The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, October 03, 1907, Image 3
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President
The nation paid homage at Canton,
^ . Ohio, Monday to the memory of WilJiam
McKinley, when the splendid
monument, which marks his last rest
ing place was unveiled in the presence
of an assembled throng such as
the little city never witnessed before
and with the president
of the United States as the principal
speaker. It was the tribute of ja
grateful nation, both in word and in
deed, to ' a good citizen, a brave soldier,
a wise executive" and more than
50,000 persons, representing all walks
of life, and every part of the country, j
participated in the ceremonies dedi4
eating the monument, the loving gift
of a million Americans, whose contri
butions, aggregating $600,000, provid- j
ed the splendid tomb in which rests
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the country, and many representatives
of foreign countries made the pilgrimage
to participate in the dedication
of the mausoleum and made the
event a nbtable one. ,
The monument 1b a magnificent
j structure, simple but imposing. In the
sarcophagi are the bronze caskets containing
the bodies of both President
McKinley and his wife. In niches in
the wall of the tomb are two little caskets
containing the ashes of their only
.children, Ida and Mary, both of whom
died in infancy.
0 The presiding officer of the day was
Oovernor Harris, who was introduced
hy Justice Day. The introduction was
followed by an invocation of Rev.
Frank M. Bristol, pastor of the Mett",
xopolitan Methodist Episcopal church
of Washington, D. C.
The opening address was then giv*"?
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?n by Justice ua,y. xms woo muuncu
by the singing of the "Star Spangled
Banner" by the G. A. R. band of Canton,
the Canton Singers' Club and the
entire assemblage.
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TWO DIVISIONS CUT OUT.
- Changes Announced by Southern Railway
is Retrenchment Policy.
General Superintendent H. E. Hutchens,
of the western district of the
Southern railroad, has given out several
changes which are to be made as
a beginner in the second step of the
policy of retrenchment adopted by the
Southern.
The Chattanooga division, which
was established January 1, last, and
the Mooresville division in the northern
district, have been abolished. The
Chattanooga division is merged into
the Knoxville and Atlanta divisions,
GEORGIA CAVALRYMAN KILLED.
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Sergeant Charles Plaskett Mangled by
Switch Engine in Canton, Ohio.
Quartermaster Sergeant Charles G.
Plaskett of the twelfth United States
cavalry, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., was
killed by a switching engine at Canton,
Ohio, Monday night as he was makins
his wav to the train which was tc
bear him back to Georgia.
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(IBUTE TO
1 Monument is De<
lousands Take Part
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nnvppnor Harris then delivered an !
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address, which was followed by the!
unveiling of the bronze statue of Wilj
Ham McKinley by Miss Helen McKin!
ley of Cleveland, the only sister ot |
| the late president.
James Whitcomb Riley read a poem
composed for the occasion. This was
! followed by the address of President
Roosevelt. The program was closed
i by the singing of "America," and ben!
ediction by the Right Rev. Ignatius F.
1 Horstmann, bishop of Cleveland.
Immediately upon the close of the
. program President Roosevelt and par1
ty visited the interior of the tomb.
This was followed by a visit by the
invited guests and then the general
public.
The section of the city surrounding
the reviewing stand was roped off as
well as other parts of the downtown
streets, and all other routes traversed
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by the president were heavily guarded
by secret service men.
At this point the soldiers stood
shoulder to shoulder and no one was
allowed near the chief executive. He
was closely guarded by secret service i
detectives, who walked by the side of j
his carriage. j
The mausoleum stands on an emi- j
nence to which has been given the
name of Monument Hill, about two
miles due west of the McKinlev home
in the city of Canton. It is not an
ornate affair, but its simplicity is relieved
by sufficient artistic embellishment
to make it an object of beauty,
as well as one of massive proportions
and breadth of design.
Four states have contributed a share
of the material which has been used
in the building of the monument. The
granite used in the approaches and the
mausoleum proper are from the quarries
of Milford, Mass. Tennessee has
furnished gray marble for the inteior
of the tomb, while the sacophagt which
now holds the bronze caskets in which
j lie the bodies of President and Mrs.
PRESIDENT BEGINS TRIP.
Leaves Washington for His Western
and Southern Itinerary.
j With a hearty "Goodbye and good
jluck," President Roosevelt left Wash/
ington Sunday night at 7:41 in a special
train over the Pennsylvania railroad
on his western and southern trip.
Accompanying him were Secretary
t Aceiat-nnt Secretary Latta, Sur
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! geon General Rixey, U. S. N., Secreta
ries Wilson and Garfield, who went as
j far as Canton, Ohio, where the first
j stop was made; representatives of the
j press association and a photographer.
HEAVY STORM BUFFETS FLEET.
Battleship of Atlantic Squadron Shaken
Up and Two Livec Lost.
| Wireless dispatches received in BosIfrnm
the Atlantic squad
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1! ron anchored at the head of Cape Cod
i ! bay, off the Barnstable sh^re, show
,! that two lives were lost, two vessels
; i damaged and the entire fleet given a
! severe shaking up in the storm which
j raged Sunday in the bay.
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McKINLEY
iicated at Canton,
in Ceremonies.
? the Day.
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McKinley- are of dark green granite
from. Windsor, Vermont. The base 011
which the sarcophagi rests is black
granite from Berlin, Wis.
From the first step of the approach
to the monument to the actual top of
the structure is 163 feet 6 inches, the
mausoleum itself being 98 feet 6
inches high above the summit of the
mound. The top of the dome has an
oculus 15 feet in diameter through
which comes a softened light, which
adds greatly to the beauty of the interior.
The mausoleum is 78 feet 9 inches in
diameter. Doric columns are placed
around the interior in such a manner
as to appear half buried in the
sides of the building. The floor is of
mosaic, marble having been brought
from many states for the purpose.
Half way down from the top of the
123 granite step3 that lead up to the
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.mAin pntrance on the south side ot
tlie mausoleum stands a heroic bronze
figure of President McKinley representing
him in the attitude usually
assumed when speaking ? his right .
hand holding a manuscript, and the
left hand in the trousers pocket. Bf*
hind the figure is a bronze chair encircled
with a wreath and draped with
the flag of the United States. The
bronze figure, which is 9 feet high,
stands on a pedestal 18 feet from the
base to the feet of the figure.
Twenty-six acres of ground were
purchased by the monument association,
and the utmost art of the gardener
has been lavished upon the grounds.
The mausoleum and grounds have
been built and arranged at a cost of
$500,000, and it is the intention of the
I commission to raise an endowment
; fund of $150,000 which precludes the
I charging of a fee for admission.
At the next meeting of the mauso
leum trustees custodians will be
! chosen, and it is the intention to ask
! for an indefinite detail of soldiers of
J the regular army to guard the tomb.
TECH STUDENTS SHUT OUT.
Lack of Dormitory Room at Georgia
Institution the Cause.
Lack of dormitory room for applicants
to the Georgia School of Technology
at Atlanta, which opened its
doors Monday morning, has caused
that institution the loss of 300 students.
Fully that number has applied
for admission, and for rooms in the
dormitory, and because of insufficient
accommodations and a parental objection
to the would-be collegians rooming
off the college grounds, have failed
to matriculate.
FLAGLER IS RETRENCHING.
Announces That Work on Key West
Extension Will Be Stopped.
Henry M. Flagler announced m ^ew
York Monday that work on the Key
West extension of the Florida East
Coast railroad will be stopped on January
1 next, and any parts of the work
i that are unfinished at that time must
j wait until the conditions in the money
I market become more favorable.
'NEW THIRD PARTY
! National Leagues to Be
Organized in All Sections.
THE FIRST STEP IS TAKEN
Meeting of Delegates from Many
States Held in New York City
and Purposes of Organization
Outlined.
The organization of a national IndeDendence
League was decided upon
at a meeting in New York Friday of
representatives of state Independence
Leagues and others who are in sympathy
with the objects of these leagues
as outlined in state or local platforms.
The national body will be a solidification
of minor leagues existing or
yet to be formed. Its aims are political
in opposition to the republican
and democratic parties, which the
league promoters declare are dominated
by corporation interests and no
longer are representative of the people.
Friday's conference was held at Carnegie
hall, where some 200 men, said
to represent thirty states, met at the
invitation of the local Independence
League, and were addressed by William
Randolph Hearst, the gubernatorial
candidate last fall of the Independence
League and democratic par
ties in. New York state. Before his
endorsement by the democratic state
convention and subsequent defeat by
Governor Hughes, Mr. Hearst was the
municipal league's candidate for mayor
and was beaten by Mayor McClellan,
the democratic nominee.
Preceding the business meeting the
participants were given an informal
reception by Mr. Hearst at the Gilsey
house, where most of those from outrtf-trtnrri
ctnnnprl
.vrwnu
At the hall, afternoon, and evening j
sessions were held, the feature of the
afternoon being the address of Mr.
i Hearst, who said that the conference
j had been called to discuss the advisability
of forming a national Independence
League. He told of the suei
cess of the league in New York, Mas- I
! sachusetts and California, and urged
| the formation of a minor league in
every state and the union of all In a
general body. * The republican and
democratic parties, he said, were hopelessly
in the control of corporation Interest.
They failed, he said, to truly
represent the people, and a third party
was sorely needed. There were
other speeches, after which two committees,
one on organization and another
to prepare a platform outlining
the aims of the national body, were'
appointed.
EXPLOSION KILLS THREE MEN.
Victims Were Hauling Oil to the Morris
Race Track.
Three men were killed instantly in
New York Friday by the explosion of
an oil tank in the Bronx, from which
they were drawing crude petroleum
into a sprinkling cart for use on the ,
Morris Park race track, where a 24hour
automobile race was begun.
It is supposed that ?? lantern carried
by one of the men ignited some loose
oil under the tank.
SORRY BATCH OF WITNESSES.
Six Were Promptly Impeached In
Trial of Ack Hale.
Six witnesses for the defense, and
Ack Hale, the defendant, were impeached
in the trial of Ack Hale, at
Blountsville, Tenn., on the charge of
murdering Lillie Davis.
The credibility of each of the witnesses?five
women and one man?
was questioned, and they were impeached.
Mayor Crumley and D. A.
Vines of Johnson City, Hale's home,
swore they would not accept Hale's
oath.
FLAGLER SERIOUSLY ILL.
Condition cf Well Known Millionaire
Worries His Physician.
Henry M. Flagler, vice president of
the Standard Oil company, is seriously
ill in Breton Wocds, N. H.
His personal physician and nurses
are in constant attendance. Mr. Flagler's
illness is attributed to the effects
of an attack of the grip which
he suffered in St. Augustine, Fia., las;
April. At that time he was much
weakened from overwork incident to
the Key West railroad.
ROOT OFF FOR MEXICO.
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Secretary of State Departs from
Washington for Visit to Diaz.
Secretary Root left Washington on
i Wednesday afternoon to visit Presi
dent Diaz of Mexico. He traveled in
a private car attached to a regular
Pennsylvania railroad train.
Accompanying him were his. wife
and daughter, Percival Gassett, pri}
yate secretary and two servants.
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COTTON SCHOOL PLANNED
By the Georgia State College of Agriculture
at Athens for Ten Days
In January Next.
The Georgia State College of Agriculture
and Mechanics Art at Athens,
is to open in January a cotton school.
This is one of the new features that
will go to make the work of this college
of immense benefit to the people
of the state.
President Andrew M. Soule Is now
busily engaged in working out the details
of this school, and in a few days
everything will be in shape for aaaking
a great success of this feature of
agricultural training at the university.
The school will be in session the
early part of January, at a time when
the farmers of the state can best
spare time to attend it. This special
cotton school will hold only ten days,
but in that time it is proposed to
give the farmers a vast amount of
information and to make the work intensely
practical.
It is desired that persons attending
this school be at least eighteen years
of age, and there is no limit, as old
farmers as well as young farmers wiH
be given a cordial welcome into the
classes.
A small special appropriation has
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been made ior wis ieaiure 01 me
work of the agricultural oollege. Prominent
lecturers will be engaged, both
from the government service and from
the walks of private life. Governor
Hoke Smith, Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson, Editor Richard H. Edmonds
of the Manufacturers' R^jord,
the officials of the Farmers' Un.on and
of the Southern Cotton Association
andx other men of ability will be invited
to lecture before the farmers attending
this school.
First, there will be a study of cotton
soils, both from the physical and
chemical standpoints, and the proper
ways in which to manage and handle
different soils.
The use of the various improved
implements will be illustrated thoroughly,
and a special study of fertilizers
will be made, showing the best
ways of preparing and mixing them,
the needs of the plants, the rotation
of crops with the view of improving
cotton culture, the handling of the
various by-products cf the stapple.
The improvement of cotton will be
given special attention, both as to statvio
aiih-lppt of seed
pie iilKA .v 1CJU. A
selection will be given careful attention,
and there will be on hand large
number of plant specimens to illustrate
the various advantages of one
plant over another. Expert growers
and scientific men will be on hand to
tell what they knew of cotton seed
selection and the improvement of the
cotton plant.
Grading cotton will be made a feature
of this school. A good knowledge
of grading will save the farmers many
dollars when it comes to the marketing
of his crop.
These are just a few of the things
that will be * done in this cotton
school. There will be absolutely no
charge for the farmers attending, save
possible one dollar fee. The railroad
I fare will be reduced if the railroads
will grant the reduced rates that will
be asked of them.
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! SHOWED NERVE ON GALLOWS.
Ntgro Launched Into Eternity witr
Laugh on His Lips.
Laughing and joking, Kemp Holt
a negro, was hanged at Milton, Fla.
Friday for the murder of a man, t
year ago. The negro, with the rop<
adjusted around his neck, was giver
an hour in which to pray or make r
talk to his friends. He chose to talk
Not one reference was made to th<
crime for which he was convicted
nor did he utter'any prayer, but con
sumed the time in telling jokes an<
joining in the laughter. The smile tha
followed the telling of his last jok<
had not yet left his face when th<
black cap was adjusted and the traj
sprung.
BANK CASHIER LEVANT*.
Charged With Stealing $74,000 anc
Uncle Sam Will Prosecute.
Oscar Kondert, formerly cashier o:
the First National Bank at Bator
Rouge, La., is missing, while Unitec
States officers are searching for hin
with a warrant charging him with i
defalcation of 74.0C0. The shortage
was discovered over a month ago
but Kondert and his friends made
?or.+ nf tha loss.
good tne gveaivi *,L
The bank officials, it is said, de
clared themselves satisfied, but th(
federal officials decided to prosecute
the cashier.
LAWYER PARTICEPS CRIMINIS.
Attorney Advised Ci! Trust How t<
Dodge the Hepburn Law.
A somewhat remarkable feature wa
developed in New York Thursday dur
ing the government investigation o
the Standard Oil trust, when John G
Milburn, attorney for the oil companj
frankly admitted that he had taugh
his client how to evade the Hepbun
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TAFT JOLLIES JAPS
War Secretary and Party |p
Reach Land of Mikado. f|
GIVEN WARM WELCOME
Enthusiasm of Tokio Populace Was ;*f||
Spontaneous and Sincere?Yeilow
Men Are Assured of Friendship - lil?
of United States.
Secretary Taft arrived at Yokohama, |||
Japan, early Saturday morning and his \'-^?
first day in the mikado's domain con- '-"^??1
tributed much toward reassuring the
Japanese in the matter of the feeling ' ^8
entertained regarding them in America.
Thomas O Rrien. th? n#?w . Sffli
can ambassador to Japan, who arrived.
with Mr. Taft, did not fail in doing
his part in the creation of better feeling
between the two countries.
The- Hochi Shimbum, displaying
commendable enterprise, published a fi
[ half-tone picture of the secretary landing
at Yokohama and an interview in
which Mr. Taft is quoted as saying:'.
"America and Japan will always be
friends. I speak as the secretary of||jfl
war of America and also as the secre- ||S
tary of peace."
The newspapers of Sunday published
similar interviews, as well as lengthy 7;.editorial
articles, welcoming Secretary ||
Taft as the representative of "America,
the friend of Japan."
After an uneventful voyage across ||
the Pacific from Seattle, which port .j|||
she left September 13, the Minnesota ; jfstole
up Tokio bay just as dawn was
breaking Saturday morning and an- %
chored at the Yokohama quarantine 3j|
Among those who were received by^ ;|
Secretary Taft on board the Minnesota -^
were a number of leading journalists vissH
of Japan. Replying to a felicitous
speech of welcome, Secretary Taft
said, referring to the matter of racial
I nreiudice. that it was only necessary -'^SS
to refer his questioners to the mes- " iJlfH
sage of President Roosevelt on this ip
The secretary of war wa3 then ask- ed
if the United States intended to i
sell the Philippines. To this Mr. .Taft
replied that America had no intention'l/aW
of selling, adding that he had no mission
in Japan except a friendly greet-'"jjlSB
ing and a visit with old friends on rjfB
his way to Manila.
Continuing, the secretary outlfned^lSH
hi3 proposed trip around the world, f
and spoke of his plans for the future
government of the Philippines. In conelusion
Mr. Taft said: ||
"The future lies in Mr. O'Brien's i|B|
Mr. O'Brien then made a brief address,
in which he said his mission;
was a peaceful one, and that he wast |
extremely gratified at hi3 reception!.Preliminary
to three days of social %
and diplomatic activity, Secretary of,
War Taft and his party spent a quiet
Sunday resting in the palace of Shltra, ;:j|B
an ancient and picturesque residence
belonging to the imperial family in
Charlie Taft organized a baseball jfl
game on the famous lawn of the cas-jBH
tie with a number of Japanese youths. SB
It was intended to play the game Sun- ^IB
day, but his father objected arid cans- /B
f ed a postponement until Monday. ||S
Among the most important of th? |||
callers of the secretary was Lieuten- ^^a
' ant General Terauchi, the imperial
[ minister of war, who had a lengthyjjj
^ conference with Mr. Taft, and front
* this fact it is believed in certain qua^" ^ii
l ters that the ground work is being ~~ J|H
laid for an entente concerning immieration
which, it is conceded, is the
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only point on which there is difference .
of opinion betwecm the two countries, /||1
j Another of Mr. Taft's callers was
t Leveus Wilfley, representing American 3I|
j commercial interests %in Shanghai, who
3 is anxious concerning the attitude or
j the United States in view of the talk . ^
of the dismemberment of China,t and
i who came to request Mr. Taft to make -^f|I
a positive statement concerning this
on the occasion of the dinner to be |?j
I given in his honor by the American
Association of Shanghai. It is tnder- ija
f stood that Mr. Wilfley was informed ~J1|
, that Secretary Taft would make no
I statement on the question.
t Secretary Taft and his family took - ^
i . i? in the imperial carriage
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, Sunday afternoon. The crowds In the
streets recognized the American secre- ^jgj
? tary of war, and greeted him withcriea - - ^
of "banzai" and bows and smiles. It
. was quite evident that the enthusiasm '.y^
? was spontaneous. The Japanese bei
lieve Mr. Taft is a peace envoy.
FOUR TRAiMMEN LOSE LIFE. "5
Freight Trains Crash on Missouri, vrlg
Kansas and Texas Railway.
Two Missouri, Kansas and Texas -Jg
3 freight trains collided head-on at
Evansville, Mo., Saturday morning, ^|j
and were wrecked. Four members of
r* the crew were killed. The dead: Enr'
gineers Bledsoe and Whittaker; a
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