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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27
SENT FAKE MESSAGE.
Man Disguised a. Negroes Tried to
Ahduct Youna LadN

FN@f~N~A fNetfM @G6ye
Townsville, Ca, Sept &c. What
appears to be deeplaid plot against
one Of the most prominent ladies in
the city occurred Thursday afternoon.
A negro woman, now decided to
have been a white man in disguise,
drove to the house where Miss Lucille
Linton was living alone. and gave
her note purporting to be from her
brother-in-hw, Gerald Green, OF the
city Of Athens. Ga. stating that he
had been injured in a runaway, and
asking her to come to the home OF
Mr.. Richie, three miles from town.
AS a telegram was sent Miss lin.
ton from Moultrie signed with her
brother.inlaw's name. she did not hes
itate. and left with the woman, but
became suspicious. and on the out
skirts OF the town refused to go any
further. The supposed negro grab.
bed her, but she drew a pistol and
fought or the fictitious negress, in
spite OF the efforts to throw a blanket
over her head and to bind her with
straps Oh ducking which had been pro
vided for the purpose.
d. J. Brewton heard her screams
and on his approach the negress leap,
ed from the buggy and ran. Shots
from nearyhy proved the presence OF
coRfederates.
The motive is supposed to be the
robbery OF the home after the abduc-
tion Of Miss Linton.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27
IRST'SGUNLOADED.
,,.,vs Attack on GOVernOr Has
ksIl, Of OkIahOna.
|,urs M'LAURlN IN OIL TANK

1. ss.,Is. before the New York State
e..v.ntIon Of the Independence
\ l.,uu. Party--Fssad Another Batch
4 Letters.
nsr York. Sept 20 William r.
snnt addressed Thursday night the
~ convention Of the independence
mne party, as the New York state
49, Of the national independence
Is ofacially known, renewed his
,ack upon members Of botn the re.
,iean and democratic parties, and
dueed another batch OF letters
.llsh be said were written BY or to
|kAn D. Archbold, Of the Standard OIL
tnpny.
or Of the letters wassaddressed to
|eUnw United States Senator John l..
|sdAurin, OF South Carolina. and
'an was also a letter from former
|Rnaior McIAurin 10 Mr.. Archbold.
4 which the writer declared he could
'',nl Tillman II properly and gener.
eaF supported"
BIZ Hearst read also a letter from
representative Jos. q. Sibley to Mr..
afshbold and a letter from Mr. Arch
|sa to republican senator" whose
|tAne did not appear
Receiving bis assault upon Governor
|f n. Haskell, OF Oklahoma, treas.
pc Of the democratic national com.
Naiee Mr.. Hearst declared that not
'sy YES he standard OH tool and
Fanoier Of crooked railways, but
sas one Of the organizers Of the steel
|iE"
he quoted from what he said was
: t'art record Of a suit brought by
pa ? Bailey. MT. Hapkell's law
Hraer in Ohio. against the Illinois
y company and the Federal Steel
snpiny for services rendered by
~ Haskell as attorney eand organ
Dr."
y Hearst also quoted from what
dstlared was a recent speech II
NJ. haskeIIs, defending the stand.
w Vi company, as having done
'..dsn In the country
We know" said Mr.. Hearst, 'that
,As done wonders IN the United
t-ss senate
~ new charges were received with
"a enthusiasm.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27
ATLANTA PRIMARY.
Woodward elected Mayor BY Good Ma
lnrlt. ovnr noth oppenenta.

Woodward elected Mayor BY Good Ma
lorlty over Both Opponents,
Atlanta. sept 20 The city PIT
mary passed on very quietly James
q. woodward defeated both ais opDo
nents By majority o. go
N the third ward there will BE- an
other election Charles chosewocd lea
both his opponenta. hut lackes u
votes 0F securing a majority % aii ths
votes cast. He will run tae race
over with the nest highest cAniifAia,
=. g. Hazard.
The majority fof the popular cleo
don a. esriain city of3cialf npH ebert
"a By thc genesal oouncli ana ~ iAe
.rsty boards wAa vtruheimirE Theft
we're very ieF Foiea agaiast thu neAh
are
me vote rns tassa aH al sEgret
sion OF tae Dungi0
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27
oFFIcERs AFTtR slIN0 TioERs
Negro spotssr Fatally shot while
Leadlno sheriff On Maid.

hsero spotssr Fatally shot while
Leaolrs sheriff On Hald.
Birmingham. Ala SEPT ~ Dep
MS shsrins made scveFui raids d1ring
THURSDAY sight in north ifrniErhAm
soarehlag foF blind ilKers. reports ~
q namher being IN eKistance bayins
bern rsceivrd ~ TIE Onses ~ sherln
nix30n
1oe Minn. q hegFu spnttef IN ths
employ % the Fhsna wa afeering ias
o1scsra A numbar ~ seafoew has
been sakan 10 too and piaesa "a q
sous~ porch preparatory - psine
broughi - kbs city afisT mitnigti
uhsn . pisfta saos ranH oai ana Villas
faa "a tha SooT
Asresai " fhs grisolfru sc auay
aua there h no ieilias she ga ms
fs0otlnH
villas sanmef reauvsFs
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27
TO rEsr coNsrlrurIoNALlry,
Louisiana New Law Relating 20 The,
atereoere

Louisiana New Law Relating 20 The.
atercoerG
New Orleans. la, sept. 26--rha
oonstitutlonallty Of louislana'a new
law. forbldding th0aieF patrons 70
take seats while the curtain 10 Up, Il
TO be tested By New orleans theater
managerws
The managers have decided on this
course after experiencing two days Of
considerable annoyance since tue Law
went into eject on Wednesday Sew
eral thcater patrons demanded their
money back when they could NOT be
seated Immediately A child which
got out o. her scat disturbed an audi
ence BY crying Loudly for her mother
when ushers refuAei 10 let tho little
one return Enforcement o. the Law
has not becn thorouga becaaae the DO
lice cahnot make arrests for ~ viola
iion except when they personally ars
witnesses 10 TIE act o. Vi0laiion.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27
womAss STRANGE SUICIDE.


FIRST Appsarsa Nude On Streets TheH
nhot NeFeef IN ttene.
Dayton. o.. Sept 20 ileclaFlng her
disgust attn modern fashions. Mra
iaiu KfeltHer. aged ~. widow. ~
turned - nature and appeared. n ~
said IN the street nuea when tha
police we're summond. the womaA ab
tered her home kBd aflaF ariaM two
bullets into nor stomach oct aFo 20
enc houss and aened she oilieaFu
Afuf soao DELAY tho eoer uaa broh
"a dowa ana les aoman faand igina
- tas Hapr ~ a pool III blpoa. hnt
mlgh q revolver eiafhed n hsg hAna
from which shs ngaa "a the pollesmsp
anfii the we4g1a wAs snsgsy Thn bal
lsia failea 70 take sHset THE w0mnn
sas fatally non00es.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27
- va AEraa ssAsoAaor

Reported that Hartman Aasnta Are
Making . Tevr on imposition.
Savannah, Ga sept ~ ---Joan VI.
Wallace. travelling 10 private car,
IA touring ihe aeaboafd Air line nyn
tenn. accompanied ~ Bupsnntendens
Harry Grimahaw
wallace. who vas formerly ehief en.
ginseF ~ The PnEAma oanni. u ln
no empioy u f1dwafa ~. Harrlman.
u Il said. ana - makina an lnMpecll0n
% me ssahoavd Ar f1ne preparatory
70 a report 70 Mr. Hartman upoa ~
phyFlcaI nonditlon
Tho sqAbosfs Is rpw ~ mo hands
~ receivers, And Il IA said iAal w
Harfmaa parponeH securing cclsroi "
tie property
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27

Tragedy az Little rock, Ark. ---olay.
er Held Without nond.

or Held Without nond.
Little Rock. Ark Sept. 70 Nv.
l.. Greer. a well known collector %
Little Rock. ~ In iali here charged
With numbering James w aonnau.
brakeman. also Of tbla city. "a sireor's
Office, Thursday. Il Ia eharNed That
Greor stabbed Renau vita papeF
cutter We was cat IA Ton places.
aud died almost Instantly IN OfeoEs
offce
a eorener'A Jury held that Rannu
vas Killed b. Greer while ths deceaa
"a wns held BY Miss Cora Davidson
0rucr'n atenographer and recommend
"a that Greer be held without bail
ahe aienuRfapher ioslifed that shs
seized and held Aenaas hand whlca
held 4 gnn, while the two men we're
on tho noor Hrapplina With each other
Tho trouble between the two aroaa
oveF q collection AZ . small amount
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27
DAaiELs - ogrMlsrIo.


cha.rmna - pysss ceynwSittss bgeaks
81 erysns onte Tsve
CklraRo. Negt ~ .-a,isaeSha8 Dan
.eis. etairnAn ~ 80 psgss eemAxiiies.
was o. Ms sesh Tadar e ~ asme
crate nafsoari hs@eaNAffers Az
sg0sa eafaasiaEiFetB w fst 0aa
tgsr ~ Mr Hgar
n eannos msts sNg slaiemetf 0ae
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Mf ratiNt is TeteeNte - 8sess .eEf
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hMr&s1 wNri1g ffam aeape wcFA D
fas aagtnaAl tEmp4iNa rkNf ! ~tl az
mls. ueia b tass ~ sagslf n fas ssta
esrape reaSmn - n NNtran&As ~a4
safss - e. saass Laat az NfVK&s
eva sints w. ess ksm - Esss
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27

cempipts piaagps sfaBee ~ Disease a.
Kpsegae eBep "A msnna,
Naniia 8rbs ~ 's'Ae spllemie "a
shiiftA . helleFed ~ have reaehea
80 hesgff saa "a - aimlnlahia0 The
aei.g sg@aAs es eases Ia ghiS city an
ftiisn tsiow shiFtY asd . low asa2s
fYfs isaiesip gaas me p,asas - psss
ee5 ~ q fsFm lahf aaa n5S gigaiant
Alsgea tieyslsh, rsgarnnseHt $40
etsges Mo ter msay years wae 40
epiambus. y nnd wha was siFietee
tsvafal saBs fxg n 8eaa
re aaihoflsias sgpeet 4 steneg a.
ehae q tae aamssg n aew ease
aearegsFta sas ina re apise aiaaD
aasfaeep u ~ eallsra Nishia q saosi
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27

BFewtUa. Ala Sept 70 sptirea
hayinR bsea posted wsgnlnK 81 No
nroes % ieays nrpwton ~ fsseewhsr
1 0n pain ~ ueath mAaa mnesink
~ Mhlis wtixsbs NAs hsla ~ wBlea
no poaieft "a ihe noilseR wsfg 90
touueet The Feaoissloas ndasfes So
Glars trsf no aagises pefe peetes
~ irresponsible sersens Wh8 eigaef
dts nes Feaiite IN fesslFniabls harm
sRrh notiess 20 enc fammealsg ~ "a
pot care mksi tts gBpsli woaia bae
tAwatfaine bgxFees Nsgt kaafaaaees
pscfsrfien, ass fAe mseslaN glasaet
ia AaPpng o. ~ sliF efelaa "a ran
niag 1awn fhe raiisy psmoas
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27

ptsiaeeistl s Wgh aii
40 grs.immAri sasi3ssiti " fFmsi
s9s@iaa Rat arWaslsaiisa ogi n ae
wAY. gls tsisuKfes q ~ isfegaaisoa
a. sosfsfeNFs sN fuhafSsis FYifey
rsss saaiNseA ntteneoa u tks tsstsi
eai fismssA9 en fsa raFe snt pFpvea
eon 81 oaatamba ENa isaafae
zee ~ Essegs fsi &mmies g a. uaf
81 tae essaae haee la ias siaeas
ss9H PgegisiW fv nssssess easss
~ saaefeabsis. ssephytM msss
uffa ~ saefes.esls hfssate feeNfe
mera or esssss8 Rege aNNar gas
assNs iaAaa W as IA wDgass 80
So.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27

Birminrhnm. "a. srsf ~ ~sAe
v,ees from Caesfer sag faai Cotuefs
man yShn 4. Bsrreti. ~ ~ aarsats
aiairscs ang pfam.rsnt 60 npn iiss'
a. roaErssa esaiiug Sgts lEnlsFaia'n !.
Il samsrlnE ffnz aa ialsgy fseeiFel
~ = psra,iar mnneef q f1w engt 49,
a IA h@ms
&C. wnt fssfss On q ear Wsta y
ailanDsrs - 50 - a gaFm ~s'fs
tas faslun - fss So TIE nu g
ias ranir fslsrss 80 $50 q ga a
arst tAowrht gtxf ~ 81 $50 al
stem araaes Fe mH he ~ 80 pHt
ssrm gur mme mns u@q ~ ser@si ~
~ inlwy k41A9sGs sfa eAlr'.--As
49,
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27
TAFT SPEAKS N IOWA.
Candidate Pledges Himself to DO Much
FOR Cause Of Labor.

Candidate Pledges Himself TO DO Much
For Cause Of Labor.
Clinton, Iowa. Sept. 26a iowa
welcomed william n. Taft early Fri.
day morning and listened 10 his voice
throughout the day as his special train
touched at Clinton. Davenport. Mus.
eatine. Burlington, ottumwa aud Dcs
Moines.
Mr.. Taft's voice, which troubled
him much Thursday, was In decidedly
better condition when at O'Clock ne
addressed a larEe crowd IN Dewitt park
at Clinton.
The candidate devoted himself TO
the labor question. reitera,ing what be
has heretofore said on that subject
by holding up the republican iegisla
tive record in comparison with demo.
cratic promises, and finally pledglns
himself to DO everything IN hts power.
II elected, as he expressed confidence
he would be. 10 put labor on an exact
equality before the law With al 0ther
citiEens-whal be termed tho square
deal.
Governor Cummins preceded Mr..
TAFT In an address In which he pledged
the national ticket the most hearty
support.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27
SHE WANTS 100000
Actress Sues Senator Elkins' Son
For Alleged Breach Promise.
HAS CAUSED a SENSATION

Senator EIkIns, Il Is Said, Admitted
the suit. but Denies that HIs son
Ever Promised 70 Marry Actress.
Nothing In Il, Ne says.
PhiIippi. w. va. Sept. sG.--TAe
ulipg Of a suit for siOO 900 damages
on an allegation Of breach Of promise
to marry by Louise Lonadale, a
New York actress, sgains, Blaine 81
klns. youngest son O United states
Senator Elkins. has caused a sensa-
ton.
The young man ~ brother o.
Katherine DlkinA, Who is reported en-
gagei 10 marry the duke Of Ahruxzi.
A summons was served on young
Elkins AZ his country home at Atkins.
w. Va, to appear before United
states Judge Dayton and answer the
charge,
In a talk over tho~fong Instance tel.
ephone Senator Elkins. who is at AZ.
kIns, w. Va. admitted the suit and
said;
MY son never promised 10 marry
this young woman. and there Il notn.
ing in Il. he denius the whole charge
absolutely"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27

Aa'.l' City. No. Sept. 20. Gov.
Basket denied that ne intended
ssn DIS position as the treasurer
aemocrntle national committee.
4. .'1.hg NJ. Hearsts charge coup.
"a Eith the steel trust. Haskell
y Ten AigAly honored At being
40. si'h schwab. Carnegie and
4 tie denied that Ne had been
iors city IN 1896 ~ 4 gold
-. 1910 meeting in sladlAou square
4. aaa agplaudea attacks made on
- s's'ei that President RoOse,
=. - "SiEsest 'fourausher IN
~. '-aeal busInasa to-day and
we sat % hear what they think
nsea' down Ia Oklahoma
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27
nIrs RoosEvElr AAaD.
e. o. Cameron Takes the Part Of
ceverner Haskell.

4F"NFfFTN NNR"N"WF
Guthrie, Okla. Sept, 20 State
superintendent Of Public rnasruciion
E. D. Cameron. In q 2.oO0.word lol.
ter TO President Roosevelt, declares
tho charges made against Governor
Haskell o. using the state educational
system Tor personal ends, 4 bare
falsehood. and that the president,
nnding no could not prove his cAargea
against Haskell on hln own record
"desceads q me dir aud Ailh % q
ward politician 10 wllltully ana ma.
lisnantly slaRder the sduchtioaal nyas
tenn 81 Oklahoma
Tho PRECEDENT continues w,
Cameron, u fagrnnt falsiiier. a
ward pclitieian ard a fournuBheT"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27

AntNsr Presidents Atanek
-. o.. seps. -. --Nr.
- make anaaer b me iei
A. ea' Roosassis replying 10
is references 20 charNes
- tsnor Haaksiln mliaws1
standard on oompany
~. nm iaeieaie Thxrssny
49,. Sad sins 10 writa his
A e STAR mannts he w0ais
- Do lestcr ~ ~ a stat,
49, iaGleafcs shas aiu rtply
a. AAle a. r7esaaY a. ~ s@l !.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1908-09-27

Steamer RadmeS Was TOSsed
About Like a Chip.
FOUR PERSONS LOSE LIVES.
sea Was Greatly Aoltatsd and Passen.
gers and Crew Were Thrown 20 the
Deck BY tho Onslaught o. vlolsra
Waves IN Which snip Was csashs.

Mexico. sept, 60. --4Advlces reoolv.
ga here from Acpulco report that two
aeavy earthquake ahocloa were felt
"Wednesday on that port.
The sea was greatly asitatod and
broke IN tremendous waves.
The cosnios line steamer Radmea,
from san Francisco Sept, 3, for tho
city Of Hamburg. was caugAt ami
tossed about IKE chip The passeR.
gers and crew wera thrown 10 the
decks by the onslaaghs Of the waves.
-Four persons wore killed and sew
eral others we're wounded BY rolling
spars and falling woodwork.
The earthquake was barely percoptl.
BILE on shore,
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-23
OUTLET 10 The GULF
J. J. Hill Secures Colorado and
Southern Railroad.

New York, Dec 19.-Leading inter-
ests in the Colorado and Southern
Railway company, including Edwin
Hawley, who is said to be the largest
Individual stockholder, and Frank
Trumbull. the president of the road,
announced the sale of the road to the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road.
The acquisition of the road by the
Burlington gives the Hill system, the
Burlington being owned by the North
ern Pacific and the Great Northern
Railway companies, its long desired
outlet to the Texas coast. 1t will bear
practically the same relationship to
the Hill lines in the Gulf OF Mexico
territory that the Illinois Central
bears to the Hartman system. Until
this announcement, however, it was
generally supposed that James j.
Hill's plan to get to the Gulf was, by
the purchase of the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railroad
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-23
BANK CASHIER ARRESTED ARP. S : {
Institution Closed Because Of His
=. DefaIcations, ~"S'- i -, e

!. Somersworth, N. H., Dec, 17.-TE,s
doors of the First National bank, OF
this city were closed following the
discovery of a shortage, placed! al
$85;000, and Fred H: Varoey,# the
cashier of the bank, was arrested ION
a charge of being a defaulter. After
his arrest, according to a a1statement
made by w. S. Tebbetts, president of
the bank, Varney confessed that he
had taken large sum from the bank,
which had been lost in speculation,
and that he alone was responsible TO,
the defalcation, which had been ac-
cumulating for the past, six years
Varney later was given a hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner
11odgman, pleaded not guilty and fur
nished bail of $4,000 for his appear.
anceS before the United States dis.
trict court at Portsmouth in March.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-23
|ronnlaster Gives Views on Tar
if to House Committee.
STEEL NEDS 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, If 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, it
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 ct
Skibo" to come to Washington and
give anv information that the commit
tee could use in determining proposed
changes in the steel schedule. AS Mr..
Carnegie declined to accept the 1nvl-
tation he was subpoenaed to appear
when authority 70 call witnesses in
that manner was granted by congress.
Mr. Carnegie was to have been heard
nearly two weeks ago. but asked for
q postponement, evidently for 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, praised the genius
of Charles NJ. 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 it is doubtful if the tariff trainers
are any more enlightened now on the
steel question than they were before
Mrt~ Carnegie was sworn in by Chair
map Payne.
Mr.. Carnegie's principal contention
was that the steel, industry needs no
more protection that it --heee reach ed
q point in it's 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 Cary told the
committee that the United States
Steel corporation can get along with
out a tariff on it's products and that
should be sufficient evidence for the
committee to take off the duty on
steel and iron.
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-23
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
tember, 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, DIR.
Blake and Dr. Denniston.
Major Orlando j. Smith, the
founder of the American Press Asso-
citation and it's president and general
manager from it's inception until his
death, was a 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 intlu.@
ence and importanee. =. 49, -, -,
' Major Smith was born June ID, 1912,
on farm near Terre Haute, Ind, of
Vermont ancestry. He attended the
public schools and later Asbury col
lege, now De Pauw university - In:
later years the university conferred
on it's distinguished alumnus the de-
gree Of Ill: D. n. ~
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
Haute5 Mail. Later he acquired the
Terre Haute Express. In 1878 he re-
moved the latter newspaper to Chi
eago, continuing it's publication as the
Chicago Express. In 1882 he founded
in Chicago the American Press Asso-
citation, the monument to his fame.
Later the main Off ces 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 economics. 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 his splendid mind
Mower County transcript., 1908-12-23
CLIMAX in HAMS TRIAL 'l|I'Il.
Widow of Victim on the Witness
Stand. s eS4 ISL


Flushing, N. Y, Dec. 22.-The trial
of Thornton J. Hains reached Gil.
max of dramatic intensity when Mrs.
Helene e. Annis, widow OF William
e. Annis, in a deliberate recital last
Ing for nearly three hours pictured
the killing Of her husband as he sat
at the tiller of his boat, by Captain
Peter c. Hains, Jr. Mrs. Annis near
" tainted a few minutes before her
examination was concluded. She
swayed in her chair, but quickly re-
covered after drinking glass of wa
ter and smelling q vial Of salts.
It was q hard day for the defense
and counsel for Ha1ns was exhausted
from the arduous cross.examination
which was directed toward the state 8
witnesses In an effort 20 shake their
testimony. Thornton Hains lost much
of the easy nonchalance that had
characterized his manner in previous
sessions. When led from the court
in the evening by two deputy sheriffs,
the prisoner appeared detected and
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Mower County transcript., 1908-12-23
Pennsylvania VIII Be Iats at 5
Secretary Of State.
.HIS APPOINTMENT AhAQuHglD
.President-EIect Pleased by 4
ceptance Of Offer.

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Augusta, Ca. Dec. 19..--William H.
Taft, president elect Of the I1nifd
States, has announced >the appoint
ment of United States Senator PHI
ander, c.. Knox of Pennsylvania As
secretary Of state in his cabinet.
Z The announcement followed the Ee-
ceipt by Mr.. Taft Of telegram cfn-
veying the information from Mr.. K51bx
that he would accept the premiership
of the Taft cabinet.
"I feel that am to be congratulate
in securing the services of Senaf for
Knox in my cabinet said Judge Tiff
in making the announcement. in Ee
lecting a secretary of state l wanted