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The Illinois issue. (Chicago, Ill. ;) 1906-1912, 1908-11-27
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-08
DISBURSEMENTS
REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE.


oil auditing eo@tte respectfully that carefully
d the Associations
% year up January 1905 and have all
disbursements by
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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-08
Proposals for Wood and Coal


Sealed proposals Tor furnishing the
City Aims HoIir with ten lOl tons Of
stove coal. ton lul cords oi oak wood
aud ten tiul cords oi pine wood. all de-
hvrr'd at the Aims House. will b. r.
c'ived by the Aims House Committ.. un.
al - NJ.
Saturday, Aug. 8, 1908,
The -aid wood ard coal is t1 be- oi
nrst-c!H-- quality
The committee Reserves the right 10
reject any or all bids
J = Rowe.
" r. Bradley,
J g. Melville.
Committee.
lily 2S- S-Gt-siv25 5-w2w
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-08

ton itself viii be aAnuiled and set aside. "
See Wright VS.. Board of Canvas -ers. q Z
). + 036. State VS.. Board o. Canvass
ers, %, 3. +. 40. People VS. Hanna,
yS Mich. ol3. That such was the cas G
In the election of May 9th, 1908 is read
lily seen by reference to the number OF dis
qualified voters allowed TO participate
therein. Were any other RUE fol
lowed, election contests. In the absence
of fraud, would amount to nothing. and
the pain object OF the statute regulating
contests would be defeated.
The argument that Inconvenience and
confusion will follow a decision adverse
to the valid ty OF this election cannot be
permitted to defeat the plain language
OF the Constitution. The remedy Is with
the General Assembly and not with the
court. 1t is within the power OF the
General Assembly TO so amend the tax
collecting laws as to make IL possible for
every citizen to pay his poll taxes on or
before the first day of July of each year.
and II this Is done, 1t will be readily
perceived that every citizen who pays
said tax on or before that date Will be
qualified to vote at any election, general,
special or local option, held at any time
during the ensuing year. The present
Inconvenience .ses, not from the Con-
stitution itself, but from the laws pro-
viding for the collection OF taxes.
No one regrets this contest more than
myself. No one did more to avoid IL
than did. II the petition had been de-
layed the election could have been held
after the J ne election, 1905, and this
contest could not have been brought.
This was advised. and am told that a
number OF the calm, conservative De-
titioners urged that the petition be de-
layed and postponed, but this advice
was not needed. After il was presented
IL WAS mandatory and imperative on
this court To order the election and this
could not, under the law, be avoided.
am compelled by my sense OF duty,
and by my oath OF Office and by the de
cisions OF the highest courts OF this and
other States, TO render this opinion and
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-08

give this decision, and may add tbat
desiring oil possible light on the rravs
matters involved, have consulted with
Judges and Others learned i'm law in tbts
city and state, not in any " ay connected
with this case, and they, with remark-
able accord. coincide with the views ana
opinion herein expressed.
With much regret aud reluctanee am
compelled, for the reasons given ia This
opinion, 60 decide that the election held
on Nav 9th, 1908. in this city. known
as the local option election. is Invalid
void, aud tie same Il set aside.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-08

lNOIft will that
received IN
actual xpenses - - -' 20
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-08

MISS DELLA SrROEBE. 40 Rich.
INl mond ST, Appleton, Wis, writes.
"For several years was in n run
down condition. and could find no re-
lief from doctors and medicines. I
could not enjoy my meals, and GOULD
not sleep at ni-ht. 1 had heavy, dark
circles about tho tycs.
"My friends were much alarmed. I
was advised 10 give Pcruna a trial, and
To my JOY l began 20 Improve with tho
first bottle. Aftcr taking six bottles 1
felt completely cured. cannot say too
much for Peruna as 8 medicine for
women in a rundown condition."
Pe-ru-na Did Wonders.
Mrs. Judge J. J.. Boyer. 1921 sherman
Ave, Evanston, m, says that she be-
came run down, could neither eat nor
sleep well, and lost flesh and spirit. Pc
runa did wonders Tor her. and she thanks
Peruna for new life and strength.
man-a-lin the Ideal Laxative.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-08
ALL RUN DOWN.

Mss IlcIIg SN0ctc. TpA0 kGd Com.
Phefcb Lest Licy Healfh. Found
kcLcf from Penn na at OHce.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-08
FIRE LOSSES IN VIRGINIA.

The following touching the
nmadep
-
Total lin Virginia
'-~-'~-S~
0t the above amount Virginia Companies did the
20;
Incurred S2t'S O91 6l written. "
Oneth n
paid
holders fifth - 49,
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-08-08
O. D. FOSTER
NATIONAL ROULRvARD.

Basb Wire, Guns, Pistols, RaEors,
Knives, etc, win be sold at reduced
prices to suit the times, Money can
be saved by purshazing At Ssott's
hardware stors.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-10
NEW YORK.

Weather conditions have been irreg-
ular but the arrival of a cold wave
following unseasonably mild tempera-
lures has stimulated retail trade North,
West and East. and even helped bust
ness at the South at some points,
though holding of cotton and low prices
therefor have tended to check buying
in the cotton belt as a whole.
Collections have shared in the irreg-
ularity of trade, and there is notice
able more complaint as to these than
as to business generally, more particu-
larry at the South. Heavy wearing APP
parel, shoes and coal have been helped
by climatic developments. Holiday
trade, too, shows signs of expansion.
and comparisons with year ago in all
lines are naturally i'm favcs Of current
business.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending Dec. 3 number
ODD. against 1913 last week, 272 in like
week of 1907, 216 in 1906. 203 i'm 1905
and 231 in 1904. Business failures in
Canada for the week number IS, against
50 last week and &c last year.-Brad-
streets Commercial Report.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-10
CHICAGO.

The week chronicles ample testimony
to the. improved state Of commerce.
Not only are there smaller trading de-
faults, but payments through the banks
establish a new high record volume.
and official statements disclose ample
stores of money, deposits being I'M
precedented and reserves indicating the
probability of further ease in discount.
The course of new demands reflects
steadiness, and little change is likely
to occur during the closing weeks OF
the year. Leading industries exhibit
more extended operations. some
branches approaching closer to normal
production. Increasing machinery and
hands appear in iron and steel, more
furnaces and mills being active and
the output of cars and other equipments
enlarged. Foundries and FORCES OBJ
tain substantial forward orders. and
larger bookings are noted i'm electrical
lines. assuring employment for months
ahead. Factories are doing letter In
heavy hardware, power, sanitary goods
and furniture.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number 20. against 26 last week,
Is in 1907 and % i'm 1906. Those with
liabilities of more than $1,000 number
), against last week. i'm 1907 and
in 1906.-Dun's Review.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-10
DENIES CANAL GRAFT.
President Calls Charges Falsehood
and Reviews Prairie Oil Case.


Absolute denial that there was any
graft in connection with the purchase
of the Panama canal; that the United
States government paid S40,O00,O00 or
a single cent to any American citizen
in connection with that deal; that
Charles F. Taft or Douglas Robinson.
brother-in-law of the President, had
anything to do with the purchase of
the ditch, has been made by President
Theodore Roosevelt. This answer to
charges made in the recent campaign
appears in a reply written by President
Roosevelt to question by William
Dudley Foulke and made public by the
latter.
"Willful and deliberate perversion Of
the truth" and "slanderous mendaci-
~" are terms used by the President
in referring TO the above charges. as
made by the indianapolis News and
its editor, Delavan Smith. The Pres
idcnt backs up his reply by saying
that every one of the records i'm the
canal purchase case are open to the
public. Similar denials and charac-
teriZations are made by Mr.. Roosevelt
concerning articles in the New York
Sun on the Prairie Oil case
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-10

SECRETARY sTRAUs. says that some con-
structive system, which will give the
widest publicity and allow of the most
complete cooperation, must come soon
and it will have the following basic
features: 1t should be carried on by
the federal government, as the only
jurisdiction competent to handle sub
ject matter so entirely national in its
scope and nature. 1t should require a
system OF regular reports from all large
interstate corporations to be made TO
an administrative Office and should pro-
vide that that Office shall have access
to the record of these corporations. 1t
should further provide that that office
shall publish the important facts as to
corporate operations, so far as they are
of public interest, safeguarding at the
same time from unnecessary publication
all proper business secrets. So far as
possible the system should be made vol
untary rather than compulsory.
In exchange for giving this publicity
corporations should be allowed to reg
lister under such law so as to obtain
a federal standing and the public bene-
TT of their position as concerns not
afraid of scrutiny.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-10
SHIP 500 CITY SINKS.
Steamer from Chicago Goes to Bot,
tom in Gale Off Newfoundland.

The steamer 500 City, from Chicago.
is believed to have sunk in the Gulf Of
st. Lawrence with all aboard No pas
sengers were on the vessel. The 500
City, for some time on the run between
Chicago and Benton Harbor, had piled
the great lakes as an excursion boat
for twenty years.
Wreckage which has come ashore at
Cape Ray leaves little room for doubt
that the sturdy little steamer went
down in the gale that dashed the New
foundland coast for two days.
The steamer was in command of Cap
tain John G.. Dillon, of Brooklyn, who
was formerly commander of the United
States government transport Missouri.
The exact number of the crew is in
doubt. 1t is known, however, that no
fewer than eighteen men were on
board, and 1t has been reported that
the crew was recently increased to
twenty-eight men.
The 500 City was sold recently by
the Indiana Transportation Company to
Felix Jackson, of Velasco, Texas. and
was being taken to New Orleans, where
it had been planned to put her in SER
vice between that city and Texan ports.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-10
pkITICS%
0DLITIcLANS

William r. Hearst was the heaviest
hacker of the Independence party in the
recent election. His contribution was
So. 295.
The belief that the subject of woman's
suffrage is gaining the public ear in the
East has been strengthened by the dis
covery of the existence of an oreaniza-
ton known as the Secret Suffrage Coun-
Gil in New York City, the membership
Of which includes n number Of wealthy
and prominent men and women.
at dinner given by the Cincinnati
Commercial Club, Taft was the guest of
honor, along with Congressman Long
worth and others of local or national
prominence. He expressed himself as full
Of Eope that investors would now 90
ahead and make possible the continuation
of great enterprises. He gave fair warn
Ing that no favors could be expected from
the next administration by men who break
the law.
One of the most interesting results of
the recent election in Colorado, where the
returns came in very slowly, was the re-
election of the fen judge of the Juve-
nile Court, Lindsay, who ran indepen-
IDENTIFY after both the Republican and
Democratic organizations lad refused him
nomination because of his exposure of
grating politicians of higa degree in both
parties. Lindssy's election was made DOS
sible b. the almost unanimous support of
the women voters, who. though differing
on the national ticket almost without
.i,o1 bo; hof H.
dren's friend and helper.
At San Antonio, Texas, where Mr.. and
Mrs. w. j. Brytn stopped on their way
to Mexico fol vacation, the defeated
Democratic candidate said to group of
friends that he hoped il would never be-
come necessary 10 run for Office again
but that lie would not attempt to decide
that question until the time comes to act
In reply To the direct question whether
he woa!6 run for he presidency again. he
said he was not discouraged as to the
future of the Democratic party. Tha,
party vas already great educational
force, and he had 40 doubt that the
voters wou1 yet turn to it for the &C.
complainant Of necessary reforms.
TIE Announcement was made by Score
tary Of State Rocr, after q conference
with President Roosevelt and President
elect Taft on Sunday thst b. was ready
to accep the New York senato-ship as
Q successor to Plats. although Re insisted
that he was rot seeking the Office. The
Announce neni Was taken TO wean that all
the strength of the administration and oil
the Taft influence would max, the cleo
tion of Root o fofegonc conclusion.
The Charter Com nittcc of Chicago has
decided. six to fn'ir. ir. favor of a bill t.
give women tho right to vote on all mu
nicipal questions. The matter must &c
before The Charter Convention and then
befcrc the icSisla ara
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-10
LEvEE IS BLOWN OPEN.


Averts Flood from City.
The government levee opposite Pine
Bluff, Ark, was dynamited Wednes-
day night, supposedly by two business
men, ia an effort to save the city from
destruction by flood. Watchers at the
shore report that the river is slightly
lower. Early in the week the city ap-
peAled to the government to blow a
crevasse in the levee in order to save
the city from the rising flood which
was undermining the buildings along
the shore. The government refused.
and on Tuesday the citizens in mass
meeting decided to blow up the levee
themselves. However, Wednesday
nights act is not regarded as official
or ordered by the mass meeting. The
flood situation is believed to be i'm
proved.
a point Of land just opposite the city
has been caving badly and the current
is now striking below the courthouse
and against the government dyke,
which is doing much good in diverting
the channel from property below there.
Just above the dyke is Berlin's livery
stable. The water is eating its way
under this and q portion of it tumbled
into the river Wednesday afternoon,
entailing a loss of several thousand
dollars. The rear wall of the annex
of the courthouse is about fifteen feet
from the river.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-10
PAST AND PRESENT
As 1T COMES TO US FROM ALL
CORNERS OF THE EARTH.
TeIegraphic Information Gathered
by the Few for the Emil ghtenment
IF the Many.
Sea Takes Heavy Toll

dispatch from Halifax, n. s., says:
More than half a hundred seamen
have lost their lives off the upper north
Atlantic coast during the past few
days as the result of storm OF un-
precedented severity and it is possible
that the turbulent sea has claimed
even the greater toll of lives The
reckoning itemized as accurately as
the meagre reports will allow is rem
dered as follows: December 3, Seven
teen members OF the crews of three
fishing schooners drowned off the New
foundland coast; December 4, Twenty
eight members of the crew of the
steamer 500 City" which is believed
TO have sunk in the Gulf of st. Law
renee; December 5, Seven members of
the crew of barge No. 101, which went
down off the coast of Nova Scotia In
addition to this death toll, which it
will be noted includes no passengers,
there developed a mystery in the dis
coyery of life belts bearing the name
IS. S. Stanley" which were washed
ashore with the wreckage from the
500 City. No steamer of that name
navigating in this vicinity has been re-
ported and in lieu of any other expla-
nation it is said that these life belts
might have been a second hand pur-
chase for use aboard the 800 City"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-10
ALEXIS OVERTHROWN;
new RULER IN HAITI
Bloodless Revolt Opposes Aged Ex-
ecutive and Makes Legitime
President.
NOT A SHOT FIRED IN COUP.
Movement Led by Citizens of Port
au Prince-Committee of Safety
Controls the Capital.

Through q well-organized and sud
denly executed coup a bloodless reyolu-
ton in Haiti was accomplished We'd
nesday. The people OF the capital seiz-
cd power, dcposed the President, Nord
Alexis, set up provisional government
of their own, and made Gen. Legitime
their new President.
The only leader remaining loyal to
Alexis is Gen. Camille Gabriel, his
nephew, who for the last six months
has directed the policy of the admins
tration. He remained at the palace
with Alexis. All the ministers and high
military officials under Alexis took
refuge in the foreign legations. These
are the same men who nine months ago
were protesting vociferously against the
granting of the right of refuge TO un-
successful revolutionists by the foreign
diplomatic and consular representa-
tives.
The revolution had been we'll organ
lied. Early IN the day bands of citi-
Zens, organized and armed, moved qui-
city about the town and took posses
sion of various points of vantage. The
movement was directed by Gen. Canal,
a member of the Senate. Not a sho.
was fired. The soldiers OF Alexis saw
that the rebels had the upper hand and
quickly let it be seen that they had no
intention of starting fight that might
result in much bloodshed. The presence
of the American cruisers, Des Moines
and Tacoma, and the French cruiser
Duguay Trouin undoubtedly had re-
straining influence.
Gen. NOrd Alexis, who has been Pres
ident Of Haiti since 1902. was born in
1921. lie WAS elected for seven years.
The salary is S24,000. Haiti Is the
western or French portion of the Island
OF Santo Domingo. Its area Is 9,2i2
square miles and its population 1900
coo. 1t is country of revolutions. In
October, 1907. sixteen men were SEN
fenced to death OH charge of conspir-
ing to overthrow the government. In
January, 190S. an army of insurgents.
under Jean Juneau. marched on the
capital, Port an Prince. but were re-
pulsed by government troops under the
leadership of Gen. Celestin Cyriaque,
the minister OK war;
The stirring events of the exciting
and historical day that saw President
Nord Alexis driven from his capital
with an Infatuated mob at his heels,
were followed by night of looting, pill
lage and murder I'm Port au Prince.
Twelve men were killed before order
was restored. The passions of the pop
ulace had been aroused, and after be-
ing defeated in their endeavOrs to do
bodily harm to Alexis they turned their
attention to wcll-stocked storehouses
and the residences of the supporters of
their late president They were rapid
~ getting out OF hand when the author
tiles succeeded in controlling the situ-
alton.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-10
NOW A BUTTER TRUST.
Elgin, Chicago and Eastern Dealers
Secure Corner on Commodity.

The butter trust is the latest COM
bine to send thrills of anxiety through the
housewives of the country Butter, to a
certain extent, has been "cornered." A
group of Chicago. Elgir and Eastern
butter dealers have pooled their inter-
osts. and it is said that they intend to
send the price soaring until butter will
be delicacy on the dinner table, instead
of necessity. The butter pool is said
to be gathering in a rich profit off thou
sands of pounds of cold storage butter.
purchased last spring. They bought this
butter at an average price of 22 cents a
pound, and are now selling it for 81 cents
a pound wholesale. Unless the mich
cows of the country come TO the rescue
and supply thousands of gallons OF cream
for the independent dealers, the butter
trust will have the housewives at its mer-
cy. The entire amount of butter in the
warehouses of the country is a little more
than 100000 pounds, just about four
days supply. Whether the butter cows
will be able to thwart the hlgh-price cam
paign of the pool is now a question Of
much moment for housewives.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-10
>QNNS &MUS
1p@RR

Texas will cut big figure in the win
ter racing game.
Al Kaufman and Jim Barry are match
cd to fight forty-ive rounds at the JeiTries
Club, Los Angeles.
At Vermilliop, South Dakota University
defeated North Dakota at football by
score of 10 to f.
The death of John Watson, the famous
polo player, at Navan, County Meath, Ire
land, is announced.
Dainty Dame easily won the handicap
at Latonia. Hanbridge, the favorite,
hal no trouble taking the place from All
Red.
Frank Erickson, the star catcher of the
Wausau, Wis, baseball team. last season,
has been drafted by the Minneapolis
American Association team.
William H. Vanderbilt failed TO sweep
the ring at the New York horse show
this year as he has done for years before
His famous grays We're defeated in the
four-in-hand class by roans and chestnuts
owned by Paul Sorg.
In the big school game of the North
west, Shattuck defeated Pillsbury, 80 to
D. The defeat was more decisive than
the score indicates as the cadets were
never headed.
Dorando, the Italian runner who made
such sensational finish in the Marathon
race held last summer, will run a race in
America with John j. Hayes, the winner
of the Marathon. Y
1t is announced that the proposed aero
plane race between Paris and Bordeaux
will be held next summer, probably in
| July. Five halts to renew supplies of
gasoline, etc. will be permitted.
At the annual meeting of the American
Association of Trotting Horse Breeders
in New York it was announced that the
stakes for the Futurity and Matron stakes
to be trotted in 1910 and 1911 would be
from $4,000 to $4,000. The association
has 700 members and 81 life members.
A fine of $3.50 against the Brandon
Club, in Canada, was imposed by the
National baseball commission in decis-
| ion declaring that Catcher Ford who
was purchased by the Philadelphia Amer
leans in 1907 from the Edmonton club
be placed on the ineligible list. The
player failed to report TO Philadelphia
and was missing during the season.
/ As the result of many disputes the
| American Amateur Athletic Union passed
resolutions at its annual meeting in New
York, severing all relations with the Eng
| lish association.
1t is stated that August Belmont and
his associates in the New York Jockey
| Club have taken over the track at Nor.
folk, Va, and will try to make it the
successor of Saratoga as racing center
Ed Corrigan placed all of his racers on
sale at public auction in Lexington, Ky
The string included forty mares, twenty.
| FIVE horses in training and thirty-four
weanlings. Corrigan will retire from the
| turf.