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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-03
GOV. swETTENHAM QUITS.
Quietly Relinquishes His Position in
Jamaica.

SpttIaI DIspdtCU
KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 3.-Sir Alex
ander Swettenham quietly relinquished7 the
governorship last night and Immediately
proceeded to Bellevue, his private residence
In the hills. He will continue to reside in
the colony for ! little while.
While praising Swettenham's siren. tn. OF
character the newspapers and public do
not regret his going. AS an administrator
he was never in touch with the people.
Hugh Clarence Bourne, secretary of
state, will be acting governor until the ar
rival of Sydney Olivier, the newly appoint
Ell governor.
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WITCH ELM THE WINNER.
Rich Newmarket Stakes Captured by
Fayorite With Bettors,

LONDON, May 3.-The one Thousand
guineas stakes at Newmarket today was
won by Witch Elm. Frugality was second
and Sixty was third. Seventeen horses
started.
The stakes are for three-year-old FLIES.
distance one mile.
Witch Elm, the favorite, took the lead
early in the race and won by three lengths
in a canter. Altitude, ridden by Danny
Maher, was fourth.
The beeting was to 1 against Witch
Elm, 20 to against Frugality and 70 to 1
against Sixty.
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BOGUS NOTES FOUND.
News Carrier Was Showing" Them
by the Thousand.

SAN FRANCISCO. May 3.-W. E. Creamy,
a newspaper carrier, was arrested last night
and placed on the detinue book at the city
prison on the charge of selling notes which
he knew were fraudulent and would be
passed as good currency by the purchasers,
In Greany's apartments the police found
fourteen boxes filled with the kind of bills
complained Of that purported to have a face
value of several hundred thousand dollars.
The accused man says he secuffred them in
his capacity as a collector and has dis
posed Of them only to persons whom he
believed to be engaged the same busi-
ness Bills Of the Planters Bank of New
Jersey, made from plates which have
never been traced by United States secret
service agents were among those which
were seiZd. last night.
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were not represented before the board Of
arbitration and therefore could have re-
ceived no award.
The machinists in the employ of the COM
pany, of which there are several at the re-
pair shops, left the company at the time
of the general strike of the iron workers
and their absence is causing some delay In
the repair of cars.
The situation in the strike of the iron
workers looks more hopeful and 1t Is be-
by arbitration
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FOUND DEAD FROM GAS.
Entire Family Victims of a Discon.
nected Pine

NEW YORK, May 3.-William Cross, his
wife and their two sons were found dead
from inhaling Illuminating gas in their
home in Jersey City today. The Cross fam
lily lived on the top floor of three-story
house. Cross was employed as a stationary
engineer, and when he did not report for
duty at the usual hour today a messenger
was sent to his home. The messenger got
no response to repeated raps on the door,
and as there was stronr odor of gas in
the hall he called for assistance and forced
an entrance.
Cross and his wife were found dead in
bed in a room adjoining the kitchen. The
two boys were dead in the next room. Gas
was pouring from a disconnected pipe in
the kitchen. Cross and his wife were about
thirty-five years old. The boys were seven
and ten.
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THE WISCONSIN sENAroRsH1P.
Twelfth Ballot Today Resulted in No
Choice.

MADISON. Wis, May 3-The twelfth
ballot for United States senator in joint
legislative session resulted In no choice to-
day. There were many absentees. The
leading republican candidates received
votes as follows: Stephenson, 10: Cooper
II; Esch, 10; Hatten, 10; Lenroot, I3.
Two democrats voted for republicans to-
day, Hatten receiving one, and Secretary Of
State Frear the other democratic vote.
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RUSSIAN SOCIALISTS.
Secret Conclave Now Being Held in
Sweden

ST PETERSBURG. May "a secret con-
gress of socialists opened today in Sweden
at a place not designated. About 300 dele
gates are present from all parts of Rus
STA, including all the socialist members Of
parliament.
The object in meeting is to decide the fu-
ture policy of the party in parliament.
The decision of the congress will have an
important bearing on the fate Of parlia-
ment, as an influential section of the So
cialists is in favor of bringing about tho
dissolution of the house at any cost, which
would easily be accomplished by percipitat-
ing a series of repetitions of the disorders
of April % which President Golovin, under
the present rules, is unable to prevent
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HEARD HARD LUCK STORIES.
Unique Pleas Before Federal Judge Of
Chicago Companies.

Chicago Companies.
CHICAGO, May 3.-Tales Of near banis-
ruptcy and corporate pauperism were I'M
folded before Judge Lands in the federal
court yesterday by representatives Of the
thirteen school desk and church pew COM
panies which recently entered pleas of nolle
contendere in indictments for violating the
Sherman antitrust law. The companies
sought clemency at the hands Of the court
and their stories of the lean years may
have an effect in reducing punishment.
Judge Lands reserved his decision.
According to these stories there is little
or no money in manufacturing school desks
or church pews The combination was
formed a year ago, but before the govern
ment stepped in and killed 1t the giant
forces of competition on the one hand and
the high price of raw materials on the
other had all but choked the life from this
struggling infant trust.
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the Attorney General has not had time to
examine tC with minuteness
A Tennessee Appointment.

SAoihhAe IL WIFI IllnuteneSS.
A Tennessee Appointment.
The President will shortly appoint John j.
Gore as surveyor of customs at Nashville,
Tenn, to succeed Joseph w. Dillin Gore
Is prominent republican who ran against
Representative John Wesley Gaines last
November, but was defeated. His ap-
pointment was urged by the Sanders Evans
combination In Tennessee. Representative
the recognition Of the administration IN
federal appointments, urged the reappoint-
ment of Surveyor Dillin.
Prof, l.. c. Gromer, professor of eco
nomice and history in the University OF
Missouri, has accepted the position of
treasurer of Porto Rico.
Mr.. Tracewel to Remain.
The White House and the Treasury De-
partment dispose of stories that r. j..
Tracewell may not remain as controller Of
the treasury by declaring there is not the
slightest foundation for these reports. Mr.
Tracewell, it Is stated, has made an eff
cient controller, and vii lremain in his pres
ent position.
Gen. Castleman's Offer.
Gen. Castleman of Louisville, KY, who
has a. famous breed of Kentucky horses,
has written to Gen. Bell, chief of staff Of
fering to loan the government one OF his
for the transcontinental ride
to be made by Capt. McCabe of the army
on an Arabian stallion belonging to Homer
Davenport of New York. Gen. Bell present.
ed the matter to the President today, and
1t is understood that he was authorized to
accept Gen. Castlemar's offer, with a view
to comparing the endurance and general
efficiency for military purposes of the two
breeds Of horses.
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LOOKS LIKE MURDER.
Body of Missing Boy Found in Barrel
Near Home

Near Home.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, May 3.-The mystery
surrounding the disappearance of three
year-old Alexander Hoenig, who it was be-
Heved had been didnaped, was cleared up
today by the discovery Of the badly decom-
posed body OF the boy in large barrel
near the home of his parents. The body
was concealed beneath lot Of rubbish.
The police believe the child was murdered.
The boy disappeared last Monday night.
The police had secured the city In vain
hunt for the lad, stimulated by the of1er
of a large reward for his recovery.
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Canadian Railroad Strike.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEEPAWA. Manitoba, May 3.-Five hun
dred men working on the Grand Trunk Pa
cific have struck. most OF them starting
east by the Canadian Pacific railroad.
About go quit at Minnedosa. Most of these
were foreigners. The cause of the strike
is not apparent. but IL is said to be for
higher wages. better shelter and better con-
ditions generally.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-07-25

OF course the alleged. con-
spirdtors, knignt, StOvall, the
Judge and all the others, have
said their emphatic say and
denied in words of indignation
and wrath the charges which
editor L'Engle made against
them. 1t was the expected
which happened-they couldn't
do anything else. But they al
s. say that they will see to il
that L'Engle is properly and
persistently prosecuted in the
courts for criminal libel. That
is more to the point. The peo-
pc OF Florida are crying for a
ii ial disposition of the charges
and the courts are the proper
p aces to prove CT disprove
CHI lrges as serious as these. II
the alleged conspirators are
innocent then they should have
40 difficulty in establishing
their innocence TO the satisfac-
ton Of the public and, we re
peat, failing in this they should
and we believe will. receive the
contempt which their alleged
conduct merits. By all means,
gentlemen, if you are going to
make a court case out OF it, do
50 now while the entire matter
is fresh in the public mind. BY
way of parenthesis we might
state that from the looks OF
things editor L'Eugle seems
prepared to prove every charge
which he has made. He Ger
tainly has the best OF the argu-
ment thus far
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-07-25

Alleged ID rain torms,'
traps" and epithets of like
character are very poor and
tlimsy arguments against cold
type and Photographic copies.
1t won't do, gentlemen. Meet
fact with fact, argument with
argument, truth with truth
and then you may hope COR a
popular verdict of establishe d
innocence. The people have
no interest whatever ia. the
man. don't care much whether
he is suffering from brain.
storms" or has fallen in a trap,
B 1t the people are widely
awake to the fact that the man
has brought ugly charges
against other men ard has
bolstered up his charge with
the very best evidence. If you
can disprove the evidence you
owe it to yourselves and the
entire people of Florida TO do
SO and that without delay
Stop talking about brainstorms
and the like and get busy to
acquit yourselves.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-07-25

Governor Broward, his wife
and eight daughters, together
with sister have gone. off or.
their summer tour and will visit,
New York, jamestown and 9th
er places. 1t is said that the
furniture for the new governors
mansion will be selected and
purchased by Mrs. Broward
while IN the cities of the East
The governor should by all
-ans extend .he visit to Wash
ing!on and while in that city
call on the president to prove
to him that Florida people
a gree with him in his anti race
suicide theories.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-07-25

j. +. Sher wood, president OF
the Live Oak Publishing Co.,
since it's organization, and man
aging editor of the Live OAK
Democrat, has sold his hold
rngs in said company and is
now in the far west attending
upon an invalid child. The de-
parture of Sherwood is a dis
tinct loss to Florida journalism
and this editor especially Is
sorry that he has left us. His
successor, Chas. W. Irwin
though a new man in the State
newsraperdom. has taken hold
il proper style and together
with "old man" Dixon will con
tinue to make the Live Oak
Democrat one Of the most read
able papers in Florida.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-07-25

The following very pertinent
and timely paragraph is from
the Orlando Reporter-Star
July and August seem to be
the months when the business
men of all cities cease to adver.
tise. Probably because from
time immemorial their forefath.
e-s always called the months of
July and August dull season. -
Who makes the dull season?
Why the merchants who allow
these months to come aud go
without advertising. Do people
quit wearing clothes duping
these months? Then why should
the merchants cease advertis
ing? Get up a midsummer
sale-start something to quick
en- the pulse of trade. The sea
son is only dull because you
make it so. This is the time to
make business.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-07-25

Jacksonville thinks that she
is threatened with an influx OF
whiskey dealers from Georgia
when that State is made dry
by its legislature, and is talk
ing about 4 raise in the price Of
license. Incoming dealers, OF
those who contemplate moving
into Florida, had as well make
up their minds that if they dc
come their stay as liquor deal
ers will probably not be for
long. Sentiment in Florida il
rapid ly drifting towards State
prohi oition, and we now predict
that when the Legislature meets
in 1909 there will be something
doing along that line.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-07-25

The Punta Gorda Herald has
figured it out that it will cost
at least $4,000 for a man to
make the race for governor
If this is a fact-and figures,
you know, don't lie-we rather
think there won't be so many
gubernatorial candidates on the
primary ticket next year. not
withstanding there are so many
candidates now IN newspaper
sight. Money makes the mare
60 and the lack of it, We opine,
will prevent good many
would-be governors from maxi
ing even a start,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-07-25

w. 3. Crawford, son Of Hon
Clay era wford, and a brigh:
young man, has bought a con-
trolling interest in the Pensa-
cola Evening News ard assum.
ed the editorial management
thereof, lie promises many i'm
procements in the paper and
already the editorial page shows
marked advancement. There s
something on it these days
Success to the News and its Jew
editor.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-07-25
THURSDAY, JULY %, 1907.

There is nothing like 1.-THE
Gadsden county Sumatra tobac-
co.-Quincy Times. Oh yes
there is. brother. Plenty more
like it in Leon, Jefferson aud
Madison. The only difference
between the GadSden and Madi-
son kind is that the Madison
kind is, probably, a, shade bet
ter.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-07-25

At a meeting of the State
Board OF Pensions held July
10th the following resolution
was adopted; RESOLVED, that
persons entitled to pensions
under Chapter $500, Acts Of
1907, who apply for the amount
allowed in case of total dis
ability, must submit the affida-
Wit of a reputable physician
stating specifically the personal
ailment and conditions that
render the applicant entirely
helpless and incapacitated,
physically or mentally, for any
work or business.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-07-25

Col. Peter Knight is reported
as having gone to Hot Springs
with his family for stay Of
about six weeks. OF course he
knows his business bat he would
better be at home hustling
about for evidence to clear him
self from the charges made
against HIM by editor L'Engle,
Looks like that much touted
criminal prosecution for libel is
being unnecessarily delayed.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-07-25

The Quincy Times gives this
sage and timely advice: Watch
the politicians and keep your
powder dry" Don't matter so
much whether you keep Il e
powder dry or not. but thel e
never has been a time in tie
history OF the State when the
people should watch the poll
ticians as closely as now.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1907-07-25

Cromwell Gibbons having re
turned from his four months
stay in Cuba with, 1t is said,
a "big bunch of COIN" We may
now look out and listen for
political rumblings from his di-
rection. 'Gibby" has political
bees buzzing about his head all
the time and it is a we'll known
fact that he thinks he would fit
very nicely in the gubernatorial
chair. Whether or not a ma.
iority of Florida voters can be
brought to think the same way
is altogether another question.
but then ''Gibby" has plenty of
nerve and with enough of the
coin of the realm connected
with it there's no telling what
might happen.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-11-14
Local and General News

M. P. Peterson, the Knox Roose-
welt mail con ntractor, passed through
here Saturday with his wife and
son en- route to Meadows, from
which point the family, which has
been spending the summer at the
stage station on Riordon creek, will
60 to Oregon for short visit after
which they will return to Boise
where the lad will attend school
this winter. Mr.. Peterson stopped
here Monday night on his return
and expressed very optimistic
views as to the future of Long.
Valley and the Thunder mountain
mining district.
E. Culpepper is making arrange
ments to at once give his residence
general overhauling. His house
is already comfortable, but that
isn't enough in this day and age of
progress and Mr. Cupeppper will
put on rustic, a new roof, some ad-
ditions, paint the building and
otherwise beautify the place. This
shows the proper spirit paint the
buildings, get the trash piles where
they can't be seen from the streets,
give the town the appearance of
neatness and care, get few loads Of
gravel in front of some of the bust
ness houses and a few more loads
for cross walks. You will feel
amply repaid for your trouble by
the complimentary remarks of
strangers who come to look over
our town. Strangers are passing
through every day and we all feel
certain that the number of such
people will greatly increase with
the coming year. When a man is
looking a new place over with an
eye to business he is usually very
close observer and appearances will
count. This is not specially local
but applies to all towns in the
valley that want to grow and pros
per as they should.
Fire Insurance at half the old
rate, also Real Estate and all kinds
of Legal Business.
J. |. Brown, Roseberry.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-11-14
NOVEMBER IA, 1907.
ALPHA

Alpha, Nov. 11.-Mr. F. M.
Kerby returned home Wednesday
after a visit of six weeks at his old
home in Iowa. He says it is very
muddy in the east and that Idaho
is good enough for him.
The Ladies' Aid of this place
met Thursday at the home of Mrs.
D. HI. Kerby. They seem to be an
active little body.
Threshing is completed in this
vicinity. The yield of grain does
not compare favorably with former
years, due to the early frost,
The stork flew through the Alpha
vicinity last week and left a baby
girl at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Urbain Herrick, and baby boy at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Scrivener.
John King and Glen Morris have
Just returned from Squaw creek
with load of fruit.
VIM. Atkln, VIM. Kerby and
Elmer Ross went to the Chase sta
ton the first of the week to do
some work on the government
buildings there. The work is un-
der the supervision of Ranger d.
H. Kerby.
We understand that Mr.. Bennett
has given up his part of the stage
line to some one else. The nightly
drives were too much for him.
Rev. Miller breaches each Sun
day at 1870 O'Clock at the Odd
Fellows hall at this place. Every
body invited to attend.
Flora Belle, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Hackett, dislocated
her arm by fall last week.
Long Valley advocate., 1907-11-14

Your standing among your
neighbors depends great deal up
on the way you transact your bus
mess. The up-to-date business
man in Long valley will check on
the Roseberry State bank.
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You know what these Shoes have
been previous ycars-weIl. YOU may
satisfy yourselves that THEY RE
BETTER THAN EVER THIS
FALL. Wear one pair and you'll
do as other men do: you'll AL
WAYS WEAR EN-" All feathers,
styles and sizes.
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GOING UP THE LAKES
Trip Compares FavorabIy With
Other FreSh-Water Voyages.
LIKE JAPAN'S INLAND SEA
Detroit River Greatest Artery of Com
merce in the World.
INCREASE IN THE TONNAGE
In the Past Ten Years It Has Grown
SO Per Cent-Wheat Coal and
Iron Ore Carried.
INCREASE IN THE TONNAGE
BY WILLIAM F.. CT RTIS.

ial Correspondence of The Star and the Chicago
Record Herald.
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with it, being rescued by a boat from the
opposite side.
According to this witness he and several
competitions on the bridge had noticed de-
fects in the bridge. one OF these was in
the chord just outside of the cantilever arm
the first one outside of the main diagonal
on the Quebec side. All the four webs Of
the chord We're giving way.
The lacng was bent down in some places
and up in others. while some showed signs
of kinking. About four feet of the chord
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THE QUEBEC DISASTER.
Further Testimony Before the Gov
eminent Commission.

QUEBEC, September I'D. B. Haley.
president of the local bridgeworkers' union,
and employed here since June last by the
Phoenix Bridge Company, gave evidence
yeste rday before the government commits
sion which threw some new light on the
case. This witness was on the traveller
when the bridge collapsed and went down
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A Great Roast

Over ton Of ArbucLsles' Ariosa
Coffee is roasted at time, in large
revolving cylinder, which drops the
coffee through heat again and again.
until each bean is uniformly roasted.
No other coffee is in suffi-
cient demand to afford such
scientific and perfect prepara-
tiOn.
The sales of ArbuckIes' Ariosa
Coffee exceed the sales of all other
packaged coffees combined, and this
scientific roasting, which no other
coffee can afford, by its very magni.
tude, reduces our cost to a minimum,
and enables us, with our other advant-
ages, to give better value in Arbuclzles'
Ariosa Coffee than is possible for any
one else.
Arbuckles' Ariosa Coffee is
the cheapest good coffee in the
world, and the best Of all for
you.
ARBUCKLE BROS, New
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seemed in this condition. This examination
made on the eve Of the accident.
Ex-Judgn CrotLera Of Elkton, Nd. IS at
work on his letter of acceptance OF the DEM
ocratic nomination for governor
Three fires in three days at the whitney
Glass Works at Giasshoro, y. j. looks as
if there might to- IN ncendisry at work.
but evidence 10 connect any one with the
fires is lacking.
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APARTMENTS.
(Heated.)
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rooms and bath; hot water
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rooms and bath; hot water.
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and bath: hot water
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4 rooms and bath hot water.
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rooms and bath. large attic; hot water
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rooms and bath: excellent condition.
DWIGHT ANDERSON,
sel4-30t 500 18th st. NV.
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Greatest Artery of Commerce.
The Detroit river is undoubtedly I
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ARBUCKLE BROS, New York Cisy.