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Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1906-06-05

AMOUNTS RECEIVED.
May 1, Bal. brot. forward. ........... 1898 81
VIM. Mccormick, cemetery deed. $40
L. s. Osborne, sec., tuition. 1881
F. r. Justice, tax deed reieemed... s.62
Exchange Bank, borrowed money. $500
1888
1913 80
Clayton Jsy, water tap 500
Herman Smith, pound fees. ... -. 1900
H. r. Politzer, water and light rents 66S OF
$7,635.53
DISRTIRSEMENTS,
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29

sos, 900 acres OF the kiowa, Apache and
Comanche Indian lands in Oklahoma
Sealed bids are to be submitted to the
interior department, but congress has
fixed a minimum price Of SIS an acre,
and no one person may take up more
than a6O acres. Farm land in this do
main will sell from $50 to SIS an acre.
Eight Hour Rule Extended.
The president has extended the eight
hour law to all public work under the
supervision of any department Of the
government. This will affect especially
the work on river and harbor improve
ments. Commissioner of Labor Neill
reports that contractors no longer dis
miss the law as of no consequence, as
they realize that it is going to be en-
forced. Wherever reports show work
In excess of eight hours the matter is
to be referred to the department of JUS
tice at once.
City Adopts Pure Food Law.
Moved by the agitation against the
sale of impure and adulterated drugs
and foods, the New York board Of
health decided to adopt the United
States pure food law and incorporate it
In the city's sanitary code to be en-
forced Immediately.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29
Washington Day In Hungary.
e x e Gu We
Philippine Hero Rewarded.

Captain John J. Pershing, who won
| exceptional honors by invading the
| mountain stronghold of the Moro ban
dts, has been promoted to the rank
of brigadier general in the regular
army by order of the president, thus
passing over the heads of 1852 officers
Of higher rank. Pershing is a son-tn-
law Of Senator Warren Of Wyoming.
Macarthur Lieutenant General.
Major General Macarthur has been
promoted to the grade of lieutenant
general to succeed General Corbin, the
latter going ON the retired list. Gen
! eral Macarthur served with distinction
during the civil war, winning aAmedal
Of honor in the battle Of Missionary
Ridge. After the war he entered the
regular army.
Railroads May Raise Rates.
The interstate commerce commission
has decided that common carriers may
issue through bills Of lading from the
interior point. of shipment to a foreign
destination which specify the inland
rate to the port and the ocean rate
therefrom, even though no joint through
rate is published.
To codify Pure Food Rules.
The special committee appointed by
three departments Of the government
to codify the rules and regulations for
putting in force the new pure food law
met at New York. It comprises N. w.
Wiley OF the department of agriculture,
s. N. d. North of the. department OF
commerce and labor and W. I. Gerry
OF the treasury department Represent
atives Of food and drug producers from
all parts Of the country were on hand
to confer with the. commission. There
was disagreement as to the manner In
which hearings Of alleged violations
should be conducted. The plan propos-
ed is to have q preliminary hearing be-
fore some representative of the secre.
stary Of agriculture and that this report
be- sent to him: for approval before pros
:ecution should be begun The commits
sion decided toSput the ban On all min
eral dyes for food ,coloring, but to per-
NIT the Else OF vegetable aud animal
.colorings. s,
I Food manufacturer and packers told
the com mission that the public de-
mandsy certain artificial cofors and tints
in many foods now on the market. If
only thesnatural hues were left the arti-
cles would not find market. They ex--'
pressed the belief that nearly all of the
coloring dyes used were harmless. The
commissiohy proposed that all labels Of
drugs or foods SHOULD be printed in
English at least. although any number
OF foreign labels might be added. The
label must not be misleading as to con-
tents or origin. Representatives of the
drug trade objected to having the place:
OF manufacture stated. They especially
objected to printing the word "alcolaGl. W.
Oklahoma Domain Opened.
By official .proclamatiQn the presi-
Il. -. s>-,,f ~, sSStxS -. (, +,
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Bailey as Trust LAWYER.

In the further examination of FL.
Clay Pierce in the Missouri custer pro-
ceedings against the oil trust Mr. Pierce
testified that in 1905 he had retained
Senator Bailey of Texas to look after
the Pierce interests. This statement
has been used by Roger Sullivan, the
Illinois Democratic leader. who asks in
ator is not read out Of the party by
Mr.. Bryan. Senator Bailey replies that
the Standard Oil company has no con-
nection with the Tennessee properties
for which he was retained as counsel
by Mr.. Pierce. This has started a
movement to defeat Bailey.
odeII Down; Murphy Up.
Exceptional interest attached to the
party primaries held in New York, last
week, on account of the bearing of the
result on presidential possibilities. The
control of the Republican organization
passed from the hands Of Ex-Governor
and State Chairman Odell and his
agent Quigg. This meant that Govern
or Higgins would control the state com
mittee and the coming Republican con
vention and that Congressman Parsons
would control the New York city com
mittee. On the Democratic side Charlie
F. Murphy, the Tammany leader, re
tanned bis control Of the organization
by carrying nineteen of thirty dis
tricts.
Quaker City Reformer Named.
D. G. Gibboney. who for years has
been in the forefront of Philadelphia s
reform fight as secretary of the Law
and Order society, was named by the
city party for district attorney. Later
he was Endorsed for this place by the
Democratic and Lincoln conventions.
He had already received the nomina-
ton Of the Prohibitionists. Thus the
reform forces were brought into har-
mony, and sweeping victory over the
regular machine is predicted.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29

lice of the inner city of Picking, and
the celebration of the Haulu festival
on the ground of extravaganza The
commission which recently visited Eu
rope and America has asked the en-
press dowager to remove the eunuchs
from the palace on account of their
evil influence. The constitutional gov
eminent is to be established as soon as
the public mind can be prepared for 1t.
In the text of the imperial edict occurs
the following naive passage: "Since
the beginning Of our dynasty there
have been wise emperors who have
made laws suited to the times. Now
that China has intercourse with all ma
lions our laws and political system
have become Anticipated, and our coun-
try Is always in trouble. Therefore it
Is necessary for us to gather more
knowledge and draw up new code Of
laws, otherwise we shall be unworthy
of the trust of our forefathers and the
people"
Castro Still Sick Man.
President Castro of Venezuela, who
for several weeks has been in close
retirement on account of serious i'll
ness, was brought in guarded special
train to suburb Of Caracas, but the
trip was made with utmost secrecy.
and the official announcement was
made that Castro would receive no.
body until his health should be com
pletely re-established.
Modern Laws For Finland.
The ancient four chambered diet of
the grand duchy of Finland went out
of existence Sept. - after a nine
months session as a constituent as
sembly, during which time the new
form of government wrested from the
car was constructed. The diet is sue
ceeded by unicameral parliament
elected by universal male and female
suffrage. The governor general read
the czar's address expressing satisfac-
ton with the work of the diet and
promising to take the initiative in re-
LII LIS W AuplOFC luC CCOuOAuIS l)OSl-
ton of the industrial and agricultural
workers.
Washington Day In Hungary.
At Budapest on Sept Is the popula-
ton took part enthusiastically in the
ceremony of unwilling a statue Of
George Washington. Choirs sang the
American and Hungarian anthems,
and Herr Rakovski, vice president of
the chamber Of deputies, eulogized the
character of Washington.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29
LEGAL-CRIMTNAL
On the Trail of Grain Trust.

| On the Trail of Grain Trust.
Evidence developed before the inter
state commerce commission at Chicago
going to show that the grain buyers of
the country are in a gigantic conspiracy
to dictate the price on cereals. The
charge had been brought by the Great
Western railroad that the Peavy Ele-
vator company of Omaha was receiving
an unlawful rebate Of IL cents on
100 pounds of grain from the Union
Pacific railroad. When asked by Spe-
cial Counsel Marble If the Peavey CON-
pany made the price independently of
any other concern the member of the
company thus questioned refused to an
sWer.
Power to Buy Street Railways.
Judge Windes in the circuit court at
Chicago decided in favor of that city
in it's injunction suit based on the Muel-
Ter law, which provides for the issuance
Of S75,O00,O00 worth of railway certifi-
Gates. The court held it to be the pur-
pose of the Legislature to give the city
the right to municipalize the street rail-
way. The case will be appealed to the
state supreme court.
Socialist Speaker Arrested.
Joseph E. Cohen. the Socialist candi-
date for district attorney in Philadel-
phia, who was arrested while holding
a street meeting in Manayunk last
week, was remanded for trial when he
appeared before Judge Better on
habeas corpus writ. The Socialists have
been much worked up over the case,
claiming that freedom Of speech has
been trampled underfoot.
After Western Coal Monopoly.
The interstate commerce commission
hearing at Omaha brought out evil
dence that the Union Pacific railroad
operates virtual coal monopoly in the
northwestern states. Independent OPP.
orators told of the railroads unfriendly
tactics.
Doctors Plead For Patrick. 81.
A petition signed by 5000 physicians
of New York state, representing 551
cities and towns, in behalf 3of Albert
T. Patrick, under death sentence for
the murder Of William NJ. Rice, was
presented to Governor Higgins. 1t re-
quests the appointing of commission
Of experts to investigate the medical
questions in the case, and particularly
whether the condition of Rice's lungs
was caused by inhaling liquid and not
by chloroform, as alleged by the prose
cutiOn.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29

If taken in its early stages and great
relief afforded in it's later stages.
Cure For Leprosy Claimed.
The American consul at Maracaibo.
Venezuela, DR.. E. Fl. Plumacher, re.
ports to the state department his per.
sonal experience in attending lepers.
saying that he believes the disease to
be curable On a number of private
cases he has experimental with a Sc
cret medicine obtained through Dr. S.
s. Boutwell, of the supreme court of
Porto Rico In all the cases where it
was tried the treatment produced good
results. but the lack of proper food
made absolute cure impossible.
Leprosy Not lncurabIe.
Again the world has been told by a
noted physician, DR.. Desprez Of Lon
don, that leprosy is durable. He de-
Ella res that the use of pure chaulmoogra
oil has brought about numerous cures
of this contagious disease. The process
of cure by this method extends over a
period of year.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29
OMMERCIAL
Eastern Line Lowers Rates.

8
The Boston and Albany Railway
company has asked the interstate COM
merce commission for permission to
change it's rates to all points east and
north on a line drawn from Washing
ton to Buffalo and it's interline tariff
to points west and south of such line
from 2A cents per mile to 2 cents per
mile. The railroad asked that it be
permitted to have until Oct 25 to re-
wise it's tariffs, which would go into
effect Nov. 1.
Mutual Files Fusion Ticket.
The tickets nominated in opposition
10 the present management Of the Mu-
tuaI and New York Life insurance
companies were filed at Albany. Only
one was named in the case Of the New
York Life, it being the one proposed
by the International Policy Holders
committee but second list of candi-
dates was recorded in the case of the
Mutual, made up from the administra
ton nominees and the opposition can
di1ates. The purpose Of this appeared
t., be to divide the vote Of the policy
l. stders, and the friends of the inter-
IL. tional committee call it a trick.
Leading tlis ticket was the name of
Charles E. Hughes, but it was denied
that the use of his name had been au-
thorized.
Union Pacific After 3. and o.
It was semiofhcially reported that
the Hartman interest in control Of the
Union Pacific had acquired the stock
holding of the Baltimore and Ohio re-
Gently sold by the Pennsylvania. This
was thought to portend the expansion
of the Union Pacific into a transcon-
tinental line One report says that
Hartman, with the aid Of the Rookie
teller interests, has absorbed not only
the Baltimore and Ohio, but the Read
Ing and Jersey Central.
Ryan Forming Rubber Trust.
With the return of Thomas F. Ryan
from Europe it is reported that world
wide rubber trust has been projected
by American capitalists through nego-
tiations of King Leopold of Belgium,
who controls the rubber interests Of
Africa. The nucleus of the big trust
will be the Continental Rubber COM
pany of New York and the United
States Rubber company, which within
recent years have absorbed nearly all
the small rubber interests. All de-
ponds upon the success Of Mr.. Ryan in
closing bargain with Leopold.
kentuekian Buys Jordan's Water.
President Nadaud of the Internation-
al River Jordan Water company has
obtained from the Turkish government
the sole right to ship water of the
Jordan river from the banks of the
stream in Palestine to all parts Of the
world for baptismal and other pur-
poses.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29
Taft's Delicate Cuban Mission.

Taft's Delicate Cuban Mission.
Secretary Of War Taft and Assistant
Secretary Of State Bacon arrived at
Havana Sept. 10 on the cruiser Des
Moines and Immediately held confer
ences with President Palma and his
cabinet on the one side and with the
leaders Of the revolution on the other.
At the end Of the day Taft remarked
that he would have to stay longer than
he expected. This was due largely to
the increase in the number of rebels
and their growing confidence in their
ably 20 crush Palma if let alone.
They were less and less inclined to talk
compromise.
The coming of the American officials
was hailed everywhere, however, as
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29

Sage viii Contest Stopped.

Sage Viii Contest Stopped.
Just as the great legal fight was
about to begin to break the will of the
late Russell Sage, which left almost
the entire $7O,OOO,OOO fortune to his
widow, Mrs. Sage offered to double
the requests to all the relatives re-
membered in the will. This was &C
cepted by the heirs. Thus by paying
Tout 1868, $50, less than l per cent Of
her estate, Mrs. Sage avoids the con-
test, which would have tied up the for
tune Indefinitely. :.
Terrjble Honskons Typhoon.
A tgphoon which swept the harbor OF
Hongkong with extreme suddenness on
Septic was. the most disastrous ON
record. Great steamships and war
ships were swept ashore like straWs,
and wharfage and water front build
ings were ruined, while the reports of
the loss Of life indicated that it may
exceed 10000 Most of this mortality
Is Comprised in the fishermen and wa
termen who live upon the junks and
sampans the year round. The typhoon
lasted only two hours. The property
loss was $2o,OOO,OOO.
BAD Rock Island Wreck.
A Rock Island passenger train went
through bridge near Dover, Okla,
into the Cimarron river, and the death
list was expected to exceed twenty
elgntsx e-- .sy. NJ "a
Scotch Express Train Wreck.
The Scotch express train on the Great
Northern left the. rails near Grantham
8,1sit, SO
Crit. IeG on ...e7
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small lead over
Winston Church
i'll, the antima-
chine candidate.
T b e platform
pledges the par
ty to abolition
of free railroad
passes, a direct
primary law, for
the regulation of
the lobby and a
more just appor-
tfonment Of tax
es. The novelist
was defeated on
~ by a combina-
ton Of the op-
nnSinO n n n i.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29

IKE nothing known in Europe orr parts
of Africa. The Italian Geographical
society will confer a gold medal In
recognition of his service upon him1
The duke will next try to climb the
" 81: ~ N4es: A,rss. @.tla >,
Progress Of Electro Therapeutics.
The sixteenth annual meeting OF the
American Electro Therapeutical asso-
@ciation wassheld at Philadelphia WIN
an attendanc& of over 100 physiciasfs:.'
! Theesa ddresses showed tha6aelectrielty
Is steadily gaining ground as means
OF curing disease. Or. F. B. Bishop Of
MATHEMATICIAN ias tied tat .'ca.,;.ss. "
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results achieved
during his latest
exploration in
central Africa.
One was the
discovery Of a
river never be-
fore char ted.
He inca sured
five = peaks of
the b e ! 6 b t Of
5000 meters liz
the va MA
lake region and
found there gla-
,eters. xsitnilar Inc
extent and ap-:
p e a r a n C e to
I h1a seq of .gtlh!s
Alps. The fauna
end H0ra wnro
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29
Vice President Capot,

wee President Capote would rather
resign and turn the country over to the
United States than consent to the Or
dsring of new election. In his judg-
ment congress should pass an electoral
law which would protect both par
ties and a city election law under
which elections would be held next
January. Commander Colwell of the
Denver gave Taft list of revolution
airy leaders, headed by Senator Zayas,
who were considered to be the official
representatives of the insurgents.
Taft and Bacon agreed to receive a
. statement from the insurgents telling
OF the wrongs of which they complain
ed. Vice President Capote was allowed
to present the side Of the government
Secretary Taft's attitude was believed
to be that Of securing peace without
formal Intervention. The augmented
army of the insurgents camped within
easy reach of Havana pending the out
come Of the negotiations.
Daily the insurgent leaders grew,
bOlder, Notwithstanding that several
more battleships and cruisers had ar
rived. and the forces under Guerra
closed in on Havana. At Cienfuegos
rebels fired on sailors ashore from the
gnnboat Marietta and fed when the
fire was returned by the bluejackets.
Root Reaches Panama.
After a cordial leave taking from the
Peruvian officials the party of Secre-
fary Root on board the cruiser Charles
ton sailed direct for Panama. There
no was greeted by American officials
or the canal zone, as we'll as those of
the Panama republic During Friday
and Saturday he inspected the progress
OF work on the canal.
Another Russian Assassinated.
An addition was made to the long list
OF recent assassina tons Of Russian Off
Gals when a party of revolutionists
surrounded General Nicolaieff, CON-.
lnander of the artillery, while he was
walking in the streets Of Warsaw and
shot him to death. The assassins made
their escape.
Premier Stolypin has prohibited the
meeting Of the Constitutional Demo
cratic party, saying that they are more
dangerous than the extreme radicals
because their seditiou Is cloaked by re-
spectability. The meeting will be held
i'm Finland In answer to the Viborg
manifesto calling upon people ito re-.
fuse army service the government an
neunces that persons so refusing will
be liable to loss Of civil rights and to:
several years in disciplinary or penal
servitude. !
The funeral Of General Trepoff took
place In comparative privacy 1.-the car
being still absent on his cruise. twas
asserted by the revolutionists that ibis
death was the direct result of their de- !
cree and that he died in hisf own bed
ia consequence Of fear on, poisoning, i
as they had said he would. One report
said he had lost favor with the ezar
siaDrtly prior to his death On accounh.of
i slairring remark as to the selection of.
The cabinet.
rho Chinese Reform Edict.
Since the publication Of the imperial
edict which commits the Chinese gov
ernment to a undertaking policy of the
laws officials of all classes have taken
a hand In the new movement Fore
en~.'ng ~ >. IN ;.,,-- - = .-c -,apies
A.;. t..... y, .,,ihtred t.r We ~ .,t-
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as their leader,
thus repudiating
the leadership Of
the city's found
er, John Alexan-
der Dowie, and
making him an
outcast. Dowie,
who continues in
poor health, re-
fused to recog-
nize the author
ity of the court
in ordering the
election and did
not present HIM
self as a candi-
date. It was
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29

would accept a pension and spend the
remainder Of his days in Mexico.
crapsey Case Postponed.
The ecclesiastical court Of review,
before which the case of the Rev. DR..
Algernon S. Crapsey. the Episcopal
minister found guilty of heresy, is to
be. reopened, was organized in New
York. The case was adjourned until
Oct. 10.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29

a sign or ap-
preaching peace
on some basis
or other. The
mayor and coun-
cilmen of Hava-
ma gave a for
NAL address of
welcome, and
President Pal
mas greeting
was most cor
dial. Palma is
said to have an
nounced that he
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29

Churchill Not Nominated.
The New Hampshire Republican con-
vention at Concord named Charles NJ.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29
SCIEN TIFIC

Abruzzi's African Discoveries.
Upon his arrival at Marseilles the
Duke Of Abruzzi made the first author
itative announcement Of the scientific
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29

AN Absolutely Reliable Re-
view of the Leading News
of the Week in Politics,
Government, Education, La
Dor, Commerce, Religion,
Science and Sports.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1906-09-29

American Military Occupa-
ton Of Cuba Imminent as
Rebel Forces Close In on
Havana and Taft Finds
Opposing Leaders Uncom-
promis;ng--Palma' $ Resig-
nation Expected -- Harri-
man, With RockefellerSup-
port, Buys Eastern Links
to I ranscontinental System.
1O,O00Killed In Iyphoon.
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Zion City Casts Dowie Out.
By the overwhelming vote of 1911
to Wilbur Glen Voliya was chosen
last week by the people of Zion City
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-13
DRUNKEN POLICEMAN
CREATES DISTURBANCE

Putte, Mont, Jan. 12-Policeman Cliff
ford McGilvray was suspended from the
ranks today and sent to the county jail
under arrest as the result of an affray IL
Main street which for a time threatened
a riot. Stepping from saloon where he
had been drinking, the policeman kicked
an old man into the street. Citizens in
terfered, whereupOn McGilvray attempted
to arrest two Of them. McGilvray' s
brother John, was drawn into the trou-
hle and the fight was becoming general
when a squad of police arrived and put
the McGilvrays and Abe Cohen under ar
rest When the trouble between McGil-
vray and Cohen was renewed at the pc
lice station Patrolman Jackson beat Me-
GiIvray into 1nsensibility with the butt
of a revolver. Chief Mulholland ordered
McGilvray's suspension and arrest.