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The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-10
GIVE WARNING
CETCH FINDS NOTE IN HER BED ADVISING HER THAT SHE AND THE GEAR ARE
 TOBE MLLED-KING OF BELGIUM ALSO ON THE LIST
United Press Telearaph.cabIo serviee.)

St. Petersberg Feb 10-When the czarevitch retired last night she found in her bed letter addressed to herself warning her that she and the be the next vic tins of the terrorsts.
 The letter written with pen and ink and in strong egbe hand and carried the usual skull and cross bones of such notices The carevch read the message with composure and turned it to the who in turn placed it in the hands of the police department That the letter found it's way to the bed chamber of the czarevch has caused much anxiety to the imperial family and to the police.
 London, Feb. 18-Advices have been received here stating that the king of Belgium has been warned that he is to be killed by the terrorists next march,
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-10
(Ry United Preso.)

Arenas, Feb. lO-An incoming steam CT reports that it passed the great white fleet of the American navy in the mids! of very bad weather, out to sea to the
The daily Alaskan., 1908-02-10
.BURNS-PBLMER MILL TONIGHT

to four in favor of Burns. Interest is being manifested all over Great Brin- ain.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
An Important Congress to Us,

The greatest convention in the eourse
of what is probably the greatest single
campaign ever waged is shortly - be
held here in Washington. 1t is the
sixth international Congress on the
Prevention of tuberculosis. For its
sessions there viii assemble in this
Capital the last week of this month
thousands OF distinguished surgeons,
physicians, bacteriologists, earnest lay
men, sociologists, and phlanthropists,
all consecrated TO a fight upon what
the world has come to call "the great
white plague"
Ten years ago, one person out OF
every seven who died owed his death
to tuberculosis in one form OF another.
Today the proportion is probably only
one person in ten. In fifteen years
more there Is good reason to expect
that the disease viii be practically
eradicated This Is the cause repre-
sented in this congress. The men
whom it viii convene are known the
world overlook, Denys, Hamel, Tru-
deau, Flick, NewshoIme, sherman, and
Others-and the great body OF their
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

associates who are making the in
vestigations AID lessons of the few
the property of the many.
The entertainment OF such gather
ing is a responsibility to which no eiti-
zen can be indifferent He viii be, him
self, an immediate beneficiary of It.
His own security from contagion, his
own health, sre as much involved and
as much adv5uiced as the security and
health OF any one else. And he must
know, as he is a reasonable man Tor
woman) that no SUCH convention can
be conducted without a great deal of
money.
In this case, Congress and the ma
tionaI committee have done much. What
remains for Washington to do is well
within its means and decidedly less
than its position as the convention city
would warrant Every business man
who reads these columns has received
a statement of the needs OF the local
committee. 1t is up to him to answer.
If he has any glimmer of perception
as to the importance of this fight on
the worst plague that has ever infected
humanity he viii answer with his
check book, and in a right amount
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
How Not to Get Trade.

Consul Isaac A. Manning, at Carta-
gena, Colombia, in calling the after
ton of American manufacturers Of
scissors and shears TO the manner in
which their product loses its nickel
plating and rusts III that climate, quite
incidentally discloses a bit of Amer; an
folly in respect of the failure OF d
house in this country to I'LL the order
of a Colombian customer according to
specifications He says:
Another complaint. also "a very Sc
TiOus one, was made By the merchant
with failing 10 nh the order accord
Ing TO instructions. The merchant
ordered BARRIERS scissors In eight-inch
lengths and the shipper sent them
in seven-inch. saying that "all bar
bers in the United States use the
seven-inCh shears.
It happens, as Consul Manning also
says, and as must have been knowE
70 the exporter; that the BARRIERS scis-
sors are very popular in Colombia be-
cause of the better edge on the blades.
The fact, moreover, appears TO be, ac-
cordimg to Consul Manning. that bar
ber5 in the United States do use eight
inch blades, and not seven-inch, as the
exporter somewhat equiyocally stated
However, the/net result was to lose
the American shearmaker any further
business with that particular concern,
and to discredit American business
methods generally.
This instance appears to the consul
to have been a typical instance Of
unloading" on a distant customer.
Unless this sort of thing Is discon-
tinued he declares it viii be absurd
for American manufacturers to expect
to hold South American trade. And
in this his conclusion Is not to be Won
dered at, nor even questioned by any
one with a slight idea of business.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
The Campaign Mischief-Maker.

Not much intere est has been mani
tested in the figure the Independence
League viii cut IN the coming Presi-
Dental campaign, owing to the fact,
no doubt, that predictions as to the
vote it viii poll are pure guesswork.
The league started out on so ambitious
a program-namely, to rescue the eoun-
try from the clutches of the two older
parties, and with so little likelihood
of making even a respectable showing
in that direction-that the public is
apt to overlook its real power for caus-
ing trouble.
The first line on what the Independ
euce League viii do comes from Yer
mont If the result in that State Is
significant of the way the political
wind is blowing as it concerns the two
older parties, it Is not entirely with
out import as to what we may expect
from the Independence League. In Yer
mont the league candidate for governor
poIled l,252 votes in a total vote of
66,747, about 2 per cent.
Now, it is not unreasonable to sup
pose that in the States of New York,
Illinois, and California, where the
league has a real organization and
where it-has powerful newspaper sup
port, and, moreover, where it has here
tofore conducted vigorous and able
State campaigns, it viii 40 better than
it did in Vermont. If it captures but
3 per cent of the vote in New York.
it viii poll $4,000 baliots-enough, com
ing as they do principally from the
Democratic party, to make a percep-
tibIe difference in the result. And
there Is no assurance that if the league
goes in to make itself felt in the three
States mentioned it win not do it in
a way that viii be surprising.
The hacker OF the league is an as
tpte politician with a large capacity
for mischief. He means mischief at
this time for Mr.. Bryan, and it is not
at all impossible that he will let us
know before the campaign Is over that
he has been in it.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
OULAHANS G. o. P. HANDBOOK ON LABOR
SHOWS GOOD LAWS TO BE OF
REPUBLICAN ORIGIN.

things the pamphlet sets forth that "a
study Of the history OF labor legislation
in the United States viii disclose the
fact that nearly all such legislation orig
mated in Repu >lican States ard was aft
erward adopted by the Democratic
States. At the present time, the statute
books Of the different States show a de-
cided preponderance OF protective -abor
legislation In the Republican as com
pared with the Democratic States.
And then the pamphlet gives, in
elaborate form, the figures to prove it,
The pamphlet then makes significant
note that "a political party must be
judged, not by what it proposes 10 DO.
but by what its adherents actually ac-
complish when in Office The laws which
the representatives of a party enact
as legislators, rather than the party
platforms, are the true index TO the
real policy o. that party"
The table shows that at present there
are thirty-threC State labor bureaus in
the United States. OF these, twenty-six
are IN Republican and seven are in
Democratic States.
Reducing these figures to a proper
tionate basis, we find that twenty-six
out of thirty Republican States. or
81 per cent, have labor bureaus: seven
out of sixteen Democratic States, OF "A
per cent, have labor bureaus"
Republican State Laws.
The pamphlet points out that twenty
three out of thirty Republican States,
or n Per cent. have laws providing for
factory inspection service. while six out
Of sixteen TaruOcrq tfr States ar g-1L par
cent, have such laws. and calls atten-
tion TO the fact that in the States where
there is no provision for enforcing,
the laws are obsolete
Each OF seventeen labor laws is then
cited at length. and their necessity told
forcefully, following or leading up 10
the basic fact that these laws are in
force in a majority of Republican
States
AIr. Feeney repeated last night what
he had said in New York, but objected
to the charge that he threw ice water
on G0mpers.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
IN DEMAND
DURING CAMPAIGN
Vice Presidential Candidate
Receiving Many Requests
TO Make Speeches.

NEW YORK, Sept. Congressman
James S. sherman. the Republican Vice
Presidential candidate. IS in great de-
mand for speeches during the campaign.
Requests for his services have come
from nearly every section OF the East
as well as from several places in the
South. It has been practically decided
that he and Congressman Nicholas
Longworth. the son-in-law Of President
Roosevelt viii make addresses at the
meeting Of the League of Republican
Clubs in Pennsylvania 10 be beld at
WiIkesbarre. Pa. september IS ar
rangements for this meeting are being
planned on a large scale.
Discusses Situation.
The Republican campaign in Della
ware will not be started actively until
the latter part of this month. Discuss
ing the situation there today. a R. Ben
son. who is in charge of Republican
State headquarters at Wilmington, said
sOn the surface. there IS an appear
ance Of harmony among Democrats, but
wien they 90 to the polls they VIII do
a lot of scrappins. Tho spirit that
prompted the Delaware leaders TO defy
the Bryanites in the Denver convention,
by refusing 10 Join in the p9rade OF
banners. still lives. Their votes will
help Taft and Sherman in November. %
Dalzell Talks.
Landing today frem a trip to Europe,
Congressman John Dalze1, of Pitts
burg, tariff expert and one OF the
original "standpatters.' % renewed his pre-
vious declaration that the Republicans
would revise the tariff in tbs next House
provided they control it,
'The new tarin,' said he. will he
a maximum and minimum one, the
minimum schedules being strictly a
protective tariff, based Ca something
very much like the prescott schedules.
and with the maximum TO 5e used as a
retaliatory tariff.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Shady Advice.

Chicago is reported to be upset over
a novel just issued. The author is a
clubman, and, depicting as he does
what purports to be life at the aver
age country club, Chicago thinks he
has entirely too much drunkenness in
it. The general experience has been
that the country club is a good insti-
tuition because it induces to outdoor
life, and Chicago, unique as it is in
many things, yet probably conforms 10
the rule in its country clubs.
One passage in this interesting book
has excited comment elsewhere. 1t is
advice to girls who are contemplating
matrimony, and consists of this sage
admontiOn:
Don't marry a man until you have
seen him drunk"
Chicago Is justified in becoming mifTed
at the insinuation conveyed in this
warning. For one thing it carries a
gentle hint to the effect that a young
woman who marries in Chicago may
as well make up her mind that her
intended, in Chicago parlanee, is GER
tain to get "plastered" at stated inter
walls. Further, it leaves rs to infer
that when the Chicagoan gets in this
condition he Is a bad man from Bitter
creek.
Anyhow, why should the young
woman in the case see her intended
in that interesting condition. Drunk
enness doesn't bring out true charac-
ter. The old saying, in vino veritas,
needs to be taken with a grain of salt.
There are some happy romancers who,
with the aid of a glass or two of
wine, can make Munehausen look like
a rush light as compared with the
sun, and from "aught that we have
ever read in books or heard by word
OF mouth" the fellow who is a bad lot
sober is not improved IN the least by
getting boozed.
IF the novelist's advice had been,
wait until you see Jne man drunk
and then give him the shake, it would
have been much more to the point.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Decides Question After a
Conference With Chair
man Hitchcock.
DOUBTFUL STATES
WILL BE INVADED
West Makes Demand for Appear
ance of Candidate Committee
Head Goes TO New York.

MIDDLE BASS ISLAND Ohio, Sept
5.--FOr the Grst time since TIE question
has been preached in this campaign,
William II Taft and Nati6 aal Chair
man Frank H. Hitchcock today put
themselves on record as favOring the
proposition that the candidate shall un-
dertake a speaking campaign in his
own right.
The campaign Of dignhed silence"
has been abandoned The demand Of
the people TO see and hear the candi-
date viii be needed. and Taft unques-
ionably viii take the stump, probably
on OF about October l.
Mr. Hitchcock came on a flying visit
from Detroit this afternoon at ] o'clock
and left at 2.30 70 catch the train for
New York, al Sandusky He went to
Detroit from Indianapolis, and missed
the regular line boat from that city
mere.
Col Frank Hecker saved the day by
placing his yacht. the Halcyon. at Mir
Hitchcock's disposal A company Of
friends. including Representative Ed
DENLY OF Michigan. accompanied the
chairman. Both Taft anG Mr. Hitch
cock submitted 10 interviews when
their conference had been brought TO a
close.
Hitchcock Talks.
'I had a fine talk with Taft said
Hitchcock. I'VE talked sor a long time
about the demand that he 20 on a
speeCh-making tour. There is A great
demand Tor him in the West: in fact, all
over the country; demand that is
so strong. so overwhelming, that
don't know whether it is possigs!e to
refuse IL Party leaders first thought
It best that he should not &c personally
into the campaign. but the situation is
different now. Party organizations want
him, want 10 see him.
The trip that Taft made through Ohio
has convinced all that he has made
good as campaigneT II is possible,
therefore, that by October ]. he viii 20
out 10 make some speeches He nat
uraIiy would go into some of the doubt
ful States. although ] can not at this
time say what States. ] am personally
inclined To favor the idea thar Taft 90
out before the people. because the peO-
pie want him. and because IL is a great
appeal
Il also went over the situation with
Taft. State by State, and the party
leaders have said there is no doubt that
he viii win If we make the right kind
OF campaign and keep at it
Questioned as to the result in Yer
mont. ATr. Hitchcock said that ne con-
sidered Z, Significant. though not con-
elusive"
Taft States Decision.
Mr. Taft expressed himself as follows:
"AIr- Hitchcock and I went over the
campaign generally. He gave me the
Information which he picked up in the
West, and is inclined 10 consider the
advisability OF undertaking some sort
OF a speech making tour. Just how soon
such a tour WoCld be undertaken 2 can
not say. That would be arranged by
the national committee
Although the demand comes in a
great measure from the West. the cam
Paiguiug which ] might undertake
would not necessarily be confined to
that section
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

An innocent heart suspects no guilt
Portuguese proverb.
Hub-But if you like the young fellow.
Kate. why do you object TO our daugh-
ter marrying him2
Wife-Oh. she'll marry him for all
10 say. when they quarrel. that Moth
er didn't want me to marry you. any
way. Boston Transcript
Better an open enemy than a false
friend.-Spanish Proverb.
so women hold office down here?"
interrogated the stranger in the rural
county seat.
There's one in the clerks office, q"
responded the proud citizen
Has she proved any advantage to
the community"
''Weii. I should say so As soon as
she got in office she reduced the mar
riage license fee from 81 TO 90 cents, and
there has been a rush ever since. Chi
CagO News.
FIim-What did you see in Europe
that appealed to you partieularly?'
Flam-Why. the beggars.-Chicago
News.
It is the duty of men to love even
those who injure them.-Marcus Anton
mus.
Kind Old Gentleman suppose drink
Beggar-Yes es. sir; It was. took drink
of milk tha had microbes in II, and Il
damaged MY health 50 much that
can't work Brooklyn Eagle.
How completely blessed is prudence in
a good sposltion.-Diphilus
well. good-by, Ethel"
Miss Ethel. If you please."
We'll, I certainly shall miss you when
you're gone i"-Chicago Journal
When men are friends there is no
need Of justice.-Aristotle.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

What has the Republican party done
for Iabor?'
In answer to this question. and to the
watchword of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, as proPounded by Presi-
dent Gompers and the executive eoun-
Gil, the publicity bureau Of the Repub-
Hcan headquarters has issued a twelve
page. closely printed pamphlet, entitled:
what the Republican party has done
for labor" with a subsection what
the Democratic party has failed TO do
for labor and the emblazoned key
line, "A Striking Contrast"
This pamphlet is being circulated
from Republican headquarters in every
county and municipality for the peru
sal Of the wage earners, and il bears
the union label
The pamphlet was written and cir
culated upon the indirect suggestion Of
a prominent local labor leader, James
L. Feeney, ex-president of the Central
Labor Union, president of the book
binders local union, and Of the Labor
Day committee.
Republicans Pass Labor Laws.
It gives figures, previously printed by
the Bureau Of Labor, under direction
of Commissioner of Labor Neil, and pur-
ports TO show that a vast majority
of labor measures were passed by Re
publican Legislatures
Mr.. Feeney was in New York last
week. and one of the many places h
visited was the Republican headquar-
ters. He paid his respects to Mr..
Hitchcock. and expressed his views
mentioning that he remembered the
Democratic party in power in years
past, and remarked that so far as he
could see. they did nothing but slash
a. Republican expenditures. and cut
down appropriations that found their
way into the pockets of the wage earn
ers. He said further that practically
all the laws by which labor had
benefited were passed under the Re
publican regiue. but that the Democrats
had never failed to be friendly 10 labor
when out Of power He also said that
in the solid South, the stronghold of
Democracy. labor is weak, ana South
ern Representatives had not looked with
favor on labor during CleVeland's last
administration.
Mr.. Hitchcock Immediately sent for
che Richard Oulahan. chief public
ity agent, and To- the pamphlet
Republicans Claim Credit.
Mr.. Feenev did not wait 10 tell Mr.
Oulahan about it, but M. Oulahan
didn't miss anything AmonS etasT
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
Continued from First Page.J

Continued from First Page)
EIks Club and IL Central Square. And.
as enthusiasm was rampant in Wick
Park. so it was outspoken and increas-
Ing wherever a man lifted up his voice
10 praise Taft and Sherman. There are
Democrats here, but this was not their
day and it was demonstrated that the
great majority are Republicans.
Although Hughes had been advertised
as the leading speaker OF the day and
was given a great ovation, it is the
judgment of politicians here tonight
that the best speech was made by Sena-
tor Beveridge. 1t was evident that his
speech moved the crowd TO enthusiasm
mora than any other mans. Governor
Harris was received with tumultuous
applause. because OF his defence Of the
local option law which he signed, ana
he openly charged that JudsoE Har-
mon IS controlled by the liquor inter-
ests in the State lie even went so far
as to say that Harnon's statement to-
day denying that he is controlled by
the liquor interests had been inspired
By his conviction that he could not be
elected governor b. the sole support Of
those interests.
Where Mckinley Campaign Opened.
In this town, which was the scene
of the opening of Mckinley campaign,
eight years ago, the Republicans be-
lieve they have found a mascot
Only one big Republican figure Of the
State was absent today That was
Joseph Benson Foraker, upon whose de-
feat for denomination to the Senate the
State organization is determined. Al
though his name was mentioned by
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
BECAUSE MCKINLEY CAMPAIGN
OPENED THERE.

Governor Harris several times, It was
not greeted with applause. His friends
circulated the report this morning that
the Senator had been asked over the
telephone last night to make a speech
here today and had refused TO come.
This. however. was denied by the State
committee. a conspicuous figure on the
speakers stand. however, was Repre-
sentative Theodore Z. Burton. who is
a candidate for Foraker's seat
The messages contained in the
speeches delivered here today are meant
to usher in the grea5 struggle for su-
premacy at the polls next November.
Beginning with next Monday, the hght
Will be on AT the highest tension until
November
From Beveridge came the pronuncis-
mento that the Republicans. by a mixi-
mum and minimum protective tariff,
viii preserve the business prosperity OF
the country. From Hugtas and Bev-
eridge both came the message that the
Republicans are prepared to continue
the moral uplift in business and ma
tionaI life inaugurated by Roosevelt
On these two things. progress and
prosperity. the Republican party has
taken its stand before the country.
Platform of Republicans.
On these two things, it asks the votes
OF a majority Of the voters of the
United States. The party has made its
Issues. and on them the battle VIII be
fought, Taft has already sounded the
same notes.
II the cry is received everywhere with
the enthusiasm that greeted il here to-
day, the Democracy Of the country viii
have an uphill struggle.