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The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16
Especial to The sentinel.)

Denver, Oct. 16-Thousands of
people have poured into the capital
city of Colorado today from all sec
tions of the state, and there is no
question but what the great rally to
be held tonight in honor of William
Jennings Bryan. the democratic nom
inee for president of the United
States, will be the most extensive
and most memorable political DEM
onstration and meeting in honor of
presidential candidate ever held in
this section of the west
Scores of business houses of Den
yer are gaily decorated today in hon
or of the Nebraskan. Bryan's pic
ture is to be seen on every hand The
hotel lobbies are crowded with out
of-town visitors, and today numer-
Gus big marching CLUBS have arrived
from various counties and have par
AIDED the streets.
Mr. Bryan will reach Denver at 6
O'Clock on the regular Burlington
i train from Lincoln. The train is re
ported this afternoon as running on
time.
At the station a parade consisting
of the marching clubs. eight bands.
hundreds of carriages and autos and
thousands of citizens on foot will
greet and welcome the commoner, He
will be escorted to the oxford hotel,
where he will partake of light
luncheon, and from the hotel he Will
be escorted by the procession TO the
Auditorium, passing through the
principal business streets of Denver.
Tens of thousands of people viii line
the sidewalks and streets.
Mr.. Bryan is scheduled to leave
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16
JUDGE DIXON WILL
MAKE RACE FOR
GOVERNOR
{ Special to The Sentinel.

Denver, Oct. 16.-There may be
another state ticket in the field with
in 24 hours and If so the voting ma
chimes in Denver and Mesa counties
will be invalidated for this election.
Judge n. Walter Dixon, one of the
leading Republicans of Colorado, an
nounced today that he will accept
nomination for governor on an Anti
Guggenheim ticket.
Today Chief Justice Steele. of the
state supreme court, and Justices
Campbell and Gabbert are hearing the
appeal from Judge G. W., Aliens de-
cision that the anti-tickets must go
on the ballot. Justices Goddard,
Maxwell and Helm can't sit in the
case as they are candidates on the
Guggenheim ticket.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16
THOUSANDS GATHER in
DENVER TO HEAR BRYAN
Tonights Meeting will be Greatest Of Its Kind Ever Held
in Colorado City is Decorated Two Big Overflow
Meetings are Planned Enthusiasm is High

Denver at 9 o'clock; but. if ii can be
arranged so that he may leave half
an hour or an hour later, two big
open air meetings will be held in
order to give everybody an opportun-
ity to hear him. One of these meet
ings will be held at Sixteenth and
Broadway, and the other at Four
teenth and Stout streets.
The grec. meeting at the Auditor
ium is scheduled to be called to order
by Governor OSBORNE OF the western
national campaign bureau at 1880
o'clock. Mayor Robert w. Speer will
introduce Mr.. Bryan. and the latter
will be the only speaker. He viii
deliver his message to the people OF
! Denver from the stage of the huge
building in which he he was given
the nomination and in which oc-
CURED Il demonstration in his honor
that is without parallel. He will
also speak from the same platform
on which William II. Taft stood a
few weeks ago and attacked Mr.. Bry-
an.
Mr.. Bryan is said to be in fine
voice and health today, and a great
speech is expected
The Auditorium will not begin tc
, hold the crowds that will attempt to
gather there, in spite of it's seating
capacity of 10000.
The weather is cloudy, but rain oil
snow is not threatened.
All Denver seems to be taking an
interest in the coming of the distin-
guished democrat. 1t will be proven
to him that Colorado is as it has ever
been-a Bryan state.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16
CHICAGO VISITED BY
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE
IBy Associated Press ]

Chicago, Oct. 16.-Property valued
at million dollars was destroyed
early today by fire which con-
sumed the international Salt Com
pany's docks, the offices of the Ell
gin, Joliet and Eastern railway and
fifty freight cars at One Hundred
and Third street and Calumet river.
The flames for a time threatened
two big grain steamers and the Cal
umet elevator which contains more
than a million bushels of corn.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16
ooo MAY HAVE DIED.

200 MAY HAVE DIED.
Detroit. Mich, Oct. ia report
from East Tawas. Mich, this morn
ing says that the loss of life by the
burning of the Metz relief train may
reach two hundred.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16
Big FOREST FIRES
Especial to The sentinel.)

NSUtCIdI 10 NE SenI1neI.1
Trinidad. Oct. 16-Forest fires are
raging on the southeast slope of the
Ration range and Grey creek. and the
ranches in the vicinity of BarelIa
mesa and Johnson mesa are clouded
with smoke but are not in serious
danger. The fire is burning fiercely
in brush and scrub oak which covers
the side of the mountain. but the loss
to valuable timber will not be large.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16
AN AWFUL EXPERIENCE.
IBy Associated Press.

Alpena. Mich. Oct. 16.-Accord-
ing to reports coming INTO Alpena
today, there has been heavy loss
of life in the forest fires which yes
terday and last night swept over the
Presque Isle country
The most serious report is that the
relief train, which went to the viii
lage of Metz last night from Hawks.
has been burned, with a number of
the refugees. 1t is impossible as yet
to secure confirmation of the report.
as the wires are all down as re-
suit of the fire.
The reports say that, after the
train had been loaded with people
and goods at Metz. it started north,
but was unable to proceed farther
than Hawks. The train then pro-
ceeded south toward Alpena.
The report says that, when the
train reached a point near Nowlcki
the rails spread as result of the
burned ties. and the train went OF
the track and was destroyed by the
fire.
Many people are believed to have
been burned to death.
Engineer Foster and Fireman Lee
took refuge in the water tank of the
locomotive, where they stayed until
the water got so hot that they had
to abandon it and run for their lives.
They were badly burned.
Another relief train left here this
morning, carrying physicians.
Another report says that seven
teen people were burned to death
and that the skeletons of fifteen have
been found in the burned wreck of
the train.
Among those that perished are
Mrs. Cicero and her three children.
The fires in the vicinity of Alpena
have receded today and this city is
now out of danger.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16

fought his way up the ladder. Yes
terday they showed their affection
:or him by demonstrations at every
station and by crowds declared to be
such as the towns and cities had
never before seen.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16
BELIEVE THE BALLOONS
ARE LOST IN THE SEA
IBy Associated Press. ]

+ Berlin, Oct. 1.-THE German
1. balloons. Plauen and Gergezell.
4. which left here last Monday in
4. an endurance test with 81 other
: competitors. have not been re-
+ ported. and the Aero Club com
+ mittee is convinced that they
{. have been lost at sea.
J. The other airships are all ac- :
+ counted for.
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16
DRAMATIC SCENE in
CONNECTION WITH The
HASKELL LIBEL SUIT
Service Made on Train in Most Sen
sational Manner---Editor Be
lieves Case Will Never
be Tried
CBy Associated Press.) }

Associated Press.)
OMAHA Neb, Oct 16-Afer dramatic Union Pacific
I'd night which the his stateroom
burst open by deputy sheriff William R. Hearst the mil
with the notifying him that suit
had brought against libel for $600OOO
by Haskell of Oklahoma the Douglass
ty district
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16

The Forum was called to meet last
night but as a quorum was not pres
ent no meeting was held. The date
for the next meeting was set for
November D
The daily sentinel., 1908-10-16
RELIEF TRAIN CAUGHT in
FOREST FIRES AND ALL
PASSENGERS ARE BURNED
Reported That 200 May Have Perished
Train Was Loaded With Re
fugees from Districts Where
Fires Ragged
[By Associated Press. ]

Associated
PENA Mich Oct 16-Nearly refugees from the fire
village of Metz 25 miles north of this city known
between Metz Posen
when their relief train wrecked by burned culvert.
Details fifteen skulls have been found the
burned wreckage burned death the
ertank of his locomotive where he had taken refuge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-15
Excitement Beyond For Six Months and Your Cred

tive for the crime. No arrests have
been made although the police have
closely questioned several persons
whom It was thought might throw
some light on the case. That the
girl was assaulted before she was
murdered and thrown into the pond
is the generally accepted theory but
the body was in such a state of de-
composition when found as to make
Il practically impossible for the ply
siclans to determine that fact.
What the girl did from the time she
left her aunt, at the house where the
latter is employed In this city, Mon.
day. July 6, until the body was found
remains untold Rhody Gunderman
and Frank Smith tell of having seen
Hazel Tuesday night on the road lead
ing from Averill park to Taborton.
They met her, they say at point in
the road called "the hollow" A lit
tie further along another road branch
es off to the left and leads to the home
of William Taylor, an uncle of the
girl. She may have been on her way
to visit some friends in Taborton or
her destination may have been her un
cle's home.
The most probable theory seems to
be-" said the district attorney, that
the girl while walking along the lone.
ly wood near the pond was attacked,
assaulted and murdered. Then after
carefully placing the hat and gloves
on the shore with an idea that their
arrangement would lead TO the sup
port of suicide theory upon discov
cry. the body was thrown into the
pond
The girl apparently had no known
enemies and no one appears to have
been paying her marked attention. We
found number Of letters and posta
cards among her effects but they are
not considered of Importance excep
as they may be of assistance in fur
nishing names Of persons who seem
ed TO be close friends of the girl.
"The case is battling one and thu
motive is as yet nsolved."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Buoy Readers.

Assistant Chief Frank Newton left
this morning to attend the fireman's
convention and tournament being held
in Middlebury this week.
Mrs. George Masterton and daugh-
ter Edna of Cohoes are visiting at
the home of Mrs. George Temple on
Gage street for a couple OF weeks
A telephone message from Wood
ford this morning stated that the tenn
lperature on top of the mountain early
this morning was only ~ degrees
above freezing.
The remains of Horace A. Cook
were brought here Tuesday from Her.
klmer, \. Y, where h. died Sunday.
The body was buried Immediately at
the Did Remington Center cemetery.
The funeral OF Arthur Edward. the
young son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Young OF Depot street will be held at
2 O'Clock Thursday afternoon. The
burial will be In the new Catholic
cemetery.
F. I. HopkiRson and son Harry who
have been visiting in Brattleboro re-
turned home Tuesday. They made
the trip home with W. d. Newton in
his new Ford runabout in three hours
and ten minutes.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Pierce and child
and Miss Katie Mathers left this
morning to spend the summer at Fair
lee, Vt. Mr.. Pierce states that he
mas taken position as clerk in g
hotel In that summer resort.
Joseph Cranston who has been an
inmate of the ellison hospital for the
past few days. was taken to the AL
oany City hospital Saturday night tC
undergo AN operation. Mr. Gran
Iston's condition Is considered very
serious and his recovery is doubtful.
Larry Connolly OF the North Ben
lnington road was kicked recently In
the forehead by pig cutting a CAST
which required three stitches to close
He was chasing the animal In an ef
fort to catch 1t and while reaching
down to get hold on one OF its legs
the pig kicked with the result to Con
nelly stated above.
According to Sundays New Yorl
Press DR.. Edward G. Reed of Som
erville, n. j., who preached at The
Second Congregational church re
dedication Sunday has rendered hi'
resignation at his home church L
take effect October LIST. DR.. ReeC
has been pastor of this church for thu
past 26 years and will take a mucl
needed rest before resuming active
duties again.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-15

has returned from a visit with her
aunt Mrs. Patrick Shea in Eagle
Bridge.
Joseph Stockwell who was injured
lat N. T. Hamlen's ice house last week
has resumed his duties on the ice
wagon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Chandler left
this morning on carriage trip over
the mountain to Wilmington and Brat
ltleboro.
Mrs. George Townsend of Gage St,
has returned from a couple weeks Wis
lit with her daughter, Mrs. J. l.. Fort
lin Gloyersville.
Mrs. Julia Kelley and Misses ETA
Robinson, Belle Hornidge and Mary
Foster have gone to Lake Pontoosuc
to spend week.
Mrs. lisa Woodward of North street
has gone on a ten days trip to Wash
ington, Old Point Comfort, Atlantic
City and New York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-15
MORGAN CASE ENDED
Closing Arguments in Strange Suit
Made This Forenoon.

The case of William r. Morgan VS..
Merritt b. Morgan which has been on
trial before Chancellor w. w. Miles
since Monday was finished this noon.
| The arguments we're made by y. M.
Barber and J. X. Batchelder for the
orator and by w. Is. Sheldon and c.
s. Chase for the defendant.
The deed in the case which the ora
tor seeks TO have set aside was drawn
October 10, 1900. and conveyed the
property in question to Nina Morgan
who died the following February
To support its contention that the
deed was made "a escape liability and
was not an out and out transfer the
defence put On the stand Miss Fannie
TOmlinson who testified that she be-
came engaged to marry the orator
William X. Morgan In 1888 but that
the prospective event was postponed
from time to time and that she
brought suit fol breach OF promise
claiming $4,000 This suit was flied
December &C. 1900 The witness fur,
Their testified that the suit was settled
with note for $4,000.
/ Town Clerk r. A. Booth testified
that the deed was filed with him with
Instructors to delay the record and
that Nina Morgan paid for the re
cocding and took away the document
II At the conclusion of the case the
chancellor announced that he would
give his decision in day or two
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-15
DEMOCRATSARE TO
CONVENE HERE
JULY 81
When They Will Nominate Their
County Ticket
CAUCUSES SET FOR JULY rs
Call Apportions Delegate Member.
ship OF ~ In the County, 10 From
Bennington.

4 convention of the Democratic vo-
tiers Of the county OF Bennington is
hereby called to meet in Forestcrs'
hall III Bennington on Friday. July 81,
1908, at ten o'clock in the forenoon,
to nominate candidates for the vari-
Gus county officers TO be supported at
the September election in 1908, in
aforesaid county, and to elect coun-
ty committee and also to transact
ANY other proper business.
Representation in this convention
will be on the basis of one delegate
from each town, and an additional
delegate for each fifty votes or lar
gel fraction thereof cast for the Dem
ocratic candidate for governor In
| 1904.
Caucuses to elect delegates should
he held Saturday, July 25, 1908. Dem
locratic County Committee-Thos. H.
Hall, Pownal, chairman Ward l.. Ly
ons, Bennington, secretary; John j.
Mann, Arlington; William p Hogan
Bennington; j. NJ Beebe, Dorset VII
lis Mattison, Glastonbury; Charles F
Orvis, Winchester; c. NJ. Russell, Pc.
ru; Homer A. Leisure, Readsboro;
Edwin Vail, Rupert: John Snyder
Sandgate; George Briggs, Searsburg;
A. b. Hawkins, Salisbury; Fred A
Leisure, Stamford; Albert p. Bowen
Sunderland; Fred Sheldon, Winhall
George w. Wood, Woodford.
The following is the opportionment
. Of hn nrtA To, 81
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-15
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

Mrs. Patrick Griffin Of Division ST.,
Is critically i'll from the effects OF a
shock
Phillip Bellemore is recovering
from his recent severe attack OF rheu'
matism
Amos Aldrich of Pownal is spend.
ing a few days as the guest OF his
parents.
Misses Lizzie and Margaret Leahy
left this morning for n visit with rel
atives in Utica
Mrs. F. r. Hopkinson of Gage street
has returned from visit with rela-
tives in Brattleboro.
Stephen NJ Bowles of Woodford Is
intown today to attend the funeral
of Mrs. Charles Bowles.
Mrs. Louis A. Piaget Of Paterson,
n. j., Is visiting ner sister, Mrs. FIN
ma Streeter of North street.
The Y. M. C. A. baseball team will
go to Berlin, n Y, Saturday to play
a game with the fast team in that
town.
Mrs George Masterton and Mrs
John Temple are visiting Mrs. II. T
Cushman al Little Pond in Woodforc
today.
Miss Sarah Flynn of River street
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-15
LIGHTNING STRIKES BARN
Large Building Belonging to Sanford
n. Rudd Destroyed

A large barn belonging to Sanford
II. Rudd who lives about a half a mile
this side of Hooslck Corners was
struck by lightning during the thun-
der storm Tuesday. Soon after the
holt entered the building fire was dis
covered in the hay NOW. Help was az
once telephoned for and in short
time nearly 100 farmers living within
radius of two or three miles respon-
ded.
A bucket brigade was formed TO
save the nearby buildings as the fire
In the barn was by this time beyond
control. BY quick and untiring effort
they succeeded In combining the flames
to the barn. This building was tot
ally destroyed. Besides farm nipple
ments nearly 30 tons OF hay were
burned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-15
AMERICAN RUNNER
FIRST IN 1900
meter RACE
Melvin Sheppard Star Of 0Iym-
pic Games
SURPRISE FOR BRlTISHERs
New York Man Stole Event That
Was Conceded to Go to
England

London, July 15.-America and
Great Britain captured most of the
laurels yesterday in the first real
business day of the Olympic sports.
Twice the stars and stripes fiuttered
to the top of the stan in the center of
the arena, and the American enthusi-
asts who monopoliZed section of the
Stadium watched their flags and
broke out in cheers which in small.
er field would have been deafening.
The honors were nearly even, for
of the four events finished the Unit.
States and the United Kingdom
each won two gold medals. Great
Britain, however took three silver
medals while America got only one
Canada, Australia, Great Britain and
Belgium each obtained bronze
medal.
The Yankees had the hammer
thrown TO themselves, as had beer
expected and the performance Of
John j. Flanagan, of the Irish-Ameri
Olympic record was an eyeopener tC
foreigners. NJ W. Sheppard of the
Irish-American Athletic club, however
did more spectacular work ant
aroused a larger degree of enthus
liasm by crossing the tape ahead Of
his English rivals in dashing finish
in the 1900 meter run. This the
Englishmen had counted on for vii
son or Hallows, no prophets con
Iceding America better than thirC
place. To add to the satisfaction o
that George w. Gaidzik of the Chi
cago Athletic association had done tn
best work in the fancy diving.
The British pedestrians had thei
own way in the $500 meter walk a
there we're no American competitor
in this event.
The games we're as bewildering b
watch as three ring circus. A
one time a dozen bicyclists wer
wheeling along the outer edge of tn
oval, while 20 runners were racin
on the cinder path just inside of Il
swimmers with bright colored cap
were splashing through the lon
tank.
The only disappointing feature o
the exhibition was the crowd in al
tendance. The enormous stadium
which was built for the accommoda
tion of 10000 persons at no time tc
day held more than 10000. Their
were great blocks of empty benche
and during the morning session Their
were only few hundred people gail
cred through the great expanse c
chairs. Considering the English d.
votion to sports and the generosit
with which the public responded I
the appeal for $4,000 by subscriptio
the small attendance Is surprising.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-15
.KEENEN'S Peg LEG
TOO MUCH OF A
HANDICAP
Murderer Who Escaped From
Insane Asylum Captured.
HE MADE NO RESISTANCE
Had Made Only Five Miles Over
Rough Country and Was Glad to
Get Back.

Waterbury, July 15.--John keenan,,
the wooden-legged inmate of the
Criminal ward at the state insane
asylum, who escaped with Leroy
Kent early Saturday morning, is
back in the institution, glad that he
is there rather than making labored
and tiresome fugitive march away
| from the officers who were looking
for him. keenan, was captured late
Monday night about five miles from
Waterbury and on the road to Stowe.
At about eight o'clock Monday
night, Mr.. and Mrs. Gillette, who live
on the Waterbury-Stowe road, saw
two men making their way north,
and as one of them walked with a
limp they suspected that the two
4 were the fugitives from the insane
asylum, of whose escape they had
read in the newspapers. So they
notified the authorities at Waterbury.
Supt ID. ID. Grout and Dr. H. B. Bone
of the hospital staff and Deputy Sher-
lift 0'Neil and Thomas O'Brien started
in pursuit. They reached Gillette's
pidNNf anu NllitllC,
armed with shotgun with which he
had endeavored to intimidate the fug-
itiges into hating. He had not been
Sufficiently persuasive, however, and
the two men disappeared into the
woods.
DR.. Grout thought that it would not
he worth while to make a search in
the dense woods in the darkness,
but the other members of the party
wanted to make a try; so they went
ahead, while Dr. Grout stayed with
the team. When the others went in
TO the woods he drove ahead for a
short distance and as he went along
he spied a man ahead. He drove
along and recognized the man as
one of the fugitives, John keenan,.
Hello, John" he called out.
Why, good Lord Harry, Doctor
what you dom up here" was the sur
prised response of the>Sugitive.
81 came up here to get YOU John, !,
then said DR.. Grout inviting Keenx
to get into the wagon.
Without resistance, keenan, climbed
into the wagon, and DR.. Grout then
summoned the searchers, who had
gone into the woods. The search was
called off, and the party drove back
to Waterbury. They think they will
get Kent easily enough, as he will
have to come out of the woods to get
, something to eat, and that before
long,. So no concerted effort to find
? himI will be made now. depending on
reports to the officers as soon as Kent
is located. keenan, said that he and
Kent separated along about two o.
clock Monday afternoon; but It is
thought that they were together last
night, until Kent got disguised with
Keenan's slow progress on one good
leg and hiked out.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-07-15
MT. ANTHONY WON
Country Club Defeated Baseball Team
From Manchester,

Two baseball teams composed of
summer visitors at Manchester and
members of the Mount Anthony Coun-
try club played a game at the country
club grounds yesterday The visitors
were shut out. the country club play.
ers winning by a score of 5 to 0.
The feature Of the game was
Moffat's stop of fast fly in the eighth
inning. Baker put up fine game at
I'd base and the pitching of Hillyer
was especially good. The line up fol-
lows.
Manchester-S. Clark, CT; Martin,
2b.; Francis, p; E. Clark, c.; Ridge
way, h.; Miller, 3D.; T. Clark, IS. ;
Catlin, IT,; Lord, RI.
Mt. Anthony Country Club-Mof-
fat, h.; Baker, 2b; Hillyer, p. E.
Stevens, S.; Thornton c.; Jennings,
CT; Schurman, 3D.; Forbes, IT,;
blackburn. RI.
Score by innings:
Manchester 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
Mt. Anthony 20 21000 0 O-5