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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-01
BIG SUIT
IS FILED

SALT LAKE, Feb. 1.-The gov
ernment's suit against the Harri-
man merger was filed here today.
This is an effort to dissolve the
amalgamation of the Union Pa
cifc. Southern Pacific and o. r. &
N railroads, and is the greatest
suit Of Its kind ever filed by the
government. wider in scope than
even the noted salt against the
Northern Securities Co.
This attack is but the leader of a
series on all rail combinations of
the Kind now existing in the United
States. The best effort of the de.
partment for over year has been
devoted to the papers and evi.
dence.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-01
BUNCOED BY WOMAN

SEATTLE, Feb. Mrs. Il
Parker. a beautiful young woman,
formerly employed for a brief pc
riod In a local suit and cloak
cisco for passing spurious checks
amounting 10 800 OF $500 on Isaac
Rosenthal. the American hotel the
Fisher Co, j. Redelsheimei
& Co, and various other business
firms and houses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-01

yet higher, and often ice-clad.
From the rock-bound shores jut out
the spurs of submerged rocks that
form the one real danger OF the
passage. These are dangerous
only in the tortuous windings Of
the narrowest spots.
At the extreme western en-
trance, Cape Pillar, shown in this
Illustration, where the strait joins
the Pacific, the toughest seas are
always encountered. Rough wealth
err is usually the rule, which makes
the passage extremely dangerous
for sailing vessels. Usually they
go around the Horn.
Punta Arenas Is the only harbor
Of consequence in the strait, which
was discovered by Magellan in
1520
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-01
T00LE RESIGNS

/ HELENA, Mont, Feb, Gov
Jos. X. Toole filed his resignation
this morning with the secretary of
state, giving i'll health as the
cause. His position will be filled
By Lieutenant Governor f. n. Nor
iris. Toole's health has been bad
for some time and 1t is stated that
he will now go to California to
spend the winter.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-01

water to which he gets exclusive
use. Should other taps be put in
before the year is out, the IL per
cent is not demanded of the one
person, but of the others who have
got water. A further argument
put forth by the commission is that
II man secures water for his
property. the value OF the property
is increased at least $50 lot. and
he should be willing to guarantee
the city revenue until the terri
tory is settled up. which, of course.
would reduce the amount of rent
he is required to pay.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-01
BIG BURGLARY
/ At hllLYARD

1t is reported that six places
we're entered by burglars at Hill.
lard last night, among them being
ee postoffice, bakery, butcher
shop and Nebraska hotel, Sixty
one dollars and a watch were
stolen from a saloon. There is no
report of the matter at the sher-
iff's office, according to the depu-
ties. The police were not notified,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-01
.DoOMS
4 KAISER

PARIS, Feb. IA great crowd
witnessed the funeral services of
Cardinal Richard. 1t is learned
that few hours before the car
dinal's death, while in a trance,
Richard spoke and predicted that
the kaiser's death would shortly
follow his own.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-01
ORCHARD TRIAL
IN APRIL

CALDWELL. Idaho, Feb. l.
Plans are being laid for the prose
cution OF Harry Orchard for the
murder of the late Gov. Steunen-
berg. The district attorney insists
that Orchard has had no immunity
promised him and that he will be
tried for his life in April.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-01

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. l.
Henry Ach will be Ruef's leading
attorney and practically sole coun-
sci for the indicted boss. Trial
was set for Feb, 6. Ruef secured
permission to stay in the city four
hours each day to consult with at
torneys.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-01
FIVE BURN
TO DEATH

KANSAS CITY, Feb. Five
were burned to death and Is in
jured in a boarding house fire at
Eleventh and Wyandotte SITS. today
Survivors escaped scantily clad In
Temperature the lowest of the
year.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-01
DROPS DEAD IN HOME

Record Reynolds dropped dead
yesterday while putting coal in the
stove at his home, 01305 Madison
st, He was 65 years of age and
apparently in good health. Heart
disease caused death.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-01

Punta Arenas, the port at which
admiral Evans battleship fleet ar
rived today, is situated half way
through the straits Of Magellan.
and therefore about a half of the
great voyage to the western ocean
mas been completed
Punta Arenas is the "farthest
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-01
OPERATION FATAL TO
CELEBRATED ACTOR

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 1.-Dennis
O'Sullivan. the Irish actor, died
here today after an operation for
appendicitis.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-01

south" city Of Chit. and has fine
landscape views of salt water on
one side and sand dunes on the
other. 1t is considerably north Of
1.-The Horn" but according to all
accounts, no sailor need go dry be-
cause of that fact. The town Is q
supply point for ships passing
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-02-01

through the straits, and has a pop
ulation OF 1000, largely composed
Of saloonkeepers. 1t is a scatter
ing settlement, mostly OF one-story
buildings, although there are sew
eral fine structures and electric
lights. But people go to Paris In
preference to Punta Arenas as q
general thing.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
TRAIN WRECKED.
0ne Man Loses Ills Life and Four
 Others Sustan injuries.

oakland. Cal. May 22.-The second 'ecuon of the Southern Pacific train. MO- It, known as the Oregon Express, 'aS wrecked at Pinole. One was was ANeu and four injured. The dead 4al Is Express Messenger Cummins.
 mlured; Fireman Cody, fatally: R. ' Ward, engineer. fatally; Express
 '''enger Birmingham. crushed about ,4' cnest' may recover; w. w. Rode. ankle hv iae a wreck, it is said, was caused and ,oen Uioken rail The engine, express mrroS oaesase car jumped the track and les ~ ~ o'ef. Three passenger coaches No ns ule rails, but remained upright. '' passengers were injured
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
MURDERED IN ALLEY.
Body Found In Downtown Sec.
 ton of Chicago.

Chicago. May 22-Robert Holmes. purchasing agent for the Common. wealth Edison Electric company was found dead with supposed marks of garroters on his neck and his face black from strangulation in an alley in the downtown district early Thurs day.
 The body was found by an employe of the street cleaning department and identified by the contents of his pock- cts. Not the smallest coin or slightest article of jewelry was left on the mans person. His pockets were turned inside out. and besides the terrible discoloration on his neck and face there was gaping wound in the skull. made apparently by some blunt weapon. The skull was fractured.
 The body was taken to an undertak- ing establishment and the police be- gan to search for the assailants. The examination of the body by coroner's physician revealed the man was not strangled. There were no marks on the throt. The only indication of vio- lence on the body was deep cut over the left eye. The diamond stud, dia- mond rings and cuff buttons were also gone.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
ROLLED DOWN BEREAVEMENT.
Huge Touring Car Turns Turtle and the Occupants Are Hurt.

South Bend. Ind. May 2g.-Suddenly becoming manageable, big forty five horse power touring car carrying its owner, John c. Ellsworth, the chauf- feur and party of four, departed from the Sumption Prairie road and turning turtle, rolled down steep embankment, badly injuring the occu- pants.
 The following were injured. E. R. Ellis. secretary of the American Trust company, right arm broken Samuel Leeper. president of the American Trust company, legs lacerated; Samuel Good, real estate broker, nose broken; Samuel Lentz, back sprained, John C. Ellsworth bruises on body; II. G. Erard, chauffeur. right leg lacerated
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
Left to Arbitrators.

Cleveland. O., May 22.-Apparently the last obstacle in the way of peace ful settlement of the pending street car strike in this city was removed early Thursday when the employees of the old Forest City company. the original 3-cent mare line, agreed to leave se- niority rights in the hands of arbi' trators. While many lawless acts were perpetrated during Wednesday night by strike sympatizers no persons were seriously hurst Half a dozen cars were damaged by the explosion of dynamite and one or two persons slightly cut by broken window glasses.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
Very Choice Vocabulary

Here are a few choice terms now being hurled at the Prohibi- tlon workers and advocates of the nation, all of them culled from recent issues of the leading liqu- or journa Is. Read them carefully and see how you like them, and and then decide whether or not that he or she who has this feel ing in his or her heart would hesitate to cast a Smirch on the character or good name of a tenn perance worker: Rot, Liar, Fool, rats, Idiot, Gush, Snarl, Sham, Fraud, Bigots, Shares, Witless, Carrots, Outrage Grafters, Fol derol, Hum bug, Bugaboo, Knav- cry, Delusion, Lollypop, Jugg-
 cry, Quackery, Tommyrot, Trickery. Duplcity, Deception Hypocrisy, Antisaloon, Menda- city, Poppycock, Untruthful, Fla bricaton, Ostentation, Blathers kilt, Hocuspocus. Equivation, Prevarication, False Pretense, The Cranky Camp, Misrepresen- tation, Dealers in Untruths, Un- scrupulous fakirs, Rabid, Prohi- bitionists, Immaculate Moralists, Professional agitators, Lumpy- jawed fanatics"
 Now how do you like these ep, ithets. ye who have the Bible for your value of action? We think there can be only one result, and that is that the whisky forces will be utterly TO uted, and this fair land of ours will be redeem ed from the curse with which it has been afflicted so long and so bitterly. Not from retaliation for this bitterness expressed by our opponents, but for the great bene- ficence that will come to them when they are placed in position to see themselves as they really are.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
TWAIN DOING WELL.
. ....noement With Booksellers
 Profitable One.

X,ow York, May 22.-At the annual ,,.ner of the American Book Sellers m sssociation, Mark Twain, as usual in x. white flannel suit, told how well .,. - ,oks had been sold since they had - .oa from subscription agents into <. m hands of the booksellers.
 aFor thirty-six years my books were sold by subscription" he said. The saots nassed into the hands of my oresent publishers in 1904 and then vou became the providers of my diet think I may say without flattering
 that you have done exceedingly well by me
 aBy the terms of my contract my publishers had to account to me for 5OOOO volumes per year for five
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
ENGINE RUNS INTO TRAIN
Locomotive Leaps From Track t4.5 Onto a Siding.
CARS SMASHED. TO PIECES.
Coaches sWere Loaded With Pilgrim. 'ourney'ns to Shrine In Belgium and Many Souls Hurled to Eternity While Wounded Are Numerous.

Antwerp. May 22.-Th worst rail. road catastrphe ever happening in Belgium took place near Contich. six miles southeast of Antwerp. The Ant. werp express. running fifty miles an hour, ran on switch, crashing into train loaded with pilgrims. Every car of the pilgrim train except the foremost one was telescoped. The ears were literally ground to pieces U practically all of the passengers were either killed or badly injured.
 About fifty dead were soon removed and over 100 injured. For some time shrieking and helpless persons were pinned under the debris and the scene was a most horrible one.
 The station of Contich was converted into temporary morgue and hospital and rapidly filled with the dead and wounded. All clergy and physicians of Contich and soldiers of neighboring barracks are taking part in the work In addition to surgeons who hurried down from Antwerp, an ambulance corps from Amiens Is also on the scene
 It Is now said the locomotive of the express train jumped the track and plunged into and completely wrecked the last three passenger coaches of the train on the siding. This train was carrying an excursion of pilgrims to local shrine.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22

Women Make Demonstration. uordor May 22 of mili-
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22

tant women suffragists, dissatisfied With the reply of Prime Minister AS. quith to an important delegation of radical members of the house of com mons on the question of the claims or women for enfranchisement. made demonstration In front of the pre- mier's residence in Downing street and policemen had to be called on to clear the thoroughfare. They arrested six of the noisiest demonstrators
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
May Abandon Proceedinos

s6iIt Svs York, May 22.-There is a DOS, sbsnS9on 'nat Evelyn Nesbit Thaw may lulmso. lne proceedings for the an Thaw o ol her marriage to Harry K. N bo, according to statement made have not CouhSel, Daniel O'Reilly. We do" said Ieclded just what we will Reierea,u n MT oReilly, but as We told
 ponemerp, peyo In asking a further post. Ieadv tn' tn of the case, if we are not lot po on so on Tuesday next we will
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
Immense Mortgage Recorded.

Tuscaloosa, Ala, May 22.-With the placing on record here of a mortgage for 10000. 900 by the Birmingham and Gulf Navigation company to the Car nege Trust company of New York, the records of the first actual step of the company toward putting its gigantic plans in execution as proposed by the Tidewater Development company. LOOK place. An option has been secured on Dauphin island for $70,oO0. This means that the company will make that point its deep sea terminal,
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
.. NO Strlklnu Eeat,,r.s

New y "S FcdtureS. openius T, May 22-Stock market
 us Thursday was quiet. ' "
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
w. '0"s Calls on President

ioys ieton' wh May 22.-Senator Bur. Orarv cno cho, has been selected tenn. tOual con,an l man of the Republican ma. .nce win ..ehuon, had brief confer. teChed to 'ne president Thursday. He hsay fl s ,alk about the call except
 "ao been personal one
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
Bank Closes Doors

Magee, Miss. May 2s.AThe Bank of Magee closed its doors and It's affairs will probably be liquidated. The bank has capital stock of $2O1 1000 and sur. plus of $10,00O and deposits of about $70.00.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
r a Wave In Panhandle

Visited ,ha May 22.-A cold wave Ss place :. .ranhandle Thursday. At lexlps sa the thermometer fell to 5s
 'eported 36 and Cbildress e5
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
Ia, TWO Bishops Elected.

,ssson of ,s, N May 22.-Rev. W. R. An. | Nelson ew es York. and Rev. pr. John mary at Reoa oa Mast Theological sem
 tue Methdist church. '''
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
ANrEL L. CLEMENS (MARK TwAIN) AND
 HIS BIRTHPLACE


 HIS BIRTHPLACE years and pay me for them whether lhey sold them or not. It is at this point that you, gentlemen, come in, for was your business to unload the 2OVOO volumes on the public in five years If you possibly could. Have you succeeded? Yes you have-and more. For in four years. with a year sllll to spare, you have sold the 250.- wv volumes and 240.000 besides. The story-teller then said he was building farm house with the pro- eeeds, where he intends to take a va tauon Tor thirty or forty years before VVnpletlng the five books he is now engaged on.
The Prescott daily news., 1908-05-22
Killed by LIqhtnino. |

Naie's Point. Tenn. May 22-Newt Cunningham was killed by lightning.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
AMUSING SIGNS IN TOXIC.

Major-G General Hoad, who was the
Australian officer attached to the
Japanese army during the war with
Russia, saw some amusing shop signs
in T~okio-"Head-cutter" over a bar
ber's. Extract of fowls" over an
egg sellers, and "Ladies furnished
on the upstairs" in front Of a drap-
er's. He had a memorable twenty
four hours railway journey in a
compartment crammed with forty
men, women and children. He made
a resolution not to fall asleep, but he
woke up in the morning to find that
"a patient little Japanese lady had
been supporting his head on her
shoulder"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF LAFAY,
EITE CuONIY, mo-

Notice is hereby given, hat upoh
the reception and filing of a petition
signed by over one hundred Free
holders of Lafayette County Missouri,
asking for the establishment of
County School supervision for said
Lafayette County, Missouri, the
said County Court at its February
Term 1908, ordered that an election
be held therefor at the next annual
school meeting TO be held
APRIL 7TH 1913
and that thirty days notice be
given of said election, by publication
in the LEXINGTON INTELL1GENoER
and Hiooinsville .Ieffersonian two
newspapers published and printed
in Lafayette County, Missouri. The
vote therefor to be by ballot. Those
voting therefor shall have written
or printed on their ballots "For Super
vision" and those voting against
shall have written or printed on their
ballots against Supervision. The
vote shall be cast up at the annual
meeting and forwarded to the County
Clerk.
c. L. GLASSCOCK,
Clerk of County Court
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
c. L. GLASsCOCK,
Clerk of County Court
Letter List.

The following letters remained
uncalled for at Lexington post
Office, Saturday, Feb. %, 1908.
M. Brinn, Mrs. T. NJ. Bolton, Miss
Anna Carey, Miss Mabel Cowan, Mr..
Frank Grass, Mr.. Willie johnson,
Lyssey-Keim Co., Mr.. Nose Mead, E.
K. McCollum, Mr.. Peter Rinson, Mr..
Chas. Russell, Mr.. W. Steveson, Mrs.
M. M. Stinee, Chas. P. Scregin, Mr..
GLADDEN. Tubbs, Miss Clay Williams,
Mrs. Mary Walker, Mrs. Rebecca
Williams.
When calling for these letters
please say they were advertised.
Della Crowder, P, M.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
lie MOTIVE.

@T will ask you now" the attor-
ney for the prosecution said to the
witness, "if the defendant in this
case confessed to you his motive in
shooting the deceased p
Hold on" interposed the attor-
ney for the defense, q object"
Il only want to find out
whether"
q obiectr
Legal wrangle of half an hour.
s'The witness may answer" ruled
the judge.
@Now, then, sir, l viii ask you
again. Did or did not the prisoner
confess to you his motive in shoot
ing the deceased? ?"
"He did"
"What was it?"
"He wanted to kill him."
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
THE REsoURcEFuL PORTER.

every time | make a long rail-
road journey there are new reasons
for tipping the porter" said a wom-
an just returning from the west.
1T is no longer unusual for the por-
ter to 60 through his car as soon as
the train is under way and distribute
large paper bags to the women pas
sengers to protect their hats from
the dust. But this last trip, as soon
as he had passed out the bags, he
came through again, this time with
a time table for every passenger,
carefully opened at the proper place
and with our train marked. New
York Sun.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
FAD For TATTOO MARKS
NewpOrt's Smart Set Thinks It Dis
tInetIvs to Have Their Bodies
Decorated.

The very newest fad at Newport
is to have the arm OF the shoulder
decorated with a movable tattoo"
design the barbaric red and blue Of
which brings the beauty of the skin
into strong relief, and the ~consterna-
ton occasioned when Newport So
ciety men first saw what they
thought was an ineradicable blemish
upon the arms or shoulders of their
feminine friends, has given rise to a
great amount of talk on the general
subject of tattooing. In the hubbub
many carefully concealed secrets
have leaked out, and it has developed
that the number of men who have no
tattoo marks upon their bodies are
fewer lthan anybody imagined, and
those men 10 decorated are not
among the sailor or laboring classes
altogether, either, but are in a re-
markedly large number Of cases Of
gentle birth and breeding. Most of
them acquired the decorations when
they were boys out Of a spirit of
youthful bravado, and some of them
carry souvenirs of adventures of one
kind or another in the carefully
etched blue or red designs upon theii
arms.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1908-02-22
MAYHEM NOTES
Miss Tarleton Bellies visited in
Odessa last Monday.

Miss Tarleton Bellies visited il
Odessa last Monday.
A. ]. Noting of HigginsvIIle wal
here on business Thursday.
Ky Wilson transacted business il
Kansas City last Tuesday.
Dreyer & Schultz shipped a car
of mules to St. Louis last Tuesday.
DR.. Breckllne of Higgiusville had
professional business here last Wed
nesday.
Miss Nellie Williams of Higgins
vile is the guest of Miss Viola
Pickett this week.
F. W. Daley, NJ. D. of Kansas City
made a professional call here last
Tuesday evening.
Mrs Ella Tracy and son, Elmer, Of
Slater came up for a few days stay
with friends this week.
Mrs. Wm. Graham of South Wash.
ington is visiting this week with her
daughter, Mrs. Nora Mills.
DR.. C. A. Nickel bought the VIM.
E. Riding property and moved into in
this week. Consideration $1,000.
Elder Down will fill his regular ap-
%pointment at the Christian church
here next Sunday morning aud eve
ming,
S. N. Wilson Of Lexington bought
an apple orchard neal here last
week of 50 acres. We expect him to
come out and join our horticultural
society.
VIM. Waddell has declared himself
a candidate for sheriff. Nearly every
one knows Bill. If he Will become a
member of the famous Bill Club he
will surely "get there" He is well
qualified for the office he seeks and if
elected he will make a good sheriff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martie Roach enter
tanned quite a number of friends last
Saturday evening at their country
home. Those present report they had
a most pleasant time. All kinds of
games were INDUCED in and those
that preferred it enjoyed the pleas
ures of a dance. Refreshments we're
lemon ice, ice cream and two kinds of
cake.
Miss Lillian Proctor was married to
John A. Butcher Wednesday, Feb. 10,
at 3 .. M. at the home of her parents.
Elder Arthur Downs of Marshall per-
formed the ceremony that joined
these two lives together. May they
ever pass along life's Uneven way
without any dark clouds appearing
and may all their days be as.
happy to them as the one upon which.
they started. For surely the cloud
had nothing but a ''silver lining
The wedding was a quiet affair, only
a few Of their relatives being invited.
They will make their home on a
farm near Odessa.