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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-15
RAILROAD STRIKERS.
What is Doing on the Mobile and
Ohio.

A general strike of conductors,
brakemen and switchmen of the
entire M. & O. system between
East st. Louis and Mobile became
effective at II o'clock last Saturday.
On Sunday two or three banana
trains were moved by extra men
aud on Monday the entire freight
service came to a standstill. Mon
day night the passenges crews left
their trains and the agents and
clerks of the road have been run
ming in their places. r. c. Garth,
OF this city, was put on duty as a
trainman and passed up on his first
trip Monday night on No. 4, with
trainmaster Hungerford as conduct
or and Harvey Jones, travelling
freight agent, as baggage master.
Mr. Garth was acting as fagman.
The trouble so far has been the
derailing of engines on the terminal
tracks in st. Louis and Jackson and
the killing of young Yarbrough
Sunday in Jackson. The air was
full of rumors.
1t is estimated that the straw
berry growers at Kenton, Dyer,
Rutherford and Fruitland will be
the biggest losers, but business is
partially paralyzed all along the
line. 1t is said that a big reward
has been offered by the company for
the capture of Yarbrough's slayer.
Wednesday freight train of
thirty cars, the first this week, was
taken skrough to Cairound returned
yesterday southbound, in charge of
Doran Hill, Sam Coates, brakeman,
Two more freights went up yes
terday afternoon from Jackson with
new conductors, Scott and Friend.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-15
Cures When Doctors Fail.

Mrs. Frank ChiaSson, Patterson,
La, writes June 8th, 1901: II had
malaria fever in very bad form, was
under treatment by doctors, but as
soon as l stopped taking their medi-
cine the fever would return. l used
a sample bottle of Herbine, found it
helped me. Then bought two bottles,
which completely cured me. l feel
grateful to you for furnishing such a
splendid medicine, and can honestly
recommend it to those suffering from
malaria, as it will surely cure them. -
Herbine, SOC bottles at
NailIin0's Drug Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-15
For Those Wto Live on Farms.

DR.. Bergin, Pana Ills, writes: IL
have used Billiards. Snow Eminent:
always recommend it to my friends,
as L am confident there is no better
made. 1t is a dandy for burns.n
Those who live on farms are especially
liable to many accidental cuts, burns
and bruises, which heal rapidly when
Billiards. Snow Liniment is applied.
1t should always be kept in the house
for case of emergency. %, SOC and 100
at
NGilfin0's Drug Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-15
One WHO WAS THERE
Soryn0 Ailments

There is an aching and tired feeling:
the liver, bowels and kidneys become
sluggish and inactive, the digestion
impaired, with little or no appetite,
no ambition for anything, and feel.
ing that the whole body and mind
needs toning up. The trouble is, that
during winter, there has been an accu
mutation of waste matter in the
system, Herbine will remove it
secure to the secretions right exit
and by its tonic effect, fully restore
the wasted tissues and give strength in
place of weakness. SOC at
NailEing's Drug Store.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-15

Leonidas Polk Chapter United
Daughters of the Confederacy, will
meet with Mrs. T. ID. Edwards in
the city next Tuesday afternoon at
2o'clock to make final arrangements
for the decoration of the Confeder-
ate graves and delivery Of crosses
of honor.
! Remember. The Commercial is Civ
ing away subscriptions to the Week
! ly Prairie Farmer and has quite
number of them left. A years sub
scription in advance will entitle
each subscriber to the Prairie Far
mer one year free. The price OF
both papers is only one dollar.
A very pleasant church social was
given at the home of Mrs. Mamie
Beck last Tuesday night by one
of the ladies' mission societies.
1t was in the nature of sock party,
the price of each admission being
double in amount to the number of
the owners sock. Refreshments
were served.
Rev. ]. A. Mcdonald, of Fort
Smith, Ark, will fill the pulpit at the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
next Sunday morning. Rev. Nc
Donald was the former pastor of
this church, through whose efforts
the splendid edifce was built which
is one of the handsomest in any
town. Brother Mcdonald should
be greeted by large audience.
Vaughn Griffin is now working
for the Jackson Steam Laundry,
one of the best concerns of the kind
in the state. Vaughn is good
boy, and will appreciate the kind
ness if his friends will favor him
with their patronage. He makes
headquarters at Kirkland's Cafe
and will call for and deliver your
work in good shape.
The Baptist Sunday school chill
dren held rally at the church last
Sunday morning. A program made
up OF songs and Rotations taking
the place of the morning sermon.
The children acquitted themselves
beautifully. The violin solo by
Dickson Sanding was highly APP
preciated. Mrs. Willie Dickson
and Miss Gertie Wallace trained
and drilled the children.
Rev. w. H. Book, the eminent
Virginia evangelist, is engaged here
in very interesting meeting at the
First Christian Church. The SER
mons are eloquent and gifted, the
services attractive, and the attend
ance large and increasing, One of
the features is a query box, and the
audiences have been taking kindly
and cheerfully to this form of seek
ing for the truth. The evangelist
is always ready with an intelligent
response. Services morning and
evening.
ClareASe HAYDN, who has been
travelling in Texas tor H. S. Peters,
the Brotherhood Overall Man, of
Dover, N. j., has been selected to
represent his concern at the Sixth
Biennial Convention of the Broth
hood of Railroad Trainman" (B. OF
R. r. To- to be held at Denver,
Colo, May 1880. He goes over the
Texas q Pacific railroad to Ell
Paso, Tex, and the Santa Fe rail-
road, Ell Paso to Trinidad, Colo,
and thence over the Denver and Rio
Grande to Denver; passing through
some of the most beautiful scenery
in the whole West. This is quite
an honor for Clarence and one that
he should justly feel proud of.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-15
Local and Personal
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

Mrs. Fons Gibbs went to Thomp-
sons Station yesterday.
DR.. Hughes has returned from
dental school in Chicago.
Engineer Frank Caldwell was
here from Jackson yesterday.
Miss Alma Osborne, of Trenton,
is visiting friends IN this city.
Mrs. Pollard, guest of Mrs. P. Y.
White, has returned to Dyersburg.
The Review Club met yesterday
with Mrs. John E. Wells, the presi-
dent.
DR.. M. Bell and VIM. Gibbs, of
near Crystal, were here few hours
Wednesday.
Miss Kate Davis, of Number One,
spent few days with friends in
town this week.
Mrs. ]. R. Thompson and little
son, Jack, are visiting relatives. in
Paducah and Metropolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Latimer spent
Sunday at Yorkville with Mrs. Lat
liners sister, Mrs. Edgar Cox.
Mrs. R. H. Marshall, of Dallas,
Tex, is in the city visiting her
sister-in-law, Mrs. r. c. Garth.
T. F. Stubs is on a business
trip through Alabama and Florida
in the interest of the grain conf
pany.
DIR. A. /. Chandler, of Elbridge,
was a guest CT his niece, Mrs. Gee
Spradl1n, while at court here this
week.
Little Frank, the four-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Web
man, is dangerously sick of pneu-
mona.
Misses Maggie and and Nellie
Kroger lett yesterday for Henderson
to visit their sister, Mrs. M. E.
Garland.
Mrs. Josh S. Adams and little
son went to Jackson Wednesday to
spend few days with Mrs. F. ].
Batoldus.
Col. r. P. Whitesell is in st.
Louis, where he went to close deal
for $4,000 acres of timber land IN
Arkansas.
Examinations in the city schools
are in progress this week, conclud-
ing the closing exercises of the
spring term.
The ladies of the Catholic Church
gave a benefit dinner yesterday,
serving ice cream and sherbet in
the evening.
A team belonging to ]. M. Holt
ran away in the northern part of
town Tuesday, but were checked
without damage.
w. J. Edwards came down from
st. Louis last week to spend
day with his parents and to look
after business for the N, c. & ST.
L. Ry.
Mr.. B. F. Hawkins, one of the
best citizens and most successful
farmers in the Crystal section, was
welcome visitor to this Office yes
terday.
Mrs. Ed. Curtin. of Longview,
Tex, after visit here with her
father and mother, left this week
returning home. She was accom-
panied by her children.
Regular services at the Presby-
terrain church next Sabbath morn
ing and night. Sabbath school at
$50 o'clock, a. m. Strangers ana
public cordially invited.
Ed Long has returned from dental
college in Nashville, having COM
pleted his second years course IN
dentistry. Mr.. Long is clever, am
bilious young gentleman.
T. ]. Latimer came home from
Maiden, Mo, this week to spend a
few days with his family. Mr..
Latimer is managing some large
timber deals for the Singer Sewing
Machine Company.
Tom Miller, of Bowling Green,
KY, has been appointed to the po-
sition of night clerk at the Palace
Hotel. Mr.. Miller is known as an
excellent gentleman and a frst-class
hotel man. Ben Harrison has re-
signed.
Russell Garth has just completed
contract for school near Pueblo,
Colo, at salary of SIS a month.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-15

Base balls and bats, all kinds and
grades and at all prices, at Cald-
well Stationery Cos.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16
Terrible Floods in silesia.

Berlin. July 1.-THE highest foods
known in the region for many years
are reported from Silesia. Nearly the
whole town of Troppau was under wa
ter The crops of the entire district
were destroyed and traffic at several
points interrupted. owing to the de-
struction of bridges and embankments.
In the Sudeten valley all the villages
were flooded so rapidly that 30 of the
inhabitants were drowned. Fifty houses
were destroyed. Even the town of Bres-
lau Is reported to be in danger and the
hremen have been called out to repair
the dykes protecting the city from the
overfiowing river Oder. Terrible hail
storms have devastated the country
along the lower Rhine The damage to
to the wine crop is incalculable. Sew
eral persons were killed by lightning.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16
Booker washInaton,s Views.

Atlanta. Ga, July 14.-Booker T.
Washington last night addressed an
immense audience at the Peoples Tab
ernacle on the thirty-sixth anniversary
of the First Congregational Church
(colored), Mr.. Washington spoke in
part as follows:
THE time has come. here in the
South. when believe the very highest
type of southern white men and women
are going more and more to take a
hand in the elevation of the blacks at
their doors Whites and blacks are to
reside together in this country perma-
nently. and we should lose no opportu-
nifty to cultivate in every manly way
the greatest harmony between the
races. Whoever. North or South. black
or white. stirs up. strife needlessly. by
word or deed, is an enemy to both
races and, to his country"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16
THE BIG ENDEAVOR
TENT BLOWN DOWN

Denver. July 14-Without mo-
the great Tent Endeavor was blown
down at 4:10 o'clock. The most re-
markable feature of the disaster is that
no one was seriously hurt At the
time the tent collapsed there We're
fully 5000 people under it. When the
wind came up from the West they
were listening to Rev S. j. Horsefield
of Bristol. Eng. who was telling what
America might learn from England.
The bell was rung as soon as the wind
sprang up and the ushers were at their
places in a moment to pull up the sides
of the tent but 1t was too late. and
before an attempt was made to pull up
the sides the tent had fallen and the
thousands were buried under the folds
of canvas.
Percy Foster. the leader of the sing
ing. held his place on the platform and
shouted to the people to keep their
seats and be calm, and he was ably as
sisted by others on the platform and
throughout the assembly.
Fourteen were more or less injured
and taken to the hospital tent. but it
was found that no one had been even
seriously hurt Mrs. Thornberg of Den
yer. living at 1926 South Fourteenth
street. received the worst injuries. She
was hit across the forehead by one of
the electric lights as it fell. A few
stitches had to be taken in the wound,
but she was able to go home in car
riage and will recover in few days.
Others were more frightened than in
jured. All either went home in n car
riage or were taken to their homes or
rooming places.
The tent was valued at about $4,000
and the loss will be heavy.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16
GLOBE SHELTER
RESUMES SLOWLY

Denver July 1.-THE union leaders
now say that furnaces of the Globe
plant are frozen so seriously that
weeks will be required to clear them
of the Stag. The tops of the roasters.
declare the former employees, cracked
open when they cooled. and the tops
fell in. The leaders of the union say
also that bricklayers will be required
to rebuild the roasters, and that nom
union bricklayers cannot be secured to
do the work. while union bricklayers
will never accept the employment while
the smeltermen are on strike. THE re-
construction of the roasters and the
chiseling out of the furnaces will re-
quire fully three months said a vet
eran smelterman last night, even when
as large forces of men as can be oper-
ated are secured by the company"
Carpenters union No. SIS last night
passed resolutions indorsing the smell
termen's strike and assuring the metal
literous miners support financially and
morally in their movementfor an eight
hour day throughout Colorado
On account of the slow progress made
in clearing the furnaces of the frozen
metal and Stag, the smelling company
has not been able to give as many peo-
pie employment as had been expected
at the Globe plant
Yesterday II was thought the plant
would be smelling ore in several fur
naces and men were on hand to go to
work, but as only few men car find
room to work chiseling the frozen ma
terial left in the furnaces when the
workmen were forced out. the time
given to repairs had to be extended.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16

telephone is installed. means service
for about 14.0o0 subscribers. The new
exchange is more than twice as large
as the old one on Lawrence street Sec
ton "A" of the new main board is 80
feet long. and section B." which com
munIcates with the York. South and
other branch exchanges. is twenty-five
feet long. The two boards accommo-
date sixty operators and supervisors.
In an adjoining room is the new board
for the toll lines. extending all over
the state.
The main feature of the new system
inaugurated by the opening Of the
Champa street exchange is the doing
away with the inconvenience of ringing
for central" The only necessary op-
Grafton now is to take the receiver on
the hook. This action lights a small
electric bulb in the central switchboard
indicating the number calling. The en-
tire system of calling and supervising
is done with lights. instead of bells and
numbered traps. There is series of
Supervisory lamps. in addition to the
subscribers line lamp. by which the
operator can tell at a glance whether
the line is busy. whether one of the
persons talking has finished and hung
up" or whether both are through.
The new building contains handsome
modern facilities for the telephone
girls. including retiring rooms. res
taurant, an emergency hospital, mod
ern wire lockers for each employe and
other conveniences. The Offices of the
officials of the company are the hand
soonest of any in the city and have
been fitted up with an elaboration ap-
preaching positive gorgeousness.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16
SIX THOUSAND TELEPHONES
CHANGED In THREE MINUTES

Denver. July 1.-THE heart OF Den
ser's telephone system. operating at
present nearly 5000 instruments in Of
ices and residences throughout the city
and toll lines which extend all over the
state. was changed In just three min
1tes Sunday morning from the old ex-
change on Champa street.
The transfer, which involved the
sudden abandonment of hundreds OF
thousands of wires. relays. switches
and calling board mechanisms. and the
instant transfer to an entire new set
IN building. three blocks distant, was
accomplished without a single COM
plant or delay or trouble from a tele
phone subscriber. The celerityF and
success with which the "cut-over" was
made was as much of a surprise to the
telephone company officials as 1t was
10 the public, which never knew that
The change had taken place until the
Ines were individually tested after
ward to make sure they were working
perfectly.
A small army of experts had been
working to prepare for the change for
several months. in charge of ]. s. Mof
ft of the Western Electric Company
They installed what is probably one OF
the most complete telephone exchanges
In the world. The cost OF the switch
board alone was over a quarter of a
million dollars. while the new building
In which II was placed. and which is
said to be absolutely fireproof. cost up
wards of 100000
The capacity OF the new main ex-
change is 10000 lines. which counting
those lines on which more than one
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16
COL LORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY
Supreme Court Proceedings.

Attorney James Hoffmire. against
whom disbarment proceedings were
Eending In the Supreme Court. has
been disbarred by death. Hence the
court on July 9Th formally dismissed
the case.
Leon Hart's petition for rehearing
WAC denied and he will have to pay all
mony to Mary E. Hart. as decreed by
the District Court OF Denver. The
court handed down a number OF other
decisions and orders. as follows:
John Best ct al. VS.. The Rocky
Mountain National Bank of Central
City; appeal dismissed.
W. e. Blakeley VS.. The Fort Lyon
Canal Company; The Pacific Guaran-
tee Savings Bank ct al. VS.. The Fort
Lyon Canal Company; petition for re-
hearing denied.
The Florence & Cripple Greek Rail-
road Company VS.. William Tennant.
petition for rehearing: 20 be set for
oral argument at September term.
Iohn w. Nesmith ct al. VS.. Samuel
G. Martin; petition for rehearinE. to
be set for oral argument at September
term.
Amanda l.. Fake VS.. Eva Terry ct
al. petition for rehearing: to be set
Tor oral argument ut september term.
E. B. Green ct al. VS.. Sarah G.
Thatcher ct al; petition for rehearlng
denied.
George f. McClelland ct al. VS.. Ar
thur d. Bulls: motion to quash writ
of error denied.
The OIL Creek Gold Mining Company
VS.. Edgar G. Pew; stipulation to dis
miss cause without awarding costs to
either party allowed and cause dis
missed.
Charles E. Porter VS.. The People.
etc; motion to strike bill of excep-
tions denied.
H. II. Moore VS.. The People, etc;
petition for rehearing denied.
Charles A. Smith VS.. The People,
etc; suggestion of diminution of rec
ord and request for filing supplement
al transcript; application granted
The People, etc. ex rel. The Colora-
do Bar Association. petitioner. VS. Ew-
iisg Robinson, respondent: proceeding
in disbarment; motion to quash sup
Elemental information overruled: re-
spondent to file answer thereto within
ten days.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16
DOCTORS FINALLY ABANDON
ALL HOPE OF POPE'S RECOVERY

Rome, Tuesday, July 14.-In the
darkened apartments in the vatican.
where the aged Pope Leo XIII. main
tanned day after day his marvellous
battle for life, hope died hours ago.
Swiftly the remnants of the brave pa
tents extraordinary vitality were
stolen away during the day and even
Ing. For the first time since he was
stricken the pontiff had had periods of
feeting delirium. His sleep was fitful.
He suffered physical distress and was
frequently unconscious.
Shortly after midnight the crisis ar
rived. The physicians felt that there
could be but one outcome and in haste
they summoned to the vatican all of
Leo's relatives and called to the sick
room Cardinals Rampollo and Gott
and other church dignitaries.
Another indication late last night of
the closeness of the pontiff to death
was the urgent calling of DIR. Rossoni
to the vatican by DR.. Lapponi. in spite
of the fact that the former physician
was i'll of fever. The need OF an imme-
diate consultation was considered i'm
perative.
Among the watchers about the vati-
can the belief was general last night
that the Pope could not last another
day. While the nights bulletins stated
that the pontiff was not in immediate
danger. there was ample reason to be-
lieve that the end was not far off. At
noon yesterday the pontiff sank into a
comatose condition. and continued in
sensible for hours with rare intervals
of lucidity
During these periods the patient rec
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16

ognized those around the bedside. but
obviously his vitality was at the low
ebb. The change for the worse began
early yesterday morning.
The Pope's heart, hitherto strong.
considering the circumstances. became
perilously weak and there were symp-
toms of paralysis. All the evening evi-
dences Of life could be said to be so
scanty that the arrival of death would
make scarcely any visible change in
the appearance of the physical shell of
the pontiff.
1t was reported that the physicians
were relying for heprolongation of the
patients life wholly upon the use of
stimulants. The result of the analysis
of the fluid extracted from the Pope's
thorax was kept secret. The report
that it was to be published was denied.
1t is understood. however. that nothing
was found to indicate the presence of
cancer or tuberculosis.
There is much comment in Rome be-
cause the bulletins of the condition are
appearing without DR.. Rossoni's name.
1t was publicly explained that this was
due to his Illness from fever. 1t was
reported. however. that the real reason
was that on Friday evening Rossoni.
who has been the least hopeful of the
physicians, protested against the indi-
rectness and vagueness of the bulletins.
Doctors Lapponi and Mazzoni de-
clined to change their policy. and Ros-
soni. 1t is understood. withdrew. His
return TO the vatican last night, 1t was
asserted, was secured only upon the ur-
gent pleading OF Cardinal Rampola and
others.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16

A Brooklyn man objects to
memorial park in Plymouth square in
honor of Henry Ward Beecher for
the reason that he was not man OF
national reputation. lot of old sub
scribers would like to know who II
gas that made Brooklyn famous.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16

Pope Leo is getting a good deal of
comfort Just now out OF the Italian
proverb: "The announcement of ones
death always adds years to ones life
II this be so, the aged pontiff is good
for n least n round century.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16

Mayor Jones of Toledo. has bed
rigged up with mosquito netting and
sleeps on the roof of his house. The
Toledo Office seeker must be an es-
pecially determined specimen of the
type il such expedients are necessary
to escape him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16

rev. Matt S. Hughes says the man
who is part of an epic is greater than
the man who writes an epic. 1t is
10 be hoped that the people who are
writing epics ill now turn to nobler
and better things.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16

A million gallons of whisky were de-
stroyed by fire in Glasgow. Fortu.
nately the destruction of all this whis-
ky was accomplished with the loss of
only seven lives.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16

Death on white. horse seems to
have changed his seat to racing
automobile. At least that's what the
returns from that big French race
seem to indicate.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16

The experienced bachelor of the
New York Press remarks that it's
queer how all rosy lips look so much
alike and yet taste so different. Hasn't
he learned yet that he should never
tell?
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16

The German scientists who have
been studying American agriculture
as 1t is to be seen in Chicago will
have an extensive knowledge OF the
tare and wild oats crops.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16

King Peter at Geneva was happy
to meet the brave representatives OF
the Servian army" King Alexander
at Belgrade wasn't.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16

The estimates of the population of
Pekin vary from 100000 to 100000.
A slight discrepancy OF 100000
doesn't bother the Celestials little
bit.