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The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
HOLD COAL LANDS ILLEGALLY, SAYS INTERSTATE COM
 MERGE COMMISSION.
NAVE MONOPOLY OF TIE FUEL SUPPLY
Acquisition Attended by Fraud, Per Jury, Violence and Disregard of in- dIvlduaI Rights. the Commissioners Say In Their Report to eenate-Ex- orbItant Prices In Oklahoma.

Washington, Apr. s0.-The inter state commerce commission Tuesday forwarded to the senate reports of in- vestigations made by its agents re garding the discriminations Of rail- roads in transporting coal and oil in the states of Colorado, Utah. Nebras- ka and Oklahoma.
 The conclusion is drawn that the Utah Fuel company and the Pleasant Valley Coal company of Utah, both controlled by the Denver & Rio Grande Railway company of the Gould system have secured large tracts of land by securing the re- linquishment of persons who have en- tered the lands for small sums. gen orally ranging from $50 to $150. Many of these entrymen are said to be young women who do not appreciate the offense they are committing In al- lowing themselves to be thus used. It is charged that the Pleasant Valley company has acquired S0,000 acres of land, and 1t Is asserted that the ac- quisition of much of it has been at tended by fraud and perjury. It is ss- serted that the Rio Grande railroad system has granted special rates to those companies. The Colorado Fuel and Iron company has received spe- oial rates from 8 railroad company which Is controlled by 1t. This com pany, the report states. has declared no dividends in recent years, but 1t is suggested that ~a different method of bookkeeping would show suhstan- tial sarninSs." It k charged in the Oklahoma report that exorhltant prices are charged to domestic con sumers by the leasers of the mines, most of which are railroad companies which mine much of the coal for their own purposes.
 Speaking of the coal mined along tho Union Pacific railroad in Nebras- ka and Wyoming, 1t is found that while the officials of that road are not directly interested in the mines that company "does absolutely domi- nats the mining. transportation and sale of coal along its line" It .s also charged that the company resorts to various methods to prevent the open- Ing of new mines along its route, and the conclusion is drawn that if tue public coal lands should be withdrawn the effect would be to intensity and perpetuate the company's monopoly.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
PENNSYLVANIA FANATICS WHO MURDERED CHILD CONTINUE
 ANTICS IN JAIL.
FATHER OF GIRL IN PITIADLE CONDITION
Seized with Fits In Ills Cell Smith Rolls About the Floor, Shouting and PrayIng-Mother of Child Heart broken Over Tragic Fate of Her Lit. tic One.

Easton. Pa, Apr. s0.--Coroner Feth- erolf at Nazareth, near here. Wednes- day afternoon began an inquest Into the death of Irene May Smith. the five year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Smith of Alliance, who was of fered as sacrifice by her parents and uncle, members of the fanatic religious sect whose actions have startled the community. The Smiths and Bach mans, who is an uncle of tho child. and who killed her during his frenzy. are in the county jail. Bachman in- sists that the child was possessed of the devil and that he killed her by command from Heaven. He maintains that he did no wrong and that God will protect him. He cries out from his cell that he is to be crucified and peads with the jailer to hurry the execution that he may appear before the throne of God who sent him to earth to per form a great mission for the salvation of mankind.
 Smith Is in pitiable condition both mentally and physically. He was seized with several fits and rolled rom his cot to the floor where he tossed about, shouting and praying. He appears to know little or nothing of the killing of his daughter and when the subject Is broached to him he insists that noth- Ing wrong has happened and that his brothev-in-law was directed by the Holy Spirit.
 Mrs. Smith. on the other hand, is rational and realizes the awful gray- ity of the situation. She Is heartbrok- en and walls piteously over the tragic fate of her child. She declares the religion she and her husband adopted Is a myth. She never had much faith in the teachings of the sect but joined them in order to keep peace In the family. Her husband, she says. was good and kind to her but when she objected to the new religion he would become fierce. When she went to Nazareth last Saturday to attend the meeting which ended In the murder of her daughter she says she had no Idea of the intentions of the party to kill her child. During the progress of the religious sessions she lost her power of reasoning and did not realize what was going on when Bachman choked and beat the life out of the little child.
 In jail Wednesday Bachman gave vent to another form of the new be lief
 He declares the sin committed by Adam and Eve In the Garden of Eden has never been properly atoned for and that part of his mission Is to wipe out that offense.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
vsnszush In nas sha.s.

San Juan, Porto Rico. May l.-The Red D Line steamer Philadelphia ar rived here Wednesday from Puerto Cabelio. Twenty of her passengers were sent to quarantine. The steamer brings reports of alarming conditions in Venezuela. Many people are leay- ing that country on account of plague. The governor of the island of Curacao has declared quarantine against veg sells coming from any Venezuelan port. In Venezuela and in Curacao ef- forts are being made to eradicate the rats.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
Kansas Frul, pamaoed.

Topeka, Kan. May 1.--For one hundred miles west from the Missouri line in Kansas there was a slight freeze and light frost Wednesday, night according. to the government weather bureau. Around Topeka the sky was clear and there was an ab- sence of wind. Freeman Sardou who owns l2 acres of cherries. fears they are all killed and other fruit injured. Other fruit growers say the vegetables are injured some but the conditions are not so serious.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
Failure Follows Suicide.

New York, Apr. Swallowing the suicide Tuesday night of Charles Cos ter. prominent broker and society man, the stock exchange firm of Cos ter. Knapp & Co.,. of which MT. Coster was member, announced its suspension Wednesday on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The firm was a prominent one and had lone an extensive business. In an an- rouncement given out at the time of the suspension 1t was said that the action was directly due to the death of MT. Coster.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
secre, Order Funds TaxabIs.

Emporia. Kan, Apr. 3o.-Ths state tax commission Wednesday notined w. L. Spencer. assessor of Lyon coun- ty. that the general fund of all secret orders are taxable and shouli be placed on the tax rolls. The ruling grew out of the fact that Assessor Spencer recently placed on the tax rolls general fund of s35.000 of the A. o. U. w.. whose state headquarters are located in Emporia. c. M. Forde. the grand recorder of the state order. objected. holding that the general fund was not taxable
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
Asked Japanese to Stay Away.

of Canton. fearing local disturbances should the Japanese fleet visit the city. has advised the Japanese con sul that he thinks the coming of the warships would be inexpedient. In reply. the consul explained that this was merely routine movement: that 1t had been arranged for the larger vessels to remain at Hong Kong while the smaller ships came up the river to Canton. A few Japanese marines will land at Canton in the day time and will be given an escort of Chinese troops.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
Fire at Jamestown ExposI,Ion.

Norfolk. Va. Apr. S0.--Eire of un- known origin on the Jamestown Ex- position grounds Tuesday night de- stroyed the several colonial buildings making up the arts and crafts village; .Ye olde Tyne Tavern" and the Phil ippine reservation ani was checked within 50 feet of the large states ex- hibit palace. The Michigan building was considerably scorched but not ser iously damaged. The financial loss Is not great, as the buildings were of in- expensive construction.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
EllInIna. ts Rstranoh.

Manila, Apr. S0.-The assembly com mittee on appropriations proposes . series of sweeping reductions in gen. eral expenses and salaries. reducing the budget roughly from 28.000,0 pc sos to 20.000,000. Plans have been made to cut the salaries of commis. sioners with portfolios to 10000 pesos year and commissioners without portfolios to 10000 pesos. Reductions to the pay of justices of the supreme court. members of the assembly the speaker and other officials. are also proposed.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
MAID 10 THE SOUTH IN 4 SORRY PLIGHT
GREAT DEVELOPMENT OF WATER POWER IN SOUTHERN AP-
 pALAcHiAN MOUNTAINS.
| GOVERNMENT REPORT ON THE MATTER
ofr1claI Estimate That 2.soo,ooo Indi- cated Horsepower is Developed by Streams In the Watershed, Only a Small Part of Which Has Been Used--Development Plans.


 Washington, May 1.--The greatest development of water power that has ever taken place in the United States has been accomplished during the last few years on the rivers which drain the Southern Appalachian mountains, according to an official report on the water resources of this region. It is estimated that there Is at least g. S00,000 indicated horsepower devel- cped by the streams which have their headwaters on this watershed and half of this indicated horsepower Is available for economic development.
 Only comparatively small part of this has been made use of. but the portion that has been utilized has been one of the most important factors in the recent industrial development of the south.
 One great difficulty encountered by the users of water power Is the fact that 1t cannot be depended upon the year round but must be supplemented for a time each summer by costly fuel power. the streams running too low to be of service.
 As the years go on the low water periods are growing longer This is because the forests at the headwaters of the streams are being cut off, 1t Is claimed, with the result that the melt ing winter snows and the spring rains pour of the denuded and hardened land in devastating fools, sending down for few weeks far more water than they can use and moreover, re- ducing the capacity and usefulness of their mill ponds by filling them with hundreds of tons of sand and soil which the floods SCOUT of the unpro- tected upper slopes.
 If indiscriminate cutting of the for ests on the crests of the water shed can be stopped there is possibility. according to recent report of ex- perts, of increasing the development of power up to anywhere from three to 30 times the 100000 horsepower at present available.
 The method proposed to develop the Appalachian river resources to the to- tai of AZ 900 .000 horsepower is by stor- age reservoirs. which would catch the surplus waters of the spring and re- tain them until the summer months when the mills now have to fall back on fuel or close down.
 The United States geological survey has kept the records of stream flow In the Appalachian for number of years and recently made careful study of the possibilities of storage reservoirs in that region. The forest service has just pub lished their report under the title, The Relation of the Southern Appa- lachian Mountains to the Development of Water Power"
 The experts of the geological sur vey who made the investigation. after picking out reservoir sites and estimat- Ing their capacity and the area from which they would receive the run of, consider the figures given above ex- tremely conservative. Even with on ly 1.400.000 horsepower. the annual re- turn at $20 per horsepower per year would amount to $2S,000.0 900. equal to a gross income of per cent on . capital of about ss3s, 100000.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07

Tokyo, May 1.--Admiral fosnimat- su. commander of the training squad ron, reports that an explosion oc- cured in the stern magazine or the cruiser, Matsushima at 4:OS o'clock Thursday morning, while anchoring at Making, harbor of the Pescadores islands.
 The Matgushima immediately sank until only the bridge was visible. Ef- forts at rescue by boats from the cruis- CTS Hachidate and Itsukushima con tinued until g o'clock Thursday morn ing, saving the lives of Al men, in. cluding some officers. The majority or the officers were not saved. and at the time of the admirals report the ca dets saved numbered 5S out Of a com plement of 300.
 The sons of Baron Chinda. vice min ister of the foreign office. and Of Prince Oyama. field marshal, are among the cadets who, 1t Is feared, are lost, In addition to Captains Name, Yoshmori and Yashiro
 The cause of the explosion is not known.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
A Criminal Attack

on an inoffensive citizen is frequently
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The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
A Florida Wind Storm.

Tallahassee. Fla. May LA terrific wind storm destroyed considerable property few miles east of this city early Thursday. Tobacco sheds, barns and other wooden structures were razed and the damage to crops is heavy. The wind swept directly through Leon county, the tobacco sec tion of Florida. So far as known there was no loss of life. Wires are down in many directions.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
Out of Sight.

'Out of sight, out of mind. .n is an old saying which applies with special force 70 sore, burn or wound that's Deen treated with Bucklen's Arniea SalVe' It's out of sight. out of mind ana out of existence. Piles too. and ehilblains disappear under ifs healing influence. Guaranteed by Jackson
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
A Mov. Tor rarlff revIslon.

Washington, May 1.-Representa- tive Serene Payne of New York. chair- man of the committee on ways and means, Thursday introduced a resolu- tion authorizing that committee to sit during the recess of congress and to gather such information through gov ernment agents or otherwise as it may see fit looking toward the preparation of bill for the revision of the tariff.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
 Connecticut Aualnst BFv.n

New Haven, Conn. Apr. s0.-The committee on resolutions of the Demo cratic state convention refused to adopt a platform to place the con. yention on record in favor of Bryan and also refused to accept resolution expressing continued confidence In MT. Bryan's leadership.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
Bank Robbers .eour. s7.ooo,

Crookston. Minn., Apr 30.--Robbers burglarized the Scandia State bank early Wednesday and secured about s7.00o. They terrorized the inhabit. ants by shooting up" the town and made good their escape.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
Burned a DIsorderIy House.

La Crosse. Wis, May i.--Indignant residents of the town of Shelby, this county. are suspected of having set fire to large disorderly house which was set up here after the new lid or der had gone into effect at La Crosse, April IS. In the fire which followed 16 young women inmates of the place narrowly escaped death. A number of lives were saved by the fremen.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
Don't Delay.

Save a possible serious spell of fever later on by cleansing your sys- tenn now of its accumulation of impu- rites. Simmons Sarsaparilla will do 1t. It makes fine blood, fine appe- tite, great strength and grand ambi ton.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
Actual Facts.

For upwards of fifteen years Hunts Cure has been sold under strict guarantee to cure any form of itching skin troubles known. No matter the name-l less than one per cent of the purchasers have requested their money back. WhyY It simply does the work
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07
RAILROADS GUILTY DEATH ON CRUISER
DISASTROUS EXPLOSION ON JAP ANEsE WAR VESSEL REPORT
 ED FROM TOKYO.
OFFICERS, MEN AND CADETS LOSE LIVES

Full Report of Disaster Not Vet Re ceIved From Japanese Naval offi- cials--Takahlra Receives First News of Accident From Associated Press Washington Sends Condolences
The Mena weekly star., 1908-05-07

Washington, May 1.-Baron Taka' hira, the Japanese ambassador was just about to start for the state de- partment Thursday when a represen- tative of the Associated press showed him the dispatch from Tokyo telling of the loss of life by the explosion on the cruiser Matsushima. It was the first news the ambassador had re ceived of the tragedy and he expressed deep regret over the occurrence.
 With their usual caution and con servatism the naval officials at Tokyo evidently are obtaining all the infor nation possible before giving out any full report of the disaster. No report of the explosion reached the navy de- partment during the morning from the American naval attache at Tokyo.
 Naval officers who at once looked up the record of the cruiser draw the conclusion that her loss was not a heavy one to the Japanese navy. She was of less than 5000 tons displace- AhcAt anu oA U V pS WdACA hdp uot DCCh followed since her construction.
 It is understood that the cruiser was In use as school ship. Based on the first advices. naval experts inferred that the explosion was caused by either defective electric wire, an electric fuse or deterioration in the stock of smokeless powder, affected by heat. The deterioration of powder causing It to Ignite and explode. ii one of the constant dangers aboard war vessels. Every navy except the United States has installed cooling ma chimes in the magazines of their ships of recent type for the purpose of main taining an even temperature. It is not regarded as probable that the Mat sushima had such apparatus installed as she was considered as out of date as a fighting ship.
 It was commented here that the deplorable accident wouli have beer even more grave had the cruiser beer in any but Japanese waters.
 A dispatch to the naval attache oi the Japanese embassy from Tokyo says that those saved include three officers, A cadets. seven non-commis stoned officers and Al of the crew.
 Acting Secretary of the Navy New berry Thursday sent the following cablegram to the American naval at tache at Tokyo. who Is directed ts present 1t to the Japanese officials:
 Express to the minister of marine deep sorrow and sympthy of depart ment and American navy at terribl, accident on board Matsushima fl which many gallant Japanese officers and men are reported to have los their lives
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-28

il IS our duty as nation sternly TO
combat. there is none at the same
time more base and more dangerous
than the greed which treats the
plain and simple rules of honesty
with cynical contempt if they inter
fere with making a profit; and as a
nation, We cannot be held guiltless
if We condOne such action. The man
who breaches hatred of wealth hon
estly acquired. who inculcates envy
and jealousy and slanderous i'll will
toward those of his fellows who by
thrift, energy and industry have be
come men of means, is a menace to
the community. But his counterpart
in evil is to be found in that particu-
lar kind of multi-millionaire. who is
almost the least enviable and is Ger
tainly one of the least admirable Of
all our citizens; a man OF whom it
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-28
ROOSEVELT
TOUCHES ON
LABOR QUESTION
Continues from First Paae.)

by his lack of sympathy with and
lack Of understanding of. still more
by any exhibition of uncOmpromising
hostility 10, the millions of our work
ing people, tends to unite them
against their fellow Americans who
are better off in this worlds goods.
II is a bad thing to teach our work
ing people that men of means, that
men who have the largest proportion
OF the substantial comforts of life.
are necessarily greedy, grasping and
cold hearted, and that they unjustly
demand and appropriate more than
their share of the substance of the
many Stern condemnation should
be visited upon the demagogue and
visionary who teaches an untruth,
and even sterner. upon those CAPT
talists who are in truth. grasping and
greedy. and brutally disregardful of
the rights of others. and who, by
their actions. teach the dreadful les
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-28

has been we'll said that his face has
grown hard and cruel while his body
mas grown soft. whose son j. a fool
and his daughter a foreign princess;
whose nominal pleasures are at best
those of a tastelesS and eXtravaSant
luxury and whose real delight, whose
real life work * the accumulation
and use Of power in its most sOrdid
and least elevating form. We are
striving for Legislation TO minimize
the abuses which give this type its
fiourisbing prominence, partly for the
sake of what can be accomplished by
the legislation itself and partly be-
cause the legislation marks our par
ticipation in a great and stern moral
movement 10 bring our ideals and
orr conduct into measurable accord.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
The White House. April %. 1908
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-28
TERSELY TOLD.

John Gerkins, a native of Germany
was yesterday granted his final papers
of citizenship by u. S. District Judge
w. B. Sheppard
W. d. Levy, a merchant doing bust
ness at Woodvilfe, Leon county, yes
terday filed voluntary petition in
Bankruptcy in the United States
'cc,urt Liabilities are scheduled at
about $4,000, with assets of S1.T0O,
$1,000 of which he claims as exempt.
Howard l. Cawthon, of DeFuniak,
was a business visitor to Pensacola
yesterday who reg stored at the Mer-
chants.
J. J. McCaskiH of Freeport. was in
the city yesterday on a short BUSH
ness visit.
are among the registered guests at
the Escambia.
The maximum temperature at Pen
sacola yesterday was a degrees at
1.30 a. m, while the minimum was 81
degrees at a m. Last year on the
same date the maximum was 40 de-
grees and the minimum 81 degrees.
The average maximum for this date
is IS degrees and the average mini
mum 81 degrees.
Geo Benton, one of the officials OF
the Pensacola Gas Company spent
yesterday in the city on a business
trip. Mr.. Benton returned to Phila-
delphia yesterday evening.
Fred Ketterer formerly of this
city. but now of Quincy, spent yester-
day here on business.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-28
Whoopina Couqh.

| have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in my family in cases of
whooping cough. and want TO tell you
that il is the best medicine | have
ever Used.-W F. CASTOR, Posco, Ga.
This remedy is safe and sure. For
sale by all druggists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-28
Weak
Heart Action

There are certain nerves
that control the action
of the heart. When they
become weak, the heart
action is impaired. Short
breath, pain around heart,
choking sensation, palpi-
tation, fiuttering, feeble
or rapid pulse, and other
distressing symptoms fol-
low. DIR. Miles Heart Cure
is a medicine especially
adapted to the needs of
these nerves and the mus
cular structure of the
heart itself. 1t is a
strengthening tonic that
brings speedy relief.
Try it.
thought was stomach trouble. when
the doctors told me I had heart
trouble. l had tried many remedies.
when the Dr.. Miles almanac came
into my hands, and I concluded TO
try DR.. Miles Heart Cure | have
taken three bottles, and now ! am
not suffering at All I am cured and
This medicine did it. / write this in
the hope that IL will attract the at
tention Of others gne suffer as did"
MRS, D. BARRON
500 Main St. Covington, XIV.
Your druggist sells Or. Miles Heart
Cure. and we authorize him to return
price of first bottle (onIy) II IL falls
to benefit you.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-28
NEW CANDIDATE
FOR SHERIFF

A new candidate for sheriff has APP
peared in the person of A Cary Ellis,
popular l.. & y. conductor, who an
nounces that he would like to have
the Office