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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 Taft's Federal salary will be withdrawn for the flEst time in more than twenty years.”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.