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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
GREAT CONFIDENCE FELT.
Prices Notably Strong Except for New
Crop Cereals ind COtOtn.


New York, Aug. 17,-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say
Confidence as crops, which promise
large II not record Yields in nearly all
instances, approach maturity and jobbing
operation, demand from first hands and
orders from manufacturers broaden as
the month advances, Distribution of dry
goods has been on a large scale at firm
or advancing prices, and building material.
iron, and steel, agricultural implements.
hardware and raw wool have all been
moved freely. Prices have been notably
strong except for new crop cereals and
for cotton. which feel the influence of
large present or prospective crops. Rail-
way operations continue profitable. as
shown by increased dividends announced
by leading Pacific railroads and by re-
ports for July pointing to a gain of II
per cent. In gross receipts over a year
ago. Iron prices stifYened and the fears OF
n runaway market increased complaints
Of scarcity OF labor affecting OUTPUT from
every section of the country. Collections
are rather better on the whole, thought
complaint Is made that they do not in
crease relatively as fast as does the
volume OF business transacted.
Business failures for the week ending
August 10 number ls against 1877 last
week and lT in the like week of 1905,
eos in 1904, 166 in 1908 and lSl In 1902.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
NOMINATE w. T. w
Twenty-Three Montpelier Independents
Want Him for Representative.

Montpelier, Aug. 16.-Twenty three in.
dependents of this city met in caucus
this evening and nominated W. T. Dewey
for representative to the next general as
sembly Mr.. Dewey is treasurer Of the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany.
To n committee appointed to wait
on him at his home Mr.. Dewey stated
that he would accept the nomination.
The caucus appointed a committee OF
five to confer with the democrats in
caucus next Saturday evening in re-
gard to n union Justice ticket.
The appointed at the special
city meeting to confer with the city coun-
Gil in regard to erecting a city hall was
In session this evening. Several sites were
discussed but no definite action was taken.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
CLEMENT AND PAPE SPEAK.
Addrcssed II Large Audience at New
port-McCarthy Appeals to Labor.

Newport, Aug. 16.-P, w. Clement ad-
dressed "A large audience tonight at
Lanes opera house. Music was furnished
by the Newport Cornet band and the
colored quartette. c. N, Brady acted as
chairman and introduced the speakers.
Clement and Pape and Mccarthy. The
nuartette made a hit 18th the audience
and the witty remarks of Pane and Nc
Carthy brought forth a great deal of
applause. Mr.. Clement spoke of the in
creased expenses and said the ring rule
did the business methods. Mccarthy ap-
pealcd to the working zen of the State
and compared the wages o: the men In
Barre and Proctor
Pape scored the papers of the State
claiming they were all with the machine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
BROWN ELECTED
Chosen Commander in Chief of G..
A. R. by Acclama-
ton.
OTHER OFFICERS ELECTED.
Looks as Though Next Encnmpment
VIII He Mt Saratoga-rotnl Mem
bcrship Of the Grand Army Is
Now 5,s23-Deaths Of
Past Year O,2O5.
OTHER OFFICERS ELECTED.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. 15.-Comman-
der-in-chief-R. b. Brown, GAINESVILLE,
Ohio.
Senior vice-commander-William II.
Armstrong. Indianapolis.
Junior vice c~or,mander-E. e. Fenton,
Detroit.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS John Ire
land. st. Paul.
Surgeon-general-W. II. Johnson. Lin
coin, Neb.
The foregoing officers were elected to-
day at the annual meeting of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
The strongest opponents OF Mr.. Brown
were c. G.. Burton OF Missouri. and
Captain p. II. Coney, of Kansas. Both O.
these withdrew when it was seen that the
election OF Mr.. Brown was a certainty.
The latter then was chosen by acclama-
ton. Several candidates were nominated
for senior and junior vlce-commanders,
but all withdrew in favor of Armstrong
for the senior position and Fenton for
the Junior place, and both men were
chosen unanimously.
After the election. the place of holding
the next encampmcnt was taken up.
and the New York delegation presented
Saratoga. An Adjournment was taken be-
fore a vote was reached and other cities
that desire the ~encampment will have an
opportunity to present their invitations
tomorrow. The sentiment is strong in
favor OF Saratoga.
The new commander-in-chief was born
in 1S45, and has always lived in Ohio. He
enlisted In the 18th Ohio infantry at the
age OF sixteen years and served in the
18th army corps in the Army of the Cum
berland until he was mustered out in
1864. He then re-enlisted as a veteran SOL
der and served as such until the end OF
the war. He was a private throughout the
first three years of his service and then
became a non-commissioned officer. He
has always been active in the work of the
Grand Army.
Mr.. Brown Is editor of the GAINESVILLE
Courier.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
At the business session to-day the
reports of officers were submitted.
According to the report of the quar-
termaster-general. Frank T, Battles,
the receipts during the year were
s20,472. expenditures s1S,1S5, leaving a
balance In the treasury of s2,257.
VI NiV itlptl vi <AuJuldnI-
General Tweed shows the total member
ship OF the Grand Army to be 235, 1923. an
of 3,36s during the last six months.
The losses by death Tor the year ended
December 81. 1905. were 9,2o5. The receipts
from the per capita tax imposed on the
members of the organization are declared
insufficient for the proper conduct Of the
affairs OF the Grand Army. 1t is suggest
ed the tax be Increased from S1-2 cents
to 8 cents per annum.
The hot weather which has caused so
much suffering during the last two days
continues and the oficial forecast is that
It will last through the ~encampment.
MRS SPARKLING PRESIDENT.
Mrs. Carrie Sparkling Of St. Louis to-
night was selected national president OF
the Woman's Relief Corps. Her principal
rival was Mrs. Kate zones Of New York.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
The yellow Fevor Germ

has recently been discovered. II bears
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To free the system from disease germs,
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23

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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23

here tonight was Il rouser. Dubois d.
Gays hall, the largest in town, was
packed to the doors by an enthusiastic
crowd who wanted to see Proctor and
hear the truth as ~expounded by the head
of the ticket. The people certainly got
what they wanted for throughout the
meeting which lasted two hours scarcely
n one of the 7CO left the hall or missed
a word while IL great many remained af-
ter the close to shake MIR. Proctor's hand
and assure him of their hearty support.
The Bethel band gave "A short concert
In the square between seven and eight
o'clock and then led the big crowd into
the hall, where the seats were rapidly
filled and standing room was soon at a
premium. The Hon. DANA n. Morse was
the presiding officer and in a happily
wordcd speech in which he paid high
compliments to the party and its can
didates, introduced Mr.. Proctor.
Mr.. Proctor was received with prolonged
and enthusiastic applause and after re-
peatedly bowling his acknowledgements de-
livered his address. Educational matters
were first considered and the speaker
called attention to the fact that in the
platform of the fusion candidate the sub
ject OF public schools had not been men,
liz liz NhaN NHS v Va
to-day needed a better and more general
education, that the schools can and should
be better and that higher efficiency and
better results could be obtained %particu-
larry in the rural communities by trained
and skilled supervision and that without
additional cost. He believed hat it was
the duty of Vermont to keep abreast Of
the times and educate her children for the
ubhut1Iipu pf tIo Ctnta and nation.
He referred TO the cry of graft sent
abroad by Clement and his cmissaries
and deprecated the unfounded charges
created for political purposes through
which the fair name of the State was be-
ing dragged in the miro. Mr.. Proctor's
claim that such statements were all very
wrong, that their repeated reitcration at
home and abroad was a great injury to
the State and that he did not believe that
the people would stand for such things
was received with great applause.
The speaker here gave a detailed ac-
count of the purchase OF marble by the
House of Correction from Vermont Mar
bic company and showed that the
average purchases by tho State for a
a year amounted to $500 and asked his
audience If they thought for a minute
Nv WIS Trying 10 corrupt Legislature
and manipulate political machines for the
profit that there was in that amount o.
business. The audience saw at once the
righteousness Of Clemat's claim and
laughter and applause followed.
He referred to Mr.. Clements parti-
cipation as chairman Of the finance
committee Of the Senate Of 1900 in re-
porting the bill ~favoring q direct tax
on the people of Is cents which cost the
town of Randolph 1921. The passa re
of this direct tax and the killing of the
bill advocating an increased tax on cor
porations saved the Rutland railroad of
which Clement was president, S2S,O0O.
This expose of Clements duplicity was
warmly applauded.
Mr.. Proctor also discussed the sub
iect of highway taxation generally.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
SEASONED WITH SPIRITS.

Cannibal-How will you ave that spirit
ualist cooked. you majesty?
King-Medium done boston TRANSCRIPT.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23

Recuperation-there Is not so much
in the ordinary vacation as there Ia in
a single bottle of Hoods Sarsaparilla,
which refreshes the tired blood. sharp
ems the dulled appetite. restores the
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
A ROUSER AT RANDOLPH
r. ID. Proctor Gets after CIemeut o..
Taxes and ARE Of Insane-Ex.
plains Marble business.

Especial to the Free Press.)
Randolph, Aug. 16.-frhe republican rally
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-09
CROP SHORTEST IN YEARS.
Great Change For Worse I'm the Cond
 tiOn of Cotton.

Great Change For Worse I'm the Condi-
 tiOn of Cotton.
 Columbus. Ga, Sept. S--(Special)-- ''The shortest in years" Is the way the cotton crop in this section of Georgia is characterized by warehousemen and travelling men, The receipts at the To- cal warehouses this fall have been re- markedly light so far
 Charles IT. Allen, an experienced cot ton man of this city. who has been 8 close student of crop conditions In this section, has just returned from a trip to Hot Springs. In going West three weeks ago he was struck with the promising looks of the crop and wrote his house. advising to sell. In return ing to Columbus he says that he hard lv realized that he was coming through the same country, crop conditions had changed so materially. The deteriora- ton in the condition of cotton between Columbus and Birmingham is particu- larIy marked he says. He predicts that the crop of the Columbus section will be one of the shortest in number of years.
 w E. Berry. a travelling man who has just returned from an extensive trip through Georgia, Alabama and the Car olinas, says that the crop Is in very poor condition. In South Georgia and South Alabama there are large areas that were SC overrun with grass during the spring and early summer that the cotton has neve been chopped out.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-09
coLoRED CHURCHES.

St, John African M. B. Church. Mad ison Avenue, between Jackson and Ripley Streets Rsy sS1 Msd,.os Wi e. sSnt0n Preaching at. Il a. m.. and D.. m. sunday school 9:s9 a. m. Prof. M ]. Moore, superintendent. Class meeting eaen siGsa GonErss ational Church. ,:so n. m, Sunday Sen pol; II a. m.. Ire ing by the pastor; 6:3O r. m.. speciA, musical program. Rev. D. B. Scott, Presby terian church--sunday School, 9:S0 to II a. m. Teachers meeting ev- cry Friday night 0. A, Allen, Super nesday night Preaching Sunday, Il a. m. and ?. n.s l. C. II. Champney. H oIG G Snip. A. M. E. Zion Church. Hol- conbe Strsst--frsachins at Il a. m. ana N Nit zion A la;. M; E Zion ion, Church. cor. ner Holt and stone strsstsss-Prsaehing ruesdsy 2 night. sunday school at a. m.., Prof: w; E; huset; oSG sGdperintsadent each month. L. D. Workman. pastor.
 The Church of the Good shepard, tPrOIestanI hplsc0paIl, corner ot south lackson and East Grove Streets-Rev. Ii R Brooks, rector.--SerHices II a. m. And D. m. Sunday school at p. m.
 Hiiliard Chapel A. M. E. Zion Church m: V. C. E. Society at ( D. m.: Erenching al 1880 D. m.; prayer meeting SSverv Thursday night at s:30.
 Sr Paul. M F. Church. corner Ripley ana aiah Streets. Rev. L. O. Williams. m D.. pastor--Sunday service: EaDDaIa school. 930 q. ln.; preaching Il q. nl and 7:30 D. m.: Epworth League, e:Sv D. m.: prayer and class meeting Neu. aeeoIiy So,is rd street A. M. E. Zion Church. Services: Sabbath school 9:S0 a. m., e. w, Willington. Superintendent Trcaching Il a. m. and l:S0 ?. m. Class meeting Monday and Friday nights; s U m V. c. k. meeting each Sunday
 nexter Avenue Baptist Church, Rev K. C. Judkins. B. D., past0r-6 a. m.. prayer meeting; y;3e 9. m. Sunday Seho5l. Prof. John w. Beverly, A. M, Superintendent; 11:l5 Q. m.. preaching; i; B:S0 D. m.. B. Y. P. u., P. w: Ross. Pres ident; D. m.. preaching and communion sarvice Regular morning and evening service on Sunday will last only one hour and fifteen minutes.
 There will be a grand rally at the People's Baptist Church on Adams street June the 10th. 1908 at D. m. All are invited 10 come out Sunday school at e:3D. Preaching at 3:30, sub feet. "Where Art Thou" Gen i1t-9, by fhe pastor, Rev. M. w. Brown.
 Hall Street Baptist Churcn--Cprner Hall and x.ake Streets. Rev. J. B. Bran : am pastor, residence 3a2 south Hall Street Sunday School s:S0 a, m, r.. D. Johnson. superintendent; Thps Scott, I1;8o a. m; and P m. sB;uY,;, B U. ident Willing Workers Club, D. m.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-09
DEMOCRATS OF ALABAMA
 SHOULD LOOK BEFORE LEAPLNG

settling a large number of questions among them the race question. FlIsL by placing all races In the cars on tns
 trunk lines together ana l1 in opper psrein fines. all of which tends 10 the equanzasioh of all races, socially as well as otner-
 wise. .. without our instrumentality, we snAll not be to blame. but If we paruclpate in bringing 1t about. 1t would pc 70
 our everlasting shame. ,r.na.e inc
 For the government to purcnase tne railroads. would be to make the peo.. pie of this country. slaves to tne Dona
 holders forever. saddi.ng q deD' tn nsy apon Centralizatiun is thing we nave dreaded and fought, and now 10 swAl-
 low a thing bodily, the practical re- m power the administrators of the ownership of railroads by the govern inent, would be mistake, transcend- TOTS of the past. Will the South be caught In the trap discovered in Tor. eign countries, by Mir. Bryan, ana
 sought by him to be nxed in this couns | from the heresy. and assert some of the manly qualities characterizing her statesmen in the days of Jefferson and gan failures? Some of the Western | States which will probably never give a Democratic electoral vote, have ai- | ready en0OfSeu MT. Bryan thcy probably expect the Southern Statee | to follow their example in rush. Shall we do It. or shall we with be- | coming dignity, walt time with pa- | tience, until the important questions which Mir. Bryan foreshadows. may | be weighed by the people, and satis- | factory conclusion reached?
 Mir Tomlinson of Birmingham, ex- poets to procure the convention which | meets in Montgomery tomorrow to endorse Mir. Bryan for the Presidency. | 1t is hoped by some that the conven- | tion will not do so. The convention | of tomorrow will come together with Il out the right to do so, as representing | the people. Its members were selected | for different purpose. when the ques- tion now being discussed had not been I in any way mooted. Now will our convention closing their eyes to the | almost certain defeat awaiting MT.
 Bryan by reason of his late utterances. | hurry and without hearing from tho
 | people. to his endorsement. instead of waiting the development. of possibly better conclusions in the futuref
 l It would be the part of wisdom for
 each Southern State to send delegates
 to the next National Convention, unin-
 structed and free to act as their judg-
 ment at that time mnv dictate
 J. M. Carmichael.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-09

Editor Advertiser:
 The late Judge Dargan of Mobile
 was a distinguished man in his day: of Alabama. and at one time member of the Confederate Congress- It is said of him, that while in Congress at Richmond. he was seriously sick, that
 a friend of his, also a Congressman. was upon the eve of returning to Ala bama, and visiting the Judge before
 leaving. the Judge Judge asked asked him if .S he being assured that he would. the Judge directed him how to find his residence In Mobile, and then added, you tell Roxie Ann this wife) that this that is. that secession was a hell of failure.'' If the old man had not been, as he thought upon his death bed. he TOT of secession, for we Southern peo- ple are piucky and 10th to confess that we are mistaken in anything.
 Tn 1s96. our candidate Tor President. in numerous speeches. predicted that if we failed to seure acts of Congress authorizing free and unlimited coin age of silver. at sixteen to one. we that all the products of the fields, the shops, the mines. and the like. would go at shamefully low prices. and that the laborer could not earn enough to feed and clothe his family. It seems that he was mistaken. and that all of us were mistaken, and that free silver as a presidential factor. was Dargan's kind of a failure. Our can didate went abroad. and when he re- l turned, seemed to have bucket full of milk, and to the surprise of think l ing men, began kicking ID and pranc- | ing about in Madison Square, New 1 York. and turned 1t all over.
 Government ownership Of railroads. 1 he says. is a thing he fayors. and that he learned 1t. and its importance while abroad. If he is to be our candidate again. 1t Is a pity he went abroad i. Maybe if be had remained at home. he would not have fallen into such fal- l lacy. but, however that may be. Mir: Bryan has said enough already to seal his doom as presidential possibility | If 1t should turn ont that he should he nominated for President, without
 plank in the platform favoring gov ernment ownership of railroads. the peoule will hesitate to trust man, | who Is the advocate of such vagaries
 ana undemoeratic views in relation to economic questions, and so the Com
 nnoner would again be swallowed ur
 The South does the voting, and il might be well for her people to con
 i slider how they would be affected by the Hearst Bryan doctrine of govern, ment ownership of railroads. If it comes. 1t will go far towards
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-09
ANOTHER SMACK HELD UP
 BY MEXICAN GUN BOAT

open sea on the passage down to tho banks for a full cargo of fish.
 The captain of the Hatteras was ver1 much agitated when the war vessel gave orders to lay to. as he was great distance out side the shore limit and under full sail for the fishing banks. Manager Mum, of the Gulf Fisheries Company, today wired the State Department requesting immediatia action for the necessary protection Of American vessels while fishing in the open sea or proceeding to and from the common fishing waters
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-09

Galveston. Tex. Sept. S-The Amer ican fishing smack Hatteras, belonging
 to the Gulf Fisheries Company of this city. reached here today from Mexican waters, where her commander states he was held up by a Mexican gun boat Aueust 25. while seven miles off Trian- gular Reef in the middle of the Gull of Campeche.
 Armed Mexican marines boarded the American boat and ordered the captain to show his papers and also to open his matches and display part of his carg' of fish. which had been caught in tn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-09
Located in Troy.

Gadsden. Sept. s.--(speciaL)--Har T. Knott. a young white man who oo- tained considerable money on bogus m checks some weeks ago. has been 10. cateS at Troy. Ala, and the cnlet or nolice have ordered his arrest he e will be brought here and triea' ai hnoei was employed as .Dd DdrIe ,eft I the city S,ndav night after having, 1t is al snnS forged the name of w. K: K: leseo' se focal manager of the Swift poo,,,nr lseJ, % Company. and several others ia aeI nhscks which were turned down by fha bank.