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New-York tribune., 1908-08-24
THE PEOPLE STOOD THE TEST.


Mr.. Hughes's success demonstrates one thing
that may be of interest and Importance to the
country. namely, that such career as his is
possible He will owe his denomination to the
neonle. to their acceptance Of him as leader.
to their ability to comprehend and appreciate
him. and vet he possesses few Of the qualities
which it has been usual to regard as indispen-
sable to popular leadership. He makes no ap-
peal TO popular passions. He has not the mag
netic personality" which SO commonly opens the
way TO popular favor. He has made his appeal
to the mind of the people rather than TO thec
feelings He has preferred reason 10 passion,
and he has demonstrated that the people Will
listen to and follow men Of his type.
If he had failed, if there had been an insult
fclent demand for his denomination. it would
have shown that the Governor had gone over
the heads of the people, reaching only limited
class vino were capable of appreciating his ele-
walton of character and responding TO his Intel
lectual and idealIstic appeal. 1t would have
suggested that the people were Incapable of com
pretending and following the so-called best
men," whose absence from public life IN this
country 1t has been the custom to deprecate. and
II would have created the presumption that there
was ut best only q doubtful place for such men
in the political world. It would also have I'M
piled that with the increasing democracy of
poIiticaI parties which leaves politicians 10 de-
pend directly upon the people. there was held
only for those with some OF the demagogues s
arts. who could flatter and iRfiame 'the many
headed beast"
AsItis it shows that there IS opportunity
, In public life for men OF MI, Hughes's disnihed
methods and uncompromising character.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-24
JAPANESE LAWLESSNESS.

Japan since her war with Russia, has fol-
lowed by no means unprecedented or excep-
tional course in suffering from a marked acces-
sion Of domestic lawlessness Disbanded troops,
particularly those which were recruited from
the cooly class, returned camp followers, and
many others have developed n disregard for
law which Is causing much real trouble and
widespread concern Gases of assault and bat
terry are becoming alarmngly common. Crimes
resulting from indulgence in debauchery, for
merlv almost unknown, are now numerous
Highway robberies even in the outskirts of
large cities are of not infrequent occurrence
Blackmail Is practised. There are reports Of
omen attacks upon dwelling houses by mobs,
while strikes and labor riots attain menacing
proportions and are marked with criminal and
sometimes deadly violence. Along the coasts
and on the Inland Sea piracy is practised, cargo
vessels have been looted. and women have been
abducted from passenger ships.
This state of affairs is. as we have said,
NOT unnatural sequence Of the war. Its develop
ment is greatly favored by the nadequacy OF
the Japanese police system. In the cities the
nolica do not patrol the streets, but remain sta
tlonary at certain points. Where night watch
men do 90 about the streets they carry wooden
clappers with which they keep up an incessant
racket, which. Of course, warns evildoers or
their approach and makes detection OF crime all
but iInpossihle Whenever mob gathers the
nolice seem 10 be afraid Of it, and try 10 avoid
if instead of dispensing it, Nor is this alto
gether strange. when we remember that the po-
lice receive the wretched pay Of only So or SO
a month and are regarded as one of the lowest
New-York tribune., 1908-08-24
THANKS THE TRIBUNE FOR FAIRNEsa

To ths Editor OF The Tribune
Sir. AT a recent meeting OF the Board OF Irscs ~
tbs following resolution was unanimously aoOp'7--
Resolved That the thanks OF this board 9s -
,SeJ 20 Tts New-York Tribune for its IslEI1Ses.
i reoreSentfns this resort in its daily ana SnSS
aditf0ns and that the president De olrecieO u -
ward a COPY OF the resolution ~, r,-..fssns
"@iu GEORGE z. POLAND Preslosn-
Long Branch, ". j.. Aug. 2. -SS
New-York tribune., 1908-08-24
Nsp71ork Dahl, Gaibrr1as
MONDAY, AUGUST "a, 1908.

THIS sesospaper Is osoned and published o3
The Tribune Association a Ne'o IorS coTpo'"-
tioa: Office ard principal place OF BUSINESS
Tribune Building No 155 Nassau street. Nei0
YORK. Ooden MilLs, president: Nathaniel Tsttle,
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officers is the of7os Of this newspaper
New-York tribune., 1908-08-24

That is an amusing flaw which has been found
in Oklahoma's bank deposit guarantee law. The
guarantee funds are invested in state warrants,
and II is asked how would the state sell the
warrants in the time of a panic when boarding
became general and no one had money to buy?
IT IS always difficulty shout such a scheme to
New-York tribune., 1908-08-24

The Turkish government shows admiraole
Judgment in selecting it's advisers from ABROAD
A British naval expert will be from peculiarly
oompetent source while IL any nation Is better
fitted to provide a competent financial adviser
than France is we should be glad to hear OF u
New-York tribune., 1908-08-24

While Mr.. Bryan was speaking in Des MONIES
the platform on which he stood collapsed MT
Brvan has a most unfortunate tendency toward
the selection Of weak platforms, and another us
sster for the man standing on the Denver plat
form may be expected for carly November
New-York tribune., 1908-08-24

answer the question wfere TO put the guarantee
money so as to have it instantly available ana
safer than in the banks themselves VINO VIII
guarantee the guarantee fund?
New-York tribune., 1908-08-24

Tb. course of tho Coney Island Jockey Club in
doppfny ell professional betting will AFFORD
test Of how strong horse racing is as sport
divorced from gambling. BY its results the rae
ing interests will be able to plan the coming
season
New-York tribune., 1908-08-24
NEW YORK NEEDS HIM.
From The OYSTER Bay Advocate.

With MIR. Hughes the ticket the highest prob
ability of success is the national ticket
With any other man the resentment of the people
will be- such 10 make New York extremely
doubtful. Finally and briefly New York State
needs the Governor. II cannot afford TO expert
ment with man. matter how good his
reputation. while IL has who has been tried
and who has stood the severest test. Mr.. Hughes's
State want him to complete IL. They with him.
They have confidence In him. They will support
him.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-24
THE ORGANIZATIONS DUr1

From The Nevburg Journal.
II remains for the organization to accept Mr..
Hughes give him denomination at Saratoga and
work for his reelection, having in mind the de-
sirabity OF the continuance Of Republican control
in the state and nation.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-24
PLAIN SPEAKING.
From The Buffalo Express.

..The Express has been surprised to find how
many of the letters sent to il advocating she re-
nominal tion of Governor Hughes end with threat
To vote the Democratic ticket IL he is not renoml-
mated IL may may not be good politics to talk
that wav but our correspondents are not skilled
,,nTticians They are merely independent citizens
Who have no favors to ask of the political leaders
Trt,o,- sav in effect: IF you want our votes. you
can have them by putting up Hughes III You don I
want them, nominate somebody else - Inc hsm an.
asara NAV be indispOsed 10 yield 10 threats. put
ta, ulouid not deserve their regulations Tor pclt-
cal sagacity IL they reckoned without tne VOTERS
New-York tribune., 1908-08-24
THE HUGHES CANDIDACY.
FACTTONTST.S

From The Rochester Herald
The factionsts that 80 per cent OF the party
which want Governor Hughes renominated That
is as plain daylight.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-24
RECOGNIZED AS IMPERATIVE.
rom rrhe Rochester Democrat and CbronIcIe

From The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The Republican voters OF the state want Hughes.
They O not deny that there other good, abls
and worthy men I'm their party; but the situation
as t stands to-day makes the denomination of Gov
ernor Hughes Imperative This Is recognized
I'm nearly every quarter. Under the circumstances.
Therefore all opposition should be withdrawn and
the party should get together in harmony and
peace with Taft for the national and Hughes for
the Empire state standard bearer. That will mean
11ict tnrA- n NoYemher.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-24
NOT AN IOTA OF pOIrRT.

From The Waveriy Free Press.
There is not tota OF doubt that the sentiment
OF the state is strongly, overwhelmingly. in favor
of Hughes.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-24
A MATTER OF HONOR


Even II he were certain to be defeated at the
polls. 1t would still be better party policy to nomi-
nate him. The Republican party in the state might
suffer honorable defeat without loss of prestige.
but IL could hear the odium of repudiating Gov
Hughes and the reform policies for which he
stands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27
Connecticut Democrats.

New Haven, Conn.,, April a6.-1he demo- cratic state convention will be held Tues day and Wednesday in New Haven. It is an open question whether the delegates shall be instructed whom to favor for the presidential nomination. Most of the Bryan strength will be in the city deegI- tions. and will rally around the New Haven county delegates under the leader ship of Alex Troup. who is one of Mir. Bryans most intimate friends in the east Mir. Troup was not chosen as q delegate by the New Haven town cofNention. but he is expected to sit in the convention on q proxy credential, and with former Gov ernor Thomas M. Waller of New London will be one of the commanding figures on the floor. The belief is held that the Bryan men will make no fight for resolu- tions of instructing delegates, preferrng to have harmonious gathering and SD secure several places on the delegation for personal friends of MT. Bryan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27
TORNADO'S EFFECTS
 IN BLOUNT COUNTY

Blount county lay in the path of Fri days tornado, and reports indicate con- siderable damage done in the northern Yart of the county. The districts are re- mote, however, and details are meagre.
 Royal, small settlement several miles off the railroad, was badly damaged. Two little girls F'lossie Barwicls, age years, and Belle Barwick. age 8 years, were brought to Birmingham from there Satur- day night suffering from injuries received in the storm. The train was met by Shaw & Sons ambulance and the little girls re- moved to St. Vincents hospital, where they were said to be getting along splen- didly at an early hour this morning.
 A MT. Weaver is reported to have been killed at Royal, his house being blown down while he was in it. He was killed 2 fright.
 Y lose to the Weaver house was the Bar f elk residence, fiji which the parents of two children brought to Birmingham
 1t night resided The family was in
 house when the tornado struck and
 ally wrecked it. MT. and Mrs. Barwiclk ere both badly injured, too much so to Accompany their children to Birmingham. It also developed yesterday that the
 rpse being held at the undertaking os- Enlistment of Gaudin & Go. is not that of D. Charles Culley, but of Charles Gull
 m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27
FOt Deposit Suffers a Prop ery Loss of About
 S1OO,OOO
MUCH DAMAGE WROUGHT
 BY WIND AND HAIL
Fresh Tornado Brings Destruction To Large Area In Mississippi and South Alabama-No Lives
 Are Reported Lost.

Montgomery April 26.-A special to the Advertiser from Fort Deposit says:
 At 1 o'clock this afternoon this town, which Was almost destroyed by tornado Friday afternoon was visited by a sec ond terrific storm, It proved, too, that 1t was not without it's marks of sufferings and destruction. One residence was blown down but no one injured. A negro school house was completely demolished To- day negroes for miles around began to flock to town, their evident purpose being booty, but when Governor Conner was notified ne at once ordered the town under martial law and the local military com pany was called out and is now on duty.
 The property loss to the town is esti- mated al S100,C00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27

that a charge of at least 50 pounds of dynamite was placed on the granite pier nearest the Fall River shore and was fired by the use of fuse. The explo- sion displaced the heavy steel girders and generally destroyed the frame work of the bridge for 50 feet on either side of the pier.
 The entire north section of the city was shaken by the explosion and window glass in nearly every house was smashed. Many people who were awakened by the shock rushed panic-strcken from their houses to the streets.
 The contractors are Holbrook, Caboles and Rolln of Boston. They employ non- union workmen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION. A Bridge Under Construction at Fall
 River Is Damaged.

Fall River Mass, April 26.-rhe new Bristol county steel bridge, which is to connect this city and the town of Somer- set across the Taunton river was badly .dam.4g ged by a mysterious explosion of dynamite early today. The bridge is be- ing built for the county at cost of $780, O00 and was to have been completed in two months.
 The police investigation today shows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27
At Memphis.

Memphis, April 26.--The wind blew at rate of over 60 miles an hour lh the down town section of the city the Gacay building at the corner of ldn- den avenue and Main street. already gutted by fire, was almost completely wrecked.
 In New south Memphis the fan fury of the clements were felt and large damage was done.
 The damage is estimated at between s200O0 to S5e.uV0. The big tin roGfs of the mills were lifted nigl !n 'the air and scattered in fragments many blocks distant. The smoke stacks and chimneys were caught in the Nhirl f the wind and thrown to tie ground.
 The storm visited the city with in- credible suddenness. The change m the weather was remarkable. At 3:39 o'clock it was warm and the sun WIS shining brightly. Half an hour later the mercury had fallen to a wintry degree, q torrent of ram was deluginS the city and the wind was at it's height.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27
Texas Primary.

Texas Primary.
 Dallas, April 2G-In Texas the last day of this week, May 2. there will be held a democratic primary election in nearly all of the organized counties of the state to choose delegates-at-large to the na- tional democratic convention. One one side is arrayed Cone Johnson of Tyler who placed Senator Bailey in nomination at the last state convention. Other can ddates named in connection with John son are O. T. Holt of Houston, F. c. Thomas of Waco and Lee Young or Stephensville On the Bailey ticket, be- sides the Senator, are M. M. Brooks of Dallas. James l.. Storr of Austin and A. J. Baker Both sides have issued statements claiming victory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27
A Fatal Affray.

Pensacola. April 26.-Frank Willis was shot and killed and Gordon Waldrop seri- ousy wounded in a fight between the two men, six miles from here, today. It is said the men had not been on good terms for some time and when they met today the quarrel was renewed. ending in a duel with rifle and shotgun. Waldrop has not been arrested Both men were prom inent in the community.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27

Washington, April 26.-John Edward Libbey, president, and Charles B. Church, vice president respectively, of the Oldest Inhabitants association of the District of Columbia died here today. MT. Libbey
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27
OLDEST INHABITANTS
 DIE IN WASHINGTON CITY

was born in this city November %, 1S31. and MT. Church at Jefferson. Frederick county, Maryland September Il, 1926. Both men had long been identified with the lumber business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27
Remarkable Experiences.

Along with the accounts of suffering have come many recitals of remarkable experiences, of which the following is typ ieal:
 At Amite, La. when the tornado sp- peared there were seven persons at the dinner table of MT. Hamilton Warmers homo. including three children. One of the diners Claud Bennett. saw the whirl- ing cloud in time to shout a warning and rush out doors, but the others re- mained in the dining room. The wind in a few seconds tore off two doors on op- posite sides of the room and an astonish- ing procession of live and nanimate ob- ,ects began to pass through the room and through these doors. First came a calf running before the wind. The animal jumped over the dinins table and went out the opposite door from which it en- tered Afterward came horse. which after one or two prances about followed through the exit taken by the calf. The three children sought refuge under the dining table and no one in the room was injured,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27
Relief Measures.

Today has been one of relief measures throughout the wrecked district. The ruined towns have been visited by thou sands of spectators, very many of whom went with q few dollars in their pockets to distribute among the needy. Sheds made from the wreckage have become the homes of hundreds Small parties of men on horseback have gone through country districts taking inventories of the assistance needed and rendering ai1 where 1t was most necessary. At least a dozen relief funds have been started in as many cities and towns, and in New Orleans Mayor Behrman has called a meeting of heads of business institutions for tomorrow to take charge of relief from here
 Following is list by states of i6 towns reporting more or less damage and most of which are quite small:
 Towns Damaged
 ousiana-Lucerne, Kenmore. Lamou- rie, RicAland. Amite, Essie, Pine. Angie, Franlslinton. Sheridan. Award, Eunice. Total l9.
 Missssippi-Giles Bend. Purvis, Church Hill, Lorman. Tilman. Melton. Baxter vile. Braxton Sunnower. Wahalak, Win gate. Columbus. Walls, Fairchilds Creek, Quitman's Landing. McLaurin. Mccall lum. chichester. Pine Ridge. Total. l9.
 Georgia-Columbus, Chipley, La Grange. ->-~---,----> ~ --->-s>------~>>--~~
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27
Heavy Hail Storm.

Mobile April 2I.-A special to the Reg ister from Meridian, Mss, says that at 0 clock this afternoon disastrous tornado passed through a sparsey settled section ol Eds. Miss ssippi, south of that city.
 Immediately following the falling of the barometer and the visible presence of d tornado to the south of the city Meridian was visited by q remarkable wind, ram and hail storm, the ground being covered with hail as large as pigeon eggs. Much damage was done in and around Me 'ridian by the hail to crops and shrub bery
 All wire communication south of Merd ian is down except q small telephone line to CauseyVille, r miles distant The people there say tho main tornado passed seven miles below that place in a timber and sparsely settled district The extent of damage is not known other than that timber properties are reported almost de- Vastated.
 Passengers coming in from above the city say that heavy rain and wind storm struck i0 miles north late thls afternoon in the vicinity of Dwight. No deaths are reported, but it is claimed that considerable property damage re- suited.
 Related reports from the vicinity of Winchester and Waynesboro, on the Mo bile and Ohio railroad north of ths city, are to the effect that a number of people have been found dead in the interior to- ward the east as a result of the tornado of last Frilay night. This information comes from passengers on the trains coming out of these two places, the information being brought there early this morning by runners from the country.
 A rumor tonight is that the timber section of southeast Mississippi and the adjacent Alabama territory has again been visited by a heavy storm and much property damage done. De tails are meagre as wire communica- tion is hampered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27
Conductors Story.

The conductor on the Mobile and Ohio train that reached here aboIt 9:30 o'clock tonight says that ter rife wind, hail and lightning storm visited the line of road around Dwight, Vinegar Bend Citronele and intervea- ing points extending as far north as 60 miles about . o'clock this after noon.
 Houses were blown down in and around Dwight, but no personal in- juries reported.
 A plantation to the west of that place was stripped and no one injured. Hail stones as large as hens eggs cov- cred the ground, doing much damage to crops and windows, causing heavy financial loss.
 The lightning between this city and Dwight is reported to have been re- markable in it's aWesome beauty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27
Course of Storms.

BX following the wreckage of towns the general direction of the tornadoes can be traced closely. Apparently tie storm struck in three separate currents. each describing. the arc of circle and travelling toward the northeast The first of these struck through northern Louis-. jana, Mississippi and into Tennessee bs( fore daylight Friday morning. The sec ond appeared further south about break fast time in central Louisiana and Missis- sippi. This apparently was the portion of the storm which swept on through Alabama and Georgia on Nriday night and Saturday morning. The third por- tion of the storm appeared during Fri day afternoon, further south than either of it's predecessors. This was the storm which demolished Amite. La. and Pur- wis, Miss, the towns in which the wreck age was worst
 Why the fatalities were so unusually large is apparent todav from a glance at the mass of photographs which have ar rived here from many portions of the tor- nado belt. They all tell the same stoIy Whole blocks of what were formerly lil- tie residences and cabins lie spread over the ground in separate boards. If a huge lumber pile had been scattered over these areas the number of individual boards un- attached to anything else could scarcely have been greater. Many of these blanks show very few breaks where they were separated from the other construction. Under this mass of wreckage many hun dred persons were buried. not one in a hundred escaping without some injury. The houses which were thus scattered about were mostly negro habitations. The homes of the whites held together better and the photographs show many of them with half the top or the upper half of the structure ripped off but leaving below projections which must have saved scores from death
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27
List of Killed In the Storm Is About 4OOi the h.
 jured About 12OO
MANY THOUSANDS ARE
 RENDERED HOMELESS
Towns Reported Seriously Wrecked 46. Habitatons and Business Houses Practically Complete Ruins
 In These Towns 2500.

New Orleans, April 2s.-The totals of death. misery and ruin caused in four southern states by Fridays tornadoes came to hand today in approximately correct form. Briefly stated they are:
 Killed. about AGO.
 Injured painfully or seriously, 1900
 Homeless. several thousand
 Towns reporting serious wreckage. 4s.
 Habitations and business houses prac- tieally complete ruins in these towns. about 2500.
 The above figures do not include the wreekase on plantations and farms, scores of which were struck and dam aged. The number of dead will never be known accurately. for the reason that about 300 of them were negroes and they were buried in many communities without careful records being made of their num- bers. While some of the first reports giving apparently reliable death lists have since proved untrue, nevertheless remote places which were late in reporting their dead have served to hold the total death list uniformly around $50. The manner in which this death list has grown for two days, in spite of continual subtrac- tions from early reports, has been a mel aneholy index of the interstate scope of the disaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-27

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