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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-19
SHERMAN NOTIFIED AT UTICA N ~, OF NOMINATION.

continued in power, shall the reins be
government be placed in experienced
hands, or do the people prefer 70
trust their destinies to an aggregation
of experimental indictments and
theorists wh,se only claim to his
tory is q party name they pilfered
With Il record of four decades OF
wise legislation; two score years of
faithful administration: offering its
fulfilled pledges as guaranty OF It's
promises for. the future, the Republi-
can party appeals to the people and,
with full confidence in their wisdom
and patriotism, awaits the rendition
of the November verdict.
At the conclusion of the notification
ceremonies Mr.. Sherman was present
ed with a magnificent gold lined silver
loving cup, standing nearly IS inches
high and mounted on an ebony pedeS-
tai 1t was a tribute from his asso-
ciates in Congress and was SO in
scribed. The ceremonies ended at 1.55
p NJ, without incident
The afternoon was given over to a
carnival of sports and music at Utica
park A dinner by Mr. Sherman, band
concerts and electrical Examinations
Tuesday night were scheduled to bring
the day to a close.
Chairman Hitchcock met number
of Republican leaders here and made
arrangements to have them engage in
the speaking campaign. He received
telegram from Leslie f. Shaw of
Iowa, former secretary of the treas
ury promising to make two or three
speeches in Vermont next week. Mr..
Shaw later will go to Maine for few
speeches and Sec. Wilson of the de-
partment of agriculture also will speak
in that state.
Mr. Hitchcock will leave Utica Tues
day night for New York where he will
remain until next week when he will
go to Boston to confer with New Eng
land leaders. After that he will go to
Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-19
SPORTING NOTES.

Oncial announcement was made
tuesday night at Newport, r. T.. Of
the makeup of the team which will
represent the United States in the con-
test with the British team in this
country preliminary to the interna-
tional tennis contest for the Davis cup
to be held in Australia. The men
chosen are H. II. Hackett and +. B.
Alexander. both of New York, who
Tuesday successfully defended their
title to the national championship in
doubles; William A. Larned Of An
napoIis, Md, the national champion
and Beals G.. Wright of Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-19
r*::.FAMILY
RECON- MENDSr~..

Richmond, Me-, Nov. II, 1906.
Your Bitters have been used for 9
great many years in the family, ana
ne highly recommend them"
Yours truly, L. A. Thurlow.
Everyone can enjoy good health tby
taking an occasional dose of IL. r..
Atwood's Bitters. They keep the stora'
ach well, the liver active, and the bowels
regular, They dispel sickness and re-
',ore health. Try them tonight 35c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-19

armed men at Antras last night to
prevent trouble in the Jellico mining
field and entered the commissary
building with the negroes who are en-
trenched there, surrounded by a band
of miners and mountaineers There is
constant firing among the hills around
the camp, but no direct attack on the
seriffs party has been made The lat
ter, fortified as 1t is. is strong enough
to repulse an attack by party sew
eral times its strength
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-19
IN STATE OF TERROR.
Negro Camps About JeIIico, Tenn, Be.
ing Cleared Out by Armed Men.

Knoxville, Tenn. Aug 1S.-Another
mining camp near Jellico was cleared
of negroes today by an armed band.
Notices have been served on all ne
groes within 30-mile radius to get
out in three days and even Jellico and
La Toilette are threatened. 1t is re-
ported that a cabin has been burned
and six negroes cremated
Sheriff Huddeston gathered 100
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-19

Evans should be given in what you
well call "a veritable temple Of peace"
for the United States navy is the best
guarantee of peace we have, and all
men who believe in the peace Of JUS
tice throughout the world should do
everything that in them lies to maln-
tain and build up this navy.
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
J. EDWARD SIMMONS,
Lake Mohonk Mountain House,
MohOnk Lake, n. Y.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-19

Three sharp earthquake shocks which
knocked down more than a hundred
chimneys, shattered about 40 plate glass
windows in the business portion OF
Eureaka. Cal, broke much crockery
in the houses and sent many people
scurrying from their beds into the
streets, occurred early Tuesday. The
damage reported so far is estimated
at between $4,000 and $4,000
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-19

The Canadian government is starting a
vigorous campaign for the Improvement
OF tobacco. Two years ago a tobacco e1
pert. NJ Felix Charleau. was brought
from France to see what were the posi-
bilities Of Canadian tobacco culture. re
has been conducting careful experiments
in Quebec. Ontario and British COLUMBIA
and. says Canada weekly published IN
London, has found that high grade OF
tobacco can be produced. but that the
methods Of production and curing follow
ed in tho IA @ u hoar lefHciiNo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-19

President P"nsc"o|t: or",,'sce ~ oo-
tinue the work inaugurated during his
administration. to insure to persons
and property every proper safeguard
and ali necessary STRENGTHENING Of
administrative methods will be pro-
vided to furnish efficient inspection
of every injustice, discrimination and
wrong. -,
/ have not touched upon every
plank of our splendid platform. but
I retcrate my full and unqualified
approval Of its every promise
I emphasize as my party's creed and
my faith that in legislation ana ad-
ministration favor should be extended
to no class. no sect. no race, no sec
ton as opposed to another. To foster
class hatred, to foster discomfort is
un- Republican and un-American Our
party stands on the declaration that
all men are created with equal rights
and it will have no part in the enact
ment or execution of any law that does
not apply alike to all good American
citizens: whatever their calling or
wherever they live. 1t will allow no
man in our land to have advantage in
| law over any other man. 1t offers no
safeguard IL capital that is not guar
anteed to labor: no protection to the
workman that is not insured to his
employer. 1t would offer to EACH and
! to both in pursuit of health and hap
riness and prosperity every possible
! advantage
The work that has been given the
Republican party to do has been of
immense Importance. Much of that
| work has been fully accomplished;
some has yet to be completed. Re-
publican declarations once in our plat
! form, and no longer there. are omitted
because they have become accom-
! rlished facts. ON the other hand
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-19

1t was 1915 O'Clock when Mr., Sher-
man rose to accept the nomination
rendered by Senator Burrows and he
was greeted by prolonged applause
Frequently during his brief speech he
was interrupted by cheers, the demon
stration being renewed when he con-
cluded. Senator Burrows said:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
WEST CALLS GOULD DEFEAT
A GREAT PUBLIC DISASTER
special Correspondence to The Press

special Correspondence to The Press
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. Ii
Harriman's victory over Gould will
bring great disappointment to the
West. 1t will be regarded as a
disaster.
Harriman's coup means that all
present hope OF real railroad COM
petition to and from the West may
as we'll be abandoned. His mo-
noply means that the Pacific
Coast states are to be at his
mercy, which is an undiscovered
quantity.
Only yesterday the prospects Of
railroad competition seemed bright
to!the Pacific Coast business man,
who had been the victim of impo-
sitions on the part of Harriman's
great Southern Pacific, unbeliev-
able to eastern people, and because
of the railroad kings hold on
politics and publicity the COM
plants of the victim shippers were
of no avail. The Southern Pacific
worked hand in hand with the San
| ia Fe. Conditions were almost in
tolerable for all but the Standard
Oil and other favored corporations,
when along came Gould.
~ will rescue the business men
Of the West" he promised. 81 will
put in my Western Pacific be-
tween Salt Lake City and San
,, Francisco. Then you will see the
fur fly. Besides opening vast,
rich country, will establish real
railroad competition, something
unknown to the West and great
| Southwest"
Gould became the hero of the
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
CITY FOR
DIRECT MAIN

Petitions from the Lidgerwood
park and neighboring districts will
be presented to the city council this
evening asking for better water
supply facilities. This part of the
city has scorched for the past sew
eral weeks of internal agony at the
pumping station. A direct main
from the station is asked in the
petitions.
The Neighborhood club discuss
ed the matter last night and the
meeting was warmed up by as
much pointed criticism of the water
department as Chairman ]. C.. An
drews would permit.
For the past two days the park
has enjoyed the novelty of water
enough in the mains for drinking
purposes and were not at all dis
posed to quarrel with the proposal
to shut off all automatic sprinkling.
They have had no chance to use
automatics out there for so long
that they have almost forgotten
how.
But they want water enough for
household use and to keep their
gardens and lawns from being
burned up. That is what they are
paying for at any rate.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
KIDNAPPING FICTION
ARTIST LOCKED UP

A. ]. Mccarthy of Fish lake. who
spread weird tale about the kid
naping of his wife by young men
of Fish lake. has landed in jail
Yesterday Mrs. Mccarthy appear
ed before Judge KEENAN, and ask
ed to be examined for her sanity,
as her husband had publicly ac-
cused her Of being out of her right
mind. She was adjudged sane and
told that she had voluntarily left
her husband on account of his
drinking habits. Mccarthy is said
to have threatened to kill her when
he found that she had been before
the court and denounced him, and
she swore out a warrant for his ar
rest, Constable Van Murphy ar
rested Mccarthy without any
trouble.
Mccarthy Is held in Jail lacking
the 5000 bond set by Justice nln.
kle. In addition to his kidnapping
story he made it personal matter
to give newspaper accounts of hav.
Ing received letters from his wife
when in fact she had not left the
state.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11

tunity offered by Gould's failure to
enlist new capital through bond Is
sues and the general financial
stress of the times, together with
the tremendous task of building the
Western Pacific from Salt Lake to
Oakland, Cal, has been able to
make his own terms with the son
of the builder of the Erie.
1.-The man who tries to build or
complete a railroad In hard times
has a job on his hands," is the way
Geo. Gould explains his capitula-
ton. Gould is a thoroughly disap-
pointed man. One may read 1t IN
his face. He is swallowing a bitter
pill, when he says: WE have to
acknowledge the superior quality of
Mr.. Harriman's abilities, and l be-
lieve that the stockholders of the
railroads in which l am interested
will agree with me that Hartman
would be a great acquisition"
That is another way of saying:
II had a dream. 1t was trans
continental railroad from New York
to Oakland, Cal. l am just COM
pleting the last link of the struc-
ture from Salt Lake west.
"In a year l would have finished
it, but meantime the people of this
country had been enraged and the
gold of Europe had been frightened
by the revelations of the frenzied
finance of railroad manipulators.
Distrust followed and the railroad
builder suffered for the sins of the
manipulation. l found it impossible
to enlist sufficient capital here and
/ tried In Europe. There l also
failed. Hartman is the master of
the situation. His system from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and also
from the great lakes to the gulf
dominates my lines and must con-
troll my policies. He has forced
me to submit to his terms. l well
come him because have to-"
ICOnfinupd On napp thrpp1
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
WON'T WRITE: INSURANCE
DURING WATER FAMINE

Insurance agents will no longer
write policies on homes in the
hill districts of the city owing to
the water scarcity. On this account
small home owners, particularly on
Monroe hill and Pine Grove ter
race, are protesting loudly and de-
handing relief.
A lot of building operations have
been stopped for lack Of water.
Loan agents usually advance money
on an added agreement that when
the houses are built they not only
hold mortgages but also insurance
policies in their possession, SO
that, in case Of fire destroying the
home built by their money they
can collect on the insurance.
On Pine Grove terrace the prop
erty was not clear until recently
by reason of court action and the
most of those living there were &C.
cupying only temporary shacks.
But the title to their property has
been cleared by the court and they
now want to build permanent
homes when lumber Is cheaper
than it has been for years.
But they cannot get the money
to build owing TO the fact that loan
agents refuse to advance money
with only the prospects of mort
gage guarantee and not also the in.
surance policies. And insurance
men do not care to take the risk
at present on account Of the added
danger OF fire loss.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11

hour. His name was toasted by as
sociations of shippers, boards OF
trade and chambers of commerce.
But while they celebrated, Harri.
man worked out the problem and
in his secret way began his plot
ting to re-rivet his grasp on the
coast. For months it seemed that
Hartman was overlooking the sit
uation. Gould went on with his
track building. But Hartman
knew that the key lay in the Pa
cific coast terminal. Without that
key Gould could not unlock the
commerce of the Far West.
1t loomed up like this:
AS is his custom when pressed,
Hartman first turned to his politi-
cal machine in California. 1t Is an
organization without principle and
without mercy.
When Gould attempted to get a
terminal for his line at Oakland,
across the bay from San Francis
co, the Harriman-controlled state
legislature of California fought him
by every means known to railroad
politicians.
But California was with Gould,
tooth and toenail, and he finally got
his terminal.
Then it was that Hartman, I'M
daunted, begun to lay the basis for
the capture bodily of the Western
Pacific, which he did in character
istic Hartman style. Instead of
controlling the terminal and so
taking toll of the Gould road, there
by being able to bleed it to death
at will, he adopted the simpler but
less notorious method of knocking
it in the head and appropriating
the carcass.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
Mr.. C0Rb|N VERY WELL
SATISFIED WITH DEAL
Has Given the City Street" Fit for
; Goats for $5OO,OOO.

cate a go foot street along the river
front. Otherwise, Daggett would
veto the ordinance. Corbin would
not dedicate the street, only gave
Ibis word" that he would keep a
street open.
Corbin told Daggett to go ahead
and veto. He had sufficient strength
in the city council, backed by
Councilman Joe Phillips, to over
ride the veto. This was done final
ly and Corbin got his franchise.
The city vacated street and has
Mr.. Corbin's promise in return.
It is estimated that that portion
of the street taken up with ware
houses is worth about 100000.
Mr.. Corbin said today: "My sole
reason for not dedicating the
street was that Daggett's only de-
sire that the Great Northern Sc
cure a franchise to lay tracks over
it. With railroad tracks there it
would be a pretty street.
II consider that | have given the
city a street there and l reiterate
now that l will always keep it
OPEN"
Just how Mr.. Corbin would re-
gard a street" of that sort near
his home would be an interesting
sidelight.
1t Is the same old story of city
council giving corporation any
thing it asks for in the line Of
public property.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Corresp ondence to The Press
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE
mighty Gould, with his 10000 miles
of national railway highways, now
feels the sting of Car Harriman's
harpoon. Another titantic battle is
waged and won in the Wall st. can
yon. Hartman is in actual control
today of the railroads that span the
nation, having realized to the full
his dazzling life ambition.
That is the actual meaning of
the recent rumors and reports that
have filtered out Of the financial
district. Many years ago Edward
H. Hartman declared that the day
would come when he would control
transcontinental railroad, which
would dominate the railroad traf1ic
of America. He has fought this
tremendous war and won his fight
even better than he predicted. The
stock ticker has ever been his big
gun.
Today the delicate, nervous
hand of the Napoleonic f1nancier
controls the destinies of the great
Union and Southern Pacific lines,
the Oregon Short Line, the Chica-
go & Alton, the Illinois Central,
which was SO tasty seized from
Stuyvesant Fish, the Erie, which
fell like a winged dove into Harri-
mans lap, and now the mighty rail
road spider has dragged Gould's
lines into the web.
Geo. Gould's purpose to be a
builder of railroads has, at least
temporarily, bten lost, while Harri
man, master of the financial game
has again demonstrated the con
quering power Of Wall st. train
ing over practical railroad exper'
fence. Just how much of the Gould
property Hartman actually now
controls by stock ownership cannot,
of course, be learned, but every
where in Wall st. 1t is admitted
that Hartman, selling the oppor'
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
ENLIGHTENMENT
IN SEATTLE !

SEATTLE, Aug. I'LL. e. Wey-
mouth, insurance man OF this
city and former well known mining
man, Is under arrest accused OF
embezzling $1,000 by 8. C. Osborne
Of the Commonwealth Insurance
Co., which alleges an investigation
will show that $4,000 has disap-
peared in the last IA months.
The evidence against the prisoner
consists of two checks aggregating
about ST.. Weymouth conducted
the business under his own name
up to the time Osborne bought him
out. The charge is that the pris-
oner accepted checks intended for
the company.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
CAR SERVICE BATTLE
TAKEN UP AGAIN

II Councilman Phillips keeps the
promise he made last night to the
Improvement club of North Ken.
wood and Lidgerwood residents, a
movement will be started in the
council meeting this evening to i'm.
prove the car service on the Lidger
wood and Aston lines.
Six months ago. after agitation
and effort, the people residing out
there managed to get some con-
cessions that made patronage Of
the lines endurable compared to
what it had been, but the w, w,
p. Co, as usual, granted only a
makeshift. Now the population of
that part of the city has increased
to such an extent that the service
is as bad as, If not worse than, be.
fore, The territory is settled to
more than a mile beyond the end
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11
LABOR movement IN
FAVOR Of CONCRETE

Every being
that construction will
work Spokane workingmen.
Will it?
workngmen the bridges will
be to
poyes?
making
columns showing be
cheap labor system.
indirectly denounced the city scale being
high
already would profit the wokngmen
definite understanding this home labor proposition
promotion been accomplished.
he is employ home labor
labor proposition by all but be
1t when get it,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11

d. G. Corbin, head of the Spo.
kane & International railway, VINO
agreed to open street along the
waterfront when he was given his
franchise to enter the city, but who
has failed to keep his agreement
altogether, today stated that he is
satisfied with his part of the con-
tract.
A casual glance over the terri
tory convinces one that Mr.. Cor
bins intentions may have been
good when he made the agreement,
but since then he has suffered a
change in his ideas as to what a
street really amounts to. The
street" he has given to the city
is good enough Immediately in front
of the Corbin railroad freight Of
fees, but farther east 1t has been
narrowed almost to a large-sized
bicycle path, and what rightfully
belongs to the city, as per his
agreement, is now mostly taken up
with warehouses.
Corbin's promise to open a street
between Washington and Division
was the lever by which he sue.
ceeded in having the city vacate
Harrison av., which it was neces-
sary for him to have to continue
his route into the city.
When Mr.. Corbin made his offer,
Floyd L. Daggett, then mayor, told
him that the city would vacate Har-
rison on condition that Corbin dedi-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11

A petition endorsed carrying the
weight of the Central Labor unions
endorsement has been generally
circulated and extensively signed
today urging the use of concrete
instead of steel in construction Of
the East Olive st. bridge. rhe Pc
tition sets forth that the difference
between the cost Of steel and con-
crete Is too slight to be noticed In
view of the lasting qualities of con-
crete; that four fifths OF the money
paid for steel construction will be
sent out of the city and that con-
crete bridges are for the best in
terests of the city generally
Thomas Maloney is the labor man
most prominently identified with
the concrete movement.
The council has already ap-
proved plans for steel bridge on
East Olive, but In view of the op-
position aroused 1t is likely that the
action will be rescillded.
The influence that moved organ
lied labor to unanimous approval
of concrete is the promise of work
to be furnished local labor in the
event that steel is abandoned. Use
of concrete in one bridge is sup
posed to foreshadow its use in all
Mr.. Maloney said today that no
assurances that local labor must be
given the preference had accom-
panied the endorsement, but labor
leaders hope to accomplish this by
another campaign after the steel
bridge proposition is knocked out.
1t is hoped to have the work done
by day labor, but 1t this fails to
secure employment for local labor
from the successful bidders.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-08-11

of either line, yet the Lidgerwood
cars stop at Bridgeport av. and the
Astor cars at Byrne. leaving from
a half to three quarters of a mile
Of carline untraveled. There is no
reason except that the company de-
crees that people living along its
lines beyond these points walk a
certain distance,
The matter was taken up ener-
getically at last nights meeting Of
the club and Councilman Phillips,
who was present, agreed to present
the case to the council tonight with
a resolution that the city order re-
lief. The council will probably re.
fer the matter to the committee of
the whole or appoint someone TO
wait on the company and respect
fully request its pleasure in the
matter.