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The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
MAXIMUM RATES RESTORED.
Federal Courts Order Compe's Adcp
 ton of Alabama Law Schedules.

Montgomery, Ala. Aug. 30.-Ihe Louisville x Nashville and the Soutn and North Alabama railroads must re- store the rates in the state that were in effect on Jan. 1 last, in accordance with what is known as the maximum rate bill passed at the last session of the legislature This is the effect or an order issued by Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United States court tues day afternoon. The rates must be put back by Sept. 10.
 When the order was issued last March restraining the operation or certain state laws none of the roads, save the two mentioned, resisted the act making the rates in effect on all roads on the first of the year the maximum rates for all time. These two not only resisted, but raised rates on 29 articles of building and raw materials. and other products of like character.
 This decision has nothing t0 do with the lower freight and passenger rates enioined by the Louisville x Nashville.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
JAPANESE ARE STARVING.
Widespread Rice Famine Caused by
 Floods-Food High.

Tokio, Aug. 29,-Thousands of peas ants are destitute and starving in con sequence of the disastrous floods that have visited the central provinces of Japan during the past few days. The price of rice is higher than ever be- fore and the rice famine is widespread.
 Flood reports continue to be re ceived. A number of railway tunnels have collapsed and many bridges have been damaged. Several days must have elapsed before traffic is restored to normal conditions. The route of Tokio's food supply is yet obstructed by water and the fish supply is al most completely stopped. The sani- tary authorities of the central gov ernment are already busy with pre- cautionary measures to prevent the outbreak of epidemics.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
WATTERSON'S LOSS.
Watches Courier-Journal Blaze and Will Publish From Another Plant.

Louisville. Ky, Aug. 31.-Fire early Friday morning destroyed the two up per floors of the five story Courier Journal building at Fourth and Green streets. The flames did not reach the offices and plants of the Courier Journal and the Evening Times, and the newspaper workers, the only per sons in the building. escaped unin- jured,
 The structure is half a block long and the greater portion of it was occu pied by offices. most of which were burned out or badly damaged. The loss on the building is estimate at $100,000
 Typesetting machines, presses and paper in the newspaper plants were so damaged by water that the Courier Journal and the Times can not be is sued from their own offices for week.
 The Herald. a morning paper, has offered the use of it's plant and the pa pers will be edited and printed there. Defective insulation of wires at the top of the elevator shaft is supposed to have caused the fire,
 Henry Watterson. editor of the Cou- -ier Journal. was at home when the fire started Responding to tele- phone message, he arrived at the building half an hour later,
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
EXPRESS COMPANIES TO FIGHT.
Will Resist Investigation by Indiana
 Railroad Commission.

Indianapolis, Aug. 29.-There are in dications that the express companies operating in Indiana whose represent atives have been ordered to appear be- fore the state railroad commission and submit data regarding tariffs, capital ization and earnings will resist the or der so far as it relates to capitaliza ton and earnings on the ground that their companies are not chartered un- der the laws of this state and that the commission Is exceeding it's pow CT when 1t makes such a demand. The right of the commission to inquire into tariffs is not questioned, but it is de nied that the earnings, dividends paid and amount of capital are legitimate subjects of inquiry.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12

Government to Make Attempt to Stop
 the Traffic in Women.

Washington, Aug. 31.-With the ap pointment temporarily to the immigra- tion service of Miss Helen M Bulls of New York, who recently has been con nected with the Travellers Aid society, the government will bend its energies toward detection Ci the systemized White slave traffic" believed to exist in the United States. Thus far the immigration service has been unable to make any headway against the evil Miss Bulls has represented to Com missioner General Sargent, head of the immigration service, that she will be able to gain the evidence necessary not only to check the importation of women and girls for immoral purposes, but to bring to justice the men who are getting rich through the infamous business.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
Neqro Kills Sheriff.

Thomasville. Ga. Aug. 29.-While heading a posse in pursuit of Charles Williams. a negro. who killed Sheriff Tyres of Grady county last week, Marshal Eugene Cargell of Cairo. Ga was shot and killed. The negro had been surrounded in house six miles south of Metcalfe. and. when Marshal Cargell approached. fired on him The second crime of the negro has greatly infiamed the whole section of the country. and it is believed to be cer- tain that if he is captured he will not reach the jail
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
MANIAC MENAcEs PASSENGERS
Man on Train Becomes Insane from
 Grief Over Brothers Death.

Burlington. Ia. Aug. 2S.-Raving over the death of his brother F. R. Hancock, who was killed in a rail road accident at Galesburg Friday. Howard Hancock of Omaha was talk en from a Burlington passenger train at Osceola and brought to Burlington for confinement until he could be transferred in a strait jacket to the Mount Pleasant insane asylum. The young man required the effort of the train men to keep him from injuring himself and the passengers.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
MAY REVIVE GUlLlOTlNe
French People in Favor of It to Pun
 Atrocious Crimes.

Paris, Aug. 3o.-There is a reau to believe that the guillotine N again make it's appearance in Frar1 for the carrying out of capital pu11 ment. The high court denied the peal made by Seleillant, who was y
 demned to death in this city ' month for the atrocious murder aI little child. President Fallieres sn can now save the man. There Ai considerable element of the Fra| public which favors the restoratn, the Guillotine in the case of Selellx on account of the atrociousness of
 crime, and it is believed moreuH
 that the use of this instrument Fa check the wave of brutal assaal which lately has swept over the eol try,
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
MAY SETTLE HARVESTER CASE
Negotiations Under Way to End Big
 Suit in Texas.

Dallas, Tex. Aug. 31.-A new turn was taken in the antitrust suit of the state of Texas against the Inter. national Harvester Go. of America for the amount of s1,OO0,OOO penalties. and to drive the company out of Texas. Efforts were begun to settle the case out of court, and indications, it is said, are that the efforts will succeed. The terms of the agreement, If one has been made, have not been made public. The attorneys on both sides have been in conference at Houston.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
IN THE suPERLATivE DEGREE.
Little Sons Explanation Seemed to
 Cover the Case.

Little son, aged seven. whose train ing has been of the most painstaking and conscientious, rather took away his mothers breath in describing the dogs game of ball He ended with:
 And, mother, Topsy caught the ball in her mouth, and then just ran like h-,"
 Like what?" cried the startled mother
 wy. like h.. don't you know. mother" innocently.
 No, I don't believe l do. Just how is that. dear?" she asked faintly.
 Well, I don't know jus what it means. myself" he confessed, but it's A whole lot faster than lickety-split, !"
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
SHUT OUT HOME comp.,,..
Glass Bribery Trial at San E..
 Discloses Method Pursu.s

San Francisco, Aug. 3O-Tha of showing that the Pacific state ephone and Telegraph Co ir y. sought to prevent the entrance Oakland of the Home Telenbos. U by organizing a straw" Homo n phone Go. and obtaining for fl " chise, was resumed at the cor., tion of the Glass bribery trial .. ney William A. Beasley of San who testified that he had bid |, " franchise and furnished a suretv k. of $2.500 to the Oakland counca then had signed and delivered tb,. Halsey all of his stock holdings in \. straw" company to E. J. zims who at that time was auditor o, \ Pacific States Telephone and r',] graph Company. Subsequeptv ] testified, the scheme was ,,1 doned and Zimmer went to s] clerk of the Oakland councr n caused the franchise to be fortss and the bond released. He raoo,. for his srvices $100 month and s,, $11 900 for expenses.
 Delmas elicited from the w,,, the statement that the legal naD.1 connected with the attempts n, N telephone company to suppress ,] position had been prepared by sJ legal department of the company N, sided over by Attorney Pillsburv ,1 on the stand swore that this v, had been solely under the direc.,J of MT. Glass.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
Dog Carries Pig Two Miles Hon.

Shawnee, Okla, Aug. 29.-An unique attachment, formed between a pointer dog and pet pig, is reported by Pick ems Watson, farmer who resides at McLoud. Several days ago he took the pig and dog out to his farm and left them. Two days later the dog appeared dragging the pig in his mouth. The canine had carried his willing companion more than two miles.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
kelIoou Sees Roosevelt.

New York, Aug. 28.-Frank B. Kel- logg, special counsel for the govern ment in the prosecution of the suit in equity brought in St. Louis against the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey visited President Roosevelt at Oyster Bay in response to an invitation. All that was given out GbCut the confer ence was that various subjects had been discussed.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
Taft's Train Wrecked.

Kansas City. Mo, Aug. @-l senger train No. 102. on the m carrying Secretary of War Willlsn Taft, was wrecked at 5 p. m. Wed day near the depot at Spring Kas. None of the passengers or a men were hurt. A switch hev after the engine and baggage ca' passed. The mail car was derailed dragged 500 feet over the ties passengers were shaken up, altn'
 the train was running slowly ~ tary Taft aided in reassuring \ passengers.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
Shoots Wife and Dauqhter.

Ocean Grove. N. J.. Aug. 30.-In the presence of number of boarders in the New Jersey house, a hotel of which he was the proprietor, Robert s. Gravatt, 47 years old. shot and per. haps mortally wounded his wife, Irene, seriously wounded his 9-year-old daughter Mollie, and then killed him self Domestic troubles is said to have been the cause of the tragedy.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
THE MARKETS.
Livestock Markets

CHICAGO-Cattle - Prime .',l $5.406725; poor to medium, Iad 5.35; stockers and feeders s-'0's cows and heifers, s250q 5.SV' .'Dul 2 sl.sO@2.5o; Texans, $3.6oQ5's9. 9.,1 ! Light, $6.10q6.60; rough "a 5.75; mixed, s5.65@6,52h; heavs1 @6.15; pigs, s5.6Od6.25. sne'r I,I tive sheep, s3.oO@5.5O; native .,1 u s3OO05.4O: western sheep, '" TOO; western lambs, 5.oO@ht.
 KANSAS CITY - Cattle-'s3 and feeders, $3.25@5.75; steers s,' 7.15. Hogs-Heavy, s5,7eqo'V. q, s6.0o96.15. Sheep-Muttons' VI 5.75; lambs. $6.50@7.30.
 ST. LOUIs-Cattle-Natls"c, a,l ping and export steers, so-. S dressed beef and butcher sIee ,l @6.oo; steers under 1000 lbs, s,1 s1 465; stockers and feeders s'''s ,s3 canners. $1.25@2,sO; bulls 425; calves, $3.25@725;; IeAas Indian steers, s275@5.5O; @ cos heifers, $1.25@3.65. Hogs-riS,, ,, lights, s5.5O@6.65; packers u& GAO; butchers and best hea'A ,,A' GAO. Sheep-Native mutlohs,r rs $50; lambs, s4.7O@7.OO; cuD uj bucks. s2.OO@3.o0; stockers' $40.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
DOMINION OFFICIALS CHARGE NEGLIGENCE IN CALAMITY
 WHICH COST 84 LIVES.
TO TRY TO LOCATE BLAME
Of 1o2 Workmen, All Americans, But 10 Are Known to Have Escaped Death-Wreck to Be
 Raised.

Quebec Aug. 3l.-Stcps to begin a criminal investigation into Thursday nights terrible disaster, when perhaps 50 men lost their lives in the collapse of the gigantic canileVer bridge across the St. Lawrence, five miles from here, have already been taken by the au- thorities. despite the fact that the city and the communities near the scene ot the accident are still prostrated. EV- cry effort will be made to fix the blame for the disaster. Agents of the railroad commission, which has full power to conduct an examination and institute court action, are already on their way to the scene of the disaster Meanwhile the local authorities are also pursuing their own inquiry.
 At the scene of the disaster the people are literally crazed by the ca lamity. For this reason little has been done toward recovering bodies. No list of the dead has been compiled, or even started. All night frantic men rushed along the banks of the stream, lanterns in hand. crying fran tically that something must be done But there were few who had the slightest idea what ought to be done. Probably more lives could have been saved had those first on the spot been able to rise to the occasion. AS 1t was, a few workmen who managed to keep themselves atoat for little while went down in the swift water. As consequence of the apathy of those on the scene only It bodies have beeen recovered.
 Hundreds of workmen. commanded by skilled engineers, are exploring the wreckage, taking out the crushed and broken bodies of the victims and pre- pairing to try to raise parts of the debris which can easily be lifted. l. will probably be days, however, be fore any real progress can be made in the matter of clearing the river.
 Wreck to Be Raised.
 Divers have been sent for to ex plsre the river bottom, and until they report upon the condition of the wreckage little can be done toward clearing away the masses of debris Huge floating derricks have also beer sent for, and within few hours 1t is expected half dozen cranes will bt at work lightering such wrcckage a: can be loosened.
 The exact fate of many of the work CTS may never be known. So far az known, only 10 of the l02 woskmen all Americans, known to have beer on the bridge, escaped. Two of thes, are at the point of death. Of the othel eight only four are believed to have a chance of recovery.
 There is a possibility no attemp may be made to reconstruct tho bridge. It's estimated cost was $l0, COG, ,000, and over half of that amour had already been expended. ObjeC tions to continuing this work are al ready heard. The Phoenix Bridge Building Go. of PhoeniXville. Pa, wa erecting the structure
 Latest estimates place the death at S4 but those giving out the figure admit their estimate may be too small
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
TROOPS TO PROTECT A NEGRO
Ordered by Florida Governor to sa
 Fugitive from Georgia.

Tallahassee, Fla, Aug. 3l-Goys or Broward has ordered the h militia company to hold itself in fs mess to protect George Simms
 Georgia negro, who. pursued by armed men in automobiles. sur1 dered himself to the sheriff and is \ in jail here. Simms Is charged ', killing Marshal Cargell of Cairo { when a posse surrounded his ha
 seeking to capture Charles Willia1| negro outlaw.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
Two F atally Hurt.

New York, Aug 29.-Two persons were fatally injured and six others seriously hurt when the big double four story building at 109 and III East One Hundred and Sixteenth street partially collapsed. burying 10 men, After digging in the debris for more than half an hour the police sue. ceeded in releasing the pinioned ones.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
Race War Is Feared.

Guthrie. Okla, Aug. BOA race dif- ficulty is in progress at Seward, this county, and is assuming serious pro portions. Notices have been posted warning all negroes to leave, but they are staying and claim they will fight it out with the whites The popula, tion of the town is about evenly di- vided.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
Shin Sinks In Channel

Gravelines. France, Aug '" French schooner Violette has down in the English channel WiA aboard her. All were dro~heu further details of the accident ''' tainable.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
swindlino Electric Company.

New York, Aug. 30.-Henry Earth, an electrician, is under arrest here. charged with making and selling a de vice which has been applied to the meters of company furnishing cleo trical power to make them give fraud ulent readings. The company, it is claimed, has been swindled out of thousands of dollars by the use of the device.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
Edison Suffers CoIIsnse

Akron, O., Aug, 3O- Suffering from a nervous breakdown, Thomas A. Ed. ison, the inventor. came to the home of his wfes mother, Mrs. Louis Miller, for rest Local physicians were summoned Thursday. Visitors. even friends of many years standing, are refused admittance.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
Two Fatally Rurped

Louisville, Aug 28.-William Hoo. hhan and Robert Connolly, cmploye, Of the city, were placing petroleum on pond to kill mosquitoes, when small boys, who objected to the fish being killed, set fire to the oil. Sev. eral barrels exploded and both men were so terribly burned that they will die.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
Suspects Run to Trees.

Chicago Aug. 2S-Throe suspects have been caught in the chase for the murderer of Ella Schrader Two were trailed to spot near Indiana Harbor, Ind, by bloodhounds, and found in trees by posse. They were hustled into jail A third suspect was captured in a ravine near Gary.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
Michiuan Timber Land Sold.

Menominee, Mich, Aug. 31.-The largest timber deal in years in this district has been consummated. J. NJ. Thompson of this city, president Of the Dominion Lumber Co. on behalf of the company, sold it's entire timber holdings to J. J. Farrell of the Canadi- an Soo and William A. Malloy of Ot- tawa. The price was $l.25000
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
Land Office EmpIoye Pror,o'H

Washington, Aug. 31.-E. comb, chief of a division in 'ns eral land office. was appolnlea ~ spector in the office of the secreull the interior for special worK ID southwest.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
Boys in Darino FIinbt

Washington, Aug. 3l.-Paul Atkin- son, l9 years old, of Youngwood Pa
 and Harry Miller, Is years old of Buhalo, made a daring escape from the Morganza Reform school Guards fired fusillade of shoJs over the heads of the young men Yh an attempt to frighten them, but without success.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
EnnIish Fear Vaccination.

London, Aug. 2S.-That vaccination is much against the will of many peo- pie is evinced by a parliamentary pa. per just issued by John Burns, which states that vaccination officers, dur ing the last year, received 52,39l cer- tificates of conscientious objection 10 innoculation Many people believe vaccination is dangerous.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12
Oldest conareaatlonaI Church.

The Pilgrim Congregational church, near LonGou. founded in 1916, Is the oldest of the denomination in the em pire, and it was from it that the Lon don contingent of the men of the May flower was recruited.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12

Funeral services for the late Nelson Morris. the millionaire Chicago packer who died at his home in Chicago Tues day, were conducted by Rev Jenkin Lloyd Jones Thursday.
The Nevada County picayune., 1907-09-12

Lunacy board hears insanity charges against Edward Ward Van derbilt. wealthy lumberman.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-10
RoosEvELT's NAME FIRST
President viii Not Be Overlooked u
Final Act of the Peace Conference

The Hague.-ln the final ACT ol ~.
peace conference, it was decided y"
Friday that President Roosevelt snaD %
be mentioned first in the introuuouy. y
of the act as the summoner VI Wv
conference, with the names Oh h~
peror Nicholas as its conyoRer dDl ~.
Queen Wilhelmina as its hostess ". W.
lowing. President Nelidotf, IN ~ .,
speech at the last plenary sitllns =
the conference, will refer to the p'''
ident's efforts in behalf OF peace
The report of James Brown s'V., ,ho
(Amerlcan) on the organization " .,,.,
proposed permanent court ol alD, 'atss
tion was distributed to the ne''e'
on Friday. .,d al
The British delegation lnsIsteu ',,os
the afternoon sitting of the coli'%,' n" a.
on maritime war, that warshipS " ton,
lowed to remain only twen.y MI is
hours in a neutral port, even Il l, nor
not sufficient time to take IN CO." .heir
essary to reach the next port Oh WI a5
nationality. Russia and German
take the opposite view.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-10
RooSEvELT'S WAR PROGRAM.
Wants More Warships and 600 Addi.
tonal Officers.

Washington.-Tho President
Roosevelt has been awarded the No
bel peace prize. and is hailed by The
Hague conference as one of the fore
most advocates of the peace move
ment, he adheres to the old belief that
the best way to insure peace is to be
eternally ready for war. Proceeding
on that theory, the administration VIII
lay before congress next winter pro-
gram that will, If carried out, largely
increase the efficiency of the Ameri-
can army and navy, and make this
country better prepared TO meet any
hostile nation In the event that future
differences can not be amicably ad
justed.
To begin with. the president will
recommend the construction of two
new battleships instead of one, as
originally intended Then he will rec
ommend that the number of army
officers be increased from 300 to 600,
which means an increase in the stand
ing army.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-10-10
laps ARRIVING At
ALARMING RATE
Secretary Straus is Trying to Stop
the immigration Of Brown Men
to the United States.
The Force OF immigration inspectors
Alona the Canadian Border Has
Been Increased With View
10 Controlling Flood OF
Asiatc immigration.

Washington.-lm of Jap
anese into America is increasing at
so alarming a rate that 1t has been
determined to adopt extraordinary
measures to prevent the introduction
into the United States not only of
Japanese. but of other Asiatic coolie
labor. One result of the trip of Sec
retary Straus has been an increase in
the force of immigration inspectors
along the Canadian border with
view to controlling the flood of Asiatic
immigration. 1t is known that more
than double the number OF Japanese
have come into the United states
thus far in the year 1907 than camt
here during the same period last year.
Naturally the figures of the govern
ment do not include the hundreds oi
japanese who have come into the
country surreptitiously. They have
come across from the Canadian and
Mexican borders principally without
hindrance, despite the means adopted
by the government to prevent the in
PRODUCTION of Japanese laborers.
Returns from the Canadian immi
grafton offices show that S,2S6 Asiat
les landed at the British Columbia
ports of Victoria and Vancouver be
tween January 1 and September IS
1907. or this number 2,S72 were Hif.
dus and 4,Sll were Japanese, most o.
the latter reaching Canada from Hon
olulu, The remainder were Chinese
who paid admission fees of 500 for
the privilege Of landing in Canada.
The field of labor in that section of
Canada is limited. and the investiga
tions of the United States immigra,
tion inspectors have shown that most
of the Japanese and Chinese expect
ultimately to get into the United
States.