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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
LABoRs COMMITTEES REPORT.
A Busy Day for the Delegates at Den
yer.

Denver. Col, Nov. l9--Yesterday'
session Of the annual convention OF the
American Federation Of Labor was de-
voted 10 the consideration OF complete
reports Of the resolutions committee and
reports Of number Of other committees
that had not yet been heard from. The
report OF the committee on President
Gompers' report has bcen made a special
order Of business for this morning The
election Of officers msy be reached Fri
day afternoon and the installation Sat
urdsy morning, after which the inStalla
urday morning, after which the conven.
ton Will adjourn. Toronto seem to
have thel cad over the other cities con-
tending for the honor Of the next con.
vention, though st. Louis is making a
hard fight There appears to be only
two fights for officers in the federation,
John Mitchell and Thomas L. Lewis
will lock horns for the second vicepresi.
dency, and Andrew Furuseth OF the Sea.
mems Union will try to GUST Daniel j.
Keefe Of the Longshoremen's Union from
the Office he holds.
At tho opening session yesterday OF
the convention OF the American Fedora.
ton Of Labor. Max Hayes Of the Typo.
graphical Union, by unanimous consent
introduced a resolution calling the fed.
eral government to regulate conditions
surrounding the unemployed Of the coun-
try.
Electrical Workers Controversy.
Mondays discussion Of the Daubury
hatterS case and the working Of gov.
eminent by injunction" and the political
speeches which followed in the conven.
tion Of the American Federation OF La.
Dor were not made matter Of record in
the Official report Of the proceedings Of
the convention.
A major portion Of the single session
held Tuesday was devoted to the con
troversy in the Electrical Workers Tn.
ion The discussion was acrimonious,
and at times personalities were INDUCED
in. The subject came up on the report
of special committee on credentials.
The committee recommended the seating
of f. J. MeNulty, r. w. Collins, r, w,
Fay, and refusing credentials to II. II,
Potter II. w. Sherman and j. J. Reid,
the latter representing the seeding fac
ton of theu Mon II also recommended
that special convention Of the union
be held at st. Louis, January u.s. 1909,
and urged the two factions to get to.
rether.
Potter, Sherman and Reid, who are
the seeding faction OF. the union, agreed
to resign If the officers OF the original
union. Messrs. McNulty, Collins and Fay,
would also resign, so that they could
then meet in convention at st. Louis
with a clean slate. The latter officers
agreed to this, and the report of the
special committee was then adopted. Al
ter the convention adjourned the execu-
tive council met and voted to issue
charter TO the Order Of Railway Clerks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
TAFT PLANNING A
TRIP TO HAVANA
First President Elect to Leave Country
Between Election and
March a.

Washington, Nov. 19.-Prcsident.
elect Taft will be the FIRST choice Of
the people as far as is known TO leave
the country between the date Of his
election and his Inauguration to the
presidency OF the United States IL he
carries out his intention to visit Ha-
vana in January TO attend the inau-
euration Of Gen. Gomez as president Of
Cuba.
President Roosevelt left the country
during his term Of Office when he sailed
from New Orleans 70 Hampton Roads
aboard wsrship about three years
ago, IL being necessary for the vessel
TO 20 outside the three mile limit. He
Is the only president, it is said, who
has even technically been outside the
country during his-loccupancy Of the
White House.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
BEDoUINs DEFEAT rHn TURKS.
Latter Forced to Retreat to Medina,
with Thirty Killed.

London, Nov. IDA dispatch from
Constsntinople to The Times says that
teleFrams from Medins, Arabia, ave
brief details Of an engagement bstween
the troops and = large fsrce Of Bsdouins.
Three battslions occupying Belt 81 Raw
were compelled to retire on Medina and
suffered severe losses during the retreat.
Two officers and twenty eight men we're
killed and forty wounded. The Bedouins
also captured number Of field pieces.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
PEOPLE EXCITED.
French Island on American Coast in a
Turmoil.

London, Nov. l9.--The reports pub.
lished here Of the hosting OF the stars
and stripes over the residence Of the
governor Of st. Pierre Miquelon, the
French island OF the New Foundland
coast by the people Of st. Pierre, fol.
lowing a series Of demonstrate for
free schools. have led some Of the Lon.
don newspapers 10 suggest that the fric.
tion should he finally ended by France
transferring the islnnd to Great Britain
in excahnge for territory elsewhere.
The Globe suggests that Washington
would hardly desire TO strive for its
possession.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
To Rrtahli.h N.rrn ceIlere.

Lexington. Ky, Nov. LIT il an
neunesd that Ms. Russell Sage Of New
Ysrk has given $4,000 toward the IS
tsbsishmsnt Of college fer colored
yeuth in Kentucky to be 9 branch Of
Bcrea college.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
BROWNS NEW CAPTAIN.
Regnier, The End, Was Chosen Laset
Night to Lead Team.

Providence, r. T., Nov. 19.-Adrian
Edward Regnier, 10, of Dorchester,
Mass, has been elected captain of next
years varsity football team at Brown
university. Regnier, who is star end,
came here from Dorchester high school,
He plays on the football, basketball,
and baseball teams, and is now captain
OF the basketball team.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19

Another report received here from TIE.
heran says that the Turkish ambassador
to Persia has left secretly for Con-
stantinople. His departure Is attributed
to the rumored plan to bring about the
annexation Of the Persian province of
Azerbaijan to Turkey. The intmation
contained in this dispatch is Offset BY
the fact that the departure Of the Turk.
ish ambassador was announced two days
ago from Teheran. II was then said
than he was going TO Constantinople on
leave OF absence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
FRANCE MAY OWN MINES.
Cabinet Approves Bill Permitting Taking
Over Of Mining Concessions.

Paris, Nov. 19.-M. Bsrthou, minister
of public works, has obtained the consent
of the cabinet TO introduce a bin before
Parliament for the eventual acquisition
and operation BY the state Of mining
concessions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
BRITAIN ACCEPTS TURKISH NOTE.
Receives Favorabiy POrte's Proposals for
Balkan Conference.

Constantinople, Nov, 10-Sir Gerard
Lowther Tuesday informed Kiamil paeha
that the British foreign Office had favor
ably received Turkish counter propo.
sition concerning the conference.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19

cures made by DR..
Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kid
ney, liver and blad-
der remedy.
II is the great med
zeal triumph of the
nineteenth century T;
discovered afteryears
of scientific research
by DIR. Kilmer, the
eminent kidney and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19

squad we're cheered individually as troll.
ley cars were boarded In Harvard square
for the Back Bay station in Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19

4s0 53i $50 47s 5ll-Q563
HARVARD ELEVEN OFF.
Win Rest for Two Days at Pennington,
Conn.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. l0.-With the
cheers OF more than a thousand under.
graduates ringing in their ears, the Har.
ward foot bah squad left for Farming
ton, Conn, at p. M. yesterday, for
two days Of rest and quiet previous TO
the final contest OF the season with Yale
at New Haven on Saturday.
The coaches and the thirty men in the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
BILL LOWERS DUTY ON GRAIN.
Action Of Deputies Taken on Account Of
the Poor Crops.

Madrid, Nov. l9--The Chamber OF
Deputies has adopted bill reducing the
duty on foreign maize to ten cents per
hundred Kilograms, on account OF the
seanty Spanish crops.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
10 CURE 4 COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo osHnine Tab.
lets. Druggists refund money il it fails
to cure T. IS. GROVES signature i
on each box. Csc.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
NO REAL TROUBLE.
France Does Net Seem to Be Especially
Worried.

Paris, Nov. ls-The colonial ministry
explained yesterday that the rioting at
st. Pierre Niguelon was not due to the
closing OF the CSthelic schools, but to
the opening Of new school without the
Authorization Of the governor.
The dispatches do not mention the
hosting Of the American flag.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
CRESENTS
TOOK THREE
From the Pastimes in State
Bowling League
-------
ON A. H. BUZZE4'S ALLEYS
Trenoweth of the Barre Team Had the
Highest Single String of 2Ss and
Holt Of the aPstimes Best
Total Of 900.
ON A. H. BUZZEI4'S ALLEYS

The Crescents took three out Of the
five games from the Pastimes of Mont
pelier in the state bowling league games
last evening in BuzzelPs alleys, Trenow-
eth Of the Crescents rolled up the highest
single total OF 2s3 and Holt Of the Pas.
times scored the best five.game total or
900. The total scores were 1868 and
2493.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
THEY GROW, SIR,

when you go to the grocer, do these
little trifes" that go to make up the
ideal Thanksgiving dinner They cam
rot be omitted either, for they are just
as essential as the turkey itself. We
have stock offine plum-pudding, cram
berries, -four, nuts, apples, oranges,
currants, raisins and all the necessaries
for making Thanksgiving truly enjoy
able.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK?

Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.
Alniost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure TO know of the wonderful
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19

bladder specialist, and is wonderfully
successful in promptly curing lame back
uric acid, cntarrh of the bladder and
Brights Disease, which is the worst
form OF kidney trouble.
Or. Kilmer' S Swarap-Root is not rec
commended for everything but If you have
kidney, liver OF bladder trouble it will be
found lust the remedy yeu need. II has
been tested i'll so many ways, III hospital
work and in private practice, ana has
proved so successful III every case that a
sneeial arrangement has been made by
which all readers Of this paper, who have
not already tried it, may have sample
bottle sent free by mail also book tell
ing more about Swanp-Root and how to
findoutif YOU have kidney or bladder trou-
bic. Vixen writing mention resding this
generous offer in this paper and send your
address to Or. Kilrrer e..
& Co, Binghsrnton,
N. Y. The regular y
hfty-cent and one =
dollar size bottles are Home q swsmrEsos.
sold by all good druggists. Don't make
any mistake, but remember the name,
Swamp Root, DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
and the address, Binghanton, n. Y, on
every hottie.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-19

addfes5 70 Dr. hlIhieT
& Co, Bling hsmton
N. Y. The regular
hfty-cent and one
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11
Flood ZDanqer. Past,

Supt. J. A Pitcock of the peniten tiary returned Saturday from trip to the state farm, which was threat. ened by the Arkansas river flood Mir Pitcoek reports that the state farm levee is out of danger, but states that seepage has made it impossible to cultivate part of the state farm. The damage cannot be estimated at present, The damage from the seep water will depend largely upon the length of time that It remains on the surface of the earth
 MT. Piteoek stated that, in his opin- ion, had it not been for the convicts at the state farm, the entire district al that point would have been flooded. The levee on the Willie plantation, just above the state farm. was in such condition that when the time the wat CT was at it's highest stage it was found necessary to send a number of conyicts to strengthen it. Had the levee broken the entire district below would have been flooded
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11
Fatal Cutting Affray at Wick.

James York, a prominent young man at Wick, cut and fatally wounded Hom- CT MeClain. another young man liv- ing at the same place. in the York store at Viek Saturday afternoon. Me Clain was cut in the breast. just above the left nipple He died 20 minutes afterward. York has been arrested on the charge of murder and is now In jail, pending a prsimlNafy hearing.
 York and MeClatn were alleged to have quarreled Saturday afternoon. McClain, according to the story of the fracas as given out by officers, walked into the store owned by young York's father. who is a prominent man in Bradley county. York is alleged to have charged MeClain with stealing case of soda pop from the York store Ne Is also alleged to have strack Me- Clain and to have knocked his hat on. McCIain, according to the story. turn ed and started to walk out or the store when York stepped up behind him and. reaching over his shoulder, stabbed him in the breast with knife.
 McClain ran out of the store to physicians office nearby. but died shortly after reaching there.
 MeClain was timber buyer. York worked in his fathers store.
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11
Stranne Rise of Branch.

Cyrus Stratton, prominent farm CT. together with his son, residing a mile east of Mammoth Spring, drove into Warm Fork branch Saturday morning, when the branch was seen to be considerably on the rise. His horse lost his footing and was drown ed The buggy turned over. catching his boy under the top and floating sev- eral yards down the stream. The boy was rescued in safety, but the buggy and horse have not been found. The branch is shallow, scarce more than a ravine, and was never so high before. and as there has been no rain here for several days, the cause of the rise is unaccounted for.
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11
Plan to Revoke Lewis, License.

Amovement is on foot to revoke the license of Dr. F. NJ Lewis, an East Second street druggist, following his recent conviction in Police Court on the charge of selling cocaine without written prescription. It was under stood Saturday night that Police Judge E. R. Ratterree would act. and should he not do so 1t is authoritatively stat ed the Arkansas State Board of Phar- macy will take up the matter of reyok- ing the license
 Application was made to Attorney General w. F. Kirby for an official opinion on the subject, and he held that either the court or the board could take action
 The arrest of Dr. Lewis was the first in campaign that has been inaugural ed to stoD the sale of poisonous drugs to dope fiends" in this city He was fined S100 by Police Judge Ratterree
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11
Many Baby Show Entries.

Proud parents of bouncing babies have responded promptly to the call of the Memorial Chapter, U. D. C.. for entries in the baby show to be held in the Auditorium skating rink. un- der the auspices of that organization June 12. Not only prizes will be award ed to the prettiest babies, but a spe- cial prize has been offered for the best decorated baby buggy. A contest will be conducted between the boy babies and the girl babies as to the number of entries of each.
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11
Section Director Returns.

H. F. Alciatore, section director of the Little Rock Weather Bureau, re- turned Thursday from Washington, D. C., where he has been on special duty for three weeks. During his stay there he took lessons in making weather forecasts for the entire United States. When he was not busy at his work he was in the various divisions of the department observ- ing the higher methods of weather buerau work. Part of the time he spent at Mount Weather, Va, inspect ing the instrument at the observatory
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11
Fourth of July at heber.

at Heber for July 4, when the first ex- cursion train will come in from Searcy with ten coaches Prominent speakers have been invited Hon. J. H. Harrod. Ex-Gov. Dan w Jones of Little Rock, Sam Frauenthal and George w Dona- ghey of Conway, Judge B. B. Hudgins and E. G. Mitchell of Harrison. Gar ner Fraser of Clinton, Congressman s. Brundidge of Searcy and Hon. w. A. Oldfield of Batesvle are among the speakers invited by the committee.
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11

After Assailant of Girl.

So far the officers have been unable to obtain the slightest clue that might lead to the arrest of the man who assaulted Miss Vadie Trout at kib- Ter, late Wednesday afternoon. Posses have been securing the country since the crime was committed, but without success. It is now believed that Miss Trout's assailant has taken refuge in the fast overflowing river bottoms that lie but a short distance from the scene of the crime Sheriff Miller of Van Buren was called to Kibler by telephone late Thursday evening.
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11
Death Claims j. r. w. Tillar.

Maj. J. T. W. Tillar died at 1:15 o'clock Friday morning at his home 621 West Third street. after having been confined to his bed for nine days His fatal illness was brought on by an attack of pleurisy, which preeipi- tated . general breakdown His wife and all but two children were at his bedside at the time of his death. Mai Tillar was considered the wealthiest man in Arkansas, and his interests were almost as large In Texas as in the state Of ais adoption
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11
'~ NEWS OF -
 ARKANSAS
Two Men Injured in Wreck Cannot
 I've


 Live.
 The man thought to be J R Lewis, who was killed in the wreck of the two freight trains on the Iron Noun tain between Judsonia and Kensett Saturday, Is now supposed to have died by drowning. as there was no serious injury on his body The car in which he and his three companions were rid ing, was turned over into the ditch. which was full Of water. and it is the opinion that Lewis was slightly stunned and being absolutely helpless was drowned.
 John Green. whose head was so se- verely crushed that his jaw is ground 10 pulp, and J J. Carroll of Des Moines, whose legs were broken. and who was otherwise severely injured, are not expected to live. Gap" Scott, thought 10 be of Chicago. will give no information as to his friends. The dead and injured were turned over to the White county authorities.
 Twelve cars of fruit and potatoes out of the north-bound were thrown in- to the ditch and demolished and one car in the south-bound train was shat tered The two engines were damaged to the extent of about s5.000. The wreckage was cleared away and the track opened by shortly after o'clock Sunday morning. after having blocked the main line for 13 hours.
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11

After adopting platform, which embodies in large measure the ideas advanced by George W. Donaghey, the Democratic nominee for governor, on state issues, together with a compro- mise plank on the subject of state wide prohibition, asking the next state legislature to pass such laws as are necessary to cause the question to be submitted to a vote of the people in 1909, the Democratic state conven- tion adjourned Wednesday afternoon. It was the most harmonious session the Democrats of Arkansas have held in years.
 In addition to adopting the platform, the convention Wednesday elected Guy B. Tucker national committed man from Arkansas and selected Judge R. F. Milwee of Monroe coun- ty and Bruce Bullion of Faulkner county as chairman and secretary, re spectively, of the Democratic State Central Committee. thereby carrying out the program of the Donaghey forces without break.
 The convention named w. P. Fetch CT of Lonoke, J. NJ. Spradling of Sc bastian and John T. Hicks and Lewis Rhoton of Pulaski as alternate dele gates-at-large to the national conven- tion. John H. Hinemon of Clark and Clay Sloan of Lawrence county were elected presidential electors-at=large
 Committees Power Restricted.
 The convention. just before adjourn ing, adopted lengthy set of rules for. the government of party affairs. By so doing the convention restricted the power of the state committee to
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11
Acquisition for Mandy Hunter.

Acting Governor Pindall has issued requisition for Mandy Hunter, who is wanted in Perry county on the charge of murder in the first degree and who is said to be in Oklahoma. The re- quisition was issued on the governor of the new state
 The governor has also granted re- quisition from the governor of Louisi- ana for Henry Epstein. alias Carl Held, wanted in Louisiana on the charge of obtaining money under false pretense.
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11
PLATFORM ADOPTED BY ARKANSAS
 DEMOCRACY.

1. The Democratic party of Arkansas in convention assembled reaffirms p- devotion to the time-honored prinefpies of the party. We declare our unal- terable opposition to crimi3tl trusts and monopolies fostered by a Republi- can protective tariff. which crushes out Independent enterprises. destroys com- petition, restricts the opportunities of labor, burdens our farmers and arbitrar- fly fixes prices.
 ? We inivte all of those who favor the principles of Democracy. reGard,es. of their former political convictions. to support the candidates of our party.
 2 Believing that w. J. Bryan is the greatest living representative of our par ty we pledge our support and instruct our delegates to Denver to vote for him as the choice of the Democratic party of Arkansas for president
 f. We demand that our next General Assembly pass d law making it unlaw- ful to grant free transportation to any one except bona fide employees of rail- roads or their families. and ministers of the gospel
 5 We recommend to the General As sembly the passage of laws that will encourage the development and eonser- vation of the states resources of tim ber coal and mineral wealth.
 6 We favor the enactment of laws that will provide equitable and just means for retaining our overfiowed lands and developing of levee interests in our state.
 | Believing that the best interests of our people will be greatly promoted bv the development of our inland water ways we hereby instruct and request
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11
Thompson Likely To Recover, Say
 Doctors

Doctors.
 Following an operation on Patrolman F. J Thompson, who was stabbed and seriously wounded early Sunday morn- ing by Robert Gury. negro. physi- clans say he will probably recover from the wound, barring complications. IL was found the knife had not pene- trated the wall of the stomach
 The negro. who is in the city hospi- tai in a critical condition, Sunday ad- mitted he was Robert Curry. and that he lived at Fourehe He said he had come to Little Rock to find his wife. The negro was shot through the liver, left hand and left leg and his wounds are very serious. His vitality is re- markable, however, and the physicians now say there is a possibility he may live. He has already been arrested on the charge Of assault with intent 10 kill Patroman Thompson.
 Patrolman Thompson rested well Sunday and encouraging reports were given out at the City hospital in an- swer to inquiries concerning his con- dition. A gash about one and one-hali inches long was cut in his abdomen, but the cut did not penetrate further than the outer wall of the bowels
 Thompson was stabbed by Curry in an alley near Third and Byrd streets, when the negro made a sudden and successful attempt to escape. Thomp. son, although seriously wounded. in, stantly drew his revolver and fired five shots at the retFeating negro. Patrol man Harp fired twice. The fugitive was found later within a short distance of the place where he had escaped, thrice wounded and unable to move.
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-11
Oklahoma Again Visited By Storms.

Shawnee, Okla=Two tornadoes passed this city on the west late Monday evening about 45 minutes apart The first one was seen fo. many miles It was the largest cloud of the many that have visited Okla homa this season. While considerable property damage was done. no fatali- ties have been reported. The storm was most severe west of Dale Okla
 not be secured Monday night. Hail followed a heavy two-hours' rain here