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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-01
OFFICIAL VOTE
For Senator Carmack and Ex-Gcv.
Taylor.

For Senator Carmack and Gov
Taylor.
The following report was pre-
sented to the Democratic State
Executive Committee to- day:
"Official vote of the primary
election held on Saturday, May
12, 1906, for United States Sena-
tor, as canvassed and tabulated by
the undersigned com m mittee APP
pointed by the State Democratic
Executive Committee:
Total vote cast, 140,31S
Total vote for Taylor, 70, ,s41.
Total vote for Carmack, SAT-.
"Taylor's majority, 1854.
Nashville, Tenn, May 26, 1906
Hon. F. N. Thompson, Chairman
Democratic State Executive Com
mittee-Dear Sir: "The under
signed having. been appointed a
committee to canvass the official
returns of the primary election
for United States Senator, held on
Saturday, May -, 1906, beg leave
to report that they have performed
their duty. The official returns
from each county are given in tab
ulated form herewith, and exhibit
showing said returns is filed as a
part of this report.
Respectfully,
"W. M. BRANDON,
"G. II. ARM1sTEAD,
-. D. PORTER.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-01

their part because they have striv-
en- loyalty for more than ninety,
FIVE years for the remarkable sue
cess they have attained, and their
glories should not be taken from
them at this time.
Starting in log cabin in Ten
nessee, the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian Church first saw the light of
day. 1t has grown to be one Of
the most influential and command
ing religious organizations in the
country, spreading to all parts of
the United States. There are
Cumberland Presbyterian churches
and institutions in sixteen States.p
Judge Green is 65 years old and
one of the best known public men
in Illinois. He has been promi-
nent in politics Of that State for
years. Throughout his service as
Chief Justice in Oklahoma, he
served under President Harrison.
st. Louis Republic.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-01
their religion will bring them all
that they need.
PREsBYTERIANs JOYFUL.

Des Moines, Ia, May "a. ~ do
solemnly declare and hereby pub
licly announce that the basis of
reunion and union is now in full
force and effect and that the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church is
now reunited with the Presbyte-
rian Church in the United States
of America as one church"
With these words uttered before
the General Assembly to day Mod
orator Hunter Corbett officially
established the union of the Cum
berland Church with the Presby-
terian Church in the United States
of America.
The big ecclesiastical assembIage
burst into a storm of rejoicing.
A telegram was received from
Decatur announcing the adoption
of the joint resolution by the Cum
berland Church.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-01
The Color Line.

] Following are the proceedings
of the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church recently in
session at Des Moines, Iowa, with
reference to the color line:
''The color line was sharply
drawn and the negro question
came squarely to the surface in the
Presbyterian General Assembly
here for the first time to. day.
The committee on church policy
submitted a report recommending
the erection of synod in Alabama
to include the presbyteries of
Birmingham, Levere and Rogers
vile, to be known as the synod Of
Chattanooga. I he presbyteries
are now included in the synod of
Tennessee. The other presbyte-
ries in the synod are French Broad,
Holston, Kingston and Union.
The presbyteries Of Birmingham,
Levere and Rogersville are COM
posed Of negro churches. The
others are composed o t white
churches. The purpose of the
committee was to divide the races.
No sooner bad the report been
submitted than Russell Taylor, a
negro minister of Levere, and one
of the commissioners to the assem-
bly, from that presbytery, took the
floor. He violently opposed the
proposed synod on the ground
that the three presbyteries speci.
fed were not numerically strong
enough or well enough versed in
church law to assume the functions
and duty of synod. Members of
the committee spoke for the erec-
tion Of the synod, carefully avoid
ing the race question and empha-
sizing the claim that each Of the
three presbyteries had asked such
action.
After spirited discussion, in
which the negro commissioner re-
ceiyed the majority of the ap-
plause, it was unanimously voted
10 refer the whole subject to the
assembly Of 1907.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-01
sumptuous wedding Dress.

The wedding dress of Princess
Ena has attracted great interest in
Spain, as it is truly a Spanish pro-
duct, in fabric and finish, except
for the wonderful Brussels lace,
which has been brought to adorn
it. 1t was fancy of the King and
the Queen mother that the we'd
ding dress should be made in
Spain, and the Princess Ena graci.
ously fell in with this patriotic
sentiment. The dress is therefore
one of the special presents from
the King and is a marvel Of ele-
gance.
The silk was manufactured from
a special pattern in one of the
large Spanish silk establishments.
1t was made up with all the artis-
tic skill of the court dressmakers.
The silk is heavily overlaid with
wonderful silver embroidery with
soft frills of the finest Brussels
lace, said to have cost $50 yard.
The laces were publicly exhibit
ed before being put on the dress
and excited the admiration and
astonishment of the aristocratic
ladies of Madrid. Orange bios
SONS are profusely used with the
silver embroideries and laces, for
corsage, and even the dainty clus
ters along the train, which is four
yards long. According to Spanish
tradition the bride must after
wards present this wedding dress
to the Virgin de Ia PaIoma, the
popular protectress of maternity.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-01
CUMBERLAND pREsBYTERIANs
Loyalists Do Not Consent to Pro.
Posed Merger Two Assemblies.

Loyalists Do Not Consent to Pro-
Posed Merger Two Assemblies.
Decatur, ILL.,, May 24.-Accord-
ing to the ''loyalist" faction, the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
is still in existence, while, from
the standpoint of the ''unlon" fac
ton, it has been merged into the
Presbyterian Church and is no
more.
AT the closing session of the
General Assembly to-day word
was received from the Presbyte-
rian Assembly at Des Moines, and
final action was taken on the union,
there being a majority in favor of
the merger. The Offices were de-
clared vacant and the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church was declared
to be united with the Presbyterian
Church. The loyalists lumber 106,
and they did not try to check the
proceedings, but, an hour after the
General Assembly adjourned sine
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-01

die, they met again and elected
new officers.
j. L. Hudgins, of Union City,
Tenn, was made moderator, and
the Reverend T. II. Padgitt, of
Memphis, was elected stated clerk,
boards we're appointed, and the
body was declared to be the Gen
eral Assembly of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, which it was
claimed still existed as such.
The loyalist leaders said that
they regarded those who voted to
merge as simply leaving the church
and that the property was still In
their hands and that the Cumber.
land Presbyterian Church would
continue as before.
They claim to have in this coun-
try 10000 followers.
The business of the new assem-
bly, being completed, the members
adjourned after deciding to hold
the next annual gathering at Dix
on, Tenn.
The property question will be
determined in the Supreme Court,
but the loyalists say that, property
or no property, that they are still
Cumberland Presh hyterians, and
that, if they are left penniless,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-01
Don,t lIlIl

Don't let your child suffer with that
cough when you can cure it with Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup, a sure cure
for Coughs, Bronchitis, Influenza,
Group and Pulmonary Diseases. Buy
a bottle and try IL.
B. B. Laughter, Byhalia, Mississippi,
writes: II have two children who had
Group. ! tried many different reme-
dies, but ! must say your Horeh0und
syrup Is the best Group and Cough
medicine ever used" Sold by Allen
Drug COMPANY.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-01
Bald Heads win in Tennessee


Ex.Gov. Bob Taylor won for the
United States Senate and Geo. r.
kenney, another knight of the "bald
head club, won for Representative
of Obion County.
Most all people know Geo Ken
ney. He lived here for number of
years and for the most part was en-
gagged in teaching. His many Pope
County friends are glad to know of
his success and shall expect to hear
great things of George in the halls
of the Tennessee Legislature.
While citizen of Pope County
he attended all the teachers insti-
tutes and the writer recalls sur
prise George sprang on the teach
ers at one institute. In his charac-
teristic way he delivered an oration
on the "Old Blue Back Spelling
Book and when he had worked
his audience up to a high pitch of
expectancy and what will he do
next he very dramatically dis
played an old dilapidated Blue Back
Speller. Georges Blue Back Speller
speech Is spoken of by some at
every teachers institute.
Success to you and Bob Taylor,
George. Atkins (Ark.) Chronicle.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-01

animation. A large crowd w s
present to witness the proceedings,
but the Court waived examination
on account of a lack of time to try
the case and fixed the bond at $l0,-
600, which was quickly made by the
defendant.
Attorney General Caldwell will
be assisted in the prosecution by
Attorneys Pierce & Fry, Lannom &
Stanfield and F. ]. Smith. Counsel
for defense are F. w. Moore and
w. H. Swiggart.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-01
COUNSEL FOR LOYALISTS,
Judge E. B. Green, of Illinois
Makes Statement.
Judge Johns Held That Loyalists
Are Entitled to Church
prnnar%v


Judge Z. b. Green, of Mt. Car
mel, H., the first Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court in Oklahoma,
spent yesterday at the Laclede
Hotel on his way home from De-
catur, where heappeared as coun-
sci for the "Loyalists," !" those rep
resenting the faction which opposed
the merging of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church with t b e
Presbyterian Church.
When the "Loyalists, or "Cum.
berlands," as they have since been
termed, made application in the
Circuit Court at Decatur before
Judge Johns to enjoin the ''Union-
lists" from bringing about merger
of the two churches, Judge Green,
for more than FIVE hours, presented
many reasons why the merger
should not be made and at the
same time argued the case from a
legal standpoint.
The court denied the injunction
writ because, Judge Johns con-
tended, the action of the General
Assembly of t b Cumberland
Presbyterian Church, which was
held in Decatur at the same time,
and which voted to merge the two
churches, was supreme. He de-
clared, In his written opinion, that
the courts could not interfere in
the matter, whether the action of
the assembly was regular or irreg-
ular, adding that the action of the
assembly was binding.
Judge Johns held, however, that
those remaining loyal to the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church and
its constitutional faith would be
entitled to the property of the
church, regardless of the final out
come. Judge Gaut, of Nashville,
Tenn, an attorney of prominence,
represented the ''Unionists." The
'Loyalists" took an appeal to the
Illinois Supreme Court and the
case will be heard again in October.
EXPECTS REVERSED VERDICT.
"There is no doubt in my mind"
said Judge Green, ''that the Su
preme Court of Illinois will re
verse the decision of the lower
court.
I'm point of magnitude, this is
the greatest church litigation that
has ever been tried in the courts
Of this country. In fact, the great
Est in the history of any country.
The membership of the Cumber.
and Presbyterian Church exceeds
Dne- fourth million n the United
States. and the quarrel affects four
million members of the Presbyte-
ian Church.
''The bill in chancery is endorsed
by more than 100000 commnni-
,ants and members in the United
States. 1t involves more than
=, 900, 900 worth of property, in SI
luding many institutions of learn
ng. religious edifces, publishing !
louses and other possessions.
II have the greatest confidence :
q the success of the Cumberlands d
D their efforts to prevent the !,
merger. 1t is commendable on D
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-01
KILLED NEAR TROY.
John Burnett Shot and Killed by
John Emerson Both Are
Well Known.

John Emerson Both Are
Well Known.
Two rleighbors, John Burnett and
John Emerson. who have not been
on good terms tor some time, met
last Friday morning at 5 o'clock
and opened hostilities which re-
suited in Burnett's death.
Emerson, carrying a shotgun,
= Ras, on his way to feed his stock
AAnd hogs. The gentleman lives
near MT. Ararat, not far from the
Intersection Of the Union City and
Troy Hickman road. He was walk
ing up the main road north. On
a his way he met Burnett on horse
back who came in the opposite di-
rection. Approaching Burnett told
Emerson not to come any closer
Tith his gun, Emerson replied in
language to the effect that he would
mot bother Burnett il the latter
wonld let him alone. This ended
the matter for few seconds until
The two men passed each other
Then Burnett suddenly wheeled
afonnd on his horse and ordered
Jiinerson to hold up his hands, at
the same time Burnett held his
hand behind him. Emerson imme.
diately discharged one barrel of his
gun over Burnett's head, it is pre-
4sufied to end the affair without
bloodshed. But Burnett dismount-
ed and Emerson fired the second
shot in his side. Reloading inner
son fred and shot Burnett again,
this time in the head. Burnett fell
for had fallen when the second shot
struck him and expired in few
minutes.
Emerson then hurried to hi S
neighbor, Mr.. Osborne, and in
formed him what had happened,
whereupon Mr.. Osborne and some !
friends took the body of Mr.. Bur
nett to his home.
Mr.. Emerson was the only wit
ness to the shooting and the above
story was related by him to some
friends, from whom It came to this
office direct.
The trouble grew out of a SLAM
der suit instituted by Burnett
against Emerson. Mr.. Burnett, it
seems, had tenant in whose home
was a young lady, the daughter, to
whom he was paying attentions.
Relating 10 this affair Burnett
charged that Emerson made some
slanderCus remarks and sued him
for damages.
The principals in the shooting
Friday morning are both we'll
known. They are both the sons of
sires whose lives are without blem-
ish or reproach and whose citizen
ship is identical with the history of
the county. Mr. Emerson, who did
the shooting, is very quiet, peace
hle citizen, well-to-do and has a
Emily, consisting of his wife and
Mveral children. As near as we
in learn, he has never before been
connected with trouble OF this char
acter, and we understand he claims !
to have acted solely in self defense. /
Mr.. Burnett has not been able to
get along quite so well. He had
some trouble year or so ago with
one Of his neighbors and at another
time probably before that with a
couple of men in the lower end of
ahe county.
We have no criticism at all to
make about either of these men, but
simply repeat what has been related
10 us BY good men. !
Judge Maiden held an adjourned (
session of Circuit Court here last '
Saturday and Emerson was SUM +
moned to appear before him for ex- r
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-06-01

1t will pay you to see Geo. S.
Nash before you buy your buggy
and harness Beckham's old stand.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-25
DEl
AIT PENSACOLA AUGUST 20.
Facts and Figures Assembled by the Governor Easily
Vamquis11 Boards Legions of Eloquent Fancies.

When Queen Victoria heard the news OF the
celebrated yacht race in which the famous yacht
America" won the cup which Is known as the
America cup" and which Sir Thomas Upton has
been trying to lift for many years past without
success, she said, you say the America was
first? Which boat was second? The reply
came, "Your Majesty, there WAS no second
This conversation has become as widely known
as the international yacht races themselves, and
the people of Pensacola unconsciously quoted 1t
when they were asked about the result of the
BeardBroward debate In their city last Monday
night for they said that Governor Broward won
the debate and Mr.. Beard was nowhere when the
debate ended.
II was splendid audience that greeted the
speakers when they assembled the platform at 8
o'clock to begin the debate. The crowd filed
the square and overlooked to the sidewalks sur
rounding 1t. II was a hard meeting to address be-
cause the speakers found themselves surrounded
by their audience, and were compelled to turn
from one side to the other in the effort to make
all of those assembled hear them. II might We
termed an out-pouring of the citizens of Pensa-
cola, because fully 1000 people were gathered in
the square when the debate commenced and prob
ably one-half OF them, which included practically
all of the men, were there when the debate closed.
1t was fair field for the contestants.
Mr.. Beard was among his neighbors and
friends, and Governor Broward met In about
equal division those who had supported him as a
candidate and those who had opposed him as q
candidate, but all united In the determination to
give the Governor Of their State fair chance to
present his statement of the account of his stew
ardship and to hear him with patience and atten-
tiOn.
II was serious crowd.
There was very little enthusiasm and the
cheering came at rare intervals.
The people were there to hear and to learn
something about this great question which had
been but little discussed In their community.
They had no time to applaud. They were too
much occupied In listening
In this tourney Governor Broward appeared In
the lists as the challenged and Mr.. Beard as the
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-25

challenger, with Mayor Bliss, who had arranged
the debate, as marshal Of the lists.
Quite seemly and characteristic of the man
was the offer Of Mr.. Beard to allow the Governor
the opening and the closing because the Cover
nor was guest and Mr.. Beard was host on the
occasion
Besides the temper Of the audience there were
other features that made this debate a fair con.
test in which the chances for success were equal
ly balanced between the contestants.
Mr.. Beard is practiced DICTATOR. Governor
Broward speaks the language OF the people.
Mr. Boards legal training gave him an advant-
age in the presentation OF the law, which was Off
set by Governor BrOwards advantage In the DOS
session OF the facts. a
Mr.. Boards eloquence was Offset by the Cover.
nOrs earnestness.
Mr.. Boards equipment in vocabulary was coun.
teracted by the Governors ability to drive home
the words he had.
Taking everything into consideration It would
be difficult to find case In which the chances
were as equal as they were In this debate In Pen.
sacola, when the speech making began, and It
would be as difficult to recall case in which the
result was more decisive when the debate closed
The Governor won He won easily
And while there were people VINO were In doubt
when the crowd gathered as to where the victory
would go, the people were OF one mind about
where It had gone when the crowd dispersed.
The Governor had reached out for it and had
taken 1t, and no one begrudged It to him, for he
had won 1t fairly, as the people who gathered
around MIN after the end had come, attested.
Governor Broward's speech was divided into
two parts: First-That the people owned the
lands and owning them, should have them.
Second-That It was the duty of the Trustees
whom the people selected to carry out their trust
The first part Of his address was devoted to the
stating of his proposition. He said that the pos
session OF land was necessary to individual liber-
ty and that individual freedom was necessary to
human happiness. He said that the great Jeho-
van created the land for the people and by ex.
press command told them to possess It. He said
that ancient Sparta afforded the most conspicuous
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-08-25

example In all history of the perfection of indi.
vidual liberty, and that the division OF the land
into small parts 80 that each man might possess
MS share was the foundation stone In the struc-
ture OF spartan government He cited the home
stead laws OF this country as proof Of the fact
that this republican government recognized the
individual land owner as the hope OF the nation.
He said that It was the plan Of the Trustees to
reclaim the Immense area overrun by the waters,
so that the citizens Of Florida who owned them
by direct grant OF the Federal government might
be able to enjoy their ownership Calling atten-
ton to the fact that the entire surface OF the
state OF tIorida Including lakes, rivers and har-
bors. was but 100000 acres and that the people
We're given upwards OF 20.000.000 acres OF this
area, scattered all over the State and that they
had given away 100000 acres OF it to foreign
corporations, ne said that the people should hold
on TO the beggarly 100000 acres remaining and
enjoy It themselves All but few acres OF these
o,OOO,O0O acres now in the hands of the peoples
trustees, he said, were In the Everglades, but
that twas impossible for the people to possess
THIS land until the water was run OF OF It.
THIS Ia what the present Trustees have de.
termined to do THIS is what the present Trus.
tees have already begun to do, because the DeO.
pies dredge was In the 'glades working for them.
he SAID that there was opposition to the drain.
age OF the Everglades, but that this Opposition
was conferred In SIX land syndicates who CONFESS.
ca 70 the possession OF more than one-half OF the
land embraced In the drainage district which had
Deen patented by the United States Government,
1855 1851 ss.0D0 i"AAu 1yuuiChJ0b WnnJeu 10 get
session OF the remaining 100000 acres which the
people now own. on about the same terms as they
nad gotten possession OF the other lands The
Governor paid high compliment to the two
newspapers published In the city Of Pensacola IN
ms reference to the press Of the country. He
said that the syndcated newspapers of the State
were being used by their owners and controllers
20 create sentiment against the undertaking OF
the present Trustees and were attempting to
mislead the people by publishing misinformation.
Continued on Page Four.)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-07-24
PANAMA BOND DEPoS1ToRIEs
List of National Banks Given Out by
 Secretary Shaw.

Washington, Jul y2S.-The secretary of the treasury to-day made public a list of national bank Repositories designated, and also list of unsuc- cessfuI national bank bidders for Pan- anna bonds at $103.5O and upwards. The former list gives the amount of deposits to be granted each bank, and the other list, which was given out earlier in the day, gives the amounts of the bids of the respective banks for the bonds at $1OS.5O. The list of Repositories as given out with the amount of deposits includes the First of Portsmouth, N. H., $50,000 Nation al Bank of Barre, Vt,, $50,OO0; Mer- chants of Providence, R. l., $25O,0O0; United of Providence, R. l., $1500O0; Mechanics of Worcester, Mass, $75,- OOO; City Bank of Gloucester, Mass, $50,O00; Merchants, New Bedford, Mass, $10O,0OO; North Adams of North Adams, Mass, $1OO,0OO; Eliot of Boston, $1Oo,O00;; Chapman of Portland, Me, $100,000; Mechanics of Providence, R.. T., $1O0,O00; Shelburne Falls, Shelburne Falls, Mass, $25,OO0.