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The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-02
Compared With 1904, Republi-
can Vote Falls Off Eight Per
Cent. and Democratic
Two Per Cent.
HEARST POLLS 1000 VOTES
Democratic Gains In Lower House of
LcgIslaturc-Prohlbiti and
Sociallstic Vote I'm
changed.

White River Junction, Vt, Sept L.
The republicans defeated the demo-
Gratis In the state election to-day by
over $4,000, Lieutenant-G Governor
George II. Prouty, of Newport. who
led the former ticket. receiving Al, 432
votes, while James +. Burke. Of Hr-
lington, his democratic opponent, had
towns missing. These towns In 1904
gave a republican plurality Of i,7S9.
The vote for the other candidates for
governor, with the same, towns miss
ing, was: Quimby $, Backus, ind,
1909; II. NJ. Campbell, pro, 1885, j, *
Dunbar. socialist $50
The next legislature will stand as
follows:
senate-Repubicans -, democrats
House-Republicans 21o, democrats
30, Independence league 6.
There was falling off in four years
Of about s per cent In the republican
vote, while the democratic vote fell off
about 2 per cent
At a late hour tonight Prouty
claimed his election over Burke by
$4,000 votes
The republican plurality Of $4,000 was
about 1000 below the average for the
September elections on presidential
years except In 1884 and in 1892. On
these years when It was less than 25,-
700 the election was followed by dem
ocratic national victory. Whether the
1000 or more votes cast for the Tnde-
pendence league candidates came from
the democratic or the republican ranks
can only be conjectured. although to-
night II looked as Il the democrats had
been the sufferers. The republicans
retained complete control Of both ex-
ecutive and legislative branches Of the
government, the voters endorsing the
party ticket for state officers headed
by Lieut.. Governor George H. Prouty.
OF Newport. electing to congress from
the, first district. David j. Foster of
Burlington. for another term. and from
the second district, Frank Pumley of
Northf1eld for the first time. and choos-
Ing majority Of the state Legislature
which will select a successor to the
late Senator Redheld Proctor At
l045 p. m Prouty's plurality was es-
timated at $4,000.
The republican majority in the next
house will be considerably reduced.
The voters were urged to support the
republican ticket by speakers of ma
tional importance. who stumped the
state during the past two weeks dis
,cussing issues which will be heard In
other parts of the country this fall.
On the other hand, the democrats
fought the battle alone, James f.
Burke. of Burlington. formerly known
as the Blacksmith Mayor" Of that
city, who headed the ticket, having
only local talent in his support,
The democrats were also anxious
regarding the strength of the Inde-
pendence league movement, new
factor In state politics, but the re-
turns from majority Of the cities
and towns showed that q compare
lively small number of voters sup
ported Quimby S. Backus, of Brandon.
who headed the new party ticket.
The prohibition party ran close
race with the independence league.
while the socialists were a poor fifth
In the contest among the leaders.
The voters were favored with excel
lent weather throughout the day.
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Sensational Rescue Of Linsman
John Jackson By His Fore.
man, James Reynolds,
in Center Street.
AERIAL TRUCK IS SUMMONED
Stricken Man Under Slow Elec-
trocution and in Danger Of
Falling When Rescued
Mayor Martin on
the Spot.

The awe-inspiring spectacle Of man
burning on an electric wire ffty feet
In mid-air was presented to thousands
of people late yesterday afternoon. In
Center street. The man was John Jack-
son, an employe Of the United IllumS
mating Co., and he owes his life td.
James Reynolds. his foreman, whcl
when he saw jackson lying across the
wires, at the top Of the pole. whore h{
was working alone, climbed to the RESI-
cue Of the unconscious man at the risk
Of his own life.
The accident happened while the med
were engaged In shifting the wires}
made necessary by the relocation o9
the pole at the corner Of Gregson and
Center streets. This change In situatiom
Of the pole was occasioned by the re<
paving Of the street now going on.
Jackson at the time of the accident
was at the top Of the pole. alone. Ha
was making joints and had removed
the insulation from some Of the wires.
with live wire and he was 80 ee-
verely shocked as to be rendered un-
conscious and fell helpless across the
network Of wires. One Of these, an
electric light wire through which .
powerful current passes, came directly
across his stomach and set Are to his
clothes, burning him to the flesh.
L.. L. IT, =
ger of death. first from slow electrocu-
tion and second from falling to the
street
Thomas McQueeney OF 21s Franklin
street. one of the workmen, heard
Jackson's first cries of agony and call
Ing to James Reynolds, the heroic fore
man, no time was lost In starting the
rescue. Reynolds is a big man but he
rushed to the pole and digging his
spikes into II climbed to the top With
record swiftness Nearing the wires he
had to proceed with caution but he
lost not a moment. Taking evAry
chance he pushed his body through the
labyrinth until he reached Jackson. He
first lifted each helpless arm from thu
wires and then grasping the body with
great strength he removed Il from It'd
dangerous position where It Is estimat-
ed 1t had rested but about two min-
utes.
After Reynolds had lifted Jackson
out of danger, It was a question OF getl
ting him to the street as quickly I'd
possible The foreman, even though q
strong, husky well-built man could
not be expected to hold him long In
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Friends of Matthew Reynolds
Lose in Their Attempt to
Buck Machine in the
Ninth Ward.
THREE VOTES DIFFERENCE
Tom Molloy Wins by Same Margin I'm
Fifth. Edmund Miller's Ticket
Is Defeated I'm the Sixth
Thomas Landslide.

The democratic primaries to choose
delegates to the state. congressional
probate and Justice of the peace con-
ventions, and to place in nomination
a candidate for the registrarship Of
vital statistics we're held yesterday
afternoon from 4 o'clock until s, and
except in three wards the balloting
was light. Andrew p. Allen. president
Of the board of aldermen, was the
only democrat In the field for the reg
lstrarshlp, and SO In many of the
wards very light vote was polled for
him.
The contests took place in the Fifth
Sixth and Ninth wards. In the Fifth
the friends of John r. Courtney. who
Is candidate for senator from the
Tenth district, tried to carry the ward
against Thomas H. Molloy and failed
by three votes. In the Sixth ward
Alderman j. Edmund Miller tried to
put revised ticket through and fail
ed by twenty-one votes. In the Ninth
ward a hot battle waged and the fac
ton which bolted the machine and
tried to send a Reynolds delegation
to the probate convention lost by three
votes.
The delegates elected to the pro-
bate convention nearly all favor Ed
win S. Thomas of Orange, he winning
out by more than to I. Matthew Rey-
nolds gets three delegates from the
Sixth. two from the Thirteenth and
enough from other wards TO bring his
total up to thirteen. Thomas gets
fftyfve, and will easily control the
convention Friday night.
The warmest struggle over the pro-
bate ticket was in the Ninth ward,
where the night before second tick
ct was put in the field to favor Rey-
nolds. All the afternoon yesterday
automobiles were speeding all over
the ward getting democrats to the
polls. Up to the last minute the re-
suit was In doubt. When the votes
were counted 1t was seen that the
Reynolds ticket had lost by 151 to 148,
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YACHTING FATALITY
Seven Drown at Deer Isle as
35-Foot Sloop Goes Over
on Beam Ends.
ALL SUMMER VISITORS
Wife of University Professor. Five
Other Women and Young
Minister Lost

Deer Isle. Nc. Sept 1--Seven sum
mer visitors out of a party of ten
were drowned by the capsizing of a IS
foot sloop in Penobscot Bay, off this
island to-day.
The drowned: Miss Alice Torro,
Washington, d. c.; Miss Eleanor Tor
ro, Washington. D. G.; Miss Lutte Kel-
logg. Baltimore, Nd; Miss Kellogg,
Baltimore, Md; Mrs. Lucy s. Crawley.
Philadelphia: Miss Elizabeth G. Evans
of Mount lfolyoke seminary. Mass
Jason c. Hutchins. student in Bangor
Theological seminary
The saved Captain HASKELL. Deer
Isle; Prof. Edward Crawley of Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
husband of Mrs. Crawey; Henry B.
Evans. Mount Holyokc, brother ct
Miss Elizabeth Evans.
The bodies of Lutte Kellogg and
Miss Evans were recovered There
was some hope that Mr.. Hutchins lad
been saved, as when last seen he was
making a brave struggle through the
choppy seas towards Barren Island.
nearby. A boat was sent tonight in
a vain effort to locate him or his
body.
The sloop was Of the open" yare
ty 1t had on deck forward, and no
cabin, as many of the small Maine
boats have, and 1t contained no bal
last. as the party of ten weighted tho
boat down quite heavily and Captain
Haskell. an experienced navigator in
these waters thought that the craft
would be we'll balanced.
There was no thought of danger
until the afternoon was drawing to a
close. when Captain Haskell decided
that the wind was too heavy for his
boat and the sea too choppy, so he
brought the sloop around and started
on a tack homeward.
All the party were perchod high up
the weather side, as the eloop cut
through the waves, with the water al
most coming over the gunwales on the
lee side, when captain Haskell gave a
shout Of warning that he was going TO
tack, and then threw over the tiller
Just at this moment the boat rose high
up on a wave exposing her to the full
brunt Of the wind An unusually heavy
gust struck her and in a twinkling the
sloop went over on her beam ends and
the party Of ton were thrown into the
water
For one brief moment It was every
one for oneself Captain Haskell had
been clinging to the sheet and his
tenacious hold had not been loosened
by the sudden plunge into the iee-eold
waters Of the Maine coast.
He gained the tender and Chamber
ed aboard Cutting It loose from the
overturned soop. he picked mp the
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TRY TO WRECK EXPRESS
Milk Train Removes Obstruction on
New York Central Tracks.

New York, Sept New York Cen
|tral railroad detectives investigated to-
|day what they suspect was an attempt
to wreck the Chicago express in cut
lat Hyde Park, near Poughkeepsie, N.
y, last night A milk train which en-
tered the cut just before the express
was due ran into a pile, of ties which
blocked both tracks and the locomotive
threw the ties from its pathway.
Around the curve less than a mile
down the track the rumbling approach
|of the Chicago express could be heard
running at top speed IN an effort to
make up lost time
Trainmen swung the ties to one side,
and when the headlight of the express
flashed into the cut the way was clear
ahead and the train dashed by un-
harmed.
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PATROLMEN TRANSFERRED.

Four transfers were made in the
police department with the advent of
the first of a new month when the
regular beat shifts are handed out
Patrolman Thomas Landy is sent from
Howard avenue to central, John Car
ton, who has been stationed for two
months nights at Church and Chap i
streets, goes to Howard avenue. John
fitzgerald from Grand to Howard and
Thomas Tranor from Howard to
Grand avenue
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Lifting jackson Over the Cross
Trees of the Telephone Pole.
The Arrow Points to
Rescued Man.
TROLLEY DECISION TODAY
Members of Local Union Believe New
Haven 10 BE Slightly Opposed.

The local members Of the Trolley
mems union are anxiously awaiting the
announcement of the result Of the bal
lotting as to whether the men all over
the system shall go out on strike to
help the 81 Providence men who were
discharged several weeks ago for join
ing the union
It was the general opinion here yes
terday that the New Haven vote would
be slightly against the strike, but that
the sentiment in the eastern part Of
the state and in Rhode Island would
be more than enough to counteract
this
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-02
LANGF0RD EASY VICTOR
knocks jeanette Down Three Times IN
Six-Round Bout

New York, Sept Sam Langford Of
Boston and Joe Jeanette Of New Jer-
sey. met tonight at the National Ath-
letie club and Langford clearly Won
They boxed six rounds and in only
one of these Jeannette showed TO anv
shade of advantage. He was knocked
down three times.
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SUSPECT is HELD,

,Iehiel c. Pickett, Of 2o9 Davenport
avenue. who has been in the hands of
the police before. was arrested yester-
day afternoon by Detective Donnelly
and is held or an idleness charge He
is suspected of more serious offenss
He was arrested in 1905 on charge Of
forgery,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-02
MRS. LIMDSLEY WILL FILED
Husband Appointed Executor OF
S250,0O0 Estate.

The will of the late Louise ID. Lind
sey, late wife of DIR. C. Purdy Lind
sey, was filed in the probate court
yesterday afternoon. DR.. Lindsey
qualified as executor of the estate and
the court named Charles e. Curtiss and
James r. Wheeler as appraisers. The
estate Is said to be In the neighborhood
of $3.50, 900 in value. There are some
large real estate interests In the vicin-
ity Of st. Louis which are especially
valuable
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-02
September's Opening Alarms Are OF
Little Harm.

Two small alarms of fire usherei IN
the month Of September yesterday.
The first came as still to the chemi-
cal company shortly before o'clock,
yesterday afternoon. In scraping
paint off the front piazza Of the house
OF Mrs. Margaret Imry at SO William
street, fire was used and the fire set
the railing afre. There was practi-
caly no damage.
The other Are came just before s
o'clock An alarm was sent in from
box 432 for a slight fire at S24 Grand
avenue. Papers in gas stove caught
fire. There was no damage.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-02
TWO MORE LILLEY DELEGATES.

Columbia, Sept 1.-Two Lilley dele
safes, w. A. Lyman and +. A. Hunt
were elected at the republican caucus
here tonight.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-02

Washington, Sept Forecast fot
Wednesday and Thursday:
New England Local showers We'd
nesday, cooler in the interior; Thursday
fair, fresh south. shifting to northwest
winds.
Eastern New York Showers and
cooler. Wednesday,; Thursday fair, fresh
west Wednesday night
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Minimum temperature. SO
Maximum temperature. u
Minimum last year ~. 50
Maximum last year ... "A
l.. M. TARR, Local Forccaster.
u. s. Weather Bureau.
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WEATHER RECORD.

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TWO SLIGHT FIRES

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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.

New Haven, Sept.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-02-24
NOME, ALASKA, FEB. 24. 1908.
ELECTIONS

No matter the position af ans man in q community he Is always one 8f the units that go to make up the whole. and that whole always depends for fts quality upon the character ef it's units. Therefore. il is evident that bad units mean an unloveiy community. as drops of salt water mean a salt ocean.
 Unlike rotten apples m box of apples. the faulty human specimens are unable to cause the decay of the est#who stand in close proximity Rut there is one tune when. under dema- cratic forms ef government. the aver age af the communal character is laey- cred by the voting power given to tine interruptions That time is the time of election.
 The call for an election always seems 10 be the signal for the snake of ava rice Co come squiming % tne -limy surface. Al other times he lies in the oblivion of the muddy bottom. wait ing for the call tn misuse and abuse the privileges which the fathers of the country shed their blood to obtain for him.
 The man who wields the privilege af the franchise ta father his own per sonal ends only is the man who causes the lowering ef the average. and the man who supplies him with tho. most influential aid is the man who votes for private purposes. The latter gen orally does not care straw whether t good legislature or council is elect ed or not That is the least of his troubles. His elevated ambition is te defeat some one against whom he has a private grudge, Or ta elect some member If some clique ta which he l- affiliated Such people are found in all social classes.
 They never seem ta stop to think that to eject poor managers to gov crn tho affairs of, let us say, city means virtually that they are willing to aid in misusing the funds of the taxpayers. and to use their power |, misuse the funds of others is a cosv- ardly sort of highway robbery.
 But many men err through igUor- anee. and they can hardly be blamed
 To discern ability or knowledge F another one must himself have som, knowledge or ability. The man whC has never had any business experience can hardly be expected to know th, value of it. and he very seldom does Therefore. errors are committed unin- tentionally. and men are elected ta of. fees of trust who could never have oe oupied the places. were the standard Q intelligence higher
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 BLOCK NO. 146 Lots Nos. l. 9. 2. I. ,. 6, :. s. The sale will begin at 10 o'clock in the morning of each day and continue until F 20 o'clock in the afternoon. Lots will be offered only in the follow ing manner:
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St George who s arrly.d lEamsf tf. r1ut"yratt5 dragon tut He is aat gar- tain taat our idols am aNass h. loved a~ gHrs are today. changes ia popular fasar aa ansers,. .aHs u.t.l as sudden r- .baasrz H u#sHa# TH la-| Hat4Hf- rtsr If such rapid change ga~ Admiral p.usgs sH. through t single artfr~- a-5= f-H sr- sil, of et hours from tha position of one of sHr most Heaiz-a If a4fIaHr hetaez ta i'm, If m almost comic H-- urr.
 Afta aHf things He rrH-idse-# Hr Earth lz af ,ha anlaIaa. a- aaa ##ae Am.reaaz fHar Governor HaE#.s
 the ma=. likely af taa "du1 lass-' f.s aaxt wars raas I- HH# af..r enough htpp,n,d9 h. .h~-l start in. zoverHar of tHg graat.-t #ats a fa, uaIaH te- ade#asaH f-# Many ts Wa=H#g.m cfssaaaI Ga Eaa-.- v,lt. #ee ti- asea Me Hash-f Ht. H=sHaH. HHAtl4. grown m his own state. aut tag ahal eouutry beEius ta direct lt- eee= foe ward thi- man az a possible candidate for the presidency Roosevelt aaes mol favor him. But this hck If favor from oa high is perhaps of az much value to him as tho Hasecs~iaH If f i- 1amaeiHe Co Secr,tas Taft"
 Another thinE Br Earth has faaul out Hughcs himself has up fa tars time done nothing fa advertise Hiu- self as 4 presidential randtdH This als" has Hea Him ympatbs The American renrl, lEeit when thy eHiHf. magistrate in tho HHd lots tine oHic, seek the man and eaes about his own business Abov, aa things people re- markedly duelv developed in the eJsa- tiou of it's president and for that rca-- ou ono can ho pretty sure that rtc choice. lrt 1t finally be what it may. will uet fall upon an unworthy man -PhiladeIphia Ledger
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
OFFICE OF TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE

-Nblltfv 4Ai4HfAsis J1l4A4hfF Hs 4sHn-
 Notice Is hereby given that under direC- tiOn of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. and by viT7ue Of the author ity vested in me as Trustee of TOwnsitc Entries in Nome. Alaska. by law and the regulations approved by the Secretary ot the Interior August 1. ly0i. l will. be ginning on March s. l4S. and continuing from day to day thereafter as hereinafter stated. self. at my office in Masonic Tem- pie. in Nome, Alaska. al public outcTy. for cash. 10 the highest bidder. all lots andt racts that were unoccupied and un- claimed at the date of the entries of the Nome TOwnsite. and also all lots and tracts claimed and awarded on which as sessments have not been paid at the date of such sale. as set forth below under their respective headings. to-Wit.
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BOOKING
 MEN AHEAD
PANAMA LANDOWNERS Assocl ATIoN TO SEND MINERS
 NORTH EVERY WEEK.

SEATT. Feb. l4.- Bclay,3 m trans mission. The members oi IT.. Panama MineoWHers association expect To book loe labofers hy every beat leav- ing tai- bort for Valdez They state thta all doubt as to their ability to ob- tain enough men has now disappear ed. and that only the transportation arrangements remain to be made They are bending their efforts towards hav- ing men booked weeks ahead
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Lots Nos. l. ?. 2. 1. ,. 6, '. &
 The sale will begin at 10 o'clock in thu morning of each day and continue unti % o'clock in the afternoon.
 Lots will be offered only in the follow Ing manner.