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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
SIX WEEKS FOR PRACTICE
eATTLEsHIPs WILL THEN PRE-.
PARE FOR PACIFIC CRUISE.
Route for Return Trip Not Settled
Several Commanding Officers
Will Be Relieved.

Washington. - The Atlantic feet
under Admiral Evans, which sailed
from Hampton Roads Monday, will
remain for two weeks at the
southern drill grounds, 40 miles off
the Chesapeake capes, practicing feet
and squadron formation. Then will
come the regular fall target practice,
lasting probably four more weeks.
Acting Secretary Newberry said
Tuesday the ships would then go to
the navy yards in prearranged order,
where, in two weeks, they should be
put in perfect condition, the actual
start for the Pacific cruise being made
about the middle of December. None
of the itineraries so far prepared by
the navy department is final. If the
decision as to route of the big ships is
in favor of return by way of Cape Of
Good Hope the feet will sail from San
Francisco about the end of next sum-
mer straight away across the Pacific,
calling at Honolulu and probably head
ing thence for Australia. If the Suez
route is selected then the fleet will
probably after leaving Puget Sound,
swing to the northwest, skirting the
coast Of British Columbia and the
Aleutian islands, cross the Pacific by
the shortest great circle route, which
will take the ships close to Japan, and
thence to Manila, where they will
make a short stop before passing
through the Straits of Malacca and
entering the Indian ocean.
The navy department will relieve
some of the present commanding Off
GERS of the battleships before this
cruise is begun, because they will
have already served nearly the full
term of sea duty. Officers who have
already had two full years of sea SER
vice in their present commands In
clude Captains Barry of the Kentucky,
Herbert Winslow of the Kearsarge and
Comfy of the Alabama
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
GROSS EARNINGS OF RAILWAYS
Enormous Increase in 1906 Over the
Previous Year.

New York. - The gross earnings
of the railroads of the United
States during 1906, according to the
fortieth annual number of Poor's Man
ual, issued Tuesday, made the enor-
nous increase over 1905 of $234,4
516!' The net earnings increased $1O4,-
72S,224.
This was done in spite of a heavy
increase in operating expenses due to
higher wages and increased cost of
material. Over 100000 more peo-
pie travelled by rail in 1906 than in
the preceding year, while the railroads
moved 1,610,O99,S29 tons, as compared
with ,435,321.74S tons in the preced.
ing year.
The total assets of all railroads are
reported as $17,534,3S1, ,633 or more
than six times the total money in cir
culation in the country.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Fast Train Leaves the Rails.

Oil City, Pa. - The Niagara Ex-
press, one of the fastest trains on
the Pennsylvania railroad between
Buffalo and Pittsburg, left the rails at
Centerville, 80 miles north of here,
Thursday. The train, which was run
ming 40 miles an hour, was a double
header filed with excursionists from
Chautauqua lake. The forward en-
gine ran along the ties for almost
quarter of mile before it was stopped,
but did not overtCrn. All the passen-
gers were badly shaken up, but non,
hurt
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
QUAKE ROCKS MARTINIQUE.
Another Mount PeIee Disaster Feared
in the Island.

Fort de France, Island of Martin.
ique.-Terror reigns throughout this
island because of a severe earthquake
which was felt here at 1880 o'clock
Tuesday night. The inhabitants, with
the details of the eruption of Mount
Pelee in 1902 fresh in their memory,
are in a state of panic, although no
damage has yet been reported.
The similarity of conditions preced-
ing the frightful disaster of five years
ago has caused an exodus of citizens
In that catastrophe the finale was pre-.
ceded by just such seismic phenom.
ena as are now prevalent.
Huge inky black clouds are rolling
over Fort de France in great masses
in which there are peculiar lightning
flashes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Police Watch Brokerage Offices.

Washington, Aug. 3O.-Following
the recent raid of five brokerage Of
fees and the arrest of their proprietors
on the charge of violating the anti
gambling laws, Assistant United
States District Attorney Given Thurs
day placed a policeman in each of a
number of other brokerage offices un-
der suspicion. The policemen watched
the transactions in the offices and
loted the names of visitors. A secret
service officer and two detectives
We're detailed to make daily rounds of
all suspected Offices.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Women MAY stop Strike.

New York-The New York papers
announce that Helen Gould, Mrs.
Clarence H. Mackay and Mrs. ]. G.
Phelps Stokes, representing the wo-
men stockholders in the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph compa-
nies, held secret conference late last
week on the strike situation, and took
action looking to a settlement of the
difficulty. After the conference, ac-
cording to the printed stories, Miss
Gould cabled to her brother, George
j., who is in Europe, to come home at
once. 1t is reported that lie sailed last
Sunday.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Police Watch BROKERAGE Offices.

Observation-Disclosures the recent
raid of five brokerage offices and the
arrest of their proprietors on the
charge of violating the anti-gambling
laws, Assistant United States District
Attorney Given Thursday placed a DO
liceman in each of number of other
brokerage offices under suspicion The
policemen watched the transactions in
the offices and noted the names of Wis.
itors. A secret service officer and two
detectives were detailed to make daily
rounds of all suspected Offices.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
TRAGEDY AT OCEAN GROVE.
Hotel Proprietor Shoots Wife and
Child and Kills Himself.

Ocean Grove, N. jim the presence
of number of boarders in the New
Jersey house, of which he was the
proprietor, Robert S. Gravatt, AZ years
old, Thursday shot and perhaps NOR
tally wounded his wife, Irene; seri.
ously wounded his nine-year-old
daughter, Mollie; and then killed him
self. Domestic trouble is said to have
been the cause of the tragedy.
Gravatt was well-to-do. Besides be-
ing proprietor of the hotel where the
tragedy occurred, he owned a stove
store in Asbury Park.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Fatal Electrical Storm.

st. Louis.-During an electrical
storm that swept over st. Louis We'd
nesday and covered radius of about
100 miles, Henry Albrecht, aged IA,
was killed at the village of Lake in St.
Louis county, by lightning. Mary
Schmitz was badly burned by the bolt.
In st. Louis two street cars were
struck by lightning and the passengers
frightened, but not injured. Trinity
Methodist church was struck and dam
aged, and the North Market street DO.
lice station was struck, knocking down
and shocking Lieut.. Martin O'Brien.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Promlses TaxIor Immunity

Frankfort, Ky.-In a letter ad
dressed to Commonwealth's Attorney
Robert Franklin of this city, chief
prosecuting attorney for the state in
the Goebel murder cases, Gov. Beck
ham assures that official of his co.
operation with him in seeing that
William s. Taylor is protected from
arrest and allowed to return to the
state of Indiana If he will come to the
Scott circuit court at Georgetown, this
state, to testify in the next trial of
Caleb Powers. charged in the murder
conspiracy cases. IA
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Nelson Morris Passes AWAY.

Chicago-Nelson Morris, pioneer
Chicago packer aEi multimillionaire.
died at his home, 2453 Indiana avenue.
Tuesday, of heart disease, aggravated
by kidney trouble. Mr.. Morris was
born in the Black Forest, Germany, in
1910, and came to America penniless
when he was II years old, made his
way to Chicago and went to work in
the stockyards.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05

One of the ministers declares that
q woman has no sense when she is
IN love. OF course a man always re.
tains full possession of his reasoning
faculties when he has become con-
Vinced that some woman with an up.
tilted nose and raspy voice is an
angel.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05

Automobile sore throat and influen.
"a is the latest disease. 1t is not. how.
ever, as some may think, or even
hope, the person who rides in an auto
mobile who gets the disease, but the
people who have to breathe the dust
that they stir up. Long Island resi-
dents, whose roads are favorite thor.
oughfares for the hated vehicles, are
the only ones so far who are suffering
from this malady, but of course it will
spread
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Great pIaeoverY Announeed.

Sir William Crookes, as a result OF
his own researches and the expert
ments Of Professors Krowalski and
Moscicki, of Freiburg university, has
discovered a process Of extracting
nitric acid from the atmosphere. The
process is available for commercial.
industrial and agricultural purposes,
and is expected to revolutionize the,
nitrate industry and the worlds food
problem.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
4. w. CLARK, Of indian. ! suIcId.

Oakland, Cal.-Haymond w. Clark.
captain Of troop H. Thirty-ninth regi-
ment, and a member IT the Grand
Army of the Republic, committed sui
eide here by turning on the gas Ia
his room. His action was attributed
to financial embarrassment.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05

One by one Chicago is losing the
laurels forced upon it by jealous
rivals. A few days ago statistics
were published showing that Switzer-
land led us as a divorce center and
now a doctor who has been down on
his knees to see rises to say that the
girls of Great Britain are developing
feet that will make the Chicago girls
trilbys look like those Cinderella wore
when she made her great hit. With
the head Of the male Briton growing
smaller and the foot of the female
Briton growing larger remarks the
Chicago News, We may well accept
the deduction that man over there Is
soon to be the weaker sex. 1t is to
be hoped that the girls will be kind
to him when, at last, he has found his
proper place. BY racking his memory
doubtless he will be able to recall
many times when he was kind to
them during the days of his supposed
superiority.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Child convicted of M,rd.r

OIL City, Pa.-McKinley Richmond
a negro, aged ten years, was found
guilty of murder in the first degree at
Clarion, Pa, near here, Wednesday
The court, ordered him sent to the
Morganza reform institute for an in.
definite period.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Endine Was ScaIped.

Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 31.-Running
at the rate of mile a minute, the
Manhattan Limited struck box car
that was standing too far out on a
switch near Huntingdon, a few miles
west of here. The obstruction scalp.
ed" the enigma
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05

You furnish the girl and we will
furnish the house." says an advertise
ment. That sounds good, says the
Kansas City Journal, but It doesn't tell
the whole story. You will also be
expected to furnish the wherewith
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05

Perhaps the thread trust craftily
put out the story that the price of
cotton was to be advanced to ten
cents spool so that the public could
feel so relieved when it was denied
as to forget all about the advance
from five to six cents at retail.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Set New Record on Isthmus.

Washington.-All records for exca-
walton on the line of the Panama canal
were broken during July, despite re-
duction in the force of employees, ac-
cording to a report for the month re-
ceived here.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Yellow Fever Near Havsna.

Washington.-A cablegram from Ha-
vana to the Marine hospital service
reports the appearance of yellow
fever at Campo, across the bay from
Havana. There is one undoubted case
and other suspected cases.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Cholera Spreads.

Shanghai, Aug. 31.-The epidemic
of cholera among the Chinese in the
lower Yangtse ports is spreading.
About 200 persons die daily in the
streets of WI Hu in the province OF
Ngan-Hwei and Kiu-Kiang, province OF
Kiang 81
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
judge A. /. Williams Dies.

Colorado Springs, Col.-Judge A. L.
Williams of Topeka, Kan, died here
Wednesday morning in his summer
home on Pixies Peak. He was fo.ner-
ly general counsel for the Union Pa
cific.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
MIchiqan Troous At NorfoIk

Norfolk, Va.-Company E, First reg
iment, Michigan National guard, of
Lansing, under Capt. E. C. Rode. or.
rived at the jamestown exposition
Thursday and went into camp. They
will remain here one week. 'a
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Strikers VIII Sue for DAMAGE,

Hibbing, Minn.-Suits for dam.
ages aggregating half a million dol.
lars will be instituted against the
steel trust and st, Louis county by
striking miners who have been shot
or imprisoned by sheriffs.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Would Make RIeh c.An

It is estimated that 21.O0O.0OO acres.
are available for rice growing In
Louisiana aud Texas, and the value
at such crop would be $4OOO0O. 900.
This would make the rice crop fifth
in point of value among the cereals Of
this country. %
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Woman colf champlon.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Miss Lillian
French of the Windsor Country club
won the championship Of the Women'a
Western Golf association by defeat
ing Miss Sallie Ainsle, Of Western Ho
by up.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05

Maxim Gorky says the Americans
are "a silent, gloomy people" 1t
must be remembered that he didn't
go to the roof gardens much while he
remained in New York.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Given the Limit.

Kansas City, Aug.31. In the police
court here Leroy Dotson, a striking
Western Union operator, was fined
800. the limit, for assaulting F. G..
Galley, a newspaper reporter, whom
he took for q strike breaker.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
To the Waters Edqe.

Liverpool, N. S., Aug, 31.-The twin
screw steamer HUDSON, Of Bridge
port, CT, lumber laden for New York,
was burned to the waters edge off
Little Hope. All of the crew escaped,
but Capt. Williams was injured.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Knabenshue'. -KirshIn Rurets

Greenville, c.. Knabenshue's air.
ship. while 1900 feet above the fair
grounds, burst at six o'clock Tuesday
night and dropped like rocket The
aeronaus escaped unhurt.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Morocco suItan Reported klIIad.

London.-The correspondent of the
Tribune at Tangier telegraphs his pa.
per under reserve rumor that Sultan
Abdul Aziz has been assassinated in
the palace at Fec
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Bold Escane from Reformatnrv

Washington, Pa,-Paul Atkinson, 10
years old, of Youngwood, Pa, and
Harry Miller, Is years old, of Buffalo,
N. Y, made daring escape from the
Morganza Reform school Thurs.
daY.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-05
Habits Of snerm Whale

The sperm whale ran remain below
the surface for about 30 minutes at
time. Then II comes to the surface
and breathes so or SO tines. taking
about ten minutes to do 50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

shoulder, ''never again shall he count those coins nor draw the string in the top of that leathern bag"
 As they neared the hovel they could hear the old mser calling loudly and thou miserable little beggar?' he was crying at the top of his cracked voice. If I lay hands on thee again I'll fay thee alive. I'll cut the skin from thy shoulders and then lay on the thong. An, hal thou wouldst run away from me, wouldst thou2 Well, walt till hunger and cold and the wild beasts of the fields force thee to return to me. An, hal I'll give thee something to remember, l will"
 And mayhap thou shalt have some thing this day to remember, old Cross bones, the miser," said n deep voice which made the very ground beneath the hovel shake. And the miser looked out of his door to behold a strange sight, sight that caused him to shrink into the far thest corner of his miserable abode. He had heard often of Samson, the Averaging Giant, and he felt sure there could be no doubt but this great being was he "I'ye come on an important errand old Cross bones" said the giant, stooping and en- tering the hovel. Of course, he was obliged to put Bunchup to the ground as he entered. But he kept the little lad close to his side. Now, thou old robber and torturer of little lad, get from It's hiding place the leathern bag of gold and silver coins thou didst steal from the good man who sought lodging for night in thy hovel. Come, not word from thy ugly mouth or I might be tempted to tear out thy lying tongue The bag of money-and be quick!'
 Trembling in every limb old Crossbones,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

out to her by most unnatural father, who set aside the claims of wife or child to satisfy his own selfish desires.
 But through the changes wrought by time and religion Mary found herself seated upon England's throne. During the first part of Mary's reign Elizabeth was placed In prison, proofs of her dis loyalty to her sisters reign being ob- tained. With Mary's enemies she had plotted to make war on Mary and usurp her throne. But so tactfully did Eliza beth manage this affair that Mary for gave her offense and most generously re- instated her at court, beha wing most af- fectionately toward her always, and nam- ing her as successor to the throne upon her own death.
 Elizabeth became sovereign of England in 155S, and reigned till her death, which occurred in 1902. Hers was a most re- markable reign, and much good came of of 1t in more ways than a few. While she was inordinately vain. loved fattery was to the last a coquette, and indulged her many weaknesses without stint, she was, nevertheless. wonderful woman and every inch a sovereign. She pos sessed rare tact cunning when needed, wit and a cool judgment and was what would now be called "a born diplomat Much has been written about her vulgar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07
BY MAUD WALKER.

In the long, long ago when the world had wltches wizards, elfns, fairies, dwarfs and giants living In all the lands there dwelt a poor woman In the noun tains whose husband had died leaving her pennless and with a little son called Bunchup Now as this poor woman could not get bread for herself and child she went out one night and sold him to rich old miser for enough to supply her self with food and clothing for year. After that time she died of starvation in her hut on the mountain side.
 After. the mothers death the old mlser became very cruel to little Bunchnp. He beat him unmercifully, set hard tasks for him to perform and half starved him into the bargain. Thus wns lit tie Bunchup very miserable indeed Often at night he would remember the happy days when his father was lv- ing and carried him on his shoulder up the mountain side while hunting for game. And in those days his mother had been happy and merry with her little boy, making dainty dishes for him and broi- ing the tenderest birds and fishes for his meals
 Then, as he would lie recalling the happy past, the tears would flow from his eyes and sobs would shake his frai body The old miser, lying In his bed in
 
 little. Bunchup and would cry out:
 What fools noise Is that? Upon my soul If do not believe thou art crying like some foolish girl or weak-minded woman. Beware how thou provokest me. I'll fay thee alive if I hear another whim- per. This moment be off to sleep that thou mayest be up before the sun and at thy tasks or I'll make thee have some thing genuine to shed salt tears for.''
 And so would poor little Bunchup shiver in his cold bed of dry leaves cov- cred by a sheeps skin, smothering his sobs and forcing the memories of his happy days from his mind.
 One night just after a severe chastise. ment from the old mlser little Bunchup lay shivering and trembling in every limb so fearful was he that the old miser might again rise to beat him with a huge stick. But soon the snoring from the old miser's room pronounced that monster to be asleep. Then, cautiously, little Bunchup stole from his bed and slipped out through the door into the starlit night. The time was spring. early and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-07

cool. The winds swept down the noun tain side fercely and cut the tender flesh of Bunchup cruelty. But he did not so much mind the winds stinging touch ns he did the hut of the old miser He went on up the mountain side, aiming to steal few hours to himself while the old miser slept. Coming to huge boulder that jutted from the mountain side Bunchup stopped and sat down beneath It's shelter While he sat there he fell asleep from sheer wearlness The place was snug, and soon Bunchup became warm in his nest under the boulder
 When he awoke the day was well ad- vanced, the sun pouring down from over his head. Bunchup rose quickly and stood
 looking about him. Now, what would the old miser say? He had been out of his bed for hours and was no doubt hunting the mountain over for Bunchup If he were found it would be the worst beat ing he ever had in all hls miserable little life. Bunehup shuddered at the thought What should he do? Should he go at once to the mlser's hovel and try to make the best of the scolding and beating he was sure to get?
 Just as he stood there, uncertain as to what he should do, he heard heavy step on the mountain side above him. He looked up and, to his wonder and con h him. He was on the point of hiding be- heath the boulder again when the giants great beaming eye fell upon him. Then 1t was too late to withdraw from his path So poor little Bunchup stood fixed with fear. thinking, however, that any fate which might befall him could not be worse than that in store for him at the misers hoyel.
 Hey, there, ladr cried the giant In a voice that made the mountain tremble. What doest thouf here? Art lost, son? An. ha! fear me not, lad" fe went on. seeing that Bunchup trembled with fear at sight and sound of him. Come, I'm not as bad as I'm big. l try to do more good than bad in the world. And I'm out for the purpose of averaging wrong done to a poor man over on the other side the mountain. I'm in quest of one called Cross bones, the miser He robbed the good man in question, a man with wife and seven children. This old miser took every coin the good man had received for his farm and grain. He had sold his possessions with q view of moving Into another country far to the south of this,