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The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-25
Proposed Railroad Ruling.
RAILRoAp Commission,

RAILROAD COMMISSION,
STATE OF FLORIDA.
TO ALL THE RAILROAD COMPANIES
AND COMMON CARRIERS DOING
BUSINESS WHOLLY OR IN PART
WITHIN THE STATE or FLORIDA:
You are hereby notified that
there will be meeting of the
Railroad Commissioners of the
State OF Florida, at their Office in
the City of Tallahassee, Florida,
on the 9th day of October, A. D.
1906, at 10 O'Clock a. MI to con
slider the ACCESSIBILITY of amending
the Rules and Regulations of the
Railroad Commission, as follows;
By adding the following to the
Demurrage Rules;
II When a shipper ma kes
written application to a railroad
company for car or cars, to be
loaded with any kind Of freight
embraced in the tariff of said
company for transportation within
the State Of Florida, stating in said
application the character Of the
freight, the railroad company shall
furnish same within four DAYS
from Z O'Clock a. m. the day
following such application.
Or, when the shipper making
such application specifies a future
day on which he desires to make
a shipment COT other than fruit Of
giving not less than
four days notice thereof COM
putting from 7 O'Clock a. m, the
lay following such application, the
railroad company shall furnish
such car or cars on OF before the
lay specified in the application.
Or, when the shipper making
such application specifies a future
lay on which he desires to make a
Shipment Of fruit or vegetables.
Confined on Page Four
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-25

spend their hard earned money in
brides.
The mixture of taffy and in
vectiye BY the Tribune is rather
hard to classify, in speaking Of the
good prohibitionists and unso-
phisticated members of the legis-
lature elected from the country
districts who will be used by these
blackmailers to vote for prohibition
amendment apparently backed by
some Of our most religious and
respected citizens. Couldn't the
sympathetic editor go up to ITALIA
hassee in person and act as care
taker over these country Legislators
and see that they are not fooled by
these unconscionable rascalsl No
doubt the liquor men would be
duly grateful for his assistance in
their behalf and the fool legis-
lators be saved from a grevious
blunder. Now just listen to the
last sentence in this remarkable
editorial. This iniquitous prac
tice should be fully exposed and
condemned by the entire press of
Florida, and should the law in any
way be able to grasp upon its in
famous perpetrators they should be
punished to the furthest possible
extent. =
There is no doubt but the honest
liquor dealer must be protected
from the impending avalanche Of
graft, by these dreadful lniscreants.
We are by no means advocates of
and do not agree with |
he Punta Gorda editor that it is
better to hang ten innocent men
han let one guilty one escape, but
sn't this a case where Judge
lynch should be invoked if the
aw fails to provide a suitable
means Of furnishing these temper
Ince graftersl
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-25

the school-house Monday. This seems
to be a logged town with about fifty.
A great surprise for the people was
with us Sunday Mr. w. II. Burkhalter
and Miss Helen Knight were quietly
married Sunday. We didn't expect
them to slip away from US. We are
sorry to have Miss Helen leave us.
The young ladies Of the Sunday School
are very busy preparing the Rally Day
program for next Sunday night,
Miss Kate Protoyia, ofwillow Springs
Mo- is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T. S.
Knight
MI Gilbert, of Lakeland, is down
here with his brother, Arthur Hollenbeck
Messers Sam Daniels and sankey
Stephens are expecting to leave for
Miami today. More long faces.
Oranges are teing shipped from our
section.
October a. 1906.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-25

The Episcopal Musical Festival
at the Arcadia House last Friday
night was a brilliant success. A
large crowd attended, the program
rendered was excellent and about
thirty-four dollars cleared by sale
of ice cream. cake and coffee.
Much credit is due Miss Sweat for
her arrangement Of the program,
and thanks are also due to those
who so kindly gave their services
as musicians, singers and helpers
in other directions
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-25
Charlotte Harbor Items.

The hotel property here owned by T.
NJ. Cross has been purchased BY j W.
Bennett. Consideration 50 600 We
hope to have the hotel open this winter,
Some Of the girls are wearing long
faces from some cause ! suppose it is
because the Surprise has left for
Miami with her crew, viz. Messers T. I.
Joe Johnson, Bruce Knight,
John caslill and John Barnhiil,
Mr.. Montgomery was here with his
family SUNDAY.
Little Claude Stephens received a very
serious dog-bite while playing around
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-25
Ladies' Friday Musicale.

The Ladies Friday Musicale
met with Mrs. c. H. Mitchell Fri
day afternoon, October 10Th, at
which time the following program
was rendered:
Spring Song" Mendelsshon ..""....
Mrs, S. ]. Simmons
"Clematis," Gielder. ..................
Mrs. Carl Hayman
Beautiful Dreamer, ....,.,.........,
Mrs c. H. Mitchell
"Warblings at Eve, Richards. .....".
Mrs. w. II. Seward
Vocal Solo, Dear, Did You Know"
Eugene Cawler. .....,....."...
Mrs, J. N. Hollingsworth
"Belle OF The Convent, G Ludovie.
Mrs R Il. Brown
,'dearts and Flowers, Theo M. Tobain
Mrs. Perry Brown
Vocal Solo, when the Bees Are In The
Hive, "..,....,.,.,......',.
Mrs. a. 4. Bennett
The next meeting Of the club will be
with Mrs. c. Y Crawford.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-25
Mrs. Mote Dead.
Sunday School 10 a m.

Mrs. Mote, who has been i'll for
some weeks died last Saturday
and was buried in the Arcadia
cemetery sunday She leaves a
husband and six children tomourn
her loss. The two youngest child
rem are pair Of twins only a few
weeks old
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-25

ANNN' - no W." NNe'@~N '0N'fI-J
Services first and third Sundays
in each month.
Sunday School 10 am.
Mr. Keigwin and daughter
would express their gratitude to
the numerous friends who sur
prised them with a pound party on
Thursday night. The goodly
amount of supplies left were all
appropriate and gratefully APP
preciated, but better than material
supplies to a pastor is the thought
fiji kindness which prompts such
tokens Of their appreciation Of the
services he is trying to render his
people.
A whole host Of friends are glad
that Mrs. j. ID. Williams and
daughter have returned from their
long absence abroad, and the
church will anticipate renewal Of
their former delight in listening
again to the sweet singer in Israel.
A letter from Rev. c. H. Ferran
his willingness to
preach the dedication sermon when
The building is ready for that
interesting service, which Is ex-
pected early in November
Mr.. Keigwin regrets the temper
Fry illness that hindered him from
preaching last Sunday but is CRATE
lied to learn from some Of his flock
how well they were fed in other
pastures in the city
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-25
Note Of Thanks.

Mr. Mote and family desire
publicly to thank the Arcadia
people for their generous help and
sympathy in their affection the
illness and death Of Mrs Mote.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-25
HAT PROHIBITION
lrNDMENT. SOME PAPERS
'DuND A NOTE OF ALARM.

OuND A NOTE OF ALARM.
he Gainesville Sun, in a recent
says: There are uumis-
able evidences that the temper
people will exercise every
/ to have the next Legislature
constitutional amendment
hitting the question to the
Dle as to whether Intoxicating
ors shall be sold in the state =
coming from Gainesville,
home of a number of the best
perance workers in the state,
rently carries with ii some
of authority. We do not
bose the editor Of the Sun has
posted as to their intentions
these temperance advocates,
we really hope he speaks the
b.
he editor of the Tampa Tribune
reading the above quotation
bn't feel as we do. He says,
J rumors have naturally stirred
a feeling of deep disgust. F"
then he goes on to explain
he is disguised. In the first
E he says in big type The
stitution of the State is not
place to embody laws of this
and that that instrument is
hded to cover the foundation
|ciples of the political govern
/ Of the state and should never
tampered with to serve indi-
|al or party purposes.
'ould a prohibition consti
|nal Amendment be a party or
gidual measured We think
clause to our constitution
I'D be one of the foundation
riples of the government Of the
and see no good reason
ist it. Political economy re-
to man in society, not asian
idual, and the one method Of
ing the principles Of justice
order to the members of a
lonwealth is by the agency
n as government, be that
nment national OF state. If 4
IS been proved that in the
dual, or the village or the
governing power the pro-
q of the people against that /
would harm or destroy is 8
cient then it becomes the I
If a higher governing power t
Id the controlling influence. $
is good government, and a ?
pie Of general application the
over. And this is the basis 4
ich the temperance people Of d
ate ask fer a constitutional /,
dm ent We have the c
ity Of the Tribune and other I.
newspapers Of the state that a
sent local option laws are a
and what would your
we give UP the fight thus'
means. =
e Tribune does not believe !,
is agitation has been started !
lperance people. 1t is more
he work of unconscionable .
who constitute the lowest z
of Legislative lobbyists and ?
present design is to hypo- =
lily enlist The clergy and the n
prohibitionists throughout ?
te that they the grafters,
Wy blackmail upon the liquor
lder the promise TO kill off
'eatened legislation s
IL! Well To think we a.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-10-25
Presbyterian Church.

Rev. H. Keigwin Stated Supply.
Services first and third Sundays
in each month.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-30
CHICAG0'S CITY HALL.
HAS SETTLED BADLY

Chicago, April 30.-Chicago's city hall
has settled to such an extent since the
completion of the excavation for the
adjoining new county building. that It
was found necessary yesterday to rope
In the entrance Ia prevent pedestrians
from being killed by the falling sec
lions Of coping and cornlces.
At the south end Of the building, on
Washington street, the foundations
have sunk several inches. while the en-
tire building has assumed a list IN the
direction of the hole which the new
building will cover,
The city hall aud county building
were Of the same massive construction,
and as II was necessary to use giant
powder to wreck parts OF the latter,
there has been no apprehension of the
cIty's administrative building collnps-
ing However though its foundation
walls are many feet thick. they do not
rest on the rock which underlies the
city. but merely on the clay subsoil.
Yesterday ominous shivers ran
through the buildings, and with many
snaps and groans, cracks appeared
within and without. Hillocks appeared
I'm the board floors and desks assumed
angles, the floor thing tilted and dirt
emerged from crevices where 1t had
lain undisturbed for years. Skyllghts
doubled up and plaster fell from the
walls and ceilings.
During the day several pieces or stone
fell and two employees narrowly escaped
being killed AS they were entering the
building.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-30
FROM LABRADOR.
Dillon Wallace, Lconidas Hubbard's
Companion, Reaches Quebec.

New York. April so.-A special to a
morning paper from Quebec says:
Dillon Wallace, the companion OF
Leonidas Hubbard. upon his fatal trip
into the interior OF Labrador, reached
here by the steamer King Edward from
the last stage Of another journey Into
the same wilds which has occupied him
during the entire winter With Mr..
Wallace are Clifton r. Eastan, student
OF forestry, of the Vanderbilt estate,
Biltmore N. c., and Leigh stanton, a
Nova Scotian.
The party went IN last summer BY
way OF the northwest river 10 Ungava
hay. arriving there OF the 18th Of Oc-
tober. having been almost four months
on the trail from that point. They
visited Fort Shiilo, $50 miles TO the
west by dog team. and returned 10 the
Hudson bay post ut George river. They
set out for quebec on Jan. g. following
the coast line. They were drawn by
dog teams as far as Esqulmaux Point,
where the yarrivad about a fortnight
ago aud waited for few days for the
arrival Of the steamer for Quebec.
They received here the first letters
from home for nearly II months, Wall
lace viii return to New York at once.
Their journeyings by dog team totalled
about 1000 miles, All are IN good
health and looking well and robust.
They took plenty Of supplies with them
and consequently endured very few
rardships.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-30
CONSTABULARy AND
MINERS IN SERIOUS CLASH.

Mount Carmel Pa, April S0s-Two sc
rious clashes between Lieut.. Smiths
command of constebulary and foreign
miners occurred here today. The
troopers fired on chen ASSISTANTS, fatal
Iy injuring one'mnD and woundlne sey-
eral others. The troopers had been
guarding the sayfe colliery In the sub
urbs. Then first trouble cAme when
the Mattresses of three local hotels re-
fused to serve thpm with food They
returned to the Streets only TO be at
tackled by mob of foreign Inlners.
These were beaten back with black
jacks" and persuaded by one OF thoi'
humber also the chief burgess OF the
town, 70 return 10 their homes. Foe a
moment a crisis was averted as the
miners were preparing a second attack,
and the soldiers were drawn up IN line
prepared to shoot. The troops started
TO return to the coliery but IL front
OF the residence,cf DIR Keefer, on Tflck-
DRY street.. thab swerf agsiA attsrl@ssI-
theif assailants throwing stones. Lieut.
Smith ordered The mob TO dispense. but
this merely resulted In the throwing OF
more missiles Thereupon the troops
were ordered to fire As the carbines
began TO crack, the miners fell back In
disorder, leaving a man named VIII
son fatally wounded and number of
others hurt In the street DR. KeefeT's
house was riddled with bullets The
constabulary then retired to the Sayre
collery, where Lieut., Smith reported
the trouble to Pottsville. He was or
de%d to hold his ground, but later he
was told to bring his command back TO
PottsYille He was placed under $500
bail, charged with assault with intent
to Kill. Three of the miners also We're
held. The home OF Solomon Goldsmith
also was riddled with bullets and Mrs
Goldsmith was wounded
A larger force Of constabulary Is eX-
pected TO return soon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-30
| SAN FRANCISCO
CAR SERVICE
In a Few Days it viii be Nearly
As Complete as Before
The Fire.
COLLECTIONS GO FOR RELIEF.
They VIII be Turned Over Every Day
Until Committee Calls a
Halt.

San Francisco. April 3O--Within
the next few days San Francisco will
have q street car service that will be
nearly as complete az It was before
the fire The United Railroads have
promised to spend S1,O0O0OO inn
proving its system and the first mil
lion of this sum has almost been ex-
pended already.
Thomwall Mutually. one of the d.
rectors of the company, stated yes-
terday that 100000 worth OF rails.
machinery and other equipment ma
terials are now on the way and should
arrive within a few days Besides
this 30 new cars are on the way.
Mutually sent rush order east for
these few days ago and the firm
that had them in It's charge wired
back favorable reply Mutually
stated that only seven Of the large
electric cars Of the United Railroads
were damaged. The power stations
are now in good working order. steam
VIII be turned On at the North Beech
plant this afternoon and II will be In
full running order Immediately.
Yesterday morning MilIally, IN com
pany with Patrick Calhoun, president
OF the company, called on Mayor
Schmitz aud turned over I'm cash to him
$l,S6l, to be devoted to the work of the
relief committee, This sum was col
lected on the cars yesterday, but did
not represent the business done. az Il
was impossible To collect all fares. The
receipts of the company viii be turned
into the mayor every day, and the
practise will be kept up til the relief
committee calls halt.
our temporary wires and poles on
Market street are In working order
now said Mutually, land the cars will
be run out TO Twentieth street within
two days. The Valencia street sys-
TEN is nearly complete. and traffic Is
to be resumed there as ~on as posi-
BILE. Our present system Is being oper-
ated very satisfactorily ! think. We
are doing the best we can TO give the
people good service. ! am making an
effort to secure permission TO run the
ears AT night We have already proved
there is no danger In this The people
demand a night service, and II the au-
thorities are so disposed | think we
can accommodate them very soon. Az
soon as the factories can turn them
out. we viii have 200 more big cars here
in addition TO those that are due here
within the next few days"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-30
GEN. GREELY IS
NOT IN COMMAND.
Mayor Schmitz and Other Duly
Authorized Civil Officials
Are in Charge.
NOW "SEVEN CIVIL DISTRICTS
General Orders Regarding Relief Work
Changed the Phrase From "Seycn
Military Districts"

San Francisco. April 3O-"Let me em-
phatically deny once for all that have
taken command of this city" said NAL
Gen. Greedy at headquarters, Fort Ma
son, this morning Gen. Greedy then
gave out the following statement COW
ering the order of precedence of au-
thorties, civil and military, in this city.
First, the mayor and other duly
authorized civil officials are in charge;
second, Gen Funston has authority as
to all purely military control of troops
and the guarding of public buildings
and other important points as he
thinks, etc., IN accordance with the re-
quest of the mayor
Third, Mai. Gen. Greedy, besides ex-
crcising complete control and superln-
tendency over all military duties, he
has assumed, in the public Interest. ana
at the request Of the mayor and DR.
Devine the practical charge Of the en-
tire system of relief as rapidly as The
civil and volunteer stations request him
to do so. He also is cooperating with
the health commission IN the ACCOM-
plishment of the best sanitary maps
ares for san Ffanciseo's futfre safety.
I'm every respect Gen. Greedy consd-
ers these non-military duties as obl-
gatory upon him only as long as the
civil authorities declare such action abb
soutely In the interests OF the public
safety. In all respects he acts subor-
dinatey to and at the request Of the
duly constituted authorities.
Regarding relief measures he acts
only as he is requested by the citizens
committee, and Or. Devine, the special
representative of the Red Cross. looking
to them TO assume all these duties at
the earliest moment practicable"
Gen. Greedy then gave out revised
official copy Of his general orders re-
garding the new arrangements for re-
lief work I'm which the phrase seven
civil districts" was substituted for
seven military districts"
Mai Lea Febiger, inspector general
under the new regime, made the follow
ing statement Of present conditions of
affairs;
we have taken over, up TO this
morning, two of seven districts as out
lined In Gen. Greely's orders.
We apprehend that by tomor-
row at noon we shall have
taken over all of the duly author
lied stations in the city. We are at
work completing the new arrangement
as rapidly as possible and stations are
being turned over to us without diff
1ulty 4" .
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-30
SILLY TALK ABOUT M0RMONS
BY MISS EDITH BURTON

Kansas city April s0.-Miss Edith
Hughes Of Burton Kan. who for II years,
worked under missionaries among tho
'Mormons' IN Utah said last night IN an
address from the pulpit Of the I.lnwood
Prebysterian church in this city:
THE great object for which the Nor
mon Church Is striving Is political power.
a constltuuonol amendment against poly.
gamy Is the only thing feared by the Nor
mons. They know that they cannot cir
cumvent the national government and
that n polygamy IL left to state control
they can preach II and practise II uiti-
mately with legislative sanction by the
election Of safe men to office
when they can control IL states, tho
Mormous can defeat constitutional
amendment Their plan Is 90 got enough
Mormon voters 10 move 10 the states
which they have marked for control
THE menace OF Mormonism to the
country Is increased by the fact that the
Mormon church is the best organized In.
stltutOp IN tho world with the exception
OF the German army"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-30
KANSAS WANTS TO SUE
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

Washington, April 3o.--In the supreme
court OF the United States today a
motion was filed by the attorney gem
eral Of the state of Kansas to file an
original suit on behalf Of the state
against the officers Of the interior de-
partment, the head chief and subordln-
ate officials Of the Muskogee tribe Of
Indians. and the allottees of that tribe
To establish the right of the Missouri,
Kansas 4 Texas Railroad company TO
the land granted to the company
through the state Of Kansas, In 1866
This Is a part Of the grant concerning
which so much has been recently said
I'm Congress and Il covers each alternate
section of land for 10 miles on either
side of the road through not only the
Muskogee nation, but through the
Choctaw, Chikasaw and Cherokee ma
tions, In the Muskogee nation therI
ore over 500 900 acres Of land and the
entire grant embraces 100000 acres.
The value Of the land is placed at $50
an acre, but some of II Is coal land
and Is worth far more,
The motion was taken under advise
ment.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-30
CHINA is NO LONGER
IN THE DARK AGES

New York, April 30,---Kang Yu War.
the president of the Chinese Reform
association, who Is passing through
New York on his way from Mexico to
Europe addressed a meeting of the
association last night Later he was
interviewed by morning paper
which quoted him as follows:
China is no longer in the dark
ages. She has already reached the
point where Japan was only 20 years
ago, after years and years of endeavor.
This is not because the Japanese We're
slow in learning, but rather because
they were the pioneers. They cooked.
we ate. We have now for example.
more than 10000 Chinese students
pursuing advanced modern courses of
study. As to common schools, some
5000 have been started In the one
province of Canton. There are now
100000 Chinese who can speak Eng
lish. Our courts are being remodelled
after the English system. The num-
Der of books we have translated into
Chinese-text books. technical works
and treatses Observation-Disclosures how
extensively the progressive movement
IL spreading. We have thus appro-
priated to our use over 10000 Ameri-
can, English and European works"
The boxer troubles, he said were
over forever They arose from anti
foreign feeling among the ignorant,
and was now rapidly decreasing In
China and being replaced by n more
enlightened sentiment of progress
throughout all classes of the popula-
ton
china is no longer asleep he said,
"She is wide awake and fully able to
care for her interests.
"A deep sentimnet has been aroused
among my countrymen by your ex-
clusion laws. We see the immigrants
pouring into your land from all coun-
tries by thousands every week. Not
only is the law abiding, industrious
Cinnamon DESTROYS of making a liy-
ing unable TO come In with these 9TH
ers, but our most refined and intelli-
gent can not get the mere passports
for travel that they can readily get in
any other country Disregard of what
is simply fairness to us today
means to ALLEVIATE the sentiments of
nation able TO think and act for
itself"
He paused for minute and then
added:
China is now awake at last. She
knows her resources and her rights.
There will be no more invasions of
China for she Is ready 10 defend her.
self with cannon and with sword II
necessary"