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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-04

n Garnet Republican Club. will make address
In the lecture room of the church refreshments
will be for sale. Admission will be . cents: chiI-
dren under twelve years Is cents. Among the
members Of the committee Of arrangements axe
Miss Emma Payne. Miss Bertha Robertson. WIZ
am Berry and Charles Harris.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-04
Avernre e51 So el4 ca G54 754 20 COZ 65.1 8.

OF contract prices In The local maket t1y
follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-04
JOHN X. NEAL.
THE MARKETS.
TOTAL DOMESTIC RECEIPTS TODAY.

New YORK. October 2. 1903.
Dressed poultry, pkgs. z7Ts
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-09

grounds set aside for agriculture en-
braces 70 acres, and of this 80 acres
will be under cover. The buildings,
which will be among the handsomest
on the grounds, will be treated in col
ors, while the other structures will be
in ivory. Mr.. Bruner says the Expo
sition will be more essentially for
farmers than any other great fair.
The outlay is absolutely stupendous.
Superintendent Bruner has visited
Texas, Indian Territory, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Geor-
gia and Tennessee, and arranged for
special agricultural exhibits. He will
spend a while here and then work in
South Carolina and Virginia as we'll
as this State.-Raleigh Cor. Messen-
ger.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-09

Pennsylvania retaliated by orderinn
the Western Union off the line Of +b7
railroad. The case was fought ~
in the courts and was decided ~
versely to the telegraph comnonu
On May %, the United States a..
cult Court in Pitsburg refused
restraining order asked for bv tho
telegraph company, pending an On
peal to the Supreme Court. Anita;
pating such a refusal, nearly 10 Ooo
men armed with axes had been sto.
toned along the right of wav, and
when the signal was given the ent;ro
telegraph line crashed to the ground
Should the United States Supreme
Court reverse the case the Pennsvl-
vania may find use for a portion Of
it's new issue of SIS, 100000 of stock
underwritten by a New York svndi-
cate, for it will be called upon to SET
tie a pretty bill of costs. The Postal
Telegraph will supersede the Yves
tern Union on the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad lines according to present
plans.-Collier's Weekly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-09
A War of the Big Corporations.

The Pennsylvania Railroad recently
accomplished an act of "1egalized
vandalism" without parallel in this
country since General Sherman
marched to the sea. In the space of
a day 10000 Western Union Tele-
graph Company's poles along the line
of the railroad were chopped down
or pulled up by locomotives, and over
$4,000 miles of line, valued at nearly
a million dollars, were put out of
business in six States-New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, the Vir-
ginias and Maryland. This whole
sale destruction of property was the
result of a war with the Gould sys-
TEN, which became very bitter when
the Wabash Railroad invaded Penn
sylvania territory and entered Pitts
burg. President Cassatt of the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-09
GENERAL NEWS
CONDITION OF COTTON CROP.

Lowest Condition Ever Reported at this
Season of the Year-The Average
Placed at TAI; North Carolina at "a.
Washington, June 5.-The cotton
bulletin of the Department of Agri-
culture, issued yesterday, is as fol-
lows:
The statistician of the Department
of Agriculture estimates the total
area planted in cotton in the United
States this season at 28,9O5, 900, an
increase of 1925, 900 acres, or 81
per cent upon the acreage planted
last year. The average condition of
the growing crop on May 26 was
al, as compared with 95.1 on May
26, 1902, 81.5 on May 20, 1901, and
a 1O-year average of 800.
The percentage of increase in
acreage in the different States is as
follows: Virginia, 10; North Caro-
lima, ~; South Carolina, So; Geor-
gia, A; Florida, 20; Alabama, 2.3;
Mississippi, As; Louisiana, 2.8; Tex
as, Is; Arkansas, So; Tennessee,
60; Missouri, ITO; Oklahoma, SIS;
Indian Territory, 1913.
The condition of the crop by
States on May 26. was as follows:
Virginia, 70; Mississippi, IS; Louis
lana, IS; Texas, 76; Georgia, Is;
Florida, 81; Alabama, IS; Mississippi
pi, 70; Louisiana, 76; Texas, 80; Ar
kansas, rs; Tennessee, SO; Oklahoma,
70; Indian Territory, 70; Missouri,
76.
The condition now reported is for
the cotton belt as a whole, and for
the States of Georgia, Alabama, and
Texas in particular, the lowest on
dition ever reported at this season
of the year. The crop is almost
everywhere from 10 to 81 days late.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-09
A Gold Standard for Mexico.

Mr.. Secretary Limantour, who has
recently been to New York elaborat-
ing a plan for the improvement of
Mexico's monetary system, has made
public the details of this new scheme
through the New York Times. 1t is,
in brief, to introduce a new silver
coinage to the amount of 100000
600 which is to have a guaranteed
value of fifty cents gold for each dol
lar. To secure the credit of the
Treasury in making this guarantee
a gold reserve fund of $5,OOO,OOO will
be held. The present coinage of
Mexico will be pushed into the mar
ket as silver bullion. The weight in
grains of the new dollar is not given
in the report which we have at hand.
We do not know what is its relative
value as compared with Mexico's dol
lar now in existence. That is really
not of the essence of the question,
however, for the dollar of the United
States, carrying a few grains less of
pure silver, holds it's value in terms
of gold, and will buy more than two
of the Mexican dollars. Since this
new dollar is to be worth only fifty
cents, and since this would be the re
result of b~imetallism on the basis of
80 to 1, the implication appears to be
that b~imetallism is thus continued
that is to say, that the gold standard
is not adopted. But it must be ap-
parent to any observer that when a
gold reserve is held as a guarantee
for the stability of a silver c~ircula-
ton, the standard is really a gold
standard. The money of the
try may not be reduced actually to
terms of gold at any time, but, as a
matter of course, the paper money is
sued on the basis of silver gets it's
value, not from the silver but from
the nations guarantee backed by the
gold reserve. It is, therefore, a gold
standard after all, and calling fifty
cents worth of silver a dollar, and so
coming it, is only a pleasant fiction.
On the whole, the plan which is sub
s~tantially the same as that adopted
by the United States for the Philip
pine Islands, seems to be a very
promising one, and taken with the
prosperity and rapid development of
u neighboring republic, holds out
hopes of a stable monetary system
in Mexico, a need long keenly felt in
that country.-Nashville Christian
Advocate.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-09
Secretary Bruner on the St. Louis
Exposition.

Secretary T. X. Bruner, of the
North Carolina Department of Agri-
culture, has returned from st. Louis
where he is the superintendent of the
special exhibits in agriculture for
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
The agricultural department of the
exposition is in charge of Chief F.
W. Taylor, of Nebraska. Mr..
Bruner is enthusiastic about the
great fair and particularly about his
department. The land on the fair
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-09
The Panama Canal.

Now that the treaty has been rati-
fed and the route selected for an
inter-oceanic canal, a few items con-
corning it may be of interest to our
readers, the most of whom may hope
to live until this canal is completed
and the current of commerce the
world over be largely changed as a
result. The canal begins at the har-
Dor of Colon and extends about six
miles to the Chargers River, which it
follows to Obispo, about thirty miles
from the Atlantic terminus. Here
it follows a small stream called the
Camancho, about five miles, until
it reaches the continental divide at
the great Culebra cut, thirty-six
miles from Colon and thirteen miles
from Panama. From this it follows
the Rio Grande River to Panama
bay. The entire length is 1900 miles,
and can be ~traversed in twelve hours,
whereas the Nicaragua route is 1886
hours for passage, involving, of
course, one night.
There is also involved a channel
through the harbor of Colon and
through the bay of Panama, with a
minimum depth of 35 feet at low
water, and a minimum width of 500
feet, and a maximum of 800 feet.
The depth of the canal throughout
will be 35 feet, the bottom width $50
feet, and the locks 74O feet in length
and 81 feet in width.
This is an immense undertaking
and will cost a large amount of
money, probably twenty years time,
and, on account of the prevalence of
Chargers fever, will involve the loss
of many lives of laboring men. 1t
will, however, transform the Pacific
Ocean into an American lake, and
will change in many respects the COM
merce of the world, destroying the
trade of some sections and building
up new centres. On the whole it
will be greatly beneficial to humanity
as a whole, bringing the different por-
tions of the world much nearer to-
gether than ever before. It will
do for the New World what the Suez
Canal did for the Old.-Wallace's
Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-09
Ohio Republicans Would Reduce South
ern Representation.

Columbus, Ohio, June 1.-The
Ohio Republican Convention at Co.
lumbus to-day nominated a full State
ticket, headed by Colonel NJ. T. Her
rick, of Cleveland, for Governor.
President Roosevelt was endorsed for
a second term and Senator Hanna
for another term.
The platform was a long one. 1t
declared for a big navy and a more
elastic currency, opposed tariff tink-
ering, but limited that mild revision,
to accompany reciprocity, might be
all right in the future, and de-
nounced negro disfranchisement in
the South, declaring in favor of re
ducing Southern representation in
Congress.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-09

The Presbyterian General Assem-
bly, in session at Los Angeles, Cal,
has adopted by unanimous vote the
revision of creed as recommended by
the committee chosen in 1901. In
the new confession of faith infant
damnatiOn is eliminated and a more
tolerant reference to the pope is sub
stituted for the term hitherto in use.
"anti-Christ," in the section referring
to the Roman church.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-09
Boss Rule and a Free Press in
Pennsylvania.

There was given to the public, last
month, a long statement of political
conditions and methods in PhiladeI-
phia, in the form of a review cover
ing the past four years. It was is
sued by the managers of the NUM-
cipal League. It is a scathing de-
scription and analysis of the evil
methods pursued in what the reform
ers consider the most scandalously
corrupt of all great cities. The gov
eminent of the city of Philadelphia
has not been wholly distinct in in
fuence and character from the gov
eminent of the State of PennsyI-
vania. Republican boss rule has
dominated the affairs of city and
State alike. One of the most ex-
traordinary achievements of this
boss domination has been the passage
by the recent Legislature of a new
law directed against the newspapers,
intended to suppress political car
ICONS, and to restrain the press from
extreme criticism of the acts Of Of
fcials. Undoubtedly, some of the
Philadelphia neWspapers-one IN
particular-have gone far in the VIZ
ulence of their attacks upon the high
officers of Philadelphia and the State
of Pennsylvania. But the pro7oca-
ton to these forms of newspaper at
tacks has been great; and, further
more, the ordinary libel laws have
been available, with a judiciary made
up largely of men owing their posi-
tions to the very ~persOnageS most
frequently assaulted by the press. Inc
new enactment is ascribed to TIE
personal influence of Governor
Pennypacker himself; who, IN giving
it his signature, made a long puOll'
defence of it that has excited the
derision of newspapers throughout
the entire country. Criticism u
public officers in the United States
is in no particular danger OF doInS
any harm. It is sometimes eXce'-
sive, and sometimes seriously un-
inst. But it is wholesome and net
essary that there should be gS TJa.
freedom in the discussion OF P UTbo
men and measures.-trom LLo
Progress of the World" P Rps
American Monthly Review OF HS-
vioUc for Junp.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-12

Duel was nowhere to be seen, but in !,
the house was found a note from
him saying that he had decided to
cash in'' and telling just where
his body might be found. The note
was addressed to Mr.. Hale. Madi-
son and young Hale hurried to the
spot referred to in the note, about a
quarter of mile distant from the
house, and there found Duel's dead
body lying in about four feet of wat
er in Box Elder creek. To prevent
his body floating away, Duel had
tied a rope to one ankle, attaching
the other end to a tree on the bank.
Then, shooting himself, he fell into
the water.
AS the ranch is located over the
line in Meade county, the coroner of
that county was notified, arriving
here on Thursday evenings train
and driving out to the scene of the
tragedy.
Duel left another note addressed
to Mr.. Hale in which be directed
what disposition was to be made of
what property he had. and also as
to the division of what cash he had
in the bank. He left 5000 to the
oldest Smith girl and 800 to the
next oldest. Then after providing
for the payment of his funeral ex-
penses, he gave a statement Of his
Indebtedness and directed that it be
paid in full and the balance sent to
his brother in Missouri. He further
stated that his father had spent his
last days in an insane asylum and
now that he felt his own mind Civ
ing way under the mental strain
caused by his connection with the
Smith case he preferred death to
insanity.
The body of the dead man was
brought to this city and the funeral
]scryices were held Saturday fore.
noon at the Methodist church, inter.
lment being made in Mountain View
cemetery. Deceased was about 81
years Of age.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-12
TOOK Ills own LII
E. B. Duel Shoots Himself
at Ha1e's Ranch on Box
Elder Greek.
his BODY FOUND In the WATER
Mind Giving Way Under Men
tai Strain the Cause Of the
Rash Deed. Full Details.

Just after last weeks issue OF
THE UNION had been printed, word
reached this city to the effect that
E. B. Duel had taken his own life at
Thomas Hale's ranch out on Box
Elder. The body of the dead man
was found in about four feet of wat
er in the creek about quarter of
mile from the ranch house. The
particulars OF the tragedy are as
follows:
For some time past Duel had been
working for Thomas Hale on his
Box Elder ranch. He was an impor-
tant witness for the state in the in
cest case against John g.. Smith,
and during the trial of that case last
week had spent part of the time in
this city. He expressed the deep
est regret at the nature Of the testi-
mony being introduced, owing toits
reflection on the characters of the
Smith girls, to one Of which he is
said to have been engaged. Late
Wednesday evening Mr.. Hale sug-
gested that someone ought to 90 tc
the ranch that night, and Duel vol.
nnteered to go, intending to return
in time for the opening Of court al
nine o'clock Thursday morning
When court opened Duel was not or
hand, nor had he put in an appear
ance an hour later. At this time
Cabel Hale was sent to the ranch K
see what was wrong. At the rancl
he met Russell Madison and, it be
ing about noon, the two went int,
the house to prepare some dinner
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-12
FINE CABLE PIANO
And $50 IN GOLD
GIVEN AWAY!
A Straight Prize-Giving Con.
test With No Unfair Fea-
lures of Any Kind.

Here is the biggest, best and squar-
est prize-giving contest ever conducted
In Rapid City-a magnificent $4,000
Hobart M. Cable piaLo and $4,000 in
gold given away absolutely free. Fol
lowing are the conditions of this inter
estiug contest:
On November S, 1908, the Merchants
Protective Association OF Rapid City
will give one OF the famous Hobart M.
Gable standard s400 pianos TO the
church, lodge or other organization re-
ceiYing the largest number OF votes up
to that date, and $4,000 in gold to the
one receiving the second largest num-
ber Of votes. Tickets, or votes, ara
now being given free with every TEN
CENT cash purchase at the store Of the
merchants named below. You are on.
titled to one vote for every ten cents
you expend. The ballot box is 10 :ated
at the store Of the Tom Sweeney Hard
ware Co., where all votes must be de.
posted. This beautiful piano can be
seen at the department store Of the
Lathrop-Re Mercantile Co.
The votes are counted every week
bv an impartial committee OF three re,
spohsible mon from three prominent
organizations OF the town. and the
standing Of all contestants will be pub.
lished in The UNION every Friday
Unlike other contests Of this nature
necessary precautions have been taksr
TO prevent all unfair issuing OF tickets
'aad und unfair voting. Every organi
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-12
New Trial for Kiefer.

New Trial for KieRer.
The celebrated case against Mat
tie Kieffer has again been reopened
through the efforts of his attorney,
M. Mcmahon, who Wednesday re-
ceived the following telegram from
the clerk Of the supreme court at
Pierre:
"State VS.. Kieffer reversed. New
trial ordered. =
This means that Kieffer will be
brought back to Sturgis for re-
hearing, he having already served a
long time at Sioux Falls. The new
trial cannot occur before the Octo-
Der term Of court. -Sturgis Record.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-12
Death of Gertrude Daily.

Miss Gertrude DAILY Of this city
died at Hot Springs last Tuesday
morning. The cause OF her death is
said to have been pesitonitis. The
remains were not brought back here
for burial.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-12

b Mr.. and Mrs. @. S. Murray Of
Terry spent Sunday with ]. P. Nc
Elroy and wife in this city.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-12
ST. $5s @ 5;s G$H kspa &aropaeepes 2ercae Gompan

zation entering this contest is assured
an honest vote and fair count.
The following business men are now
issuing tickets in this contest;
Hardware-Tom Sweeney Hardware
Company.
Drugs-C. D. Matteson.
Grocery and Bakery-H. W. Jones
& Co.
Dry Goods and Clothing-L. Morris
Co.
Millinery and Lsdles' Furnishings
Mrs. ida Hall.
Dry Goods and Groceriss-Hughes
Bros.
Groceries,. A. G. Siedenberg.
Cigars and Tobacco Ed. Selwinder.
Confectionery and Stationery-H. c.
Gambrill
Meat Market-Chas. Schuster.
Drugs-John Young.
Groceries-Hsnry Grocery Co.
Ladies' Furnishings-Owens & Glen.
ems.
Dry Goods. Boots, Shoes, Clothing
a d Furnish ings-Lathrop Reeves
Mercantile 20.
Book. Job and Commercial Printing.
Art. w. Gird.
Meat Market-A. A. Mallow.
Frrniture-J. A. Behrens.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-06-12

Specials in Clothing.
Special assortments made up from lots where
only one or two Suits of style are left-now to
close them out by July I, priced at cost and
less, your choice for $5.o and s7.75.
Three Special Drives in Pants-s1. 50, s2.25
and S2.75-three big bargains
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-24
A Closed Incident.

This matter, concerning the aspersions
cast by Mr.. Haggard, late British minister
at Caracas, directly upon Mr.. Russell, and
indirectly upon Minister Bowen, Is declared
here to be a closed incident, and there Is
not the slightest disposition to pursue the
question further. The records of our own
State Department show that in the publt-
cation of foreign relations matters have
crept IN through oversight which have
given the officials great deal Of trouble,
and which they would have cheerfully omit
ted.
Other foreign officers are equally culpa-
BILE, and it is pointed out that a considera-
bic factor in the Venezuelan embroglio re-
suited from the publication of a note from
Ambassador Won Holleben of December IL,
1901, In which he outlined Germany's pro-
gram against Venezuela, and thereby ex-
cited the ire OF President Castro, who in
turn retaliated by making public confiden-
tial correspondence between Caracas and
Berlin.
Mr.. Haggard has left Caracas for good.
and consequently cannot again come in con-
tact with the officials Of the American lega-
tion, while his successor, Mr.. Bax-Iron-
sides, the present minister, through a resi-
dence at Washington of several years.
when Lord Pauncefote was ambassador, be-
came imbued with an American spirit to a
degree that will certainly prevent further
friction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-24
BETTER POSTAL FACILITIES.
Rural Free Delivery in Virginia
Changes in Maryland.

The following rural free delivery letter
carriers have been appointed in Virginia.
At Spring Garden, Pleasant c. Shields; al
ternate, John A. Shields. At Whitwell,
Robert L. Myers; alternate, Lloyd Myers
The Post Office Department has estab-
lished rural free delivery service at Level
run. Pittsylvania county, Va. The service
will take effect May 1. There will be two
carriers. The routes will aggregate forty
two and one-fourth miles. covering an area
of thirty-five square miles and serving a
population of 920. There are go houses on
the routes. The action discontinues the
post offices at Penan and Glenland and the
discontinuance of two star routes and the
curtailment Of another. The post offices at
Straightstone and Cedar Forest will be sup
piled by rural carrier.
The Post Office Department has ordered
the steamboat mail service between Tappa-
hammock, Va, and Baltimore, Md. which
covers a distance of 2o2 miles, reduced so
that hereafter there will be only four trips
week from Baltimore to Tappahannock
and five trips a week from Tappahannock
to Baltimore.
A post office has been established at Dod-
son, Garrett county, Nd, three miles
southwest from Blaine, w. Va.
Mail messenger service has been discon-
tinued at Mechanic Valley Cecil county,
Md; Beavercreek, Washington county
Nd, and Smoketown, Washington county,
Md
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-24
SURIGAO RELIEVED
Ladrones Who Captured It
Driven Off.
OFFICIALS BESIEGED
HAD STOOD OFF INSURGENTS
SINCE SUNDAY.
All Foreigners and Women and Chill
dren Sought Shelter in Gov
eminent Building.
BESIBGED

MANILA, March A.-The town OF Surf
gao, in the northeastern part of the Island
of Mindanao, which was captured Sunday
by ladrones, was relieved today. The
American officials and foreigners were
found to be safe.
Eighty ladrones, led by ten escaped con-
victs, participated in the attack on Surfgao.
They had twenty rifles and forty bolos, and
succeeded in surprising and rushing the
constabulary barracks and stampeding the
constabulary. Inspector Clarke was killed
at the first rush. The ladrones captured
eighty rifles.
The American officials, the women and
the foreigners sought refuge in the govern
ment building, where Treasurer Kelly, a
former Indian scout, assumed command.
The defenders of the building were armed
with shotguns and refused the summons of
the ladrones to surrender. They held out
until the town was relieved today by a
force of consta bulary sent from Tacloban.
The ladrones fed at the approach Of the
conStabulary.
Three companies Of United States infan-
try Will reach Surigao tomorrow and will
then probably start in pursuit of the Ia
drones.
The government forces operating in AL
bay province, Island of Luzon, have estab-
lished concentration zone in the center
of that province twenty-seven miles long
and ten miles wide, and have series of
detachments of troops following the vari-
GUS bands