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MSHOP POTTER DIES Wcfl Known Ecclesiastic Goes to His Reward 4 SKETCH OF HIS LIFE AND WORK Fallowing an Illness of Several Weeks Henry Codmaa Potter, Bishop of New York, and the sest Known Episcopal Prelate in the United States Passes Away Peace fully at His Summer Home Near Cooperstown, New York. Cooperstown, N. Y., Special—Henry Codman Potter, seventh Protestant Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Hew York, died Tuesday night at •'Fernleigh," his summer home near here, after an illness of several weeks The bishop was unconscious all day end the end, which came at 8:35 •'clock at night, was peaceful and firiet. ' The' prelate was 74 years old. Death was due primarily to em holism in the right leg, following a long attack of liver and stomach trouble, and the end had been fore seen for several days bv the bishop's physicians. Bishop Potter suffered a severe relapse and though oxygen was given, his decline was gradual and he sank into unconsciousness early Tues day, which lasted until Hie end. The bishop's physicians issued the following announcement of death: "Bishop Potter passed peacefully sway at 8:35. His strength gradually Tailed during the past 24 hours and there was no physical suffering or pain. ((Signed) "J. E. JANVRIN. M. D., " M. I. BASSETT, M. D." Sketch of His Life. Henry Codman Potter was born in Bbencctady, N. Yi, May 25th, 1835, a son of Bishop Alonzo Potter, of Pennsylvania. He was educated at ihe Episcopal Academy of Philadel phia and the Theological Seminary of Virginia, from which institution he, graduated in 1857 with the degree, of A. M. In 1865 he was made a D. D. of the same institution; in 1878 I received the degree of I J,. I), from tJnion Seminary; was made an LL. D. by Yale in 15)01, and a I). IVshortly afterward by Harvard, and Trinity, and by Oxford and Cambridge, of England. He was ordained a deacon in 1857; ordained to. the priesthood In 1858 and held the following rec- I torates: Christ -church, Groensburg, Pa.; St. John's, Troy; nsMatnnt Trin ity church, Boston; rector Grace I church, New York City; secretary House of Bishops in 18(13-83; coadju tor bishop to his uncle, Horatio Pot ter, bishop of New York. 1,883-87. He was the author of a number of re- I ligious works, among them being: "Thirty Years Reviewed," "Our Threefold Victory," "Young Men's Christian Associations and Their "Work," "The Church and Her Ohil fren," "The Religion of To-Day," "The dates of the East," etc. He was elected bishop of the Diocese of Kew York in 1887. To Review Taft'g Speech. Hot Springs, Va., Special.—Presi dent Roosevelt Is to "review in advance Ike speech Judge Taft will deliver in rSneinnati next Tuesday. "I have de cided to make this speech what may ha my most important utterance of the campaign. I have the highest re gard for the President's judgment regarding the subjects to be dealt with, and a keen appreciation of his wonderful ability for forceful expres sion. I want his judgment and his Briticism, and this cannot be satis factorily obtained at long range, so T have decided to go to Oyster Bay." This statement, made by Mr. Taft, in dicated his viewpoint regarding the announcement of his intended trip which he savs is to be taken on his awn, and not the President's initia live. Mutineers Kill Turkish Colonel. Raloniea, By Cable.—Following the assassination of the Turkish com mander of the garrison at Scrtfs by mutinous oflicej-s, the entire gar rison has gone over to thjp mutineers, being joined by hundreds of armed civilians. The Turkish colonel was attacked by a dozen of his men and ' shot 32 times. Big Bleachery Burned. Concord, N. Special.—During • heavy storm early .Tuesday night lightning struck a dust flue at Kerr bleaching and finishing works, set ting fire to the building, which al anost instantly was full ablaze and which was destroyed. Owing to the heavy rains the building was sur iwondcd by about sir' feet of water, which made it impossible to fight the Mm The skit* were briliantly iilii ■ifisnled and a great crowd gathered witness the fire in spite of the dbwnebing rain. Guilty on Counts. Afcl:*vilic, N. C., Special.—The jury in the ease of Rev. William G. Whit nfcer .charged -with using tho maiU fnr fraudulent purposes, after being out fbr nearly twenty-four hours, return mi a v*rd!W, finding the defendant on oil counts. The jury 's ver-1 diet was recorded with the defendant wad counsel for^bot^h MENACED BY_A MOB Kidnapper of Young Child Has Mighty Close Call n SPIRITED AWAY BY OFFICERS Wretch Steals Child From ■ Camp Meeting and Spirits Her Away In a Buggy Hundreds Join in Search For Man and Girl, Bnt They Are Not Apprehended Unitl Nightfall Classboro, N. J., Special. l —Charles Hemphill, a young man whone home is in Clayton, near here, narrowly es caped being lynched by excited resi dents of this vicinity who hni been wrought to the point of fury because Hemphill hadi knidnapped Cora Gar ton, a 7-year-old child whose home is in Millville, N. J. Only a quick action of the police authorities in secretly removing Hemphill to the Woddberry jail, it is believed, saved bis life. Hemphill on Thursday last joined a Holiness camp meeting here and be came, it is said, infatuated with the child. Saturday he hired a team and going to the home of Rev. Mr. Jarrell where the child was visiting, offered to drive the clergyman to the camp meeting. The offer was accepted and after leaving tho minister at the camp Hemphill returned to tho Jar rell home and told Mrs. Jarrell that lie had been sent for Cora. Helen Higgins, aged eight years., was at play with Cora at the time and Mrs. Jarrell not suspocting anything wrong bundled the two children into tho carriage. A half hour later Helen came running back almost exhausted andl told the pastor's wife that after riding about a mile Hemphill slapped her fafce; put her out of the carriage and drove off with Cora. Quebec Waits for Prince. Quebec, Special.—The quaint old city is in a flutter of anticipation over the arrival of his royal high ness, the Prince of Wales, who will sail into thg harbor next Wednesday aboard the new British battleship, the Indomitable, to inaugurate the 300 th anniversary of the founding of Quebec *by tho French navigator Ohamplain. Tho aoming n£ tUo I'm ture King of England is a significont event in which all Canada is deeply interested, for aside from the pegean try of a royal visit it is a notable ex pression of the strong bonds now ex isting between the Imperial govern ment anci its American colony. Great masses or troops are being assembled here to do honor to the future mon arch, and to take part in the Cham plain exercises. The harbor already presents a stirring naval spectacle, with the British battleships Exmouth, Albermarle, Russell and Duncan and the cruisers Venus and Arogant, the French battleships Leon Oambetta and Admiral Aubre, which will be joined by the United States hattle ship New Hampshire and later by the Prince of Wales squdron, the Indomi table, Minitaur and other ships the whole- presenting an assemblage of the latest Dreaduauglit types of three foremost naval powers. Police Abandon Search for Pittsburg Woman. Atlantic City, N. J., Special.—The local police department has given up its search for Mrs. Beyers, the weal thy Pittsburg woman who was re ported missing on Saturday. It was stated Sunday that Mrs. Morgan, her companion, intimated that Mrs. Bey ers is stopping at a beach front hotel and that the latter has requested that her whereabouts be kept secret. Ohioan Dead at the Age of 100. Wollsville, 0., Special.—Alexander &. Wells, Wellville'g oldest resident, and the son of the founder of the city, died suddenly from the in-- flrmaties of old age, his 100 th birth day anniversary having been celebrat ed June 3d last. Mr. Wells came from a long-lived family, his grandfather i having died at the age of 103, while his father lived nearly 100 years. Lightning Kills One and Injurita An other. Macon, Ga., Special. —An clectrieal storm suddenly bfroko over Billiards, 17 miles from here Sunday afternoon and a bolt of lightning killed young Dan Harrell, son of Harrcll, and fatally injured a negro, besides shocking many others. Young Har rell with others had assembled -to play a gome of base ball when the bolt fell among (hem without warn ing. " ' ■' Aro'.hcr Oil Can explosion. Wlns'ou-Saltm, Special. While starting a fire in a stove by use cf kerosene \oil, /the twelve-year-old Vangbier Vritftrm Owens, of this city, was fright f .!ly burned as n result of the oil cen exploding. The g : il is in the and her con lit ion U serious.' Her .life was saved by timely arrival of neighbors who smothered cut the aJbes by the use biliiirtfft ii ii ii ii ii' ii „ TO RAISE FREIGHT RATES An Advance of From 4 to 10 Cents Per Hundred Pounds Over CM Present Rates Decided UpoP by th' Executive Offlqers of ths .Railnwu Systems Interested in the Meetla; at Louisville. Louisville, Ky., Special.—Than freight rates should bo advanced ,ii the territory of the Southeast Freigh Association and the Southeaster! Mississippi Association, wbi' l takes in all of the territory sout I of the Ohio river and east of the sissippi river, was on at tin meeting of the executive cflicers of All of the railroad systems interest cd, which closed Friday. The ad vance, it is saiA will be from 4 to Id cents a hundred pounds horizontal!;, to correspond with the advance de cided on by the Southwestern FreiiiV Association recently. The qdvair was decided on after considerable op position on the part of certain mil road executives who maintained t '.•» t on acVance of rates at TBS" pr?* it time was impolitic, but this opp>-i tion was Anally won over bv the nv. i mcnt that in order fo meet the v: i ous increased expense, an increas n rates was absolutely necessary, 'i clerical forces of the railroads in terested are quartered in Louisa i' 1 temporarily working out the tai It is considered probable that ie tariffs will not be in shape for fi' before August Ist, and in accord., with the requirements of the in in state commerce commission comp fl ing rates to be filled 30 days priot i becoming effective the new rates v. 'I not be in force until September Ist Indianapolis, Ind., Special.—lt was stated by prominent shippers thai tin* InrVnna Manufacturers and Shipp' is' Association will resist with persist ency any attempt by the railroads to increase freight rates in central freight association territory. Tlie fact that n tariff schedule repn sit ing increased rates in the South' ! st ern Freight Association territory lias been filed, together with reliable in formation to the effect that the offi cers of tho Central Freight A* dela tion are now in session in Chicago seeking rates, will hasten to fruition such plans as have been put on foot for a conference of representatives of shippers' associations of practi cally all States of tho Union. This conference which likely will be held in Indianapolis, will take up the question of the proposed increase in «•«»♦ pa nil ov«r the United States and will adopt plans for fighting the move ment of the railroads. Gniseppe Alia Hanged Canyon City, Col. down maledictions on tho Roman Catholic priesthood and shouting in Italian: "Long Live Italy. Long Live the Protestants," Guiseppe Alia who murdered Father Leo lleinrichs, at the altar of St. Elizabeth's church, Denver, was earried to tho death trap and paid the extreme penalty of his crime by hanging Guiseppe Alia's crime, the murder of Father Leo Heinrichs, of the Order of Franciscan Monks, at the altar rail in St. Eliza beth's church in Denver whtti the priest was administering the sacra ment of the Eucharist, struck horror to" the heart of every person in Den ver and awakened anxiety through out the Catholic world lest it should prove the beginning of a gmeral plan of priest-muider. Mr. Kern Welcomed Horn*. Indianapolis, Ind., Special.—The non-partisan reception given John W. Kern, the newly nominated Democrat ic candidate for Vice President of the United States, held in the court house yard on the candidate's ar rival home from Denver, was hi hearty and generous and simultaneous as the eitixens of Imlinnapolis, re gardless of politics could make it. Fully 5,000 persons gathered in Del aware street and in the court house yard, and gsve Mr. Kern a heartv welcome and cheered him enthusiasti cally. The candidate addressed the crowd for about 20 follow ing his presentation by Charles W. Fairbanks, Vice President of the Urtited States. Four years ago Mr. Kern presented Mr. Fairbanks to a big non-partisan gathering undet similar cireumatsnecs. Guilty of EUlling His Own Sister. Jacksonville, Special. — Otis D Smith, formerly of Atlanta, was convicted of killing his sister, Cora Belle Smith. The virdict was mur der in the first degree without, recom mendation. The dead x girl, it if stated, was at one time employed in a store in Atlanta. Iler brother came lo Atlanta to. take her home and while in that city had a diffi culty with h young mnn, knocking him down at Broad and Marietta streets, which caused quite a sensa rion at the time, as will bo recalled. Later Smith carrier Wis sister u Florida. s Tennessee Populists Adopt Platform. Naahville, Tenn.. Special.—The State convention of the People's Party, which met here, adopted a platform of the national party made «t St. I.otns n;>d pledges support !c the nominees, 'favor; the enactment by Congress of the Ilepburn-Dolliver bill or s similar measure prohibiting the importation of liquor, into terri tory where its B&fc has been prohib itedandfomonds legislation against PROHIBITION TICKET NatkMul Convention Gathered in Columbus, Ohio PLATFORM BRIEF BUT POINTED. Illinois ud Ohio Furnish the Candi dates of the Prohibition Party for President ud VioPreddsßt Re specttvely--Both Nominations Mads Unanimous. Columbus, 0., Special.— For Presi dent, Eugene W. Lliafln, of Chicago; for Vice President, Aaron S. Wat kin, of Ada, O. This tieket was nom inated by the Prohibitionist national convention and both nominations were made unanimous. The full endorse ment of the convention was not, bow ever, given to Mr. Chafln until after three ballots hail been taken. Eugene W. Chafln, who lea4s tbe Prohibition party this year is an at torney. He is a native of Waukesha county, .Wisconsin, and for severs! years practiced law there. He was at one time candidate for Oovcrnoi of Wisconsin on the prohibition ticket, ami was this year plaoed foi tbe running of the same position in Illinois by the the prohibitionists of that State, Ih? Platfcna. It is as follows: "The Prohibition pnHy of the Uni ted States, assembled in convention at Columbus, Ohio, July 15-16, I9US. expressing gratitude to Almighty God for the victories of our principles in the pnst, for encouragement at prrs cnt md for confidence of early a>ul triumphant success in the future, makes ths following declaration jf principles and pledge their enact ment into Ihw, when placed in power. "1. The submission by Congress to the several States of an amendment to the feiVral constitution prohibiting the manufacture, sale , importation, exportation or transportation of alco holic liquors for beverage purposes. "2. The immediate prohibition of the liquor truffle for beverage pur poses in the District of C« him bis, in tho territories and sll places over which the national government has jurisdiction, the repeal of the internal revenue tax on aleehelie Kqtrars and the prohibition of tbe itttevstate traf fic therein. ".1. The electies sf United States senators by direct vote at the people. "4. Equitable graduated income and inheritance taxes. "5. The establishment of pests) saving bank amt the guaranty of de posit* in banks. "(I. The regubtms ef all corpora tions doing sit interstate remmeree business. "7. The creation' oI m permanent tariff commission. "8. The strict enforcement ef taw instead of official tolerance and prac tical license ef the social evil wbieb prevails in srairy sf oar cities with the unspeakable traffic in girlla "0. Uniform, marriage and dHota» laws. " 10. Aa aqattatfcr wHWi onal employers' Inability act. "11. Court review sf paatefltoe de partment decision*. '' 12. The prohibition sf shiW labor in mines, workshops and factories. "13. Legislation baaing suffrage only, upon intelligence and ability to -read and write the English language. "14. The preservation of the mine ral and forest resources sf the country and the improvement sf ths highways and waterways. "Relieving m the rigbteeosnen* ef our cause and in the final triumph of our principles and convinced e{ the unwillingness of the Republican and Democratic'parties to deal with these issues, we invite fe full party fellow ship til sitwwut who ass wjtb as agreed. '* Yellow Fever fn Cuba. Havana, Cuba, By Cable. —As * result of an attack by Spanish miners on the men aent ts break the spread of yellow fever at Daiquiri Mmjm Fauntleroy, eeutmaodinfr the srmy medical service, has it dew Wed bir force. If fnarthev trouble is en countered mndieali flosses wiß be reinforced by tseep* Explosion hr Coaf Br Pottsville, Pa., Speeiak—gtws mine workers were- tailed and tm others injured hr a terrific axplsssaa of gas initio WUliamstown> colliery of the Summit Branch Kimag CM pany, in tlw lower port of the anthra cite coal ffctdsr. The mine was wrecked and set fir the. The dead are; John RerlTv, Arthur Bawl, Charles John Whittles, An thony Erebrs, Hew man, Mich ael Staknm. Tb«> pxpfosisn suuinil in No. 1 sna.> nf the eelfierv and is believed to I*ave been earned by ene of ; the JBen fiftisg »IVe gaaas sf his safety lamp Congressional Appropriations. .Washington. Special—The report now ccmplWfd shew* the tstaf ap propriation? of both Hemes sf the first session of the sixtieth Csngress to be a billion, ei«ht nriffiens and a quarter. TJwrentraet awarded far future work will rerprire an appro priation of forty-nipe minions. Six teen thousand new ctßeqtr and rmpely mpnts are specifically authorised, the THITONOURCOURTS Delivers Address at Opening of Bath County, Va., Court POPULAR RESPECT FOR SYSTEM Tbe Republican Presidential Nominee Assists in tho Dailcation of a New Coart Eotuc and in the Opening of 'Ocntt at Germantown, Va., a Short- Distance From Hot Springs, Where He Is Spending the Summer. I Hot Springs, Va., Special. —Judge, William H. Taft assisted in the open ing of court and in tba dedication of a court house at Qermantown, Va., fvo miles from Hot Springs. The subject of his speech was the admin istration of justice by the courts. He was greeted by a large assemblage of sojourners at neighboring resorts and country folk, many of whom traveled far to see and hear him. He was given a cordial welcome. / The strength of the judiciary, he declared, was based r>n the fact that it rested upon the principle that the pcoplo share in the responsibility for the work of the courts, in the form of duty on juries and in overcapa cities. Criticise ef Courts. Ho justified proper criticism of l!:e courts by the pecplc because by such criticisms "those who administer jus tice shall* feci that they are under the critical eye of men and women entitled to have justice of the people administered without fear or favo \ He could not coma into the atmos phere of the court, he said, without a feeling of deep regret that he had ever left the bench. He concluded hi* rot*:rks by congratulating Bath county upon tho fact that in it the two great political parties are nearlv equally divided, which, he said, was a eruarautee against evils in the admin istration of the government. Judge Taft was frequently intei*- rnptcd by cpplause. ,Mrs. Taft accom panied her husband to the court honse which was reached after a drive over splendid mountain roads. TO INVESTIGATE CONTRACTS. \ New York Cotton Exchange Passes a Resolution Looking Toward a Complete Investigation of Prerent Future Delivery System. New York, Special.—The bor,rd of managers of the New York cotton exesnge passed a resolution for the appointment of a special committee to make a complete investigation of the present contract for the future delivery, of cotton as required by tbe rales of the exchange and to in quire into other features of the in stitution's policies. The action -of the beard of managers followed a conference recently with the spin ning interests in the North and South, whieh have criticised the methods of the exehauge. The spec ial committee will be sppointed later and will be composed of seven mem bers, including President Oeorge Brenneckle, of the exchange, who is directed by the board of managers to endeavor to obtain the active par ticipation of the United States bu reaus of corporations in that in quiry and its advice upon the form- Kaex Smith, commissioner of tbe buresu of corporations, recently crit icised* the New York exchange for its methods in the handling of cotton eentraets. The special committee is direeted to report by September Ist. Admiral Rojastvensky Dead. Bad Nauheim, Germany, By Cable. —Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, who commanded the ill-ffcted Russian fleet, which was annihilated by the Japapnese in tbe Bea of Japan, in May, 1905, died here from heart trou ble. It is believed that the heart affection resulted from injuries re ceived by Admiral Rojestvensky in tbe batle of the Sea of Japan. Increase in Average Wage. Washington, Special.—The average wages per hoar in 1907 were 3.7 per sent, hiarher than in 1906, the regular bears of labor per week were 0.4 per eent. lower than in 1996, and the number o femploves in the establish ments investigated was 1 per cent, greater than in 1906. These are acme of the facts of interest in a stetement issued by the bureau of labor as the result of an investiga tion ef the principal waee working occupations in 4160 establishments, representing fhc priiHnil manufac turing and meeJianiccl industries of tbe eeuatrv. Charlotte, N. C., Spacial.—Miss Msttie Havia, who disappeared from her home and place of employment here on last Friday without letting anyone know her destination or the cause of her leaving, was located in Columbia, 8. C., Monday night, and was brought Charlotte. Tcm- Building State CoMb. Louis E. Harrison, Eastern Division. Engineer of the State of New York*, la registered at ths Hotel Knicker bocker. ~ ~ *"" r , "This baa been New York's banner fear in *buildlng State roada." said Mr. Harrison, "A comparison of tlw vork done in 1907 and that accom plished la the previous twelve months Illustrates this. ItT 1807 the threw divisions of the engineering depart ment constructed 385 miles of road,, a feat which established a record (or the State. This year the Eastern Dlvlaloa alone has undertake to build COO miles, of which 550 will bs completed before winter sets In, whil» the total mileage throughout the Stats will be in the neighborhood of. 800. "State road construction has proven luch a popular success tbat efforts were made'to obtain from the Legis lature an appropriation cf 87,500,000. This estimate was cut down to an even 93,000,000, of which there Is t?ft about one-third. As the money in appropriated as the obligations are Incurred the ahortaga of cash there fore will have no effect on the work already under way, but will be used for future purposes. "New York Is taking up the work on m greater scale than most of the other States. The increase In the number of automobiles has been in strumental in strengthening the de mand for better roads. At tbe-rats at which the work is now going on the State will In a few years have a splendid system of public thorough fares."—New York Telegram. Good Roads Mileage. Indiana people will take pride lo knowing that this State stands first In the mileage of good reads. Coo# Roads gives the mileage of highways in the several States named below, and puts Indiana at the head of the list. In a recent Interview of the Hon.* Martin Dodge, by the Ohio Farmer, he said to that paper that the Ohio improved t roads, %hile not so great in mileage, were better than ours In permanent character, and the Farmer adds: To show the actual position of th!t State, the following statistics of good road mileage are given by Mr. who is good authority, as he was until recently Director of the Office of Good Roads Inquiry at Washington: State^ Mileage of Good Roads. Indiana 22,877 Ohio .23,480 Wisconsin . ..* ..10,633 Kentucky 9,486 California 8,803 Illinois 7,914 Massachusetts 7,844 Michigan 7,025 Minnesota 0,247 New York 6.870 Tennessee 4,285 Missouri 2,713 Oregon 2,580 New Jersey 2,423: Connecticut , 2,300) Maine 2,323 Pennsylvania 2,10/ Panics and Bad Roads. Every fail financial centres are up set by the enormous amount of money withdrawn to "move the cropa." Fos three months the strain Is in tense. and sometimes—as last fall- It is disastrous. Why the undue basts to get the crop to market so quickly —only a part of It is needed for im mediate consumption. One of the principal reasons is the roads are gen erally bad throughout the winter and spring; at any rate they cannot be de pended upon, so the farmers prefer to get the grain oft while the roada are good, and this grand rush upsets. eveiTthing. It costs nine cents per bushel p«r year for elevator storage alone, whicb entails other expenses. Grain can b« stored on the farm for two cents pet bushel. The elevator charcea are equal to a ten per cent, tax on wheal and a twenty per cent, tax on corn and oats. This Is a big and largely unnecessary tax. With good roads the farmers can store their grain on. the farm and control the situation, saving a neat little sum khat Is now wastad, as well as selling their grain to better advantage. Enormous for* tunes are being made and augmented' by shrewd middlemen manipulating the price of the world's food suppljr. J The man who raises the grain and the man who eats it pay the bill. Good' roads are the beet remedy. Building of the Highways. Jjl By their roadways ye shall know them! There la no better Index to the thrift, enterprise and good eftK senshlp of any Stat* or community' than the condition of the country roads. Advancing civilization alwayM finds expreesion in road building; um| to-date roads and up-to-date are always found together. With three centuriee of setttemeat ln this country, less than eight per cent, of the highways are improved.. At this rate It would take nearly 4000 years to complete the work. Is it not: strange'that a people" who bass dene >ostrated their capacity in every otter field of human activity should so sig nally fail in dealing with the reads? The Importance of good roads can hardly be overstated. Thu highways, are the veins of trade and commerce, as the railroads are the artorlea. KowJ important, then, that they s'uuuld good every day ta tbe year. The progress recently mide In matter of increasing the eJßelency of to indicate that the the ars. u-t l. 4 ooM.
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