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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
A GRAVE CHARGE
The President Accused Of Using
an Office to Buy
LABOR LEADER KEEFE

Whose Change to Taft From Bryan
Accounted for by the Democratic
Press Agent, who Says Keefe was
Promised immigration Commits.
sioner's Office to Desert Gompers'
The National Democratic Commit
tee, through John G. Gordon, assis-
tant and acting chief of the press
bureau at headquarters in New York,
made public the following statement
Tuesday night.
1T was stated at the National
Democratic Committee headquarters
Tuesday night that President Roose-
welt by promise Of Office has succeed
ed In having one of the big men OF
the American Federation Of Labor de-
sert President Gompers in his ad-
vocacy Of the election Of Mr., Bryan
for the Presidency.
THE labor leader In question j.
Daniel J. Keefe, of Detroit, president
Of the International Association of
Longshoremen, and one of the vice.
presidents Of the Federation of La.
Dor.
"The Democratic committee al
leges that Keefe and the President
we're closeted for severa! hours IN
Washington on Saturday. October 8.
and the offer of being named COM
missioner general Of immigration.
made vacant by the death of Com
missioner Sargent, was made In con-
sideration of Keefe's repudiatlng Mr..
Gompers and the executive council
of the Federation.
"Keefe, on Saturday last, issued q
statement In which he said: Am
going to vote for VIM II. Taft.
1T Is pointed out that on Sep
TENDER % last, the executive council
Of the American Federation Of Labor
issued a circular calling on all or
,auizations Of labor to work for tbs
lefeat Of Mr.. Taft and Republican
Congressman seeking reelection AMI
NJ. Keefe authorized his signature
10 be attached to 1t.
THE scource Of the Democratic
committees information was not d.
vulged, but the information was o..
fered that If Mr.. Keefe or President
Roosevelt deny the charges, another
big labor leader, now in New York,
will come forward with facts to prove
that the offer was made, and that
Mr.. Keefe accepted 1t and has COM
menced to make good his part Of
the DEAL"
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"Bennettsville, 8. c., Sept. 3, 1904.
(Conhdential},

"Bennettsville, 8. c., Sept. 8, 1904.
(C~onfdential),
"Dear Mr.. Archbold: In the samo
mail by which your letter ans was
one that I wish to quote a sentence
from apropose of your remarks about
Mr.. R. The writer of that letter
was employed In a confidential way
ny Senator Hanna in matters Of i'm
portance. IIe Is a shrewd, but I
very intelligent man, whose public
experience and acquaintance Is wide.
knew him we'll in Washington and
when he saw my article in The Sun
he wrote me a long letter, indulging
in some unexpected criticism Of the
~nresident, to which I replied, com
batting his position.
"He said in part, viz: Reading
On Sunday Lawson's 'Frenzied Fl
| rance recalled to mind a remark
| hat I heard him (Roosevelt) make
| hat he hoped some day to he abe
10 take a fall ont Of that Standard
OIL gang, and If he succeeds him
! self, mark my word, he will try to
make good his statement, as he be-
,ieves it will appeal to the masses
and keep him in the centre of the
stage
81 thought 1t would be a friendly
act to copy this and give 1t to you
in strict confidence. From my po'
sition. I can not say whether 1t 4;
worth the ink or not. 1t will show
anyway. that I am not unmtndfu.
If YOUR various kind actions toward
me.
with kindest regards.
Yours sincerely,
John Lowndes McLaurin.
ITO Mr.. John D. Archbold.'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
BI-RNED IN HIS HOCSE.
coes Into Burning Building to Gc'
His Valuables.

W, 8. Langher was cremated III
,,s home near St. Edith's Acad-
emy, five miles west. OF Manassas.
Va Tuesday morning, when MS
house, with it's entire contents was
DESTROYED by fire originating prof.
ably from a defective flew.
Al, the other occupants OF the
building escaped
Iangher had re-entered the burn
ing structure to save sonfe money
and valuable papers In an upper
room against the pleading Of his wife
and children. L%angher's NILS Tn
home of the Langhers. was n o
the oldest landmarks Of the county
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21

Here we have a statement or
Senator McLaurin from the Standard
Oil Company that they will not b
found wanting. the words found
wanting peculiarly emphasized BY
quotation marks. Here we have =
statement that Mr.. Grisco munder-
statement that Mr.. Griscom under
McLaurln on Monday through a NIL
tual friend.
"Here We have next the inevitable
certificate of deposit sent to Mr.. Sih'
Icy, the mutual friend, at the request
of Mr.. Griscom.' and, finally. We
have the confidence expressed by tho
Standard Oil Company to Senator
McLaurin that no doubt Mr.. SibleS
saw the senator on Saturday, as Mr.
Archbold requested him to DO 80
Mr.. Archbold assuredly was no.
found wanting. But the question
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
NEGROES LACD FORAKER.
Their Press Conventions Declare Him
to Be q Martyr.


The meeting or the negro press
convention in Pittsburg, Pa. last
week carried to that city over one
hundred Of the leading negro editors
Of the Eastern, Middle and Southern
States.
In a declaration Of principles and
a set of resolutions adopted Thursda"
Senator Foraker and Governor De-
neen, Of illinois, as lauded. while
the administration of President
Roosevelt and the attitude OF Candi-
date William H. Taft are censured.
The declaration of principle
among other things states:
I'VE hold in kind memory our
friend from Phillips and Loretoy to
Lincoln and Grant and the others,
but the one Who stands today for
our cause as a champion and martyr
is Joseph Benson Foraker, Of Ohio,
who. in the face Of public opinion
had dared to uphold the principles
Of right and not party; whose politi-
cal future Is 1eopardized by his own
party for being on our side and fight
ing to sustain truth and justice"
The resolutions say:
I'VE call upoa the negro voters
Of Ohio to first support Hon. Jos
Benson Foraker, our champion, fo'
reelection to the United State:
senate and ever afterwara to am
position to which be aspires. A.
We call upon the negro voters Of tn
country who have a spark Of man
hood left to show their %disapprovs
Of the present incumbent of tn,
White House, who will be virtual,
he power behind the throne If Taf
IS elected"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
CAPERS WRITES.
TO SOUTH CAROLINA COMMITS
sIONERs OF ELECTION.
Insinuates That Republican Votes
Cast In This State Are Not Count.
ed by the Managers.

VI W AAS
John G. Capers, the member of the
Republican national committee for
South Carolina, has sent the follow
ing letter to the commissioners or
election for the State:
Washington, D. c., Oct. IA, 1908.
Commissioner Of Election of South
Carolina.-My Dear Sir: Except In
one or two Of the lower counties IN
the State there are nc accredited Re-
publican nominees for Office In South
Carolina to disturb your local az
fairs In the State. While In the Sc
lection of commissioners of election
for South Carolina the Republicans
have had no voice or choice. I hope
and believe that in a spirit of fair
ness you will allow those who wish
to vote a national Republican ticket
an opportunity under your direction
as commissioner to cast their votes
for Mr.. Taft and have them counted.
That Is all the Republicans ask.
Conditions which have promoted
many of our citizens to resort to
methods unnecessary to review no
longer exist, and at this time a purely
national proposition is involved. 1t
would seem, therefore, that a spirit
of absolute fairness and Justice
prevail, and 1 have confidence
that you will see to 1t that we are
gwen q square deal.
I value ae highly as you do the
and history of my State
and my people, and there are hun
dreds Of men in South Carolina who
feel as 1 do and yet who can see no
earthly form of disloyalty in contrib
uting through their ballot to a per-
of the financial and indus
trial prosperity Of the whole country,
which seems permanent only when a
Republican president and a Republi-
can Congress are In power:
The Panama Canal, certain fea-
ture Of protection. the great need
of improving our river in the South.
plead to us to get for South Carolina
some national standing and enjoy
the resulting national influence and
assistance for the development Of our
great resources.
Respectfully,
JOHN G. CAPERS,
Member Republican National Com
mittee for South Carolina. VI
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
JURORS GAMBLED
ON THE LIFE OF A MAN THEY
TRIED.

Verdict Set Aside Because Two Juror,
Resorted to Game of Chance ir
Order to Arrive at a Conclusion
A dispatch from Aiken to This
News and Courier says William
Knox, the convicted murder of Pick
ems Penn, was given a new trial BY
Judge Wilson, who heard the argu'
ments for a new trial on the grounl
of irregularity in the jury room.
Knox was convicted or murder las,
week in the Criminal Court, but h.
was not sentenced at that time IN
order that his counsel might be heard
in a motion for a new trial. Las
Saturday the defendant was called
I'D to be sentenced, but the solicitor
asked for a postponement until yes
terday. The arguments were begun
late yesterday afternoon and end
ed this morning by the Judge setting
aside the verdict.
The ground for the new trial /:
most unusual. Afidavits were pro
luced by Knox's counsel, Messrs
Henderson and Davis, Gunter anf
Gyles, from four of the jurors VIII
sat on the case. These affldayits
were in effect that ten Of the jurymer
stood for murder, without recommen'
dalton, and that two stood for mur
der with recommendation to tn
mercy of the Court, thus reducing
the sentence to life imprisonment.
They could not arrive at a conclu'
sion by reasoning the matter and re-
sorted to the uncertain game o.
chance. 1t was proposed that two
slips of paper, one marked "mur
der" which was to stand for no rec
omendation, and the other to lie
marked mercy" to indicate a rec
ommendation for mercy, were to b.
in a hat and drawn for.
This was agreed to and the slip
placed in the hat. 1t was
by the two that II the muir
der" slip was drawn they would Civ
in to the ten, and II the mercy
slip was drawn the verdict shout
be guilty with a recommendation tt
mercy.
Fate was against Knox In the jur!
room and when the draw was mad
the murder" slip was drawn Out
and the verdict was accordingly
signed and rendered to the Court.
The defendants counsel contend
ed that this was gambling the life o
the defendant away, and could nc
have been their honest convictions
and was contrary to the law, and ask
ed that the verdict be set aside.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
s. Who was found guilty? Asst

is, Who was found guilty? Assur-
eddy Mr.. Sihley saw Senator Nc
Laurin, but the question Is, Did he
merely see him or did he raise him?
"If the phraseology Of this partic-
ular game is too technical for the
ladies In the audience let us put the
question in this form: Button, but
ton, who got the $4,000?
Now, my friends, l have read you
these letters, not merely to Interest
and entertain you, but to arouse yo'
to the seriousness Of the danger that
threatens our republic. Be patriotic
be non-partizan, be vigllent, with tht
eternal vigilance which is the prize
of liberty, and do not allow those
forces Of corruption to destroy oul
republic which destroyed the repub
lie of Rome"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
THEY MARRIED AGAIN.
After Being Divorced Sixteen Years
Old Couple Reunited.

After sixteen years Of divorced
separation, during which each had
remarked and had each been bereft
through death. an aged German
couple, who were married In their
fatherland forty years ago, pro-
cured In New York a marriage license
In order to at once re-enter, for their
declining years, the ties they had
legally set aside SO long ago; Con-
rad kpubert's second wife diod moi
long ago. Having heard that his for.
mer wife's husbaii had also died
In Germany, he wrote the partner
Of his young years, asking her to
come to New York and marry him
again. She cabled her reply-that
she was coming and on the next
steamer. She reached New York OIL
tuesday.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21

1926 Broadway, Feb. 10, 1901.
Mr.. R. H. Edmunds, Baltimore, Md.
Dear Mr.. Edmunds: I have your
several very interesting favors, I re-
turn Senator McLaurin's letter with
the clippings. The whole affair at
Washington has been most interest
ing. Have been sorry indeed to hear
of the senator's illness. Mr.. Girls
comb undertook to have a talk With
him Monday through a mutual friend
Your own work in all this matter
has been most admirable.
Very truly yours.
"Jno. D. Archbold."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
COLONEL TUCKER ARRESTED.
Army Officer Charged With Having
deserted His Wife.

Col. william NJ. Tucker, OF the
United States army, was arrested
at Decatur, Ill.,, on Tuesday charged
with deserving his wife, a oausi-
ter of the late Gen. John A. Logan.
The arrest was made by serss
o'Brien, of the Chicago police depaf',
ment. Col. Tucker, who was III u
could not be taken of the Ira'n'
agreed to return without requisiuo"
papers. He went on to ST. LOUIS ~
he taken back to Chicago later ID IN:
day. s.. :.
Col. Tucker was accompanied by II
oma for whom he 10 alleged IL
have deserted his wife. A woman
nurse, who was taking care OF MN
and two men servants, completed the
party.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
Would Cause Panic.

In a speech Mr.. Bryan said that
the Republicans were threatening a
panic in case of his election. There
will be a panic in one family" he
said, land that will be the Taft fam
lily, for Mr.. Taft's Federal ealary Will
be withdrawn for the first time II
more than 20 years." '
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
STATES FOR BRYAN
CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE Or
yICE-CHAIRMAS HUDsPETH.
Tammany Gives Fifteen Thousand
Dollars to the Cause-Kohlsaat
Called on For Proof.

At New York on Tuesday Vice
Chairman Hudspeth, OF the Demo
cratic National Committee, made
public a list of States in which be
said MIR. Bryan would receive the
| electoral vote. They are as follows:
The solid South 166. Nebraska s,
Indiana 10. Ohio, %, West Virginia
7, Nevada 3, New York 80. Total
261. Necessary to a choice 242.
The vice-chairman put Wisconsin In
the doubtful column and said that
New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode
Island and Illinois we're still debat-
able. with New Jersey and Connect
cut favorable to the Democratic par
ty. -
Tammany Hall will contribute
$4,000 to the Democratic National
Committee, according to an announc-
ment made by Charles F. Murphy.
the Tammany leader. In addition,
the local organization will pay all
the expenses Of the big mass mee:-
ing in Madison square Garden OF
October "a. at which Mr.. Bryan Is
to speak. This will probably amount
to $1,000 more.
According to a telegram received
by Vice-Chairman Hudspeth from
Chairman Mack. In Chicago, Mr.. Bry-
an will speak only n day In New
Jersey and n day In Connecticut.
Mr.. Hudspeth said. referring to a
reported statement of H. H. Kohl
saat, Of Chicago, to the effect that
there are three Democratic editors
In the United States who are sur
porting Mr.. Bryan in their papers,
but who do not wish to see him
elected, and that one Of them Is a
member of the Democratic execu-
tive committee.
Il challenge Mr.. Kohlsaat to give
the names Of these editors or 70
name the member of the executive
committee. Mr.. Kohlsaat has come
under the hypnotic influence OF the
White House. 1t is rather singular
that all these reports about dissat-
!sfed Democrats come out Of Wash
ington."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21

which left Cheboygan last night for
this city, spent a night of horror at
La Rogue. Flames SURROUNDED the
train and huddled in their cars, thu
terrified passengers spent the night
In momentary expectation that the
train would be consumed. It was
saved. however, and the passengers
came on to Alpena this afternoon.
Rogers City was threatened this after
noon. but It Is now hoped that the
town can be saved. L"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
MAKES POOR
,bout Fifty at Hearst Party Gather
ing at Columbia.

At Columbia on Tuesday night q
Meeting was held In the interest OF
,be Hearst party. There were about
fifty persons present, many OF them
active Democrats, including a bank
ar, several lawyers, newspaper NEIL
business men and laboring men,
An address was made by ex-Congress-
man Howard, Of Alabama. STATS
Secretary s. s. Price, Of Columbia
nres,ded. n NJ. F. Tighe, OF Wash
ington, connected with the Hearst
napers, vas present.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
ANOTHER NEW COUNTY
Proposed Out Of Portions Of Aiken
and Lexington.

A dispatch from Columbia to The
News and Courier says the promo
ter OF the project to form from por-
tions Of Aiken and Lexington coun-
ties q new county; to be known as
"Summerland," have seized upon the
failure of the Edisto new county
proposition as an suspicious occa-
sion for the renewal Of effort in be-
half Of their own scheme. 1t Is
claimed that the necessary territory
with the required population and
area, can be found In the old coun-
ties, and that there should by all
means be a county seat on the rail
road between Columbia and Angus
ia. Leesvitle and Batesburg are the
two wings that would soon gather
around the Court House; making an
inland city with modern equipments.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
"26 Broadway. Feb. s. 1q1

"26 Broadway, Feb. 5, 1901.
my Dear Senator: I have your
most kind favor of yesterday and 40.
preciate 1t greatly. I have also u
telegram from Mr.. Grasty today
which l have answered, and. which
answer l hope he will make known
to you. Believe me that I appre-
ciate the expressions of your letter
more highly than / can we'll state.
and I hope when the time comes,
If 1t ever does, for an opportunity
to ,reciprocate, you won't he found
wanting. Again thanking you and
with very kind regards, 1 am
VERY sincerely yours,
John D. Archbold.
Hon. ]. L. McLaurin, Senate Cham
Der, Washington, D. C.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
JAPAN n CHINA
Have q Clash Of Arms on the CorcaT
Border,

Grave complications, which threat
N the peace of China and Japan, are
cared as tie result of a clash be-
tween Chinese and japanese troops
on the Corean border near Kantao.
According to reports a body Of Chi
nese soldiers fired on the Japanes"
without ~provocation and in the fight
ing which ensued many were killed
on both sides. the Chinese being
finally forced to retreat. The JapF
followed them to the border and the
Japanese commander demanded the
SURRENDER Of the Chinese, which was
refused. The Japanese foreign office
was quickly informed Of the affair.
The fear here is that China's refusal
to surrender the men responsible for
the attack on the japanese may
cause. japan to cross the boruer,
which would undoubtedly precipitate
or ,,olx, eifuafjop
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
Bryan Negro Club.

At Springfield, Ohio, Thursday
night a Bryan Club, six hundred
strong, was organized by the negro
voters, led by tolored soldiers who
formerly served at Brownsville. '
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
SIX WERE KILLED.

Picking Dynamite Cap Resulted In
Dsiastcr to Many.
Near Fort Collins, Colo, six per-
son were instantly killed and twenty
one others injured by an explosion
of dynamite at the Ingleside Lime
stone Quarry. The dead include two
japanese and four Mexicans.
Five charges Of dynamite had been
placed, but only four Of them OK
ploded as arranged. while an At
tempt was being made to pick the
cap from the u%nexploded charge t
went off: g
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-10-21
Hearst Reads Some More Greasy
Letters From Archb0ld
TO SOME OF HIS PALS
They Were Written to Our Sometime
Senator McLaurin, Congressman
SibleS and r. H. Edmunds, Editor
of the Manufacturers Record, and
Er,-, afar a~,a. - tl
From McLaurin to Archbold.

Speaking in California the other
day, W. R. Hearst read more Arch
bold-McLaurin-Sibley letters. He
also read n to r. H. Edmunds,
editor Of the Manufacturers Recorl.
Here are the letters:
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-20
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
APPLICATION NO. 1ll2

Notice Of Application for Permission
to Appropriate the Public Waters
Of the State Of Nevada
NOTICE is hereby given hat on
the 31st day of August, 1908, in &C
cordance with Section Is, Chapter
XVIII, of the Statutes of 1907, one
Paul G. Lewis and w. M. Smith, OF
Carson City, County of Ormsby and
State Of Nevada, made application
to the State Engineer of Nevada for
permission to appropriate the public
waters of the State of Nevada. Such
appropriation is to be made from the
points at t he head of Springs, prob
ably is Sec. 5 TIP. IAN, R.. 21E, hI
means of open cut. tanks, and all the
flow cubic feet per second Is TO lie
conveyed to points of use by means
of pipes and t here used Watering
Stock, Domestic Purposes and to
supply water for Townsite purposes
(Trapper City, within a radius of two
miles NV and SW. Water to be re-
turned to stream at No
Date of first publication Sept. 2, 1908.
Date Of last publication Oct. 2, 1908.
Signed: FRANK R. NICHOLAS
State Engineer
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-20
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
PROPOSALS FOR BIDS

Carson City. Nevada, August 81 1908
Bios will be received by the State
Board of Capitol Commissioners at
Carson City. Nevada, until the 10th
day of October, 1908, for the distribu.
tion, laying, leading, calking OF five
thousand $4,000 teet of eight-inch
Converse LOCK Joint water pipe, ana
connecting the same with the present
pipe line.
Bids must include the digging OF
trench. laying Of pipe, removal and
delivery of old pipe and filling in
after the work has been accepted, as
per specifications now on file in the
Office Of the Governor.
State will furnish all pipe and
lead. Contractor must furnish all
necessary tools. This work to be
done under the supervision of the
State Engineer.
Address Clerk State oard Of Capt.
toll Commissioners, Ca On City, New.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-20

CHICAGO NOVELTY CO.,
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-20

Secretary.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-20
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that pun
suant to law the Capital Stock Of t,
]. A. Folger & Company, a corpor
ton, Of the State of Nevada has bee,
reduced as follows, to wit: Froy
1900 shares of Common Stock of Il
par value Of 100000 each and 1,G .
shares of Preferred stock of the pa.
value of 100000 each, to 1000 shares
of Common Stock of the par value
of $500 each, and there shall be
no Preferred Stock. and said Com.
mon Stock last referred TO shall be
the entire Capital Stock of the cor
poration.
Reference is hereby a to the
certificate of decrease Of said Cap
ital- Stock on file in the Office of the
Secretary Of the State OF Nevada,
and the same is hereby made part
hereof.
By order of the Board of Directors
J. A. FOLGER,
(SeaD President
Attest:
R. R. Vail,
Secretary.