davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
MINNESOT1 RATE FIGHT.
Federal Judge Deals Bloc to the
Railroads.

St Paul. Sept. 1o-In the hearing before Judge
Iochr=n in the United States District Court to-
dav- F. s Robert. attorney for the Northern Pa
cilc Railway Company, asked permission 70 fle
an amended petition in the rate fight now being
made BY the railroads of Minnesota against the
order by the State Legislature.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Robert cited a number
OF authorities show that the regulation of COM
rnerce and transportation rested wholly with Con-
gress. He admitted that the state had right to
regulate interstate commerce and transportation,
but beyond tho confines Of the state the states
authority ceased
Judge Lochren heard Mr.. Robert through. and
then informed him that he had case saying:
In my mind. mvst of the which have been
cited behalf Of the complainants dstln-
guished from the case at the bar. II is further a
question in mind of the court whether the in
reference here complained Of is sufficiently direct
TO make the order and the acts invalid ! shall
want this point made more sufficiently clear than
Il has been
This a stunning blow to the attorneys for
the railroads. and the result conference and
q change Of tactics and the request file
amended petition which was granted.
The amended petition alleges confscaton. This
had pleaded in regard To passenger rates. but
now the same Is alleged in regard to commodity
rates. and it is along these lines that the will
be fought.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
RECORD IN COTTON CROP.
South CarOIinan asserts Al Past
Records VII Be Broken.
IFrnm The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington Sept. I0.-'"T'he amazing prosperity OF
the South looms UP greater than ever the season
for the harvesting OF the cotton crop approaches.
much greater crop viii he gathered this year than
expected earlier in the season It Will be one
of the biggest crops made. and at the present
and prospective prices Of cotton will be by far the
most valuable years output of the staple In the
history OF the country
Such is the summing UP Of conditions in the
South as made tonight by ]. P. Mathews, well
known lawyer and business Of Columbia, 5 &
The crop Will amount to 12,60o0 600 bales he
continued. land will sell for $500 100000. This is
vast sum Of money to put out among the farmers
and distribution will affect the condition OF all
the people These people already prosperous.
and through this prospect absolutely assured
Of a contipuance Of that prosperity for al least
another year. There is chance Of financial
cloud arising which affect the South.
The benefit Of the big cotton crop VIII be felt
throughout the whole county. When the crop Is
made up into textiles 1T will represent value Of
four and a half billion dollars That is more money
than there is in the United States and means en-
ployment for hordes of people
"One- third of the crop Will be manufactured into
clothing in the South itself. which is a notable
Improvement former conditions. The New
England benefit is second only to that Of the COM
munity in which the staple is raised"
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
SURPRISE At CAPITOL.
Some Doubt ofLa1c's Constitutional
itu When Passed, HO5ceUer.

Herr.ssrlrs Penn. SEPT 1e.-The decision OF lile
Philade lphia court declaring unconstltutlohai 'h
:wo-cent fare act Was a surprise to the oinciais
on Capito Hill The act of the admin
isfraton measures passed by the last Legislature
=; time Of its passage there was some douo'
SIS constitutionality. and for the purpose
OF testing its legality the act was not mace cp'
ersfiya until September 30
The act fixes maximum fare of two cents d
mile on all steam railways operating in Pennsyl-
Fania and prescribes penalty OF Sl'eo TOT ans
road which charges higher rate
Attorney General Todd declined 10 discuss The
decision for the reason that he had not seen the
full text of the opinion.
At the time Of the hearing In the Pmladel-
pia court" said MT Todd. the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad Company produced testimony showing
that II carrying it's passengers at the rate OF
Isl cents a mile in the face cf this testimony
President McCres- and other officials Of the COM
rany went on the stand and declared il would be
sn Outrage 10 compel the company 20 carry pas
senSers for two cents milo
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
AMERICAN MILNE

ArERICENLNE From I}Ta Pier h, o -; .9o y, I n n
PLYMOUTH-CHERB G-SOUTHAMPTOIHS
ST. Louis. Sept. IA st. Paul. ....- sept -
Philadelphia. Sept. 21 New York. OCT o
RID STAR LINE n fto;G N Ti'' r.
NEW YORK-DOVER-AN TW Exp 40
ICELAND. Sept IA, s so A VI Vaderl 4. sept =
Finland Sept q. AM Kroonland. Oct.
WHITE STAR LINE 4s tTom N FisF Re
NEW YORK-Q' 'NSTOWN- LIVERPOOL.
cedric Sept 12. s so AM Arabic Sept 20
celtic Sept 1a 3 30 PM "Baltic co.. oct. 8
PLYMOUTH-CHERB' 'G-SOUTHAMPTON
stAdriatic Sep.11 II :30AMI Oceanic. Sept. >
.Teutonic Sep. IS. 10AM Majestic Oct.
thew .. 600 tons. has Elevator
Gymnasium Turkish Baths and 'Band
NEW YORK-AZORES- RANEAN
-CRETIC. Sept. 26. noon: Nov. I; Dec II
REPUBLIC. ....... Oct. "a. 3 p. Nj. Nov 80
BOSTON-AZORES S-MEDITERRAN
.ROMANIC. ..... Sept. II. p NJ; oct 70
'CANOPIC. oct. 3 p A NJ. Nov. l6. Jan II
PASSENGER OFFICE. Q BROADWAf.
Freight Office Whitehall Bldg. Battery Fl.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
WILL FURNISH ALL OIL TO NAVY.

Washington Sept. 10-The Navy Department
concluded to-day the award Of contracts for sup
niving ell for the for the next year by giving
tho contract under classes a, 43 and ++-an lubri-
eating oils-to the Vacuum Oil Company of New
york The effect was 10 hestow upon that COM
n,, the business of furnishing all the dynamo and
iu.,r!cating oils required by the navy.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
HUDSON RIVER
NIGHT SERVICE

PEOPLES ALBANY LINE. superb
Steamers {. W Morse and Adirondack
I've Pier 80 y r. week days and sun
days. o .. m: " I2Sth St. $50 2. m.
ALBANY Troy. Saratoga, Lakes George and
CfamuIain AdirCudacks. Thousand Islands.
Niagara Fails Montreal. North and West.
Fine Service. Music. Georgeous searchiGht
exhibit. The Hudson sublime ana majestic
CITIZENS TROY LINE. Steamers Dean
Richmond and Greenpnrt 1--we. Pier 46. y
Il, week days & Sundays. : p. Low rates.
Tickets and staterooTs at Wharfs. also
CITY Ticket Office. go Rway. cor. Re0de 81.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
STpArER NARY POWEIH
Rm STT OW AM. POINTS s.,!2S, II N

IBW $ ] Cd kI NEW AER F4IfIs ENGL3ND' Ti,
FALL, RIVER LINE. via Newport and Fall
River I.v. Pier 10. y. r. II. Warren st.
week days and Sundays. $50 p m Strs-
Priscilla and Puritan Orchestra on each
PROVIDENCE LINE, for Providence, BOs-
ton East and North Lv. Pier Il, y r. It
MURRAY ST. week days only. g Z. NJ. StTs.
Providence and Plymouth new. Orchestra
NEW BEDFORD LINE. for New Bedford
Woods Hole. Nagtha's Vineyard. Nan
tucket MatIapoisett. Marion and other
points on cape cod. Lv. Pier 40, y. r. It.
CLARK son St week days only. T. NJ. Strs.
Maine and New Hampshire.
NORWICH LINE. for New London. Nor
wien. Worcester. ~. Pier So. \ r, Il.
C.arkson St week days only. =. NJ. Pier
20 + n, II + 22d St. $50 p N. Strs-
chester W. Chaplin and city OF Worcester.
NEW HAVEN LINE. for New Haven and
North. Iv Pier "a +. r., week days only.
2. ~ = NJ: It EAst 22d st. Z. VI. str.
Richard Peck.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
YATTHpY STEAMSHIP CO.

Fleet OF splendid modern steamships.
Finest service Delightful Ocean ana
Gulf voyages Low colonist rates.
ALL SAIIINClS from Pier Is or l6.
East River, nr Fulton St. N.Y-.l2 Noon.
GALVESTON, Tues. Thur. Sat: MO-
BILE. Fri BRUNSWICK. Ga, Fri;
KEY WEST. sat
Freight and Passeng 70 the South.
West and Southwest. including Texas.
Louisiana. Arkansas Oklahoma. Kan
sas. New and Old Mexico. Colorado.
T-tah Nevada Arizona and California
Tickets reservations. Bills LadlnS
and all information. 2eO b way. cor X esds
St and 50 South. nT- Fulton St. N l.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES.

MANUFACTURERS Of billiard and pool ta-
bles; high grade bowling alley builders;
lowest prices Marx Bros. "A Union So9arA
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
New Couch Covers
Heavy Curtains

Splendid assortments that cover great
range of weavas. colorfngs and qualities
French Velour. Gobslin Tapestry.
Oriental Tapestry. Frou frou and six
Tapestry. Mercerized and Arnure
L. AZ
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
Irish Point Lace Curtains
Special Values in
New Bed Sets. 40 to 4O.OO

Real Arabian. Renaissance, French Nets.
Marie Autcinette. Irish Point and scotch
Lace.
r-rarch Net Bed Sets-fuu size
large Repaissance Centre Piece
Bolster sham 10 match-sIecial- n .SS
Marie Antoinette Bed Sets
rich DESIGNS on best cable net
Real Arabian Bed Sets
large centre motif and corner pieces
festorn valance-speciaI ........- Z. IS
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
French Net Curtains

French Net Curtains
Renaissance Insertings and Edge-
Sta inch inserting
sos 4 90. g. IS 9. SS
Real values. s. 50. Sc as. IS es and s13as
You can verify these figures BY investiga-
tton-there Is no mistake about the values
New Couch Covers
Very desirable weave from the simple
stripe TO rich hued Oriental Rug
desirns-45 10 - inches wide
80 70 500
Persian stripe Couch Covers
fringed ali round-s0 inches wide -.
Reversible Tapestry-OTiental Rug
designs-special -.--------- = %
E,xtra Heavy Tapestry-Moorish and
Turkish eifects-6G inches wide
special -.- r 20
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
STEAMBOATS,.
O0UD9ORl R0WER
PY DAYLIGHT.

81 DEE LI5z6As
PalariaI steamers "HENDRICK HUDSON.
NEW YORK" ALBANY and MARY
POWELL Of the Hudson River Day Line
fastest and finest river boats In the world
Leave Brooklyn Fulton 81. thy amen, =
St g.2U 4 NJ Landing AT Ionk ers. West
Point. NewburFh. PoughkeeTsie. Kingston
Point, CatskUI. Hudson and Albany Daily
except Sunday. special trains to saratoga
and easy connections 70 all points Fast.
North and West. Through tickets and bag
gage checked at Offices q \ Y Transfer
90. Through. rail tickets between y. !.
and Albany accepted Most delightful one
day outings to West Point, NewbUrgh or
Poughke.pslc. returning on down boat
Restaurant open all day. Table g not .
breakfast. 75c- Music.
STEAMER MARY PCWELE
leaving Desbrosses ST a: l.45 2. NJ.
West 42i st. = =. NJ Wes; l29th St. 2.20
= II. daily. except Sunday. for Highland
Fsila. West Point. Cornwall. New nurCh,
New HamhurEh Milton. Poughkeepsie
Rondout and Kingston. Orchestra on board.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
Lovers of Fine Lingerie
TAKE NOTICE!

From manufacturer who supplies the finest trade OF Ne" fora
and Philadelphia have made
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11
BCsINESs CHANCES.

PARTY WANTED with $4,000: old es-
tablished. prosperous business. this city
investor can realize over y, 400 annually
This is a good opening Mcponald-Wig-
gins Co. 25T broadway
New-York tribune., 1907-09-11

A COMMERCIAL HOTEL. 80 rooms and
accommodations for 30 horses: size OF
property. 7Sx160. on corner; located 30
miles out; under present management for
the past 81 years: price. only $4,000;
propeTty alone worth this, without hotel;
easy terms Apply at McDonald-Wiggins
Co, 257 Broadway.
CONTROLLING INTEREST for sale: high
class spring water business. with estab-
ushed trade; price. 81 600; good opening
Particulars Mt Mcdonald Virgins Co. 2a1
Broadway.
PARTY WANTED with 50. 700 as vice
president and treasurer large textile
manufacturing concern: salary. 500
monthly and interest on investment; in
vestigate; unusually good opening Nc
poua Id-WigEins Co. 257 Broadway
CHESTER HILL. Mount Vernon -f2-room
house: baths: hardwood finish: tiled
floors: electric lights; all Improvements.
corner property; lot io0x100 Details at
Mcdonald Virgins Co. 25T Broadway.
no ACRES. including acres shore front;
81 500 per acre; grand location: one hour
ont bv boat: close Atlantic Highlands; fine
bathing and building sites. Mcdonald
Virgins Co. 257 Broadway
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-25

The weather bureau forecasts have become a national joke. In Washing ton the clerks in the departments when they read in the morning papers that the weather Will be fair, very generally take their umbrellas and rubbers with them for they expect rain. If the probabilities say warm CT" they take their overcoats and wraps. Meanwhile, the chief of the weather bureau strictly attends to his social duties and can daily be seen in the carriage provided by paternal republican government or riding D full hunting costume on a horse which is kept at the weather bureau stables. Graft would seem to have, says Washington writer. the upper hand of work in that department of the gov ernment. The weather bureau has now been organized about thirty-six years and very little scientific discovery about meteorology has been made.4 Y,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-25
RodnsYls rea.rered AIIY.

April 12 is the anniversary of Rod. ney's timely but much controverted victory over De Crasse, in which he received assistance from an unexpect. ed ally. While the new manoeuvre of "breaking up the line"-really invent ed by Capt. Douglas-was being exc cuted, shot shattered the hencook and a little bantam cock escaped into the rigging. From this coigno of van tage, whenever the Glorieux fired her broadside into the Formidable. he would hurl back prolonged crow of defiance at the Frenchman. This pro duced mighty merriment among the seamen, and inspired them with a proper spirit for the business" AS . reward for his public services, the plucky little bird was reprleved from the cook. and passed the rest of his days ashore as petted pensioner.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-25

The beef trust is still doing business at the old stand in Chicago, with notifications in every staTe, although the administration prosecuted the trust and claimed to have exterminat- ed it. But the trust still plunders the farmers by controlling the market for cattle, hogs and sheep at the prlnci- pal stockyards of the country and pill lages the public by settling the price at which all the packers products are sold. What troubles the meat con sumers Is that beef, pork and mutton are still being sold at high prices, so that evidently fining a trust and sacur- ing injunctions against it, to prevent the members from combining in re- straint of trade are useless as far as the people are concerned. The Roose- welt administration has taken great credit to itself as the great ASleri- can trust bustey. but conditions show that until more rigorous efforts are made the price of trust products will continue to advance. Fining a trust magnate who is making millions a few thousand dollars is a farce and until we see monopolist in jail as the criminal section of the antitrust law provides, there will be no relief from their exactions.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-25
Going to Meet Gamboa.

Panama. May 25.-w. L. Merry. United States minister to Nicaragua. Costa Rica and Salvador. left Pana- ma yesterday for Salvador. While here MT Merry remained aboard an American man-of-war. owing to Ill., ness. However. Herbert L. Squiers. the American minister 10 Panama. conferred with Mir Merry aboard shin. IL is presumed here that Mr Merry is going tO Salvador to meet senor F. Gamboa, who has with drawn from his post as Mexican min ister to Guatemala. and that he has full instructions from Washington regarding the Central American im- hTogIio.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-25
THE NAME OF SMITH
All Whose Cognomen Is Smith to
 Have Smith Day at Jamestown.

Norfolk, Va, May 25.4A John Smith" day at the Jamestown ex- position is suggested from New York, the plan outlined being to assemble on that day those of the illustrious name from all parts of the United States to do honor to the great cap tain whose name they bear, on the site of his first landing on American soil The organization of John Smith bureau" is advised, the num- Der eligible to be reckoned by the number of times the name of our best known citizen appears in the di- rectories of American cities.
 How many are eligible to mem- bership in a John Smith associa- tion?" Since the suggestion has been made this question is receiving attention from a number of amateur statisticians. Some of the conclu- sions reached are interesting.
 "The name of John Smith is prob ably no more often met with in Nor2 folk and vicinity than elsewhere, !" says James A. Wood, commissioner general of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition The last city directory of Seattle. Wash, gives 40 repre- sentatives of the grand old name. l find the directory of Norfolk, Ports mouth and Berkeley carries fifty-four of them. As directories generally take no cognizance of residents of more or less transient character, nor of those not heads of families, it would be a fair estimate to classify about one-tenth of 1 per cent of the male population of every city in the country under the name of John Smith In seaport towns with big floating populations the rate would run higher.
 "on this general basis Norfolk. Portsmouth and Berkeley should produce about eighty John Smiths. New York, whence comes the sug- gestion for the organization, should be able to send at least 5000. Chi eago should be good for 2,500; St Louis for, say, 1900. Seattle would come in with about 250 and even from far away Alaska there would come about fifteen from Nome. twelve from Fairbanks and half a dozen each from Juneau, Skagway, Seward and valdes.
 We may safely calculate that the same proportion of John Smiths holds good in the country districts everywhere. If 1t does. a convention of John Smiths at Jamestown would afford the unprecedented spectacle of a gathering of more than 100000 men of the same name.
 This gathering would be tre- mendously enlarged if made to em- brace those who have departed from the original orthography. like the Smyths and Smythes and Smithes; and ret again if those good American citizens are taken in who naturally cling to the form observed by their ancestors in continental Europe. as the Schnists. smidts. Sehnitz and others. carrying their bsptismal names of Hans. Johann, Johannes and the ike. Then there are also those who have supplemented pre- fixes and sufixes like the Gold smiths. Eb5smiths. Klsinsehnidts. Suifhsons. Smithers and many oth- CTS
 But ft's mighty big family under the name ia its plain old Eng
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-25

Senator Tillman would like to see q southern man nominated by the demo- crats for president, but thinks ne will have to content himself with "Culber- son of Texas, Hoke Smith of Georgia or Daniel of Virginia" for the second place on the ticket. All ot these able and honest democrats are quite it to aspire to the presidency. The nominee for vice-president should always meas ure up to the standard fixed for prcsl- dent. for in the future as in the past the viee-president may be called upon to serve as president.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-25

The report of the special attorneys to the Interstate Commerce commits sion recommends that the attorney general of the United States take ac- ton to annul the contract between the Union Pacific and Rock Island rail- roads for the control of the Chicago and Alton railroad. which was virtu- aiiy wrecked by the Hartman syndi- cate. The most startling announce ment ln this report. says an exchange. is that railroad competition has been suppressed in an area equal to one third of the United Ststes.- and that the profits of the great railroads of the far west are being used 10 buy stocks and control systems in the east. instead of building more roads for tine development of the west" Yet after this exposure of the deals of Hartman and other railroad maznates they are luAl -LlaMl llldA tue lts4r4aiNLcS UT A1- states included in the "area equal to one-thiri of the United States should legislats to compel railroad corpora tions to charge reasonable rates in- stead of extracting vast sums from the public to buy the ztoeks of east ern raIfrosds- The fact that rse st- tornsy general of the United States needs Proddinz to protect the pabIlc interests shows that the chief reEanee Of the plunllered people mus1 bs through their own dirzet repreSenta- tfvss ia their state legislatures. rather than the procrsstinating action If se4- erzI o7cEsis-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-25
In . German Law Court.

A German law court was the scene lately of an amusing incident. The magistrate, a tiresome and long.wind- ed person, vas deciding small case in which the plaintiff claimed dam ages for abuse. TO call a man a pig or a dog" ruled the judge. is cer- tainly an insult: but to say that be is 'pis-dog' Is inoffensive. for no such animal exists" The plsintlf glared at the bench. -hund.- be re- marked with bitter emphasis.-f. P.s Weekly.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-25
HEARD IN PASSING.

Old Slouch, the detective, seems to be as hopelessly missing from the Capitol, as Walker from New Britain, or Tucker and Carpenter from Middle town.-Hartford Post.
 With Abe Rueff confessing his guilt and on the way to the penitentlary, and Abe Hummel in stripes for q year. there may be said to be streak of reform reaching from the Atlantic to the Pacific, ,-Woman's National Daily.
 Automobiles half as large as raii- way coach going through the country, fitted in a luxurious manner and rid ing equally as easy as a modern Pull man car, illustrates that the. attempt to build highway between New York and Boston is not wild venture at all. It begins to look as though the auto has started to solve the method of transportation of the future-Phil- adelphia Press.
 After the public feet washing at the love feast of the German Baptist Brethren at Reading, Pa, Saturday night, came another ceremony. Rev A. +. Crater leaned over and kissed Rev D. F. Ziegler, who passed the kiss along. It went down the mems side of the meeting house and returned the last man kissing Pastor Crater. Mean- while the sisters exchanged the kiss of peace among themselves.--Meriden Journal
 As the rector of Protestant Episco- pal church in Rochester says that he got a number of men to come to church by drinking beer with them he is illogical in protesting against the election Of q benevolent and highly respected brewer as warden uf a neighboring parish and in denoauncing him from the pulpit The clergyman who uses beer as missionary agent has no right to attack the man who brews it, unless it be adulterated.- Bridgeport Farmer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-25

The Evening Denocrzs e the peoples paper The price is ze s copy. 1zc a week. 41c a month. Ss a gear, ty nall CT carrier.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-25
SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1907.

. Boss Cox and the Cincinnati poodle contingent of the republican party are all up in the air. over the lightning changes ip the political situation ill Ohio and the wires are kept hot with sizzling messages to and from the White House by son-in-law Long worth. Let us have peace.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-25
Satisfying consresa,Ion's Curiosity.

Rev. c. N. Wright, Wardle vicarage, Rochdale, for personal reminiscence. writes: Tn my third living thsre was a very crowded congregation the first morning I officiated. The parishion- CTS were evidently curious as to the build. color of hair, etc. of their new vicar. As a matter of fact I was. though young man, very bald. A little thought would have caused me to make my first appearance on any morning but the eighth. but it was the eighth, and in the Psalms. which were read and not sung. had to say: My sins are more in number than the hairs of my head."-London Globe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-25

Kennedy-s Laxative Couzn Syrup Is BETTER than any other co1ga rem sfy because ifs laxative principle ss- sures a healthy. eopi0us action Of the bowls apd at the same time ii heals irril,sion of the throat and aIlays in- famn 8tioa of the mucous membrane. Contains Honey and Tar. pleasant to take. ChHdre1 Ike t. Sod by H. " Lake Drug Co and JOsepb A. Smith. s2s Bank street BrooslTn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-25

fish form, and there might be danger of discord in bringing together those who do not with those who do spell 1t just Smith. There would be dis tinct shock, for instance. if the secre- tary of such gathering, in calling the roll. should bump into the Ian