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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-28
KINGSTON BY A HEAD.

LEXINGTON, KY, April 27.-An or
binary card was run off to-day: The
third event was won by Kings Son
by a head from Top Lofty with Merry
field third. Summarizes:
First race-four furlongs-Romp g
to y first, Major Lawrence Is to -
second, Woolbinder e to y third
Time, so.
Second race-six furlongs-Ida May
"a to y first, Estilla G. g to - sec
ond, Lexington Lady Is to y third.
Time, 1915 LIS.
Third race-six firongs-King's
second. Merryfield q to@2) third. Time,
1:163-5.
Fourth. race-four and a half fur
longs-Alice Baird Go to ~ first, Miss
Hapsburg (6 to y second, Guard Allen
Is to y third. Time. :5l AS.
Fifth race-one mile-Hostile Hyphen
g to q first, st. Ilario (5 to II Sec
ond. Ed Kane q to y third. Time.
1:44 AS.
Sixth race-one mile and one-six-
teenth-Lafayette (13 to 81 first. Katie
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A, AND M TAKES GAME
FROM DAVIDSON NINE
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Especial to The Times DISPATCH
RALEIGH, N. c.. April 97,--D elaware
College met with defeat here at the
hands of the Agricultural ana Mechanl-
naI team by score Of 8 to 2, both runs
Nv the visitors being in the ninth, and
four by the Farmers being bunoheh In
The third inning The game was de-
void of special interest and the crowd
small. -
Score by innings: a' IL y.
Delaware ....,..o 9 9 9 @ ~ . .
A. and M...,....o y ~ 49, ,' y
Batteries: Doane and Atkins; Harris
and Thompson. Struck out-py harris,
~. hv roane. 8. Earned runs-A. and
AZ pases on Balls-off Harris, Il;
re noane i. Two base hits--Counoll,
Farmer, for "A. and NJ, poane, for Della
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Standing Of the CIub..
Games To-Day.
Detroit at Cleveland
Washington at Philadelphia.
Boston at New Yorl
Get Third Gnmc.

Get Third Game.
ST. LOUIS, MO, April 27.-Chicago
won the third game Of the series from
st. Louis to-day, 6 to s. ST. Louis
jumped on Owen in the ninth inning
and drove him from the box.
Score by innings: r. H. E.
st. Louis .......o11ooooo3-5 10 ]
Chicago .......O110o10o 3-6 10 4
Batteries: Howell and Spencer;
owen, Smith and Sullivan. Time. 2:1o.
Umpire, Evans.
Chesbro clever.
NEW YORK, April 27.-chesbro's
clever box work was mainly respon-
sible for New York's victory to-day.
Score by innings: r. II. F.
Boston .........0 100000 o. 90 .
New York. ......0000001 OIL
Batteries: Winter and Criger. Chess
bro and Kleinow. Time, 1870. Umpire
Sheridan.
Beat Detroit.
CLEVELAND. O., April 27.-Cleve-
land defeated Detroit to-day. 8 to l.
Chech outpitching Mallory.
Score by innings: R.H z.
Cleveland ......00100101 s-3 10
Detroit ........000001 0s00-1 4 4
Batteries: Chech and Clarke; Mallory
and Schmidt. Time. 1895. Umpire
OLoughlin.
Athletics Win Fast Gnme.
PHILADELPHIA, April 27.-Fast
fielding by both teams kept the score
down in to-day's game. which was
won by Philadelphia from Washing
ton by to /. Street was put out OF
the game in the third inning for kick
ing on called balls.
Score by innings: r. H. E.
Washington oo-1 8
Philadelphia ...0l10000 0.-2 4
Batteries: Hughes. Smith. Street and
Warner; Nickers and Smith. Time
1:45. Umpires. Hurst and Connolly.
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PHILADELPHIA HORSE SHOW

prize list OF the seventeenth open
air exhibition of the Philadelphia Horse
Show Association has been received,
and contains many attractive events
for all kinds Of classes In harness and
under saddle. The list includes trot-i
tors, haclSneys. horses, Fcobs, and ponies
in harness and under saddle; thorough
bred hunters and jumpers. and polo
ponies
Green, Pa, on May 25th to aOth, in
elusive.
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COLLEGES CLASH TODAY
In What Promises toS he mn Exciting
ol 1.------

In What Promises to- he nnyExcitins
Nclec.l
Richmond College phys Fredericks-
burg College at Broad Astreet Park. at
of the Spiders intercollegiate games
on home grounds. The same should be
a fast one, and a great meny amateur
loving fans Will be out 70 cheer the
cord on diamonds away from Richmond.
The Fredericksburg squad will ar
rive In town this morning. Sanes, the
star pitcher, will probably do the
twirlng for Fredericksburg.
The Richmond College llne-up will
be: Lodge. catcher; Sheppard third
base: Handy, second base; Ezekiel, first
base; Denny Wright, pitcher; George
stop; Smith. left field; Jenkins or At
kins, right field. ti45s
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slowing up at second to take a sur
vey OF the situation he was caught OF
third en- close decision. This was
Virglnia's golden opportunity. as they
never had a real bright chance to score
afterward Susong struck out ten men
during the game. and retired the side
in both the third and fourth innings
on strikes. The score:
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Association Chartered.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
PETERSBURG, VA, April 21.-The
Petersburg Athletic Association, whose
purpose is the support of the
Petersburg baseball club at Kenilworth
Park, has received its charter. The
capital stock is placed at $4,000, divided
into shares of 81 each. and the officers
are: President G.. E. Hanks; Vice.
II. B. Eanes; Secretary and
Treasurer. L. r. Gates.
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runs and winning the game.
Au nsose ~ 'hn ...S 100000 s--s 4 I
charleston ......0 900 1 0Oo--2 1
Batteries. Atkins and Carson; Clan
cey and Reisinger. Time. l:4o. I'm
pre-. TRULY.
SAVANNAH. GA, April 27.-Keiber
had one bad inning to-day and jack
sonville scored the only three runs OF
the game
score BY innings: r. II. u.
I, .s.oon = 2
satteries: sitton v and Roth; Keller
and Kahlkoff. Time, 1.40. Umpire,
Lanigan.
MACON, GA. April 27.-Columbia
won from the locals to-day. Almost
the entire outflcld was submerged with
water to the depth of twelve inches.
Score by innings: r. n. e.
columbia .......2 o o 80 0 O00--B 8 2
Batteries: Showers and Stubbe;
Welsher and Harnish. Time, 1850. Um-
pire, Buckley.
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GETS ENGLISH TROPHY
Especial to The Times Dispatch

BRISTOL, VA, April GA M.
Hatcher, of Bristol, who recently won
the midwinter handicap at Pinehurst,
n. G., in contest with trapshooters
from Tennessee, Virginia and North
Carolina, has now won the English tro-
ply in New Orleans In this last con-
test he shot with professionals from
all over the country. A few years ago
Hatcher was a barber here.
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Sporting Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
sir,-1 read the sporting columns OF
your paper daily. and take very much
Interest in baseball and boxing. VIII
you kindly give me the address OF the
following men, as ! wish to get their
autograph:
/. Tyrus Cobb. @ James j. Jeffries.
q. Hans Wagner. I. Cy Young. 8.
Hal Chase. 6. Charles Shaffer. q.
John l.. sullivan.
Yours truly,
WILLIE A. CALLAWAY.
Norwood, Va
j. Detroit American Baseball Club.
Detroit.
g. Pittsburg National Baseball Club.
Pittsburg.
Boston.
$ New York American Baseball Club
New York.
6. Roanoke. Va.
I. A letter addressed to New Yo-k
City should reach Sullivan.
Sporting Editor of The Times-Dispa.ct1.
Sir.-Will you kindly inform me.
through your paper. the number OF
people in attendance at the opening
game of the Virginia League in Rich
mond. and also what is the largest
crowd to witness a game Of Virginia
League ball in Richmond since the
league started, and when?
A FAN.
The game was witnessed by .0.o2t
persons. which is the record attendance.
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Sporting Letters

The sporting editor of The Times
Dispatch will gladly answer In these
columns any questions regarding
sporting matters. Communications
on sporting subjects will also he
printed, and comments Will be lnnde.
Address Sporting Editor, Times-Dis-
patch.
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Portsmouth.

Portsmouth .,.l........ 0 0 0 0 I %
Summary: Earned runs-Danville, 9;
Portsmouth, J. Two-base hits-Powell,
Ryan, Stafford. Stolen base--Powsll
ca, Stafford. Base on balls-off Nor
ris. 6; off Conover, /; off Walsh, 8.
Struck out--hy Conover. ] Norris, p;
Walsh, 8. Douple plays-Reinhardt Gun
assisted), Lawrence to Boyd, Doyle to
Reggy, TO Stafford. Passed balls
Ryan, Fitzpatrick. Sacrifice hits
Fisher and Doyle. Time, . hours. Um-
piref Mace.
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For a Monument.

"a ISptcTaI % 1Ne T1Mes- DIspatoh. ~ "
SOUTH BOSTON, VA, April 27,-The
hoard of supervisors of Halifax, which
met, at Houston to-day. appropriated
$1,000 toward the erection OF a monu-
fment,to the memory Of the Confeder-i
ate dead.
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WHITE SOX TAKE
THREE STRAIGHT
Cleveland Americans Come Up /:
Notch, While st. Louis Falls
to Third.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Results Yesterday

Results Yesterday.
philadelphia. q; Washington. 1.
Cleveland. 8; Detroit 1.
New York. Il; Boston, O..
st. Louis. s: Chicago. G.
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TRUCKERSDOWNED
BY T0BACC0N|STS
Especial to The TimesDi.patch.1


NORFOLK, VA, April 27.-Danyille
had an easy time this afternoon de.
feating Portsmouth. They won in the
opening inning. With clever stick work
and We're assisted by balloon ascen-
sion, a fast inshoot of Walshs hit
Manager Griffin on the little finger If
his right hand. injuring it severely. He
will be out of the game for at least
two weeks as result. The score:
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Georgetown ..........20 90 90 80
Virginia ............0Os 90 90 oUUO-O
Summary: Left on bases-George-
town. s.. Virginia, 4. First base on
2. Struck out--by Montgomery, s by
susong, 10. Two-base hits-Duffy and
Simon. Stolen bases-Mess, Courtney
90, Schlafly. Cabanis, Hume an Bowe
Double play-Courtney to Nlayock. Hit
by pitched ball-Fearson. wild pitch
-Susong. Passed ball-Duffy. I'M
spire-Mr, Belts. Time of game--2
hours.
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Downed by Philadelphia.

Downcd by Philadelphia.
BROOKLYN. N. T., April az
Brooklyn after winning three straight
from New York succumbed to-day to
philadelphia. the visitors winning oy
6 to S.
Score by innings: r. II. E.
Philadelphia \. oo4o1o1o o-6 10 4
Brooklyn 1900. 01020 o02o-5 Z 9
Batteries: McQuillan and Doom: Bell.
Mcintyre. Bergen and Ritter. Time,
1857. Umpire. KLEIN.
Easy Victory.
CINCINNATI, April 27.-Errors by
Cincinnati and the hard hitting OF the
visitors gave st. Louis an easy victory
this afternoon.
Score by innings: R.H.E.
Cincinnati $50. oo2oo0ooo-2 Z a
st. Louis ......s. 00010 O4-9 II 3
Batteries: Ewing, Shade and schlei;
Beeble and Hostetter. Time, 1855. Um-
pire, O'Day
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Ship the sailors,

Especial 10 The Times, pispascn.l
suFFoLK yA rs Ap'Ti1i s7 shin Fran Frans x
sailoTs n ffem States sne nse Navy played the
IDEALS it here to-day and was = q ,ld sh
to Batteries: Thompson ana ASH
brook: iDotYa and Churn-
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Pile Up runs.

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WINSTON-SALEM. n. c., April 27.-
The ball game here this afternoon be-
tween the Madison Sluggers and the
Winston Blues resulted in a victory for
the home team the score being IA to /.
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A Pitchers, Battle

BOSTON. April 27.-New York shut
out Boston in pitchers battle to-day.
In the eighth inning two hits, sac
rifice and Reich's error gave New
York the only TALES OF the game.
Score by innings r. II. e.
Boston ........ 0o0000000-0 9
New York ..... 0O0O0002 % /
Batteries: Young and Bowerman:
Mathewson and Bresnahan. Time, 1:16.
Umpire, Emslie.
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Washington ana Lee University.

RHVIuSUIl ECUIIeEe.I,,.,,U 0 UU 0 o O--U
Washington and Lee. o 1 os-2
Summary: Struck out--by Donald-
son, Z; by George, 9. Bases on balls
off Donaldson. 2; off George, 2. Bat
ters hit-hy Donaldson, g. Sacrifice
hits--Hood (2). Waddill ca, Warthen,
Mcclure, Three-base hit-Chatham,
Two-base hits--McCor Brown Dom
Turner; Mcclure to Turner; Chatham
to Warthen to Luhn. Time OF game
1:45. Umpire-Mr Deyault, captain of
Virginia Military Institute.
Davidson plays Virginia Military In
stitute Tomorrow. .Sil Z, y
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE

At Nashville
Score by innings: II. II. e.
SasiXiile :.;c col 3 Q . IS % 3 /
Batteries: McNeely. Clark and Raub;
Hunter and seabaugh. Time. 1:45. Um-
pire, Brown.
At Memphis
Score by innings: r. II. r.
Me@phls .:..s /
Batteries: Gaskill and White; Chap
pelle; Shields and Owens. Time, 1856
Umpire. Carpenter.
AT Atlanta
. Score by innings: R.H. T.
Montsomer,y' -, 80 Q oo Q 3 .
BATTERIES: Ford and coveny: Helm
ninger.
At New Orleans
Score by innings: R.H. r.
New Orleans. -. . 0 i 1000 io o-5 Is :
p,, Bnatteries: Ritter and Hess; Guese,
pres, O'Brien and Fitzsimmons.
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Norfolk

Summary: Three-base hit-Rudolph.
Home run-Davis. Sacrifice hits--Ra-
ley, Bowen and Cummings. Stolen
bases-Anthony, Seitz. Rutland and
Cummings. Earned runs-Lynchburg,
.: Norfolk. l. Left on bases-Lynch-
burg. 3; Norfolk. 4. Struck out-by
West. 4. Bases on balls-off West, 3:
off Long, 2. Attendance-1,0 900. Time
-1:30 Umpire-Westervel
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
Results Yesterday

chicago-Pittsburs postponed, cold
weather.
Brooklyn. 5; Philadelphia, 6.
Cincinnati. 2; ST. Louis, O.
Boston, O: New York 9.
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.lYNCHBuRG WINS
WITH A Home RUN
VIRGINIA STATE LEAGUE

Results Yesterday.
Richmond Roanoke, postpoaed; rain.
Danviile, i3 Portsmouth. 3.
Lynchburg, 3; Norfolk. l.
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stnndinE of the climbs.
Gamcn TODAY,

GamcB To-day.
Pittsburg at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn.
New York at Boston.
ST. Louis at Cincinnati
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Davidson College.

Chatham to Warthen to Luhn. and
easily retired the side.
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1lS!!::::;1,I&!,
MAIN 4 Id N 0TRGET0

Powers Go to u second. Great (20 to
u third. Time. 1851 1-5.
other Gnmen.
At Columbus. Ga: Auburn (Ala). 10;
At Columbia: University OF South
Carolina. 1: Presbyterian College OF
South Carolina. o.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE

AUGUSTA GA, April 27-Augusta
allied in the ninth to-day, scoring two
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-23
WILL Be RETIRED
Col. Stewart, the Esiled Army Officer
Ordered 10 Report IN
Washington.

Washington. Sept 2l.-Col VII
liam r Stewart Of the Coast Artillery
who has been cxileI az Fort Grant.
Aril. az the orders Of the president
because Of certain -temperameutsl IN.
fi1itles. which. In the Judgment OF
the president unfit him for the com
ma1i of troops uas TODAY ordered By
Secretary of War LAKE. =. Wright %
appear before tho army retiring board
AZ ihe Washington Barracks. The or
le- vas issued bv the secretary after
reyiswing the report ~ the com
fIs ~ier of the Department of the
colorado. conveying the dndings q
ihe medical board which PASSED On
Col stewart when be applied 10 take
the ninety mile ride ordered ~ the
president The medical survey found
the colonel 10 be unst for the phvsieai
xsrcise incident 70 tae rfde because
n feaTt trouble and his orders n sp-
pea before the retiring hoard fol
.oWe.i
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-23
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS
Candidates Nominated at Recent Pri
mary Meet-Eleet State Chairman
and Frame Platform.

Madison. Wis. Sept 22-The Demo
cratic candidates nominated at thc
recent primary election were I'm ses
sion here throughout the day. framed
platform and elected a state chair
man.
The platform is identical with the
one adoted in Milwaukee July %. with
an amendment added demanding that
the coming legislature investigate the
extent Of influence Of money and cor
porations in the recent primary elec.
tion. The national platform j. in
Forsed and legislation guaranteeing
the security Of deposits in state banks
IS askeI. An amendment 70 the pd-
MARY eiectio niaw permitting political
.rafries % bold a state convention for
the framing Of platforms for candi-
dates 70 stand upon is favored.
H u. Manson was unanimously re-
elected state Chairman
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-23
DUEL IN SICK ROOM
Tragedy Near Mayfield, ky.-Enemies
Meet in Sick MANS Room
and Fight.

Mayfeld, KY, Sept, 22.-Two shoot
ing anrays are reported from the
southern portion Of this county. Riggs
Bcstick and Walter Bynum, residing
two and one-half miles south of Cuba,
had a fight and Bostick went home
and got his shotgun and opened fire
or Bynum. One charge took effect in
the left side and penetrated the lung.
ByrIm is almost dead.
On Sunday afternoon, several hours
after the trouble, Wild Jack McClain
Went TO the home o. Bynum to at
tend his bedside, wnen a young man
naned Willard Wiley arrived on the
scene, and soon a pitched battel be-
tween them ensued with the result
that McClain was shot through the
body with a pistol He is now in a
serious condition. Wiley escaped TO
Tennessee.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-23
A NEW STYLE AIRSHIP
One With Movable knuckles viii
Make Flight at Hot Springs,
Ark. Today.

Hot Springs, Ark., Sept. 22.-"Tht
construction is the most novel | have
ever seen, and believe it will be q
success, was the verdict of Car
Never famous New York aerial ex
pert, after looking over The Ameri
can Eagle, the ole Rice airship
which is ready to have its gas bag in.
Hated tomorrow. ami will take its
initial trip the day after Mr.. Meyer
came here from New York to superin.
tend the filling OF the large gas bag.
The Rice ship is constructed much
after the plan of other balloon air.
ships, except that, instead of having
stationary propellers and rudder for
guide, the prOpellers are placed on
movable knuckles and are altered to
change the course of the shin without
the use of a rudder.
Tho work of filling the gas bag will
begin tomorrow. Wednesday the trial
trip is expected. If tae ship is a sue.
cess, Mr.. Rice will depart at once for
Washington, d. c., via Little Rock
Memphis and Nashville after which
be hopes to return in time for the
state fair. Meyers approval of the
construction of the airship has en-.
thdsed the people here, who believe
Rice has perfected a wonderfully 81.
fectiye airship.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-23
WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS.

Madison. Wis, Sept 22-The Re
publican convention adjourned late
Itorieht until tomorrow because OF
The Inability of the platform commit.
tee to'arrange a satisfactory platform.
The selection of a state chairman was
also deferred until morning. II ia
said that there is a bitter fight on in
the committee on the platform over
the adoption of the Chicago or LaFol.
lette platform as guide to the voters
of Wisconsin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-23
MYSTERY CLEARS
IN SUICIDE CASE
DEVELOPS THAT GIRL WHO TOOK
POISON IN CLARkSDALE, MISS.
WAS Observation-Disclosures
DENIES UNION.

Clarksdale, Miss, Sept 22.--Th,
latest development in the case of Mis-,
Burke Crisler, the young woma
whose death by strychnine poison, ad
ministered with suicidal intent, so re
Gently shocked this community. but
deepens the mystery of situation al
ready characterized by circumstances
lat once inexplicable and mysterious.
a recent interview with the girls
father, J. H. Crisler of St Louis, which
appeared In a St Louis paper. is au,
thority for the statement that the
girl was the wife OF ]. l.. Haley. Jr,
of Itta Bena. Miss, to whom the girl
was married some months ago.
The father states that he and the
girls mother were divorced twelve
years ago. the daughter making her
home for the past four years with her
maternal grandfather. Dr. Wilson Of
ltta Bena, where she was married to
MIR. Haley
n. c. Purdue. her stepfather. who
lives in this city denies all knowl
edge of any such marriage. but furth-
er than this offers no explanation Of
the published statement of her father
to that effect
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-23
TElEGRAPHs ROOSEVELT ASK
ING PROOF or CHARGES
AGAINST HASKELL.
MAKING HONEST FIGHT
Insists That Those in Charge Of Re-
publican Campaign Treat Demo-
Gratis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
in Michigan.

! Detroit. Mich, Sept. 22-The most
sensational development IN the pres
lent campaign was the sending today
BY Bryan of telegrom to Roosevelt
demanding that he produce proof tha.
| Governor. Haskell, of Oklahoma treas
urer of the Democratic national COM
nittec, ever was connected with the
Standard Oil company.
Selling upon the opportunity thus.
afforded him, Bryan took occasion to
servo notice on President Roosevelt
thai he would not permit any respon.
sible member of the Republican or
gat.ization to misrepresent the atti-
tude Of the Democraoc party In the
present campaign. and further t'ia.
the Democratic party was making al
''hoEorable and honest fight" in de-
fgnsc of it's principles and polio es,
and that it expected and demand 4
fair and honorable treatment from
those In charge of the Republican
campaign
Eryan was given warm welcome
on his arrival here cary this m rnlas
aud briefly addressed the crcwds Nho
cheered him.
At Ann Arbor he was given ah
ovation. He delivered an address
from the balcony o, his hotel to many
thousand people. He directed his RI.
marks particularly TO young men dis-
cusslne DUNG an hour and half the
tariff, tr,fsts, labor government guar
antee Of bank deposits the ncsssssse
cratic party's attitude on the iniunc'
tion question and on contempt court
trials and severely critlcising Taft
for his characterization of the Demo
cratic platform plank on this question
az loosely drawn. He denounced the
Republican party for several wrong
tendencies and criticised the presi.
dent for, he said. debating his sue
cessor. He also criticised the despotic
rules of the house.
Bryan reiterated HIS pledge that If
elected he would not be a eandidats
for Il second term.
Returning to Detrcit this evening
Bryan addressed monster Demo
'raiia rally in the Light Guard Ar
noly Outside were thousands un-
able to gain admission, as the building
was packed. In order not to d.sap-
loi1t them he gave them a brief over
low talk. In both addresses he com.
,ared the platforms Of the two
,ariies and went over practically the
iamc ground as he did at Ann Arbor.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-23
FRENCH CRUISER
MEETS DISASTER
BIG GUN EoPLoCEs COMPLETE.
LY wREcKINo TURRET AND
KILLING ENTIRE GUN CREW
OF THIRTEEN MEN.

Toulcn, Sept 22.-During drill to
dav one Of the big turret guns on
tha French armored cruiser Latoucha
Treville exploded. completely wreck.
ing the after turret and killing OFT.
right the entire sun crew Of thirteen
men. A number Of men we're seriously
injured. some probably fatally The
drid today had been proceeding for
considerable time. when without
warning the whole ;urret seemed TO
Bio Vout Dismembered bodies were
thrown in all directions and several
of them were hurled into the sea
thrUugh the breach caused BY the ex-
ploEicn
The spectacle was horrible. the
dead and wounded. together with
shattered arms and legs. littering the
decks
The Lstouche 7rerilie carries a
coEaplaoement Of go men.