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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD VOLUME XIII., No. 265 m MOPPED 0011. CIHASKELL ANNOUNCEMENT MADE AFTER AN ALL NIGHT CONFERENCE WITH THE COMMITTEE HASKELL'S ATTITUDE Resigned to Prevent Any Embarrassment to the Democratic Party. CHICAGO.—William J. Brvan has dropped C. N. Haskell, governor of Oklahoma, as treasurer of the demo cratic national committee. The an nouncement was made Friday, after an all-night conference of the com mittee. in the Auditorium Annex. Haskell admitted that his forced resignation is the direct result of the steel trust and oil trust charges made public by William R Hearst and by President Roosevelt. Hp did not ad nj.it the charges were true. Governor Haskell came to China go with Robert Rose, private secre tary to Mr. Bryan. He went to the Auditorium Annex where he met Jose phus Daniels, national committeeman front North Carolina, and Martin .1. Wade, national committeeman from P-\va. They declared <hat, in view of the exposures by William R. Hearst with regard to Haskell's connection with the Standard Oil company, and the alleged attempted bribery of A' t( rney General Monnett of Ohio, ;t was Imperative tha the treasurer should step down and out. Mr. Daniels argued that as Presi dent Roosevelt had followed up Mr. Hearst's exposure with a erusad agains- Haskell, the effect would be sur- io be ruinous to M- Bryan’s chanrrs. A' first Haskell urns inclined to be rbslioate and advanced arguments of ri feusc. When it was reported that Haskell was in the city a crowd of political reporters gathered at the Annex and b-ndegi .1 the treasurer's room. He re fused to see them and they sent in a l-tst rs questions to him. The first ua.v 'Have 'ou resigned?” The sheet of paper came back with “No” in large hold characters writ ten opposite the question. Ten minutes later word came from the council that Mr. Haskell had re signed. When Mr. Haskell came front the council he Had in his hands a written resignation addressed to Norman E. Mack, and the answer to the ques tions which had been given him. After giving affirmative replies to the questions whether he had resign ed, but denying that Mr. Bryan had asked for the resignation, thq ques tions a- /answers were as follows: ■J' von know whether Mr. Bryan k‘ of charges made against you by Mr. Hearst before you were ap pointed treasurer? "I do not see how he could.” "Do you think your further con nection with the campaign, regardless of the truth or falsity of the charges would tend to embarrass Mr. Bryan or injure his cnances?” "it might. At any rate, I would not be a good citizen if I risked any embarrassment in the fight of the honest people against the special in terests.” "Do you Intend to reply to Presi dent Roosevelt?” "1 have not done so yet.” FALSE lllllS ARE CUUIMIE Friday night about 11 o’clock an alarm came in from box 76. The fire man had a long and exhausting run and whan they arrived, it was a false alarm This is the second false alarm that has been sent in during the past few days and the authorities are de termined to break up the practise. The city offers a standing rewrd of $25 for a person with proof to convict, that has turned in a false alarm. The police have no clue to work on. THE LADY'S DRESSING MATTER FOR DIVORCE Juat How Lavender Lady Dressed Explained in the Conrt. ST LOUIS, Mo.—Just how Mrs. Lillian Handlan Loup, the "lavender Lady.” dressed when she offened the tastes of William J. Lemp, Jr., the brewer, lwhom she is suing for di vorce, a demand made in court yesterday,. Her atfi.ney asked I-emp to specify whether her dresses were too high or too low, or whether her stockings or outer apparel were reduced Judge Kingsley reserved his denis ,on until Monday when be also will decide whether Lemp must name her sister to whose presence at his home he objected The Judge decided it unnecessary now for Ump to name the man to whom he alleged he had found a let ter written by hit wife in endearing terms. WEALTHY BURGLAL LODGED IN JAIL WAS SITTING ON LAWN AT HIS COUNTRY HOME WHEN HE WAS ARRESTED LED TWO LIVES His Partners in Crime said That at Night He Was Crooked and in the Day a Wealthy Idler. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y.— While sitting on the lawn of his beautiful country place at Khinebeek with his wife, his mother and his baby, Her bert R. Clark, son of A. 1., Clark, wealthy grain operator, ot New ? ork, was arrested Friday afternoon charged with burglary und arson. As Sheritt Chattier, District At torney Mack, under Sheriff Townsend and Chief of Police McCabe advanced toward Clark'and Sheriff Chanter told him he was under arrest, the accused man fell in a swoon. He was revived and brought to this ciTy in an automobile. Here he was placed in jail. The charge on which Clark was ar rested is concerned with the fire of mysterious origin which last Feb ruary destroyed the mansion of Rob ert Huntington at Khinebeek. The mansion und $75,000 worth of fur nishings were destroyed. The burn ing of a tool house on Clark's SJO - 000 estate recently led to an inves tigation m which Clark's name be came connected with those of Roy Tracer. 19 years old: f?t< rllng Triv et', aged'ls, and A. B. Ellsworth,2l, all ol whom have been arrested, charged with burglary. Mr. Mack says he has obtained evidence which, unless disproved, shows that Clark led a \<* • in which iliere were contrasts as vivid as those which existed in (he dual ex istences of Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. That until night fall each day Clark 3 conduct has been irreproach able lias been vouched for lit his family and triends. He has been de voted to liis wife and child and lias pursued a life of leisure on Ins beau tiful estate. He was fond of book 3 and pictures, hut found time to per lorni many charitable acts. According to the story told to the authorities by the two Traver boys and Ellsworth, the night life of Clark was not at all like the life he led hy day. These witnesses charge that supplied them with beer and whiskey and encouraged them to steal chickens for the midnight feasts which th ■! were shared by him and ti They said II -id helped them to rob tin I: ,i mansion before they started the lire which consumed that valuable property. They said that prior io the rohborv and destruction of the Huntington j place they and Clark had committed other burglaries. Tne police, acting upon the con-1 fissions, went to Clark's estate with out his knowledge and searched the place. Thhj declared they found there property which had been stol en from houses in and near Rhine-1 beck. Roy Traver and Sterling Trav-i er said that the toll house on the Clark estate, which was burned re cently, had contained property which had been stolen. TO NOTIFY HUGHES OF RE-NOMINATION NEW YORK.--Governor Hugh's will be formally notified of his re nomination as the republican eandi date for the office of governor of the Empire state at a meeting to be held in the Union League club, Brooklyn, Saturday night. Immedi ately after he will open the state campaign at a meeting in Brooklyn, under the auspices of the Brooklyn Young Men's Republican club. AN EftRTHQUfIKE SHOOK VIESTA FOWiIA. Italy A violent earth-, quake shock Friday night threw the [residents of Viesta Into panic. Th- Umlldlngs were shaken on their found aliens and a number of chimneys fell, but no one was hurt. Many of the residents deserted their homes and fled to the open fields. THIRTEEFIiIIED 111 I* WRECK BERLIN —A wreck, with terrlbla consequences followed the Ignoring of a danger signal by the engineer of a fast passenger train Saturday. Thir teen persons were Instantly killed and were injured, many of them fatal ,iy- t ~ Local Forecast f or Augusta and Vicinity—Fair tonight; Sunday probably showers. AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER 26, 1908. * COLLAPSING! (From Color b Bulletin.) SUMMARY OF POLITICAL NEWS TO-DAY NEW YORK.—Senator Foraker gave out a long statement defending his course in acting as attorney for the Standard Oil Company when it re-organized to comply with Ohio laws, quoting many letters, said he re fused to represent it in other matters, and assailed Roosevelt and Taft. Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma arrived in Chicago at midnight, said he had not resigned as treasurer of the Democratic national committee, and had not been asked to do so by Mr. Bryan. Half an hour later he announced his resignation. S. B. Sauires dictated a statement saying he did not offer a bribe to Attorney General Monnett, of Ohio, in behalf of the Standard Oil company, that he did not name Governor Haskoll in the matter, and that Monnett’s affidavit was false in its reference to him. Monnett dented Squires' statement. Mr. Bryan introduced a novelty in his Indiana speeches by reciting an Imaginary cross examination of Mr. Taft on the republican platform. T. Coleman Dupont resigned as chairman of the speakers' bureau, and member of the republican na tional committee, because of criticism of his campaign activity, due to his connection with the alleged powder trust, now being sued by the government. Mr. Taft in better voice made several speeches In lows. He repeated parts of his Chicago address dealing with labor record. Vice Presidential Candidate Sherman addressed the Commercial Travelers’ Sound Money League, of New York, on the gold standard. Arthur I. Vorys was disbarred as an attorney by the pension office in 1882 for withholding money be longing to a woman client paid the money and 15 years later was reinstated. The executor of Grover Cleveland's will pronounced the posthumous letter published by the New York Times to be a forgery. NEW CHARITY COMMITTEE WAS NAMED SATURDAY Work of First Committee So Nearly Complete that All Future Work ia Put Into Hantla of Three Cit izens Six Thousand Dollars on Hand. The relief committee held its reg t larly constituted meeting In the Uhamher of Commerce Saturday at noon. Present were: Messrs. W. It Young, E. B. Hook, W. M. Rowland, F. P. Pope Thomas Barrett. Thos. W. Ix>yless, E. S. Johnson and Silas X. Floyd. Mr. Hook reported $10,27739 In the treasury. Au. Rowland read his report. He staled that 722 people have been aid ed after the usual manner since Wed nesday, and of that number 80 per cent were whites. Silas Floyd asked for an appropria tion of S3OO. to he used by the col ored committee, and It was voted him Capt. Young reported correspon dence with Mayor Dunbar touching upon the question as to whether or not more employment may be pro vided for the city’s Idle In any one or all of the various departments of municipal construction It developed that, the Riverside mill people want negroes, not white people, and that, therefore, the relief committee will have no use for their negotiations, because whitP people have applied to the relief rornmlff.ee for work. In stead of negroes. Mayor Dunbar sta’ ed, In a letter to the committee, that. Capt. Twiggs will need 20 men Mon day morning at 7 o’clock. He said he was under the impression, also, that more men were needed at the Oliver canal repair works. Capt. Young proposed that a contri bution of $4,000, made by the board of charities, be returned to that or ganisation, to lie used as they sri. fit, as the relief committee has not at yet found a need for It. On mo tion of Mr. I'ope tb<- chairman's sug gesiion was unanimously adopted. Leaving $6,000 in the treasury, Mr Thomas Barrett moved that, $4,000 of : this remaining fund be approprlat to the Associated Charities, to bo dispensed as charity In whatever manner they see fit. And, further, that the balance be turned over to a committee of three, to be used as they, also, need It. for charity calls. That Ibis committee of ihreo repro sent and supplant the relief commit tee, being empowered with all its au thority. On motion of Mr. Barrett, this new committee consists of Messrs. I’ope, Hook and Johnson. Mr. l/oyless moved that $250 of the balance fund be appropriated as a remuneration to Mr. E, B. Hook for his services as secretary and treasur er of the relief committee. The mo tion was unanimously adopted. Home discussion followed as to whether or not the relief committee should notify the city that their orig inal $5,000 appropriation will nut lei needed The appropriation was made In accordance with a resolution auli mltted In council hy Mr. Bothwell, and provided that all or any part, thereof should be used by the relief committee in case It was ever need ed. The relief committee saw 111 to appropriate SI,OOO of the money to tin- iwo hospitals. The remainder, Vreordlng to the adoption of Mr. Bar rett's motion', shall be held In readi ness for the rail of the new commit te () of three, should they ever need It. The thanks of the committee were voted rapt. Young for having so fnlth folly and efficiently served as chulr man of the committee. BASEBALL BULLETINS • »*; WaP; *«■- ■ - ■ NATIONAL LEAGUE. Hcoro hy innings: |f. j|, ft, i 'incinriati 000 010 010 2 0 H New York ' _ —OO4 001 h o 011 | Ewing and Kr-hei; Matthcwson and Brc.miahan. Score by innings: If. H. ft. Chicago 000 010 ILM f> 0 0 Brooklyn (KM) 000 (KH)— 0 t 5 U iteulbach and Kling; Wilhelm and Dunn. UNA HOUSE PASSED LIQUOR BILL INDIANAPOLIS, Ind By a vote of 55 to 45 Hie house of representa tive* passed the anil saloon league’s county option liquor hill. The same had already passed the senale and was one of the objects for which Governor Hanley called Ihe special session of the legislature. Till lillo TRIAJJY JURY WHITE PLAINS, N. Y At one o'clock Justice Mills denied Thaw , motion tor a trial by a Jury, but granted him the right, however, for a trial before the Justice himself without a Jury. DAILY AND SUNDAY SG.OO PER YEAR. STUMERS COLLIDE ,1 THE DENSE FDS ;ANK THE VOLUND OFF RACE ROCK IN LONG ISLAND SOUND NEAR NEW HAVEN l MANY PASSENGERS ABOARD Tliey Were Asleep Wben the Crash Came; Were Kept in Control by the Drilled Crew NEW YORK. llk' Fall Rlvor steamer Commonwealth early Sat urday ran down and sank the Nor weglun steamer Volund, of Herzen, m a collision in the dense to*? off Race Rock, in near New Haven. The Commonwealth had tu board a full coini-lomeni ot: 1,000 passeim ers, most of whom were asleep in their bertha when <he crash cann . Only the prerence of mind of the captain and crew prevented a wild rush for the bunts and the panic dial n suited was soon quieted. 'I he Volund sank in two minutes after the Common weal «h s ruck and thirteen of her crew of seventeen w»*rc left holph.s* amid a lauglo ot wreck aye. Captain Sohutt and four of his unn managed to gain the deou of tin* Commonwealth white die sound liner had her nose poked against the Volund's side, but the rest were in tin* forecastle, from which they rush ed only to be overwhelmed as ties iron steamer swirled to the tom. NEWS BY WIRELESB. The first news of the accident got out by a wireless message from the Commonwealth to the station tut Newport, it. I. This said that, the Commonwealth was fn great distress and asked that help be s nt to he*. I’he message buhl that the vessel was off llvee Rock. The sound liners Puritan and Maine were advised by wireless of the plight of tlie Common wealth, al i hough tin* exact, nature of the trou ble was not known and tliey steam ed to Iter assistance A half hour later the Newport station got another message from tlie Commonwealth stating Unit she was making her way slowly and would probably be able to reach Now York. It was figured that I lie crip pled boat, should be dockod at. her North River pier around It o'clock. SMALL BOATS TO THE RESCUE. After the disorder on tin* Coin rnonwealth had been calmed all bet small boats were ordered out and for 4 half hour search was made In the thick smirk for the survivors One hy one ail of the other thirteen of the crew of the Volund were dis covered clinging to bits of floating timber. One or two were saved by clinging to III# preservers, scores of which were thrown overboard from the Common won till. The search of the small boats took them a quarter of a mile In all dl motions, the last of the thirteen men being picked up nearly half a mile from whore the Volund sank. The Commonwealth was on tier way from Kali River, which port she left, on her regular trip last even ing. Her commander was feeling libs way most carefully down the Hound as the weather was as thick from fog as the crew had ever experienced. BLEW FOG 81 REN. Sharp lookout was being kept, and the Common won lUf's fog siren was blown continuously, but at 3:30 o'clock hundreds of the sleeping pas sengers were hurled from their beds hy the shock of the boat ploughing head on Into th'* port quar ters of the Norwegian steamer, tear Ing a great rent In her side. As the Commonwealth surged back from th<* reaction of the blow, Captain Hehiitt and the four men leaped aboard from their own clerk. The Volund fill'd at oner, arid almost before Hie Coin monwealth's engines hud la on slop ped the freight ship was beneath the surface, CREW WELL DRILLED The crew follower! their drill In excellent shupe avfd p;»Mu,< d among, Ha* frightened na n and women as Muring them that 'here was no dan ger. The Common wealth Ik th crack steamer of the Kali River line, own ! ed by the New York, New Haven and 1 Hudson company. It is one of tho The Short Cut to Failure! The newspapers of Buffalo, N Y . have been having great fun In reporting the failure of a chain of retail meat markets In that city The firm of W. L. Davies Company was a syndicate of Canadian operators In iikiilh a 1 retail, and tip concern opened tip four different More of great pretensions In as many parts of the city. But, as soon ii established, t 4 let II In known that Aeli policy was to refrain from all newspaper and other advertising. Naturally, they have reap'd the Inevltabl harve t Thcv went out of business the other day, never having been able to pay expenses, It Is not merely th- fact that lie failure to advertise leaves a large section of the public In the dark as to what a business firm may lie doing, or what It lies to offer The American people, as a rule, are not in favor of Hie non enterprising. They are suspicious of those who want to run Iheir business "on the cheap," and , they have no udielratlon for tin.- alb ," d business concerns whose policy Is not to advertise. FfIHIKEi REPLIES TD ROOSELUELT MAKES AN ATTEMPT TO EX PLAIN HIS CONNECTIONS WITH THE STANDARD OIL CO. ASSAILS TAFT Charges Him With Being the Gucat of Several Trusts ou Many Occas*. ions. CINCINNATI, O.—Senator Foraker has Issued a statement In reply to President Roosevelt In which he at tempted Io explain Ills connection with (lie Standard Oil Co., and In which he also makes a mild attack upon Roosevelt uud assails Taft, The senator riivo out what ho saya Is all the correspondence that passed between him and John D. Archbold. Including the loiters made public hy William Randolph Hearst that made known his connection with tho oil trust. Senator Foraker endeavors to prove with tho letters that the $50,000 ho received from tho mandat'd Oil com pany was for the purpose of buying the Ohio State Journal, and tliat after it was sold to others, the money was returned to tho oil company, Senator Forttker'a attack on Roose velt oonslsts of crltlolsms on tho con duet of the president In takiiiK notice of tho letters made public by Mr. Hearst, hut In ids attacks on Taft he makes dlatinct charges. He declares that last August dur ing the republican candidate's vaca tion Mr. Taft wua the guest of C. T. Lewis, a Standard Oil attorney, dur lur his stay in Toledo und at Mid dle Bass island. The senator ad flu Hint Mr. Tuft was also tho guest ot a RitiHS trust magnate named Richard son, and accepted an InvitHtlon on tho hitler's yacht. Ho also alleges that, the candidate traveled on the private cars of (he officials of the railroads over which he traveled during his trip. Foraker declared that employment in a "decent IriiHt" Is not objection aide, and If Is to Taft's credit tlml he Indorsed John 11. Doyle, a Standard OH lawyer, to preside as a Federal Judge. ■NEW CASES IN CHOLERA . DISTRICT t ST, PHTEIIHHURO.—Three him died and twenty new cashs of cholera and one hundred and fifty three deaths for twenty-four hours ending ni noon. The situation is improv ing. NO MORE RESIGN AFMONT NEW YORK. Chairman Illtrhcock, jibe republican chairman, stated that no other resognalions would follow that of T. Coleman Dupont. HURRICANE IN WEST INDIES STILL MOVING WESTWARD WARHINHTON. A hurricane In the West Indies, according to the weather bureau Is still moving west ward and Hnlurduy Its center Is Porto Kleo. most palatial coastwise ships ever Imlll and Is largely patronized, as Is her alternate boat, the Priscilla. The Volund Is owteftl by a firm In Bergen, Norway.