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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-24
THE BARRE DAILY TIMES.
Central Vermont Railway.

Trains leave Barre for White hiycr Junction
and hoeton, aud way etationa. ahO Windsor
and bellows Falls and New York AZ 7.60 aud
lls0 q N. aud Ii.S5 p. M. Also leave Barre for
Waite River Junction, Bellows Fails. SPRING
held anu New York At 5.4s p m,
Trains leave Barre for Burlington, 81. Ais
bans, Montreal and way stations At 40 q. m.
400. hls and ii.so y. m.
Montpelier q Wells River Railroad
Trains leave barre for Wells River, connect
ing NJ that point with trains going both north
and south, At 7.30 a. M, 1880 and 500 p. IN. The
ESQ train connects with train for Boston, and
north for lisbon, Iittleton. Fabyans and Lam
caster also with Montreal express, and the i.S0
and 800 trains with g. Johnsbury trains.
Trains leave Barre for Montpelier at 1SO,
osb a. M i2So, 400. t.i0 and b.0p. m.
Electric Street Railway.
Cars leave square IN Barre for Montpelier al
10 minutes OF and rs inmates past the hour.
Leave montpelier for Barre on the hour and
half hour until Top. m.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-24
Ruasia Resumes Evacuation q China.

In view Of the tranquility in China,
Russia has resumed the evacuation Of
her military guards at points occupied
after the Boxer uprising. The evacua-
ton of the Russian troops was inter-
rupted on the death of the Chinese EN-
pcror and at the request Of several pow
ers which feared disorders. Negotia-
lions with regard to Hardin are at q
compete standstill, owing to the fact
that the Chinese court is in mourn
ing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-24
EAST BARRE.

All East Barre stores win be open
every night until Christmas and will
close Christmas day at noon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
THREE R0BBERlES
 SUNDAY NIGHT

Sunday ni4h5 tie Piaa 3luf Rallies who has been eoboiag residences the past week closed a successful weeks work by rohbing three houses ill one night These We're the residences ot Major C. G. Newman, editor Of the Pine Bluff Commercial. who lives at 520 West Second avenue; f. E. kersh, sawyer for w. B. Nimmons Co. who lives at 1906 East Sixth avenue. and the residence of a Cotton Belt brake man whose name could not he learned. Entrance to Major Newman's home was gained ny cutting out screen iii q back window Of the house and pass ine up a hall way to the front bed room Here the thief secured fine gold watch which was lying on q small table a the foot of the bed. The thief made slight noise while in the room causing him to Investigate, blt finding nothing wrong and forgetting to loo" at his watch be did not miss t until Monday morning.
 The residence of r. B. kersh was robbed in a similar manner. watch and some small change being secured. The rhiei evidently worked quietly and with plenty of nerve. as he took the trousers from a closet in the be'i rooG
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
New Phase of
 State Guaranty Law

Guthrie, Ok, Aug. 3.-The national bankers of Oklahoma who have been taking advantage of the State Gaaran- ty deposit law maintais today that they are exempted by the decision of Attorney General Bonaparte Saturday barring national banks from the law benefits. They declare that ste ckhold- CTS are liable personally on their con tracts with the State. The national banking institutions, themselves Hav- irg been involved in losses occurring under the contract, the stoekAoldG $ are individually responsible. They in
 sist they will not withdraw from the contract with the State. They admir- E weVeY. that if the State should ley
 additional assessments to recuVfa' 2 the guaranty fund they woul4 hcfuse re pay and their contract woald end
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
CITY STOCKMAN
 ELECTROCUTED

Yesterday afternoon about 6;3o L.
 Humwickhouse, a stockman employed
 by the police department as care taker at the city pound, had narrow escape from death by electrocutlon
 Hundreds of volts passed through his body and that he escaped instant death
 is miraculous. Humwickhouse'was feed- ing the stock and in trying to open stable door he noticed that some hay wire prevented him and reaching up he attempted to pull it loose. The wire hung down over the gutter ann in some way had fallen across the light wires, becoming heavily charged. Humwickhouse was knocked oyer ten feet by the shock and in falling pulled the hay wire loose from it's connection with the light wire and to this fact is
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
NEW TRAIN SERVICE
 ON COTTON BELT

ia rea=l5a>a 70 the sec.at 2verfures 21 taa Pi.s= Bluff Board ot Trade il
 gas announced yesterday by the Cot
 ton Belt officials that beginnn2 August l. there would be inaugurated bT the Cotton Belt railroad new passenger service into Pine Bluff from Camden, Fordyce and other points south on the Cotton Belt. Pre- EiousIy there has been only one train a day coming into Pine Bluff from the south Gr tie Cotton Belt This is train No. and it arrives in Pine Bluff 4t .522 ?. NI. This does not give bust less men and shoppers from Camden. FordNea and intervening points an op- oortuAitE b spend the day in Pine B,uff aHi set the advantage of her superior markets as the eveKing train leaves within few hours of their or giva. l,n1eH these circumstances much oi the trade that Iesitmately be- ionsad to Pine BIuH has been missed and since the building ot the Rock Is
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04

without waxing the occupants. An other home was burglarized in the East End. but the brakeman who was robbed failed to give his name, stating to the police early Sunday that he had been robbed of valuable railroad timepeice. In addition to the three residences robbed Sunday night a bold hold up occurred on Fifteenth and Cherry. A man from Little Rock, who was going to meet the early morn ing train to capital city was stopped
 negro, who threw a gun into his zee and demanded his money. Teil- ing the negro that he had none the man brushed the negro aside careless ly and crossed the street The negro taken back by the mans bold front, stopped, giving him time to escape. He reported it to the night officer station ed at the Union Station but left De- fore he gave all particulars.
 How long the robberies will con tinue before the thief is caught is problema tical as he seems to be an old hand and so far has left absolutely no trace of himself. The officers ad- init that this is the most puzzling case they have eyer had to deal with but claim that it is only q question of time il. they catch their man.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04

.and into FordHce Little Rock has been Feaping q rich harvest of trade that in the future will come 10 Pine Bluff Superintendent Peck, according to the schedule to be inauguratcd August l. will put on a morning pas senger starting from Camden as one terminal and reaching Pine Bluff al S;i5 i'll the morning, going on to Lit tI2 Rock and taking the place of the lIftle Rock accommodation that now leaves somewhat earlier. This will I&iVe business men and buyers all day in Pine Bluff, returning about 5 O. clock. This does not mean that the lGillettp and Stuttgart accommodation will be pulled off, as they will be IcoHtiHded. The operation of this new train W4s more easily obtainable from the fact that the same crew will go on into Little Rock, meaning that the old crew now employed will do several hours more time and save the Cotton Belt the expense of operating q neH crew and train.
 Associations are also OH foo 1 through the Board of Trade to have the Iron Mountain put on a day trail
 from McGehee that will do the samt
 for the Mountain as the new trail
 from Camden will do for the Cottol
 Belt Especial credit is due Super
 intendent E. \. Peck of the Cottol
 Belt for his careful consideration 0
 the plans of the Board of Trade anC
 his ardent efforts in behalf of the tray
 cling public of the Cotton Belt. This
 is a step that has long been needed bs
 Pine Bluff and the city can now nee
 all competition on even terms and <;
 biz increase of trade from the soutl tC0tt0n Belt is expected
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
CITY COUNCIL
 MET LAST NIGHT

The City Council met at the city hall last night with all aldermen present except billiard Saunders After the reading of the minutes of the pre- vious meeting Alderman Fox present. cd the financial report for the month of July and also a statement of the city's financial standing.
 Statement of the General Fund Jul!
 31, 1908.
 Warrants outstanding June
 90, 1908 ................$10 $105, ,936. .S2 Warrants issued in July.... 5,5921G Warrants cancelled in July 17,367.39 Warrants outstanding July
 Cash in city treasury. 3,S60.o3 Net indebtedness of city,. 90,301.5 .56
 Aldermen NichoI then brought up the matter of the houses of i'll fame on East Barraque being in the street and blocking the passage Way. These houses were pulled forward into the street during the recent high water, when the banks back of them crum- bed and temporary permit was granted C. G. Brockway, who owns them, to do so. It was understood at the time that he would remove them at once but so far he has not done so The chief of police was in structed to allow ten days for removal and if they were not removed by that time to tear them down.
 NJ. NJ. Bruce was next granted the privilege of the floor and he made an earnest plea to the Council to erect a concrete culvert over the bayou on East Second in place of the two wood- en bridges proposed. No action, how erer was taken by the Council and it
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
The BANK OF PINE BLUFF
Fatal Fight
 in Little Rock

S ecial to the Graphic.
 Little Rock. Aug. 3a.--A J. Joyner, s@id to be a resident of Alabama, was horribly slashed about the neck late this evening by D. \. McMichaeIs. Both men are strangers here, the for her having arrived from Memphis to- day. The trouble occurred in an aI- ley back of the saloon in the Gleason hotel. Joyner was unable to talk and McAIichaels refused to answer ques- tiens when seen in jail tonight. Joyn- e < condition is serious and physi- clans say he may die
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
Luke Wright Joins
 the Ananias Club

New York, Aug 2.-A dispute Of
 fact has arisen between President Roosevelt and Secretary of War Luke Wright over whether the President approved the reinstatement of eight discharged cadets The President is- sued statement today that the matter still hinges on the report that seere- tary Wright is to make to him. Seere- tary Loeb declared the President had approved the dismissal and Saturday Secretary Wright said the cadets would ae put back at the Presidents request
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04

due the saving of his life. The-a of Humwickhouse's fingers. oone ani a", were burned off where they joined he hand and the wrist was burned of .0 the bone. The ambulance of Holder ressFitzhugh Co was Immediately called and Humwickhouse was helped in. the shock having paralyzed his aa- tire side, and taken to his ho~- T the West End. where luis iaju,ie, Nee attended to by Dr T4ompsJa.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
no Complaint
 About Contributions

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 New York, Aug. 3.-Chairman Mack O. the Democratic campaign commits tee today declared no complaint aoout the amount of campaign funds had been raised He said Treasurer Has- ke!l was doing good work, and that complete harmony prevailed between the managers of the New York State campaign committee and the National committee. "
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
Syrians to BuM .,:: ::'
 BattIeshiv in us.

Hearst News 2aecial to the Graphic.
 New Yor1IAug. 2,-syrian residents iq the I-yfed States today started B subscription to raise funds for a bat tlesipfor their country This results froE the granting of the constitution. Re battleship will be built in tho fnited States and will be named Sy- ria
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
Pope Pleased
 With America

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Rome. Aug. 3.-Pope Plus ill an in- terview with Archbishop Farley. who presented the record breaking Peter's pence collection, said: Tt is marvel ous what you Americans can performj That is the result of the churq breathing fresh air and enjoying lb- erty without the restrictions tne concordat'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
Oil Wells Cause
 Havoc in Mexico

Tampico. Mex, Aug. 3.--A volcano las been created by the attempt to suppress the oil well fire ill the s3a Geronimo fields When a tunnel Wa: dug to divert the flow of oil terrific blow out occurred and now rocks arc being belched TIP by the flames.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
Labor Strike
 Fails in France

Hearst News Special to the Graphic
 Paris. Aug. 3-The threatened gen. eral labor strike failed today, only 25O0o of 100000 men walking out, The bakers walked out tonight but the printers refused 10 do so. Extra police protection is still used to pre- vent violence,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
SI,2oo,ooo
 Fire in Chicago

Hearst News Special to the Graphic
 Chicago, Aug. 3.-F,ire late this at- ternoon destroyed two Burlington ele- vators and one hundred box cars. Ar mour lost $7OOO00 worth of grain. The total loss is Sl,200000 It is reported, though unconfiremd. that eight enl- 0foyes were burned in the fire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04

I0tdt ......... 4Ui .Oo
 Alderman Meyer reported that upon further investigation the police com mittee had found it advisable to rein- state one of the recently discharged patrol drivers as the department could not get along without tWo tpon his recommendation the patrol driver was reinstated At this iuncture the COun- cil temporarily broke Up. due to d running fusiiade of shots below the Council hall fired by Officer Moore at a prisoner who bolted and ran from the city jail. When quiet was restored the Council went into executive ses- sion and upon it's return to open ses- sion the ,of1ice of city sanltarian, held by Sandefur Currie. was declared va cant and C. J. Davies was elected to fill the place No reasons for the dis charge of Mr. Currie were made pub lie
 An ordinance regulating the use Of gongs on the street cars was passed. and an ordinance requiring all mer- chants to keep trash cleaned up around their stores making failure to do so finable was passed There be- ing no further business the Council adjourned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
Sultan Makes
 Public Address

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Constantinople. Aug 3-Sultan Ab- Gul Hamid made his first appearance ar a public speaker today when he ad- dressed | gathering of soldiers and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
Hartman Against
 the Hepburn Bill

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 Chicago, Aug. 3.-After declaring his opposition to the Hepburn bill unless t should provide for protection and publicity as we'll as regulation of rail roads, E. H. Hartman today declared the financial situation had improved substantially in the last month and that he believed the worst over He said the people must quit attrlDutlnS u.terior motives to the railroads.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
Real Air Ship
 invented af Las

Hearst News Special to the Graphic.
 New York. Aug. 3.-Henry Farman today made flights of 100, 300 and 55G yards at the rate of a mile min ute, having control of his airshiD at all times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
TOW ARDS
 SAVING

money by taking out Bank Book as our Savings Department today,
 4 hundred resolutions to sa7e IN NOT carried out will never earn | cent Of interest, while money depos- lted here regularly will increase wttE interest at 3 per cent on every dollar.
 It will pay you to make a start tc- day,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04

The greatest economy skirt sale of the season. Every skirt in the house at 1.2 price: 350 skirts to select from. Grand Leader.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04

Isaac Dreyius Co.'S. August discount sale brought the people yesterday af- tern0On. 2i
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04

Miss Julia Mehlinger of the Jeffer- son Hotel left yesterday for St. Lotus on a visit to her mother.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04
Prima Donna
 Bitten by Bull Dog

Hearst News Special to the (.ra5.3te.
 New York Aus. }.-s1i.s Emi..e Gardner prinl, donna ot tHa Aa5a2a Opera Company, WIS so badly 2ts n h, bul! dog that she may Hot re- cover. The dog belonged D tae aoasE- keeper and WAS in the paaJrT 5s Miss Garlner's home when she ~etur1cl last night. :
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04

The August discount sale at Isaac Dreyfus Cos. large store is an econ- omy event in Pine Blul.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04

"A perfect watsr and saver system means sanitation Ideal Dair.- [ g I'm
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1908-08-04

is supposed that two wooden bridges will be built on each side of the car tracks and the street car company will have to build it's own bridge be-
 tween the two belonging to the city.
 The police committee then made it's
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
WOMAN CIVIC BODY MEETS.
Members to Interest Themselves in
WORKERS of Both Sexes.

New York, March 6.--Women interested
in the work Of the National Civic Fedora
ton met this afternoon at the residence
Of Miss Anne Morgan TO form a national
woman's committee OF the federation
Among those present were Mrs J. B.
Hartman. Mrs Julian K West. Mrs
Joseph Medill Mccormick Mrs. Richard
Wainwright. of Washington: Mrs S
Thurston Ballard. of Louisville. KY, and
Mrs. William II. Croker, of San Fran
cisco
The womans committee will interest IT.
self in the welfare OF women and men
workers in various industries. There will
be a national body with sectional COM
mittees in all parts of the country.
meeting was held in the afternoon in
the assembly room Of the Colony Club, at
which a New York committee was or
ganized with these officers:
Mrs. A. Alexander, chairman. Miss
Anne Morgan, vice chairman: Miss c. V.
r. Delaheld, secretary; Mrs. V. E Macy
treasurer. Mrs. j. B. Hartman was
elected chairman Of the committee on the
needs of workers in specific industries,
and Mrs. Julia K. West the chairman of
the committee on welfare work for gov
ernment employees.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
GARY ELECTED SENATOR.
supporter of Bryan VIII Succeed
Latimer. of south Carolina.

Columbia, S. c., March 6.-Frank b.
Gary former speaker of the house OF
representatives. sand now a member OF
that body. was to-day chosen Senator to
succeed the late A. c. Latimer.
Fifteen ballots were taken before the
election. Gary is supporter of Bryan.
while Walker favored the candidacy OF
John A. Johnson for the Presidency.
When asked for a statement to-day. Mr..
Gary said that he would not be candi-
date for the long term. being satisfied TO
MI out the unexpired term of Senator
Latimer, which expires March 4 1909. He
said that he believed Bryan would be
nominated by the Denver convention, but
further than this he did not care TO
speak on national politics.
Mr.. Gary is a graduate OF Union College.
Schenectady and began his political ca
reer in $780, when he was elected TO the
house OF representatives from Abbeyville
County, Westville being the county seat
He served as a member Of the con-
stituttonal convention of 1895, and after
ward was speaker OF the house for FIVE
years. being a candidate for governor
in 1902. advocating local option as being
prohibition and dispensary. He is a
nephew Of the late Confederate leader.
Mart w. Gary.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
FAILS TO INDORsE CANNON.
County in McKinIey's District Does
Not Take Candidacy Seriously.

Decatur. Ill. March s.-Mscon County.
the first I'm the Congressional district rep
resented by William B. Mckinley, man
ager of Joe Cannon's campaign, to take
action. in the national campaign re-
fused its Endorsement to Cannon's candi-
dacy today.
The Republican county central COM
mittee met here to select delegates TO the
Congressional convention that will choose
two delegates to the national convention.
Resolutions indorsing Cannon were pre-
pared. but a count of noses in the COM
mittee showed the sentiment so strongly
against Cannon that the resolutions were
Withdrawn before a vote was taken.
The sentiment is considered so signif-
cant that Congressman Mckinley was i'm
mediately informed by his representa-
tives in this county that serious mistake
is being made in attempting to make Can
non a serous candidate.
Champaign County's committee, how
ever. instructed for Cannon.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
NOT TO INDORSE HUGHES.
state Committee in TO-day's SeS-
sion Will Take No Action.

New York. March 6-NOt more than q
dozen Republican State committeeman
were in town tonight to attend the meet
ing of the committee. which has been
called for noon tomorrow. ar State head
quarters. u East Thirtieth ll-eet. A full
attendance, however. is expected, and
the indications tonight were that moth
ing startling is TO occur.
1t was generally admitted that the com
mittee will decide that the State conven-
tion shall be held in Carnegie Hall, the
first session to begin at II o'clock on
the morning of April II. There viii be a
recess for luncheon and the days work
viii be over certainly by o'clock in the
afternoon.
Chairman Woodruff said that ne did
not expect to introduce tomorrow a
resolution calling upon the State commit
tee TO indorse Gov. Hughes for the Pres
idency for two reasons, the first being
that he would be the presiding officer
OF the State committee and would be in
the chair and the second was that any
such resolution would be binding upon
the State convention.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
SENATOR PROCTOR IS BURIED
Body Borne to the Grave in a Rag
ing Snowstorm.
Work in stores and Industries of
Southern Vermont Suspended
for Several Hours.

Rutland. Vt, March 6-The funeral OF
United States Senator Proctor was held
at Proctor this afternoon, with Rev. Or.
Norman Seaver, of this city. a lifelong
friend, as officiating clergyman. and work
OF all kinds stopped in the mourning
draped stores and industries Of Southern
Vermont from the time the special train
from Washington bearing the remains
and Congressional delegation entered the
State until the body was placed in the
family mausoeum.
Fully 5000 mechanics laid down their
tools In respect for the beloved Senator.
Three thousand former employees in his
Vermont marble company paid their last
tribute by forming a double line. through
which the cortege passed on its way 10
the cemetery. the men standing with
barred heads in a fierce snowstorm.
such a concourse of men for A similar
purpose has probably never been seen in
the State. The Senator's favorite hymn.
Lead. Kindly Light" was played at the
church. The palIbearers We're Gov.
Fletcher d. Proctor. RedheId Proctor.
both sons Of the Senator; Frank c. Part
ridge, B. G. Taylor. s. A. Howard. and
T. F. Holbrook- The latter was the Sen
ator's s private secretary
The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
HEARST Wins ANOTHER POINT
Court of Appeals Decides that Ballot
Boxes Must Be Opened.
Vote Is Four TO Three Against Mayor
Mcclellan in Old EIec-
tfOn Case.

Albany. March 6.-The Court Of Ap-
peals. this afternoon, decided that Attor-
ney General Jackson has the right in the
Hearst-McClellan election case. TO direct
an opening OF the ballot boxes in any
election district. to determine the ques-
ton Of who was elected, without giving
any preliminary evidence of fraud or mis-
conduct or mistake impeaching the re-
turn or statement of canvass Of the IN
spectors.
Decision was rendered by a divided
court. the vote being to g. Judge
Haight writes the prevailing opinion in
which Chief Judge Cullen and Judges
Willard Bartlett and Chase concur.
Judge Gray dissents in an opinion. and
it is concurred in by Judges Vann and
Werner.
The decision OF the court reverses an
order Of the appellate division, first de
partment, and sustalns that Of Justice
Vernon NJ. Davis. given at special term.