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SWEEP MAINE The Democrats Elect the Governor and Diree Congressmen. ALMOST A CLEAN SWEEP Democrats Elect Their Governor for the First Time in Thirty Years r.v. ?I%A Miu wu^ixaouicu iui uic r usv Time In Sixty Years or More, I)uiiifoumling the Republicans. The Democrats nearly made a clean sweep in the Maine election on Tuesday, electing the Governor and two Congressmen out of four. The Republicans elect two. There was no uncertainty In the voice with which Maine recorded her preference for Governor, and her attitude on the issues of the campaign generally. The plurality given Frederick K. Plalsted, of Augusta, Demdfcrat, was decisively large. The Democrats have rarried the Legislature also, whlAfe will elect a Democratic Senator In place of Hale. In the face of the sweeping Democratic victory the Republican leaders were overwhelmed with surprise, and the magnitude of their success astonished even the most sanguine Democrat. It was the first beating the Republicans of Maine, the State of Ululno and Reed, has had In 3 0 years, and by a coincidence Harris M. Plaisted, father of the present State candidate, was Maine's last Democratic Governor, in the year 1881. Col. Plaisted, the Governor-ele:,', goes up to the Capital with a plurality larger than that given two years ago to his defeated Republican opponent, Governor llert tM. Fernaid, of Poland. Col. Plaisted was born In Bangor in 1864. He ran for mayor of Augusta five times and won four elections. The Republican leaders, as a rule, were at a loss to account for their overwhelming defeat. The wvthe** was perfect. The issues were well understood and most of the speakers had confined themselves to State matters, scarcely mentionrrg national affairs. Governor Fernald's administration was Btoutly defended against Democratic criticism of extravagance. Close political observers, however, heard mutterings, not loud, but deep. The so-called "Old Guard" had to stand a lot of party criticism and even the leaders were out of harmony with a new element which had begun to manifest itself, especially in the western part of the State. It was hoped among the backers of the administration of Governor Fer nald that this unrest would suMlde and much do pendence was placed on the old loyalty of the farming vote in the back counties. But "insurgency" was in the air. The rural voter had been absorbing ideas out of the State as well as in it, and this was particularly manifest in the 3d district, whero Congres?man Burleigh, with an 18-year record at Washington, found himself defeated by his old-time opponent, Samuel W. Gould, of Skowheyan. The victory of Daniel J. McfJil icuddy, of Lewlston, in tho 2d district, was not so surprising, as Congressman John P. Swansey, o* Canton, narrowly missed defeat in his first election two vo.iri McGUlicuddy served two terms as mayor of Lewislon, and baa been prominent In party nfia'rs for many years. He was chairman of tbe last State Convention and delivered ihe ba tie cry of extrvagance. wuldi proved ono of tbe most effective in tbe campaign. In tbe 1st district Asher C. Hinds, whose talents as i parliamentarian were discovered yeaTj ago by Thos. It. Reed, and who bas sat behind half a dozen Bpoakors, Including Joseph Q. Cannon, was given a iard fight by former Sheriff Wm. M. i'sbnell, and tho lutter's election was also conceded by Mr. Boyd, tho Republican Sta'e chairman That insurgency has snread as far me ?ui uisirici ana up into Aroostook County, where Congressman Frank E. Guernsey, of Dover, w*?s opposed by Geo. W. ilmsou. of C.a aia, wa<i also disclosed by the early returns, and the result was in doubt. The election passed ofT without any unfortunate Incident; in fact, it was one of the quietest In yea "a The vote was about an average one for an off year and the total will run '.o abont 140,000. Governor Biri M. Fernald, of Portland, said Monday night: "I have no doubt from the recurns at hand that Mr. Plaisted has been elected by from three to live thousand. I don't understand why t.ve vote should take such a sudden change in all parts of the State." The latest reports from the election are as follows: 57 out of 62>2 election districts give: Fernald, Republican, 63,530; and Plaisted, Democratic, 72,636. The vote in 12 06 was: Cobb, Republican, 68,000; DaviB, Democrat, 60,721. Han the Deffislutare Too. Complete returns on the vote for State senate show the Democrats hal v V ,'3 :T"~9 TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS BUSY. Effort to Select Candidate Acceptable to Both Factions. A dispatch from Nashville says city is teeming with politicians from every section of the State. Various theories and suggestions are advanced in connection with the perplexing political problems brought about by Governor Patterson's withdrawal from the Gubernatorial race. 13ut is s all chaos and noue can safely predict the outcome. The independent Convention an Wednesday will stand by the leaders' ! agreement and endorse Hooper, the Republican nominee, seems now assured, but the question of the voters attitude Is still open. Monday in Sumner County, a public meeting of the Democratic coiumlttoe and voters adopted resolutions suggesting a plan for selecting a Democratic caudidate that both factions could support, and it is understood that similar meetings are planned in other counties. Such suggestions have been considered by men prominent in both factions, but it Is said that the independent leaders are holding to their compact, charging that Patterson's step is but a scheme to hold off the Legislature. Until the State committee meets nothing tangible will be known. ON TRAIL OF GOLD. Scores of Infectives Search for the Stolen liars. A score of detectives have been set to work in Alaska to trace the $57,500 in gold ingots stolen in transit on the steamer Ilunihodlt from the Washington-Alaska bank of Fairbanks, Alaska, to the Dexter-Ilortou National bank of Seattle. The ship makes several stops en route to Seattle und the steamship officials say that the robbers may have left the boat at one of the intermediate points. The looted box had not been roughly broken open. Apparently the thieves had removed one side by use of a nail puller. The bank and express company officials Interested express the conviction that the robbery occurred before the steamship Hum'bodlt arrived at Seattle. The Canadian customs oflicials are supposed to have unpacked the entire consignment and examined It at Dawson. From that point to the assay office at Seattle, a distance of probably 1,400 miles, the boxes passed without more than casual scrutiny. KIDNAPPED FROM HOSPITAL. County Prosecutor of Newark, Ohio, Spirited Awiy. County Prosecutor Philip Smythe. of Newark, Ohio., who has been in the Shepherd sanitarium at Columbus, Ohio, for some time, was kidnapped Monday by unknown parties who drove up to the sanitarium In an automobile. They asked for Mr. Smythe and Dr. McMlllen, In charge of the sanitarium, says he consented to allow Smythe to see them. Two attendants followed Smythe and when he got Into the vehicle, McMlllen says that the men seized Smythe and drawing revolvers nourished them at the frightened attendants when they protested. Olflcors are hunting for them . KILLS FIANCE ANI) HIMSELF. Jealousy Causes Young Man to Shoot Young Dentist Also. Jealous of the attention of his rival, Jay Harblnson, aged 26, shn Dr. Bayd Cllnite, a young dentist, and killed hlB nineteen-year-old sweet-heart in Redfleld, S. D. He then killed himself. The girl's death followed n twenty minutes, but the young dentist will probably recover. Killed by lluMoball. Edward Ballard. 20 years old, was killed In a baseball game Thursday at Wisner, Mich. A foul tip h4t hlin over the heart while he was playing the position of catcher. secured 21 out of 31 seats. The last State senate was made up of 23 Republicans and 8 Democrat.} The Democrats also have el ?cted 71 reprni '.nta'iv ?s out of a total house membership of 151. This gives the Democrats within live votes of a majority in the lower house. With a majority of eleven in the senate, the Democrats are assured o? the control in joint convention of both branches of the legislature, which will elect a United States senator to succeed Senator Eugene Hale. The Republicans have elected 51 representatives in districts thus far complete. me Democratic leaders expressed confidence that returns from the remaining 29 representative districts would glvo a secure Democratic majority In the house. With but four representative districts to bo completed at 1.30 p. m. Tuesday, the Democrats have elected 84 representatives and the Republicans 63. | The two Democratic Congressmen elected went in by 2,000 and 3,000 majorities respectiveely, while the two Republican Congressmen had only 200 and 300 majorities respectively In the districts they carried. A change of a few hundred votes wouid have given the Democrats all four Congressmen. BOLD BANDITS , 5 Hold Up and Rob Tbree Men in An Antomobile on Lonely Road. A VICTIM SHOWS FIGHT And Is Roughly Handled by the Two Robbers. Who Relieve the Travelers of Their Cash and Watches at the Point of Pistols the Thujas Had. Three belated automobili.sts hur-v ing^ into Poughkeepsie, N. Y., at a forty-mile-an-hour pace in u big touring car wore halted on a lonely spot on the new State road near Rheinbeck Monday morning by two swinging lanterns. As their machine stopped the lanterns went out and two masked men hopped lightly to tlio high step of the car. There was one of them on each side of the automobile and each carried a glistening revolver. "Get out of here while we search you." Baid one of the men as he swung open the door of the car. Tho automobilists stepped down for the barrels of the two revolvers covered their every movement. "Up with your hands?and no fooling," was the next commaud Then while one of the highwaymen stood on the seat of the car the other went through a score or scores ol pockets, missing nothing in his deliberate search. He took out a bandana handkerchief and carefully tied up his booty, $175 in cash, thr?-e watches worth $4 00, and some nego- , tiable papers, the value of which is not stated. As the highwayman stepped back to allow his victims to return to the car, one of the trio, J. W. Trowsley, of New York City, stooped quickly, picked up a huge rock and sprang upon the masked man. Tho second highwayman afraid to fire at Towsley for fear of injuring ] his companion, rushed to the rescue, shooting twice into the air as he came. lie pulled Towsley away, hurling him sprawling toward the car, which the other outomobllists were just entering. Then he grabbed his companion and the two disappeared in the darkness at the side of the road. ] The automobilists made record time to Hheinbeck and from there telephoned to the authorities in Poughkeepsie and neighboring towns. ( Deputy sheriffs were immediately sent out after the highwaymen. Nearly a score of automobile holdups have occurred in that neighborhood during the last few weeks. I 1 DEMOCRATS WIN ARIZONA. j Will Control the Constitutional Convention. Democrats will write the consti- < tution of the new state of Arizona. ] !u tho election of delegates to the constitutional convention they won at least 2 8 out of 52 seats in the convention. The otllcial canvass prob- 1 ably will increase the number of Den.ocrats. If campaign pledges and platforms are carried out to the letter the con- 1 stitution will not be the short, plain ^ instrument pleaded for by those who expressed the fear that any other , might be frowned on in Washington, j it will establish the principles of the ? .nitiatlve, referendum and recall, di- t It will establish the principles of the ( direct election of the United Stales ( Senators and Hlruot nflmo.u J. ^ State-wide prohibition and woman f suffrage may be fought out on the floor of the convention or submitted is amendments to a popular vote simultaneously with the constitution. HAIiF MILLION IIORKOWEI). ( South Carolina Huh Requested Loan of 9550,000. f The sum of $T>50,000 has been bur- ' rowed by the State treasurer since tho first of the year to pay the nec- ( essary expenses of the State govern- r ment. This money has been ae r .red t in two loans of $200,000 and onj c of $150,000. The several loans wet ", c mado through the Palmetto National r bank of Columbia. At the last s?> - f sion of the general assembly the c general assembly the State tro"surer was authorized to borrow the sum of $000,000. This was an increase of $100,000 over the amount bor- f rowed In 1909. The statement is made that It will not be necessary v to borow any more money for the ' present year. The first tax money k will be received by November 15. ^ i Three Perish in Wreck. j, Three were killed and as many d hurt in Hocking Valley passenger i train wreck near Lamoyne, Ohio, ->n r Monday. A broken rail was the t cause. t Not a Word to Say. When President Taft wns told at U Reverly. Mass., that the Democrats a had cleaned ufc Maine he did no' t have a word to say. Like most oth- II er Republicans he was dumbfounded, r DIES OF INJURIES. Second Jailor in Six Months to Die of Injuries Received. Jailer John Cook, of Camden, who was assaulted on Saturday night, when three prisoners made their es:ape from the Kershaw county Jail, lied early Tuesday morning as a "esult of the wounds inflicted by the escaped men. Developments show that an iron cupsidor was the instrument used by the prisoners. Mr. Cook is survived by a wife and live shildren. The two men who escnped are still at large, while the woman was captured late Saturday night at the grounds of a carnival then playing there. This is the second jail delivery that has occurred at Camden in the last six months. The former one resulted in the death of Jailer Boone, who also died as a result of the injuries received at the hands of escap nig prisoners. STABBED WITH PENCIL. Jackie on Gunbout Hancock Is Killed With Unusual Weapon. The stab of a lead pencil was the weapon which brought death Saturday night to Albert Curren, a Jackie on the gunboat Hancock. Curren had obtained a-leavo of absence to visit his sisters in Brooklyn. In n saloon near her home he became gaged with John Schmidt, an acquaintance in a lively discuss iu as to the merits of the battleships of Germany and the United States. Schmidt declares Curren struck him. Schmidt said he did not realize that he held a lead pencil in his clinched hand when, resenting Curren's attack he struck back. The blow caught Curren on the neck an1 the pencil pierced his jugular vein. TRAINS KILLS NEGltO WOMAN. Harriett Littlrjolin Meets Tragic Death at Clifton. Trying to cross the track before a passenger train, at Clifton early Monday morning. Harriet Littlejohn, aged 60, one of the best know negroes at Clifton, fell on the track and before she could get off was struck and Instantly killed. At the coroner's inquest, no blame was attached to the engineer. This is the third inquest Coroner Turner has held in 2 4 hours. FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION. The Engineer and Fireman Dead and Engineer's Son Hurt. Two men were killed and a boy fatally injured when the boiler in the Toleda and Central pumping station at New Lexington, Ohio, was blown up Monday. The building was wrecked. Albert Funk, the ensrlnee. was hurled 300 feet and killed. Jas. Kelly, the fireman, was so badly injured that he died later. Dea, 5>-ear-old son of the engineer, will probably die. GIVEN FIVE YEARS. iVTiite Man Sent to Penitentiary for Manslaughter. At Greenville Tully Habb, a welltnown white farmer of that section vas convicted Wednesday in the :riminal court ot manslaughter, and ivas sentenced to five years at hard abor by Judge Gary. A notice of tppeal was filed and bond fixed in he sum of $3,000. Habb is alleged o have killed T. W. Knight, near Jreenville about two months ago. The trial began Tuesday morning and ontinued until Wednesday afterloon. THIRST CAUSES DISCOVERY. 'hinaman Conies Into United States in Loud of llay. A lean yellow hand protruding i cin a ?-m uuur in me hOBTon and rialne railroad yard and a faint 'oice pleading in broken Kngllsh for vater led to the discovery of four Chinese. They were promptly arested on tho charge of attepting o evade the immigration laws. The consignment of hay in the car was onsigned from Tturko, near the Ca- ( Indian line. New York State. All our travelers were in a weakened ondition from lack of water. Advertising Spells Success. All business men want success but lot every one secures it. Tho man vho sits idly by his store door waitng for a chance customer will never i uun uiv juy ui ?utcess, neuner will > ie who declines to acquaint the punic with the character of the goods ' ie keeps on his shelves. In the^e ' lays of fierce competition every bus- 1 ness man must keep abreast of his ivals in advertising and other up- ' o-dato methods if he would spell he magia word?success. Tho publicity given crimes by all Ive. up-to-date newspapers deterk * great many rascals from commit- < ing crime. They are afraid of pubIcity and refrain from doinv their 1 ascality. 2 V, A. 3 NEGROES LYNCHED I ATTEMPTED TO ASSAULT TWO DROWNING CHILDREN. One of the Fiends Confessed the Crlnio Before the Mob Swunn Them to u Tree. Will Sharp and Bob Bruce, two negroes were lynched Monday night by a mob of about forty men for an attempted assault on Sallie and Callle Downing, children of Jack Downing at their home at Conuorsville, 5 miles above Tiptonville.Tenn., Sun uay mgni. The negroes were taken from Sheriff Hayes in a cypress brake about three-quarters of a mile from Tipmville, the sheriff having taken them there to await developments in connection with the rumors of a mob. The mob appeared unexpectedly on the officers and rushed them. No shots were fired. The prisoners were quickly swung to a tree and the mob dispersed. The members were not masked. The lynching was carried through without the people of Tiptonville knowing about what was transpirlug. Ilruce, it is said, confessed the crime, implicating Sharp. WAYIiAIl) AND MOHHKD. A Sjmrtanbnrg Physician Drugged by Two White Men. Decoyed to a lonely spot near Glendale, C miles from Spartanburg, by a call for his professional services, I>r. William G". Sexton, of that city, was waylaid Wednesday morning by two white men who overpowered him, rendered him unconscious with cloroform and robbed him of $500. According to his statement he had intended to give the money to a building contractor in payment for repairs to his house, which was almost destroyed by lire three months ago. Dr. Sexton had a narrow escape from losing his life on that oc casion. ne lay unconscious lor nine hours. When he recovered consciousness he called to a passing negro for assistance. He was carried to Spartanburg and taken home. He was still dazed, but managed to tell a connected story and to give a fairly good description of one of his assailants. PIIIATKS HOEiD IP KTEAMKK. Overcome Crew, Kill Owners and Then Escaped. A band of brigands, disguised as passengers, held up a Russian steamer south of Harbin, Manchuria, on Monday and after a desperato flgnt overcame the crew and robbed the passengers. In attempting to defend their vessel tho owners, two Russians, were killed, and many of tho Chinese crew were wounded, as were such of the eighty Chinese passengers as offorofl When the pirates were in control of the situation they bound the passengers and crew, a Russian sailor and two Russian women, and took the valuables of the captives ut their leisure. A boat load of hunters who happened to be in the vicinity gave the alarm and a Russian gunboat was sent in pursuit of the outlaws. FIKK IN STEAM ICR'S HOLD. Crew Pretty Well Exhausted When Port Is Reached. The French freight and passenger steamer California arrived at Harve, France, Monday from New York with a flro that had been fought for 12 days, still burning briskly in her hold. The crew was pretty well exhausted, and called upon the city firemen to finish the job. The latter proceeded to flood the craft and hope to save part of the cargo. The steamer California had sixteen passengers who were glad to get ashore unharni- 1 ed. The steamer which carries only second-class passengers and not many of theni is owned by the Gompagnie-Generalo Trans - Allanlique. She sailed from New York for Harve . ii mmuM _ i wun a load of merchandise. I DKOWNKD NKAK SAVANNAH. " I ( Young Man Tries to Learn to Swim by ('sing Water Wings. Thomas B. McPhelm. a well-known < young man of Savannah, Ga., was ( Irowned Sunday In tho Wilmington 1 river by trying to learn to swim wiih l water wings. Several young women, 1 looked on as ho called for help. Two 1 men dived into the water, but couid not reach him for fifteen mlnutea. For over half an hour efforts were tnado to resuscitate him, but they < were unavailing. t Officer Swept Overboard. j Second Officer Funnell of steamer i Swazi was swept overboard and lost I luring a fierce gale on September 4. t The Swazi In command of Capt Ab- I >ey sailed from New York on August t 11 for 'Marseilles and other ports. I CAUGHT AT LAST | Detectives Arrest a Man for Steatiac 11 After Watching Hia 11 FOR ABOUT FOUR YEARS V Men Tuken in Charge for Ho1>1?injc BL the United States Sub Treasury at Chicago Several Years Ago. After- I Heing Shadowed by infectives foe S I George VV. Fitzgerald, a former as- B I sorting teller in the Chicago sub- j& I treasury, wits arrested at Chicago on B | Wednesday by Deputy United State* B I marshall, charged with the myster- ? I ious theft of 1173.000 from the H. I ury on February 19.1907. i In Fitzgerald was arrested on a bench Hflj warrant based on an Indictment returned Becretly by a federal grand jury on February 17, 1910. Three Bft days after the indictment was secret- Bg| 1 ly returned and suppressed on?>February 20, it was announced that thestatute of limitations had operated to stop possible criminal prosecution, in the peculiar case. Coincident with this ruse by theauthorities secret service men wero detailed to watch Fitzgerald constantly and make a most rigid investigation of the former teller's. fk. * financial interests and affairs. Discoveries made by these secret service operatives resulted in the order for Fitzgerald's arrest. Marshal Kbersteln, chief of special """~r agents of the department of justice, and Deputy United States marshals. 9a Walter Wainwright and J. T. Duckner arrested Fitzgerald at bis insurance brokerage otlices just as the former sub-treasury teller was leaving for his home. Fitzgerald wast first taken to United States Marshal Hay's office in the federal building,, where he was searched, handcuffed., and placed in a cell. After an hour's hl s Imprisonment, Fitzgerald was taken, before Judge Kennesaw M. Landls,. formally arraigned and his ball fixed at $50,000. Being unable to givebond in this sum, he was tuken tothe county jail. IH 1 The indictment against Fitzgerald ivau in coun speottieB four counts. Three charge embezzlement and thefourth charges larceny. K9 Attaches of the district attorney'*. jXI office declare that, since the disap- tgi I pearance of the $173,000 from thesub-treasury, Fitzgerald had donethe following things: Organized the Illinois Car Manufacturing company with a $5(\00O * plant at Hammond, Ind.; organized the Illinois Holt, Nut and Forgin. company with a large plant In Chi- Efc cago; dealt extensively in stocks and bonds; moved from a modest flat to a $10,000 residence in Itodgers park tl a suburb of Chicago; paid for this. Vj new home and furnished it extensively; lived in expensive style and entertained friends lavishly. m From the time of the returning, of tho suppressed indictment on Feb- I ruary 17, tho greatest secrecy was. B used by government officials in handling the investigation. The indict- H rnent was locked in a vault In the- H offices of tho United States district court clerk to await such time as the* federal lawyers felt that they had B suflleient evidence to warrant th? S arrest of Fitzgerald. W All this time Fitzgerald was nevor out of sight of secret service men m . when awake, and while he slept operatives were on guard at his homeor hotel. The former teller was fol- J lowed to his offices down town aud watched throughout the day. Mean- 1 while all of his financial transactions I were checked up closely and certain investments traced to him. Tho sub-treasury robbery, which has bnffled secret service officers for I threo years occurred Wednesday* February 20, 1 907. | The money was all In $1,000 and $10,000 bills. Federal officers alt over the country were brought Into Ihe hunt for the missing money. The $17.1,000 disappeared from Fitzgerald's cage In the sub-treasury, where he was employed as sorting: teller. When questioned regarding: the disappearance of the money Fitzgerald said he went out to lunch and when he returned the money wns gone. He was closely questioned at the time and was shadowed for several months. A year after the robbery Fitzger?ld was arrested by a private detective agent acting for William Hollenwelr, tho sub-treasurer. The charge was not pressed at that time, j aowever, and Fitzgerald proceeded J o institute damage suits against Soldenwelr and the detective agency I 'or alleged false arrest. I Oats Off Mis Qaeae. I Prince Tsal Tao, the chief of the? J| Chinese military mission, who has J ipent two months in visiting Amsrica t ind the principal European countrlea las cut off his pigtail. The new? vas received with dell-'ht in Pekin, >y the officers of the Chinese army, vho feel sure that the prince, who s their commander in chief, means o give them permission to follow lis example