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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
LIVES LOST In
BLAZING HOTEL
Score Of People Entrapped and
Buried Under Debris.
ESCAPE WAS CUT OFF
Ancient New Aveline Hotel, Wooden
Structure in Fort Wayne, Indiana,
Scene of Holocaust.

An unknown number of persons. es-
timated at from fifteen to twenty-five,
lost their lives in a fire that destroy
ed the New Aveline hotel in Fort
Wayne, Ind, early Sunday morning.
The entire interior of the building
was left smoldering heap of ruins
and how many dead are concealed BY
the debris can only be conjectured.
The hotel register was consumed by
the fire, and there are no accurate
means of determining who is MISS
ing.
The fire was discovered at $3.50
o'clock a. m. in the elevator shaft
by Night Clerk Pipkinss He rushed
to the upper floors alarming the
guests until the flames, which had
spread with appalling rapidity, drove
him back His effort, however, saved
many lives The hotel was erected
half century ago, and the woodwork
was as dry as finder 1t burned like
matchwood, and within a few minutes
from the time the fire was discovered
the whole interior of the hotel was q
mass of flames that filled the corri-
dors and rooms with suffocating clouds
Of smoke and laid fiery barriers
across all means of escape, save by
the windows.
The fire department. rescued many
by means Of ladders, but some. fren-
zied by the onward rush Of the flames,
leaped from high windows to the
paved street.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
PLAN OPPOSED
BY BURLESON
Which Would Provide Commission
to Probe Cotton Exchanges.
WRITES HARvIE JORDAN
Texas Representative Declares That Rene
sdial Legislation Should Come
Through Regular Channels.


A Washington special says Repre-
sentative Burleson, Of Texas, has sent
the following letter to Harvie Jordans
president Of the Southern Cotton As
ISOLATION, IN answer to letter, asking
the introduction OF joint resolution
Tor the appointment Of commission
to investigate cotton exchange meth
DDS during the summer recess OF con-
grsss and to recommend remedial leg-
islation
Il do not believe that the president
has any idea Of making recommends
tons along the line upon which ! think
legislation should be had The report
from the bureau OF corporations ON
the resolution written and introduced
by me calling for an investigation o.
the cotton exchanges, with a view Of
ascertaining what effect the fluct1a-
lions in the market price are occa-
stoned by the character Of these con-
tracts and deliveries made thereon.
has not been sent to the house.
Il understand 1t is in the hands Of
the president, and that he is holding
1t for some purpose. On Saturday I
had adopted resolution introduced by
me directing that said report be sent
to the congress at once.
Recently the secretary Of CONF
merce and labor gave out an inter-
view. in which he stated that the
president was not opposed to legiti-
mate cotton exchanges, but was OPP
posed to bucket-shops, etc. /, too, ana
opposed to bucket-shops, bit the inju-
ry to the cotton producer coming from
bucketshop operations Is nil compared
with the great hurt which Is done
him by operations on the so-callad
legitimate cotton exchanges where fu~
ture contracts for the delivery Of cot
ton are dealt in.
For the reason above set forth, I
do not expect any substantial aid
from the president towards the enact
ment Of the legislation which ! am
proposing; in fact do not look for
any recommendations to the congress
by the president on this subject.
4 do not believe in the Commission
plan suggested in your letter Even
though President Roosevelt should sub
NIT to congress the report above re-
ferred to with recommendations based
thereon. believe the best chance for
effective legislation must come through
the ordinary channels. It is my pur-
pose to press the Bill have introduc-,
ed for the Suppression Of gambling in
cotton, and believe that ultimately
will succeed in passing it,
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
BIG MERGER BY
LUMBER MEN
Planned at Special Meetings Of
Representatives IN St. Louis.
LISTS ALL YELLOW PINE
Scheme is to Have Holding Company a1d a
Capital Stock Of $500, 1000, OOo-- Five
Million Acres Involved.

Lumber men, representing compar
MES comprising in their hold .gs about
100000 acres, or PRACTICAL, all Of the
yellow pine timber Of the out6, held
executive conferences in st. Louis
Tuesday and Wednesda. and it IL
understood, the purpose 81 the meeting
is to form holding corporation or
merger, not only to conserve the TIM
Der supply, but also to maintain equit-
able prices on yellow pine products.
It is stated that the proposed organ
ization will be capitalized for 100000
900.
The holdings Of the various compa-
MES, representing one hundred plants,
will be vested in the corporation, and
the stockholders Of each will simply
exchange their stock share for share
for stock in the holding company.
That the companies may not run
counter to the antitrust laws, the gov
eminent has been duly advised, and
the details of the proposed corpora
ton and the scope and general pur-
poses fully outlined.
A committee was appointed to work
cut plans for the DEAL and another
meeting will be held in a month or
six weeks to hear the committees re-
port.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
sPEER SIGNS ORDER
In Complaint Filed BY Georgia Florida
SawmiIl Association Against
the Railroads.

Attorneys representing HI H. Tiff
and others forming the Georgia-Flo
ida Saw1nill Association filed com
plant in the United States court at
Macon Friday against the railroads
Of the Southeastern Tariff Associa-
ton on account Of alleged failure
of the lines 90 make the retHsns
every three months Of such collec-
tons Of freight charges on lumber to
OHIO river points and the west as
come under the ruling in the famo1s
Tiff case in which permanent in
junction ordered BY Judge Emory
Speer stopped the payment Of an ex-
ira cents per hundred pounds.
Judge Speer signed an order in the
bill requiring the railway lines to
show cause before him in Macon, on
May 10, why they should not be called
upon to pay over the 100000 indem-
nifty bond they made when the court
agreed to allow the returns to be
made and the shipments to continue
under the tariff which was attacked
by lumbermen. A large number of
claims have been established by the
lumber producers under the arrange
ments, but it is now a requirement
upon the part of the railway lines that
they make reports Of what amounts
they have received on the extra tar
ifs every three months.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
FIRST MOVE INAUGURATED
Looking to Purchasing Embassy Buildings
in Foreign Countries.

Looking to Purchasing Embassy Buildings
in Foreign Countries
The senate committee on appropri-
atoms Friday took the first step look
ing to the acquisition of property for
the American embassy at Paris by in
sorting an advertisement in the dip
lomatic and consular appropriation bill
appropriating 100000 for the pur-
chase of a site and the erection of
a building for the use Of the embassy
in that city.
An appropriation Of s3,267, also,was
made for the purchase Of the residence
Of the japanese secretary of the
American embassy at Toxic, Japan.
Still another addition to the bill made
by the committee is that of $4,000 to
pay the expenses of representatives
of the joint high commission of 1898
for the settlement of questions relat-
ing to Canada. All told the commit
tee increased the appropriation car
ried by the diplomatic bill to the
to. the extent Of $463,642 over the
amount carried by the bill as it pass
ed the house, bringing the total up to
s8,967,9S5.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
RoswELLITES WANT ROOSEVELT.
Citizens Of Home Town Of Presidents
Mother Boost Him for Third Term.

Citizens Of Home Town Of Presidents
Mother Boost Him for Third Term.
One hundred and seventy-four citi-
zens Of Roswell, Ga, the home Of Pres
ident Roosevelt's mother, have signed
a petition urging the national republic
can convention to nominate President
Roosevelt for second elective term,
and urging the people Of Georg,a. 4r.
respective Of party, to sign the petit
ton.
This petition was signed by TIA vot-
ers of Roswell, only two or three not
signing it on account Of party afilia-
tions. Party lines were forgotten, and
the petition was signed from the mayor
and council down.
A former mayor of Roswell, R. G..
Broadwell, drew up and circulated the
petition, and the first to sign was the
present mayor, G. W. Wing.
While en- route to Atlanta in the fall
OF 1905 President Roosevelt visited
Roswell, the home of his mother, and
was much delighted with his cordial
welcome there.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
THREE-CENT FARES
Celebrated BY Citizens Of Cleveland, Ohio
in a Day Of Free Riding on Street
Cars.-LOng Fight Ended.

Without price, citizens OF Cleveland.
Ohio. were riding upon the street cars
Tuesday. Following the settlement Of
the so-called war OF seven years In
which the municipality has been en-
gagged, President Dupont, who took
charge CT the newly organised Cleve-
land Railway Company at midnight
Monday, announced that free transpor-
tation would be granted the people for
one day as an evidence of the cessa-
ton Of the troubles. incidentally Pres
.ident Dupont is reported to have stat
ed that Upon the same date each year
an effort would be made to "conse-
crate the day in q similar manner.
Downtown Cleveland is torn up ply
sically in the furtheranoe of the effort
to reroute cars and much confusion has
resulted.
Tnree-cent street car fare on ell
lines operating within the city Of
Cleveland became possibility Monday
night at the regular meeting Of the
city council when security grant
was passed under suspension Of the
rules to the Cleveland Railway Com
pany, a new corporation, which took
over the consolidated properties Of the
old companies.
At the conclusion Of the council
meeting that body, as q committee Of
the whole, met the officials OF the
Cleveland Railway Company, the
Cleveland Electric Railway Company.
the Forest City Railway Company and
the Low Fare Railway Company in
the chamber Of commerce hall, where
the final papers were signed and pass
ed, leasing the property OF the Cleye-
land Railway Company to the Munici.
pal Traction Company, the holding or
operating company for ffty years.
The rate Of fare, according to the
new grant, shall at no time or under
any circumstances be more than
cents cash fare or six tickets for rs
cents. It can be made as low as good
service will permit Three-cent fare
will, It is expected, go into effect with.
in ten days
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
NINE DEAD AND THIRTY HURT
The Result Of Terrific Crash Of TrOIlsys
Crowded with PASSENGERS.

Crowded With Passengers.
Two large interurban trolley cars,
on the Detroit Jackson and Chicago
railway, part Of the Detroit United
Railways System, running from Detroit
to jackson, collided head-on Tuesday
afternoon, while running about As
miles an hour, twenty-five miles west
of Detroit, near Ypsilanh. Nine men
were killed, and about thirty men and
women injured, some Of them serious,
ly. A mistake in orders on the part
of Motorman lisa Fay, Of the limited
car, who was crushed to death be-
meath his yestibule, is alleged to have
caused the collision. It Is charged
that he oserran his orders.
-Four Of the injured are in a critical
condition In the hospital
Tne limited car, comfortably filled
with about forty people, left Ypsilanu
at FIT o'clock for Detroit. The run
ming time Of the car was changed
Tuesday, and reduced, so that Motor
man Fay left Ypsilanti ten minutes
earlier than he had been accustomed
Instead Of stopping at Harris Switch,
about two miles west OF the scene Of
the accident, where it Is said by the
officials Of the road, the cars should
have passed, the limited rushed by
the crossing point at high speed.
AS it rounded curve four miles
east Of ypsilant the local car flashed
into view, also running at high speed.
It was hopeless effort to try and
stop the heavy cars, and they crashed
together with terrific impact.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
HIGHER FREIGHT RATES PROBABLE
Roads Must Either Get Additional Revenue
or Reduce Wages.

A Washington dispatch says: It
appears likely that the anticipated in
crease in railroad freight rates is
about to be made. A few days ago
a member of the interstate commerce
commission expressed the opinion that
within three or four months, unless a
decided improvement in railway con-
ditions should take place, it probably
would be necessary for the carriers
either to increase freight rates or
to reduce the wages Of their employ.
ees. Personally and officially the COM
missioner deprecated the taking OF
either horn of the dilemma by the
railroads, but he believed it to be in
evitable that one or the other would
be taken.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
MONEY DISAPPEARS FROM TRAIN.
Wells-Fargo Express Company Reports
Loss of Sixty Three Thousand.


Loss Of Sixty-Three Thousand
The Wells-Fargo Express company
has reported to the authorities Of Tor
reon, Mexico, a loss Of $4,000 in
Mexican currency which, they claim,
was taken from through safe on
their City Of Mexico train. The mon
ey was consigned to one of the banks
Of Chihuahua.
1t appears that one Of the agents
Of the company boarded the express
train at station between the City
Of Mexico and Torreon, afterwards
leaving the train. 1t is said that he
was the only man who was in the
car who knew the combination Of the
safe. He is being searched for, but
has not yet been apprehended
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
PRISON TERM FOR LETTEN.
Embedding Ex-Clerk Of Tax Collector SEN
fenced to Seven Years

Charles L. Letten, formerly chief
clerk in the Office of the state tax
collector for the first district of New
Orleans, was Friday sentenced to
serve seven years in the penitentiary
after jury had declared MIN guilty
Of embezzling 100000.
Letten disappeared last summer and
upon the discovery Of the shortage in
his accounts a search for him was be-
gun. He was finally found on the
river front, where he had been attempt
ing to summon UP sufficient courage
to drown himself.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
MURDERER HARPER REcAPrURFD
Posse Takes Deperate Man who Escaped
from the Tower in Atlanta.


John Harper of Fannin county Geor-
gia, the murderer of Alton England.
at Mineral Bluff, Ca, last December,
and Of Sheriff Ben Keith Keith af Murray
county, near Spring Place, who escap-
ed from the Tower in Atlanta, while
under sentence of death, was captured
Wednesday at the home Of his father
fn-law, William Wimberly, near Blue
Ridge, Ca, and Is now once more in
the Atlanta Jail.
Harper was captured by A. G.. Grif-
fifth, sheriff Of Fannin county; A. w.
Woody, United States marshal; w. ].
Cook, city marshal of Blue Ridge; W.
A. Wilson, justice Of the peace OF
Blue Ridge; Gus and click Barckley.
Joe Starb, T. ]. Addington and ]. ].
Thomas, deputy sheriffs Of Polk coun.
ty, Tennessee.
The capture was only made after a
seige Of three hours. Harper had for.
titled himself in the house, and. arm.
ed with winchester rife, threatened
to kill any one who attempted 70 ar.
rest him. When the posse threatened
to dynamite the house, he gave up
Rewards to the amount Of $3.50 were
outstanding for his arrest.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
WILL sCRUTINIzE E1eHT-HoUR BILL
Three Lawyers Of House Named to Pass
Judgment on the Measure.

Three lawyers OF the house were
authorized Saturday to make anal
examination of the eight hour bill now
pending before the house committee on
labor to decide on the constitutonality
of the bill.
The bill provides not only that all
work for government shall be done
under the eight hour system, but also
that the government shall be able TO
purchase no materials and supplies
which have been produced by labor
that was required to put in more than
eight hours day.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
RELIEF BILL PASSED HOUSE.
Sufferers From Storm to Get $3.50, 900
from Government.

The house, Saturday, passed a res
olution introduced by Representative
Bowers of Mississippi appropriating
s25O,0O0 for the relief Of the sufferers
from the cyclone which occurred IN
the states Of Mississippi, Alabama and
Georgia on April "a.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
SEVENTEEN COTTON MILLS cURrAG
ArnOsksag Company Reduces Time Of Em-
ployes to -Four Days Week

The seventeen mills of the Amos-
keag Manufacturing company Of Man
chester n. H., the largest cotton man
ufacturing company in the world, en-
ploying 1900 hands, began a period
of curtailment with the closing OF
work Thursday night, a change ii the
work schedule restricting operations to
four days week. The reduction win
continue indefinitely.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
TO ARBlrRATE TRACTION STRIKE
Commissioners Knapp and NELL Go From
Washington to Chester Pa.

A Washington special says: Chair
man Knapp Of the interstate commerce
commission, and Commissioner Of La
Dor Neill have decided to accept an
invitation to act as mediators to bring
about settlement of the traction
strike at Chester. Pa.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-08
EXPRESS CAR LOOTED By BANDITS
Two Highwaymen Have Easy Task in Sc
curing -Four Bags Of Money.

Two men secreted on the New York
st. Louis Express Of the Pennsylvania
system, N.dch Left Pittsburg at s:55
Thursday night, entered the express
car. overcome the express messenger
and escaped with four sealed bags
containing currency.
The amount taken BY the robbers Is
unknown
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-11-14
NOTICE

of appointment Of administrator Of th'
presentation Of claims against his estate.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-11-14

not married. Being a member OF sew
eral clubs and b aying the means where
with to enjoy city life. ! did not care to
give up my bachelorhood. At times
even considered my mother-ln-law that
was to have been as having done me a
favor in throwing me over. Had II
not been for her l would have been
tied down to the drudgery Of a family.
One day, being away from ome-l
really had no home in the full meaning
of the Worthwhile waiting for an APP
pointment l sauntered into a vaudeville
show. A vitascope was a feature OF
the performance, and one of b scenes
given was n crowded street In a great
city. The throng was both going and
coming. those going fading In the dis
lance, those coming growing larger as
they advanced till. reaching the fore
ground, II seemed that they would walk
right in among the audience.
My eyes suddenly became fixed on a
young couple In the moving picture.
My heart stood still. My love of some
ten years before was the girl. Then.
to my amazement. the young man was
myself. My photographed figure point
ed to a shop window and said m
thing. The girl looked at my double
and smiled. Then in another moment
they came on as If about to walk over
me. when they disappeared
When we two lovers were together.
preparatory to our intended wedding,
we had been unconsciously photo
graphed.
But that smile. 1t brought back the
delightful period from the moment
when at the cornhusking l had found
the red ear till the breaking of my en-
gagement. | was older now and was
conscious of the change in me. Indeed,
it had taken me some time to recognize
myself In the ~vitascope. She was the
same In my memory as in the picture.
though | realized that she must have
changed.
felt again the delight of a young
love. Quick as lightning my inner self
was transformed. My bachelor life be-
came not only dull, but disagreeable.
l saw myself cold, selfish, corrupt. l
had not realized the low tone of a
bachelor clubman. a man of the world.
The smile of a simple country girl had
not only revealed it to me, but had
shown me the beauty of purity.
| made a resolve. l would go and
find my young love, and If it were pos
sible to win her again | would do so.
l found her grown from a girl to a
woman. She had been living a life Of
regret that a decision in her life had
come when she was Of such a tender
age as to be dominated by an older
person. All this time when | was as
sociating with people whom I cared
nothing for and who cared nothing for
me she had been waiting for me to
come back to her.
My married life had been settled by
a vitascope.
BEVERLY wORTHINGTON.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-11-14
Assessment Notice
Eurek. Consolidated Mining Company

Eureka Consoldated nHninG NomPany
Location Of principal place Of business: City
and County Of San Francisco, State OF Cali
fornia.
Location Of works: Eureka, Eureka County,
Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that at = meeting OF
the Board Of Directors Of Eureka Consolidated
Mining Company, held on the 18th day OF
October, 1905, an assessment mo. III OF Three
Dollars ($3) Per share was levied upon the
capital stock Of the corporation, payable i'm
mediately in United States gold coin to the
Secretary Of the Company at the office OF the
COMPANY, Room 1920, on the Tenth Floor OF
the Kohl Building, at the Northeast corner of
California and Montgomery streets, In the
City and County Of San Francisco, State OF
California Any stock upon which this
assessment shall remain unpaid on Monday,
the 23rd day Of November, 1908, shall be
delinquent, and advertised for sale at public
auction, and, unle.s payment is made before,
will be sold on Wednesday, the 10th day OF
December, 1905, TO pay the delinquent assess.
ment, together with costs Of advertising and
expenses OF sale.
BY order Of the Board OF Directors.
ALFRED SUTRO, Secretary.
Office: Room 1920, Tenth Floor of the Kohl
Building, Northeast corner of California and
Montgomery streets, San Francisco, Cali
foruia.