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Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
FALLS 500 FEET
FROM BALLOON
AND IS KILLED
Flames Burst From Inflated
Bag High in Air-Aeronaut
Plunged to Earth-Wife
HurrieS to His Side.

WATERyILLE, Me-. Sept. Cir
fua view of $4,000 Mortified spectators
assembled on the Central Maine fair
grounds here late today Charles Oil
yer Jones, the well-known aeronaut
OF Hammondsport, New York, fell a
distance of 500 feet to his death.
Among the witnesses of the frightful
plunge was Mrs. Jones and her child,
and they were almost the first to
reach the side Of the dying man. The
aeronaut expired this evening, about
an hour and half after the accident.
Jones had been at the fair grounds
with his dirigible balloon Boom
erang," known as a Strobel airsnip,
since Monday, the opening day of the
big show Today he arranged to MAGE
a flight between and o'clock, but
such a high wind prevailed that de-
lay was necessary. At 4:30, condi-
lions had modified to some extent, ano
he gave the word to have the machine
releasd.
Flames from Balloon.
When the aeronaut reached a height
of more than 500 feet, the spectators
we're amazed to see small tongues of
in front of the meter. At this time
the balloon had passed out of sight OF
the fair grounds. Many persons in
the great crowd endeavored to apprise
Jones OF his danger, but several min
utes elapsed before he noticed the
fire. Then he grasped the rip-cord,
and by letting out gas, endeavored 70
reach the earth. The machine had
descended but short distance, when
sudden burst of flames enveloped
th gas bag. the framework separating
from the bag.
Jones fell with the frame of his Jno
tor, and when the Mortified spectators
reached him he was yying under Il
about quarter of of mile from the
fair grounds. The gas bag, which
fell nearby, was destroyed.
Wife Rushes to His Side.
Among the first to reach the side o.
the aeronaut was ais wife, who hat
seen the accident The physicians
who were in the crowd found thai
Jones had no chance to survive al
he was injured internally and IN
spine was broken. lie died at els
Coroner Reddington will hold an au
topsy Friday.
/ Jones had trouble with his balloon
yesterday on account of cold weather
Monday night, which caused a numbe
of leaks through the contraction of tn,
gas bag. The leaks were repaired ant
the balloon inflated. but the wind wa!
so high that Jones considered it dan
gerous to ascend. 1t is thought tina
the bag leaked again today and that
spark from the motor caused the dis
aster.
Jones was 40 years old and leaves
widow and child.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
BRITISH GIVE WELCOME
TO CARDINAL GIBBONS
American PreIate Is Guest of
Archbishop Bourne.

LONDON, Sept. cardinal Glib
bons is delighted with the reception
accorded his entrance into England
He arrived this morning at Southamp-
ton, where he was greeted by the
Bishop of Southwark and party of
distinguished prelates. United States
Consul Swain and civic functionaries
were also at the station to meet the
cardinal.
Arriving at Yauxhall station in Lon
don he was met by Archbishop Bourne
and taken to the arch-episcopal palace,
Westminster. and spent the afternoon
visiting in Mill Hill.
Cardinal Gibbons viii remain as a
guest of Archbishop Bourne until Sep
TENDER 8, when ne will become the
guest of the Duke of Norfolk at Nor
folk House, where he is to have as fell
low guests the Archbishop of Paris
and Prince Max OF Saxony.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
JURY UNDECIDED
IN RUSTIN CASE

OMAHA, Sept 9.-The jury in the
case of DIR. Frederick w. Rustin re-
turned a verdict this afternoon finding
that the physician was shot by a man.
The evidence being insufficient to
fasten it on any one, the jury recon-
mended that the police continue the
investigation as 10 the relations of
Dr. Rustin and Charles E. Davis, a
brother Of f. H. Davis and vice pres
ident of The First National Bank
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
MONOGRAM USED
ON POSTAGE STAMPS
Innovation by Business Men
Used for Purpose of
identification.

A novelty in postage stamps which
may become common elsewhere has
just been instituted by some OF the big
business houses in Chicago. This is
the stamping of firm monographs on
the stamps to serve as Identification
and as protection against thefts by
employees. This is the first marking on
postage stamps other than cancella-
tion that has ever been allowed. Some
large commercial firms appealed TO
the government, and short time ago
an order was sent out by Postmaster
General Meyer. permitting heavy pur-
chasers of stamps to place their
marks on the thousands OF bits of col
ored paper which they use every day.
This is blow to the hundreds of per-
young-herded into prison and shot
spend their leisure time porting over
freaks" ard varieties" of regular
stamp issues and searching for hid
den waber-marks with the aid of
ma gnifying glass. When some time
ago some of the 2-cent red stamps APP
peared with a bit of a slug which
could be detected over tne figure by
examination with a good reading
glass, every variety collector spent
days and nights trying to get one for
his album. Now, some one of the big
firms using the monogram markings
have already begun to receive letters
from collectors asking for specimens.
but the task ahead of the ardent
philatelist is a terrible one If he in
tends to make a complete collection.
The marks, according to the post
master generals ruling must SimDIy
be perforation, the individual pune
lures not covering more than one
thirty-second of an inch, and the
whole design within space half an
inca square. Most of those which al
ready have come through the Chicago
Office are monogram designs. A few
firms use initials and others have
heraldic crests.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
E. H. HARTMAN SPECIAL
HAS RIGHT OF WAY

OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 9.-Edward H.
Harriman's special train left Sparks
at o'clock this morning and reached
Ogden at 5:15 this evening. Every
district on the Salt Lake division had
been kept clear during the day to give
the special the right of way for rec
ord run. After stop of twenty min
utes in Ogden, the Hartman party
pulled out for Omaha and another rec
ord run is scheduled.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
DouelAsIrEs ON HUNT.

H n. Reno of the Copper City Brew
ing company of Douglas, and James
Cowan, formerly manager OF the
Douglas Improvement company. pass
ed through the city today en- route by
automobile from Globe TO Douglas.
Reno stated that shortly after their
arrival In Douglas he and Mr. Cowan
and Assistant Manager H. B. Rice OF
tho Copper Queen store in that city,
would leave for thirty day hunt IN
chihuahua.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
ASIATIC CHOLERA
IN ST. PETERSBURG

ST. PETERSBURG, Sept 9.-The
fact that Asiatic cholera exists in st.
Petersburg is certain. The body Of
a woman who died in this city yesoer-
day supposedly from this disease has
been examined and the baccilli OF
cholera found.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
McALPIN TROPHY
TO BUCKEYE STATE

SEAGERT, n. j., Sept. 9.-The Nc
Alpin trophy in the national shooting
tournament being conducted here
goes to the Buckeye state. The team
which took the lead when the compe-
titien began. maintained it to the
finish late today, rolling up total OF
LOIS points out of possible 1900, or
"a points ahead of the United States
infantry team, which took second
place.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
MARCH AT MIDNIGHT.

GLASGOW, Sept. 9.-Three thous-
and unemployed made a midnight
march through one of the best quar-
tiers of the city. The police scattered
the crowd and frustrated the object of
its organization. Several arrests
were made.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
Reclaimed Land Now
In Great Demand

A thousand letters a week are poi.i-
ing into the Office OF the reclamation
service in Washington. They are from
people who want to go into the new ir-
rigated lands of the far West, there to
make-as they and the government be-
iieye-their everlasting fortunes. At
the rate these inquiries are increasing
it looks as if the whole middle West
would be moving on pretty soon Even
Tie rock-bound New Highlander is TAX
ing notice. More than 400 letters from
the neigAborhood of Boston have been
received within the last few weeks
Hundreds of New York state folks are
going into the Northwest Even men
from Manhattan, Swho never owned
any more of Mother Earth than the
dust taeir-or some one else's-anto-
mobile loaded them with, are talking
about farms and projects.
The word project, when used in con-
nection with the reclamation service
work. has a definite meaning. There
are about Is projects under way at
present. II of them being well along
toward completion. These are always
referred to as the Sloshone project,
the Teton project. the Truckee-Carson
project and so on.
These projects are distributed
throughout Is states. All of those west
of the mississippi except Texas and
Oklahoma are included. and millions
of acres have already been settled.
People back East are just beginning
TO find out that the stories which have
come from these reclaimed desert
faN OF fzfr 4aIz
thousand letters a week.
Answering Questions.
c. ]. blanchard of the reclamation
service has had to get out printed cir
ctllars covering the replies to these let
ters- No Office force could handle them
otherwise. One Of the most ingenious
of the circulars is called Questions
and Answers" It contains 75 inqui-
ries, many of them taken from letters
received from correspondents Each
question has it's clear and concise an
Swer.
According to Mr.. Blanchard. who
spends every summer gathering in
formation at the various projects. the
settlement of the irrigated lands is
one of the finest as well as one OF
the most remarkable things in our
farming history They have drawn
the best class Of settlers which ever
went into government lands. One rea
son for this is that a man has to have
some money to take up one of these
farm units and to get it under cult
walton It isn't the land that costs
ii is the water.
An uneducated immigrant or a shift
less American who hadn't saved a
cent can't go into these lands. put ur
a shack and scratch the ground for a
poor initiation of a living. He ought tC
have at least $1,000 20 make his start
What Is more. It costs a good deal fol
a man 10 go out and look over the
ground And when 1t comes to NOV
ing ais family and his household good
Z. couple of thousand miles OF so the
expenses mount to a figure which
staggers the average rural mind
That's where the fastener is at bis
disadvantage He hates to risk much
money chasing what may prove to bs
only rainbows. So he sticks where he
is and hangs on to what he has. while
his Western brother hoots scornfulIy
and pockets the agricultural prizes
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10

(Continued from First Page.(
form Is specific and no one can use
its language to frigaten any business
man whose transactions are fair and
whose income is honestly earned.
No one can contrast the plain,
declarations of our
party with the vague and ambiguous
utterances of the Republican leaders
and the Republican candidate without
recognizing that our appeal is TO the
judgment and good sense of the yot-
ers who desire justice for themselves
and insist upon justice being done by
others. Our party, II entrusted with
the power. will remedy the abuses
which have grown up under Republi-
can rule, and yet remedy those abuses
with due regard to constitutional linn
itations and without injury to any
legitimate business interest.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
GALE IN ENGLAND
WRECKS SCHOONER

LONDON, Sept. "a severe gale
today caused many casualties among
the smaller craft along the coast. The
schooner Phyllis Gray turned turtle
near Crowdon and her crew of six
was lost. The Russian Barkentine
Orient foundered off the coast of Ire
land and six members of her crew
were drowned
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-Judge
Reid. in the federal court IN Seattle,
has been designated by tae govern
ment to try the cases against the Jap
snese recently arrested by revenue
cutter for seal poaching in the Behrine
sea- The trial win be held at Valdez.
Alaska. next month.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
NATHAN sTaAUs FoR BRYAN.

NEW YORK, Sept. s.-Nathan
strsms. who. was today selected by
the Democratic national committee in
Chicago as president Of the Bryan
and Kern Business Mems association.
said he would accept the Office and
wage an activ campaign in behalf OF
Mr Bryan. The eastern headquarters
win be in the Hoffman house here.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
DANISH MINISTER Is
HEAVY EMBEZZLER

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 9.-The down
fall of NJ. Albert. former minister of
justice, who yesterday surrendered to
the police and confessed to a series of
frauds against the Bonestandes
Sparkasse Savings Bank, of which he
was president It is now certain that
he amount involved is s5,O00,00o
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
TAFT's TRIP.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 9.-Pending ar
engagements by the Republican nation
al committee of the details of Judge
Taft's intended trip through the coun-
try, plans for the Cincinnati campaign
are in allegiance. But two appoint
ments for delegations to visit the can
didate here have been made, Septem-
Der 18th and 22nd.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
moToR-cYcLIsT DIES.

Los ANGELES. Sept s.-John F.
Derkum. q motorcycle racer of this
city, lost control of his machine while
practicing before the races ar the
Agricultural Park trac.s today, and
was thTowa through the fence. fractur-
ing his skull. He died tonighs
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
DOUGLAS WOMAN DIES.

DOUGLAS, Sept 9.-Mrs. Charles r.
Temple, wife of one of the best known
real estate dealers in the city, died at
the Watts hotel on Eighth street to-
day after a short Illness.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
PoiNDExTER WINS.

SPOKANE, Sept. s.-Judge Miles
Poindexter of Spokane won the con
gressional nomination over a field Of
six candidates
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10

It seems to be- difficult to convince
some OF the West Point cadets that
they are expected to be gentlemen as
as well as soldiers
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
PRICE OF SILVER.

NEW YORK, Sept 9.-Bar silver.
51hc; Mexican dollars. 45c.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10

TIE man who invests In an airship
is certain Of quick returns.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10

Iearest Agent, TO
NORMAN CARMICHAEL.
Asst Gent supt
A. T. THOMPSON.
Treasurer CLIFTON. A 7
PROFESSIONAL CARDs-
Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-10
BRYAN OPENS HIS
CAMPAIGN IN THE EAST

lc0ntInuea from FIrst PACED
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-04-18
oNE-EYED SUCKERS
PUZZLE FISHERMEN

PORT JERvIs. ~. Especial
Many one-ey-t suckers are being
caught this spring In the Delaware
and Nevcrsink Rivers. Ever sine. tbs
Ice went cat three weeks aEo. seven
out % every ten suckers hauled ashore
are minus an eye. Sometimes Or IL the
right eye and sometimes "a b the Jeff
The poor nsh don't seem 10 mind o.
at all and take 90 the batt with a.
much enthusiasm as sucker can.
which Isn't much They are fat aud
me eating. and only the family cat.
which by tradition is entitled "a the
head o. every FISH cooked for break
fast. misses the missing eye.
There are many theories among the
fishermen Tor the missing eve one -
that worm. which is Anown 90 make
rs home ia "a suckers stnuacn dur
Ing the winter. worked It's way out
through ara eve. taking the eye wiCh
g. Another is that there has been a
race riot among the suckers and cat
nsn. suckers. as every one knows ars
as harmless as baby elephants. willis
catfish love % scratch and nKht with
their long horns
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-04-18
WAS FORCED TO RUN
GOV. JOHNSON SAYS
Minncsots Man Declares He Was
Brought Into Race for Prsxi-
dent Against His VIII, But
WIZ Go 20 the Conven-
ton TO Win.

LooANsPoRT. Special
Governor John A johnson. OF Mn
nosota. passed through hsre Thurs
day On his way 70 the shiloh battle
neld- When asked II he was going
into the Denver convention with the
Intention 90 win he replisdi
Yes. sir; I'm going to the conven-
ton &c win. I would rather have re-
manned out. but Democrats through
out the country insisted that Z should
run- Literally they have forced me
into this presidential race. and I'm
going 20 run
''Bryan has a good start. but I am
a pretty good runner when get start
ed. and ] may be able 10 close up the
gap and beat him IN the nome stretch.
II I had been free % do as I
pleased. why. 4 would not have en-
tered the race. but now that am n
Il. I'm IN Il 70 the finish"
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-04-18
SENATE C0NCURS IN
THE LIABILITY BILL
Measure Recommended by Presi.
dent Has Passed Both Houses
of Congress-Abolishss Com
mon Law Rule as to Rail
road Liability for In
juries to Employees.

WASHINGTON - Special - The
eti making railroads iiab1e 90 damages
Tor Injuries Inflicted upon employees
has been passed BY the senate.
40 a. came from the House. which it
passed April stu. II Diners from a
similar PHI introduced IN the senate.
tn that IL applies 20 railroads only,
whereas the Senate bill applied 20 all
common carriers Senator Doiiiver
sought 20 have tie Senate bill substi-
tuted. but thu exert. like ali cHorts
20 have the measure amended. failed
The bfil passed 10 expected TO
meet the objections OF the United States
Supreme court 10 the common carrier
Liability law OF lass. decided 20 be Un-
constitutional ~ the court
II abolishes the strict com mon law
stability which bars recovery FOR
personal injury or death % an cmpioye
oocasioned BY the negligence OF fell
low servant II also relaxes the com
rnon law rule which makes contrihu-
tory negligence defense 20 claims FOR
such in1UTies- and permits an emplcye
- recover for an injury caused by the
negligence OF c0-employe The bill
does net bar recovery. even though the
Injured one contributed By his own
negilgcnce to the iniury. The amount
OF the recovery Is diminished in the
same decree that the negii Eeuce % the
lnlured one contributed 20 the injury
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-04-18
TO GET 100000
AND HER FREEDOM

NEW Specialize taking
or testimony in Ms. Alfred O. Van
derbilts suit for divorce before Da-
vid Mcclure as referee was ended
Friday. The referee viii make his re-
port including his recommendation
~ the case 20 supreme Court Justice
O'Gormau on Monday Justice O'Eor-
man IS expected 20 grant Mrs Wander
Blk at interlocutory decree OF divorce
which viii permit her TO re-marry az
fer three months. ~ she SO chooses
While there was practically uo dee
fense on the part % the lawyers from
Alfred a. Vanderbilt. &C. was learned
today that there was "a dispute over
two points These were The amount
% the settlement 70 De made upon
the wife and the custody 10 the child
The prevailing opinion iu regard to
the amount OF the settlement is thai
% viii finally be agreed 10 make b
50 600. eco. il was pointed out today
that young Vanderbilt is worth now
A. least $4,000. oeo. and that 60 would
hardly be reasonable for Mrs Van
derbNt 90 consider that she was en-
fitled 20 less than S5.000.000
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-04-18
SHOWING THE BILL
FROM PILLAR TO POST
Appalachian Forest Reserve Meas
ure, After Reference 70 Many
Committees, at Last has the
Prospect Of Being Con-
sidered by Congress.

WASHINGTON. D. C.-SpsciAL-
The Appalachian forest reserve bni is
being driven from pillar 20 post IN
the House OF Representative. but At
last II can see some prospects OF clear
scaling ahead.
Il was offered IN Congress and re-
ferred 10 the Committee on Agrfcul-
tare. after the Speaker had packed
that committee against the Bill II
managed % run the gSmut there IN
spite OF the Speaker. and was referred
IN turn 10 the judiciary COMMITTEES
20 ascertain whether the acquisition
OF these lands by the Federal Gov
eminent would be IN derOgatlon o.
the rights OF the States. That com
mittee. IN turn has come 90 the con-
clusion that there Is only one way IN
which the cOnsritutionality OF the bill
can be- arrived at They say that II
deforestaUon interfercs with the nGvi-
gability OF interstate streams then Il
Affects interstate commerce, and there
by becomes q matter OF Federal juris-
ctcron- They have. therefore. re-
ferrsd the matter 20 the COMMITTEES on
Rivers and Harbors. which IS 10 de-
termine the question OF fact a. 70
whether ~ not forests must be main
tanned 20 preserve the nRyfgability Of
the rivers OF the country. II they de-
eide this question in the Affirmative
the judiciary Committss win then re-
port thar there are no legal dincul-
ties IN the way OF the enactment OF
such isglsiations.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-04-18
M0FFETT AND SCOTT
DECLINE TO SERVE
Two Of Governors Apprentices 70
Board Of Charities Notify Him
That They VIII Be Unable 70
serve-Ars Already
Ofhceholdsrx.
nICRMoND. vA.-s,sslal.-

RICHMOND. vA--spssial-
Tvs 81 the men recently NAMED ~
Ssverrsr swanson al msmbsrs 90 The
Beard Of Cnsrfti - >aa<
i've that they viii be unable 20 se-
cert ths hsner conferred upea them
one ef the citinsna % dsoliHe n
Circuit Judge r Carter Scott. OF this
city. The cher IL Ctrsuit JuGEs w.
w MorstS OF salem Thes. ~ ere
judicial msnbers
Judgs Scott dnds himself unable
20 serve on account 81 his nnultsfari-
Gus court duties In this circuit
Judge Monett who 70 also a ven
busy man. Is now president o. the
most important insututsns AZ the
Beard OF Charities and Corrections.
5y the act creating nc. 10 charged With
supervisory and visiteyial powers over
such Institutions as The orphanaEe.
Judge MoHett does not think that he
could consistentiy become member
OF the board.
Then. too. both turists perhaps feel
that they are barred from accepting
the ofaces rendered them BY scctiOn
los OF the Constitution. which fcrbids
judges. vhiie wearing the ermine.
from holding any other public posi-
lions or offices OF trust
Neither Judge however. specifically
names this as tire reason FOR dsclin-
ing Indeed. the constitutional pro
vision in question may not apply 20
the case tn point though. 20 tho cas-
ual reader. it certainly seems that 10
does
Governor Swanson said this after
noon that in a day or two he would
announce the names OF those ne pur-
poses putting in the places o. Judges
scott and Monett Report says thai
Hon. James Aston Cabeu OK this
city. may 70 on the board in place
OF Judge Scott
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1908-04-18
RESTORE EPITAPH TO
JACKSON MONUMENT

MEMPHIS TENN-Specia.-
words The Union must be preserved
are % be restored 20 the monument
OF Andrew Jackson, IN Court Square.
During the civil war a local Con-
fedcrate patriot took a chisel and re-
moved the words from the monu-
ment" said Colonel Galloway. a mem
Der OF the Park Commission. Now
that the civil war is long past and
We are AL SO proud OF the Union. e.
seems 60 me that 10 would be only
proper 20 put the language back"