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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-27
iii.

Signal in time. Be ready to get on. Be ready b
get off. Not for the sake of of but .
favor to the OTHER PASSENGERS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-27

Aeroplane stock is on the rise.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-27
No News in Putnam.

Prof Carl Pearson in a lecture at
the Royal Institute, London, made the
startling concession that it was
scientifically possible that existing
white races are descended from a dark
skinned people of the negro type"
That's not new here. a colored Bap-
fist preacher Of Putnam county having
long ago maintained that Adam and
Eve were "cOOns."-Palatka News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-27

Reformers in Gotham have always
had an insuperable difficulty to con-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-27

1 BELIEVE IN PENSACOLA.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-27
Dancer of Bursting

Some of our editor friends are calling
loudly upon the press not to talk poll
tics these hot days and at the same
time their columns are full Of politics
and political news comment. Just as
well let 'em blow off occasionally
When a man gets his system full of
politics it has to come out, that's all
there is about it.-Havana News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-27

Many people with chronic throat
and lung trouble have found comfort
and relief in Foley's Honey and Tar
as il cures stubborn coughs after
other treatment has failed, L. ".
Ruggles, Reasnor, Iowa, writes: The
doctors said l had consumption, and
1 got no better until I took Foiey's
Honey and Tar. It stopped the hen-
orrhages and pain in my lungs and
they are now as sound as a bullet.
" A. D'Alemberte.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-27

to the proposed tri-county fair, which
The Pensacola Journal has been agi-
tating for some time. The project
has now advanced as far as the nam
ing of the dates and November Ella
have been selected.
This fair ought to be a good one
and it will have the advantage Of be-
ing the first In that particular corner
of Florida Of any consequence.
The right people seem to be in
charge of the movement and Psnsa-
cola will give to it all the influence
and assistance Of its enterprising
citizenship, which alone ought to in
sure success.
The Tribune congratulates the pro-
moters of the enterprise on the en-
thusiasm they have aroused and hopes
they will realize their fondest hopes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-27

One of these days when the ram
pant suffragette has had her way and
st. Pauls injunction to keep women
from talking out in meeting has been
relegated TO the literary scrap pile.
the marriage service will be altered
and require the husband to promise
obedience to the wife; and, to be per-
fectly frank, it would probably be an
improvement to the present arrange
ment. There are two reasons: one is
that If the man really obeys the wo-
man he will be better animal, nine
times out of ten, and the other is that
if there is to be any lying done at the
altar it would be well to shift the
onus to the broader shoulders.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-27

1t is well to keep before the people
of Florida Representative Frank
Clark's memorable utterance in con-
gress: IF you put what my people
want in the bill, if you give them pro-
lection against Cuba on pineapples,
and give them protection against the
pauper labor Of Egypt on Iong-staple
cotton, and take care of their lumber
and all these things, then you may
put what you please in it." Will his
vote be finally recorded, as was Nc
Enery's in the senate, in favor Of the
Payne-Aldrich-Ta tariff abomina-
ton? We hope not; yet it would not
surprise us after an expression of
opinion so Numerically opposed to
the principles of the democratic party
as enunciated in many platforms and
maintained by its wisest, strongest
and purest statesmec
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-27

I BELIEVE IN PENSACOLA.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
S.NERVE Was
HIS SALVATION
EIGHT MEN HELD UP BY A MAN
WHO USED HIS FINGER FOR
A GUN.
Nerve Of the Act Was Too Much for
the Victims and They Refused to
Prosecute - Man With the Finger
Was Only Looking for a Square
Meal He Said.

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. Especial
Seven East St. Louis men, held up by
George Respass, who pointed his fing-
er at them, so much admired his au-
dacity that they refused to prosecute
him. A charge of disorderly conduct
was placed against him and Judge
Brady fined lhim $40.
The accusers of Respass had been
to "a wake and were walking home
shortly after midnight when they
met man who pointed his finger
at them through his oversoat pocket
and command d them to line up.
They lined up.
IT guess it is no disgrace for a
fellow to hold a bunch up when he is
hungry" said the man with the fing-
er. One Of the victims caught him
off his guard and knocked him down.
Then the others joined in the attack
and a policeman appeared and arrest
ed him. He had NO weapon of any
kind
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
SENSATION. IS
ON A1.ChERRY
CLAIMED THAT FOREMAN KNEW
FIRE WAS GOING LONG BE-
FORE ALARM.
Coroner's Inquest Brings Out Sensa-
tional Testimony - Men Could
Have Escaped If the Alarm Had
Been Turned In In Time - Coal
Was Sent Up During Fire.

Cherry, ILL.,, Dec. 1.-Sensationa]
testimony which would indicate that
the miners we're permitted to work
after it was known the St. Paul mine
was on fire, was brought out today
at the corouer's inquest. In the
course of the testimony David Wright
one of the survivors of the disaster,
declared that the men we're allowed
to continue their labors for more
than half an hour after the flames
we're discovered.
'sIt was just about 1870 in the af-
ternoon when the fire started and was
considerably after two o'clock when
we were told of it down in the Sec
ond vein," said Wright.
alexander Rosenjack came down
then and told Norberg, the then boss
in that vein. Even then Norberg did
not turn in a general alarm. If he
had, I feel that every man in that
vein would have gotten out alive"
"Were the men kept busy for some
time after the fire started?" Coroner
Malm asked.
.I don't know, as I could not see
whether the car was working or not,
was the reply. ,
Mrs. Margaret Troyer interrupted
and said that she knew that coal was
being sent up. She said she saw the
last car coming to the surface two
hours after the first alarm OF the hre.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
WARR|NER CASE
GROWING warm
DEFAULTlNG RAILROAD TREAS
URER WAS FAvoRlTE WITH
LADIES.
For Ten Years Two Women Fought
for That Gentleman's Valued A.
fections According to Letters That
Were Produced in Court - Inter-
estino Docume nts.

Cincinnati, Dec. 1.-(SpeciaD-
Letters and kilograms having in them
the names of Ed Cooke, of Chicago,
and Mrs. jeanette Ford, who is ac-
cused by c. l.. Warriner, former treas
urer of the Big Four railroad, indict-
ed for embezzlem ent, of having ex-
trace $4,000 from him, were made
public yesterday by County Prosecu-
tor Hunt Hunt said he obtained the
letters from Mrs. Cooke. Some of the
correspondence involves Warriner.
Letters indicate that for ten years
Mrs. Cooke and Mrs. Ford were en-
gagged in a struggle fo rthe affections
of Cooke. In New York seven years
ago Mrs. Ford Shot cooke through
the breast Letters to Alfred Cooke
and James Cooke, sons of Ed. Cooke,
threatening to disclose a secret Mrs.
Ford wrote would ruin their father
and his family. Mrs. Ford referred
to Cooke as Pop" One of her tele-
grams follows:
"Mrs. E. S. Cooke, Metropole hotel,
Chicago.
"Since YOU won't let my "Pop"
come home and are keeping him back
by the Cincinnati end of it, I leave
for Chicago this week and intend to
see if you can keep himby threats.
You have gone the limit with me.
Then if I can't get him I will expose
everything"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
PEOPLE
MAKE Demands
WANT POWER OF THE HOUSE OF
LORDS CUT DOWN TO SAME
EXTENT.
Says Rights Fough for BY Fore
fathers Are in Jeopa rdy - Power
Must Not Be Placed in the Hands
Of Titled People OF the Nation 1t
Is Stated,
<By Associated PresS.l

London, Dec. 1.-The national lib
eral federation tonight issued man
, ifesto to the country. which may be
regarded as party rally Of the elec-
tions In concentrates attention en-
tirely on the constitutional struggle
between the House of Lords and the
House of Commons. 1t says:
eff the present action Of the peers
is not repudiated swiftly by the peo-
pie, the rights and privileges won so
dearly by our forefath ers in the great
struggles for freedom are all surren-
dered.'
The manifesto declares the peers
power of veto must be restricted, so
that the last word on legislation and
finance will rest with the House of
Commons Otherwise no liberal min
istry again can assume the response
bilities of Office
''Tn the fight forced upon u.s." the
manifesto continues, THE electors
will have to decide whe ther they wish
to govern themselves or be governed
at secondhand by few hundred
hereditary peers. who have thrown
the constitution into the melting pot,
in order to shift the burden of the
taxation from wealth, land and IL
quor, to food and the necessaries OF
life
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
FRISCO SYSTEM is CHANGED
3. F1aYoAtSLM HEADED THE PUR-
ltAslNa SYNDICATE OF
FRISCO.
HUNDRED That Activities of Interstate
Commerce Commission Had Much
to Do with Hurrying the Deal
Through - Relationship Between
Roads Continue Friendly.
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Dec 1.-Six thousand
five hundred miles of railroad, form.
ing the st. Louis and San Francisco
railroad company, generally known
as the Frisco, changed hands in New
York today by it's severance from the
Rock Island company, with which it
was merged in 1905
The purchasers are B. Fly oakum
formerly chairman 9of the Frisco
Rock Island, who snowSbecomes pres
ident Of the Frisco.
1t is understood in addition that
Winchell and Yoakum have as their
associates in the deal some of the
leading capitalists of the middle west
including Adolphus Busch and Fes-
tus J. Wade of St. Louis, as we'll as
the Union Trust company of that city,
All accounts agree that the disso
luton was brought about by fear OF
federal Intervention. The Rock Is
land and Frisco lines parallel and tap
each other at various points, and
there is reason to believe that the in
terstate commerce commission had
taken cognizance of that fact.
Another interesting phase Of the
transaction is that, despite denials
the current belief is that the Frisco
will form some alliance with the lines
of Edwin Hawley, the new command
er in the railroad world, who recently
acquired with B. F. Yoakum, control
of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas
railroad.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
COMPANIES TAKING Freight
FORMER sWITCHMEN MAY 81
PRESSED INTO SERVICE FOR
" PRESENT.
Stated That A Few Strike Breakers
Have Been Imported From the
East - Office Men Will Be Used
AS switchmen George T. sIade
Issues Statement.
fBv Associated Press


St. Paul, Dec. 1.-According to a
statement issued tonight by George T.
Slade, general manager of the North
ern Pacific railroad, who Is acting In
behalf of the managers committee,
the railroads will receive a limited
amount of freight tomorrow. This
they have refused to do since the
strike order went into effect Tuesday
evening. Strike breakers were i'm
ported from the east, 1t was announc-
ed tonight, but just how many the
officials would not say. But it was
stated that more men will be import
ed to take the places Of the strikers
and these with former employees OF
the companies together with former
switchmen who are now employed in
other capacities, will be pressed into
service. With this working force the
railroads hope to be able to- relieve
the present congestion of the freight
business.
President Frank T. Hawley, Of the
switchmen's union stated that he had
received a telegram from President
w. G. Lee of the Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen announcing that
organization had been instructed to
act "In line with the established pol
icy of the brotherhood" This Mr..
Hawley stated means that members
of the brotherhood who are working
in the territory effected by the strike
will go out.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
BENQERNAGLE PAID CASH
EXAMINERS UNABLE TO SHAKE
H
TESTIMONY OF cLERY ON
THAT POINT.
Trucks Of Sugar Were Weighed at the
Rate Of Eight Minute Check
ers Could Not Keep An Eye on the
Weigher All of the Time Uni
formed Men Got Coin.
. fBy Associated Press.)

New 7 ork, Dec. 1.-Fruitful oppor-
tunity for fraud in the haste and bus
tie Of the enormous business done
daily on the Williamsburg docks OF
the American sugar refining company
was what the government sought to
bring out today in it's prosecution of
the six former employees of the com
pany now on trial charged with de-
frauding the government by under
weights.
David Fragner, a customs inspect
or, and once an assistant government
weigher, testified that at busy times
two trucks a minute passed over a
single set of scales or eight to the
minute on the four sets in use there
for every hour of the day. Each
truck weighed half ton, and each
half ton, the government will con-
tend, was weighed thirteen pounds
short, by the secret manipulations Of
government employees, who, 1t Is
charged, we're paid cash by the sugar
company for the evasion of customs
duties. If the game ran properly,
the government stood to lose it's dues
on $3.50 pounds of sugar every hour.
AS this steady flood of trucking
rolled across the scales, the checker
who stood next the weigher was too
busy, said Fragner, to watck him.
John J. Longhran, checker, was
asked if all the entries to which ne
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
OLD ISLANDER SUIT
=. IN COOK CO. court

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 1.-Special-A
slander suit which has dragged thru
the Cook county courts for more than
twenty years, went to- trial today be-
fore Judge Ball in the Superior court.
1t Is the case filed Nov. 80, 1887, by
Mrs. Mary Schaeffer, against August
Moldenhauer asking $4,000 for SLAM
der. Mrs. Sclpaeffer alleged that
Moldenllaur falsely charged her with
the theft Of $50 from the home of
Mrs. Emma Kolberg.
ACC 1rding to the papers in the case
the money was secreted in a f1our
barrel and was taken under myster-
ious circumstances. Moldenhaur says
he did not directly accuse Mrs Schaf.
fer, declaring it&atwas Tu1nored that
she had taken it. =. sss4asg,%5 $zs &
Probate Judge Charles s. Cutting
will be called as "a witness for the de-
ffendant, the jurdst having been his
counsel when the case first came up.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
HITS COMMISSION men HARD
COMPANIES CLAIM THEY HAVE A
NUMBER OF NEW MEN CON-
ING WEST.
Meat Firms Claim That Little Hope
Of Settlement of Strike is Held Out
Great Reduction in Cattle Re-
ceipts Reported at South St. Paul
Stock Yards Yesterday.
(Rr Associated Press.)

St. Paul, Dec Livery line of in
dustry in the Twin Cities, Duluth
and Superior and all cities of the
north west dependent of movement of
supplies is seriously affected by the
strike Of the railroad switchmen
which began at o'clock last evening"
1t is estimated that upwards of 49,
600 men are idle tonight on account
of the strike order, thousands of
freight handlers and teamsters are
losicg time by reason of freight block
age in terminal towns, while contin-
uance of strike for several days will
throw additional thousands out Of
work.
The railroad yards are filled with
stalled freight trains and attempts
to move by aid of Office men drafted
as switchmen is making no impress
sion.
Railroad managers committee an
nounced today that they were bring
ing to St. Paul new switchmen to take
the places Of the strikers, to this
President Hawley of the Switchmen's
Union of America said:
"All right, let them come, we will
not object
Business men generally are begin
ming to fell result of the strike. The
first to be affected were the wholesale
and commission business houses.
Wholesale grocers report that moth
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
A ADASH|NG WIDOW
.HAD'EM GUESSING
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE HAS QUES-
TON OF MYSTERIOUS WID-
OW" CLEARED.
Was In Reality Bride of Young
Millionaire - Wedding Which Took
Place Over a Year Ago Has Been
Kept Secret Until the Present Time
Bought a Hospital.

Bristol, Tenn, Dec. 1.-(SpeciaD -
Suddenly disclosing her identity, Mrs.
Nellie Speed Armstrong, who during
her residence of year and half in
Bristol has acquired the sobriquet,
"the mysterious widow" yesterday
announced that she was the wife of
Edwin King Ream, of Chicago, son
of Norman B. Ream, multi-million-
aire railroad owner ana director of
the United States Steel corporation.
Mr.. Ream is here with his bride.
It develops that they were married
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
76,049 IN STANDING ARMY
MAKES PLEA FOR MORE OFFlC.
ERS AND COOPERATION
WITH MILITIA,
Many Of the Active Officers Of the
Army Are Detailed for Special
Service and 345 Are at Military
Schools Of the United States at the
Present Time.
lBv Associated Press. }

Washington, Dec. 1.-Comprehen-
slve and complete reorganization Of
the army establishment of the Unit
ed States is the principal recommen-
dation contained in the annual report
of Secretary of War Dick inson for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1909, made
public today. More officers, closer
cooperation with the militia of the
various states and general readjust-
ment of the locations of the various
army posts are some of the crying
reforms urged upon the attention of
congress-. The present distribution of
the troops of the regular army, in the
opinion of the Secretary of War, is
not only illogical but offers a serious
menace
At the time of the last reports from
the military departments, which were
received in October, 1t was found that
the regular army numbered II $40
men with 1909 officers, making a to-
tai force of 76,049, net increase dur
ing the year of 3,421. The figures do
not include the 3,4S5 men Of the Hos
pital corps.
OF the active officers of the army,
the report calls attention to the fact
that 1899 are detailed to special duty,
nearly half of these, or 3445, being
distributed among the various
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
Theft TRACKED
BY LEAKING OATS

Minot, n. D.. Dec 1-Tracked to
his home by the oats escap ping from
an ancient wagon box. Geo. Grano a
new arrival in the city, was arrested
Saturday on the charge of larceny.
Louis Muhs of this city, visited his
farm east of the Cit Saturday and
the theft of a pair Of bob sleighs.
some oats aud set OF harness. In
the road he found traces of the cats
which had leaked from the wagon box
and with their aid YVES able to fol-
low the trail to the Vicinity of the
creamery, ~*~,-S~"' Ii T. ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
LAST MEMBER OF NEW YORK'S
OLDEST FAMILY TO WE'D
INTO NOBILITY.
SISTERS RAISE OBJECTION
FRIENDS ARE SURPRISED AT A
STATEMENT THAT MAIDEN
LADY is TO WE'D.
Groom to Be Is Young German Baron
Who Has Lived In This Country
Only a Few Years - Sisters Fear
He Is Merely Fortune Hunter
Principals Silent.

New York, Dec. 1-(Special) Unto
the old-fashioned, simple life of Miss
Louisa Even, member of an old New
York family now extinct save for
three maiden ladies, sisters, who still
bear the name, romance has come.
Her fifty years have been spent in
we'll ordered regularity belonging to
another generation. She always has
devoted herself and her wealth so
wholly to her charities that her
friends can scarcely credit the report
that she is to be married.
Baron Boto Won Koenitz, a young
German, who has been in this coun-
try few years, is mentioned as the
prospective bridegroom, but if the
wedding takes place it will be over
the protests Of Miss Ewen's sisters.
They do not know the baron we'll
enough, they say, to welcome him in
to their home circle, and they have
heard stories that lead them to be-
lieve he is seeking fortune rather
than a bride. In the meantime neith-
er the baron nor the elderly heroine
Of the romance will admit they have
decided upon marriage.
In an attempt to prevent the mar
riage the other sisters first consulted
church of the Ascension in Brooklyn,
who formerly was assistant to Rev.
Herbert Newton when Miss Even at
tended the latter's church, and who
is a friend of the Ewens.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
zELAYA BRANDED
AS MALEFACI0R
KNOX PUTS THE QUESTION UP
TO NiCARGUA'S ExECU-
TIVE.
ConsuIs to Be Given Their Passports
Today - Knox Letter Said to Def
niteIy Represent the Views OF the
President Of the United States -
eZIaya Branded as Malefactor.

Washington, Dec. 1.-Secretary of
the State Knox late today returned
the passports Of Felipe Rodriguez
charge d'affairs of the Nicaraguan
legation, with a letter scath ingly de-
nouncing the Zelaya administration
of the government of Nicaragua.
The letter is definitely declared to
represent the views Of President Taft
and is about as plain spoken as any
thing emanating from the state de-
partment in many years.
The extraordinary features of the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
INDEPENDENTS HAVE
A Fighting FUND

New York, N. Y, Dec. 1.-Independ-
ont tel phone interests have an avail
able fighting fund of 100000 subscrib-
Cd tn do battle against the gigantic
Reu Telephone interests wherever the
latter attempts to wipe out competi-
ton.
This was the gist OF a statement
made today by D. A. Wilson of New
York, prominently identified with the
indenendent interests, as he testified
hefone the state inquiry into tele-
nhone and telegraph companies now
going on here. f9
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
'rRI-STATE WEATHER.

Washington, Dec. 1.-North Dako-
ta-Local snow Thursday; except fair
in the northwest portion; Friday
generally fair.
South Dakota-Snow Thursday ex-
cept partly cloudy in extreme west
portion; Friday fair.
Minnesota-Rain and colder Thurs
day; Friday generally fair; moderate
to brisk north winds
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02
"WASN'T TT AWFUL MABEL"

Monticello, N. Y, Dec. 1.-(SpeciaD
Mrs Nicholas Van Vanness, on her
way home last night, took pity on
what she supposed were three little
black kittens, which turned out to be
three young skunks. Today her
brand new winter suit lies buried in
her back yard.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-02

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