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Mator Osborn began his newspaper
career on the Cincinnati Herald in
1917, " which Stanley Matthew'S, af-
terward supreme court justice, was
the editor, and Salmon r. Chase. after
wards chief justice Of the United
states supreme court, was one Of the
principal contributors. In 1s4s he
went to Pfttsburg at the instance of
fis former playmate and schooIfeIlow,
Anston Stager, who was then manag-
or 0f the Plttsburg Telegraph Office
and who afterwards became genera,
manager Of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company. He worked under
General stager at Pittsburg and Gin
einnatI and finally at st. Louis. where
In 1855 ne took up his duties as agent
of the New York Associated Press.
At that time the overland mail and
later the pony express was the only
means OF communication across the
plains TO Visalia, a point in Califor-
240 miles south OF San F'rancico, to
whieh the telegraph wire had been ex-
tended. Major Osborn has therefore
witnessed the development OF the tele-
grpah service Of America and the mar
"ellniis advances which have been
made in the news distribution during
the last half century. During his stay
at Pittsburg Andrew Carnegie was
one Of the messenger boys. For more
than 20 years he has been dean of the
Associated Press service, widely
known. most highly respected and
personally known to the great body
OF Associated Press workers all over
the world. His retirement from the
arduous daily responsibility as cor
respondent at st. Louis has been ac-
cepted. He remains in touch with
the st. Louis staff and in active SYM
rathy with the work. As he has done
for n years he will continue to be
member Of the general force of the
Associated Press.
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POliti, al es Assemble in
Ark and Penn.
Iyania.
BAD TRAIN v RICK IN GEORGIA
Mystic : Take San Fran-
els Jrm Tornado
$T Portion of
wa.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark. June Ia.-Fea-
ture Of the Democratic state conven.
ton was an ovation TO former Gov.
ernor Jas. p. Clark. who was deciar.
cd by the convention TO be the Demo.
cratic nominee for u. S. senator, 10
succeed Senator Jones. Friends OF
Senator Jones opposed the resolution
aid II was stated that Senator Jones
demurred to the action OF the conven-
ton. Resolution was adopted by a
vote Of 40 TO 72, and formal declara-
ton was th4n given on the basis OF
the vote in Democratic primaries OF
March 20, last, making Clark the
nominee for senator.
Governor jefferson Davis was unan-
imously renominated. Governor Da-
Wis. In addressing he convention and
accepting the nomination, announced
himself candidate for United States
senator to succeed Senator James H.
Berry. whose term expires In 1905.
The platform says:
We recognize the Kansas City
platform as the declaration of the ma
tlonal Democratic party on national
questions until supplanted by the ac-
tion of the succeeding national con-
vention. and as such we hereby de-
clare our general endorsement OF the
same"
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GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES.

WASHINGTON June 1O--Another
Of the big supply bills of the gov
ernment was disposed OF BY the sem
ate today. the naval bill. carrying
more than $7S,OoO,OOo. being passed. It
includes a provision for two first
class battleships. two first-class ar
mored cruisers and two gunboats. but
strikes out Of the house provision that
one OF each shall be built at govern
ment yards. When consideration was
resumed on the Isthmian canal ques-
ton. Turner delivered an extended
argument In support Of the Nicaragua
route.
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BLOOD HOUNDS
NOW ON TRAIL
Tracey and Merrill Secure Citi.
sens Clothing and
Horses.
They ARE ABOUT CORNERED
Tracey u Noted Desperad0--Is
Wanted for Many Crimes
VIII Make % Bad
Fight.

SALEM. Ore. June i0.--Tracey and
Merrill. the conyicts who killed the
guards AT the penitcntiary and escap-
ed. are still a, large They were seen
early this morning al Gervals, II miles
north ~ here. Last night the fugi-
tives passed through the very center
Of Salem. held up j. w. Roberts near
his home. and took HIS clothing away
from him, Under penalty Of death.
Roberts was charged to say nothing
Of his adventure until morning. He
obeysd ,rd.rs. They then stole peir
OF oyeralis and an 1vercoat from a
she L. tl,cn entered Felix LaBanche's
stables and took two horses They
were seen riding out oi town with
guns on their shoulders about mid
night, but no effort was made to pur-
sue them Arriving at Gervais early
This m,"nIng they compelled farm
er 10 give them th.Ir breakfast There
they ab .ndoned iheir horses and
started for the woods. about twelve
hours ahead Of the officers. Sheriff
Durbin. Of Marion county. WITH. blood.
hounds from walla Waila. and posse.
arriv ID at Gerva4s al this afternoon
and look ne trail. Tracey Ia a most
desperate character and battle Is
almost r-r,nin 10 occur before he Is
tak4a
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IN THE LAST DITCHEs.

SALEM. June l0.-Sherff Durhin
and posse with bloodhounds picked up
the trail Of the escaped convicts at
Gervais this afternoon and pressed
them 50 close that at . o'clock the
fellows ran into town, held up Dr. C.
S. White and Ed. Dupuis, two busl-
ness men Of Gervais, took the doctors
horse and buggy ana drove away,
Sheriffs posse with bloodhounds were
only q quarter of a male behind, The
convlcts ran into road which was
fenced up and abandoning the team
took to the woods through large
field half u nile west OF Gervals, The
posse Is close on their trail. Fugitives
are almost Exhausted and capture is
but question Of time.
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five young mon Of Japan, has arrived
here from Toxic and will remain for
several days. adljame Hoh nays he
has spent four months in japan pro-
noting a movement for changing tfR
Chinese characters of the Japanese
language 10 the English alphabet
II use the 2g Roman letters" ne
gaid, I'm printing my paper and find
they are applicable 10 our language.
! hope ultimately that the movement
Will result In the universal use Of the
English language throughout Japan
The government has appointed com
Of i2 men TO take the matter
up,"
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DISTINGUISHED SURGEON DEAD.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 1O.-Dr.
George w. Woods. retired medical
directors of the United States navy,
well known in army and navy circles,
is dead in this city. He was born
in New Bedford, Mass, in 1888. Short
ly after his graduation from the naval
academy at Annapolis during the civil
war he went to Mare island and for
many years was identified with that
station. After an eventful life he re-
turned to San Francisco. partly on
account of his failing health, about
a year ago and was retired from ac-
tive service. DR.. Woods. as medical
director Of the navy, had reached the
highest rank that doctor could at
tain in the service.
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HAD RECORD IN UTAH.

SALT LAKE, June 10.-Harry Ira
cey. who. with David Merrill, shot
and killed three men while escaping
from the state prison at Salem Ore
gon, Monday, has served time in the
Utah penltentiary, but escaped from
custody with four other desperate
criminals, none OF whom have ever
been recaptured,
Tracey drew revolver from his
convict's Jacket and covered the guard
with the weapon, commanding the
guard to remove his clothing, and,
taking his gun, Tracey donned the uni
form OF the guard and, with three
other prisoners. walked boldly away.
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A. 0. i. ".
Supreme lodge Now In Session in
Portland.

PORTLAND June l1.--Supreme
Lodge "A. o. U. W.. for the United
States and Canada, convened here
today.
The annual report of the supreme
recorder shows the total number of
lodges on January ]. 1902. was 5462,
an increase IN four years VI so. To-
tai membership is i27.42S. Members
admitted during year, 53,2Ss; members
supended and withdrawn, 5l,T2s: died,
SOIL; net increase FOR year, 9S06
Amount paid on death losses. s9.4T3,-
q. Balance on hand, s235,397.
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IN PENNSYLVANIA.

HARRISBURG. Pa, June 10.--Judge
Samuel w. Pennypacker, or Philadel-
phia. win likely be the nominee for
governor of the Republican state con-
vrntion tomorrow. Ex-senator W. NJ.
Brown, of New Castle. will be nom
mated for lieutenant governor. Sem
ator Quay expects to succeed General
Frank Reeder, Of Easton, as chairman
ot the Republican state committee and
to conduct the campaign this fall
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ANTI CONSUMPTION SOCIETY.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, June 10.--The
Missouri State Society for the Pre-
vention Of Consumption. an organlza-
tion that Is 10 include the entire
state. has been lsrr"hed in this city
by number OF local physicians and
others who desire to prevent the
spread of consumption. officers have
been elected and committees to out
line the plan Of work have been ap-
pointed, A meeting will be held In
this city June 2S after which the or
ganization will go actively to work.
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GEYSERS IN NEW MEXICO.

SANTE FE, N. NJ, June 1O.-The
United Stotes geological survey has
been notified by Captain J. P. Conner
OF this city that the Sulphur Springs
In Bernalillo county arae showing un-
usual activity, There are some 2S
geysers among the springs pulsating
every 30 seconds. The largest geyser
wthich has been quiet as far as the
memory of man extends, is reported
to be sending up a stream five feet
high.
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WRECK NEAR ST. JOSEPH. MO,

ST. JOSEPH. Mo, June lo.-The
Chicago & Great Western passenger
train was wrecked seven miles north
of this city this afternoon, and sew
cral coaches piled In the ditch. The
train was running about 40 miles an
hour when the rails spread, and the
coaches left the track. Train was
loaded With passengers, and while sew
eral were Injured. no one was killed.
The coaches were totally wrecked
and piled together in a mass. 1t is
miraculous that no one was killed.
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TRAIN WRECK.

MACON, Ga. June 10.-South-bound
passenger train on Southern railway,
which left Atlanta at noon for Macon,
collided with the north -bonud freight
near Julitee. 2S miles north from Ma
con this afternoon, Engineer and
fireman Of passenger train were in
stantly killed and 10 passengers more
or less severely injured.
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OFF FOR WEST POINT.
WASHINGTON, June 1O--President
Roosevelt left for West Point tonight.
REVENUE DISTRICT DIVIDED.

REVENUE DISTRICT DIVIDED.
WASHINGTON, June 1o.-President
Roosevelt today issued an ord de-
taching the State of Washington from
the internal revenue district of Ore
gon, and creating new internal reve-
nue. district for the former state.
with headquarters at Tacoma B. d.
Crocker. of walla walla. is appointed
collector in the new district.
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A TwISTER.

DES MONIES, June 10.--A tornado
struck the Northwestern railway line
one mile east of Jordan, 40 miles
northeast IF Des Moines. over a mile
of telegraph wire was blown down,
Storm is said to have been terrific
but no details are obtainable as to
the loss of life.
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OLDEST PHYSICIAN DEAD.

NEW YORK, June 10.-otis Free
man who is believed to have been the
oldest practicing physician in Ameri-
ca is dead at Freehold N. ], DR..
Freeman was born in New Hampshire
December 80, 1909, He continued prac-
ticing to within five years of his
death,
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DIED HEELED.

NEW YORK, June 1O.-In preparing
for the burial of the body of James
Stage, a circus man who died Sunday
at New Brunswick, N. ]. the under
taker found $3.50 in one of the dead
mans stockings, Stage was a native
of Conneautville Pa.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-11
BRIDGE BUILDERS STRIKE.

NEW YORK, June 1O,-Six hundred
employees of the Empire Bridge Com
pany, Williamsburg. have struck for
recognition of their union. 1t is said
their action win delay work on many
bridges in the West.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-11
Charles S. Osborn Resigns After
Long Service.

ST. LOUIS, June 1O.-Charles S,
Osborn. who has been correspondent
Of the Associated Press in ST. Louis
since 1855, representing a term of Al
years of continuous service, will re-
tire from active service about July l.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Observation-Disclosures 10, Phil
adelphia, /.
AT st. Louis-St. Louis, 3; New
York. p
At Brooklyn-Brooklyn. 5; Pitts
burg. 1.
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THIRD TRIAL.

Ell DORADO, Kas,. June 1O,-The
third trial of Jessie Morrison, who
killed Mrs. Olin Castle at the latter's
home here in June, 1900, by cutting
her throat with razor, was begun
here today.
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BASE BALL
NORTHWEST LEAGUE.

At Tacoma-Spoakne, .; Tacoma, s.,
game lasted Is innings.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At st. Louis-Boston S: st. Louis 4
At Chicago-Chicago 4; Washing
ton, 9.
At Detroit--Detroit s; Philadel-
phia, 4.
At Cleveland--cleveiand. 10: Balti.
more, I.
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ENGLISH FOR THE JAPANESE.

CHICAGO, June 1O,Hadijame Hosi,
editor of the Japanese-Amerlcan
Weekly New York, accompanied by
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PRICE OF SILVER.

NEW YORK. June 1O.-silver. 51%.
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FoRTY-sEvEN YEARS A SCRIBE,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21

At present there, is being founded
on the shores of the Pacific ocean in
Siberia the Russian city of Dalny.
This city will form the terminus of
the new Siberian and Manchurian
railway, and it's site has hitherto been
known as Talienwan.
The unique thing about this new
city is that it begins its municipal
life with all modern improvements.
There are piers of stone and cement;
a large breakwater with no ships to
seek refuge behind 1t. The streets are
graded and paved, although there is
no traffic for them as yet. The diff
ferent quarters of the town have been
laid out, space provided for parks,
schools, churches, etc. Gardeners are
already identifying the parks. Elec-
t1ic lights and electric railways are
already in operations. AS yet not a
foot of land has been sold, although
over $4,000 900 have been expended for
improvements and public buildings.
The population now exceeds $4,000,
$4,000 of which are employed in build
ing the railroad, which is to be owned
by the Russian government
1t is calculated that the city will
cost $18,00O,OOO before the present
plans are completed. 1t is provided
that when lands are sold taxation will
begin, and the city's government will
bo p1acnd in tbn hands Of council
elected by the taxpayers, Of which two
members must be Russian subjects and
not more than two Chinese or Jap
anese. The port will be an absolutely
free one, as the government wishs Il
encourage Municipal Journal
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Chenn watches in Lannn.

After years absence, John Kelly
returned home recently from Japan,
disappointed in his heart, and hun
dreds of cheap watches in his trunks.
He had gone to Japan with little
private cargo of watches of low price,
expecting to sell them at a handsome
profit to the natives. But he found, in
Toxic, in Yokohama and the other
towns he visited, that the natives had
factories wherein they made large
quantities of timepieces as good as his
own in quality and much lower in
price. These factories were owned by
wealthy Japanese, but their foremen
were Americans who had been brought
out, at big salaries, to run the plants.
Mr.. Kelley was not long in learning
that it was useless for him to try to
compete with the native watchmakers
of Japan. He repacked his trunks,
therefore, and returned home hurrid-
y-Philadelphia Record.
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aALTEo HIs weLL IN vAIM
Fsilnro Of Farmer 90 Sell Hia Farm 90
oil Land.

Fsilnro OF Farmer 20 Sell Hia Farm a.
OIL Land.
Some years ago said The narrator.
can oil boom hit Lltchthold H., and
everybody for miles around was seen
smiling for OH end every stranger was
suspected Of being an expert looking
for a good thing An old farmer named
LOOMS had a big place three miles
out of town, which would have been
fortune for him had he not been pos
sessed Of a mania for swapping. mani
fest in a perennial attempt to trade
of his land for twice IT'S value
when the boom was at the top
notch LOOMS received a visitor who
took so much interest In the farm, SO
liked It's appearance. location. etc,
that the old farmer scented a petrO-
leum man and saw visions Of incalcula-
bic wealth. Being a shrewd man, Loom
is did not care to take any unnecessary
chances with Providence. and on the
quiet ne sent the hired man out the
back way with orders to dump the
kerosene can into the wei. The yisi-
tor liked the entire place, inspected
the barn, the chicken yard and tlen,
as If by chance asked for a drink Of
water
LOOMS was waiting for that, and
hauled up a brimming bucket before
the mans own eyes and poured him
out gourdful of liquid with fine, OPP
alescent scum upon It. The visitor
smelled 1t, tasted it made a wry face,
and asked if the water was always
like that. oh, yes, said Loomis, but
you soon get used to the taste, and
our doctors say this is the finest wa
ter on earth for the stomach. Well, l
am ding DANCED if I'll ever get used to
it, was the unexpected response. L am
looking for farm, not an oil well, and
# | have got to haul my drinking water
three miles from Litchfeld | guess I'd
rather buy nearer town.
ut took LOOMS six months to get
the taste of oil out of his well, and by
/ that time the boom was over and moth
ing was left Of the oil craze but rot
| ting derricks and abandoned shafts"
/ New-Orleans Times-Democrat.
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The Girls and the Battle.

Once upon a time a large class Of
girl graduates from a leading college
took part in the commencement exer-
clses, and each member of the class
prepared and read an essay which
made some more or less direct refer
cree to the great battle of life upon
which she was about to enter.
Soon after that event every member
of the class was married.
Moral-Some girls write truer than
they know-New York Herald.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21

To what infinite pains people often
go, simply to "amuse" themselves.
They far surpass the limits of childish
make believe" and device in stenu-
GUS efforts to pass the time. For in
stance, at some of the seaside places in
France this year those stopping there
in quest of health or pleasure con
ceiVed the idea of some unique bicycle
games. One consisted in the arrange
ment of large numbers Of empty
flower pots in all sorts of zizzag figures,
among which bicyclists of both sexes
were to wheel, throwing a potato into
each pot, without losing balance or
smashing crocKery. 1t was said to be
intensely exciting. and had great
vogue for a time. Then there were
the hurdle races for bicyclists-the
hurdles consisting of sawdust filled
sacks-zigzag wheel runs between rows
of tennis balls, and glove and parasol
contests, in which prizes were given
for the most rapid pulling on and off
of gloves and opening and closing of
parasols Besides these was the "mu-
steal chair" game, where the players
ride around the rows OF waiting chairs
while the music continued, and on its
sudden cessation they made rush for
seats, repeating this either until all the
CHAIRS were occupied or all the wheels
smashed.-New York Tribune.
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THE ISLE Of MAN
Formerly Independent, Il was Purchased
by England In 1865.

Formerly Independent, II was Purchased
by England Ia t785.
Lord and Lady Raglan are not rich,
and have been, therefore, glad to ex-
change the somewhat expensive Office
OF Understanding Of State for War;
which entailed residence in London,
for the goyernorship OF the Isle of
Man. which carries with it an official
residence, a salary of about $4,000
q year sundry allowances and very
few expenses. The Isle of Man, famous
for the production of Manx cats and
CT Hall Game, Is as every one knows,
situated in the Irish Sea, about eQui-
distant from England, Scotland and
Ireland, and for three centuries in
times gone by was subject to Norwe-
gian rule.
Then it passed to the crown Of Scot
land, was seized by King Henry ~.
of England, and was bestowed by MIN
upon the Stanley family. For the fol
lowing three centuries the sovereign
ty of the island belonged to the Earle
of Derby, who consequently included
among their titles that of King of the
Isle of Man. On the death Of the tenth
earl in 1886, without male issue, the
earldom Of Derby went to his next
male heir, a cousin, but the sovereign
ty Of the Isle of Man went to his heir
general, the then Duke of Atholl, from
whose only child, a daughter, the
English crown purchased it in 1865
for a sum of 100000
Since then it has been administ-
cred by a governor and an indepen-
dent legislature, consisting of two
branches, the council and the house
Of keys. Lord Henniker was the last
governor and Lord Raglan now steps
into lis shoes.
The people on the Isle of Man are
rather a strange lot, and it remains
to be seen how they will relish the
/ idea of Lady Raglan, Immediately
after her husband receiving the ap-
pointment as their governor, posing in
her coronation robes at a charity ba-
Zaar in Kent, three pence being
charged for the privilege of gazing on
her, precisely as if she had been the
fat lady, the human skeleton or the
lndia-rubber man at some country fair.
But Lady Raglan has always been
extremely odd, and when, a few years
ago an INSCRIPTIONS London dentist
attempted to overcharge her for a set
of false teeth, she preferred to go to
law about the matter and to submit
to no end Of publicity in connection
with the affair, rather than to allow
herself to be imposed upon.
Lord Raglan is in the very prime o.
life, considerably over six feet il
height broad in proportion and while
in the guards-for he is an old soldier
used to be known by the nickname
of "Old Honesty" He belongs to thu
Somerset family, of which the Duke o
Beaufort is the chief, and is the grand
son of that Lord Raglan who was com
mander in chief of the British arm.
during the Crimean war.
Raglan Castle does not belong t
him, In fact, l believe it has nov
passed out of the possession of tn
Somerset family altogether, and hi
country seat is a place in Wales
known as Cefutilla, which was present
ed to his grandfather by public sui
scription in return for his military SCI
vices.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21

Female sparrows are often tyranni-
cal toward their partners, especially
at nest building time, when they fire.
quently attack their husbands fiercely
on account of their laziness. At sucn
times the female voice can always be
detected, both louder and shriller than
that of her mate, as she picks and tou-
sizes him, until he beats an ignomini-
Gus retreat. Hen blackbirGs and
thrushes are often very overbearing
and even spiteful toward their mates
when their houses are in course OF
consuuction.-Sporting and Dramatic
News.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-11-21

last | ever saw Of Edmund Justican.
the story Of whose strange disappear.
aace I am now, after a lapse Of twenty
years, at liberty to give TO the world.
/ can only hope that ne has never tired
Of his paradise.-Kansas City indie
pendent.