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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-04-11
PRESIDENT OF HAITI

Nord Alexis, president of the black republic
Of Haiti, who has been threatening France with
war because she refuses to give mp some in.
surrccDos who have taken refuge in her consul.
atr is an interesting type Of he purcbIoodcd
Negro
Ills crjnalrd wool il, snow white and his
long bony face scanned and wyiukI"d. He was
born in Cape IIaiton, August ,, 1920 his father
being Baron Nord Alexis, the righthaud man of
Henry Christopher who afterwards proclaimed
himself king of Haiti but who finally was oN
He'd The mother OF Nord Alexis was Mary
Louise the daughter Of Dossaincs, the ljborator
Of Haiti from French rule Nord Alexis was Cd,
ucatcd in a French Roman Catholic school in
Cape IIaircu. and at the age Of rs entered the
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-04-11

Jacob H. Gallinger United States senator
from New Hampshire, is advocating an oldage
pension for letter carriers who have reached
the age of 20 provided they have served con
tinuously for 10 years Both of these condi-
tions, the 20 years of life and the 40 years Of
service must be present to obtain a pension,
and the probability is that the applicants will
be few and far between. The senator was one
OF the most persistent advocates of the mail
ship subsidy and he made his position very EN-
phatc when he pictured the 16 hattloshps
steaming into San Francisco harbor two Amer
lean battle ships for every merchant ship the
United States has in the foreign trade OF that
ocean. The senator is doctor by profession
and is a strong opponent of viviscCtion.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-04-11

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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-04-11
ENGL LAND'S ATTORNEY GENERAL

Stt William 5. Robson, Eneand new at
,osurg genera. holds. next to the iolf chducct
lor. .up b,at paid billet in the administration
IIr pots 4 salary Of $550o0 which although his
is not d cabinet post, is $4,000 NOR" than any
member of the cabinet receives, with the ox-
crptIDu Of the lord chancellor, who draws
$4,000 a year But lawyers, who have most to
do with law making, always see TO it that the
Jobs reserved for members of their profession
yield the largest incomes The lord chancellor
IS, OF course a lawyer.
Before b. got his recent promotion Sir VII.
liam vas the liberal solicitor general, and for
that received $4,000 year. But there IS no
doubt thai BE- makes considerable financial
sacrifice in taking a salaricd JOB He is one u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
RIGHT OF WAY IS GIVEN.
Washington & Maryland Railway to
Build Through Dalcarlia Reservoir.

Secretary Wright has approved plans for
the extension of the line of the Washing
ton and Western Maryland railroad
through the southern part of the govern
ment reservation just west of Georgetown
occupied by the DalecarIia or receiving
reservoir as an auxiliary to the water
supply system of the District of Columbia
This action was taken in accordance
with the provisions of an act of Con-
gress approved June %. 1906, extending
the time for the completion OF the railroad
extension to Washington and giving right
of way through the Dalecarlia reservoir
reservation under certain conditions. One
of these conditions was that the railroad
company pay damages for the use and
occupation of the reservation
Gen. Marshall chief of engineers, an
pointed IL board of engineer officers to an
praise damages. This board was com
posed of Col. c. s. Cromwell, in charge
of public buildings and grounds Mai.
Spencer Cosby, in charge of the Washing
ton aqueduct, and Maj. j. ]. Morrow En-
gineer Commissioner of the District
i he board fixed the damages at s174O. at
the rate of $500 acre. The report was
approved by the authorities OF the War
Department and was accepted by the
railroad company.
The route of the railroad from Delacar-
liza reservoir, which is on the boundary
line between the District and Maryland
along the north bank of the Potomac to
the terminus in Washington city, has
been already approved by the District
Commissioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27

vain tried to get fat those who feel we'll hut
can't get fat. and those Who don't feel well
and stay thin.
The treatment is called Protone. 1t Is a
powerful induccr of nutrition and of proper food
assimilation, and by its the most obstinate
rail splitter must fatten up. no matter what may
Ice the cause Of the canness. Protone Increases
cell growth and blood corpuscles in most as
t"nlshine manner. building up muscle and solid
healthy flesh.
Profone Is a revelation to women VI no have
never been able TO appear stylish in anything
they wear because of their thinness.
We want every and woman who is run
down. who wants to put on more drsh. no
matter how much how little, tn prove the re-
aarkatle effects Of this treatment. Nothing
like it has ever been produced before. 1t will
cost YOU nothing to prove it, 1t Is absolutely
non injurious to the most delicate system-tn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
As Savages See Us.
From the Gentlewoman.

From The TentIeWOman.
The secretary to the katikiro of Uganda
in his book "Uganda's katikro in Eng
land tells how the dancing Of English
people impressed him. and his opinion
is certainly not fiattering.
ION this day" he says. II saw how the
Europeans dance to the piano, a thing
which they like doing very much. When
they dance they jump up and Gown ara
twist around. men and women holding on
to each other in pairs: for my part | pre-
ferred he music To the dancing, which /
thought was shameful thing for men
and women To dance thus to@et her. They
+ dance in many different kinds of way,
a different way for each tune
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27

laying the additional lateral line until IT
should domesticate. The oil pipe COM
pany said:
All right, stop us, Mr.. Attorney Cen
eral. If you wish we can wait.
' But our interested citizens above men
toned appealed TO me in their distress.
saw that our people were the only suffer
erS and that we could not compel the
oil pipe line to domestcate. And | stopped
the case. and for this reason, Mr.. Pres-
dent. you say l have been corrupted to
aid the oil pipe company"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27

veterans of the Federal army here VINO
decline to affiliate with the post because
of the presence of negroes at some of the
meetings.
f. C. Miller, manager OF typewriter
headquarters here, was arrested few
days ago on the charge of having de-
frauded the company out of. SIS. The
case was heard in the police court, and
ii was shown that there had been a mis-
take in settling the accounts of the man
ager and that there was no charge against
him. The case was dismissed. Mr..
Miller will now proceed to ask damages
OF the company for false arrest.
Wednesday morning next BENZ Mora
Temple. Dramatic Order knights of
Is bora ssan. will go to HarriSonburg. when
a class of seventy candidates in that town
Will receive the degrees. The Khoras-
sans are adding many members to the
order OF knights of Pythias.
The colored voters of the city have a
club. hold weekly meetings and are ready
to vote. They have some 300 members.
1t is said that they will live up to their
promises made when the state convention
was held Roosevelt Endorsed and pledges
made TO support the nominee of the party,
though the delegates to Chicago received
no recognition.
The state fair begins here one week
from next Monday 1t will last a full
week. President eHnry G. Stuart says
that the fair this year will be the great
est the city has ever seem the racing the
best in the south. Many free attra ctions
have been provided in order to draw a
great crowd
Attorney General Anderson is engaged
in the preparation of his brief in the
famous rate cases to be heard in the
United States Supreme Court October Il
Tbs is the tw0-rent passenger rate case
which Judge Prltchard decided adversely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27

candidate for Governor of New York.
will speak in Montgomery, Mobile and
Birmingham. and former Representative
Milton w. Howard of Fort Payne, Ala.
will make several speeches throughout
the state for the national ticket
1t was further announced that Thomas
Watson of Georgia would be in Birming-
ham shortly making some investigation
for W. r. Hearst in connection with the
recent coal miners strike in this district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Hughes Next Wednesday.

The republicans will open the presiden-
tial campaign in this city next Wednes-
day evening with a mass meeting at the
Lyric The speaker will be Gov. Hughes
of New York, and owing to the fact
that lie is something of a machine
smasher," he will draw a large crowd
ParadoXical as 1t may seem, Baltimor-
cans always flock to see a machine
smasher, but they rarely ever flock to the
polls to aid in defeating machine.
The program of the republicans calls
for two other meetings at the Lyric-one
on October ;, when Secretary of Com
merce and Labor StrauS and former Sec
rotary of the Treasury Shaw will be the
star speakers. The second meeting will
be held about the last of October, and on
this occasion the candidateS-William II.
Taft and James S. Sherman--wiu be the
principal speakers.
There is d great demand upon the state
speakers bureau for prominent national
leaders, and spellbinders from all over the
state. Requests have come from Cum
berland. Frederick, Salisbury and other
large cities throughout the state asking
for some of the big guns" The local
leaders are unable to supply the demand,
because they are not aware of the plans
of the national leaders who are to speak
in this city for Taft and Sherman. How
ever every effort Will be made to secure
speakers of national reputation to visit
every large center in Maryland, as the
managers now realize that they have a
| fight on hand to carry tho state for the
republican ticket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Prove it Yourself By Sending Coupon Below for Sec Pack

There has been discovered remarkable. scien-
tifc treatment which increases the weight Of
scrawny or thin people puts flesh on those who
have been thin for years, whether from disease
Or from natural tendency; on those who by
heavy eating, dieting or other methods have in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
GRAVES GOING TO ALABAMA.
Independence Party Candidate to
Speak There

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, September 20
After nominating r. NJ. Raney. a lawyer
of birmingham, for Congress from tbs
ninth Alabama district, it was given out
by leaders of the Independence party in
Alabama from their headquarters here
today that Vice Presidential Candidate
John Temple Graves will give a weeks
time in Alabama.
Clarence Shearn, the independence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Battleship Texas Sails.

NORFOLK, Va. September 26-The
United States battleship Texas following
thorough repairs at the Norfolk navy
yard sailed for the Charleston, S. c., ma
val station, where she will remain perma-
nently as a station ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Prohibitionists Nomi
nate

BOSTON. Mass, September o6.-Massa-
chusetts prohibitionists in state conyen-
ton today nominated a complete state
ticket, headed by Willard o. Wylie of
Beverly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Sure of Maryland.

II have met many men in Baltimore -
concluded Mr.. Kern, business men who
are not beneficiaries of the protective
system and who view the political ques-
tons from the standpoint of patriotism,
and they intend to vote for MIR. Bryan
this year having heretofore supported
the republican ticket. My meetings in
and about Baltimore have been entirely
satisfactory and l leave the state with no
doubt in my mind as to democratic sue
cess this fall
The registration to date has been very
full. showing large increases over those
of the last presidential year. Both re-
publican and democratic leaders express
themselves well satisfied with the work
up TO the present time A feature of the
registration this year has been the large
number OF voters who have declared
themselves as independents.
The situation summed up today after a
careful and unbiased study of condi-
tions shows that aMryland is precisely
where she stood four years ago, in the
doubtful column. j. MD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
Democrats Are Busy.

John w. Kern. the democratic Vice
Presidential candidate, who has ,been in
this city for the past week, stated last
evening just before he left on the train
for Mansfield, Ohio, that the democrats
will carry Indiana and Maryland" He
also promised that Bryan would pay a
return visit to Maryland before the cam
paign closed and expressed every conf
dence in national democratic success next
November.
Kern to The Star correspondent, II have
had excellent opportunity to get
around among the people. Many reros
nized me from my pictures, | suppose,
and stopped to shake hands. a number
of republicans assured me of their in
tention to vote the democratic ticket and
a majority of these were workingmen
who laid aside their tasks for moment
10 tell me of their purpose. Two repub-
leans were in my room here today to fix
the window shades and they both said
they would vote the democratic ticket.
Both were intelligent fellows and gave
good reasons for their determination
II am sure from what l have seen
personally that ten republicans will vote
the democratic ticket for every democrat
We lose among the big banking interests
and those identified with it. These
moneyed democrats do not seem to real
iZe that in every interview they give out
telling why they Will not support the
democratic ticket the average man finds
a reason why he should do so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
HASKELL HITS BACK
Shifts Blame to President for
Course in Oil Case.
Observation-Disclosures
Declares Roosevelt Ordered Grant at
Request of Depew.
WHY HE HALTED SUIT, HE SAYS
Couldn't Compel DEMONSTRATION. and
the Residents Of Oklahoma
Were Sufferers.

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iie@iuoh' i'ooo''ei'' "eieii''li'E ildsheii ;
attitude toward the Prairie oll ana Gas
Company, and assailinG the President for
granting before statehood :, franchise j.,
I,di,, ,r.rito,, fo , ctar,,,,,, ,tI -
. i'f
me al me request Vi senator 'hduhccS
NJ. DepeW.
You knew" writes Haskell that Sana-
tor Danev was the greatest STANDARD oii
80, - a. st, :.
40 '-'
hoN- 1aSkeli letter says:
Il said that the Secretary of the In
terror granted the Prairie OIL and Gas
Company a franchise before statehood;
that the federal courts would prevent our
states interference and that we are COM
PEELED To treat II as We find the grant.
ana that hence | properly DISMISSED the
SUI, brought by orr Attorney General
without my approval.
cs1. c.a
Nai Aeio Nlahteu 1AahcHlSe.
"Ex-Secretary Hitchcock saws he did
moi grant any. francbisa Sacra+ar,. ,,o
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"eiu sd ie "'"' Jul li'"' me SIate ;
power Is not III any way limited 10 con-
uol II ana ''ia' l am q'ipoIlhs-
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Senator Danaw ana ot6ers v'a,,+ n3.a,
Hitchcock's head to YOU, Mr. President
and got order To the Secretary TO
make the grant.
The Prairie Oil and Gas Company was
a Kansas corporation. and under that
franchise at once built its main line from
Kansas down about 100 miles into Indian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
HAVE A FIGHT AHEAD
Maryland Republicans Not
CoCksure of State.
MANY CALLS FOR SPEAKERS
Baltimore Leaders Not Working in
Harmony.
MR.. ROOSEvELT'S ATTITUDE
Hughes to Open Campaign Next
Wednesday Evening-Kern Con-
fident Democrats Will Win.
R. ROOSEVELT'S ATTITUDE
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star
BALTIMORE. Md, September DC, 1908
The republican campaign managers
not only in Maryland, but the national
leaders. are frightened and have come to
a realization that Mr.. Taft has a light
ahead. This information regarding the
national situation came to one of the
most prominent party leaders in Maryland
from national headquarters. This gentle
man in conversation with The Star cor
respondent admitted that the republicans
had hard fight ahead If they hoped to
win. and that the party was up against
the biggest national fight known since the
days of Hayes and Tilden.
The situation here set forth is not
based upon idle gossip or rumors but
comes at first hand from authoritative
sources In a nutshell, the conditions to-
day are such that the republicans must
get their shoulders to the wheel and pull
together if they hope to land Taft y the
White House.
The methods by which Roosevelt has
injected himself into the campaign has
lost the party many votes in Maryland
and to a large extent has alienated the
negro vote, which heretofore in national
and state elections has been cast solid
ton of Senator Foraker by the President
has not done thing but made enemies
for the ticket among certain element of
negroes who had come 10 regard Foraker
little short of demi-god. And these
same negroes are today threatening to
cut the Taft-Sherman ticket
Leaders at Odds
Among the city republicans there is
every indication that the leaders are at
odds and no effort is being made to bring
about harmony. Chairman Parran of the
state central committee is a close friend
of Representative Mudd and the relations
between the city leader, Mr.. William +.
Stone. collector of the port, and the fifth
district representative are anything but
cordial. To be brutality frank, Mr. Stone
would not shed a tear If MIR. Mudd hap
pened to be defeated and Mr.. Mudd would
be d-e-l-i-g-h-t-e-d to see Mr.. Stone re-
tired as city boss.
And the secret of the enmity between
these two men dates back to the national
republican convention last summer, when
William p. Jackson, and not MarSe Sgd
ney Mudd was chosen national commit
teeman from Maryland Then again
there's Frank Wachter, who used to rep
resent the third district in Congress. He
is still claiming that Stone knitted him
in the maYoralty election in 1903 and Is
hot and openly after Stones scalp as
city leader And behind these three men
are henchmen by the hunoreus, all loyal
use the knife at the signal of a nod or
wink. And there you have the line
situation in the republican ranks in Mary
land today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27

ton in Richmond. for there are many
veterans of the Federal army here who
decline to affiliate with the post because
of the presence of negroes at some of the
meetings
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-27
ELECTRICAL SIGNAL.

Az stated 10 the Gazette of that day
one OF the new Electrical Indicator sig
mails, designed and patented BY MI
George W. Petley, a well-known young
resident Of this city, was erected at the
southwest corner Of King aud 81. Assph
streets Tuesday, by permission OF the
Board Of Fire Wardens. The device Is
designed to prevent collisions between
FIRE apparatus and street cars and other
vehicles, and 1t has been approved oy
the fire chiefs Of many Of the large cities
OF the c.untry. The device Is connected
with the Columbia engine house 10 such
way that just as the apparatus leaves
the hOuse to respond to fire alarm, a
bell rings and red paddle or semsphore
arm dIops at a right angle to the street,
as a warning TO cars and vehicles to keep
out of tbs way, IS the engine Is coming.
At night, In addition to the bell ana
paddle, red lights are shown as further
warning. The machine works automati.
cslly, is not easily dlsarraDged and
weather conditions have no effect upon
1t. The device will be given an extern
siye trial by the Fire Wardens. 1t 10
the only invention of is kind in the
world. Mr.. Pettey has been in COM
munication with the fire chiefs OF New
York, Philadelphia, Denver, st. Louis,
Allentown, Portland, Seattle, Washing
ton, and other points regarding the in
stalliug of his patent in their cities where
the lives of 6remen have been lost IN
collisions between street cars and DIRE
apparatus answering call to duty. The
working of the illuminated device was
again tried Tuesday night, and the ex-
pertinent was very successful. One OF
the chiefs who attended the last conven-
ton held la Washington, said, In his
opinion it was the neatest and best de-
vice of the kind ever patented and was
valuable adjLnct as means OF prolec-
ton In times OF fire.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-02-27
sENr ON TO GRAND JURY.

Edward browns, Harry Hicks, and
Wilbert Cook we're brought before JUS
tice Thompson in the Police Court at
10 o'clock this morning to answer a
charge of holding up and shooting T..
+ Schneider on Shooters Hill on the
night of the l1th instant. Mr.. S. g..
Brent, Commonwealth Attorney, con-
duc'ed the prosecution, and Mr.. John NJ.
johnson was counsel for Cook and Hicks.
Schneider was called upon TO make
statement. He described his movements
precse ling the shooting; said he had
been in this city during the day; saw
three men at the overhead bridge near
the union passenger station while he
was GA his way home between z and
8 o'clock; saw the men follow him and
later two Of the men passed him; the
other loitered behind; when opposite The
Colt Club house they passed across the
road in front of S;hneider's horse; he
saw one OF the men give his companion
something; two nh5ts we're fred almost
together. one Of which entered his breast.
Schneider positively identified the young
man in tSe dock as his assailants, and
he said Drowns shot him. He also said
he had seen the three men together dur
ing the afternoon.
DR.. Moore, who rendered surgical a.
sisiaucs 10 Schneider after he WAS shot,
exclaimed be nature Of the wou ID to the
court.
A number Of witnesses we're subse-
quently put upon the stand. 1t was
shown that the prisoners had been at
Frauk Parker's shop, a short distance
east of the union passenger station, dur
ing the-nighi, and 1t was also shown that
Oook about s o'clock on the night OF the
shooting had returned pistol he had
bought from Parker.
]. K. Miller recognized the prisoners
az the men he had seen on the road in
the vicinity Of the union station on the
night of The shooting.
This evidence was corroborated by
Robert Hohenstein.
The defense put witnesses on the stand
In rebuttal of sll this. Some testified
that Cook was at work at the Portner
Brewery until 5 o'clock on the day OF
the shooting.
Ooc K later took the stand and said he
worked at the brewery that day; that he
went TO Parker's place that night and
remained there with Hicks and browns
until 1890 o'clock.
Hicks subsequently took the stand
aud testified substantially as had Cook.
browns was the last to take The stand.
He startled the court by going into the
details Of the shooting. He said sub
stantially that he, Hicks and Cook met
at Psrker's and determined TO go up
Shooters Hill road and hold somebody
up-it made no difference who. Cook,
be said gave a pistol to Hicks. The
trio accosted Schneider and held him
up. Two shots we're fired, but browns
denied having fred either. He said the
trio later returned TO Parker's shop, and
two of them jumped over the back fence,
while the other entered by door.
The accused were sent on to the grand
jury. =,
The examination of the case occupied
about two hours, and large number OF
spectators we're present.