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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIII., No. 254 Night Riders Organize To Reduce Cotton Acreage Forcine the Farmers to Hold This Year's Cotton For The Minimum Price Agreed Upon. JONESBORO. Ark.—Night riders are organizing in Northeastern Arkan sas for the purpose of reducing the cotton acreage for next year, and com pelling the holding of this year’s crop for the minimum price set by the In ternational Farmers' Union conven tion which met at Fort Worth, Texas, recently. Three farmers in Craighead county and one in Poinsett county have been threatened. Y'esterday a farmer on the road with cotton to Lake City for marketing was turned back by a band of twenty men on horseback with or ders to hold his cotton for the "min imum price.” BLODGETT MAKES EKPLANATION TO DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON—Acting Postmaster General Granfield stated today that Postmaster Blodgett, of Atlanta, Ga., whose dismissal was recommended a few days ago by Postmaster Inspec tors following an Inspeciyon of the office, had explained to the satisfac tion of the department the most serious charge, and that there was nothing in the remaining counts that would warrant the removal of the postmaster. "The explanation of Postmaster Blodgett" said Mr. Granfield, “if true, and of this I have no doubt, fully satisfies the department, and I feel sure that the explanation will be also satisfactory to the inspector.” It was also stated today by Mr. Grantfield that the principal charge against the Atlanta postmaster re lated to alleged mismanagement of certain trust funds. It is this matter that has been cleared up to the satis faction of the department. The dismiss! of R. B. Blocknell, a clerk in the Atlanta office on Satur day. is said to be an entirely different matter, in no wise reflecting on the postmaster, and that his dismisal will not be reconsidered. The charge that the demonstration against Postmaster Blodgett on the part of the inspectors and the postoffice department was for the purpose of causing the post master to put a quietus on his brother who is an avowed supporter of Bryan for the presidency, is denied by Mr. Grantfield, who says the investigation was made in regular order, and with out special instructions from Wash ington. UGOR ISIS COSTLY AS PORTERHOUSE IN CHICAGO CHICAGO. —For the first time lrt nine years cattle and hogs soid yes terday at the same price in the stock yards, and it is the highest price in a decade. Seven cents and a half a pound was paid by the packers for the porkers. Cattle of the best grade sold from 7 1-2 cents to 8 cents a pound. This means high meat prices for the next six months at least, and perhaps for a year. Scarcity of hogs and cattle and the high prices of corn are given as the cause. Farmers are getting 80 rents a bushc 1 for corn, and it does not pay to feed it Bacon is now selling at retail here for 27 cents to 20 cents a pound, the same price as porterhouse steaks. CUBAN NEWSPAPER CHARGES FRAUD HA\ ANA- The Piario Espanola cin.'ic ilia; creat quantities of sup plies af' -provision*, ostensibly in it tided of <he American a ■ a brought in*o the ta li ■ I u , jtr " and subsequently sold *o American morchan.s and others. hus defrauding the Cuban govern ment. It was dec...red that the irans port Kilpatrick brings supplies sui iiclent for an army three times as large as the one here. Governor i.'a goon has directed Acting Secretary of Justice Landa to make an Investl gation, saying If the charges are true the guilty will be punished, while if the charges arc untrue the newspa per will be prosecuted for libel. The American newspapers praise the gov ernor’s action. J. IV. Wadsworth James W. Wadsworth, Jr., speaker of the New York Assembly, whose name will be presented to the Repub lican State Convention at Saratoga, as a candidate for Governor. TWO HUNDRED MED TOIPPEDJTOIHIEL SHUT OFF FROM THE EXIT BY BLAZES FROM THE GREAT TIMBERS TWO MEN DEAD Were Safe Once, But Went Back to Help Their Com panions and Were Suffo cated. DETROIT, Mich.—Two hundred men, trapped in the Windsor emj of the Michigan Central tunnel last mid night, with the great timbers of the tunnel ablaze between them and their only exit, fought in a mad stampede for air and life, dashing through thick smoke, p*Bt greedy tongues of flames, to life. Two men, safely out once, went back down into the inferno of roaring flames and swirling smoke, hoping to rescue some of their fel lows who might have been suffocated or trampled down in the rush for the air. Those two alone of the two hun dred died in that awful hole, choking their lives tgst in their useless but splendid sacrifice for others. The dead: Walter R. Kimball, superintendent, 7!) Bruce avenue, Windsor, married. Bert Johnson, carpenter, 118 Glen garry avenue. Windsor, unmarried. Overcome by amok**: Bert Schu man , shaft superintendent; Frank Anderson, workti- :i; Charles Cake bread, city fireman. Mr. Kimball had been married only two months ago. He was in shaft No. 4, where the fire broke out at mid night. Reckless of the life and hap piness that lay behind him he plunged down into the smoke-filied darkness. The only victim of death, Bert John son, went down to his death actuated by the same motive. The flr e started in shaft No, 4 in the completed part. That shaft has been driven about 900 feet. The blaze began about 150 feet in from the actual mouth of the tunnel, starting among the heavy timbers which sup port the tunnel. Crossed electric wires are said to have been the cause, though it is possible that a gas jet at the bottom of the shaft may have been responsible. iiiim lie THE DrMOGBATS ROCHESTER, -N. Y. —Democratic i Slate Chairman Conners announced hi morning that Henry I*. Tabard, ■ of Buffalo, would be appointed chair 1 man o’ the committee on credentials. , Mr. Burgard is a member of the state I commltice, and the appointment is a honor for Erie county. Mr. Conners was asked about the intention o! Bird H. Ooler to file con test* in the third, “event, eighth, 13th. 14th, 13th, and 18th districts of Kings county. The 14th Is McMarren’s own district. Mr. Conners said the tern porary roll had been made up, hut notice of contests could still be filed. CASE YELLOW FEVER APPEARED IN HAVANA HAVANA—A case of yellow fever | has appeared In Havana, the firs’ ! since January 31. The patient Is a | Spaniard, who probably will dl*. It j is likely he contract' d the disease In I the eas rrn end of the la'and. where |it has prevailed recently. An order I has been issued prohibiting oflicers | and men from camp Columbia from I flatting the city. Local Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity—Rain tonight or Wednesday. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 15, 1908. TIE DEMOCRATS IN DOUBTFUL HAZE THE GUBERNATORIAL SITUA TION IN NEW YORK STILL HAZY - THERE MAY BE BLACK HORSE IN THE RACE LIEUT. GOV. CHANLER FAVORED Has Developed Real Strentli and Everythin*; Indicates That He Will Be the Candidate. ROCHESTER, N. Y.—While the de mocratic gubernatorial siuation is still enveloped in a doubtful haze, popular sentiment among most of the delegates inclines to the candidacy of Lieut. Gov. Chandler. Yet there is a possibility of some dark horse win ning the race, Mr. Chandler has developed the real strength so far, and after the tem porary organization, the situation may be cleared entirely in his favor, or produce another candidate on whom will center the choice of the strength of the convention. The assembling of the delegates at noon and the man ner in which the temporary organiza tion is effected may possibly give the leader an idea as to what decision will be arrived at. Indications unquestionably point to a harmonious convention because It is the express purpose of Chairman I Conners to see that all regularly I elected delegates are seated, despite any clamor of factions. There is every indication to be- Jlievo from advance information that the McCarren delegates will be recog. nized and the Brooklyn senator has served his ultimatum in which he says he will bolt the convention In the event of one of his delegates be ing unseated. As yet it is impossible to ascertain what position leader Murphy of Tam many Hall will assume. Forty-Seven for Chanler. ROCHESTER, N. Y —County Chair man Perkins, of Dutchess county, an nounced at 11:25 this morning (but he had received assiwfnices from the chairmen of forly-seven counties pledging their delegations to Lieut. Gov. Chanler. This leaves thirteen counties unpledged. THE DEICtS SUNG IN lINE PORTLAND, Me— Returns early to day trom 468 out of 519 cities, towns and plantations in the state gave for governor: Bert M. Fernald, replublican, 72,117. Obidiah Gardner, democrat, 64,995. This gives the state to the re publicans by about 8,000 plurality, as againts 26,816 in the most recent presidential year, and 8,064 In i 896. 'I t.e fight, was really on the re-submls jsion of the prohibition law to the I voters. THE DEMOCRATS GARRYJRKANSAS I-ITTI.E ROCK, Ark.—Returns up to Tuesday morning show the demo cratic state ticket Is elected by large majorities through election officers ignoring the requirements that nc groes shall show poil tax receipts. A bitter fight was made against the dem ocratic ticket by prohibitionists, who claim the state hoard recently placed liquor interests In control of tint elec tion machinery In several counties. The "wets” carried Little Rock by 2,100, electing the entire democratic ticket for Pulaski county, l’ulaskl county’s vote Monday was more than 8,000, doubling Its vote two years ago. Little- Rock and Argent* triple their vote of two years ago. Argent* 1* a negro town. The "wets” also carried Pine Bluff. Helena, Texarkana and Newport, ne gro cities, where negroes were voted ,lke sheep for the license and demo cratic candidates St. Francis and other Interior conn ties voted dry, and gave majorities to the republican candidate for governor on a prohlibtlon platform. Donegy, democrat, for governor, It ls claimed, will have the usual Ar kansas democratc majority of 50.000. The anti-saloon and prohibition icad •we era claiming ail kinds of fraud. A Gubernatorial Possibility Jnstice William J. Gaynor of t,l»e Supreme Court, Brooklyn, who is one of the leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for Governor of New York. WEALTHY MANUFACTURER’S UNIQUE PHILANTHROPHY NEW YORK—Belierelng that the Judicious distribution of money is the best charity, J. W. Oossard, a wealthy manufacturer of Chicago, Is in Nt;w York giving away cash to persons he considers needy. He spends most of his time on the Bowery holding out. a helping hand to men and women who are down and out. Every Thursday Gossard giveß to Won Her Husband While On The Lecture Platform OTTAWA, On!.—Mrs. Leonidas Hubbard, widow of the explorer who lost his life in Labrador, was mar ried to Harold Ellis, son of the right Hon. John Edward Ellis, Hornier member of the British cabinet, at Toronto yesterday afternoon. On the lecture platform Mrs Hubbard toils a thrilling story of her trip across Wm. J. Conners William J. Connery, flic New York Democratic State Chairman who has just started a Chicken farm on the shore of Lake Eric. He has Thirty thous and chickens and Fifteen thousand ducks. By the end of the year he expects to have One Hundred Thouand chickens and Fif ty Thousand ducks. BRYAN'S REPLY TO TAFT’S STATEMENT PHILADELPHIA—In a lengthy Interview gl-cn out on the train br tween Baltimore and Philadelphia. Hon. W. J. Brvan made a hot retort to Mr. Toft's statement of yesterday lie hccu.i 'S Taft of dodging and says Tttf "Know* a* little spout my record iih he docs about public question!, which he U attempting lo discuss” He denied that he want* government ownership of railroads, but sava ho doe* went regulation. He charges that Taft made a mir take of $114,000,000 in hla estimate of coat ol Imperialism. religion mid on thoee days his glflH tire the largest. For years he was on the road as a travelling salesman and he still talks and arln like' one. Gossard Is practical and it Is cliff lent to dupe him. He does not believe, in temperance pledges, hut signs con tracts with drunkards whereby they Hgree to abstain from liquor for a cer tain lemttE of time. Labrador lo clear up the mystery of her husbands deulli and to finish Ills explorations. 1 n one or he* .-liid'enres in England not long »g > was Harold Kills. Ho was a sympathetic listener and an acquaintance ripened Into love, follow* d by a proposal of marriage, with Its acceptance. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis left alter the eeremoi.y for England. Judge Parker Judge Alton B. Parker, who in expected to be tem porary chairman of the Democratic State Conven tion of New York, at Roch ester, September Fifteenth He will not bi a candidate, for Governor. GIRL DISAPPEARS MYSTERIOUSLY CHESTERFIELD, Mass Miss K»**i er A Hlilbert, 20 years old daughter of Mr. and Mr*. John ’Hilbert, of Philadelphia, has mysteriously disap peared from the Hlilbert summer home here Hhe was to enter Smith college today, and had her trunk parsed for the journey Major McKay, of »h« sta'e police, with one hundred voluritec'n search 'd the woods for miles around uliesler fluid, but could find no trace of the young won.on Hhe lett th< house at noon, saving si-' was going Into the woods to study. Him wore no hat and was not prepared for a journey. DAILY AND SUNDAY SO.OO PER YEAR. CHOLERA IS RACING IN RUSSIA ST. PETERSBURG This city Is facing the most serious crisis which could arise in other than war time. In the past 21 hours upward of 100 new cases of cholera have been added to the 1011, and 40 deaths have re sulted. This makes a total of 405 cases in four days. The authorities are taking extra measures, but so ap palling Is the situation that It seems Impossible to cope with the ravages of the disease. Since th<> outbreak there have been 6,747 cases reported, and more than 5 000 deaths. The police have been Instructed to prevent the gathering of crowds and (lie peopel already panic stricken are on the verge of rioting. Today for the first time the government took oiflclal cognizance of the situation, and official stops with Germany are In progress of negotiation lo prevent the exodus of fleeing residents Into Germany. A strict, examination Into sanitary conditions is being made. So far the Investigations have revealed sltiia tions so frightful that the public re port of them has been suppressed. FIRE DEPfPJMENT TESTS ITER SUPPLY The city lire department made a test of the water supply and pressure in several places in l.lm city today so ns to enable iheni lo gouge lliclr op orations In case ol Arc. The city flre department and lie' city waterworks department are co uperallng closely and there is no doubt among the officials of both, bill that they could nope with any sltua llou which may present llself during (lie present emergency. WOMAN SHOT”AND CAUGHT NEGRO BRUTE POWDER SPRINGS, (la, Follow Ing an attempt ol assault upon her live year old daughter by a negro, Mrs. Herman Reed, a tenant on the Frost farm near here, pursued the negro witli ii slml gun, finding him behind a log, she shot him in Hie leg With the assistance of a neighbor she captured the negro. I’l":id!ngi, of the little girl’s father only saved Hie negro from lie* mob. He Is Jailed ,u Marietta. Great Economy in Use of Wafer Is Necessary For Fire Protection In order lo protect the property Interests of the city from fire It has been found nerohsary by l in- officials In again urge upon the people the Imperative need of economy with water. 'I Imre Is no famine In sight, and no reason for a scare, but the situation demands extreme cure, on the part of everybody. 4 ■ Mayor Dunbar slates that there Is plenty of water on band to supply the Immediate needs of the city and that there Is no doubt about th# water being turmd on In full forte befor* the present amount In the reservoir is i-xhauslid. However, In order to maintain Insurance rate* noil protect the city In case of emergency enough water must be kept lo hand to put on the pressure required and this la being done. Last night tin- fire In West End did not draw on the water supply in any extent as tin- building* burned were light frame structures and til,, (lames wen under control before the pressure was turned on, ac cording to Chairman Haxon of the fire committee of council. A light structure, which might have, enabled the tlamcu to spread, was demol ished und the fire cheeked. It Is generally understood that the water I* scarce, but official In formation Is given to the effect that there need he no apprehension as to tile liei-d of the public for It will tie supplied Indefinitely if needed, but the pumping station will be in operation before that time. One Periodical’s View. Tin- Business Man’s Journal of ree at. flute devote* a quarter page to de*f rlblng the following revolution In popular view: Fifty yeais ago the merchant who advertised was looked upon with suspicion. Advertising was then considered an udrnlsslon Hist tie- quality of hi* goods required sunn unusual effort to effect a sale. Today the tendency Is to look with suspicion upon tin m'llt'esg of the man who refuses to advertise. Advertising lias created con fidenee In advertised goal*, arid Hie man who will not adiertlss strengthens tin- suspicion that his product will not stand the search* light of publicity. “He succeed* best who please* most," applies a* reedt'v to ad vertising as to other people. Use The Herald if You Want Result# OHIO RIVER ALMOST DRY WKLLSVTLLE. O.—You can drive an automobile across the Ohio river at Wellsburg; teams can drive over tho river at East Liverpool; low wa ter hus disclosed an extensive sand bar at New Martinsville equnl to the shores of Atlantic City for bathing purposes; flsh can be seen uwlmmlng up and down the river all becauae the Ohio river Is the lowest In Its history. Contractors at work on dam No, Sat, Walker, have trouble because the river Is so low. Work boats are kept too far from lli„ scene of action and naphtha launches have difficulty In being guided in water supposed to be deep enough to allow their passage. DISPENSi CASE LOST or SOUTH CAROLINA United Staten Circuit Court of Appeals Decided Against the Palmetto State. KK’IIMONf), Vn Bcuth Carolina loses her dispensary ch»c. Judg* Pritchard hum! allied ©very point. An opinion handed dov/n th'» after noon in the United SiatcH circuit court of appeals in the famous diw pensuiy ear • of Carolina, agbinui th*‘ Klein* hrmir.Ti company and othd'rt, affirms tin* dcdalon of United Slhich Uircuil Judge Pritchard m ev ery particular, and in adverse to tho palmetto «tHt»\ The opinion was read by Judgo Uoyd, and concurred in by the chief juiiiioe and by Judge Waddlll. It hoIdH that the Ktido by enguftlng lr. the liquor traffic, waived her sov ereignly and therefore can he sued like an Individual. The lUii amendment of (he United States const Hut lon under the clrcum- Mtunces, does not apply In her case. Tile opinion further holds that the commission of five appointed by the Palmetto slate legislature to wind tip tlie affairs of the dispensary Is not a court In any sense of the word. SENATE I®S CONVICT DHLS ATLANTA, On.—Convict bills are being debated In the senate today. Each speaker Is limited to ten min utes. A vol„ will be reached during the day. An effort to adjourn sine die met with defeat. Unrdy has Crit tenden substitute to be voted on first, then Born substitute, then finally me Jorlty substitute.