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The Van Buren press., 1903-01-10
The TWice-A-W Week
Republic.

Every Monday and Thursday newspaper as
good as a magazine-and better, for II contains
the latest by telegraph as well as interesting
stOries--is sent TO the subscriber Of the Twice.
a-Week" Republic, which is only 81 year.
The man who reads the "TwiCe-a .Week" Re-
public knows all about affairs political, domes.
tic and foreign events; is posted about the
markets and commercial matters generally.
The woman who reads the Twice a.Week"
Republic gathers a bit OF valuable information
about household affairs and late fashions and
finds recreation IN the bright stories that come
under both the headings Of fact and fiction
There is gossip about new books and dozen
other topics OF especial interest to the wide.
awake man and woman.
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A Cure for Lunba1o.

W. c. Williamson Of Amherst, Va.
says; For more than year | suffered
from lumbago. | finally tried Cham
berlain 8 Pain Balm and it gave me on
tire relief, which all other remedies had
failed to do. - Sold by JOHN O KANE,
F. q. KERR, Druggists.
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Died.,

Near Rudy on Friday night I'd inst, Mrs Mar
garet X. Winfrey, aged g. years. after an illness
of about two weeks with pneumonia, Mrs
Winirey was the widow of Capt John r. win.
frey. an ex.sheriG OF Crawford county and was
the mother.of our present efficient county clerk,
r. b Winfrey. She was devoted member of
the NJ. +. church, South, having Joined that
church when quite young and she was faithful
TO the end. She leaves four children-.R. b. ,
Edgar, Dick and Mrs. MOllie Cathey, and say.
eral grand children to mourn her loss, who have
the sympathy of the entire community In their
great loss. Her remains were laid to rest
last Sunday morning In the Winfrey graveyard,
and u large concoirse of neighbors and friends
and relatives attended the ast sad rites the
Rev, De ShazO conducting the funeral services.
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ter.
s. A. Miller and family left last Fri
day for their home at Grand, Okla.
after couple weeks visit here,
Fred Britt, after q stny Of several
weeks here left Tuedsy for Little Rock
where he has his headquarters.
All the parties we named last week
who had made application were granted
liquor licenses by Judge Gross.
Ben Cornelius came down from Kan
sas Wednesday to spend few days ut
home. He returns to his position next
| Tuesday.
Superintendent Molloy has had the
entire length Of the dam at the pumping
station lowered for the purpose Of max
Ing needed repairs.
The front OF W. II. Minors thirst
psrlor' is going to be the finest store
front In the city. BILLY never does
things by halves.
Geo. W. Moore resigned his position
A. city treasurer at last Mondays SEES
sion OF the council, and Warren g.,
Furry was elected to succeed him,
Max. j. Mayer and Geo. W. Moore
left Monday for Wan, /. T.. to assist
in invoicing the Allen Bros. stock, in
which Mr., Mayer purchased an interest
recently. Mr. Moore will move to Wan
and represent Mr., Mayer In the firm.
The question Of purchasing a rock
crusher was discussed during the lsst
meeting OF the council and the members
as a rule were favorable toward Its pur
chase, but nothing definite was done In
the matter.
Jno. Brown has disposed Of his inter
est In the hardware firm Of Brown &
Pslmtag at Tahlequah, |. T., to r. e
Brown, whose interests will be looked
after by his father, j. N, Brown.
The Frisco has not given up the Idea
and redeeming the surroundings OF thu
new depot from the sea Of mud that hal
surrounded II, and Is dumping severa
more carloads Of Joplin gravel arount
1t,
Miss Bette Shelton has resigned he'
position A delivery clerk at the post
Office. Miss Bette will be great.
missed by the patrons Of the office
She will make her future home at For
smith.
The Fort Smith Daughters Of tn
Confederacy have selected the cour
house yard In that city . site for tn
Confederate monument, . place 10
which WAS refused In the National Gem
terry by the authorities At Washington
unless tho design WAS changed.
| n the Argus compares tho uppe
portion OF Main street with the condi
ton OF most Of the county roads
shows lack OF knowledge on the subject
While TO appearance II looks very bad
II has u foundation which most OF Ga
county roads have lacked for tw
months,
The official record at the government
station at Fort Smith shows the wind
have attained = velocity Of 81 miles y
hour Tuesday evening. All day We'd
nesday there WAS = very strong win
blowing, drying up the roads rapidly
The blow WAS followed by some clear
colder weather.
Ex.Coroner Tribble, now superintet
ent Of the poor farm land those VIII
know say the name poor is no josh W.
IA town Thursday and reports every
thing at tho farm wording smoothly
Ile says there have been several ne,
additions TO the number OF iniuatos r,
Gently md more are expected 10 b
added 70 the list eoon
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THE HOUSE-WARMINO
Given by the A. o. v. W. Lodge on
Thursday Night Most En-
lOyabIe Affair

Given by the A. o. v. W. Lodge on
Thursday Night Most En-
IovabIe Affair.
The members Of the A. O. U. W.
lodge kept open house to number Of
invited guests at their new lodge room
on the third floor OF the Citizens Bank
building Thursday evening, The occa-
sion WAS in the nature Of house
warming, for the lodge had just com
pleted the furnishing Of q lodge room Of
their own and they felt 30 good over II
that they felt like celebrating 1t and
inviting their friend to help them.
The A. o. U. w. Is the strongest
lodge In Van Buren,, carrying on It's
rolls nearly two hundred members, and
the party that assembled in the new
lodge room including the guests, would
number about that number.
Along the north wall u long table had
been arranged by the ladies composing
the Degree OF honor and on It were
spread all the delicasies that would
tempt the palate Of man, More than
three times the table, seating fully
sixty people, was emptied Of its viands.
showing that the ladies were right
when they thoughtthat the best way TO
reach mans heart WAS by way OF his
mouth.
While the feast WAS In progress the
Queen City orchestra discoursed q nun.
Der OF fine selections and after the tables
had been cleared number of couples
tripped the light fantastic until the
hour OF 10 warned them that the time
had arrival Tor parting.
The occasion was one Of the most en-
joyabls the writer has ever had the
pleasure Of attending.
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-10

ACCORDING 10 the Memphis News =
through trunk line OF railroad from
Detroit and Minneapolis, m Northern
termini through Chicago. st. Louis q
Memphis, TO New Orleans, with nu-
merous allied lines both on the east and
west side of the Mississippi river, Is
what the Frisco system proposes TO have
within the next two years.
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-10

Mrs. G. b. Cain, after an ex.
tended visit here to her parents,
left Thursday to visit friends NJ
Little Rock before returning to
her home in Texas.
John VIM left Thursday morn
ing for Little Rock, to hobnob
with the solons for the next two
or three months. While our &c.
Nor representative may not wear
dude clothes and part his hair In
the middle while gone, we guar
antee he will look after the peo.
ple's interests rs well as any OF
them.
There Is q fellow IN the county
Jail who Is laying out u fine Of s2O
and 1856 days, sent up by Nh Alma
j. r., for stealing u 80 Overcoat.
II In proposed to ask the fellows
pardon ut the hands Of the gov
ernor. 10 would cost the county
about $500 to keep the man the
full time for which he was sent up
See the Frisco Line for cheap tickets
10 Pacific Coast points, California
Oregon aud Washington.
P,W FURRY Agt,
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FRISCO LINE" (sT. l.. a SD
THE COURTS.

rRCUIT COURT meets At Van Burcn on the
| third Monday In June and November. J. II.
gv.ns, Judge: X. L. Rogers Prosecuting Atty.
COUNTY COURT meets In Van Buren, on the
| ] 10, Monday in January, April. July and oc'
;ober.
PROBATE COURT meets the third Monday
in February, May, August and November
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-10

Tho New York Journal cable from
Paris says The newspaper Cri do
Paris says that j. Pierpont Morgan 10
trying 10 arrange marriage for his
daughter to 4 French noblemsn, and
has offered \ settlement Of Is, 900, 900
frances (e3, 500. 900. }"
II this Ia true II shows Morgan has .
screw lo,e In his Uranium after all.
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Special Notices in the Local Column, Five cent
Line for FIRST insertion, aud fu cents pei
line for each subsequent tn@rtton. AL local
run and charged for at abote rates until Or
1,r,d Hisconhnued.
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Mo. Pacific Excursions.

Washington D. C.. s5s.25. New York, ". Y.
s6l 25 Round trip tickets via Savannah and
steamship, on sale every day.
". HNsN,
Iroa Mountain T. and Z. Agent
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-10

Word was received here Wednesday
OF the sudden death at Beaumont Tex ,
OF jas, Mathews, for sometime last year
employed here ~ engineer Mt tho Ice
plant,
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-10

The retail grocers OF the state win
hold their state convention 1t Little
Rock January goth and 2ist,
The Van Buren press., 1903-01-10

Parties calling for above will please say al
vsrtised and give date, A foe OF ono cent will
bs charged on all advertised letters,
A, NJ. OHGICk y, n.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The regular annual meeting of the stockhold.
ers OF the
CRAWFORD COUNTY BANK,
for the purpose electing Board of Directors
Tor said Bank for the ensuing year and for
tfsnsacting such other business as may come
legally before said meeting. win be held at the
otiee Of said Bank IN its banking house In Van
Buren,, Arkansas, on Thursday. the end day OF
January, 1908, at o'clock, P. NJ
s. A. PRRSor,
Secretary and Cashier Crawford County Bank.
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Rev. j. NJ. Yingling. pastor OF the
Bedford st. NJ e. Church. Cumber.
land, Nd. Gays: 1T affords me great
pleasure TO recommend Chamberlain 9
Collie, Cholera and DiarrhBa Remedy.
| have used II and know others who
have never known II to fail - For sale
by JOHN KANE, Y, q. KERR, Drug.
gists.
Mr.. DR.. Bailey's many Van Buren,
friends will bs pleased TO note the fol.
lowing from the Fort Smith Times
Mrs, Jewell Black has returned from
New York where she visited her
mother, Mrs. DR., W, W, Bailey, In
her Illness, Mrs, Bailey's health Ia
much improved, which will crafty ex.
ceedingly all Of Mrs. Bsiley's friends.
Bob Sexton Ia visiting his broth.
er.in.law, Theo Pile, at Eufaula,
|. 4.
Miss Clara Emo entertained he r
guests Wednesday afternO on with
very pleasant "ut home"
Park Crutcher left We dnesday
evening for Little Rock, where he
will mlngle with the solons until
the legislature adjourns,
J.V. Welch and Sarah "A. Down.
Ing, Cherokees, claiming TO hail
from Uniontown, were married by
Judge Edmondson at Fort Smit b
Thursday.
A deal Was concluded yesterday
by which 4. w. EdmOnds0n and
H. p, Allen take over The hard.
ware and furniture stocks Of the
Boston store company.
Mrs. 4. b. Coppage and little
daughlerrrrived Wednesday from
Ash Grove; NO., on u visit to Mrs,
W. p. Woolum. Mrs. Coppage In
on her way to her hone ~ Tenn
pie, Tex, from " hobby visit AZ the
former place,
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Unclaimed Letters.

The following 10 a list OF letters IN the Pos,
once al Van Buren,. Arb remaining uncallsd
for and advertised Jan. o. 1908.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
News from All Parts Of the World
Carefully Selected from the
Press kilograms.
A Weekly Digest Of the Most important
Facts and Happenings for Busy
Readers.

$500 -s-<-- -
Sam Ciaborn. al Alabama negro, who
was taken In by the police at III Paso.
Texas. a. a vagrant. told a story In court
which. II true. throws n sensational light
upon the condition of the negroes taken
To Mexico for colonization purposes. Cla.
boru declares that hc was taken to Mex
,cO by "Fathcr" Ellis. n negro agent. I'M
dcr the impression that he was going to
Join a community In which all the mem
tiers lived on the cooperative plan and
tho proceeds of their joint work were
devoted to the uphuildinG Of the colony
lie says he arrived at Mapimi and at
once was ordered 10 work on cotton
plantation. the owner being a white man.
There he learned that slavery in its
worst form existed In the vicinity. aud
members of the socalled cooperative
community were human chattels. bought
stAl sold. aud compelled to do the hard
cat kind Of lxbor without remuneration.
UiabOrn snys he made preparations. to-
gcthee with about fifty others, to leave
the place and make their way back to-
the United States. but over nine years
VSsSed before the plan could be carried
t,ut
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
POKER cosrs A LIFE.
Chicago Cashier Embozzies $4,000
and Kills Himself.

and kills Himself
Having confessed to an embezzemcnt
that will probably amount to $4,000.
Ernest Naoraji, native Ceylonese. shot
and killed himself in the safety deposit
vaults of the Prairie State Bank in Chi.
cago. where he had taken the employer
whose money he had pifered to reim
bursc him as best he could with the small
savings he had there. Naoraji was cash.
Ter for Edward Rucb. a commission mcr-
chant. He had worked for Rcub longer
than year and a half. In the confes.
sion whica he made to Mr.. Rueb ten min
utes before his death he said his accounts
were straight until he began to play
poker in the gambling place conducted by
"Mushmouth" johnson at AGA State
street. Naoraji came to Chicago from,
Ccylon six years ago. He first worked
for a wholesale tea firm and then secured
employment with Barnett Brothers. He
remained with them for three years and
Rueb gave him employment on the rec
concentration Of that firm. He was an
excellent worker and was quick and nccu'
rate in all his duties. He had the entire
confidence of his employer and was not
suspected Of wrongdoing until few days
ago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
COLLAPSE or BRIDGE,
Carnival Crowd at Eau claire, wiz.
Thrown Into Panic.

Thrown Into Panic.
The approach to the Madison street
under the weight Of big crowd gathered
to witness the street carnival. Nearly
200 people who were on the approach at
the time fell to the beach below, dis.
lance of twenty-five feet. Six are badly
hurt and two will die. Twenty-Five 9th
ers received serious injuries. The acci.
dent occurred during an illumination of
the street carnival booths along the main
streets Of the city. Hundreds of people
had gone to the bridge to watch the IL
Elimination from this vantage point. The
illumination was ended Mt once and every
MD that the city could give was extended
to the suffering.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
COAL MEN FOUND GUILTY.

Decision Hits Eighteen Corpora
tions-AntI-Trust LAws Upheld.
Eighteen defendants, members Of the
Northern Illinois Soft Coal Dealers As.
sociation. were found guilty of conspiracy
to restrain public trade and were fined
$500 each by a decision handed down by
Judge Horton in Chicago. Nine defend
ant officers of the Retail Coal Dealers
Association of Illinois and Wisconsin
who had been found guilty and fined $1OC
each on pro formn verdict were denied
n new trial In another opinion. The mem
bers Of the two associations were indict
I'd BY the special coal investigating grand
Jury, summoned in January. The decis
ions are important In disbanding the or
CARNATIONS Of dealers and especially SC
because Judge Horton finds that the
antitrust laws Of the state are SUFFICIENT
to warrant convictions.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
sRorHER.s RACE WITH DEATH.
Trip on Special Train to Stop Sui
oide Thre ate ned by Youth 10 Vain.

Trip on Special Train to Stop Sui
oide Threatens by Youth 10 Vain.
Frank Hoover Of Dunkirk. Ohio, com.
mitted suicide In Indianapolis by inhaling
gas, after having failed In an attempt
with revolver and after having sought
to kill himself with gas at PiQua CO.,
hotel, only to find that there was no gas
there. He had notified his relations OF
his intention to kill himsclf While he
was inhaling the dcath.dealing fumes his
brother, John Hoover. and some friends
were hurrying to Indianapolis OH n spe-
cial train In an effort to prevent his car.
rying out his intentions. The hose from
the gas Jet was still In the young mans
mouth when his brother arrived on the
special train and FASTENED to the hotel
too late to stop the suicide. He had evil
IDENTIFY tried to kill himself with the PTS
toll. as the hammer had been snapped on
all the cartridges, but he had used rim
fire shells In Il central fire pistol.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
HELD Foa FARMsR.s MURDER.

Two Ex-Convicts Under Arrest at
Columbus. O.-Third . Fugitive.
Lewis Harmon and Otis I.oveland, two
ex-cOnvicts. are under arrest at Colum.
bus, Ohio. charged with the murder OF
the aged farmer, George Geyer, at Alton.
LOveiand has made a confession impli-
eating Harmon and another ex.convict.
Lon Greenlec, a bartender. Is detained at
the prison. He Is implicated by Love
lands confession as having helped plan
the robbery. The third member Of the
raiding party Is said to he Miles Willing
ford. who IL now fugitive. Harmon 10
supposed to be the man who fired the
fatal shot. Louis Harmon and Otis Love-
land were brought face to face. IOve'
land repeated his confession and Harmon
confessed that 1t was true. except that
Miles Willingford did the shooting.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
KISS CAUSES cHiLD.s DEATH.
little Lads Beauty Leads to His
sudden Demise.

sudden Demise.
The death Of little Myron Knapp OF
smallpox at vermillion. Ohio. and the
manner In which he caught the disease
is sad. The lad was walking down the
street Of the village few weeks ago.
when a young woman approached him.
She was taken with the singular beauty
Of the lad and. on his mother giving per.
mission. she bestowed upon him kiss.
1t developed that tho woman was the
niece Of man who day later came
down with smallpox and aftcrward died.
In just ten days after the kiss had been
imprinted upon the lips Of the boy he
was taken with smallpox. Nothing was
thought Of the matter at the time; but
when the boy was taken sick the kissing
incident was recalled. Now the woman
Is nearly frantic. She has smallpox her.
self. and the fact that she holds herself
responsible for young Krapp's death has
made her case exceedingly dangerous.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
Form Dollar wheat Unions.

Farmers Of Marion County, Ind, inter
ested In the movement TO get III wheat
this year met at the store of j. A. Ev'
eritt. president Of the American Society
Of Equity Of North America. In Indian
apolis. There are forty-eight unions in
this state and action was taken to So
cure the formation of a number of unions
In Marion and other counties.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
Injured by Exploding Box.

widow. narrowly escaped death from nm
iHfcrWsi machine which exploded In her
,sSWss Mrs.. ,Nceses noticed IA queer shaped
,,ox tying on her front porch with u
string attached to It. When she raised
Il NY the string the machine exploded.
severely burning her arms and chest and
rendering her unconscious for some time.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
Initiation periis Boys' Lives.

Clarence Mason, son of the chief Of
police. and Joseph Mcintyre may die of
.V.iOod poisoning ut New Bedford. Mass.
M the result OF being branded ut IN in
citation into q secret society in the local
high school. Greek letters were burned
cato the foreheads Of the candidates for
Sac,Rl,erxhip by means of nitrate Of silver
sad uitric acid.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
Trade Barrler. Abolished.

The terms of the American commercial
treaty with China have been settled ex-
cept the clause providing for the opening
Of two Manchurian ports. The treaty
abolshes all interior trade barriers in the
shape of internal taxation OF goods in
transit in China or Manchuria except the
duties collected by the native custom
houses at the treaty ports under foreign
customs management.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20

The local militia company, the Govern.
or's Grays. was called out ut Dubuque,
Iowa, to dispense mobs collected In sup
port of the street car strikers. While
Electric Company's Office, where the
strike breakers were lodged, mob
wrecked the windows Of the company's
power house five blocks away.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
HISTORIC RESIDENCE 10 SOLD.

Home OF Buchanan Road In Cincin-
natl Disposed OF at Auction.
The historic home of Buchanan Read
In Cincinnati. In which the famous poem.
"Sheridan's Ride" was written, was sold
ut auction for So, 1000. Robert O'Brien, a
saloonkeeper, being the purchaser. John
Havlin, the theatrical man. was bid.
der. The house has n plate OH the wall
with an inscription as to the former own.
ership by Read. The property was Of.
fered for the purpose of paying legacies
named In the will Of the late contractor,
Hugh Campbell.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
HELD CHILD IN ANIMAL CAGE.
Moro ShoWman's Terrible Cruelty
to kidnaped Boy years Old.

Showmcn kidnapped Gycar-old John
Layton Of Hast Ut. Louis. stained his
skin. stripped him of clothing and Gagged
him with monkeys and other animals to
make him wild boy" When the child
escaped or was released because he did
not seem to develop rapidly into wild
boy." he was found by a policeman and
identified Sylvester Baker. a negro, as
the man who had placed him In the AMI.
m1i cage. Baker has been tj|s gen to
Bcilcville to prevent lynching.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
SLAIN IN HER HOME.

Young Oiri Victim OF Mysterious
Assassination In Missouri
While asleep In n room Of her parents
home near Winona. No.. Della johnson,
. years old was killed by an unidentified
assassin. The murderer crcpt into the
room with an AK and almost severed her
head from the body. The child's brother
heard the blows and rushed In. when the
assassin struck him and struggle In the
dark followed. the boy finally falling
to the floor from exhaustion. There Is
no more clew to the motive Of the crime
than to the pcrpetrator.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
Plan a Big Railroad Line.

The prellminaries are now being ar
ranged for another immense railroad pro.
jcct. one Of the greatest Of the year. The
new rond 10 to be known as the Okla.
homa and Rio Grandc Southern. This
new line. according to the chief engineer,
LlanO l.. w. Van Horn, will be built
from Oklahoma City south through tho
State of Texas to the Rio Grande Dor
der
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
jail for Vote judges.

Three months imprisonment In the
county Jail was the punishment meted
out to John ]. Kelly, Harry O'Donovan
and Hiram b. Sherman, judges of cleo.
tion. by Judge Carter Of Chicago, who
found them guilty OF contempt Of court
for what he termed the most fagrant
misbehavior at the ballot box that had
ever come to his notice.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
Poseal Offloial Dismissed.

James n. Mctcalf. chief of the money
order division Of the Postoffice Depart
,ncnt, has been summary dismissed for
attempting 10 persuade the lowest bidder
for contract To withdraw, leaving the
company that now has the contract the
lowest bidder.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
Seven Are Killed at Fire.

Three men. three boys aud woman
were killed and q number Of persons In.
jured On the result Of fire at a whisky
distitery In Glasgow. Scotland. Thou
ssnds Of casks Of spirits exploded, blow
eng down q wall OF an adjoining Hour
Snilt The victims were buried beneath
tNs Jel,ris.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-06-20
Don't Want Pan anna Cam al.

Additional advices coming to Washing.
toa,fr0m svsriois sources respecting the
ssrOspects nj ratification Of the Panama
csaat treaty by Colombia continue to be
10 conflicting ~ to leave the officials In
do,fbt m to the outcome. 1t IL believed.
however. that the weight of opinion in
Cypto,nhia il adverse to ratification.