t, Louie. iii.»nlte «-Bv. . Alton,
•nrllnvlll© Girard. Vlrgen. HprtngfleUI.
Uncoin. Bloomington. Pontiac. Joliet.
J.i-mont and several other ptocee not ea
in, the p
governor,
•o andlai
inning mate. Adlal
-©sent ricmnrmtla i
and both spok* t<
Mr. BryArt's Confidence ManWeet.
Tho conIMtnro ot Mr. Drran In ht«
wa* expr*Hi>*d when, in «{>##*-
\ demonstrative crowd at f
_ declarer! 'list he would he
Washington ufter the fourth of M
ine of tho surprising features
i was tho mounter drmonstzetl
ded him at Joliet, where but f-
spoke la the “
Oil© <’f thr
I Ih
alk©d
,'oclfr
911.1
mnopoly. I
try of the evil of r
am willing to go do<
cry morning amt t<
— — — th | g
should'“make my countrymen go do
their knees and *»y to a trust nm
•Give us this day our dally broad
have him anewer: I will If vn
vote the tlrk.l
try/*
TAFT’S VOICE
ALMOST GONE
Campaign Entirely Too Stren
uous For His Vocal
. Outfit, j' ^ • j
NEW YORK. Oct. 19.—ThAt Judg*
Taft * vole# Is In such bad condition that
he will have to cancel many of hi* date*
for speaking was Indicated by CNUrmn*
Hitchcock ou hts return today from *•
murnlng vUlt with Mr. Taft at Newark.
N. J. Thl* means roarraageneeat of air.
^Th# arrangenient wW cut out all rf
Mr. Toffs day nerebe* and one of hu
night speeches. Th© latter U tne epee*.»
which hadJ>re« planned for Chicago next
that molt rf Mr.
Toff© date* In West VirginU will b*
cancelled. The dates for Mr. Tnft *
speeches In Connecticut also may be can-
C *Brf* Rtehardeon. tb# throat sp©eiaii«t*
who la iraxellng with Mr. Tafl.-fc of thj
rictcd *35*11/ f by Ms outdoor -peak-