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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17

Let Well Enough Alone.

Savannah, Ga.-Stephen d. Lee
commander in chief Of the United
Confederate Veterans, in an inter
view declared that he was opposed
to the proposed reunion of the "blue
and gray" at Washington in 1909.
Such a reunion he said, would bring
veterans together on both sides who
might be imprudent enough in bear
ing and language to give offense and
bring bitterness where there is now
good feeling.
"We should let well enough alone.
he said.
Gen. Lee is also opposed to the ma
tional government pensioning Confed-
crate veterans.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
WIN Be No Divorce.

Paris.-W. HI Leavitt, son-in-law
Of William ]. Bryan, characterized
- absurd the report that dipsres pro-
eeedings by his wife were in contem-
plation. Mr.. Leavitt received let
Ger from his wife, who is at Brindi-
81. Mrs. Leavitt and the children, ac-
companied by Mrs. Bryan, are going
20 Cairo to spend the winter for the
benefit of the children = health. They
win return to Paris and join Mr..
Leavitt in April.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
Loves Red Flag.

New York.-Mrs. J. G. Phelps
Stokes, speaking at q meeting of SOC
Socialists, xhs had gathered ct Gin
ton Hall to make demonstration on
behalf of the striking tenants, de.
clared that she loved the red flag OF
socialism better than the flag Of her
country. She began her address by
saying that conditions in America, 50
far as the laboring classes were con-
cerned, were fully as bad as those Of
Russia today.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
General Creditors Gill.

Memphis, Tenn.-A special from
Corinth, Miss. Says: A general cred
itors' bill has been filed in federal
court against the Tishomingo Savings
Bank, private institution which sus-
pended recently and President ]. F.
Taylor, j. M. Boone was appointed
receiver, with bond of 500, 900, and
has taken charge.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
Hazed, Gets Tuberculosis.

Louisville, Ky.-Edwari KEEPER
who died at San Antonio of tubercu-
losis, was the son of a prosperous
Louisville merchant. The hazing
which is alleged to have brought on
the fatal illness occurred at Rose
Polytechnic institute, Terre Haute,
Ind, in the autumn of 1906.
His room was entered by upper
classmen, who blindfolded him, led
him to cemetery and tied him Sc
curely to tombstone. He remained
in that position from midnight until
morning An attack of typhoid from
which he passed into the cluthes of
tuberculosis followed.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
100 BURNED In
THEATRE FIRE
MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN
MAD PANIC.
Wild SCENE lNDESCR' BABLE
Gas Tank Explodes Cause Awful
Stampede, Footlight Oil Lamps
Overturned, Setting 1t On Fire
Some Jump From the Windows.

Boyertown, PA catastrophe hor
rifying in. its details, and siekening
in its results, swept nearly one hun
bred souls of this borough into etern-
ity in almost the twinkling of an eye,
and injured nearly three score, many
of them fatally. A majority of the
killed were members of the leading
families of the town.
While the "!Scotish Reformation -
was being produced in Rhoads Opera
House by Mrs. Monroe, of Washing
ington, tank used in moving pic
ture scene exploded. Immediately
there was a wild rush for the exits of
the building. Men of mature years
endeavored to still the panic but their
voices could not be heard above the
shrieks and screams of the terrified
women and children who composed
the greater part of the audience. The
scenes cannot be portrayed by the
most imaginative. The blood curd-
ling cries for help Of those who were
penned in within the walls of the
blazing structure, could be heard
above the roaring seething flames. 1t
seemed. as though nearly the entire
audience made a mad rush for the
exits the moment the explosion oe-
cured.
In their attempts to quiet the great
crowd, those persons who were on the
stage accidentally upset the coal oil
lamps used at the footlights. The
burning oil scattered in all directions
and the lamps which were used to
light the opera house exploded throw
ing the blazing oil over the terror
stricken people who were fighting
frantically to gain the exits. In the
mad rush, section of the floor gave
way precipitating scores of persons
who were carried down were heard
for blocks. II was scarcely five min
utes from the time of the explosion
of the tank until the entire heart of
the structure seemed a roaring fur
mace. There was a mad scramble for
the stairway leading from the bal
cony and scores of women and chill
dren were knocked down and tram
Piled upon, many Of them doubtless,
being crushed to death.
AT least fifty persons, realizing
that exit by the stairway meant al
most certain death, risked their lives
by jumping from the windows. Limbs
were broken and skulls were crush
ed by this daring method Of escape.
In the meantime relief corps was at
work at the entrance to the theatre
endeavoring to lease those who were
wedged in the doorway and unable to
ex'ricate themselves. Many persons
who otherwise might have made good
their escape were in check by the aw-
full jam at the doors. As the flames
ate their way towards the front of
the building, women could be seen
20 clasp their hands and fall back in
10 the flames. Once the doorways were
cleared the rescuers dragged many
women and children from the stair
ways leading to the balcony. Some Of
them were so badly injured that they
died before reaching temporary hos
'pital.
Skulls were crushed and the faces
of some of the victims were so horri-
bly, mutilated that they were barely
recognizable. In one instance, the
skull of child apparently about ten
years Of age, was crushed/to a Jelly.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17

Marriage and more pay are part in
ducsmeats BY which. Genszal- J. Frank
lin Bell, chief Of staff hopes to keep
experienced soldiers in the army.
Among the recommendations in his
special report made at the request
of Roosevelt and published today are
additional clothing allowances, i'm
proved rations, better quarters and
removal tax Of IL IL cents per month
for the support of soldiers homes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
Battle Of New Orleans.

The Secretary of War is author
lied and directed ts }eeAtsy max and
properly protect the graves of the
American soldiers killed in the bat
tie of New Orleans in the years Of
1814-15, in bill introduced in the
House by Mr.. Gaines Of Tennessee.
An appropriation Of 5000 is pro-
vided for this purpose. The bodies
Of the soldiers now lie in Chalmette
Cemetery, New Orleans.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
Marries Mother-in-LaW.

New York.Dr Horace Newell Mar
vim, of Dover, Del, father of the boy
who wandered away from q farm
house near Dover, last spring and
died from exposure, causing the re-
port that he had been kidnapped,
was married in this city to Mrs. Flo
IA Melinda Swift, his mother-in-law.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
Cincinnati, Ohio-A parade of tho,

Cincinnati, Ohio-A parade Of thou
sands of unemployed marched to the
city hall where a delegation held a
conference with Mayor Markbreit and
the city officials. It was represented
to the factories, because Of the mon
ey stringency, had thrown thousands
of men out of work, and that suffer-
ing was widespread. The spokesman
requested aid and work. The mayor
notified him that steps had been tax
en- to appropriate $4,000 for imme-
date relief.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
Accidentally Killed.

Sidney Better of New Orleans aged
Is, was accidentally killed by Frank
Francis, aged Is, returning from hunt
ing trip with shotgun.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17

Citizens Of the United States are
rapidly waking up to the Importance
Of preserving their forests. Timber
must be cut and utilized. declares the
Richmond Times-Dispatch. but not
wastefully. and steps must be taken
at once to replenish the districts that
have been denuded. The forest SER
vice Of the United States government
reports that there have been notable
achievements in these directions dur
ing the past year. More than 20 states
now have forest officers. and ten have
state forest reservations. In nve
states-Connecticut. New Jersey.
Pennsylvania. Michigan and WILSON,
sin-the removal Of mature timber
from state forest lands is now per-
mittsd, provision which Is a funda-
mental principle of forestry.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
Presidential Speculation

White House prophets are fighting
on Taft's majority in the Conven-
ton. Cortelyou seems to be still a
thorn in the side. Significance is at
tached 70 his trip TO New York.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
Public improvements .

Completion Of state insane hospital.
New and modern buildings for
Agricultural and Mechanical College,
and Industrial Institute and College.
System of cottages for white pa
tients at state insane hospital, and
more money for battling with tuber-
culosis among patients.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
Booming Taft.

President Roosevelt is now openly
booming Taft for the presidential
nomination on the Republican tick
ct.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
Ordered Admitted.

Spanish tilemakers at Mobile were
ordered admitted by Immigration De-
partment.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
Severe Blizzard.

Northen cities were in the grip of
severe blizzard and coast towns had
taste Of heavy weather.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
ponulicf Uata

Bryan clubs are being organized 10
gather in the Populist vote.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
AT THE roRrTrNE TErJ.rPs

AT THE FORTUNE TELLERS
Madam, beware of a man with
black eyes"
Huh. he amt dangerous, That'e
my husband: gave him them eyes
last uisht."-Houston Post.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17
Forest Preservers.

A convention on forest, preserva-
ton will be held at Atlanta on the
10th inst.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17

A lot of people lose most of the
spice of life through failure to ginger
up.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-17

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-20
TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Jan. 20-WHEAT-The wheat
market opened low and quick today, but
quickly rallied on buying by shorts. Liv-
erpool cables were IL pence lower and re-
ceipts in the northwest were liberal. May
wheat opened 1s@d4c to 5s@Ac lower. alta
s1011aQ1 02, sold at s1.o1ss. and then ad-
vanced to s.. 021sd1 .o214- Minneapolis. Du-
luth and Chicago reported receipts OF 752
cars.
The market became steady in the last
half of the session because of reports of
the green bug in Oklahoma. The high
point for May was 81. @102A. The close
was firm. with May 80 higher, at
s1.o2N
CORN-The corn market was firm be-
cause of local receipts which were 100
cars below the estimate. May corn open
ed &c lower to 1sc higher, at 597s96o1sc.
and sold at 601sc-
Prices held firm all day. The close was
firm with May up Ac, at 6OAc-
OATS-The oats market was firm in
sympathy with wheat. May oats opened
unchanged to &c lower, at 53AQ54c-
PROVISIONS-The provisions market
was firm because OF sc advance in the
price Of live hogs. May pork was sc high
er, at s13.s21z, and sold at s13-42 Lard
was unchanged to PIC higher, at 5000
Sso1k. and sold at sS.05. Ribs were IN
changed to sc higher, at sLood1-1o, and
sold at 7.1211
RYE-Cash: SIC.
BARLEY-Cash: 7Sc6$1C0.
TIMOTHY-March, - 50
CLOVER-March. ST $
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BANKER POET DIES.
Stedman Expires Suddenly at the Age
of IS Years.

New York, Jan. z0.-Edmond Clarence
Stedman, the banker and poet, died
suddenly at his home in this city Sat
urday night.
Mr.. Stedman who was rs years of age,
a student at Yale earned distinction in
English and Greek composition. After
brief editorial experience in Norwich
and Wfnsted, Conn.,, Mr.. Stedman took
UP his residence in New York city
where he was connected with several
of the daily papers and with Putnam's
and Harper's magazines. 1t was while
doing newspaper work that he first
gained distinction as poet. During
two years of the war he served as
Washington correspondent Of the New
York World. Returning to New York
in 1864, Mr.. Stedman became a member
seat until 1900. Although active in bus
mess life all these years, he continued
to produce literary work of a high or
der, publishing several volumes of po-
ems. OF late years Mr.. Stedman had
given his attention more to literary
criticism.
Mr. Stedman was widely known as
the banker-poet. He died from a sud-
den attack of heart trouble. He was
passing into his study when the attack
came, and he fell to the floor uncon-
clans the poet died two hours later
without regaining consciousness. Mr..
Stedman had suffered for several years
with cardiac affection.
The poet was found a few minutes
later by his granddaughter, Laura
Woodwork Stedman, who hastily sum-
moned physicians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-20
Kansas Legislators Become In
tensely Patriotic.
Order the Stars and Stripes to
Be HOisted.
SERGEANT
His Duty TO Look After the
Flags.
Bale Waggener Would Reform
Appointive Syste m.

A flood of patriotic sentiment
swept over the senate toward the ap-
proach today of the noon hour and
adjournment as was evinced by the
nature of several resolutions, simple
and concurrent, then introduced
Senator Belts of Shawnee who has
been panied by the failure of the
proper authorities to float Old Glory
above the two houses constantly while
they were in session, was responsible
for the following, which was adopted:
I'm order to display the true, pa
should be enacted under the protect
| ing folds Of the stars and stripes
| Be it
Resolved, That T. T. Jones, late
sergeant major Twenty-third Kansas
Volunteer Infantry, be appointed as
| color sergeant, to keep the flags fly
ing over both branches of the body
during this extraordinary session. %
Adopted.
By Waggener-Senate concurrent
| Intended by the fathers to be a de-
| mocracy. Self government, founded
on equality and liberty, was the in
spring thought that gave birth to our
national life. Aristocracy and auto
cracy asserted their power and oppos-
ed the progress of democracy at every
| step throughout all the past GEN.
turtles, in the founding Of our govern
ment and during it's entire history.
And they are using their baneful in
| f1uences at this time
The greatest power of autocracy-
an evil influence that has been grow
ing for years-is found in the appoin-
| tive system in the naming of our pub
| lie officers. This method of choosing
officers is autocratic. The election of
| officers is democratic. The one makes
| for liberty. the other for oppression.
| The fruit of the appointive system is
patronage the most corrupting thing
! in government. Patronage has multi
! Piled the number of our officers, in
creased their salaries. and nominated
| even the very few officers that are
| now elected. It has blended the de
partments that were intended to be
| kept separate, concentrated and COM
| bined all their powers INTO the hands
| of a few men. who have vastly in
| creased the expenses of government,
! and the taxes to meet such extrava-
gance; sold the powers thus acquired
| to trusts. and in many ways added to
| the burdens of the people for the
| benefit of the few. Such concentra-
| ton and combination of political
power has well nigh destroyed self
government in many parts of our
country, and if not speedily checke I'd
| will destroy it everywhere. There
/ fore, be it
| Resolved by the senate, the house
| concurring therein. That we are utterly
| opposed to the entire appointive system.
| We believe political patronage of every
| kind should utterly be destroyed. We
| believe that every officer in this coun-
| try should be elected by direct vote of
! the people. We believe that an officer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-20
QUITE LIKE SUMMER.
The Mercury Mounts to Nearly Sixty
Degrees Today.

At o'clock this afternoon the mer-
curry reached the highest point Of the
year 1908 when the government Their
mometer registered 81 degrees. Accord
ing to the local weather bureau the av-
erage temperature of the year thus far
is up to the standard April average,
which means that we are living about
three months in advance as far as
weather is concerned. Today's tenn
perature has not been equalled since
December 8.
The prospects for the next few days
are good for a continuation of the
present conditions. There is, however,
a storm center brewing around the re-
gion of Medicine Hat and Calgary.
There is no low temperature in that
region as yet but there may be. If
there is there will probably be trouble
all over the country as that is a very
turbulent region and storms started
there are always far reaching in their
scope.
The wind for today has averaged Is
miles hour from the south. The
following are the Temperatures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-20
Lion and Lamb Story Discounted.

When George Trautwein, of Mid
land avenue, Montclair. N. j., went to
his barn the other morning he found
huddled up together in an unoccupied
stall a small puppy, kitten, a pigeon,
and two sparrows. They had all evil
IDENTIFY sought the same shelter from
the storm of last night.
Mr. Trautwein brought out dish
of milk and handful of crumbs, and
the odd quintet ate heartily Of their
morning meal.
In the afternoon Trautwein drove
the intruders out, supposing all but
the sparrows would seek their homes,
but they did not. He says they stayed
about the yard until he returned to
the house and then they went back to
the stall.
The pup is of the coach dog variety.
the cat is tortoise she'll in color, and
the pigeon slate color. Trautwein says
that If they don't leave when the
weather moderates he will adopt the
whole collection.-New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-20

who serves the people should be chosen
directly by, and be responsible alone
10 the people. Believing this, We de-
clare 1t to be our purpose at this session
to enact such laws as NAV be passed
under our present constitution, making
every officer Of every kind and charac-
ter In this state elected by direct vote
of the people.
And we further declare it to be our
purpose that where an officer is made
appointive by the constitution we shall
submit to the people of Kansas an op-
portun1ty to vote to change the con-
stitutfon so that such officer shall be
elective.
Senate concurrent resolution No. 6.
by Senator Smith, proposition to
amend the constitution relating to
taxation, reads as follows:
Be 1t resolved by the legislature OF
the state of Kansas, two-rhirds of the
members elected to eac hhouse there
of concurring therein:
Sec. 1.-The following proposition
to amend the constitution of the state
of Kansas is hereby submitted to the
quailhed electors of the state for
their approval or rejection. That sec
amended in one section, to be num-
bered as section l, of article IL, SO
as to read as follows:
Sec. 1.-The legislature shall pro-
vide for the taxation of all property
py UNIFORM rule, provided that the
legislature may, in its discretion, ex-
empt certain classes of property The
legislature may assess intangible
property in a different manner from
real and tangible personal property.
The legislature may tax common car
r1ers, telegraph and telephone COM
panies upon their incomes, provided
that such tax shall not be in addition
to tax On their property or capital
| stock
Sec. 2.-This proposition shall be
submitted to the electors of the state
at the general election of representa-
tives In the year 1908 for their ap-
prevail or rejection. The amendment
/ hereby proposed shall be designated
on the official ballot by the following
title: "The Taxation Amendment to
the Constitution and shall be voted
for or against as provided by law un-
der such title.
Senator Brewer introduced the fol-
| lowing which was laid over:
Senate concurrent resolution No. 4.
I'VE believe that life tenure in office
| is not in harmony with democratic in
| situations; and are opposed to the pres
ent method of selecting federal judges
| by appointment of the president and
confirmation by the senate.
I'VE believe that the federal judges
and the officers Of the federal courts
| should be elected for short terms by q
direct vote of the people.
Therefore, Be it resolved by the
| senate, the house concurring therein,
| that we are in favor Of a change in
| the manner of selection of federal
| judges and the officers of the federal
| courts, and further, that each of these
| officers should be elected for short
terms by g direct vote of the people
Resolved, Further that our sena-
| tors are instructed and that our rep
! resentatives in congress are requested
| to use their best endeavors SO to
| change the law that the federal Judges
| and the officers of the federal court
| shall each be elected for short terms
| by a direct vote of the people,"
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which cost it AS points before it was
checked. had a damaging effect on the
rest of the list and heavy blocks of
stocks were unloaded. Effective support
developed afterwards for Southern Pacf-
fic and representative railroad stocks
made up their declines. American Smelt-
ing also recovered about a point. but fluc-
tuated fevershly.
Prices moved in an extremely irregular
manner. Pennsylvania advanced III with
the decision of the Pennsylvania supreme
court against the constitutionality of the
two-cent fare law, but lost it in the course
of the hour and the whole market reacted.
Bonds were firm.
The market became heavier in tone af-
ter midday and some stocks cc-c.c-iud the
lowest and when Reading dropped to 100,
but there was not much stock sold. North
western Paper preferred yielded 1A
points.
Business decreased steadily and the mar
rowness of the market offered little OPP
portunity for possible trading operations.
The undertone was somewhat steadier at
2 o'clock. Pressed Steel Car preferred
gained points. Pacific Coast second
preferred Sagged points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-20
New York Stock Market

Wall ST., New York, Jan. 20.-STOCKS-
A few individual stocks made sharp gains
in the opening dealings today, but the
general tone was dull and irregular, part
~ in sympathy with the hesitating tone
of the London market. st. Louis South
western preferred advanced IFS points.
Missouri Pacific II points, Denver and
Rio Grande and Utah Copper and Cana
dian Pacific and Amalgamated Copper
large fractions. American Smelling broke
badly, sales of 100 shares being made at
7o7s and 7o1s and 81 running sales of 1900
Saturday was 715sc. National Lead de-
clined rs points and Pennsylvania and
American Smelling Securities preferred B
q point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-20
New York Produce Market.

New York, Jan. W.-BUTTER-Mark ct
firm Western factory, common to first,
10000.
CHEESE-Firm. State full creamery,
small colored and white. fine. 15Ac: ditto
large colored fine; 15Ae; white. i51ac; ditto
best, 11a4@12c; ditto common to fair, 91kQ
11kc.
firsts, 24c; seconds 236231sc.
POULTRY-Alive poultry dull. West
ern chickens, lie: fowls. 13c; turkeys, 13c
Dressed poultry steady. Western chickens,
1292oc; turkeys, 12a16c; fowls, western. 10
@131Rc.