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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-01-31
GENERAL ALGER IS DEAD

Suffered Acute Attack Of Osdema Of
Lunss, at s O'Clock and Expired at
a:45 Wednesday He Appeared IN
Usual Health and Transacted Con-
siderable Business at War Depart
ment.
Washinton, Special-United States
Senator Russell A. Alger, Of Michi-
gan, died suddenly at his residence
in this city at 8:45 O'Clock Thursday
morning, following an acute attack
Of oedema Of the lungs with which
he was stricken shortly after 8
'clock. Although Senator Alger had
not been in good health for some
time his death was unexpected. The
Senator at night was apparently
in his usual health. During the day
| he transacted considerable business
and was at the War Department up
to a late hour. At the bedside when
he passed away were Mrs. Alger and
their son.. Capt. F. M. Alger, and
wife.
| Senator Alger attended the session
Of the Senate Tuesday and remain
ed in the chamber until about 4
| 'clock, listening to the debate on
the Brownsville affair.
The news Of the death was at ence
communicated to President Roose-
velt and Vice President Fairbanks.
Senator Alger is survived by his
widow and five children as follows
Mrs Charles B. Pike, Of Chicago
Mrs. H. B. Sheldon, Of Detroit; Mrs
William E. Bailey, of Harrisburg, Pa.
Russell A. Alger, Jr., Of Detroit, who
is now in Florida, and Captain F
NJ. Alger.
Although entitled by army regula
tions to a funeral escort composee
Of one regiment Of infantry, two
troops Of cavalry and battery o1
field artillery, the family Of Genera
Alger has decided that the escor
: here shall be contend to squadron
Of cavalry. In Detroit the troops a
Fort Wayne will furnish the escort
Il When the President was Informed
Of Senator Alger's death he addressed
! a note of coincidence to Mrs. Alge
| and accompanied it with floral Of
fering
t The formal announcement Of Sena
tor Alger's death was made to tn
army by Secretary Taft in the fol
lowing order:
s'The Secretary Of War announce
G with deep sorrow the death Of th
J. Honorable Russell Alonder A]ge1
which occurred at his residence j
/ this city,
# General Alger was Secretary Q
le War during the administration 0
i President Mckinley, from March
= :; 1897. to August l, 1899, period dul
- Ing which the administration Of tn
" War Department was brought int
great prominence through its act
vities in connection with the Wa
u. with Spain and the military opers
se tons in the Philippines that succeed
20 ed it.
,e General Alger was patriotic, ea
y nest and most devoted to the inte
d ests Of the army, especially conside
# ate Of the welfare Of enlisted me
or He was a gentle, kind man with gre;
u confidence inshis friends and associ
nf tes, and was much beloved by his sui
n ordinates. He was the subject of III
sr just criticism because of the cou
r try's lack Of preparedness for W;
e. when war came, although for this
d. was no wise resposible. His lecDl
j. as soldiersin the civil war was lon
!, useful and highly honorable.
|
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-01-31
4 RACE CONFERENCE
Meeting of Prominenl Negroes
Held in Columbia, S. c.
ADDRESS BY B. 7. WASHINGTON

p,isident of Tuskegee Institute
snaaks in Afternoon at Allen Uni
yersity, Negro Institution, and at
Night at Columbia Theatre, Ad-
dressing Large Audience, Including
Several Prominent White Citizens
and = Number of Negro Leaders
From South Carolina and Other
States.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-01-31

Theodore P. Shonts resigned the
chairmanshp of the Panama Canal
Commission, to take charge Of the
Belmont Ryan street railway inter-
IS IN New York.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-01-31

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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-01-31
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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1907-01-31
$4,000 Fire at Hamlet.

Samlet, Special.--The building ana
entire plant Of the Carolina Distin-
ing company, Z or 8 cottages occn-
pied by negroes, the Seaboard freighS
depot and all its contents, togethes
with II loaded box cars, were totally
destroyed by disastrous fire wh'ch
ragged furiously for three hours Tues
day afternoon. It was only by tbs
most desperate and tireless tiretiyns-
ing by ali the citizens that the tiames'
were finally stayed. Time and agaia4
il looked as If the heart of Hamfss-
would be swept away. The fire broke
ont about 2 o'clock in the woods -
the outskirts Of town. The sth3
wind which was blowing commune
ed the fire to the Carolina Dlstlnneg
Company's plant. This, laEys
frame structure, burned rapidly Ths'
building and machinery, valued u
$l5, 900, was a total loss. From hezo
the wind carried the sparks acroee
10 the colorel settlement IT isoyA
town, owred by Mr. 7. Z .i.ssl- Tia.
|!,ss &, ~ railroaa is .aysa;3-iN -sta-
mated i, from 10000 ,aS So %
Mr.. Ros.l. 5 loss is S5.09V or $. 1as'-
tE.z bs,;lsl,ny sat on the planr e slas
! Carolina Dlst:Eling coinrsay 's..rs
other lass IS covered by in<si:.'sse's
fee. re total vafce - liz :::,se-
+ ..t,a .;pstsered or damaged = II ttas
| near ;:eirll,mrhood Of $4,000
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
REVENUES OF THE, RACER REN0UNCED
All the States in the Cotton Belt Affected
By the Temperance Movement.

fhibition, lacking in the wave that
swept the Northern States many
years ago, in the effort to suppress
the crimes of drunken people. But
the South's most important cities re-
main obdurately wet"
Politicians in the South have come
to realization that the prohibition
movement in their region is one
which must be taken with the utmost
seriousness. The politico-temper-
ance crusade, with its new life and
energy, constitutes the most startling
development in Southern politics to-
day. The advocates Of compulsory
abstinence are growing more power
full day by day. The movement is
not so much against the consump-
ton of whisky and other alcoholic
beverages as against saloons, rum
shop, bars and the like.
The average American is in the
habit of regarding Kentucky, Tennes-
see, the Carolinas, and in fact, most
of the other Southern States, as dis
tinguished for the production and
consumption of liquor. 1t is inter-
esting in view of this, to have atten-
IIOA OCtCu " IhC AdCI IAdI AZ IAC
State of Kentucky ninety out of one
hundred and nineteen counties are
mo license" That is to say, in none
of the ninety counties will be grant
ed a license to sell liquor. The
whole State of Tennessee is "dry"
save for the cities of Memphis, Nash
vile and Chattanooga. In the "dry"
districts no alcoholic beverages may
be bought-not even glass of beer
or claret with dinner.
The State of Texas is said to con-
tain ninety counties that have abol-
ished saloons. North Carolina, Mis-
sissippi and other States of the South
tell the same story. Anybody may
have spirituous beverages sent to him
in any of the dry" districts; but
throughout these regions every sa-
loon has been extirpated One may
travel up and down the rural parts
of Kentucky and Tennessee without
finding one bar or crossroads sa-
loon such as may be found in pro-
fusion throughout. say, New York,
New Jersey or Pennsylvania.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09

New York City Especially Ken
lucky, where whisky straight" was
supposed to bubble from the earth,
has gone dry. Ninety of Kentucky's
119 counties are mo license" Mr..
Edward Lissner enumerates in re-
cent issue of Harper's Weekly the
Southern States that, in part or al
together, officially abstain from the
cup and flowing bowl. All Tennes-
see, except Memphis, Nashville and
Chattanooga; ninety counties of Tex
as; most of the counties and all the
rural districts of North Carolina,
South Carolina and Mississippi have
renowned the revenues of the RACER,
and last week, by the passage of the
Hardman-Covington bill, Georgia
joined her sisters under the prohi-
bition banner. Not State in the
cotton belt but is affected by the
temperance movement. Mr.. Lissner
reproduces the Knoxville 'Sentinel's
comparison of local criminal records
for two years, one year "wet," the
other "dry," which has been much
quoted by the Anti-Saloon League:
With Saloons.
Criminal record, two years, 1902.
Criminal cost. ........$5,074.76
Jail record, one month,
February, 1908: Com
mitments for public
drunkenness .......... "a %
Number cases, in criminal
court, two years, 1902 236
City school. ............. $1,000
Population, 1908, estimate $500
Without Saloons.
Criminal record, two years, 1904-5.
Criminal costs. $2,076.21
Jail records, three years,
nine month, 19O3-1907;
Commitments for public
drunkenness .......... IA
Number of cases 1904,
two years. ............ los
City school. ......... $500
Population 1906, estimate, 5000
That is a good showing, SO far as
1t goes. There is powerful impulse
to the Sou hern movement for pro-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09

women, men and children waited for
hours in the capitol corridors while
the members of the House were vot-
ing on the amendments, getting them
out of the way in order to get down
to the real question.
Then when the doors of the House
were opened and it was announced
that the measure had been passed by
the vote of 139 to 80 scene of the
widest rejoicing took place. Wright,
Covington and other stanch support
ers of the bill were swept from their
seats, thrown upon the shoulders of
admirers and taken from the House
to the capitol grounds. From that
place the crowd proceeded to the
Grady monument, where the DoXol-
ogy was sung and speeches made by
all leaders of the fight for the bill.
Tuesday night after the Grady
monument scene the crowd swept up
the streets to the Governors man
sion, where he was giving a reception
to the young people of the city.
There he made speech to the people
of Atlanta and told them he would
sign the bill just as soon as it reach
ed him, and the Governor was cheer
ed to the echo. He Is not in favor
of prohibition; he prefers local OPP
ton, but it was the will of the people
and he could not oppose them.
In Atlanta here is brewing COM
pany, representing probably an in
vestment of $1.000,09O, and in Sa-
vannah there is another worth $780,
900. There are 263 saloons in Sa-
vannah; there are 1876 in Atlanta.
In the remainder of the state there
are about $50. All must close out
in about five months. This means
confiscation for the breweries, so
says Mr.. Dunbar, of Richmond, lead
err of the "antiS"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.

Chairman Knapp, of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, and Commits
sioner of Labor Neill have been asked
by the Colorado Southern Railway to
0rbitrate the differences between the
company and their switchmen, who
threaten to strike.
Charges have been filled with the
Interstate Commerce Commission
against the Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad, alleging discrimi-
nation in the operation of the COM
pany's grain elevators.
The estimates for the support of
the Army for the fiscal year 1909 do
not show any material increase over
the current year.
The Bureau of Animal Industry has
ordered samples of shipments of dew
lied ham held up at Buenos Ayres
because of the presence of borax in
the product.
Four army transports are schedul-
ed to leave San Francisco during Au-
gust for Manila.
The supply ship Culgoa is to be
fitted up by the Navy Department as
a repair vessel.
The Comptroller of the Currency
has authorized the reopeniag of the
doors of the Hicksville co.. First
National Bank
The American Minister in PekinIA
has been informed by the ForeigIt
Once of the opening to the inter 4
national trade of seven cities iuH
Manehurfa
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
BLOW TO MILLTONAIRES.

The fine imposed by Judge
Lands is believed to be the larg-
est in the history of the world
and is the maximum that could
be imposed.
The sum of $29,240,000 rep
resents a fine of $4,000 on 1 ,462
carload lots of oil on which re-
bates were obtained.
The Standard Oil paid but six
cent freight, while other indus
tries were charged Is cents.
Judge Lands said the methods
of Standard Oil were a greater
menace than counterfeiting or
robbing the mails, and that it's
officials resorted ITO crime to pro-
duce dividends.
He scored the trust magnates
for studied insolence and ridi-
culed their virgin guilt.
The Judge instructed the grand
jury to begin criminal proceed
ings against the Chicago and AL
ton road, which may involve E.
H. Hartman.
John D. Rockefeller owns 81
per cent. of Standard Oil.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
WIp|NG OUT THE
SALOONS IN GEORGIA
New Liquor Law Will Have Vast
Financial Result.
THE PRoHIBITlONISTS ARE JUBILANT
Great Scene in the statehouse When
the Prohibition Bill Is Passed-The
Crowd Marches to Grady Monument
and Sing Doxology - Speculations
Regarding Extent of Setback.

Augusta, Ga. Especially. = Chaos
reigns in the liquor traffic in this
state, since it is a foregone conclu-
sion that the bill providing for abso-
lutte prohibition after January 1 will
be signed by Governor Smith.
Dispatches from Savannah and 9TH
er cities tell story of financial loss
that runs into many millions. Au-
gusta will lose $2,500,000 in prop
erty values and license taxes. Co.
lumbus will lose heavily. Atlanta's
loss will almost treble that of all
other whisky-selling places. in the
state. Brunswick's loss will run
above the million mark. Macon will
suffer heavily in the loss of revenue
from many saloon properties.
1t was stated here that the rail-
roads have offered to transport brew
cries and stills to other states free
of freight charges. Florida and
Alabama are the states to which the
whisky interests will move from
Georgia.
Tuesday night crowds of anxious
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
KOREANS PATHETIC FIGHT
Hopeless Resistance Against the
Japanese.

Seoul (By Cable) A Korean bat
TALON mutinied against the disarma-
ment order and engaged in fight
for several hours with the Japanese
troops near the consulate quarter
with rifles and machine gun.
Japanese troops surrounded the
Korean barracks after an imperial
proclamation had been issued dis
banding the Korean army, composed
of 1000 men. Several hundred Ko-
reans, gathered at the great building
during thunderstorm, were dispers-
ed by a company of Japanese SOL
diers. The outlets from the Korean
army barracks are guarded by ma
chine guns.
The proclamation disbanding the
troops says that the disbanded SOL
diers will be granted one years pay.
According to official reports re-
Fceived by General Hasegawa up to
9 o'clock P. M. there were 120 casu-
alties among the Koreans as a result
of the riots growing out of the dis
bandment of the Korean troops.
Marquis Ito, in his audience with
the Emperor, assured the Emperor
of his complete safety. Marquis Ito
provided the foreign consulates with
guards as precaution for safety.
The japanese military take the
credit for prompt suppression of
an outbreak, having prepared to sup
press all garrisons in the event of a
sympathetic uprising.
The Imprisonment of fugitiveS
from the Shiawa regiments contin-.
ues. The remainder of the Korean
Army, distributed throughout the
country, will be disbanded as fast
as the imperial rescript reaches the
different stations. No trouble is an
ticipated. The residency general re-
CARDS the urgent question, that re-
lating to abdication, settled, and be-
lieves that an army of several thou
sand Japanese is sufficient to main
tain order.
Toxic (By Cable) With the ex-
ception of an unsuccessful attack on
the Japanese troops by some dis
banded Korean soldiers, resulting in
slight casualties on both sides, the
Japanese losing one officers, gen.
eral calm is reported in Seoul. The
disbanding of Korean troops does
not apply to the court guards, the
court being allowed to retain six
batta1ions out of consideration of
imperial prestige. 1t is believed that
a lack of ammunition by the disaf-
fected soldiers, coupled with the
trictest surveillance on the part of
the Japanese authorities, will pre-
vent risings on an extensive scale.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09

Chicago Especially Judge Kene-
saw M. Lands, in the United States
District Court, fined the Standard Oil
Company of Indiana 9,240,000 for
violations of the law against accept
ing rebates from railroads. The fine
is the largest ever assessed against
any individual or any corporation in
the history of American crimina
isprudence, and is slightly more
131 times as great as the ar
received by the company throug
rebating operations. The case wilF
be carried to the higher courts by the
defendant company.
The penalty imposed upon the
company is the maximum permitted
under the law, and it was announced
at the end of long opinion, in which
the methods and practices of the
Standard Oil Company were merci-
lessly scored. The Judge, in fact,
declared in his opinion that the Of
ficia1s of the Standard Oil Company
who we're responsible for the prac-
tees of which the corporation was
found guilty were no better than
counterfeiters and thieves, his ex-
act language being:
Worse Than Criminals.
1--WE may as we'll look at this sit
uation sQuarely. The men who thus
deliberately violate this law wound
society more deely than does he who
counterfeits the coin or steals letters
from the mail"
The court held that the railroads
have no more right to make a secret
rate for a shipper than a board of
assessors would have to make Sc
cret assessment of any particular
piece of property
The court expressed regret that
the law failed to provide more seri-
Gus punishment than fine, but in
sisted that the penalty would be
sufficiently large to act as deter
rent, and not of such size as to
encourage the defender to persist in
lawlessness.
At the conclusion of his opinion,
and after announcing the amount of
the fine, Judge Lands directed that
special grand jury be called for
the purpose of inquiring into the
acts of the Chicago and Alton Rail-
road Company, it having been prov
ed in the case just closed that the
oil company accepted rebates from
that corporation. This jury is sum-
moned for August IA. ...
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
Express Companies And The Law.

Albany, N. Y. Especially Repre-
sentatives of the express companies
doing business in this state confer
red with Public Service Commission
er Martin Decker regarding the rate
forms and the filing and publication
of express company tariffs, as re-
quired under the new public service
commissions law. This Is the first
time that express. companies have
been amenable to state law and the
new statute placing them on the
same footing as steam and electric
railroads in the matter of filing pub
locations of tariffs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
Reuf Is Expensive.

San Francisco Especially A suit
was filed in the Superior Court here
by ]. P. Murphy, a taxpayer, for a
writ of prohibition to prevent Treas
urer Bantel from paying any more
bills incurred by Elisor Buggy, in
taking care of Abraham Ruef. The
complaint points out that Ruef now
costs the city about $4,000 a month,
while the prisoner might we'll be
kept at the county jail at a much
more reasonable price.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
Lightning Strikes Four.

Jacksonville, Fla. Especially. - AT
Fulton. Is miles from here. four per-
sons were struck by lightning, one
of them, Charles l.. Eddy, Jr., Ia
years old, being killed. The bolt
ran down the front of a building,
and. entering a door. struck the boy
on the neck, breaking the spinal
cord. The three others in the build
ing who were struck were rendered
unconscious. but all recovered with
In an hour.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
INSANITY HER MANIA.
Studying Subject Caused Her To Be-
come Lunatic.

Toledo, Ohio Especially. - Insane
on the subject of insanity, and know
ing that she is insane, Jennie Bick-
ner, aged forty-eight, walked into
the Probate Court and asked for
Judge Merrill.
The judge did not need to be told
that he was dealing with a lunatic,
because insanity was apparent in
every action of the woman.
Judge, I'm insane. 1 feared in
sanity and made a study of it. The
more I thought about 1t, the more
insane 1 became. I am being perse-
cuted, and 1 am dangerous. You'd
better send me out to the hospital.
Judge Merrill ordered the woman
taken to the State Hospital.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
In THE FINANCIAL WORLD.

c. I. Hudson now says: Buy
stocks only on the sharp break and
sell them on every bulge"
Another slump in the price of
copper metal occurred which caused
Amalgamated to fall two and one
half points.
1t was reported that ]. p Morgan
& Co. had bought the unsold portion
of AtchisQn's per cent. convertible
bonds, amounting to about sis. 0O0.-
600.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
Army Supplies For Philippines.

San Francisco Especially. - Large
qualities of merchandise, ammuni-
ton and supplies of every descrip-
ton for use of the army in the Phil
ippines are being forwarded to the
islands. Within the next few days
four transports-the Logan. Warren,
Crook and Buford-will sail loaded
to full capacity with military stores.
In addition they will carry $1,000 men
of the Twenty-flfth and Twenty
ninth Infantry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09

Wooster, Ohio Especially. - Two
kegs of powder in the show window of
the Mcdowell Hardware Store at Dali
ton, near here, exploded with ter
rife force. The front of the building
was wrecked. and w. o. Resser and
Amos Moser, clerks, were doubtless
fatally injured. The cause of the
explosion Is not known.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
browns In Half A Foot OF Water.

Binghamton, N. Y. Especially -
James H. Morey, seventy-four years
of age and considered one of the
wealthiest men in Tioga County, was
drowned at Tioga Center in the Sus-
quehanna River. 1t is supposed he
had a shock, as the water where he
was drowned was only six inches
deem
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
Poisoned By Pet Dog.

Cleveland, Ohio Especially .-Inocu-
lated with poison from pet dog she
had treated, Mrs. Herman l.. &C.
bauer, of 1917 East Eighty-fourth
Street, is dead. Her attending ply
stefan declares Mrs. Gebauer died of
a disease unknown among human be-
ings, sort of malignant carbuncle.
The dog got over his illness and is
apparently as we'll as ever.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
Mother And Children Drowned.

Durango, Col. Especially. = Mrs.
Francisco Marquese and two daugh-
tiers, both under IL years of age,
were drowned at a ford in the San
Juan River, near Arboles, by the
overturning of their wagon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
Mineral Water Habit.

Washington (SpeciaD-The min
eral water" habit is a gold mine for
the water companies, which sold 49,
518,395 gallons last year for $685.
S41. The habit is growing, for last
year the output was only 1000, 1000
gallons less. These figures were
given out by the United States Geo.
logical Survey.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
Land Sinks In Panama.

Colon Especially The land around
Lion Hill, ten miles from Colon, is
reported to have sunk. 1t is stated
also that through trains are unable
to pass, so extensive is the damage
in that region. and no trains are
running this evening.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-08-09
Locomotive Blows Up.

Breckenridge, Mo. Especially. -
Three men were killed and a fourth
is dying as the result of the blow
ing up of Burlington locomotive, No.
81, drawing a freight train, one and
three-fourths mills east of here. The
explosion was heard three miles
away