The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1908-03-19
Fleet to Sail Round the World-Walsh
Sent to Jail-Capital Grafters Con-
victed-Harriman's Triumph.

soon, and Will sail from there Tor the
Suez Canal. stopping at Hawaii, Sa-
moa, Australia and the Philippines.
TRADE FOLLOWS THE FLAG
The visit OF the fleet TO South Amer
lean ports has been followed by a
rush OF orders for goods from that
part OF the world, and II Is likely
that the country viii make enough
out OF these orders 10 pay all the
cost OF the trip.
SOLD BAD DRUGs:-The first con
viction under the pure food and drug
law passed couple OF years ago has
- n made In Washington. and goes
% show that the law will be real
protection to the people against dis
honest druggists aud food manufac-
turers.
WALSH TO JAIL: 80 John r.
Walsh. the banker convicted OF steal
ing from his Own bank. has been
sent to tie penltentiary. the court
having decided that there IS no rva-
son for giving him a new trial.
GREAT CRUISE ENDs:--The great
cruise OF the Atlantic Fleet. which
is now the Pacific Fleet. has ended
with the ships at Magdelena Bay.
where there will be months target
practice before the vessels 80 TO SAL
Francisco. The ships are in splendid
condition. and woald be ready TO 80
into a battle az any time. The Off
GERS and men have all learned a
great deal from TIE voyage. which Is
the creates. naval movement ever
made. and the American Navy has
by Il won a fine reputation. All ,his
more than iuatifies the PRESIDENT
course in sending the ships around
tho Horn
CAPITOL GRAFTERs CONVICT
ED:-Four men have been convicted
OF defrauding the state OF Pennsylva-
MIA In the building OF the new Cap
itoI. About s. OOO.0Oo was stolen. TIE
men have all appealed. The case is
one OF the worst on record. and the
most fragrant frauds were proved Tn,
men are John H. sanderson. a con-
tractor. w. p. Snyder. former state
Auditor General; W. l. Mathues, for
mer Treasurer: and James NJ. shu-
maker, former Superintendent OF
Buildlnrs-all Republicans This con-
yiction proves the charge that ;he
Republican ring In Pennsylvania is
one Of the worst In the country.
SUBMARINE sCANDAL:-There IS
a Congressional investigation going
on I'm Warrington into charges that
the Electric Boat Company, which
manufactures submarine boats. de-
signed To 30 under the water. sneak
up on an oaemy's battleships and
sink them. has tried to bride Con-
grsssmon 20 set the government 10
buy their boats Congressman In
ley Of Connecticut. who makes the
charges. has testified that bribc
was offered him. and Richmond Pear
son Hobson says that a place on en-
important committee was promised
him II he would use his influence in
avor of the company.
HARRIMAN's TRIUMPH: - For
several years the great ambition of bis
railroad men has been to get a avs
tenn under one management that
would extend from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. Hartman has at last accom-
DlisMd this. ard now can run over
lines under his own control from Mo-
bile to Portland. Orc.
RATE LAW UPHELD:-A decision
OF the u. S. Supreme Court a.
gainst some Omaha meat packers,
sustains the recent railroad rate law,
for which the President has been so
much abused, In every particular. It
is another triumph for the President
and his policies.
AFTER Observation-Disclosures at
tack has been made on f. II. Harri-
man. this time by the stockholders Of
the Union Pacific Railroad. They
charge that he beat the road out of
$4,000, 900 and ask that he be made
to pay 1t back.
LONE BANDIT HOLDS UP
TRAIN:--A lone bandit hold up the
Oriental Limited on the Great North
ern Railway on Sunday and went
thru the express and mail cars. The
amount of his plumber is unknown.
KNOX MAN GIVES UP:-Con-
gresham Dalzell, who is the strong
est man from Pennsylvania In Con-
gress. and had been expected to nom
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