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The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-21
Hard Road Now Assured.

The board of county commissioners
held special meeting on Wednes-
day for the purpose of listening to q
proposition from committee of the
Palatka board of trade anent the In
terlachen- Palatka hard surface road.
The work had gotten in bad way
and needed reorganizing. So the
board of trade committee had seen
all the old subscribers to the fund
and gotten renewed pledges and at
this meeting was prepared to talk
business-which it did through its
chairman, Mr., George B. Selden
Mr.. Selden showed the board that
he had pledges from private parties
all living in the city of Palatka ex-
cept Mr.. H. S. C1mmings-which
ment $7,l69, with more coming. He
asked the county commissioners to
cut out the 500 mile proposition it
had formerly made and donate 81, 500
to the road. He also showed that
there was now available through the
operation of the Grill law $1,000
which the county board could trans
fer from the Fine and Forfeiture
fund to the Good Road fund, one
half of which he asked the board to
donate to the building of the Inter-
lachen-Palatka road. He showed
that other counties of the state were
building hard roads with county
money and without private aid, and
argued that with the citizens of Pa
latka and Mr.. Cummings paying 70
per cent of the cost, the county
could, and in reason ought, to pay
the other 80 per cent.
The commissioner took kindly to
the idea of Mr.. Selden, and Chair
man Stevens stated that he had look
ed into the matter and had come to
the conclusion that the board would
be justified in transferring $1,000
from the Fine and Forfeiture fund to
the Road fund under the provisions
of the Grill act, and that under the
same act there would come into the
Road fund from the hire of state and
county convicts in the next six
months $1,000 more. He was for
giving $4,000 to the new road in ad-
dition to the 81 800 already pledged
and in this he was supported by
Messrs. Rodgers, Middleton, Joiner
and Solana.
The meeting broke up in a sort of
good road love feast all round, and
at the next meeting of the board the
arrangements for the transfer of the
money to the new Good Road COM
mittee will be made.
This committee consists of Geo. B.
Selden, F. H. Wilson, III. O. Hamm,
w. g. Tilghman and l.. G. Canova
on the part of the Palatka Board of
Trade, J. H. Wylie, representing the
Interlachen end, H. S. Cummings,
representing the country and Hon.
L. q. Stephens, chairman of the
board of county commissioners.
AT the July meeting the board
of county commissioners will for
merly transfer $4,000 frcm the Fine
and Forfeiture Fund to the Road
Fund, as provided for under the new
Grill law passed by the last legisla-
ture
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-21
Board Of Trade Meeting.

There was quite large attendance
of business men at the regular meet
ing of the Board of Trade last Mon
day night, and the interest taken in
the matters under discussion augurs
much for the future of Palatka.
The board expects to do its part in
the way of creating and fostering a
healthy public sentiment on all mat
tiers of municipal Improvement, &C
ting as a sort of moral backing to
the city council and bond trustees in
any work that has for it's aim the
upbuilding of Palatka.
At least that is the impression the
News obtained from the meeting of
Monday night.
The principle topic of discussion at
this meeting was street pavements,
and Mr.. Geo. B. Selden, who lead ia
the discussion, gave some informa-
ton backed with figures to show
that with the paving bond issue of
900, Lemon street and the two
downtown cross streets could be
paved with vitrified brick and
enough would be left to pave the en-
tire balance of the city with gravel
from Interlachen. He thought this
would be preferable to an exhaustion
of the entire bond issue on a very
few streets, thereby leaving the re-
naming streets as they are-deep
sand.
Other members of the board took
the same view and the board was
unanimous in opinion that the peo-
pie generally would feel the same
way after the matter was brought
to their attention.
The board also urged its commit
tee on docks to make enquiry look
ing to the improvement of the river
front.
Representative Russell was pres
ent and on being called upon to do
so, explained the attitude of the late
Legislature on certain measures in
which the board was interested.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-21
Dance dno Festival.

On Tuesday evening, June 25th
festival will be given at the Wyles
school house in the country. An or.
chrestra from the city will render
music for genuine, old time dancing
in the school house Ice cream, cake
grove nearby. For those of the city
desiring to enjoy the pleasures of the
festival, two wagons, a la straw ride,
will leave the City Drug Store at 80.
the following fares being charged for
the round trip: Adults, 25 cents I;
children, 10 cents. Chaperones will
be provided. The profits are to de
fray the expenses of the union Sun
day school or Wyles Mission. Wag-
on tickets to be bad at the City Drug
store.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-21
A Big Cattle Ranch.

w. G. Townsend the well-known
naval stores operator who last month
sold his turpentihe and timber rights
at Norwalk to Barnes & Proctor, was
in the city on Wednesday. Mr..
Townsend stated to the News that he
has 20, 900 acres of land on the east
side of Lake George which he is now
converting into a cattle ranch and
game preserve, and where he expects
to live and thrive. He states that he
will go into cattle raising on an ex-
tensive scale and that before very
long he will have model ranch.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-21
THERE ARE Few

people who know how to take care of
themselves-the majority do not. The
liver is a most important organ in the
body. Herbine will keep it in condition.
V. G. Simpkins, Alba, Texas, writes: ~
have used Herbine for Chills and Fever
and find it the best medicine 1 ever
used. would not be without it. 1t is
as good for children as it Is for grown
up people, and I Recommend it. 1t is
fine for La Grippe" Sold by Ackerm
Stewart Drug Co.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1907-06-21

Observation-Disclosures
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-08
TEXAS TOWNS WIPED OUT
Tornado Kills Nine People and
Does immense Damage.

Mount Pleasant. Tex. May g.
Heavy damage and loss OF life was
wrought by tornado which swept
North Texas The towns OF Ridge
way and Birthright, forty miles west
of here. are reported practically de-
stroyed. All telegraphic and tele-
phoric communication Is suspended
and details are lacking. Nine people
are reported killed in the two villages
and vicinity as follows: Mrs. Brazil
and infant, Calvin Tramwell and son,
Roy McFall, Mr.. Stephen and wife,
Sidney l.. Owakey and Mrs. Owakey.
Several persons were injured by fly
Ing debris.
Birthright, a town OF 500 inhab-
itants, is reported to have been com
plotely destroyed. Great damage Is
reported at Caney, a negro settlement,
and loss of life may have occurred
there.
The tornado appeared In the south
west and moved to the northeast at a
terrific rate of speed, demolishing al
most everything In its path. Houses
were razed to the ground and many
people sought the shelter of storm
cellars.
Crops are badly damaged and fences
have been destroyed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-08

Prccaut ons Taken TO Meet Any Emer-
aency That Nay Arise.

Boise Ida, May S,-As a precau-
tionary measure sTreot preaching or
speaking will be stopped in Boise dur
ing the trials of William ID. Haywood
and the other leaders Of the Western
Federation of Miners for the alleged
murder Of former Governor Frank
Steunenberg 1t is feared that freedom
of speech In the street may lead TO
local agitation for or against the pris-
oners and possible disorders and
Mayor Haines has decided that 1t will
be better to issue and enforce a strict
order covering the matter
The city continues entirely quiet
and there is not the slightest indica-
tion of possible disorder The occa-
sional crank Is thf maa feared rather
than any concerted or suddenly
aroused general movement. Police
and detectives watch the railroads and
highways entering the city and 1t Ia
the general belief that they will be
able at all times to fully control the
situation. Behind them is an expert.
enced militia company and two troops
of United States cavalry, quartered at
a permanent post within the city lin
its, but there Is not the slightest ap.
prehension that their services will be
required, nor has the military been
instructed to hold themselves In readi-
ness. In fact, the governor, the mayor
and the people of Boise decline to be-
lieve that under any circumstances
the peace will be broken.
The city is rapidly filing up. Wit
nesses are arriving. many OF them
from a long distance. Many OF the
newspaper men and magazine writer's
have engaged houses or fats for sew
eral months, In the opinion that 1t will
take three months to try the case.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-08

Concerted War on 8ucketshops Eav-
Ing Desired Effect.

Chicago, May 8.-The Tribune says:
Bucketshops throughout the West and
In many states In the South appear to
be nearly at the end of their exist
ence. Concerted legislative action
against them In several different
states and the passage of stringent
laws prohibiting them from operating
further, together with the activity of
the Chicago board of trade In prose-
cutting cases against them, has caused
many of the leading bucketshOp con-
Germs, which have had a network of
private wires covering practically ev-
cry state in the West, South and
Northwest, to decide to withdraw from
the business.
1t is understood that the leading
bucketshop concern In Indiana is pre-
pairing to wind up its affairs by the
middle OF June, which Is the time set
for their closing up by the state au-
thorities under the law recently
passed prohibiting bucketshops In
that state Iowa and Missouri have
passed similar laws and bills are pend
ing In Michigan, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts, as well as In the Cana
dian Northwest provinces. Several of
the most extensive systems will be
out of operation in six weeks.
The volume Of business transacted
by the different bucketshop concerns
has been enormous, especially as they
usually have charged only half the
commission exacted by regular houses.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-08
GOING THIRTY MILES AN HOUR
Trains on Baltimore and Ohio In Fatal
Collision.


Wheeling, W. Va, May Strain
No. Z, on the Baltimore and Ohio.
westbound, collided with fast freight,
eastbound, at Rosbys Rock, eighteen
miles east of here. Passenger Fire.
man Charles Christy, Freight Fire
man w. T. Thomas, J. l. Painter OF
Burton, w. Va, the express messen.
ger, and c. O. Warner. baggagemas.
ter, of Bellaire, o., were killed out
right The engineer of the passenger
train, C. A. Riley of Wheeling, w. Va.
was fatally injured and cannot live
through the day.
The accident is alleged to have been
caused by misunderstanding OF or.
ders. The two trains were going at
about thirty miles an hour when they
crashed. The baggage and express
cars were demolished. The freight
engine also demolished the passen-
ger engine. The passengers In the
coaches and Pullmans escaped with a
severe shaking up.
No. Is the through passenger train
from New York to Chicago and is
made up of three Pullmans, two day
coaches, baggage car and mail car.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-08
BECOMING MORE SERIOUS.
Longshoremen's Strike Threatens TO
Further Extend.

New York. May s.-The longshore-
mems strike, which has unexpectedly
extended from Manhattan and Brook
lyn to Hoboken, N. j., and Is directed
already against the largest transat-
lantic lines, may soon become a very
serious matter. The strikers say that
they are organized as the Longshore-
mems Protective association and that
II their demands are not compiled
with by the steamship companies In.
volved tho strike will spread and 1t
will take in all the piers on the New
York and New Jersey water fronts.
The strikers say that they are con.
stantly gaining recruits. Their pres
ent number Is placed at from 1000 to
1000.
On the Manhattan side strike Is
In progress against the American, Red
Star, White Star and French lines and
the Cunard line is threatened with
one In Hoboken the strike takes in
the North German Lloyd, Holland
American, Scandinavian-American and
Phoenix lines, which are practically
all the lines on the New Jersey side
of the North river. In Brooklyn.
where the strike began some days
ago, the Mallory and Ward lines are
hampered by 1t, as are number of
other lines and big firms. including the
New York Dock company and the
Bush company
Twelfth Ballot Without Result.
Madison, Wis, May 8-The twelfth
joint ballot for United States senator
produced no result. The following Re-
publicans lead In the contest with
votes as follows: Esch 10. Lenroot
II. Stephenson II. Cooper IA. Hatten
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-08

poses elgnr departments would be Gre
ated. A certain annual sum TO be
fixed by parliament every five years
would be charged to the consolidated
fund and paid into q separate Irish
fund. A special Irish fund. to amount
to little over $20,0O0.0OO yearly.
would be created. The religious dis
ability would be removed from the
office of lord lieutenant Of Ireland.
The council would have the power
to appoint and remove officers from
the eight departments above men,
toned
In conclusion the Irish secretary
said that if the new council proved a
success it might pave the way for
home rule.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-08
AUGUSTINE BIRRELL.

their secret we'll, with the result that
the political curiosity was very keen
to learn the details of the scheme,
which is likely to create q prolonged
controversy.
At the outset Mr. Birrell explained
that the object Of the bill was to asso-
ciate the sentiment of the Irish people
as a whole with the administration,
the statutes and the regulations which
directed the conduct Of purely Irish
affairs 1t did not contain any trace
Of new executive power. 1t would not
authorize the leVying Of single tax
Or rate.
Functions Of Proposed Council.
The departments coming under the
control Of the proposed Irish council
would be the local government board.
the department Of agriculture, the
congestcd districts board, the commits
sioners for public works and national
matOry and industrial schools and the
registrar general.
The supreme court, the judiciary,
the Royal Irish constabulary, the Dub
lin metropolitan police, the land COM
mission and the prisons board would
remain under the control of the i'm
perial authorities.
A representative administrative
council, consisting OF eighty-two elect
ed and twenty-five nominated mem.
bers, would be established The lat
ter would be nominated for the first
year by the king and thereafter by
the lord lieutenant of ireland. The
elected members would be elected on
a local government board franchise.
The under secretary fer the lord
lieutenant of Ireland would be an ex.
officio member of the council, which
would have complete control Of the
powers vested In the departments to
be handed over to Its control.
Imperial Parliament Supreme.
The exercise OF the powers vested
in the departments would be con-
trolled by resolutions Of the council
and the supremacy OF the imperial
parliament would be safeguarded by
the power given to the lord lieuten'
ant of Ireland to refuse his consent to
any resolution Of the council.
A new educational department for
primary and secondary education Is to
be established and will be placed un.
der the control Of the Irish council.
The council would be elected for a
term Of three years. For financial pur.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-08

Our Cuban friends couldn't refrain,
from raising the Devil again. II seems
that Little Taffy" and Rocky Noun
tain Tea has set the island free.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-08
HOPES FOR BETTER TREATY
American Modus Vivendi Taken
Up In German Reichstag.

Berlin, May s.-The reichstag has
passed the first reading of the COM
mercia. modus vivendi between the
United States and Germany and re-
ferred the agreement to q committee.
After re-electing Herr kaempf as
second vice president the house took
up the modus vivendi, Vice Chancel-
lor Count Won observation-disclosures eX-
pressed apprehension that the agree
ment at many points did not fulfill the
hopes entertained by the members. It's
essential features were almost exclu-
sively administrative provisions made
by the United States, which, If car
ried out In the spirit Of the arrange
ment made between the United States
and Germany, would permit Of the
hope that many Of the difficulties
complained of by the German export
ers would be moderated or removed.
The federated governments regarded
the modus vivendi as being only the
first step toward reaching an under
standing with the United States upon
a much broader basis, American du-
ties, when compared with the German,
were extraordinarily high and In many
classes of goods wholly exclude i'm
ports. Therefore Germany hoped that
further negotiations would be more
Just recognition of her claim. The
United States should remember that
Germany was among its best custom
ers.
Karl Herold, Clerical, expressed the
support of his party for the agreement
upon the presupposition that a formal
commercial treaty would be laid be-
fore the house upon its termination.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-08
KILL IND GET AWAY
Northern Pacific Train Robbers
Fail to Secure Any Booty.
TWO MEN ENGAGE IN HOLDUP

Engineer Stops on Command of Rob-
Fers, but Makes a Show of Resist
ance and Is Shot Down-posse and
Bloodhounds on the Trail.
Butte, Mont, May S.-The North
Coast limited, eastbound, on the
Northern Pacific railway, was held up
by two masked men near Welchs
Spur, a siding eighteen miles east Of
Butte, at Is a. m. Engineer James
Glow was shot and killed and Fire
man james Sullivan was shot through
to blow the express car, as was evil
IDENTIFY intended, the robbers Jumped
from the engine and ran down the
mountainside, disappearing in a gulch
several hundred yards from the track.
Sheriff Henderson Of Butte was noti-
fici and with a posse left on a train
for the scene of the holdup. Sheriff
Webb of Yellowstone county was on
the train and with one Of the train
crew started on the trail of the hoidup
men fifty minutes after the shooting.
He trailed the men half mile ana,
after picking up their masks. lost all
trace Of the bandits.
On the tender of the locomotive was
found telescope grip full Of giant
powder, evidently intended for use In
blowing up the express car, The men
boarded the train presumably at the
Butte Transfer, where a locomotive
for the Montana division was attached.
One mile west OF Welch the men
crawled over the tender and with
drawn guns commanded the engineer
to stop the train, which he did.
Makes a Show OF Resistance.
Engineer Glow. however, made a
show of resistance and one Of the rob-
bers fired, shooting him through the
body, killing him instantly. The
other man shot at Sullivan, breaking
his arm. When the train stopped Con-
ductor Culver and the train crew ran
to the engine. where they found a
colored man, who related the circum-
stances of the holdup. This man said
that he had been stealing ride and
that the men offered him third Of
the booty" il he would assist them.
He said he had refused and had taken
no part in the holdup. He said he can
identify the robbers and Is being held
for this purpose.
Engineer Glow lived at Livingston,
where he leaves a widow and son. He
was fifty-fve years old and had been
tn the service Of the Northern Pacific
eighteen years.
The Northern Pacific has sent spe.
cial trains from Deer Lodge to the
scene, carrying officers as well as
seven bloodhounds from the peniten-
tiary. Sheriff Fenner of Deer Lodge
county was joined at Welch by men
from the Butte police department,
with horses. At last accounts the dogs
had struck the trail and were follow
Ing it.
The country where the holdup took
place is extremely rough, being six
miles from the summit Of the main
range of the Rocky mountains. 1t Is
unsettled and the trail Is not likely to
be crossed by other people on foot, so
that the bloodhounds will have fair
chance tn track the man
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-08
Assistance for Jamaica.

London, May 8-Although the fact
has not yet been officially announced
1t is stated that tho British govern
ment has decided to make q grant Of
$750000 gratis TO Jamaica and to guar
antee the island a loan of 100000
to assist In its rehabilitation from the
effects Of the earthquake.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-08
ST. Paul Japs Greet Kuroki.

st. Paul, May 8.-General Kuroki,
the famous japanese warrior, and his
staff of officers were in st. Paul for an
hour and a half en- route to the James
town exposition A large crowd Of
local army officers and Japanese was
on hand to greet the party. General
Macarthur and staff were with the
JapaupSa
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-08

Hurried meAls lack Of exercise are the
main causes OF dyspepsia. A Rings Dys-
pepsia Tablets after each meal aids di
gestion. improves tho appetite.
Soldoby Schuts 4 Ketcham.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-08

Springfield. H., May 8.-The house
Of representatives has passed the local
option bill by vote Of 81 to 63 The
bill now goes to the governor for his
signature.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-08
PARTIAL HOME RULE
Governments Irish Bill Appears
In British Parliament
LOCAL COUNCIL AUTHORIZED

Proposed Body viii Meet at Dublin
and Will Have Complete Control of
Number of Departments Now Un-
der Imperial Direction.
London, May 8.-The Irish bill, de-
signed to meet the demands for Irish
home rule, has been introduced in the
house Of commons by the chief secre-
tary for ireland. Augustine Birrell.
The attendance of spectators crowded
evory part of the chamber available
TO strangers.
The bill provides for the establish
ment and functions of an administra-
tive council" for Ireland, with head
quarters at Dublin The Irish secre-
tary and those In his confidence kept