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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
PRONOUNCED SPURIOUS.
Republicans Will Make No Further
Use of Alleged Cleveland Letter.

NEW YORK. Sept. 26.-Chairman
Hitchcock said that Charles II. keat-
ing of Ohio, will act in the place
of T. Coleman Dupont. who resigned
yesterday from the executive commit
tee OF the national Republican com
mittee No permanent successor Ia
Mr.. Dupont will be named befor"
myxt week The chairman has no
name under consideration for the
place rs yet.
The denial OF the authenticity OF
an article claimed to have been writ.
ten by Grover Cleveland and pub
lished in the New York Times. caus'
Cd considerable discupssion at Rcpub-
lican headquarters.
X. V. Oulahan. in charge of the lit
erary bureau of the r publican ma
tional committee. made the following
statement on the subject:
The Republican national commit
tee had many calls for the Cleveland
letter, and we sent out number OF
copies as campaign document. Mr.
Hastings. executor of the Cleveland
estate told me- two days ago that he
was convinced that the letter was
genuine. This after the auth" nticlty
of the letter had ben questioned
Now he comes out today and says
he believes it was not authentic. Con-
seuuently so far as the Republican
national committee is concerned. no
further attention will be given to the
document"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
CDnlllIEEa[u ARE SURPRISED
Was Understood Honor Would Go to
Western Man-Appointee Can't be
Suspected of Associations With
CORPORATIONS to Which Democracy
Is Opposed, Says Mack.
(By Associated PresS).


NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-Herman
Ridder, editor Of the Stats Zeituns
and vice chairman Of the publicity
bureau of the Democratic national
committee was today appointed b!
National Chairman Mack as treasurer
of the national committee. to succeed
Governor Haskell of Oklahoma. who
resigned his position early today IN
Chicago.
The appointment of Mr. Ridder as
treasurer Of the committee was made
q few minutes before Chairman
Mack's departure for the west.
The chairman called up Mr.. Ridder
on the telephone and asked him il
he would accs pit the position, and Mr.
Ridder agreed to take up the work
of securing funds to conduct the
Democratic national campaign.
Mr.. Rider was seen at the Holman
House tonight and said:
night and said:
"Mr. Mack offered me the position
Of treasurer and 1 accepted, for the
reason that / favor tariff reform, and
rs the only hope of tariff reduction is
in the succe IS of Bryan and the Demo,
cratic party, considered 1T my duty
to take the Office and do everything
in my power to assist the Democratic
PARTY to win, that the people may
be relieved from the extoruon OF the
Trusts protected by the high tariff
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
Lynchinq Threatened.

SPARTANSBURG, S. c., Sept. &c
Word reached here tonight that
mob is forming near Duncan, s.
c.. to lynch Clarence Agnew, a negro
who confessed TO wrecking passen
ger train on the main line of the
Southern Railway Thursday night
Sheriff Nicholas today notified Gov
ernor Ansel who Immediately author
lied the holding of the local militia
company here in readiness to defs nd
the negro
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

speech he delivered to the audience
which nearly filled the mammoth
auditorium In st. Paul
The greeting he received at the
twin cities was in keeping with the
enthusiasm he has encountered In his
Invasion Of tn" northwest. After be-
Ing escorted to the Auditorium by a
lengthy torchiight parade in a rain
storm, Judge Taft was informed that
in his large audience was n body OF
fully 500 iaboring men, and he devot.
cd Il large part Of his time In the dis.
Gus sion of the labor problem.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
nfs. Bee Rssumes Stand 10 Rastn
lu'de' kgsIerg.
Altss DOCTOR 1ol0 Of Plan;
Witness States Deceased Released
Her from Duty Of Killing Him, Say
ing Davis Had Agreed to Perform
the Services
(By Associated PressD.

OMAHA. NEB., Sept. 2o.-Follow-
ing a legal battle continued through
out the giving Of her entire testt
mony. Mrs. Abbie r. Rice was today
permitted to tell of the plans between
r.. Frederick Rustin and Charles Ed
ward Davis. whereby Davis was tn
shoot the physician and then commit
suicide.
The county attorney questionei
Mrs. Rice until noon.
Tho questioning ELECTED that Mrs
Rice saw Davis in DR.. Rustin's office
twice on tho evening preceding the
killing. She said:
DR.. RIstin told me he had secured
man 10 Kill! him. and that was
released from The duty lie said e
was a man who had several times
attempted TO take his own life.
by appointment I went 70 Dr. Rus
tins Office AZ O'Clock and found
Davis there. stayed only a short
time. He then told M to 60 70 the
street corner where nc would meet
me shortly. did so. and he came
down the street with Charles r. Da
Wis. They waited until the arst car
came. when the doctor put Davis on
The car going wcs; toward his home
and then Joined me.
We walked ~ 81 IN within a block
Of his home. tho doctor stopping oncf
10 purchase SOM shiskey. whcr
within tso blocks IL TT Rustin'i
home. he badc me sooy bye; sayins
for me IN val, a while. Hs told me
|, 10 his plans did not WORT he wouls
soon 5ctn me agnin.-
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
Pipe Lie Franchise % 0bils
leu York ssastui.
uElT ovR HIcItoex's lFiD
In Letter Addressed to President
Roosevelt, Governor Assaiis Latter
for Granting Rights to Prairie OIL
Company In Territory. I
CBy Associated Press1.

KANSAS CITY, MO-. Sept. 90
Governor Charles n Haskell. passing
through this city tonight on his way
from Chicago to Guthrie, gave out a
letter addressed to President Roose-
ysit defending his (HaskeIrs) atti.
iaae toward the Prairie Oil & Gas
Company. and assai!ing ;ne President
for granting. before statehood. a fran.
chise in Indiana Territory for
Standard Oil pipe line at the request
Of Senator Chauncey N. Depew.
You know" writes Haskell, that
Senator Depew was the great Stan3
ard Oil agent in the Senate"
Haskelrs letter says:
Il said that the secretary o. the
Interior granted the Prairie OIL &
Gas Company franchise before
statehood: that the Federal courts
would prevent our states interior.
ence. and thai We are compelled to
treat Il as wc find the grant, and
that hence. ! properly dismissed tn
suit brought by our attorney general
without my approval. Ex-Sccre'ary
Hitchcock says he did no; grant any
franchise. Secretary Garfield says he
did. but that the states power is not
In any way limited TO control n, and
that I am quibsIing. The press re
ports this morning say that Hitchcoct
in hearing that companyis application
for franchise In the year 1909 three
years before staiehoodD hcsi;atea
about granting u. whcrcupcn Senator
Depew and others went over Hitch
cocks head 10 you. Mr.. Prcsidcs, and
70, an order to the secretary % rake
The grant,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
'vsn'y Persons Killed, Inellel
i*iared IN Crash st Intersection
q Two BRANCHES.
CROWDED CAR FALLS 10 STREET
In Falling, Turns cver-oeeupants
Occupants Killed or Injured Wlthort5
Exeeptien-Many Crushed to psash
-Others Had Limbs Torn Off,
Several Were Eieetrocuted.

BERLIN. Sept. 2S-Twenty PERSONS
were killed and 10 seriously injured
as the result Of terrific collision en-
the elevated railway In the center o1
Dsrlin this afternoon.
Nine Of the injured are believes
10 be in q hopeless condition. TWO
tIaIns travelling in the same dlrec-
ton On different branches leading -
the main road came together at the
switch, one Of tho drivers msstaktpG
tho signals. They were moving -
la high rate Of speed at the time, ana
the shock was tremendous 00d.
Two cars OF one OF the trains wera
derailed ard one OF them broke
Through the larriers and fell thirty
six feet to the street below. Tho,
second car was saved from q. similar
fate In consequence Of the coupling
breaking. -
Car Fell and Turned over.
The car In falling. turned over. y:
was crowded and the occupants were
killed or injured without exceptioa.
Some OF them were crushed to death
others had their limbs torn OK 80
many were terribly cut by aln
Both the driver and his ass1sal1
were killed. 0utrisht. -!
A panic ensncd among those n g.
partially wrecked cars on the elevAtee
Structure. and to add to the horfoG
several OF the passengers aifghteq
frcm the cars and stumbling on tn
rails. were electrocuted.
Sixteen OF the dead, who have bcse
identified, were all residents Of bess
lin. =.
Four of the dead are unknown. but
papers found on their bodies sho9
that they were Germans.
The driver OF the second train ha4
been placed under arrest.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
CRAFT IN TROUBLE.
Tug Patience and Tow Sighted;
BARGE Disabled.
Try Associated Press).

NORFOLK. VA. Sept. 26.-Thc
tug Hudson. which arrived here to-
day from New York. reports having
sighted OF Romer shoals. Sandy
Hook, yesterday the tug Patience, Ia
boring heavily. In the fog with a tow
of coal laGen barges. one Of which
had apparently been In collision and
was about to sink.
The Hudson also reports having
sighted of Barnegat, n. j., yesterday
Ward line steamer without passen'
gers whose smokestack and spars
were missing. The Hudson spok
the liner but she refused assistance.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
KERN COMPASSIONATE;
WONT DISCUSS F0RAkEl
Candidate For Second Place 0eeisnee
to Attack Prostrats Fos-Sarade
In His Honor.

MANSFIELD. o., Sept 3&-Jo
W. Kern, the Democratic caHda
for President, addressing . largs -
euce at a meeting here marking
opening Of the Democrats seAte g.
paign said that he had mot the - l.
tc add TO the burdens Of the ee0I
can party leader, whose aec~
ton Of "misfortunes" appear, - -
alre ady overwhelming, and - 49,
refrain from Giscussang Forakee6 -
cent castigstion- IS
His address was accordingly llDse1
to the discussion Of tArf6 reytaao9 80
tire alleged evils Of protection.
Forme: Governor james z c.!
bell, Democratic nominee S0T =
United States senatoTship, also SD9
The meeting was held in . 49,.
ten; on North Main street and
the conclusion Of an al dAy co3o1
ton which attracted to AaA1L4
Democrats from all over The - s
TIE streets tonight were ab2aSo ~
red fire ard resocnded WITH the -
OF a dozen bande which had 1GO
earlier in the day In Q parade
clubs and delegations, precedSnB
afternoon rally in . email PARK IN
business section
Mr. Kern lett for bis home - -
d;apapo.is. sfter the meeting 80
will pass Sunday with his smily. -
expects to 60 TO Chicago On 49,
and thence to Kalamazoo 10 uegUY
ais speaking tour Of the CentraI -
Southern states.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
Fire at Houston.
(Bv Associated Press.)

RICHMOND. VA. Sept. pa spec
ial to the Times-Dispatch from South
Boston at midnight reported fire in
The town of Houston. William Wei
lirgton's store was burning. and the
entire business block. including banks
and hotels. was threatenec.
South Boston sent her department
to the aid of the town.
A long distance telephone message
at 2 a. m. says the fire was confined
to the Willingham store and that Oh
r. C.. Wood.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
HUGHES NOTIFIED.
Maxss whariwind Tosr ~ brooklyn
After Ceremony.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK. Sept. 26.-Notified to-
day Of his denomination. Governor
Charles F. Hughes made a whirl-wind
tour Of BROOKLYN tonight, addressing
three business meetings. attending a
dinner and a supper. holding an i'm
portant reception. following the mott
fcation, and is preparing to leave
early tomorrow morning for Indiana
polls. where he is to join his efforts
for the national ticket in an address
Monday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
LAID TO REST.
Veterans and Daughters Of the Cor
federaey Pay Tribute.
(By Associated Press).

MOBILE, ALA. Sept. 26.--Mrs. Elsie
Bragg. widow OF Major General Brax.
ton Bragg, was buried here late to-
day in Confederate Rest beside the
tDdy Of her husband.
The body lay in state for two hours
at Christ Episcopal. church. where the
funeral services we're held. Dele.
cations from the United Daughters OF
n. Confederacy. Raphael Semmss
and Jones NJ. Withers Camps Of Con-
federate Veterans and Sons Of Veter-
ans. attended the funeral.
The old veterans. many Of whom
fought under General Bragg, formed
around the grave and TAPS" was
sounded as the body was lowered.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
BRYAN SPEAKS MANY
TINES IN TWO STATES
Illinois and Wisconsin Audiences En-
Enthusiastically Welcome Candidate
Wins La FoIIette's Approval.
nv Associated Press. }

MILWAUKEE, WIS, Sept 2S.-faS
ing his first visit to Wisconsin during
the present campaign. W. J. Bryan
following closely on the heels Of his
Republican opponent W. II. Tart 10
night. in q speech here to vast audi
ence, assembled in River View Rink,
continued his attacks on the Repub-
Ican platform, and held Mr.. Taft up
to ridicrle for not being in sympathy
with the principles enunciafed AT
Chicago. He dwelt at some length
On the labor planks Of the Denver
vlatform and justified them on the
ground that justice to the working
men demanded remedial legislation to-
wards this class.
LARGE Crowds Everywhere.
He also discussed the tariff. publi-
city Of campaign contributions ana
the election OF senators by direcs
vote Of the people. and made strong
plea for the election Of John A. Ali
ward. the Democratic nominee Tor
governor. as well as for the success
Of the Democratic congressional ticker
on the ground that n Democratic
congress would lie necessary in order
10 carry Out tue po''Sy VI wv
cratic president.
He also spoke for short time to
q big crowd at kosciusso Park. ana
also to the Merchants & Manuiactur-
eTs Association.
On his way here from Chicago. Mr.
BRYAN talked briefly at Woodstock.
Harvard Junction and Caledonia. HIS.
and al Dcloit ard GAINESVILLE. Wis AZ
all Of which places he was greeted
by large and enthusiastic crowds. Az
several ether points he shook HANDS
with numbers Of people.
The employees Of :hc oysrall FAC
tory at BeIoit presented the Demo
cratic candidate with pair Of peciaL
IL made ovcraIls hearing his name
worked in the cloth.
L. Toilette Listener.
The trip 10 this city from Madison
vas made IN a SPECIAL train provided
hv Mayer David s. RosN. OF ailHau'
H.. WHO vas Mr Bryan's host white
here A feature OF the visit to Madi-
IN, vas the pre- ence in the hall
Whore Mr.. Br-ar. spoks. Of United
states senator Robt RI NJ. Ia Fo!lette.
rho oc-spicd n prominen; scat among
tho audieucc and who. IN response :"
q direct question " campaign con'rt
buttons b,fo5s election was not az
rteh," Responded "Ycs 70 Is"
Mr.. Eryaa left ~ late train foT
a, ParI where be Il due carly to
morrow morning
white IN that city he viii confer
~;sh Governor johnson over the pol:
tscol ssssafica n the northwest.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
SENTENCED 70 oxArn.

20 Ole IN chsSeeenoi6.
RICHMOND. VA, sept 3e.-Wts'
ton Green. q yosns pegro. vND c.
victcd IN the Chesterfield circuit CO..
To-Day. Of attempted criminal 800
upon Alice Larsen, . thiseeu -
old white girl. and scntenced TO H.
He Ia 70 Re tisctrucsted IN tse ~
yi.ia pcnitentia-y October &c. g.
confessed his gull. His ssfeG
lie girl Was nadc near Nidso<seno -
few weeks ago. -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
is u the Same Hughes!

You quote =: i"nsth from a speech
made ~ Governor Hughes in which
he Tiiicuies Or Of our antitrust re-
m"fios l. his the same Governor
HushoS WIN was cou"-ec as one o;
the allie" who cBdeavorei 10 de
feat Nr. Taft when. as you insisted,
Mr. Taft r"rrcecnicd the ":cfoTmers
Of your party and his opponents IN"
rrar:innary 'lcm"nt7 Did not Gov
cruor Hughes have the support Of the
New York litigation in the CONVEX
tiop. and Is ~: New York CITY the
home Of MANY Of the Republicans
mot congpicuIus IN their connection
With tho Law d"fying corporations
You are e, rtairIy aware Of tho fact
ihs, in tho sta'"mcur fled nv George
e sheldon 'hcn treasurer Of tho Ee'
ru..Iican sta:c campaign two years
ago If VI HuEhcs. II appears that
the foIiox!rr en- ributioSs we've made
10 the canrai-n fund: J. r. Morgan,
600 ooe. John y R5ckefeiiSr. 81 e'":
Andrew Carnegie. 5000: Charles VI
scvah e. n"o. John ". Gates. sl."ro:
W p Corey. 5000: W. NELSON Crom'
veil 81 s0O: W 2. fiavcmeycr. $500:
n NJ Duke $500. several " those
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
Declined Ride on Elephant.
VIII Continue Roosevelt Policies

IT J am cIrctfG "a ] cNpecf 20 %
: shall have tho greatest pleasure q;
pl~dEing in the presence of this
grand suiienc. all tao encrg1ss and
all the abiiitics 81 uhica am capa.
bic ~ continue the Roosevelt policies
to make bisincss honest and Ia keen
every maj within the law. be be hum-
BE o. ssch,- was tie eIlnsax q ths
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27

Continued on rsith rassJ
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-27
THE WEATHER.

Partly cloudy Sunday. Mon
day fair In east showers and
cooler In west portion; light .
fresh northeast and east winds.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-24
CARNEGIE HEARD
IronmasteT Gives Views on Tar
If to House Committee.
STEEL NEEDS NO PROTECTION
Says American Manufacturers
Can Beat the World.

Washington, Dec. 22.-Andrew Car
negie, famous for the millions he
made In the steel business and for his
views on economic questions. made a
most entertaining. II not instructive
witness before the house ways and
means committee in connection with
the proposed revision of the tariff.
An article on the tariff especially as
to the steel schedule written by Mr..
Carnegie recently appeared in a
monthly magazine. Owing to the
statements made in that article, 1t
became the basis for the questions
asked by the members of the commit
tee when the hearings on the steel
schedule were held.
AS the testimony of various steel
manufacturers was at variance with
the statements made by Mr.. Carnegie,
the committee invited the Laird of
Skibo" to come to Washington and
give any information that the commit
tee could use in determining proposed
changes in the steel schedule. As Mr..
Carnegie declined to accept the invi-
tation he was subpoenaed to appear
when authority to call witnesses in
that manner was granted by congress.
Mr.. Carnegie was to have been heard
nearly two weeks ago, but asked for
a postponement, evidently fer the pur-
pose of having the committee secure
the testimony Of other steel magnates
first
Exasperated the "Standpatters."
Although he was on the stand for
nearly eight hours, Mr.. Carnegie
laughed and joked good naturedly
throughout. He exasperated several
of the "standpatters" with his cpl
grammatic replies, prais I'd the genius
Of Charles M. Schwab, urged the com.
mittee to accept the testimony OF
Judge e. H. Gary as conclusive, and
told several funny stories. He avoid
ed figures, however, to such an extent
that 1t is doubtful II the tariff trainers
are any more enlightened now on the
steel question than they were before
Mr.. Carnegie was sworn In by Chair
man Payne.
Mr.. Carnegie's principal contention
was that the steel industry needs nc
more protection, that 1t has reached
a point in its development where the
American manufacturers can compete
with the world under free trade condi
tions. While he claimed that the
cost Of labor and production of steel
are less In this country than In the
other countries producing steel, Mr.
Carnegie gave no figures to support
his contentious.
He said that Judge Gary told the
committee that the United States
Steel corporation can get along with
out tariff on its products and that
should be sufficient evidence for the
committee to take off the duty or
steel and iron.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-24
ORLANDO ]. SMITH DEAD
Founder Of American Press
Association.

Dobbs Ferry, N. Y. Dec. 21.-Major
Orlando Jay Smith. president and gen.
eral manager of the American Press
Association, died at his home on the
Hudson. He had been Ill since Sep.
TENDER, at which time he was operat-
ed upon for cancer Of the stomach.
Through his long illness he retained
his interest in daily events. He was
attended by DR.. Walter B. James, DR..
Blake and DR.. Denniston.
Major Orlando j. Smith, the
founder of the American Press Asso-
citation and its president and general
manager from its inception until his
death, was journalist of national
reputation. AS head of the largest
newspaper syndicate In America he
came into intimate contact with writ.
ers and journalists connected with the
newspapers of every grade of influ-
ence and Importance.
Major Smith was born June IA, 1912,
on farm near Terre Haute, Ind, of
Vermont ancestry. He attended the
public schools and later Asbury col
lege, now De PAW university. In
later years the university conferred
on its distinguished alumnus the de
gree of IL. d.
At the outbreak of the Civil war
Major Smith enlisted and served until
It's close in the armies of the Poto.
mac, Ohio and Cumberland, rising to
the rank of major in the Sixth In
diana cavalry. After the war Major
Smith engaged for three years in cot
ton planting at Enterprise, Miss. He
began his journalistic career at Terre
Haute, Ind, as editor of the Terre
Haute Mail. Later he acquired the
Terre Haute Express. In 1878 he re.
moved the latter newspaper to Chi.
cago, continuing its publication as the
Chicago Express. In 1882 he founded
IN Chicago the American Press Asso-
citation. the monument to his fame.
Later the main ofices were removed
to New York, where they remain.
Major Smith possessed the broadcast
OF minds. He was keenly interested
in life and it's problems In all their
manifold phases. He found relaxation
from material cares in the study and
exposition of religion and philosophy
and economies. He embodied his
views in several volumes, which have
received serious attention from the
worlds thinkers.
In person Major Smith was distin-
guished among men, tall and well
built. He bore himself with dignity
and ease and his clean shaven face
bore the impress of bis splendid mind
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-12-24
DEN MARK,

There are hard times in Copenhagen
at present and thousands of people
are out of employment. The labor sit
uation in serious matter and causes
much apprehension among all classes
of people. So many persons are out
of work that the city will soon have
to devise ways and means for caring
for these people. Not long ago a
massmeeting was held for the discus.
sion of the problem and a resolution
was passed to the effect that the city
and state start public works and thus
provide employment to the many un-
fortunate ones. If this will not work,
then the government will have to fur
nfsh direct aid, and that soon too, for
a number of people are already starv.
ing and the general situation is grow.
ing worse every day. The authorities
are now said to be aware of the seri-
BUSINESS OF the situation and some
thing will be done at once to alleviate
the suffering among those who have
become destitute through lack of EN-.
ployment.
Surely little Denmark is a land of
contrasts. While one reads of the sui.
fering and lack of employment among
the poor people of Copenhagen and
other towns. statistics state that the
wheat fields of Denmark yield not less
than AZ bushels to the acre, which IL
certainly q nne showing when Il is
considered that the average for the
whole world Ii II bushels to the acre.
which also 10 true Of the United States
and the Argentine Republic, which
today are the greatest wheat pro-
eacing nstiops. Of the world.
MARION 8. NORELIUo.