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The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20
ESTIMATE EXPENSE ACCOUNT FOR 9os
City Clerk Submits Estimate o.
$64. $50 for the Ensuinu Year.

AT the meeting of the city council
Tuesday evening City Clerk, Bick-
ford submitted detailed estimate
of the running expenses of the city
for the year 1908, totaling $64,l5O, of
which amount $3l 800 will be raised
by assessment against all the tax
able property of the city and the
balance be recovered to the treas.
;1nry through liquor licenses, court
fines and other sources of an in
cidental nature.
=; The detailed statement of the
estimate of expenses is as follows:
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

was a shovel blade attached to tn.
business end of it.
T. Graham showed the fans a new
punting trick Wednesday when he
threw his bat at the ball ather than
be walked and beat the little round
thing to the sack. But of course
the umpire was to blame.
( And they do say that "Rosie" was
not fast enough to- even play the
bench with the Hibbing swifts.
AT last! After all these centuries
something has evidently been dis.
covered that is slower than a snail!
How does it seem to have an um.
pire that believes in square deal
and religiousIy adheres to his be-
lief despite the fact that the pitcher
shows his teeth and the captain
beats trail to the center of the dia.
( mond?
Speaking of a "sour faced bunch"
that Hibbing contingent that left
here Wednesday evening at the
close of "Chesty's" exhibition was
|it-strictly it. Would sour the milk
in the poor mans cow a half mile
distant.
"Faking a noble sport" is good
from the pen of the backer of a
bunch that has played "ringers" in
every game with Virginia tor the
season. Sit down, you, and forget
that you have the power of speech
or the name of welding dirty pen.
"Rosevere, the Virginia high
school pitcher" is the manner in
which the Hibbing press speaks of
one of their late box artist acquisi,
tions. But only few short weeks
ago they considered him good 'nutf
to buy-and they bought at fancy
price.
What funny thing it is to read
in the Hibbing papers that "every
man on the Hibbing team is an &C.
tual resident of Hibbing" and then
run up against "ringers" in every
game. Wonder when Criss, Ben.
nett and Meniece got lost in the
iwilderness7
: 1t is understood that Manager
Brady will turn his ,"Colts" out to
pasture at the close of the series of
games with Virginia on Monday
next. Had he turned them out a
week ago he would have had more
pleasant record over which to dream
during the long wsster evenings.
The Hibbing man who was re-
ported in the last issue of west
end paper as having peeped through
a peep-hole and getting water
squirted in his eye, was an attend
ant at the first game OF the series.
But they "got him" for a quarter
hundred, 'tis said, and he never
came back. A good fellow, too;
used to live In Virginia.
That Hibbing newspaper writer
who claims Virginia cannot sup
port team such as she now has,
has another guess coming. Some
two thousand silver simoleons were
contributed to a good cause by the
Hibbing fans this week before they
got tame-and that sum will 90 a
long ways toward paying necessary
salaries for day or two.
In speaking of the proposed
games between Hibbing and Vir.
ginia on the Virginia grounds this
week the Mesaba Ore of last issue
advised Manager Brady against
bringing his "Colts" over here to
get their drubbin's, averring that
'"the Hibbing players are too clean
lot of gentlemen to be subjected
to the treatment that has been
promised by the Virginia manage
ment.' Yep, keep 'em on their own
dung-heap where they can play
nine men and an umpire.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

The Virginia team goes to Hib.
bing tomorrow for three last games
with Manager Brady's, aggregation
during Fair week, playing Satur.
day, Sunday and Monday. These
games will doubtless close the sea-
son on the ranges, although: the
fans will doubtlesss re-play%many of
the games during the winter,
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

+ Graham showed the fans a new
punting trick Wednesday when he
threw his bat at the ball rather than
be walked and beat the little rounds
thing to the sack. But of course
the umpire was to blame.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

Fire Department. $4,000
Police Department.-----------6 6OSO
FStreet Labor and Team Work. 1000
Street Lighting-------------- 5000
Hydrant Rentals 5000
Street'and| Sidewalk Materials 1000
City Hall Maintenance----- 1900
Pest House Maintenance 700
Election Expenses 600
Bridge Maintenance 800
EBoard of Prisoners 400
Municipal Court Expense---- 200
Sewer Maintenance. 200
Interest on Warrants---- 1880
General Fund Warrants, 1908 5000
Park Fund Warrants, 19O8- 5000
Library Fund Warrants, 1908 1900
City Pound-------- 400
Street Commissioner 900
City yClerk--------------------- 900
City Acknowledgements 900
City Engineer--- 600
City Treasurer-- 600
Poundmaster -- 600
Health Officer er.- 800
Aldermen 600
mayor $50
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

Giving credit where due, those
:Hibbing players are great mem
with the stick-or would be if there
was shovel blade attached to the
buaineas end of it.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20
JUST DOPE.

They certainlyrlooked pretty, ia me
even to the DULUTH. News Tribune
reporter.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

Yes. gentle reader, the Hibbinp
"rooters" were there, but. nobody
would have everrnistrusted it from,
the noise they didn't make.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

OF course it>was Virgin4a+thsts slid
all tire kicking at the umpire dur,
ing the games here this week. Vir.
ginia never did like an. even break.
nohow.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

Watch for'the Hibbing reports in
the Duluth News Tribune and Won
will probably. learn how Virginia
got 1t "handed to them" in everv
game of the seriee,.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

"Brady's* Colts: made frat ha.a
but once In the frat eight : in.
nings Of Wednesdays game. And
ne never got near enough to
secondzto get: kodak view; of the
bag.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

Subscribe-dOn't borrow.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

Wonder If they've got any more
pitchers like that snan Criss down
at st. Paul. If they have, ouess
they'd hetter'keepthsa,; dea't t4htnl
Manager Brady could BE- in,i,ced
to pay their car fare.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

."kose'ere'. the poorest: pitcher
that ever sthrewasbail for the Hlb.
oine* e*tean'e e'is=the=way> iuvwl1ieh the
Mesaba=' Ore speats Of hiup..- Bnt
that was written before Mister GilIi.
|Ran pitched his record.breakino
game on ssWednesday.yo,ahnax.
The Virginia enterprise., 1907-09-20

HENRY "A. LOGAN, Pastor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
A Bas Soup, Says Osler.

From the Spokane Spokesman Review.
 Dr. Osler Is once more thrust into the limeight. Soup, declares this erudite iconoclast, is worse than lobster as dead ly as the rarebit. It Is the greatest cause of dyspepsia and nervous disorder known to man, he asserts, complacently, and refuses to admit he has overlooked even a contemplated visit from ones mother in-law, the failure of the fayorite to come under the wire first, or any of the other also-rans in the great Mis- fortune Handicap Vegetable soup, he continues, should be thrown into the gar bage pail, where 1t belongs" instead of being poured Into delicate stomaehs
 Here, certainly, Is ample cause for re- belion among the epicureans. Dr. Osler is timcrous, but hardly foolhardy enough to attack pie. It Is futile to argue that there Is soup and soup. The story of the old sea captain who, on their arrival in port ordered a hearty meal comes to mind The bowls of soup were half emptied before one of the old tars called a waiter What dye call this here stuff? |? he asked Soup was the laconic an swer. The captain looked at his half emptied bowl medtatevly, thwacked his thigh resoundingly and, turning to his companion, remarked: 'Wen by jinlls. Here we've been sailing on soup all our lives and never knew 1t
 Sometimes, however, soup may De made just a trife stronger. America has never erected a statue to man who discov- cred an oyster in the church-supper soup, for the occasion has never arisen Still the day may come when the discovery is made. Is Dr. Osler to stand between this man and his just reward? Is soup to be wiped off the bill of fare with one fell swoop of the hand and nothing sub stituted? Dr. Osler has made an Arnold von Winkelried breach in the menu. Will 1t survive the attack?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
QUESTION OF VALIDITY.
Court Will Decide on Indictments By
 Grand Jury.

San Francisco, July 27-Whether or not the indictments returned by the present grand jury are valid and whether that body has any legal existence since Feb ruary, 1907. were seriously questioned in a decision handed down by Judge Car roll Cook of the superior court yesterday afternoon and the supreme court of Cali fornia will within the next few days be asked to decide the matter
 The decision was the outcome of the A. ton of the attorneys for men under in- dictment in connection with the recent street riots appearing before Judge Cook and demurring to the indictment argu- ing that the present grand Jury has continued in service after a new panel had been drawn, the term of service of the old body expired. and that they were no longer part of the machinery of the court It was this question that Judge Cook passes up to the supreme court.
 Some of those under indictment who would be set free by favorable decision from the supreme court are:
 A. K. Detweired, T. " HalseN Louis Glass, Patrick Calhoun, William M. Ab- bolt, Thornwell Mulaly, Tirey l.. Ford, G. II. Umbsen, w. I. BrobeclS, Joseph E. Green, F. J. De Sabla, Jr, r. G. Drum and John Martin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
MEMPHIS SUFFERS
 FROM BIG FIRE
ONE FIREMAN IS KILLED BY A FALL AND OTHERS SERIOUSLY INJURED BY FALLING WALLS. LOSS VERY HEAVY.

Memphis. July 27.-The building occupied by the wholesale grocery firm of Oliver Finnie company in the heart of the whole sale business district, is on fire and prob ably will be totally destroyed The build ing is of five stories and recently built
 At 1;4o a. m. the fire. although still con- fined to the building in which 1t originally started an eleven-story brick strue- ture, used for coald storage and ware house, is apparently beyond control This building which was recently erected 1t a cost of $250, 900, will doubtless be gutted
 lt is reported that one fireman has been fatally and several others less seriously injured.
 2:3O q. m.--The eleven-story annex cold storage building in which the fire orig mated Is gutted and the fire spreading The main building of the Oliver Flnnie company and the building of Kingan & Co. are now burning.
 Fireman HislSay was killed by falling into a cellar, a depth of twenty feet. He was dead when found by other mem- bers of the department, who noted his absence. Several other members of the department sustained more or less se- rious injury.
 q. m.-The fire has spread to the main building occupied by the Oliver Finnie wholesale grocery company, a T. story structure, a four-story lodging house and the warehouse of the Cudahy Packing company, Behr & Cole Grocery company and the Memphis Paper com pany. The latter three buildings are of three and four stories.
 Bremen John Moore and Will Kelly were caught under a falling wall and bad ly injured. Curry, another fireman. was overcome by the heat. His condition is serious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
BABYLONlAN LETTERS.
The Tablets Show That Human Wants
 Do Not Vary Much.

From the London Saturday Review.
 All deductions made, however, these eplstolary records of the age of the Jew
 sh exile are well worth reading They serve to enforce the lesson that human life Is much the same at all times and Tn all places, provided it is led in a civilized community Human wants and even the expression of them do not vary much.
 The letters, like all others in the cunei- form script, were written on clay tab lets which were enclosed In a clay enve- lope bearing the address There were al ready complaints that work was lnsufl- ciently paid A breweN for instance, writes to say that after l have made forty-one casks of one-year old beer, and twelve casks of old beer in four months in the cellar adjoining that of Rimut-Bau, one mana of silver is too little.' Another writer protests: "In the matter of the money which my father has sent, the money which has been paid for the dates is too little. Let my father speedily send two manas of silver in addition, or l shall gain nothing on the transaction.' The workngmen were frequently paid in kind; sometimes, however, a lump sum Of mo- ney was paid down, out of which the arti- san was expected to find his own I0od' One letter casts rather a lurtd light upon 
 employed. The writer states that a work man had gone blind, and that consequent ly his pay must be stopped and his place taken by some one else. Between the state of society reflected In this letter and the workmens compensation bill the distance is considerable In another letter we are told that a strike Is threatening, and for the very efficient but very Oriental req son that the worlImen had not received their pay "All the stonemasons, 1t IS said, have been uttering discomfort, say ing, He expresses us; none gives us our pay for the months Sivan or Tammuz. Let my lord command that they be paid, for they are growing very threatening.
 Ladies, as might be supposed, appear among the correspondents One of them was a careful housewife, who impresses upon her husband to put the meat which has been sent you into salt; but if you are not ready to do so, give 1t to Nazir after the ninth day. Another is equally char acteristic. Why, pray, am l and my daughters to pass the time thirsting for q letter from you? Now gather your wits together and then, by Samas, observe! Why, pray has Bei-uballit taken away all my dates? When I spoke to Bel-upahhir about it he answered, See, your dates be- long to Bel-uballit,' but Bei-uballit has not given me back a single one. When told them the dates were our own produce they said to me, Get you gone and speak to the son of Dukuru about it. When 1 spoke to them a second time they said Go away and call on the gods. v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
Mushroom Breaks Asphalt Wall.

From the Indianapolis News.
 illustration of the wonderful strength of growing vegetable matter is afforded in a forceful manner by mushroom brought to the office of the News by T. J. Trusler The mushroom, which is of the edible kind, grew under the asphalt pavement of the Middle Drive. It's strength in growing was sufficient to bulge up the pavement for a radius of more than two inches and finally to break off the hump of asphalt.
 Imbedded like a cap in the center of the mass of asphalt is the pileus of the mushroom. This Is perfectly formed. The stlpe or stem Is slender and only slightly bent The circular piece of asphalt dis placed is about four inches in diamater and about an inch and a half thick. The surface Is filled with seams and cracks, showing that the asphalt gave way slow ly under the gradually increasing pressure of the mushroom beneath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
VICTORY FUR THE
 UNITED STATES Proposition at The Hague Meets With Favor
TWO IMPORTANT MATTERS
Permanent Court at The Hague and General Arbitration Are Subjects Proposed by General Porter
 and May Be Adopted.

The Hague, July 27-At the session to- day of the committee on maritime war fare, Count Tornlell who presided, an nounced the intention of Great Britain 10 submit to the peace conference the Anglo-American treaty signed in Wash ington, May 8. 1871. regarding tho treat ment of belligerent ships in neutral ports and waters Tn the hope that the other powers would adhere to the agreement.
 The committee before which collection of public and private debts have been discussed was In session today and voted for the American proposal in the premises, which provides for the concluding of an agreement in which there shall be intro duced some limitations" in tho nse of force for the collection of contractual public and ordinary debts
 Thirty-seven delegates voted in the af frmative some, however, making reserva- tions. There was no negative vote. Seven delegates were absent.
 General Horace Porter brought the dis cussion to a close by advocating an i'm mediate vote and at the conclusion Of his address he answered several questions on the American proposition put to him by the delegates.
 The vote on the American proposition is of greater import than at first appears Apart from the actual vote the disausslou that preceded 1t led to most interesting declarations In favor of a permanent court at The Hague and of general arbitration both of which are also American propo- sitions. If all these are adopted, 1t would be a great victory for the United States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
MIR. BRYAN AND THE SOUTH.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
 At the present time a prevailing com fortable lethargy dominates political feel ing in this section. Good humor is so widespread that few southern men are disposed to denounce anybody or to give way to excitement about any issue. The old feeling that no southern man can be named still represses enthusiasm in the mass of voters. Why should they bother their heads about a Nebraskan or a New Yorker or a man of Minnesota? If the republicans name no worse than Me Kinley. who was gentle in his forbearance toward the south, who did not fill the postoffice with blacks or busy himself to contrive means to complicate the negro annoyances. why inconvenience them selves to interfere with the plans of Till man. Simmons, Hoke Smith, Vardaman Beckham and Jeffres Davis. now be- come professionals, and who appear to find some amusement and profit in fed eral politics? At the worst. their choice can only be fedeater by a Taft, and this man Taft seems not to be a bad fellow altogether. Such. we fancy. is not far from a correct diagnosis of the general sentiment.
 On the other side of the picture, though MT Bryan has no shouting hosts behind him, he has gained personal friends and admirers in the south. Men who were utNtT DhDulSlS nave lttlllVh to hApW him and believe in him as an incorrupti- be patriot and honest man. whose nflu- ence has been for the improvenient of the moral tone of American politics These men are ready to follow Bryan again. in spite of his vagaries and vision ary departures for he is an idealist and 60 are they Still others agree In the es- innate of MT Bryan's high personal character but see in him not less on that account danger for the south They are confident that his glittering general tiles will never elect president and they wish no doctrinaire in the White House. They are not sure that MT. Bryan can understand the negro problem as the south understands 1t. or that he Is as safe to trust In handling 1t. remembering his radical notions about railroad owner shin. as would he even republican of balanced mind ~oh habits ot observation. Tho south Is stiT resolved to vote the democratic ticket. but it is not so afraid of the republican pa~tv as 1t once was
 The south may vote for Bryan. It may drift into the convention and vote for Bryan because Bryan has been adver- tised and because 1t believes that he is not a knave. and because the sonth loves an attractive orator: but his policies do not commend themselves to the south. not even to the practical politicians. and he can arouse no hearty spirit of hope fitness for his election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
TWO REPUBLICS
 ON BRINK OF WAR
REPORTS FROM OFFICERS AND PASSENGERS OF STEAMER DE- CLARE THAT NICARAGUA AND SALVADOR WILL SOON FIGHT.

San Francisco, July 2.-From the off, cers and passengers of the steamer City of Panama, which arrived from Ancon yesterday, comes the information that when the steamer left Acajutla three weeks ago the republics of Nicaragua anu Salvador were on the brink of war. Pres ldent zelaya of Nicaragua had just given orders for the gunboats Omatumba, An gelae and the Eleventh of July to pro- ceed from Corinto to Acajutla in Salva- dor, and after bombarding that port to land marines to join his army in an at tack upon Sal Salvador city.
 President zelaya refused to restore the Salvador commandent sboat, which had been seized and 1t is still being kept at Corinto The refusal to return this boat to Salvador is one of the causes of the renewal of hostilities.
 The United States armed cruisers Mill waukee and the gunboat Yorktown were both in the harbor at Aeajutla looking after American interests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
Doping a Race Horse.
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun
 No one Is likely to be caught in ;he act of doping q horse" said a prominent veterinarian the other day, because the dose given is so small that it can be ad- ministered under the very eyes of the of hcials, with little. if any danger of de- lection, and besides 1t is given so long before the race that the horses are not then likely to be under surveillance. If a horse Is to race at 3 o'clock he gets a two-grain powder on his tongue in dark ened stall at 1 o'clock. The drug takes effect in about thirty minutes, and the an fmal breaks out into a sweat He is rubbed down, cooled out and done up as 1T he had come in from morning work Every effort Is made to keep him quiet until post time, but he very often breaks out again, and is again cooled out. The doped horse never takes any warming up work, and this fact affords the best means I know of for finding him out. He Is moved slowly to the starting point, great care being taken to prevent him from becoming excited until the flag i1 dropped. Then kick and a dig do the work, and in an instant the full force of to run the race of his life.
 After the race an antidote is usually given. but It is sometimes well along in the night before the excited horse re- gains his normal condition. The strain on the nervous system Is terrific. For this reason dope horses have short ca reers, as a rule, and are of little value for breeding purposes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-28
OFFICERS AND MEN
 CONGRATULATED
ADMIRAL BRoWNsoN AND PREsI- DENT ROOSEVELT EXCHANGE LETTERS ON CONDUCT OF BAT TLESHlP GEORGIA.

Oyster Bay July 27.-In reply to a let ter from Admiral Brownson, relative to the Georgia disaster. President Roose- welt has taken occasion to congratulate Admiral Thomas and the officers end crew of the Georgia on the way the ship went back to her work
 The presidents letter together with extracts from that of Admiral Brown son were made public today. An extract from the letter of tho admiral to the president is as follows:
 ''The Georgia accident was most de- plorable but there are bright spots con- nected with It as has been the case with all of the turret accidents I refer to the splendid spirit and courage that has been shown by our men in every case
 You will doubtless recall the incidents or todays in the MissourPs accident, where lying close alongside of the latter after seeing that the men taken from the turrets dead and dying and sending her own naval officers to render ass,--anca She went on the line and beat within the world record. You doubtless know that the Georgia immediately after landing her wounded returned to the target range, arriving there about l o'clock the same evening and early the next morning was again on the firing line to finish up her practice. Admiral Thomas' actions in sending the ship back to her work without moments delay was highly commenda- ble. In conversation with him in New port l gathered that the work done by the Georgia's crew after the accident was excellent. Mir Newberry, the acting secretary told me this morning that one Of the slx-inch guns nearly tied the worlds record
 President Roosevelt replied to Admiral Brownson as follows
 Oyster Bay, July 28
 My Dear Admiral: Many thanks for your letter. l would like through you to congratulate Admiral Thomas and es- pecially the officers and cRew of the Georgia upon the way in which without moments delay, the slSp went back to her work. The whole navy Is to be con graduated at the spirit shown by the officers and enlisted men on board the Georgia in this instance and on board the Missouri and the Texas in the other instances to which you refer.
 Sincerely yours
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT"