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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
NEW ENGLAND BRIEFS

During a heavy thunder shower a
Amherst, Mass, lightning broke a wa.
ter main and for several hours the vii
lage supply of water was shut off.
The steeple Of the Methodist church
was struck by lightning.
DR.. Horace NJ. Holmes. the Oldest
physician OF Adams. Mass, is dead,
aged 81 He had been engaged in prac.
tice there since 1853 For two years he
represented the towns of Adams and
North Adams in the state legislature.
Captain Edward ~ Greedy, who COM
manded company c of the First Maine
regiment and company b of the Tween
ty-fifth regiment during the Civil war,
died at his home at Portland, Me.
aged 20.
While playing tag with other boys at
Concord Junction. Mass. James Tuppe.
years old. stumbled across the track
in front of an electric car and was run
over and instantly killed.
The Boston Tavern, a well known
Boston hotel. has closed. The prop
erty has been in the hands Of receivers
FOR year.
The Faulkner Manufacturing com
pany's mills. Lowell. Mass. which have
been running on short time since last
November. have resumed operations on
a full schedule OF ffty-eight hours
week
Lightship ~. which will be relief
vessel on the Pacific coast. was
launched AZ Quincy. Mass. The vessel
will go to San Francisco under its own
power.
Bella z. Burr. aged 60. for twenty
seven years editor and publisher OF the
Rockville Conn Leader. died after
long illness. He was a veteran OF the
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
SOLDIER WANTS PAY
Was Dismissed IS Result Of the
Brownsville ShOOtup
ASUIT AGAINST GOVERNMENT
Contention That Enlistment Operates
Legally as a Civil Contract, Which
President Has No Power to Break,
Is Disputed by Defense

New York, May 5.-Judge Hough, in
the United States district court, listened
to arguments bearing upon the right
Of President Roosevelt to summary
dismiss the battalion of negro soldiers
of the Twenty-fifth infantry for alleged
participation in the Brownsville riot.
The argument was on demurrer TO
portion of the answer of the govern
ment in the action begun by Private
Oscar w. Reid to recover $122, which
represented his wages as a soldier
from the date of his dismissal without
honor and the date of the expiration
Of his enlistment. The suit was COM
menced in the federal courts of this
district.
TO the complaint flied in behalf Of
Reid, United States District Attorney
Stimson entered general denial, and.
as an additional defense, contended
that the president has a right to dis
miss the soldiers and referred to the re-
ports of the various army inspectors
recommending such action. These re-
ports he had made portion of the rec
ord of the case. 1t was to this partof
the governments answer that Chase
Mellen, counsel for Reid, demurred.
Counsel Mellen held that the enlisted
men were protected by constitutional
rights which the president had not the
power to ignore, even as commanderin-
chief of the army and navy, the enlist
ment operating legally as a civil con-
tract between the soldiers and the gov
attorney commended, was actually
vested In congress, which created the
army and navy; and the president, as
commander-in-chief, possessed in
times of peace only the power to apply
the congressional act.
Attorney Stimson characterized
these arguments Of Mellen as most
startling, and insisted that the power
had been vested in the nations chief
executive to dismiss commissioned Of
ficers of the army and navy since the
government began. He said that he
could not see, therefore, how enlisted
men could be surrounded by such con-
stitutional safeguards that even the
commander-in-chief could not act
against them If he deemed it proper for
the betterment and morale of the SER
vice.
Judge Hough reserved decision, but
told Mellen from the bench that it
would require considerable legal proof
to convince him that the relations be-
tween the enlisted soldier and the gov
eminent amount simply to a civil con-
tract. Briefs are to be submitted by
the attorneys in the case tomorrow, and
Judge Hough said he would take the
matter up at the end of the week.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Room For Japanese In Brazil

Word has recently reached Ger
many from Toxic to the effect that the
president of an important japanese
emigration company has just come
back to Japan from Brazil with re.
markable tales of the Brazilian longing
for japanese immigrants. He declares
that the republic desires a huge influx
of japanese as the only effective means
of checkmating the growing influence
of the German element in Rio de
Janpiro
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Thinks Negro Soldiers Innocent

Washington, May 5.-Senator Bulke-
ley Conn, a member of the committee
on military affairs, spoke at length in
the senate on the Brownsville ARRAY.
Buckley declared his belief in the inno-
cence OF the negro soldiers of the
Twenty-fifth regiment and that the
rioters in the town were lawless Mex
leans from outside the town, assisted
by the lawless class within Browns
vile. Buckley spoke over four hours.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Charged With Incendiarism

Milford, Mass, May 5.-Probable
cause was found in the district court
in the case of Daniel Fitzgerald, who
is charged with setting fire to a barn.
He furnished bonds of $1,000 for his APP
pearance before the grand jury. Mil
ford has had thirteen mysterious fires
recently, and s,yet no person has been
proven guilty of setting any Of them.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
MANY Killed In Hotel Fire

Twelve persons lost their lives in a
fire which destroyed the New Aveline
hotel at Fort Wayne, Ind. The entire in
terror OF the building is a smoldering
heap Of ruins and how many dead are
concealed by the debris can only be
conjectured. The hotel register was
consumed by the fire and there is no
accurate means of determining who is
missing. The New Aveline was the
largest hotel in the city.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Completion of Big Subway System

Linking Manhattan Island with con-
tinuous connection with all points on
Long Island, the last section Of the In
terborough Rapid Transit cOmpany's
subway system was formally opened
when a subway train, bearing men,
bers Of the public service commission,
officials of the subway and members
OF the city government ran from
Brooklyn bridge station to the Flatbush
station.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Doctors Awful Fall to Death

DIR. ]. J. McNulty, aged As, professor
Of philosophy in the college of the city
of New York, accidentally met death
by losing his balance in alighting from
an ascending elevator in a New York
department store and plunged through
the elevator shaft five stories to the
ground. He was instantly killed. The
elevation man was arrested.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Harvard Has Pitching Machine

An automatic pitching machine has
been formally accepted by the Harvard
varsity baseball team. II has been in
stalled In front of one of the batting
nets on the field and will be used by
the squad in their practice. The ma
chine is operated with compressed air,
and can pitch both curve and straight
halls
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
No Habeas Corpus For TavIor

= Chief Justice Douglas Of the Rhode
Island supreme court has handed
down a decision denying a writ of
habeas corpus for Thomas d. Taylor
OF Boston. under arrest at Providence on
mesne process in connection with the
suit brought by the receiver Of the New
England Trust company TO recover
funds alleged to have been invested in
other companieS.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Six Persons Perished

A fire in a four-story brick tenement
in a thickly populated section of
Brooklyn caused the death of six per-
sons and the serious injury Of four
others. Every member Of one family,
including the mother and four children,
are among the dead. There were many
thrilling rescues by police and FIRE
men
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Sign of Returning Confidence

New York. May 5.-The easement Of
the monetary situation was sharply re-
1ected in the sale Of S2s,OO0 600 worth
Of municipal revenue bonds, bearing
interest at 3 "a percent and extending
a term Of six months. During the win
ter revenue bonds were sold by Comp
troller Metz bearing interest at per
cent
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Smoked Pipe For Hundred Years

In Kansas City lives a negro woman
who says she is 125 years old and that
she can prove It. Mrs. Nancy Gordon
is her name. She was born near Alex
andria, Va, about 1882. She is wrin-
killed. and rheumatic, but still retains all
her faculties. She is an ardent Meth
odist and expOunds its doctrines to all
who will listen. She says she has
smoked a pipe for 100 years.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
HIrAIAN EuTERs

The function Of the kidneys is to strain
out the impurities Of the blood which Is
constantly passing through them. Foley s
Kidney Remedy makes the kidneys
healthy 50 they will strain out all waste
matter from the blood. Take Foley's
Kidney Remedy at once and il viii rake
YOU well. J. NJ. Taylor. Bradford, and b.
w. Abbott, Fairlee, Agents.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Suicide Of Governr.n, onci,I

Fredericton. n. b. May 5.-wnlism
P. Flewelling. deputy minister Of crown
lands in the New Brunswick governl
ment shot and killed himself in one Of
the government buildings Just as an
expert accountant was about to begin
an examination Of the deputy minister's
books. He was 50 years Of age and
had been in the employ Of the rovern-'
ment since a young man.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Minter Meather In Mrnminr

Cheyenne. wyo- May 5.-A fall Of
snow. which began Sunday night and
continued yesterday. was the heaviest
since last November. The precipits.
ton is general throughout Wyoming
and is OF great benefit to farmers and
STOCK men
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Prenarinr For Naval Ravisu,

San Francisco, May 5.-The first and
second squsdrons OF the Pacific feet
have arrived here from Puget sound
ports. They viii await in the harbOr
the arrival Of the Atlantic feet on We'd
nesday and will participate in the naval
revfeW
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Vailed SAME As COTn

B. g. Stewart, a merchant Of Cedar
View, Miss. Saws: q tell my customers
when they buy box Of DIR. Kings New
Life Pills they get the worth Of that much
gold in weight. il afflicted with constipa-
ton, malaria or bili0rsness. Soldunder
guarantee at J. NJ Taylor's and b. ". Alb
bolts Of Fairlee, drug stores. 25c.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Guild leaves Sick Room

Governor Guild Of Massachusetts,
who has been seriously III for some
weeks past has so far recovered that
he was able TO be down stairs Sunday
and spent the day with his family.
Governor and Mrs. Guild are planning
to go to their summer home at Nshant
next week, to remain through the sum-
mer
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Suicide of a Banker

NJ. ID. Magee, president Of the First
National bank Of Manasquam, n. ]. kill
ed himself by shooting in the head while
standing on a dyke in the Manasquam
inlet. When his death became known
the bank closed its doors. Msgee is said
to have worried over the health of a
son and some personal investments.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Harvard oebaters Beat YaIe's

Harvard won in the debate with Yale
by The unanimous vote OF the judges.
Harvard had the affirmative on the
question: Resolved. That il will be
for the best interests OF Cuba that the
United States. before the end Of the
next two years. cease TO have any part
in the government OF that island"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Ice Preserved Corpse For Years

while exploring the Monterosa glacier
IN Switzerland a party Of guides dis
covered In an ice crevasse a body,
which they cut out Of the fee and
brought to town. Later the body was
identified as q guide named Maghi, who
fell into a crevasse In the summer Of
1887. The body was wen preserved.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
New Christian Science BYLAW

The First Church Of Christ (Scien-
tistl announces that a new bylaw
bearing on the subject Of peace has
been adopted, which says: Members
Of the mother church shall not hereaf-
ter become members of peace societies,
but shall promote the welfare Of all
mankind by demonstrating the rules Of
divine love"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Italian steamers Gu Rates

New York. May Six Italian
steamship lines announce a further re-
duction Of So in steerage rates to Aus
ria-Hungarian ports, making a rate Of
SIT to Fiume and Trieste. The reduc-
ton Is made to meet a recent cut by
the large continental lines.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
SewalI Forces Successful

Lewiston, Me-, May BIN an excit-
ing Republican caucus here to elect
delegates to the Second district conven-
ton, the delegates were chosen favor
able to Harold NJ. Sewall of Bath for
the congressional nomination to sue
coed Congressman Littlefield.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Big Price For Ever and Dish

London, May 5.-The art collection
Of the late Warehouses Conynghsm
was sold at auction yesterday. Among
the silverware a James I rOsewater
ever and dish. with the London hall
mark Of 1918. weighing ninety ounces.
realized 1000 guineas. A similar speci-
men Is In Windsor castle
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Senator Has Broken Neck

Senator Money OF Mississippi passed
through life for thirty-five years with a
dislocated neck and did not know it..
The condition was discovered when
Money began TO take treatment for neu.
ralgia.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
Cruiser Breaks AN Records

The new British cruiser IndOmit-
able. which is now undergoing her
speed trials. has beaten all records.
making 2S knots on a measured mile on
the Clyde and 20 IA knots in the con
tinuous steaming trial. The IndOmit-
able is fitted with turbines and her con
tract speed IL = knots.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1908-05-08
MAGAZINE EXPLODED
japanese Cruiser Sinks With
About Two Hundred Men
MAJORITY OF OFFICERS LOST
Vessel Was Flagship at Battle of the
Yalu and Also Took Part In Sink
Ing Russian Fleet--Of Class Unique
to Japanese Navy

to Japanese Navy
Cruiser Matsushima of the Japanese
training squadron was sunk by an eX-
plosion off the Pescadores islands, be-
tween the west coast of Formaso and
the coast of China.
The death list has not been ascer-
tanned, but according to best reports
about 200 are dead. Captain Yashiro
was among those lost as were most of
the officers.
Admiral YOshimatsu's report of the
disaster to the Matsushima states that
it was caused by an explosion in the
stock magazine at 4:08 a. M, while the
Matsushima was anchored off Makang.
The cruiser sank until only her
bridge was visible above the water
Boats from other cruisers saved al of
the crew, including some officers, but
the majority of the officers persisted.
1t is feared that the sons of Baron
Chinda, vice minister of foreign af.
fairs, and Field Marshal Oyama, who
were cadets, are among the lost.
The Inflated Matsushima belongs to
a class of three curious vessels. the
others which appear to have been with
her at the time of the disaster being
the Itsukushima, and Hashidate, built
at La Seine, France, in 1889, 1890 and
1891. They are of 4277 tons displace-
ment and 1867 knots speed.
They are protected cruisers, pure
and simple, inasmuch as they simply
have an armOred deck ~ inches in
thickness with a celluloid belt for pro-
lection, and inches of armor protection
above the engine room matches.
The popularity of these little ships is
In their armament, the main element of
which consists of big 12h-inch Camel
gun, which in its time was the most
powerful weapon in existence. The
gun weighs &C tons, and fires a 800
pound shell with a velocity over 23OO
feet a second. and a muzzle energy OF
1920 tons. This gun is mounted, in
the case of the Matsushima, amidships
abaft the superstructure, in a barbette
cred with 4-inch hood, and cOmmu-
nicating with the magazines by hoists
protected with II inches of steel. In
addition to this gun an intermediate
battery of twelve 4.7-inch rapid-fire
guns is carried in broadside. There are
also four above-water torpedo tubes.
The other two vessels carry the 1916
inch gun on the forward deck, and the
Intermediate battery consists of eleven
4.7-inch guns.
There are no vessels in the world that
compare with these rather nOndescript
cruisers. and it is difficult to assign
them their true fighting value.
The Matsushima was the flagship of
the commander of the japanese fleet
at the battle of the Yalu She also
took part in the Russo-Japanese war
She was instrumental in November OF
1904 in sending three Russian torpedo
boats that were attempting to escape
from Port Arthur to the bottom, and
was engaged in the battle of the Sea
of japan I'm 1905.
The Meeker herald., 1908-05-23

within the last ten years. said a
prominent railroad official. the Ameri-
can railroads have done much for fast
time aside from using faster loco
motives. This has been through the
shortening of lines and reconstruc-
ton of surveys in order to make a
given line as straight as possible be-
tween two points. 1t makes time by
saving distance.
"A railway without curve or cut
ting is. of course. splendid thing
from an engineering standpoint but it
is very tedious affair to the passen
ger. To thoroughly realize how mo-
notonous long journey on a railroad
with curve or cutting is one must
travel on the road from Buenos Ayres
to the Andes. That railroad has more
than 200 miles OF track perfectly
straight and through a country per-
fectly fiat. tits awful to ride over 1t.
The longest stretch Of straight track
in the United States is on the Lake
Shore railroad beginning at point
three miles west of Toledo. O., and
running So miles without curve"
The Meeker herald., 1908-05-23
3, WARNING SHOWN IN cAs.
Almost Perfect signal Apparatus %
Prussian Railroads.

The numerous railroad accidents
many because of the failure of en-
gineers to observe the signals. have
caused the Prussian railroad admin
istration, after numerous trials Of vari-
GUS devices. to introduce an entirely
new signal apparatus.
In cases of fog 1t has often hap
pened that the locomotive engineer
could not distinguish on which side
OF the track the alarm signal stood.
and has proceeded on his way. The
purpose of the new invention is to
bring directly before the eyes OF the
engineer the warning that in a short
time a signal may be expected. So
soon as the apparatus acts. he II noti-
fed that he will see signal within
not less than 10 yards. If he cannot
discern whether the signal is to stop
or go ahead. he must halt his train
and go to the signal mast for instruc-
lions.
The apparatus is as follows: At
a fxed distance from the signal post
two parallel iron bars with a small
space between them are mounted
along the track for several yards.
There is attached to the locomotive
an arm which carries bristly broom
made of pliable copper wires. The
passage of this broom between ths
iron bars produces a contact which 10
intense and free from conclusion. An
electrical action follows upon the
rh-v fer, to-, k-h =.
and q white slide replaces q red. The
sign remains plainly visible to the
eye until the engineer presses but
ton. He knows definitely that sig.
nal is to be expected. and II he cannot
clearly make out the order intended.
will stop the train.
The Meeker herald., 1908-05-23
Much Money to Save Minutes.

In order to gain point on Father
Time. the longest bridge In the world
was constructed by railroad. This
is the famous Lucin bridge across Salt
Lake. in Utah. 1t consists Of IL miles
of trestlework. and is well known to
Pacific slope. This bridge saves about
two hours time. While it did not
cost as much as some more recent
enterprises. still the expenditure rep
resented charge against time Of
about $4,000 a minute.
The Meeker herald., 1908-05-23

NO, Robert" Allie said decidedly
II cannot give up my dreams of years
Neither OF US would be happy"
But" Hobson persisted. 81 am will
ing to run the risk"
But ] am not" Allie returned with
spirit. besides, what an ignominious
end 1t would be to all my aspirations.
and all my hard work at college, for
me to simply get married"
No pen could describe the scorn
which she threw into those last two
words
You surely would not forget your
Latin and Greek any sooner simply be-
cause You married. would your Hob
son argued. II fail to see how matri-
mony would interfere with any of your
aspirations"
Il tell you will never marry: am
going to try and make the world bet
ter for having lived in it," returned
Miss Bowen. grandly.
Don't you think 1t would be only
fair II you were to tell me something
of your plans?" Mr.. Hobson contin-
ued presently. You have never even
given me an outline OF your aspira-
lions"
The girl looked at him suspiciously,
but his face was perfectly grave.
Well" she commenced energetical-
ly. when | first went to college
did not think any more about such
matters than other girls; but In year
or two l commenced to see what
useless life l had always led. AS
saw what nobility there was in the
lives of the distinguished women met
at our receptions and reunions. my
brain and mind expanded. and then
learned that ! could never settle down
to n commonplace life again. thought
1t all over carefully. and wondered
what was meant to he for. wished to
make no mistake, and ! concluded that
1t was my duty to go and help nurse
our soldiers In the Filippines. But the
war was ended before l had secured
papa's consent, and now l really feel
that 1t is my mission to go and teach
these poor ignorant Filipiaos; but
papa absolutely refuses. will not listen
to such a proposition. and Henrietta
The Meeker herald., 1908-05-23
Steel Cars,

The advantages which were present
ed by the advocates of steel freight
cars when they were first use. In this
country have been well sustained by
ten years experience with increasing
numbers of them.
The wooden car IL shown to be
more and more inefficient with each
advancing year. The capacity is low
and good lumber Is scarce and high
priced. The cost of repairs to ordi-
nary wooden coal cars is nearly 800
a year. and the time wooden cars are
out Of service undergoing repairs is
about six times that Of steel cars. The
quality Of the material In steel cars
IL nearly uniform, and good material
can be secured by competent test and
Inspection Age.
The Meeker herald., 1908-05-23

South America with $4,000 miles, as
shown by figures compiled by the
department of commerce and labor
The largest construction is in the
north and south extremes OF the con-
tinent, Egypt with more than 5000
miles and Cape Colony with more
than 5000 miles. There is promise
of an unusually large increase in rail
road mileage in Africa. especially in
those parts OF the continent entirely
or partly In control OF England