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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-09-28

NO man shall hide behind me In order
TO help a Republican to be elected
Governor of Tennessee. Let no man
say that he can help me by helping a
Republican to be Governor. If it had
not been for so many Republican Gov
ernors already would have been
elected.
There are other reasons than State
issues why the State Democratic
ticket should be elected. There is a
tendency towards Democracy all over
the country.
We have already had two elections.
Up in Maine the Republican majority
was reduced and made smaller than
In many years. In Arkansas the Dem
ocratic majority was larger than in
many years, and / do not want Ten
nessee to fall behind and give a
smaller majority.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-09-28
Brya n for Patterson.

In speech to one of the largest
crowds of Democrats ever gathered
in the Nashville Auditorium Will
liam Jennings Bryan unqualifiedly
a n d unreservedly endorsed til {
nomination of Hon. M. r. Patter-
son for Governor In the following
language:
Some objections have been raised tc
the proceedings of your Democratic
State Convention. The criticism has
been made that your State Convention
In its platform did not endorse me. ]
hope no man feels worse about 1t than
l do. l asked for no endorsement OF
any convention, and if the time
should come when il should seem wise
to endorse me, / know there is nc
State upon which / can more surely
rely than Tennessee.
If any Democrat tells you that he is
going to vote the ticket because ] was
not endorsed, you tell him he has some
other reason, for no friend of mine
Will oppose the ticket because of that,
My friends, / have seen it In the
newspapers that Bryan Democrats
are displeased with the nominations,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-09-28

w g believe hat President
Roosevelt has his speculations
quietly turned upon the acquisition
of Cuba, and should this be true
the South will enlarge its estimate
of the man. The Cubans have
demonstrated that protectorate is
needed in that country. The is
land by all means should properly
be part of the United States on
account of its proximity and the
common interests of both coun-
tries. Therefore, since the Gov
eminent of Cuba has failed to i'm
prove its opportunities it is we'll
that Uncle Sam should step in and
take control of its executive and
administrative affairs. By t b
achievements of the great Panama
waterway and the addition of Gu
ba to our territory the flower of
of the South would increase an
hundred fold eclipslng its former
greatness. The President would
forever establish himself as the
statesman Of his time, and we
would be a united as well as a pros
porous nation.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-09-28

HANGED. There is certainly some
attractiveness in the idea of incor
porating this fascinating metropo-
lis into the American republic.
Eight years ago, with but little
warrant, we intertered in the af-
fairs of the island. Public senti-
ment had awakened here on &C.
count of the reported cruelties and
expressions of Spanish rule. A
war feeling was excited in this
country, and it resulted in what
may now be regarded as an unjust
war with Spain. That interven-
ton on our part cost us several
hundred millions. 1t saddled the
Philippines and war with the
Filipinos upon us. 1t brought
about some marvellous changes.
Because of Gen. Sam Hawkins
gallant charge up San Juan Hill
we elected Theodore Roosevelt
President of the United States.
We also framed up the Panama
revolution" and separated Colum-
bia from her best asset in the way
of a province. We have sent the
expenses of the government up by
leaps and bounds, until they are
nearly billion dollars year.
We kept our faith as to Cuba,
however. We announced that in
Intervening in the affairs of that
country it was not our purpose to
acquire any Gu pan territory. I'm
der such able administrators as
Brooke, Ludlow, Fitzhugh Lee
md others Cuba was redeemed,
cleaned and apparently fitted for
self government.
Fortunately for the island the
insavory administration of Leon
lrd Wood was brought to a close
md President Palma took the reins
If government. For time all
vent well. Exports increased,
'ailroads were built, and education
The treasury was in a
healthy condition. But Palma is
scholar, dreamer and recluse,
ather than an aggressive exec
tive. When skies are clear he
AN guide the Ship .of State all
light, but in story weather he is
facilitating and impotent.
When civil government was es-
ablished in Cuba the bobtail army
insisted on having the spoil and
)Iunder. The so-called Patriots
became the Liberal party. They
rot hold Of everything and a revel
# spoIiation and corruption be-
gan. Palma found it necessary to
lily himself with the Moderates.
In order to carry the last election
md GUST the thieves from Office,
he Moderates carried out q whole
sale scheme of padding the regis
ration rolls. As result over
100, 900 voters registered in an en-
ire population of $500, 1000. The
swept the Liberals com
2letely out Of power, and the cleo /
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1906-09-28
Congressman Flnis ]. Garrett

Congressman Flnis j. Garrett
will speak in Union City next
Monday at l o'clock p. m. on the
political issues and in behalf of the
Democratic ticket. Mr.. Garrett is
one of the party's able young lead
ers and an orator of distinction.
He has a large following among
his constituents and, no doubt, will
be heard by large crowd of our
people.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-01
,cUARANT EED.
FIR EE r r o NJ.
M / N Err Al s.

Sheriff John NJ, Flanagan and
Deputy Sheriff John NJ. Knox cap
tured two runaway boys of the Re-
form School at Pruntytown Friday
evening, and Sheriff Flanagan cap
tured another himself, Claude
Huffman and Horace Carpenter
were pickcdup by them at Oral and
Sheriff Flanagan got Bert Stutlcr
at Frank Slieldon's on Pike street.
The Charleston boys escaped from
the school Friday morning and
made their way across the country
on foot to Oral. They had dispcns-
ed with their shoes and disposed Of
their uniform coats. but still had
the regular school pants on and were
not hard to detect and IDENTIFY.
Stutler and two Others made their
escape Thursday night. School Of
Iiicers captured the two who escaped
with him. Stutler is the lad who
was sent to The school for stoning
a train in the ncighborhood of Wolf
Summit several months ago. The
sheriff jailed them all and noti-
fed the superintendent Of the re-
form school, who viii send for them.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-01

g. Shaw, Is
Contractors and Bnslders-T ].
Lynch and G. NJ. West.
Those making pledges signed an
article agreeing to become charter
ed concern known us the ClarksburS
Board of Trade.
Adjournment was had to meet
Thursday night of next week IN the
court house 10 effect a permanent
organization, adopt the constitution
and transact such other bsrslness as
may come up.
The meeting Friday might was a
good one and gave every assurance
that the long-needed board of trade
is 10 be Clarksbargs within less
than fortnight.
The county clerk issued a char
ter Saturday afternoon to the board
Of trade with 81 Of the subscribers
as incorporators, the same stating
II substance that given above rela-
tive to the purposes Of the organlza-
5ion and its powers.
A new system Of automatitc block
signals is being Installed by the
-Fairmont s Clarksburg Traction
Company on its local lines and that
part Of the system which has been
completed is working admirably and
without extra work to the car crews.
The blocks on the Fairmont end
have been completed.
BY the old system of signals q
member Of the crew had to get oil
his car Mt each signal station and
change the signals. This caused a
great deal of extra work and was
not satisfactory as The Signals would
not show which way the ear in the
block was going. After being used
for n while the signals were pFac-
iically abandoned but The need Of
some kind Of a system caused the
.automatics to be used.
These automatic signals will be
installed all along the lines Of the
company in the near future. Now
when car enters the block with
the signals it leaves behind a clear
track but at the other end OF the
block the clear track signal is
shown at each end of the block.
The traction company officials
have the completed plans for the
new car barn and as soon as the site
can be decided upon the work on
lis construction will be commenced.
The new barn is to be an immense
affair and if the proper arrange,
ments can be made the barn VIII
not be far out of Fairmont.
The new barn will be more than
100 feet wide and more than zoo
feet long. 1t will contain eight
tracks most of which will be filled
after the new cars arrive The
building will be constructed Of
brick and steel.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-01
TIE sMFT SPECIFIC Cor A7zA"sA' t'1aa.

A trace has been found Of young I,
Cecil Williams, of Volga, Barbour \.
county, who is reported a, missing
Young Williams arrived here Mon
day morning with two, horscs he was
taking from Parkcrsburg 70 Century " Y
and remained over until 'TshE atTssd ;,t
morning. .r,Jl,I ,Iaas be'Il
Charles Axthn, n5usWsSt E93 lT!kf,,y
glass worker ,Yhoj hnprdst ut ,tthes Il
Gardiner hotel, STATES that williams ii
stopped there "Wednesday nlTht and Il disl
left for Grafton Thursday morning.
The young man told tAHJon his
name was Williams and,that he had
two horses tpotake to Grafttp{lp. IIe
ate his breakfast hprriedlysalnld rFs1f
marked that he had oyGrslapt5i him. IL III
self and must make haste ~ be 4! did j
not start i'm time. He left the; 81
Gardiner house int Y O'Clock o. m,lii,
but Axton did not see the horses. ,a,,,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-01
Several Of the new cars which

Several of the new cars which
have been ordered are expected to
arrive within the next two weeks.
The work on the power house and
on the new bridges is progressing
rapidly and the bridge at Hutchin-
son Is completed. The big stone
wall at Bingamon has also been
completed under the supervision Of
A. r. Watkins.
A party of eastern capitalists in
terested in the road viii be here
next week to inspect the proposed
line to Fairmont and they will be
taken over the lower end of the road
on u car. The tracks viii be in
shape by that time for a car to run
as far as Worthington and from
there the party win be pulled by the
"dinky" engine which is in use with
the construction gangs,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-01

The Clarssburg Board 81 Trade
i assured and within two weeks viii
he rs full operation
nccfing Friday night IN the
house was well attended By
Il men of the city, most
! tcrst being represented.
feuip6Fary Chairman N. B. Nc
Carly called the meeting to order,
wIth Frank Dennison as secretary,
and called for the report of the
!, committee on constitution and by
laws. Stuart f. Reed Of the com
mittee read constitution and by
laws the committee had drafted.
setting forth the objects Of the pro-
posed organization, rules and regu-
iations and the duties of the officers,
No action was taken toward It's
adoption, as it was explained the
purpose was first to raise sufficient
funds and get a county charter from
;the county court, with power TO own
and deal in real estate and personal
property to the amount of $4,000
each.
The proposed constitution covers
the scope Of such an organization
completely and in detail. The OBJ
jects are those usual to q board Of
trade. such as getting new Industries,
aiding in municipal government,
hooking. after transportation and
rates and enhancing the industrial
and commercial interests OF the
community in general. IT provides
for fifteen directors and the mem
bership fee is fixed at $4,000. Any
corporation in the county may be
come a member as we'll as indiyid-
uals. and two honorary members
may be elected every year for life.
There are to be a president. vice
president, secretary and treasurer,
whose duties are all defined. While
the constitution submitted apears to
be all that could be desired. yet, II
81 is thoughtwise to make changes
before its adoption, the same will be
done.
g. e. Iamberd, Of a sub-commit-
tao appointed to solicit funds re-
ported $4,000 pledged as follows:
N M 4 r. McCarty $4,000
The Watts-Lamberd Co. 10000
~. 1. Highland and S. 9. =
sRs + Gazley 81. 10000
\ Ssr sn;ley II. 10000
q. a. W;ar 10000
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-01

The resignation OF j, G. White as
manager Of the Clarksburg Office Of
the Western Union Telegraph Co.
was accepted Saturday morning as
was also that of E. $. Delbridge as
operator.
q. w. Boggess, formerly of Fair
mont. but more recently of Mil
.waukee, Wis, was installed as man
ager. and A. Z. Connors, of Pitts
burg. as successor to Mr.. Delbridgc'
The auditor was here from Pitts
burg and checked up Mr.. Whites
accounts, which were found correct
and perfectly satisfactory.
Mr.. White will engage in other
business MS will also Mr.. Delbridge,
but have not as yet given out what
they intend to engage in.
Both are experienced telegraph
men. Mr.. White had entered upon
the third year Of his management Of
the local Office and Mr.. Delbridgc
has been there the most Of the time
MIR. White had charge.
The other operators, +. =. Del.
bridge and Charles Davis, remair
with the new management.
1t is announced that the courtes.
les Of the past willabe continued
with the public and that every en-
deayor will be made To serve TIN
public in the most efficient ant
prompt manner.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-01

Robert NJ. Graham applied at the
county clerks office Saturday for n
license to marry Goldie M. Nor
rison, but it was learned she was not
of age and as he did not have the
parental consent the license was re-
fused. He was sadly disappointed
but there was no help for it and he
found it necessary to grin and bear
what he deems the hardship of the
eyaction Of the law.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-01

Word reaches here Of the death
of Mrs. Colfax G. Pew at her home
in Hullburn, N. Y, on May II.
She died from blood poison. The
husband and one son survive her.
She was daughter-in-law of JAS
per Pew. Of this city, and frequent
ly visited here. The many Clarks-
burg relatives and friends Of the
bereft husband and son extend their
of deepest sympathy.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-01
(By Associated Prcss.| B

ST. PETERSBURG, May s6--,s
Premier Goremykin's speech todaye
produced such yitliviiimpression 4
Tint conflict is now considered in-e
cvitable. ~
10 the demands made in the adj z
dress by the lower house Of parlia-
mcnt the answer was. that nearly all
were impossible, He announced,
however, the distribution Of some
apmnages of the states domain and
outlined broad program for popu-
lar education, revision Of tax laws 4
and the institution of political lib
nrfv
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-01
CHARTER Is GRANTED
BY COUNTY COURT

Home Furnishing Go. -. 10000
r. IT. Lowndes 100. 90
John L. Ruhl .,,-s..... 10000
Nathan Golf l0o.O
7(And office room In the Oak Hall
The Parsons.sOuders Co. 10000
Ioar & White ........ 100. 90
". a. Vance ...... 100. 100
P. NJ. Robinson .......... 10000
Hornor-Gaylord Co. ...-.. 10000
Hugh Jarvis 10000
Hart Bros. Machine Co... 10000
Williams & Dayisson Co.. 10000
Harvey W. Harmer .-.-- 5000
Jos F. Hart ........-. 5000
Burt Despard ....- 5000
T.J. Lynch & Co. -..-.... 5000
Additional subscriptions were
raised at the meeting as follows,
bringing the total up to S2,605:
Southern Pine Lumber Co. IS 5000
Wilson & Dennison .--... $500
u. G. Shaw. The News -. 1900
Raymond Maxwell 1880. 1000
IL p Howell ..... 5000
" II h. GLENN . 1000
lanes irwin 5000
a p stout 1000
10. W. Leggett ....-.... 1000
n T. Jaeksor 5000
comnany 20. 90
M. b. C,urkendall -..... 1000
0rlandns West 1000
r.. S. Douglass, Atty 20.0o
mr. 4 n Hall 5000
s p Harrison 1000
John w. Davis, Atty. 49,. 300
II q yimr ATTY. ....- 1000
" Z Coo 5000
j. L. Kelly, Clarksburg
Brewing Go. ...-...--- 5000
D 3 Stantoe Atty . 5000
Clarksbnrg Telegram Co. = 1000
g. B. Chorpening ....--.- so.oo
Aiorander 4 Alexander 5000
Committees were appointed as fol
lows TO solicit more funds, as it is
estimated that $500 win be abso-
lutcly necessary, and as much more
than that MS can be raised:
Druggiste-Arthur Parsons and.
G. W. Leggett-
Stuart F. Reed and
R. B. Wilson.
Physicians-W A. Vance and X.
j. Galley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10
MARKETS TODAY.
Business Is Light in the Wheat
Pit.
Traders Await the Coming Gov
eminent Report.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Steady But the
Receipts Light.
Hogs Quiet-Bulk Sales at S6.IO
to 1928.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.

Chicago, March O.-WHEAT-Traders
in the wheat pit today were inclined to
await the coming of the government crop
report and consequently business was
very light The market was steady IA
VOraDle weather for the crop was reported
in the southwest, but this was offset by
small shipments from Australia. May
opened shade to 1s0Zc lower, at 1910
l67sc, and sold up to i69sc Minneapolis,
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts of
The close was strong, with May up AQ
&c, at Tic.
CORN-The corn market was steady on
a fair demanad from pit traders and
opened shade lower to a shade higher,
at 42ss0424sc, and advanced to 1850.
May advanced to 42hQ43c, where 1t
closed strong.
OATS-The market in oats was firm
There was a fair demand, but offerings
were very light. A decrease in the local
receipts strengthened prices. May opened
unchanged to &c higher, at 291zQ299sc, and
advanced to 2994c
OVISlONS-The market in prOvis-
ions was steady and very quiet. There
was so little business at the opening that
it was very difficult to get quOtable
market. May pork opened &c higher, at
S15.621z, and advanced to S15.611s. Lard
opened PFC lower at SIZE. Ribs were I'M
changed, at $50
WHEAT-Cash: No. red, sO1kGs21sc;
No. red, 79d801zc; No , hard 76Gl79ci No.
hard, 7211g1761zc; No ! northern, 711zQ
791kc; No. 2 northern, 7515@7s1ac; No. 3
spring 7S07sc
CORN-No. ?, 4OlkG4Os4c; No. 3. 4OQ4o5zc.
OATS-No. 2. 291zc; No. 3. 29029Ac.
RYE-Cash sc; May. 601zc.
FLAX-Cash: NV, $1121z; S.W.,
Sl.071A: May, s1121h.
TIMOTHY-March. So II.
LOVER-Cash: $13 So
BARLEY-Cash: 37d52c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10
WAGNER IN ENGLISH.
His Great Opera Company viii Again
Be in Kansas City.

The Savage English Grand Opera
/ company will be in Kansas City at the
willis Wood theater on Thursday. Fri
day and Saturday, March %, 80 and
/ 81 The operas to be given are THE
Valktrie," 'Rigoleft0'' and Faust"
The musical novice interested in
Wagner will discover what Is some
times called The Music of the Flu
the masters Ring" dramas. Through
out the entire length of the Trilogy,
Wagner has employed a continuous
defamation. a sort of measured reel
tation. sustained and accompanied by
a symphonic Woof woven with in
finite skill from all the characteristic
musical motives which attach to each
person, to each idea. to each senti-
ment. Never before have the science
OF orchestration and the art of instru-
mental polyphony been carried so far;
but over and above this wonderful
orchestration, 50 varied, SO richly col
ored, so powerful. rises the equally
powerful declamat ton, Of which not
syllable must be lost to the nearer, and
which demands a special effort on the
part of the singers.
It is for this very reason that the
only logical style for presenting the
Wagner works in America Is in the
language that all can understand. The
dramatic grandeur Of the poem itself
must be understood as the drama
processes, in order to comprehend the
meaning of the music. 1t is futile to
argue that an American audience can
follow the story of the drama, the story
being the inspiration for the music in
every Wagnerian work, IL the words be
not sung in English.
While this is equally true of all
serious opera 1t is preeminent with
those of Richard Wagner In his
''Lohengrin'' .'Tannhauser'' and other
earlier works Wagner did not discard
old time operate form.
Manager Savage has given his
venture a still higher tone this year
Both in quality and quantity there has
been a marked Improvement. A COM
plete grand opera orchestra accom-
panies the organization for each of its
/ engag ements. The artists have been
/ selected from both the "Parsifaf' and
English grand opera companies with
/ the addition of new voices from abroad.
The Kansas City casts for '"che VAL
/ kyrie,' "Rigoletto" and Faust" are
unquestionably the best these favorite
works have ever had when sung in
! English.
Each opera has been furnished
deliberately new productions superior
i In many respects to all previous ef-
forts. Especially superb settings have
been given the German and italian
works, while Gounod's Faust has
had a notably ambitious revival. 1.-THE
| Valkyrie" begins at 1870 precisely on
/ the opening night, Thursday, March
20, and will be repeated Saturday be
ginning at 1880 p. m. ''Rigoletto'' and
Faust viii be sung Friday and Sat
/ urday nights. The box Office sale
! opens Tuesday, March 20, and mail or
ders are now being filled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10
Secretary of War to Have Sea
on Supreme Bench
Made Vacant by Retirement Of
Associate Justice Brown.
lie WILL TAKE IT.
On Promise That He viii Be
Made Chief Justice
Should Vacancy Occur During
President ROoseVelt's Term.

washington. March 1O.-The Post
says says President Roosevelt has de-
eided to appoint William H. Taft OF
Ohio, now secretary of war to the va
cancy in the United States supreme
court.
That vacancy exists bys the voluntary
retirement OF Associate Justice Henry B.
Brown, who was appointed in 1880 BY
President Harrison from the state Of
Michigan.
When Chief Justice Fuller retires,
provided it is during the administration
Of Roosevelt, Mr.. Taft win be promoted
to his exalted position.
The president has discussed the entire
situation with his secretary of war AMI
the latter, it is learned, has given his
assent to the programme.
This is the second time Mr.. Taft has
been offered a place on the supreme
bench. The first time was in the win
ter Of 1903, when he was serving as gov
ernor Of the Philippines.
Taft Issues Statement.
Washington, March 10.-Secretary
ment:
Il am authorized by the president to
say that he has made no decision as to
sOciate Justice Brown. He has been in
consultation with Secretary ROOF, Attor-
ney General Moody and myself, the
three lawyers OF the cabinet in thu
matter, and no decision has been reach
cd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-10

falo at the local rates under the New
York state distance tariff. When these
shipments reach Buffalo they are to be
consolidated into carloads and forward
ed from one consigner to one con-
signee
IN this connection 1t is said that one
Of the lires stands ready to put into ef-
feet a special commodity tariff II Mr.
Taggert succeeds in interesting enough
shippers. It is intimated that the Wa
bash is the road in question and that
the rate is to be the same per ton per
mile from Buffalo to Kansas City as
now applies. from Buffalo to the east
Mississippi river
The rates east of the Mississippi river
are on a much lower scale per ton per
mile than prevail between the RIissis-
sippi and the Missouri river. and it has
been the continued contention Of traffic
OFFICIALS that such difference is justified
because of the greater density OF pop
ulation east Of the Mississippi The
present rates between the Mississippi
and Missouri rivers have prevailed
however, for the past twenty years
during which the comparative density
Of population has been materially
changed. The railroads have also re-
constructed their lines. reduced grades.
put down heavy steel. acquired large
engines and otherwise reduced the cost
Of transportation to themselves-but
not to the shipper