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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-10-05

MRS, W. J. ScHAURER. lid Tao b,t,I.>
of Cooper's New Discovery will put the
stomach in shape in three weeks. know
this because I've seen it tried thousand
times. Then all nervousness will disap-
pear. know this too, because I've seen
it happen a thousand times. Here's let
ter | got the other day:
"My system was badly run down and
my stomach and nerves in an awful shape.
could not digest my food, was always
tired and would often feel faint and dizzy -
81 had heard so much of your New
Discovery medicine that began takinsit.
Relief and strength and happiness were
found in the very first bottle and the hene-
fit have received from it has been truly
, wonde rful. am no longer nervous, my
appetite and digestion are good and eat
everything and sleep WELL" Mrs. W. }.
Schaurer, 220 Guthrie ST., Louisville, Ky.
We sen Cooper's New Discovery. 1t
makes tired, worn out, nervous people
/. lappy.
ROBERT 3. FRAZER
ELkTON, MARYLAN D
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1907-10-05
SHORT TALKS BY
L. T. COOPER.
NERVOUSNESS.

Nervousness makes people miserable,
blue and unhappy. They think something
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31

AT a meeting of the officers aud
directors of the Publishers Insurance
company, held at Huron last week, the
work of the last year was ~capyassed.
books examined and plans laid for the
ensuing year outlined. The name Of
the company was changed from Pub-
fishers 20 that Of the Globe Mutual
Insurance company, and it is differed
as follows: II. o Shober, of High
more, president; George @. Fullen-
welder, of Huron. vice. president; w.
N. Farmer, of Huron, secretary; Clate
X. Tinau, of Kimbal, treasurer.
a brakeman by the name of KILLERS,
whose home i. in La Crosse, Wisconsin,
had his head almost crushed between
two cars at Egan. He was coupling
the pipes when the cars came together
without any warning. He was at once
taken to FlandIeau and put in the care
of Drs. Spafford and Rider. He is
still in a critical condition. When he
was hurt blood spurted ont of his nose
aud mouth and it was thought that Re
could not live but a short time, but the
doctors hope for his recovery.
Calvin PIERCE, a farm hand, went to
~Bridgewater Friday, got drunk and
laid down upon some beer kegs in a
saloon to enjoy a quiet nap. Upon
awakening three hours later he dis
covered that his ''roll." amounting to
$53 10 was missing. Complaints were
sworn out against Charles K. Swift
and James l.. Thompson, who were
placed under arrest, and upon prelim-
mary hearing bound over to the spring
term of court on the charge of larceny.
George Book, Jr., of Dawson county,
rented 100 acres Of land from his father
paying $3.50 cash rent. Last spring he
planted the field to potatoes. oats and
corn and received the following cash
returns: Potatoes, 5000 sold for 30
cents per bushel: oats, 1900 bushels,
sold at % cents per bushel: corn, 400
bushels sold for 80 cents per bushel.
Total cash value, $2,4S0. Mr.. Book
would be pleased to hear Of any farmer
producing a greater revenue from 100
acres Of South Dakota land.
A broken gaspipe in a coalbin at the
Indian shcool at Pierre caused an explo-
sion one night last week which practi.
cally wrecked the engine house, and
caused damage to the amount of about
s., 900. Fortunately no one was In the
building at the time but the engineer
and he escaped without injuries.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31

Charles Black, arrested in Aberdeen
Saturday for carrying concealed weap-
ons, got the limit from Justice Jones.
The limit, by the way, is forty days in
the county Jail. Black was under sus-
picion with Mayor Aldrich for several
days and on Saturday afternoon. the
mayor followed him into Wits hard
ware store, where Black purchased
fuses, caps and also a fine revolver.
When he came out he was arrested
with the goods on him. lie tried To
throw them away but did not succeed.
a gap of fifty miles still separates the
Northwestern railroad between Pierre
and Rapid City, but it is expected to
have it entirely completed and ready
for use by June /. From Rapid City
the roadbed has been built for a dis
lance of about ffty.five miles, while
from Pierre the track is laid westward
for sixty miles. As o as the new
bridge now being built across the
Cheyenne is completed the train which
has for some time run between Rapid
and Wasta will extend its run to beyond
the river.
Thomas Johnson, a conductor on the
Minneapolis g. st Louis railway, while
attempting to stop a negro named Bob
jackson, from attacking a companion
with a knife Monday night III a Water
town saloon was attacked by jackson
with the knife and stabbed several
times in the neck aud had several veins
severed from which he nearly bled to
death. Doctors now think johnson
will recover. The negro is being held
will not have his hearing until the
outcome of Johnson's wounds are
assured.
An application for time for the COM
of the battleships California and
South Dakota has been received at the
navy department from the Union Iron
Works of San Francisco. The builders
until April 30 to complete the
and until June 30 to CON-
plete the South Dakota, because it is
still difficult to secure and keep labor
n San Francisco. The navy depart.
ment will probably extend the dates
until April | and June Is.
The mayor of Aberdeen has declared
the lid on In the Hub City, and In
the futuie saloons must close at eleven
o'clock and saloons must be closed on
Sunday, also the rooms in hotels where
drinks have formerly been dispensed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-01-31

Officers of the Nebraska Telephone
company say that the building of the
railroads from Pierre and Chamber
lain to the Black Hill will mean tht
installing Of a long distance telephone
TO connect the Hills with other por,
tions of the state aud eventually with
Omaha and Denver The Bell Tele.
phone company proposes to follow the
North Western railroad from Rapid
City as soon as possible after the com
pletion Of that line. II will then be
practible 10 telephone from Deadwood
to Sioux Falls and other points in the
eastern part of the state by Rapid.
When this is completed telephone con-
nections with Omaha will be made, and
the Black Hills will be connected by
long distance phone with all parts of
the country.
The representatives of the various
railroads having lines in South Dakota
have completed the work of offering
testimony before the state board of
railroad commissioners in Sioux Falls
in the matter of the preparation of a
new freight schedule for South Dakota.
The railroad commissioners on Jan. 81
will hold another meeting in Sioux
Falls to complete the work so far as
eastern South Dakota is concerned,
and commencing on Feb. 4 will hold a
hearing at Lead and Deadwood to give
the jobbers and other shippers of that
part of the state and the railroads hay
ing lines'in the Black Hills an oppor-
tunity to be heard in the rate matter.
Frank Smith, a prisoner in the peni-
Tertiary at Sioux Falls, serving a life
sentence for numbering a saloonkeeper
at Pierre attempted suicide Sunday in
a novel manner He had been called il
from his work for inspection by the
physician. His cell was on the second
tier, but he proceeded to the gallery Of
the fourth tier, which is thirty-five feet
above the cement floor. and without
stopping, hurled himself over the rail
ing to the floor below. 1t was evidently
his intention to land on his head, but
his body revolved a couple of times and
he struck on his hip and elbow, break.
ing the former and badly injuring his
While his injuries are severe he
will live. His home is in Atlanta, Ga
The Brance Mining company at GAL
ena granted the eight hour day Friday,
the order going into effect February /,
The union was notified by Manager
Harding.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
C0NFERS WITH SPEAKER.
Democrats Will Insist Upon More Rep
resentation on Committees.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.---Represen-
tative John Sharp Williams OF Missis-
sippi, the democrat minority leader in
The House OF Representatives, had a
conference yesterday with Speaker Can
non on the subject of the minority rep
resentation on the house committees
He told the speaker that the democrats
would insist upon an increase in their
representation corresponding with the
increase in the democratic membership
Of the house.
In the last Congress the democrats
constituted 80 per cent of the total
membership, while this year they con-
stitute about 43 per cent.
In consequence Of this augmentation
in their membership they will ask seven
members on each committee instead OF
six as at present leaving the republi-
can numbers undisturbed.
The speaker made no definite promise
in reply and another conference will be
held on the subject.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
THREATENED TO KILL.
Astoria Bartender Starts Trouble In
Portland.

J. Il. Van Schmidt, who for several
months past, until last Friday. has been
employed as bartender in the Office
saloon OF this city, succeeded In getting
into considerable trouble In Portland
last Saturday, According to reports re.
ceiyed here Van Schmidt was arrested
by Patrolman Keller upon charge OF
threatening to kill. He declared that he
intended killing young woman living
ut 707 0yerton street. AT the time he
made the threats he was armed with
an ugly looking revolver, and IL Is said
that had II not been for the prompt
appearance OF Patrolman Keller. Van
Schmidt might hae been charged with
murder today. instead OF the present
charge.
1t appears that Van Schmidt Is deep.
~ infatuated with widow living on
0verton street, and for time his af
fections were returned. But Van Schmidt
did not keep his promise to refrain from
drinking and that caused the woman TO
refuse to have anything to do with him.
Van Schmidt was determined to force
her to love him by means OF threats,
At first no attention was paid to his
wild ant6gs. but Saturday, when he
went TO the woman's house and attempt.
ed to kill her the woman realized her
danger and called in the police.
Then Van Schmidt declared that the
object OF his love was not a good and
and virtuous woman. He made many
statements regarding her chastity.
When Deputy District Attorney
Haney heard OF the fellows declaration
he stated the fellow was q miserable
liar, ard that the district attorneys
office would make a special effort to
land the fellow in the penitentiary.
II know the woman and her family.
they are all good people | am satisfied
that Van Schmidt is liar and his
proper place Is in jail" said Haney.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
SITUATION RELAxES.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. 27.-0w.
ing to the large amount OF subscriptions
received the Secretary of the Treasury
today announced that no additional sub.
scriptions will be received for three per
cent certificates Of indebtedness after
the close Of business hours tonight. The
decided Improvement in business condi-
tions throughout the country makes 1t
quite possible that the Secretary will
not extend his allotment further than
those already made. The situation Of
the treasury today was so far relaxed
that Secretary Cortelyou was able to
leave early to attend the wedding of
Miss Root and Lieutenant Grant.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
coincidence is Restoredo---

There were two marriage licenses is
sued by County Clerk Clinton yesterday,
which fact may be taken as tacit sign
that confidence is restored" at least,
with four young citizens, towit: Mr.. C.
+. Thompson anl Mrs. Lille q. Dead
rick; the happy groom being a well
known citizen Of Sausalito, Marin coun-
ty, California, and the pretty bride
daughter Of old Clatsop. They were
married yesterday afternoon in the par
lors OF the Oriel House, and will leave
for the bay home in Sausalito, on the
steamship Costa Rica, next Monday.
Mr.. Fred H. Hedges and Miss Alice
Schroeder were the second couple to dem
onstrate the return of good times, and
there is no one to gainsay the prophecy,
nor to wish them anything less during
their lifelong engagement.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
EXODUS OF ALIENS.
Crowds Clamoring for Transportation to
Foreign Countries.

NEW YORK. Nov. 27.--Never since
the first ship sailed out Of New York
has there been anything like the pres
cnt exodus OF emigrants from this port.
Day by day the crowds clamoring for
transportation abroad grow greater,
with no prospect OF their reduction In
numbers. Last week 10000 stecrage pas
Sengers were carried from New York;
this week steamship men say the total
viii reach 10000. The steerage rate was
raised from SCI to S3l in the hope of
staying the exodus. but without avail.
Six steamers will leave today and
they will all be crowded with steerage
passengers. The North German Lloyd
liner Seydlizer, will carry 1850 and 'he
Majestic, Nieuw Amsterdam. Calabria,
Sannio and Vcnezia at least 1900 each.
Tomorrow the Moltke will 90 out with
1900; the Barbarossa with 1900; the
AugIste Victoria with 1000 and the
Baltic, La Savoie and the Carpathia will
carry all that the law allows All day
long the docksc in New York, Brooklyn
and Hoboken are besieged by great
crowds OF emigrants seeking passage to
the on country and the police are hay.
irg their hands full in managing the
crowds.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28

One can see something Of the horses
at the New York Horse Show this year.
Society has taken a decided back seat
in the struggle for attention. Lack Of
cash Is said to be the reason, but is it
not possible that the great admission
paying public is bit tired Of staring
at the very rich with envious eyess
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28

Captain Mckay, of the Standard Oil
ship Acme yesterday filed his wreck re-
port at the custom house in tbs port, de-
failing the salient features of the tre-
mendous experience he had with the
typhoon off the japanese coast during
the last OF October.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
BROTHER WOULD ATTEND.

VIENNA, Nov. 27.--Members of the
szechenyi family declare that the post.
ponement of the wedding OF Count
Szechenyi to Miss Gladys Vanderbilt Is
due only to the desire Of one Of the
Counts brothers to attend the cere.
mony.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
A Creditable Institution

A model and beautiful ambulance has
been added to the general equipment Of
Coroner w. c. A. Pohl, and he placed
the vehicle at the Prael-Eigner barns,
subject to the orders OF the hospital
people and the medical staff attached to
that fine establishment. The wagon is
all in dainty white. with the famous
RED Cross on its plateglass windows
and is equipped with all the parapher-
nelia incident to its peculiar and merci-
full service; it is splendidly made and
runs like an automobile so far as ease
il concerned, and it cost its enterprising
owner an even $1,000; and lastly it Is a
distinct credit to the city in more ways
than one.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
Common Council, praying that body TO
proceed with all the street improvements

it shall deem to be essential. and OF
immediate use to the city, and averring
that there are no hard times in Astoria;
that it is requisite and necessary that
this work go on, in order to repel the
alleged hard times fallacy. and to keep
the working people in plenty Of employ.
ment, to that end. That Is the way to
frame up petitions, and there Is much
interest abroad as to what the gentle.
men OF the municipal semi-circle will do
in the premise.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28

Captain Loll brought the steamer Vos-
burg in from the Nehalem yesterday
neon, and reports the lower coast har-
Bors as almost impossible. He reports
the Columbia bar as smooth when he
crossed in at ii a. m.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28

The Lurline reached her dock at Z
s'clock last evening with number Of
people in her cabins and a wad of
freight; and left up two hours later,
yell fixed, for the metropolis.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28

TheMount Hood Railway and Power
Company, of Portland, Oregon, has be-
gun work on it's $2,0OOOOO power plant
"a the Sandy and Bull Run rivers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28

The oil tank steamer Asuncion ar
Eyed down from Portland at o'clock
yesterday evening and will depart for
the Bay City this morning, if the bar
permits it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28

Day with his family and with MesTs.
Will Cole and Walter Guinness, friends
who accompanied him down from the
metropolis on this pleasant quest.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28

vessels due in from the Southern coast
ut any hour.
The schooner James Rolfe arrived in
from San Francisco yesterday forenoon,
after rough trip, and will load out
humber on the return voyage. She re-
ports sighting an unknown ship headed
IN for the Columbia river, on Tuesday
last. but could not make the name OF
che stranger.
The steamships Mackinaw, Queen
Louise. and Aker, are among the craft
In the lower harbor that could not make
il out with the fleet Of sea.goers on
Tuesday night last
It is reported from Chinook that the
beach along the town front is literally
buried in driftwood. mostly logs, as
spendrift from the recent gales; the
most Of it coming from Sand Island. 1t
win be veritable fuel mine for the
people over there.
The steamship Costa Rica should be
st the o. R. 4 n. piers sometime today,
from San Francisco; and she will re-
turn down early on Monday morning
next.
The City OF Panama viii leave Port
hni for the Bay City tomorrow evening
and will sail from here early on Satur-
day morning.
The steamer Breakwater is due down
from Portland early this morning.
bound for Coos Bay points, and will
leave the o R. & N. pier very shortly
after getting here.
The dandy Columbine arrived down
from Portland yesterday afternoon after
. weeks absence. Captain Charles
Richardson made the fine craft fast at
her dock, and left out for his country
home, where he win enjoy Thanksgiving
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
BAR, bay AND RIVER
Schooner James RoIfe the Only
Sailer in Yesterday.
THREE STEAMERS BAR BOUND

Acme's Captain Files His Wreck Report
Chinook Gets Free Fuel--Columbine
Home from fredericksburg in
From Nehalem--Dock Notes.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28

Buy tea by the ounce
until you get Schilling's
Best; it makes no differ
ence then.
Your grocer returns your money Il you don't
like 1t; we pay him
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28

The Astorian, 60 cents monthly.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28
No Hard Times Here

There is said to be petition afoot
in this city and gaining signers by the
scores, addressed to the Honorable
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-28

The steamer r. ID. Inman Is among the
vessels due in from the Southern coast
ut any hour.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-09-21
Crimes and Criminals.

Chan Mon We, president of the Chi
nese Six companies, was found dead
recently in San Francisco. Death was
due to plague.
At Goldfield, New, Herbert E. Riggs.
cashier for E. H. NeWland, a broker,
vas recently found unconscious on the
door of his office. The door of the
safe was open, and cash amounting to
$1,000 had been stolen. a
The pardon board of Illinois has de-
MED the application for pardon made
by Paul o. Stensland, and he will
have to serve out his full term of i'm
prisonment for looting the Milwaukee
Avenue Savings bank of Chicago, of
which he was president
A gigantic syndicate of smuggling
dressmakers, said to have defrauded
the government to the tune of half a
million through the Illicit importa-
ton of Partisan gowns, was broken up
by the clever capture in New York
of three of its alleged members and
the cOntiscation of more than $50 900
worth of rich dresses and rare lace.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-09-21
OREGON ITEMS.

Although several posses are scour-
ing the country in the vicinity of Ron
do Siding, six miles west of Rex
ford, where the Great Northern train
was held up and robbed by bandits
recently, no clue as to the where
abouts of the highwaymen has yet
been obtained.
A double-end collision, in which five
Japanese were killed and five seri-
ously injured, occurred at billiard sta
ton, 107 miles south of Roseburg.
Robert Hixon, one of the early pio-
neers of Oregon, died recently at his
home in Pleasant valley after an i'll
ness of several weeks.
Although they reiterate that they are
expecting no trouble and are not pre-
pairing for any, every Japanese in
Portland is armed with the best of re-
volvers, many of them carrying auto
matte guns of the latest pattern.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-09-21
Four Killed in Auto Accident.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. 49,
Eight men, crowding into a powerful
racing auto built to hold bat three pas
sengers, dared death in wild burst of
speed down the west Huerfano street
hill at 3 o'clock in the morning and
the most frightful accident in the his
tory of Colorado Springs resulted.
-Four men lost their lives, being man.
gled almost beyond recognition, and
the other four occupants of the car
were more or less seriously injured.
The machine, six cylinder, forty
horse power Ford, is the same one
which ran over and killed G. V. Dasty
in the recent double tragedy, the auto
races at Overland Park, Denver.
The dead: w. Fl. Ralston, John S.
Grey, formerly of New York, H. Win
nall, and Britton L.. Graves. The in
jured: George Buckley, f. H. Mark
shoell. Markshoell, who was driving
lost control of the wheel and the ma.
chine, swerving from side to side
across the car tracks, ran into the gut
ter for fully fifty feet. The heavy car
plunged onward, the right front and
rear wheels running in the gutter and
the two left wheels a foot higher on
the curb. Suddenly front wheel
struck some obstacle and the machine
Slowing around, was thrown a distance
OF about 40 feet down the hill.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-09-21
About Prominent People.

Governor Johnson of Minnesota says
he is not candidate for president.
Brother Dominic, provincial in
charge of schools conducted in this
country by the Brothers of Xavier
order, is dead
Mrs. Louise Taft, mother of the
secretary of war, was so years old
Saturday and for the first time since
she became i'll on July 25, she sat up
and received callers. ...
Former president of Cuba Palma,
seen living on his estate at Byamo,
stated that he is keeping aloof from
politics and is devoting all his time
to agricultural interests.
Viscount Hayashi minister of for
eign affairs, has been promoted to the
rank of count, and NJ Motono and NJ.
Kurino having been created barons in
recognition of their services in con-
GLIDING treaties with France and Rus
STA.
The Mary Kingsley medal instituted
by the Liverpool (Eng) school for the
study of tropical diseases, to com
memorate Miss Mary Kingsley, the
African traveller has been awarded,
among others, to DR.. Charles Finlay,
chief sanitary officer of Cuba, who
originated the theory that yellow fever
is carried by mosquitoes.