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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14
AMERICAN GOODS WANTED.
Foreign Dealers FaE'toor United States
Made Products.

New York City. -Optimistic views
on business conditions abroad and the
outlook for American enterprises
there we're expressed by Darwin r..
Kingsley, prominent hnancier Of
this city, who has just returned from
a four months trip through all the
principal countries of Europe, includ-
ing European Russia. He said that
he sought out and met men of every
class and interviewed bankers and
government ministers In nearly all the
capitals Of Europe.
4 found practically no hostility to
Americans or American institutions"
he continued. ION the contrary, the
products of American enterprises are
today more largely in evidence than
ever before. In every considerable
city there are handsome plants Offer
ing successfully American plows, reap
ers and all kinds Of agricultural imple4
ments, sewing machines and insur-
ance.
Government regulations are strict,
but friendly. / found the foreign in
surance departments friendly in their
attitude toward American companies.
None Of the European countries has
adopted any laws unfavorable toward
the American companies, and they
show no disposition to do So"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14
CALL is ISSUED TO CRIMINALS.
Convention Of Lawbreakers is Plan.
ned for New York.


Now York City.-Police headquar-
ters has heard that DR.. Ben Reilman
of Chicago, who calls himself king
Of Tramps,' = and who has spent the
last twenty years doing rescue work
among the inhabitants of the under
world, has issued call for a CON
vention of criminals" to meet in this
city. To that part of DR.. Reilman's
program which is directed toward the
obtaining of safe conduct and immu-
nifty from arrest of the delegates
while they are in the city, Inspector
McCafferty in charge of the detective
bureau made strong objection.
I'll order the arrest Of every Grim
inal who arrives for the convention"
said Inspector McCafferty, "and | am
not yet sure that won't arrest those
persons who are getting up the affair.
We want no assembly of criminals IL
this city"
DR.. Reilman says: "It was suggest
ed that all of the criminals will agree
to no criminal act while they are in
the city"
According to the prospectus OF the
convention criminals from all parts OF
the country are to meet here to dis
cuss their relations to society, to the
police and to one another.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14
SHIP WITHOUT COUNTRY
Pirate Goldsboro Arrives at Mo-
bile From Honduras.
UNITED STATES flag
BY Courtesy Of Federal Government
100000 Worth of Stolen Goods
Were Recovered.

Mobile, Ala.-Captain William SWa-
fridge OF the steamer GoldSboro, that
arrived in port from Puerto Cortez,
in an interview with the Associated
Press representative here, said: Il
was sent out from New York city by
e. D. Boise, receiver for the estate OF
the Export Shipping company OF New
Jersey, to bring back the pirate ship
Goldsboro.
Il received all possible assistance
from the United States and British
consuls at Puerto Cortez and from the
natives in general, but had some little
trouble with the Honduran govern
ment in obtaining clearance papers.
I notified the state department at
Washington and Acting Secretary
Acee notified the American consul at
Puerto Cortez to give me clearance
papers as well as a permit to hoist
the American flag"
The steamer is a Clyde liner of 461
tons. and is about twenty years old.
The federal government has agreed to
permit the Goldsboro's return on the
most favorable terms, waving all port
charges, etc., on the assumption that
the stolen goods making up her cargo
have never left their rightfu1 owners.
Even so, the costs of recovering the
merchandise are heavy, and OF the
S150,0OO or 100000 involved it is said
to be hardly likely that the owners
will be able to get back more than
a quarter.
Aside from the merchandise which
they had purloined, the Baileys had
with them. about $4,000 in coin and
bank notes, including 5000 English
sovereigns. The price paid for the
Goldsboro was $17,500.
Bailey secured at Puerto Cortez reg
istry for her and papers for himself
as a Honduran citizen. He further
obtained permission for the landing OF
the steamers cargo on the ground that
the goods were the property of Hon
duran citizens, and he had already
purchased banana plantation Of H.
900 acres of which 5000 acres were
under cultivation, paying $4,000 in
gold for the land. Then he sailed
for Ceiba and Tela, where a little la
ter the Goldsboro was overhauled by
the Tatumbia. She had begun to dis
charge her cargo, but 1t is said that
the whole cargo with the exception
of 400 cases. about 80 tons, had been
recovered, and that those cases were
under guard and would be, brought
north later
The ship without country and flying
the flag of the United States by per-
mission, is in a bedraggled condition.
The vessel needs general overhauling,
all the paint being off and the decks
in bad condition.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14
8 MEN KILLED AND 20 INJURED.
BY the Explosion of Boiler in
Rolling Mill.

York, Pa.-Eight men were killed,
nearly score more or less seriously
injured and thousand of dollars worth
OF property damaged by the explosion
of a boiler in the York rolling mill.
The dead are:
John Cheney, York; Benjamin Bre-
mer, Harry Seachrist, Paoli Puci, AL
fred Struck, John Salesman and Haf-
ry Feger all of Columbia, Pa sd;
ward Flyer, Marietta, Pa. ~
The boiler, which was located ~
the center of the mill, exploded withs
out a moments warning.
The mill had been closed down for
about week and two score Of men
were engaged in making repairs to an
engine. The men were working close
to the boiler and when the explosion
occurred not one of them was able
to make his escape.
The shock was so terrific that it
demolished large portion of the mill
and sent heavy pieces Of twisted iron
and metal in all directions.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14
FIRED On TROOP TRAIN
Three Men Killed and Eleven
Wounded by Strikers.
LOG PLACED ACROSS TRACK
Over One Hundred and Fifty Shots En-
tered rs--Conductor Was Killed.
Eight Arrests Made.


Birmingham, Ala Three men were
instantly killed and eleven injured,
two of whom will probably die, when
striking miners fired into passenger
train on the Birmingham Mineral rail-
road at Blocton, Ala.
The dead are Conductor Joe I. Col
line; o. z. Dent, deputy sheriff; Will
lard Howell, non-union miner. The In
jured are Major r. IL Dodge, super
intendent of safety, Tennessee Coal
company wounded in hand and leg;
g. E. Cox, superintendent Of mines,
Tennessee Coal company, slightly
wounded in knee; A. E. Cross, chief
clerk, superintendent office, wound
ed in arm and knee; ]. c. Johnson,
deputy sheriff, slightly wounded in
side; A. c. Bryant, deputy sheriff,
slightly wounded in side; j. B. Cor
nett, deputy sheriff, wounded in the
back; w. H. McAuly, soldier, slight
injuries: M. A. Pearson, soldier,
wounded in left shoulder; ]. c. Mar
tin, wounded in head, back and arm;
A. ]. Myer, laborer, wounded in leg;
Robert Sigmon, wounded in arm and
breast.
The train was a special bearing
non-union men to the BloctOn mines
under guard of soldiers and deputies,
On the outskirts of the town the en-
gineer suddenly saw a log across the
track and at once a fusilade was fired
into the train. The engineer did not
stop, but let the cowcatcher throw
the log from the track and put on
full speed. The place where the at
tack was made was in cut, the
ground being ON level with the low
er part Of the windows. The assail-
ants behind the rocks above poured
down a murderous fire directly into
the windows and at the engineer.
Practically every window in the train
was broken, and shots struck all parts
of the engine and cab. The train pro-
ceeded to Blocton and the dead and
injured were returned to Birming-
ham.
Dogs were hurried to the scene, and
took trails through the woods direct
" to the union quarters. Eight men
were arrested and other arrests are
expected.
Governor Conner held hurried con-
ference with Lieutenant Colonel Hub
bard, commanding the militia, and an
other company was hurried to Bloc
ton. q
The trouble caused widespread in
dignation, and a general demand is
being made that more strenuous ac-
tion be taken looking to the preser-
walton of order.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14
BEGINS GREAT WATERWAY.
Land Condemned for Right Of Way in
North Carolina.

Raleigh, N. C.-Orders in seven
cases Of condemned lands for right
of way for the inland waterway from
Pamlico Sound to Beaufort harbor,
have been signed by Judge Thomas
r. Purnell in the federal court for
the eastern district Of North Carolina.
This starts the work on the great
inland waterway that will eventually
give an inland water route to com
merce from the great lakes and Bos-
ton to North Carolina at least south
of the dread Hatteras and perhaps to
Florida. This will be the first link in
the gigantic chain of canals
The contract has been let for the
construction Of this portion Of the In
land waterway and under the contract
the work is to be commenced Deem
Der 1. There will be about sixteen
miles of cut. This canal will prob
ably be dug before the deepening Of
Beaufort, harbor The inland water
way will go on Pamlico river Neuse
river, Core creek out into Beaufort
harbor. Congress at its last session
appropriated $550,O0O with which TO
begin the work.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
BFadstreet's Crop. and industrial Report
is Very Favorable.

New York City.-Bradstreet's review
says: Trade, crop and Industrial de-
veiOpments of the week are mainly
favorable. The first of the fall mer-
chants excursions are reported in
leading cities, thereby enlarging sales
by jobbers and wholesalers. Indus
trial reports are generally of increas-
ed time run, or enlarged output, and
the leading crops have approached a
week nearer harvest. There are,
ahoWever, some features accompanying
these developments deserving of note.
There are statements from quite a
few markets that early fall buying is
hardly up to expectations, and that
caution and conservatism govern buy
ers' actions.
In the industrials there is percep-
tibly. more doing in iron and steel,
hardware manufacturing, western coal
mining and the lumber trades gerer-
ally. The railroads are certainly buy
ing more of rails, cars and also light
supplies The building trade evident
ly turned the corner in July, but 70
ports of curtailment in output ~ GER
tain lines of cotton goods ale still
prominent.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending August s
number 205, against 275 last week, and
1877 in the like week of 1907.
Business failures in Canada for
the same period number 10, which
compares with 80 last week and 1S
in the like week of 1907.
Washington, D. C.-The crop-report-
ing board of the bureau of statistics
of the department of agriculture find
ings, in bulletin just issued, shows
that the condition of corn on August
was S2.5 per cent of a normal
crop as compared with 1928 last
month, 1878 on August l, 1907. ana
1871 the ten year average on August
II. Bv states the condition was:
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14
DEBATED CONSTITUTION
Ofthe United States--No Better
Governed Than Empires.
The CAPITAL WELL GOVERNED
Though Not Observation-Disclosures l.
Expressed for Our Supreme Court
i, and Other Institutions

London, England The "constitu-
ton" congress which has been in ses-.
sion at the Franco-British exhibition
discussing safeguards for the various
constitutions to provide for maintain
ing personal liberty and responsibility,
has closed with debate on the con-
stitution Of the United States During
the course of the discussion Professor
Albert Venn Dicey Of oxford referred
to what he described as melancholy
paradox He said that, while the
United States started with an advan-
tage unknown in any other country
with constitution designed with
more care, more skill and more sue
cess than almost any other constitu-
ton deliberately designed by man
yet the candid American citizen would
say that, on the whole, they are little
better governed than the best Europe
an state; while the candid European
critic would put it that the United
States is not much worse governed
than the best states of Europe. That
was the paradox of a country filed
with noble people who were governed
in way that would not for a moment
be tolerated in Paris, London or Ber-
lin.
The city Of Washington is we'll adj
ministered, continued Professor Dicey.
because it was not Economically gov
erned. 1t is governed by commission.
ers appointed by congress, body not
nearly SO democratic as the crown OF
England. Professor Dicey expressed
admiration for the supreme court.
which he said was zone Of the most
successful institutions but he doubt
ed whether the balance of power ex-
listing in the United States could ex-
list In any European country.
Guyot, the French political econo-
mist and former minister of public
works, thought the constitution Of
America has many advantages for
democratic country, and, though pos
sibly too rigid, on the other hand, 1t
prevented wild enterprises.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14
PYTHIANS ELECT OFFICERS.
Texan is Chosen Supreme Chancellor
OF the Order at Boston Convention.

Texan is Chosen Supreme Chancellor
Of the Order at Boston Convention.
Boston, Mass.--Befbre adjourning
the twenty-fifth annual convention of
the Order, the Knights Of Pythias
elected the following officers Su-
preme chancellor, Henry P. Brown of
Cleburne, Texas; vice chancellor Geo.
w Hanson of Calais, Maine; supreme
urelate. Rev. Dewitt c. Cob, Salem,
N T.: supreme keeper of records and
seals. R. L. C. White of Nashville (re-
elected) supreme master of excheq-
uer. T. D. Meares, Wilmington, N. G.
lre-elected); supreme master at arms,
Samuel P. Davis, Davis, Oklahoma !;
supreme inner guard, e. Allison Pow
ers, Quebec, Canada; supremem outer
guard. William d. Cameron, Merid-
ian. Miss: board Of insurance control
for six years, U. S. G. Cherry, Sioux
Falls, S. D., and c. s. Davis, Denver,
Col.
The supreme lodge of Pythian Sis
ters elected the following officers ::
Sunreme chief, Mrs. Nellie E. Mer-
Ram. Muskogee, Okla; supreme Sc
Nor Mrs. Sarah /. Cotton, Weather
ford Texas; supreme junior, Mrs. Ida
M Johnson. Central City, Colorado !;
supreme manager, Mrs. Cora NJ Da-
Wis. Union, oregon.
The uniform rank assembled, con-
sistine of twehty-six brigadier gener-
ais formally appointed Major General
Arthur q. Stobbart of st. Paul, Mimi,
to succeed himself In command OF the
uniform rank.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14
DEATH TO BOIL WEEVIL.
Powdered .Arsenate Of Lead viii XIII
The Pest.

Baton Rouge La.-That powdered
arsenate of lead may prove the solu-
ton of the boil weevil problem, is
the suggestion made in bulletin is
sued by the state crop pest commit
tee. The bulletin gives the results Of
some experiments made this year with
the arsenate Of lead, and mentions
that in one instance it killed 70 per
cent of the boil weevils' in the local
ity where it was tried. State Ento-
mologist Newell says that two applica-
lions of the preparation will clear a
field entirely of the weevils.
This is the first poison that the Lou
isiana state crop pest commission has
endorsed for killing boil weeylIs.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-08-14
Crowd Watch Race with Death.

Indianapolis, Ind.-More than a
score of men and women stood on the
hanks of White river seven miles from
indianapolis and watched Hubert Sta
lev ~ years. of age, and John Weston,
10 run a frantic race with death for
2oo feet across the Monon railroad
bridge. The race was losing one,
for the young men, before they had
reached the end Of the structure, were
hurled to death by a passenger train.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-21
GIVES FROST FORTUNE.
County Treasurer Thompson of Illinois
Turns Over All Personal Wealth
to Rail Promoter.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, FEB. 15-PracticaIly
all of County Treasurer ThOmpson's pri-
yate fortune will be turned over to a
committee of holders of notes which he
endorsed for y. G. Frost, ex-head of the
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric road.
These notes are said to aggregate $780,
600. and to be secured by collateral APP
proXimating 100000 in face value of
Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Railroad
company bonds.
RACINE. Wis. Feb. 15.-Two of the
largest notes ever confessed for judg-
ment in the circuit court of Racine cOun-
ty have been filed. The first is Sc
cured demand note for $4,000 with
per cent interest, security of $4,000
bonds of the Chicago x Milwaukee Elec-
trio railway in favor Of the MetrOpoli-
tan Trust and Savings bank of Chicago.
1t is dated July y, 1907, and was given
by the Republican Construction company
and its president. A. G. Frost. The
other note was given by A. G.. Frost
to the same bank. 1t was for $50, 900,
and is dated September 80, 1907.
WAUKEGAN, ILL.,, Feb. 15.-Chicago
& Milwaukee Electric railroad receivers
have made an important change by cut
ting off restrictions on the 100-coupon
bearer tickets selling for 81, which are
now to be accepted for single fares
where in past no less than two fares
were to be taken at any one time.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-21
SCHEDULE FOR RACES,
Great Western Trotting Association
Meets IN Chicago and Decides on
Dates-Keller Reelected

CHICAGO, H.. Feb. IA racing
season of three months duration for
purses aggregating approximately $780,
900 was determined at the annual meet
ing Of representatives of the Great West
crn Trotting circuit held here today.
The meeting was attended by two rep
resentatives from each of the thirteen
racing associations in the Great West
ern circuit. Each association offered an
aggregate of purses exceeding that of
any former season, the total $500, 600
being the largest in the history of the
organization.
George Keller of Decatur, ILL.,, was re
elected president and w II. Smollinger
Of Iron Mountain, Mo, secretary. The
following racing stewards were selected
George Keller, w. II. Smolllnger. T. }.
Mulgrew, Dubuque. l. r. Sears, Davcn-
port; c. r. Dutfin, Terre Haute.
The following schedule of dates. with
the amount of purses offered by each as
ISOLATION, was adopted:
Peoria, Ill, July 3 to 10, $4,000
Terre Haute, Ind, July 10 to 20, S25, 900
LibertyviIIe, Ill, July 20 to %, $4,000
Decatur, H., July y to 81, $1,000
Kalamazoo, Mich, August 3 to 7, $4,000
Galesburg, Ill, August 10 to II, $4,000
Davenport, Ia, August II to y, $1,000.
Dubuque, Ia, August "A to % $1,000.
Milwaukee, Wis, Sept to H. $4,000.
Peoria, H., September IA to 10, $25,UUO.
Pekin, H. September % to %, $4,000.
Springfield, Ill, September % to October
q $4,000.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-21
KILLS SELF IN CELLAR,
John Randolph, Private Secretary to Edi-
son, IS Thought to Have Been
Tenn orarily Insane.

WESTORANGE, \. j., Feb. IL
John I. Randolph, treasurer of the Edi-
son Manufacturing company of which
Thomas y. Edison is president commit
ted suicide in the cellar of ms residence
today by shooting himself in the head.
1t is believed he was temporarily in
sane. and this belief is given credence by
the knowledge that near relative be
came mentally unbalanced a few years
ago. Alphonse West, vice president Of
the Edison Manufacturing company,
says Mr.. RandOlph's accounts are alb
solutely straight
Mr.. Randolph was private secretary
to Thomas A. Edison and Mr.. Edison
was one Of the first to reach his house
after his death was known.
That Mrs. Randolph did not follow
her husband t. death was due to the
prompt action of Mr.. Edison. When he
reached the house Mrs Randolph was
crying out that she would kill herself.
He followed her to the second floor and
came upon her as she was about to
throw herself from a second story Win
dow. He Sp'-ed the frenzied woman and
after hard struggle succeeded in pull
ing her back to place of safety.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-21
ASK THAW'S RELEASE
RICHMOND COUNTY QND0 TEACH
Frs PASS RESOLUTIONS.
They viii Be Forwarded to Gov. Hughes
and District Attorney Jerome
at Once

RICHMOND. Ind. Feb. 17.-TSpe-
cial. Never have the school marms of
Gibson county visited Pittsburg as the
guests of the milionaires' club of that
city and they never expect to be enter
tanned by any one of the smart set IN
New York, but they do believe in Harry
IhaW, the slayer of Stanford White.
who is now an inmate of Matteawan
asylum for the criminal insane.
Whether 1t was the charms of Evelyn
Nesblt or the story she related on the
witness stand during the trial of her
young husband that has made the coun-
" teachers have a feeling of sympathy
tor Ihaw is not known. At any rate the
teachers who have formed an association
here are determined to see that Thaw is
released instantly from his confinement
Today resolutions demanding Thaw's
release were passed by the association
They will be forwarded to Gov. Hughes
and District Attorney Jerome of New
YORK with the request that they be acted
upon at once.
1T is a shame that Harry Thaw
should be obliged to work with those
other men who believe that they are
King Edward, the Gar of Russia. Ma
po!eon Bonaparte and other celebrities, y
said one of the teachers.
He must have been the incest kind OF
a man, and it will break poor Evelyn's
heart if he is not released at once. We
think that Jerome was a mean old thing
to prosecute Harry as he did, and we
will tell him 50, too, if he ever comes to
Richmond.
Just think of that poor young man
scrubbing floors with the crazy things
whose cases are hopeless. You bet he
wouldn't do it if | had anything to say,
so now.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-02-21
LATEST MARKET REPORTS.
MILWAUKEE, FEBRUARY II.
EGG AND DAIRY MARKETS

MILY BUTTER-Firmcr: Elgin
price OF extra creamery is we; local price,
2IQ29c; seconds. 24Q23c; process. 24q25c;
DAIRY fancy. 24c; lines. 21432C; fresh roll
21M32c; packing stock. 1S1 iJc.
CdEESE-Stcady; American full cream,
icas. 13c; daisies, 13G1319c: longhorns, 1870
I@12c: ltmhurgCr. October. Zoe: winter make
i4c; fancy brick. 1lQ1112c; low grades. Zoe;
uilEor'rd SWISS. Pc; block. l3c; round
EGGS = Market steady The produce
boards official market Tor strictly fresh
iHlG as received, cases returned, 1i@lSc;
nlEu grade rcCandlCd, strictly fresh, 20c /;
apr storage, rccandlcd, ice; miscellane-
GUS Storage, lSdl4c: seconds. 10Q12c;
checks, l"al2c Receipts. 200 cases; Satur-
day, $40 eases.
CHICAGO. ILL.,. Feb. l7.-Buttcr-weak;
creamerieS. 2lU32c; dairies. 20a27Iac. Eggs
STRONG ut mark. cases included. 2OlRG2ic
tlllEAGo. III. Feb. I7.--Cheese-Easy:
a ti ! 20 20; Ia; twins. lo}2u12c Young
NEW YORK. Feb. 7.-Huttcr-Weak: re
HCptS' ,Vt4' creamery specials, Bic: extras
So12c; third TO nrSt. 25d3lc; held, second TO
specials. 22d3oi2c; state dairy, common TO
fair. 2lW26c: process. second TO sprcIaIs
75Q-"t2c; western factory, first. 2312a &c;
do held, 23l2Q24; imitation creamery. nrsr,
IA zoe. ShfeSe- tirm; receipts, 2620; fun
cream. specials, 16c; state. fun cream,
small colored and white. fancy. l5a, do
large, colored fancy. 10S4c; do white. l5l.r:
do good to prime. l+laGf1Gl,c: do Int a.
14l2c; do winter, made. l2Ul3r: do common
TO fair. 1o6l1l2c; skins, 1uullr. Eggs
Firm: receipts. $3.50: state pcnnSyIvanu
and nearby fancy. selected, White, 2SU3ur;
good to choice. "e021c; brown and mixed.
fancy, pc; first, 22123c: western and
southern, first, 22c: seconds. 2lW2llsc.
Market firm at 32c Output for wcck IL
this district IA, 700 hounds