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In appearing before the Nobraska
railway commission, G. D. Patterson,
superintendent of the Pacific Express
company, admitted lhat tho Union
Pacific Raliroad company owned the
oxprcss company.,
A cablegram from Tangier by tho
Associated Press follows: "The
French cruiser Galileo was bombard
ing tho Moorish rebels in Casa
Blanca and the neighborhood of tho
city when tho last steamer, which
has just arrived hero, left that port.
The Kabyles attacked Casa Blanca
and tho Moorish authorities applied
to tho commander of tho Galilee for
assistance. Ho thereupon landod
'sixty men and a Spanish cruiser
landod forty. This landing party
was fired on by tho Kabyles and
soven Frenchman, including an offi
cer, were wounded, Tho combined
Franco-Spanish forces thereupon
cleared tho city of hostilo tribesmen,
guards were placed about tho for
eign consulates and then the Galilee
ppenod firo with hor big guns on the
rebels."
John Sharp Williams' term as a
senator from Mississippi, will begin
March 4, 1911. Senator Money's
term does not expire for four years
yet.
-.,Jta the .federal court at Chicago,
tion of the church and school fur
niture trust, recently punished by
fines amounting to $43,000 for ad
mitted violation of the anti-trust
laws. The court entered a decree
making permanent the injunction
previously issued against the com
panies that were fined, restraining
the manufacturers from further trust
agreements or conspiracies to mon
opolize or restrain trade.
and the religious ceremony which oc
curred half an hour later at the
Amorlcan embassy, technically with
in American jurisdiction, was per
formed by Rev. Dr. T. G. Hall, pro
fessor of theology at tho Union The
ological seminary, formerly pastor of
the Fourth Presbyterian church,
Chicago. B. L. McClain of Green
field, O., a cousin of Senator Bev
oridgo, and J. C. Schaffor of Chi
cago wore tho witnesses at the civil
marriage. Senator William P. Dil
lingham of Vermont was tho best
man. Both services were of tne most
simple character, only relatives and
a few intimate friends being
present."
The democratic state committee of
Mississippi met at Jackson August 8
and canvassed the returns which
show a plurality for John Sharp
Williams of 648. A motion to de-
the people in pfctma'vy election and
that the governor of tho state shall
not bo eligiblo for another office dur
ing his term as governor.
Commissioner .of Corporations
Smith, has made a special report to
President Roosevelt in which he
charges that the Standard Oil com
pany has been guilty of all maimer
of crimds.
Telegraph operators for both the
Western Union and the Postal Tele
graph companies in Chicago went
out on a strike. They were followed
by the operators of other cities and
a general strike an-ong the telegraph
operators of the country was predicted.
BRYAN'S POLICY
William Jennings Bryan appears
to be pained at the current miscon
ception that he is going to favor gov
ernment ownership of railroads In
the coming presidential campaign.
So he issues a statement to set the
people right.
"Government ownership," Mr.
Bryan says, "is not an immediate is
sue." Effective regulation is what
the people are now hoping for. -His
own nnlnlnn ia thnf- iilHTimtalv rmh-
clare Mr. Williams the nominee was lic ownership will be the only solu
seconded by friends of Governor ti but for the present he thinks
on tho railroad question until tho
railroads are the property of the gov
ernment and operated by the govern
ment in the interests of the people.
And I beliove that there is a growing
belief in all parties, that this solution,
Be it far or near, is the ultimate so
lution." When the New York pronounce
ment Was made the country became
suddenly super-heated with excite
ment, and the tremendous enthusi
asm with which Mr Bryan had been
greeted after his long absence cooled
so suddenly in spots that it came
near cracking. ,
The one thing that stands out
prominently today is that Mr. Bryan
is now convinced that the 'growing
belief" isn't growing so rapidly as he
hoped it might a year ago. His fa
cility in the use of language has
saved him from any charge of incon
sistency, but his experiment with
public opinion has been just as effec
tive asN if he had been inconsistent.
The incident adds one more bit of
evidence to the famous case now
pending, known as Bryan versus
Roosevelt, or "Who Stole Whose Po
litical Program?"; Chicago Record
Herald.
It Is now definitely announced that
;a fleet will go to the Pacific just as
Secretary of tho Navy Metcalf said
-t would.
Joseph J. Johnston has been elect
ed by the Alabama legislature to
succeed the late Senator Pettus.
Irregularities amounting to more
than $7,000,00 are alleged-to have
been discovered in the former man
agement of the Delaware & Hudson
Railway company.
Vardaman and carried. Governor
Vardaman conceded the nomination
of Mr. Williams by sending the fol
lowing note to the committee: "The
democratic party, through its execu
tive committee, has declared Mr.
Williams the nominee, and I accept
the arbitration of that tribunal with
out a tinge of resentment or regret
for' anything done or said by my
friends or me during the campaign.
I am for the nominee, and hope that
he will make the people of Missis
sippi a great United States senator.
I have made the campaign upon liv
ing, Important and pertinent princi
ples, and while I have lost the nom
ination I am thoroughly convinced
that the large majority of the white
democrats of this state agree with
my views upon public questions, and
I Bhall continue to fight for these
principles as earnestly in the future
as I have contended for them In the
past. No man was ever blessed by '
more loyal and faithful friends than
those who favored my fortunes in
this contest. I want them to feel
as I do, that we have not been de
feated, but that victory Is only post
poned for a season. I have been a
candidate several times , in my" life,
and lost the fight, but never have I
felt the sting of defeat, and I am not
defeated today."
regulation should be given a trial,
and if he were to press the owner
ship program he fears he would only
be giving the railroads a chance to
dodge the regulation issue.
There is an enormous difference
of atmosphere between this state
ment and the famous Madison
Square Garden speech of last fall,
but nevertheless there is slight dif
ference in the actual language Mr.
Bryan uses. At that time he said:
"I have reached the conclusion that
there will be no permanent relief
MAKES A RACKET
Mrs. A. Your Husband always
dresses so quietly.
Mrs. B. He does not. You ought
to hear him when he loses a collar
button. Baltimore Sun.
THE ANSWER
Towser What's the matter with
you? You look all chawed up.
Mutt I chased another dog three
blocks yesterday. t
Towser Well?
Mutt Wejl? I caugtit hirn.
Baltimore Sun.
Representatives of the National
Tracklayers Union appeared before
-the Nebraska state railway commis
sion and charged that the Missouri
Pacific railroad company is crimin
ally neglecting its tracks on it's
Omaha, Kansas City division. Tho
union presents as exhibits thirty-two
photographs of broken angle-bars,
rotten ties, split rails and bad road
bed. Tho complaint alleges the rail
road is short of workmen, material
and tools. Incorporated In tho com
- plaint is a statement that the Mis
souri Pacific officials, anticipating
the complaint, ordered section fore
men to replace all bad ties at once,
and where the work could not be
done to cover thorn up with earth.
An Associated Press cablegram
under date of Berlin, August 7, fol
lows: "Miss Katherino Eddy of
Chicago, sister of Spencer F. Eddy
first secretary of tho American em
bassy here, and Senator Albert J,
Beverldge of Indiana, were married
hero today. The civil rite, according
to the German requirements, took
Place in the registrar's office at nW
A Tolluride, Colo. dispatch car
ried by the Associated Press follows:
"What is said to be the skeleton of
W, J. Barney, the timber man em
ployed on the Smuggler-Union min,
who mysteriously disappeared In the
month of June, 1901, was exhumed
yesterday near the Alta mill, near
Gold King basin, twelve miles from
town, by General Bulkeley Wells,
manager of the Smuggler-Union Min
ing company, and others. According
to Mr. Wells' account, the body was
found in an Improvised grave and
its location was pointed out by Steve
Adams, now in jail in Idaho, await
ing a second trial on the charge of
murder, when he was here in June,
1906, in the custody of Wells."
Home
on Furlough
There are few young men
'who could accomplish as much for
themselves at home as they can in
the Navy. The young man who
makes his first visit home on fur
lough from the Navy can hardly
realize that he is the same person
who joined the Navy but a short
time before. The things he has
seen and' learned, the training he
has received, have probably
worked a wonderful improvement
in his ability, appearance and
value to himself. The
United
At an adjourned meeting of the
Maryland democratic state conven
tion held at Baltimore the conven
tion nominated Austin L. Crothers
for governor; Joshua N. Hering for
comptroller; Isaac Lobe Straus for
attorney general and C. C. Magru
der for clerk of the court of appeals.
The platform adopted declared
against illiterate negro .suffrage. The
convention adopted resolutions de
claring in favor of the nomination
of tho next United States senator by
States
Navy
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needs a large number of bright young American citizens between
the ages of 17 and 35 years. The increasing number of vessels in
the Navy gives splendid opportunity for rapid promotion to
those who prove efficient.
Pay, $16.00 to $70.00 per month, including board, mecttcal at
tendance, and clothing allowance at first enlistment. Special in
ducements and increased pay for re-enlistments.
Navy Recruiting Stations are located in various cities where
candidates may apply in person. If not convenient to Recruiting
Stations, full information of how and where to join the Navy can
be had by writing.
Bureau of Navigation,
Navy Department, Box Z9 WashtngtmM, 0. C
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