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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
ADMIRAL SPERRY TAKES
COMMAND Of FLEET
After Actual Command Of only SIX
Days, Rear Admiral Thomas
HauIs Down His Flag ana
Will Retire.

San Francisco.-Rear Auniira,
Charles Stillman Sperry, returned
within six months from a, mission vi
neace as one of the American dele
gates to the conference at The
Hague. assumed command on Friday
of the strongest force of first-class
fighting ships assembled in the ms,
tory of the nation. Rear Admlrai
Charles NJ. Thomas, who SUCCEEDED
Rear Admiral Evans as COMMANDER.
In. chief of the Atlantic fleet, hauied
down his flag at 1O:4O a. m. from the
truck of the Connecticut and ten
minutes later Admiral Sperry was re-
ceiyed on board the flagship with the
salutes and other naval honors pe-
fitting his position. The ceremonies
we're carried out in the briefest pos
sible fashion and in strict accordance
with naval regulations. Admiral
Thomas, who had had actual COM
mand for only six days, although ne
served for many weeks as senior OF
ficer present during the enforced alb
sence OF Admiral Evans, issued no
farewell address,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
ULTIMATUM OF RAILROADS.
viii Either Raise Freight Rates or
Reduce Wages.

Delegates from fifty COM
mercial and shippers associations OF
the east and middle west met in con-
ference here on Friday TO discuss
means of preventing eastern railroads
from carrying into effect a proposed
increase in freight rates.
A break in the programme was oc-
casioned by the unexpected appear"
ance of w. C. Brown, vice-president
of the New York Central lines, who
admitted that the railroads intended
to make a moderate increase in
freight rates, but said the action was
absolutely necessary. Mr.. Brown
said:
IF the business interests of the ma
ton shall, after mature considera-
tion, say that railroad rates shall not
be advanced, doubt if 1t can be
done; but it should be understood
clearly, definitely and beyond all
question of doubt that in saying this
they say just as clearly and definitely
that the wages of the great army of
100000 railroad employees shall be
reduced, and they must accept their
full measure of responsibility for the
results"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
RUSSIANS TIRE OF PRISON.
Attempt to Break Jail and Are
Slaughtered by the Guards.

Yekaterinoslay. attempt made
by prisoners to break out Of the gov.
ernment Jail here after making a
breach In the wall Of the guard room
with bomb, was a complete failure,
but 1t brought about horrible scene
of slaughter in and around the Jail
building Twenty-eight of the pris.
oners were shot to death by the
guards. ana another Of them has since
died of his wounds Thirty others
were wounded, and 1t is expected that
several of these will succumb.
AS soon as the bomb was thrown
one OF the detachments OF prisoners
charged the guards in the courtyard
and attempted to climb the wall.
Twelve of these men were killed In
stantly, while others were wounded.
AT the same time a second body OF
prisoners rushed to the kitchen and,
seizing knives and other weapons, at.
tempted to cut their way In liberty.
They were surrounded and killed to
a man by the soldiers. who had been
hastily summoned by the prison au'
thorities.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
CURRENCY BILL
PASSES HOUSE
Vreeland Measure, Agreed Upon
by caucus, Adopted by Vote
Of 1874 to las.
Majority Of Democratic Members Re
fuse TO Go on Record in Favor Of
Williams Bili--Flfteen RePub-
Leans Vote With Democrats.

Washington.-Th Vreeland cur.
rency bill, agreed upon by the Re
publican caucus, was put through the
house, on Thursday, under special
rule by a vote of 1S4 to 145 Fifteen
so-called insurgents of the majority
voted with the Democrats, who went
on record solidly against the measure.
The closing moments of the debate
were replete with excitement and Re-
publican enthusiasm caused by the
refusal of the great majority Of the
Democrats to go on record for the
Williams bill, which had been offered
by Mr.. Kahn of California as sub
stitute for the Vreeland bill, in ac-
cordance with well laid plan Of the
majority leaders to ascertain where
the Democrats stood on the proposi-
tion which, 1t was claimed by several,
was supported by Mr.. Bryan.
As soon as the bill reaches the sen
ate Mr.. Aldrlch will call meeting of
the committee on finance to consider
1t. 1t is expected that the committee
will vote unanimously to amend the
house measure by striking out all
after the enacting clause and insert
ing the provisions of the bill which
was passed by the senate.
1t is not doubted that the senate
will approve the action OF the COM
mittee. The effect of this course
would be to send both the Vreeland
and Aldrich bills to conference.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
TEXANS TO START STAMPEDE.
VIII Go to Chicago With Intention Of
Naming Roosevelt for President.

Fort Worth, Textile state Re.
publican convention held here on Fri
day adopted resolutions in favor o
Taft for president and indorsed the
administration of Roosevelt. The de,
egates were not instructed for Taft,
such action, 1t is declared, being re-
Trained from in order to permit the
Texas delegation to start stampede
for Roosevelt's nomination If the sit
uation becomes favorable.
Texas will send two sets of Repub-
lican delegates to Chicago, the con-
vention meeting here Friday being
composed of the regulars" while the
"reorganized' division will meet in
Waco later this month. 1t is stated
no negroes will be permitted in the
regulars faction.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
WORK OF TORNADO.
Thlrty-one Dead and Two Hundred
Injured.

Shreveport, La-Thirty dead and
200 injured Is a conservative estimate
of the fatalities caused by the tor
nado which swept through northern
Louisiana Wednesday evening, de-
stroying three small towns and leav.
ing wrecked homes and ruined crops
In path mile wide and fifty miles
long. The dead at Gillian, which had
about 200 inhabitants, number thir.
teen, while at Bolinger the known
dead list Is six. These two towns are
about fifteen miles apart. At El.
more, small town near Gillian.
several houses were destroyed and it
is not known how many people per-
ished. Several of the dead were
brought to Shreveport on the relief
train from Gillian and the hospitals
and sanitariums are crowded with in
jured, several of whom will die, Only
two houses were left standing at Gill
liam
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
Great Hello to General Gran,

Chicsgo.-Grundy stidger, formerly
one of the chief officers of the Golden
Circle who dropped dead here Mon.
day at his home, was buried Saturday.
Scarcely known by his neighbors, and
having only small acquaintance with
the civil war veterans of Chicago. his
death attracted little attention. II he
had passed away forty-five years ago
General Grant might have taken two
more summers to reach Richmond
Stidger was secret service man dur.
ing the last two years of the war
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
BANDITS MAKE RICH HAUL.
overpower Station Agent and Get
Away With $4,000.

Ell Paso, Tex.-Pursued by men and
bloodhounds. three bandits, with $685.
900 of loot in their possession. are
fleeing through the rugged mountain
passes north of French, little sta
ton eighty miles east from Las
Vegas, n. NJ, on the Santa Fe rail-
road, in an effort to escape the
clutches of the law.
At French, late Thursday evening,
they broke down the doors of the de.
pot, bound and gagged the station
agent and special guard, blew open
the safe, took the money and rode
away, leaving their victims helpless.
A tramp wandered into the station
half an hour later, released the almost
unconscious men and gave the alarm.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
ImaaInes be saw Mrs. ounness.

st. Paul. Minn.-Herman Rhode ID
positive that he saw and talked to
Mrs. Belle Guinness in this city not
later than Tuesday of this week. He
was so firmly convinced that the
woman was Mrs. Guinness from her
resemblance TO the newspaper photo
graphs published OF the alleged In
diana murderess that he caTae TO the
st. Paul Dispatch ONCE at noon on
Thursday. and when shown u photo.
graph OF Mrs. Guinness, reiterated with
great positiveness that he had seen
her.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
Idaho Republicans in Session.

Wallace, Idaho.-Republicans Of
Idaho, in state convention assembled,
eliminated Governor Gooding and
Senators Hepburn and Borah from
the list of candidates for delegates to
the national convention at Chicago,
and elected as delegates: James II.
Brady of Pocatello; B. F. O'Neil. Wal
lace; Warren Truitt Moscow; G. G.
Cavanah, Boise; j. w. Hart, Minan,
and B. M. Heiho of Weiser. The con-
vention was entirely harmonious.
transacted all its business and list
ened to four speeches in less than
three hours. Taft was endorsed for
president.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
International Conference VIII BE
Held at Shanghai.

Paris.-1'he government at Wash
ington has proposed Shanghai, Ja
uary l, 1909, as the time and plso
for the holding of the coming inte,
national conference at which the
powers are to fix the details for the
cessation of the cultivation OF opium
within their respective territories in
order to assist China in suppressins
the use of opium among the Chinese
The French government has accented
the American proposition.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
johnson Choice Of Minnesota.

st. Paul, Minn.-The Democrats of
Minnesota on Thursday formally en-
presidential candidate, and at the
same time, by vote of 772 to 166, re-
fused to declare in favor of William
]. Bryan as second choice. The
followers of Mr.. Bryan did not carry
out the threat which they have so
often made during the last ten days
that they would bolt and hold rump
convention If their contests were de-
feated before the committee on ere
dentials.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
WIN Take Action In pecember.

Washington.-Senator Foraker has
abandoned his effort to secure con-
sideration at this session of his bill
reinstating the negro troops who
were discharged from service on &c.
count of the Brownsville riot. BY a
vote of AZ to 27, the senate laid on
the table Senator Culberson's motion
fixing Saturday as the date for vot-
ing on the Foraker Brownsville bill,
and then, by vote of 62 to 6, agreed
to the motion fixing December l6 as
the time for voting on the bill.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
FIND STORE OF DYNAMITE.
Said to Have Been Secreted by Pei
sons Engaged in pynamItine
Street Cars.

Pensacola, Fla.-Fifty-seven sticks
of dynamite, each of them one.half to
two pounds in weight. were found Fri
day night at point about 500 Yards
from what is known as Big Bayou
trestle, west of the city, and the en-.
tire quantity is now in the possession
Of the officers of the navy yard. The
dynamite was found by marines from
the navy yard. 1t is believed that the
persons who have been dynamiting
street cars had secreted the supply.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
important Measures sIdetraeked.

Washington.-The house judiciary
committee on Wednesday made spe
cial order under which the govern
ment liability bill. the Sherley bank.
ruptcy bill, the Caulfeld judiciary
pension bill, the Goebel newspaper
libel bill and the Goebel bill provid.
ing for appeal from postoffice fraud
orders will be taken up and consid-
cred In committee in the order
named. 1t is significant that the COM
mittee did not include in its special
order the Littlefield liquor bill, the
Townsend Injunction bill or the Hep.
burn bill amendatory of the Sherman
antitrust law.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
Admiral Evans Reaches Washington.

Washington-With his. old-time flow
of animal Spirits and looking much
better than when he landed at San
Diego several weeks ago. Rear Ad-
miral Robley d. Evans arrived here
Thursday night at $3.50,
Admiral Evans alighted from the
train in the union station here with
the aid of crutches, and upon seeing
the roller chair that was awaiting
him. he exclaimed: II don't want to
take the chair, but suppose I'll have
to-"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
Storm Strikes Kansas.

Caney. Kans.--A severe storm
struck this city at noon on Wednes-
day, wrecking the plant of the Caney
Glass company. A fire broke out i'm
mediately following and although the
department succeeded In checking the
flames the plant is complete wreck.
The storm broke without warning
and the fact that the workmen were
out for dinner is responsible for no
serious accidents or fatalities S. j.
Rinehart's store building was un.
rooted. the ball park fence and build
ings were blown to pieces and several
other buildings were damaged.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
Garcia, Alleged Murderer Of Police
man, Is Dead.

Seattle.-Joseph Garcia, the Mexi-
can desperado, who was shot at First
avenue and Pike street while resist.
ing arrest by a posse OF detectives
Wednesday evening, May 6, died at
Wayside Emergency hospital Wednes
day morning. as a result of his
wounds. Garcia, with record Of
crime and several penitentiary sen
tences to his credit, terminated q
reign of terror in Salt Lake City with
the deliberate murder OF Patrolman
Charles 8. Ford. December IA. 1907.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-05-21
Crowds Cheered When Woman Was
Discharged by Court.

Cassopolis, Mieh.-The acquittal of
Mrs. Christina Metsker of South
Bend. Ind, of the charge of numbering
Carleton Morgan of South Bend, at 3
o'clock on the morning of April 10,
outside the home of Mrs. Mae Green
In this city, was the occasion of an
unprecedented demonstration In court
late Friday, Deaf to warnings and
threats of arrest, the crowd cheered
and clapped hands and sang.
The Adair County news., 1908-11-04

The tariff and trust question is
a vital issue, and until it is SET
tied and rightly adjusted we may
expect the contamination of a
system that breeds rottenness
and corruption that is permeat-
ing the whole country in one
form or another. and that is it.
self the result of Government i'm
morality. Too few speakers
properly discuss this vital ques-
tor; too few give it. that study
necessary to and intelligent un-
derstanding and discussion of it.
1t is too prosaic for the average
campaign speaker who delights
in grandiloquent differences and
glittering generalities and whose
chief ambition seem to be to win
The Adair County news., 1908-11-04
How TO Cure
Constipation,

Few people altogether escape a disor-
der of the bowels. You may catch cold,
over-eat, over-drink, worry too much,
not exercise enough or do hundred and
one other things that result in constipa-
ton or cOstiveness. When the trouble
comes it is we'll to know what to do for It.
In the opinion of thousands there is no
better cure for constipation than DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, which anyone
can obtain for so cents or 81 at drug
store. We all have constipation occa-
sionally, and the sensible thing to do is
to have bottle of this remedy always in the
house. You take it at night on retiring, tor
example, and when you wake up in the morning
at your usual hour it produces is results
Your stomach inStan tly becomes lighter. your
head clearer, your eyes brighter, you feel active
and spry once again, your appetite has re-
turned and you are ready to work with enthu-
siasm and VigOr. All this may not have taken
more than dose or two. at a cost not to exceed
two or three cents. Can you afford TO feel bad
when you can feel good for SO little?
Dr. Wilson Brown, of Metropolis. ILL.,. has no
hesitalcy in saying that Dr. CaldWellS Syrup
frankly admits to his patients that if they used
it when the stomach. liver or bowels got out of
order they would have less need of him. 1t is
without doubt the best cure for occasional or
chronic constipation. dyspepsia. biliousness,
jaundiCe sour stomach. lazy liver, 1atulency,
diarrhea. and similar digestive ills in old or
young. 1t is Il Thousand times better than salts
or purgatiVe waters, acts gently but surely, is
pleasant to the taste, does not gripe, and cures
permanently.
Go to your druggist and get a 50 cent or 81
bottle and see if our claims are not justified-N
The Adair County news., 1908-11-04

Strayed, from my premises a pale
red made calf, a natural muley. 5 or 6
moths old, will weigh $50 or 400 pounds.
Reward for information.
51-tf John N. COnOver.
The Adair County news., 1908-11-04
Tit for Tat.

Mr.. John Caldwell, a typo
graphical artist of the old school,
and who has toured the country,
as Ollie James would say, from
the orange groves of Florida to
the waving wheatfelds of the
Northwest from the nodding
pines beyond the Alleghanies.
across the Rockies to the slope
by the peaceful sea- blew into
Danville the other day, but is
now sojourning in the noted
prohibition town of Lawrence
burg. In short communication
to a friend in Danville, John is
moved to use the following Ian
guage: please find enclosed a
one dollar note in liquidation Of
the loan kindly made me by you
recently. am enjoying myself
in the capital Of good old Ander-
son county, where the nectar
flows uninterrupted from hillside
and glade. For a man who has
any weakness for genuine booze.
this place is a peach. The only
objection / can make to the
The Adair County news., 1908-11-04
Dreaded Anthrax.

A report comes from Shelby
county that the dread disease,
anthrax has made it's appearance
in that county. During the lat
ter part of September a cow and
a horse died, both exhibiting
symptoms cf anthrax. Pos t
mortem examinations seemed to
confirm the suspicion that the
animals had died of this much
dreaded disease. AS anthrax is
regarded as most virulent, at
tacking both man and beast, the
matter has been reported to the
health authorities and the medi-
cal officers of county, State and
National government, have taken
charge of the situation, and
steps are being taken to avoid
any possibility of the disease
spreading. Farmers Home Jour-
nal.
The Adair County news., 1908-11-04
What he Has Made.

We note that the metropolitan
papers report that one of our
wealthy men so we'll managed his
fortune of twenty million as to
double it in three years. Sup
pose he has, what then? What
has he made by thus increasing
his wealth, except increasing
worriment to keep the run of his
increased wealth?
With his increased wealth he
eats no more quail and turkey
than he did when worth ten mil
lion. Exchange.
The Adair County news., 1908-11-04

The Kentucky Racing Commits
sion, has revoked the license of
the Latonia Race Track Associa-
ton. AS announced last week
the Commission refused to per-
NIT bookmaking, or any form Of
betting at the Latonia track ex-
cept by the 'Pari-Mutuel System. ,
The officers of the Latonia track
decided to test the law in the
courts, and admitted bookmakers
on the track. When this was
reported to the Commission a
meeting was held and the La
Uonia license was revoked. The
question will now be referred
to the courts for decision.
The Adair County news., 1908-11-04
Watched Fifteen Years.

"FOr fifteen years l have watched
the working of Bucklen's Arnica Salve; !;
and it has never failed to cure any sore,
boil. ulcer or burn to which it was ap-
piled. 1t has saved US many doctor
bill," says A. F. Hardy, of East VIII
ton, Main. 25c. at Paul's drug store.
The Adair County news., 1908-11-04
A Valuable Machine.
A writer who can write a prose

A writer who can write a prose
poem says of the hog: "The hog
is a machine, that oils itself,
puts ten bushels of feed in less
space than bushel measure,
and in so doing doubles it's val
ue, then can carry it to market
on its back. Corn, barley, oats,
grass, rape, clover, or any of
the by-products of these, loaned
to a well-bred, thrifty hog, is
money at big interest. In fact,
it is a mint, the grains and grass
es are the bullion, put into the
hog, is transmitted into coin. 1t
is an honest mint and gives six
teen ounces avoirdupois, of edi-
BILE meat. Properly bred, fed
and intelligently handled this
automatic porker will pay off our
debts, furnish the money to i'm
prove the farm, place a piano in
the home, a4carriage at the door
as we'll as means to educate our
boys at the agricultural col
lege."
The Adair County news., 1908-11-04

About thirty suspects have
been arrested by soldiers on duty
in the neighborhood Of Reelfoot
Lake among them, Ed Powell,
who said he was forced to go
with the night riders when Capt.
Rankin and Col. Taylor were
taken from the Ward Hotel. Ad-
ditional troops have been ordered
to the scene by Gov. Patterson.
A house-to-house investigation is
being made to learn who cut the
telephone wire. One of
the men under arrest is said to
have expressed a willingness to
confess and turn States evil
dence.
The Adair County news., 1908-11-04

Remember that the cow that
pays you a profit is an individua al
and not a breed, and that there
is lust as wide a difference be-
tween COWS of the same breed as
there is between breeds. Do not
think that because one cow Of a
certain breed proves a profitable
one, that every other cow of that
breed will do the same thing.
You must deal with every cow
individually and the building up
of dairy herd begins with the
selection of individuals for the
foundation, and the order should
be, first, selection; second, care,
including feed, shelter, water
and method of treatment; third,
testing, sorting and wedding out;
fourth, breeding; fifth, feeding,
handling and developing of calves
and heifers.
The Adair County news., 1908-11-04
applause by his fowery flights,
or his acrid and bitter malev-
olence.

Olence.

All taxes that are unpaid on Decem-
Der 1, 1908, are subject to the penalty
and cost as fixed by law.
You have had ample time and due no.
tice in which to fix this; and all persons
who have not paid before above date,
need not expect to be called on but one
time for this tax and if not paid upon
demand levy and sale will immediate
ly follow, it matters not who you are.
(50-tf) w. B. Patteson, Sheriff.
The Adair County news., 1908-11-04
THE ADAIR COUNTY NEWS

booze is it's incentive for aims
giving; otherwise l am doing
we'll. Yours till we meet again.
John (his x mark Caldwell. :"
There are no flies on John, to
use vulgar parlance, but which
conveys a world of meaning.
He is known to be the soul Of
honor and a better friend to
everybody else than himself. -
Danville Advocate.