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Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-21
CRUISE IN CLOUDLAND.
An Airship Sailed Over San Fran
cisco For Two Hours.
The Balloon Is cisar-shsped With a
Capacity of $4,000 Feet Of Gas,
with a Lifting Capacity Of
1890 to 1000 Pounds.

san Francisco. Oct. l9-Dr. August
Greth. who for year past has been
unostentatiously working on an air.
ship. Sunday surprised the residents OF
San Francisco by sailing over their
heaus Tor two hours. directing his ma.
chine almost at will and demonstrat.
ing that in many essentials he has
solved the problem OF aerial naviga.
ton. DR.. Greth had previously tested
MS airship by making ascensions with
the balloon held captive by a long
rope, but Sunday was the first time
that he had gone skyward free. Tho
ascension was made from lot almost
In the heart of the city. and DIR. Greth
attempted TO encircle a towering news.
paper building about a mile eastward.
but found the high currents too strong
for his power and then turned in al
opposite direction. The winds car.
ried him oceanward and for a time he
lowered over the vicinity OF the Golden
Gate. making various successful trials
OF his steering gear.
The currents threatened to take
him out over the Pacific, and he decid.
ed to make a landing on the parade
grounds of the Preside military res.
ervation. but made the mistake of let.
ting out too much gas and he landed
IN the bay about 200 feet from shore.
The crew Of the life saving station
rescued the aeronaut and his flying
machine. which was little damaged by
the unfortunate termination of the
voyage. The balloon OF Greth is cigar
shaped and has a capacity of $4,000
feet OF gas with a lifting capacity of
1880 to 1000 pounds. The car Is sim.
liar in construction to that used by
Santos Dumont. and weighs about 500
pounds.
The engine is a 12-horse poaer gaso.
line motor and the total weight car.
ried skyward. including that of the in.
ventor and go pounds of ballast was
about 1,4O0 pounds. For some mex.
plicable reason the motor would not
develop more than six horse and Dr.
Greth found considerable difficulty in
making head way against the current
He expects to make another asccn.
sion In few days when he will have
repaired the minor damage caused by
the salt water bath and remedied the
minor defects brought out by his two
hours cruise in cloudland
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-21
THE ALASKA BOUNDARY.
The American Contcntions Are sus.
tanned Ry the Commission.

London, Oct. 19.-The Alaskan boun-
dairy commission reached an agree
ment whereby all the American con
tentions are sustained. with the excep.
ton of those in relation 20 the Port
land canal. watch Canada wins.
Few OF the morning newspapers pub
lish editorial articles on the decision
OF the Alaskan boundary tribunal.
The Daily Telegraph expresses ex.
treme satisfaction that an agreement
has been reached because of the fail.
ure would have dealt a blow to the
policy. still in its frail and tender in
fancy, OF referring differences of this
character to arbitration The paper
hopes that no attempt will be made
on either side to reckon up scores or
claim victory. but that the decision
Will be accepted in good faith. Ii adds
that the Canadians must abide by the
decision.
indianapolis. Ind. Oct Ex-senator
Charles w Fairbanks. who was the
chairman OF the American contingent
of the British and United States Joint
nigh commission that met in 1898 in
Quebec 10 take up the Alaskan boun.
dary question. is well pleased with
the decision reported in the dispatches
from London.
In commenting on the decision Sen.
ator Fairbanks said:
The decision of the Alaskan bonn
dairy commission is eminently salts.
factory. IL sustains substantially the
entire American claim and is essen
tally complete justification of the
position taken by the American mem.
bers of the United State and British
JOINT high commission. which met in
quebec in 1898. The United States
will now he permitted to hold all the
territory in Alaska purchased of Rus.
STA in 1867 without further dispute
Our title. which was never disputed
until within the last few years. since
the gold discoveries. is now quoted
The press report sent from London
indicates that the two small islands
at the mouth of the Portland canal are
conceded to Great Britain: and that
the boundary line will run along the
northwest side OF the islands and not
along the canal at the southeast side
This is matter about which there
was some reasonable ground of dis
pute. The islands are small and are
known as Wales and Pearse islands.
They are of no great commercial i'm
portance. They were originally claim
ed by the United States. but ii by con.
ceding them the more important con-
tentions of the American commission
ers arc granted ! feel that the United
states has every cause for satisfaction
over the terms of the settlement.
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"ELIJAH THE RESToRER."
John Alexander Dowie Faces His First
New York Audience.

New York. Oct. 19.-John Alexandar
Dowie, who calls himself Elijah the
Restorer.' faced his first New York
audiences Sunday. and, although Madi-
son Square garden was thronged at
the afternoon and evening meetings
and thousands were turned away from
the doors. he found himself confronted
with what he called a new experience
when thousands. having evidently sat
isfied their curiosity. threw the meet.
ings into confusion by their sudden ex-
odus before the ceremonies had more
than fairly begun.
Commands to close the doors and
prevent exodus were unavailng and
the prophet gave vent to displays OF
considerable petulance on finding that
it was one thing to gather great New
York crowd, but quite another affair
to command it's interest after the first
demands of curiosity had been salts
fed. The house to house visitations
by the hosts of Zion and the regular
series of crusade meetings will be in.
augurated Monday.
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THROUGH A DRAW.
A Railway Accident on the Lon1
Bridge Near Washington.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE Chesa.
peake & Ohio passenger train which
left here at 11:22 o'clock Sunday night
FOR Cincinnati. met with a serious &C.
cident on the long bridge which spans
the Potomac river and connects Wash
inSton with the Virginia shore. About
one-third of a mile from the Washing.
ton end of the bridge is a draw $50
feet in length. Sunday night as the
train was passing over this draw the
northern half of 1t gave way and pre-.
cipitated the tender and a dead bag.
gage car Immediately following il into
the water. A huge girder which form.
ed part OF the draw fortunately jam.
med up against the mail car following
the dead baggage car and helped to
keep 1t and the remaining cars of the
train from going into the river. No
one was killed, but Fireman John
Woods. of Charlotte. n. c. received a
severe cash in the face Nearly all
the cars on the train had come
through from New York, including the
combination car. the day coach and
two sleepers. The accident delayed
travel for some time
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JURY FAILED TO AGREE.
No Verdict in the MiIIer-Johns Con.
spiracy Case.

Cincinnati. Oct. t9.-At 1915 Sat
urday night tae jury in the Miller.
Johns alleged bribery trial reported
that no agreement could be reached
and was discharged by Judge Thomp-
son. The case went to- the jury short.
ly after o'clock i'm the afternoon.
The long wait for the verdict was de.
clared by the accused men and their
friends to be the most trying part of
the ordeal to them.
The report was that the jury stood
seven to five for conviction. One point
on which they disagreed was as tn
whether there had been proof enough
TO show that Miller was in the conspir.
acy by sharing in the money that was
derived from the transaction with
Ryan.
The government officers we're CON
siderably disappointed at the result.
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a POOR OUTLOOK.
"e""eracs's Main Prop NsocAes
newa By British ststs.m~.
of the Cobden school.

N the liSht OF Mr.. Balfour's Sheffield
speech and the coming adoption, of pro
section and reciprocity as the economi,
policy OF Great Britain h is pertinent I,
ASK what will become OF the democrati,
party in this country says the Indian
apolis Journal. From time immemoria,
Tree trade has been the party's battle or,
and England the arsenal from whepcs n
araw its weapons of warfare. IL has I'm.
braced and abandoned in turn scores OF
| opportunist whims and makeshi(t POLL.
cies and has run or after Eumberiess
poiticai vagaries. but IL has stuck to free
trade with tenacity that looked almost
IKE conviction. and has accented tho con.
csusions of British statesmen of tho Cob
den school much more implicitly than 4,
has any teaching OF the Bible. r, ,e trad,
has been the one plank In all its ~ tforms
Tor more than 90 years which. chen all
the rest were wrecked and shai erred. Il
could climb onto and drift TN . landed
somewhere Although the f,.e-trade
garment was old-fashioned, n fitting.
badly worn and withal borrowed. the
democratic party chung to it.as FIT was
the latest and best thing out and he only
thing Mt TO wear. IL was Ecgl sh. YOU
know. But with free trade 4 isc. rded in
England. as IL will be In Il M. put OF
ard thrown aside as an antigua. ed mis-.
NJ entirely unsuited TO moder.l Il nes ard
conditions. what will become IF &c dem
ocratic party? For more THAN 20 wears
1t has been marching under Pho banner
OF Richard Golden, yet hear premier
Halfnnr In hfS ShnHinlI -
Golden" he said. did not 70, sea tho de-
veiopments of the last half ceu.ur, which
have made free trade an empty ia me and
vain farce" Again. he refe res to OK
listing conditions as "a state OF ,hi,es alb
solutely inconsistent with free tsaGe as
Golden understood IT," He me.nt the
modern protective system vhl,h has
made Co6denism barren Ideally Again
he said: There has beer devclc pment
of which Golden and his conte ,up,.ra riss
never dreamed" mearinsSns ds velop-
ment OF moderx commerce. OF which the
democratic party takes no account
Again Mr.. Balfours, said: Oar grand
fathers fought the Battle OF 1916 Ia view
or the actual situation. ask she nation
to-day to follow their exampi., and not
to be misled by musty debates" On the
question of free trade the ,mncratic
party lives In the past and does not want
any better guidance than mussy debates
rejecting the'views of Golden. Yst here
Is a British, premier throwint thsm all
aside and actually using the sacred name
OF Golden disrespectfully. viii. Cob
denism repudiated in Great Eritain and
free trade -disowned in the house OF ita
friends. what will become o. the dem
'ocratic party in this country
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-21
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER.
He Is in Favor of An Amicable Settle.
ment With Japan.

London Oct. 19.-In dispatch from
ST. Petersburg the correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph asserts that
Count Lamsdorff, the Russian foreign
minister, is strongly in favor of an
amicable settlement with Japan. The
correspondent says also that Count
Lamsdorff emphasizes the danger Of
external complications and the eager
ness Of the United States to profit by a
favorable opportunity to insist upon
the fulfillment of Russia's pledges re.
spccting Manckuria.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-21
.TERN QUESTION.
|''isn Minister Mediating Be.
tween Russia and Japan.
"ss'a TO Withdraw All Her rroo,s
\ 10" manchuris With the Exoep.
uon Of the Guards For
the Railway.

ersDarg. Oct. ia newspa-
ca at Port Dalny is authori-
port that the British min
Sir Claude Macdonald.
To mediate between
Ian, and. having secured
ut to certain proposals.
Ating with Russia These
that Russia shall restore
% China. and that the
hchurian towns be opened
Trade. that Russia withdraw
hoops from Manchuria with
eption OF the railway guards;
&c renounce her forestry conces-
ron both sides OF the Yatau river.
yell as the Gongampho concession
ni that the whole country south of
the fatu river be admitted as belong.
ing TO Japan
special commission. under the
presidency of the car. has been form
ca TO consider affairs in the far east.
III includes the ministers OF the inte-
rior, finance. foreign affairs. war and
of the navy. and Viceroy Alexieff: 9th.
er members will be nominated by the
car. The commission will consider
budget proposals, measures to deyelop
trade and industry and proposed alter
ations in the laws.
Paris. Oct 19.-Count Cassini the
russian ambassador to the United
states, has been interviewed on the
Ear eastern question. The ambassador
said that the danger of conflict.
which was real few days back. seem
ed TO have been averted. and that If
ever conflict came it would not be
provoked by Russia. Continuing.
Count Cassini said:
Our rights in Manchuria are unde-
iHshie. We made the country. which
until quite recently was a mere haunt
for bandits. We now have a vigilant
police there. and. moreover. we have
built the railroad. This does not mean
that We intend TO annex Manchuria.
out having incurred enormous expendi.
lures and possessing immense inter
ests there. we insist that these be safe
guarded. and we expect to reap our
legitimate benefits. The powers un-
derstaad this so we'll that none except
possibly Japan seriously contemplated
insisting that the evacuation be effect
cd October s. Russia can not evacu.
ate Manchuria before obtaining the
guarantee to which she has a right
from Crime and all Europe, including
even Great Britain, recognizing that
their interests are united with those
of Russia"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-21
NEW REVENUE CUTTER.
II VIII Take Part in the Settlement Of
National Dispute.

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 19-Mllwau-
KEGS new revenue cutter will leave for
Cleveland o.. Monday to take part in
the settlement of the International dis
pute which has arisen between the
United States and Canada over the
fshing in Lake Erie. Orders to pro-
coed at once to that port and to re-
port TO the collector of customs there
bave been received by Capt. Hall Of
the Tuscarora and the cutter will coal
and then leave at once for Lake Erie.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-21
SUDDENLY SUMMONED.
Death Of Councilman I. w. Morton, a
Director of the Worlds Fair.

ST. Paul. Mimi. Oct. 19.-Word was
received Sunday night from the Cuivre
Shooting clug in St Charles county. or
the sudden death Sunday Of Council
man l. w. Morton. The cause of his
death was not stated. Besides being
a member of t1e principal clubs Of St
Louis Mr.. Morton was a director of
the Worlds fair and chairman Of the
committee on fine arts. He was also
director Of the ST. Louis Union Trust
CO. and a trustee OF Washington uni
Vcrsity
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'oErAERINe MUssEL sAgLLs.
Vslusble Pearls Found in the River
Bed at MaUrie, ~.

Ca5bondale. III, oct f9.--The people
Of Maurie. a small town on the Wa
come excited over the finding of valu-
able pearls in the river bed and scores
Of people are now working daily gath
ering mussel shells. which are selling
al SIS ton. Some experienced men
can secure 3 ton day The pearls be
ing found range in value from $40 20
$3.50
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-21
sHAw's GooDAaowInG.
The "B"cksyoods Banker" IN HemoS
strnting His Ability - Nan
nge the Money.

For q man who was sneerrA a, BY
! some of the eastern financiecs as a
'backwoods banker" the sec.a tarv of
the treasury is making a remarkable
record. says the democratic Detroit
Free Press. 1t is in dispute whether all
his official acts are legal cad, to a
lesser degree, whether they are in ac-
cord with the soundest busissSs priu-
ciples; but the facts tend ~ reconcile
the country. Even HIS ssv.rest critics
admit that he averted a lnIncial crash
last fall and that by the creation of con-
fidence at the time when 20 much money
is required for the handling of the crops
he relieves the timidity of capital from
which the first stampede invariably
springs. When such results are pro-
duced there is less eaEerhess in the in
yestigation of methods only as the po
litical critics take advantage OF theps
for campaign purposes.
very strong argument can be adj
vanced in behalf of the proposition that
Secretary Shaw is the currency law. II
is indefinite and uncertain at the best
Positively and negatively It is so weak
as 20 have wide discretionary power
in the hands OF the treasurer, and Secre-
tary Shaw has chosen TO construe so as
10 fully meet the emergencies encoun-
tered during his administration of the
Office. His move to redeem the five per
cent. bonds is legitimate. in accordance
with precedent, and an evidence of good
business management and the same
is TO be said OF the proposed refundIng
operations. But he will look in vain
for a predecessor who accepted state
and municipal bonds rs security for
public deposits
or his own motion and without amy
specific warrant In law he adopts a.
important feature OF the -
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-21
Spanish Claims Hearing Closed.

Caracas, Oct. 1.-THE mixed com
mission which Is hearing the Spanish
claims against Venezuela has closed
its sessions. or the total amount Of
claims presented before the commits
sion $39f,964 were awarded: 1905. 3S5
were Withdrawn and S31 ,0Oi were re.
fused
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LARGE Military camn-

Fort Riley. Kan. Oct. 1.-THE larg-
est military camp ever formed in this
country in time OF peace is now To-
Gated here nthe government reserva-
ton. ABOUT 1900 men are here and
by Monday morning IT is expected the
total Will be increased to 1900.
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Fifteen killed and Fortv Injured

Trenton. ~ j.. oct 19.-Fifteen la.
borers were killed and about 40 more
we're injured in collision between a
gravel and a work train which occur
red on the Belvidere division OF the
Pennsylvania railroad. near Washing
tons crossing
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-21
Nurse Marries a Young Millionaire.

Augusta Me. Oct 19.--Chauncey
Stillman. son of the president of the
First national bank Of New York. and
a millionaire in his own right. was
married to Mary Wright. formerly a
nurse at the Boston city hospital
There she nursed Stillman through ty-
pboid fever.
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Rabbi Attempts suioide

Philadelphia. Oct 19.-Rabb WIN
M. spfager. of New York. attempted
suicidesat the Walton hotel by swat
lowing morphine and cutting his
throat and left wrist with n razor He
is in cttical condition at the JefFer.
son hoeDlal
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-21
Vac First SNOW Storm Of the season

Plattsburg. n Y. oct. 19.--Northern
New York had its first snow storm Of
the season Sunday. The mountait-.
about Lake Placid. Loon Lake. Cha
teaugay Lake and Lake Titus
white with snow.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-10-21
Discordnnt Iowa Democrats.

The democrats are not as united In
Iowa as they would have the public TO be-
lieve. IN several counties the Kansas
City plltform has been reafilrmed I'm
spite of the fact that their state conven-
ton refused TO reafTirm this platform
and. in fact. repudiated II. Among the
counties in which the democrats have in
dorsed the Kansas City platform are
Ringgold and Monroe They made a
strenuous effort TO do so In Washington
county, but were defeated. The repub-
lican state committee has reason 10 be-
lieve that the democrats will have a
large campaign fund in Iowa this fan
although they have no means Of raising
any considerable amount Of money
within the state. II is believed that large
sums are coming from those who desire
10 see the republican majority cut down
I'm Iowa this fall on account OF the eff
feet IT will have next year.-Chicsgo In
ter Ocean.
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New cyclino Record For An Hour.

Paris, Oct. 19-At the Par.sx
Princes track Sunday NJ. -
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-12

all-round athlete he has had no equal
for the past two years 1t was large
ly due to the work that he did that
Emory was able TO make such a cred
liable showing in the dual track meet
with the University of Georgia held
several days ago. He has been on
every athletic team of his class since
his freshman year, and has more than
once captained the class teams. He is
a member of the Chi Phi fraternity
and the D. V. S. senior society. He
will study medicine.
Thomas Bertram Cavanaugh entered
college as a freshman and will be
graduated with an A. B. degree. He
is very popular in his class and has
distinguished himself as a scholar of
Latin. Cavanaugh was on his senior
football and basketball teams. He is a
member of the musical club, a member
of the D. V. S. senior society and the
Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He will
enter business in Savannah when he
leaves college.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-12

that of Mrs. Martha Caps, three OF
whose daughters have been employed
by the American Cigar Company since
last February. Saturday morning, al
our request, DR.. ]. G.. Van MarteI
called upon the family and found one
of the girls, who is employed by US
very Ill. He advised her removal 10
one of the hospitals, and made prep
arations to have her received. For
some reasons however the family did
not send her. We take this occasion
to inform the public that, for four
weeks in April the three Caps girls
earned $50 .26. There is no desire on
our part to deter anyone desiring to
assist this family. whose case seems
to be entirely worthy
We simply wish to say that our en-
ployes are able to earn good wages,
and at all times receive our interest
and attention when the occasion arises.
Yours very truly.
American Cigar Company,
w. McC. Reid, Supt.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-12

Moultrie, Ga, May ia white man
named Bill White, who was employed
at Mallette-Gray Lumber Co.'S. mills,
near Doerun, was killed Saturday night
by the north bound passenger train
on the Georgia Northern road. The
accident occurred. about o'clock and
the body of White was found near
midnight by pedestrians. He is sup
posed to have beer, knocked off by the
engine and against a stump His
body was badly broken up. The rail-
road people say they never saw him
White was about 30 years old and
leaves wife and two children. His
wife passed through Moultrie to-day
with his remains, taking them to Quit
man, their former home, for burial.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-12
LIVE STOCK BURNED
In Barn Near Americus-GambIers
Bound Over.

In Barn Near Americus-GambIers
Bound Over.
Americas, Ga, May 1E-Eight fine
mules two valuable horses and twenty
five hogs persisted last night in the
burning of the fine barn of the w. H.
stathem plantation near Americas. Be
sides live stock, the barn contained 500
bushels corn, besides other feedstuff
and all plantation utensils. The mules
and horses were selected animals, and
their terror as the flames leaped about
them was distressing So rapidly did
the building burn that nothing could be
saved.
The fire was of incendiary origin, and
entails loss of $4,000 without insur-
ance.
Twelve negro gamblers, rounded up
by Police Chief Feagin and Deputy
Sheriff Gatewood, were hound oyer this
afternoon to the City Court. while two
thieves, a white man and negro, were
given Changing sentences or heavy
fines for stealing a wagon load of goods
from a crowded store here Saturday
night. Chief Feagin. has been sweep
ing the city of thieves, gamblers and
lawbreakers generally since assuming
office ten days ago.