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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-27
VIM. j. BRYAN SENATOR
Is Democrat But Not Related to
Man From Nebraska.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, Dec. 81
Governor Broward appointed William
James Bryan, of Jacksonville, to be
United States Senator, vice Stephen
Russell Mallory, decedent, for the re-
mainder of the term, expireing March
4. 1909
Mr.. Bryan is a prominent lawyer and
now holds the position Of County Soil
citor for this county. He was born in
Orange county, Florida, October 10.
1876 was reared in the vicinity of his
birthplace. attended the local schools
and later attended Emery college,
where he graduated with the degree
of bachelor of arts in 1896. Three
years later Mr.. Bryan graduated pro-
fessionally at Washington & Lee uni
versity and at once began to practice
law in Jacksonville.
Senator Bryan is a member of the
law firm of Bryan & Bryan, chairman
of the State Educational Board of
Control He has always been active in
politics and at present is member of
the Democratic state executive COM
mittee. About two months ago Mr.
Bryan announced his candidacy for
the senatOrship to succeed Senator
Mallory.
He is not related to Colonel William
Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-27
THINKS THE
VOYAGE is A MISTAKE.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.-Archbishop
John J. Glennon, in a sermon declared
that it was a serious mistake from
many viewpoints to send the American
fleet on it's tour half around the world.
He deprecated the spectacle, he said,
because sit is a season of peace on
earth and good will toward men," and
then intimated that the advent of the
fighting fleet into the waters of the
Pacific savOred of the hypocritical,
since with a great flare Of trumpets it
was announced to the world that it's
mission was one of peace, but in real
ity there was q Sno~o- --'-'- OF menace
in its sailing. The policy to be de-
plored he said. was carrying the palm
Of peace in one hand while the other
holds the key to the hold wherein are
the 35.0O0,000 rounds of ammunition
for fight or frOlic.'
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-27
THEY PAID BIG DIVIDENDS
New Bedford Cotton Mills Beat the
Record in 1907.

NEW BEDFORD. Mass. Dec. 81
Statistics just compiled show that the
dividends paid to stockholders of New
Bedford cotton mills in 1907 have been
The total dividends of Is corporations
are $2,57S,250 on a capital stock of
an average of 1873 per cent. Last
year the average rate was S.92 per
cent; in 1905 it was Sc and in 1894
the percentage was So
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-27

A warrant was issued late yesterday
Dryden, who is charged with selling
liquor to David Vaughan minor OILS
years. The offence is alleged to have
been committed Christmas eve. and the
brand of goods designated as ir.toxi-
eating liquor, is commonly known as
tom and Jerry" Dryden. who is one
of the best known liquor dealers in the
city, has always conducted his estab-
iishment.in strict accordance with the
liquor laws. aid has ever been strong
ly opposed TO selling liquors 10 minors.
His friends are of the belief that he
will clear himself of the charge.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-27
DENSE FOG CAUSES Wreck
ATLANTIC EXPRESS CRASHES
INTO LOCAL KILLING TWO
AND iNJURING SCORE.

CAMDEN, Dec. 27.-In a collision
due to dense fog the Atlantic ex-
press crashed into a local killing two
and injuring a score. Fire started in
the wreckage but was eXtinguished.
Several were injured and pinned in the
wreckage for twenty minutes. When
fire broke out in the tangled mass of
splinters and twisted iron the rescuers
were driven away to seek water before
passengers. Slippry rails are said to
be partly blameable for the serious
ness of the wreck.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-27
PERSONAL MENTION

PERSONAL N&eeinSf
w. T. Seagrave, we'll known Waits
burg resident. is a guest at the State
today.
f. Sparks of Hay Station, is trans
acting business in Walla Walla today.
Fred Blake of Adams, is registered
at the State today
E. V. Kuykendall, prominent resi-
dent of Pomeray. is a business visitor
in Walia Walla today. He unregistered
at the DacreS
DR.. Media Hess left this afternoons for
several weeks.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-27

c. M. HALL, carpenter and contrac-
tor. Day or contract work. Phone, 972.
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Don't forget the q. date. December
31st for the Masquerade Ball at Ar
mOry hall. go
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-27

Fresh WalnutS and Almonds at
Muntinga's.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-27

Masquerade Ball December 31st.
Enough said. 60
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-27

GOOD. FARM. AND
SOME good city property. for sale;
terms easy; S. p Wright and A. F.
Alexander. EOS Ransom Bldg. (15)
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-27
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

LOST-A LETTER CONTAINING A
check in favor of Maude Smith
finder kindly phone 661
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-27

Wait for the cars at the Book Nook.
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Convinces Officials.

Gas soon as Mr.. Jones reached
Washington this fail he consulted with
the chief of engineers, cOntending that
the report transmitted to congress
showed in fact that no preliminary
survey had been made of the stretch of
the river between Bridgeport and Ket-
tie Falls. and that therefore the war
department. had not complied with the
provision in the river and harbOr act
of 1905, and that, under that act, the
department was authorized to make
such survey and to treat the report
of the local engineer and the board,
under the resolution passed by the
committee. as sufficient preliminary
examination to warrant the authOri-
cation of the survey. Mr.. Jones en-
bodied his views in letter to the sec
rotary of war. under date of .Decem-
Der Z, and this, together with his per-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-26

b. Send The Enquirer your orders
for Commercial Printing, Booklets,
Catalogues, Law Briefs, etc.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 1907.

religious songs. .... Enrico Alfano,
the alleged leader Of the criminal
Camorra society Of Naples, Italy, who
was arrested in New York a few days
ago, in a police raid, is to be deported
to Italy unless instructions are receiv-
ed from Italy to hold him on charge
of murder. The Woonsocket Elec-
trio Machine company, Woonsocket,
r. l., has discovered a shortage of
$4,000 in the accounts of its treas
urer. :. The Bertillon system of iden-
tification has been introduced into the
United States army. The plant OF
the William Zoeller Packing company
at Pitsburg, Pa, was burned last We'd
nesday. Blazing lard ran through the
streets in streams. 80. The jamestown
tercentennial was opened to day with
an address by President Roosevelt.
The buildings and exhibits will not
be complete until May 18th. ..... Cot
ton farmers will next season have to
pay an advance of twenty per cent in
the price of cotton ties, according to
a Pittsburg dispatch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-26

ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBY-
TERRAIN.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-26

THE STEELE CREEK BARN BURNERS.
The burning Of barns in Mecklen-
burg county reminds the Newton En-
terprise of the reign Of terror through
out the south Immediately after the
war. There were organized barn
burners in almost every section. The
fires were generally set by negroes,
acting under the direction of the ma
tive whites, known as Red Strings
and the northern carpetbagger8.
'These Red Strings" says The Enter
prise, were mainly men who were
disloyal to the south during the war
and were more detested after the war
than either the negroes or the carpet
baggers The headquarters and d.
recting point in North Carolina was
Guilford county" The work of the
Red Strings is yet we'll remembered by
the older people. but there is nothing
in the recent barn burning in Neck.
lenburg to indicate that the hand or
the white man is back of the move
ment. To all appearances, the burn
ing Of the barns is simply the work OF
a few vicious negroes who, besides in
flicting much property loss upon the
farmers of the county, are doing ir-
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AT THE CHURCHES.
BAPTIST.

BAPTIST.
REV. l. @. MURRAY, PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERvIcEs-Sunday school
10 a. m. Morning service at IL O'CLOCK
Evening service at o'clock.
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About the Same.

Previous to the year 1905, the eX-
preston was common that "all life in
surance companies are about the
same" 1t was used alike by laymen
and agents Of practically every COM
pany except the Mutual Benefit. The
laymen believed 1t to be true because
the agents had told them so. The
agents knew 1t was not, but in order
to keep the people fooled they must,
when they came in competition with
the Mutual Benefit, make the asser-
tion in order to keep the prospect from
looking before he leaped. Since the
Armstrong Committee lifted the lid in
New York in 1905 the laymen have
learned that "all life companies are
not about the same" and that the Mu-
tual Benefit is the only one that could
and did stand every test that could be
applied, and prove by its record that
1t was in class by itself and did and
had always given each and every
member a square deal under all cir
cumstances. No better proof Of these
assertions, 1t seems, could be offered
than the fact that in 1906 its agents
wrote more business than during any
year of the 81 1t had been in business,
while almost all OF the Just about the
same" companies wrote from 10 to rs
per cent. less. All 1 ask for is a
look.
SAM M. GRlsT, Special Agent.
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reparable injury to the better class OF
negroes, who must suffer in reputation
for deeds for which they are in no
way responsible. There are some ne
groes in Mecklenburg who would re-
joice as sincerely as the white people
to see these barn burners brought to
iustice.-Charlotte Chronicle.
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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
REV. e. q. GILLESPIE, PASTOR
SUNDAY SERvIcEs-Sunday school a,
10 a. m. Morning service at IL a. m
No evening service.
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gF Send The Enquirer your orders
Catalogues, Law Briefs, etc.
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ROSES MARKET.
MONEY TO LEND.

I'm improved farms in York county
~ Interest: Loans not under $1,000
per cent: under $1,000, 8 per cent
No brokers' commissions. Repay
ments easy. Apply to c. w. F. SPEN-
GER, Rock Hill, or undersigned.
C. E. SPENCER, Atty. at Law.
Sept. 81. April 21
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TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
REV. II. J. CAUTHEN. PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERvIcEs-Morning service
at II O'Clock, Sunday school at $3.50
D. m. Evening service at 7.30 p. m.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-26
We have just received new
Sewing Machine
FURNITURE.

Our stock of Furniture and House
Furnishings Is more complete now
than ever before. Our prices are as
reasonable when the quality is consid-
cred as you can find anywhere.
For Paints, Oils, Varnishes and Fur
niture Polish-we are the people.
PIANOS AND ORGANS-See us
when you are ready to buy.
We carry a complete stock Of Cas-
kets, Coffins, Robes, Slippers, etc.
Prompt attention given all calls-both
day and night.
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"Old Hickory"

The best Porch chairs, rockers ant
Settee's that can be bought. We dc
not carry these in stock, but woulo
like to make an order for you. They
will last life time.
Call and see us before buying any
thing in our line.
Nnak EIIRNI1IIRE COMPANY.
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Sperial gutires.
Memorial Services at Unity

Memorial services will be held al
Unity Baptist church on Saturday
May Is. The congregation and the
public generally are requested to as
semble at 10 o'clock a. m. All the
graves are to be cleaned off and deco
rated, and sections are to be numbered
and registered in a book. The ladies
will provide dinner. The pastors OF
the churches at Hickory Grove, ReVs'
Oates. Counts and Hurt, are to be re-
1uested to deliver addresses.
Rev. w. T. THOMPSON, For Com.
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CHURCH OF THE GOO.

CHURCH OF THE GOOD
SHEPHERD.
REV. J. o. BABIN. RECTOR.
Services this evening at o'clock, at
which Bishop Weed Of Florida will be
present and on Sunday next at IL
O'Clock in the morning, with Sunday
school at 4 o'clock.
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REV. W. c. EwART, PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERvIcEs.-Sabbath school
at 10 O'Clock. No morning or evening
service.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-22
RARE Coins Will
Sell At AUCTION
NUisMATIsTS ALL OVER CoUN-
TRY ARE INTERESTED.
Sale Will Continue All w eek and
Some of the Rarest Specimens Elk
tant viii go Under the Hammer
Mormon Coins Among Them.
Associated Press.

New York, October 21.-Nuismatists
all sover the country are interested in
the auction sale of rare coins to be
held in New York during the week,
and scores of wealthy collectors and
dealers from various cities are here
to compete in the bidding for the rari-
ties offered. Rarest of all the speci-
mems offered is the Miners bank"
ten-dollar gold piece. struck in Cali
fornia in 1850, and lively rivalry is
expected among the collectors who
desire to secure possession of this
souvenir of the gold money of the
pioneers.
This gold piece was one of series
minted during the gold fever days in
San Francisco as substitute for
regular United States gold coins, of
which at that time there was a great
scarcity. This piece was struck by
the banking firm of Wright & Com
pany of San Francisco, which house
afterward failed during a panic. Only
one denomination was issued by the
bank, and the average weight of this
piece was 2631a grains, of fineness
of about S65.
The coin bears no date, but is of
beautiful design. On the diverse is
large eagle with outstretched wings,
surrounding portion of the border
being thirteen stars, while at the top
is the word California" The re-
verse bears the inscription at the top
and bottom near the edge of Miners
Bank" and San Francisco" with a
star between the two inscriptions. 1t
is not known how many of these coins
: are in existence, but the number is
extremely limited and any offered are
certain of bringing a high price. This
is the first one to be placed on sale
In many years.
Another rarity to be sold will be
the "Silver Center" cent, one of the
first coins produced at United States
mint, and bearing the date "1792.'
The auction will also dispose of many
fine pieces of private gold coinage
among these being an uncirculated
; five-dollar Mormon gold piece, bear
ing the inscription "Deseret Assay
, Office, Pure Gold" coin once wide
ly used in Utah and coined through
the instrumentality of Brigham Young
| There are also offered several of thu
: gold pieces of quaint design strucl
| in North Carolina in the early '30s.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-22
MUCH RED TAPE
ANNOYSLUMBERMEN
TROUBLE ENCOUNTERED BY LUM-
BERMEN IN SETTLING CLAIMS.
Their Posterity Several Generations
Hence May Be Able to Collect the
Money From the Railroads, But the
Chance Is Small.

The Mississippi lumber manufactur-
ers who filed their claims for rebates
under the decision of the United
States supreme court in the celebrat-
ed two-cent rate case have reached
the conclusion that it will take several
generations to unwind the red tape
with which the railroads have en-
meshed the question of settlement.
According to advices received by
the lumbermen, the railroads in
volved have arranged to establish q
clearing house in New Orleans, in or
der to secure uniformity of methods
but it seems that the clearing house
purpose is chiefly to steer clear Of
making settlements. Under the plan
proposed all claims for rebates and
overcharges, whether made by manu-
facturers, middleman or consignee,
must be filed in the form of com
plant to the interstate commerce
commission, by whom they will be re-
ferred to Judge Baxter. who has been
named to represent ell the roads at in
terest. Judge Baxter will, in turn
refer the claims to the clearing house,
where they will be examined and then
sent to the railroads specifically in
volved in the claim. acted upon by the
freight traffic officials, sent back to
the clearing house, thence to Judge
Baxter, and then to the interstate
commerce commission.
The lumbermen say that the oppor-
tunities for delay revealed by this
plan mount up in geometrical progress
sion, and the nearer the claimants get
| to a settlement the farther they seem
to be away from it. The only consol-
| ing feature of this plan is that the pro
cess of unwinding the red tape will
| keep the lumbermen so engrossed that
, they will forget all about the car
shortage.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-22
Mr.. 7. NJ. FERGUSON,
A HATTIESBURGAN

The many friends of Thomas M.
Ferguson, formerly of this city, but
now located in Hattiesburg, will be
plesed to learn that he is one of the
top-notchers in real estate circles in
that progressive city.
Mr.. Ferguson is well and favorably
known by nearly every one in this
section of the state and is always TO
be found in the front ranks when it
comes to boosting the community in
which he resides.
Mr.. Ferguson is using liberal space
in each of the daily papers of Hat
tiesburg and each issue offers some
very attractive bargains to those who
wish to invest in Mississippi property.
Meridian Star.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-22
PRIMARY ELECTION
LAWS INADEQUATE
HON. BENZ. HUMPHREYS SUG-
GEsTs SOME NEEDED CHANGES.
Thinks That a Nomination for Con-
gress Should Be Made Equivalent
to Two Terms-Wants Earlier Date
for Off-Year Primaries.
Daily News Special.

Jackson, Miss, October 21.-Hon.
Benz. Humphreys, member Of congress
from the third district of Mississippi,
has suggested a change in the Missis-
sippi primary election law whereby
nomination for congress will be
equivalent to two terms, thus giving
the member-elect a period of four
years.
"Of course, we can't change the
constitutional law providing for a
two-year term" says Mr.. Humphreys,
but in Mississippi we can reach the
same end by so modifying the primary
election law as to authorize the dis
trict executive committees to declare
the successful candidates at the pri-
maries held during presidential year
to be the party nominees in the off
year election two years hence, the
committee giving formal notice prior
to the election that this course win be
pursued"
Mr.. Humphreys also believes that
changes should be made IN the Statute
fixing dates for CONVERSATIONAL prima-
ries, the first event now being placed
between the 1st and 10th of August.
In his opinion the date should be made
earlier, or later. because of the fact
that many Missfssippians are away
from homo during the month of Au,
81 also believe the law should be SO
amended Is to require candidates for
state and district offices to announce
their candidacy at least sixty days be-
fore the primary, says Mr.. Hum
phreye. NO. man who is unwilling to
subject himself to public scrutiny for
sixty days in order that the people
may md out what manner of a man
" Il. should have his name on the
ticket"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-22
WHAT ONE MAN THINKS OF
OF DAILY NEWS WANT ADS.

The Daily News receiver the follow
ing letter last week which shows what
"Mr. Boarder," thinks of the Daily
News Want Ads and shows that they
Daily News, Hattiesburg, Miss.
October II, 1907.
Dear Sir:
Please discontinue my ad as have
literally been swamped with answers.
/ advertised for board and room and
asked the ad to be run three times,
but afterthe first insertion received
nine answers and chose just VIII
suited me, But since then | have
been setting letters every day from
different parts of the town. The
DAN News Want Ads are wonderful.
pnly expected to get one
answer a three days and received
n you, l am yours truly,
"BOARDER
Ell
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-22
CRE0SOTE PLANT
MAY Be ERECTED
in HATTIESBURG

Mr.. A. M. Rawn who is with the
Republic Creosoting Company, is in
Hattiesburg in the interests of his
company.
Mr.. Rawn said to reporter of the
Daily News that he knew that such
efforts as his had been to establish a
plant of the magnitude intended had
met with opposition in places of
smaller size than Hattiesburg, but
that he felt assured that with the con-
nections already made there would
possibly be big plant-a large plant
established here.
In speaking of the town itself Mr..
Rawn was rather reserved holding
that his opinion could in no way bet
ter Hattiesburg, but the gnetleman
admitted to a reporter that this town
was as good as any that he wished
to visit
In company with several railroad of
fcials of high degree, Mr.. Rawn has
gone carefully into the matter which
will probably benefit Hattiesburg ana
later on there may be such a plant
established as will be to the credit Of
| the city.
Mr. Rawn says that the compan..
with which he is connected Is pre-
pared to fill orders thai ere odkered it.
| ~ y
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-22
Associated Press.

New York, October 21.--With the
ipyssasiisse-ssrvice cofamjsGiGa as party
defendant with the state, county and
city of New York, represented by the
attorney general, the corporation
counsel and the district attorney, re-
spectively, argument is being heard
in the United States court today on
the exceptions to the Masten SO-cent
gas bill report. Edward B. Whitney
is acting as special counsel for the
public utilities commission and ap-
peared before Judge Lacombe to ar
que against the report On the issue
of this case depends millions OF dol
lars which the gas trust" is now col
lecting from the people OF Greater
New York by means of alleged exor-
bitant prices.
The point which the public utilities
commission particularly wants deter
mined, and which will undoubtedly be
carried to the United States supreme
court, is whether the master, Arthur
Masten, was correct in regarding the
franchises of the gas trust" as CAPT.
tai on which the company was entitled
to earn profit Mr.. Masten appraised
the gas franchises as worth $4,000
900, reaching this figure by calculat-
ing the profits which the company
learned, and arguing that If a company
earned such profits its franchises
must be worth $20,000,000, At the
same time he asserted that the com
pany was privileged to earn just
revenue on this capitalization" which
in his belief, it could not do under
the 8O-cent gas law. By this curious
species of reasoning, the charging Of
high prices for gas must be main
tanned because the franchises of the
trust" have become extremely valu
4 able through the process of charging
high prices.