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The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
Jews and Police Fight.

GRONDO, July 9.-In consequence
of arrests made in the Hebrew quarter
crowd of Jews attacked the police
man with stones. Several revolver
shots were fired and the policemen in
self-defense killed one of the Jews.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
Congressman Adams Dead.

CHICAGO, July 9.-Congressman C.
H. Adams of Wisconsin died today in
the Auditorium Hotel He had been
iii for several weeks and for a week
had been confined to his room in the
hotel. The home of Adams was at
Madison, Wis He was a member of
the Fifty-eighth and Fifty ninth con-
crosses.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
WINE GRAPES WILL
. COMMAND PRICE.

The grape growers Of California are
elated over the prospects of an enor-
nous yield from the vineyards this sea-
son. They are delighted to hear that
the price of grapes in the market will
go to $50 a ton.
In the Napa and Sonoma valleys, on
the plains of Fresno and along the hills
of Santa Clara and Santa Cruz, where
the vineyards abound. the growers will
be amply rewarded for their devotion
to the vine. The San Francisco fire
devoured 30,000,000 gallons of wine.
The old stock of grape juice is COM
pletely exhausted and wine dealers and
wine bibbers must look to the crop of
1906 for a new supply.
A Napa Valley grower remarked yes
terday: I'VE are sure that the yield of
grapes this season will break all past
records OF production in California.
The price will go to $50 a ton. The
wine dealers must have wine, and the
new wine will go on the market as soon
as it can be made fit for use. There
is no large source of supply outside of
California. There are estimates that
the loss of wine in the fire did not ex-
ceed 100000 gallons, but the grow
ers know where the wire was stored
and know that the loss exceeds 30,-
100000 gallons"
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10

That brute over there is responsible.
Go, to him about it,"
II WILL said Thaw. III get him
yet"
Mrs. LIE Grand Mink, the mother OF
Edna Mcclure. was with her daughter
at the District Attorneys office yes
terday. In speaking of the Thaw case
today she said
Harry Thaw's hate for White was
like that of a maniac. He seemed pos
sessed of a consuming horror of White.
1t was plainly a mania with him."
The District Attorneys Office also is
searching for William Sturgis, a close
friend of Harry X. Thaw, who has dis
appeared since the tragedy. 1t is re-
ported that Sturgis had heard Thaw
make threats against Stanford White.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
Radke q Co.

1913 Devisadero street, near Bush, are
selling real souvenirs of the great fire
for wedding gifts and presents. Dia-
monds. silver and gold ware.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
TURKISH TROOPS ROUT
BANDS OF BULGARIANs
XIII Ninety-TwO of Their Foes and
Leave Twenty of Their own
nm Esfeld
ON Field.

SALONICA. July 9.-In the Konop-
ishta district today Turkish troops an
initiated three Bulgarian bands which
had concentrated. killing ninety-two
of them. The Turks lost twenty killed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
A Guaranteed Cure for PiIe..

Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Protruding
Piles. Druggists refund money II Pazo
Ointment falls to cure in to IA days.50cs
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
To Cure a Cold An One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money If it fails to
cure. z. W.Grove's sig. on each box. 25c.s
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
CLARK PICKS BRYAN.
Montana Senator Says Democrats VIII
Nominate Nebraskan.

LOS ANGELES, July 9.-United
States Senator w. A. Clark of Montana
in an interview here today declared
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
Chorus Girls
Give Testimony

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suffering women known as DIR. Pierce'D
Favorite Prescription.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
THE DEAD SEA.
Work of the Salt Divers In This Des-
OIate Waste.

Work of the Salt Divers In This Des-
Olate Waste.
The awful desolation Of the Dead
sea, which lies nearly 1900 feet below
the level Of the Mediterranean, is bro
ken here and there by the salt divers,
whose work is probably as ancient as
the human race itself.
From remOtest antiquity the salt of
the Dead sea has been collected and
taken to the Jerusalem market, where
it is used for curing hides and for do
nestle purposes. Dead sea water con-
tains over % per cent of solid sub
stances, of which Z per cent is chloride
Of sodium, or common salt.
The Dead sea contains no living crea
ture. Sea fish put into it's waters speed
lily die. Not a single boat navigates its
strange waters, nor is there any sign
Of life, save the isolated parties of salt
divers, who scrape and slowly amass
their glistening heaps of crystal near
the mouth Of the Jordan.
When a sufficient cargo is made
ready long string of camels crosses
the desert, and the salt is loaded up
into panniers, or "shwerries," and tax
en- into Jerusalem, where it finds a
ready market.
Salt, as is we'll known, has been used
as currency from time immemorial,
just as bricks of tea are used today in
central Asia, especially in the border
land Of China and Siberia.-Technical
World Magazine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
JUDGE Sustains Law.

Portland, Ore, April 3.-The demur-
rer to the answer of the Northern Pa
cific terminal company in the case
wherein the government is seeking to
collect a penalty for the alleged viola
ton Of the safety appliance law was
sustained by Judge Wolverton in the
federal court Monday Suits under
this law were recently brought against
the Southern Pacific, Oregon railroad
and Navigation company, Northern Pa
cific and Northern Pacific Terminal
scompany, The latter is the first to
contest the case and having lost the
first point will now be given time to
file another answer before final action
will be taken. In the answer filed the
company contended that it was not a
common carrier.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Buffalo Times DESTROYED.

Buffalo, N. Y, April 3-Fire Tues
day practically destroyed the Even
ing Times building at 1913 and 1876
Main street, causing a loss estimated
at 100000. The loss is fully covered
by insurance. The fire which start
ed from some unknown cause sprea ]
rapidly. After the fire was under
control heavy machinery came crash
Ing through from the third floor to the
basement, carrying several men with
it. Fireman D. Reidy and William Co.
gan were injured. George B. Mat
thews, proprietor of the Morning Ex-
press rendered the use Of the Express
composing room and presses to Mr..
Norman B. Mack, proprietor of the
Times and that paper will appear as
usual today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
THE STANDARD YARD.
That In Use In Great Britain and the
United States.

That In Use In Great Britain and the
United States.
The yard is the British and American
standard of length Down to 1924 the
original standard of Britain, from
which ours was copied, was rod
which had been deposited in the court
of exchequer, London, in the time Of
Queen Elizabeth. In those days all
measures intended for general use
were taken to the court of exchequer
to be examined by the proper officer
That official took the proposed meas
ure and placed it parallel with the
standard and if found correct placed
certain marks Of Identification upon it,
By an act of parliament In 1924 the
old Elizabethan standard was super
seded by another, which had been con-
structed under the directions of the
Royal society siXty-fOur years previ-
Gus. This act provided that 'the
straight line of distance between the
centers Of two points in the gold studs
III the brass rod now in the custody of
the clerk of the house of commons
shall be the genuine standard of the
yard measure in Great Britain" The
act further provided that the measure
ments of the rod must be made when
the temperature of the brass was at 62
degrees f.
The standard was destroyed by fire
in 1884, and the commission appointed
to replace it made the yard measure
now in use. The new standard was de-
posted in the house of parliament in
1855, and authenticated copies Of it
are in the possession of our govern
ment officials at Washington.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
ONE KILLED; ONE INJURED.
In Accident at TIine Near Birmingham
Alabama.

Birmingham, Ala, April 81. o.
Bishop, aged %, assistant engineer
and chemist for the Alabama Consoli.
dated Coal and Iron company at Lew
lsburg, few miles north of Birming-
ham, met a horrible death, and Henry
Veltz, young man, assistant to him,
was injured while the two men were
working on the main slope in the mines
at that place. They were struck
by two tram cars and Bishop was kill
ed almost instantly. Veltz is not Sc
riously injured.
The young men were Georgians and
lived at North Birmingham, miles
from Lewiszurg. They were we'll
acquainted with mine work, and how
they came to be working on the track
Is not known
The remains Of Bishop have been
prepared for shipment to Bowden, Ca,
for interment. He was to have been
married April q. The deceased was
member Of Ruhama lodge, No 93
Knights of Pythias, and was we'll
known in this district.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
PANAMA CANAL is
TALKED BY TAFT
Makes Lengthy Talk On Canal
Matters.
RESERVOIR AT COLON BREAKS
Says He Won't Say What Kind of Ca
nal Will Be Eventually Built avors
an Eighty-FiVe Foot LeveI-To Make
Life Worth Livinu For,

Life Worth Living For.
New York, April 2-Before leaving
for Tuskegee, Ala, Monday night, Sec
retary Taft, who came over from
Washington to attend the annual con.
vention of the Panama Railroad com.
pany, talked at some length on canal
subjects on the isthmus CAS- far as
| can learn" he said, everything is
progressing there generally in a high
ly satisfactory manner. I have no
doubt Chief Engineer Stevens has his
troubles. These are bound to come,
but affairs are in much better shape
now than ever before.
"The only disquieting news l have
heard is that there has been a break
in one of our new reservoirs at Colon.
| don't know how serious it is, for l
have not received an answer to a mes
sage l sent to Stevens for particulars.
| am in hopes that it can be repaired,
for the question of an adequate water
supply has presented many difficulties,
The dry season there is absolutely
dry Not drop of water falls and it
is essential that water supply be
stored against this season If healthful
conditions are to be maintained How
the people managed to survice at all
on the isthmus without water storage
is one Of the wonders that has impress
ed me most about the isthmus.
Mr.. Stevens and most of his associ-
ates have taken up their residence in
Sulebra, where the conditions are bet
ter than at Panama, and are much
pleasanter situated. They have the
advantage of a new town with archi-
lecture suited to the climate and good
sewerage and water systems, as
against the old buildings, narrow
streets and oppressive atmosphere of
Panama. But there will be a great
thoroughfare extending from the rail
road station direct through the heart
of the city to the harbor is completed
With the Improvements in the sewer
age and water supply this will help
to make life more worth living in that
city
mo, l do not care to stat ewhether
in my opinion the sea level canal or
the 85-fOOt lock canal will finally be
adopted or when a decision will be
reached. There is, of course, no ne
cessity of my restating my position
for am on record with the president
as favoring the 85-foot level But
both Mr.. Stevens and myself are anx-
ious that decision be made soon in
order that the work can be expedited
more rapidly than at present"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Ohio Above Danger Line.

Cincinnati, April 3.-The Ohio river
at this point passed the danger line
during the night, and reached SOP
feet, so feet being the danger line. Lit
tie more of rise was anticipated by
the weather observer, whose report
indicated falling water and clear
weather at all points above here. AS
river men say that a stage of 55 feet
here must be reached the more seri-
GUS conditions of flood stage result,
and everything seems to indicate that
the crest will be under 81 feet, the
fear of 90 disatrous spring flood has
about subsided.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Levees Will Be Taxed.

Memphis, April 3.-Observer Emory,
of the United States bureau, has an
nounced that large volume of water
is in sight and the strength of the
Arkansas levees will be severely taxed.
Mr.. Emery predicts that the MISSISSIPPI
pi river at Memphis will register 27
feet in ten days. He announces all
the islands and lowlands in the Mem
phis district not protected by levees
will be inundated The river here
marked 80 feet Monday, and it is rap
idly rising. The danger line is 80
feet, and that stage will probably be
recorded by Wednesday night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Station Enaineer Murdered.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, April 3.-CharIes
Gallagher station engineer in the
employ of the Central of New Jersey
railroad, was murdered Tuesday in a
lonely road at Sugar Notch, mining
town near here. An attempt was
made to incinerate the body. 1t is
said the murdered man had encurred
the enmity of the foreigners residing
in the vicinity,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
WAGE SCALE SIGNED
AT MANY PLACES
Hundreds Of Miners Return To
Work.
INDEPENDENT PLANTS CLOSED
But Few Plants Were Reported In Full
Operation, Others Were Running
with Reduced Forces and Many
Were Idle.

Pitsburg, April 3.-The expected
general resumption of work at the
mines in this district where the scale
was signed Monday did not take place
Tuesday. Reports were slow in com
ing in and those received indicated
that the men were not in a hurry to
work But few plants were reported
in full operation, others were running
with reduced forces and many were
idle.
Mondays holiday is said by the op-
orators to be largely responsible for
the small forces at work. The men,
they say, are always slow to return to
the mines following these celebrations
and 1t usually takes a week or more
before normal conditions prevail
All the independent plants were
shut down and no effort was made to
operate them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
waters WORK HAVOC
IN FLOODED DISTRICT
Danger Point Passed At MANY
Places.
SEVERAL LIVES ARE LOST
Steamboat Navigation Is Practically
Suspended, levees Are in Danger,
Cattle Are Perishing, and the Situa-
ton Appears Very Grave.

tion Appears Very Grave.
Mobile, Ala, April G-The situation
in the Alabama and Tombigbee river
| lOWlands, due to the overflow in these
two rivers, grows worse every day,
until now steamboats, have been COM
PEELED to discontinue service, owing to
the landings for $50 miles above Mo-
bile being under water, and no food
or fuel to be had in the inundated dis
trict. One steamer is now tied up
at Claiborne, Ala, without fuel, and is
unable to get here with cold boilers.
Other steamers due here are delayed
and are believed tc be experiencing the
same trouble
The food has already reached disas-
trous proportions, equaling that of
1883, and threatens to equal that of
1871, when both rivers reached stages
never known to have been reached be-
fore or since. Cattle are starving,
farmers are fast exhausting their sup
plies, and because of the severe
change in the weather pneumonia has
appeared among cattle and other live
stock with disastrous effect With
full cargoes, river steamers are being
held here to be rushed out as soon
as the waters begin to recede.
Dixie, Ala, over 100 miles above Mo-
bile, is now under water several feet
deep, and still rising. Since Satur-
day the overflow has extended about
80 miles, which makes the inundated
area $50 miles. The situation is
gloomy, stock is dying of starvation
and crops will be delayed for weeks
There is no way to estimate the extent
tent of the damage. Only one or two
losses Of human life have been report
ed so far.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Ohio Artist Dead.

Pittsburg, April 3.-Jasper H. Law
man, an American portrait painter of
some note, is dead at his home in this
city. He was 81 years of age. Mr..
Lawman was born in enia, O., and
spent his boyhood days in Cincinnati,
which city he left in the fifties. for
Paris, France, where he studied under
Conters
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Jealous Woman Suicides.

Louisville, KY, April 3.-Anna Wilk-
erson, aged %, who was married 18
months ago to B. N. Wilkerson, a
brick mason, ended her life with car
bolic acid at 1851 Fifteenth street. Her
husband was asleep when the act
was committed and was aroused by his
wife's screams. Jealousy prompted
the deed. Mrs. Wilkerson came from
Covington, KY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
SherrIck Reoins Term.

Indianapolis. April 3.-David E.
Sherrick, former auditor of state, con-
victed of the embezzlement of funds
belonging to the state and sentenced
to spend not less than two and not
more than twenty-one years in states
prison, was taken to Michigan City,
on Tuesday afternoon. Sherrick was
in good health and spirits.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
No Change at WiIkesbarre.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, April 3.-There is
no change in the mining situation in
the Wyoming region No attempt was
made to resume work at any of the
collieries.
At Forty Fort, near here, a stable
boss and his two assistants were as
saulted by three men. Clubs were
used by the assailants and one of the
men was seriously injured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Prominent ALBANIAN Dead.

Dothan, Ala, April 3.-Captain A. Y.
Malone, one of the most prominent
citizens of southeast Alabama, is dead
at his home here. He was one of the
leading financiers of this section of the
state, being president of the First Ma
tiOnal bank and at the head of a
score or more of smaller enterprises
scattered throughout this part of the
state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Burke Goes with Macon News.

Macon, Ga, April 3.-Mr. John R.
Burke, who was for number of years
editor of the Herald in Augusta, has
identified himself with the Macon
News, and is writing some spicy para
graphs and laundering editorials for
that paper. Mr.. Burke was for sew.
eral years connected with the The Ma.
con Telegraph and he has great many
friends here
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Tornedo Boat Sinks.

Libau, Russia, April 3.-During the
trial of a submarine boat here, a tor
pedo boat from which several naval of
ficers were witnessing the experiment
struck a reef. Those on board the
torpedo boat were rescued but a storm
prevented the salvage of the torpedo
boat which sank.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Former North caroIinan Dead

New York, April 3-Thomas Evans
SO years of age, is dead at his home
here of pneumonia. He is survived
by a son and daughter, residents OF
this city, and one daughter living in
Nashville, Tenn. Mr.. Evans was born
in Henderson, N. c., and came to this
city at the close of the civil war. He
was a partner in Evans, Jordan & Co.
and Evans, Peete & Co., dry goods
concerns of this city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Born After Mother Died.

Evansville, Ind, April 3.-Within a
few seconds after Mrs. Ollie Brink.
man died at st. Mary's hospital, an op-
GRAFTON known as a Caesarian section
was performed, and an eight-months-
old child removed. Physicians say
the child will live 1t is said by ply.
sicians that this is very unusual.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Ohio Miners Meet.

Columbus, O.. April 3-Not ton of
coal was mined in Ohio Tuesday, al
though number of independent opera
tors are willing and ready to sign the
scale. The executive board Of the
Ohio mine workers is now meeting
in Columbus, but the proceedings are
secret
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Named bV President

Washington, April 3.-The president
has sent to the senate the following
nominations: Judge of the juvenile
court of the District Of Columbia, viii
liam H. Delacy. United States mar
shall, eastern district of Arkansas, Har
mon L. Remmel. Deputy auditor fol
the post office department, Charles H
Heating Ohio.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Shot Through the Head.

Lancaster, KY, April 3.-Mason Mil
Ter, white, a livery man, was shot
through the head and has not been
conscious since. He VIII die. Samuel
Jennings, saddler, was lodged in jail
charged with the shooting. He de
nies his guilt. ts~.tA.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Police Arrest Beckett.

Portsmouth, o., April 3.-Policemer
have arrested Thomas Beckett, charg
ed with shooting Kendall Monroe a.
New Boston. Bicketts brother Franz
was also taken into custody, as the po
lice learned that he, too, had attempt
ed to borrow a gun before the shoot
ing. Monroe is still alive, but his
chances for recovery is slight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Young Man Fatally Wounded.

Chicago, April 3.-James Clynch, 81
years old, said to be of a wealthy
family of Portsmouth, Va, was shot
and fatally wounded on the street By
Henry Seaman, whom Clynch and two
companions, it is claimed, had attempt
ed to rob. Clynch was taken to the
Emergency hospital
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Patrick Hearing Resumed.

New York, April 3-The hearing on
Albert T. Patrick's application for a
new trial on the charge of killing Will
liam Marsh Rice, the Texas million
aire, was resumed Tuesday after a
postponement of several days. Patrick,
who is in the death house at Sing
Sing prison, was to have been executed
last month, but was reprieved in order
to allow tim efor completion of the
present hearing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Beuins Life Sentence.

Louisville, April 3.-James B. How.
ard, who has been in jail here pend.
ing the disposition of his case by the
United States supreme court, was TAX
en- to Frankfort Tuesday to begin his
term of life Imprisonment to which he
was sentenced for the murder of Will
liam Goebel.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04

Johnstown, Pa, April 3-Three
thousand men, or about SO per cent of
the regular operating force, returned
to work Tuesday at the mines of the
Berwind-White company at Windber
The strikers offered no opposition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Russian Officer Held.

Moscow, April 3.-M. Abramoff, the
officer accused of maltreating the girl
who shot M. Luzonoffsky, chief of the
secret police at Tamboff, is confined in
a hospital here under orders from the
military authorities that he be exam.S
ed as to his sanity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Fireman Is Killed.

Washington, D. c., April 3.-Struck
by the corner of a heavy box car,
moving by in the opposite direction, as
he was leaning from his engine on the
local Baltimore and Ohio track, Fire
man Frank Irwin, of Columbus, was in
jured so badly that he died before he
could be taken to his home.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-04-04
Extend Roosevelt Invitation

Des Moines, Iowa, April 3.-The leg.
islature has forwarded to President
Roosevelt an invitation to come to
Iowa in August, 1906, to attend the
national convention of the Philippine
War Veterans.