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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20

Lincoln, Neb. Especially Recog-
nizing that l am indebted for my
nomination to the rank and file of
our party, and that my election must
come, If it comes at all, from the
unpurchased and unpurchasable suf-
frage of the American people,
promise, if intrusted with the re-
sponsibilities of this high office. to
consecrate whatever ability l have to
the one purpose of making this in
fact a Government which the people
Iule-a Government which will do
justice to all and offer to everyone
the highest possible stimulus to great
and persistent effort by assuring to
each the enjoyment of his just share
of the proceeds of his toll, no mat
ter in what part of the vineyard he
labors or to what occupation. profess
sion or calling he dovotes himself"
Thus spoke William j. Bryan We'd
nesday afternoon in accepting the
nomination as the candidate of the
Democratic party for the Presidency
of the United States.
Amid cheers and waving of flags
Mr.. Bryan was escorted from the
Lincoln Hotel, through the streets of
Lincoln to the Capitol grounds, where
the formal notification took place
In the carriage with him was John
w. Kern, of Indiana. the candidate
for the Vice Presidency.
1t was no new experience for
Nebraska's distinguished citizen, hav-
ing twice before been similarly hon
ored by his party, but it was the
first time that Mr.. Bryan's home
town had been afforded the opportu-
nifty of participating in the ceremon-
les.
Long before the time set for the
exercises to begin the Capitol
grounds had become packed with hu-
manity. 1t was a veTtable sea Of
faces that met Mr.. Bryan's gaze as
he stepped to the front of the plat
form and received the official word
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
WASHINGTON

Secretary Garfield, of the Interior
Department, returned from an inspec-
tiOn tour through the public-Iand
states and territories which was ex-
tended to Hawaii.
Supervising Architect of the Treas
ury Taylor says the decrease in the
number of bidders on government
work and their higher bids evidences
a revival in the building industry.
Rodney Rose, a keeper at the
Washington Zoo, was bitten by a
vicious rattlesnake and is not ex-
pected to live.
An order was issued by the Inter
state Commerce Commission extend
ing from September l to November
/, the date when the new bill of
lading shall go into effect.
Word was received from Consul
General Harris, at Smyrna, that 60
naturalized Americans had renounced
entitled to protection.
w. f. Thomas, Washington
theatrical manager, has asked the
Department of Justice to proceed
against the theatrical combination.
A contract has been awarded the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad for
the transportation of $50 sailors from
Newport to San Francisco.
Mehmed Ali Bey, deposed Turkish
minister, fears for his life. The le-
cation at Washington is guarded by
Secret ServSce men.
The Navy Department is preparing
to test the speed of the new scout
cruisers.
Mehmed Ali Bey, the Turkish min
ster, has been recalled owing to a
change in the Turkish ministry.
Foods of every description espec-
tally prepared for infants and in
valids will be scientifically investi-
gated by the bureau of chemistry of
the Department of Agriculture to
determine whether or not they are
Injurious to health.
Brigadier General Daniel II. Ruck-
er, who is 96 years old, has been
officially pronounced dead, an insur-
ahce company having tired of car
rying him on Its books arS1 settled
the Dolfcy -
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
new TORPEDO GUN
PLEkSES THE EXPERTS
Commander Davis Weapon Is Tested
at BoSton.

Boston. Mass. Especially. - Ord
nance experts or the Army and Navy
expressed great satisfaction at the
performance OF the new Davis tor
pedo gun. invented by Commander
Cleland Davis. U. s. n. The tests
were made at Fort Strong, Boston
harbor; the first part of last week,
three of the projectiles being fired.
and in every test the target was
overturned. Brigadier General Muir
ray. chief OF artillery, was among
the officers who witnessed the tests.
The Davis torpedo is a combina-
ton gun and projectile in itself. and
is effective at at least 5000 feet,
having its own motive power, similar
to that on the ordinary Whitehead
torpedo. The projectile is In two
parts. 1t is As centimeters in diam
eter and five meters long. The outer
tube is about two-thir6s the length
or the inner torpedo. and behind
the torpedo proper is 40 pounds of
high explosive. When the nose of
the projectile comes in contact with
any obstacle which stops it's progress
preferably the enemy's ship-the
concussion, no matter how slight.
sets off that 40 pounds of explosive.
The explosion drives the projectile
through the object struck and at
the same time starts a time fuse
that causes the torpedo proper to
explode a few seconds later 1t is
this double action that gives the
Davis projectile it's great value. The
two objective points in aiming at
the enemy's vessel are naturally the
magazine and engine-room. If the
~ l. 80
vious; If the. engine-room receives
the force Of the blow, the least that
can happen is to stop all the ma
chinery Of the vessel and make the
ship so defenseless as a canoe.
Commander Davis has been work
ing on his idea for the past two
years. and for a year he was baked
by the want of a metal that would
hold when the first 40 pounds of
explosion let go. His first tube
weighed 1000 pounds and was so
heavy that he could not float it to
the objective point. Then he began
experimenting with steel processes
in an effort TO find something that
would give him the necessary
strength together with lightness. He
found what he wanted in vanadium,
combined with chromium and nickle.
The result that the tube used today
weighs 80 pounds instead of 1000,
and still gives the tensile strength
necessary to hold when 40 pounds
OF high explosive is ignited. This
low weight was found only after
Intricate and trying experiments at
the Bethlehem Steel Works under
the direction of Commander Davis.
Several more tests of the torpedo
gun were made later in Boston Har-
bor. One torpedo was fired at a
target off Sheep Island and IL accom-
plished the object of the inventor,
passing through the target without
detonating the real charge, the
thickness and the resistance of the
target resisting the outer and inner
bottoms, and three bulkheads of a
battleship. Officials of both the
Army and Navy and others interested
in the experiments were witnesses
of the test.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
FINANCIAL

Southern Pacific, at 81 IS, was not
only at the highest price in 1908
but the top price it ever reached.
President Dudley Evans, of the
Wells-Fargo Express Company, says
that net earnings for the year end
ed July 81 we're about $4,000, 900
This compares with net earnings for
the previous fiscal year of $4,373,-
904, equal to 53.72 per cent. on the
capital stock.
Gross earnings of the American
Railways Company for the fiscal year
ending June 80 were $2,9S7,437
compared with $2,S55,320 in the
previous year. The company had a
comfortable surplus after meeting
all fixed charges and the 6 per cent.
dividend on it's stock.
Thirteen railroads in the first
week of August show an average de-
crease of nearly per cent. in gross
earnings.
c. Nj. Schwab gave out another
optimistic interview. His interests
are now chiefly centered in steel.
For the $50 railroads which have
made reports for May to the Inter
state Commerce Commission the por-
tion of total revenue derived from
freight was 66.S3 per cent, and
from passengers only 24.49 per cent.
Revenue from other sources was
over 8 per cent.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
DEATH FOLLOWS
SHIP EXPLOSION
Boiler Blows Up. Wrecking a Lake
SteamsT.
WOMAN WAS HURLED INTO WATER
MRS. Isabel La Bontc Dies Instantly and
John Hartung Is Fatally Injured-A
Score of Passengers Are More or Less
Seriously yhurt-Accident Occurs w hile
the Engine Is Shut Down Temporarily

Grand Rapids. Mich. Especially A
special to the Evening Press from
Traverse City. Mich. says:
Mrs. Isabel La Bonte, of this city.
was killed and a score of passengers
were injured by the explosion OF the
boiler of the passenger steamer Lee
lanau bound from Leland TO Fouch
on Carp Lake.
Following is revised list OF the
dead and injured:
The dead:
City.
The injured:
John Hartung. Leland. dying.
Russell Mills. Ann Harbor, scalded
condition critical.
Stanley Mills, Ann Harbor, scalded
serious.
A; B.. Cook. Traverse City. badly
scalded.
Richard Sterens. Leland. slightly
scalded.
Mrs. Ralph Hastings. Traverse
City. badly injured.
Ralph Hastings, city treasurer.
Traverse City, slightly injured.
Ten others are slightly hurt.
Carp Lake lies in the northern
Michigan resort district, being locat-
ed in the peninsula jutting northward
between Lake Michigan and Grand
Traverse Bay. Among the passen-
gers of the Leelanau were a number
OF resorters from other states. but
the list of casualties contains only
the names Of Michigan people.
Having on board many pleasure
seekers bound for Traverse City to
attend a wild west circus the little
steamer was plowing down the mar
row lake with a steam pressure OF
80 pounds, trying to make up the
time that had been lost on the earlier
stages OF the trip. AS she was pass
ing Bingh the engineer discovered a
loose bolt in the engine and shut of
the steam to remedy the defect. II
was while he was working at the
loose bolt that the explosion occur
red. The boiler gave way with a
crash, tearing off the top OF the en-
gine and demolishing the pilot house
and the forward upper works of the
steamer, but leaving Engineer Ed
ward Hardy unscathed by the havoc
that swept before him.
The force of the explosion was all
directed forward. Mrs. La Bonte.
sitting near the pilot house convers-
Ing with her brother. Charles Mosier.
captain of the boat, was blown far
out into the water. terribly mangled
and John Hartung, who was at the
wheel, was probably fatally injured.
All those injured were sitting in the
forward part of the boat Many
were thrown into the water and
clung to wreckage until rescued by
farmers living along the shore, al
though some were able to swim to
shore. The injured were brought to
Traverse City.
The steamer was towed to wharf
and tied up for repairs. She is 81
feet long, with IL feet beam and was
rebuilt last season.
At first there were reports of many
passengers missing, but investigation
failed to confirm these rumors. Mr.
and Mrs. August DetZer we're report
ed among the missing, but later il
was learned that they had not been
on the DOat. Mr.. Deter is a broth
er of Rev. J. G. Deter, OF Detroit
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
SAFETY VALVE TIED DOWN.
SawmiIl Boiler EXplOdes And Two
Men Are Killed.

Charlotte, N. G. Especially Two
men lost their lives and two others
were fatally injured by the explo
sion OF the boiler at William Reid's
sawmill, near Drace, Caldwell Coun-
ty.
The dead are Henry Gilbert. aged
so, and Fred Jackson. aged 21. The
fatally injured are William Reid,
owner of the mill. and Hugh Reid,
his son.
The dead and injured are whites,
and were working at the mill when
the explosion occurred. 1t is said
that Gilbert, who was engineer of
the plant, had tied the safety valve
down and high pressure on the boiler
caused the explosion. Reid is q we'll
to-do citizen, and lives 16 miles from
Iaylorsville, on the Southern Rail-
road.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
CURE FOR CONSUMPTION.
Naval Surgeon Declares Mercury Is
n Sure Specific.

Washington especially "A positive
cure for tuberculosis has been dis
covered by Surgeon Burton L..
Wright, of the United States Naval
Hospital at Las Animas, according
to report published by him in the
current number of the United States
Naval Medical Bulletin, just out. He
says that as a result of lOng-contin-
ued experiments in the administra-
tion of mercury he is convinced that
IL is a sure specific for the disease.
and that the only question remaining
to be determined is how much time
is required to effect a cure.
Out of 40 cases treated, he says.
three have been discharged as cured
and 20 per cent. are in course Of
recovery. Most of the patients ex-
perimented upon were far advanced
in the disease when the treatment
was begun.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
MURDERS BOTH
FATHER AND SON
UId Feud Results in Sensational
Tragedy.
CRIMINAL SHOOTS HIMSELF
Benjamin De GildO. Having Shot Down
Enemies, Tries to Escape - Being
Closely Pursued lie Turns Weapon
Upon himself and Dies Instantly
Patrick Murphy, Struck by Bullet.

Westchester. Pa. Especially Ben
jamin DeGildo. of PHILADELPHIA. shot
and killed Benjamin DeFelix. fatally
wounded Pasquale DeFelix, father of
the murdered man, here and then.
TO escape capture at the hands of an
infuriated mob, committed suicide
by shooting himself.
The sensational shooting is said to
be the outgrOwth OF a feud that has
existed between the Italians for
long time. The bad feeling was
recently increased by the arrest of
DeFelix, the murdered man. on
charge of keeping a "speakeasy" and
being identified with counterfeiting
plot. DeFelix was cleared Of the
charges at hearing in Philadelphia.
ar which time he openly accused
DeGildO of having offered to give
Black Hand agents SIS TO kill De
Felix.
DeGildO came here accompanied by
Angela Diermernegildo. The couple
met Benjamin DeFelix on the street
A few words passed and DeGildo
drew a revolver and shot DeFelix in
the breast. AS the man fell. DeGildo
sent another bullet into his body
The shooting occurred not far from
the DeFeliX home and Pasquale De
Felix, father of the murdered man
ran TO the assistance of his son. He
felled DeGildO with a brick and as
he struggled to his feet DeGildo
again used his revolver. sending
bullet into the elder DeFeIix's alb.
domen. DeGildo fed. pursued by an
angry mob including many friends of
tie DeFeliX family
Unable to shake OFT his Dursuers
DeGildo stopped running and facing
the mob turned his revolver upon
himself, dying instantly. In tbs
sensational shooting which aroused
the entire town, Patrick Murphy was
struck in the leg by a stray bullet
and severely wounded, and Michael
Sergeant was shot in the arm. II is
said. by the friend of Decide, who
was arrested.
SO aroused was the italian settle
ment by the shooting that the en-
tire force of police was sent into the
settlement and additional guards
were put on duty to prevent any pos
sible attempt on the part of the De-
Felix friends TO lynch Diermerne-
gildo.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
CIGARETTE HABIT GROWS.
Average OF 2,216 a Year For The
Smokers Alleged.

Washington, d. c. Especially -
That the cigarette habit is decidedly
on the increase in this country is
shown by the Government statistics
just issued. In the United States
during the last year 50, 5,4O2,336,I1S
cigarettes were smoked Figuring
that %, 100000 men and boys smok-
ed, this gives an average per smoker
of 2,216. Taking into consideration
that there are thousands of smokers
who use tobacco in some other form,
1t brings the average for the ciga-
rette smoker very high, and shows
an increased tendency on the part
Of the American people to use this
form of tobacco.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
Mother Is Killed.

San Francisco (SpeciaD. - Mrs.
Anna Klemma was killed In an au-
tomobile accident near the Fourteen
T lie House, south of this city. and
| er son Harry was slightly injured.
Clarence n. Wolfe, the owner OF the
car. who was driving. was unhurt.
a bridge was being repaired in the
road, and Mr.. Wolfe. In the dark.
ness. drove the machine upon 1t be-
fore he noticed that Il was torn up.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
Painful CheerfuIness.

Cheerfulness is sometimes pain
fully acquired. It's frequently like
the man at the photographer. This
man, sitting for his portrait, said i'm
patiently to the artist: "Well, have
got now the pleasant expression you
desire?" "Yes, thank you," said the
photographer. "That will do nicely"
Then hurry up" growled the man.
sit hurts my face. ."-Argonaut.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
THREE HURT IN WRECK.
Passenger Train Runs Into Open
Switch.

Niles. Ohio (SpeciaD,-A passen-
ger train on the Pennsylvania rail-
road from Ashtabula to New Castle
was wrecked here about s O'Clock A.
NJ. Three trainmen were injured,
but none fatally
Men on handcar passed a switch
and did not close it. The passenger
took the siding and ran into freight
train
William Walker, conductor on the
passenger train; Charles Bryan,
brakeman, and George w. Cheffell.
mail clerk, all of Ashtabula, were
hurt
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
Little Reward For His Crime.

Spokane. Wash. Especially The
highwayman who held up a Northern
Pacific train Friday night near Trent
secured about $25, according to F.
K. Mcmillan, post office inspector,
who arrived in Spokane on the first
train following the hold-up.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
Fire Destroys Whole Town.

Missoula, Mont. Especially The
entire town of Taft, with the excep-
tion of the postoffice. the construc-
tion company's warehouse, one groc-
cry store and a saloon was destroy
ed by fire. The blaze started from
a forest fire.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
Cashier Sentenced

Sioux Falls, S. ID. (SpeciaD Five
years Imprisonment in the federal
penitentiary at Leavenworth. Kan,
is the sentence pronounced by Judge
Garland, of the United States Court,
in the case of George ID. Horras,
former cashier of the Hot Springs
National Bank. which closed last
fall. Horras pleaded guilty to max
ing fase reports, embezzling $685.
000
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
Auto Runs Down Wealthy Man.

San Jose, Cal Especially Isaac
A. Upham, a retired wholesale
merchant of San Francisco. formerly
Of the firm of Payott. Upham & Co.,
while riding a bicycle. was killed
by an automobile driven S. b. Hun
kins. president of the Garden City
Bank
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
MISS EVA BOOTH FAINTs.

Warsaw, Ind. Especially. - Over
come by the intense heat after ad-
dressing an audience of 1000 per-
sons at the Winona Lake Bible Con-
ference. Miss Eva Booth. commander
of the Salvation ArRy in the United
States, tainted just after leaving the
auditorium and is now under the care
of physicians.
Late at night it was said there
N&s an Improvement in her condf-
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
TAFT BUYS ANOTHER HORSE.
It's A Prize Winner, 10 Hands High,
And Weighing 200 Pounds.

Lexington, Ky. (SpeciaD William
II. Taft. through an agent, bought a
Southern plantation horse, sixteen
hands high, weighing 1900 pounds,
of Shelby I. HARRISON, of Lexington.
The horse won the first prize at
the Blue Grass fair. The horse will
be shipped to Mr. Taft this week.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
Happier Loser.

"Well, Bobby. how is your sister7"
asked the parson.
"Oh, she's sick In bed; hurt herself
terrible" replied the youth.
1t happeh?"
ave were playin' who could lean
farthest out of tho window-and ST.
won! n!"-Lippincott's.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
CIRCUS CAR WRECKED.
Two Men Seriously Injured When
The Rails Spread.

Bellingham, Wash. Especially -
Eight men belonging to the cooking
gang of the Barnum & Bailey Circus
were severely injured-two probably
fatally when spreading rails caused
four menagerie cars in the first sec
tion of the train to leave the track
on the Great Northern Railroad.
eight miles south of New Westmin-
ster. The seriously injured are:
w. c. Wheaton, Rochester, N. Y,
shoulder crushed, ribs broken and
spine injured.
Andrew Melane, Mount Vernon,
Wash, wounded in the head; will
die.
Little damage was done to the
cars or to the animals.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
TROOPS COME FROM PANAMA.

Part OF Force Sent To Preserve Order
At Election Reaches New York.
New York Especially The steam
er Colon, which just arrived here
from Cristobal, Panama. brought 153
United States marines and officers,
Capt. o. w. A. Patterson being in
command OF the party.
The troops were part OF thet force
sent 20 the Canal Zone to preserve
order during the recent eelctiou.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
UNIQUE CONTRACT AWARDED
c. Il o. Railway Agrees To Trans.
port Sailors In Record Time.

Washington, d. c. Especially A
contract was awarded by the Navy
Department to the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway for the transportation
of $50 additional enlisted men of
the Navy from Norfolk TO San Fran
cisco for the Pacific fleet. They left
Newport, r. l., Friday night, will
reach Norfolk sometime Sunday and
leave Immediately for the West
Coast. They will be obliged to make
a record trip, as the feet will sail
from San Francisco in about q week
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
ONE GOOD FEATURE.

Il am not sdroit. Every day do
something that makes me worry"
That's bad"
Well, each new worry makes me
forget the worry of yesterday. 1t
might be worse" = Washington
Herald,
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
TWO TRAINS COLLIDE.
Six Persons Are Injured in Texas,
Two Seriously.

Two Seriously.
Yoakum, Tex. (SpeciaD Six per-
sons were injured, two seriously.
when a passenger and a freight train
of the San Antonio and Arkansas
Pass Railroad met in head-on col
lisiOn. The injured:
4. j. Fetterb, engineer, may die
l.. G.. Elliott, Shawnee, Oklahoma,
back injured; serious.
Mrs. w. c. Harmon. Waco, Tex.
w G.. Allen, Ottine, Tex.
Fireman Pruitt.
G. T. Leonard, a porter.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
CHESAPEAKE STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
Effective Feb'y oath. 1868.

COMPANY.
Effective Feb'y oath. 1868.
GHESAPFAKE LINE"
ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMERS
''COLUMBIA" AND AUGUSTA.
For OLD POINT COMFORT and NOR
FOLK, VA.
Steamers leave Ba tmore daily Tex
cept Sunday at 6 30 p. NJ and leave
Ola N}oint Comfort at GO A. NJ. and
Norfolk at z 90 X. Nj. where connecti, II
is made with the Rail Lines for all points
South.
YORK RIVER LINE"
ELEGANT PASSENGER STEAMER
"ATLANTA"
For WEST POINT and RICHMOND,
VA
Steamer leaves Baltimore Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday z. M. and
arrive West Point at z 45 A. NJ, and Rich
mond at 8 30 A. M
Steamers call at Gloucester Point, Gle
ment's. Clay Bank and AlImoGd's
STEAMERS LEAVE BALTIMORE
FROM PIERS !S AND 10 LIGHT
STREET WHARF
Through Tickets TO all points may De
secured, baggage checked and state
rooms lteserved from the City Ticket Of
fices, 10 +. Baltimore street, ARThU UR
w. ROBSON, Agent, APT Il. Baltimore
street. pr the General Offices, Light and
a,isnss2tr Baltimore, Md.
UBEN FOSTER,
General Manager,
J. CHI sM,
:: General Passenger Agent,
T. H. rHsDANNEL.
Asst GEM Pas enger Ast&s
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-08-20
Do Good.

Do Good.
q When In Rome 90 as RqxSA does
-. want you to do. DC -.
The San Mateo item. (San Mateo City, Putnam County, Fla) 189?-19??, 1908-11-28
"Lslla-Pa-Loo-Sa."

England has just discovered the
American word "lalla-pa-loo-sa! It
Is an Indian word coined by the
MebelliS OF Umphagreoomtl lineage.
and means grand. beautiful, big. ma.
jestlc. pretty, cute. wlnsome, large,
coy. petite. fine, splendid mirthful
when applied to humorous situation,
solemn when applied to a funeral.
Lalla-pa.loo-sa has been in use In the
United States for nearly half a cen.
fury and Is now almost obsolete.