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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
Renews Assault Upon Haskell.

Renewing his assault upon Governor c.
y. Haskell OF Oklahoma, treasurer of the
Democratic national committee. Mr..
Hearst declared that not only was he "a
Standard Oil tool and promoter of crooked
railways. but was one of the organizers
of the steel trust"
He quoted from what ne said was a
court record of a suit brought by John
=. Bailey. Mr.. Haskell's law partner in
Ohio, against the Illinois Steel company
and the Federal Steel company. for serv-
Ices rendered by Mr.. Haskell as attorney
land organizer" Mr. Hearst also quoted
from what ne declared was a recent
speech of Mr.. Haskelrs defending the
Standard Oil company, as Having done
wonders in the country"
we know" said Mr. Hearst. that II
has done wonders in the United States
senate"
The following ticket was named:
Governor-Clarence ]. Shearn of New
York
Lieutenant governor-Dr. Daniel W.
FinnemOre of Potsdam.
Secretary of state-Frank Stevens of
Nassau.
ComptrolIer-Willard Glenn of Onon-
daga.
State Recommendation A. Deford of
Albany.
State engineer and surveyor-M. j.
Cafiero of Kings.
Associate justice of the court of ap-
peals-Ruben Robe Lyon of Bath.
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HASKELL WILL
MEET Mr.. BRYAN
Also the National Committee
and Discuss the RO0Se-
welt Charges.

Guthrie. OKLA, Sept. Ex-Governor
Charles n. Haskell. Democratic national
treasurer. left at p. m. today for Chi
cago, over the Santa Fe, accompanied by
State Treasurer ]. A. Manefe. They go
to confer with the national committee and
w. ]. Bryan with reference TO the charges
made against the governor by President
Roosevelt and William r. Hearst. A thor
ough investigation of the charges will be
made. The governor announced that he
would return TO Oklahoma before going to
Indiana and Ohio on the campaign tour.
He stated. however, that the tour will
not commence until October 3. when he
will deliver his first Ohio address at the
county fair in Ottawa, his old home. The
governor stated that he would make no
additional statement relative TO the
Roosevelt Hearst charges at present.
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Bryan in Chicago Saturday.

Chicago, Sept. 2i.-That Mr.. Bryan and
Governor Haskell botE will be jim Chicago
on Saturday morning was admitted at
tho Democratic national headquarters
here tonight. but no information was
given out that the Democratic candidate
and the Democratic treasurer would meet
has anything TO do with the charges made
against Governor Haskell Mr.. Bryan. it
was said, woulo be in Chicago between 1
and o'clock on that morning on his way
from Terre Haute, Ind, to Madison. Wis.
1t was given out at headquarters that this
was part or Mr.. Bryan's itinerary as pre-
viously scheduled, and that no rearrange-
ment had been made to assure his being
here Saturday
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HEARST READS
MORE LETTERS
Also Continues His Attack
Upon Governor Haskell
of Oklahoma.

New York, Sept. A-William Randolph
Hearst, addressing tonight the state con-
vention of the Independence Party league,
as the New York state branch of the ma
tional Independence party is officially
known. renewed his attack upon members
of both the Republican and Democratic
parties and produced another batch of
letters, which he said We're written by
or to John ID. Archbold of the Standard
Oil company.
One of the letters was addressed 10
former United States Senator John l.
McLaurin of South Carolina. and there
was also a letter from former Senator
McLaurin TO Mr.. Archbold. in which the
writer declared he could beat Tillman
il properly and generously supported"
Mr.. Hearst read also a letter from Rep
resentative Joseph c. Sibley to Mr.. Arch
bold and a letter from Mr.. Archbold IL
Rep senator whose name did not
appear.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
EARTHQUAKE FELT At SEA
Four Persons Killed on Board the
Steamer Radmes by Onslaught
of the Waves.

Mexico City. Sept. 24.-Advioes received
here today from Acapulco report that two
heavy earthquake shocks We're felt yes
terday off that port. The sea was great
ly agitated and broke In tremendous
waves. The Cosmos line steamer Radmes.
from San Francisco. August 8, for Ham
burg. was caught and tossed about like a
chip
The passengers and crew were thrown
to the deck by the onslaught of the waves.
Four persons We're killed and several
others were wounded by rolling spars and
falling woodwork.
The earthquake was barely perceptible
on shore
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
TYPHOON IN THE ORIENT
Central Portion of the Philippine Is
lands Suffers From the Effects
of Fierce Storm.

Manila, Sept. PA typhoon of terrific
velocity swept through the central por-
ton of the Philippine group. sweeping
part of the island of Samar, norther
Leyte. southeastern LuZon, northern Pa
nay, M4soate and part of Romblon. The
typhoon disappeared in the China sea,
moving in a direction west by north
west
Wires are Frustrated and available de-
tails of the damage done are meagre. 1t
is evident however, that serious disas-
ter followed in the wake of the sudden
storm. a telegram from town in Mas
bate reports that every building in the
place was raZed. with the single eXcep-
ton of the postal building. A dispatch
received from Romblon says that the ty-
phoon caused a great loss of property
and that undoubtedly many persons have
been killed
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Washington. Sept 24.-Secretary Met
calf sent today the following dispatch
to the naval station at Cavite to be de-
livered to Admiral Sperry when the bat
tleship fleet reaches that place:
Cholera reported in the Philippine isl
ands. If you find approaching epidemic
or danger of getting il aboard ship. re-
strict visiting the shore on official bus
mess or prohibit altogether the officers
and men. and permit no visitors aboard
while at Manila or Cavite until return
from Yokohama"
Cavite is six miles across the bay from
Manila and no danger is apprehended
from a stay there of several days of
the vessels for coalng.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
WITHDRAWS FROM RACES.

Shelby. o.. Sept. 24.-Congressman Jay
F. Laning announced today at a meeting
of the congressional committee of the
Fourteenth district that he would with
draw from the race for reelection. He
said he did so for the good of the Repub
lican party. Congressman Laning was
recently found not guilty of embeZZling
twenty shares of the stock of the Nor
walk Savings bank.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT.

lie Mans. Sept. 24-Wilbur Wright made
a successful flight this afternoon against
the wind. which was blowing at the rate
of about eighteen miles an hour. He re-
manned up for a fraction more than "a
minutes, covering officially 81 kilometers
twenty-four miles,. which is about half
kilometer more than the distance he
made for the Michelin prize on Monday.
In reality. Mr.. Wright covered about thir-
ty-five miles, the force of the wind oblig-
ing him to make wide turns.
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HEART DISEASE THE CAUSE.
Especial to The Herald.)

Provo. Sept. 2i-Mrs. Goldie Gillespie
Roylance. wife OF Thomas S. Roylance.
died this evening at $50 at the home of
her mother. Mrs Ahlberg of Eureka.
with whom she was visiting. The cause
of death was a sudden attack of heart
trouble, TO which she was subject. The
deceased was about "A years of age and
was a highly esteemed young woman.
The husband is travelling for the Ma
tional Packing company, is now in Sc
vier county. and has been communicated
with. The remains will be brought here
for burial.
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EXIT WI TING FANG


hao eft for Manila -N"s
will
succe WI Ting Fang. VIM
of the
ofnci
Tang
development o "
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ATTEMPT TO
BRIBE LABOR
LEADER MADE
GOmperS Declares Under Oath
That He Was Approached
by One Brandenberg.
DETECTIVES ALSO
DOGGEO HIM ABOUT
JAMES w. VAN CLEAVE ACCUSED
OF BEING THE MAN RESPON-
SIBLE FOR OUTRAGES.

Washington. Sept 24-In a u by y
room in a building occupied by the Amer
lean Federation of Labor in this city,
Samuel Gompers, president of the fed
Grafton, today introduced the name Of
former Secretary Taft and made serious
charges against J. w. Van Cleave. pres
ident of the National Association of Man
ufacturers. The charges were made as
part of Mr.. Gompers testimony in con-
nection with the proceedings against him
self. Vice President Mitchell and Secre-
tary Morrison OF the federation, on the
charge of contempt in violating the in
junction decree of the supreme court or
the District of Columbia, directing them
not to publish the Buck Stove * Range
company of St Louis unfair Mr..
GOmpers was at the time under examina-
lion at the hands OF his attorney, jack
son II. RalstOn. Mr.. Ralston read the
portion of Mr.. Taft's nomination accept
ance speech bearing on the anti-in1unc-
ton plank. and commenting upon the ex-
tract, Mr.. Gompers said:
Basis of Proceedings.
1T is substantially the basis of this in
junction suit and these contempt pro-
ceedings under that Injunction"
Mr.. Ralston continued: II understood
you. then. II is in reliance upon MIR. Taft 5
decisions that you are here today.
Mr.. Gompers: Justice Gould In his
opinion so asserts and he quotes from in
functions issued by Judge Taft upon the
bench"
MIR. Ralston: Judge Taft's standing in
the matter, then, has the endorsement Of
the National Association of Manufactur-
. ers?''
Mr.. Gompers: Yes"
Effort to Discredit Labor.
Mr. Ralston asked Mr.. Gompers wheth-
er there had been any general effort to
break down organized labor and he re-
piled:
their fellow laborers In shops. factories
and mines; 10 report the proceedings Of
union mee tings; to spy on the personal
conduct Of wOrkmen after working hours,
and TO follow from place TO place labor
leaders visiting other cities than their
homes. Money has also been used to
bribe representative labor men 10 cease
their connection with the labor organiZa-
tons and direct their activities to the
National Association of Manufacturers
They have not only been offered brides
in money. but have been offered substan-
tial safeguards for the future"
After giving the details of his own pur-
suit by detectives. MIR. Gompers then told
of being approached in New York by a
man named Broughton Brandenberg OF
New York. who, he said. had attempted
in 1907 to bride him in the interest of Mr..
Van CleaVe.
Attorney Davenport gave notice of a
motion 70 strike all this matter out of
the record as not only irrelevant, but as
scandalOus. AS going TO show the impos-
sibility of the story, he called attention
to the facts that Mr. Gompers had said
nothing about these occurrences while on
the stand in the injunction proceedings.
and that Mr.. Van Cleave had denied all
knowledge of them.
MI Gompers had no: concluded when
the examination was suspended for the
day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
Repeatedly Called Out.

While Mr.. Bryan was at luncheon in
the Phillips hotel the crowd outside made
repeated demands for him, and he APP
peared on the balcony and bowed his ac-
acknowledgements. Again he was called out.
Mr.. Bryan said:
When we ask for a government UNI
der which the people rule. a government
which shall be administered according TO
Jefferson's maxim of Equal rights to all
and special privileges to none, We are
asking for that which will benefit the
great majority of people, elevating and
making this government good enough 10
transmit as a legacy to the next genera
ton"
Then came the third demonstration of
the day. A crowd bigger than the first.
which greeted him on his arrival, lined
the sidewalks. peered from windows and
stood on the tops of buildings and fran
tically cheered him as he proceeded TO the
Victoria theatre to deliver his first sched-
uled address. Mr.. Bryan launched into a
discussion of the issues of the campaign,
his arguments being along the lines al
ready treated by him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
HERO COM M ENDED.

Washington. Sept. 24-The secretary OF
the navy has personally commended
Charles DAILY, seaman on the United
States ship California. for gallantry and
heroism in jumping overheard from the
California, off San Francisco. Aug. ~
last and rescuing c. ID. Motz. seaman.
who had fallen overheard from the steam
launch of the California.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
NEW MAN TO TAKE CHARGE.

Especial to The Herald)
Washington. Sept 24.-Captain Thomas
r. Harker. Fifteenth infantry. in add-
ton to his other duties. will assume
charge. on Sept 80. of construction work
at Fort Douglas. Utah. relieving Captain
Frank ". Savage. Fifteenth infantry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
Admission of Detective.
NOT OUT IN THE OPEN


in
ueG II
phase o the
aton wasma
maint
performed this extensive than under
fect
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
MAIL POUCH STOLEN.

Reno, New, Sept 24.-It is reported that
a pouch of registered mail was stolen at
Hazen, New, last Tuesday night. from
train No. 2. by. an unknown man, who
iisa ppeared with il in the darkness. MAX
ing good his escape 1t is thought that
the sack contained considerable money.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
FORMALLY EXPELLED.

New York Sept. pa. o. Brown and
Lewis Ginter Young, the stock exchange
members of the suspended firm of n. o.
Brown & Co. were today expelled from
the New York stock exchange, the an
nouncement being made from the rostrum
by r. Thomas. president of the exchange.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
APPEAL IN CONTEMPT CASE,

Chicago. Sept. 24.-Birch F.. Edward T.
and Thomas Rhodus. brothers. were ad-
judged in contempt of court by Judge
Mack today and sentence was fixed at
not exceeding SIX months Imprisonment
The brothers had refused on advice or
counsel to turn over certain books to
Receiver FelZer. who is in charge of the
Mercantile Securities company. one of
several concerns promoted by the Rhodus
brothers. An appeal was allowed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
SERVICE TO BUTTE.

Chicago, Sept. 24.-It was announced to-
day by the Chicago. Milwaukee q 81.
Paul railroad that local service to Butte,
Mont, on the new Pacific coast extern
sion would be inaugurated on Oct. 3. The
distance by the new line from Chicago
to Butte is given as 1873 miles, and from
St. Paul at lib miles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
SAVED FROM DEFEAT.

Indianapolis. Ind. Sept. A.-The house
today saved the county local option bill.
already passed by the senate. from defeat
by vote of 81 to 40. II is expected that
a final vote on the measure will be taken
Saturday The campaign in this state is
being waged largely on this issue.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
DETAILS OF HEARING.
Gompers Offered Life Job at $4,000
or $1,000 Salary a Year.

washington, Sept 24-That he had
not only been followed by detectives.
but had been offered a large bride to
desert the cause of labor, connecting
with that charge the name Of President
James W. Van Cleave of the National
Association of Manufacturers, was the
declaration made by President Samuel
Gompers of the American Federation
of Labor In the contempt proceedings
against him and other officials before
Examiner Harper.
The revelation was made during the
cross-examination of Mr.. Gompers by
Attorney Ralston.
Have you ever been followed by de-
tectives?" Mr.. Ralston asked.
II have BEEN" he said. and so have
my colleagues of the executive council
OF the Federation on many occasions.
I'm whose interests?
AT the instance OF Mr.. Van Cleave."
For what purpose?"
Purpose of Van cleave.
For the purpose of bringing to him
such information as might reflect on
my course in the cause of labor"
Mr. Gompers then related the par
ticulars of an effort to have himself
followed, which he said had occurred
In Washington the latter part of the
summer of 1907, and had continued for
several days.
He said that he had first observed a
man following him from his home 70
his office. and he said II was kept up
daily and nightly for some time. the
man accompanying him on the street
cars. and standing outside his office
until he was ready TO return TO his
home.
Admission of Detective.
ION one occasion" he said. "he kept
closer 10 me than ordinarily. That was
one evening when I attended a meet
ing OF a lodge of Elks. of which 1 am
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
ENGINE JUMPED
TRACK ON CURVE
Bad Wreck in Missouri in
Which Two Men Were Killed
and Many Injured.

Carthage. Mo, Sept. 24.-St. Louis *
bound for ST. Louis, was derailed a mile
and a half west of Carthage at $50 this
morning, at curve close TO Spring River.
The engine and the baggage ear went into
the river and all of the other cars left
the track and turned over. Lew Blood.
the engineer. and Harry Gerrouse, the fire
man, were pinned under the wrecked en-
CINE in the stream and instantly killd.
Thirty-siX were injured. Only one of
these, it is believed, will die. The hurts
of the others consist of cuts and bruises.
Going at High Speed.
The train was local and was made up
at Carl Junction at $50 this morning and
was due in st. Louis at S:45 tonight.
When the wreck occurred the train was
travelling at high rate of speed comm g
into Carthage. Something went wrong
with the engine when sharp curve was
reached and the engine darted off the
into the river down a fifty-foot embank-
ment All the other cars left the rails
but remained on the roadway. The en-
CINE turned over twice before ii made
its plunge into the stream. The smoker
and the day coach also turned a couple
of somersaults before they lanued. fifteen
feet from the tracks, and became sta
tionary. The sleeper turned over on its
side.
AS soon as news of the wreck was re-
ceived large corps of physicians left
frem Carthage, Joplin and other nearby
towns for the scene.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
Crushed Under Trunks.

Uninjured men from the chair car broke
open the side door of the baggage car and
dragged out the baggage man, II. E Mil
Ter of Monett. He had been crushed by
trunks.
When the rescuers made a search of the
day coach and chair car they found those
most seriously injured in a heap at one
end of each car. Those in the chair car
were damned together, stove and other
furniture holding them fast
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
FLEET WARNED
OF THE DANGER
Sailors of the Big Warships
Will Have to Remain on
Board at CaVite.


y Washington, Sept. Ex-Governor y
= Smith at Manila reported Sc cases of \
\ cholera for the twenty-four hours \
y ending at o'clock this morning. \
From then until 4 O'clock today Is \
= cases were reported, as against % at \
y o'clock yesterday. \
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
MIGHTY YELL
FOR BRYAN IN
HOME OF TAFT
Continuous Ovation to Bryan at
Cincinnati On Way From
Station to Hotel.
NEBRASKAN'S RECORD
AS GIVEN BY HIMSELF
MR.. TAFT LUCKY IN MATTER OF
HOLDING OFFICE, TO NONE OF
WHICH HE WAS ELECTED.

Cincinnati, Sept. 24-After a memorable
day in the history OF campaigning in
this state, Mr.. Bryan arrived in this city
tonight at 7:l5 o'clock from Dayton,
where he stopped several hours en- route
from Columbus. His train. which made
the run as a special at the rate of 6S
miles an hour, was gaily decorated with
flags and bunting. placed there at the ur-
gent request of employees of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton K Dayton railroad. Ac-
companying Mr.. Bryan were Judge Jud-
son Harmon, Democratic nominee for
governor: State Chairman Finley, and a
big escort from Cincinnati
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
Reference to Roosevelt.

Mr.. Bryan then referred to the participa-
ton by the president in the political cam
paign. "All 1 ask of the president" he
said us that he put into practice for a
month and half what he has talked
about for seven years"
This reference to the square dear
caught the crowd and they cheered voci-
ferously. Continuing. the Democratic
candidate declared that II was no square
deal Ito pick out one Republican and
nominate him as against others. and II is
not square deal for him TO use his Of
flee which belongs to all the people, as
a party asset" Speaking for himself he
said he owed his nomination to the very
expression of the people.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25
Telegram From Mack Read.

A telegram from National Chairman
Mack 10 Harvey c. CARRIER. national COM
mitteeman. was read in which Mr.. Mack
denied the story which had been circu-
lated, that chairman OF the national
committee he had declared that there had
been left over from the last campaign
$500, 900 or any other amount. Mr.. Mack
also asserted that he had not received
from Governor Haskell or anybody else
any money from the Standard Oil company
or other corporations.
Mr. Bryan corroborated the statements
of his national chairman.
From the Victoria theatre Mr.. Bryan
went to the National theatre. and there
he found another immense crowd. His
remarks there were practically similar to
those ne had just made. At both places
he addressed overflow gatherings.
Upon arriving at the station to board
his car, the employees of the Cincinnati.
Hamilton & Dayton railroad insisted on
taking him into Cincinnati by special
train and also on decorating the engine
Their request was acceded to, and the en-
CINE and cars which pulled out were a
mass of red white and blue bunting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-25

The genius with a red-hot adver-
Using idea is like the appendicitis
case of the Willie Boy in that II
frequently develops into plain stom-
achache.-Rusty Mikes Diary.
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If you don't belong on top
you'll topple. Accident may have
given you a foothold, but chance
isn't a rivet.-Herbert Kaufman
in Chicago Tribune.
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Free Silver Coinage.

age of silver. II is true He might
also have told you that Mr.. Mckinley
voted for free coinage of silver i'm 1873:
that the Republican national convention
in 1896 pledged itself to international BIZ
metailism. and that Mr.. McKinley's first
important act after taking the oath of
office was to send a commission to Eu-
rope to ask other nations to join us in
restoring bimetallism. we insisted that
the country needed more money. and We
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