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Down south.

The Administration will be panied TO
hear that the belief persists in the South
that it is pulling every wire to obtain
delegates for Mr.. TAFT in that part of
the country, while frowning on the
natural desire Of Federal ofiiceholders
to go TO Chicago themselves. In the
columns Of the Columbia State we read
that the Presidents Spanish war chum,
MICAH JENKINS, at present Collector of
Internal Revenue at Columbia, who ia a
Democrat, will soon be translated to the
army and give way to a Republican,
preferably ope r. h. TOLBEBT, who has
recently made himself pernicious by
working for an anti-Administration
delegation from South Carolina TO the
national convention, Concerning the
present collector at Columbia a'despatch
from Washington to the State says:
"It will be remembered that Major JESIISs Ia a
personal friend Of one 7. r., having been closely
associated with him in the spanish war, because
Of which friendship be was appointed 10 his present
position He has performed the duties Of Internal
revenue collector sccepably to his chief until now.
when, being Democrat he is unable 10 perform
the principal duty OF that once, which ls 10 corral
Republican delegates. He can serve his country
better in the army"
No doubt this speculation will excite
righteous indignation at Washington,
and the design to promote friend TO
the military arm may be suspended.
Civil service policy would require the
retention Of efficient Collector JENKINS,
unless it is the Presidents conviction
that he would make a better military
man than revenue officer OF course
his successor, II O Republican, might be
a factor in the contest for delegates in
South Carolina, but plainly enough the
President is not obliged to appoint an
other Democrat The new collector
would be warned against political activ-
ity, and the Presidents Illumination
would be duly read 10 him.
We also learn Of q new rural free de-
livery route to start from Taft, s. c.
Representative ELLRBBE was recently
notified Of it, and in perple1ity he went
TO see Assistant Postmaster-General
DEGRAw Taft is on the Georgetown
and Western, six miles from Lanes, said
General DEOBAw. why" rejoined Mr..
ELLERBE, that is a railroad station
called Bryan" General DEoBAw closed |
the interview with the ultimatlm: THE
name Of the post Office is Taft, and the
route will start June l."
Thus the influence Of the Administra-
ton is methodically eIerted to spread |
the name and fame OF Mr.. TAFT 40 that
he who runs for office may read and gov
ern himself accordingly. Never was an |
Administration with averted face 40
perversely ignored and 80 faithfully |
served
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Friends OF Labor.

There are no enemies Of organized
labor so dangerous and so insidious as
its political friends. The politician who
is sincerely and honestly concerned with
the interests of organized labor has yet
TO be discovered By their periodicity
We shall know them.
The Hon SETH Low, once an Intellectual
Mayor Of this town, is now passing
through one of his quadrennial attacks
Of acute ldboritis. We must do Mr.. Low
the justice Of saying that few publicists
have ever equalled him in his show Of
devotion to the cause of the downtrod-
den. While We would not go 80 far as
to say that he himself would shed his
blood for labor, he convinces everybody
Of his determination to practise phle-
botomy on the body polite in its behalf
At such moments as these We suppose
that there is no sacrifice Of other peoples
property that the Hon SETH Low would
not aid and abet in for the sacred cause.
His convalescence ia due in June but
may be deferred until November
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Commanded by soldier who allows no
detail Of training or sanitation 10 be
neglected, famillarizsd with the country
by frequent practice marches, quartered
in commodious bar acks outside towns,
and schooled inoessantly in self-restraint,
the army in Cuba Is remarkably ft and
the men are contented and proud Of their
efficiency But they cannot be expected
10 acquire a working knowledge Of Span
ish. That is the duty Of officers, and
their usefulness Is greatly impaired by
neglect Of IT, In an emergency the lives
Of their men, not TO sp7ak Of the execution
Of an order from headquarters, might
depend upon an elementary knowledge
Of Spanish. To master 80 much Of II
Is not difficult.
Officers who have learned to speak
Spanish are in high favor with the War
Department. ifthey show tact and energy.
One Of them is now Governor Of Santiago
province. A year ago he could not make
himself understood in the language. It is
Of course true that nature has made some
menincapable Of learning an alien tongue,
butan American officer should be able to
acquire the vocabulary Of an illiterate
Cuban. The efficiency Of the army in Cuba
would be greatly lyimproved II every officer
possessed such modest accomplishment.
1t is not too late to insist upon it, and
dellnquents ought not to expect the favor
Of the commanding General
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In ADDITION we Imported the following quantities
ind values OF rice -four. rice meal and broken nee.
Troublss Of a MIs.ouri Town.
From ~ kanIas Onp Joutnal.

FFWW We hdHSds CIV JOurHd.
Ash Grove. the second town In sire IN Greene
county, with population OF about 100. has PIE
pared petition 10 be presented 70 the Couniy
Court asking that the town government be DIS
solved. The law makes II mandatory upon he
County Court 70 dissolve the corporation under
such circumstances. Up 10 twenty years ago ne
city had q municipal form OF government One
Night woman. while walking along dark street,
tnpped on the tongue OF a cultvator which bed
been len standing on a Sidewalk. and received
dangerous injuries. She obtained judgment io'
Sooo. Rather than pay this the citizens permitted
the Municipal government 10 90 by default 70
elections were held for more than eighteen year.
and the judgment Is now outawed. About Hi
months ago the town government was revived lfit'
bitter night Soon afterwdrd the city marshO
while attempting 10 arrest q drunken man. ""
forced 10 kill the offender in self,defenct. The
opponents Of a town government took adyauiaEs
OF the occurrence 10 urge the dissolution Of munie
pal government. II the corporation Is dissolved
second time Ash Grove will have the distinction o.
being the only city Of 3 800 population In the word
without some form OF government.
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The Situation In Macedonia.

Il is TO be hoped that there is founda-
ton for the statement telegraphed from
st. Petersburg on April that the British
Foreign Office has accepted the Russian
scheme OF reforms in Macedonia without
insisting on the nomination Of a Gov
ernor-General by the great Powers, but
on condition that the revenues Of the
three provinces be devoted to carrying
ont improvements. II this is true the
danger Of international complications
that might lead 10 war in southeastern
Europe may be looked upon as averted
for some years to come.
1t IA understood that the Russian pro-
posals do not differ materially from those
which were lately outlined by Sir EDWARD
GREY in the House Of Commons, except
as regards the suppression Of the demand
for the appointment Of a Governor
General, TO be nominated by the great
Christian Powers, a demand which as
Chancellor voN BUELow pointed out the
other day in the Reichstag Is irrecon-
cilable with the maintenance OF the Sui
tan's authority. That ABDUL HAND
would not have yielded to the demand
except under coercion is evident from
the fact that he has just reappointed the
present Governor-General of the three
vilayets for another septennial term and
has also renewed the commissions Of the
foreign officers Of the gendarmerie for
another period Of seven years. II may
be recalled that under the existing ar
rangement the commander and officers
Of the gendarmerie, whose nominal
business it is TO maintain order In Mace
donia, are designated by the six great
Powers, which are Of course Great Brit
ain, Germany, France, Russia, Austria
Hungary and Italy,
The plan which for some time has
been and nowis operative provides that
Italy shall nominate chief Of the gen.
darmerie, who thereupon enters the
Turkish service and derives his author
ity directly from the Sultan. The COM
mander's instructions are conveyed to
the ddjoints Of the six great Powers,
each Of whom in turn communicates them
TO the officers Of his own nationality
holding Turkish commissions In the sew
eral districts Of Macedonia assigned to
them. The system, although it might
have been supposed likely to provoke
international jealousies,s worked we'll
under General De GIoBGIs, who recently
died, and there is reason 10 expect equally
good results from II under the new ap-
pointee, General Count DI RoBILANT.
II less has been accomplished by the
gendarmerie in averting clashes be-
tween the Christians and Mohammedans
in Macedonia and collisions between the
Greek and the Bulgarian inhabitants Of
that country, this has been due not TO
any lack OF efficiency on the part Of the
force but to the restricted sphere OF It's
Jurisdiction. II could not exercise any
power Of initiative for the purpose OF
repressing disorder, the task OF uphold
ing peace and compelling obedience to
the laws being for the most part con-
fided to that part Of the Turkish regular
army which is qusrtered in the three
provinces.
One feature Of Sir EDWARD GREY's
project was that all the Turkish soldiers
A
Dhould.Nbe withdrawn, With this re-
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The Ocean Man Blll.

The Senate approved the ocean mail
bid on March 20, Unless further action
Is taken this important measure Is de-
feated by an s 10 7vote in the House COM
mittee on Post ORces and Post Roads.
The matter should not be left in such a
condition. We have reason to believe
mat II the bill were TO come before the
House it would be approved.
Two courses are open and both have
already been suggested at the Capitol.
The committee may be discharged from
further consideration OF the question and
The bill be brought into the House for
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Disclaimer Frsm JOhn r. MuAoll.nd.

To rHH EDITOR OF TER SUN-SiT paragraph
In TIE SUN OF April II contains statements made
on the authority Of Mr.. Kraoke. which are calcu.
lated 10 convey the idea that have been backing
CONGRESSMAN Waldo In his recent primary night In
Brooklyn because, II Is Alleged. he introduced
legislation At Washington for pneumatic tube Ell.
tensions TO FatbuSh. There ls no truth In the allie
cation, inference or suggestion.
! never contributed one penny 10 Mr. WAldo's
campaigns. past, present or future, and he never
introduced tube or other business legislation for
me In all his legislative life Ny Pneumatic tube
interests In Brooklyn were disposed OF nearly ten
ysAn ego. own neither stock nor bonds In the
Iube company there. nor have | any interest In
possible construction. though the tubes were eI.
tended 70 Fiatbush or hontauk Point
NEW YoRK. April II. JOIN z. MuHoLLAHD.
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once more we say that the nomination OF Mr.
BRIAN Al Denver Is ioregone conclusion and that
ne chances Of bic election We by no means hope.
BY no means hopeless does not imply
a strong faith in Mr., BRYAN's chances. 1t
would seem TO be the part Of wisdom then
for the eighteen delegates from South Caro-
lima, who according 10 the Post will be un-
instructed, to give their support 10 a can
didate who promises to make a better run
than Mr.. BRYAN, His nomination is by
no means foregone conclusion II delegl-
tons from both the South and North go to
Denver uTinstructed.
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DaaGsr . FsrawycA,s Daeklnr steol

from We WetfH1tnsttr Gazette.
The pretty Kentsh village OF Fordwyeh near
Canterbury, h In dhnTer OF losing its ducklns
stool, for which large price has been offered BY
transatlantic millionaire. This 10 one OF the very
few remaining examples ieft In England Of the I'M.
SIrument formerly designed for the reformation AZ
scolding or otherwise unsatisfactory wives Ths
distinction, Of course II shared with the now sim.
llAhy rare scold's bride. IL is said, by the Way
that the dueklng stool a. FordWyoh was even used
In the punishment Of Go-called witches, after The
blrbGrous fashion OF those timsa
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Grass 70 say. Enrl.na,, Cs,,,.

From NJ London DaRV Graphic.
Giving evidence before the Coast Erosion Com.
mission yesterday, Dr.. Otto sApf described The
reclamation work performed by SpartInS rnsses.
which, he said. spread by underground shoots ana
seed, which was dIapensd BY tides and currents
and presumably BY WAler blrdG Certain form,
sstabushed themselves easily. and the roots ana
baseS OF the dense elunps effectively med the
mud. and where they occurred In dense patche,
they formed protecting belt for the shore or bshr
hehlnA iham
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The Democrats OF Cook county, Illinois,
have indorsed BRYAN for President and
RoGER c. SULLIVAN for member Of the ma
tonal committee OF course BRYAN will
refuse their assistance and point to the
numerous speeches he has made against
Mr.. SULLIVAN to explain his attitude. Inol-
dentally Mr.. SULLIVAN appears to have
been able to survive the mighty efforts Of
Mr.. BRYAN to eject him from the Democratic
marty
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The Good Samaritan mOdes,iy related his q, =.
Dloit.
-Fine" cried hls friends. This win stan N.
htilng up with Siek friend excuse
Herewith thsy jogfully hAsished home 70 metz
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Busy Fire FfFhtsr,,

From Ne Faiasd Republican.
An alarm Of nre vas Eiven about o'olock Mon l.
day morning. II was coon learned that the Are
wasn the home Of Fred hanlove, In the first ward
There are no iess than hve MAnlovs families IN
town and all OF them were visited In the conhislon
following the giving OF the ahrm.
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HlaLnnkr nay.

From ne FaVsifs DemOerai. .LS04aS.
Deputy County Clerk J. Robert Settle says Sln'
day is his lucky day. His little daughter Was hob
on Sunday and last sunday hen hatched ai'
teen chicks from d1teen eEEs for him.
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HSw Pigs Helped the Taxpayer
N hl London .Sfandand

From ne London Standard.
STA months ago the Tendrlng Guardians decided
10 keep pigs and 10 fsed them on the Vssts nom
the uorkhouse. A. the meeting yesterday II u"
announced that the pront fIom the sale Of the pr
amounted 10 fea
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A Hhdu LeGsad.

A Kinds Legend.
TWIshtd had created
Earth and all therein.
Everything save Woman,
Her he did begin.
OF thS-starS he borrowed
Two 70 light her face,
OF the moon is roundneHs,
OF the swan itS grace.
LGhtnsss Of the willow,
Softness Of the flower.
Erolie Of the sunbeam,
Toardrops Of The shower.
Cruelty Of the tiger.
Ths psacockS vanity.
Hardness Of the diamond,
The winds inOonSlSnoy.
Restlsssness Of ocean,
Peacefulness Of grovs.
CaoklinG Of the parrot.
Cooling Of the dove.
PiecinG these together
Pursuant 70 his plan.
Twashtn, world creator.
Made q mate for man.
q. HHNBAEI WHsTIHI,
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A Hixup.

Knlcker-Did Jones Get excuses confused
Boeker--YeS told his boss that he had ben de-.
talned At the once and HE wife that he hId been
80 With the bsby.
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Rice.

According 10 the hu-ssu OF statistics Of the D,.
psrtmtnt Of Agriculture our 1907 production n
rice was i6,7SS.o1o bushels, With q farm value on
December of siGOSi I'm The average phc, 4
bushsl was ass cents Acret 20 planted In rice
iotsltd os7 so, and the average yield TO the acre
vas ss.s bushels. The leading rice States and ihs'
production In 1907 were:
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think we have more machinery OF Government
than Is necessary. tso many parasites living on
the labor Of the Industrious"
1t is unlikely that we shall hear these
sentiments echoed by many admirers Of
THOMAS JEFFERSON to-day, Yet who
will question the truth Of the principle
on which they ar based or their applica-
bility TO the conditions that exist in
the United States in the year 1908?
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ChiYalrOUaOhIo.

From ne clspsIaHd PldiH Dealer
TherO 10 nothing 700 severe for the thus Vl'
besss voneh
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Two Sentences From J.nsr.on.

On April 10, l74S, THOMAS JEFFERSON
wa born, at Shadwell, Albemarle
county. Virginia, Tonight his name
will be toasted, his wisdom eGtolled
and his virtues proclaimed by thousands
Of Americans. Two sentences from his
voluminous writings may be read with
peculiar appropriateness in every legis-
lative and executive chamber in the land
on this the one hundred and slrty-flfth
anniversary Of his birth:
live can prevent the Government from wasting
the libOrs Of the people, under prstenoe OF taking
care Of them they must become happy"
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n our frienay ph0 IltOr ~ pnh EplHuScripi5 for
publication pisA 70 haze nJecitd arcles rsivrned hSg
must IN all eases send stamps for mat purpose
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ASPHALT PRODCCTION.
EnlIshtrninE Statistics Showing Our DO.
nestle Position.


To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sir In the
present discussion Of the importations o'
asphalt from Venezuela every interest sp-
parently has been considered excepting those
OF the people engaged In prod ucing and r.
fning asphalt In our own country. Many
people are not aware that the entire amount
Of asphalt imported from Venezuela is small
Rs compared with that produced In our own
country. The exact figures for the year 1907
are as follows:
Produced In California. 1000 tons
PRODUCED In TeAas as.,..,..,..,,.,,,... 81 900 iOnS
Imported from Trinldadr..,..,....... OS92 tons
Imported from Cuba a.,,...,.,,....,.. 5,0l6 tons
Imported from Venezuela ..,..,....... 30 g2i tons
In other words the entire amount Of asphalt
brought here from Venezuela Ia only a lItts
more than 20 per cent. Of the amount produced
in our country and about u per cent. OF the
entire amount used here.
The production from California could be
easily trebled. the amount shipped from that
State being only limited by the market de-
mand, with the most active competition
between all native and imported asphalt T.
Is obviously Impossible 10 Increase the price
OF this material arbitrarily,
II the impOrtations OF asphalt from Yens-
zuela were. stopped for y month, year Or
permanently, no interest IN our land would
suner excepting handful Of people engaged
In marketing President Castro's product.
NEW YORK, April II. FILLMORE CoEDTT.
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DAILY, Per Month ,,,,.,,,..,.,,.,'.''r.SO 30
DAILY. Per Year Observation-Disclosures. q 90
SuTDAY. Per Year Observation-Disclosures. 2 90
DAuN AND SUNDAY, Per Near.,.,,,,,,. 3 90
DAILY AND SUNDAY, Per Month .,,n,.,, 20
Postage to foreign countries added.
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Enrm ffllI

hesmal remainder OF the production was raised
in North Carolina, Georgia. Alabama. Mississippi
and Arkansas
In the eleven months ended November Of ibs
last three years our growing imports OF rlcs have
been:
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A Cornish URdsrtAkiAE.
From M London GlObs.
Notice Seen In q Cornish shop window.

RAzoRs AND PIANOS GROUND ANDrUvEp
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-20
CONVENTION CONCLUDES THE TICKET.

Governor Guild of Massachusetts and Murphy of New
Jersey placed nomination before New York reached
the call and the of Sherman presented by General
Woodruff Each of the nominating speeches brief time
limit of 20 minutes having been agreed upon the cand
dates. Guild placed III nomination by Senator Lodge
whose appearance the platform the signal for pro
onged cheering and whose speech behalf of his candidate
called forth frequent applause did also that of MeArde of
New Jersey. who placed Murphy IN nomination The real
enthusiasm however when Woodruff answered for New
York with nomination of Sherman cheering continuing Tor
era There second outbreak and even more
wildly enthusiastic demonstration when Joseph Cannon stepped
from Illinois delegation smiling and enthusiastic to sec
ond the nomination of Sherman For while bedIam pre-
aed broken only by the resumption OF the call OF states Tor
further nominations. None, however, The group OF
candidates with OF the overnight gatherings had
wnded three Immediately conclusion of the call the
ballot ordered Down to Massachusetts there hardly
break response for Sherman Massachusetts sending in
her solid Guild and New Jersey following with solid
vote for Murphy The tiny injections in the great stream
served purpose, the vote rolling from New York sody
When sufficient quiet had been restored after
great effort enable the secretary to announce the vote
through megaphone which drowned the the great
hail. the vote was found have been Sherman o6 Murphy
~ Child 75 Fairbanks Sheldon Instantly Senator Lodge
who had called Hepburn to the chair his feet
with motion make the nomination unanimous, which was
done amid tnderous applause from floor and balconies
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-20

nation having for time seemed to make his choice impossible
This being particularly in the light of the candi
dacy of Corteou from New York his selection has met with
high praise good piece of generashp we'll bestowal
of deserved honors worthy shoulders He recognized
of high order of ability and during his congressional
life has demonstrated such to be the fact His record
has been spotes He born in Utica New York Oc
ober 2 1855 After receiving academic and collegiate edu
cation he admitted to the 1880 begun
tee of law which he has continued In business lines
he early became interested banking and has president
of the Utica Trust Deposit Co for number of years He
is also president of the New Hartford Canning Co His first
entry to politics 1884 when he elected mayor of
did much to put the city high municipal plane In 1892
he sent to the Republican national convention dele
gate and in 1895 and in 1900 presided the New York
state Republican conventions chairman In 1906 he served
chairman of the National Republican congressional commit
tee He elected from the 9th New York congressional
district member of the 50th 5ls 53rd 54h 55th 56t
57th 5sth and 59h congresses and reelected to the Goth
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-20
TO INVESTIGATE
LOCAL INSURANCE

For the purpose OF looking over
property about the rating of which
there has been some dispute among
local insurance agents. w. S. Dugal,
manager of the Underwriters of the
Pacific. passed yesterday in Ely He
will leave this morning for San Fran
cisco.
There was nothing that Mr.. Duyal
cared to say last night in connection
with his present visit except that he
was here to look over the local field
for himself Rate adjustment which
has been promised Will be made
within short time by special in
surance surveyor ~ who viii arrive
here, probably in about three weeks
At that time all buildings in the dis
trict on which special rating is de-
sired will be given inspection and
rates ad justed as seems besr.
There are several of these in the
district. Aside from the special
ratings on buildings general ratin ga,
according TO classi fication. will be
made in various portions of the dis
trict. In making these rates the sit
uation of a building. material used
in its construction, nearness to fire
hydrants. the efficiency of the fire
department., and other points will be
considered.