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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-07
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500 lbs, Virginia Roll Butter, 25o h.; Guaran
teed Eggs, Is, doz. ;IWalnut Kernels, Csc lb.i
Seeded L aisins, l2c ID; Cleaned Currant'
1Oc h.; Large Florida Oranges, 25c doz'
Dressed Chickens, 15c ID.
W.P. wOoLLs 4 SON.
ROYAL ard Wolfe Streets.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

New York. One OF the most siG-
nal triumphs recently scored In the
world OF commerce was the landing
Of the contract TO supply all the ce-
ment to be used In the constrnc-
tion OF the Panama Canal by the
Atlas Portland Cement Company o.
New York.
This contract As awardco Is for
the delivery OF 100000 barr ,is Of
cement At tide water for $1.l9 =
barrel. or . total OF more than &j.-
VOo. goo for the osc contract. In sd-
diti0m. the same company has &c
cured a secondary -o..r..ct ~ sup
ply $1,000 barrels for immediate use
at the same PRIV 8. tnes 6fsssISx ~
srfire amount be received up tt
ts.%6o.0Oo. This contract IL far In
excess Of any ever awarded for ce-
mont In the history OF the world. and
breaks the record OF 100000 bar.
rels for the construction Of irrisa-
ton canals along the Nile river
awarded to . German firm few
years ego.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

~y A&HwFs
Lssisvtlle. ky-The big teAl be-
tvosa The Assertion Tobsccc Com
paAy asd ths BurIey Tobacco Society
fos The 1905 and part of the 1907
crops Of tobacco. which has been
Aangtng fire for several weeks. Vas
closed here. The pricc agreed on In
the transaction. which 10 the largest
Of IL kiad ever pat through. IL an
average Of - La cents for the 1905
crop aad ~ cents per pound for the
1897 product.
TIE deal Involves nearly $4,000
0eo pounds Of tobacco held in the
pool BY The Burley Tobacco Society
and N outlay Of something like si<.
900. .ooe on the part OF the American
Tobacco Company. practically all of
this money being placed in circula-
ton at once In Central Kentucky
According to many who are In a
position to know the sale OF the pool
I'd crop wim mark the end OF night
riding In Central and Eastern Ken
tucky. NJ least sor the present. as It
- believed with these two crops ont
Of the way practically all tAe grow
err will raise tobacco neat year.
The sale has nothing to DO with
the crops In the dark district or west
ern portion Of Kentucky and North
srn Tsnnetsec. The deal was the
largest tobacco deal ever consum-
mated In this country involving leaf
tobacco.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28
Is PERSONS AE 1ENc
Victims Of Cas Explosioa Busi-
ed Under Toas Of Earth
Rescsess Muss pag TAssagh Fafsy
Ter4 pf Rork omd Nmhrgs. APoa.
oe n1eck rnrn Cp. Bse~
r1hee 0reues.

New York. persons
are beliered to have lost their lives
In A sxplosioa OF gAs which tore up
great section Of Gold street. Brook
Iyn. II II dedniteiy known that nf-
teen perscns were buried under the
hundreds OF tons Of earth and tim
bcr. that we're thrown into the air
BY the explosion and ten moro per-
soas are reported ~ misslng
The exact number of dead cannot
be determined until those working
to recover the eutombed bodies dig
through any feet Of rock and a tan
gle OF pipes and timbers. The explo-
sion occurred 10 . dfty foot deep cx-
cavation that had been made In Gold
street between York and Front
streets. where . water main was BE-
ing laid.
The gas main recently sprung .
leak and In . manner unknown, .
spark came In contact with escaping
gas. Immediately there WAS = ter
rife explosion that lifted the surface
Of the street for . half . block In
both directions and hurled dirt. paw
ing stones and debris into the air.
when the smoke and dust clea rod
away. II was sea that the street had
been opened from doors:cp to DOOR
stop over An area Of nearly = block
The loosensd earth and debris had
fallen into the excavation, buryins
the score Of lAborers who were at
work when the accident happened
Great tongues Of fame shot cut OF
crevices In the street.
Besides them Geysers OF water
ieaped into the air from Z water
main that had been shattered by the
explosion. Two bodies we're sticking
out of the wreckaEe. Gold street was
crowded with school children when
the explosion occurred and that
scores OF children were not killed OF
injured was remarkable. A woman
and three children we're almost op-
posite the excavation when the earth
crumbled under their feet and they
were swept down into the hole under
tons Of wreckage- Two other chill.
dren we're on the opposite side OF the
street when the sidewalk cavcd In
and they lost their lives.
Samuel Trout. foreman OF the
gang OF laborers. who we're laying
the water main. was near the woman
and three children who lost theiI
lives. He rushed forward ~ he fell
the street tremble from the explo
sion in an endeavor to save them
but he. too. was dNwp into th'
death hole. His body was the mrs
to be recovered. Only four Of II,
men working In the excavation -
capped and their escape was remark
able. These men were digGipg neal
the opening Of Z four foot sewer and
the force Of the explosion blew then
to the entrance OF It,
Water from the broken main be
gan to pour into the sewer and tht
four men In danger Of being drown
ed. run toward the river. wher'
there vas an outlet to the sewer.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28
FERTILIZER COMBINATION VIII
ORGANIZE MEW COMPANY

Balt1m0Fe--IndoVendont Fertilizer
manufacturers throughout the South
will meet In New York to consider
proposition to form . new fer
tiliser combination. which will take
out . charter under the laws Of New
Jersey. and have = capitalization Of
$4,000. OF this sum tSV.0Oo.-
900 will b. stock equally divided be-
tween common and preferred. Tho
new concern viii Be called the In
dependent Fertilizer Company. and
will be controlled by interests iden-
tified with the Tennessee Copper
Company.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

he govsf1or h Discussing the
ap011cat5na ef several Of IL banks
co0ninsiooe1 - repositories to ~
pevmttted to change thefr securities.
- Indicated By the applIcatioa Of
the Greenwood Bank. seated that -
was In fuE accord With The former
Attorney ceeeral. Hon. h. v. FietcA-
er. In the opinion that II one depos-
itory b permitted to exchange its
securities ali vonld b. entitled to
the same privilege. ne question
will be taken up By the Commission
Ing concrete CUTTERS. curhs aAd cross
the policy will b viii BE- governed
BY the attitude OF Attorney GsnesAi
Stirling.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

According to undervriters. special
agents and adjusters. practically
every nre insurance company opera
ting In Mississippi viii show . net
loss on it, business In this state for
the current year This statement 10
seemingly borne out by the reports OF
nre losses nle1 with State Insurance
Commissioner Henry. although that
omcial has not totalcd the figures for
comparison with the came period
last year. The reports show. how
ever. that the loss ratio 10 going to
be much heavier than that Of 1907.
and that the companies have uni
formly suffered.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28
LOADED nlNF CAGES fall
NO mnIRS ARE INJURED

Edwards. Ill.-Two loaded cages
In the kernsdonnewald coal mine.
collapsed. carrying with them to the
bottom q: the mine the entire holSi-
Ing apparatus and top works. Two
hundred men wero In the mine. but
all escaped injury ana made thcii
way out through the air shaft The
accident is believed to have beer
caused by the oyeriosding of the
cages
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

Hct Springs. va.-'T wiah you
vould Just say that ny cabise< i
sot made up mr. dated. No one Has
been decidsd upoa fev any place n
II, an1 - offers Of any cabinet po-
s'tioos have ben mace 70 any 80. :"
This vas tn response ~ President
elect 1hft to tAs statsmest fvum
A(isasapolis that Frank kellogg ha1
boss invita- to bocome attorney eea-
esA1 = ~ Taft cabiDeat
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

ChicASp. nl-TWo psFuous we're
eyuwnod an1 ~ oxhoss rescued from
~ uatss vhea ~ astonobiIs
PLUNGED ovoe a emhaakneot anl
struck = PATTERN 1ftsea fese fson
u oAwo. IT, ooeopantB belAG
49, - fsoa . eetapuIt into u ~
~. Thrse eo0onn1eaD Dlaneo1 IT,
- ~ Wa1ss aal Bunsuo1 throo eis1o
an1 AAlps1 tAnoo - ~ nea u
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

UeD06t FlaceN MISk1nG Number Of
Mlners at Forty.
Helena. Mont---A special to the
Record from Red Lodge says the ar
sIdent In the Northwestern Improve
ment C0mpany's mine was due to .
Ore and not 10 an explosion Of are
damp About one hundred men
have ben rescued and three taken
out dead. There are yet forty men
confined in the mines The proper
ty lous Will be very large.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

With Fatal Results.
Brinkiey. Ark--Oue man vas XIII
I'd and four injured when Rock It,
land freight train No. 81 crashed In
70 an extra freight train about =
mile from this city. The caboose on
Tie extra freight caught hrs and Il
and one car were destroyed. Chas.
A. Clark. aged ~ yeafs. brakeman
OF Los Angeles. Cal. burned 70 .
crisp.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

Cleveland. O.--Mayor Tom l..
Johnson. who for years has been
credited with the possession Of
very large fortune. announced that
he had lost everything and would be
compelled to give up his beautiful
home on Euclid avenue and move
into smaller and less expensive quar-
ters. The mayor also stated that he
would give up his automobiles and
other luxuries. His fortune vas
wrecked. the mayor declares. BY his
devotion to the Affairs Of the estate
Of his dead brother. Albert Who was
heavily Interested IN traction prop
critics IN the east.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

At Z meeting Of the stockholders
of the compress company at Indiano-
Ia. II was decided to rebuild tho
burned plant ~ once. The compress
company will receive cotton and
store II in its old compress yards the
remainder Of the season.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

The vicksburg Gravel Company
has sold the steamer Fountain City
to Capt. William Patten Of Coium-
bla. Miss. who will put her In the
trade on Pearl river from Columbia
to New Orleans, going through the
Lake Ponchartrain and Pearl river.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

Ds. !. c. Ballard. Who vas for
NUo yoaso . practitioner Of Matches,
~ . DroniRsat member Of the
xnAehto Of PytAias. Woodmen and
oe1os or1oFU, has besn commissioned
. - noutsaAnt II tho Medical Re-
1esvo CosDs. q The Unitsd States
AHay, oatts uDegDectediy - was Or
1oGoo fnoo ae1ive dirty. aid station
~ q BoFt 1an uousteA. Texaa,
oooot 1ve ni1oo froa ean Antenio.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

N. L. Maxwell. former cashier OF
the Planters' Bank at Bosue Chitto.
was placed on trial in the Circuit
Court on an indictment charging en-
beszlsment from that institution. No
dilatory motions we're intsrposed.
and the trial proceeded rapidly.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

In PascagOula- the ~ulliyan and
Davis Construction Company 07
Montgomery. Ala. commenced build
ing concrete guten. curbs and cross-
iDgs on the principal streets This
improvement will be the fcrernnner
Of esneral paving Of the streets la-
~. The Board Of Mayor and Alder
men = active in Its efforts to ezpend
the public fund In = material and
substantial manner.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

The action Of Emperor William in
yielding to tAs popular demspd to
curb hls speech and his agrssmsnt to
deal with International Questions
through ~ Cabinet caused eseeral
rejotring II Germany.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

The Methodist orphanage ID re-
joiclng over = contribution of $500
received from Hon. W. N. hampton.
OF Magnolia. ~ . Thanksgiving Of
fering to the institution. Al = result
Of the Work day" program the or
phanAge secured during the month
Of October about $500. which will
be used In making needed repairs
and Improvements at the institution.
Superintendent Williams states that
the enrolment has reached the l37
mark and no more children can be
taken at present tecause Of the lack
of room.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

Some Of he vIchsburg liquor deal-
srs are preparing to move to Delta,
La. across ths rfves, vhan the pro-
hibition IaW goss Into effect and are
already securing locations II Delta,
froo which point thsy viii coutiaus
thslr Ilquor shipmeats.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

There was = lively scramble among
u bonks Of Jackson when Mr.. John
T. WolIo, the manager Of TIE cotton
aspartment for the state penitsntia-
~. reaahsd the capitol and turned
oyr~1 natter Of t36.144.e3 e The
~ receipts from the sale Of 7Ss
1also Of cotton recently dispoeed ~
pt>sCIsyksdals. Practically all the
banks in the city hold state xarrAnts
which have not heretofore bsea paid
for lack OF funds. and this e3e, 1000 =
= mere drop In the bucket towards
paying them.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

The Chamberlain Hunt Academy
1t Port Gibson was the subject Of =
special report to the Presbyterian
Synod In session 1t Grenada 1t Gre
lted considerable discussion ana was
6nally adopted. The Synod resolved
to raise $4,000 for the endowment
Of the school. and 1t was announced
that the son Of = former student had
given $4,000 toward this fund. A
voluntary subscription was taken
and $4,000 raised among the mem
bers Of the Synod.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

.Contractor John y. Barnes u max
Ing good headWay with his work on
The executive mansion. Being engag-
"a In putting the Anishiag touches
On the annex ct the rear. which u
70 ~ substituted for the present
tystem Of outbuiIdineS. which st the
time opnGtitute anything but = beau
ty spot % the landscape. Az soon ~
he annex = hsbitable the Governor
and fanl1y win occupy 1t. and then
the uorkmen Will ~ turned loose
on tho main building and begin the
interior romodeling.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28
DonAPlR1E FILES DEln n
FAVOR Of ALABAMA NEGRO

Montgomery. Ala. Declaring that
the Alabama labor laws deprive a
man Of trial by Jury. and take from
him the presumption OF innocence
Attorney General Bonaparts. has
nled = brief in favor OF AIonzo Bal
II In the supreme court at Washing
ton BaiIy was allowed bail in Mont
eomery on tho ground that the law is
had. and the state appealed. BaiIy II
= negro who refused TO keep = con-
tract to work attsr signing up to DO
70. which u . criminal offssss In
the STATE.
Give . small boy ptsco Of chalk
asd ~ viii make his mark in this
Vosll.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

Governor Noel has been officially
and formally notified of the death
Of Sheriff r. A.. Jones. of Franklin
county. which means that . tempo
rary successor must be appointed to
servo until = special election can be
held In order to NIL the vacancy In
the regular way. The Governor IL
now considering applications.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28
ELECTRIC RAILWAY EXTENSION
MEANS EXPENDITURE Of SCI, ,ooo

Wnen captain }. T. Jones was seen
concerning the extension Of the Gulf
port and Mississippi Coast Traction
Company's line from Gulfport into
Pass Christian. he admitted there
was truth In the statement, and said
that the company nov contemplated
putting into completion the original
plan Of two years ago. That 10. u
extending the line from the present
western terminus OF GulTport into
Pass Christian. This. with an cleo
trio lighting plant. will be installed
at Pass Christian similar to others
on the coast. as soon as the fran
chisc is obtained Captain Jones es-
timated the cost at about 100000
and anticipated having the line into
Pass Christian within one year.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

Willie Jackson. 20 years Of age.
met with an accident at Quitman
that will probably result in his
death. Young Jackson went under
the planning mill to get some kind
ling and was caught In 4 pulley and
was wound and whiried about for
thirty minutes before he Was discov-
ed. breaking every bone In his body.
added to this. his clothes became ig-
nited and burned several parts OF
his body to Z char. He never lost
conspicuous. Young Jackson IL
one Of the most popular young men
In town.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

What promises to be litigation OF
IN unusual and Interesting character
has been Alsd In the Circuit Court
Of Pike county. II 10 suit for tl0.-
500 damages nlei by James ststham
and his minor sons against Louis
Heidenreich and Arthur Wheelock.
of McComb. The declaration alleges
that the boy went hunting with
Heideureich and Wheelock for =
small monetary consideration. Dur
ing the hunt = gun in. the hands of
one Of the men was accidentally dis
charged. the full load entering the
back Of the boys head and produc-
Ing wounds from which he subse-
quently died In = hospital 1t New
Orleans.
The new South-news., 1908-11-28

J. 4 Walker. propris<se Of the
Wa1kGf DrusL' meat uarhst q No
Henry vsnt eat into ~ country to
br1ng n : young steer with view
to butehcrtng him. When Mr.. Walk
q weat Up 70 rope the steer the ami
nal attacked him. and In HE Efforts
to net out Of the way Of the mad
beGr4 Mr.. walker fell aad broke his
fqtSpIA the afternoon Rankin walk
nWu5ftUok TO catch the steer and
after dismounting his horse the
steer made . mad dash for Mr..
walker and succeeded In catching
the gcntIeman and throwing hin,
down and trampling on him severe
~. Mr.. Walker wAs saved from be-
ing killed from the fact that he lost
his hat near where he had fallen
and the mad steer began goring and
hooking the hat which gave Mr..
Walker an opportunity to make hts
escape. Later the steer was shot "a
death.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01

Where would you go II you want
cd to catch a burglar" demanded
High Sheriff Henry as | stepped into
his Office the other day on my daily
round In pursuit of the festive Item,
Although the uneXpectedness OF
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
4 RELIABLE REMEDY FOR THE
Whisky and Beer,Habit

Very few men become drunkards be-
cause they like liquor. II Is frequent
y the moderate drlnkcr, who before he
realizes his condition, has become a
drunkard The nervous system, hay
ing become accustomed to stimulants,
Is unable to do the same amount or
quality Of work without liquor, hence
nc victim drinks more and more. This
rs state of disease and should be
treated by Orrine. II destroys the de-
sire for liquor, SO that the drink Is not
missed. There is no loss Of time or
detention from work when 1t is used.
Orrlne Is prepared In two forms: No.
/, the secret remedy which can be used
IN food or drink without the knowledge
ut the patient; No. 2 for those who
lake the remedy Of their own free Will.
Both forms are guaranteed, A reg
istered guarantee In every box.
Treatise on how to cure drunkenness
tree on request. The Orrlne Co., Wash
| lRgton, d. c. The price of either form
| Is 81 a box, making the cost OF tho
complete cure less than one-tenth what
1t Is usually charged at sanitariuma
with a guarantee that the expense will
be nothing unle8s a cure is gained
Mail orders filled in plain sealed pack
age on receipt Of price.
Orrlne Is for sale by Honolulu Drug
ICO, Ltd.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
SYMPHONY SOCIETY
PREPARE FINE CONCERT
Next Thursday Evening in Bishop
Hall, PunahoU-LocaI
Artistic.

The announcement OF concert
next Thursday evening by the Homo
lulu symphony Society at Bishop
Han. Punahou College. will be re-
ceivcd with great pleasure by music
lovers. The symphony Socicty's or
cEcstrG is organized from llonOlulu'S
very best talent, and few cities In
the United States can boast Of it's
equal, outside of regular professional
bodies.
While the symphony orchestra is
an amateur organization. It is not
strictly so, existing the very best
Professional talent in the city. The
amateurs OF the orchestra are not
amateurs In the sense of beginners,
hut are nearly all finished musicians
who play strictly for the arts sake.
with such gathering OF musi-
clans II is but natural that the class
of music taken up should be OF the
| classical as to he unintcrcsting to
mixed audience. This situation Is Of
/ immense educational value to the
younger generation and affords music
lovers the opportunity OF hearing
good music admirably rendered.
The symphony Society and the
public are fortunate that Il director
SO talented as Mr.. BOdc takes so
thorough an interest In the organi-
| 2atiOn Under mis- able leadership
! the orchestra has been steadily i'm
/ proving and is enthusiastic in it's
work. Besides the orchestral num-
bcrs Mr.. Bode has been training Il
! mixed chorus that promises to he a
musical treat. The chorus will take
part in next Thursdays concert.
The program arranged for Thurs
days concert will be of popular ma
turc and no one who enjoys good
music should stay away for fear It
will be too classical. What few cius-
steal numbers will be rendered are
full of melody ana beautiful harmo.
MES and will be pleasing To everyone
alike.
Tickets are now on sale by mem
bers of the symphony Society which
may be exchanged next Monday at
Wall. Nichols Co. for reserved seats.
Admission will be S1.OO, but special
Trices will he made to school classes.
The concert will be one of those
musical treats that should be heard
by large audience.
!. I. :.
4 Korean gentleman Is at present
doing the rounds of the residence sec
ton in search Of job. To those
whom he calls on In the course of his
wanderiags he presents letter, writ
ten for him by some waggish friend
the full text Of which Is as follows:
Hello HOWARD you Ne am Kin
Suppose you give me job | very mucl
you like You sabc chairman IlOus,
climmittcc Me sable too Suppos,
need assistant chairman House com
mittec we apply for job Can swccI
floors polish gcntlcmona boots Pusl
out any fcllar make too many kick
about kowko Me general all rounl
good man Like Kirea nc he a bunC
state As chairman Of-Or assistar
chairman house cummit,cc-mc b,
bunCr slac between you mister gpoC
! man aud rest Of club men Me goo,
T club worker Can hook come too Wei
, Hello Howare You Good morning
0 good evening and good luck tomOll!
night Suppose job me happy guppoP
1 you no got job me You tell me whor
. 90 Me no chain letter hut Just he'll
4 me get good lob. Hello llowarc NJ
D | nimo Kim
= isiguCdl KIM
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01
Legal Notices.

No. 1888. TERRITORY or HAWAII.
COURT or LAND REGISTRATION.
or HAWAII TO no.
SHIGAWA: DIR. NJ. OYAMA; 7. IA.
DO; PANG FONG CO.; KAl NAM;
LAU TONG; YONG SEE; EMMA
NJ. NAKUINA; KAHAEuLA HIR-
AN, Trustee: COUNTY or OAHU
by CHARLES HUSTACE, JR., as
Chairman OF the Board OF Super
vlsors; TERRITORY or HAWAII
by c. Il. HEMENWAY rs Attorney
General TADI; CHoY LIN: and
TO ALL whom 1t may concern:
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-02-01

Count Denos Szechenyi, brother o.
Miss Gladys Vanderbilt's Rance, mdir.
uantly denied To New York reporters
that there has been any mention OF a
money settlement in connection with
the marriage.
TWO robberles having occurred
near the estate of John D, Rockefel-
l,r, P0cantico INNS, \, " the oil
magnatc has doubled the guards that
patrol his grounds,