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The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-14
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Has a Citizen with Many Tai
entS.

deIlO, MT. FrlnCeT. lave you
had dinner?"
This is the salutation Of Noah g..
Abbott, merchant, editor, printer
and musician. the chiefest among
the 40 inhabitants of Okee, says the
Madison Democrat. The hour was
near enough to noon to touch his
unbouuded hospitality. In the
country all newspaper men are
printers, and printers are very sup
erior beings in the estimation of
Mr.. Abbott. He is something of 4
printer, having a shop in the rear
of his store where he turns out
dodgers, letterheads and envelopes
for the adjoining metropolis of Merri-
mack. In addition to job printing,
he publishes a newspaper called the
Klondike, "a cold proposition,
but there is wealth in it," as the
caption encouragingly proclaims.
At the head of the editorial column
is this announcement:
The kIondike.
Published enthusiastically at Okes,
Wis, by N. G. Abbott.
Sole owner, editor. proprietor, COM
positor, pressman, proofreader,
devil and all. Therefore response
BILE for all breaks, mistakes, side
aches and other great convulsions
OF nature, caused by or through
the publication thereof.
The first copy OF this paper ap-
peared in April, 1901, and 1t has
passed into volume 4, a three-col-
umn, eightpage paper, creditably
edited and neatly printed, the only
paper of its kind in Wisconsin, per.
haps in the whole country. The pro-
sey news items are relieved by verses
Of home production. Here is 4
sample:
Loves Ages. ..
when love Was young
Bright was the sky, for you and I
In that glad time.
When love was'young
The smiling field, sweet flowers
did yield,
And when we strayed, meath leafy
shade
Warm zephyrs kissed your cheek
and mine,
When love was young.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-14
(From Thursdays Daily.)

(ETOm xnuTSuay S Oa1ly.(
Shortly before three o'clock this
afternoon, Miss Dora Meyer and
August NJ. Streeck, both of the
town of Freedom, appeared before
Rev. John Schneider of the Evan
gelical church, and were married.
They were attended by Anna Beth
scheider, Emma Rilmer, Carl Kuh-
ner and Fred Hilmer. The happy
young couple will make their home
on a farm in the town of Freedom.
n@ Get your wedding ivitations
and announcements printed or en-.
graved at THE News Office. Latest
styles in stock, and we advise you
as to their correct form in word.
ing.
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1906-03-14

Besides being merchant, editor
and printer, Mr.. Abbott is a musi-
clan of no mean rank, and, with his
wife and daughter, furnishes most
of the music. for dances in the
northwestern part of Dane county.
Over the store is a hall, and when
the young people round about Ckee
can't stand it no longer, Mr.. Abbott
prints dodgers announcing the date,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

Today Extra cars to the Beach as
500 and 4:3O p. m.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
The Matter Has Been Considered
for Fifteen Years
ONLY FOUR VOTES AGAINST 1T
Several Efforts We're Made to Amead
the Bill and the Committee Accept.
cd q Number OF Suggsstions-Mr.
Tillman Declared That the Bill Was
Crudeiy Drawn and He Wanted it
Recommitfed.

Washington, February 21.-After fif-
sideration OF the subject. the senate
today passed Il pure food bill by the
decisive vote Of 63 to 1. The vote was
taken after a day devoted almost ex-
clusively to debate OF desultory char
acter on the measure. Several efforts
were made TO amend the bill, aud the
COMMITTEES accepted a number OF sug-
gestions. but only those thus accepted
were incorporated in the bill as passed
The bill makes Ii n misdemeanor
20 manufacture and sell adnlterated or
misbranded foods, drugs, medicines or
liquors in the District of Columbia, the
territories and the i.3uiar possessions
Of the United States. and prohibits
the shipment Of such goods from one
state 10 another or to a foreign coun-
try. 1t also prohibits the receipt OF
such goods. Punishment by fine OF
$500 or by imprisonment for one year.
or both, is prescribed.
Much of the debate was devoted 10
considering the effect OF the word
added" as applied to the ingredients
in whiskey. There was so much diff
| ference of opinion on the subject that
there was no dissent when Mr.. Till
man said that the indication was that
| the senators had confined their ac-
| quainsance with the article under dis
pute to mere theory.
| Nr. Spc?ner expressed the opinion
that Mr.. Tillman had spent more time
in gaining his Information on the sub
ject than in imparting it.
| Mr.. Tillman expressed the opinion
that the bill was crudely drawn and
J should be recommitted TO the commit
I tee on agriculture. He thought the
bill should fix standards and not leave
it 70 D.. Wiley, of the bureau OF chem
istry to do so.
Mr.. Hepburn replied that no absolute
standards would be fixed because the
states have different standards. Mr..
Bailey contended that the interstate
commerce provisions OF the bill We're
invalid He said we needed better
prosecuting attorneys rather than more
government bureaus. Begin as you
are doing in this bill and you will soon
have department as powerful "a the
postoffice department" and added IL
doubt if any despotism in the world
vests in one individual as much power
as we give to the postmaster general,
who can close any mans sines by an
edict from which he has no appeal
He declared that the American govern
ment was rapidly becoming a burea-
curacy.
, On the final roll call the bill passed
, by a vote of 63 to 4. Messrs. Bacon
r Bailey, Foster and Tfllman, all demo
Gratis, being the only voters to cas-
> their votes in the negative.
The senate adjourned until tomor
> row.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
President Mitchell Makes State
ment to Associated Press
NAY BE CALLED ON APRIL 1sT
Convention of District Five Is Without
Officers-COmmittee Appointed TO
Take Charge of the Organization
Work in the Distrfct-Mitchell Says
a Strike in the Bituminous Fields Is
Inevitable.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb, 21.-"As far
as | know now there Will be a strike"
President Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers of America, who arriv-
ed here today from New York, made
the above statement to the Associated
Press
"Will there be strike on April
frst?" President Mitchell was asked.
LAS far as 1 know now," answered
Mr.. Mitchell with considerable hesi-
fancy, there will be a strike"
'In botk the bituminous and an
thracite fields?' ne was asked
Il will positively say nothing more
Mr.. Mitchell denied that he was
here to confer with the bituminous
operators.
President Mitchell gave out state
ment in which he said:
1.-The miners convention of district
five, having removed the president,
vice president, secretary-treas surer,
and executive board, the national Or
ganiZatiOn recognizes their right to
do So Mr.. Dolan is no longer presl-
dent of district five Of the mine work
ers of America.
pending the result of the election,
which has been ordered, | have APP
pointed a committee of three to take
charge of the organization work III
| this district"
| President Mitchell left this city for
New York tonight Before boarding
train he said: "A strike in the bituml-
nous fields is inevitable.
| Francis Robbins, chairman OF the
executive board of the Pittsburg Goa
Company, left on the same train.
New York, February 21.-"lt is the
natural thing for Mitchell, to say a
this time" said an anthracite mine op
orator today in regard to the Statement
from the president of the United Mine
Workers, that as far as he knew
there would be a strike. 1.-The miner:
committee is at work drafting demand:
behind which they must make SHOW
of standing firm. l do not believe
however, that there viii be a strike IL
the anthracite DISTRICTS
The long delay of the miners com
mittee in presenting its demands l
thought by the operators to~be du
only to the difficult position OF tn
committee in having to satisfy all par
ties among the mine workers. In
miners" said an operator today, ar
not willing to srrike for the allege
: eight hour cause of the breakers an
they realize that to demand a ten pc
, cent increase in wages is useless. Will
they are not anxious to endanger tn
high rate they are now receiving y
the other hand, the outside men, un
, derstand, are pressing Mr.. Mitchell an
the other leaders,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
WHITE IS OPTINIIs TIC
ua Thinks an Ultimate Agreement
Will be Reached Concerning Mo-
rocco.

AIgeciras, Spain, February 21.-Al-
though the continued Franco-German
deadlock causes a feeling of depres-
sion and discouragement among the
delegates to the Moroccan conference.
Ambassador White. head of the Amer
ican mission, maintains full confidence
that an ultimate agreement will De
reached. and says there is no reason
whatever to regard an understanding
as Impossible. His streng optimism Is
i'm rather marked contrast with the
pessimism prevailing in other quart
ers, particularly among the French
and British, who take the view that
the usefulness of the conference Is
virtually terminated. This is partly
explained by the dissatisfaction In
French and British quarters over Ger
many's rejection OF the French pro-
posals The Germans continue to urge
that the conference should proceed
with its work until definite results are
secured.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
TO THE PEN FOR TEN YEARS
Young Negro Guilty OF an Attempted
Assault-Pardon of Goodwin Peel.
Orders by Judge Purnell-
Especial to The Messenger

Raleigh, N. c., February 21.-Joe
Hargood, a fourteen year old negro.
was brought to the penitentiary for a
ten year term for attempted assault
on a white school teacher in Bertie
county.
Governor Glenn has pardoned God
win Peel, from Hertford, convicted ten
years ago Of murder in the second de-
gree This action was recommended
by the Judge, solicitor and jury.
The sentence of Jessie Mitchell,
Bertie county, OF hanging for the mur-
der of his wife, was not stayed. :
John Staubs, Charles Pope, Giles
pie Long and Arnett, Sampson coun-
", are pardoned conditionally on their
good behavior. This was recommend
ed by the j-ige add solicitor.
The Jackson Mercantile company,
Jackson, is chartered, p. E. Ransom,
James Scull, J. II. Barrett, incorpora-
tors. The authorized capital 10 ten
thousand dollars.
Judge Thomas II. Purnell issued an
order restraining the Suffolk and Car
olina Railway company from crossing
the track of the Norfolk and South
ern Railroad company at Roper.
Judge Purneli also overruled the mo-
tion to remove TO Elizabeth City. the
cause of the J. w. Roper Lumber COM
pany, against the Roanoke Railroad
and Lumber company.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

WaSQluSCu, eDEudEy ZI-Wu uSu lue
senate committee On interstate COM
merce meets on Friday to vote on I
railroad rate bill the announcement
will be made authoritatively that
President Roosevelt will not attempt
to prevent amendment of the Hepburn
bill; that he will leave the committee
free 40 exercise it's best judgment, land
if possible compromise it's differences:
that if a bill is reported which does
not meet his approval, and in that
form is passed by CONFESS, he will
content himself to exercise mis- veto
power This announcement will be
made as the result of a conference
today between the president and the
most active persons supporting the
! house bill without amendment, but
| will be delivered to the committee by
| a senator who has supported amend
ment providing for judicial-review of
an order of the interstate commerce
| commission.
| The conference at the White house
/
there in the last week for a discus
sion of the railroad rate question it
was attended by Senators Dolliver and
Clapp, Speaker Cannon, Representative
| Hepburn, and Attorney General Moody.
They had under consideration an
amendment said to have been drafted
by Senator Knox, and revised by the
attorney general The draft in its re-
vised form however, is said not to be
satisfactory to it's author. 1t was offer
ed in a spirit of compromise, and the
president and attorney general desired
to knew whether it would be accepta-
BILE to the members of congress who
are making a fight to prevent the
adoption of any amendment which they
believe would interfere with the op-
Grafton of the measure they propose
to enact into law.
Briefly stated the amendment aims
: to give to any complainant authority
| to file a petition in a court asserting
that a rate fixed by the commission
was in fact illegal, or that an order o,
1.-The commission was in reality unlaw
full, and authorizes the court TO hear
the suit to decide whether the com
mission acted within it's authority
and whether the constitutional right
of the plaintiff had been violated.
After Senators Dolliver and Clapl
: returned to the caplool they told Ger
tain colleagues that they would go int
the committee on Friday and make
firm stand to have bill reported with
= out amendment. When asked concern
!, ing the attitude of the president, the,
- said that they believed he Is satisfle,
t with the bill as it stands, but that |
e was too much to say he Is opposed Z
It any amendments whatever. The pres
n ident was described by them as read
to consider any amendments tina
Il might be offered, and willing 10 iiste
y to any proposition up TO the time u
g bill is placed on its final passage
Conservative members or the com
mittee assert that they have the net
yessary votes TO amend the Hepbur
bill. if thy are left free 10 exercise tnel
1t individual judgment; that -ney WI
, not be put in the position OF opposln
the presidents policy. Under thes
conditions il is said that Senator'S T.
l. kins. Foraker, Crane, Kean, Aldric
IN Carmack, Foster and McLanrin, wi
s. vote for an amendment providing Il
ne judicial review. Seven votes Is nj
80 ioriry of the committee.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
TO PREVENT HIM MAKING BID
Influence Exerted by conspirators
on 4. S Twiggs of Augusta
TRIAL OF GREENE AND GAYNOR
Evidence Relating to the Twiggs Con-
tract Declared by Judge Speer to be
Admissible-Witness Described the
Way i'm Which He Considered He
Was Oppressed by Captain Carter.

Savannah. Ga, February 21.-Judge
Emory Speer listened to further
lengthy arguments in the Greene and
Gayncr case this morning, the defense
having sought to prevent A. ]. Twiggs,
of Augusa. Ga, from telling how he
was prosecuted and oppressed as the
government termed it, in the carrying
out of a contract he had secured in
1908 from Captain o. M. Carter for the
improvement of the Savannah river
near Augusta After retiring to pre-
pare his decision, the court read at
length his views upon the arguments
submitted, and upheld the contention
of the prosecution that the evidence
was admissible, and relevant to the
main issue of conspiracy, even though
the indictment made no allusion to the
Twiggs contract specially.
This Twiggs contract was the only
one during a term of years of the many
let by Carter that went to contractor
other than Greene and Gaynor or some
one connected, with them, and the
government has deemed it Of great
Importance in showing how the alleg-
ed conspirators sought to both punish
Twiggs for his failure to permit him
self to be bought off, and to make an
example of him that would deter other
contractors from attempting to get i'm
provement work in Carter's distric.
Twiggs' letters to Carter, and Car
ter's reply relative to the Augusta
contract were read. Twiggs says he
came here in 1898 to bid on a contract
| for Savannah river work, and thai he
| had a conversation with Edward II
Gaynor, a brother Of John F. GaynOr,
one of the defendants, who offered MIN
| $1,000, to go home and not bid. He
| refused saying he had come to bid and
| expected to do so.
A day or two later he met John
! F. Gaynor and Edward H. Gaynor TO-
| gether. The latter he said, approached
; him and told him he should have ac-
cepted their offer The younger Gay
| nor had two papers in his hand which
| the witness said were two bids ant
| Gaynor told him the lower would hi
put into beat Twiggs unless TWlgS:
should accept the $1,000, and with
draw. This he did not DO and he Sc
cured the contract. The witness lneI
described the way in which he consld
cred Carter oppressed nm.
The witness said to get the charac
ter of material Carte demanded 0
him he had to cover an aree- extend
ing thirty miles from the point "her
the work had been going on. II he ma,
been permitted, he said, to use slc'
material as Carter allowed Greene an
Gaynor to use, he could have secure
all he needed within half mile OF IN
work, thereby saving a great expens
to which he was forced.
Chain chokers were used by the wit
ness in binding the fascines to the re
ouired tightness, but he had see
Greene and Gaynor using rope cnoh
ers on the river work two years oe
fore. He began the use of rope cnof
ers. but had to stop when Carter sa'
what he was doing.
Adjournment was taken until 1ono'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
CROSVENOR WAS DEFEATED
for Congress Went to Al
bert Douglass on the First Ballot.

Lancaster, Pa, February 21.-A1ter
a service of over twenty years III coii-
gress. General Charles H. Grosvenor'
the "Sage of Athens" was defeated Tor
denomination today on the f1rst PAL
lot by Albert Douglass, of Chiillcotne
Ross county, the vote being IS to ~.
The defeat of Grosvenor was render.
ed the more bitter from the fact tnat
h;s own county. Athens did not give
him a single vote and he did not get
a solid delegation from any county in
the district
The man who defeated Genera
Grosvenor is So years old and law
yer at Chillicothe. He is a fine orator
and has dominated the politics OF Ross
county for years.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

Gus last year and passed a resoluIloli
asking for a change in the persohheI
of the larger federal ofhces, copy "
which was furnished me, ana "nicli
7 have endeavored to nave complleu
with.
Charges of grave character were
furnished me by responsible parties
against the present district attorney
for the Western district of North Car
olina, whose name is now before the
senate judiciary committee. which l
filed as a matter Of duty to myself and
people, with that committee, Wnere
his nomination is now pendlns. Inc
district attorney did all he could 70
defeat my nomination and election,
and has since relentlessly prosecuted
those whom he thought were my
friends.
THE certain coterie of offceholders
in nv state who desire no majority re-
publican party there. but are only IN
terested in retaining the offices, nave
opposed me at evOry turn, and II
seems there is no extreme to which
they will not go.
| II have often appeared before the
departments for my constituents and
| friends. urging their cause as best 1
could, for which I have never received
/ a solitary cent, and If the courts are
! to be used for the purpose of enoeaV-
| Oring to r Flmlilate me anu tnoSe VIII
are supposed to e my friends, only 10
!. subserve the personal and political
| ends of individuals, 1 will still have to
be convinced of that fact. Why the
Eighth North Carolina district should
| be singled out for investigation alone
simply because I am a republican rep
| resentative, and the only one from
my state. is a query in which the pub
lie will doubtless have some concern
| May Tell Some Truths.
Whatever course may be pursued
by the district attorney. who has beer
publicly cowhided in the city in Wnlcf
he lives (Which cowhiding he resent
ed by suing his assailant for damages
and never yet having recovered any
thing), is a matter with him; an
should conditions demand, the publ
will be acquainted fully with the tru
inwardness of the whole North Caro-
lima situation-political, judicial, an
otherwise.
I'm two congresses have endeavor
/ ed to represent the >eople and thei
: wishes, and shall continue to do g
: The people of my state do not wish tn
| present district attorney retained. an
: am trying to represent their wishe
r A few designing men in North Carohn
s cannot thwart their will always.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
Deficient Midshipmen Must Resign
From the Naval Academy.

Washington, February 21.-Amon5
the midshipmen Of the fourth class
who have been found deficient in the
mid-year examination, and whose res
ignations the academic board at An
napolis will recommend, shall be ac-
cented by the secretary OF the navy. Is
J. P. Kimbrough. of Tennessee, who
was the victim OF hazers at the acad
emy and the discovery Of whose inju-
ries led TO the present investigation
ar the academy. Il Ii expected tna'
Secretary Bonaparte will approve tns
recommendation not only In Kim
brough's case, but also in that OF in'
other midshipmen who have peer
found deficient.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
Returned by Grand Jury
Against Blackburn
He DENIES ALL CHARGES
ALLEGED Violations of Laws Com
mitted in 1905

is Charged With Prac1cihg
Before Departments Of the Govern
ment and Accepting Fees for the
Service. This Being Violation OF
Section 1882 of the Revised Statutes.
The Accused Congressman DENIES
the Charges in Toto-He Will Make
a Statement Today.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

Schooner r. C. Pendleton I'm Distress.
New York, February 21.-The three
masted schooner F. c. Pendleton OF
Bangor, Maine. twelve days out rom
Georgetown, s. G.. with a cargo OF
lumber for this port. was towed into
Sandy Hook bay. this evening By the
United States revenue cutter Ononda-
ga From the appearance OF the PEN
dleton as she passed in Sandy Hook.
1t is thought the vessel has been IN
collision with some other craft because
her bowsprit Is gone and she has lost
her jibboom.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

Snringfeld. ILL.,, Feb. Ex-Governor
Denen today acting on the recommen-
dation of the state board of pardons,
denied wife murderer Johann Hecn
petjIon for commutation of sentence
to Imprisonment.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23

Today Extra cars TO the Beach at
3 100 and 4:3O D. m.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
Be READY To FIGHT
u. 5. Should. Prepare for
Trouble in the Orient
DECLARES CHAIRMAN HULL
Arhy Appropriation Bill Consider.
ed in the House

During the Transition Period in China.
Every Nation That Has Business
Relations With Her Must be Ready
to Protect Themselves. or Else Haul
cific-Utterances of Minister Rock
hill Characterized a. ''InjudiciOus.'
Speeches on the Tariff, Emigration
and the Payne Customs House Bills.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-02-23
Important Conference at the
White House
HOPE FOR A COMPROMISE
IF President is Not Satisfied He
Will Veto the Bill

President Roosevelt Will Not Attempt
to influence the Senate Committee in
its Consideration of the Hepburn
Bill-An Amendment Drafted by
Knox. Offered in q Spirit OF Com
prOmise-A Firm Stand Will be
Made in Committee to Have the Bill
Reported Without Amendment.
However Judicial Review Will Prob
ably be Provided For.