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Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-06-27

the criminal Coal Trust was OBJ.
tanned and supported by W. R.
Hearst.
The record of the almost FIVE years
fight that has ended in this decision
ought to be interesting and instruct
i've.
1t is instructive to us because it
shows that in a fight for right there
is nothing to be discouraged at. The
contest may be long, and it may be
often delayed or temporarily defeat
ed. But it will win in the end.
The struggle began in October,
1902, when the miners strike was in
progress in the anthracite region.
That, you may remember, was O
strike for higher wages which was
afterward found by the National
Strike Commission to be justified.
While the strike was on, the price of
coal advanced greatly until it reached
$21 ton, and, as result, schools
were closed, factories shut down and
general distress was imminent.
Mr.. Hearst, realizing that the pow
er Of the railroads which were really
responsible for the high prices of
coal, as we'll as for the trouble in the
anthracite region, lay in their COM
b;nation, determined to expose and
destroy the Trust agreement by which
the railroads operated together and
were able Ito control the situation.
He employed attorneys, sent agents
and investigators over the country
and speedily gathered conclusive doc
umentary evidence that the Reading,
Jersey Central, Erie, Lehigh and Sus-
quehanna railroads had formed
trust, were pooling freight rates,
throttling competition by discrminat-
ing contracts, and blacklisting indie
pendent dealers.
On October 4, 1902, he opened the
battle by filing a sworn petition with
Attorney-General Knox, of the Fed
eral Government, and by writing to
the President, offering to produce the
evidence to substantiate his charges.
Attorney General Knox replied
the next day, suggesting that the evi-
dence he laid before United States
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-06-27
THE BROWNSVILLE INvEsTIGA-
TTON.

The Senate committee s investiga-
tion into the Brownsville incident has
contributed very little to public
knowledge Of the riot in the town.
No new evidence of any particular
Importance supporting one conclu-
sion or another was brought out. The
evidence as a whole points convinc-
ingly to the conclusion that the ne.
gro soldiers raided the town, but it
has not disclosed the individual per-
petrators. This was what the earlier
army investigation of the outrage de-
veloped. The effort to show that the
people of Brownsville fired the shots
in the town in order to discredit the
negroes and induce the War Depart
ment to send them to another station
failed completely. The suggestion
was preposterous on the face of it,
and not scintilla of evidence was
adduced in support Of it.
The motive for an attack by the
negro soldiers on the town was made
perfectly clear. They had been dis
eliminated against by the white
townspeople and tradesmen. Their
patronage was repulsed at certain sa-
looms, and at one Of them, Tillman' 5,
a "Jim Grow" bar had been set up
for the soldiers. There had been
street brawls arising from race pref
udice. A negro soldier had been
knocked down by a white man named
Tate for jostling a white woman in
the street. These were the motives,
and the raiders apparently, amid a
lot Of indiscriminate shooting, bore
the soldiers grievances in mind. Till
mans saloon was riddled with bull
lets and its bartender shot dead at
the door. The house next to the one
in which Tate lived was fired into, a
few of the raiders making a detour
from the sectio nchiedy raided to
fire upon this house apparently under
the impression that it was Tate's
residence
Strong direct evidence was brought
out to the effect that the raiders were
negro soldiers. The party was seen
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-06-27

them, that the issue now is not of meas
ures, but of men not of principles, but of per-
sons not of conflicting policies of government,
but Of conflicting administrators.
Republican and Democrat thus become inter-
changeable terms, except in matters of lead
ership, unless there is a conclusive and accept
able answer to The Worlds question.
If this be the case, then there can be only
one issue in the next Presidential campaign
shall the John Does or the Richard Roes have
the offices ?-New York World
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-06-27

Democratic itself, asks "What is Democrat?'
there is no answer. Even the acknowledged
leader Of the party, who has twice been it's can
ddate for President, is unable to frame def
milton which distinguishes Democrat from
Republican.
If The Words question is unanswerable
then we must conclude that the old barriers
between the parties have been broken down.
that the parties have merged in all ex-
cept name and organization, and that
them that the issue now is not of meas
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-06-27
Continued from page 81

years, it was once out of power for twenty
four years consecutively, to win in the end one
of the most brilliant victories in it's career. No
political organization in the history of repub-
lcan institutions has shown more amazing
vitality.
Yet when The World, accused of not being
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-24
FACTS AsouT INDIA.

Cotton cloth WA first made In India
The average Indian spends on elothe
10 cents year.
Over co.060 Indians die annually
from the bite Of the cobra.
There Is sect In Orissa. Bengal
that worships King Edward.
The wearing Of nose rings is stead
" diminishing among the Hindoos.
Millions Of men In India live. marry
and rear healthy children on an In
come of 80 cents q week.
Only the Indians from the hills
where the air ID pure aud celebrating
make good soldiers. The piainsmen. n
wsak physically and as gentle mental
Is a. women. hare neither the strength
nor the desire to fight.
In the Indian army the elephants
ate fed twice q ". Breakfast con.
sists of 10 pounds OF raw rice. done uf
In two nve-pound packets. each wrap
ped In leaves and tied with grass. For
dinner the elephants get hay, grass
md more rice.
The hldeous tales OF the car Of jug
yernaut and the hundreds Of victims
rushed beneath Its wheels In the an
auaI professions are wicked lies. The
.ar festivals attract each year 100000
pilgrims, but no one was ever killed
beneath the car except by accident.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-24
FACTS AsouT STAMPS.

A specialist who collected the stamps
OF France and her colonies recently
sold his collection for $1,000.
II takes a stamp collector to tell
where are Ancash. Antofagasta. Apuri
mac. Chiapa. Diego Suarez, Bamra
Yea. wadwhan. Goliad. Jhino. Ujong
Faridkot. Nabba and Obock.
II requires more than 10 large nj
buns 10 house the collection OF United
States stamps owned by the Earl Of
Crawford This collection Of United
States stamps II thought to be thu
most complete In existence.
The credit OF originating adhesive
stamps Ii generally given to James
Chalmers. Of Dundee. Scotlnd- Id
drst advocated them In 1887. and In
accordance with legislative enact
ment Of Dec. n. 1880. they were ISSUED
fos public use In England May Q, 1870
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-24

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sA* yssys aAsl4ss ss@as y ssstsasa =
rssa seA l esss = ess.sessa - ssla
ataaa4
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asvs4 b. aate gsssssasss=a u lzs1ssN
aE aNa.
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"a the isls &c Mahs. wAieh l. enc a
he Seychelles xreun
Swedish school ehilarea. under IN
sasdaace % their teachers. annually
Iniaat about es0.0oo trees
lrelands hIgh-wster mark Ia popa
lation was reached In 1sT4. she had
then SiTa.1a4 people. She has now
fewer than A.500.ooo.
or all European cities, Rome is thai
which has most frequently been In tia
hands OF enemies. 1t has been entered
ar sacked more than forty times sinc
500 b. c.
The people Of the United States ars
the greatest readers OF fiction. Their
public libraries contain 15,000.00o vol
ames, and 50 per cent of all the vol
Ilnes lent out are fiction.
In Russia it is unlawful to give
| isses In public. A kiss In the street
Is penalized by fine of 81, and on s.
: rect car By a fine of 50. Declaration
II love ON a postal card renders tbs
sender liable to a fine of $3.50.
Lamp oil'' Is the secretive title un
der which the British House OF Com
mons yearly covers up EGO worth OF
sauff purchased for the use of member,
I d officials. end pit at the entrance
ID the house. All are free to replenish
tleir private stores.
In Alaska Is found q kind OF fish that
makes a capital candle when 1t Is dried
he tail Of the fish is stuck into q
rack Of wooden table to hold 1t up
right. and its nose IL lighted. 1t gives
4 good. steady light Of three candle
power, and considerable heat, and viii
burn for about three hours.
The Jams OF India. a heferodox seci
" Hindus. are considered to be the
hampton fasters Of the world. They
last as part OF their religion, and
4niong them fasts Of thirty. forty and
fifty days at time are considered moth |
ne out OF the way. but only a. an
part of their worship.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-24
UNFAMILIAR FACTS.

Canada produces six barrels of apples
Z year for each family.
Malaga exports 100000 palm lea,
hats to New York annually.
Persia has population Of 1900. 900
with an area Of 62S000 square miles.
French farmers are glad to get 81 81
for 100 litres (about twenty-six gal
ions) Of common red wine.
In the sixty-thres penitentiaries q
Italy there are 0,942 convicts who an
kept busy at various industries.
In Peru there are still many small
uncivilized Indian tribes whose mum
bers 1t is impossible to ascertain.
The largest coffee market In TIN
world 10 the French city Of Havre. Thl
imports In 1904 reachsd 100. $50 tons.
The Salvation Army has 1888 work
On among children. II comprises 7,2ll
corps and societies and 1t has 1896
ofacers wholly employed In its ser
vics.
A new fertilizer made In Norwa,
from tbs nitrogen In ths atmosphere h
said to b very nearly Of the same val
% to plants ~ chile saitpster, whih
In cost II lower.
4 railway 10 to b built to the regioS
whore the Mocha coffee grows. II viii
extend from Hodeidah. on the Red Sea
20 sannaa. the largest city In southerr
Arabia, with population Of 1900.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-24

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ssaziax > rsssebsF aha. aftsF 1919:
sas aanaAes ct reseta, teSst ; swta
syesad sAs mIIlreaa svs vxervisss
Pneumatic pressure = .:sS.s ia ring
nsw doarhelL the pash hassaa rasaptn
cir Into . tubs. which has piston .
the other end 10 aide cut and push n
bell elapper.
nraughting eompasses are bstn
made with Ha1ihle rubber suction cuI
on one end - fssten to the paper an,
hold the instrument while the circle !
being drawn.
The Prince OF ~~ales' plume worn o.
state occasions is worth $40. The feath
ers are pulled from the tail of the feri
wah. one OF the rarest and most beauti
ful birds OF India.
In the new Poiychrome Bible tn
name Of the Deity In given as Jhvh
this vowelless form being AZ near tn
original Hebrew n The English alpha
bet can express It
Postmaster Thomas Of Boston Ii ON
Of the few really practical indorsers o
equality Of the sexes and believes tina
IL woman does a mans work sh
should receive mans pay.
Bishop Coleman of Delaware ha
publicly condemned the custom of erect
Rg what he calls heather monuments
n Christian cemeteries Among heath
en- monuments he classes obelisks
wrecked ships, broken shafts and urns
A Chinese murderer, before bein,
hanged In Batavia, asked to be supplies
with a ticket to Singapore, so that b
could have 1t on his person after death
The request was granted and he diet
with smile on his face.
Lieutenant Spencer Churchill, son o
the late Lord Randolph Churchill, hal
been allowed to join the British fore
on the Indian frontier a. q volunteer
It = not altogether his baptism Of fire
for hs has already seen something q
warfare In Cuba.
Motor boats Of all sorts are becoming
more and more numerous on the Vene
tian canals. Threatening to displacs tn.
old-ttme gondola. The gondoliers ar,
much disturbed. In q dispute between
two Of them and two electric launcl
men the latter was stabbed, one fatally
Some Ptlish editors have q hard time
In . parting word to his readers tn.
retiring proprietor of the Polish papel
says that during the Nv,
years OF the papers existence the re
sponsible editors have spent four and Z
half years In prison, while $3.50 hai
been paid In fnss.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-24
FACTS Asour YOURSELF.

The average number Of teeth is 81.
The weight Of the circulating blood
II 20 pounds.
The brain Of q man IL more than
twice that OF any other animal.
i man breathes about 20 times =
minute, or 100 times an hour.
The average weight Of the brain Of 0
man IL 3ls pounds: Of d woman 2
pounds IL ounces
Over $40 pounds, or one hogshead
aud Que and q quarter pints Of blood
pass through IN. heart In one hour.
The average Insight OF an Amerieaa
Ii o feet o inches: OF q Frenchman Q
feet inches; Of German D feet !
inches.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-24

The people Of the south are very boo
pitabie and have good habit Of speak
irg well Of the dead Even the news.
paper editors enjoy writing eulogies II
deceased citixenA In q city In south.
ern state. the afternoon paper. whsn
its frst edition came out announced
a.. fsct that Mr.. Smith brown. wbc
formerly had lived In the town, had
died suddenly In some part Of Texas.
A brief telegram had given the sad
news. IN an editorial obituary the ed.
tor waxed eloquent and said that Mr..
smith Brown. who years ago had been
an honored citizen Of the city. was m
exemplary man. q nne father and none
knew him but TO love him. The pan
exyric concluded BY saying the full
particulars Of Mr.. Smith. Browns sud.
len death would probably be received
FOR a later edition. They were. and
The iaconIc sentence stated that be was
hanged by iyncbers Tor horse stealing.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-24

"Rnggles, you've improved ths iooin
Of that house Of yours wonderfully In
the last few menthAL les one Of the
most attractive properties IN the street.
now"
Yes. that's the troublsL II has at.
fracsed the attention Of the assessor
and three Or four burglars since nxsd
II up"
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-24

A man and woman marry and build
q home away from the town whers
they will be All Alone. In d fsm
months the discovery Il made tiast n
u foo far out 10 keep Girl, and ~
Uoss N ts~n -
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-24

Early 70 bed and early 70 rise. 70
most city people. would be q surprise
yet many are healthy. wealthy and
wise
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1907-05-24

a rolling stons gathers no msO-
ssithsr soss q hsnesa ths - :
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-17
DeclIned 10 BECOME a Queen.

Paris, May 1.-THE fact that Mrs.
Potter Palmer, of Chicseo, hiss declined
an offer of marriage by the King of Ser
via became known here today through
the indiscretion of Servian official.
The startling announcement hiss created
a sensation. In making his offer the
king arranged to make the American
woman a full-hedged European queen.
The offer to Mrs. Palmer was diplomati-
cally bat formally made and declined in
the same way. Her life and her obi
cations, she said, made it impossible for
her to accept. While Mrs. Palmer has
refused, according to the report, there is
still change for some other American
woman to ascend the throne. Negotia-
tons were first started by Servian Of
fetal with prominent man living here
to inquire if he. he knew OF any cultured
and wealthy American woman who
could assume the duties and responsibili-
ties of becoming the Serviau queen. 1t
was explained that the king is anxious
to improve bis finances aud popularity,
and believes be can do both by mar
risge with a rich American woman.
Mrs. Palmer was recommended by the
man appealed to and since she has re-
fused it is possible an offer may be made
to another available" American wOm-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-17
CeneraIKurokI I'm New York

New York, May l7.-Only cOmpar
atively busy day of sightseeing was
planned today for Gen. Kutoki, Japan's
great military hero, who is enjoying his
first visit to New York. The programme
might have been considered enough to
tire an ordinary man, but Kuroki did
not contemplate the plans for his en-
tertainment with fear.
A visit to the stock exchange aud
Wall street was made this morning and
then the japanese general was taken for
long ride over both branches of the
subway. Kuroki was extremely III
te!esied in the underground road.
Col. Robert Thompson had invited
Kuroki to be his guest at noon and the
meal was taken on the top floor of one
of the down town skyscrspers.
Late this afternoon, according to the
programme, the distinguished guest will
be taken for q ride through Central Park
unless the threatened rain makes this
impossible.
Tonight his visit will be celebrated
with banquet at the Astor. Admiral
Dewey will preside and 1900 guests will
attend.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-17
Virginia News.

The State Council, Virginia Branch
Junior Order United Americans, meets
in Norfolk next week.
The American Tobacco Company has
bought out the Butler-Bu tier Company,
of Lynchburg, one Of its largest compe-
titOrs.
The Meetz poultry farm houses near
Warrenton owned aud operated by JET
ferries & Blythe, was totally destroyed
by fire Tuesday night. About one
hundred chickens were lost.
Mrs. Nellie Loomis Paraons, widow
of the late Col. II. G. Parsons, died at
Roanoke yesterday, aged sixty-fve years.
Her husband was owner of the Natural
Brigde ohYirginia, and was widely known
as a railroad builder.
Sheriff Daniel Spiker, OF Shenandoah
county, arrived at Lynchburg yesterday
and returned to Woodstock with S. E.
Hausenfock, who is wanted there on
charge of abductiDg Mamie, the nineteen
year-old daughter of John w. Rudolph,
who lives near Tomsbrook.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Sophie De Butts Carter, daughter Of Col.
r. Welby Carter, of Fauquier county,
to Milton Gore Richardson, wealthy
resident of Boston. The wedding will
take place during this month at Colonel
Csrter's home near Melbourne.
The meeting of delegates from various
women's clubs of Virginia, for the pur-
pose of forming State federation, is in
session in Lynchburg. The features OF
last nights session we're addresses BY
Mira. Sarah 5. Plat Decker, president Of
the General Federation of Woman's
Clubs, and by Miss Louise B. POppen-
helm, OF Charleston, S. G. Officers will
be elected todsy.
Clement ID. Fishburne, died IL o'c clock
at his home 10 Charlottesville at the age
Of seventy fve. He was born in Waynes-
boro, VT. He practiced law in Char
lottesville for macy years, but for The
past twenty years he had been cashier OF
the Bank of Albemsrle, Of which he was
one of the founders. He served with
credit throughout the war as member
of the ROckbridge Artillery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-17
UprIsIngs of Wine Growers.

Paris, May 1.-THE uprising Of
vine growers in portions OF France now
threatens great danger to the republic.
Today the little village of Beziers, where
a great mass meeting of dissatisfied wine
growers was held on Sunday, is practi-
cally under military guard. RioIing &C.
Cured last night aud residents are in a
psnic, fearing there will be incursions
from neighboriug towps and fighting
may occur. Today Premier Clemenceau
was notified that unless immediate steps
are ia ken to appease the wine growers
the insunectiouary movement is bound
to assume dangerous proportions. The
wine growers complain that they can no
longer sell their wines. and they blame
the government, alleging that by allow
ing sugar to DO used in making artificial
wines their business has been ruined.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-17
TOday's Telegraphic News
Arrest of ConspIrators..

ST. Petersburg, May IT, Eleven OF
the alleged conspiratorS in the plot to
assassinate the Car in his palace at the
Tsarskos -Salo have been arrested at Ter
rioki, Finland. The secret service
officials are on the trail ofother suspects
and further arrests are expected soon.
From an official source the following
details of the conspiracy were furnished
today to a correspondent of the Publish
ers' Press. The cOnspirstOrs planned
to get into the chapel in the palace where
Emperor Nicholas and the principal
palace officials worship. Concesiug
themselves until ell the diguitaries
should be present at service they in-
tended 10 hurl a bomb at the Gar.
A reyolutionist made repeated efforts
to gain admission TO the chapel, but fail
ed. Finally he approached COssack
officer and offered him $4,000 if he
would allow a stranger to enter the
chapel duriDga service. The magnitude
of the bride astonished the officer, who
at once reported the incident. An in
vestigation developed the details Of the
plot.
1t is believed the assassination was
planned by the same gang of terrorists
that attempted to kill Premier Stolypin
by throwing a bomb at him in his resi-
dence nearly year ago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-17
The Cotton Manufactures.

Philadelphia, Pa, May IA con-
ference of members Of the American
Cotton Manufacturers Association was
held this morning, at which a large
number of the manufacturers interested
In the export trade were present, vii
the object of formulating plans to over
come the obstacle which now confront
the American producer of cotton fabrics
who desires a foreign market for his
goods. The conference took on special
Importance in view of the statement
made by DIR. w, P. Wilson, director of
the Philadelphia commercial museum,
to the effect that the introduction OF
American goods abroad was a Herculean
task and one which would bring but
slight returns for Time, labor and money
expended for long period.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-17
chief killed by His Predecessor

Pitisburg, Pa, May l7-Chief of
Police Thomas Guess, of Bellvernon,
who was shot in the head by former Chief
of Police Wm. L. Gate, late yesterday
afternoon, died at Mercy Hospital,
Pittsburg, early today. Cate, drink
crszsd, had been arrested by his succes-
sor in Office. While being searched in
the Borough lookup he drew a large re-
volver and fred the fatal shot. Gaze
then fed from the building and by -four
ishiDg and firing the weapon held the
town 10 terror until he wss finally over
powered aud kicked into submission. Pub
lie feeling over the outrage ran so high
that Cate was hustled 10 the Fayette
county Jail at Uniontown for fear angry
citizens would lynch him. Before leav-
ing home Gate told his wife he intended
to kill Tom Guess for his real or fancied
WRONGS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-17
The HAYWOOD Trial.

Boise City, Idaho, May 17.-Yester-
days. session of The Haywood trial was
devoid of sensationalism. 1t was neces-
sary to examine eleven jurymen before
jury was secured. The defense then
pyemptorily challenged Allen Pride.
This vacancy is being filled today. There
is little chance now that tho jury shall
be completed before next week, although
the prosecution has directed witnesses to
be on hand Saturday.
The Orchard interview of Thursday
evening was brought to the attention of
the court this morning when Clarence
Darrow, of counsel fer Haywood, de-
msnded that Governor Gooding should
be hailed before the court, examined and
punished for contempt for permitting
the interview.