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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-24

u. There VIII - . regular
>fsck meeting Of Hiauatha lodge.
49, Nc. -. 4 .. o. y. on Thur.
aay evening. De. e, a. : O'Clock. The
third dss7ce wfil y c0alefrcd. and the
eisetion II ofeeers uili occur At this
meeting. ". Z. Beck, Noble Grand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-24

AlshoarA defeated. Mayor Fitzgerald 81
Ilasian. l. n0s going on uks a whipped
eur. FAR from that, be aets Ake .
winner
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-24

sixteen pianolas "a hoard ship eaes
q prove that ne Americas aeet Is on|
. peaceful beat,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-12-24

Roller skating Il optrs house bal,
THURSDAY evening. December "a Z ;.
spencer, manager.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-30

Mr.. KehOe, who is known to be an as
pirant for Congressional honors
from the first Congressional District.
now represented by General Lamar,
puts himself unqualifiedly on record
as favoring federal and state control
of railways.
The House passed the bill of Mr..
Harvelle. of Santa Rosa, appropriate
ing twenty-five hundred dollars a
year to pay travelling expenses of
teachers to the summer training
schools. A number of new bills were
introduced, including one by Mr.
Reese of Escambia prohibiting cleo
ton bets, and one by Mr.. Decker of
Hillsborough, providing a new char
ter for the town of Clearwater.
Beginning today the House will
hold two sessions daily; from 10 a.
m. to 1 p. m, and from p. m. to 5
p. m, making a total of five hours,
or one more than at present.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-30
MILLS is KILLED BY YOUNG
BERNARD BROCK LAST
NIGHT
PARTIES ARE WELL KNOWN
Mills Is Said to Have Struck Mrs.
Brock When the Son Got Shot
gun and Fired

Jacksonville, April S0.-Fred w.
Mills was shot and instantly killed at
his home in South Jacksonville, about
8 o'clock last night by his brother
in-law, Bernard G. Brock, Jr., a lad
of II years, who committed the deed
in protecting his mother from vio-
lence at the hands of Mills.
The tragedy was indeed a sad one
and has marred the blissful happi-
ness of one of the best known and
most highly respected families of
South Jacksonville.
Fred w. Mills married Mrs. Bern
ard G. Brooks daughter and for four
years or more they have lived happily
together in their humble home. At
present Mr.. Brock is out of the city
and the boy, Bernard Brock, was his
mothers sole protector.
Mills and his wife had been over
in Dixieland park mingling with the
jolly crowd and enjoying themselves
in a quiet manner. During their stay
in the park the husband and wife had
some disagreement and went home.
By those who saw the tragedy it is
alleged that Mills commenced to
quarrel as soon as he entered the
house, Mrs. Brock and her son come
down stairs, and as soon as they
reached the hallway Mills stopped
Mrs. Brock, and after few hot words
struck at her, knocking the lighted
lamp from her hands to the floor,
splitting the oil in all directions and
shattering the shade.
Bernard Brock was standing near
by, and the true love for his mother
caused terror and madness to rush
through his veins. Quickly, and
possibly without knowing what he
was doing, he picked up a double
barreled shot gun from the corner of
the room, placed the muzzle against
Mills left side and pulled the trigger.
The gun was oaded with bird shot
and all took effect, entering Mills alb
domen and tearing the intestines into
shreds.
The report of the gun attracted
neighbors to the house and physicians
were hurriedly summoned to treat
Mills. He was dead in few minu-
ties, before the physicians arrived.
Immediately after the shooting
Bernard Brock left his home and
walked down the street, giving him
self over to a deputy sheriff, declar-
ing that he had killed Mills.
The boy was very nervous last
night and had nothing to say of his
act, only that he killed Mills in pro-
tecting his mother from harm.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-30
CHINESE OFFICERS.
Arrive In San Francisco En- Route to
the Exposition.

San Francisco, April 29.-The
steamship Siberia which arriver yes
terday from the Orient, had on board
a distinguished party of Chinese Of
ficers, who are 10 represent the I'M
perial army and navy of China at the
jamestown exposition. The party
consists of Lieut.. Liu Sung ChWang,
of the navy; Col. Ii Ting Hsin, Ma
jor Wang Yu and Capt. Wang Yen
Pin, of the army.
The party was met by Capt. A. w.
Brewster, L. S. A. who will escort
them across the continent
Admiral BrOwson, lately in charge
Of the Asiastic squadron, was also
passenger on the Siberia.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-30
DEVELOPMENT POLITICAL AS
THEY NOW APPEAR AT TALL
LAHASSEE
KfHOf Is AFTER LAMAR
Interesting Public Speeches Booked
for TomOrrOw-John Beard a
Candidate for L. s. Senator
Jacksonville Metropolis

Tallahassee, April s29.-Next We'd
nesday night Congressman w. B..
Lamar and the Hon. Walter H. Ke-
hoe, of Pensacola, States attorney for
that judicial district, are to speak in
Representative Hall, by invitation. 1t
is understood that the subject upon
which these two political headliners
are to discourse upon this momen-
tous occasion will be something
weighty and improving to the average
legislative mind, namely: Interstate
Commerce" with a big 'I.''
The fact that Walter Kehoe is an
avOwed aspirant for Mr.. Lamar's Con-
greSsional shoes lends additional in
terest to the occasion. One thing is
certain-it is much to be hoped that
neither of the orators will so much
as allude to the classic red hills of
Leon" for
The old red hills of Leon
Have been praised in many a paen:
But the last word in their favor
has been said;
So it's not at all required
that the public heart be fired;
For, like those hills, We really are
we'll read"
One of the most enjoyable social
events of the session was the pleas
ant little diner given by the Hon.
Peter o. Knight, of Tampa, at the
Leon last Friday. in honor of the
birthday of Mrs Fannie r. Lamb. the
owner of the hotel. Among the
guests was Gen. a w. Gilchrist, of
Punta Gorda, WaycrOss and else
where; and as Peter Knight has a
fine sense of hospitality and a mer-
curial spirit that always rises TO the
occasion, the affair was necessarily
all to the mustard" as Pat Murphy
would say.
/ Speaking OF Pat, in the course of
the evening he was prevailed upon by
the ladies to render a few choice
selections in the parlor, which he
proceeded to do in a voice which still
retains much of the pathos of the
Guild Sod.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-30
OPPOSE THE TWO-CENT FARE.
mittee Gives Reasons for Stand
Taken.

Max Krauss, of Savannah, chair
man of the railroad committee of the
Georgia T. P. A, spent Saturday in
Atlanta on his return from Rome,
where he has been attending the
State convention of that association.
Mr.. Krauss, when seen at the Pied
mount Hotel by a reporter of the At
lanta Constitution, talked interesting
ly of his reasons for opposing a two
cent fiat rate of passenger fare in
Georgia.
In his annual report to the Georgia
T. P. A, which was adopted by the
Rome meeting, he called attention to
to the fact that the railroad COM
mittee now has pending before the
Southeastern Passenger Association
an application for 1,000-mile book
at S25, which shall be interchange
able and good for any person who may
present it for passage, the same as
is at present issued by the Pennsy-
lvania and other Eastern systems,
also for a 2,000-mile book at $40,
which shall be interchangeable and
good only for the purchaser for a
period of one year from date.
These are the concessions which
the Travellers Protective Association
is now seeking" Mr.. Krauss said
and we will be content with these
Il do not feel that the time has
come yet for the establishment OF a
two-cent fiat rate. What We need
more. in my opinion, is good service
and if the railroads are made to re-
duce the rate to two cents, which
do not think they can now stand,
do not believe our service would be
satisfactory. Service is of primary
Importance to the travelling public.
have investigated the matter fully as
business man. and think the adop
! ton of the tWO-cent rate al this time
would be a mistake. The railroad:
are under far greater expense thaI
! they have ever been before Cross
ties cost three times as much as the!
did ten years ago, and everything i
I'D 20 to 60 per cent higher than i
! has ever been before AS a bushes:
man l believe that the fat two-cen
at this time would be a mistake
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-30
RURAL MAIL ROUTES.
Graded Salary Increase Goes Into
Effect July 1.

Washington, April 29.-Postmaster
General Meyer has approved the de-
tailed adjustment of salaries or rural
free delivery carriers as submitted by
Assistant Postmaster Gen. DeGraw
and the new schedules which will be-
come effective July /, next, will make
a graded increase in the compensa-
ton of carriers of from 9 to 25 per
cent, based upon the number of miles
traversed by carriers, as shown by
the records of the department. The
readjustment adopted, with the in
crease of upward of $4,000 600 made
in the appropriation by congress, will
involve an aggregate expenditure for
rural service during the next fiscal
year of nearly s35. 900.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-30
4 CHICAGO MURDER.
Three Men Attacked John Morris and
His Wife.

Chicago. April 30--Three people
attacked John Morris and his wife
with knives yesterday, leaving the
former dead. and the latter severely
wounded. Five men said to be mem-
bers of the ''SholtO street gang, -
have been arrested.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-30
GiIchrist Is interviewed.

Albert Gilchrist, who. left for Way
cross yesterday, was somewhat
amused. as well as annoyed, at an
absurd story that is going the rounds,
to the effect that he is willing to blow
in $4,000 or $4,000 on his prOpOs-
ed gubernatOrial campaign.
WHY" said the general, just be-
fore leaving the hotel Sunday, ''peo-
nile must think | have money to burn,
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-30
DANGEROUS CLDUDBURSTS.
Flood Portion of an Oklahoma City
Last Night.

Oklahoma City, Okla. April go
\ clOudburst over Capital Hill sub
urb, in this city. Sunday night, flood
ed that place. Seven persons are
missing, and are believed to be
drowned. The river bank is full and
it will be some time before it can be
determined, if any lives were lost.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-30
SNOW. SLEET AND RAIN.
Freezing Weather Prevailing From
Nebraska to Texas.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 30.-A
combination of snow, sleet and rain
was reported yesterday in this por-
ton of the Southwest with freezing
weather prevailing from Nebraska to
Texas.
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-30
No ERECT A STATE PENI-
rryTIARY IN THE
SENATE
COMMITTEE ATTORNEY
.-.,,ee to Investigate l. l. Board
. sor Authority to Employ Law
yer. but 1t Was Refused

..hasee Fla, April 30.-The
"a month of the Florida Legisla-
oneued with brief sessions OF
houses yesterday afternoon.
session of the senate was not
he'd by any event of great impor-
= Three bills were passed
nv Mr.. Massey, authorizing chair
of legislative committees to ad-
.,eter oaths; one by Mr.. Grill pro-
inc for the transfer to other coun-
tunds of surplus money in the fine
torfeiture funds of the various
mites arising from the lease of
yicts and one by Mr.. Humphreys,
rodaced the first part of the ses-
fixing the time for holding the
ms of Circuit Court in the Sixth
icial Circuit.
me special order of the day-Mr.
ms bill-relating to the compen-
ou of the State Chemist and AS
ant was passed to third reading;
he the bill by the same member
ridipg for the erection of State
kitentiary was passed informally.
ougst the new bills introduced
e one by Mr.. West of the 1st. reg
Ing expenditure of money in pri-
q elections, and requiring publ
on thereof; and one by Mr.. Baker
the 10th. appropriating fifteen
hdred dollars for the prosecution
he mandamus suit against the At
|ie Coast Line Railroad instituted
y time ago by Attorney General
b A resolution was adopted
ing the governor to communicate
he Senate a list of all the clerks
attaches of the capital, with a
enent of their duties and sala-
In the House.
sC. R. No. 81 by Mr.. Carter OF
fhua authorizing the committee
pinted to investigate the 1. /.
I'd was read the second time after
ing been twice passed informally,
was lost by a vote of 81 to rs.
AacWilliams of st. Johns chang
his vote before the result was an
peed, in order to move a reconsid-
1on this morning, a parliamenta-
haneuyer which seems very popu-
At this session. Mr.. Carter in
enting the request of the Com
ee stated they did not intend the
|nse to exceed $500 and were
hopeful of keeping it within
thousand dollars, but was unable
form the House as to who would
Fnployed If an attorney was au-
ned The opposition to the res.
ION was led by Mr.. Calkins, Mr..
Ehl OF Columbia, Mr.. Wilson. OF
lando, Mr.. Faulkner, of Taylor
Judge Carter was seconded in
saorts by Mr.. Knight. of Citrus
Daront, of st. Johns and Mr.
"hhams, of St. Johns. Mr.
''@na offered an amendment pro.
= mat no attorney should be
'0sed who is nor, has at any time
'e pas, been, connected with the
u which the Internal Improve.
ooard was Interested on eth.
'ae he subsequently withdrew
permission of the House. 1t i:
eHaent that the House is op
70 employing outside legal as
nee until it is known who the at
VIII be; If indeed it consent.
Aoriai was received by boil
IRON the woman's Club O
.''iie endorsing the recon-
-uons OF the Governor in regard
: Florida Reform School. ,
sss received from Hon. ]. Wal
sA'e' Of Pensacola, thankins
Tor their invitation to ad
men men tomorrow night will
:, william B. Lamar on the sub
e 'a'er-state commerce, but de
- same on account of his of
IS states Attorney of tn,
sa'eisI Circuit. In his lette
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-30

and am burning to get rid of it.
couldn't afford to spend any such
amount of the best years of my life
to the state, and then retiring from
Office that much Older and poorer
ne idea is simply preposterous."
Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1907-04-30
After MallOry's Seat.

1t is not generally known, but the
Hon. John S. Beard will in all proba-
bility soon announce himself as q
candidate for the United States SEN
ate, to succeed Mallory in 1909. He
has made an excellent record in the
State senate this session, and has al
ready taken high rank among the
members.
1t has generally been supposed that
Senator Park Trammell, of Polk, had
his youthful eye upon a seat in Con-
gress, but some of the political astrol-
ogers here have now framed it up
that the handsome young Senator
means to enter the race for the
United States senate, when the time
comes. If John Beard and Park
Trammell should both conclude to go
after Senator Mallory's scalp the
situation would certainly be what the
playballs describe as intensely ex-
citing and narrowing in the extreme I"
But the question is, who would be
likely to do the narrowing"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-11
ILLEGAL VOTER WILL
HAVE TO WORK YEAR

Huntington, May 11.-Illogal yo-
ters given round in criminal court
yesterday. Ford Rock. alias Four
Rocks, a Charleston negro. who came
here the night before the election.
pleaded guilty To his sins and was
sentenced TO year at hard labor.
Charley Stewart, alias the Alley
Cat, who was once resident OF
Huntington, but forfeited the same
when under the pressure OF stringent
circumstances he went to Baltimore
to drive mules. was given long
and strenuous trial, resulting I'm a
hung jury.
Homer Curry was found guilty
Wednesday OF grand larceny. to-
sether with several other small Of
lenses, and was sentenced to five
years In the penitentiary by Judge
Taylor yesterday morning.
1t is great pity that "A few OF tho
Illegal voters that come TO BIuefiela
could not get Justice meted out to
them.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-11
HARTMAN
SCORES RAILS
SAYS HE WILL ENTER CLAIM
FOR BAD MATERIAL.

New York, May 11.-E. III. Har-
riman yesterday INDUCED in rather
severe criticism OF the quality OF rails
which the great steel manufacturing
corporations have been delivering to
the Union and Southern Pacific sys
TENS. At board meetings of the two
roads Mr. Hartman enumerated a
list or rails broken during one
month. He ennounced his intention
of entering claims for damages
against the companies that had sold
the defective material.
When the charges made by Mr.
Hartman were brought TO the atten
ton OF Il II. Gary. chairman OF the
United states Steel Corporation. the
largest makers of steel rails I'm the
country, the defense was made that
the rails We're manufactured accord
Ing to the epress specifications of
the engineers OF the railway com
panies. under direct supervision OF
inspectors OF the railroads, who test
ed the rails before delivery.
After this defense Judge Gary an
nounced that the rails demanded and
obtained by the great railroads or
the country were too light for the
size OF the heavy equipment and
high rate OF speed now IN practice.
I'm my judgement" he said. "to
meet the demands from the heavier
equipment now employed by the
leading railroads a rail Weighing 40
pounds TO the ward, or a 1lO-pound
rail should be the standard heavy
rail. Instead OF the so and 90 pound
rails now I'm use"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-11
SOCIETY LADY OF
PARGERSBURG LEAVES HER
HUSBAND AND FILES DI-
VORCE SUIT.

Parkcrsburg, W. Va, May 10
The social set OF Parkersburg was
given genuine surprise yesterday
when IL became known that Mrs.
Vera Depue, wife Of Or. H. B. De-
pue, one Of the best known physi-
clans Of the city, had entered suit
for absolute divorce against her
husband, alleging in her bill cruelty
and uncomfortable temper. The di-
'orce proceedings were filed late
yesterday by Judge J. w Mcclure.
Mrs Depucs attorney According
TO the statements OF those who are
in a position to know, all has not
been well at the Depue home for
some time, though both DR.. and Mrs
Depue had been appearing in So
ciety even more than usual.
Dr. Depue returned last evening
from Elizabeth, writ county. where
he had been as witness I'm the
Leedsome murder case. on his ar
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-11
THE UNWRITTEN LAW.

Judge Loving, OF Virginia. heard
that a neighbor, young Estes, a
brother-in law of the Governor Of
the state, had taken his daughter
out driving, and that she had re-
turned unconscious. In rage he
sought the young man, and. without
giving him chance to explain. shot
him dead. He was a young man of
good character, and had taken the
young woman out driving at the
request OF another young woman
whom she was visiting. The alleged
victim says that she was i'm no way
mistreated and that the conduct of
young Estes was that OF gentle
man. Judge Loving remains at home
In an almost crazcd" state. Never
again will peace and happiness abide
with him. The man he killed is the
more fortunatct OF the two.
The Macon Telegraph says: "The
unwritten law has reached Macon
In the broad light OF day. on one of
our principal streets, one citizen
walked into the place OF business of
another and emptied the Gve cham
bcrs Of n revolver into the body Of
the proprietor. Stepping TO the street
he turned his smoking pistol over
TO n policeman, asking to bo ar
rested, as ne had shot a man The
citizen who did the shooting later
said the other had ruined his sister
and taunted him about II as he
passed his place Of business The
man who was shot, being Informed
that the end OF his life was at hand.
declared with his dying breath that
ne was innocent or the charge
brought against him The County
Coroner promptly organized jury
and there being no eye witness to
the difficulty In It's origin. beside
he dead man and his slayer. the
slayer was brought before the jury.
made his statement TO the erect told
above, and the jury without delay
returned verdict OF justnablc
homicide"
Is there not too much OF this?
should We not go little slower I'm
these matters? Anyway the unwrit-
ten law is dangerous thing.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-11
WILL BRYAN INSIST?
HE NIGHT YIELD NOMINATION
TO STRONGER CAN
DIDATE.

Washington, May 1O.-The nom
ination of william Jennings Bryan
as the Democratic Presidetial can
didate should not be regarded as .
oregone conclusion. The indica-
lions are, and the opinion OF some
Of those who are closest to him is
hat he doesn't very much desire the
nomination, and that he will be en-
cirely satisfied to have nominated i'm
his place most anyone not associated
with corporations and who did not
Dot the ticket when he was a can
didate.
No intense opposition to Mr.. Bry-
ans nomination has found express
sion in a definite organization. Dur
ing the last few months movements
of more or less significance have been
started quietly in the interest OF one
candidate or another, but I'm each
Instance recognition has been given
TO the desirability Of not arousing
The antagonism Of Mr. Bryan and his
followers
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-05-11
BURGLARS BLEW
THE SAFE OPEN
SWIFT n cos PLANT AT CLARKS
BURG WAS ROBBED. But NO
MONEY WAS SECURED.

Clarksburg. w. Va, May 1.-THE
safe in the Office OF Swift & Co. at
the corner OF Ohio avenue and North
Third street. was blown open Thurs
day night by burglars The location
OF the establishment places IL out
side OF police protection and the
matter was not discovered until this
morning. when the Office force went
TO work.
The building was locked up as usu-
al Thursday night. Yesterday morn
ing the companys drivers went to
the place about 3 o'clock and noticed
that the Office door was open. They
thought that some of the clerks had
arrived early and paid no attention
TO it. Later. when Mr.. Cox. the book
keeper, arrived, ne discovered the
burglary.
The safe lay in n heap on the floor
with the bottom out oil It. The singu-
lar and fortunate thing about IT was
that the inner compartment OF the
vault, which contained the money.
was left intact After blowing the
safe the crackmen had twisted a
knob from the inner compartment
and had evidently been frightened
away. No money was taken. The
only loss suffered by the company
was the destruction OF the safe and
the damage to the room, which had
holes knocked into It by the flying
fragments OF the safe, and two re
volvers winch the miscreants found
in the office.
The parties left their shoes and
some soap in the Office and these
were the only clues from which the
bloodhounds took rheir scent Nor
rison, OF Moundsville, arrived here
at 1890 O'Clock from Tunnelton
with his dogs. They struck the
scent and went around the north end
of the building and then TO the rail
road In the direction OF the depot.
circled the depot several times.
thence across Baltimore street TO the
koblegard Wholesale house. and
back to the depot again. Mr.. Nor
rison took the dogs back to tho
beginning and they followed the
same course. This led the author
ties to believe that the guilty par
ties took train and left town.
The police think that this is the
same gang mat operated here last
February. This is the third attempt
to crack this safe and the first sue
cessful one