The Ketchikan miner., 1908-10-03
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 conference of the leaders of the Dem- ocratic campaign met in this city to- day to consider the grave charges against Governor Haskell made by Mir. Hearst and President Roosevelt. The session was held behind closed doors and convened until midnight. At its close, Governor Haskell issued public statement that he had resign ed his position as treasurer of the national campaign fund of the Demo- cratic party and severed all relations with the campaign. He declared that while he had been greatly mlsrepre- sented, and was innocent of the charg- es made against him, he did not de- sire to be in any way responsible for any embarrassment to MT. Bryan or the party, or for the result in the coming election, which might result from his continuing in any relation to the campaign. It is not announced who will succeed governor Haskell in the handling of the Democratic cam paign fund, nor whether his resigna- tion was entirely of his own voliton or forced upon him by the national con- mittee.
 Livingston, Mont., Sept. 26.-Re- lief trains from here and from Billings have gone to the scene of the terrible wreck on the Northern Pacific railway which occurred at Young's Point. It was head on collision and it isaa re- ported that there are eighteen dead and fifteen fatally wounded. Many of them are frightfully injured and there will probably be more ,deahts resulting. The collision was due to the heavy snow storm which is pre- vailing over Montana. A aagman at Young's Point received orders to stop the passenger train at that place and put her on the siding to await the on- coming freight, but the snow storm so obscured his lights that the engineer and fremen Of the limited could not distinguish them and swept by the depot at the rate of sixty miles an hour. Travelling at that high rate of speed, the passenger train met the freight train in the head On collision with this frightful result.
 Cincinnati, Sept. 26.-Joseph B. Foraker, senator from this satte issued public statement to the press today of several thousand words in regard to charges made against him and his relations to the Standard Oil Compa- ny by Mir. Hearst. All pretensions of friendship for Mir. Taft and President Roosevelt are thrown aside. He ac- cuses Taft of consorting with well known Standard Oil magnates and of being in as close relationshi with. them as himself. He charges the president with being biased by personal preju- dice in accepting Mr. Hearst's oh arg es as true, and says Roosevelt's actions are due to guilty conscience. The senator explains in detail his rela- tions to the Standard Oil Company in Ohio, and states that he was employed as legal council by the company when its standing was high, and before anyone thought it's business unjust or dishonest; that he rendered his de- cison since he received his pay and ended his relations with them before the governmenJ began any investi gation of that company. He says fur ther thas his relations were no secret, that they were perfectly honorable, and that when the government began it's attacks on the Standard Oil Con- pany, he refused any retainers from it. Foraker bitterly assails Hearst and declares Hearst has other letters in his possession which, if he would be honest enough to publish, would show the innocense of those he has read.
 Seattle, Sept 26. Mrs. Josephine Bourgeois, while walking through the streets of Ballard today was hit by a stray bullet, fired by some unknown party. The lady fell to the walk, and after staggering and struggling to re- gain her equilibrium, expired short time afterward.
 San Francisco, Sept. 26.-The repre-. seutatives of the chamber of com merce of Seattle, Portland, Tacoma, Los Angeles, Frisco and other coast cities who have been asked to visit Japan as the guests of the Japanese chamber of commerce, sailed from here today on the steamer Tenyo Maru for their visit to the "Land of the Mikado.'
 New York, Sept. 26.-The sensa. tonal charges of Mir. Hearst against both the Republican and Democratic parties that both are in league with the oil monopoly and have put in prominent positions, attorneys and heads of trusts, reached climax here today in the national Republicah com mittee. Henry A. du Pont, senate, r from Delaware, and one of the coi spicuous marks of attack, resigned as the. head of the Republican national campaign speakers bureau and with