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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-05
blame placed on Telegraph Operator

Blame Placed Oh Telegraph Operator.
General Superintendent W. s. Tins
man and Division Superintendent G. w.
Rourke, Of the Rock Island Railroad,
ye,terday in Topeka, Kan, pl'ced re
spongibIlily OF the wreck al N.lland,
where moro than 30 reIs1ns were Killed,
on John Iynes. telegraph operator at
YOllsnd, where the trains we're to hs7e
passed. Mr.. Tiusmau exhibited an APP
plicsiiOn for 3 position which lynes had
filed with the Santa fe road on Deem
Der y ~ which Lynes stated tina, he
was % years old. Mr.. T'usman said
tba, in his application for position
with the r ok l-l,nd Lynes also gave
his age at %. 10 Lynes' sworn state
meDt since the wreck he gives his age as
Is years. Lynes is still in custody
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-05
Twenty Year Battle

81 was loser In twsnty.year LATHE with
chronic piles and malignant sores. until
tried Bucklen's rnics Salye;which turned the
tide. bycuring both. till not trace remains.
writes a: n. Bruce, of Farmville, Va Best
for old Ulcers, Cuts, Burns and Wounds. 25c
at Z. 8 LeadbeateE & Sons, druggists.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-05

EY DIRECTION Of the President, Sec
re,ary Hitchcock yesterday issued an
order to Commissioner Richards Of the
General land cnice TO at orce notify all
special agents and receivers aud registers
Of local land Cilices that the act OF Feb
raary ., 1885, ioT the summary destruc-
ton Of Illegal Enclosures and distractions
existing on public lands will be rigidlg
calorced after April }, 1907 This Or
der means that all the fences incIosiog
public lands in violation of law must be
removed before April /. If they are
not taxed down by that time they will be
torn down by representatives OF the gov
eminent. Two or three years ago Pres
dent Roosevelt sent Col. j. s Mosby, Of
this State. out to the northwest TO en-
force the self same law, but when tho
Colonel commenced TO carry out the
iresld+Hl lHH'iuNti"h he war H"u'e"'y
recalled aud sent to Alabama The
iesson was that the land grab5ers Of the
northeast threatened the President that
If he did not recall Col. Mosby the north
western States would 60 against him at
abe next election. Col Mostly was al
once recalled. II it is really intended that
the Law shall be enforced Col. Mosty is
the man To enforce il.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-05

zoe @. 2. TEA and l6e freshly roasted COP
FEE arc exceptionally good sos ptices a.
j. G. AII.bURH.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-05

THE FiE-FLUNG lines Of Hartman
wege pat under investigation before the
Interstate Commerce Commission in
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-05

FLORIDA ORANGES and MALAGA
I. G. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-05

Their Equal Would Sell at $500 and s. 90.
We had our Cloth Expert to appraise the
material. he says it would sell over the
country at zoe to soc yard. Very coed.
Now, It requires 81 to 4 yard to make one,
the total being more than We ask you fol tho
finished skirt, and they ore better than We
have offered heretofore at this annull eyenf.
Better Cloth. Better Styles. Better Made.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09
JUSTICE TO THE ITALIANS.

Antonio yucca strongly protests
against CHASING all South Italians and
especially Sicilians, as more than usually
predisposed to crime. and gives an in
genious explanation in which he illus
trates the processes of the police and
justice in that country. He says:
In justice to the Sicilian colony must
say that altho larger than any other
colony, it is for the most part composed
Of Industrious, honest and law-abiding
citizens The so-called Malta exists only
in a small number of immigrants of the
worst class, who; after having served
terms in the Italian penitentiaries feel
themselves unsafe to remain in Italy,
and. Guiding the vigilance of the immi-
grafton authorities, land in this coun-
try, where, owing to freedom and per-
sonal liberty, such criminals easily work
to the detriment of the larger number
and good class of such colony. In Italy
such criminals once in the clutches Of
the law are never left alone. They are
under the constant watch of the police,
who are after them day and night; their
homes are watched, and they are not
allowed to go out after certain hour.
If a policeman, who has the authority
to ask admittance to the houses of such
criminals at any hour after sunset until
sunrise, should find the criminal not at
home, that man would be arrested on
sight and again prosecuted. This is the
reason why such men leave Italy for
America, where they know they will not
be bothered by the police.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09
DEATH OF LIZABETH TURNER.

Not the death of a Commander-in-
Cher even will bring more sorrow to
the hearts all over the country than
that of Mrs. Lizabeth Turner, who died
at Andersonville, April rs, while en-
gagged in the performance of her work
there. For 40 years Mrs. Turner was
actively, enegetically and most ably con-
nected with the Grand Army of the Re-
public, and every one of those 40 years
has brought forth an unusual volume
Of good work for the benefit of the Or
der and the veterans and their depend
ent ones. 1t is hard to say what was
the predominant factor in "Lizabeth's
ability, unfailing sweetness and genial
ity or earnestness in the cause which
she loved. She came of the best old
fighting stock of the wars of the coun-
try; was a widow when the rebellion
broke out, but devoted herself heart and
soul to the cause of the Union and after
ward to that of the men who had saved
the Union. She was among the found
ers Of the Woman's Relief Corps, and
nobody in that noble organization did
more than she to win for it the proud
position it occupies as the first and best
Of women's organizations in the world.
Many years ago she took up the work
of beautifying and preserving the site of
the prison pen at Andersonville, which
came to the w. r. c. as a present from
the Department Of Georgia, G. A. r.,
and devoted herself to that work with
her phenomenal energy and practical
ability. The very much that has been
done to appropriately mark Anderson
vile and preserve its features is to a
large extent her work, and she spared
no sacrifices of herself OF her time in it..
She will be mourned from one end of
the land to the other.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09
Henri watterson is one of the mo

Henri Watterson is one of the most
fascinating political prophets. We dc
not recall any of his prophecies thai
came true, but he is none the less fasci-
mating for all that. He makes. his pro-
phecies In such pleasant, forceful Eng.
fish, he gives SO many lively reasons
that at least sound as if they might be
good, that one likes to hear him pro-
phesy. He says that months ago he
picked out Gov. Hughes for the nomi-
nee, and
81 met Governor (then Mr.) Hughes
Familiarity in Providence during the 1906
commencement of Brown University
He impressed me as a fine type of the
New England American in the prime OF
his powers, unaffected and sturdy, with
a charming twinkle of dry humor. AT
the time 1 said to him:
'"When you get to Albany give your
days and nights to close study of the
career of Samuel j. Tilden. because sou
will stand in precisely the relation to
the Presidential nomination of 1905 on
stood on the Democratic side in 1915
The issue which made Tilden the Dem
ocratic Governor made him the Demo-
cratic Presidential nominee. The issue
which is going to make you a Repu bill
can Governor will make you the Repub-
lican nominee for President. They will
no more want you for President than
they now want you for Governor. But
they'll have to take you. The issue of
the time and the situation OF the party
will force them"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09
PRAISE FOR THE NATIONAL TRID-


In Ge2eral Orders. No. IS. Depart
ment Commander P. H. Coney. of Kan
sas says:
ington, ID. c., is now entering upon its
10th year of continuous and effective
service for the veterans of the war of
the rebellion and their widows and or
phans. 1t has signally helped in secur-
ing every measure of justice to them
which now appears upon the statute
books of the United States. and deserves
the appreciation and gratitude of the
veterans and their relatives everywhere
for its faithful and interchangeable ser
vice. Besides this, it is the only paper
in the country devoted to the history
of the war and to educating the public
mind to an appreciation of the services
and sacrifices of those who saved the
Nations existence in its most critical
period. Wherever it is taken and read
it makes friends for the Union soldier.
Therefore, every effort should be made
to increase its circulation and enlarge
the circle of its readers. In addition to
all this. The National Tribune has the
fullest, the clearest, the most unbiased
and interesting presentation of the news
at the National Capital of any paper in
the country. 1t devotes itself to pre-
sensations of men and things at Wash
ington by the ablest and best-informed
writers in the country, and it confident
ly claims to have no rival in the quality
and reliability of its information as to
what is happening and proposed to hap
pen in the National Capital Every one
should take it, to be correctly informed
on this exceedingly interesting point.
The comrades are urged to form clubs,
and subscribe for this devoted frie nd
and champion of our comrades and de-
pendents at the citadel of our Nation.
1t is our watch sentinel and deserves
our support.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09
THE STATUE OF GEN. MCCLELLAN

Last week saw a superb statue to
Major-Gen. George B. Mcclellan I'M
vailed with appropriate ceremonies in
the city of Washington in the presence
of the President of the United States,
all the high officials and the Diplo-
matte Corps and of a large throng of
veterans representing all the armies of
the Union.
Whatever just criticism may be made
as to General Mcclellan it must be
admitted that he had one great quality
of leadership. He impressed himself
most powerfully upon the men whom
he commanded and his name was from
the first something to conjure with
among the men who formed that mag
nificent body of fighting men, the Army
of the Potomac. 1t cannot be taken
away from General Mcclellan that he
organized the Army of the Potomac
into the finest fighting machine that
the world had ever seen; that he
cared for it and provided for it with
the highest ability, and that he every
where impressed upon its members the
fact that he was deeply concerned as
to its every interest, watchful of every
man and organization and untiring in
his efforts in lis behalf. He took the
discouraged and detected regiments
after the disaster of Bull Run, organ
lied them into Brigades, Divisions and
Corps, selected Commanders judi
ciousIy, infused into them organization,
hope, pride and confidence. and made
of them really an army. This was
never forgotten by them, and in spite
of his ill-success in bringing to them
the complete triumph which they had
sanguinely hoped for, he retained a
high place in their affection and conf
dence and to the last they sanguinely
hoped that he would lead them to
complete victory. For this he deserves
the monument which has been erected
to him and which will be a perpetual
remembrance of his success as an Or
ganizer and the inspiration that he in
fused into those whom he COM
manded.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

unwise and experimental tinkering
with the Army organizations has been
sadly destructive of all esprit de corps.
How ill-advised most of these changes
have been is shown by the constant
and very provoking tendency to go
back in few years to something
which has been hastily and wrongfully
abandoned a few years before.
The thing ought to stop abruptly
and decisively by making every effort
to restore historical organizations, give
them a just pride in their history and
continue them substantially according
to the original organizations. This will
not be in any manner obstructive of
progress and it will be an immense
gain in the cultivation of a proper
spirit of pride in every soldier in the
organization in which he serves.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

The actress Mabelle Gilman, who is
supposed to be responsible for the do
nestle unhappiness of Mrs. William Co
rey and the cause of her divorce from
her husband, the wealthy steel man,
has returned to this country with Is
trunks filled with the trousseau for the
much talked of wedding. 1t is said
that one of Miss Ciilman's dresses
alone cost $4,000, and is a creation of
Worth's. The former star of "The
Belle of New York." ETC., has stated
that she will wed MIR. Corey on May 13,
in New York City, and Mr. Corey mas
admitted that this is a fact Mr.. j. B.
Corey, the wealthy old bank president
and coal king, who is an uncle of the
prospective bridegroom and who
gave the latter his first start in life,
is reported to have shed tears when he
heard that the actress was really in
this country and the wedding an
doubtedIy on. He predicts all sorts Of
trouble for his nephew as result Of
the marriage. But when have tears. or
threats, or the most dismal forebod-
ings of evil ever moved a man who had
made up his mind to marry a woman?
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09
BLACKFOOT INDIAN RESERVATION

Congress recently authorized The
| survey and sale of lands in the Black
foot Indian Reservation. This reser
walton contains over one million and q
half acres, and embraces the north
western portion of the State of Mon
tana. 1t lies along the eastern slope OF
the Continental Divide and embraces
the source of the great Milk River. 1t
is partly wooded and is interspcrsed
with lakes and streams, and in its
western portion is rugged and pictur-
esque. 1t is traversed by the Great
Northern Railway.
The surveying and subdivision of
these lands will require the establish
ment of over 5000 miles of public land
lines and will employ a large number
of expert surveyors. probably SO or
more working simultaneously through
out the ensuing summer.
Upon the recommendation of Com
missioner Ballinger of the General
Land Office the Secretary of the Inte-
rior has directed that the survey be
made by experienced engineers de-
tailed from the Geological Survey to
srvice in the General Land Office.
1t is thought possible to prosecute Il
contour survey of this reservation at
the same time the sectional subdivisions
are being made, which will, to a great
extent, facilitate the work of classical
tion, appraisement, irrigation and al
lotment to the Indians required by the
statute. The surveys may not be COM
pleted before the Summer of 1908, and
the allotments to the Indians will be
made after the lands have been sur
veyed. Since these allotments must
be made by agents in the field, it is
probable tn at the work of making
them will consume another Summer.
The lands remaining unallotted must
then be classified and the non-mineral
lands appraised by a commission of
three persons appointed by the Persi-
dent.
The lands will be classified as agri-
cultural lands of the first class, agri-
Suiluidi fdHu7 VI tiic SeSoiu SidoS,
grazing lands, timber lands, and min
eral lands. After the lands have been
classified and appraised they will be-
come subject to disposal under the
general provisions of the homestead,
mineral and town site laws at not less
than their appraised value. but the
lands classified as timber lands must
be sold to the highest bidder al not
$500 per acre,
Such portion of these lands as may
be found under practicable irrigation
projects may be reserved and disposed
of under. the provisions of the Recla-
nation Act and a preferrd right to use
available, water as for irrigation pur-
poses is reserved by the Statute to the
Indians and others.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09
PROHIBITION IN OKLAHOMA.

The Prohibitionists won decided
victory in the Oklahoma Constitutional
Convention.
The section required by the enabling
act {of Congress), providing prohibition
in the Indian Territory for at least 21
years, was adopted as a section of the
Constitution.
The manufacturing, selling, giving
sale or the conveying of liquor into the
Territory is made punishable by a fine
of not less than $50 and Imprisonment
of not less than 80 days.
The Legislature may provide for es.
tablishing disEensaries in Incorporated
towns of 1000 inhabitants or more 70,
the sale of liquors for medical purposes
or for industrial purposes, the alcohol
to be denatured by some process ap.
proved by the United States Commits.
sioner Of Internal Revenue. The liquor
may also be sold to scientific institu.
lions, universities and colleges.
Apothecaries may purchase liquol
after making bond to the amount o.
800 as guarantee that they will MOI
dispose Of the liquors except in com.
pounding prescriptions. No sale can bt
made except upon the sworn statement
Of the applicant in writing setting fortf
the purpose for which the liquor is t.
be used. Each sale must be registered
! physicians who prescribe liquor un.
lawfully may be punished by 5000 fin,
or 80 days imprisonment.
The manager of any agency who
wrongfully sells liquor shall be pun.
ished by Imprisonment for year and
a day.
Upon the admission Of Oklahoma in.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

Apropos Of the present remarkable
statistics show that the total export Of
our domestic products to foreign parts
amounts to 21.00o,000 tons. which is,
after all. less than passes thru the De-
troit River In the eight months that 1t
Is open to traffic. The amount carried
on the Hudson River is greater even
than this. and the Monongahele, Of
which only small number Of people
have ever heard, carries nearly one
third as much tonnage SIS we send
freight by railway in this country is
1922 per ton per mile, while it is only
$.135 on the Great Lakes and little
more on the canals. Boats carrying
300 tons 90 from Duluth to Buffalo in
three and half days at a cost Of 1920
q day, or $.015 per ton per mile. On
our $4,000 miles of navigable rivers we
are carrying more than all Europe on
her $4,000 miles of waterways Of yari-
Gus types. What swells this most Is the
coal trade from Pittsburg to New Or.
leans. where steamboat will take a
tow of 80 barges. carrying 100000 bush
els Of coal. and make the trip In Is
days. To deliver this amount would
take 100 fiat trains Of 1e cars each, and
they would have to work nearly all
Summer. The river is said to save in
freight on each cargo &160.QaQ1
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

The Pennsylvania Legislature has
past bill increasing the pay of men,
bers to s1,525 year. The pay has been
s1,500 for each biennial session. 1t
would not seem that S1,525 a year is
much compensation for the right kind
of a Representative or Senator for a
great, rich State like Pennsylvania.
There are certainly interests great
enough and important enough in that
magnificent Commonwealth to demand
that they be safeguarded by at least
$1,500-a-year men in the law-making
body. Now it is up to the voters of
Pennsylvania to see that they send to
the Legislature men who are worth at
least $1,000 a year to the State.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

Department Commander P. H. Coney
of Kansas, does not propose to allow the
soldiers preference law, which he go,
thru the Legislature last Winter, to be.
come a dead letter by any means. He
and his Judge Advocate, Comrade T. H
Greshem, have been to Wichita, Kan.
to investigate the course of Mayor
Graham in declining to appoint veteran.
to office. Mayor Graham says that he
has not refused, but, ON the other hand
has already appointed one veteran as
Weighmaster and another Sanitary OF.
ficer, and is considering the applications
of others.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

Cuban law has one curious feature
which, however, follows the general
practice in Latin countries. When
ever a fire occurs in a town the police
at once arrest the owner of the prop
erty, and hold him till he can prove
his innocence. This seems harsh, but
it has basis of reason. Most fires re-
suit from negligence, running all the
way to criminal and man on whose
premises a fire occurs which may in
fiict severe loss upon his neighbors de-
serves to be held to strict account. We
should have far fewer fires in this
country if this practice were followed
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09
THE STANDARD OIL COMPANY'S
SIDE,

There are two sides to every question
and the Standard Oil Company makes
an apparently fair defense against the
charges upon which it was recently
convicted in Chicago. The special of
Tense upon which the jury found the
company guilty on 1,463 counts was
that of having secured rebates on oil
shipt from Whiting, Ind, to East St
Louis. The Standard Oil Company says
that there was much competition in the
business of transporting the oil between
those two points, and the Chicago
Alton asked for part of the business
Offering transportation at the prevailing
rates of SIX cents a hundred. The Offer
1t appeared. however. that the Chicago
6 Alton was recognized road, and
that it's predecessor had published Is
cents hundred as the oil rate. This
rate had gone into desuetude, but Its
formal reyokation and necessary pub
LEGATION had 9been overlooked by the
new company's managers. 1t was upon
this technicaiity that the company was
convicted and rendered liable to fines
aggregating 82s.2sO.0Oe. The STANDARD
Oil Company protests that this Is mere
technicality, without justice or reason;
that no other manufacturer was ship
ping oil between these two points, and
consequently no injustice could have
been done him. Therefore, there was
no motive for violating the law. II
this be true, as stated, it would seem
that the onus should rather be upon
the Chicago & Alton Railrosd than upon
the company, since it was the roads
fault that the publication of the rate
had not been made.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

Gov. Hughes continues to manifest
himself to the approval of the people
OF New York. James Gallagher, Will
liam Syphert and Albert Harrig, three
wealthy men, who have been stealing
very literally Of the State timber in the
Adirondacks.. have fallen under the pen
atty Of the law. and are now trying to
escape justice. They have an infiuen-
fial coterie working for them, and re-
Gently sent their friends to the Forest
Commissioner with an offer of $4,000
II the cases against them were dis
missed. The Forest Commissioner re-
ferred the matter to the Governor, who
decisiveiy negatived the proposal, and
ordered the proceedings to be continued
even to criminal prosecution, which, Il
successful, Will land the thieves in jail.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-09

The wholesale liquor dealers are
moving in force upon the President t.
secure a modification of the rule thai
the only whisky is that made by the
old process. They claim that thei,
compounds or blends" have by
usage and popular acceptance become
just a smuch whisky as any other
There is very much in what they say
Fully 95 per cent. of the liquor DRUM
in this country is made of Peoria alco.
hol, and that is what substantially
every man expects to get when he call:
for whisky" Only very small pro-
portion of drinkers know or care very
much whether the stuff they get i!
"whisky' in the view of the Depart.
ment of Agriculture or not.