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CONGRESS SPRINGS SURPRISE
oNITs SALARY FOR MUNICIPAL
BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT.
Imposes the Duties Upon Secretary
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Morrow
Registers His Objections. =.

The proposition to have DR.. William
Tindali secretary to the board of District
Commissioners, to serve as superintendent
o. the new municipal building does not
meet with the approval Of Maj. Jay j.
Morrow, Engineer commissioner. To
the surprise of Maj. Morrow and the other
Commissioners. the District appropriation
bill which passed the Senate Saturday tn
Guided an item that makes DIR. TindaIl
Jointly secretary to the board and superin-
tendent of the new building at salary
of 81 500 per annum. which Is $500 more
than he Is receiving as secretary.
In their estimates to Congress the Com
missioners suggested that the superin-
tendent to be appointed should be man
OF expert mechanical knowledge and that
he should be paid an annual salary OF
5000 When the estimates were being
considered by the House the new job was
eliminated entirely. and provision was
made for the work to fall upon the TWO
army officers who are acting as assistant
Engineer Commissioners. The Senate
changed this by providing that the sec
rotary to the board be superintendent,
the idea being to save the salary or $S,OOO
recommended by the Commissioners.
Commissioner Morrow's Objections.
In voicing his objections to the PROPOSE
ton. Commissioner Morrow said today
that the duties that will have to be per-
formed by the superintendent of the new
building will be of such nature that
only a mechanical engineer or a man
learned in the mysteries of machinery
electricity etc. could satisfactorily per-
form them. He said he does not object
to Dr. Tindall getting an increase in his
sslary-in fact he has endearored to Sc
cure an increase for him. without sue
cess-but because Of the nature of the
work he does not believe DR.. Tindall car
hold down the lid
LAS q matter of fact" said Maj Nor.
row, II don't believe DIR. T.ndall would
want the job. When a man not skilled
i'm the ara commences to deal with mann
moth boilers and intricate engines and
dynamos and compressed air tubes. etc
he Is venturing on dangerous ground. II
Congress- does not see fit to provide for
the position of superintendent as we
recommended I would prefer to have the
two assistant engineer commissioners at
tend to the work.
No specific provision, is made in the
hill for Perry Carson. the well known
colored politician. who has been janitoi
Of the present District building for
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number OF. years. His friends thought
he would fall heir to the position OF as
sistant superintendent of the new build
ing which is to pay 81 800 But the man
who occupies this place must be an ex-
pert stenographer and typewriter. 1t IS
said to be likely. that Carson will he
looked after when the Commissioners fill
the minor places. His salary as 5anitor or
the present building occupied by the Dis
trict government is 5000. 1t was up until
the last year $1,2O.
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COTTON CASE COMPROMISE.
If Confirmed, the Sacher Child Will
Get Quarter Of Estate.

Application was made TO the District
Supreme Court today by Mrs. Caroline
Cotton Dahlgren. Miss Katharine A. Mar
tin and Mrs. TheOdosia Cook Grace to
have ratified an agreement entered into
with Helen Margaret Beatrice Sacher. the
eight -year-old great-grandchild Of Mrs.
Ellen NJ. Cotton. who had instituted a
contest over the will of Mrs. Cotton. Seig-
fried Sacher. Partisan banker. was
named by Justice Gould as guardian ad
Item for his little daughter. and fled for
her a consent to the ratification OF the
terms Of the compromise.
Under the terms OF the will OF Mrs
Cotton Mrs. Grace was given a parcel
Of real estate in Santa Cruz Cal, and
81 600 only was left to the little Sacher
girl The remaining estate was devised
equally to Mrs. Caroline Cotton Dahl
gren and her daughter. Miss Katharine
The compromise sought to be confirmed
provides that the will be admitted to
probate and that two administrators be
appointed. one to be chosen by each side
of the controversy. The expenses of the
litigation. estimated at so 600. are first to
be paid. $2j.0 600 to Katharine Agnew Mar
tin. for expenses incurred by her, and
SIS eco to Seigfried- Sacher for his costs
Of litigation.
Mrs Grace is to have the real estate
devised to her under the will, and. after
the debts of Mrs Cotton are paid. the
remainder of the estate is to be divided.
half to Caroline Cotton Dahlgren. one
quarter to Katharine Agnew Martin and
one -quarter to Helen Sacher.
In order to effect the carrying out Of
the contract it is provided that the real
estate with the exception Of the devise
to Mrs. Grace. shall be conveyed to r..
Golden Donaldson and Conrad H. Syme,
as trustees, with power to sell and dis
tribute the net proceeds according to the
terms Of the agreement. The deed has
been executed and = delivered to the
trustees.
The value of the estate is given in the
papers filed today as $7OOOO0. Miss
Sacher will receive about $150.0OO.
Attorneys r. Golden Donaldson. B. W.
Parker and A. S. Worthington repre-
scented the Sacher child and Attorneys
Conrad II. Syme and G. A. Douglas ap-
peared for the proponents of the will.
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Gobbler Attacks Boy and Eggs.

PHILADELPHIA. April 20.-With .
basket Of eggs in his hands. George
Gilmore. the twelve-year-old son Of
Joseph Gilmore. a vegetable and poul-
try farmer of Manatawana road. east Of
Ridge avenue, RoXborough. was at
tackled by large turkey gobbler yes
terday morning. Chasing the boy into
4 corner Of the poultry yard. the COB
bier pecked him on the neck. haais and
face. Mrs. Gilmore drove the gobbler off
with a rake. The boys injuries were
dressed by DIR. B. II. Peltz.
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ONE DAYS ODD STORIES
GATHERED AT RANDOM
Girls Hat DELAYS Train.

PITTSBURG, April 2O.-An Easter. hat
on the head Of a young woman coming
from New York delayed the Pacific ex-
press at the East Liberty street station
for five minutes yesterday. The young
woman attempted to come out oe the
Pullman with the hat on her head. 1t
stuck fast in the narrow aisle at the
side Of the car and the girl ccIld go
neither forward nor backward. The con-
ductor swore at the delay. Finally the
gill managed to get the hat off her head.
and, holding it sidewise. left the train.
The hat measured thirty-six inches from
stem to stern.
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Notes and Personals.

Notes and Personals.
A large percentage Of the younger pop
ulation of the city today went Easter
egg rolling to the various hills in and
around the city. Many Of the youngsters
accompanied by their parents. visited the
White Lot in Washington.
Fred Hicks. seventeen years of age re-
Gently convicted in the corporation court
Of being implicated in the holding up and
shooting of T. J. Snyder. and sentenced
to serve four years in. the reform. school,
was today conveyed to that institution at
Laurel. Va.
Miss Minnie w. Phillips and Frank w.
Latham. superintendent of the city gas
works, were married at IL o'clock this
morning at st. Paul's Protestant Episco-
pal Church by Rev. p. P. Phillips, rector.
They will reside In this city.
Invitations have been received here for
an Easter entertainment which will be
given Wednesday evening next at St
James Hall. West Falls Church. Va. un-
der the auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary
Of st. James Church.
Plans are being made by Alva Aerie
No. ST.. Fraternal Order Of Eagles. for
its annual memorial services. which will
be held May 10 rext at the opera house.
Rev. Carlton Harris Of Baltimore yes
terday afternoon delivered ~an address
before a mems meeting held at the Young
Peoples building of the Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church SOutll. his subject was
"Besetting Sins of Men," A solo. Nag
areth." was rendered by j. T. Schofield.
Rev. II. ]. Cutler. pastor OF st. Mary,s
Catholic Church, and Rev. L. F. Kelly.
assistant pastor. left yesterday afternoon
for Baltimore. from which place they
sailed for trip to Boston by sea. They
will return next week.
A musical and literary entertainment
will be given Thursday next at Lee Camp
Hall under the auspices of the woman's
auxiliary of that camp. Local and
Washington talent has been secured.
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her cousins, Elsie Garrett and Margaret
]. Campbell of Trenton. n. j. The bull
was the king of the Dixon farm" and
the rescuer was George Martin. a hand
on this same farm. AS they crossed
pasture a bull became Infatuated p, the
red ribbons on one of the Merry
Widow" hats. and there was Il lively
chase for a certain tree that stands
near the edge of the farm.
The girls were able to sprint, and the
bull was distanced.
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College Students Stole the Cop.

ATLANTIC CITY. n. j.. April 2O.-A
copper" whose name Is withheld by
the police department was stolen" by
twenty college boys from the Board
walk Sunday night. The bluecoat was
held and bound SO that he could not
make an cutlery. When the college lads
thought they had their prisoner safely
out OF reach Of rescue Oficer Taliman.
one Of the giants on the force. surprised
them, recovered the stolen" cop end set
him free. The college boys let out their
yell as they disappeared in the dark
ness.
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NEW YORK. April 20-Lucas j. Won
boskerk eighty four years old and for
fifty-fOur years a member OF the New
York Stock Exchange. died in his home in
Hackensack. n. j., yesterday of the ef-
fects OF age.
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Three Girls in a Tree.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. April 90
Perched high in tree to escape a
vicious bull that kept paving away at
Its trunk, three girls sat through a
rainstorm yesterday and saw their
Easter hats wither in the April shower
before the hero OF the day arrived and
drove away. the cause of their high
climb. The girls were Miss Florence K.
Garrett Of Wises Mill, Roxborough, and
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George Mason Council. No. 171S, will leave
tonight for Richmond. Va, to attend the
annual Grand Lodge meeting Of that Or
ganization.
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Beneath the Hats.

Here and there beneath the outrageous
brim of an enormous I'D skirt could be
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CONTEST NOTICE.
Department of the Interior, United States
 Land Office. Little Rock, Ark, April

Department of the Interior, United State
 Land Office. Little Rock, Ark, Apri
 10th, 1908.
 A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in this office by Abner E. Gill. contest. ant, against Homestead Entry No. 26OS5 made Dec. l7th, 1903 for SEE ar. NV ar Section 36, Township F. S., Range 5. w. by Joe Goodin, Contestee, in which it i, alleged that the said Joe Goodin has shan. doDed said homestead for more than six month last past. That he has never resided upon or cultivated the land; and that his al- iegeo absence from the land is not dn. to hls employment in the Army or Navy Q, the oniied States: and that his present P. U. address Is unknown to the Contestant sad parties are notified to appear, respond :. ana oner evidence touching said allegation as io o'clock a. Tn on June l2, 1908, be. lore the County Clerk of Drew County Ar kansas, at his office in Monticello. A,k and that final hearing will be held at m o'clock a m. on June 25, 1908. before tho nesIster e sh1 Receiver at the United States Land Office in Little Rock, Ark. ''''s The sad contestant having, in nronor amaavit, hled April 15, 1908. set forth tac,. Mnieh snow that after due diligence nersons M service of this notice can not be p,,do !, Is hereby ordered and directed that sneb ,a ,s ''ee De gwen by due and proper publication
 II. H. MYERS. Register.
 J. E. BUSH, Receiver.
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ALETTER FROM FLORIDA.
AripeKa, Fla. May 2,

AripeKa. Fla, May B, 1908. Editor Monticellonian
 According to promise, l shall now proceed to send some news of our trip, and also of the country we find down here, the beautiful land of flowers and oranges.
 Judge Hammock and 1 were joined in Little Rock by Mrs. Chas Hammock and daughter; and leaving there Tuesday night. May Ie, we reached Jacksonville Thurs day m. Having missed connec- ton for the west coast. we spent the day pleasantly with agreeable travelling companions, in seeing the sights of this busy and at. tractive Southern metropolis, and left Friday morning over the At lantic Cost line.
 Arriving at Brooksville. in Her nando County, on Friday night, we found teams and friends await. ing us, Messrs. Charley Hammock and Allen letter, both looking well and happy. We rested over night, there, and next day proceeded to Aripeka, the charming little Gulf port which was our object point. Here we met a cordial. whole soul welcome, from such relatives and friend. as Jno. Jeter and wife. R. A. Ellis aud wife, the Royals, and Seymores.
 What and where is Aripika' you may ask. What of its people. its resources and industries. what of soci l l.fs, it's churches, schools, eli
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and some varieties of grapes do well.
 We found our good friends from Arkansas well.satisfed here. their new places beginning to look pros porous and promising. and them selves making good citizens. MT. and Mrs. C J eter have pretty cottage in the midst of growing young oranges. bananas, and pine apples. Mir. and Mrs. Chas. Sey. me re, smiling and well, are costly ensconsed next door. Mr.and Mrs. Hammock and daughter have d delightful cottage on the sea.front which. they have appropriately named Nestle Down"
 Though all these good friends are learning to look upon Florid; as home, yet none of them hay, forgotten Arkansas, and the old time friends and neighbors ther, and they areIloading me downIwiti loving messages for those they lief behind.
 Yours for Florida. K. T. Wells.
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Relief from Rheumatic Pains

"I suffered with rheumatism for over two ycars," says Mr. Rol. land Curry, a patrolman, of Key West, Fla. Sometime it settled Tn my knee and famed me so I could hardly walk, at other times it would be in my feet and haEds so 1 was inexperienced for duty. one night when I was in severe pain and lame from it my wife went to the drug store here and came back with bottle of Chamberlain s Pain Balm I rubbed with it and found the pain had nearly gone during the night l kept on using it for little more than two weeks and found that 1t drove the rhcum- atism away. have not had any trouble from that disease for over three months"
 For sale by R. E. Bordeaux.
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Thinks It Saved his Life.

Lester M. Nelson, of Naples, Maine, says in a recent letter: "I have used Dr. Kings New Dis covory many years, for cough and colds, and l think it save my life, I have found 1t 8 reliable remedy for throat and lung complaints, and would no moro be without q bottle than I would be without food" For nearly 40 years Dis. covery has stood at the head oi throat and lung remedies. As a preventative of pneumonia, and healer of week lungs it has no equal.
 soc and $1.00 at all druggist.
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A Grand Family n edicine.

It gives me pleasure to speak 8 good word for Electric Bitter" {" writes Mir. Frank Conlan, of No 43b Houston St., N Y. "Its a grand family medicine for liver and dyspepsia complications while for lame back and weak kidneys it cannot be to highly recommend ed." Electric Bitters regulate the digestive organs,purifies the blood and imparts renewed vigor and vi. tality to the weak and debilitated of both sexes.
 soc. at alldrug stores.
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BOOSTERS OF
 MONTICELLO
Proceedings of Meeting Held Wed-
 nescay Evening.

At mass meeting of the citi- zens of Monticello, Drew County Arkansas, held in the Court House OH this day, called to or der at 3::30 o'clock, P NJ, on motion Dr. W. A. Brown was e. lected temporary chairman and Lamar Williamson temporary secretary for the purpose of or ganizing-a Boosters League.
 On taking the chair the tenn porlry chairman delivered an en- thuiastic booster address. In re- sponse to a call by the Chair, Judge H. W. Wells followed by a rousing talk, urging a permanent organization of the League. Ii was then moved and unanimous lv carried that the meeting be. come d permanent organization to be known as the Boosters of Monticello.
 Nominations for the election of officers being in order, the follow ing eofficers were nominated and e. leeted, viz; Judge H. W. Wells, President; Jack Curry, Vice President; Lamar Williamson, Secretary; and J. J. Mccloy l;
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CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of the Interior, United States
 Land Office. Little Rock, Ark, April
 18th, 1908.
 A sufficient affiiav vit having been filed in this office by Abner F.. Gill. contestant against Homestead Entry No. 266s7. made Dec. Eth, I9oS for NV qr. SEE qr, and NE qr. s-w qr. Section 36 Township F. s.. Range !, w.. by Frank Fields, Contestee, in which it is alleged that the said Frank Fields has abandoned for more than six months last past, tha, he has never resided upon or cultivated the land and that his alleged absence from the land s"not due to his employment in the Army or " Of the United States and that hls present P O. address is unknown to the Contestant said par ties are hereby notified to appear respond and offer evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock m. on June F, 1905 before the County Clerk of Drew County, Ark. at his of. flee in Monticello, Ark; and that final hearing will be held at 10 o'clock a. m. on June 25th 1908 before the Register and Receiver at the United States Land Office in Little Rock. Ark iThe said contestant having, in II proper af. hdavt filed April 15, 1908 set forth facts which show that after due diligence personal service Of this notice can not be made, it is hereby or. dered and directed that such notice be given by due and proper publication.
 H. H. MYERS. Register.
 J. F, BUSH. Receiver
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Treasurer.

i Treasurer.
 Moved and carried that there be created d committee to be known as the Executive Com mittee" composed of the Presi- dent Nice-President, Secretary, i Treasurer, and two more mem bcrs to be appointed by the Pres ident.
 The President appointed R. E. Y. Bordeaux and E.A. Causey as the fifth and sixth members.
 Moved and carried that the President appoint a Committee on 1 Constitution and Bylaws for ,the organization, (which should pre- pare and submit to the next meet ing If the organization to be held on the second Wednesday in June, next ,a constitution and Bylaws.
 The President appointed as such committee, k. l.. Hyatt, Chairman. C. T. Harris, and the secretary.
 On motion the President was added to the committee on a con- stitution and bylaws.
 Moved and carried that. the President appoint d committee to be known as the Park Committee, who should investigate the advis- liability of, and devise ways and means of, procuring City Park which committee should confer with like committee to be ap- pointed by the Civic Improve ment League; and which should report its proceedings at the next meeting of the organization.
 The President appointed on the Park Committee, J. J. Me- Cloy, chairman; J. D. Welsh and Jack Curry.
 Many enthusiastic booster sug- gestions were made and resolu- tions passed asking the hearty cooperation of all the citizens of the town in developing and spreading the Booster spirit and enlarging the membership of the league.
 It was resolved that the two newspapers of the town be re- quested to publish the proceed ings of the meeting and urge ev- cry citizen to attend the next meeting of the oranization to be held in the Court House at three clock P. NJ. on Wednesday, June the 10th, 1908.
 The following members were enrolled by request, viz;
 H. W. Wells, J. F. Koonee, K. E. Y. Bordeaux, k. l.. Hyatt, J. A. Maloney, D. k. Hankins, k. w. Wilson. J. W. Kimbro, c. T. Harris, D. A. Trammel, Jack Curry, J. J. McCloy, T. E. Ham, mock, Dr. A. $. ]. Collins, Dr. w. A. Brown, Lamar William son.
 | It was resolved that each mem Der boost the meeting; solicit members; and work for d great meeting June 10th, when Booster speeches will be made.
 On motion the meeting ad- journed to meet again in the Court House at 5 o'clock r. M ;, Wednesday, June 10, 1908.
 Lamar Williamson, Sect. Approved: II. Wells, Pres.
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Tired mothers, worn out by the peevish, cross baby have found Cascasweet n boon and @ blessing Cascasweet is for babies and chil. dren, and is specially good for the ills so common in hot weather Look for the ingredients printed on tho bottle. Contains no harm. ful drugs.
 Sold by.
 Brown McQuiston & Go.
 and Graham & Graham
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Proposed Amendment to the COnstItu.
 ton of the State of Arkansas.

ton of the State of Arkansas.
 Notice is hereby gwen that the following joint resolution, proposing an amendment to the State Constitution, WAS passed by the General Assembly at it's regular session in 1907, and tl a. the sane will be submitted to the electors of the State at the next gen. cral election, to be held Monday, September IA, 1908. for adoption or rejection.
 Proposed Amendment No. 10.
 "That Section of Article l6 of the Con- stitution of the State of Arkansas be amend- ed so as 10 read as follows:
 Article l6. Section 1. Neither the State nor any city, town, county, or other munich pality in this State shall ever loan its credit for any purpose whatever, nor shall any county, city, town or municipality eyer is- sue any interest bearing evidences of in- debtedness, except such bonds as may be authorized by law to provide fer the con- struction and maintenance of public high ways in counties, cities and towns and the construction, purchase and maintenance of public improvements Of general nature in cities and towns,
 Provided, That boRds or evidence of in. debtedness shall not be issued for an amount more than ten per cent, of the assessed valu. ation of all real and personal property in any city, town or county proposing to issue same.
 Such bonds shall not bear greater rate of interest than five per cent, per annum, and in order to provide for the payment of such bonds and interest. special tax not to exceed three mills on the dollar, in addition to the rate of taxation, now authorized, may be levied by..said counties, cities and towns.
 And the State shall never issue any inter. est bearing treasury warrants or scrip"
 The above resolution was filed in the office of the Secretary of State on May 23, 1907,
 Each elector may vote for or against the above amendment.
 Witness my official signature this 24tb day of February, 1908.
 0. c. LUDWIG,
 toeal.) Secretary of State.
The Monticellonian., 1908-06-04
Bucklens Arnica Salve Wins.

Tom Moore, of Rural Route, 1 Cochran, Ga, writes: II had 6 bad sore come on the in step of my foot and could find nothing tha, would heal it until 1 applied Bucklens Arnica Salve. Less half of 25c box won the day for me by affecting cure.
 at alldrug stores. 25c.