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The Macon Daily Telegraph 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. 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