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New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
M4Y4S KILL EIGHT MEN.
Indians attack a Camp of Merican
Troops Near Nopdec.
LBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune. ]

Mexico City. Nov. S.-The War Department
TO day received advices from the military head
quarters in Quintana Roo territory. where
campaign against the rebellous Maya Indians
is being made, that force of Indians made an
attack upon a camp of soldiers near Nopdec,
killing Lieutenant Roman San Martin and seven
DriyateS
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
sEvEN.uP TO SETTLE ELECTION TIE
[By Telegraph 10 The Tribunel


BelIefontaine, Ohio. Nov. S-Justin Fauser and
Frank Reeder will play game of seven-uF 70 de-
eide which shall be village marshal of Quincy. The
election Tuesday resulted in tie, each man re-
ceiving 7g votes Fausler is not particularly anx-
ious for the office and says he will not be sorry if
his oppeAsnt wins.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
LOSS IN ELEVATOR FIRE, s6oo,ooo.

Duluth Mimi. Nov. s.-Fire tonight damaged
the Great Northern elevator and its contents. at
Superior, TO the extent of more than s6oecA
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09

GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
Its purity has made 1t famous. ."-Advt
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09

AFTER ALL. USHER'S THE SCOTCH
that made the hghbaIi famous-Advt
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New Series-Yoi. XVI. NJ 80

then seemed deadlocked, at ten to
two, finally came to an agreement
shortly after the first faint streaks, of
the coming day showed gray above
the giant hills which wall Boise to the
north and east. The weary, snow.
bearded balif, who had kept an all
night vigil before the door of the jury
room, was startled into action by an
imperative knock from within. Events
moved rapidly enough after this, and
when at last the pricipaI actors in
the trial had been gathered into the
court room, at few moments before
s O'Clock the envelope handed by the
formean to the judge was torn open
and the verdict read.
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Trial of Western Miners.

Boise, July 2e.-With Secretary
and Treasurer Haywood free man.
the fight is already on for the release
of President Meyer and Executive
Committeeman Pettibone of the.
Western Federation Of Miners, accus-
ed together with Haywood Of com:
plicity in the assassination of Former
Gov. Steunenberg. The federation,s
lawyers appealed to Judge Woods to-.
ds.- to admit Meyer and Pettibone to
bail, the prosecution bitterly oppos-
ing. Haywood, whose iron nerve
gave way Immediately following the
verdict, is himself today, the hap
piest man in Boise.
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Not Ready for Judgment"

Editorial Charleston Evening Post.
It is, of course, inevitable that SEN
t:nent in South Carolina adverse TO
Cnarleston's ultimate interest Will de-
yelop from a course of open violation
Of or complacent Indifference to the
county dispensary law which was en-
acted by the efforts Of the friends and
nolitical allies Of Charleston. we
have held from the first that the wise
as well as the right thing for Charles
ton to do was to insist on an enforce
aent of the law. as, otherwise, II
would be impossible to get even so
much as hearing from the rest OF
the state on a plea for q modification
of it to meet the peculiar conditions
of the community. The county sys-
tenn has been in operation now for
ahont three months. and the law Of
its enactment has not had that de-
gree of enforcement which. upon an
alvsis. would meet with the satisfac~
tion Of the rest of the state nor pre-
vent the development of unfriendly
opinion of Charleston, with conse-
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The Cause-Not the Tactics.

Editorial News and Courier.
There is abundant room for differ
ence Of opinion as to how best a
wholesome agitation for the enforce
ment Of the law against illegal sales
of whiskey n,Charleston may be STIR
red, and the News and Courier and
the Evening Post are at one in the
belief that agitation is desira lie.
Hence we do not step aside to discuss
whether or not the views of South
Carolinians outside of Charleston are
.'unripe and valueless'' or whether or
not it be wise to solicit their express
sion. preferring to hold the main is
sue. the enforcement of the law, in
sight and willing to defer in large de-
gree to such direction as may COM
mend Itself to the sagacity Of our
neighbor. Public discussion of the
tactics of a campaign can contribute
little to its success. Some two weeks
ago the present agitation was started
by the News and Courier and it has
attracted a serious attention from the
thinking people Of the community de-
cidedly encouraging and supporting
hope for material results.
Meantime, We are convinced that
nothing that any newspaI is likely
TO say or do will add to the interest
in the Charleston liquor situation, .
an interest already more active and
intense outside Of this city than in it.
The time is not auspicious for an os-
trich policy. However, to arouse the
people to insist on the enforcement Of
tn, law is the thing, and decision as
to whether outside opinion be ripe OF
green is not condition precedent to
progress
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THE HAYWOOD TRIAL.
The Jury Instructed in Most Volrm
inous Manner.


Boise, July 27.-Judge Wood to-
day instructed the jury in the Hay
wood murder trial On the surface
the instructions would seem to favor
the defense, but in real fact are in
favor of Idaho law. The instructions
are the most voluminous in criminal
history Of this county. The jurors
listened attentively to the reading of
about fifteen thousand words. He said
before the jury could lawfully convict,
the jurors must be convinced Of the
defendants guilt beyond all reasona-
BILE doubt He then analyzed what
reasonable doubt was. The court in
structed that each juror must be sat
isfied that the defendant is guilty be-
fore consenting to a verdict of guilty.
The jury was instructed that as to
Orchards claims that he had an ac-
complice in the commission Of The
offense charged in the Indictment:
Under the statues Of the State 4 per-
son cannot be convicted Of crime up
on the testimony Of an accon1plice
unless corroborated by other evidence.
The jury in order to ascertain whether
the testimony Of accomplice was cor
roborated as the law provides. should
eliminate from the case the evidence
Of the accomplice and examine the
evidence Of the other witnesses with
the view OF ascertaining if there is
evidence tending to connect the de-
fendant with him. If there is, the ac-
complice is corroborated. Unless
there is some evidence other than the
evidence of Orchard there can be no
conviction. Determining whether
circumstances tend to show such con-
nection it is your duty to consider all
such circumstances IN the light Of
presumption Of innocence if they so
appear. And corroborating evidence
under the law need nos be founded
upon facts directly connecting the
defendant with the commission Of
the offense, but it is sufficient if cor
roboration consists Of circumstantial
evidence tending to connect the de-
fendant.
Under the Indictment in this case
the judge said the defendant may if
the. evidence warrants, be convicted
of murder in the first degree, murder
in the second degree, 1nanslaughter.
or may be acquitted.
st 2. 20 p. m. the Haywood jury
retired to consider verdict
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RAILROADS CAN'T RULE.
Gov. Glenn Declares They Shall Not
Run North Carolina.

4AshevilIe, n c., July 25.-Pending
eral E. T. Sanford, from Raleigh,
where he was in consultation with the
governor this morning, a number Of
conferences were held here today, and
tonight between the Southern Rail-
way officials and their counsel. Moth
ing tangible, however, resulted there
from, although it was persistently ru-
mored tonight that the railway people
would accept the governors ultima
tum to put the new passenger rate
into effect pending further litigation.
Railway officials who were seen to-
night stated that no action had beer
taken and that there was nothing to
give out. Asked how they regarded
the governors threat to call an extra
session of the legislature, one of them
stated that he did not think that there
would be any necessity for an extra
session.
The governor was called over the
long distance telephone tonight and
he declared that he did not propose
to let the railroads run the State Of
North Carolina, and if I did so,'' he
said. II would not be true to my oath
of office I have to uphold the laws
Of the State and I propose to do it,
Assistant Attorney General Stafford
viii arrive here from Raleigh shortly
afte5- midnight and he will present
Governor -Glenn's proposals to the
railroad officials at meeting to be
held tomorrow morning.
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MUST ENFORCE THE Law.
President Williams of Carolina Savings
Bank Says Charleston Must Enforce
Law or Suffer.

I.
Charleston, July 2S.-Mr Geo. w.
Williams, president of the Carolina
Savings bank, returned to the city Oh
Friday from his summer home in
Nacooche, Ga. He says the people OF
our sister State are thoroughly work
ed up over the prohibition fight and
it is the one topic OF conversation
throughout the State. He confidently
believes the Georgia legislature wiz
enact a stringent prohibition law
Mr.. Williams; in an interview given
out yesterday, made an announcement
which has caused no little comment
throughout the city.
Ee comes out boIe:y fora strSeI en-
forcement of the Carey-Cothran law
in Charleston and warns the people
that if The law is not better enforcedI
Charlestonians may have occasion to-
regret it.
He says:
South Carolina has given Charles
ton an opportunity, as an experiment,
70 handle the whiskey' business IN
some other way than general prohibi-
ton. If this city fails to carry out
the law of the State, then let us not
look for any more compromises. IF
the authorities permit bind tigers to
exist here then our voices must be
hushed when we are no longer per-
n.itted to have say in the control Of
the whisEey traffic.
Il am out and out for faithful
compliance with the law as it has
been enacted, and think it time that.
the business men in the community
should manifest interest enough D
the situation to take stand and help
the creation of sentiment against
compromises above the law. Let Us
all do our best to give the Carey
Cothran measure good trial. and
not invite, by too great independence,
radical legislation in the near fu-
ture. THE State.
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.lfter Long Trial the Leader Of the
Western Miners Goes Free.

Boise, Idaho, July 2S.-In the
bright sunlight of beautiful Sabbath
morning William d. Haywood. secre-
tary and treasurer Of the Western
Federation Of Miners, walked free
man today, acquitted Of the murder
Of Former Gov. Frank Stunenberg.
Probability of acquittal was freely
predicted after Judge Fremont Wood
read his charge, which was regarded
as strongly favoring the defence in its
Interpretation of the laws Of conspir-
acy, circumstantial evidence and the
corroboration Of confessed accom-
plice 1t was also freely predicted
that, in the event of Haywood's ac-
quittal, the State would abandon the
prosecution Of his associates, Charles
H. Meyer. president of the federation,
and George A. Pettibone Of Denver
Statements from counsel and from
Gov. Goodings, issued today, dispel
this view Of the situation. Gov. Good
ing said:
The verdict is a great surprise to
ne and 1 believe to all citizens Of
Idaho wha have heard or read the
v.idence in the case. I have done my
duty. have no regret as to any ac-
ton 1 have taken and my conscience
is clear. AS long as God gives me
strength I shall continue my efforts
FOR government by law and for or
ganized society.
The State VIII continue a vigorous
prosecution of Mover and Pettibone
and Adams and of Simpkins when ap-
pretended There will be neither hes
tation nor retreat"
Application will be made to Judge
WOOD tomorrow to admit Mover and
Pettibone to bail and it was tonight
stated, as to Meyer, against whom
the State is admitted to have its
weakest case, favorable considera-
ton would not be unexpected.
Not the least interesting comment
made today was that of Harry Or
chard, the confessed murderer OF
Steunenberg and the witness on
whom the State chiefly relied to prove
its charge of conspiracy among GER
tain members of the Western Fedora
ton of Miners. When told at the
State penitentiary that Haywood had
been acquitted, Orchard said:
We'll, 1 have done my duty. [ have
Il Id the truth. l could do no more.
I am ready to take any punishment
that may be meted out to me for my
crime. and the sooner it comes the
better
1t was after being out for q hours
that the jury, which at first had been
divided eight to four for acquittal and
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Uprising Agitated Against American
Domination.

Havana. July 2s.-Efforts to incire
an uprising against American domina-
ton in Cuba are actually being made
in Santiago province. One clash has
already occurred between Ruraies
and would-be revolutionists. To check
the agitation and prevent armed up
rising. rurales are being concentrated
in force at Guantanamo. Palace Off
Gals deny any fear of an uprising,
but the precautions made to prevent
trouble have alarmed citizens.
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quent hostility which would Effectively
bar our hope Of reaching a sarisfac-
tory system of liquor control.
But the last word has not been
spoken in Charleston on the subject.
Indeed, scarcely more than the first
has been said. The mayor is making g
an earnest effort to work out q prac-
teal solution Of the problem. We are
fully persuaded that he is moving
along a path that can only lead him
to greater and greater difficulties. and
we have said so frankly. There are
also a good many stiff necked and re-
bellious people in Charleston, to
whom the very name of the .dispen-
sary IS so obnoxious that they can
not yet bring themselves to view it
calmly, even in its local habitation
ard habiliments. nor to admit its legal
existence, though it is a creature Of
the statutes Of their State. But we
believe that the mayor Will find his
purely utilitarian methods impracti-
cable and impossible, and that the
stiff necked and rebellious folk-at
least some of them-will learn the
error of. their ways in time, under the
benefcient preachments of the press.
and we think the time has not come
for the people Of South Carolina to
take judgment upon Charleston in
this dispensary matter. 1t is not yet
possible to say what is Charleston's
attitude toward the county dispensa-
ry. It has not yet been defined.
Therefore, any opinion of an OBJ
server outside of Charleston upon the
LIQUOR conditions here must necessa-
rily be uncertain and the expression
of it an unripe utterance. There has
been comparatively little said about
conditions here by the press of the
State, though there are not lacking
evidences Of wide interest in them
and general desire to see Charleston
work out satisfactory conclusion of
the situation which has SO long vexed
US. Any attempt to stimulate ex-
preston at this time cannot but be
regard ded-from the standpoint OF
friendly regard for Charleston-as iii
advised, since it cannot produce other
than premature and valueless opinion:
The proposition is not yet ready for
submission to the judgment Of 'our
friends. We have only just begun to
argue it among ourselves seriously
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From the News and Courier.

From the News and Courier.
Their. was buzz Of talk in Char
lesion YESTERDAY anent the publication
in the News and Courier of letters
from its correspondents IN all parts
of the State giving the views Of the
people of their respective communi-
ties on the liquor situation here.
Some of this talk was highly col..-
mendatory of the action Of the News
and Courier, but candor compels the
statement that there were some who
voiced their condemnation in more or
less vigorous and impolite language.
This was to have been expected.
Those who approved the course Of
the o-ews and Courier-and OF -,1ea
there was a goodly number-did SO.
as taey said, because they believed
it to be the duty Of this newspaper,
occupying the position it does. to in
form the people of this city as to the
artitude os the outside pubic toward
Charleston. Many citizens Of Charles
ton lay great stress upon the value to
this city of the good will Of the peo-
> ple of South Carolina living outside
Of Charleston. They think that Char
lesion should cultivate the friendship
of the people of the rest of the state.
It is their opinion that this city car
not prosper as It ought to prosper un-
less this is done, unless Charleston
ians are Kept Informed as to the drift
of thought in the State and show a
decent respect for the opinions of
their fellow South carolinians.
Those who entertain this view We're
frank IN saying yesterday that, in pre-
senting in concrete form the thought
of South Carolina upon this most i'm
portant subject the News and Courier
has done highly praiseworthy thing.
There We're others, however, who,
overlooking the fact that the letters
published Yesterday showed clearly
that the people Of the enl.re State are
already keeriy alive to the situation,
that they are already thinking and
talking about Charleston's liquor
problem said that it was most uawise
to have called attention % the sub
ject now; that to agitate the question
of whether or not the law should be
enforced would do no good; that at
any rate the matter was being
brought to the front prematurely:
that it might hurt the town.
IT is remarkable how many persons
are afraid Of hurting the town.
Mayor Rhett was visited by repre-
sent tive of the News and Courier,
but declined to make a statement. He
had. he said, expressed himeslf fully
in the two interviews recently printed
in the News and Courier ard he was
still standing upon what ne had then
said.
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NORTH CAROLINA WINS.
Southern Railway Agrees to New Rail
way Rate Law-New Rate Effective
Beginning August 8.

EeSiiiIiiSS august ..
Raleigh, y. c., July 27.-The state
Of North Carolina has won in it's
fight to have its passenger rate law
Of 2 IA cents observed by all the rail
roads. pending an appeal TO the
courts by the roads of the State
which propose to fight the law
The promise of obedience to the
law by the Southern and the Atlantic
Coast Line railways, which, since
pDfy 1, the date set for the raee law
to go into effect, have been violating
the law, was given late today, at a
conference which the railroads sought
with Gov. Glenn, who has stated that
as a precedent to any agreement he
might make that the IA cent rate
must first be put into. effect.
The conference was a private one.
newspaper men being excluded at the
request of the railroad attorneys. At
ter the conference Gov. Glenn states
that at the beginning OF the confer
ence the railroad representatives stated
that they were ready to agree to the
, 1-4-cent rate, later to be tested in
the original injunction case before
Judge Pritchard, an appeal if neces-
sary to be taken by the State to the
United States supreme court, while
the railroads would appeal the Wake
county case to the North Carolina su-
prerne court, and if necessary take
the case on writ of error to the Uni
ted States supreme court. The only
trouble in the conference was a selec-
ton Of the date at which the Ia
cent rate should become effective. The
railroads wanted a longer time than
the State was willing to grant, but
finally the Sth of August was agreed
upon, as the railroad representatives
stated that it would be impossible,
SCORER to make the preparations at
their various ticket Offices to supply
tickets and fix rates.
The conference was harmonious
throughout. The State was repre-
sented by Co. Glenn, State Treasurer
Lacy, and the special counsel engaged
by the governor, including Former
Gov. C. B. Aycock and Hon. r. j.
Justice, speaker Of the house of repre-
sentatives. The railway representa-
tives were Alfred P. Thom of Wash
ington, and Judge Alexander p. Hum
phrey Of Louisville, general counsel
of the Southern Railway company:
Alexander Hamilton Of Petersburg.
Va, general counsel, and George B.
Elicit Of Wilmington, \. c., assistant
general counsel of the Atlantic Coast
Line, and George Rountree Of Will
mington, N c., counsel for r. Nelson
Buckley and other stockhlders Of the
Atlantic Coast Line, who had obtain
ed restricting orders and an interloc-
utory order from Judge Pritchard
against the Atlantic Coast Line put
ting the 1-4-cent rate into effect.
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BATTLEsH1p GEoRG1A's CREW
Commended for Bravery in the Re-
cent Disaster.

Oyster Bay, July 27.-President
Roosevelt today made public an ex-
tract from a letter written him by
Admiral Brownson, which commends
in the highest terrns the bravery Of
the 5attleship Georgia's crew imme-
diately after the tragedy. To this let
ter the president replied, congratulate
ing the officers and crew of the Geor-
gia upon the way in which, without
delay, they went back to work.
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The first bale of new cotton IN
Georgia was sold Tuesday at Albany
for 25 cents a pound by Dean l..
Jackson, negro farmer Of Dougher-
ty county. Jackson has brought in
the first bale for the last ten years.
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With the loss of million dollars
the fire was controlled this afterrSc1s
after the hotel and half a dozen ccr-
tages were in ruins. Dynamite c1esa-
ed the flames. Two persons are cescst-
ed missing.
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MOB VENGEANCE
Dead Body of Murderer Burned as
Stake

crisfeld, Md, July 20 s-The body
Of James Reed. the negro murder@$
of Policeman 0ougherty, who wze-
beaten to death and afterwards strung
to telephone pole yesterday by q
mob of three thousand. and which
had been prepared for burial, wss
stolen last night by a mob Of euragea
men who burned the body after saeu-
rating it with oil. a large post wass
driven into the ground and the body
lashed to it. Cheers were given. as
flames devoured the lifeless mass
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Washington Officials Have Nothing to
Say About the North Carolina Set

Washington, July 29.-The depart
ment of justice officials today declined
to discuss the North Carolina rate SET
tlement because of its bearing on the
Virginia situation, where appearances
indicate the probability Of struggle
between Federal Judge Pritchard and
the State officials similar to the differ
ences just compromised in North Car
olina.
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THE CHARLESTON
LIQUOR SITUATION,
Divergent COMMENTS AS TO
LETTERS PRINTED By NEWS
AND COURIER.

Some People Inclined to Criticise the
News and Courier for Informing
the City AS to the Manner in Which
South Carolinians Elsewhere are
Talking, But Others Generous in
Their APPRECIATION.
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AN ssOo.ooo FIRE.
Long Beach Hotel and Cottages BE-
Stroyed

Long Beach. Long Island, July 90
With the flames still raging and
threatening to destroy every habita-
bic place at the resort, Long Beaca
Hotel and several. adjoining cottages.
We're destroyed by fire today. The
lives of eleven hundred gusts were
imperiled, but no casualties occurred
Cottages are being dynamited to pre-
vent the spread Of the flames. Loss
$500 900.