Semi-weekly herald., 1908-08-20


they AEo rec0mmende l.
of the Utica fire department was held
during the morning as an early fea-
ture Of the program. The line of march
lay straight up Genessee street, which
practically from end to end, was a
mass of waving colors. After passing
Canal street the notification commit.
ter had to drive directly beneath n
huge Bryan and Kern banner. The
Democrats of the city had offered to
remove the banner for the day, but
Mr.. Sherman would not hear of It.
In his speech of acceptance Sher
man said:
This official notification is welcome
and the nomination you tender me is
accepted; accepted with gratitude
commensurate with the great honor
conferred; accepted with full ap.
probation of the obligation which ac.
companies that honor, an honor great
er because my name is linked witt
that of William H. Taft, whom I re-
spect and esteem highly, and who ap
proaches the high office of president
exceptionally well equipped to dis
charge the duties and the weighty re-
sponsibility of that position. My ac-
ceptance could not be made with hon
or unless I were in full accord with
the principles adopted by the con.
vention. Not only am In full and
complete accord with my party's plat
form, but l indorse every word of the
statement made by Mr.. Taft in his ad
dress of acceptance when notified. of
his nomination as the Republican can
didate for president. That speech full
ly and comprehensively discussed this
campaign as presented by the plat
forms OF the two great parties.
SEATTLE. Wash. Aug. 1S.-Rail-
way Mail Clerk Joseph Thompson was
instantly killed and W. A. Wishard.
the engineer. fatally injured. and five
others hurt In a headon collision be-
tween an overland passenger train and
freight In Woodenville on the North
ern Pacific railway. twenty miles north
Of Seattle this morning.
EUREKA. Cal. Aug. 1.-TWO sharp
earthquake shocks were felt here this
morning. the first at 3 o'clock and the
second at 5:45. The first was the
heavier and did some damage to the
walls Of buildings but no one was in
jured. Crockery in many houses was
broken and the sleeping Inhabitants
startled into wakefulness.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1S.-Government
Forecaster Bell at Eureka, Cal. teIe.
graphed the Chicago weather bureau
this morning there had been heavy
earthquake shocks at Eureka about q
a. m. The dispatch contained no men
tion Of the damage.
LOS ANGELES. Aug. 1s.-James M
Lee OF East st. Louis, died of injuries
received In a football game nearly
seven years ago. Lee was playing
center on the st. Louis high schoo
team and In the scrimmage two o
his ribs were SO loosened that they
injured the lung tissue. He went tc
Colorado and Arizona seeking health
but not finding II he came to this city
He was 25 years old and a newspaper
man.
TRINIDAD, Colo, Aug. lS.-Bravini
death by fire. and fighting their wa,
through the binding smoke and flame,
two crews OF railroad men and mem
bers Of the fire department early thi
morning saved the lives Of scores o
dodgers in two adjoining roomin,
houses In the Colorado & southerl
yards. owned and conducted by MI
and Mrs. George Klein.
A dozen Of the occupants In thei
night clothes escaped cremation b.
jumping from second story windows
and Mrs. Klein was discovered in
hallway unconscious. being overcom
by smoke. She was rescued Just Il
the nick Of time. and is now in the Sa
Raphael hospital. where 1t is feare
she cannot recover.
Unmindful OF his own danger. job
Carnahan placed ladder against tn
side Of the wall Of brick buildinI
and was making his third ascent 1
search Of = man believed to be impri
oned in the back room when the wa
gave way and he was buried under
mass Of brick and debris. He wa
badly burned and bruised. but wi
recover.
Il A ovsrturAsd lamp caused the Ar