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WEATHER FORECAST FOR GEORQfA: FAIR AND WARMER MONDAY} TUESDAY FAIR} LIGHT VARIABLE WINDS.
ESTABLISHED IN 1826.
MACON, GA., MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 16, 1908
DAILY, 17.00 A YEAR.
COMMERCIAL MIND OF NATION
UNDERGOES CHANCE SENTIMENT
TOWARD HONEST CORPORATIONS
Better Feeliag for Railroads
in South and Southwest
is Marked.
One of the Most Important Acts of the
Organization was to Insist on Roosa.
velt Keeping His Counsel—President
Simmons Says "Muckrakers” Hava
Ceased to Show Their Hoads end
Demagogues Have Quit Gossiping—
Healthy Sentiment is Crystallzing
Toward Properly Conducted Corpor-
ations and Railways.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 15—That the moat
important result accomplished by the
National Prosperity Association or
ganized to hasten the return of pros
perity “Is the change In public senti
ment towards railroads and large cor
porations especially in the south and
southwest," Is the declaration of E.
c. Simmons, president of the associa
tion who today made public a letter
which he sent to all the members of
the organization announcing the com
pletion of its work.
Quietus On President.
After stating that the organization
obtained results far better than had
been expected. Mr. Simmons declares
that among the most Important re
sults achieved was the visit to Presi
dent Roosevelt. "Which resulted in
his not sending any more messages
to congress or doing anything that
had the appearance of being an attack
upon railroads or other large corpora
tions."
Demagogues to the Rear.
Continuing Mr. Simmons says:
" ‘Muckrake™* have ceased to show
their heads, demagogues have quit
talking and a very healthy state of
mind prevails towards these indus
tries, whereas previously to our work
there was a vicious antagonism clearly
evident among the masses of the peo-
v "pie, most of w 1 -•
or opinions wit*
proper thought.
"We confidently believe that the work
of the association has 5n great measure
prepared the commercial mind of thl3
country for the quick return of a full
measure of prosperity.'*
in STOCKS’ ACTIVITY
/LURRIES ARE OVERCOME, AND
CAUTION IS SHOWN IN DEAL
INGS.
tho financial
States commissioner of education; Con
gressman Charles It Davis, of Minnesota:
Magnus W. Alexander, general manager
of the General Electric Company. Lynn.
Mtsa; Theodore H. Search, president of
the Pennsylvania Museum and School of
Industrial Arts. Philadelphia, and Gover
nor Iloke Smith, of Georgia.
Industrial schools of Massachusetts.
New York. Pennsylvania and half dozen
southern states will make exhibits.
WILLIAM LOSES
MUCH INFLUENCE
—
The Death of Popular Sense
of Grievance Is Almost
Inexplicable
BERLIN, Nov. 15—Because of the
tragic death of General Count Huel-
sen-Haesler, chief of the German mili
tary cabinet, tho emperor has tele
graphed Chancellor Von Buelow that
the audience arranged to take place
at Kiel tomorrow aboard the battleship
Deutschland must be deferred. The
emperor will return to Berlin on Tues
day. when the meeting between him
and the imperial chancellor, which the
country awuits with Intense feeling, is
expected to occur.
Count Dies Before Emperor.
Count Huelsen Haesler suddenly fell,
stricken with apoplexy, at Donaues-
chunlng, last evening In the emperor's
prosence. and died almost immediately.
Emperor William was greatly shock
ed at the death of his aide und can
celed all engagements at Kiel, but
after a requiem mass was said at
Donaueschining early today at which
the emperor laid a wreath upon the
casket, he went to Baden Haden, where
the empress Is visiting her great aunt,
the Grand Duchess Louise. His ma
jesty will return to Donaueschining
tomorrow and from there will proceed
to Berlin..
Public firritatlon agulnst the em
peror seems to Increase with the delay
In the emperor’s receiving the chan
cellor. The expectation appears to be
that the emperor will make some sort
of a declaration which may tranqul-
Use his .subjects.
Thg depth of- the popular sense of
grievance against the emperor Is al
most-Inexplicable. One of the lead
ers of the national liberals In the
Reichstag said today;
"The emperor has lost 76 per cent of
his Influence In Germany within two
weeks." *
Interview Brought Bitter Feeling.
Since the growing feeling against Em
peror Williams* personal Initiative both
In Internal and .external affairs was sud-
hlbltlons of violence that have aston
ished even the advanced radicals. The
"Interview merely has Been the occa
sion for a passionate expression of the
German people's desire that the sover
eign's power shall be limited to dose
constitutions] Interpretations. Tho so
cialists and radicals are loud in their
demands for. strict parliamentary respon
sibility. Dr. Theodore Barth, leader of
of the radical parties In the relch-
200,000 PEOPLE
FOR If RACES
Savannah Prepares to Take
Care of All Who Desire to
Attend
SAVANNAH, Ga.. Nov. 1, Mr.
Robert Lee Morrell, chairman of the
contest committee of tho Automobile
Club of America, on his arrival here
from N$w York wild that In his opin
ion 200,000 people would wltneaa the
grand prize race on Thanksgiving.
Since the new* that such large
crowds would visit Savannah- for the
races has been published over the
country an Impression that Savannah
could not handle tho people has been
left. This is erroneous. Two months
ago the people of Savannah began to
offer their homes to uccommodnte the
visitors, and elnco the bureau of In
formation has been opened at the
union station those In charge have
been flooded*with offers of rooms and
eating places. They are all offered
at reasonable rates.
The bureau of Information has ®
list of all homes that have been of
fered and all people who have stated
they would feed the visitors, so any
one applying at that office Immedi
ately on arrival will be furnished
with a place. The railroads have all
made provisions for handling large
crowds, so there will be no Inconven
ience experienced by any visitors
from those sources.
At the course every detail has been
perfected for handling the crowds.
Those who have grandstand seats,
and there are some left, will be taken
care of by a large corps of ushers,
and plenty of parking apace for ma
chines has been provided.
of tho sentli ,
onfldcnce Which has permeated
.— lal and business world were
illustrated In the great vnrlety and activ
ity of stock market operations last week.
The average of the dally transactions
at the New York Stock Exchange) was
over a million and a half shares of
stocks and In bonds the par value of the
average dally transactions rose to nearly
<5,000.000. The more practiced profes- 1
elonnl operators In the stocks showed
growing caution In their operations and '
were quick to take alarm at one or two i
incidents of the week, which It was fear- !
ed might prove the determining factor In
overturning a porslbly top heavy specu
lative position and bringing on the violent!
reaction with which rapid speculative ad-1
' «-l..v «.ui.t.ii,aie. jwo Incidents
wero of special Influence In causing the
reactionary movements which character
ised the market. Op Monday there was
a heavy unloading of securities by the
more timid on account of the decision by
n United States court favoring the gov
ernment’s contention of the unlawful-
neaa of the formation of the American
Tobacco Company. The quick passing of
the influence of this episode was due to
the conviction that the late elections
showed a revulsion of public sentiment in
ment and outlay.
Market Resists Rumors.
The second Incident, by resisting which
the market demonstrated Its underlying
strength, waa the failure of the very pos-
itlve rumors that the Union Pactflc and
the Southern Pacific dividends were to
be Increased. The furious speculation en
gendered In there stocks by these false
rumors and the violent reaction In them
which followed on the dlsproval of the
rumors had Its momentary unsettling ef
fect on the whole market, but Its recu
perative power was again strikingly
demonstrated.
Money Supply Ample,
Supplies of money are abundant to af-
stag, says
strongest c .
and that he has done
RULERS’ DEATHS
21 HOURS APART
At Five O'clock Yesterday 1 Af
ternoon Death of Dowager
Empress Announced
PEKIN, Nov. IB.—It I, officially
announced that tho dowager empress
of China died at 2 o’clock this After
noon.
Washington Gets Official News.
WASHIN&TON, Nov. 15.—The Chi
nese legation this afternoon received
official confirmation of the death of
tfhe emperor and the empress downgor
of China. The emperor died yesterday
afternoon at 5 o’clock and the emprCca
dowager at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
In Western Hills To Lit.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15—Both the
emperor and the empress will. If pre
cedent Is followed, be burled In the
Imperlaleum in the Western Hills, Just
a few miles away from Pekin with
which they are connected by ralj. All
the rulers of the Manchu dynasty are
Interred there.
Details of the ceremonies attending
the Interments of tho deceased rulers
will be arranged by the minister of
.... emperor Is”the I rites. The transition In the govem-
stronsest colleague ths radicals have,, ment. the officials of the legation say,
to show the j will take place without trouble of any
J,.* j kind, everything pertaining to the ap
SSTSmB *m!?4oX. polntm.nt of the new haad. boU>B pro.
Con.erv,live. Look to Von Buelow. *»'» '» n en “ rcly lc|fl1 nna
The powerful conservative Interests prop#r mann *r.
look to Prince Von Buelow to obtain *~, ,,
guarantees that his majesty will faith- Thr£-Y«t p -Old Ruler on Throne,
fully observe the will of the minor Clcr- PEKIN, Nov. .18—Tsxe Tsl An, the
man kingdoms and of parliament, and, dowager empress of China, the au-
SSLJjl th * i tocratJc head of the government, which
thn»n«h b a U ni n Lv the 1 innieWlff *iSm22 a • -h ® directed without successful Inter-
csllor y * ® cbRn ‘ ferenc 0 since 1851 and without pro-
The“chancellor will present to the em- tPHt slnco 1881, died at 2 o/clock this
peror a strong statement with reference i afternoon. *
to the attitude of the relehstag, that thn 1 Tho announcement of the dowager
*? & e,nrn *! empress* death was official and fol-
«r"” h«*.|X ! ,dL n hu wmuiMA a™: i {™"> thV SESSSrTid
thorlty in discussing controverted ques-I\, a i Kuang-Hsu, the emperor, ha«l
tlons, with which the government Is iden-i died yesterday at 5 o clock In the aft*
tlrted. with foreigners. He will com-jornoon, but It Is believed that the
munlcate to the emperor the opinion for-. death of both the emperor and the
S he bundes- j dowager empress occurred a consider-
isth thst It Would be wiser for the em- ni.t A time before that set down In thn
peror not to express views affecting the iw,* i-iJ!-
relations of thn empire with other coun- off ] c,a * etatements.
tries, except through the responsible mlr-! An edict Issued at 8 o clock this
isters. He will endeavor to Impress his morning placed upon the throne Prince
majesty with the fart that thn people at' Pu-YI, the three-year-old son cf Prince
ii*. ,.5 0 . u 5ll’ y # ro , Chun, the regent of tho empire, tn ec-
Gpposed tO nl» Intervention In affairs for rnrrlnnr* with n. rmimli* irlvrn hv thn
which the chancellor and the other Ger-' coraance wun a promise given ny uie
man officials of state nre resnonslble. it dowager empress soon after the mar-
It under*tood that there has already been rlago of Prince Chun In 1903. An
an exchange of views between the em- 1 edict Issued on Friday made Pu-YI
peror snd Chancellor Von Buelow. and i heir presumptive. The foreign lrga-
Li? wfS).''Uty“wii' 0 L ^,i rc to'mr“ ££*5*J, a!
the emergency by consenting to enter- of " f ,h< *
tain the suggested reforms in his pro
ford means for sustaining the specula
tion. Increased requlremer* - '
trade revival and from large
ONE OF TAFT’S HOBBIES •
IS MUSIC-RAGTIME SORT
tlon. Increased requirements for
capital I
.. I — —I jsr mak-'
tng their Influence felt In the time money
market, where rates have risen and
tenders Lave grown mere exigent In
their terms and less disposed to put out
funds at present rater. The quieting of
foreign polities has relieved tho securi
ties market from one source of pressure
and the stiffening of the domestic money
LEADING EDUCATORS
TO ATTEND MEETING
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION TO BE DIS
CUSSED IN* ATLANTA THIS
WEEK.
the foreign board of the death of tho
emperor and the succession of Prince
Pu-YI. Troops have been In readi
ness for several days to quell any
disorders that might arlaceon the death
of Kuang-Hsu. and the possibility of
uprising was made greater because of
the fact that the death of the dowager
empress was knoyn to be close at
hand.
WARmNAThN ik wn.. | Pr,n <ta Chun. the regent, has ordered
wwiSPKL '«■ .l 1 ‘rfSiH?, S.'! the viceroys and governors to take
H« did netware V while ftTSKc*. A PW-uHonii f«r the rontlnnntlop of the
close friend of his declares it was administration of the provinces ns
formed from reading Kipling. i heretofore, and he has ordered a htin-
Mr. Taft was very 111 in January, 1*02,! dred days of mourning. The court
JfJjfA $• lh wwf? n *P° rt : wil1 8° ,nt0 niournlng for three years,
i.rant ror sin rraneisco. While,con-i « . . , , _ , .
flned to his state room lie read Kipling.! Great Transformation in Pekin.
a . Ta,e the West ami j Pekin already has been greatly trnna-
56SL pIca * ed aIm - moal » especially formed; all red objects have been re
moved and.blue substituted. The poo-
Now. it Is not good for the Christian Pie l«*rned this evening of the death
health to hustle the Aryan brown. I of tho dowager empress and they show.
For the Christian rllcg and the Aryan • ed that they were profoundly Impress-
*57 iS* a Jl‘i w 5 a TJl ,, « t, \?. c . hr, " l i an ^ ,own; i * d th e passing of their powerful
A white »nd ru, " r - Th ® foreigners In the city are
ceased,* * f * * d ' watching the strange ceremonies with
Ami the epitaph drear: "A fool Hen j Kreat Interest. At the palace, elabo
here who tried to hustle the
Reside Kipling, Mr. Taft Ijas tdher
hobble*. One 1s music, particularly rag
time. Favorite tunes: "Rufus Rastus
Johnson Brown" and "The Road to
ATLANTA. Oa.. Nor. 15.—The scoond
annual convention of the National So
ciety for the Promotion of Industrial
Education, the membership of which In
cludes some of the most distinguished
educators In th# country, will b<> held In
Atlanta Thursday. Friday and Saturday
of this week. Kshiofts from twenty-
The meeting will be presided over by
Carroll IX Wright, president, formerly
United States commissioner of laiier.
Among the «peak»rs will he Secretary
Wilson, of the toiled Slate* department
NOTED CONFEDERATE,
rate rites are being observed,
flood of edicts h*M boen sent forth.
Deathbed observances of three thous.
and years ago marked the passing or
the emperor and dowager. They died
alono and unattended, although sur
rounded by circles of abject specta
tors. who remained a rod distant, as,
on account of the sacred persons of
, their majesties, th*»y could not be ip-
proached. The empeor died aa he had
lived, without ministration of what
ever kind, or scientific aid.
WASHINGTON. Nov. IS.—Albert O.! The dowager empress Is believed to
Holland. » member of thn lint rmptny ha»* •uccyffully Mt»bll*tad thn Chon
organized In Washington to light for the r ** f5rne * r h- r « *s the -lanenu r»-,7lme.
CqnlalrrvT died suddenly tn this -i,- without obstacle, and tho-opinion Js
tod-ir iJjLSduo* partin She fl£t held here that this solotton of the
KtS* of Ma—Ts foushunTl! difficulty which has necessarily con-
captured snd went to Camp Chase, where fronted the government, is tho b*Jst
be was released at the close of the war. poaslhle.
u5l rK-SSST! Knff .wort.nf lht dnwngA dwt* to
tured flags fOr the federal government, spread broadcast no general disorders
while It was Ms aim to destroy them dur- 8
tag the war. j t
NEWS FORECAST
COMING WEEK
Foreign developments eeem
likely to rival, If they do not
overahsdow domestic news during
the coming week. The extraordi
nary events of tho past few days
In Qermany, following the publi
cation In London of an Interview
In which the German emperor was
quoted as discussing foreign af
fairs with marked absence of re
serve; the drastic comments pass
ed upon the Interview In the GeS
parliament, and the embar
rassing position In which the
whole affair has placed Chancellor
VonBuelow, have added Immens-ily
kslscr and the chancellor, „ It
was to have taken place at Kiel
Monday, but ostensibly on ac
count of the death of Count Huel-
sen-Haeieler, has been postponed
^ur.tll later In the week.
Manchu dynasty, has <
unseating of the hatsd Manchu line
of rulers. There are semi-offi
cial assurances from Toklo Justify-
belief that there will be no
i Japan's part to make the
emergency an occasion for aggres
sion.
IZ
Negotiations continue between
the European powers regarding
the tangle In the Balkans. Mean-
tween Servla nnd Austria-Hungary
afford the moat explosive factor In
the Immediate foreground.
Roman Catholics throughout the
world participate In spirit and
loyal Interest, If not everywhere
In fact, In the celebration of the
pope's entrance Into the prlost*
and navy will conclude Monday
■■PPHBi vessels since the
Russo-Japanese war.
Important litigation and court
trials occupy a large place In the
news of the week. The most con
spicuous figure visible In this part
of the week's program Is John D.
Rockefeller, who, with John D.
summoned to testify In New York
city for the defense In the suit of
the government for the dissolution
8ylvester a. Williams, of Den
ver, special examiner for the
United States court In the anti
merger suit, aimed at the dissolu
tion of the Harrlmsn system of
railroads, will begin taking testi
mony In New York city on Tuea-
Tuesday la the day set for the
,, "Labor Legislation Dinner” at the
^ white house, which has bean the
subject of much comment.
National meetings of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, and Pat
rons of Husbandry continue at
Atlanta to Get Thrills a-Plenty
During Impending Munici
pal Row.
ATLANTA, OA. Not. Wll»t prom
ise. to be the most remarkable munlcl-
pal campaign Atlanta has ever known
will begin Ip full blast here Monday,
when the flrst organised steps will be
taken to place Jatnea G. Woodward In
|o\vn-mid-out column, so fai as Jc-
. poll flea Is concerned. Throughout
Mr. Woodward's spectacular political ca
reer he has never faced such stubborn
opposition an he will have to combnt for
the next flftern days, and Ills ability to
overcome It la doubted by many of his
former close supporters.
Short and Snappy Campaign.
The eavlng grace of the campnlgn will
be In the fact that It must bo abort
und snappy, nn many of the details may
not be to the liking of the refined mind,
Thla 1* caused by the leading Issue
i '?lng the alleg-1 >en-onal conduct of
Mr. Woodward since hla nomination In a
white primary. Those who are behind
the candidacy of Robert F. Maddox are
showing a spirit which, if maintained,
I will hardly brook defeat Never before
have the eubetantbU business Interests
of the city been so united on a mattor
! political. That they will not only work,
hut. If accessary, raise the biggest cam
paign fund, ever known in local polities.
Is not to be seriously doubted.
Woodward Is III.
Added to Mr. Woodward's other mls-
furtunea Is that of illness. Since tho
a Urged escapade which brought about In
dependent opposition lie haa nut been
xcen on the atrect. He la said to be
suffering from serious throat and kidney
nd may bo laid up for weeks
serious dlsadvan-
great
i. ai._
Thla nlnrrti him at
, luge In the campaign, __ . _
I hi length has always been In aligning
I und enthusing hla forces.
A Neat Distinction.
I Mr. Woodward, tn a statement Issued
; Saturday night, draws a neat distinction
j between "being drunk" and "drinking
too much." It la of the latter offense
that he admlta guilt, aaylng that a typo
graphical runlMdon made him confess to
the former In hla first published state
ment. He claims to be the victim of "ex
aggerated criticism." nnd pleads with
hln frlenda to give him
Ing befoi
Emperor Mere Figurehead.
Kuun-hsu was born In 1870. * Hla suc
cession to the throne In ■>187i) waa one of
the many arbitrary nnd Illegal nets of the
dowager empress, who adopted him Into
tho succession from n gnnoratlon tho
same aa that of Ids predecessor. The
constitution of the Manchu dynasty and
precedent provide that ths succession
shall go to the next following generation.
Ever since the dowager empress haa been
the real sovereign of China. Kuang-hsu
has been a weakling and the dowager
bss ruled the empire with a will of Iron,
The emperor, the court and the gqvnrn*
ment, have bowed down to her. and alio
haa kept the matter of the succession to
the throne entirely In her own hands for
the purpose of being nble to dictate who
should auccedd to nominal power. Khe
desired two things, that the prexent
Manchu dynasty he continued, and to
control the successor of Kuang-hsu for
her own ends. . ,
In January of IMi) the dowager em
press adopted Pu Oiun, son of Prince
Tuan, the Boxer chieftain heir appurent.
but sh« disinherited him In Noveml»er of
1*01, at the behest of the alllnd powers.
Since then the matter of an heir appar
ent haa l»ecn In abeyance, and the
dowager empress. In whose hands the
power of election was. gave no duo to
her purpose. ^
From Manchua House.
Both tho dowager empress and the em
peror are Manchus. not (*hine«£, and as
— L the ban of Chinese
lucre.-)slug anltl-Manchu
for the other aide. Dr. Broughton
It Is probable that In the campaign Mr.
Woodward will be personally Ignored.
The policy of the managers. It la said,
la to refer to him and hi" alleged con
duct only when It la absolutely neces
sary to do so. and to engago In no per
sonal controversy with him or hla friends.
Want Broughton to Play Mum.
An Interesting tactical move, accord-
Ing to reports. Is the effort being made
to keep Dr. I*en O. Broughton out of
the controversy. It la a sort of locnl
political truism thst denunciation from
the Tabernacle pulpit nlways innkos
aid#. Dr. Broughton
lurope ' • *~
. F „»v.. y Had .............
batteries upon Woodward, as has !v
. tofore been his custom whenever oiw
I slon warranted. It la believed that he
will be prevailed Upon to express him-
; self—after the election. The recent turn
of affairs la n reminder that only n short
rime ago Dr. Broughton expressedl hla
LflrsU kind sentiments alxiut Mr. Wood
ward. They were expressed In his last
advance notice from New York, and were
oubllshed about a week before tho al
leged conyivML episode took 4 blare- The
illow
tho
i the
„ Whether nr
rot these Incidents were correlative Is
not known.
Vote May Be Large.
The vote at the ron cm I election, Into
which the contest will l»e thrown, mry
be grant. The elly reglrirnfbm amount 1 '
to a total of 1R.?r.ft, nnd the hooka do not
close until November 25. There are
1,1*4 negroes on the registry Hats. Not
more than one-half of the nunllflM city
vote waa polled In the recent city prl-
the candidacy of Mr. Maddox, nnd Mr.
....ntloned In connection with tho Indo-
R endent campaign, lias announced that
e will support Maddox
An effort may he mf
cllv primary committee I
ter and try and depose Woodward. It
Is not believed It am reconsider Its ac
tion declaring him the regular nominee,
they have no rule* governing tho —
party which has sought '
of the dynasty und
>f Chinese
ig anltl-Manchu
the suppression
restoration of a
Chlneae emperor to the throne, Kuang-
hsu la a son of a brother of the huahand
of thn dowager empress.
In 1817. Kuang-hsu being then seven*
teen, the dowager empress married him
to her niece. Nln.* year* then passed
without China or tho wojjd bearing any
thing of Importance concerning him, or
his policy as a ruler. Then. In 18*8. after
the selxure of Klao-Choti by Germany,
he threatened to abdicate If not given full
power. Tho dowager empress mad* u
pretense of turning over control of tho
government to him. nnd for four months
he waa as nonr as he ever haa been to
being the actual ruler of Ms empire,
1m ring this period many reform edicts
were Issued from the palace, and It waa
evident that jdnna were under wav for
the westernising of both the government
snd the court. Put one day in Hcntem-
ber, 1891 the down ter empress suddenly
confronted and d'-nounced hint and took
from him the anil of sir to and put him
under guard. The emperor’s reformer
friends were pursued with vengenee by
the dowager empress, who caused als of
them to he execuied. On January 24,
189», she forced the emperor to sign a de
cree announcing hl» own abdication and
he waa kept a prisoner by her for two
yearn. It waa Nll-ved that he hnd
been killed. The fmelgn powers made
representation* on the subject of his
health whicii resulted In hts being esam-
Ined by a French physician.
After that nothing waa heard Of the
emperor until the Borer uprising and tho
riege of the foreign legations at Peking.
On the dav aft**r the relief of the legit
tloni. April 15. the emperor ft*d with The
rest of the court to Slan-fu. wJtern he
remained'until he returned to Peking
with the court on January 7. 1902.
FIRE DAMAGES BARK ' '
IN PORT OF BRUNSWICK
BRUNSWICK. Ga.. Nov. IS.—Fire waa
discovered this morning at • o'clock In
the Norwegian hark Haugar, which has
been water-logged for over a week' on
gccomt of running aground while be
ing tawed to sen by a tug.
The city fire department and two steam
nompa sieved on the tire from * until
1:20 o'clock thla afternoon, when the
Are. eras under control.
The origin of the Are In unknown, but
was mippoeed to have been caused by a
g— i board, ft Is ImposM-
he damage 'o th* vea-
> forty thousand feet of lum-
duct of candidates.
would probably
DON’T WANT HER
ON THE FREE LIST
georgia-florida saw mill men
8EtyD REPRESENTATIVE TO
APPEAR BEFORE COM-
MITTEE.
.SAVANNAH, Oa., Nov. IB—Though
the market locally for both yellow and
short leaf pine lumber continues rather
Inactive, having not y«t gained tho
customary activity, there were some
rather substantial Inquiries on tho
market, principal of which was ono
large schedule for material with which
to build In the Charleston navy yard.
Thla schedule wag for several million
feet ot lumber and local linns wore
busy preparing their bids tor tho con
tract. It Is quite aur* that some clone
figuring will be the result, for there
are quite a number of Uu> lumbermen
after the business offered by the gov
ernment, and large schedules of this
chnrartrr onwnot always available.
Doubtless, however, a fair margin of
profits will be cleaned up by tho for
tunate bidder.
Big Spanish Order for Lumber.
A feature of the week Just ended was
the revival of the Inquiry from Hpsln
for lumber. On** substantial order at
least was closed by a local firm
amounting to about five million f**t
of material (dimensions) and it In un
derstood that there are other Inquiries
on tha market from points In Hpan-
IsH territory.
Another feature of the week waa tha
number of Inquiries for yard matorlal
for requirements In the north. There
waa aevrral large schedules offering
during the week but pending replies
from Interior mill people ns lo whether
or not the material was avc.'Vibfa Im
mediately none of ihc Inquiries from
this aourc« were closed. It la vary
probable, however, that they wilt be
clinched with contracts early next
week. The general prices quoted In
the yard stocks were about on a purity
with those secured in recent weeks.
Reduced Freights Aid io Business.
Now that tho matter of water
FORAKER DEFENDS HIS POSITION
BY MAKING PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
ATTORNEYS KLINE AND ELLIOTT
freights to New York has been defi
nitely settled and the rates cut by
a dollar beginning December 1st tho
local trade aa a rule la advising pat
rons of the reductions made nnd It Is
probable that this will secure much
business which would otherwiso be
sent elsewhere.
Representing the aeorgla-Florida
Saw Mill Association of which ho la
vice president for Georgia, Mr. Wm.
B. Stillwell, left for Washington dur
ing the week where he will Join forces
with the lumbormcir from elsewhere In
lighting the placing of lumber on the
free Hat. The lumbermen of this sec
tion do not want the tariff removed
and Mr. Stillwell will oo explain bo-
fore the congressional committee next
Friday.
DELANEY KILLED
IN JUNAWAY
Prominent Saloon Man and
Wife Victims of Bad
1 Acoident
JACKSONVILLE. Fla.. Nor. 15—Jm.
Delianey, a prominent saloon man. was
thrown from his buggy In a runaway
accident thla afternoon and almost In
stantly killed, while his wife wa* badly
bruised.
Mr. and Mrs. DeT.aney were driving
around the rock road bell, when their
horse became frightened and ran. the
wheels of the buggy catching In the
car track, throwing Mr. DcLaney violent
ly to the pavement, and he was dead al
most before assistance could reach him.
NEWSPAPERS
ANDJISTORY
Historical Value to Bo Pre
sented to American His
torical Society
Washington! nov. is—Tho pro-
gram for the twenty-fourth annual
meeting of the Amqrlcnn HHtorloal
Association to be held In Washington
and Richmond, December IK-81 has
JURt.bcon Issued. Among tha many
papers bf # Interest to -bo regd will be
several hearing illroetly upon newspa
pers and ttielr relation to history. They
are:
"Tho American Newsjiapers of the
ISIghtcinth Century as Sources of His
tory"—Wllllnm Nelson, corresponding
secretary of tho New Jersey Historical
Society.
"The Use of Nowspspurs for the
History of the Period from 1860 io
1877"—James Ford Rhodes.
"The Use for Historical Purpose* of
the Newspapers of the Last Thirty
Years"—TnJcott Williams, of tho Phil
adelphia Press.
"Associated Press Dispatches an Ma
terials f«r History"—Melville K. Htone,
general manager of the Associated
Press.
Mooting with the association will be
tho American Political Science Asso
ciation of which the lit. Hon. James
Bryce, th*. 'firltlHh umbnssudor, In pres
ident. and who will deliver the annual
nddress, "The Rotations of Political
Hcienco to History nnd to Practice" bo-
fore thn Joint meeting.
STEEL TRUST READY
TO BUILD NEW PUNTS
$10,000,000 TO BE 8PENT, ACCORD
ING TO STATEMENT OF PRES
IDENT COFJEY.
PITTSBURG, Nov. 15—Arrangements
for spending about $10,000,000 on now
mills and Improvementn of old mills In
the Pittsburg district were completed
by offlclnls of the United Htates Steel
corporation hero today. Before leav
ing for tho east tonight President W.
Kills Corey, of the steel corporation,
who has been In this district for the
lent two days, nald:
"We hive decided to engage Imme
diately In the making of u new type
of car wheel, nnd will erect a new
plant which may coat In the neigh
borhood of 12,000,000. Our teats have
been made at McKeesport, nnd we have
found that th*-- best wheels are made
by rolling Instead of pressing or forg
ing. Wo have not yet decided on the
location for this nuw plant, but it will
b« In the Pittsburg district.
"In addition to thin w« will npend
about IP.500,000 In Improving the
Schoen Htecl Wheel Company's plant
at MeKeo'n Rocks and make it one of
the best In tho world. The demsnd
for tho best steel whorl* Is growing,
and we will he In a position to fur
nish thorn. In addition to this we will
spend about $1,009,000 In Homestead."
Asked for a statement an to what he
thought of the Iron and steel outlook.
President Corey said: "We are now
working 80 per cent of our cupaclty,
and I look for a gradual improvement
until about tho middle of next sum
mer. when business will reach a nor
mal and healthful stage. I do not ex
pect any boom, but only healthful bun-
fness."
In connection with the forgoing the
corporation haa Just nald $2,000,900 for
the Hchoen Steel Wheel Company’s
plant. This, In addition to railroad im
provements and smaller matters which
were decided on nomo time since will
make a grand total of perhaps $29.-
000.000 to be spent Immediately In the
Pittsburg district by the corporation.
The partv with Mr. Uorey on his In
spection here was one of the largest
that ever came to Pittsburg, Including
most of the beads of subsidiary cor
pora tlons t
Ivlino Tells Reasons He em
ployed the Senator
From Ohio
PRESTIGE AS AN ATTORNEY
Things Were Looking Squally fsr Stan
dard Oil In Ohio and the'Senator Wat
Wanted to Appear Before Supreme
Court of State on This Difficult Legis
letion on Behalf of the Company—
He Was Engaged and Attorney El
liott Corroborates all Mr. Kline Says
With Reference to the Employment-
Senator’s Statement Dispassionate
and Dlplomatio in Tone.
"With the publioation of these
letters which, added to my for
mer statements, should in niy*
opinion aatiafy any fair-minded
man, I submit to the legislature, ..
aa ovary other candidate must do
the question as to who shall ha
my successor In tho senste. • •
I do not intend to engage in any
unseemly soramble. Whatever
may be the result I shall be pro
foundly flrateful. • • I havo
under all eiroumstanees striven
to serve my stats and my coun
try faithfully and efficiently and
whether right or wrong, never
more so than in regard to thoee
questions in connection with
CINCINNATI. O.. Nov. IB—Senator
Joseph B. Forukcr today Issued a atatf:-
nient In which he outlines hta posi
tion and Uefenila hta actions while In
the employ of tho Standard Oil Com
pany ns special attorney, appending
to hta statement lettera from Virgil
P. Kline and M. F. Elliott of tho
Standard Oil Company, which com
munications tend to show tha res-
«onn for tho senator’s employment and
tho opinion of these attorneys of tho
service rendered.
Tho statement follows:
Now that tho election is over and
tho poople have rend and studied the
returns I deem It an'opportune time
and my duty to iny constituents as
woll as to myaelf, to publish tho fol
lowing correspondence.
Cincinnati, O.. Oet. 15, 1108.—Vir
gil P. Kline, Esq- Cleveland. O.
"Dear Sir:— In view of the charges
of Mr. Hcarat and the discussion now
going on irt tlm newspapnts as to. tha
character of my employment by tho
Standard Oil Company nnd thn »«r-
vlco rendered under euch employment,
I would be glad If you would writ*
mn In regard thereto and glvs me per
mission 1° uso your lotte.* If occasion
ahould acem to require It. I make thla
request because l was employed by
you personally nnd because you are
entirely familiar with the scope ot that
employment, the ocrvlcea rendered,
and* In short thn whole subject, and
because under the circumstances I pre
fer that you rather than myaelf should
apeak on thean points.
With assurances of continued regard*
I remain, very truly yours, etc.
J. B. FORAKDIL
Kline's Lengthy Letter.
Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. C, 1108.
Hon. Joseph B. Fornker,
Cincinnati.
My Dear Hlr:—I am Just In receipt
of yours of tho 6th Inst, asking me to
write you In regard to your employ
ment with permlselon to use my letter,
If occaelon should seem to require.
With that request I am glad to com
ply.
In December. 1898. at the time you
wero employed by mo there was pann
ing against tho Htandard Oil Company
In tho supremo court of the state «»f
Ohio, very eerlous and difficult liti
gation. A proceeding In contempt had^
been Instituted by the attorney general
charging that company with having
wilfully violated the order of tho su
preme court directing It to withdraw
from the trust agreement. The.com-
puny had answered. Issues beon mado
up nnd a considerable volume of tes
timony taken. . . ..
Thera was also pending against tho
Buckcyo Pipe Line Company a pro
ceeding In quo worranto charging it
with bolng a member of a trust, In
violation of thn anti-trust taws of tnn
state, also a like proceeding against
th* Ohio OH Company and Hta Bolar
Refining Company and one of a like
character at thnt time I think threat
ened against the Standard Oil Com
pany of Ohio and which was brought
In January. 1892. These were so-call
ed constituent companies of the Stan
dard Oil trust.
About to Loee Charters.
These bills in quo warranto wera
all filed In the supreme court, and ask
ed for th* revocation of the charters
of thn said several corporations, tho
appointment of receivers to take pos
session of the properties and the dis
solution of thfc various companies.
Many millions of dollars of property
were thu* Involved In the litigation al
ready pending and much Imperiled, In
addition to the other litigation threats
Cn H was In tho midst of these diffi
cult cases, with the very serious con-
sequences Incident to any adverse de
cision that, with the approval of mr
client 1 turned to you for azalstanco
and advice.
Oil Co. Hee “Tried" to Comply.
The Htandard OU Company of Oh!o (
had endeavored In good faith to com
ply with the order of tho supreme
court. The trust certificate holders had>
(Continued on Ptoe 4.)' ro ■
PATERSON, N. J„ PASTOR
DECLINES SAURY RAISE
PATEHKON. R. J.. Sw. II.—TTl. B.».
C. E. McC«rln.y, pulor of (b* ml
Pr»«t>yUTl«n church. hM JcclintA «n In-
mm of 1500 . ,c»r la hl« Th»
lucre*,, wu. umnlmou.ly dccldcu on at
a pari.h maaitmr i*»t nlcht.
—Thla ta th* firrt tlm. wa have dH-
anrecd with our pallor." to the *»y »n.
of tha truatce* e.prmaed hla aautlmftnt
whan tha uaatpr aitnouncad that h» wa.
tctl.n.d with tha old aalarj, tot th, erw
