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rr EVERY DAY THE STAR SAYS This paper ba the largest circulation ot any dully paper in Plum County. Tho advertisers ot Tucson KNOW THE TRUTH. TUCSON Is the Metropolis of ArUona Palliation 2.0(MJ-Dotlfhtful clluiHt Mining, rullroiid unrt stock-rnlslnit water. Writ to Chamber of Commerce fur pamphlet atwitl ARIZONA. UJLIH-J 'I-U1LW BIBgWB.I.

II. H.SHIIWWHBS WEATHER: Saturday, Fair. TUCSON, ARIZONA, SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 31, 1908. VOLXLVIII. NO.UO.

Wives of American Naoal Officers in Jap Costume LOOK HOW BADLY HITCHCOCK IS FOOLED ROCKEFELLER SUPPORTER OF REPUBLICANS -r "'-v t11 Villi Optimistic Young Figurehead of the 0. National Campaign Claims all the States in the Union, Reminding One of the Little Boy Whistling tovKeep Up His Courage. Bryan and Mack Call Attention To the Fact That This At- titude Was Entirely Ex- pected. NKW YORK, Oct. 30-ln a foreoaat of the composition of the electoral eolUtge made public at Republican headquarters today, Chairman Hitchcock claims 3'- Republicans or S3 CAMPAIGN RUSHING 'ACROSS CONTINENT i'.

In his list, mid concedud the chances In these states are against the. Republicans. The forecast according to the chairman. Is basod on Information received from party leaders-throughout the country, The total list of stales claimed Is: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Mary-land, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska. Nevada, New New Jersey.

New York, North Dakota! Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvanla.Rliode l.slaud.South Dakota, Utah, Vcrmom, Washington, West Virginia. Wisconsin. Wyoming. Total 325. 4 more than will be 'required.

Hitch-j cock says he is sure of New York; jOhlo and He also Includes Nebraska, Montana, Maryland aud jo-j vatla In the Rcpubllcftu -column and 'I said he believed the chances even In Kentucky and Missouri. If any states r7 Enormous Crowds Are Turning Out To Hear Last Words of Presidential Candidates. i claimed so -Democratic, they will bo Maryland. Montana and Nevada, This does i with fourteen votes, he would leave a margin of K9. Hi not includif and Oklahoma IRK SMITH SPEAKS WJ OLD MINER FULL ELECTION FORECAST financier supporting Tart because Taft was -'supporting him, ami concerning Carnegie, he accused him of having absorbed a competitor of the steel trust after obtaining tne approval of CHICAGO, Oct.

30 dispatch from Now York to tho' -Record-Herald says: Johu D. Rockefeller was Interviewed today and told why ho Intended to vote for "It seems to mo at this tlinc," said Rockefeller, "that when a question put directly to any American citizen as to which candidate he will support for the Presidency, he ought to bo thauly enough to answer It just as directly. If there is a particular reason as to why I will support, Taft It Is because compared personally fo Mr. I find the balance of fitness and temperament entirely on Taft's side. The election of Taft, I believe, will make for law and order and stability in business.

I alw support the general Repulflican position on the tariff aud currency. I have always been a Republican." Roosevelt. He said the steel trust 1st "supporting Taft, as It helped to se- cure his nomination." In his speech at the Central Armory tonight Bryan discussed the Democra PUBLISHED TOMORROW SUPPORT Hf After Great Tour, of Middle Western States, Returns to Arizona To Speak. I tic platform, laying great stress on it .1 ,1. Kit Not Because Murphy is a Democrat or For Any Political or Public Reason, But Because He Saw Him Do a Brave Deed that Showed He Was a Man, After the Severe Pattern Set By Other Men.

uie guaictiiu uctutv mpusuo, in; yuuii- city of campaign contributions aud the trusts. The latter ywo topics pro-j vlded him the' theme 'for attacks financiers, the President, Taft. the Standard Oil and Steel trust, through Rockefeller and Carnegie, whom he credited with supplying funds for the Republican campaign. He also had something to say about Root, and said Root argued against the election of I senators by the people. "I am not surprised.

No' man In public life has I more reason to fear an election at Tomorrow, the Star will give its readers a forecast ot the rom- lug election which is prepared annually by the New York Herald. is recognized, all over the United Stales as being the best forecast service that Is given and is so "universal via its scope that it covers the staves from Maine to Oregon and gives most accurate information in regard to the probaWe 'outcome of the election In the i Mark Smith, who bade farewelll i to his Arizona friends In a uiemora-i We speech at the 'Tucson operii, house on the 17th of "the month, and the next day left for. Chicago i in response to the call from William requesting him to j. minilrn in ilw tt-nv votes will Ji cast, for i 'eunuigs isrjan, UVOIUI iin mini rf journey to that, point aud there celve the, assignment of 'territory "You n'e man over there: the bucket to Riges, believing that he could help himself to the top. "Just about, that time mIouk that fellow Murphy, who had been which he.

would be expected to cover thjt blg. you know hllu? in the Democratic national campaign, jyC8 Ulat Frank Murphy, candidate is on his wav home and will be to for sherJff of our countv and h(, lK president. It gives a general outline of how the voters will line up for the various candidates for the next congress offices 'of In' every-part of the country. This forecast, will be given to Tucson citizens prior to the election returns which will be displayed on Tuesday nlglit November 3rd and as is customary In eastern cities, will be published in the Sunday issue In order that "the dopesters may a cure out how their favorites will NEW YORK, Oct. 3d It was charged today by Chairman Mack of the Democratic national --committee that the declaration of John D.

Rockfeller in favor of Taft was the result of a deal between the Republican national committee and Standard Oil; the 'through Hitchcock, receiving a large campaign contribution aud Rockefeller certain promises. Mack said that Undoubtedly the 129,000,000 fine against Standard Oil would be fixed up In the event of Taft's election as 11 figured as part of the bargain. "However, Standard Oil has only landed where everybody knows it would land," concluded Mack. uougiaa tonignt ana uisnee ai going to win, too." evening. "Well." said the first sneak.

which the people vote. PlTTSBl'RG, Oct. Knox, Lieutenant Governor Murphy and Congressman Graham were the principal speakers tonight at what practically closed the campaign in Allegheny county. working in another part of tho mine ami was attracted to the scene by the crowd gathered about the shaft. Papers' throughout the east and who did not care to disclose his i nrobablv run In the greatest race that has ever been run In the poll- west have published Mark Identity, "1 can tell you right now tical host or of the United 1States.

unn.inl,nt anrt n.t 1 wii'iiu o(u miu oircw w. imu milt Ult'l IH UIWT Oie Olllg lor illli as one of the best orators they have as sure as you are and that's ever heard, the famous orator from mine. A whole lot of other fellows Arizona and other terms equally as tell you some of them are go- Ing to vote for him, because he's a complimentary. That Mark has done much tori the I 'and-- others because the? INDIANAPOLIS. Oct.

Rockefeller and Carnegie were the target for shafts of ridicule by Kern In a spetch here tonight. The comments were called forth by the publication of the statement of Rockefeller that he expected to vote for Taft. TAMPIGO OIL FIELDS NEW ENGLANDERS FINED CAUSING CASUALTIES FOR DOUBLE DEALING national Democratic ticket, is an acknowledged fact and he has befn right in the van of Democracy, poinl- I Ing out. the fallacies and dangers of NAPOLEON. Ohio, Oct.

30 W. J. Bryan lu a lengthy statement com mentlng on .1 Rockefeller's declaration for Taft says lie Is not surprised as the Standard OH combine and the Republican party are closely allied, ind many of their interest are iden-. tical, Bryan said the. Democrats should be grateful to Rockefeller for tearing the mask off the Republican campaign.

Ho brushed aside a number of them, tied an old bnudann handkerchief about his' mouth and demanded that, the other miners lower him to the bottom of the X0-foot hliai't in order that he might get Riggs out. They argued with him it meant almost instant death for him to attempt the descent and Rlggs would be dead before he could get to hlin But th.it big Irish heart of his wouldn't let hlin stay at the top and. let Rlggs die there In the hole, even If there was a grant risk. Thalr arguments being of no vuil. he then slid down the rope to (he bottom, tied Riggs to the bucket and brought him up and saved his lite.

"It was a mighty nervy thing to do, and I thiuk you ought to know of what stuff that man Is made. My name? Oh, well, never mind. I don't want my name In (he paper, but if you have liny doubt about the truth or the ''story, go see Tom Conlon, the superintendent the- water works. He was there at the tlmo he will tell you whether It Is st Poisonous Gases and Vapors Big Sums Forced Out of Two Escaping from Ground, Prov- Business Men Who inc; Fatal to Scores. i in "Cahoots' nuoseteiusui aim lauius 10 ine cm- zens of Indiana, Illinois and eyon right in the camp of Republicanism, Ohio.

Mark Smith has come back to his; own after having helped the other' fellows out and ill take the. stump In his own behalf in the Smelter City tonigl. aud then journey over to' Bisbee, 'wnero he will speak the1 following evening, returning to Tuc-: like him and think he will make a good sheriff. I'm a Democrat, too, but that ain't the reason I'm going to vote for hlin. My ballot will be marked with an alongside his name because I saw him do something once that convinced me there wasn't a braver man in the county than he and none more fit.

to be sheriff. You see It was this way: "About 16 years ago Murphy was a miner out at Mammoth. I was there In those, and there's a good many more who were there at the same time. One day there was a pn-niature explosion in the mine and at the bottom of an, 800-root shaft was a follow by the name of Frank Rlggs. The people around the camp had been attracted by the noise of the explosion and rushed to tho WASHINGTON, Oct.

30-The following official statement was issued at the White House tonight: "At the White House the announcement of Rockefeller is regarded wUh some amusement in view of what the administration has done to Standard Oil and thi" bitter haired borne by the company to the administration. It. Is a perfectly palpable and obvious trick on the part of the Standard Oil people to try to damage Taft, but the trick NKW-YORK, Oct. 30 Judge Taft and W. J.

Bryan, after an almost hand to baud i struggle last night for sup 1 BOSTON, Oct. 30 David H. Andrews, president of the Boston Bridge' Works and Charles N. Flits, secretary of the New England Structural company, pleaded guilty today to an ln- NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 30 A cablegram to Picayune from the City ot Mexico reports that, over fifty lives have been lost at the oil fields south son In time to east his vote on Tuos-1 day.

j.is so palpable it can deceive no one." of Tampico, as the result ol poison- ous gases coming out of the big hole dicunent charging them with collusion BUFFALO, Oct. 30 Sledge hammer In the ground caused by recent fires CAMPAIGN OFFERINGS INCREASED FRIDAY mouth of the shaft. A fellow named or not. Go ask him. port lu 8yracuse and Ofioudago county.

Taft speaking there at two meetiugs and Bryan at four, parted company todayprobably not to again' come within range of each otbef during the remainder of the campaign. Taft remains Jn the hotly contested territory of New York state, while Bryan goes to take -a hand in the final fight for the electoral vote of Oblo, Indiana and Illinois. Bryan traveled today through Ohio delivering a number of speeches at various places. Oneida, Rome, t'tlca and Batavta are among the places scheduled for Taft to speak at aud he will tonight address a meeting at Buffalo. James S.

Sherman will speak to in obtaining contracts irom the city ot Boston," Ea(h paid a thousand dollars fine, and five thousand to the city for the extra profits of the companies. said to have been derived from 'the contracts, Indictments'' i-agnhjst three blows at the Gompers-Bryau labor le- in the oil wells. Following the death glslatlou plans were delivered here to- ot a score of workmen a few days night by Taft, before two immense ago," another party went to the scene audiences. Taft gave the names of 'of the trouble and It is said thirty many labor leaders in the conn-j perished. Mexican troops have arrived ells of the American Federation of La- at the' oil fields and are keeping peo-bor.

who. he said are leaving Gom-i nle out of the danger zone. The bo- Grimes came along and offered to go down after Riggs, but when they I had lowered him about 25 or 30 fact i the gas began to stifle' him and lie called to them to pull him to the "It ain't very often that -men like that are nominated for public, office, and when you get one of Murphy's kind, don't ask what Ins politics are, Just vote for li'ni because he's a brave, gxid man." CIIIGACO, Oct. 30 Col. Robert Wing, editor and publisher of the New Orleans States delivered to Democratic headquarters tonight a check for other steel men are pending.

top. They did It and then lowered twenty-five hundred, bringing the dies of some of those who met death have not yet been recovered as tho fould gases make it impossible to WHITM0RE ACQUITTED OF KILLING HIS WIFE pers. Among. the men named who decline to follow Gompers are John Mitchell, James Duncan, first vice-president of the federation. Daniel Keefe, NIGHT RIDERS IN THE SCHOOL BOOK TRUST lal collections of his paper up to twenty-two thousand.

Among other contributions A. F. O'Brioh of 1 Arizona, one hundred and J. II. Mc-: night at Oueonta.

John Worth Kern tth0 head of the Longshoremen's i Carthy of California, one hundred. continues touring Indiana, where Bry TRAILS OF THEIR GRIME CASES SET FOR reach them. WRIGHT'S AEROPLANE Ing out two hours the Jury in the case FXPI nriFn ON FRIDAY Theodore on trial for the I body was found on December 20 in union, W. D. Ryan, secretary nnd treasurer, of the United Mine.

Workers, A. L. Fatilkner, president of the Win-dowGlnss Workers, Claud Worth, se- an Is expected tomorrow. Chafiin and 'Wat kins are also lu Indiana. Hisgen, Graves and Hearst will close the Independence league campaign with MALADMINISTRATION i OF RAILWAY'S icrctary-treastirer of the Internationa) meetings tonight in Brooklyn and to- i)rodge Workers, Charles McCarthy.

Ul a swamp near Harrison, New Jersey, Wilbur Wright's aeroplane exploded t0Illgtlt. a of lmt. KUn. while he was In flight this morning. morrow nignt at Carnegie nail.

president of the Tug Firemen Governor Patterson Says That Several Mexicans Accused of the Murderers' of Captain Selling Liquor to Indians, Rankin Are Known. Disposed of Yesterday, Wright lauded uninjured and his aero- egUlblisbed an alibi plane was not damaged. naiian. Laojuet members are busy making speeches In many parts of the country. 1 CHICAGO, Oct.

30 Ten million dol-1 Wars out of a total, of eighteen mil-j lions put up by investors in the bank-j rupt Chicago and Milwaukee Electric rranminv bus into Komethlnai and Llnemeus association. AV. T. Fuller of the Elevator employees, T. J.

Dohvn of the International Steam Shovel and Dredge men and many others. He added: "It is a struggle for political existence on Ihejiart of Gom i MURDERER LYNCHED MRS. WILLIAM ASTOR GIVES UP HER CROWN gy A TENNESSEE MOB else bes Ides construction, according CAMP NEMO, Oct. 30. "We know Estarfslao Veicz.

who was ar- SYRACUSE. Oct. 30 Judge Taft will conclude his campaign in New-York state with seven to the reports of certified account-1 who shots and who nut the ralguud yesterdav on two charges of pers. and lie is wining to resort to method if possible- to "iivii-uus aua an evening meeting ai cverv exireme ii. i i NEW Oct.

30. Mrs. William Astor, for 30 years regarded as the social leader of New York, died tonight of heart disease at her home on Fifth avenue. She was aged ants to the receivers appointed by! aromd u.lllkia-s selling ll.pior to Indians nnd had en- Judge Grosscup. There is only ai tcrtd a plea of not guiltv, changed hazy Idea of the disposilion of this Patterson this attorn.Mm vast sum outside of a circle of pro- betore his departure for nion City.

1 ftftornt J. had agreed to dismiss uioters. where a special grand jury is investl-jone of the after six of the i gating the night' rider depredations jurors who were to have sat in thu 1NKGSTON. Tenm, Oct. 30 A mob of masked men early today attacked the Rene county Jail and shot dead George Cook who was held there for the murder of John King.

Tho mob iraiirain. jie miu upeuu ouuuaj iu gcure success. Buffalo aud leave for Ohio Monday vj rPgur( lo Rockefeller's statc-uiorning. m. nt Taft said: "If the Standard Oil Is anxious to bring about my election, CLEVELAND, Oct.

o-V After travel- i I should take It as the last thing that fing up and down the state of Ohio jean be done to advertise its support Intended to hang Cook, but he re- which culminated in the murder their ptac'es. 't Venture Soto, who was charged slsted and cut one of the men with ARRIVAL' OF FLEET AT state committee to- today Bryan arrived here' tonight nnd a- razor. Then tne, outers snot nun the Democratic day. for me." He stated that neither Standard Oil. nor anyone connected AM0Y A GREAT FROST i to death.

with lis management ccuiributed a' single cent to the Republican cam-1 paign fund. He concluded "the ad-. NEW YORK, Oct. 30 Chairman Mack, after reading the White House PACIFIC LEAGUE RESULTS. -iwlth selltug.

was found not positive, as to tho guilt of some of. glljn. au(I tho ras Uopoldo the m-n arrested, aud implicated itoro. the son of a prominent Mcxl- others. He said the number of un-ii can brewer, was dismissed on mo.

actually attacking was not morr- than of -tlortmy. All casrs were disposed of exceptr 10, while some stood guard. trU(t, whlch statement tonight said: "The White House statement Is Its own answer, i Los Angeles The bargain made between Taft's Portland .3 ..1 ministration is prosecuting Standard Oil, and intends to continue the prosecution until that part which may be evil is stamped out." was the recipient of a great demonstration. A dozen or more marchiug clubs escorted the candidate to the central armory where he. spoke to a vast concourse.

Later he spoke to another crowd of Immense proportions at Grays armory. Beginning at Napoleon early this morning Bryau hurled an avalanche of cotidemiftttion upon the beads of Rockefeller and Carnegie at every point. He observed morning paper authorized the statement of the tic-Id horses. The whole number did i tliln and Walter AMOY, Oct. 30 The Chinese were very apathetic upon the arrival today of the second squadron of the American fleet.

Only a few natives turned out to witness the arrival of the. ships. The cause is said to be due to the severe restrictions on the number of Chinas. taking part In the celebrations. managers and Rockefeller, concerns heeler, Hogan, Ferraris, liarkness tho nnuuthlf I'linirix nf thn mln IkI rn- li it Mrwlden.

tion of Taft. not what the present ad-! San ..912 5 not exceed 35. he said, it is learn-j Bock, who ill be tried Wednesday, ed that Frank Ferriner confession i There are Jl prisoners who wen is full and complete. Th confession convlett of litpior selling Uial will, of tw others ts said to I In. si'iiti nc.

t.hl morning. NEWARK, Oct. 3n Seventeen thousand plurality in New Jersey for Bryan and Kern is Hie prediction of .2 6 Smith. ministration has done or not don to Oakland Standard Oil. i Browning.

'Berry. Johnson.

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