The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-19

ana liquor dealers In all parts OF cue
country, will hold national conven
ton of the beer, whiskey and wine
trades in Louisville, KY, on Tuesday
and Wednesday. The purpose of the
meeting Is t. counteract the prohibi
ton sentiment by placing the liquor
trade Alright before the American
press and public, and to suggest a
model license law as the best means
of regulating the liquor traffic, Sew
eral prominent men not connected
with the liquor trade will deliver ad-
dresses.
Warfare of a more vigorous kind
than has yet been waged viii prob
ably be declared on the telephone
monopoly by the International indie
pendent Telephone Association when
1t meets in Chicago next week. Over
lures for a community of interes, So
between the Bell concern and the in
dependents, considered at the conven-
ton last year, have been rejected and
this action will be ratified at the COM
ing gathering. The meeting viii be
held in connection with the National
-.iectric Show, now being held in Chi
cago, and will be attended by repre-
sentatives of all the leading independ-
ont companies in the United States
and Canada.
AS one of the final measures for
the rehabilitation of Chicago's tran
sit facilities. the properties Of the
Chicago Union Traction Co., the
North chicago Street Railroad Go.
and the West Chicago Street Railway
Co. will be sold at public auction
next Saturday. The Chicago Rail-
ways company, which is to take over
lie property by the reorganization
plan, will be the only bidder, and
will give it's securities in exchange
for the old securities. It will be re-
quired to spend s12,000QU0 for the
immediate Improvement of the lines
and transit facilities. J. P. Morgan
represents the eastern investors in
the new concern.
Among the sporting events sched-
Tled for next week, that of greatest
general interest will be the champion
billiard match between Jacob Schae-
fer and Albert Cutler for the 1871
balkline title. The match will be
played in Philadelphia next Thursday
OF the season will open in Boston
next Saturday. Similar exhibitions
have recently been held in New York
and Chicago. A saddle horse show
will be held in New York, beginning
thursday. Kansas City will have a
six-day bicycle race during the week,
In which many prominent riders are
tRe Northwestern Curling
Association win hold its bonspiel at
Duluth, MIMI, opening Monday. The
Pacific Coast Field Trial Club, one
OF the most important organizations
of its kind in the country, will hold
Its annual meet at Bakersfield, Col,
during the coming week Among the
fights scheduled for the week are Joe
Thomas VS.: Jack Twin" Sullivan at
Los Angeles Tuesday, and Willie
Lewis VS.. Sailor Brown in New York
Monday night.
The American battleship fleet will
leave Rio de Janeiro early in the
week to continue its voyage to the
Pacific. The cables next week will
also bring much gossip regarding the
coming international weddings in
which Count Szechenyi and Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt and the Due de
Chaulnes and Miss Theodore shonts
are TO be the principals The Rus
sian Douma will resassemble Thurs
day to begin the consideration of
much important legislation. The suit
OF Prince Hello de Sagan against
Count Boni de Castellane, in which
the latter Is charged with assault is
set for trial Tuesday. The former is
rumored to be engaged 30 Nine. Anpa
Gould, who was recently divorced
from de Castellane. de Sagan's assaiI-
ant,