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The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-29
To Regulate Corporations.

The hrst annual report OF the com
missioner of corporations has been
submitted to Congress by Commits
sioner Garfield He says NO satisfac-
tory reform is to be expected under the
state system of Incorporation, that the
FEDERAL government has at Its COM
mand sufficient power to remedy exist
Ing conditions In Its control OF inter
state commerce
He therefore suggests that Congress
consider the advisability OF enacting a
.aw for the legislative regulation OF in
;erstate and foreign commerce under a
license or franchise which in a general
should provide as follows:
The granting OF federal franchise
or license to engage in Interstate com.
merce.
The imposition OF all necessary re-
quirements as to corporate organiza
ton and management as 4 condition
precedent to the grant Of such q fran
chise or license.
The prohibition OF all corporations
and corporate agencies from engaging
in interstate and foreign commerce
without such federal franchise or II
cense.
The full protection Of the grantees
OF such franchise or license who obey
the laws applicable thereto.
The right to refuse or withdraw
such franchise or license in case OF vi
olation OF law. with appropriate right
OF judicial appeal to prevent abuse OF
power by the administrative officers.
Commissioner Garfield says the bu
reau. under the direction of the secre
tary of commerce and labor. affords
the appropriate machinery for the ad
ministration of such a law.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-29
Think. sevastopoI Useless.

Toxic. Dec. 2S.--A report from Ad
miral Togo received Tuesday is a
follows:
After personal observation outsid
Port Arthur, found that the Sevastr
pol, which was attacked by our to-
pedo flotillas, is now anchored In tie
shadows about 400 yards from ne
shore OF Chengtao mountain. me
Russians are engaged in pumping. but
the Sevastopol is listing at least ten
degrees, and her bow slightly ssnk.
There can be no hope OF restoring the
vessel to fighting trim, considering
the present condition OF Port Arthur.
and I Judge that she has been com
pletely disabled.
'T also observed that the enemy's
destroyer, which was torpedoed by us
has been @-stroyed."
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-29
Four Thousand at Work.

Pueblo. Colo, Dec. 26.-The rail mill
and Converter at Minnequa started this
morning and rails are being turned out
in rapid manner. At noon to-day A.
900 men were at work inside the big
fence. 1t is probable that blast fur
mace A will be blown in on or before
Wednesday, and If such is the case the
number of employees will be mai erially
increased.
1t was supposed that none of these
plants except those In operation last
week would be started up before New
Years Day, but the demand for prod.
ucts is SO great that other departme nts
will have to begin operation.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-29
LIBERAL UKASES
czAa TO CONSIDER REFoaHA
Reouesss Of the zemstvea WIn ss ~
serred to Russian Council
Of Ministers.


ST. Petersburg, Dec. 17.-Emperoz
Nicholas long expected reform ukass
was Issued Last night.
TIE document deals. under eans
heads. with practically al the SD
jects brought TO the Emperor's afte-
ton by the memorial Of the congG
Of zemstvos presidents held here
month, and while not specimen
pIedging the government TO carry -
the various reforms in their enuItys
as demanded by the memorial, p,e-
ises that each shall be referred t0ho
council Of ministers. with order 70
report promptly on the fullest nas-
ure OF relief which can be accordd %
the various subjects.
Ono question not touched by the
ukase 10 that OF the constitutions a.
sembIy. Neither is the Jewish re-
ligion specifically mentioned, though
freedom for all creeds or seceA,
whether Christian or otherwise. ~
among the subjects which win lbe
dealt with. The various subjects
be referred to committees for e.A
report
The ukase promises full and eq9.I
enforcement OF existing laws: assu.re,
the zemstvos OF the fullest possfSs y
measure of seIf-government and
enforcement Of the laws now existiy
in. their behalf; promulgates a scheIf
of workman's insurance. extends
liberty of the press, and promkvf>l
full legal trial OF all persons accYI
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-29
LATEST WASHINGTON NEWS AND
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
w..hlnsson's Smoke Nuisance.


Drastic action has been recon-
suppression of the smoke nuisance in
this city A letter was sent by his di-
rection to the district commissioners
November Both inquiring If it were not
possible to proceed criminally against
the officers Of an electric light com.
pany.
He denounced the violation of the
smoke law by the company at the very
doors Of the White House as an out
rage and urged that the managers OF
the company be arrested again and
again, at short intervals, in an effcrl
to abate the nuisance.
No response having been received
that was satisfactory, the President au.
thorized to-day the publication of the
letter to the district commissioners. 1t
follows:
"The President has again taken up
with his Cabinet the smoke nuisance,
SO far as the public buildings are con-
cerned. He would like especially to
call your attention, however. to the
well-nigh intolerable manifestation OF
the nuisance by the electric light COM
pany. Is 1t not possible to proceed
crimtnally against the managers of
tHis coupany IL not, urdstlc ieeisin
ton should be recommended.
1T is an outrage on the city that
such a nuisance should be permitted
to exist right by the White House. AT
almost every hour of the day this
great chimney can be seen emitting
dense clouds OF black smoke. 1t would
seem to be wise to 20 to the very limit
Of the law and to arrest the head OF
the company. or those highest up in
the company. again and again at the
shortest possible intervals. in order to
put q stop to this nuisance. for the
conduct on their part amounts to a
fragrant defiance Of the law and of re-
spect for public opinion. and is fraught
with serious consequences to the city
of Washington"
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-29
Christmas in Washington.

Christmas Day was uneventful In
Washington. The weather was cloudy
and raw. Most people remained In
doors during the day, but in the morn
ing large numbers attended the
churches. where especially prepared
programs of Christmas music were
rendered.
At the White House the day was
celebrated as a family holiday. The
President remained in the house dur
ing most of the day. In the afternoon,
in company with the two older boys
and a friend. he went out for walk.
The dinner at night was limited to
the members of the family and r. H.
Ferguson. an intimate friend from New
York, who Is a guest at the White
House. The members of the Presi-
dents family exchanged gifts. but
there was no Christmas tree. In
place of this the children enjoyed the
delights OF the Christmas tree in the
house OF Mrs. w. S. Cowles, Mrs.
Roosevelt's sister, the festivities TAX
ing place Saturday night.
At the home Of Vice President-elect
and Mrs. Fairbanks, three of their
four sons Joined the family party for
the Christmas tide. Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem Fairbanks of Chicago being de-
tained in that city.
All the Cabinet officers. with the ex-
ception of Secretary Metcalf Of the
Department of Commerce and Labor,
are passing the holiday season at their
Washington homes. Mr.. and Mrs.
Metcalf are at Annapolis with their
son. Midshipman Victor N. Metcalf.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-29

At the request of the Wyoming dele
cation in Congress the House Indian
affairs committee has agreed to insert
an item of $40, 900 ip the Indian appro-
priation bill for extending the water
works system at the Shoshone Indian
School. Wyoming.
Once q paymaster general OF the
navy, always q paymaster general, Is
the decision of Attorney General
Moody, and the line officers have lost
in their fight against the former head
Of the pay corps. A. S. Kenny, now
treasurer OF the Panama Canal Com
mission.
Representative Hepburn OF Iowa has
introduced two bills, one appropriat-
ing $250,000 for the establishment OF
some abandoned military reservation
in the United States OF a leprosarium,
for the care and treatment of persons
in the United States suffering with
leprosy, the other appropriating $780,
600 for a leprosy hospita; in the Ha-
waiian islands. Both proposed institu-
tions are placed under the control of
the public health and marine hospital
service.
In the case of w. B. Wetmore vs..
of the United States in a decision
handed down December 10Th, held that
an obligation to pay alimony and al
lowance to a wife and children is not
in the nature OF an ordinary debt and
therefore cannot be discharged in
bankruptcy. The opinion was deliv-
cred by Justice Day, who said: "The
bankruptcy law should receive such
an Interpretation as will effectuate its
beneficent purposes and not make it
an instrument to deprive dependent
wife and children of the support and
maintenance due them from the hus-
band and father. which it has ever
been the purpose of the law to en-
force"
President Roosevelt has given con-
sideration recently to suggestions look
ing to a reduction In the membership
of the Panama Canal Commission, but
thus far no definite decision has been
reached. 1t has been urged by some
members of Congress that the commits
sion is SO large as to be unwieldy. 1t Is
known that Representative Hepburn of
Iowa. chairman of the interstate and
foreign commerce committee, is in
clined to the opinion that the commits
sion Is too large, and that the chief
engineer of the canal ought to have
greater initial authority than he now
has. Mr.. Hepburn talked to the Presi-
dent about canal matters. but he de-
clined to say whether 1t was the inten-
ton of his committee to introduce
measure looking to the capitalization
Of his ideas into law. Before action OF a
definite nature is taken the subject will
be considered carefully in all its
phases.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-29

The House emphatically disapproved
the proposition to hold the inaugural
ball in the Capitol building.
The following Colorado appoint
ments have been sent to the Senate:
Bryson p. Blair. register Of land
of1ice, Montrose: George w. Summers.
postmaster. Gunnison.
Secretary Shaw has transmitted to
the House a request from Secretary
Wilson for deficiency appropriation
Of $150.000 to eradicate scabies in
sheep and mango In cattle.
Capt. John ]. Pershing. Fifteenth
cavalry. has been selected by the War
Department as military attache at
Toxic to success Litutenant Colonel
Wood, whose term of foreign duty has
expired.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of L. X. Null
ford, William ii. Miller, Henry Null
Inns, William Graham, C. M. Ball and
other Denver men to organize the Ala
mosa National bank OF Alamosa, with
$4,000 capital.
This government has for the second
time called upon Venezuela to explain
the arbitrary expulsion from that coun.
try of A. F. Jaurette. a newspaper man
at Caracas. The first explanation Of
fered by President Castro was alto
gether unsatisfactory.
Secretary Taft recently issued an
order directing the quartermaster
general to award the making of some
$1,000 pairs of trousers for the en-
listed men of the army at Schuylkill
arsenal, Philadelphia, to seamstresses
in that city, mainly the widows and or
phans of soldiers, thus settling a ques-
tion raised some time ago so far as the
present lot is involved.
The secretary of the War Depart
ment has issued an order authorizing
recruiting officers to grant the privf-
lege of living out of quarters to sol
diers who were married prior to the
last enlistment, or prior to their
transfer to the recruiting service, and
also to soldiers who hereafter may
receive permission from the War De-
partmcnt to marry.
Labor Commissioner Carroll ID.
Wright has sent to Secretary Metcalf
of the Department of Commerce and
Labor a 10000 word reply to the ques-
tons asked by the labor committee
OF the House in regard to the effect of
the eight-hour day. IL a law were
passed giving all workingmen en-
ployed for the government the shorter
day. Secretary Metcalf has not indi-
Gated when the report will be trans
mitted to the House committee.
Secretary Morton has approved the
recommendation of the naval board
on construction for the award Of the
contract for the construction of the
armored cruisers Montana and North
Carolina to the Newport News Ship
ping Company at Its bid Of $3.575.0 900
for each vessel. and the contract for
the construction of the battleship New
Hampshire to the New York Ship
building Company at Its bid of S3.-
748,000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-29
RadIo-Tefegraphy.

Rome. Dec. 27-Experiments Wfn'
the Artons system OF radio-telegraphy
have been made between Rome anA
Sardinia. resulting In successfa
demonstration of the inventors clain
that an electro magnetic wave message
transmitted by his system cannot -
diverted from the point for which Il -
Intended. King Victor Emmanue3.
who Witnessed the test, congratulafea
the inventor upon his achievement
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-29
vicTIMS IDENTIFIED.
Sister In California Believes Mrs.
ton Was Murdered.

Denver, Dec. 27.-The News q
morning says. Bessie Bouton. belicv
to be the young woman who was forl
on Cutler mountain with bullet.
her brain and her face burned beyq
recognition, was, with her allel
paranour. Milton Franklin. gues
the Albany hotel from May End
July 18th. This was established BY
hotel register. last evening.
The couple registered az g. Bo
and wife, but II Is believed Frs1
took the name Of the woman. WHO
been married to Bouton in SY
and separated from him foy
ago. The man at the Alb9{
gambler. Special dispatch
News from Syracuse. New
Santa Barbara, California. CIV
additional facts. all Of which
corroborate the belief that Besi
ton was the victim.
Mrs. Charles Nelson Of Sa
bara. where Bessie Bouton AM
lin visited, says she received
six weeks ago from her siste
she had quarreied with Fran
the next heard OF Bessie Bo
when she read dgcriptionl
Cutler mountain Hctim.
w. J. Bodno. whose wn
was told In special dispao
News from Butte recentl
way to Colorado Springs
remains are those OF his
thought he Ia mistaken.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-29
Reported JaCp

london, a. Dec Dc, Dolsss -.
! corresponuens be Foo. In "
pa.ch uaeeo De goth. says:
scribes a Japai tacr tho eveujnS
OF Decenper e % tn q light coiuns
of 6,ooo ana man ehine guns on W
nortnssn ne hey dashed aIoss
the l$.css fS$scs, Inch after tresc.
aea aug henea,6 &ching the walo
hen the Russian art ,ef-
Ible execution. w"
{ a fierce bayonef Sxbt occurreS =
midnight. A strong Russian force
eastward nfPayusean mous-
tain threatened the retreat OF the 10
anese. who. after a desperate struxgje
retired to the north, leaving sesera
machine guns, 400 rifles and eiklt
prisoners. II Is estimated that n
lost coo killed."
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-12-29
Lighting Up a

Portland, Ore, Dec.
novelties OF the electrl J
scheme designed for
Clark Exposition is "
lighting of Guilds lake
the largest bod -
closed in an eIp ="
over 200 acres nj
rangements being
transform the iak
glory.
The-lishts will ba
and enclosed in air
ceptables. Spectat,
see all kinds OF III
in the shallow wat
illumination Will
of dancing flames OF fire
in the night.
Completing the vista
court on the island In th
the grand court and gar
of the government buiidil
with the 500-foot tower1
their outlines trimmed
of lights can be seen as
cade range OF mountai
miles distant
In conjunction with
Mazamas, a mountain
this city. are arrangi1
nation of Mount II
peak In Oregon, by
tervals during jung
mountain is easily \
cry vantage point
In the center OF w.
geyser viii play.
varied lights and q Q
wheel will be In ope
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-04-30
Spring Hat Trimming.

Leather Swapping is popular trim
ming for spring hats. The simplest of
sailors have no other decoration than
a band of leather. and buckle, while
the more pretentious affairs are strap
caught up or down, wings and quilts
are held in place, and even bows are
made secure, all with the aid of dainty
straps of leather and brass buckles.
The same form OF decoration may be
seen on the newest spring suits. Cuffs
collars and belt of bright colored
leather make an elegant as we'll as
simple trimming, and very beautiful
effect may be obtained by having the
leather stamped with a conventional
pattern in gold and using gold buttons.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-04-30
High Railways in Peru

One of the most interesting trips
afforded by the present transporta-
ton facilities of Peru is that over the
Oroyo railroad, which now runs from
Callao to the gold fields of Cerro de
Pasco. 1t is considered one of the
wonders of the Peruvian world and
the original contract was taken by
Mr.. Meiggs at S27 5000 in bonds at
49, 1t is certainly the greatest feat
Of railroad engineering in either hem
isphere, end as a specimen of Ameri
can enterprise and workmanship it
suffers nothing by comparison. 1t
was begun in 1870 and finished in
1876, am additional work has since
been done on ii. Commencing in Cal
lao, it ascends the narrow valley of
the Rimac rising nearly 5000 feet in
the first fOrty-siX miles.
Thence it goes through the intricate
gorges of the Sierras till it tunnels
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-04-30
New STYLE for Trimmino.

One material laid on another by way
Of trimming is a marked feature of the
fashion of the day. Cloth bands of
applique designs of cloth on velvet
gowns, or the precise reverse, velvet
cut out in points or patterns laid upon
cloth, or silk used for edging cloth, or
bands of cloth, looking a little out Of
place in themselves. but individually
up TO date, on silk skirts-here is a
fancy of the moment which is likely to
maintain its popularity. Such decora-
ton is seen on the capes or collars or
pelerines of the bodies. as we'll as in
the shape Of bands round or down the
skirts. In the last mentioned situa
ton, too, scallops of the material Of
the gown, bound round with the trim
ming fabric as, for instance, cloth
edged with silk, are adopted. Ribbon
makes good strappings or bands, and
can be had in such variety that there
is no difficulty in meeting the require.
ments in the way, of color or relief of
the dress material. Bands of embroid-
cry are often applied to smarter a
blue serge dress.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-04-30
GsS~e-SsA
@S)gI@!1l2g2g170Qy
ia. & ssg|< lzlEg6S

Wood alcohol rubbed on a polished
table stained or married by hot dish
will restore the finish if followed by
polishing with linseed oil. The odor
Of wood alcohol is not pleasing. but it
is cheaper than medicinal alcohol
As starch is very apt to rot clothes
they should be washed, rough dried
without starch and pressed out
smoothly when they are laid away for
the winter.
To remove panes of glass lay soft
soap over the putty which holds them
and after a few hours the putty, how
ever hard, will become soft and easy
to scrape away.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-04-30

The American colony in Cairo con-
sists of the consul general and his
staff, three judges Of the internation-
al courts, number of missionaries
md one barkeeper who is said to be
he NEST popular man in Cairo.
Our eminent fellow citizen, Patrick
Shacdy, was engaged in business here
for several seasons, and had sumptu-
ous gambling rooms in the rear OF
Shepherds Hotel, which were high
ly appreciated and well patronized by
a large portion of the natives as well
as the foreign population. but several
scandals among the officers OF the
British garrison having reached the
ears Of Lord Cromer, the police raid.
ed the place. confscated Mr. Sheedy' S
professional paraphernalia and closed
him out.
The chief 'of police took the trouble
to address letter 10 the United
States consul general requesting that
MIR. Sheedy be expelled from the coun-
try, and was doubtless surprised to
learn that such a proceeding was i'm
possible among Americana.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-04-30
Past Master in Crime

70 all these affairs it was his GUS
tom to drive up in his brougham.
Then, in the rare cases, when suspic-
ion fell upon him, he possibly escaped
on such strong evidence of respecta-
bility as the possession Of a private
carriage. 1t is believed that to that
end he has always made his own
clothes, and they were perfectly pro-
vided for his needs. His covert coat
could be apparently hanging over his
wrist, yet so arranged was it with
Sits that his hand would be gliding
through the center of it all the time
in and out OF other peoples pockets.
The departure OF the Continental
boats in the holiday season also at
tracted him. He was man of CON
siderable education, and so great was
mis- gift OF assumed dignity that often,
even when caught almost red-hended.
he would escape the consequences by
the aid of his plausible tongue. 1t was
IL q lar;o measure due to him that
the backs of outside seats on Lon
don omnibuses had to be altered
London News.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-04-30

The old man, James Read, whom
Detectives Collins and Waters of the
l. Division succeeded on Saturday in
sending to six months hard labor was
reputed to be one of the most expert
and, in his heyday, the most success
full, pickpocket in London. On the
proceeds OF his profession he used
to drive in brougham.
Read is in his seventeen year. Tall,
elegantly dressed always, with veneer
able white beard and glossy silk hat,
he was sometimes mistaken for a peer
of the realm. When he spoke the de-
cept.on was the greater. tor his voice
was clear and cultivated
He was once a master tailor in the
West End, but for many years he has
netted large sums in consequence of
his mania for collecting other peoples
purses. He was an earnest patron Of
fashionable baZars, weddings and
other ceremonies and functions at
tended by crowds of wealthy women.
AS the detectives said, another Of his
schemes was to follow bishops at CON
firmation services.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-04-30
'JuStice'' Was His MOttO

Representative Bede Of Minnesota
is among the best of story tellers,
and his friends regret that he is not
oftener in evidence in the cloak
rooms. One of his latest is this:
Many years ago there lived in Min
nesota an eccentric justice of the
peace. but who was thoroughly hon
est and who tried to do Justice in ad-
Indicating differences between his
neighbors. The old gentleman had a
decided hatred for the quirks and
bubbles of law, and not infrequently
he rendered his decisions without re-
gard to the legal points laid down by
eminent jurists.
in q certain case before him it
was shown that justice was on the
side of the plaintiff, but he had slept
on his rights until ne had legally lost
them. The attorney for the defense
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-04-30
EARRINGS Worn AGAIN.

The wearing of earrings is custom.
that should be adopted with caution
ana the form of the earrings left very
much to the individual taste of the
wearer. They have never quite gone
out of fashion, and they certainly have
not quite come in. A tall woman can
wear longer styles than a short one,
and perhaps the increased height of
the English women will give an i'm
petus TO the wearing of longer ear
rings.
Americans have great prediction
for them. Parisians are fitful in their
appreciation. At present it is pearls
and diamonds that are most worn. ard
some women are wearing odd ones. a
white pearl in one ear and pink one
in the other, or q white and black
ore. Pear-shaped pearls are we'll suit
ed to earrings. Studs of colored stones,
quite minute, are a favorite style of
fashionable earrings.