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The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-24

time Of universal Peace and Good
will on Earth.
Dutch vessel Gelderland has cap
tured the Ahx, of Venezuela, in the
Caribbean, on the pretext that it was
carrying munitions Of war; Search
discovered half dozen rifles in bad
condition, and that the commander Of
the Alix had pocketed the pennant.
President Castro is in Europe and the
situation in his country is peculiar,
in that the Dutch navy is cruising
about, seeking what it may devour,
while Holland declares it is not at
war with Venezuela and that its cap
lures Of ships should not be consid-
cred at unfriendly acts"
The first Turkish Parliament, I'M
der the Constitutional government of
the Ottoman empire gained by the
"Young Turks" bloodless revolution
last summer, convened in CONSTANT
nople December II. Congratulations
and good wishes were cabled from the
Senate and the House, by Acting Sec
rotary Bacon, to Ambassador Leish-
man, to convey to the new rulers of
the realm. The Sultan was present
in person at the opening Of the Par
lament and the occasion was one of
unmarried pleasure.
Chas. M. Schwab denies Andrew
Carnegie's statement that the steel
business is quite able to take care of
itself without protective tariff.
William R. Wait, professor emeri-
tus at the New York institute for the
blind, has been largely instrumental
in perfecting a new system Of printing
that will be of great benefit to the
sightless. Heretofore, the embossed
letters made it possible to use but one
side of the paper, but by clever ar
rangement it is now possible to have
the raised letters on both sides Of the
paper, thus cutting in two the amount
of paper necessary to be used in max
ing up any publication for the blind.
AS the blind generally have the ad-
ditional misfortune Of crushing pow
erty, any cheapening of cost in their
few pleasures is a source of much
happiness.
Congress has knocked the chip
from the Presidents shoulder in the
following dignifed language:
Whereas, the plain meaning Of
the above words" referring to that
part of the message quoted in full in
last weeks Jeffersonian as to the
secret service) ''is that a majority
of Congressman were in fear of being
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-24
Summary Of Ebents as They Happen

investigated by the secret service
men, and that Congress, as whole,
was aetuated by that motive in en-
acting the provision in question,
therefore
Resolved, That the President be
requested to transmit to the House
any evidence upon which he bases his
statements that the chief argument in
favor of the provision was that the
Congressman did not themselves wish
to be investigated by secret service
men, and also to transmit to the
House any evidence connecting any
member Of the House Of Representa-
tives of the Sixtieth Congress with
corruption in his official capacity,
and to inform the House whether he
has instituted proceedings for pun
lshment of any such individual by
the courts, or has reported any such
alleged delinquencies to the House of
representatives"
1t is now up to Roosevelt to "put
up" the evidence he is rumored as
having filed away in his private ar
chives, or "shut up"
Argentine and Brazil are not in
very friendly humor with each other
just now, and the country with the
silvery name is authorizing the ex-
penditure of $7O,OOO,OOO for arma-
ment, including two battleships of the
latest ''Dreadnaught" type.
The japanese appropriation budget,
just announced, has been received
with general satisfaction throughout
Japan, as it maintains the policy of
economy advocated by Premier Kat
sura An avoidance of foreign loans
is an especially gratifying sign to an
already tax-strangled people. The APP
preparations show that army, navy
and war matters generally receive the
bulk of the appropriations but Kat
sura has announced that the estimate
is based on known, not speculative, re-
ceipts and much of the burden is the
result Of past wars. Pity but that
some of the Jap economy could not be
Incorporated into the system of our
Two Billion Dollar Congress.
The Haitian revolution is over, with
insurgent Gen. Simon occupying the
Presidential chair in rather uneasy
state, as it is probable rival generals
will soon begin to make it warm for
him.
Sen. Cullom has introduced an
emergency volunteer army bill, under
which 100000 men could be raised
NJ we'll as $4,000. This bill embodies
Roosevelt's recommendation in re-
spect to providing for increased sol
diery.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-24

Sen. Cullom has introduced an
emergency volunteer army bill, under
which 100000 men could be raised
NJ we'll as $4,000. This bill embodies
Roosevelt's recommendation in re-
spect to providing for increased sol
diery.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-24

The American fleet, under Rear Ad-
miral Sperry, who succeeded eight
ing Bob' Evans, is approaching Cey-
Ion. One case of smallpox developed
on the battleship Georgia, which i'm
mediately separated from the remain
ing ships and fastened to place the
patient in a Colombia hospital.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-24

1t will be troubled Christmas for
the people of the Reelfoot Lake dis
trict, in Tennessee. About 125 men
are under indictment for night riding
in connection with the murder Of Cap
tain Rankin. The shadow of posi-
bic conflict between the forces repre-
senting primitive sense of right and
wrong, against those standing for the
justice meted out by the courts, dark
ems the little town Of Union City.
The one force could not understand
that they had no right to take out the
fish that they felt the Lord put in the
lake for their sustenance; the other
force knows that human life must be
held supremely sacred. The elemen-
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-24

Argentine and Brazil are not in
very friendly humor with each other
just now, and the country with the
silvery name is authorizing the ex-
penditure of $7O,OOO,OOO for anna
ment including two battleships of the
latest "Dreadnaught" type.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-24

Chas. M. Sehwab denies Andrew
Carnegie statement that the steel
business is quite able to take care of
itself without a protective tariff.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-24

tai man errs; and the cultured man
errs and one can but hope for the
time Of universal Peace and Good
will on Earth.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-12-24

The Haitian revolution is over, with
insurgent Gen. Simon occupying the
Presidential chair in rather uneasy
state, as it is probable rival generals
will soon begin to make it warm for
him.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-29
Never a One Day President.


The periodic assertion is made that
on Sunday, March 4, 1S49, Senator Da-
vid Rice Atchison Of Missouri. who
was then president pro tenn. Of the
senate. was president Of the United
States virtually" He never was.
Virtually" or otherwise.
In 1903 congress enacted that in
event of no president or vice president
being ready to succeed the first office
should devolve on the president of
the senate and next on to the speaker
of the house. The succession was
changed in 1886. Now, Zachary Tay-
lor and Willard Fillmore were in Wash
ington on March 4. 1S49. 1t being Sun
day. they permitted an interregnum to
follow until the next day. Mr. Atchi-
son took no oath as president. and
without taking such he could not ex-
ercise the office. Mr.. Taylor could
have taken the oath at any second
subsequent to noon on March 4. No
pompous Inauguration is demanded
The chief justice need not administer
the oath. Arthur took it in New York
before Judge Brady at a. m. and Mr.
Roosevelt in Buffalo before United
States Judge Hazel
The ''vtrtually' Of Mr.. Atchison is
visionary unless by some bolt from the
blue the elected officials had been re-
Notwithstanding Post.
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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-29
NATIVES DEFY BRITONS.
Conditions in India Said to Be Most
Serious,

Serious.
Boston, Feb. 2 The officers of the
German steamer Neuenfelds, which
arrived here from India and Ceylon,
report that the natives are openly
defying the British. They have boy
cotted British goods and have refused
to handle cargoes shipped by the
British merchants. In the interior
they are on the verge of revolt and in
many places they are arming and pre-
pairing to combat British rule.
Agitators are largely responsible
for the present conditions. They are
melting the natives to acts of violence
They believe the Japanese will aid
them if they engage in war with Eng
land and they declare they will be
victorious. In the larger cities the
feeling against the British in general
has taken the form of boycott and
commerce is greatly hampered.
The Neuenfelds was delayed sixty
four days at Calcutta waiting for her
cargo. The natives refused to work
on the freighter and it was weeks be-
fore a gang of longshoremen could be
got together who would load the ship.
Calcutta harbor at the time was filled
with British steamers unable to get
cargoes.
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Glory Evervwhere.

A Methodist minister was much an.
noyed by one Of his hearers frequently
shouting out during the preac ching,
"Glory!' "Praise the Lordv' and the
like. Though often reproved, the hap
py member persisted in expressing
himself.
One day the minister invited him
to tea and. to take his mind from
thoughts of praise, handed him a sci.
entific book. full Of dry facts and fig,
ures, to pass the time before tea.
Presently the minister was startled
by sudden outburst Of "Glory!'
"Halleluiahw and "Praise the Lord!''
"What is the matter, manY' asked
the minister.
"Why, this book says the sea is five
miles deep?'
"Well, what of that?"
"Why. the Bible says my sins have
been cast into the depths Of the sea,
and if it is that deep l need not be
afraid Of their ever coming up again.
Glory"
The minister gave up hopes of re-
forming him.
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VENNER AGAIN BEATEN.
His Suit Against Chicago City Rail-
way Dismissed.

way ~DlSmlSSeQ.
Chicago, Feb. Judge Ball, in
the superior court, has dismissed the
bill filed by Clarence H. Venner of
New York seeking to enjoin the Chi
cago City Railway company and the
city of Chicago from operating under
the ordinance recently granted by the
city to the company. Among other
things sought by Venner was a re-
ceiver for the company and the estab-
lishment of chow much money was
used to influence the passage Of the
ordinance" In concluding his opin-
ion Judge Ball said:
"This complainant purchased his
stock and waited until the ordinance
had been passed and bonds issued be-
fore he filed his bill that he might
come into his reward. I shall quote
Justice Brewer of the supreme court
of the United States, who said in the
case brought by this same complain
ant against the Farmers Loan and
Trust company: 1T looks very much
as if he had dug pit and was anx-
iously keeping the pathway to it in
good order. Into this pit he has
fallen and must there lie"
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A Daring Escape.

The annals Of Sing Sing are full Of
daring escapes. A typical case was
that of PalliSter and Rohlf, two con-
victed murderers By frequent appeals
they had headed off the day Of their
execution, and at length decided on
escape at any cost-even that Of life
itself. Late one night Pallister called
for a drink Of milk, and as the official
on duty opened the cell door to give
it him he was seized, dragged in and
overpoWered. The desperate then
locked the officer in the cell and, after
securing his keys, released his COM
rade Rohlf, when they in turn over
came and disarmed the second night
Waterman. This done, they offered re-
lease to three more prisoners with
whom they had made friends. These
declined the doubtful benefit, however,
whereupon the two murderers climbed
the skylight, reached the boundary
wall and dropped> to liberty by the
broad Hudson, which they crossed in
a small boat-New York Tribune.
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Up Two Stumps,

Little Johnny was in the habit Of
wanting more victuals put upon his
plate than he could eat. His papa de-
cided to break him of the habit. One
day as Johnny insisted upon being
served until his plate was we'll filed
his papa said, Johnny, If I give you
this you will have to eat every bit Of
it or will punish you" Johnny prom
ised that he would, and bravely did
the little fellow try to do so, but in
vain. 1t was too much for him. He
would try again and again and then
look sorrowfully at his papa. Finally,
laying down his fork, he said:
Papa, if you was me which would
you rather do, get licking or bust?''
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BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria and
Eleonore Caroline Gasparine Louise,
princess of Reuss, were married at
Cologne, Germany.
Dispatches to Dun's Trade Review
Indicate that improvement continues,
although progress is slow and the
conservatism of buyers, confines con
tracts to immediate needs.
At Florissant, Colo, Edward Price,
a railroad engineer, shot and killed
his wife, set fire to the house and
then blew out his own brains. Price
Is supposed to have been insane
Joseph Chamberlain, accompanied
by Mrs Chamberlain, has left London
for the Riviera. They will remain
there for several months. Mr.. Cham.
berlain's health continues to improve
slowly.
Notices were posted at the Maum.
keag Cotton company's mill at Salem,
Mass, announcing curtailment of 20
per cent of working time after this
week. About 1900 hands are EN-.
ployed.
Five unemployed men, with large
families, of Monessen, Pa, have left
for Portland, Tenn, where they will
farm land on the community plan
Other families are preparing to go
South and take up land on similar
plan.
Five perfectly formed children have
been born to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Campbell of Steubenville, O. Three
of the babies died within an hour
after their birth One boy and one
girl will live, it is said. Three of the
children were boys.
Mrs. Lydia A. White, aged eighty,
real daughter Of the American revo.
luton and the youngest of them all, Is
dead. Her father was George Leon,
ard, who served in the Revolution
under General Washington and partici.
pated in the battles Of Brandywine,
Princeton and Germantown.
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kee tribe Mr.. Owen dramatically de.
manded a recognition of his rights as
a free man. The discussion took
wide range, entering into the ques-
tons of allotment of lands to Indians
and the right of the government to
exercise control after such allotments
had been made. Much feeling was
manifested by both men and they
held the attention of the senate for
fully an hour. When the debate end
ed they shook hands and sat down to
continue the discussion in private.
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NOT GENERAL
Some Railroads Preparing to Com
ply With Nine=Hour Law.
GOES INTO EFFECTMARCH 4
Thrty-seven Applications for Extern
sion Of Time Received by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission and
Hearings Are Now Being Held.

hearings are NOW Belng Held.
Washington, Feb. 2l-Operating
officials of railways from all parts of
the country are in attendance upon
the hearing given by the interstate
commerce commission Of applications
for an extension of the time of the
going into effect of the nine-hOur law
In all thirty-seven applications were
received by the commission asking
for the extension. Two Of them al
ready have been denied, those Of the
Georgia Southern and Florida railway
and the st. Joseph and Grand Island
railway, because, in the opinion of
the commission, the petitions did not
show what, in the terms of the act,
would constitute good cause" for
granting the relief requested The
applications Of the other thirty-hve
lines are being heard as one case be-
cause the petitions are subs tantially
Identical. All Of them assert that
they have found it impossible to pro-
cure the services of competent, eff
cient and dependable telegraph oper-
atOrs in such numbers as will enable
them to comply with the provisions of
the law; and that, even if they could
obtain the necessary operators, the
enforced employment of so many addi-
tional men would be financial hard
ship which the carriers ought not to
be subjected to. Nearly all of the
petitions also indicate that, in the
circumstances, if the law is enforced,
the companies will be obliged to
Close Many Small Stations
on their lines, thus interfering with
the service, causing Inconvenience
and possible loss to the travelling and
shipping public and preventing the
prompt movement of trains. The
roads which have filed applications
for extension of the law include the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific;
Illinois Central; Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul; Union Pacific; Hooking
Valley and Louisville and Nashville.
1t is regarded as significant that,
with the exception of the New York
Central lines, none of the great East
ern roads have made application for
extension. In the Northwest the Wis
oonsin Central, the Great Northern
and the Northern Pacific are not rep
resented among the applicants.
Under the law and a ruling of the
commission no road which does not
apply for the extension can be bene-
fciary of any order granting the ex-
tension to other lines, even if such
order should be issued. It is assumed,
therefore, that the companies which
have not applied have made arrange
ments to conform to the provisions of
the law when it becomes effective On
March T.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-29
MINNESOTA FOR TAFT.

Republican State Central Committee
d, Adopts Resolution.
st. Paul, Feb. q The Republican
state committee has decided to hold
the convention to name delegates to
the national convention at Chicago at
Minneapolis April 16. The conven-
ton to name state ticket will be
held at st. Paul on July 1.
A strong resolution endorsing Sec
rotary Taft for the Republican nom
ination for president was adopted.
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Employees Reject Roads Offer.

st. Paul, Feb. 2J.-By an over
whelming majority the telegraph op-
orators on the Northern Pacific have
rejected the proposition made by the
road in regard to new schedule of
hours and wages to become effective
on March 4, when the "heurs of serv-
tee law" goes into effect. With 900
telegraphers on the system total Of
$50 votes have been received Out of
this number of votes fully IS per cent
were unfavorable to the company's
proposition, according to members of
the telegraphers' general committee.
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Insurance Men Indicted.

New York, Feb. 2, The grand jury
which has been investigating the af-
fairs of the Provident Savings Life
Assurance society has returned two
indictments against E. r.. Thomas and
one against O. F. Thomas charging
them with misdemearors in violation
of the state insurance law. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-29
inc Brightness He Saw.

A man who died recently in the
north of England and had been living
dishonest life under the cloak of re-.
ligion, wishing to pose as a good mat
to the last, said to those around him:
Cali is bright before mew .
Aye" said one Of those present,
whom he had swindled out of a sum of
money, IAN in abeat ten minnits
theau'u be near enoof to see tn blazer
Manchester Guardian.
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Our LANGUAGE.

An intelligent foreigner is said to
have expressed himself after the fol-
lowing fashion on the absurdities Of
the English language: when | dis
covered that was quick, was fast;
if stood firm, 1 was fast; if l spent
too freely, was fast, and that not to
eat was to fast, was discouraged
But when l came across the sentence,
The first one won one 81 prize was
tempted to give up English and learn
some other language"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-02-29
MASTERS ISSUE WARNING
Will Not Patronize Concerns Friendly
to Prohibition.

Chicago, Feb. 2 .-Malsters of Chi
cago frankly admit that the prohibit
ton wave already has caused them
great losses and they have warned
board of trade interests that the lat
ter no longer can expect masters
patronage if they aid the masters
foes. One of the letters sent out
says:
GAS a matter of self-preservation
we are compelled to find out who are
our friends and who our enemies. No
firm that directly or indirectly assists
the Prohibition party can consistently
do business with us and we therefore
take the liberty to ask how you stand
on tho question"
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Three Children Killed.

Greensboro, N. G., Feb. 2.-Two
children of Thomas Hardin, a dairy
man, and one Of his brothers children
were killed by the overturning upon
them of pot of boiling tar around
which they were playing in imitation
Of a "hog kil1ine.'
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Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Feb. -Cattle-Beeves,
$3.s0@6.0o; COWS and heifers, $1,000
4.so; Texans, $5.75@4.75; calves, 1925
0725; Western cattle, $4.00@4.75;
stockers and feeders, s2.75@490. Hogs
$4.25@4.471z; mixed, s4.25@
4.521A; heavy, s4.25@4.55; rough,
$4.25@4.35; pigs, s3.7O@4.25. Sheep,
$3.25@5.50: yearlings, $5.O0@6.25;
lambs, $5.OO@6.S5. -.
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No Steps Taken to Arrest Roy.

Paris, Feb. 2S.-No steps have yet
been taken to arrest Paul Roy, who Is
charged by his American wife, known
as Glacia Gala, with the murder of
her brother, George A. Carkins, at
Newington, N. H., on Jan. 3. Neither
through the state department at Wash
ington nor the New York police have
the French authorities been notified
of the commission of this alleged
crime