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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-22

J.. RESOLUTIONS were adopted congratuIat-
ing the women of Great Britain on tier
gallant fight for the franchise, favofing
equal pay for women and men IN az
pub,ic and private e1nployments, an eight
hour workday and efficient laws for the
prevention Of the evils Of child labor:
affirming that wage-earning women, like
wage-earning men, need their votes for
their own protection and that married
women especially need votes for the pro-
lection of their home and children; re-
cuestine President Roosevelt to recon-
mend to Congress an application for
neace budget to promote international
frieudliness and support the bureau OF
international peace at Berne; favoring
the initiative and referendum; endorsing
the effort to secure the creation of a
children's bureau by Congress. and ex-
pressing gratitude to organizations that
have endorsed women suffragists.
Much interest was taken in the pro-
posed poster campaign to be inaugurated
at the November elections and many oil
the delegates took hundreds of the post
ers home with them.
The report of the committee on resolu-
lions was submitted by Henry f. Black
well of Massachusetts. 1t was unani.
mously adopted.
The convention then adjourned sine die
AT a public meeting tonight Rabbi Ste
phen S. Wise of New York spoke on
"Womens Rights and Women's Wrongs
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-22

were secured. Powell. with the others.
was taken to bayou Deshac. near Feel
Foot lake. Powell was left under
guard Of part OF the band and capt.
Rankin and Col Taylor we're taken
some distance further, where a pariey
was held Evidently no agreement was
reached, for, according to Powell. the
mob placed a rope around RANKIN
neck and drew him from the ground
until only his toes touched the ground
He was then beaten into insensibility'
his body drawn up and a volley tired
into his body. A second parley follow
ell during which it is believed Taylor
attempted to escape. Several volleys
were fired, presumably at the retreat
in., man. but with what result is not
known. The band then returned "a
Powell ard declared that 10th men
were dead and ordered him to return
to his home.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-22
DEMOCRATIC TROUBLES.
Denied That Race Track Interests are
Raising $4,000 ChanIer Fund.

New York Oct. 21.-Reports that race
track interests and followers of the rae
ing sport were raising a campaign fund
of s50O,000 to be used to secure the cleo
ton of Lieut. Gov. Lewis Siuyvesant
Chaner were met with vigorous denial by
State Chairman Connors and Charles w.
Murphy, leaders of Tammany Hall. to-
night. Mr. Murphy said that if any such
fund was being raised he knew nothing
many Hall. Chairman Connors charac-
terized the report as the invention of the
opponents of the Democratic party and
added that the story contained moi a scin-
tilla of truth
National Chairman Mack announced to-
night the contributions received at New
York headquarters yesterday. The list
follows:
New York-John J. Kennedy $3.50; John
C. acknowledged 800: John r. Abney
500
Pennsylvania-J. S. Gormev 800; w. l..
Howlcy 800: J. F. HoWley 500.
Georgia-James r Gray $780,
Indiana-The Independent Democratic
Travelling Mems Club 1925.
A mass meeting of the Democratic COL
leee mems organization will be held in
this city oct. q and William J. Bryan will
make an address. The organization will
have a rally at Cooper Union the last
week of the campaign and Lieut.. Gov.
Chanler will make a speech.
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BoWDolN REPUBLICAN CLUB
Is Very Aetive-Ptans for Several
Meetings Before Election.

Brunswick, Me-, Oct. 21.-(SpeciaD.
Plans are being made by the officers
of the Republican Club at Bowdoin
for a short but strenuous campaign
before election. The enthusiasm shown
last spring by the Republicans in COL
lege gives good grounds for the sup
position that the club will find no lack
of support this fall. and that Bowdoin
will again be put on record as strong
Republican college. Last spring in the
mock elections the college went Re-
publican by a large majority.
The Bowdoin Republican Club, c.
operating with the National Republi-
can College League, is receiving con-
siderable help from the national or
ganization. During the past week
there has been taken poll of all the
Republican voters in college, and at
the same time has been forwarded to
the officers of the National College
League.
On the Monday of the week before
election which comes on Tuesday, Nov.
8, meeting of all the Republicans in
Bowdoin will be held and the night
before election it is also planned to
hold a Republican rally in the Town
hall, under the auspices of the Bow
doin Republican Club. and in conjunc-
ton with the people Of Brunswick.
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POLITICAL srRAws.

Under the auspices of the Hat trade
of New York City. James S. Sherman
spoke at a MONDAY meeting Wednes
day to an audience that crowded the
Taft and Sherman Club room at 74s
Broadway. In reply to an enthusiastic
welcome by the hatters, Mr.. Sherman
said: IF anything would swell mans
head SO he would need new hat, your
greeting would do it,"
Additional Standard Oil letters are to
be made public at the Independence
party meeting in New York Saturday
night. according to a statement made
by William r. Hearst in an inter-
view Wednesday night at Indanapo-
lis. He declared they are better than
any thus far given publicity and that
he had saved them for the finish of the
campaign.
The members OF the State Senate
and House of Representatives met in
the chamber of the latter in joint ses-
sion Wednesday at Montpelier VT,
and ratified Tuesdays separate vote
by which United States Senator w.
p. Dillingham; was elected to succeed
himself for term of six years in the
national Senate and former Gov Car
roll S. Page was chosen to fill the two
remaining years of the term begun by
the late Senator Redfield Proctor and
temporarily filled following his death
by John w Stewart.
Frank S. Monet former attorney
general of Ohio. addressed "a large
meeting of Utah Democrats at the Salt
Lake City theater Tuesday night Mr.
Morett said: THE reason left the Re.
publican party and advocate the cleo
ton of Mr.. Bryan is due to the fact
that While was prosecuting the Stan
dard Oil in Ohio and with every rea.
son to expect a successful issue the
Republican campaign fund Of Ohio was
| swelled by contributions from the
Standard Oil Co. and in return that
company was allowed to name the per.
sonnet of the supreme court of Ohio
| whereupon all the Standard Oil cases
were promptly dismissed. Then sai6
Mr.. Monett. II became a Democrat"
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AGENT APPOINTED
To Handle Affairs Of National Bank
Of North America.

New York, Oct. 21.--In an effort to
settle the affairs of the National Bank
of North America, one OF the Morse
financial institutions which suspended
at the time of the recent panic, John
w. Mckinnon of Chicago today was
elected as agent by the shareholders
of the institution. All depositors hav-
ing been repaid. the remaining assets
of the bank will now be turned over TO
Mr. Mckinnon. A meeting will be held
soon to decide whether the institution
shall liquidated or re-organized ana
resume business.
Minority stockholders of the bank
today chose Joseph H. King of Hart
ford. a. w. Damon of Springfield
Mass. and Frederick r. Eaton OF New
York a committee to consult with the
directors as to the ACCESSIBILITY of the
banks resumption.
Eugene P. Carver. attorney for MI
Morse and also representing the AS
sets Realization Co, of which Mr.. NC
Kinnon is president. said after the
meeting of the stockholders that t''e
Assets Realization Co. hoped that
re- organization of the bank couia w
effected and the company would III "o
way interfere with any such pia'i'
This also is the desire Of Mr.. Morse
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WoMEN's CLUBS.
CONTINUED From Page One.)

mans Club of New York was held at
the home of the president. Mrs A. H.
Bickmore, list street and West End
avenue, Saturday, Oct. II. Nine new
members were elected, which increases
the membership to about 1875 active
members. all Maineborn women. This
club was organized some four or five
years ago with the object of bringing
together in social way Maine women
now residing in Greater New York,
and it already numbers among its
members many representative women
At the afternoon session of the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs DR.. Fl. s.
Weeks presented the needs of the work
for the stamping out of tuberculosis
and urged the ladies to use their in
fuence in securing legislation and an
increase in the appropriations for the
work The Federation adopted resolu-
tions and the president is to appoint
d committee of three to appear before
the Legislature in behalf of the in
creased appropriation. This evening
Prof H. Langford of Harvard Univer-
sity spoke on the Artistic Handicraft
of the Middle Ages and the Modern
Arts and Crafts Movement"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-22

vessels in the Hudson river service.
She carried crew of 73 and was com
handed by Capt. Arthur H. Harcourt
The New York had a gross tonnage OF
1874. She was 335 feet in length, had a
beam width of 40.4 feet and drew H.
feet. Her engines had capacity of
1850 horsepower.
Capt. Harcourt of the steamer New
York said Wednesday morning that
there We're about Is men aboard the
boat, including % colored men who had
been engaged to clean up the boat pre-
paratory to the annual inspection oil
the steamboat inspectors which was. to
have been held Wednesday. Capt. Har-
court said he was asleep when the fire
broke out and knew nothing of the orr.
gin of it.
The new. steamer Trojan. almost
ready for launching. lay rearby and al
times was in great peril. She was saw.
ed, however, as were number of 9th.
er boats, though at times the brisk
wind carrying sparks and embers
started fires in the shipyard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-22

F'ensler said that between April |
and Oct. ii, 1907 the latter the date IF
the panic. the National Bank Of North
America lost in all S133,2S9 through The
Whiting Morse transactions, $1,000 of
which was really accrued interest due
the bank
AS against the governments claim
that the hank lost $113,2s through the
Waiting Morse loans I'll" defence
brought out i'll oss-eXaminaticn OF
Mr.. Fensler that on Oct. IA, the day
Of the failure, the bank had in its
vault 1000 shares OF ice worth then 81,
although later dropped to IS Il share
but having at that time marketable
value of $685. 900. That the bank also
had a note of $4,000 against Mr.. Morse
personally and credited its commission
account with S22,500 on prof. and
had also received Sl750o as dividends
on the ice stock.
United States District Attorney
Stimson announced that he next would
take up the purchase of the stock of
the National Bank of North America
by the bank itself, together with the
liability incurred by the institution in
SO doing.
Bank Examiner MoXey was recalled
to testify regarding the manner i'll
which funds of the National Bank of
North America We're used to purchase
stock of that institution. He said the
records showed number of loans to
Miss n. A. Wilson, private stenogra
pher for Mr.. Morse, and checks show
ing thar the proceeds of these loans
had been used in the purchase of stock
of the bank. There were q number Of
these loans extending from jar. Is.
1906, to the first part of June of the
same year. The stock was purchased at
different times at prices ranging from
500 to $500 per share.
Mr.. MoXey said that 430 shares of
the banks stock were purchased and
that the loans against them standing
in the name of Miss Wilson, aggrcelt-
ed $125,316. The stock stood in the
name OF Primrose & Braun, but the
dividends ON it We're turned BACK to
the bank as interest payments. The
loan was paid on July ,, 1905. by
cashiers check of the New Amsterdam
National Bank, one of Morse's banks.
Two charges OF interest against the
Wilson loan amounting to $3.50 were
charged clf to profit and loss.
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TAFr,s DAY OF REST.
CONTINUED from Page one.)

neighbors and fellow townsmen. He
commented on the usefulness of the
organization saying that the carry
ing of the political discussion to tine
home by persons who personally knew
the candidates was far more effective
than having such work done by
strangers.
His reception by the club was ex-
ceedingly cordial.
. DR.. ]. J. Richardson Of Washington,
throat specialist who is to. travel
with Mr.. Taft, tonight said that his pa
tent exhibited wonderful powers Of
[recuperation. He believes that the can
didatc will be able to make the many
speeches which the national committee
have set for him between now and the
end of the campaign. The days rest
has had wonderful effect on Mr..
Tafts condition, according to the doc
tor, and the candidate will start out to
fulfill his engagements in the Hoosier
state tomorrow with good voice and
fresh energy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-22
FIRES SPREADING.
(Continued from Page One.)

ing with such violence that the whole
township was in danger.
AS a conservative estimate. Mr..
Lawrence judged that from $4,000 to
1000 acres of timberland in all has
been burned over. OF this acreage
$4,000 in Attean and 5000 acres on No.
5 have been burned.
You cannot realize said Mr.. Law
renee, what these fires mean and how
serious conditions are at the present
time. Big tributaries of the Andro-
scoggin and Penobscot rivers have
burned as we'll as those sections l have
named There never has been any
thing like these fires before. If rain
does not come soon the cumberland of
the whole country will be ruined"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-22
OTHER FIRES
Reported from SmithfieId, Canaan and
Oakland During Wednesday.

Oakland, Me, Oct. 21.-(SpeciaD.-
In Smithfield last evening fire started
on what is known as the Limestone
tract" in the west portion of the town
and a section of woodland. valuable
in both wood and timber, is being
swept with but little hope of saving
an acre of more than 100 acres In
Canaan this morning fire started in a
pine growth two miles south of the
village and at noon today the farmers
who were fighting the fire expected to
head it before nightfall. During this
forenoon fire was discovered on the
land of Walter Gleason situated be-
tween this city and Oakland TWO
hundred acres appeared, at O'Clock
this afternoon to be in danger of de-
struction.
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DEATHS BY FIRE.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

Some citizens who had ventlred
aboard were almost hemmed in by the
fire and barely escaped with their lives.
The wind blew hard In the early morn
ing but flew off shore and carried the
flames out over the river away from
the shipyard building. barge aging
near the steamer caught fire and aoat-
I'd out in the stream charred hulk
At various times during the morning
the flames communicated iii the ship
yard but were kept down by the fire.
men, Every part of the vessel that
wos comhustitle was DESTROYED ono
nothing was left Wednesday morning
Of the beautiful river steamer but the
charred hull with mass of twisted
steel and iron work. +.
The ship which cost above half a mil
,iop ;s an inter loss. She was built in
Wilmington. Del, in 1887. by Harland &
Hoilingsworth and has been one OF the
fastest and most palatial passenger
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THREE DEAD-THREE INJURED
In Fierce Blaze in 6-Story New York
Tenement House.

New York, Oct. 21.-Three persons
were killed. four others badly injured
and the lives of 100 more were i'm
perilled by fire in the six-story tene-
ment house at 80 East Third street
New York City, Wednesday,.
The dead are: Mrs Yetta Mosco-
WITT. aged 25 years; Maurice Mosco-
WITT, infant son of Mrs. MoscowitZ; a
man known as Louis. None of the
injured will die
The fire started in the basement and
quickly swept up the stairways. There
was a mad scramble for fire escapes
and windows and for 90 minutes the
firemen and police worked to the limit
in carrying the frightened ones to
places of safety.
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Easily Whips Cross-May Have a 10
With Battling Nelson.

New York, Oct. 21.-Out of the west
tonight came Packey Mcfarland d
lightweight fighter and for SIX rounu'
hammered Lech Cross, the pride OF the
Ghetto. with such mastery precision
as to earn a decisive victory.
At the same time he sent to the
background Cross aspirations and en-
HANGED his own chances for mill Win
Rattling Nelson for the lightweight
championship of the world.
The 60 tonight, regular six
round affair, was the feature of the
program of the Paramount Athletic
Club. Both boys weighed in this after
noon at 1873 pounds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-22
BRYAN IN OHIO.
Has a New Text from Newspapers
But Probably False, as Usual.

Marietta, O., Oct. 2l--MonSter
crowds and lusty cheering was Ohio's
greeting to William j. Bryan today.
Just before the Democratic candidate
passed over the line into West Nlr-
gnia late tonight. he expressed him
self as exceedingly well pleased with
the receptions accorded him in the ma
tive state of his Republican opponent.
Although the day was hard one Tor
him, Mr. Bryan exhibited no signs OF
fatigue. Inspired by the fact that he
literally was carrying his warfare in
to the camp of his political enemy he
spoke with vigOrousness that even
those who have been constantly with
him throughout the campaign could
not help but note.
While still in bed this morning a
newspaper was handed into his state
| room and Mrs. Bryan read to him Il
dispatch stating that the New York
Central railroad system was threat
ening it's employees with a reduction in
wages ii he was elected, but promis-
| ing an increase in work and wages if
| he was defeated. This was his cue for
the day and he pitilessly fired broad
side after broadside into tine Repuhli-
cans for their campaign tactics. He de-
| clared THAT the little ward heller who
goes around and brides man with S.
| is moral character beside the man
who atte.npts to use his power to
| threaten chose who work for him and
to buy them by promise of increase
| or threaten by a promise of a, de-
crease
At Akron, before an immense throng,
| Mr. Bryan demanded that President
| Roosevelt correct the nlissta tement
| which he said the President had made
| to the effect that the Democratic Ma
| tional committee had received $500, 900
| from the old National committee, Or
| from some other source. He said the
President knew this was not true and
demanded that he have the frankress
to say so. This demand was basel on
q charge made by Republican Akron
paper THAI Mr.. Bryan mis-stated the
facts when he declared that Mr.. Sher.
man haG been introduced there by the
president Of the Match Trust. The
| Democratic candidate accepted the pa
per's version and frankly said he had
no intention of deliberately placing Mi
Sherman in the position he did iii thai
connection. Mr.. Bryan said he wanted
the paper to deal with the President
as it had dealt with him.
| Sixteen Speeches We're made by the
candidate today. A kindly reference
to Mr.. Mckinley at Niles, the BIRTH
place of the late President, moved the
| crowd to cheers.
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THE sUFFRAGlSTs
Appear Highly Satisfied With Result
Of Convention at Buffalo.

Bnhalo. Oct H.-The 46th annual con-
vention of the National American Wo-
man Suffrage Association ended today. In
closing the final business session Presi-
dent Anna H. Shaw said:
eve never have had a more instructive
comprehensive convention than this has
been. We will go home with greater en-
thusiasm and greater determination to
continue the struggle and. if need be. en-
ter upon a militant campaign for our
birthright. We are on the battle line. Vic
tory is in sight.
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TAYLOR ESCAPES.
CONTINUED from Page One.)

ing was causing the starvation of
women and children and that some
thing had to be done.
Il never dreamed that the mob in
tended us any harm, but just then
they threw a rope around Capt.
Rankin's neck and swung him to d
limb. He protested and said: Cen
tlemen, do not kill me- and the reply
of the mob was volley of 50 shots.
This was the first sign of any inten-
ton to harm us and when the fire be-
gan / jumped into bayou and made
for sunken log. Behind this / hid
and the mob fired several hundred
shots into the log. They evidently
believed l was dead for l heard one
of them say: He's dead and let him
go and with that he rode away.
Il remained in the water until after
the mob was out OF hearing and went
to an island in the lake where | re-
manned all day Tuesday. At night
started out and walked all night, COM
ing up to d house at s o'clock this
morning.
Union City. Tenn, Oct 21.-Col. r.
z. Taylor, the aged Trenton lawyer,
who WAS taken from g hotel at Walnut
Log at the same time that Captain
Quinten Rankin was lynched Monday
night, has turned up near Tiptonville,
Tenn, having escaped from the night
riders an hour after Capt Rankin was
hanged.
Under command of Col W. G.. Ia
tum of Nashville, ia men of the Sd
Battalion, LIST Regt., Tenne ssee Nation
al Guard, left here today on a march
overland 90 miles to Walnut I.ogg.
The body of Quinten Rankin arrived
today from Walnut Log. The left side
near the hip is riddled with small shot
His arms were wounded, the back of
his head was blown off and his teeth
were knocked in. No bones We're broken
in the body. There was cut on the
neck under the chin, caused by the
rope with which he was hanged.
Nothing can be learned as to the
identity of the men who composed the
band. 1t is believed however, that they
We're "squatters" living along the
shores of Reel Foot lake and that their
action is the result of a controversy OF
years standing as to the rights of the
"squatters" to fish in the stream
which was the property of the West
Tennessee Land Co. and of which Capt
Rankin and Col. Taylor were the or.
| ganizers.
The two men were here to 60 ovcI
| the land with J. F. Carpenter. an at.
| torney OF Union City. who contem.
| plated purchase of a portion of the
| land. That he escaped fate similar t.
| the others; of his party is due to the
fact that he was spending the night
af the home of relative the moi
| searching the hotel at Walnut Log fol
third party. presumably Carpenter
| without success
farmer named Powell who de.
| clares he was aroused from his HON,
and compelled to accompany the men
gives the most authentic story Of the
tragedy. He declares he was taker
| from his home to the hotel and order.
ed TO awaken the proprietor and guests
| under threat of death The men sought
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ANOTHER BLOW
For Gov. Haskell, Following One OF
His Political Moves.

Colgate, Okla, Oct. 21.-EXonerating
the officers of the Bank of Colgate and
recommending the removal of Herb n
Smock, bank examiner of Oklahoma
the grand jury sitting here today. SUBJ
mitted the report of it's Investigations
OF the closing of the Bank of Colgate
state institution, operating under the
provisions of the state guaranty law
Bank Examiner Smock was charged
with closing the bank for political
purposes. Governor Haskell sent a
special prosecutor here. The grand
jury was comprised of nine Demo-
Gratis and three Republicans.
Examiner Smocks announced rea-