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Middletown transcript., 1903-10-31

Congratulate You and thank you
heartily on behalf OF American people"
was the message sent by the President to
the American representatives on the
Alaskan Boundary Commission, when
the award was made known last week,
in London. Owing to the fact that Lord
Alverstone, the British commissioner,
was convinced OF the Justice of the Aineri-
can claims majority of the commission
was able to reach decision, which is
final and settles for all time the long dis
puted question of the Alaskan boundry.
The two Canadian commissioners refused
to sign the award although they signed
the map as that agreed upon by the
majority. The line established gives Us
nearly all the territory in dispute aud
runs so far east as to shut Canada off from
all the bays, inlets and other means of
access to the sea, from Portland Canal to
Mount st. Elias. This gives US entire
possession of the Lynn Canal which is
the main entrance to the Klondike re-
gion and the territory which Can ada was
most anxious to obtain.
Middletown transcript., 1903-10-31
To Have
Comfort

Is to have good glasses. To get the
best results, your eyes mnst have a
thorough examination this We do
free Of charge. If you need glasses
you get the best, and the charges
are the lowest.
Middletown transcript., 1903-10-31

Republicans will have complete con-
troll OF the Fifty-eighth Congress which
meets in extra session on November 9th.
Their majority in the Senate will be
twenty-four, and in the House thirty.
Many new faces are seen among the
members who arrive in Washington.
Twelve Senators will see their first SER
vice, except for the ten days extra ses-
sion of the Senate last spring. There will
be 118 new members in the House,
among them William Randolph Hearst
who aspires to the Democratic nomina-
ton next year. Mr.. German will at
tempt to lead united Democratic min
ority in the Senate and as he, too, has
presidential aspirations, he will he
watched more closely than usual, His
re eminent at the Presidents attempts
to harmonize the Republican factions in
Maryland, together with the fact that
his brother has been dismissed from q
position in the Treasury Department,
will not tend toward the increase of good
feeling between the leader of the Demo.
cratic minority and the Administration.
Short, economical and business-like, is
the Republican program for the extra
and regular sessions which precede the
presidential election.
~
The General Board of the Navy, Of
which Admiral Dewey is President,
has mapped out plans for the protection
OF American interests in the Far East in
the event of a war between Japan and
Russia. In such an event Rear-Admiral
Evans commander of the Asiatic fleet
would be instructed to send squadrons to
the Manchurian ports of Mukden and
Antung, which under the terms of the
Chinese treaty with this country are to
be opened to American trade. At re-
cent meeting of the Joint Army and Navy
Board the question of providing proper
defences for the Philippines was oon-
sidered. The board did not hesitate to
say that the islands were in defenseless
condition, and that Congress should be
asked to provide funds for the erection
of fortifcation which would render
Manila and Subig Bay invulnerable to an
attack for the sea Il Is estimated that
at least $4,000, 900 would be necessary
to built adequate modern Notifications
and Congress will probably be asked to
authorize at once the beginning of the
work.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-12-11
Un onnpendioI
Ohra interesante

va habfamos dicho q nuestros lecto
res que ell infatigable y expecto inves-
tigador don Pedro de Angels, estimado
amigo nuestro, tenfa ell proyecto de ha
Ger una obra, con Ell simpat;co nombre
de "Pro Patria, la cual viene ser una
recopilacion de trabajos de los escrito-
res de Puerto Rico, con sus biograffas,
trabajo que viene salvar del olvido Ia
idea feliz de nuestro compafIero.
va circulo la entrega primera, que
consta de 32 paginas y contiene traba-
jos de la poetisa y autora dram at;ca
Ribiana Benitez, de Gautier Benitez,
sobrino de ella, y de los Soler, Alvarez
y Vassallo poetas de tiempos pasados,
a los clales apenas conoce 6 recuerda
Ia generation presente.
Cada mes saldra una entrega, que
solo cuesta ell fnfmo precio de ounce
centavoS.
E Recomendam IS mucho eSa obra,
bieu oportuna en- este tempo de rena-
cimiento liIerario.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-12-11
M0tiCIas de Lares

Dc una carta recibida de aquella po-
b,acion trauscribimos los siguientes pa
Trafos, autorlzados por una frma como
cida en- nuestro campo literario.
Veamos:
Como su peri6dico es muy leidoen
Lares, hagaaos ell favor de defendernos
aqu1 estamos pagando la carne 20 Gen.
tavoS kilo, la leche a 10 centavos litro,
el pan, falto 6e peso y NAL cocido, q 2
centavos bollo.
EI dueiio del kiosco prohibe q los
lecheros que. Sirvan domlcilio este ar
tfculo de primera necesjdad, en- pe-jui-
clio de los niflos y los enferm IS. A las
ooIo de la ma1Iana b4jan d poblado los
conductores del lfquido referido, y hay
que yer Ell alboroto que Sc alma frente
al sitio de la venta: todos los solicitan-
tes piden la vez y vuelven loco al que
des paCha.
iQu6 Babel
El ornate pdblico esta dejado de la
mano del Concejo Municipal; en- el ce-
menterio Sc mantienen gall;uas, en
las "tumbas desiertas' forman su nido.
iQue pcetico es esto! GVerdad?. -.
Los :aroles no dan luz apenas: inves-
tigare el nombre apelido del "verda-
Gero" contratista. que no ha salido a
escena, y 10 publicaremoS.
LIE anticipo mil graacias.
Jose Tidal Cardono.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-12-11
Jose TidaL Cardono.
1mpOrtante

Participamos a naestros relaciona
dos y al p1blico en- general, que desde
el dia 10 del corriente hemos alberto
Auevamente nueStro eScritorio y alma
cen al por mayor en- Ia Gale de Atocha
a6mero II.
Ponce. IS de Nvbre. de 1908.
Canals HermGmOs y Go.
Im-h Wis
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
Tho Storm King.
Friends.

A terrible wind storm and tidal
wave that swept across Munden's
Point, Va, Monday night destroyed
several houses, barns and the round
house of the Norfolk and Southern
railroad at Norfolk, Va, from which
several persons narrowly escaped with
their lives. The residence of Thos.
Morris was entirely destroyed. Mr..
Morris, his wife an1 daughter were in
the house at the time and narrowly
escaped being crushed to death. All
were injured. The house Of 4 Elijah
White also was entirely demolished,
the occupants narrowly escaping with
their lives, Mr.. White being quite
badly Injured. At high tide a tidal
wave came across the land between
the ocean and Pamlico sound which
washed away everything in It's course.
Several people living in the water
front were compelled to wade through
water up to their waist in order to es-
cape from their homes which were be-
Ing washed away by the tide. The
storm struck Moycock, N, g. (, on the
Norfolk and Southern railroad last
Monday night. Two two-story dwell
ings were picked up and carried sew.
eral feet. .} VI 5'5
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
Million Dollar HitchinR Post.

j. p. Postcn Of Bath, N. T., has in
front of his house what he calls mil
lion dollar hitching post. 1t is a
white oak post, and was removed from
field near Canisteo, Stclben county,
N. y, and is believed to be the last
Of thousands of posts that were driven
for Il distance Of more than one hun
drcd miles on the route or the New
York y Erie railroad when it, was be-
ing constructed through Susuun-
hanna, Canisteo and Allegheny valley S
sixty-two years ago. IL was intended
TO elevate the rails for the railroad on
these posts instead OF laying them on
a solid roadbcd. This plan OF rail
road building was abandoned before q
rail was put down. The money spent
in the useless work amounted TO more
than one million dollars and drove the
Erie into It's first bankruptcy. The
owner Of this relic Of the old pile road
bed Of the Erie obtained 1t last fall
while visiting relatives In the. vicinity
Of where it stood, a lone monument to
the costly folly that placed it there
two generations ago.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
Guilty OF Manslnughter.

III Unarlottee, N. C. Sunday after
noon the jury in the case Of Arthur L.
Bishop, the shoe drummer charged
with the murder of Thomas I. Wilson,
came into court and rendered YER
dict of manslaughter. Bishop was in
court and his wife was by his side.
The court room was filled with people,
including about SO commercial travel
ers who were in Charlotte to spend
Sunday. Immediately after the
rendering Of the verdict Bishop was
remanded to Jail. Bishop, who travel
ed for a New England shoe factory,
killed Thomas l. Wilson In this city
on December 9th, last. He had gone
to Wilson's home in company with
Miss Lena Schultz and Miss Ada VIII
son, daughter of the deceased. VIII
son, discovered the three In his parlor
drinking wine and ordered Miss
Schultzand Bishop to leave. Bishop
wanted to parley and Wilson endcayor-
ed to eject him, when he was shot
and killed by Bishop. The latter fled
and made his way to his home In
Petersburg, where he surrendered.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
INSURANCE FRAUDS.
Several Murders Done to Ala n
Gigantic SwIndIc.

Assistant District Attorney Krotel
said Wednesday that the insurance
fraud cause now under investigation
in New York promised to develop into
one OF the most startling ever known
In the criminal history or the city.
Before the district attorney IS Of
flee has finished its investigation Of
the astounding and extraordinary
New York insurance frauds" he said,
:" I should not be surprised II it we're
proved that the conspirators even
went SO far as to murder in cold blood
to get bodies for the purpose Of col
lecting policies. We have found that
% substitute bodies were passed Off on
the Hancock Insurance company alone,
and as soon as the plotters are indict-
ed these will be cxhumcd. The in
yestigatlon into the remarkable plct
has hardly begun"
The fate or Sarah Weber, who it is
alleged, died from the effects OF brutal
treatment, which, 1t Is charged, she
received at the hands OF the cOnSpira-
tors, Mr.. Krotel said, was but single
instance.
According to stories told by her rela-
tives Sarah Wcbber was tortured in
order to compel her to aid in the in
surancc frauds.
When the girl left home she had
rosy checks and was the picture OF
health. When her family found her
she was a shadow of herself. She
told her brother that she had heen
beaten, starved and slashed with
knives to force her to help those en-
gagei, in the conspiracy.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
Had No Coal.

at St. Louis owing to the scarcity
Of coal at the -Four Courts" which
contains the jail, police headquarters,
criminal court, ETC., the building was
closed today. Not a pound Of coal
could be found In the engine room,
and the old floors are being torn up
to keep the 250 prisoners In the Jail
warm. The grand jury investigation
into Investment companies was sus-
pended, and the two branches OF the
criminal court and the court Of
criminal correction adjourned for the
day. This condition is the result of
negligence on the part of the con-
tractor, who failed to deliver the
coal already contracted for. Other
city institutions are also short Of fuel,
and an investigation will be held to
ascertain who is to blame.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
a DISSERTATION.
a Historical sidcboard Now Adorns
a Liquor Saloon.

An interesting story relating to the
sale of the sideboard presented to Mrs.
Hayes when she was mistress of the
White House is being sent out from
Washington. The story says the side
board, laden with wine glasses, decan-
terS, siphOns and even beer stems, now
graces a saloon In the capital city.
This sideboard was originally present.
ed to Mrs. Hayes when her husband
was president in recognition of her re-
fusal to allow liquors on the table at
the White House. It was the gift of
numerous young women of Cincinnati,
among whom were Mrs. Bellamy Stor-
er, wife Of the ambassador to Austria,
and Mrs. Taft. wife of-the civil COVER
nor OF the Philippines. The sideboard
shared the fate Of many another piece
of White House furniture at the gen.
eral clearing out auction last week.
1t was knocked down to its present
owner for 1855, and transferred from
the executive halls to saloon, where
it has become not merely an article Of
use, but has furnished to iconoclasts
the subject for many a bibulous lest.
No sooner did it become known that
the historic bit Of furniture was being
thus desecrated than John r. Nc
Lean offered $3.50, ten times the price
it had been bought at, for the old
sideboard. The new owner, realizing
the advertising value of the sideboard
declined. Then Colonel Webb Hayes,
anxious to rescue the priced possession
of his mother from vandals, attempt.
ed to purchase it, but he was inform
ed that the price placed on it was
$4,000. So, surrounded by bacchana
lian insignia, in an atmosphere heavy
with the fumes OF alcohol, the ole
sideboard, the gift OF the Cincinnati
bellies, the most cherished possession
of the white ribbon mistress Of tn,
White House, stands while ribals
jests are abroad at the sad descen
from It's former high estate.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
a. HIDEoUs DISASTER. IF j. ! ].
Nine Guests Roasted in a Hotel srirs

III; Trap. Il fs;: ~ K g
at Cedar Rapids, Ia. ) fire early; Fri.
day morning destroyed the Clifton
Hotel, cremating nine OF the guests
and caused injuries to AZ persons, ,,Who
were scorched or forced to jump to
the frozen street from second and
third story windows. After. an all day
search In the debris four bodies have
been recovered. 1t is now believed
that five bodies more remain In the
ruins OF the. hotel, 3 which [ is said to
have been a flfmsy structure and. filled
with delegates to the State Y oung
Mems Christian Association! Conyen-.
tion and the district convention Of
the Knights Of Pythias. The hotel
register was destroyed, thus making It
difficult to ascertain the number, OF
missing persons. In an hour st.
Luke's Hospital contained Is injured,
while many more, chiefly those who
had escaped with comparatively slight
hurts, were being cared for in build
tngs near the scene of the tragedy.
Some who jumped owe their lives to
the fact that their falls were broken
by telegraph wires which ihterposed
In their downward flight. A number
Of the guests who were able to con-
verse calmly following their escape
declared that they Stumbled over
prostrate bodies as they rushed to the
windows. The flames literally were
CHASING them and the smoke made it
almost impossible to breathe. The
PROPRIETOR Of the hotel placed his esti-
mate OF the number of people in the
building when the. alarm was raised
at between 70 and 80. Those who
were first to escape, where they were
not too severely injured, stood for
some time barefooted In the snow,
chained to the spot and rendered un-
conscious of the cold by the horror OF
the scene. Many Of them had to be
led away.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
Lives Lost.

at Port Huron, Mich, fireman Mil
ton Campbell, which WAS crushed un-
der falling wall at the fire which
early Wednesday destroyed the ST.
Clair hotel and a number Of business
houses, is dead. Yardman Albert
Worthlng, Of the hotel, has not yet
been found and 1t is believed that he
was burned to death in the hotel. All
the guests have heen accounted for.
The loss Will reach between S75, 900
and 100000.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27
Wages of Sin.

at New Orleans ella Atkins is dead
and Folger Green in the hospital with
three wounds as the result of a COM
pact they entered into to end their
lives. The woman died of morphine
poisoning. The man stabbed himself
twice in the neck and then slashed his
wrists. The tragedy occurred in a
room in the Victoria Hotel, on Bour-
bon street, where the couple passed as
man and wife.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-02-27

Solicitor Thurmond followed in an
argument covering The law and facts.
No threat had been made by Mr.. Con
zalcs. What he had said, admitting
the truth Of the alleged threats for
the sake Of argument, was no stronger
than criticisms. If such language
could he construed as threats then
every candidate, for example, that ap-
pearcd on the hustings would have a
right to assume that his life was in
peril. Any one who has had expert
encc in the court house" knows how
easy it is to prevail upon many people
TO make dllidavtS lis to character.
Mr. 'Ehnrmond comprehensivcly ar
gued the law Of the case, citing with
eInphaiis the rule laid down in Il
Texas case as to the meaning Of the
phrase proof is evident in the con
stitutionai provision us to bail in cap
ital cases lie maintained that bail
should not be granted merely because
the case might contain conflicting
aiiidavitS, but that II the court were
convinced that the evidence of guilt
substantially prcpondcratcd so as TO
make reasonably convincing case
the bail should be refused. AS for the
newspaper attacks, public men must
expect their records to be attacked
and exploited by the press. These
alta cks had been made long before
and Mr. Tillman had submitted to
them I--Hf ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-05
NEW JERSEY LEADS.
State has Spent $250'000 for Stone
Roads the Past Year,

According to the annual report OF
State Road Commissioner Henry 1,
Budd, New Jersey now has about 2. 00(
miles of modern roads, more thar any
other state of the union, notwith.
standing that it is the forty-second
State in point of area.
During the past year the state has
expended $3.50, 900 for road improve
ments. This amount is tho state
appropriation on the basis of which
the state pays one-third of the cost of
road building, the remaining two
thirds of the cost being borne by the
counties in which the roads are built.
1t is estimated that upwards of
5000, 900 have been expended by the
various counties OF the state in road
building during the past year, so that
the total paid out for highway i'm
provement Will exceed that of former
Petitions for more than 500 miles of
roads are waiting the approval of
the road commissioner. A part of
will, of course, be built next
commencing us soon as the now
appropriation becomes available.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-05

The relations between President
Roosevelt and Senator Hanna are re-
ported to be strained. It's dollars to
doughnuts that the gentleman from
Ohio is the first to back down. 1t
would not be the first time. The
President doesn't need any boss to
tell him what to do. He has q mind
of his own and he has a great habit
of using his own Judgment. That's
the kind of a man the nation needs
for its leader.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-05

The fact that the Excise Board did
not mention the dance halls is not
strange. Doubtless Chief Burke is
waiting for the new board to organize
before bringing up the matter. The
real time is when the proprictors of
these places apply for renewal of
License. The police have all of them
spotted and will doubtless make the
character of the places known to the
commissioners.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-05
hin nnd Murphy Agree.

NEW YORK. Dee. 5.-According to a
statement made by Il close personal
friend and political representative of
former United States Senator David Il.
Hill. the latter ana Charles +. Murphy
have come together, and the Tammany
leader, according to his friend, has
agreed to pledge the New York city
portion Of the state delegation to the
support of Judge Alton b. Parker for
the presidential nomination. The terms
of the agreement, it is said, preclude
Mr.. Hill himself from being Il candi-
date for the nomination. He is will
ing 10 let Mr.. Murphy have his own
way in city politics provided always
that tie Tammnny leader does not en-
to Gust him from control of the
party machinery of the state.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-05

The fact that tho births dnring the
month of November was within five
of the number of deaths. when taken
in connection with the number of
new families moving to this city all
the time, shows that there is little
danger of race suicide in Perth Am
boy. The new corners far out numter
those moving away and the gain is
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-05

bound to tell when the~next census is
taken. Conservative people have ex.
pressed it their opinion that the popu-
lation of Perth Amboy is at least
%, 900 at the present time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-05
ROOSEVELT AND HANNA.
Hold Conference Or Canal Situation
and wood investigation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. President
Roosevelt and Senator Hanna had Il
conference of several hours duration at
the White House last night, at which
the Panama canal situation and impor-
tant legislation to come before congress
was discussed, with incidental refer
ences to the case of General Leonard
Wood and the craftsmanship of the Re
publican national committee.
Senator Hanna would say nothing as
to the conference. His acceptance of
the management of the next Republic
an campaign will depend upon his
health.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-05
ORGANIZED lab OR.
Sesssasesssssssa ssssassssses7s sas9se'sasases n
azszss sssssasss szsag

The United States Supreme Court
has affirmed the constitutionality OF
the elght-hour law of the State of
Kansas regulating labor OH public
works. Justice Harlan wrote the
opinion of the court. CHIEF Justice
Fuller and Justices Brewer and Peck
ham dissented. The Kansas law was
enacted i'll 1891. 1t prohibits contract
ors from requiring laborers engaged
on work for the State or any county
or municipality to perform more than
fine and imprisonment are provided
for violation of the law.
Justice Harlan's opinion was based
on the theory hat all tho municipaIi-
ties of n State are the creatures of the
State; that work for them is Of u pub
lie character and does not infringe on
the personal liberty of any one TAX
ing up the question of public policy
Justice Harlan said: eff it be CON
tended to be the right of every one to
dispose of his labor upon such terms
as he deems best-ns undoubtedly it
Island that to make it q criminal
offense for q contractor for public
work to permit or require his employ
es to perform labor upon that work in
excess OF eight hours each day is in
d~erogation of the liberty of employe
and employer, it is q sufficient answer
that no one is entitled of absolute
and as q part of his liberty, to
perform labor for tile State and no
contractor for pnblic work can excuse
violation of his lawful agreement
the State by doing that which
the statute of the State under which
he proceeds distinctly forbids him to
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-05

twelve pages of a seven column D
such as the Evening News is now, is
equal to fourteen pages of q six col.
umn paper, the size the Evening News
used to be. Judging from the favor
able comments heard today through
out the city, the efforts of the Even
ing News to give Perth Amboy an
up-to-dato newspaper is being appre-
ciated. II might be added that yes
terday's big edition was gotten out on
our new press without the least in
convenience and in about quarter the
time it formerly took to print our
regular six page paper on the old
press. This is progress.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-05

Tho N0wark Daily advertiser says
that Essex asks but little in the way
of Legislative plums this year. Little
wonder. She's got practically every
thing worth having already.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-05

If we rocollect rightly Dowie, or
Elijah III, had his eve on q site in
Middlesex county for another Zion
city. 1t might be just as well for the
real estate men to put their signs up
again for it is very probable Dowie
will not locate here for some time
vet
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-05

The men who have made the largest
fortunes in business are those who
have been the most extensive adver-
Users