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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-31
NOT LIKED AT THE >
WHITE HOUSE
BY Associates Press.

Washington, Oct. S0.-The following
official statement was issued from
the White House tonight:
"At the White House the announce
nlent OF Rockefeller through the press
agent of the Standard Oil company is
regarded with some amusement, in
view of what the administration mas
-dana to the Standard Oil ecompany
Standaaffd BIT BIT Company to tie admins
tration. 1t is a perfectly palpable and
obvious trick on the part of the. Stand
ard Oil people to try to damage Taft
"a trick so palpable that it can de-
ceiye no one"
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Special to The Journal.

Mobile. Ala, Oct S0.-A daring
hold-up was committed last night be-
tween s and o'clock on the river
front at the foot of Canal street and
Cant. S. HARRISON robbed of the sum
OF 5000.
The robbery was committed by two
desperate negroes who went at the
work in a business-iike manner ana
made good their escape. The negroes
were evidently road men who have
been operating between Pensacoia
and Nv Orleans.
Captaiu HARRISON at the time Of the
robbery was on his way to the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-31
~ Associates Press.

San Francisco. Cal, Oct 5u.-A
fourth name has been added to the trio
accused yesterday in the confession OF
E. A S. Blake. the convicted jury
briber. who declared that he had bee
offered $4,000 and a pensioa OF 500
a month for his wife TO serve term
In the penitentiary without revealing
the identity of his alleged conJeder-
ates.
According 10 the statements made
koy Blake TO District Attorney Lang
~. a..s!eE.eEtias the dramatic con
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-31
MRS. VIM. ASTOR
DEAD IN n. !,
Lady Who Established Fa-
nous 400" Passed Away
Last Night.

garded as the social leader of New
York. died tonight of heart disease at
her nome on Fifth avenue. For near
" four weeks Mrs. Aston, who was 81
wears of age, had been in critical
condition, owing to the return OF a
heart affection. Despite her advancing
age, Mrs. Aston continued to hold her
social dominion up to a year ago
when failing health compelled ler &c
retire to comparative seclusion. II
was Mrs. Aston who established ths
famous 400 her visiting list beinl
confined to that number of names.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-31
A Word From Mr.. Bryan .
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 90, 1908.
Fellow Citizens

Fellow Citizens:
The campaign is drawing close; the issues have
been set forth the platforms; the arguments OF the
candidates have been presented and the verdict IS
about to rendered Every state IN the Union should
show Democratic gains, and there is no doubt OF
Democratic victory if all who favor our policies vote
and have their votes counted write to urge you
see to it that every Democratic In your precinct
is polled early and counted We desire popular ma
jority well majority In the electoral college,
and your vote is needed to Offset Republican vote
somewhere else even if needed in your locality.
Work! Vote! And then you rejoice the more heart
ilv in the victory Yours truly,
w. J. BRYAN.
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BY Associated Press.

Washington, Oct. 30.-Repudiatlng
any efforts TO use the United Spanish
War Veterans organization for polit2
icaI purposes. Commander-in-cnief
George w. Newton, OF that BODY, IN
a letter received today by j. WaHer
Mitchell. the national historian, says
that The organization cannot AFFORD TO
be nisrepresented in matter OF sucn
vital importance. The letter gToWs
out of reports of organization Of a
league of the veterans to support one
of the marty candidates Commander
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-31
Theodore Whitrnore
Is Found Not Guilty
BY Associates Hress.

Jersey City, y. J., Oct. 3O.-Atter
being out for two hours. the jury in
the case of Theodore Whitmore. on
trial for the murder of his wife, whose
battered body was found December 20
of last year in a swamp near Harrison,
y. J., tonight returned a verdict VI
not guilty.
whit-nore's defense was an alibi, by
which he was able to establish by
witnesses who testified to. hayins
seen him in New York at the time q
the commission of the crime: Whit
more was much affected when. the ye-
dict was announced, and threw his
arms around his attorney and effuS
lively kissed him. 5.....--
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"PINcHER" BROWN DEAD.
BY Associates Prs..-

New York. Oct. 3O.-Edward Brown.
once famed as a ball player and more
recently a member OF the police de-
partment. from which he was retired
FIVE years ago with the -ank of cap
tain. succumbed to an attack of apo
plexy last nislt at the hone OF his
SON in Brooklyn Brown, who was II
years old, enjoyed the appeilation OF
-Pincher" Brown in che hey-dey OF
his baseball glory. Under that sobri-
uuet he was known throughout the
country a. one of the bright particular
stars Of the Brooklyn team Of gen
GRAFTON ago.
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Rate of Interest Offered by
the Bank Was the High
est Submitted.
OVER 6 PER CENT.
WILL BE PAID
d. B. Hapgood Was Selected
as Plumbing Inspector at
$3.50 Per Month and Will
Assume office on Deem
Der Special Session of
the Council Was Held For
Above Purposes.

At the special meeting OF the city
council last night the American Ma
tional Bank was designated as the de
pository for tie city's funds for the
ensuing fiscal year. The award was
made upon bid Offering the following
rate of interest on the different funds:
First class, COS per cent: second
class, 6.10 per cent; third class, 6.2s
per cent.
The award was made upon the rec.
ommendation of the finance commit
tee. A bond of $4,000 was presented
by the bank as security for the depos-
its. and a resolution offered by Alder
man Yonge declaring the bid of the
American National bank to be the best
one received was unanimously adopt
ed
Plumbing Inspector.
d. B. Hapgood was elected plumb
ing inspector, and he will assume tins
duties of this office on Dec. 1. There
were nine applicants for this position.
and the election resulted in the follow,
ing vote: ID. B. Hapgood; s; II. t,
Beirne, 2; ]. Bibighauser, /.
President Yonge presided and Alder
men Williams, Reilly, Durham, Roche
blave. Meyer, Wright, McGaughey, In
graham. Yonge, Brown and Anderson
were present
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TO WISH FAMILIAR SCENES.

Chicago. Oct, -2n---eheered By a
crowd OF his followers, Eugene v.
Debs, Socialist candidate fer presi-
dent. LEFT on his Red Special today
for a tour of Wisconsin. On the way
s.he is scheduled to speak at Wood
VBtock. III. 1t was in the Woodstock
Mail that Debs was confined. After
visiting many points in Wisconsin,
Debs is expected TO arrive in Chicago
at noon sunday to take part in a
street demonstration.
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WILSON'S NEW JOB.
~ Associated Preas.

Chicago, Oct. 30.-A dispatch to
the Tribune from Denver says: James
w. Wilson, secretary of agriculture
II is reported. has been offered the
presidency of tle Colorado Agricultu.
raj college at Fort Collins, and it is
said he will resign to accept. When
asked about the report last night. b.
F. Rockefeller. president of the state
board of agriculture, refused 10 al
firm or deny it.
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Aeroplane Went 20
Miles in 90 Minutes
eS Associstcd Press.

Mourmelon. France. Oct. 80.
Henri Farman today Tor the
first time gave practlcai
demonstration of the possibll-
tiles OF the aeroplane, by fly
ing direct from this place 10
Rheims, a distance OF 20 miles,
without. mishap. The time
of the flight was twenty min
utes. and the height he reach
ed was between 120 and 100
feet. The course was literally
as the crow flies, over trees,
fields and streams.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-31
FEAT IN WIRELESS.
nv Associates srsss-

Seattle, Wash, Oct. S0.-For the
first time in the history OF wireless
telegraphy, q steamer between San
Francisco and Honolulu has been in
communication vita both stations al
the same time. This took place
aboard the steamer Lurlile. which
talked at the same time to both ports
when ]. 100 miles oTt of San Francisco
bound for Honolulu
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-10-31
LOUISIANA GIRL
SHOOTS HERSELF
BY Associated Press.

Q Alexandria, La, Oct. 80
With a double-barrel shotgun
lying nearby, and two ugly
wounds through the breast,
the sbody of Miss Minnie May
ThornbulI, a prominent young
woman of Rapides parish, was
, found in her room at her home 2
at Richland today. She left q
note saying she was tired OF
living a lonesome life.
, 1908-05-25
E MENTIONED.

Three more weeks of school.
The mud is drying up rapidly.
Decoration day next Saturday.
1t was the best rain for years.
Bellamy & Son, the engineers.
Warmer and partly cloudy today.
Mrs. S. A. Crawford is improving.
The storm is believed to be not over.
Fine pansy plants in bloom. Mrs.
Wall, Ihone POI blk.
Roses, carnations and pansy plants
at Hertzog's. Phone Al black.
Bicycle repairing both well and quick
ly done at the Johnson Garage.
The bank barometer today marked
23.01, hardly any change for the past
three days.
The old fire engine was loaned to a
citizen today for the purpose Of empty
ing a cellar.
Fish Commissioner Tregoning ship
night and 10000 to Medicine Bow to-
day.
Mrs. William Brands had a very bad
night of it last night, her condition
this morning being not much i'm
proved.
Engineer George Harris left last
night for Hot Springs, Ark, where he
will take treatment for an injury to
his back, sustained more than a year
ago, when his engine was derailed
near Hermosa.
The city today had a man digging a
canal from Lake Corthell to the Grand
avenue ditch in the hope of draining
part of the water from the lake SO that
pedestrians on Third street may ford
1t with ordinary rubber boots.
w. C. Black of Denver, superintend-
ent of the Postal Telegraph and Cable
company, was here today. leaving on
the afternoon train for Rawlins. While
here he called at the office of Man
ager Case of the local Office.
Ole Thompson has awarded to Will
liam Birnie the contract for a five-
foot cement walk in front of his two
lots on Second street, in the block with
the Elks' hall. Mr.. Brine has deliv-
cred some of the material on the
ground.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Leonard, born three weeks ago,
Is believed to be dangerously i'll with
bronchitis, and her life is despairei OF
unless improvement comes soon. The
parents will have the sympathy of
many friends.
, 1908-05-25
THE RECORD
FOR WETNESS
STORM LASTING FOR THIRTY-sIx
HOURS BRINGS TWO AND
THREEFoURTHs INCHES
One of the Greatest Precipitations In
History Of Wyoming and Of Ines
timable Help to Farming on Lara
mic Plain-Rain Fell Slowly and
Soaked Into Ground.

One of the greatest falls of rain in
the history of the Laramie plain
ceased after midnight this morning,
having begun Saturday afternoon. Be-
tween the time Of beginning and end
ing there was hardly an hour that rain
was not falling, the gauge at the
university showing 2.79 inches, more
than two and thr%ee-quarters. This is
said to be the greatest rainfall in a
given length of time ever known here.
That it did inestimable good none will
deny. M. F. Knadler, who owns a
ranch up the river, says that the
ground was soaked for three feet in
depth and that in some places the
moisture went even to four feet.
Soil Drank It UP.
The river is rising rapidly today,
although a good deal of the rain which
fell on the Laramie plain soaked into
the soil. At no time during the storm
was there what would be called a
gully washer" the rain coming gent
ly, almost straight down, the hungry
earth soaking it as it fell. The great
est amount of good IA done. The
river was rising today from rainfall
higher up.
Storm Was General.
From information at hand the rain
storm extended from North Platte to
Green River and from Denver north
ward to Casper and beyond. There
was no delay to traffic from any source
to amount to anything, although in
places the Union Pacific tracks near
Denver were under water, but not to
the stopping of the running Of trains.
Gus stage in any locality, the condi-
tons being much the same in both the
North Platte and Green Rivers.
Data from University.
Observer Smith of the weather sta
ton at the university gives the fol-
lowing data concerning the storm for
the period covered by the rain:
Total precipitation, startling at 2:30
Saturday and ending this morning.
2.79 inches.
Barometer at noon today, 22.931 and
not changing.
Relative humidity, IA per cent.
Other Weather Figures.
Mr.. Smith furnishes the following
additional figures for the twenty-four
hours ending at moo today:
Maximum temperature, As degrees.
Minimum temperature, Sc degrees.
Dew point, 81 degrees.
Total wind, 1853 miles; prevailing d.
rection. west.
Maximum velocity, west, % miles
an hour at II a. m.
The prediction from Washington for
the coming t~wenty-four hours is for
fair weather
, 1908-05-25
MARKET REPORTS
Live stock at South Omaha.

South Omaha, May 25.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1900 head. Market steady to
Toe higher. Western steers, $3.50@
$50; Texas steers, $3.00Q5.25; range
COWS and heifers, s2.75@4.75; Gamers,
$2.25@3.50; stockers and feeders,
$9.0O@5.25; calves, $3.25@6.50; bulls
and stays, $3.00@5.40.
Hogs-Receipts, 1920 head. Market
10c lower. Heavy, $5.15@5.22R;
mixed, $5.12h 45.15; light, $5.10Q
SITE; pigs, s4.50Q5.O0; bulk of sales,
$5.12k@5.15.
Sheep-Receipts, 500 head. Market
steady. Yearlings, $5.25@5.50;, weth-
ers, s5.0005.15; ewes, $4.50@5.O0;
lambs, $5.75@6.50.
, 1908-05-25
AN OLD FAvoRITE is
COMING HERE SOON,

Next in order of all star attractions
and high class entertainments comes
Miss Josephine Deffry and an able
company of players. Miss Deffry in
the title role will introduce some brand
new plays during the special three
nights engagement in Laramie, COM
mencing Thursday, May %. Seats On
sale at Laramie drug store.
, 1908-05-25

G SENTENCED
TO STATE PENiTENTlAl

TO STATE PENT1 EN- TTARY.
Walter McNeary, a negro, who made
a felonious assault upon Henry Lucas,
another negro, at their home on Sec
ond street a fortnight ago, pleaded
guilty in the district court this morn
ing and was sentenced by Judge Car
penter to three years in the penitsn-
tiary. McNeary claimed s~elf-defense,
and that he was set upon by Lucas.
The latter claimed to have been asleep
at the time of the assault.
, 1908-05-25
WARRANTY DEEDS FOR
TRANSFER OF LANDS,

The following transfers by warranty
were filed for record in the county
clerks office today:
Wyoming Central Land and I'm
provement company to T. H. Simpson,
block 20, Laramie, $75.
Lemuel l.. Laughlin to William IT.
vine, jr., the west half of section II,
township 16, range 76, $4,000.
James NJ. Fenwick to the Haley Live
Stock and Trading company, the west
half of section IA, township IS, range
IA, $500.
Augusta Haley to the Haley Live
Stock and Trading company. the east
half of section 20, township IS, range
IA, 81 500.
, 1908-05-25
TWO-BAR OUTFIT HAS
BEGUN SHEEP SHEARING.

The Two-Bar outfit this morning be-
gan shearing its sheep at the Giles
pie ranch, thirty-two men being at
work. The company has $4,000 sheep
to shear, including a bunch of 5000
bucks. The shearing is being done
by hand.
, 1908-05-25
CHICAGO Live Stock Market.

Chicago, May misunderstanding,
$4,000 head. Market strong to 10c
higher. Beeves, s4.75@7.35; Texans,
S4.60Q5.65; westerns, $4.50@5.75;
stockers and feeders, s340@5.30;
COWS and heifers, s2.3OQ6.15; calves,
$5.00@6.50.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head. Mar
ket steady. Westerns, s3.60@5.15;
yearlings, S5.50@6.20; lambs, $4,000
$50; western, s4.50@6.S0.
, 1908-05-25
Grain and Provisions at CHICAGO,

Chicago. ILL.,, May 25.-Wheat-May,
S1.02%; July, 91@91Mc. Corn-May,
74&c; July, 66Ac. Oats-May, 54kc;
July, 45hc.
Pork-May, $13.42A; July, $13.57k.
Lard-May. $685.; July, $S.42h. Ribs
May, S7.22h; July, $7.35.
, 1908-05-25
closlna Stock Quotations.

New York, May 25.-Union Pacific,
145%; Southern Pacific, s57s; Anal
gamated Copper, 65A; Atchison, S1%;
do preferred, 91%; New York Central,
104A; Pennsylvania, 121; Steel. 37k;
do preferred, 101N.
, 1908-05-25
ARRIVES

FOR o. K. THEA1ER.
Prof. DeHarport arrived from Den
yer this afternoon and tonight will be-
gin an engagement at the D. X. the
alter as a performer on the Mexican
Solterio, with other musical novelties.
The professor is said to be an artist.
, 1908-05-25

WANTED-35 Young Men. Mr..
Meeham of the Inter-Mountain Civil
Service schools of Salt Lake is at Lar
annie looking for a number of young
men to qualify for railway mail clerks.
We would advise all young men be-
tween the ages of is n 80 to call on
Mr.. Mecham at the Johnson hotel, as
he will be here but a few days. If
, 1908-05-25
HOME FROM RANCH
TO SEE SWEETHEART,

TO SEE SW TENN 7.
Morris Corthell is home from the
ranch near Garrett for a few days to
visit with his sweetheart. He may
deny this, but the information comes
from Sheridan Downey and Ben Bel
lamy, who keep close watch on all
such Cases.
, 1908-05-25

FOR DAY.
A tennis tournament has been ar
ranged for the afternoon of Memorial
day, on the courts at the university,
with the university faculty and stu
dents on one side and some downtown
teams on the other.
, 1908-05-25
ANSWERS FILED IN

THE DAMAGE CASES.
The Toltec Live Stock company to-
day filed w in the two suits FOR
damages instituted by Mrs. Maggie
Gillespie. A demurrer was also filed
in the suit of George H. Hunt against
James F. Towson.
, 1908-05-25

When in need Of job printing or my
thing in the book line call on The RI
publican. First class work guaranteed
, 1908-05-25
LARAMIE CHORAL UNION CON.

CERT, Wednesday, May 9th, 1908,
Tickets for sale at the Laramie Drug
company. On account of the large
amount OF interest taken in the con
cert, purchase tickets early to get
best seats:
, 1908-05-25
Cooper and cther Metals.

New York, May 25.-Lead firm, at
s4.25@4.27A; lake copper weak, at
$12.50412.S7k; bar silver, 53Ac per
ounce.
st. Louis, Mo-. May 25.-Spelter dull,
$445.
, 1908-05-25
LOOKING UP TITLES
FOR CHICAGO CONCERN,

Hon. Robert r. Candee of Chicago is
in the city looking up land titles for
the Tallmadge-Buntin Land company,
and may decide to locate here. Mr.
Candee is a graduate of Princeton uni
, 1908-05-25

Orders will be taken at Mrs. c.
Prahl's for cut flowers, ported plants
and outdoor plants. Phone 3Y.
m-w-s&m
, 1908-05-25
COMMISSIONER HAS FISH
FOR CHEYENNE STREAMS.

Fish Commissioner Theodore Tire
coming went to Cheyenne last night
with several thousand fish for the
streams of that vicinity.
, 1908-05-25
New York Financial Market.

New York, May 25.-Money on call
easy, 1A@1% per cent; prime mer.
camille paper, 1904 per cent.
, 1908-05-25

The Republican is the best advertls.
ing medium in the city and county for
It reaches all the people all the time.
, 1908-05-25
Wool Market at St. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo-, May 25.-Wool duh.
Territory and western mediums. 100
15c; fine medium, 1O@13c; fine, 50
lie.
, 1908-05-25
CALLED TO COUNTRY

ON PROFESSIONAL TRIP.
DR.. H. e. McCollum was called to-
day to the ranch of d. M. Blair, In
West Laramie, Mr.. Blair being Ill.
, 1908-05-25
E"VERYBODY'S WANTS

Locals will be Inserted in this col
umn at the small cost OF one cent )
word for each insertion, to be paid for
in advance. II you have lost or found
anything, have anything to sell or reut,
or want to secure anything. in short a
want of any kind, a liner in THE RE
triling cost.
, 1908-05-25
MAKES PETITION FOR
NATURALIZATION PAPERS.

Mrs. Jennie Laura Phelan of Rock
River, a native of Canada, today filed
her petition to be n%aturalized as a cit
izen of the United States.
, 1908-05-25
Masonic Notice.

Special communication of Laramie
lodge No. 8, A. F. and A. M, this
Monday evening. May 25th, 1908
Work in the second degree. Visitors
cordially invited.
e. w. CONDIT.
Attest: Worshipful Master.
HUGH HYNDS, Secretary.
, 1908-05-25

FOR SALE-One fourteen room
house with all modern improvements.
also in good condition. Enquire 1877
north Third. tt
, 1908-05-25

Fer RENT-Desirable furnished
room, Apply this office. Also good
barn. 142t3
, 1908-05-25

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms:
board, if desired. 36S north 5th. 241t3
, 1908-05-25

Fer sALE-5-room cottage. with
barn, $1,000. M. 7. Ulen. If
, 1908-05-25

FOR RENT-Furnished or unfur-
nished rooms. 101 Fourth st. 241t3
, 1908-05-25

WANTED-Position in home by
young lady. Apply this Office. 1928
, 1908-05-25

Weekly Republican only 81 . year
, 1908-05-25

WANTED-To write your insurance,
fire, life. accident. Laramie Realty
Co., l and 2 Miller block.
, 1908-05-25

Daily Republican. SO cont. a month
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-08-07

ROBERT TAFT.
any. perhaps as all the others COM
bined, to make the Filipinos idolize
him, as they certainly do, for Judge
Taft is in the best sense Of the term q
democrat. He is as free from race and
class prejudices Of every description as
any man have ever known. He is as
thoroughly believer in the motto, A
mans man for a. that"
Those who know Mr.. Taft either in.
timately or casually testify to his un-
falling good nature, his spirit Of com.
radeship He is man who likes a
joke and upon occasion can crack one
himself. The Taft smile is famous be-.
cause of its reproduction in newspa-
per and magazine pictures. The Taft
laugh cannot be reproduced. thus, but
a recent caller at the war department
said after having heard the big cabinet
officer laugh. "a great, deep voiced
laugh-the Taft laugh. in fine-which
ought to be put on a photograph rec.
ord and sent to all those sad places on
this earth where folks never SMILE"
But Mr.. Taft can be stern when
sternness is required. He knows how
to enforce discipline in the army or
out Of 1t. When Taft was placed in
charge of the Panama canal work as
secretary Of war he received delega-
ton Of steam shovel engineers who
were threatening to strike for more
pay. The spokesman said:
well strike right now IL you don't
agree to give US this raise"
DO / understand you rightly, gen.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1908-08-07

tons or masculine in her tastes. All
women are not called on to preside
over a home or to rear children, but
think that all broad minded women con.
cede that this is the Hottest type of
usefulness"
Mrs. Taft says she never has had
time for fads or to cultivate eccentrici-
ties-she has been too busy. She de-
lights in travelling and in studying for
eign tongues. During her residence in
Manila she studied Spanish very dill
gently, and also some Of the Tagai dia-
lects. AS Mrs. Taft has accompanied
her husband on most of his long jour-
neys, she, like him, is an exceptionally
experienced traveller. She Is still a
young woman, having been married
but twenty-one years, and is the most
youthful looking lady in the cabinet
circle. Until the accession of Mrs.
James r. Garfield she was, in fact, the
youngest.
The home life Of the Tafts is de-
scribed as ideal. Miss Helen. like her
mother, is bookish and intellectual.
Robert, like his father, is ambitious ia
excel in the law. 1t is remembered
that up to few years ago Judge Taft's
great ambition was to become mem
Der Of the supreme court. He has
turned aside from two opportunities to