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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-23
NORTH SEA INQUIRY DATE.
Commission viii Meet In Paris or
December 20,

The international commission to in.
quire into the North sea incident 10
expected to meet In Paris December
20 and proceed with the selection of
q fifth admiral to complete the com.
mission and arrange the procedure.
The real work will only begin early i'm
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-23
January, but 1t will be interrupted by

January, but 1t will be interrupted by
the Russian Christmas holidays
Admiral Fourier has arrived al
Paris to take up the arrangements for
the forthcoming meeting of the com
mission. The members are expected to
arrive in Paris shortly for the first
session. Foreign Minister Deleasse
has designated a staff to facilitate the
work Of the commission.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-23
Favor Admission of Two New States.

The senate committee on territories
by vote OF to 4, on Thursday, au.
thorized a favorable report on the
statehood bill providing for the admis.
sion into the Union of Oklahoma and
Indian territory, to become the state Of
Oklahoma, and of Arizona and New
Mexico, to become the state of Ari-
iona. The bill is one originating in
the house In the second session of
the Fifty-eighth congress, but has
been amended materially by the sen.
ate committee. The closeness of the
vote virtually makes 1t certain that
there will be minority report.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-23
SIGNED PEACE TREATY.
Revolution In Paraguay Now at End,
for Few DAYS. e

A treaty of peace between the gov.
eminent Of Paraguay and the revolu.
tionists was signed on the 18th on
board the Argentine warship La
Plata, by President Escurra and Cen
eral Ferrira. The treaty marks the
complete triumph of the revolution
and Is based on the resignation of
president Escurra and the election of
senior Gauna, supporter of the rev.
olution, to the presidency.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1904-12-23
THREE MEN BURNED TO DEATH.
Fire in Los Angeles Which BROUGHT
Sorrow to Three Homes.

Fire destroyed the Eureka planning
mill, on East Sixth and Santa Fe
streets, Les Angeles, Cal, on Friday
evening, and burned three men to
death. The dead men have not yet
been identified, but are known to have
been employees of the planning mill.
The flames spread to adjoining cot.
tages, and three of them were burned.
The monetary loss Is about $4,000.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-29

i, shown by his decisions and DEGREES
mark him to be of sterling mental and
moral worth.
HOME ON THE HUDlON.
Esopus, where Judge Parker has
his residence, is small village of
thirty five houses, built along aicountry
crossroad. The Hudson RivGh which
spreads out to surround til island
of Esopus, grandly flows to- I'd the
ocean, and in it's enchantiEN beauty
when once seen by the tourisIie never
forgotten. The grand hills of tile Cat
skills form the background &f the
scene. On the top of an elevation,
from which the eye can behold the
river and the mountain scenery for
great distance, stands RosemoJNt, the
Parker home. The house standYabout
one hundred and fifty feet abote the
river banks, and is a large wdstory
building. About it are large tire Is and
the path to it is gravelled and divides
a lawn ornamented with beds of flow
ers. A path leads down to the (river
bank, and at the end of the path in
the summer is anchored a naAhtha
launch named Niobe, which is fused
by the Judge and his family. The
older part of the Judges residence
was standing when the British Meet
anchored in front Of it in 1777, the
might before the British burned Kings
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He was again the only successful
Democrat in the county. In 1884
he was a delegate to the Demo-
cratic National Convention that NOM
mated Grover Cleveland. In 1885 he
went to the state convention that
brought out David B. Hill for Cover
nor. In this convention he became
known throughout the State of New
York and was selected as member
Of the State executive committee and
was made its chairman and planned
and executed the successful campaign
that resulted.
BECOMES A JUDGE.
In 1885 there had to be chosen a
member of the New York Supreme
Court, and Governor David B. Hill ap-
pointed Alton B. Parker to that judge
ship. 1t was for, the uneXpired term, and
at it's close Judge Parker was again
nominated for the position. Many lead
ing Republican attorneys were won over
by his impartiality on the bench and
openly supported him and he was re-
elected by a handsome majority. He
remained in this Office for twelve
hrs, showing the esteem and con-
fidI ence his fellow citizens, irrespec-
tivI e of party, entertained for him,
and he is to-day respected and adj
mi red by all vi no know him. Then
it is no wonder that the leading states
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the Judge rises at $50 o'clock every
morning, and even if the weather is
cold he has his horseback ride before
breakfast. He is methodical in all
things that he performs. This is the
secret and explains how he does so
much work.
There is great dignity and look
of immense power in Judge Parker
which matches well his black silk robe
when he presides as Chief Judge in
the Court of Appeals. He is youngest
of the Judges and observes closely
the argument and fastens his eyes on
the lawyer who is addressing him.
His courtesy to lawyers is commented
on all over the State. When he makes
a decision there is no waste of words;
argument is useless after the thing
is done. His associates declare he
does his utmost to save them from I'M
necessary labor, and that he is the
only member of the Court of Appeals
who is always present when the court
is open. The other Judges take q va
cation regularly, but judge Parker is
found every day of the session on his
seat, so that there will be someone
present who will have knowledge of
all rulings made in court. The Judge
sits high in his seat as justice. Around
him are the statue of Livingston and
the portraits Of John Jay and others.
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Judge Parker does his work.
The Judge jumps out of bed at $50
in the morning invariably, and in the
summer season his first movement is
to put on bathing suit and trip down
the hill to the Esopus landing and take
a swim in the Hudson River. He is
a fine swimmer.
After breakfast he mounts his horse
(of which he keeps number of good
ones, and takes a ride over his farm.
All the work of his farm is ordered
and carried out by the Judge, who
being raised on a farm, is a practical
farmer, and in the busy time takes off
his coat, rolls up his sleeves and works
like hero. The inspection or eXami-
nation of his farm is usually through
with by IL o'clock, and then he is
found in his library, where he reads his
letters and papers until noon, when
the family sits down to dinner. After
dinner the Judge spends the time in
his library with his private secretary,
Arthur McCausland, and the family
does not see him, unless something
unusual happens, before 6 o'clock,
when he is requested to come to the
evening meal.
When he is in Albany holding court
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-29

Mckinley had dried New York State
by majority ofover 265, 0G0 votes the
election for Chit Judge of the Court
of Appeals had to be made. The
Democratic Stat Committee selected
the candidate aid in November fol-
lowing $3.50 Judge Alton Brooks
Parker carried tie State by sixty -one
thousand majorig, thus making a
change Of about 10000 votes in one
year. This high ,ftice has been filled
by him since 1893 and he has given
the Office his undivided attention, and
all parties agree nat he has made a
reputation as learned, able and tho
roughly incorruptille Judge. He is
considered the mot Industrious man
on the bench. His decisions show him
to be a lawyer of tie keenest judicial
insight. Without prejudice and strict
ly impartial he has Won the confidence
of his fellow judges and the attorneys
throughout the State without regard to
politics. AS a presiding chief judge
his conduct has beer dignified but not
arbitrary; his options have been
spoken of by the mot learned lawyers
of the State and OF other States as
models worthy to be beloved by other
judges. The mental characteristics as
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WHERE HURTS.
Tariff on Coal a Great Injustice In
New England.

Tariff on Coal Great Injustice In
New England.
Why should not New England get
coal where it can be had for the least
money? But for tariff it could be had
for reasonable price from across the
Canadian line. Canada supplies an
abundance of bituminous coal. Ala
bama and Tennessee afford all the coal
needed for the Southern States and
much other territory besides.
This instance of the protective tarln
system affords the very best illustra-
ton of it's iniquity, Fuel for the poor,
especially in the frigid climate of New
England, ought at least to be as cheap,
relatively, discounting freight, as 1t is
in Canada. In the South, supplied by
the abundant mineral resources of Ala
bama and Tennessee, to say nothing OF
the scarcely touched coal beds Of Ar
kansas and Indian Territory, and
blessed with a perennially temperate
climate, they have great advantage.
The tariff should not deny to the peo-
ple-the poor people of the New Eng
land States-the chance for living,
as far as fuel is concerned, which is
enjoyed by the people South 1t Is
protective tariff which makes this
great difference.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-29

As the justice looks through the win
dow he can see Hudson River, which
flows swiftly along the front Of his
farm, the beloved Esopus, sixty miles
away, wh{re dwells his family, where
are found his herds, his crops, and
where he hastens at the end of each
week. Evan il his mind is perplexed
studying tie intricate problems of his
great ofiicea his affections cling around
his home, his farm and his grand
children. fur he was born farmer
and he will die farmer.
CALM AND DELIBERATE.
Judge Pa ker works calmly and de-
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ton. Through the house, about in its
centre, runs broad hall, used as a liy-
ing room, in which are book cases filed
with the works of the standard writer's,
both prose and poetry. The Judges
library takes up about all the southern
half Of the first story. From the floor
to the ceiling are found row after row
Of books. There are hundreds of them.
On stand are found other volumes
which the Judge needs to make fire.
quent examinations. A table stands
IN the bow window of the room and
In the centre of the room stands a
directors table. On these tables are
piled books and documents, and here
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men Of New York declare he will be
elected President and that he will
have a majority in his own State OF
one hundred thousand votes.
Judge Parker, time and again, de-
clined to leave the bench and take an
active part in political life. After
Cleveland was elected in 1884 Parker
was offered the first assistant post
ma ster-generalship, but declined 1t.
He refused nomination for Secre-
tary of State and one for Lieutenant
Governor when the party was likely
to be successful.
Another triumph was IN store for
the able and upright Judge. After
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-29
The Battle In Minnesota.

Minnesota Republicans are now so
ratified because of the growing oppo-
sition to Dunn, the Republican nomi-
nee for Governor, that they have ap-
neaIed TO the western headquarters
Of the Republican National Committee
70 release all Minnesota Republicans
who have been assigned to speak In
other States Johnson, the Democrat
lie nominee, is making q great light
and in some localities viii get a third
of the Republican vote. Democrats
and independents are for him to a
man. His election is easily among
the possibilities.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-29
rRYAN ROUsING INDIANA.
Great Nebraska Commoner Speak.
img 10 Immense and Enthusias.
tic crowns,


Great Nebraska Commoner Speak,
tic Crowns,
Mr.. Bryan's speeches in Indiana
have evidently been a great disappoint-
ment to the Republican managers. He
has struck out straight from the Shout
der in favor of a complete Democratic
victory in the Hoosier State and every
where else. His remarks have been in
good taste and they bear every evil
dence Of unrestrained sincerity. To
say that he has drawn great crowds
wherever he has appeared is super
fuous, but it is not out of place to
mention the fact that no other speaker
on either side has had audiences one
half as large as his, and that no other
audiences have been as interested and
enthusiastic.
Mr.. Bryan has made it plain to his
hearers that while he did not get all
he wanted at st. Louis, he got most of
it. He got tariff and trust planks that
suit him, and he got equally good
planks on Philippine independence and
imperialism. He comedies that the
money question is no longer an issue,
having been crowded out by the ex-
traordinary production of gold. AS be-
tween Judge Parker and Theodore
Roosevelt, he thinks there should be
no hesitation on the part of any Dem
ocrat. He urged all of his friends to
support the Democratic National tick
ct loyalty, as he himself would do. It
is doubtful if there is another State
in the Union which contains as many
devoted admireiH of Mr.. Bryan as In
diana. and his EIeeches in that State
ought to be worth great many votes
to the Democratic tickets, State and
National.
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iation for State Senator, and
ged the campaign which resulted
| election. About this time Alton
IS Parker became enamored of
L. Schoonmaker, a daughter of
I. Schoonmaker,o of Accord, whose
itor also fought for his country
Revolutionary War. In her he
ed life partner who was ac-
shed, educated and refined and
attractiveness was the theme
eral remark. The happiness of
uple during long life shows
be judgment of Judge Parker
mmendable. Judge Parker's own
! career soon began. When he
Tenty-five years of age he was
ted for Surrogate of Ulster
and he was the only Demo-
Ected on the county ticket that
lie served six years and a par
effort was made by the oppo-
each time to defeat his re-elec-
His competitor was the man who
ted his former partner for county
, and was one of the popular
of the county. Parker proved
lore difficult proposition and
reelected by a strong ma iority
pite Of a bolt on the ticket.
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The Republican Beef Trust has
raised the price of meat for the peo-
Die while itself paying lower prices
than ever to the cattle-raisers. If you
want cheaper meat
voTE FOR PARkERl
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-29

If you want the laws enforced
against the B.ef Trust, the Tobacco
Trust, and all the other Trusts,
VOTE FOR PAR..ERl
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-29

Don't throw sway your vote! #
you want to strike a blow at the
Trusts
VOTE FOR PARKER!
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-14
GAR PLANT WILL
 START ONCE MORE Western Steel Car & Foundry Company in Possession IS VALUED AT $1,500,000 Hundreds Are Made Glad In Annlston By the Renewed Signs of
 Activity About the
 Big Plant.
IS VALUED AT S1,5OO,0OO

Anniston, December 13-(Special) )-The car works deal has been consummated. The work of repairing the plant will be- gin immediately so that operation can be resumed on short notice, Hon. J. J. Will lett received a telegram yesterday after noon from A. D. McCordie, president of the Illinois Car and Equipment company telling him to turn the propery over to c. w. Wrenshall, agent of the Western Steel Car and Foundry company.
 Mr. Willett is the attorney of the Illi- nois Car and Equipment company, and has been in charge of the works here since 1t was turned over to his company by the receivers of the Southern Car and Foundry company. MT. Wrenshall return ed Sunday night from Cincinnati. While away he became cognlzant with the facts that repairs were to begin immediately at the plant, and with this erd in view a small crew were set to work yesterday cleaning up and making preliminary steps around the plant for the beginning of the work of repairs.
 A telephone was put in at the office yesterday that the uptown office could communicate readily with the office of the plant. MT. Wenshall stated that the malleable and soft iron foundries at the plant would be rebuilt with a few changes from the former buildings. These build ings were destroyed by fire several months ago and the insurance money Is to be expended in these repairs. The furnaces end ovens of the malleable de- pertinent were injured but slightly by the fire and but small repairs will have to be made upon them, so that the erec- tion of the building and the few repairs will be all chat is necessary to put this department in operation as well as the soft foundry.
 This malleable foundry is one of two in the south, the other being at Chatta- nooga. The iron from the foundry Is one of the best materials used in the manu- facture of high grade freight cars and its product will very probably be utilized exclusively in the local plant Before the plant was returned to the Illinois Car and Equipment company, the re- ceivers used up practically every avail able piece of material, and it will re- quire some weeks to put in new stock as we'll as secure enough men to oper- ate the plant to it's full capacity. It Is firmly believed by persons who are in position to know that the deal will mean the operation of the plant and thou sands in the city will be made happy
 The Western Steel Car and Foundry company has it's main office in Chicago. The company is the western branch of the Pressed Steel Car company O. Pitts burg. This concern is reputed prob ably the largest manufacturers of freight cars In the world
 The plant here bought by the Western Steel Car and Foundry company is valued at S1,5OO,O0O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-14
COMMITTEE WILL
 WAIT ON R. R. CO.'S
EAST LAKE CITY COUNCIL ACTS ON VARIOUS MATTERS-DUCK SHOOTING BY PAYING SMALL LICENSE PERMIT.

At a meeting of the East Lake city council last night committees were ap- pointed to confer with the officials of the Louisville and Nashville and the Sea- board seeking to have these roads extend their tracks to East Lake,
 A new license schedule was adopted for 1905. Committees were appointed to pur- chase sites in East Lake on which to erect new school buildings.
 The members of the council present at Robinson, Aldermen Blackburn, Cruill, Burehhel, McLenlon, Wade. McClendon. Waldrop, Finch and Montgomery.
 The committee tJ sell the bonds author ized by the recent election. asked that it be given more time. The street commit tee reported that much work was in pro- gress on the streets, Alderman Finch and City Clerk Barrett were instructed to ad- just the northern boundry lines, it being discovered that GOO or 700 feet of Troot- wood park was in the city limits.
 Dr. Finch was elected city physician.
 The ordinance. prohibiting hogs from running at large was placed on it's second reading
 An ordinance was adopted giving the city clerk the authority to issue permits to all who wish to shoot ducks in the lake enclosure. The permits will be issued for twenty cents each. A few weeks ago an ordinance was passed prohibiting any shooting in the lake enclosure.
 Alderman Wade. Gruill and Montgom- cry were appointed a committee tc wait on the officials of the Seaboard and the Louisville and Nashville railroads and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-14
ENJOYS
 UNUSUAL BOOM
MUCH BUILDING IS GOING ON FOR THIS SEASON OF THE YEAR. BOYD CASE UNDER ADVISE MENT.

Bessemer, December 13.-(SpeciaD.- Considering the season of the year, there is an unusual boom in the building line in this city.
 The Soil Pipe works company is mak- Ing arrangements to enlarge it's plant to the extent of s5O000 and the Krebs Man ufacturing company has begun erecting a new building which will greatly in- crease the capacity of that industry.
 The large concrete warehouse that is being erected by Curry and company on Second avenue, is about completed. This is one of the largest warehouses in the city, and is conveniently located to the railroads of the city.
 The new brick stables that are being erected on Fourth avenue, between Nine teenth and Twentieth streets are about finished.
 It Is also noted that a number of new residences are in the course Of con- struction in various parts of the city. In a few weeks the work on the new Bap- tist church structure on Fifth avenue will be resumed and pushed rapidly to com pletion.
 The real estate market in Bessemer has been active for the past several weeks several large deals having been made in Bessemer dirt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-14
COMMITTEE DISCUSSES VULCAN.
Endorse Subcommittee In Not Dspos-
 ing of Statue.

An executive meeting of the Vulcan committee was held yesterday morning in the Commercial club rooms. While no definite information was given out as result of the meeting, it Is understood that the meeting endorsed the action of the subcommittee on the disposition of the statue in deciding not to sell 1t and to keep 1t for further advertising.
 The committee discussed the Alabama exhibit of the fair and it was the gen eral expression of those present that Bir- mingham had a far superior exhibit for advertising than any other city in the country. Plans were also discussed for raising more money with which to pay off the debts of the statue. Among those present were: Fred M. Jackson, R. M Goodall M. V. Joseph, T. H. Molton James Bowron. G. H. Estes, Louis Minor, Robert Jemison, J. w. Mcqueen. J. B. Gibson, F. M. Dixon and George Griffin.