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Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-09-05

month, will also be discussed, and
such steps as may be necessary to get
such exhibit will be taken. The
recent conference of the board with
the supervisors, held in this city, re-
suited in obtaining from that body all
the cooperation which they could
render under the law.
The intention is to make suitable
mineral and agricultural exhibits,
have some one in charge of them at
the congress, and prepare literature
on the resources of the county. which
can be distributed among the thous-
ands who will be at Albuquerque.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-09-05
BOARD Of TRADE
TO MEET MONDAY
Court House Question Comes
Up-ExhibitS From CochiSe
at Albuquerque.

A card from Secretary C. X. Rey-
nolds of the Bisbee Board of Trade
to the members announces that there
will be a meeting of that organization
Monday, September 9TH, for the trans
action OF important business. The
court house question will come up
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-09-05
BuRNs-MoIR FIGHT PICTURES.
Theatre Royal tonight.

The Springfield Republican is not
risking much when it predicts tina,
Foraker. La Toilette and Bradley viii
be found on the stump speaking for
Mr.. Taft this fall If they can't praise
~my policies" they can point out how
benevolent the party has been in pro
viding big crops for the farmers.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-09-05

What Mr. Taft thinks " is the
headline on a western newspaper edi-
torial. OF course it meant What
Mr.. Taft says" which is quite diff
,ferent proposition from what he thinks
when it comes to my policies"
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-09-05

Strange how lightning manages to-
strike so often in Pennsylvania with
out hitting a CRATER.
The state herald., 1908-06-26

est Tho visitors In the galleries ar,
there only to see the hero crowned.
and once the ceremony IL over, and
the shouting has worn itself out. their
interest Ia the convention rapidly dies
awAy-,hs show IL over
Thursday was ho, day. and tho
pefupifAtion that the thousands shed
would have roated all four Of the pres,
idents battleshlps, and tho real trou.
bic Of the epnyenllon-in day Of
iroubie-bsFnn after the Invocation
had been spoken. after Senator Hop,
kina had given a Visible drmonsifa,
,ion Of the platform. which no ona
heard and no one seemed 10 ear. 60
hear. and after Congressman Cooper.
on behalf ef the minority Of the com
miitee on resolutions, began scoldlns
the convention.
His speech. ~ course, did not con,
vince II was a protest, rather than
an argument. and any way the ronyan
tinn would not have changed tha,
platform. which Il believed 10 ha in
sptfei from Warrington, II the minor
rs had offered tho Ten Command
uanlH Hut Cooper scolded. aud when
iha authorized representative from the
railroad engineers and ffemsn and
irAinmrn appeared and warned the
convention that the railroad employees
~ the country uefH dissatisfied with
the aniiihiuhr'ian piankH that made
~ difference. sithef,
dsbfisi's trumpet would have been
laid ON tho table inf the regular order
The state herald., 1908-06-26

fiit through the hotels like lost spirits
and recall the dear dead days when
there was politics in this mans town.
and a railroad attorney with book Of
transportation was bigger man than
old Grant And that's what your re,
form has done, Put n lot OF Wlllies
In serge suits-'nine ninety eight.
marked down from fourteen fifty
into control Of the destinles OF our
great republic.
What has become OF our common
heritages" exclaimed Mr.. Handy. wav.
Ing his glass wildly. Where is our
manifest destiny? who's gone and
stolen the pride pointer and the alarm.
yiewor7 IB II In the PLATFORM No.
you reformors arc making terms with
Gompors; and Tafts liberal views
as they call them. are going TO pro.
vail over the fins conservative views
OF our peerless leader. our grand old
man. freedoms champion. the defend.
cr of the faith Of the fathers. the man
who-the man who-the man who
reiterated Mr.. Handy-"the man who
i refer to Hon. ]. @. Cannon OF Dan.
VILE. III.
where's your keynote speech In
this oonyentiong III toll you: IT'S
fastened In burrows time lock, Who
IL going 10 sound clarion note here
today There will be no clarion note.
The name OF the gallant Blaine will
not be heard In the hall. Tho party
that saved the country. that broke the
shAcklcH on 100000 slaves, the party
that preserved the Union, II represent,
cd here by the allies, and thoy Rrc
tossed around like a lot ~ last years
alfalfa, They ehmo here asking for
tho presidency they were willing ta
compromise ON the vice.prcHldoney
and sprung the name Of Jim sherman
~ reminds mo af the time Col. Ana.
dnnetan J. iialderuon of our town
started out 10 be minister To England
under Cloyoiand'H firHt administration.
ila found that Job gone. and eompro.
missed BY applying for assistant Harre.
tAfy NJ state. Failing ~ that. he asked
for United States marshal Falllng In
that. ha asked for tho postofrco At
home. and then. failing IN that.
utfaishtened himself up and said
Thank heaven. We have a Democratic
governor IA Kansas. and he will not
turn mo down
lie came home three months later
with a pair ~ Gov, Clicks old tfous,
Hta aud Ia that and has ynttt tnfu.,..
brought those who Tor 40 yoafa have
been fHhtius the pafiy'A battles"
Mr Handy foaa proudly and said
"ltefofm -fafofmawhat crimes arc
committed IN Thy hamei"
The Biu Crowds Tribute.
what curious thing Ia a bls crowd
of civilized men aud women gathered
The state herald., 1908-06-26

ture, and the applause for Ia Toilette
merged into the futile. stupid attempt
90 stampede the crowd TO Roosevelt
and for quarter OF an hour the
yelling continued.
!, was quieied as the roll call on
president began and continued down
to Iowa, There a silence foil, and con.
tlnued until Taft was nominated.
Now written down here In n thou
sand words. this seems like the story
Of n stirring episode. Yet II covers
events that lasted from 10 O'Clock
until $3.50. There was some formal
cheering of something like two and
aixeley.nthS seconds for each OF the
allies. and this IL the best part OF Il
all-,hose who had sought the nom.
ination the hardest. Cannon and
Knox and Fairbanks. rot no more
than Foraker. who took what he
could pick up There were no diff
feronces between tho fI5 pietur. fire
works and N. t.n-c.nt roman candle
they all nzIled and went out In
gloom.
ebner mandy Talks,
Hut 10 go back TO some Of the earlier
days of the convention. som. Of the
days before the fireworks were all .x.
plod.d the days when only the fuses
war. sizzling. Il waa on Sunday, I
think. tina, ! met my friend Handy
Abn.r Handy from the Ninth Kansas
district Mr Handy. who has been out
OF politics IN Kansas since 1909. was
unable 10 got 90 the convention before
sunday on account ~ Hoods In the
kaw bottoms, and until his arrival the
pt"conyrniloH milling had been rAth.
~ tame, Hut Tho arrival ~ Mr. Handy
In his Prince Albert coat aud black
Hluueh hat, with hia massive head Of
hair pfpifudlng nefcely. aud his little
HlitH ~ eyes knenly measuring up ths
situation Handy h an expert ON
tho situation added new llfe 10 the
crowd In the Annex, and one may say
that tho convention began with his a.
rival.
~ has been is years since Al.
tended a Republican convention" raid
Mt. Handy, as ha lniied IN a rod plush
dlNan In hllmnny alley aud spat
through HE teeth ~ tho onyx mop.
board, 'and meet great many new
faces, ! nfut saw Fairbanks In the
~ Louis convention, and have lust
been talking 10 one ~ hla managers
.=one " The fes men In indiana poll.
iirs-bofh since ! lsft the stats-a Mr.
Ade=ucofEe they call him Clever
3oung man, apparently lie tells mo
there Is strong uudefcuffent fof raif.
banks, and wanted me 20 help him
hale Il ~ 30 that there would ba some
surface indications.
The state herald., 1908-06-26

He assured the convention that
under Fairbanks there would be no
government by impulse" and the
crowd knew what he was driving at,
and his usefulness as an orator was
ended.
New York has sense of humor.
and when the delegation was called
for New York the delegates rose
laughing and let Gen. Woodford make
the shortest and most appropriate
speech of the day. nominating Hughes.
And when he said that only two men
beyond doubt could carry New York
one being in the White House and
the other in the governors office at
Albany-he made the crowd restive
and quit just before his credit gave
out.
The Clarion Note.
The only real clarion note of the
convention was sounded by Knight
of California, seconding Taft's nom
nation. For Knight has a voice. and
Mr., Burton Of Ohio, who put Tafts
name before the convention grace
fully, was not heard as well as such
a speaker should have been heard.
Knox also was tastefully nominated
with proper eclat and without too
much wind.jamming.
And If the young football player,
Cochem of Wisconsin. who gave the
convention La Follette's name. had
cut his speech In two. it would have
made the hit of the afternoon. But
he sli6 past the crowds limit, and the
smile which captivated every one
wore of and he grew angry, and the
subsequent proceedings interested
him no more"
1t was Mr.. McGee-remember the
name-who, seconding the nomination
of La Toilette. started the whoop
heard round the world. There seems
TO be no question that of all the can
didaies besides Taft. La Toilette got
the best demonstration.
But after that complications oc
CURED. Some one walked across the
gallery back Of the speakers platform
with flag containing Roosevelts pic
The state herald., 1908-06-26

heavenly choir, iioutrll ~ Illinois
began it-naming Cannon
The crowd stood for him with aoma
patience. though no one listened 90
him.
Gov iianiY of Indiana. an unusually
able governor. and an Otherwise sane
man. came little aflefwafd and got
IN fos with the convention because
II laughed Al him and issfed him daf.
lns the last half Of perfectly TN.
necessary speech.
The state herald., 1908-06-26

Young men with ttlr straw hats and
boylah faces are dominating the
crowd
What can you expect" asked tho
colonel, earnestly, aH he driftod out of
the Iaft headquarters, "nf n ganE like
that1 No whispering no ono coming
out of the consultation room like a
man from dentists ofrlcc-wi,h his
teeth IA his hands-a saddcr and wiser
man. nothing but idle speculation
sb1u, the vico presidency
olphs for the Old Days,
The colonel waved for tho EAltsf
and sighed and shook hl- head aud
said "A promise In a promise when
your wife Issues the door keyH=You.
another bottle Of those liquid hairl
pins"
Then be- resumed his lamentations.
4 saw some fDfiofn fellows solemn.
~ hayfooting 4, down Michigan ave-.
nus this morning They had a band
and we're In d procession, Was II q
fnnsfalf II was not Was II the
doomed man walking 10 tho EallBws
with a nrm step after eating q hearty
The state herald., 1908-06-26
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Story of the Great Gathering Told
by Master Pen.
Incidents and SideIights-Pcture OF the Nomination
of Secretary Taft-The Old Politician Talks of
Politics OF Yesterday and To-Day.
By WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE

Chicago.-A national convention Is
all over but the shouting. when
the presidential nomination is made.
1t is for that that the delegates assem-.
BILE. High.browed men wrangle over
party platform planks. and fight II out
among themselves rs 10 who shall
be forced 10 accept the vlce'presiden'
uai place. but In all OF these things
the general public has but little inter
The state herald., 1908-06-26

breakfast OF bacon and eggs? Not at
all! Was it delegation of food suf.
ierers or chain gang? No. but It
looked like the melancholia ward of an
asylum out for a mornings airing
and II was the Knox Marching Club
They are here. The band is here.
They have to do something's they
rHT.
The state herald., 1908-06-26
A Roosevelt, Convention.

For that convention was for Roose-
welt policies only when II had them
In the regular order and the nuthen-
ticated form. The Roosevelt policies.
as such. did not Interest the conven.
tion. for II was under orders and took
only the real milk of the word ns Il
came through the committee. and II
believed. and probably with some jus.
titcatlon. in the fact that Roosevelt
did not care TO have his policies come
into the convention by way OF Wis.
consln.
So II voted for the program and
went ON 10 the next order And the
next order was the nomination OF n
president. And that il a serious busl
ness.
II is curious 10 know Just how forms
and conventions and precedcnta are
worshlped without sense or reason by
apparently clesr,headed men, Hut
,her. sat 1000 delegates and 10000
spectators and listened 10 tiye mortal
hours Of utterly useless, entirely mean.
ingloss and absolutely yacuous
speeches. These speeches were mad.
putting men In nomination for the
presidency who had no more chance 20
be nominated than they had Of pick.
Ing out = harp check and joining the
The state herald., 1908-06-26

1t was under orders. and nothing could
move II. So II moved majestically
along. II adopted the platform. for
mally voting down. by overwhelming
maJori,ies. planks advocating pub
licity In campaign contributions
recommended by the president In his
messages. valuation OF railroads.
recommended by the president in his
messages. and the election OF senator's
by the people.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-15

Miss Adelaide Thursicn The clever
little actress who hrs pleased the To-
cal thoatergocrs In sweet Glover
AT Coy Coinols' and Polly Prim-
rose" will pay anuther visl, to the city
tomorrow evening. presenting her sue
cess of last season. THE GIL From
Out Yonder.' at the Academy OF Mu-.
SIC. Miss Thurston did not get down
this way last year. and The now play
is known here only by hoarSay
1t is said to be the stars production
and company are excellent. Az they
have always been. and the new piece
is declared 10 be the very best she
ever has had.
Pauline Phelps ana Marion Shot.
who wrote The Girl Frnm Ont Yon-
der are boLh New Eu=ian9 women
and have lived all their lives on the
const of Maine, not far from Tcrry's
Hlarbor where the iVst act of the play
is laid.
The first act shows the broad vcram-
ia Of the country club ut Torry's IIar-
Dor. with 4 distant view of the ocean
and of Great Roof lighthouse. The
second net shows the wreck of the
ship "Resper." and q bit of the beach
of the lighthouse island while the last
two acts show the interior of the light
house itself
Manager Booker states that It was
decided To reduce tie scale of prices
for Miss Thurston's engagement be-
fore Eddie Foy's booking was cancel
led ana it was thought that there
wouii be three attractions here this
week
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-15
BIDS FOR MINE-LAYlNG
STEAMER ARE REJECTED
Local Ya'd Bid Lowest, But Quarter.
master General Says All Are Too
High.

An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington last night. says that Quar-
,ermastcr General Aloshlrc. u. s A..
has rejected all of the bids recently
tceived for the construction of n
twin screw mine laying steaemr for
me coast artillery, on the ground that
'hey are In excess of the appropriation
made by Congress for the vessel. The
lowest bid was that of the Newporl
News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Com
nany. at $4,000.
New bids on modified specifications
VIII be asked for at once. The amount
ar the appropriations is not known.
Dat 1T is certain that it will be n small
vessel that can be constructed for less
than 100000
Quartcrn;astcr Genera Alesltirc
says that the bids submitted are great
y in excess of the piice paid for
similar vessels for the army four yoars
ago, and he is greatly dissatisfied with
the estimates just submitted for the
new craft
The local yard will make an esti-
mate on he modified specifications.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-15
NEW STEAMSHIP WILL
TAKE COAL FOR FLEET
Matson Liner LurIinc to Garry BLACK
Diamonds to Naval Station at
San francisco.

The handsome new freight ana pas
sengcr steamship Lurllnc. which has
Just been completed at the local ship
yard for the Matson steam Navlga-
ton Company of san Francisco, Cal,
has lacn chartered TO carry about
5000 tons OF coal TO the United sstates
naval coalmE station at san Frat
cisco, Cal. for the use of the war
ships OF the United States fleet that
Will assemble in san Francisco bay
this spring The I.urlinc Will leave
the shipyard this vseeli and she Will
take her cargo at the Chesapeake <
Ohio docks here,
Something like 5oo0OO tons of coal
has been sent 10 the Pacific during
the past eight months for The use Of
the American wais;iips and the car
go to be taken by the Lurllnc will
be the second sent in an American
steamship The other cargo was tall
len - the steamship Virginia.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-15
Proposal 10 Make Midnight Hour
for Closing Saloon St|rs Up
Hornets Nasl.
LOCAL OPTION IS THREATENED
Rev. W. Asbury Christian Declares
That Effort to Amend ore'na
Win be Met by Fish, for 10 O'Clock
ciOsins-Defcat win Mean Battle
for "Dry" Town.

Rev. W. Asbury Christian. pastor OF
Trinity Methodist church and the most
active and prominent leader OF the
Anti saloon League in this city stat
cl yesterday that the league will be on
hand with counter fight when the
proposed effort Is made TO have the
hour Tor closing saloons changed from
ll:30 to II o'clock.
Several days ago Mayor Buxton
stated that he would recommend TO
the council at It's next meeting that
the city ordinance be amended so as
10 comply with the new state law
which requires that saloons must close
not later than midnight.
This announcement was favorably
received in business circles. and until
Yesterday it was not supposed that
there would be any strong opposition
to the suggestion of the mayor.
REV. Mr. Christian says. however.
that the Anti-snloon League will offer
all possible opposition 10 the proposed
change. and that If an attempt to
amend the saloon ordinance is made.
the league vii insist upon making the
closing hour 10 O'Clock. He further
declares that II the league lose their
fight before the council the people
will be called upon to make the city
dry by local option.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-15
"sImple simon slmpIc.n

"Simple Simon Simple" The mn
sicsl cartoon comedy. with cast Of
- people. headed by Neil Mcneil. Will
he the attraction Mt The Academy of
Music next Saturday.
Although it has been less than
three seasons since Nixon & thinner
man first produced this most success
fnl of all musical caTtoon comedies
Simple Simon Simple has not wanod
in popularity. and when the attraction
comes here next week. what is called
the new edition of the play will be
shown
The chorus always prominent zen
ture of the attraction. is composed OF
pretty and spriehtly young women
There are. in all. % musical numbers.
most of which nave De-,n added for
this seasons tour. while iii or the old
favo ties. incluiins Neil Mcneil and
Marguerite Baxter. will be- seen in
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-15
Chnrlca hlnffnti bead

Postmaster w. T. Hopkins received
a telegram yesterday announcing the
death Of Mir. Charles MaGctt, ut tho
home of his brother in Cynthiaua. Ky
Mir Monctt was for a number OF years
employed i'll the postoficc here, aud
he obtained leave of absence about
Il wear ago on account, OF his health.
His friends here did not know Of his
critical condition and the news of his
death came as a surprise and shock.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-15

their accustomed PAGES. shorty"
Edwards. dimlnutiye cosaedian. Will
ee seen MS Nose. the pickanlny.
OF cartoon comedies. simple Simon
Simple tnlios rank as one OF the most
spcctaoular ana amusing and absorb
luz. There IS a real story back of the
many fantastic scenes and n cast of
- pcople is required to properly pre-
sent both the story and the musical
interpretations.
Tho hook Is the joint work OF two
newspaper men, while the foundations
of course. comes from Mother Goose
and The Sunday newspaper cartoons.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-15
Calendar for Today.
Calendar for Monday.
Social-PeEsonaf

"a" NNtht vi UNIVERSAL interest VIII
be the second annual concert of the
Hampton Roads Glee club. which is
to be given in the Academy of Music
next Tuesday night. Since its or.
ganization about fifteen months ago.
the club has made wonderful pro-
sress in its work. and today stands
out prominently. second to no or
ganization of Its kind in the state.
II Is composed of some of the best
male voices in this city and Hampton.
numbering in all about %.
The Director. MIR William Hami..
ton, is "A man of wide experience AMI
knowledge and the training and teach.
ing he has given the club is largely
responsible for the degree of excel.
lence 1t has attained.
BESIDES the Glee Club. there will be
III the concert this year. Mir. William,
Wall Whiddit, of Norfolk. n we'll
known professor of music who nos
sesses tenor voice of musical merit.
Also appearing ON the program will
he The Dixie Female Quartet. of
Hampton. Music lovers. have in
store a treat for them.
Miss Alice Boatright. OF New Can.
ton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. j. II.
Marbry, in East End
Miss Ethel REYNOLDS. of Norfolk. is
visiting Mrs. James Jcrnigan, in East
End.
Miss Mablc Ncxsen has returned
from New York. where she spent the
month of February.
Mr. H. B. Patterson has returned
from visi ito his home in Augusta
county
Miss Estcllc Lcweilyn. OF Lee Hall,
Is visiting relatives in this city.
Miss Margaret Bennett, of Rich
mond. is visiting her cousins, the
Misses Bennett. on Thirty-s sixth
street.
Miss Hattie Rollison. of Philadc,.
phia. is visiting tn cMisses Rollison.
on Twenty-ninth street.
Miss May Kopp has returned home
after visit TO relatives and friends
in Baltimore
Miss Applewhitc, who has been Wis
itins her brothers. Dr. L. j. and Mr..
A'cher A. Applcwhite in this city. re-
turned to her home in Suffolk, yester-
'''' a.5'
Mrs. Howard S. Newcombc. who has
been visiting relatives in this city. will
leave today for Colon. Panama. where
she vii! join Mr.. Newcombc.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-15
Good for Everybody.

Mr.. Norman r. Coulter, a promi-
nent architect, in the Delbert Build
ing, San Francisco, says: Il fully en-
dorsc all that has been said of Elec
uric Bitters AS tonic medicine. 1t
Is good for everybody. 1t corrccts
stomach, liver and kidney disorders
In a prompt and efficient manner and
builds up the system" Electric Bit
tcrs is the best spring medicine ever
sold over a druggists counter: as a
blood purifier it is unequalcd. 500
at all druggists.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-15
CITY Republican Convention Finishes
Business In Short Order.
ONE SET OF DELEGATES ELECTED
Same Men viii Represent Ncwpor,
News in State and r,stric, Gather
inos-RoOscveI,, slcmp and Martin
MISUNDERSTANDING For National.

In harmOnious ana vor, hrinr
meeting Tho ~. po,.,a
49, 49,, NV''
'''' COY "'s"' se'ec'cd Ten delegates
-, ~, represent Newport News In the
ri's' district and state conventions.
he same mon VIII attend both con
.eh'ions' us the city is entitled to ten
IN each
The convention. with the four rem
rcseniatives chosen by each OF The
four wards Friday night present was
called to order by CITY Chairman "
T. smith. Mr. a. c. Pcachy was chos
r ra en'''''''"' ana Mr. ). y. Locke sec
-!
me ueieEates were elected as fol
lows: w. T. Hopkins. j r. I.ocl,c
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-03-15
steamer Mann Smith Safe.

j. Il. Bradley has received a tole-
gram from his brother A. j. Bradley,
who left here or the steamer Mann
Smith. announcing the safe arrival OF
that vessel Mt san Francisco. The
Nann Smith was built at the shipyard
here for the G. A. Smith Timber Com
pany OF Minneapolis, Mimi, and will
ply IN the Pacific coast trade