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Washington Oct 4 4Nopurely 4NopurelyState 4No No purely purelyState purelyState
State campaign campaign in many years ears has hasbeen haseen hasbeen
been een of so great interest to a nation national ¬
al administration as that now being beingwaged beingwaged beingwaged
waged in New York is to the Roose Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt ¬
velt administration administrationPresident administrationPresident administrationPresident
President Roosevelt has said manytimes many manytimes manytimes
times that he would not permit him himself himself himself ¬
self to be drawn dr wn into local political politicalcontests po1 tical ticalcontests ca cacontests
contests and he consistently has ad adhered adhered ¬
hered to that policy but in in this thisparticular thisparticular thisparticular
particular contest the conditions are aredifferent aredifferent aredifferent
different from those of ordinaryState ordinary ordinaryState ordinaryState
State contests contestsIt i I
It can be stated that all the power powerof
of the national administration will be beexerted 1exerted
exerted in New York in support of ofthe ofthe ofthe
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the candidacy of Charles E Hughes Hughesthe
the Republican candidate for Gover Covernor Governor Governor
nor as against William R Hearst Hearstthe Hearstthe I Ithe
the Democratic and Independence IndependenceLeague IndependenceLeague IndependenceLeague
League candidate candidateThe I
The campaign in the Empire State Statewill Statewill Statewill
will be conducted along national nationalI nationallines I
lines In all of the campaigns for forCongress forCongress forCongress
Congress throughout the country countrythe
the Republicans are relying on the thepersonality thel1ersonallty thepersonality
personality of President Roosevelt Rooseveltand Rooseveltand
and the policy of the Roosevelt ad administration administration administration ¬
ministration to cut an important fig figure figure figure ¬
ure and the same argument will be beemployed beemployed beemployed
employed in the New York Statecampaign State Statecampaign Statecampaign
campaign
CROP DAMAGED D AGED IX GEORGIA GEORGIAHeavy GEORGIAHeay GEORGIAHeavy
Heavy Rains In Georgia Doing Dam Damage Damage Damage ¬
age to CottonColumbia Cotton CottonColumbia CottonColumbia
Columbia Ga Oct 5 5Conslder 5Conslderble Consider Considerable ¬
able damage was done the cotton in inthis inthis inthis
this section of Georgia and Alabama Alabamaby
by the heavy beating rain of last lastnight lastnight lastnight
night The rainfall in its intneisty intneistyresembled intneistyresembled intneistyresembled
resembled a midsummer electrical electricalstorm electricalstorm electricalstorm
storm and as there was considerable considerablewind
wind with the rain much of the cot cotton cotton cotton ¬
ton was beaten out or blown on the theground theground theground
ground where It is now badly stain stained stained stained ¬
ed The rain was a remarkable one onefor onefor onefor
for October r the fall being unusually unusuallyheavy unusuaUyheavy unusuallyheavy
heavy and lasting for several hours hourswhile hourswhile hourswhile
while there was a good deal of thun thunder thunder thunder ¬
der and lightning While the crop cropin cropin cropin
in this section is decidedly short shortthere shortthere shortthere
there Is much open cotton in the thefields thefielcls thefields
fields and It Is difficult to compute computethe
the damage that last nights rain rainstorm rainstorm rainstorm
storm storm did did to itThe it itThe itThe
The local warehouse receipts continue con continue continue ¬
tinue Very short The season was notonly not notonly notonly
only very late in opening but evennow even evennow evennow
now one month monthand and two days fromSeptember from fromSeptember fromSeptember
September 1 the small receipts are arevery areverr
very disappointing to the th warehouse warehousemen ¬
men en i
The Flag Rush RushA
A College Opening Opet ng Function n
Scared of Hearst HearstNo Hea HeaNo
No doubt exists that the adminis adminisI administration administration
1 1tration
tration Is apprehensive ol the situa situation situation ¬
tion in New York In ordinary o dinar cir circumstances cirumstances circumstances
cumstances it is realized j that Mr MrHearst Mrearst MrHearst
Hearst earst would have practically practi practially 3Ib a cer certainty
tainty of winning but it Itls is hoped to tooffset too tooffset
offset o set his personal popularIty with withthe withthe I Ithe
the masses of the people by a strong strongappeal strongappeal strongappeal
appeal based on purely national is
sues It is felt by the Republicans Republicansthat
that the success of Mr Hearst inNew in inNew inNew
New York would be a serious blow blowto
to the national prestige of the Re Republican Republican i ipublican
publican party and it must be avert averted werted ¬
ed if possible possibleIt
It is perfectly evident that the thecountry thecountry
country is in the throes of excite excitement exciteI excitement I
ment over evils that have created createdgeneral cr createdgeneral atcd atcdgeneral
general complaint said an Import im Important ut
ant official of the national administration administ administration ¬
ration The people are determined determinedto d dto
to eradicate these evils if possible possibleand
and they are likely to follow Mr MrHearst
Hearst in the belief that he may ma be
the Moses to lead them out of what whatappears whatappears whatappears
appears to be a wilderness of corrup corrupion corruplion corruption
ion They know however what whatPresident whatPresident
President Roosevelt has done and is isdoing isdoIng isdoing
doing to expose e pose corruption and to toenforce toenforce toenforce
enforce the laws respecting re ecting corpora corporations corporations corporations ¬
tions and their belief in him will be bea
a great factor in the campaigns campaignsthroughout
throughout the country
CONTRACT PLAN ADOPT ADOPTEDTHE PI PITHE D DTHE
THE CANAL COMMISSION FAVORS FAVORSLETTING FA FAVORSLETTING TORS TORSLETTING
LETTING THE CONTRACT CONTRACTFOR CO
FOR CANAL CANALSHONTS OANALSUONTS CANALSIIONTS
SHONTS TENTATIVE DECISION DECISIONAnnouncement D OCCISIOAnnouncement CISION CISIONAnnouncement
Announcement of Final Determina Determination ¬
tion of Panama Canal Commisslon Commis Commission Commission ¬
sion Soon to Be Given Out OntWashington OutWashington OutWashington
Washington Oct 6 6A A tentative tentativedecision tentativedecision tentativdecision e
decision has been reached by Chair Chairman Chairman Chairman ¬
man Shonts of the isthmian canal canalcommission canalcommission canalcommission
commission that the Panama > >
anama canal canalbe canalbe canalbe
be built by contract An announce announcement announcement announcement ¬
ment of the final determination of ofthe ofthe o othe f
the canal official respecting the meth method method methad ¬
od Of construction is expected in infew a afew afew
few days daysChairman daysChairman daysChairman
Chairman Shouts had a long confer conference conference conferse ¬
ence last night with President Roose Roosevelt Roo se ¬
velt at which this and other matters mattersi s
i relating to the canal were consider
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THE TDEREPUBLICANS REPUBLICANS ARE ALARMED NOW NOWOver
Over Strength Shown by Hearst HearstRepublican Republican Administration is Very Anx Anxious Anxious Anxions ¬
ious for Election of Hughes Ii HughesRoosevelt ughesRo Roosevelt sevelt Will Take Part
Roosevelt Will Assist AssistAt
At no distant time it Is quite cer certain certain certhin ¬
tain the President will take vigor vigorous vigoous vlgorous ¬
ous action in the New York contest contestThat contestThat
That his action will count co nt goes with without without without
out saying His strength not only onlyin
in New York but throughout th the theecountry thecountry
country has been proved and his influence in infiuence
fiuence ll ence will be of the greatest greatestweight greatestweight greatestweight
weight weightj
It is certain that the Roosevelt ad administration administration administration ¬
ministration Ms is taking nothing for forgranted forgranted forgranted
granted in the New York campaign campaignIt
It is realized fully that the Republi Republicans ¬ =
cans have their work cut out for forthem forthem forthem
them In that State and strenuousmethods strenuous strenuousmethods
methods will be adopted in the cam campaign campaign campaign ¬
paign It Is evident that Mr Hearst Hearstwill Hearstwill
will make one of the hottest contestsever contests contestsever
ever conducted in New York It is iswith iswith iswith
with this knowledge that the national nation national ¬
al administration proposes to make makeits makeits makeits
its influence felt feltMr feltMr feltMr
Mr Hearsts campaign for the themayoralty themayoralty themayoralty
mayoralty of New York opened the theeyes th theyes e
eyes of political observers through throughout ¬
out the country and President Roose Roosevelt Roosevelt ¬
velt and his advisers advls rs were not slo sloto slow slowto slowto w
to grasp the facts developed thenAlready then thenAlready thenAlready
Already the President has discussethe discussed discussedthe d
the situation with members of his hisCabinet hisCabinet hi hiCabinet s
Cabinet and with prominent Repub Republicans Repnblicans Republicans ¬
licans in New York and decisive decisiveaction decisIveaction decisivaction e
action ma mar be expected e in a short shorttime shorttime shortime t
time by the President PresidentBOLli PresidentBOLL PresidentBOLL
BOLL WEEVIL IN ARKANSAS ARKANSASPest ARKlL SAS SASPest
Pest Has Appeared In Three Counties Coun Counties Counties ¬
ties Bordering On Louisiana LouisianaLittle Lo1 LouisianaLittle Siana SianaLittle
Little Rock Ark Oct 5 5W W G GVincenheller GVinceIlheller GVincenheller
Vincenheller director of the Arkan Arkansas ¬
sas agricultural experiment stationannounces station stationannounces stationannounces
announces tonight on the authoritof authority authorityof y
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of Dr W D Hunter the United UnitedStates UnitedStates UniteStates d
States government expert that the theboll theboll th thboll e
boll weevil has appeared in Arka Arkain Arkansas Arkansasin nsas
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in Miller Lafayette and Columbia Columbiacounties Columbiacounties Columbacounties s
counties bordering on Louisiana LouisianaDirector LouisianaDirector LouisianaDirector
Director Vincenheller adds that thatthere thatthere thathere t
there is a strong probability that the theinested theinested th thinested e
inested territory will be increased increasedconsiderably IncreasedconsIderably increaseconsiderably d
considerably by December Decembered
ed fully The president is anxio anxiothat anxious anxiousthat us s sthat
that conclusion be reached on onconstruction all allquestions allquestions
questions of canal construction constructionsoon as assoon asI
soon as possible so that the actual actualwork actualwork actuawork I
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work of construction may be pressed pressedvigorously pressedvigorously presse d
vigorously vigorouslyChairman vigorouslyChairman
Chairman Shonts and Chief En Engineer Engineer ¬ I
gineer Stevens have been workinfor working workingfor g
for many weeks on the subject of ofconstructing otconstructing o oconstructing f
constructing the great water way b bcontract by bycontract bycontract y
contract Specifications for the work workare workare won wonare k
are being considered before the is issuance issnance i s ¬
suance of Invitations for proposals
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TAFT SEEKS TO AT ONCE ONCEFECT p pFECT PE PEFECT
FECT SANITARY CONDI CONDITION CONDITION i inON
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Executive Officers ot Health Depart Department Department Department ¬
ment are Authorized to Spend SpendAny SpendAnyAmount Any AnyAmount AnyAmount
Amount of Money 1Io1 Y Necessary NecessaryHavana NecessaryHavana NecessaryHavana
Havana Oct 3 3Dr Dr Barnet chief chiefexecutive chietexecutive chiefexecutive
executive officer officeroftheCuban of the Cuban health healthdepartment healthdepartment healthdepartment
department said today todayGovernor todayGovernor todayGovernor
Governor Taft has told us to use useany useany useany
any amount of money needed forputting for forputting forputting
putting Cuba into a firstclass sanit sanitary sanitary sanitary ¬
ary condition and for stamping out outyellow outyellow outyellow
yellow fever Consequently we are aretoday aretOday aretoday
today installing sanitary brigades at ata
a number of cities We have not sub submitted submitted submitted ¬
mitted to Mr Taft any estimate of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the expense In Havana now there thereare thereare thereare
are three cases of yellow fever f Yer one oneof oneof oneof
of which came from Guanabacoa GuanabacoaThere GuanabacoaTherea GuanabacoaThere
There are e no cases elsewhere eise vhere on the theisland theisland theisland
island and there is no special epi epidemic epidemic eptdemic ¬
demic threatened but precations are arenecessary arenecessary arenecessary
necessary The disinfecting force torcein torceinHavana inHavana In InHavana
Havana already has been Increased Increasedfrom increasedfrom Increasedfrom
from 70 to 195 men and the oiling oilingbrigade olUngbrIgade oilingbrigade
brigade in Havana is being Increased Increasedto
to 200 men There are 200 men nowat now nowat nowat
at work at Camp Columbia engaged engagedin
in a quick but thorough job of disin disinfection dIsinfeetion disinfection ¬
fection and mosquito extermination exterminationin
in preparation for Its occupancy byAmerican by byAmerican byAmerican
American troopsThere troops troopsThere troopsThere
There is some incendiary talk of ofresistance ofresistance ofresistance
resistance to the laying down of arms armsin armsin armsin
in various parts of the island but butGovernor butGovernor butGovernor
Governor Taft and the commission commissioner ¬
er regard the thesituatlon situation as being bel 1g well wellin weUin wellin
in hand handGeneral handGeneral NaafiGeneral
General Rodriguez commander of ofthe ofthe ofthe
the rural guards reported today that thatthe thatthe thatthe
the situation around Havana Hava is quietMajor quiet quietMajor quietMajor
Major Ladd of the disarmament disarmamentcommission disarmamentcommission disarmamentcommission
commission and the Insurgent Insurgentcommanders insurgentcommanders Insurgentcommanders
commanders are working In the rain rainaccomplishing rainaccom11ishing rainaccomQlishing
accomplishing the sending home anddispersal and anddispersal anddispersal
dispersal of the insurgents insurgentsGovernor insurgentsGovernor InsurgentsGovernor
Governor Tait has the government governmentdepartments governmentdepartments governmentdepartments
departments engaged in their usual usualwork usualwork ual ualwork
work and no resignations of govern government gove government n nment ¬
ment officers have been tendered tenderedBREAK tendered tenderedBREAK
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BREAK HAS APPEARED APPEAREDPensacolas APPEAREDPensacolas r rPensacolas
Pensacolas Natural Breakwater May MayBe MayBe IayBe
Be Washed Away AwayPensacola AwayPensacola
Pensacola Fla Octf Oct 4 4Anolliet 4Anollietserious Anotherserious Another Anotherserious
serious break through Santa Rosa Is Island ISland ¬
land by the hurricane The island islandis
is three feet deep and fifty to one onehundred onehundred onehundred
hundred yards 3 < ards wide making three threechanels threechanels
chanels that have been cut in the Is Island Island Isisland ¬
land by the hurriance The Island Islandhas islandhas
has always served as a breakwater breakwaterand
and protected protected Pensacola and tt it t is isfeared isfeared isfeared
feared that unless the government governmentimmediately governmentimmediately
immediately undertakes to build a abreakwater abrea abreakwater
breakwater brea water conditions will 11 become becomeserious becomeserious
serious seriousThe seriousThe seriousThe
The body of one more storm victim victimwas victimwas
was found today It was identified identifiedas
as the son of J F Mathews of Escambia Es Escambla Escambia
cambia Bridge who lost wife son sonand sonand sonand
and and daughter daughterThe
The British steamer Axminster Axminsterwhich AxminsterHavana ATrninsterwhich
which arrived today from Havana Havanareports Havanarep Havanareports
reports rep rts having spoken the schooner schoonerGlenafton schoonerGlenafton schoonerGlenafton
Glenafton Mobile disabled the cap captain captain ¬
tain injured and without her bear bearings be r rIngs ¬
ings having lost her compass The Thelatter Thelatter
latter was supplied by the steamer steamerMINE steameIThE
MINE DISASTER DISASTERNineteen DISASTERNineteen
Nineteen Dead and Thirty or Forty FortyEntombed FortyEntombed
Entombed EntombedPocahontas EntombedPocahontas
Pocahontas Va Oct 5 5Nineteen 5Nineteenknown Nineteen Nineteenknown Nineteenknown
known dead and thirty to forty moremen more moremen moremen
men entombed and doubtless all alldead alldead
dead is the situation up to a late latehour latehour
hour today at the West Fork mines minesof
of the Pocahontas Collieries Com Company Comany ¬
pany where the explosion occurred occurredlate
late yesterday afternoon afternoonCapt afternoonCapt afternoonCapt
Capt C B Williard of Lire Oak Oakhas Oakhas
has leased the St James Hotel and andwill andwill
will take charge next Monday Capt CaptWillard CaptWillard
Willard Is an experienced hotel man manand manand
and we predict a successful manage management management ¬
ment under his careBradentown care careBradentownHerald Bradentown BradentownHerald
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