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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-03-12

Sey side had been finished, six
hundred feet of the south tube on
the same side of the river and
about two hundred feet of the
north tube on the New York side.
For seven years the work stood
idle, and then in August, 1886.
S. Pearson & Sons, of England,
took the contract, with Sir John
Gowler and Sir Benjamin Baker
as consulting engineers. The new
builders substituted heavy ca2>>
iron flange plates for the masonas .
lining and discarded the pilot sys-
tenn, using the shield method in
stead. Lack Of funds once more
caused a delay in the building Of
the tunnel.
The Hudson Companies, with
Charles NJ. Jacobs as chief en-
gineer, took up the work in 1902
and carried it through. All the
shield work put in by the English
engineers had to be remodelled ex-
tensively, for much of the distance
the shield was pushed through the
silt without any excavation. The
depth Of the bottom of the tunnel
below the surface of the Hudson
River. varies from sixty to ninety
feet, while the distance from the
bed of the river TO the roof ranges
from fifteen to forty feet.
The north tube was pierced OIL
March II, 1904. Wonderfully
rapid work was done on the south
tube, as much as sixty two feet be
ing done in twenty-four hours and
three hundred and forty eight feet
in single week. When the rock
was reached near the New York
shore great difficulty was met.
Clay was dumped into the river
over the tunnels to act as blank
ct, and successful use was also
made of the scheme of heating the
silt face of heading with torches
to dry it out and bake it, so as to
enable drilling and blasting to 60
on in the rock projecting into the
lower part Of the section.
The Isouth tunnel is smaller IN
diameter than its twin, as its size
was not fixed by an existing
shield. The former is IS feet )
inches in diameter inside tie lin
ing. The south tunnel was
'holed", through on September 80,
1905. Its entire length of alb
five thousand one hundred f -.
was eXcavated in three hundred
and thirty-four actual working
days. From the short time that
the tubes have been in operation
it has already been proven that
ventilation is considerably better
than in the city. The tubes are
separated and the movement of
trains in either compartment acts
like series of pistons in either
direction. Thus a steady forward
current of air is produced. Add
tional ventilation will be furnish
ed by fans at several points of the
system.
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wheat and oats. These are soaked
in hot water for eight or ten hours,
when they swell to nearly double
the natural size. She claims that
fed in this way the hens relish it
more, and she obtains more eggs
than when fed dry and whole.
The growth of the city has EN-
croached on her vacant lot, there
fore she will be obliged to move.
She has secured seven acres on the
Hartford Road, and expects to in
crease her flock to one thousand
hens, and thus afford an assistant.
1t is apparent that the secret of
her success under Instantaneous
circumstances lies in her care and
attention to details. Little
things are little things; out faith
fulness in little things is great"
The Pennsylvania & Maryland
Railroad, that runs from Pennsyl-
vauia on the north into Baltimore,
carries more milk into the city
than any other road running
through like stretch of country.
There are many fine diaries IN
these rolling lands, and their own
ers are sending their milk to pri-
vate dealers in Baltimore. There
are no large firms handling milk
in that city, such as Abbotts, of
Philadelphia. They are receiving
from 10 to IS cents a gallon for it.
Until recently Baltimore paid very
little attention to the cleanliness
of her milk supply. l have it on
good authority that the rate of in.
FAINT mortality in Washington,
Baltimore and New York was some
$50 in every 1000. Washington
in the South and New York in the
North have been paying a good
deal of attention in the past decade
to the character of their milk,
with the result that the death rate
among infants in these two cities
has decreased to about IS 900,
while that of Baltimore has re-
manned the same. Now Baltimore
is taking hold of this, and, as
often happens when starting out
in an advanced line, they are in
clined to go too far and to be i'm
practical, and the producers fare
much exercised thereby. Mr..
Connors, tle director of the insti-
tutes in the state, proposes on
February u to start railroad car
up this road for a month. This
car is especially fitted up to accom-
modate the lecturers and seat fifty
people From the car lectures will
be given for three days at a place.
Jared Van Wageners, ir., of New
York, will take up the dairy sub
ject from the standpoint Of a prac-
teal. progressive dairyman. DR..
August Stabler, of Sandy Springs,
Md. farmer as we'll as a physi
clan and the president of the Board
of Health in his locality, will give
a series of lectures on cleanliness,
bacteria and the effect of impure
milk on the health of a communi
ty. Surely this is practical work
and ought to be productive of
much good both to the producer
and consumer. - Edward Van
Alstine in New York Tribune.
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If YOU are a business man,
did YOU ever think of the field
Of opportunity that advertis-
ing opens to you? There is
almost no limit to the posi-
bilities of Your business if you
study how to turn trade into
YOUR store. If you are not get
ting your share OF the business
of your community there's a
reason. People 60 where they
are attracted - where they
kno1U what they can get and
how much it is sold for. If
YOU make direct statements in
your advertising see to it that
you are able to fulhll every
promise you make. You
add to your business repr
ton and hold your customer,
1t will not cost as mitch to run
your ad in this paper as you
think. 1t is the persistent ad-
vertiser who gets there. Have
something in the paper every
issue, no matter how small.
We will be pleased to quote
you our advertising rates, par
ticutarly on the years bust
ness.
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use OF II, with view of making it
a national memorial, and there
have been several attempts by
"enterPrising" persons to get hold
OF it,turn it to some sort Of money
making purpose; but these have all
been defeated. The latest is a
tentative proposition to construct
a handsome park about the historic
spot with a tourists hotel. In
every one of these efforts to pro-
fame what is now a sacred spot
patriotic women have been instru-
mental in defeating the vandalism.
Now the patriotic women are
fighting among themselves, and
the end of the battle is not vet in
sight.
The Alamo is now in the hands
of w. c. Day, state superinten-
dent of buildings and grounds,
who will hold it until a Texas
court decides which of the factions
of the Daughters of the Republic
is to manage it.
The fight :for the possession of
the building began about two
years ago, when the Legislature
appropriated $4,000 to repay Mrs.
Clara Driscoll- Sewer. Just pre-
ceding the session ofthis legisla-
ture a portion of the old Alamo
structure was threatened with de
struction and Mrs. Sewer advanced
a part OF her fortune to save it.
At that time Mrs. Sewer was re-
garded as the leading spirit in the
councils Of the Daughters of the
Republic In appropriating the
money the state became the owner
of the building and Alamo proper
ty, although the custody thereof
was to remain in the hands Of the
Daughters of the Republic. Then
came a split in the organization.
Both factions had keys to the
doors of the old building. At
nightfall, on February 10, Miss de
Zavala slipped within the walls
and sent out her declaration of
war.
Telephone and electric light
wires leading into the building
were cut, and the first night in the
building she spent in darkness,
without food or water. The fol
lowing day her supporters came
with food, which was passed to
her through small opening in
door
And SO she maintained siege
OF three days and three nights.
Then She surrendered and turned
the Alamo over to the state.
The siege of the Alamo seventy
two years ago began on February
IS, 1886, when the Mexican gen
eral Santa Ana, surrounded the
old church with an overpowering
force and began a cannonade.
Everyone in the Alamo realized
the defense could have but one
end. Yet none would yield. They
knew what mercy they might ex-
peCt from Santa Ana. At last, on
March s, the cannon tore a breach
i'll the walls and the Mexicans
rushed in. Worn out as they
were with fatigue, starvation and
constant fighting, the Americans
tWlCe drove back their ASSISTANTS,
with heavy losses. But at the
third charge the Mexicans, by
sheer weight Of numbers, gained a
foothold inside the Enclosure.
There was no surrender. Every
American fought like a hero,
knowing how hopeless was the
battle. All fell fighting, except
five, who were overpowered and
captured. These were butchered
by Santa Ana in cold blood.
Women as well as men were slain.
Some reports say that three women
and two babies survived the
slaughter. Others that one baby
was left aliYe.
/ In less than a month afterward
the battle cry of the Texas, "Re-
member the Alamo, rang out as
General Sam Houston took an
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Not a WiZted Collar in
This Convention Tom
[BY j. X. DoueHERTY.l

y =
s-(speca)-At
other convention.
conventions
down on lobby A.
been of
Nhen
look comfortable crowd down there makes think Of the
swetered. and suffered
Of Kansas City the hungry horde the like
sticky LouisWell
St. Louis should not be spoken Of in the dog days
this different Not Wted collar,
leaf nobody apooszng for his shirt sleeves and hiss
Nobody sitting
his
this
"Everyone good-natured
sitting skysht
wishing would cool enough to make sleep possible
the
know ovv much youh o
Walsh much Of splash" this
times secretary Of the national
the for he is here
the interests Of Hearss party Of which he the main
wondering strength
Charley the old party Of Thomas jefferson and the
William
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-09
Convention Nevs by
Telephone Bulletins

I Bulletins are fled according to
mountain time. which isone hour be-
hind central time.
11:4s-Although the doors OF the
convention hall opened promptly at
IL a. M, the galaries are just begin
ming to fill. The day is beautiful In
Denver, the sun is shining bright
with cooling breeze from the noun
tains keeping the temperature at
about 20 degrees. The business of
today's session will consist chiefly in
receiving and acting upon the re-
ports Of various committees of the con-
yention which were appointed yester-
day.
11:64-There has been several calls
from the platform this morning for
SamIt .Gompers, John. Mitchell and
Mr. Duncan. They are wanted by
the committee on resolutions.
12Temporary Chairman Theo. A.
Bell has just ascended the platform
and the hall is fast filling. There is
great cheering as the band plays pa.
triotic airs.
2:24-Chairman Bell calls the
convention to order. Every seat in the
hall is filed
12:26- Chairman Bell has difficult
ty in obtaining order. He has asked
the sergeant at arms to clear the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-09
DORA MCDONALD A BANKRUPT.
Affidavit Claiming She is Not Chicago
Resident Falls of Its
Purpose.

Chicago, July 8. = Mrs. Dora Nc
Donald, widow of the late mike" Nc
Donald, and recently acquitted on a
charge of numbering Walter Guerin,
yesterday was adjudged bankrupt
by Judge Lands An affidavit declar-
ing that Mrs Mcdonald Yves not a
resident Of the city, but lives in New
York, failed of its purpose.
Petitioning creditors against Mrs.
Mcdonald are the Lakeside Stables,
holding claim for cab hire; the
Sherman House Hotel company, hold
ing claim of more than $500, and
John L. Adams. Trustees of Mrs. Nc
Donald's estate recently were re
strained from disposing of any McDon-
aid property, and from delivering any
of it into the hands of Mrs. McDan-
ald
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IOWAN SPONSOR
OF A PLANK
DEMAND is MADE THAT ALL
HAVE A FAIR FIGHT IN THE
HOUSE AND I'M THE SENATE
NO PRIVILEGES.
[HY j. x. DoueHERTY1

Denver, July 81 -(SpeciaD When
the convention resolutions commlJLee
gets down to business this afternoon
it will be to find Iowa's representa-
tive, Jerry B. Sullivan, on the ground
fighting for plank, which Democratic
leaders say stands good chance to
be made part of the platform. Iowa
has to have something to fight for,
and with no other chance of getting
into an argument, the Hawkeye dele.
cation has set upon the Wade resolu-
tion as vehicle with which to ride
into the political arena to the place
where the spot light shines the bright
est.
The resolutions proved popular, for
the delegates from the states where
conversation is in the saddle and in
states where radicalism holds swax
found that they could give vent to
their feelings by "cussing" Joe Cannon
and the Republican majority Of the
house, without stepping on as many
toes as are trampled when the con
versation turns to the anti-injunction
and other debatable planks in the pro.
posed platform.
g4s. Voice From Home. & "a
|. And back home" they are sitting
up and taking notice. From Dayen-
port came nurgent telegram to
Judge Wade, coicing the demand Of the
second district Democracy for the
obstruction Of Cannon despotism In
the house and the total annihilation Of
the rule of oligarchy In the senate
The Davenport telegram read:
Davenport, July Z. 1908.
Judge Martin ]. Wade:
Democracy demands the destruction
of Cannon despotism in the house and
the total annihilation OF the rule ol
oligarchy In the senate. Press your
planks before the committee on reso
lutions and If they are not written In
to the platform carry the fight to the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-07-09
ALICE AND RUTH
Are DESCRIBED
WOMAN WRITER TELLS OF THE
PARTY LEADERS
DAUGHTERS.

Denver, Colo, July s. - Some men
cannot write about women. They
lack, it is averred, the delicate touch,
the rapturous style, the blissful en-
thusiasm necessary to, portray exquis-
ite femininity. A local woman writer
thus speaks of Princess" Alice Roos-
evelt Longworth and princess Maybe
Ruth) Ruth Bryan Leayitt, the two
most notable young women who are
present at the sessions of the conven-
ton.
1.-TWO typical American beauties,
Alice Roosevelt Longworth and Ruth
Bryan Leavitt. You would know them
for Americans If you met them at a
fair in Ballyhoo dressed as Irish peas
ants, or on top Of the pyramids
wrapped in an Arabian bornoose.
Mrs. LonsWorth's Eyes Dreamy.
sMrs. Longworth's eyes are soft
brown; SO is her hair. And she has a
dreaming smile and the pleasantest,
simplest most unaffected manner in
the world. She runs to tailor lmades
in the severe English fashion, and is
always smartly and simply dressed.
Her hair is smooth, and she does not
torture it into puffs and curls and
frizzes.
"Mrs. Leavitt is tall, slender, lis
som and picturesque. Her hair is
dark, with a bronze CLINT in the sun.
and her rougish, mischievous eyes are
as blue US an Irish lake. They are
black lashed and black browed, and
that is Irish, too.
One of Worlds Beauties.
"She looks much as the most fas-
cinating woman in England Ellen
/, Terry must have looked at her age
! She is witty, her taste runs to the pic
turesque in dress, and she lets her
thick brown hair fluff around her face
| in just the way it wants to- no rats
big pompadours or puffs for her. She
looks like a Gainsborough picture
When she is two or three years Older
and ten or fifteen pounds heavier she
will be the handsomest and most fas
cinating woman in America"
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aisles and all delegations to take their
seats.
12:33y~- Chairman Bell Introduce
Rev. Christian r. Reisner, who offers
the invocation.
1898 = Rev. Reisner concludes
his prayer and is greeted with ap-
p1ause.
1910 - The chairman orders the
aisles cleared for the marching clubs.
12:41-The David b. Rose marching
club of Milwaukee is the first club
to appear. They are enthusiastically
greeted. Each man Is attired in a
sack coat, white trousers and shoes
and wears straw sailor hat with gay
colored bands $50 men in line.
+ 12:43 ~ Chairman Bell recognizes
Senator Grady, chairman of the com
mittee on rules and order and pre-
sents report of that committee.
1874 - The reading clerk now
reads the report. The rules of last ma.
tional convention and rules of national
house Of representatives are recon-
mended.
12:45 The report Of the commit.
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FEDERAL JURY
ALLEGES FRAUD
IS AN oTTUMWA MAN. A VICTIM
OF GET RICH QUICK
SCHEME?

Chicago, July 8. Especially -
Wallace H. Hopkins and Thos. J. De-
lahunt were Indicted by the federal
grad jury here charged with using the
United States mails to promote a
fraud by which investors are alleged
to have been swindled out of thous-
ands of dollars.
Hopkins and Delahunt, according to
the federal charges, conspired to sell
Consolidated Zinc stock and it is al
legged they appropriated the money.
The victims of Hopkins dealings, who
lost from $1,000 to $4,000 each, and
are the ones who appear in the indict-
ment as complaining witnesses
against Hopkins and Delahunt are
Mrs. George Wilkerson, Ashland,
Wis; w. H. Winfrey, Ottumwa Ia.;
and George H. Wessling, Chicago.
& +. = . ! .
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DevIjn-Schwartz.

Foster Schwartz and Miss Esther
Devlin of 80 North Weller street were
married at the st. Patrick's parochial
home by Rev. Father James B,s!ger at
1880 last evening. They were ac-
companied by Oscar Lager and Miss
Dora Ulmer. Both parties are well
known in the city and have wide
circle of friends, who wish them a
long and happy welded life. They
will be at home to their friends on
Cherry street.
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Vorys
and Sheldon are
Taken Care of

= = 4 Hh
Hot Springs, Va, July g.
The executive committee of the
Republican national committee
met here today and elected
Frank Hitchcock, chairman of
the national committee by a
unanimous vote.
Geo. r. Sheldon of New York
was elected treasurer OF the ma
tiona committee.
The committee designated Ar
thur !. vorhys as member of
the Republican national commit
tee to have charge Of the cam
paign in Ohio and chose Gin
cinnati as the headquarters OF
the Republican national! commit
tee for the state OF ohio.
e . y 80 - Il . -
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DONKEY BRAys FOR JOHNSON
Bryan Enthusiast Thinks Rurro's
Howl Nominating speech for
Minnesota Man.

Denver, July "a belligerent moth
eaten little burro has been tied on the
sidewalk in front Of Seventeenth
street store for several days. 1t Is
the breed known as Rocky Mountain
canary, and it wears collar of red
paper and has a red ribbon tide to
it's ratlille tail.
An inquisitive dray horse poked its
nose against the burro's long ears the
other morning. Thereupon a long
mournful, shuddering howl arose
above the dim of the street.
Some one making nominating
speech for Johnson for president" re.
marked a Bryan enthusiast who was
passing.
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BISHOP POTTER GROWS BETTER.
s.sst55
Physicians Say No Further Bulletins
Will be Issued If Improvement
Continues.

Cooperstown, N. Y, July s. - Not
withstanding the intense heat yester-
day afternoon Bishop Henry G. Potter
who Is suffering from liver and stom-
ach trouble, continued to improve and
there is every reason to believe he
will recover now that the crisis of his
malady is passed His physicians feel
that his progress toward recovery has
been so marked that he may be con-
sidered practically out of danger and
as consequence no further bulletins
concerning -his condition will be is
sued unless an unexpected relapse oc-
ours.
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Mrs. MahaIa o'Brien Dead.

Batavia. July S.-(Special) )-Mrs.
Mahala O'Brien. aged 80 years. one of
Batavia's pioneers died last night at
IL o'clock of the infirnities incident
to old age. Two children are living;
CASH of Milestone, Canada, and Lem
mel of this place. Funeral Thursday
at II a. m. from residence.
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Newspaper Man Passes Away.

Charlton, July 8.-Evan Lewis. busi-
ness manager of the Charlton Patriot
died at the state hospital at Knox
Vile. The remains were brought to
Charlton last night He leaves three
sons, Elijah, of this city. Charles, of
Denver, Colo, Harry of Mantanzas,
Cuba, and one daughter, Mrs. Morti-
mer Wilson, of Lincoln, Neb. He is
also survived by one brother, Elijah
Lewis of this place
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Continued on page s.)
STORM LEVELS CAMP.
Several are Injured by Falling Tents
and Women are Exposed to
Elements.

Chicago, July 5. Epworth camp
at Paddock's Lake, near Kenosha,
Wis, a summer camp of the members
of the Kenosha chapter Of the Ep-
worth League, was struck by storm
last night and all the tents except one
were blown down.
The young women were exposed to
the wind and rain for hours before the
storm subsided sufficiently to make it
possible for men to provide shelter.
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TOUR IN CENTURY OLD WAGON
Streets Of olean Blocked by Throng
Gazing at Aged Couples An
cient Vehicle.

Olean, N. Y, July S.-Trafic in tho
main street Of this city was blocked
thirty-five minutes last night by be-
tween 5000 and 1000 men, women,
and children, who gathered around an
old drawn emigrant wagon, 100 years
old, in which a man and woman aged
so years have begun to tour Cat
taragus county.
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Nicaragua Has
Taken Up Arms
For Honduras

Washington, D. 81, July s.-Nicar.
aqua has taken up arms In support of
Honduras which has a revolutionary
movement on Its hands. according to a
dispatch received at'ithe state depart
ment today.
Another dispatch from the American
representative at the capital of Saliva
dor indicates the movement against
Honduras has failed.
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Atlantic Fleet
Steanls Onward
1876 Miles Away

On Board the United States steam
ship Connecticut at Sea July $50
a. m.-(By Wireless )-The Atlantic
fleet is steaming this morning in a
squadron formation at ten knots, 1855
miles out from San Francisco. The
weather is fine and calm.
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PHONE GIRLS STRIKE AND WIN.
Sheboysan Service Tied Up TWO
Hours While Operators Demand
a Vacation.

Sheboygan, Wis, July S.-The local
telephone service was tied up for two
hours today by strike of the girl
operators, who demanded weeks va
cation on pay and got it
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&. w. McMahan Dead.

Eddyville, July 8.Died at 2::30,
Tuesday morning July Z, 1908. R. w.
McMahan, at the home Of his daughter
Mrs. Nancy Riggs. He was about
eighty years Of age, and has been in
poor health for several months, hay-
ing a stroke of paralysis few weeks
ago.
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CAPTURED AT
CEDAR RAPIDS.

Cedar Rapids, July s. ~ John Nc
Kee, an ex-convict who escaped from
the Waterloo Jail Sunday, was cap.
tured here today.
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A search of the city directory fails
to show the name of Winfrey. He is
not known as far as can be learned
in the city.
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Bulletins are fled according to
mountain time. which is.one hour be-
hind central time