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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-03-07
HOLLAND.

SJmpatAy Vi mduy IrI0uQb.
HOLLAND.
Mrs. G. FL. Tice is quite sick.
Mrs. Joshua Waterman is quite sick
Harry Wheeler still remains very sicI
Miss MeryI Johnson is on the sick Lis
Herbert Finn has moved in with
father.
Edmond Trucott has finished work
Island Pond and is at home.
Mr.. VIM. Lang OF TiIton, N. H., Wis
his sister, Mrs. s. R. Fletcher, last week
Lyman Elliott of Morgan, who
worked for A. r. Hall all winter, has
to his home on account of his illness.
The Ladies' Aid Society provided din |
for the voters on town meeting al
Everybody seemed to enjoy the occas
very much. Net proceeds S16 75.I
Mrs. John Wheeler died at her homel
Bright's disease, Monday morning, FL
20. She .leavesI husband, one son, al
two daughters to mourn her loss.
On Monday evening, Feb. 20, Rev. g.
Read OF Island Pond gave very intere.
ing lecture on ''The IIlustrious Dead
1903," in the Congl church. During {
evening the choir OF the Rock Island Con,
church gave several fine selections. assist
by their leader, Mr.. Arthur Cowles. as bs
soloist, and Miss Leitch, vocal teacher
Stanstead college, as leading soprano. M
Leitch also sang "Here little girl. do,
cry" in very pleasing manner. She b
a beautiful voice not to be equalled outsi
OF the large cities. A vote of thanks "
given pastor and choir for their kindns
in coming here for our benefit. All we
away feeling well paid for the effort til
had made in attending.
R-ASBURC.
Mr.. F. FL. Holdridge spent Sunday
his home.
Rev. E. P. Treat returned home Frid
morning.
Miss Fife Sesvey of New York is visiti
her parents.
Clyde Cowles will return to Bello
Falls Tuesday.
Miss Helen Bean OF Lyndon spent Su
day at Mr.. Charles Wheeler's.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mccarthy are livi
at Mr.. Herbert Chamberlain's.
Mrs. G. w. Parker spent Wednesday a
Thursday with her sister, Mrs. Hall
Newport.
Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Woodard "
entertain the w. c. T. U. at Mrs. Russell
home Wednesday afternoon, March 9.
Remember the auction sale of the gri
mill and the personal property of the Il
r. 8. Howard, on Thursday afternoc
March 18th.
The Grand Army campfire and b
party will be held in the courthouse b
Tuesday evening, March s. Everyo
invited.
The Missionary Society of the Cor
church will hold its regular month
meeting at the parsonage Tuesday aft,
noon, March s.
The ladies of the Methodist chur
served substantial dinner to over O
hundred persons on town meeting day a
received over fifteen dollars for tn
treasury.
Fifty years ago last Wednesday, Hen
Somers, father of FL. II. Somers, moved
this town from Huntington. His W
had died two years previous leaving TIL
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-03-07
DERBY.

Frank JENNIE Is ill with the grip.
Chester Carpenter is on the sick list.
Mr.. Henry Crandail has been quite Ill
the past week.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-03-07

NIX III AN<Ar S0OkIs
Julia Reed was home last week.
Miss Abbie Pike is slowly improving.
Mr.. Ernest Baker was in town Friday.
Mrs. Nora Glynn visited at c. 81. Roots
last week.
Miss Mary Simpson is boarding at Mrs.
Paddock's.
Charles Lamphier has engaged to work
for G. FL. Root in sugaring.
Mary Poor was absent from school last
week on account of the death OF her
father.
The Loyal Temperance Legion held a
social at Mrs. Thomas Gallagher's last
Wednesday evening.
About thirty five of the friends of Mr..
and Mrs. James Mccartney met at Mrs.
Sheehan's Saturday evening to give them
reception.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
CAIRO SHIPPERS
MAKE COMPLAINT
Against Discrimination in Freight
Rates Fayoring St. Louis.
FRISCO" is ACCUSED
CAIRO RATE HIGHER ON A 60
MILE HAUL THAN ST. LOUIS
RATE ON A 500 MILE
HAUL.

Cairo wholesale shippers have fer
some time been engaged in an effort
to procure more equitable treatment
rrum the "triac0' system via the
hon Mountain railroad in the matter
of freight rates. They have very
just complaint to make ON account of
discrimination against them and IN
favor of st. Louis; and their protesta.
tons have SO far failed to receive the
recognition to which they are en-.
titled
Mr.. Johnston, president of the
Woodward Hardware company, one
t the biggest shippers from Cairo
VAS approached upon the subject yes
crday by a Bulletin representative
ma he consented TO make hrlei
statement. He said the cause Of cons
plaint was that tho rates from Cairo
% points on the Frisco line, 50 or &C
niles from Cairo, was higher than tbs
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
SUPPLIES AT PORT ARTHUR
RY Associated Press.


Shang lGai Kwan. May "a mer
chant here who is ir a position e
have Trustworthy information has in
formed the Associated Press, that al
Port Arthur there Is crly coal suffi
.ient to last warships six weeks, and
hat the food supply there will feed
light thousand men only three months
The evacuation of New Chwan'
continues.
Russian authorities have rromise'
o leave sufficient rear guard t.
1reyent pllaging by Chinese bandit
Who are in the vicinity and awaiting
IN opportunity to get into the sup
)lies.
russians are Communicating cattle
ln the west side of The Lao river am
he Chinese are Indignant; at this pro
.edure Eight hundred head Of cat
tie have been seen az YinkO~.
A Japanese spy was discovered q;
New Chwang. lie was approached by
Russians who pulled at his que which
came off. lie was taken prisoner but
subsequently escaped with the hcir
Of some Chinese who distracted the
attention Of the Russians.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
AN OFFICER
Is KILLED
While Attempting 10 Arrest Man
Who Refused 10 Recognize an
Injunction.

By the Associated Press
Chippewa Falls, Wis, May 9.-Wil1
liam Elliott a deputy sheriff, was fa1
tally shot today at Thornaple river
lam by ]. +. Dietz. Dietz with bis
family. armed with Winchesters. had
been holding up a log drive Tor two
weeks. Judge Parrish granted an in
junction restraining Dietz from inter-
fcring with the logs, but Dietz refused
to recognize 1t.
The sheriff organized a posse TO ar
rest Dietz. Deputies Giblin and Ei
liott. went to Dietzs home alone. be-
Hoyipg they could effect his arresl
without the aid of The posse Wnen
the dam was reached. however. D.etz
AZ said to have rushed from ambush
ana To have shot Elliott lie then hed
10 the woods
The posse is in pursuit and II u
feared further bloodshed VIII enue|
az the sheriff is said 10 have given oi
ders 10 take Dieiz dead or alive.
Dietz was formerly sheriff of Bar
RON county and Elliott is son of ths
chief Of police Of Fan Claire A dla
rpte over the dam has been on for 4
number 'of years. Dietz receutls ae1
manAing " a lumber company sso.oe1
for the logs that had gone through th(
dam
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
UNDER A RAIN OF SHRAPNEl
The Japanese Climbed Mountain Side and
Captured Russian position--Reporl
DaIny Has Been Captured.

They had fallen short When the
smoke cleared away a dozen bodies
could be seen lying where the shells
had exploited ana the remainder q
the storming party were clamberlng
down the hin to escape this uncSpcct
"a FIRE from their rear. Sound OF rllla
firing soon passed on over the hills
as the Japanese pursued the retreat
Ing enemy. One column of weary sol
lIers. who had been almost two days
without rest, was trudging down the
river toward Antuns, here the Japan
,Be gunboats were shelling Russian
works.
At rfine a solitary soldier climbing
ahead of his comrades, unfurlcd a
Japanese nag on the face of the top
most Russian fort, on a ridge thous-
md feet above the plain. He march.
| ID back and forth along the parapet
saving the banner and then, for the
irsl time the Japanese on the walls
il Win broke the impassiye silence
| With which they had watched the bat
| le ana shouted "Bansai' = Already
DOT soldiers, batteries aud pack
rains were streaming onto the island
NJ every road and tonight the entire
apancse army will be In Manchuria
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
WOULD ATTACK
ROMAN CHURCH
Drinking introduced a Resolution
But 1t Vas Referred.
WAS BITTERLY OPPOSED
CHIEF JUSTICE LoAR OF DELLA.
WARE COMMENDED CHURCH
FOR MAGNIFICENT WORK
DONE IN COUNTRY.

by t1p ASSDNldteu tICSS.
Los Angeles, May 9-The attitude
of the Roman Catholic church toward
the public school system of the Unit
cd States furnished the subject of a
sensational debate in the Methodist
general conference today. While
there was strong disposition on the
part of certain delegates 10 have the
conference adopt resolutions commit.
ting il to extreme utterances upon the
subject there was an overwhelming
sentiment developed against any such
action, and the entire matter was
| finally disposed Of by referring Il 10
to committee from which 1t Is unlike
| ly to be reported
.ssoveral resolutions bearing upon
subjects Of divorce, wording Of varI-
ous paragraphs in description, and
other matters of Importance TO Meth
odists were submitted and debated by
several committees.
| DR.. King, secretary Of the church
| extension society of Philadelphia, re-
ceived an extract from a public letter
written by Rev Father Harnett, vicar
general of the Roman Catholic do.
cese of Monterey and Los Angeles
who took exceptions to statement
in the Episcopal address read before
the conference by Bishop Foss on
Thursday, that the Roman Catholic
church is opposed TO the public school
system of America. Or. King made a
spiced attack on the Roman Catholic
church and concluded by reading \
resolution embodying his views upon
the subject, which he desired the con.
ference 10 adopt
When King finished reading the
resolution there was commntion
among the delegates and cries cf No
no
Chief Justice Charles n. Lohr. of
the Delaware state supreme conrtl
made strong speech in opposition
to Kings stand in which he said.
Roman Catholic church has done
magnificent work In this country. Il
has taken hold of a class of people
whom perhaps no other from of re-
lgion could have nodded SO well for
veil being of our common land. ] fee
Ike putting my hands under every
evangelizlng agency in this world thai
helps to uplift men and not pull then
lown
This expression was received with
applause by delegates and galleries
lnd Kings resolution went to the
committee,
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
MISSING MAN
FOUND At LAST
After Long Search, Face Down,
in the Woods.
LYING FACE DOWNWARD
IN TIE WOODS WITHIN ONE MILE
OF WHERE LAST SEEN SEW
ERAL MONTHS AGO. BIG
REWARD.

Bristol, Tenn, May 9,--Lying face
downward at a point in the noun
tlins which had been passed and re-
passed perhaps thousand times in
the search for him, the body of II, l..
Vent, the young millionaire mine
owner, of Philadelphia, was found
near Big Stone Gap this afterU on
Young Wentz disappeared on October
II. 1908, FROM near Kellyyille, few
feet from the Louisville and Nash
willie railroad.
He had been in the habit of riding
over the Virginia coal and iron prop
critics daily for several years and i
was while making one of these in
apcctons that be disappeared Ills
h-rsc was found standirg near tht
railroad. and II was about a milk
| from where the horse was fount
standing, and in the woods, that th'
| body was found, face downward. III
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION
OF THE YALU VICTORY

At st. Petersburg of the Echo de Paril
telegraphs: "Kuropatkin has ordered
d general retreat and no DOUBT in
tends to avoid battle until he has sui
Gcent forces He actually has at ms
disposal not more than 10000 men
exclusive Of the garrison at Port Ar.
thur, which consists OF 10000 ana gar.
rison at Ncw-Chwang, 10000. A gen
eral who knows the secrets of the
mobilization tells me that the last one
thousand men making up the required
100000 will leave Kasan July q, add
ing I'VE will be very sick if the rail
way is not worked well. 1t is not
likely Kuropatkin viii fatigue his
troops unnecessarily If the Japan
eye press him he will retire from Lac
Yank to Mukden, or even to Hardin
Retreat certainly in painful, but ii
now is indispensable.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10

rate to the same points from 81.
Louis. distance of from 250 to 600
miles. Cairo's rate is from . cents 10
6 cents per 100 pounds higher than
the St Louis rate.
The matter has been brought to the
notice Of the Frisco officials and they
explain that. as they do not run into
Cairo, but receive Cairo freight Via
he Iron Mountain railroad, the com.
paint should be addressed to the LAT
Ter company; while the latter com
2any cvadcs the responsibility by say
ng that the Frisco people claim too
large a rate for their part of the haul
~ permit a reduction. The corre
ipondCnce on the subject has been In
progress for a month or longer and
has not met with any results. and
he wholesale shippers Of Cairo. who
tre doing a heavy business in the
.outhwest territory and are exertinc
themselves strcnuously TO extend i
IRE beginning TO lose patience and
ak NJ an organized. systematic effort
lo procure f1ir play Thcy argue
hat while Cairo may be a small place
n comparison with St Louis, yet sine
1as made great strides in The laa' few
ears to develop the wholesale tra1e
md thig trade is by no means small
row. with five 0r six wholesale gro
cry houses. four or five wholesale
lrv goods houses three or four whole
sale Iiauor honscs, three OF -four
Wholesale hardware and implement
houses. its eevcral packing houses. its
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
WILD NIGHT Of
CREEK MINERS
Many Casualties As a Result OF
Their Wild Orgies.
MANY PISTOLS POPPED
AND TWO WERE KILLED, TWO
FATALLY WOUNDED AND
FOURTEEN SHOT IN
WEST VIRGINIA.

Parkersburg, w Va, May 9-Fay'
cite county which had Is murders
during Christmas week, has come to
the front with u new record Tor ono
day. Saturday was pay day at the
various coal mines along Loop creeN
and the result is that two men We're
killed. two fatally wounded. others
were shot, one was stabbed one had
three ribs broken with a club, and one
woman was beaten till it is thought
she can not recover.
Immediately upon receiving their
money, most of the miners started
out on a carousal The saloons were
crowded, cheap whisky was swallow.
cd by the quart. and soon from one
end Of Loop Greek to the other, there
As q continuous barking Of revolverS
At one place nine men were shot
while attending dance. Mrs
Staples, Of Prudence. was giving the
dGnce. About 80 persons were pres
cnt. Two men uuarreled over part
ner for q quadrille. shot rang out
then another and a regular fuslade
| followed The lights went out, and ID
| the darkness dozens fought their way
out through the doors and windows,
When order was restored it was
found that nine men we're shot, bu
none dangerously, The two whc
started the trouble were elected an,
the dance went on as though nothing
| had occurred. No complaints wer'
| filed and no arrests were made.
At Glen Jean. Wake Murrell bet
ter known as Blue steel. quarrele'
with Bill Perry at Stanley McNorion
saloon. Both drew guns but PER-
got the first shot and Blue Steel
fell dead With bullet through hi
heart. Perry was arrested aud dIl
missed hu the justice after hearin
the evidence
Al Dun Loop, Wallace Harvey she
ana killed Bob Lawson. They ais
had d quarrel in saloon Harvey e'
capped while Lawson was being r.
moved to the Miners hospital. bu
was aftcrward captured by Constabl
Flint, who was taking four prisoner
to Jail and added Harvey to the nun
ber.
Another fight occurred at a dane
at Scarboro in which three men wer
seriously injured. Like the troubl
a. Prudence, the firing started owe
partner for dance. Firing becam
general ana when an inventory wa
taken it was found that Frank Re-
polds, Marcellus Boone and Bob Cla!
bourne had each been shot and ser
ously wounded They will all reco'
er.
At Glen Jean. Henry Nowlin an
! iii Madison got into fight and enc
shot the other before they were SCI
arated Both will recover.
At Scarboro. John Brown Stable
G. II Bumgardner with a long knit
and just missed his heart Brow
was jailed
At Quinnmont, Heyey Wars bei
up an old man named Galloway an
broke three ribs with club.
Two men, whose names are M
known here, were shot and fatal
wounded on Smithers Creek the san
day. and at Hawks Nest, Bill Thomi
beat Sadie Taylor till II was thougl
she could not recovery. lie was a
! rested
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10

was dressed in the clothes which were
familiar to almost every one in the
neighhorhood # Zig stone Cap but
these were searched. The body was
laid bare because Of a recent forest
fire. which burned The leaves which
had covered bis body
There was nothing on the face or
body to iu1icate violence It was
found by a young man who had been
sent ont 90 hunt cows. lie knew Mr.
Vent AMI identified his clothes a.
once.
The boIy. bccau,e Of the ccli
weather in The mountains since last
September WAS in an excellent state
Of eservatlon
lie notified j. II Rullitt general
counsel. and e. J. Prescott. auditor
+ The virginia Coal and Iron com
3any. and they have gone to the place
10 bring the body bach to Big stone
Gap
They have also wired y ". Vent
brother # tho dead man. in Phil1
daphia. who is expected in Biz Stonc
Gan in he nest few day1 A posi-
mortem viii hc held on the body ~
tho dead man when. ii is believed.
it 0iH re shlwn that ynuug Vent
paz murdered and the body then con
ceaIed The point is a quarter Of o
mile of the mountain trail and hat
been p1sse1 and repassed many
times
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10

Mukden route and Hi-Cheng is further
north on the maln line).
The Russians are making new
road
The correspondent adds that the
bandits have attacked and cut other
parts of the railroad and points ou
that the capture Of Dalny will enable
the Japanese to cut off Port Arthur
electrical supply.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
FRESH CROP OF RUMoRS.
nv tho Associated Press.

81 Petersburg, May TO- $40 a. M
The war committee adjourned at a
late hour this morning. but did not
make public any dispatches from the
far East This is accepted as an in1i.
cation that no fresh collisions have
occurred.
The censorship prevented the ST
Petersburg newspapers from receiv
ing dispatches today, and The lack u
information gave rise 70 a fresh crop
# rumors. including one that the ar
nored cruiser Rurik had been dc
.frovel. Officials deny that any in
formation IF this character has been
received. saying that the latest re
,arts showed that the Rgrik was un,
lama1ed and was in the harbor at
Vladivo5tock.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
JAPs OCCUPY DALNY.

TFy ASsOClaTCU JICSo-
London, May 9.-The Telegraph >
Toxic correspondent telegraphing nm
der date of May 2, says: ~ is reii
Grated that the japanese have occt
pied Dainy. ! learn from Trustworthy
sources that the Russians in the bat
tie of the Yalu lost over forty guus
enormous quantities Of war material
horses. carts. ammunition and equip
ment.'
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
TRYING TO EVADE JAPS.
Nv tha Associated Press.

London, May 10.-The Telegraph $
correspondent says: 1T is believed
here that portion of the Russian
Nladivostock fleet has been success
fully shut out and is now in sea Of
Japan trying to evade Japanese. -
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
CRUISER TO CHEZ FOO.

By Associated press.
Washington. May 9-The navy Dc
partment cabled Admiral Cooper
commander in chief Of me Asiltic see
tion to send a cruiser and gunhoat &c
Cfec Foo. This is the nearest neu
tral port to Pori Arthur. but is outside
TIE zone If military operations.
FLOATING JAPS LOAN.
BY the Associated Press
Kew York. May . Kuhn. Loeb &
Company have completed the form9
(Continued on Eighth Page.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
RUSSIANS STILL RETREATlNG,

by Associated Press.
London, May 1o.-The Toxic CORE.
spondent Of the Chronicle says $1,000
Russians are retiring from New
Chwang to Lao Yang.
The correspondent says Chinese
bandits have destroyed the road tt
Taslf CHA and to Hal Cheng. (Tash
ichia is the junction for the New
Chwang branch of the Port Arthur
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
BARTENDER KILLED.


By the Associated Pres.
Girard. H.. MAY e-Hines Suih
tonight shot ami Killed john Faiief
ton. a bartender in a saloon. suihh
vas taken 10 CsrliuviIle and ioigsd IN
Jail to avoid possible lyucAins
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
YOUNG GIRL SUICIDES.
Nv Assnciated Press

Nv Associated Press
sutton. Neb.. MAY s-Bertha lie
lar AGED ~. daughter Of prominen
retired farmer and stock man. sHlcid
oa this evening by shooting The dee
is said 10 be due to brooding over pal
entail chastiFemeut
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
ALL HOPE IS GONE.
Rr the AsaocIaied Preas.

shamokin. Pa. May All hone
that tho FIVE men imprisoned on
Thur@9ay last in the burning Locust
Gap mine are alive has been abandon
at and tho mine viii he aooded 90 eN
tingui-h the flames 4 fierce fire IS
eiiT raging in the mine
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
FARMER SHOT
OVER WOMAN
Porter Had. II Is Alleged Connected
Prominent Mans Name With
Woman.

Dcs Moines Iowa. May 9-Nil'lam
Porter, aged seventy, a prominent
farmer. was shot five times and Killed
by Mill1rd W Buck. at Prairie CRY
thi, afternoon The cause OF the
shooting is said to be- rumors connect
ing Bucks name with that Of wo
man.
Buck was taken to Newton to es-
c-ne possible violence. and loiged In
IaiI
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
HENRY N. STANLEY DYING.

~ Associated Press
London. May Sir Henry N. STR
ley. the Africsn explorer. Is reparts|
10 &c dying OF plouropneumonia-
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10
is INDISPENSABLE.

BY Associated Press.
Paris, May 10.-The correspondent
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-05-10

(continued on Eighth Pagel
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-06-26

more valuable trophy will be competed for
at st. Louis or elsewhere than The Re
public Cup. which carries with it the golf
championship Of st. Louis.
The trophy is worth in solid silver 500,
and as a work of the silversmith's art $50
additional II vas won by 3. S. Adams
in 1900, who did not compete this year. In
1871 B. P McKinnie, who played in the
finals this year won the trophy. In 1892
and 1893 Stuart C. Stickney won the cup
Had Mr.. Stickney won it this season it
would have become his personal property.
Unfortunately this gentleman, admitted
ly the best golfer in St Louis, is not in
form this season. He experienced a very
severe illness last winter-typhoid fever
and lost forty pounds in weight. He has
not by any means recovered his strength
or form. He was beaten in the first rouno
of play this season by Fred Temple, a
good player. but one who does not by any
means class with Mr.. Stickney.
While the tremendous attractions Of the
Worlds Fair have drawn many ardent
devotees of golf from their practice, play