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THE AUGUSTA DAILY HERALD
VOLUME XIII., No. 285.
tJJfIID CLOSED
NEBRASKA TOUR
V
THINKS THAT HIS NATIVE
STATE WILL GIVE HIM A
LARGE MAJORITY
SCORES CANNON
The Speaker of the House
Is Backed By Every Pre
datory Corporation
In the Country
PLATTSMOTTTH, Neb—W. ,T. Bry
an closed a tour of hts home state In
thle city last night, feeling that Ne
braska can safely be eounted In the
democratic column this year by a
larger majority than he received in
1*96.
A large portion of the day was
spent in hts old congressional district.
Speaking began early in the morn
ing and continued throughout the
day. His addresses were more ag
git-salve than they have been during
the week.
At Tecumseh he said of Mr. Can
non: “It used to be said of a noted
criminal lawyer that a burglar never
entered a house to commit burglary
without first making inquiry as to the
health of this lawyer, and no man in
congress who plans a raid against the
American people does so without first
getting a promise of recognition from
Mr. Cannon, the speaker of the house.
He is backed by every predatory cor
poration in this country."
In discussing the panic he said that
republicans are threatening a panic
In case of bis election.
“There will be a panic in one fam
ily," he said, “and that will be the
Taft family, for Mr. Taft's Federal
salary will be withdrawn for the flEst
time in more than twenty years.”
BRYAN’S PLAN TO
REACH IDE ITERS
LINCOLN, Neb.—Mr. Bryan has a
new plan to reach the republican
voter. In big type, at the head of the
first page In this week’s Commoner,
is this appeal: "Two’Votes for Bryan
and Kern.”
■ That fa the slogan. The argument
in this campaign Is on our side.
This argument may not have been
presented to your neighbor, who In
tends to vote the republican ticket.
Let everyone who advocates the
election of Bryan and Kern make de
termined efforts between now and
election day to get one vote among
his neighbors. From now let the slo
gan be: “Two votes for Bryan and
Kern —my own and another man’s."
TO-DAY’S POLITICAL NEWS
Treasurer Ridder’e figures showed
that the democratic national commit
tee’s campaign fund figures, up to
October 9. were $248,567, of which all
hut $22,004 had been expended. Chair
man Mack gave out a supplemental
statement showing receipts of $12,-
556 from 70 contributors between Oc
tober 9 and 14.
Mr. Bryan concluded his three days’
tour of Nebraska, speaking to large
crowds, and left for Denver. He
called President Roosevelt an imi
tator. said every predatory corpora
tion in the country is back of Speak
er Cannon, and that if Cannon’s most
intimate friend Sherman, was chosen
to preside over the senate, the people
would be unable to obtain any reme
dial legislation.
Mr. Ksrn yesterday spoke at a noon
day meeting on Broadway and In
Tammany Hall. He urged that the
election of Bryan would restore and
not destroy business confidence.
Mr. Taft received a warm welcome
In Kentucky and made speeches In
several cities yesterday. For the first
time in three weeks he discussed th?
question of guaranteeing bank depos
its Unfortunately a chair broke un
der him and he fell to the floor. Hts
cartful Inspection of the next chair
offered caused laughter.
Mr. Sharman spoke yesterday on
protection at Jaiftestown. N, Y H»
seemed to enjoy disobeying his phy
siclan»’ direction to talk only in white
per# and to remain Indoors as much
as possible, by conversing with all
who came along and by taking an
auto ride.
A reception Is being held at the
National Democratic club in New
York city this afternoon for Mr
Kern, He »peake In Brooklyn to
night.
Among the prominent republicans
who will address audiences in New
York tod*v are Vic* President Fair
barks, Governor Stuart of Pennsyl
vania. and Lieruenan’ Governor Mur
pnv of Pennsylvania.
Candidate Taft Is scheduled to
.speak In the following Tennessee
towns ’oday Knoxville. Nashville,
Chattanooga Johnson City, and Bris
tol «
..Candldste Bevan will arrive In
Denver today and dellvev an address
there tonight, hurrying eastward
again.
I BUBBLES!
Suicided Couple's Ashes
Thrown Into Jamiaca Bay
NEW YORK.—The ashes of then
bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ban
en, who lived at No. 436 Prospect
avenue, Brooklyn, and who carried
out to the fatal end a double suicide
pact on Friday last, will be taken to
Nassau Beach next Monday and float
ed on the waters of Jamaica Bay.
The place chosen for this Strange
ceremony is, as near as may be
identified, the spot where husband
and wife, each aiding the other,
bound themselves with cords ami
awaited the coining tide that engulf
ed them.
Both husband and wife were athe
ists, pronounced, and believed in no
hereafter. It is tj-ue also that they
were despondent over their troubles:
yet there whs something uncommonly
morbid in their manner of dying.
The two went to a lonely spot, on a
night when Nassau Beach was de
MORSE AND CURTIS
TRIAL JGOITIIUED
Detectives Keep Constant
Watch on the Jury, De
fendants and Witness.
NEW YORK—With Chief Flynn,
of the United States secret service
and twelve of his best detectives
keeping a constant watch on th*-
jury, defendants and witnesses, the
trial of Charles W. Morse aful Alfred
H. Curtis, formerly president of the
National Bank of North America, was
resumed before Judge Hough in th*
federal court.
The jury had been looked up over
night in the As'or House, and was
guarded by H»oret service men. ThlH
Is something that has not been done
In a criminal or civil case in 25
years.
In opening the ease for the pause
cutlon. I)if rlet Attornev Stimson
characterized Morse as lower than
common gambler
It ha* been definitely ascertained
that both Morse and Curtis will take
the witness stand But wliil* Morse
will try to defend hi* course in using
bank fund* foi his ice trust pool, h:
steamship consolidation and the other
manipulations, Curtis, it Is under
stood, will go fully arid frankly tnio
the iranfactlons In which he was the
lesser figure.
Throughout his opening, which
ia«ted for nearly iwo hours, ,»ir Slim
son dwelt wtih particular emphai
on Morse’* domination oi r Ctirils.
A* hi* first witness Mr. Btlmson
called Charles A. Hanna. United
States hank examiner, and receiver oi
the National Hank ol North America.
The witness Identified the books and
accounts of ’he bank Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Henry Ernie questioned
him Alfred (' Clemmons was He
next witness. He was a clerk In
th» o'fice of the comptroller of tie
currency s' Washington !l<- pro
duced records of Itht office, Including
copies of certain cor re spot: dene** be
tween w H *ltingtoii and he Hank of
North America, and thirty monthly
reports mad* b> the bank They
were not examined at this time
While some copies of reports m <1 •
to the comptroller of the currency
by the officials of the bank during
1908-7 In obedience to his call was
being submitted iu evidence, Lawyer
Forecast for Augusta and Vicinity—Fair tonig;l!j + and Saturday.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA,
serted, and there, with a clothesline
they had taken from their home,
bound themselves together and laced
death that came to them surely, but
slowly, in the advancing waters.
Michael liauen’s brother Henry had
hoard them speak ot suicide, but paid
scant heed to them. Persons, he
thought, who had no faith in a fu
ture world, could speak of death with
out emotion themselves or wi-hottl
causing-serious apprehension on the
part of their friends. The brother is
not an atheist, but when he learned
of the doublt suicide, it is said he be
lieved it was due the memory of his
brother and his sister-in-law that ho
should carry out, so far as he might
within the law, their wishes that
their bodies should lie where they
had willed. They had chosen Jamai
ca Bay for their burial plfico and he
ineam that, in its tides tlrtdr ashes
shall rest. •
GRID'S SOD
13 SUSPENDED
WATERBURY, Conn.—While "pair
inn off” freshmen students at the
Taft school, at Watertown, late last
night, a master put a sudden end
to the sport. After the new hoys re
tired the older students took them
from their beds to the wash room.
Following this exploit the faculty
ordered the following suspensions for
hazing:
John N. Garfield, Washington, I)
C . son of the secretary of the In
tel lor.
Kenneth Monteagl*. Ha Francisco.
Fred Andrews, New York
Henry Fownes. Pittsburg
Garfield Is suspended for three
weeks and the others for six weeks.
CO-ED. FRESHMEN
HAZED A SOPHOMORE
Seven Girl* Cutcli the Boy,
Tie Him To a Tree, Tease
Him and Then Desert
Him.
ALTON, Ills. Thai co-education In
at least one sense I* a success, wax'
proved Thursday when seven co-ed
tr*-Khmcn of Bhurtlef College ga-.<
It.* iriond Carr, a member ot the so
phomore class, a hazing ho will not
soon forget.
Carr war: captured by the seven
girls, 'led to a tree, and tormented,
and then deserted. He was rescued
seven hours later by a college offi
eer.
Carr is said to have gained th**
hostility of the girls by sonic r< mark*
which h* mad** at a class dinner
d-roga'on to the coeducational s) s
tein.
Mar-Farlati* mad" this istonlShln*
declaration.
”Whll( we admit that It Is Mr
Morses slgtutun which appear* on
the* reper'.-* we do not admit (but
he ever r< ad them or over knew thdi
Later a paper was Iden'lfled t-y
• inch It vis -tip-*" that Miss Ka’*-
A Wilson, Morse's secretary, hat
Morse - power of attorney, and kept
It on file lit the bank, This power of
attorney was dated May 29, 1906.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 16, 1908.
FOREST FH[5
ASF AGAIN
RAGING
DETROIT, Mich. —Forest fires have
broken out all over northern Mich!
gan, and are raging with extraordi
nary fierceness.
Two villages, Metz and LaKocque,
a few miles apart, in Presque lsla
county, have been destroyed The
inhabitants escaped on special trains
sent in through the flaming forests.
Half a dozen other villages, some In
Ihe upper peninsula, some in the
northern part of the lower peninsula,
are threatened with cleat ruction. The
cities of Alpena and Cheboygan are
also menaced.
Raging Near the 800.
SAULT BTE MARIE, Mich—Forest
flreF are again raging around this
city and early this morning appear
ed at the city limits. For some
time they threatened the dynamite
warehouse of the Hoc Hardware
company, but (he structure wutj ll
nally saved by heroic work of the
firemen who worked in constant dan
ger of a terrible explosion The
fires are worse than those of several
weeks ago, and the town of Hrlmloy
is being wiped om and several ot Iters
are in danger. There is no sign of
tain to relieve the situation. Tin.
smoke over tin S'. Marv's river is so
thirk that navigation has been given
up.
BANK GUARANTY FUND
USED TO BUY WHISKEY
The Question is That if a
State Bank Should Fail
Would the Depoaitor*
Take Whiakey Warrants
GUTHIUK. Okls If a stale burnt
failure should occur In Oklahoma
would the depositors be willing to
accept state wtskey warrants in
stead of cash In being reimbursed
from the hank guaranty fund?
This question waa asked Thursday
when th< statement was made Ihai
In buying the last carload of whir
key for the state dlS|ffinaary ayntem,
the bank guaranty fund waa rheea.
ed on to pay for It. The assertion
was mad* positively and Is causing
inm-ii speculative comment.
In using the hank guaranty fund
with which to purchase state wins
li Is understood warrants on the
dispensary would he given as secur
ity. !iuch warranth draw six pci
tent interest.
MORTALLY BURNED
IN EXPLOSIONS
Shop Destroyed, While the
Owner and Hi* Assistant
Were Burned.
NEW YORK.- In a series of explo
sions of varnlah, naphtha and other
combustibles In the paint shop of Ber
nard Waltz, s' Stockton street,
Wllinri sbury, Waltz, and his asslsiiini,
Abraham Fine, were mortally burned
The explosion wrecked the shop,
smashed ,-'riant windows thook down
ceilings and toppled over walla of the
building, a three story ft am* atruc
turs.
PETER KARAGECRGEY'TCH ABDICATES?
LONDON.—A dinpatch front Vienna says that
Kinn’ Peter, of Sorvia, has abdicated the throne
and fled from the country.
CA TAS TROPEE OCCURRED
IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN
Relief Train Full of Wo
men and Children Tip
ped Over—Several
Were Killed.
ALPENA, Mich. -The most terrible
catastrophe in the history of Northern
Michigan occurred at 1 o'clock Fri
day morning, when a relief train of
box cars carrying women and chil
dren from the stricken town of Metz,,
tipped over, owing to the rails spread
ing.
There are fourteen known dead,
nearly ail women and children. John
Klnvllle, engineer, Is dead. Arthur
Lee, fireman, and William Barrett are
missing and are supposed to be dead.
William Foster was badly burned and
It Is feared he eitimol recover. \ll
are from Alpena except the women
and children. A relief train left here
at 8 o’clock for the scene of the
wreck, which occurred near Pulaski,
with surgeons and wreckers. All wires
north are down and reports are in
complete.
The losses caused by the forest tiro
are heavy in Alpena county. Not iv
building in Holton remains standing
except a church. The loss there lr
eludes $20,000 worth of cedar.
In Long ((Rapids township ‘he Had
Hotel, large barns, residence of W.
11. Hall, house ol' Charles Keating
were burned and at Long Lake two
cottages, barns, boat, houses and the
season’s crops pf John W. Fitzgerald
were devastated.
The entire lire department and ttli
available hose with two engines
worked on the I rush flreH In lh»
soul hern city limits of Alpena all
last night. The big Moench tannery
and bark piles were saved. When
this lire was at its worst, fire broke
out in the brush north of Alpena !i
was under control hv nigh*. Alpena
•was fighting fire all last night. Only
a shift In the wind saved the Hotel
Adrian, the country club house, and
other places at Long Lake.
It Is reported here that the towns
of Metz. Pulaski, Mlllersburr and Po.
sen have been totally destroyed
Only a few farm house* remain
standing along the railroad between
Alpena county line and Mllleraburg
The town of Pulaski was burned out
at 4 o’clock this morning There
is no relief in sight by rain.
SEVERAL FIRES
IN BRANCHVILLE
BRANCHVILLE, H. C. This morn
ing about 2 o'clock nranchvilln had
another serious fire. The warehouse
belonging to Mr. P. (' Dukes, that
was situated Just In ihe rear of hts
store, tngothflr with Who contents
therein, was a total loss. The loss
that Mr. Dukes stfMalned was about.
$4,000, with SI,OOO Insurance. The
s'ore building that Mr. Ihik'-s occu
pics as n general merchandise store
whs damaged to the extent of about
three or four hundred dollars. This
lirosa wa * covered by Insurance
i The handsome two story brick real
donee owned and occupied by Mr
|J. It. Henderson, situated Just csst
of the warehouse of Mr, Imkes. that
was burned, catne very m-ar burning,
and If ll had not been for the heroic
assistance rendered by lh<* citizens
of Branchvllle If Is almost certain
jihst Mi Henderson's residence would
have been- destroyed. Mr (lender
son’s Ins:, probably amounted to three
to live hundred dollars, which Is cov
ered by insurance.
Another fir** occurred Just a couple
of hours earlier at Fun-el's Cross
Roads, about four miles from Branch
vllle In thut fire Mr It. T Rhoad
had the mlMfortun'- (if losing hit <*u
lire gin and awmlll otithf and seve
nil hah-- ol cotton. Mr. Rhoad s less
| has been estimated at between three
and five thousand dollars, with no in
surance.
It Is reported that during the ex
elteirieiit of the gin fire, that Mr
O. W. Farrell fell down srid dlslocs'
<-d his shoulder. Mr. Farrel Imne*
dlu'oly (a me to Uranchvllh- and cal!
ed on Dr Win,herlv, who In a short
lime administered to his wunt* and
coon hnd his shoulder In Its right
place again.
G. B. COX AND S. BENDER
BET ON THE ELECTION
Two Beta Were Marl* on
the Coming Election He
wn It c.
CINCINNATI. Ohio George It Cox
arid Htavo Herder, t-h»* Hlxfh street
rornritlttlfton men, got toKsthcr on
two v.ngtTji Thursday. Th#* flint wak
?1,0 00 pt|» Up by Mr Cox
Itoiidffr'M 11*000 thut Tuft will hiivu
! I-. 000 plural]}? In Jla?r l)u>n ronnt .
Tin preponfUrti wa that
I Ro'h h|l| t)i count? trtiiMiircr,
I iP-rubt J. lilting Up SSOO against S),W)
lof Mr Cox.
DAILY AND SUNDAY, $6.00 PER YEAR.
BIG RIOTS ON
IN SPANISH
LISDOX Srrious rioting la rc
|iortf*ci between MonarclilHlH and re 1
imhlirantt in man> or tin* interior
towns Kriuay, »h the result ol th •
elections. A report which is no,
credited here, says that Usi persons
were Killed and tunny injured In u
riot nt Zainbuca.
JAPANESE WELCOME
BATTLESHIP FLEET
Many Crafts With Thou
sands of People on Board
are Awaiting the Arrival
YOKOHAMA. Thousands of ernft,
with enthusiastic thousands oil lioartt
are now outside tin- harbor patiently
waiting to catch the Ural glimpse of
the American Ituilhshtp dent, which
Is expected to come Into view noine
time Friday. Many of merchant ves
Hi-ls, are equipped with wireless tele
graph Instruments, and those vestals,
as well as the shore stations, are in
constant communication with the
Japanese fleet which met ihe Ameri
cans and are now conveying them to
this port. Every vessel that could
possibly go outside, lias left tin- liar
bor, and hundreds ot luiinclton and
sail boats have ventured far beyond
the usual limits for these craft.
While the fleet will arrive oft Hit
harbor this afternoon. Ihe original
program which provided for their nr
rival Halurduy morning will probably J
lie carried out.
A hig buoy has been assigned to
i »eh American ship In u double lino
extending from almost directly lit
Ironl of the city to a point one mile
below, on the easterly side of the
harbor.
The Japanese fleet will anchor (II j
recllv opposite Ihi Americans en the
west side In the same m il* t.
Thousands of on 10l town people
art* arriving on every train, and the
decorations of Ihe streets and build :
lugs far surpass anything of the kind,
ever utiempted in Japun.
A report from Amoy, Chinn hb.vs|
that a typhoon yesterday demolished
all the buildings erected for tin- r«
ceptlon of th** officers and men of
the American battleship licet with;
the exception or Ihe main reception
hall.
Many stores were hadlv (laninged
and th electric lighting plant Is mi
der six leet ot water.
WILBUR WRIGHT MADE
DARING EXPERIMENT
THURSOAY
LE MANS, France. Wilbur Wrlgut
made a daring experiment with Ids 1
aeroplane Thursday evening. He us
(•ended to a height of Of, feet and
* lien stopped the motor The aero
plane glid( il to Ihe earth with tin
great .out ease.
DESIRES POLICY AGAINST
THE ELECTION OF BRYAN
CHICAGO Hlgman of
'he firm ol Hllh'-rriian Mroth/*i deal
ers In raw wool, yesterday offered a
premium of SIO,OOO/for a SIOO,OOO It
sitraiice policy against the election of
Bryan.
The firm Is one of tin- hirg*-st of
jits kind In the west, and handles an
nually 25,000,000 pound: of wool The
THE WHEELS OF BUSINESS
HUMMING.
f full hijftlncHft activity tinh him In «>arllrr thin fall than at «ny oth*r
fAtt' 1 * ft* full butorr of ttilff Mi#* record of tiio f’Mrtuco pontofflct* fur
iilhli** fhu nioni coiivliK'lur proof. ( lilcnyn in on** of tho urojitOMt din
trlhutlDft coutorH, and th* «r-Mvftiy <d tin* f'hlcafto poatoffiri* l» one of
tin moat ndlihh' haroi ' i t> of trad#
On November 2H, 1 !M><; when pro?'i»#*rlty wa* «f Irh height, there
wi'H* depoalfi dln th«* Chi# pofcoffice 2H9.H ton* <»f »« £ond, third
itno fourth #'lhm n ill matter runt quantity wan u that time consid
ered r<*# </rd breaker
s«'pti*ndii’i_ 10 of th*M year, there wh* d#*pOMltcd In tie* Hhleago
I»#>M?#:ffle#* 1527.1 tore of to roud, third sttd fourth class iiihll mutter,
#i ::7toiu Uiuj. (i «nvenit>ei ' *er
This rererd br* kli y Activity of the ('hlr aao postofflca nhowu that
Chlesk ft ' nr* »• "thdpMi'r;* in # iioriuuUH full and winter
bustne* Ihe #j 1# ■<! d #toim jiiMt.lt\ their expectation*. All enter
prfKlbi I i e j, ,1 Hoori i»r. It be#Mine known that, this
< ir'. <i* .$k * I 1 ted to r»*u#*h out for tiro country bust
in' * The. know tie * • lr:#/#*at* l pros; rity of ihe farmem, due to
lur* * crops and high pri# » h of cer# ulm, niunt soon stimulate all indus
trlow.
STATE KILL FIGHT
BEMOMOF IHI
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
WILL ARGUE AGAINST
TAKING THAW OUT OF
NEW YORK
PLANS UP-SET
Thaw Expected To Be Free
In a Few Days, But Now
In a Little Doubtful
NEW YORK. The state of N**w
York will Halil the removal of Hurry
K. Thaw from the Muttoawar, Insane
Asylum to Pittsburg.
Thaw had regarded his light as
practically won, ana ho expected to
go to his old home next Sunday even
ing to appear In the bankruptcy pro
ceedings In the Federal curl on Mon
day. This was after a writ of habeas
‘corpus had boon served on Dr. Robert
T. Lamb, superintendent of Mattea
wan, requiring him to produce Btan
ford White’s slayer In Pittsburg at
tlint time. The upset In the pian
came lu the announcement of Deputy
Assistant Attorney (iem-rsl Asa Bird
Cardlner that lie would appear on
Monday to argue against taking Thaw
out of the Jurisdiction of the state of
New York.
It has been rumored since the be
ginning of the proceedings In Pitts
burg that they were merely a subter
fuge to get Thuw away from the jur
isdiction of the authorities here. Hov
« ip 1 lawyers have given it. as their
opinion ttoil Thaw caniiol lie brought
back if he refuses to return after
reaching Pennsylvania.
The writ signed by United Rtatea
District Court Judge R. W. Archibald,
now temporarily sitting In the United
Hiatus circuit court of appeal* In Phil
adelphia. calls for Thaw to be return
ed to Pittsburg for the purpoao of
testifying In the bankruptcy part of
-the United States district court.
Incidentally thee Is a queer legal
tangle over the Issuance of the writ,
and Intricacies of whK'i Col. (iurdlner
says he Is not quite em'tiln
A fact which has no* heretofore
been made public Is that 01. Oardl
tier went before Judge Arce'bold, ut
.Scranton, several days ago, auu *hero
made motion, which waa grantef, by
Judge Archibald, In Philadelphia,
ting aside the first writ and rule which
was Issued to call Thaw to Pittsburg
to testify lu the bankruptcy Bull, and
which was drawn against. .Sheriff
Charles M. Lane, of Wostcheater
county. Thaw was no longer In the
sheriff's custody, sml the plea was
granted.
Immediately after Dr. Raker ws
served with the writ lie called upon
Col. Gardiner to inform him of Its Is
suance Dr. Baker said Iks' would
come Immediately to New York from
Malleawan and consult with Co>.
Gardiner.
While Col, Gardiner would not tell
the complete contents of the writ, he
did auy: “I am not exactly certain
abotil the writ, and not exactly sure
hs to Its contents. I have not hnd a
chance to determine what we shall do
Ollier than that I shall go to Pittsburg
on Monday. The decision as to wheth
er Thuw will or not go, is In doubt.
“I have already made arrangements
to go to Pittsburg with Mr. Moyer on
Humlay. | talked with him over the
telephone, and he assured me that, all
the differences which I raised up
against the first writ have been obvi
ated.”
This was taken to mean that the
Thaw lawyers will not Interpose ob
jection to hla return to New York
when Ihe bankruptcy demands of the
courts have been served In the mat
ter of his testimony.
«io#l being carried over election Is
about 10,00.000 pounds,
Mr. Hllherriimi Ih a republican, and
If confident of Tuft's election, hut
Hald iha i filn oft or to pay a 10 per cent
premium on « policy maturing In loss
Hum three week*, wan entirely a busl
fe iji propnaltlon unaffected by hU po
litical views.