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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME xm„ K*. 260. SI LEASERS CORTEREIMI r ALK OVER HEARST’S CHARGES AGAINST GOVER NOR HASKELL, THE DEMOCRATIC TREASURER BEARST HURTING REPUBLICANS Cs not Doing the Democrats Any Harm, But Is Really Helping Them. SEW YORK.—The New Ycrk Press or Monday has the following news ■eport on the conference between \V. I Bryan, National Democratic Chair nan Norman E. Mack, and D. Cady Herrick, in Albany: "Chairman M ack and Bryan talked J vor the Hears? charges against Gov ■mor Haskell, of Oklahoma, the 'feasurer of the democratic national committee. Mack was reticent on hit reiurn last night when questioned about Haskell, but he Intimated that Utbough Senator Foraker has been Irlviii from the raft campaign by Uearst s accusation in connection with -Standard Oil, Haskell will /at lult so easily. ' He wul rest his case simply on a lai denial of the truth of Hearst’s tccasation. U is evident, however, that Bryan, Mack and other democratic leaders >re eimjairassed sericusly by Hearst’s charge that Standird Oil interests ve on friendly twins with Bryan in •ihlH campaign. Hr.an, it was learn ■d, ltiUtmed to make s> great play" in the west on his assertion that the steel trust tr supporting the Taft cam paign. "One of Bryan's closest friends sari yesterday the Nebraskan w- 1 make raesi prominent hereafter his plan to bav» naivonrl banh~ guarantee their deposits, as he believes this is a t.oflttlnr cry. Bryan bar- said conh dontiaily (hat he believes the bank guaratuet pian is one- of his strong est issues In Ibis campaign, as it litis been received well everywhere he has used it for a texi. "Another change has heeu made ne e-wary in Bryans plans. He was preparing to picture Hearsl as real ly "In cahoot" ,h the republicans for a conelrtei.. jn, but Hearst’a at tack on Foraker and the consterna tion it has caused in republican ranks will cause Bryan to go slow in assail ing Hoaret along the lines planned. "Prominent democrats advised Bry an yesterday that Hearst is injuring 'he republican party even more than be is hurting Bryan, and that It would be best for Bryan to give him plenty of rope, and pay as little at tention to him as possible." MANCHESTER COTTON MILLS V IDLE MAt'RIifVKR, Eds —More than 400 cotton mills Id Lancashire are idle as result ot a dispute over wagas be tween operatives and employers. This means that 40,000,000 spin dles are whollv or partially stopped that more than >200,000.000 of caltal is not bringing in sny return, and that 140,000 operatives are without work, and losing something over $700,- 000 in wages a week In view of the present glutted condition of the mar ket it is not believed that this ces sation of work will entail any heavy damages to employers. It Is not felt here that the strike will last long for the card room workers are ex pected soon to take a second ballot, and agree to five per cent reduction in wages. SHERIFfI* SHOT DIN NEGRO FORT GAINER, Ga —George Tha mas, the negro whom the coroner's Jury charged with the murder of Henry and Herfiert Plus, ten day* ■iff was Mondsv morning shot to Sen -. tny Sheriff W. H Beard, after the negro had shot the .sheriff five •lmes In restating arrest.’ MRS. HANNAH CORBIN DEAD. NEWPORT, R I. —Mrs. Hannah N. Corbin, of New York, widow of Aus tin Corbin, died suddenly at her turn ner home, aged 5«. She was the »wner of Corbin Park, the splendid yame preserve established by her nusband, which contained 25.000 acre* and was stocked with herds of va rloua wUd a aim ala by Mr. Corbin. MRS. WILLIAM NEAL HUGHES Q Q 0 Q Q Q NEE GWENDOLYN WHIPPLE Mrs. William Neal Hughes, formerly Miss Owendolln Whipple, who be came the bride of the Naval Officer, recently at Newport. “This Is My Last Glass, Boys,” He Said, Then Dropped Dead CHICAGO —John Burskew, 02 years old, a character in the lodging houses of the West Side, dropped dead yes terday while drinking In a saloon, "This is the last glass, boys" he said, as he raised the liquor to his FOHAKEH CANNOT SPEAK FOR TAFT NBW YORK.—As a result of evi dence produced by William R. Hearst In speeches In Columbus and Bt. Louis showing close relations between Senator Foraker of Ohio and the Standard Oil company, Senator Fora ker will not be permitted to speak for William H. Taft at the nuns meet ing in this city on October j. This was agreed to at a conference between Governor Hughe*, Frank ii. Hitchcock, chairman of tie repuiil can national committee, and Herbert Jtarsons. president of the New county committee at the Hotel Astor this afternoon. Mr. Hitchcock had previously discussed the question with Mr Taft over the long distance tele phone and was gattsfied that Sena tor Foraker should not be allowed to speak for Taft lp this or any other state In the light of Mr Hearst'a revelations of his connection with the Standard Oil Trust. Both Gov erner Hugh'* and Mr. Parsons wer. ot the opinion that Senator Foraker should not he allowed to speak for th* republican ticket and M«. Hitch eoek agreid with them It was de cided finally that Governor Hughes rhould make (he opening speech In hie place and that he should be no leoted la place ot Mi. Foraker. Local Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity—Fair tonight; probably showers Tuesday. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 21, 1908. lips, "for I have decided to reform and mean to begin right now. "We have seen many places to gether—” Before he could finish speaking the empty glass slipped from his fingers and with a moan he fell dead. EARLE (All HIS WIFE ARE IT PEACE AGAIN MONROE, N. Y.—Again the Dove of Peace reigns In the household of Frederick Plnnev Eearl. Eluding the villagers and met only by the husband whom she left after she accused him, a few weeks ago, of beating ner, Mrs. Earle arrived at Oxford station, near this place Sa'ur day night. She carried her baby and was unaccompanied. Earle drov*- from Monroe to Ox ford to meet her bundled her and h<-. luggage into tin carriage quickly to avoid attracting attention Husband and wife drove to the Earle home without It becoming known In the village that Mrs. Earle has returned. None of Mrs. Earle’s relatives, who were charg' d by th'- artist with bring ing about the breach between hjin and his wife, which resulted in Earle spending a day In Jail, Is flr the Earle home, TTte mother of the artist, how ever, fg there and since her return from Europe recently Is said to have been Instrumental In restoring to peace to Earle's domestic establish meat. NEGRO KILLS SHERIFF FORT GAINS, Gs W W. Beard, sheriff of Clay county, was mortally shot a 7 o’clock this morning by i negro supposed to be the man who killed the pins boys at Shelltoan J as' week. A posse is iu purs hit. MUCKSSH'S ciisiijmi LIFE TERM PRISONER WITH OUT CAUSE FOR SUCH A LONG SENTENCE RELEASE DESIRED Aroused Indignation and Now An Attempt To Secure a Pardon Is Stai'ted. GALVESTOfJ, Tex.—Chaplain Jake Hodges, of Texas state penitentiary, at Huntsville, has just brought to light that W J. Dent, a cousin of Gen eral T. J. ("Stonewall”) Jackson’, and a member of one of the first families of Virginia Is a life term prisoner in Ibis institution; that his tncareera tiou seems without due process of law and that his offense was not such as to warrant such punishment even in Russia. He has endured the suffer ings for eight years. But disclosure by the prison chaplain has aroused indignation and started a move to so cure his pardon. Dent, ten years ago, was given a short time for swindling, but was pardoned. While Imprisoned he form id a friendship with a man named isancs, who was serving a life sen tcvj'o for accessory to murder. Re leas'd from prison, Dent got hold of a pardon blank, which had been used and substituting the name of Isaacs, secured the letter's release. Isaacs disappeared, but Dent was captured and sentenced for life. He was re fused a trial by jury and was not per mitted to testify or Introduce wit nesses. ciioyscnc HMD OR. M’ELMIEEII ' Warns Young Men against Voting For the Shrewd ! Politicians. CHICAGO.- "Joseph (i Connob it a scalawag, who should be Ignored by the people," is one of the state ments made by Dr. William T. Mc- Elween, pastor of the First Congre gational - Church of Evanston. 11l a lively little talk yesterday to the members of the Young Men s Bible i lass of the church. The subject that Dr. McKlween spoke upon was "The Ethical Significance of Uovor nor Hughes' Ite-nomlnatlon." "Young men, lie careful In the choice tor men for whom you are go Ing to cast your votes In the comtnr, election, and beware of Speaker Can i on, of Senators Hopkins, P'att ai d Aldrich," said Dr McKlween. "O" | course these men are shrewd. That jit their business- to In adroit point | dans. And for J G. Sherman, the Sunny Jim' ol the newspapers, why. lie Is nothing more than a prince ol politicians, who has more tact than worth Tin God or Hughes, of Bryan and of Roosevelt today.' THE SALVATION ARMY ANTI-SUICIDE BUREAU Many Application* Have Been Received and More Coming. LONDON- The Anti-suicide Bureau of the Salvation Army has just, com pleted eighteen months of existence during whic h the value of the schem" has been fully evident In the first year of the life of the bureau 1,125 applications were received and since then people have been seeking aid at the rate of about twenty a week. It Is the Intention of the army leaders to open similar bureaus In New York Berlin and Paris. CONGRESSMAN BEDE SCORES JOE CANNON He I* Not At. All Sore About His Defeat, Just Joke* About It. DULUTH, Minn -"When next I see Hpeaier Cannon," ssld Congress man J. Adam Bede, "I shall have to demand that lie reimburse the filing fees that I paid to rifit for re-norw nation for congress In this district. I paid the filing fee and he ran. That, was not fair. Besides, he had no tight to try and run for congress out side of his own state. It is uncon Mlnitlonal." Mr, Hede lapxhfd and the hearers 'bought .! we a good one on Can non. Mr. Bede Is not at all dlsap pointed over his defeat last Thurs day. "I can make In three months what It lakes me a year to rnase as a con gressman," he said. ’ and have nice mouths for study and travel, ao that •i financial way 1 shall be better off out of congress '* PJIRIS TELEPHONE SYSTEM COMPLETELY WIPED OUT Shut Off From the Outer World’s Telephone Communication. PARIS.---Business is completely nt u standstill tn Paris today as the re suit, oi the ». ,000,000 tiro which wiped out the telephone system and des troyed the now five-story central tele phone building this morning. It was not until day light that the firemen, weary with lighting tlamis all day yesterday in the Fauburg street department stores and ut uigln at the post oftlre central telephone building, managed to get the ravine ing conflagration under control. Even at this time It is Impossible to estimate the vast loss which wll: result from the sweeping fires. Busi ness fs so badly crippled that It will require weeks to get it to normal again. Figured conservatively upon the apparent damage done, the loss will reach $5,000,000 but indirectly Ihe loss will be much greater, Paris might just as well be trans ported to the middle ages today, so far as long dlstince communication is concerned. Added to this fie burn ing of the post office burned many thousands of letters and postal puck ages and has contused the mall sys tem so greatly that tho authorities have Issued bulletins to the people stating that it will be some time be fore the system ts again tn working order. ORIGIN OF THE FIRE A MYSTERY. The origin of the fire is somewhat mysterious and numerous rumors {gained currency today while the In vestigutton was being made by the police. It was reported that the con flagration was of an Incendiary nature but later this gave way to the newer rumor that It had originated from a short circuit. The employes of Ihn central office are being questioned to day but so far this has revealed noth Ing The description of tin* (Ire as told by Ihe young women employes of the office Is most ghapliic. The girls were first aroused by clouds of smoke Which surged through the building, seemingly from nowhere. The burn ling guttapercha, which was used In Igreat quantltes In the telephone equip inent, added a pungent volume which j was almost deadly to the Inmates of the place. Within a short time the j offices from the entire five floors of the building were so completely tilled with smoke as to render escape a per ilous action. The women found their way to the windows by keeping close to the walls. FIREMEN RESCUE WOMEN. The firemen raised ladders and ca l ' fled down the half fainting women, while others ascended the roofs to adjoining buildings, carrying ladders and axes and lines of hose upon I heir errands of rescue. Meantime the streets were rapidly filling with a crowd so vast that the police could not control It, Platoon after platoon of reserve men were ordered to the scene by the prefect, hut they were swallowed up In the vortex of seething humanity and proved Utterly unable to handle the I mighty throng. The spectators disregarded the or tiers of the police and crowded upon the firemen hindering them In their work, making ihe fight against the flames a much more severe task The officers of tho telephone coin l<anioß give; th«i public every mhmi r ancc today that the hvsNdi would !> • placed In normal working otdi r an quickly as po«*ft>le, and alniOHl before Iht ruins of th« building had ceased to Hiuokc, an army of men had been sot to work. FIRE SPECTACULAR AND COSTLY. If wan one fit the most Hpwfficulftr and co itJy fires that ever visited Pam. 'lll** dailies roared from the roof of the telepfionr bul'dlnr glvinx* li tho upfieanuK*** of a aeethtriK mu’- dron. Greedy tongu'w leapt d from the windows and shower' of sparks burst upward like tin? display of fire works adding a wild beauty, hut add mg, at the same time a grave decree of danger. froopn were called from the city barracks Jhis morn fro? and to | day they are patrolling the utreels about the MM-lie of the fire. Thdr presence this morning preclud'd the possibility of looting of vagabonds who gathered with the crowd wllli evident hopes of plunder were driven away at the point of bayonets Twenty thousand lines, Including I trunks and branches, wore destroyed i These dries coropfls? all In use by the ministries, the banks, the newspaper offices, and the commercial houses 1 In addition to fills, all the provincial , and Inter national trunk systems were destroyed. ENGLAND’S KING AND QUEEN TO VISIT KAISER WILHELM RERUN It I* officially stated here that the visit of King K'lwari! tinrl Qui-.-ii Alexandra of K'glaml, to Germany will h<‘ made In February 'i hay will ap.-ml thrc»- or four days in Berlin, the guests of Kaiser WII , helm: THIEVEB ROB POST OFFICE ERIK, Pa Word from Albion early thlr monitor la to the » ft'-et that thh-vc* d ■ nnMilted the po*t office suf" there and Huec..<|c t | |„ getting away | with 11,000 aii'l it quantity of alumni* DAILY AND SUNDAY SB.OO PER YEA&, FOREST FIRES DESTROYING TOWNS RHINELANDER, Wls -The towns ot Gagen and Woodboro are totally destroyed, their populations, uonsisi ing of 4,000 men, women and chil dren, are homeless, and the refugees are Joining with able-bodied residents ot Rhinelander today In fighting a new forest fire which threatens eve - / minute to boar down upon tho town and consume it. Men and women fought the Mazo all night, but despite the aid of a fav orable change of the wind, little pro gress wuh made. Citizens of the town, terrified fij the floret immure, have (lauded to ask Davidson to call out the Wis consin state troops to aid In saving the town. The fire is a fresh one and Is not a continuation of the forest fires, which last week did so much damage. The forests are like tinder, owing to the continued drought and the Humes threaten to consume them entirety. Fearing the fate that befell tlugon and Woodboro, the mayor of Rhine lander requested Milwaukee to send a lire engine to protect the city, amt nil engine, naif a mile of hose and a truck soon were on the way on a special train. The fire started In the woods In the i arly morning and quickly reached Gagen uml Woodboro. Men, women and children fought valiantly to save their homes, but without avail. FIRE FIGHTERS GALLII FOR HELP BOSTON.—A general alarm, call big hel|i front Boston uml surround ing cities bus been sounded- for a fire which started at 8 a. m. In the hint her district of Chelsea (llty that was swept by a devastating lire only a few mouths ago. At Wood and McManus box manu facturing plant, one of tho biggest in the country, wllh several millions feet oi lumber, Ih In ashes. Kelly Bros' show factory, Pope and Dottles' lumber yard, and other plan's are in llaines The m w Boston and Albany freight yard with 5,000 freight cars yard'd there Is In the path of the flames which are driven i>y a stiff east wind. Bo far the fire Is utterly beyond control. NEGRO PRISONER’S KILLING MANIA ALEXANDRIA, La. A mania for killing took pourtcHgloii of ICriwanl Ayl<’H # h ingro prl*ont*r, wlion lilm death warrant for tho rnunlor of bln wif<* wan r<?a<l to him In Jali lant night Ho grabbed a cam* kill fa and alow two othor priMonnm and aovoroly wound f*d four othoiH, ah imgrooH. One of t.h<- Injured may die. During tho reading of th*» warrant, Ayh’H wuh quhd arid Binding hut whon the offd-MH I«*f t. hlh prcwirim. h«? bo* canif! furloMH. Tho hvto uiiih of wound otl and dying prlHonorn attractal moat Ohio thousand jicraona to tho vl olnlty of tho lad. Maanwhdo jail of floor* fdayod a flro hoao on Avion, tho oold wat.or finally bringing him bu#k to roaaon. Tho dond aro; Tip Duvlb and Garfield Hradloy. THE PAVE POINTS 0E TRADE 1 Rom ft h In* to no\\. 2 A plucf to H#*|l It, 8 Dropfr biMliifHtf minimsegment find mifflrlont working capital. 4 Lood hji If Minfi 11 v »hlp Htnl efficient, courtcoiiM Fin ploy ecu. ft Advertising. And ili«* Hin n-'th of th*» whole Sh fr? th«* harmony of sh« part*. Advertising only brlnto people Into contact with the goods, and tfiMc Ps power ends, and h ilcMn niMhlp begin*. If thf advertis ing I good, tin probfiblllty of u hhlu Is begun. If th* reputation of the firm b* one of reliability, tho nhopper Hdvgnews n sh p toward tl< pi j relit dug point. If the goods arc* as represented, still another edvaoee l« made Tin Una! step in the consummation U*** salt* Is controlled by the hhli smun, and an Incompeten sgli-Hman can anlri the work of tho highest priced fulvertlslqg niMiiag* t In America, fin the making of a m tie there is ulrnoKt ;m much impt rtanee In the w.iv it prospective* cus tomer Is received and Healed us there Is In the goods offered for his selection. LET THE HERALD DO /OUR ADVERTISING INTO THE HOMES OF THIS CITY AND SECTION? Mil II LEO INTO 1 OT OSS EXPLOSION THREE MEN RECEIVED TER RIBLE INJURIES AND ARE REPORTED TO BE DYING HUDSON STREET UNDERMINED Wont, Out To Inventigate, Struck a Match and Liftflit Escaping Gas Causing; the Ex plosion. NEW YORK.—Hurled high In the air by a tremendous explosion of gas following the undermining of a part of Hudson street, Hoboken, three men received such terrible Injuries early today that they are reported to bo dy ing at Ht. Mary’s hospital. The man are Robert Gorth anil Benjamin Braich, of 120 Hudson street, and William Bass, ot 25 Gar den street. By th B breaking of a big water main under the Hldswallt In front of 123 Hudson street, a large section ot tile street wns undermined and caved In. Little notice was taken ot »h,j hap pening until some time later, When a strong smell of gas rouLod out tho sleepers In tho houses thereabout. Groth and Urutoh went out to in vestigate. They were Joined by Sans who was passing. The caved-in upc tlon of the street and uldewalk show ed that th« water main had burst aag tho water was flowing down towards the river, but, the men could not dis cover where the gas come from. Knowing that a big Illuminating gas main was laid on that side of the Street, all three men lighted matchee and began to look for the break. An instant later, with » terrible roar, ful ly twenty square feet of the street, paved with asphalt and th,. flagging of the Hldewaik were shot upward. High above the debrles flow the thro,, men, Hass going as high as the top of the houses. Apparently ho got. the full force of the explosion. The other two did not make such an extended trip skyward, hut all three were unconscious and groaning when occupants of the near-by houses ran out in terror to see what, whs the trouble. Home thought the explosion was the result of an attack by black mailers and women and children screamed In terror. CRAVED ARREST TO GET All EDUCATION flllOAGO.—"Policeman, plnasa ar rent me bo l can auk thu Judge to Betel mo to the John Worthy School or tho Juvenile Home where I will have a chanc# to get nn education and the poHstbllity of a trade" Policeman John Atchison, of tho Last Chicago police station was ap proached by Joseph Wetidel, a boy ot Hi, who nmdu this strange request The policeman after questioning tho hoy called a patrol wagon and sent him to the station, Instructing him to tell Ills story to the sergeant. Tho "My mother died when I was five years old aud my father four voars laler," Bald the hoy, "I went to rchool until I was 13 years old, and innde iny homo with my broth«r-ln 'aw and sister, on Arden avenue, I have spent, the time doing odd Jobs and lam Monday I left home to go to work, taking my iuncli and car fare. After two day« the boss toid me l look too long on my errands and dis charged me. "I cannot see anythin*; ahead of me Ini' a plek anil shovel or being a hum If I go on this way, and you know they don't think murh of men of that kind I know with some education and a trade I can make somnihtug of myself. "I Hin going to ask the Judge to mnd me whore I will hu\« a ehanco and when I get out I will he aide to fight my own buttles and be more than just a common laborer."