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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
WITHDRAWS LETTER.
Gov. Swcttenham Expresses Regret for
Having written II.

London. Jan. 99-The Associate Press
learns that the international phase of the
Kingston incident resulting from an in
sulting letter written by the governor Of
Jamaica 10 Admiral Davis of the Amer
lean fleet. who carried aid TO the earth
quake sufferers. mas been finally closed
by Governor Swettenham formally with
drawing his letter to Rear Admiral Davis
ana expressing regret for having written
ii.
II has been suggested that Governor
SwctteNham's hostility may have resulted
from his displeasure with the following
paragraph which appeared in President
Rooseyelt's message on the Panama
canal.
'At present the great bulk OF the I'M
skilled labor ON The isthmus IS done by
West India negroes. chiefly from Jamai-
ca, Barbados. and the other English pos
sessions. one of the governors of the
lands in question has shown an unfr.end-
~ disposition to our work. and has
thrown obstacles in Inc way of our get
ting tn" labor needed; and Il is highly
undesirable to give any outsiders the i'm
preston, however ill-founded. that they
are indispensable ana can dictate terms
to us
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.

The demorali2cd condition OF the rail
road service Of the country is chiefly re-
sponsibie for the great number OF rail
road accidents. the worst Of which are
50 appalling thNt they cannot be- kept
out of the newspapers, while the lesser
ones of daily occurrence escape public
notice. 1t has been asserted by high rail
road authority that 1T has become habitual
TO disregard the cardinal principle of the
block system which many roads have in
stalled for purposes of safety, and to this
fact must he attributed some Of the re-
cent disasters But the root OF the trou-
Bile zoe. much deeper than the reckless
ness Of engineers or the mistakes Of sig
nameu. l. lie9 il III" lad management
that oyerworl;s the train crews, dispatch
ers, and men ON duty in signal towers;
that makes regularity in train-running the
cXtr-mc exception; and that has brought
hroushtAmeric IN railroading into the posi-
ton OF being the most -lovenly of all our
great business organizations, whereas it
ought to he the most precise, methodical
and alert. Al sorts of business under
taking. nowadays have tendency to he
come elaborate, specialized and highly or
ganized. There was a time when railroad
men could carry an air of mystery and
treat the public with a certain condcscon-
sion. as meaning well but not capable
Of understanding so dlfRcult and so tech
nCal business as operating railroads
But that period is past and gone forever.
The veil Of myStcry has been ruthlcssly
torn away. and the gentlemen of the
railroad world are now in a position where
they must put in decade of hard work
tn,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
ABBREVIATED NOTES.

Count Leo TolstOi, the Russian novelist
and socialist is critically H.
DR. Charles l.. Dana has sued Harry
X. Thaw and mother for $500 as foe for
an examination Of Thaw last summer re-
garding his sanity.
As n result of an investigation by the
finance committee in Atlantic City. y.
j.. It is shown that s246oS,7G has been
stolen from the city since August 1904
The United States Supreme Court in
recent decision has held up the con-
.titutlonality of the Sherman inheritance
tax law,
It has been denied in New York that
THE copper trust" is secretly storing
copper for the purpose of creating an
Artificial scarcity of the metal
George A. Burnham, Jr the convicted
Mutual Reserve official, has begun work
as printers devil in the printing shop
a Sing Sing,
The building Of a nov canal lock at
whitehall, y. T., will be commenced in
April This will nocessitatc the tearing
down of several buildings on the east side
of Broad street in Whitehall!
The Texas Legislature has authorized
and Investigation of the charges against
Senator Bailey made in Hcarsts New
York papers for the purpose of punish
ing the correspondent if he Is found.
The Hartman roads are buying coal IN
Australia for use in their locomotives
It costs $40 a ton in Australia and the
freight to San Francisco makes the cost
enormous but the roads do it In order
. GpUiuaG no q
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
NEXT TINE.

Yes" said Mrs. Malnpror. talking to
a friend about her daughter Emily we'd
ding, I'm glad it's all over II IT had
lasted a second longer l should have had
nervous palliation or scmething' Why,
what do YOU suppose? When the minis
ter called before the wedding, | asked
him whether it was necessary To have
two cassucks for the bride ana groom 10
kneel on. lie smiled, and said that he
thought something thicker would he bot
ter; and Emily laughed right out and
left the room. We'll. of course ] knew
I'd said something wrong. So ! corrected
myself. 1 didn't mean cassoclIs' said,
I meant two Cossacks. And what do
YOU suppose he sald?"
asked you whether YOU desired q
foreign military effect?' ventured the
gnest
mo, he said that, judging by the
present state of affairs I'm Russia, he
doubted whether he would be able to get
them; and even If he could, h doubted
whether they would be agreeable to be
knet upon, judging by the way they
were lighting oppression. oh, l was SO
mad, You can het the next time !
won't beat around the bush; IN come
right out and ask whether or not we
need two pillars" -Iiarper's Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
BISHOPS OFFER REJECTED
;'rcucl, Government would Not Accept
Plan for Settling Church Dispute
VIII Make Church submit.


Paris Jan III ne Proposition ""IcL
me Ff'hch pISHoPs' VII" inc dPPIo'"i
OF the rope sup'HIIteu 10 t!e XIV u"
mcht LOT an "uJ"St"'eHt ol '"e Oo'''lt'
between 'Hu'ch anu ''"'e ""ur' 'Nv
separation regime mas pt'H icJcC'e"'
me II '"NolN'N L NM '"i .
uoh OF III" Pos''l'Ii '"hc' /" '"' 400
papal eH'SicIca" tne Pi'f.'Si'''" P"'
forward hao an inc "'P'"i""ce VI d"
ultmatuh' ne "i'r was o"9eu "'o"
Ihe "p'"l"'' 'eN'N"'''0i "a '''o i'0'''"'
iher"rcHE
ne Ho"e' c"il''V. vino" ."e "i7"'P'
sunil'''eu' prov 'ue" A"' '''e WI ''''' i''s'
OF uh' 'hurVHcs III pei le'"''y ~ '"e par
Ish priests ny inc "l'SoiS' '-s
'hs Ior IL !eu'9 ana IeileW"ole oS me III
SUCCESSORS ne Ie'SeS "H'cH curry sup
"'a''o'' e"s''7''H ',i7 co''''''''''- '''N'.'>'
pa an" S'"'' a"'',o' '''e> 'o' u me-
'1re W.T." '"' "N''''''S. r"Don u me
'Hur'" an" f'I.N"' are '"'"ta "''"'u.
me oNPresa i"""0"''"'' VI '"e o'".'P ana
oeooii'e nun ..e moment "'e p1'ISN PIIus'
!oSeS 'He plS'uP : Authorizations me
bishops must aoI together 10 insure the
"ccep'aiIce Oh inc contracts everywhere
OF no "'et''
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
RATHER CURLY RECEIVED.
Officers ut Jamaica Not Glad 10 Receive
Supplies for Earthouakc Sufferers,

New York, Jan 29.-The Panama
railroad steamer Advance arrived to-
day from Colon after landing supplies
at Kingston for the earthquake suf-
ferers. The chief Of commissary from
the canal zone was in charge Of the
provisions and tents Fifty-seven pas
senGers were carried from Colon to
Kingston, all of whom were canal la
borers returning to their homes in ia
maica to look after their families.
Officers of the Advance say the vessel
was rather CURLY received AT Kingston.
Efforts were made to charge port dues
and, il was said, no official appea red to
exert himself Ia accept the offerings
brought by the steamer. one lighter load
Of provisions was Capszed and the food
spilled in the bay and lost while the Of
hcials were dispu;ing with the negro
laborcrs ms to payment for their ser
vices in handling the goods. The Advance,
on sailing. left tons of provision. on the
dock. No passengers were brought from
Kingston.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31

zone of the guests driven from the
Kingston hotel by the earthquake dashed
back into the tumbling building for her
powder puff
Amanda Jane was a charming girl
Amanda Jane vas a peach,
And she Smiled away at Percy Gray
As they rocking-chairod side by each
"Wul you be minc?" cries Percy Gray
My own little darling rose"
And Mandy bushes and starts to speak
But pauses to powder her nose.
The gueste are gathered inside the church,
And the organ begins to boom,
"Oh, amt Mandy Jane bee yootful
bride
But | don't go much on the groom"
Percy's pale, but grits his teeth,
And the service smoothly flows
"Wilt thou have this man"--but Amanda
Jane
Has paused to powder her nose.
The Percy Grays had a lively home
In Lonesome by-thc-S Sea:
But one dark night a neighbours yell
Came echoing, fcarsomcly
Fire" he shrieked. Oh, Mrs. Gray.
As she paused to powder her nose.
jump! never mind your clOthesu'
But the blazing walls fcll in Mandy
Jane
Poor Percy Gray, he faded away
with grief for his toasted love:
So they laid EN- 10 rest In one quite nest
with marble lid above.
And there m afra | win Perez be delaye
When the hnal trumpet blows.
II. vi tn
Unless she can powder her nose.
-Wex Jones in Baltimore News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
One Section Of the Works in Phila-
delphia Destroyed by Fire
Last Evening.
CAUSED Si,O00,0OO LOSS
ErpIosion in Paint shop started the
R,azc--I.GCO Men Employed In the
building hui All Escapc,,--
Colin II. Converse Says they
VIII he Pu. 10 work.


Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. 29.-Fira which
started with the explosion in the paint
shop destroyed one section Of the nir
Baldwin Locomotive works tonight, en-
telling loss of 100000. covered by in
surIuce. The destroyed building is about
- feet long by 1850 deep facing on Sprns
Garden street and Immediately adjoining
the main Office at the corner OF Broad
land Spring Garden streets and the erect
Ping shops, smith shops and foundr.cs. on
|the south. Those buildings were threat
|ened with destruction as were other de-
[rartments in the rear of the destroyed
building along Spring Garden street and
| on lj-h street and the entire fire depart
|moat was called out to fight the flames.
About one thousand men were employ
ia in the burned building which was I've
/ tories high. The pipe bending depart
fneht was or the first floor. the ia Fct-
pug or sheet iron department on the
/ c"nd. metal pattern store room and
Irass hitting room on the third, the paint
fhop and cab finishing department and
paint store room ON the fourth ana the
traitlng ARD designing rooms on the
nm
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
FOREIGN NOTES.


rho wife Of Wu Tlng-farg. former Min
lister from China to The United States. has
inst ,afd the cost Of building a large and
fine hnSu,tal in uongkong.
H"ia derived ms name lIV'', '''''"' VIM,
means cI"u OIL '"' "a """ ~ 60 - '''''
VI ',''s W ,,,,'''' r.aii,., c.,.,,ar on,
t',, .,, ,.,.,.,5t,,,,,,. 49,, ,
,,.,,',, c'.ors in vonico nndo
: i"I'o '"''.'' W.
enc '''''
W.. r!,,,,.,bro,. Ward .rot for "Ielhocl,
of ganrIsdale"-, names cnough-s75.
ooo ,o,,to go, e,r "1,he Little Minister
hoo,, ami NAV. sojonoo. Hall Cainc got
~, ,,,oi. ana ,,la,. NJ ".rhc Christian -
S-,o,o ~. Grant was maid for her
L,,oh,,l.s ,,,,ob-orroobv S350nn Nan
co., en-, ;,o ooo ror 5l. "Fnrthc.t North. -
Civ II-,,+.r Scot, cot 800 cao FOR his Life
of Napoleon Ruskin for Modern Paint
crs.' got $4,000.
Caor.o Ccnfnero has come back from
china with = parasite that will speedily
destrov th, red scale that ma. been such
nest in the citrus orchards Of Califor-
mia. The discovery of this parasite is OF
inos,imahlc value To horticulture in this
stata M orchard pest in the southern
courtias has hccn so pcrsistently bad 4.
tho rod scale. and no enemy of the frui;
growers has cost them more money IN
the efforts that have beor put forth to
save fine trecs and fruit from this blight
San Francisco Chronicle.
Thcp have no grade crossings in Aus
tria. y railroad with rs bridges has
1,,l-. I.-ra,,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
SENATOR TILI.MAN APOLOGIES

All me, but | am distressed.
And my grief can't be expressed,
That the Senators around me on this
floor
Who had listened as | spoke
What | thought was but a joke
Should kick and want to dahble in my
gore.
| had simply talked for fun.
But l got them on the run
When ninstreliged these mighty men
OF earth
And failed tn realize
All their dignity and size
When | handed them some samples of
my mil,h.
| had laid my pitchfork by
For time, at least-to try
How some Senatorial lev!ty would go;
And with only this intent
| have found out how 1t went
And I'll never try to substitute no mo-.
As a joker | confess
That ! made II dreadful mess
And now I'm feeling somewhat like a
clam:
| am only Pitchfork Ben,
] shall never joke again,
And ! guess III go TO join old Swetten-
ham,
W, j. L., in the New York World
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
NO DIFFERENCE.

Clerk-You can't get a room here for
that man, he's drunk.
Man supporting weary friend)-
That all right; what OF that?
Clerk-This Is temperance hotel
MAXWELL he's too drunk to know the
difference. Army and Navy Life.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
A SPARE LEG.

Farmer-"What Is that thing stuck up
on the side?
Ostler-That's spare cover. in case
one of the wheels go wrong.
Farmer-'Um-We I've a-druv 'osses
for nigh on hfty year, an | never car
ried n spare leg for one Of 'em yet
Punch
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
FIVE KILLED IN WRECK.
ollHion of Express and Special
Freight ON Bos:on ~ Maine.


Deoriield, Mass, Jan. 29.-FiVe persons
'ere killed and several others injured in
collision between ain express train ard
special freight on the Fitchburg division
E the Boston & Maine railroad near
Iouth River to-day. The killed were all
Employees of the road. The injured included
aiiroad employees ana several passengers.
The collision was caused by sudden
I rppiag Of the express train. the FIRE ght
|rashing into the rear car before the dar,-
Ter signals could be set.
The dead:
George b. Busseno Of the express train.
lying at Troy, y. y, A. years old mar
ed.
BGgGagcmastcr G. W. Harrington Of the
Express, living at Troy. \. y.
NJ. A. Fitzpatrick, engineer, Rotterdam
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
70 BODIES IN THE MINE.
Only Few of Those Rescued at Lanr-
buccke- RecOEuirlble

Frankfort on the Main. Jan. ga
despatch to the Zietuug from Saar-
bruoken says there are still rovent =
two bodies under ground in the REDEEM
mine. OF the bodies brought out, only
twentYfour have been recognized: the
others are SO burned that theid identity
cannot he established. One woman De
came demcnted when she was confront
ed by her husband alive, she having
believed him to be among the dead.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
FREE PRESS: THURSDAY. JANUARY 1907.
Mechanic

Junction, n. Y.
haunccy Gotta. engineer, Mechanic
villo n. V.
Injured:
John Clapp, residence unknown, taken
60 hospital
None of the other injured needed hospi-
tai treatment The bodies of the i've
trainmon were all badly burned by the
fire which followed the collision.
The scene of the accident was n few
miles east OF this station between West
Decrncd and South River. The wrecked
express left Boston at 1929 last night
bound for Albany. Just after it had
passed South River, the signal whistle
was blown ana the express was quickly
stopped. The rear brakeman. with tor
pedoce and lights. started back at once
but he had gone only short distance
when the freight train appeared ana
before it could be stopped had struck
the standing express.
The rear car OF the Boston train was
smashed and there were several in 1t.
some of whom were asleep, were caught
IN the wrockagc.
The occupants of the car were mainly
train hands going west To bring back
an extra freight, Conductor Buessno
and Bagragcmaster Harrington also
were In the car. The wrecked cars at once
caught ere and two Of the cars of the
express were hurnd.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31

OFFICERS: s. II. Weston. President;
j. II. Small. 1st Vice-President; s. Big
wood 2nd Vice-P President; Ormond
Cole. Treasurer.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31

The city council OF Portland has voted
to offer the state of Maine s500,0o =
move It's capital there.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-01-31
S1.37S,7DG.11

TRUSTEES: s. ;. Weston, ]. p.
Small. Samuel Bigwood f. c. Mower.
Ormond Cole, o. +. Ray, c. II. Ship
man, r. J. White.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
JOHNNY" POE, FORMER FOOT
BALL STAR, \ WANDERER.
Some Of Experiences Of Princeton
0ridiron Hero with the wander
lust"--has Been Soldies,
Cowboy and Miner.

New York.-John Prentiss Poe. Jr.,
scion of the well known Poe family
of Maryland, member of the Princeton
varsity football teams OF '95 and 96.
brother of the five other Poes, who
made" the varsity football team.
business failure, volunteer in the
Spanish-American war, regular Ia the
Philippines, marine at Panama. cow
puncher in New Mexico and Tonopah
miner, Mas once moro bobbed up Ia an
obscure corner of the world. Accord
ing to a cable dispatch recently re-
ceived from San Salvador, this knock
about soldier of fortune has just sailed
on the steamer San Juan for San
Francisco to recruit foreign legion"
to take part in the expected war be-
tween the Central American states.
Johnny" Poe, as he is affectionate-
ly called around Old Nassau's campus,
was born about "a years ago. He en-
tered Princeton with the class of 95,
and was Immediately put on the
varsity football team He was one Of
the star players of that season.
The next year he entered the col
lege again with the class of 90. Ho
only succeeded in making his col
legiate history twice-told tale; once
more he was brilliant success on the
gridiron, but a failure in the class
room. That ended his college career.
During the season of 1894 he
coached the football team of the Uni
versiw of Virginia. The next year
drifted into the steamboat business in
Baltimore. and the following year tried
real estate.
His year in the real estate business
was more or less of a touch-and-go af-
fair. He found, or took. the time 20
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19

Reading. most of it, by candle light.
indoors, up against a hot register or
steam pipes, is disease; | doubt IL il
does anyone much good. The best
reading seems to need the best open
air When | was down on the creek
Timber creek-and roamed out and
along the water. | always took book.
little book, however rarely | made
use OF It, ii might have been once.
twice, three. four, five, even nine
times. | passed along the same trail
and never opened the book. but then
there was a tenth time, always. when
nothing but "A book would do-not tree.
or water. OF anything else-only a
book; and Il was for that tenth trip
that ] carried the book Extracts
from Horace Traubel's Daily Record
of Conversations with Walt Whitman
in Ills Old Age at Camden, N. j., in
the Century.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19

coach the Princeton football team. In
the chronological history Of his occu-
pations there is only one entry for
the year 1S9T-"coached Princeton
university football team"
The following year the Spanish war
broke out, and Johnny Poe did his
best to tackle the foe, but luck was
against him, as the regiment he was
with never reached Cuba.
This is the chronological history of
the next five years of his life:
1S99-Cowpunching In New Mexico.
1S99-1901--Wuh the Twenty-third
United States Regular infantry in the
Philippines.
1902-Surveying around Baltimore.
1902-1903-Back again cowpunching
in New Mexico.
1904, January and February-In
Marine corps at Panama, and then in
coal business at Charleston, W. Va.
AT some unstated time he was also
a militiaman in the feud district of
Kentucky.
He is next heard from in the Tono-
pam mining camp in the Nevada
desert. But Tonopah and her bad
men" soon stalled for Johnny Poe. He
sought diversion in Central America,
the premier hotbed of revolution and
warfare.
Last June he wrote to another class
mate this time from Bullfrog, New
Dear Bos: ! received your letter
some time ago asking for an account
of my Honduras trip. / must beg off
from writing that Some day | hope
to have the pleasure of telling the
salient points at the Princeton club, in
New York.
Il must confess that my ambition is
to see wars in new countries, and my
regret is that / haven't the money to
crafty this wish
You do not know of any rich young
fellow who would delight to go to war.
no matter where or on which side
they are both usually wrong, so It
doesn't make much difference which
one chooses. He to paythe expenses
and I'll volunteer to show him a side
of life that, though rough in spots and
monotonous as Quaker meeting for
long stretches of time. will beat hell
out of the usual round of clubs, the
aters, dances, card parties, summer
resorts and all that the conventional
rich man does.
There must be some such man who.
disguised with the awful sameness of
things, would enjoy observing how the
grandest game on earth is conducted
In China, Arabia, Central America,
Formosa, Borneo or the Congo. AS
ever,
John p. POE JR." q
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
Tins Barred.

cooperation operating a chain OF
quick-lunch rooms throughout Man
haitian makes feature " this window
sign, Tips Prohibited" Young men
exclusively are employed as walters.
At Q branch near Union square hun
dreds of womeR are among the noon
since the order abolishing tips has
been in force the daily number OF per-
sons served has increased greatly.
Patrons are respectfully requested
not to disregard this rule" he re-
marked, "as 1t is our desire that all be-
treated uniformly, and this becomes
impossible when tips are counte-
nanced.'
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19
CANDY AND ALCOHOL.
Appetite for Them Almost the Same,
Says DR.. Abbott.

Philadelphia DIR A. c. Abbott.
health commissioner of Pennsylvania.
has advanced the theory that the
appetite for alcohol and the appetite
for candy are fundamentally the same,
the choice being determined by the
temperament OF the individual" In
support of this, the fact is cited that
there has been a falling off in the
amount of alcohol consumed per cap
tia during the last few years, and a
material increase in the consump
ton Of sugar in its varied forms. 1t
is further stated that chemically SUI
gar and alcohol are similar, and their
physiological action is in part the
same. and both to some extent sup
ply the demand for concentrated and
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1907-09-19

1t should be remembered by everybody
who uses gasoline that the can which
contains it must be painted yermilion
red. The law requiring it goes into effect
Sept % and if YOUR grocer refuses to fiji
your can if the condition is not complied
with do not blame him, because he is la
Die to a fine and imprisonment should he
do so
The law is very explicit in the matter
and must be complied with. Besides the
can must bear the label Gasoline in
plain letters.
Grocers are held liable for INSIDE
meanor should they make mistake and
fall the can 50 painted and labeled with
kerosene oil.