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RAILROADS FOR TAFT.
MANIFEST HOSTILITY TOWARD
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
People Should Know' Whether or
NotI Railways Are a Republican'
Party Adjunct.
By WILLIS J. ABBOT.
Separated by the brief space o&one
?city block and both fronting on Ch Ica
350's 'finest street, Michigan boulevard,
are the headquarters of the two great
-national parties. The Democrats this
? .year are in the Auditorium Annex,
"where only a few years ago the Repub
licans were Installed. The Republicans
are in the Harvester building, and cap
tious critics are very much inclined to
?.say that it is characteristic of the party
?of trusts and monopolies that its na
tional headquarters should be in the
building owned by the harvester trust,
the trust which more than all others
?draws its substance and its profit from
the farmer. That may be an unfair I
?criticism, because it is hard to tell now
adays who owns a business block since
the methods of concealing actual own
ership by the organization of corpora
tions and subsidiary corporations has
become a fine art.
So far as the Democratic national
?eommittee is concerned, its work began
?early la August. So far as the Repub
lican committee Is Involved at the mo
ment of this writing, its work has
mot begun.
Railroads and Politics.
Perhaps it is not extraordinary that
the railroad managers of the United
States should manifest in every petty
and picayune way their hostility to the
Democratic party. That party stands
pledged to such methods of railroad
regulation as will protect the shipper
and the traveler against the extortions
of overcapitalized corporations. And
jet, after all, it does seem strange that
the railroads should adopt so trivial a
-method of reprisal as denying to the
people who wished to attend the notifl
?cation day ceremonies at Lincoln,
"Neb., the benefits of reduced rates.
?Chairman Norman E. Mack . kept in
constant communication with Mr. E..
E. Mcl^eod. who is chairman of the
"Western Passenger association, and as
a final result Mr. McLeod announced
that "since local passenger fares In the
-state of Nebraska have been reduced
from 3 to 2 cents a mile no reduction
therefrom has been made for any gath
ering in that state.** This would have
been a statement more important had
it been true. Mr. Mack promptly re
sponded by sending a clipping from a
Kansas City newspaper that this same
association was making a rate of 1%
?cents a mile to a Grand Army encamp
ment. And Mr. Mack further went on
to point out that the reduced rates for
the Republican notification meeting,
while not made by that association,
still was enforced in nearly if not all
?of the territory covered by the West
ern Passenger association.
This was a matter not of financial
importance to many except a compara
tively few citizens who desired to at
tend the notification ceremonies at Lin
coln, but it is of vital importance to
the American citizen and to the Amer
ican voter to know whether it Is or Is
not a" fact that the railroads of the
"United States through such a central
?organization as the Western Passenger
association are systematically and de
liberately discriminating in favor of
?one political party as against the other.
It Is quite time that the voters of this
land should know whether the rail
roads are an adjunct to the Republic
an party or uot. I recall very well
that in the 1900 campaign, which was
before the days when by Democratic
votes in congress the law against the
Issuance of railroad passes was enact
ed, practically every man on the Dem
ocratic national committee who went
from Chicago to attend the Kansas
City convention paid his fare, while
practically every Republican delegate
to the Philadelphia convention found
the railroads most courteous in meet
ing his needs without money and with
out price. Now that the anti-pass law
"has been enacted and is being enforced
are the railroads going to evade the
real purpose of its enactment by re
fusing to the Democratic party the
same concessions for reduced rates
that they readily are making for the
Bepubllcan party?
Coercion Again.
It hardly seemed credible that in this
?campaign the coercive methods em
ployed by employers to their employees
In the campaign of 1896 would be re
peated. Personally I don't believe they
Twill be. at least not effectively. But
already a rather small and obscure
firm in New York has sent out through
Its Chicago office a notice to its em
ployee that?
"Believing that the election of Taft
and Sherman means a safe and pjro
xresslve business administration, the
<lay following we shall start this plant
?on full time and keep going."
Probably for the purpose of advertis
ing Itself this firm has been offer
ing printed posters carrying the above
announcement to all factories in the
TJuited States. With a member of the
Democratic national committee I called j
at its Chicago place, which occupies
a small portion of the second floor of j
a small building. The placard was on
the wall, but I discovered that it em
ployed there but eight people, includ
ing a girl stenographer and a girl book
ikeeper. I found that, while it had
?sent out several hundred letters offer
?Ing the placard, it had received only
thirty replies, most of which were un
friendly, some of which were satirical.
The one which entertained me most
*?ame from a house in Michigan and,
abbreviated, ran this way: "The Re
publican elephant has stepped on the
full dinner pails. We want no more of
the beast."
Two. strong responses have been
169.
made to the circuJ?T sent out by this
flrra and Indorsed by the notorious
Manufacturers' association. I shall
uave more to say about them later.
One was issued by former Congress
man Robert Baker of Brooklyn, the
other by Mr. P. C. Burns, president of
a telephone manufacturing company In
Chicago. Space does not permit pub
lication In full of both; but, even
though I am exceeding the proper lim
itations of this letter, I cannot refrain
from quoting the last paragraph of Mr.
Burns' letter:
"Your cry' of disaster every four
years If a certain ticket be not elected
j Is doing a great Injury to the country.
Can't we ever have a change of admin
istration without the 'interests' crying
disaster? If not you had better have
Van Cleave and the National Associa
tion of Manufacturers appoint our
presidents and, failing in this, let us
have a monarchy. It Is the only way
you can be consistent.*" /
Perhaps the last six weeks or even
six mouths of Republican prosperity
under a complete domination of the
administration by that party may lend
business men and manufacturers not
controlled by this trust to recognize
the fact that an occasional change at
Washington is a good thing.
The Outlook In the Middle West.
Hon. J. G. Johnson of Peabody, Kan.,
has reported at national headquarters
in Chicago as the right hand man of
Chairman Mack. Of the active work
ing force of the Democratic national
committee Johnson is probably the one
of the longest experience. He begau
work In national politics In 1896, when
he wa? merely an assistant to the
chairman, the late Senator James K.
Jones. In the 1900 campaign he was
.chairman of the executive committee
and in 1904 Intimately associated with
the management of the campaign.
Talking with me today about the situa
tion In his own state of Kansas, he
said: "In my judgment, we have an
exceedingly good opportunity to carry
Kansas. The situation there is a curi
ous one. The Republicans have adopt
ed locally the principles for which Mr.
Bryan and the Democratic party have
been fighting so long. The result of
the primaries the other day was to
nominate for governor and for senator
men who represent the advanced wing
of the Republican party. That means
that the mass of the voters believe in
the political doctrines enunciated not
merely in our platform, but which
have been preached by Air. Bryan for
so many years.
"It is my judgment that Kansas is
good fighting ground. The Democratic
party has a strong chance of carrying
the state with this ticket, but it could
not have had even a look In had it
gone back to reactionary doctrines. As
to Nebraska, I know it only as a state
neighboring to my own. But I have
had occasion to travel somewhat
through it, and If it is not can-led by
the Democratic party this year no one
will be more surprised than I, and no
one will more than I believe that such
a failure was due to lack of concerted
effort on the part of the Nebraska
Democrats. As matters stand today
Nebraska is ours. All we need to do
now Is to hold our own. But even that
requires work, organization and vigi
lance."
The Lewis-Stevenson Fight.
The fight between James Hamilton
Lewis and the former vice presideut,
Mr. Adlai Stevenson, for the governor
ship of Illinois has been an Interesting
one. Mr. Stevenson won and is the
nominee of the Democratic party. He
has carried the banner of the Demo
cratic national party more than once.
In 1900 he was a candidate for the vice
presidency and worked earnefitly and
streuuously for that party. He was not
prior to that time a strong Bryan
Democrat, but when nominated In 1900
he accepted the duty Imposed upon him
by the Democratic party and through
the whole campaign carried its obliga
tions.
I personally remember well the mo
ment when Hon. Charles A. Towne,
Who had been nominated by the Popu
lists, passed to Adlal Stevenson the
banner which he had held. And I re
call extremely well the way In which
Mr. Stevenson accepted his new du
ties. I recall that the tears streamed
down the cheeks of the veteran leader
of the Democratic party as he accept
ed the new responsibilities conferred
upon him. In this campaign all Dem
ocrats and all men who believe that
the Democracy stands for something
may be sure that Adlai Stevenson,
nominated for governor of Illinois,
! will make his light not merely for that
position, but will fight quite as hard
for the national ticket. There is one
thing wbleh may be said about Adlai
Stevenson which should be said now
and today. He has never failed In his
loyalty to the national ticket; he has
never failed to stand for the straight
out Democracy, and, in my judgment,
he never will fall to exert every influ
ence which he may be able to bring to
bear for, the national ticket, whether
he happens to be associated with it or
would fall If he happened not to be
connected with If. His nomination
will be a source of strength to the
ticket in Chicago. There are other
men whose nomination might have
been advantageous, but none could
have been more advantageous than his.
With bis name at the bead of the tick
et the Democracy of Illinois will get
a following which may carry the state
aud which will certainly gather an
enormous vote for the national can
didates.
Chicago.
Burned to Death.
A dispatch from Marshall, N. C,
says the home of Wofford Tweed,
on Laurel Mountain, was destroyed
by fire, and his wife, their three
children and Mrs. Murray Tweed
were burned to death, and their
bodies cremated in the flames. Mr.
Tweed was at Marshall attending
court when he heard of the tragic
event and left at once for his farm,
which is located fifteen miles away.
ORANGEBTJ]
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ANOTHER MURDER MYSTERY.
Rody of Unknown Man Found in a
Trunk Near Camden, N. J.
After a day of careful investigation
the authorities have concluded that
there is small possibility of solving
the mystery surrounding the identity
and death of the man whose body was
found in an old trunk in a ravine
near Mount Ephran, near Camden,
N. J., Sunday.
It was at first reported that the
coroner had found that death was
caused by a bullet wound in the
breast, but a careful examination of
the body made by Dr. W. C. Jones,
failed to show any cause of death. It
was found that no bones were broken
and the man had not.been shot, and
apparently he had not been strangled.
The most important thing discovered
by the authorities was a note or
memorandum in one of the trous
er pockets of the unknown. This
iSvb'elng carefuly dried and au effort
will be made to read it under a mag
nifying glass. /
EARTH 13s CALIFORNIA.
Walls Cracked and Crockery Broken
by Two Shocks.
Three sharp earthquake shocks,
which knocked down more than a
hundred chimneys, shattered about
forty plate glass windows in the
business . portion of Eureka, Ca!.;
broke much crockery in the houses
and sent many people scurrying from
their beds into the streets, occurred
there "early Tuesday. The damage
reported so far is estimated at be
tween $2,000 and $3,000.
The first and sharpest shock came
at 2:58 a. m. It was almost as se
vere as the one felt there on April
18, 1905. Akt 3.06 another slighter
shock was ?Wiferienced, followed by
a third at fW5 o'clock.
The first shock caused practically
all the damage. Besides shaking
down many chimneys and breaking
crockery, the trembler caused the
sixteen-foot statue of Minerva, on
the Court House grounds, to drop
her heavy staff.
WILL POST DRUNKARDS.
Richmond Police Publish Names of
Habitual Inebriates.
Every saloon in Richmond. Va.,
is to be supplied by the police depart
ment with a placard bearing the
names of habitual drunkards and
bearing the warning that the own
ers of the names are under the ban
of the probation officer and must not
be allowed to purchase any intoxicat
ing drinks. The cards will be plac
ed in conspicuous places on the walls
of the saloons, the names being
written or printed large enough to
be easily read. Clerks in the depart
ment are now preparing the cards,
which will go to the printers next
week. Blank spaces will be left on
the cards for the names of unfortu
nates who may fall from grace after
the original cards have been print
ed.
Aged Lady Commits Suicide.
Mrs. Peter Phillips, 60* years old,
the wife of a prominent farmer at
Hanson, Fla., committed suicide
Tuesday at Madison. Fla. The daugh
ter awoke at three o'clock that
morning, and found her mother mis
sing from the room. Mrs. Phillips
was found in a well, with her neck
broken.
Rattler Victim Still Alive.
A dispatch from Washington says
battling grimly for his life against
the deadly virus of a diamond rat
tler, Rodney Rose, the Zoo keeper
who was bitten on the left hand Mon
day, has- not yet passed the crisis
despite the fact that the venom ? of
the diamond generally either kills
or is nullified in 3 6 hours.
Three Firemen Killed.
A dispatch from Londan, Ontario
Bays three fiermen were killed and a j
fourth dangerously hurt Tuesday
night when the floors of a hardware
store fell through upon them in thej
basement o? a burning building.
THE AVAILABLE VOTES.
The Total Voting Strength of the)
Various Counties. ~
It is likely that there will be 100,
000 votes cast in the first primary
this year, estimating from the total
vote of 1906, which-reached 96,771
in the first primary for governor. It
may be of interest to see the vote
by counties two years ago, and it
will assist in estimating the vote this
year.
. The total .vote for governor In the
different counties two years ago was
as follows:
Total.
County. Vote.
Abbeville.2,137
Alken.2,937
Anderson,. ..5,042
Bamberg.1,143
Barnwell.2,003
Beaufort.648
Berkeley. . .1,197
Charleston.2,511
Cherokee.2,058
Chester.1,668
Chesterfield.2,264
Clarendon.1,644
Colleton. ..2,288
Darlington'. . .2,117
Dorchester.1,237
Edgefield.1,729
Fairfleld.1,266
Florence. . '.1,782
Georgetown.600
Greenville.5,356
Greenwood.1,856
Hampton.1,276
Horry.2,370
Kershaw.1,727
Lancaster.2.091
Laurens.2,986
Lee.1,756
Lexington.3,043
Marion.3,157
Marlboro.2,000
Newberry.2,302
Oconee. . .2,479
Orangeburg.3,410
Pickens.3,029
Richland.3-,307
Saluda.1,902
Spartanburg.6,815
Sumter.. .. '.1,842
Union.. .. '..2,5 81
Williamsburg.1,692
York.2,494
Total. 96,771
RATTLER IX GIRL'S BED.
Timely Discovery by Her Brother |
Suved Her Life.
Miss Mildred Crawford, a beauti
ful 16-year-uld girl living near Staun
ton, Va.. had the novel and some
what thrilling experience of sleep-'|
ing with an imense rattlesnake a
night or two ago.
Her brother entered her room and
found a three-foot rattler coiled on
the bed by the side of the young
lady, but soon succeeded in rescuing
his sister from the dangerous pre
dicament without disturbing the rat
tler, and now the girl wears the
snake skin around her waist as a
belt.
TIRED OF LIFE.
Well Known Insurance Man Puts an
End to It.
At Louisville. Ky.. Alfred T. Mim
berly. State Manager of the Bank
ers Life Association of Des Molnes,
and a well-known Insurance man was
found dead in bed at his home Tues
day afternoon. Death was caused
by self inflicted pistol wound accord
ing to Coroners verdict. He left a
note saying he had no trouble of any
kind but was simply tired of living.
Funds For Campaign.
More than $5.600 has been turned
into the Democratic national cam
paign fund up to date by William J.
Bryan's political paper, as the pro
ceeds of subscriptions sent in direct
ly to it by individuals, clubs and
newspapers. This amount does not
include any personal contributions
by Mr. Bryan, or receipts from the
publication of the paper over and
above the running expenses, which
the candidate for president has pro
mised to give to the national cam
paign.
JST 2U 1908.
LONG.
?0? Mar In Philadelphia Record.
RESCUE HELPLESS.
Driven Back by Flames From En
tombed Miners.
According to a dispatch from Lon
don a message from Wigin says that
after recovering the bodies of 20
miners, victims of the terrific ex
plosion in the Wigin mine Tuesday
night the rescuers were driven back
by flames early Wednesday morning.
All hope of rescuing any of the 65
men, still remaining alive, has been
abandoned, but the officials of the
mine are making desperate efforts
to quench the flames.
Seven of the rescue party were
brought to the surface unconscious.
The scene aroun dthe mouth of the
pit is pathetic in the extreme. Half
crazed mothers and wives maintained
all-night vigil, hoping against hope
that their loved ones would come to
the surface alive, but when daylight
came only four of the 80 men who
went to work Tuesday morning had
been rescue alive and they were all
unconscious, but will recover.
The bodies of the 20 dead are so
horribly burned that they cannot be
identified. It is realized that after
the flames are drowned out it will
be many hours before a party can
be again sent into the mine owing to
the gases. The only* cause assigned
for the explosion so far. is that a
naked lamp came in contact with a
pocket of gas in one of the workings.
WRECKED BY DYNAMITE
Home of Mine Boss Dynamited by
Strikers.
At Birmingham, Ala., the home
of homas Dugan, a mine boss of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company,
at Pratt City, was dynamited at
10:45 Wednesday morning. The
explosion pract'sally demolished'the
front portion ^f the house. Two of
Dugah's daughters were rendered
unconscious, but are not seriously
hurt. The other members of the
family escaped '..unhurt.
About 1 o'clock dynamite was
thrown on the p<brch of Andy Davis,
a negro non-unitfn miner, but the
occupants were nM Injured.
Walker Finalay. and A. J. Jones,
negro strike miners, were arrested
charged with th<-" outrage. For a
time it was feareVl a lynching would
result, but the deputies dispatched
from Birmingham" succeeded in
bringing the accused me>n safely to
the Jefferson count.* Jail.
FOREST FIRFA SPREADING.
Fate of Scattered^Kanchers is Un
known.
Forest fires on Vancouver Island1
are extending in every direction, and
the latest reports indicate that the
settlements are threatened. In
Kogsilah district, 20 ;'?iuare miles
are ablaze.
The fate of the scattered ranchers
is unknown. The flames are ad
vancing on Goldstream and 150 in
habitants are back-firing to save the
village. Several lumber camps have
been wiped out.
Telegraph and telephone messages
state that the eastern side of Bow
en island is a mass of fire . In one
settlement 80 souls were scattered
about the section which has been |
swept by the flames, but it is im-1
possible to ascertain their fate.
Negro Boy Killed by Train.
At Anderson, on Tuesday Henry
Moore, a negro lad of 12 years,
while stealing a ride on a Charles
ton and Western Carolina Railroad
engine, fell beneath the trucks of
the engine and received injuries
which proved fatal. The negro was
trespassing at the time of the acci
dent.
Should Have Been Stopped.
The postmaster at iHopkinsville,
Ky., has been officially informed that
the postcards mailed out of Hopkins
ville and other towns recently, show
ing the four bodies of the negroes
lynched at Russelville on August 1,
should not have been allowed to pass
through the mail. The card pre
sented genuine reproductions.
?1.50 PER ANNUM.
WILL MAKE APPEAL.
To Newspapers to Raise Money for
Campaign Fund.
A dispatch from Chicago says
every Democratic and independent
newspapers throughout th United
States will be appealed to by the De
mocratic national committee to ask
subscriptions for the Democratic
campaign fund in their-newspapers.
This plan, which was made known
by Col. Moses C. Wetmore, chairman
of the finance committee, is distinct
from the effort already inaugurated
by the national, committee to obtain
money through financial representa
tives under the direction of the na
tional commltteeman in each of the
States of the country. Col. Wet
more said:
"We are going to get the money
to run this campaign, make no mis
take about that. Th eftepublicaifj
know where to get theirs, no matter
what contributions they may have
to turn back to comply with the law.
Every source that we can find will
be tapped and the results of our ef
forts so far are fairly encouraging,
make appeals to ?editors of all De
mocratic and independent newspapers
to start subscription lists and to
every contributor The national com
mittee will send an acknowledgment
as a souvenir of the campaign. The
appeal is signed by Chairman Mack,
Gov. Haskell, treasurer of the com
mittee, and myself."
ORDER RESTORED.
SPRINGFIELD CITIZENS TO C03I
BAT MOB ELEMENT.
TWO KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
Saw Mill Engine Boiler Bursts in
North Carolina.
Two men lost their lives and two
others were fatally injured by the
explosion of the Boston boiler at
William Reid's saw mill, near Dra
co, Caldwell County, N. C., Sunday
morning at 11 o'cclok.
The dead are:
Henry Gilbert, aged 50.
Fred Jackson, aged 21.
The fatally njured:
Mm. Reid, owner of the mill.
Hugh Reid, his son.
The dead and injured ar ewhite
and were working at the mill when
the explosion occurred. It is said
that Gilbert, who was engineer of
the plant had the safety valve down
and high prejsure on the boilr caus
ed the explosion. The boiler was
thrown fifty yards, and the plant was
wrecked by the force of the explo
sion. Gilbert and Jackson were
horribly mangld. *ftejfd and his son
in addition to receiving terrible
wounds from the flying wreckage
were badly scalded, and neither will
live. Reid is a well-to-do citizen and
lives sixteen miles from Taylorsville,
on the Southern Railroad.
SAVED BY CORK LEGS.
Policemen's Artificial Limbs Enable
Him to Rescue the Other.
At. PitUDnrg, Jggy Harry Pinker
ton, a police alarm oprator, was able
to save a fellow man's life Tuesday
night because he is a cripple, having
two artificial legs.
As Pinkert?n was walking along
a street on the North Side he saw
carrying 1,500 volts, that had brok
en from its moorings. Wilson could
had picked up.
Pinkerton hurried
to Wilson
jerked him away from the wire
Pinkerton's cork and wooden legs be
ing non-conductors, the current
could not reach the ground through
his body.
First Troops Sent Away?Law and
Order Being Gradually Restored?
City Under Strict Surveillance.
With a special grand Jury voting
true bills against men who partic
ipated in the rioting at Springfield,
HI., on last Friday and Sauraay
nights, with the coroner holding in
quests over the victims and collect
ing evidence against the rioters for
the grand jury and with the strict
enforcement of law and order in all
parts of the city the frrst troops have
been sent away.
The First regiment left at ten,
o'clock Wednesday morning for
Chicago.
Coroner Woodruff continues tak
ing evidence at -the inquest over
Scott Brown, the first negro lynched.
The doors of the inquest Toom are
kept locked and newspaper men are
excluded.
The funeral of William H. Done
gan, the eighty-year-old negro, who
was lynched by the mob on Saturday
night, was held from St. John's hos
pital Wednesday morning. Not more
than a dozen persons attended the
service, as all of the victims of the
family are in Chicago, where they
fled the night of the lynching.
Now that George Richardson, the
negro, has been \ Indicted for attack
ing Mrs. Earl Hallam, the state's at
torney declares jae will make every
effort to try him at once. The negro
members of the Springfield fire de
partment have been discharged by
Mayor Reece "for the good of the
service."
There has been severe friction in
the fire stations ever since the riot
of Friday night and the mayor
though., h best to rid the depart
ment of negroes and avoid trouble
among the firemen. The negroes
say they are glad to get out of the
service, as they realize that their
association with the white members
of the department is impossible.
Many persons are being held by
the police for participation in the
riots. According to the police, in
dictments will be returned against
each one.
Two hundred men, women and
children slept in the state arsenal
Ti*~7day night, guarded by troops.
While there was no disturbance of
any kind in any part of the city
these people have not yet recovered
from their fright of Friday and Sat
urday nights and are afraid to remain;
at their own homes during"the night.
All left the arsenal early Wednesday
and returned to their homes.
HAD FATAL FALL.
Over Five Thonsand People Witness
ed the Accident.
At Patterson, N. J., Sonny Briggs,
the motu. .,v?)ist and former ama
teur- light-weight cu^Dlon boxer>
was killed in the presence oi c.^nn
persons at the Clifton stadium.
William Wilson writhing in agony at Briggs came here to pace Jimmy
the end of a trolley line feed wire Moran in a twenty-mile motor pac
.-1 ed race.
After making four laps of the sau
t let go of the dangling wire he cer track, Briggs was appearing to
slow up when the machine v/aboled
nd crashed into the grand stand.
caught him around the waist and Briggs was hurled fifty feet through
CHAFIN NOTIFIED.
Made a Short Speech Saying That
He Would Accept.
A dispatch from Chicago, says a
meeting at which Eugene W. Chaflnof
Chicago was formerly notified of his
nomination as the prohibition candi
date for president was held Tuesday
[evening. The notification address
was made by the secretary of the
temperance committee of the Presby
terian church of America. Follow
Ing'-^he notification, Chafin delivered
his spefci>fc^,of acceptance, in which
he outlined vtbe policies for which
prohibitionists' will make the cam
paign. (
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Trip to Last a \car.
The round) the world cruise of
the Atlantic fleet began from Hamp
ton Roads orj December 16, 1907,
and the opinion of the naval authori
ties is that thte cruise will have last
ed a year when\ the fleet bellows forth
its reply to the welcome that will
be tendered It I by the shipping and
forts in New Ylork harbor.
Greenville Court House Peamagcd.
At Greenville) during a*n electric
storm Tuesday / the tin roof of the
County Court \House was partially
torn off. one Aide being rolled up
Hike a scroll. I The building was
empty at the tinie. the officers being
at a political meeting in the coun
try.
Lightning Hit iHim on Head.
At Durham, N.\c, while loading
ing tobacco on Thjursday, 18 miles
from there '.IightnMng struck Jesse
the air, landing on the track. His
neck, one arm and leg were broken.
Briggs died before reaching the hospi
tal.
Rriggs was 28 years old and be
gan his cycling career with Jimmy
Moran and Dutch Walter. He act
ed at pacemaker in this country for
Jimmy Michaels, the former En
glish champion cyclist. ,
BRYAN RECEIVES TRICK MULE
Mascot of Democrats For Campern.
Busy on Speeches.
A dispatch from Lincoln, Neb.,
says W. J. Bryan received Wednesday
from the Minnesota State Agricultur
al Society, the long expected trick
mule, which is to be the "mascot"
of the party this fan. The mule
was taken out to Fairvlew, where it
was given a hearty welcome by the
candidate and his family.
"I am going to have a caucus of
the newspaper correspondents to se
lect a name for this mascot of mine,"
declared Bryan, as he led the animal
about, a lawn by a halter. "They tell
me that it is the. best trained mule
in the United States, and we will
have to properly name it before the
day is over."
RING IN BIRD'S NEST.
Diamond Circlet is Found by Wo
man While Walking.
Miss Anna Dodge, of Brooklyn,
who Is visiting friends in Caldwell.N.
J., while in the woods of that vicini
ty with friends, found a diamond
ring valued at $350.
Her attention was drawn to a bird s
nest at the foot of a tree, and think
ing it had been wantonly thrown to
the ground by some small boy, pick
ed It up. In the nset was the ring.
It is set with four diamonds of rare
brilliancy. A jeweler says it is worth.
Fearrington on the] head, tearing a $350.
hole in his hat and\glanclng to trees The nest was that of a blackbird,
nearbv Though unconscious sever- and it is supposed the bird carnea
nearby. Though unconscious sever
al hours, he recovered.
and
the ring there.