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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-11
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
Russo.JAPAN.

The educated Japanese all write
poetry. The emperor and empress
each have poetry instructors, and an
imperial poetry bureau is maintained
Russia's reply to Japan's latest note
will be delayed until next week Its
receipt at Toxic Is expected TO mark a
new critical stage In the negotiations.
Russian reserves are called out and
preparations are made for rushing
troops to the orient No concealment
is made that war Is being prepared
for.
The emperor of Japan enjoys more
loyal devotion CT his people than any
monarch In the world He Is rarely
seen in public and never needs a mill.
tary guard.
The crown prince OF Japan is "a
years old democratic, and believed by
the people lie Is frequently seen
walking. with doctor and an attend
ant near by
Russia will yield every important de-
mand made by Japan is the view ex-
pressed In diplomatic circles in Lon
don. In no event Will Russia force
war. Peace depends entirely on
Japan.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-11
GRAFT.

Ex.Mayor Ames Of Minneapolis
convicted OF accepting brides, was
freed from penitentiary by the state
supreme court decision.
The trial Of Colonel Edward Butler
the millionaire politician of st. Louis
on the charge OF having brlbed nine
teen MENTORS Of the house of dele
gates began.
A reduIaltlon for William HIegler, a
New York baking powder magnate
wanted IN Missouri for alleged brlb
cry, was refused by Gov Odell, be
cause Xiegler was net in Missouri
Three moro Milwaukee suporyi
aors and State Senator Barney Eaton
were arrested and eight new indict.
ments returned for alleged grating,
The total indictments now number
fifty
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-11
THE PHILIPPINES.

The prohibition Of coal exports by
the Japanese government threatens to
create fuel famine In Manila.
The Philippine commissions annual
report submitted to the senate calls
attention to the need of capital and
better school facilities, and asks
power to grant railroad franchises,
George Hermann, the eX.insnector
OF constabulary who robbed the Philip.
pines government and fled from Mis-
amis, Mindannp, and was subsequent
ly captured at Boyannh has been con
victed and sentenced to thirteen years
Imprisonment
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-11

Washington, Feb. 2-Mr Clark, the
new democratic senator from Arkan,
sas made his first speech in the
senate He spoke for two hours and
announced his endorsement of every
position taken by the president in con-
nectiOn with the Panama revolt and
in the negotiation Of the treaty with
the new state. He even said that in
view of the prOvoCation given by
Colombia the president might have
been eXepcted TO go farther than he
did in advancing the cause of Panama.
He declared that there was more
popular support of the course of the
presidents policy among the demo
Gratis than among the republicans and
that democratic votes necessary to
ratify the treaty were assured Sen
ator Fairbanks also spoke in support
of the treaty.
BY unanimously agreeing to the res.
olution amending the house rules. the
resident commissioner to congress
from Porto Rico was given additional
authority, equal in all essential re-
spects to that OF a delegate from a
territory, the action not requiring the
concurrence of the senate.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-11
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
fha Kind You Have Always Bought
s1 4r.s, sss Of ZslHzZIzu
ALL THE vlANDs ARE ANCIENT.
Peculiar Dinner Recently Given by a
Belgian Antiquarian.

An anliquary in tie belgian capital
Lamed Goebel rceentlg gave what was
2e; haps the oldest dinner which has
ever been eaten. \ description was
given by one of the guests. Amaziah
Dukes. He says AT that dinner
ate apples that ripened more than
500 years ago, bread made from
wheat grown before the children of
Israel passed through the Red sea.
spread with butter which was made
when Elizabeth was queen Of England,
and washed down the repast with
wine which was old when Columbus
was playing barefoot with the boys in
Genoa.
The apples We're from an earthen
jar taken from the ruins of Pompeii
The wheat was taken from chamber
in one Of the pyramids, the butter from
land. where for several centuries it
had lain in an earthen crock in icy
water, and the wine was recovered
from an old vault in the city of
Corinth There were six guests at the
table and each had a mouthful OF
bread and teaspconful of wine, but
was permitted to help himself bounti'
fully to the Lutter. there being several
pounds Of it. The apple jar held abou;
two-thrds of a gallon The fruit was
sweet and as finely favored as if il
had been picked but yesterday"
When a dinner was recently given
ii Singapore in honor Ct the retiring
governor Sir Frank Swettenham.
SHIRE were "on the bill To provide
them the hotel man sent out forty
native hunters q range the province
before the dinner. Simply to 60 to
TIE market as the New York restau.
rartcar does. il easier
The glata used ar the mansion house
dinners Of the lord mayor of London
weighs nearly 1000 pounds and the
lowest estimate of its value Is $3.50 600
Much 81 it is gilt and some OF the
modern plate is fashioned b. remelt.
ing from old articles made from silver
mined In England 400 years ago
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-11
FOREIGN.

The report Of the Lord Esther com.
mission aboiishes the post OF com
mander.in.chief of the British army.
The records show that $4,000 per,
sons disappeared in London last year
ard have not been heard from since.
Al Florence notable improve
ment has taken place in the health OF
Mrs. Samuel l.. ClemonS. wife of Mark
Twain
Tlte Anglo.ltalian arbitration con
vention was signed The convention
is on practically the same lines rs the
AnGlo.French treaty,
NJ. Comtesse. son ot the president oi
the Swiss confederation committed
sulius by suoctiue Win 4 revolver
white riding IN cab ut Dion
Al l1onacatepec, MeN., Pedro
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-11

was greater than under Harrison.
The exposition amendment had not
been disposed Of when the senate adj
jOurned.
The president sent to the sen
ate additional correspondence in
relation to Panama, in response to the
Culbertson resolution. The cores
pondeGce was marked executive"
and was considered absolutely con-
tiGcntial 1t was not ordered printed
and was not even referred to the
committee on foreign relations re-
naming in the possession OF the SEN
ate. The secrecy was carried SO far
that the message was not read or en-,
tered on the journal of the senate.
The president said in his message that
no correspondence called for in the
resolution has been withheld from the
senate 1t is stated that the CORES.
pondence does not contain anything
new relating to Panama or the revolt
ton, but comprises matters per
tanning to other governments which
are OF such u character that they can
not be made public. Inc documents
can be examined by such senator's as
care TO peruse them and when the ca,
ecutiye session it is probable that por-
tons Of these documents will be read
in the senate.
The diplomatic bill, carrying $1,993,
600, was passed by the house without
amendment. The agricultural APP
preparation bill reported to the house
carries a total of $5.7l1,2 40, an in
creace of $233,000 over the current
law. Only two salaries are raised
these only temporarily. being $500
each to the chiefs of the bureau OF
animal industry and entomology.
Washington, Feb. 5.-The political
debate in the senate on the proposed
loan of $4,000 900 to the st. Louis eX.
position which has been in progress
en- point Of order for three days,
was closed through a vote which left
the provision in the urgent deficiency
appropriation bill which was passed
Senator Peterson of Colorado made a
speech in which, while he charged the
panic OF 1898 to the anti-silver agita.
ton in this and other countries, an
nounced that he was not in favor OF
another democratic procurement for
silver. After the vote on the deficiency
bill speeches in support of the Pan,
anna canal treaty We're made by Sen.
ators Mallory OF Florida and Hyburn of
Idaho. Senator Proctor introduced a
bill authorizing marriages in the Dis
trict of Columbia according to the
custom of the Quakers. Mr.. Sheppard,
democrat Of Texas. one of the strong.
est members of the house, made a
determined effort to bring about re,
form in the matter of the distribution
of seeds by the government. He con
tended that the system is bad. Mr..
Sheppard's first move was to have
stricken from the agricultural appro.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-11
DOMESTIC

Justice Brown regolned the sight ci
one eye.
Archbishop ireland called upon the
brdshnht. "A2N
y Cotton g66s@no to nearly II cents
md the MARKET Is In panic,
The hestonlce appropriation bin this
yerr viii cnrrv about $l70,000,0 600
There viii be an investigation OF
the Iroouois disaster ty special
grand Jury,
New York patrolmcn have been for
hidden to talk with women while they
are on duty
Thirty.tcur persons were killed by
steam railroads or street cars In Chi
cage during January.
Worltmen employed In n quarry In
Nerth Marion, Ind, unearthed t5C
snakes when making n blast
New York women who have to work
have formed a society to secure pro
lection from insults on street cars,
George A. Rose has confessed to the
embezzlement of $4,000 from the
Produce Exchange bank In Cleveland
Representative Wade Of Iowa de
clares the Chicago packers are violat
ing the antitrust law and threatens
action,
Trustees OF the Catholic university
In session here. have decided to add d
department of pedagogy to the ourri
culum.
John W. Buehler a Chicago manu-
facturer was sued by Miss Hattie Bur
dette for $4,000 alleging breach N
promise
George Baptiste St Louis bust
ness man and champion wrestler
will be prosecuted for splitting In Q
street car
Tho Kentucky legislature passed {
bill yesterday appropriations $1,000, 00(
for new capitol to he erected II
Frankfort
been convicted of numbering Anna
Hartmann aud sentenced to be hang
cd March L.
AT Pensacola Fla, j. IL Dickerson
wealthy resident of Battle Creek
Mich, IS missing and II Is feared tina
he has been drowned
William II. Taft was sworn In a
secretary of war to succeed Root, TIL
retiring secretary was given a cavalr,
escort to the station
Henry Phipps, the steel magnat,
has donated $4,000 tc the John
Hopkins hospital to establish a sci
arate department for consumptives,
Prince Cupid Hawaiian delegate I
congress. says his recommendation
are consistently dlsregardei, an
threatens To resign in consequence,
Mabel Parker, the New York forge
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-11
POLITICAL.

Congressman Hull reached nes
Molnes to begin campaign for re-
nomination
Gov. w. ]. Bailcv's withdrawal from
Kansas gubernatorial race leaves only
Il. w. Hoch the anti.machne can
didate.
Gen II. r. Thomas was succeeded
by Human T, Hoy as appraiser at Chi
cago, Secretary Shaw is accused by
Thomas with violating civil service
In removing him.
4 proposed vindicaton If Mavcr
Harrison by the Chicago democratic
club was abandoned, according to
some members. through fear that II
would disrupt the organization.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-11

public service corporation of New
Jersey, General Manager Wheatley.
who has been running the street rail
way systems Of Jersey City Hoboken.
Newark and surrounding cities and
towns, has resigned.
Plans have been completed for the
erection 81 a temporary passenger
station near the main entrance Of the
worlds fair grounds. st. Louis, that
will accommodate 10000 persons, and
be used Jointly by all roads sending
trains to the grounds.
Al Peoria, H., General John Green
Balance, u, s. A., has entered suit
against his brother. Willis H. Balance.
He appointed his brother agent, and
alleges that the brother collected
rentals and sold property diverting the
proceeds to his own use
Sued by the sweetheart of his
college days, Mayor James e. Mans.
field of Oswego n Y. who was mar
ried two years ago. Is the defendant
In an action brought by Miss Margaret
Sweeney Of Brooklyn for $4,000 for
alleged breach OF promise OF marriage.
Three men were so badly scalded by
the breaking of an iron elbow connect.
ing the boiler and engine in the base
ment Of the Hotel Metropole Detroit
that they died in short time. The
dead William Cupp fireman; George
Vincent, engineer: Frank Casper fire
man at Hotel Brunswick.
over $250,000 in cash, real estate
and bank stock are represented in the
Will Of Major Hoyt Sherman filed for
probate ut Des Moines. The property
Is equally divided among his five chill
dren and one grandson. The Sher.
man homestead. valuable property
Is listed with the other items and will
go to one of the heirs.
jeremiah G, Farwell, son of one Of
the nest prominent capitalists of De
trolt died In Harper hospital from a
bullet wound through his stomach
fired, 1t Is supposed with suicidal In.
tent He was found at the Woodward
avenue car barns with blood flowing
and a revolver beside him. No reason
for his suicide Is known. He was sc
years of age
II Is stated that the detectives in
vestigating the anonymous letters sent
TO the Southern Pacific company de
handing $4,000 under threat to dyna-
mite trains have Centered their suspl-
ciCns on five men now in the vicinity
Of Fresno and that one CT them has
been picked out as the author of the
letters. The men are said to be I'M
der surveillance.
Fuur coaches two Pullman day
coachcs and blind baggage car in the
rear Of south.bound Pore Marquette
passenger train jumped the track in
the yards at Benton Harbor, Mich.
Brakeman Ralph Edwards was thrown
from the train and received severe in,
tnrIes, but nCne Of the passengers was
hurt The falling Of car beam is
believed to have caused the accident.
The New York Commercial Adver.
tiser Is now to be sold for | cent in
stead of 2.cents and It's name changed
to the Globe and Commercial Adver-
tiscE The name Commercial Adver.
tlscr had been used for 1907 years. The
publishers announce that II Is re.
luotantlr subordlnated because in
these days Of trade journalism It is
misleading to persons unfamiliar with
the scope cf the paper.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-11
PANAMA.

German made another unsueeess-
ful effort to induce democratic sena.
tors to hold caucus on the Panama
treaty,
Negotiations with Colombia for the
payment Of an indemnity by the
United states for the secession or
Panama Ia being carried on by Presl.
dent Roosevelt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-11

AlcaZar, wealthy ranchman, killed a
commandant of police and two other
officers attempting to arrest him.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1904-02-11

Washington, Feb. 3.--After almost
allowing an amendment to the urgent
deficiency appropriation bill providing
for loan of "a 500, 600 to the St Louis
! exposition to get through, without dis
cussion, the senate changed its tactics
Just as the vote was about to be taken
| and began to debate the loan provision
which continued for about four hours
and was still in progress when the
senate adjourned. Indiana and Ken
lucky locked horns in the house The
debate, which involved nearly every
member of both state delegations, was
fast and furious from start to finish
Kentucky demanded Of Indiana the
return of w. S. Taylor, that he might
be tried for the assassination of Cover
nor Goebel. The attack was made by
Mr.. James of Kentucky and the de
Tense was led by Mr.. Crumpacker oil
Indiana Partisan Feline rose to an
extreme tension Mr. James fired
both sides of the house to interest and
feeling by declaring at the outset that
the rough rider president was
ridiculous in his message to congress
favoring international extradition
treaties when one state could not get
from another fugitives frCm justice
He had, he said, introduced a bill in
which the federal government made
extradition compulsory where persons
had been indicted for crime. For -four
years, he said, Governor Durbin Of In
diana had protected Mr.. Taylor, who
had been regularly indicted in Ken
lucky for the murder of Goebel land
yet | notice that when Durbin comes
to town he is wined and dined by this
great Don QuiXCte upon eXtradition
who absolutely contides TO Durbin the
world news that Mr.. Hanna can run
for president if he wants to. And
when we all read that again we de
clare the king can do nc wrong.
When Mr.. Crumpacker took the floor
in defense of Indiana he was heset
by volley of questions from the dem
ocratiC side and was hardly able t.
maintain the thread oil his argument
ON account OF the Interruptions The
session was concluded ~ o'clock by
a tenminute appeal by Mr.. Harrison
of New York for the equal treatment
OF American citizens abroad, especial
~ for American Hebrews in Russia
Washington, Feb. A. The senate
chamber again was the arena of inter
est,ng political debate with the pro
vision in the urgent deficiency ap
preparation bill tor loan OF $4,000,
600 for the ST. Louis exposition as the
basis for the discussion. The Cuutro
yersy was preCiptated by Senator
Lodge, VINO quoted many official fig
ures to demonstrate that republican
policies had not been failure in the
United States. He also charged Sena
Tor German With hostility to the navy
Senator Foraker also spoke deyotins
himself largely To comparison 81
the conditions under the Harrison ad
minisuation and those under the al
ministration of President Cleveland
TO the advantage of the former. Sen
ator German explained his attitude
towards the army and navy anC
charged that at The close Of the tar
rison administration the treasury o
the United States was in very baC
way. Mr. Bailey followed with NJ
elaborate presentation of statistic,
aud contended that the export trade
OF the United States under Cleyelan,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-01-07
Saved From Terrible Death.

The family of Mrs. NJ. l.. Bobbitt Of
Bargerton, Tenn, saw her dying and
was powerless to save her. The most
skillful physicians and every remedy
used, failed, while consumption was
slowly but surely taking her life. In
this terrible hour DIR. Kings New Dis
-covery of Consumption turned despair
into joy. The first bottle brought inn
mediate relief and its continued use
completely cured her. Its the most
certain cure in the world for all throat
and lung troubles. Guaranteed bot
ties SOC and s1,00. Trial bottles free at
Quinn Pharmacy and Medical Hall.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-01-07
K. OF P. BANQUET.
Delicious Spread Enjoyed at Hotel
Wright Last Thursday.

The last meeting night of the
Knights OF Pythias of this city, for. the
year 1903, win long be remembered by
the members of that lodge as one of
the most enjoyable events in the his
tory of the order. The lodge initiated
twelve new members into the rank of
Page Thursday and after the initia-
ton cermony was over the entire
lodge repaired to Hotel Wright, where
most delicious banquet was served.
Short and appropriate addresses were
made by different members of the
lodge, and all in all it was the most
pleasant gathering held in this city for
some time. Much credit is due ID. w.
Hill as chancellor commander for his
untiring efforts in making that nights
session such delightful one.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-01-07
WIPED OFF RAILROAD MAI
Illinois Central Passes Up Sleepy
Cape Girardeau.

An unusual announcement was Off
cially made from the Illinois Central
headquarters Friday, when it was
given out at Carbondalo, H., that after
Sunday new time card would 40 into
effect and that "The Cape" would no
longer be recognized as station on
the system. The trains on this great
system which heretofore ran into Cape
Girardeau, will now go on direct to
Cairo over the new line, the Mounds
and Olive branch.
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BUSINESS WAS SUSPENDED.
Many Places Closed Sunday fer
First Time.

For the first time in the history of
Poplar Bluff the barber shops re-
NAMED closed all day Sunday. All
of the drug stores did not open as
they were above only to sell drugs
and medicines-cigars and other
articles being placed beyond the pale
of the law.
The butcher shops and livery stables
ran in full blast, as is their custom. A.
G.. Egbert, being fortified by the St.
Louis newspaper companies, conduct
ed his business at the old stand. Phil
Saup installed ham sand wiches in his
beautiful Handy Kitchen and convert
ed the place into lunch counters pro
tenn.
W. Sprigg Brown, who is acting as
deputy prosecuting attorney, in
formed a DAILY CITIZEN representa-
| tive Sunday morning that all per
sons who sold anything aside from
the bare necessities of life, would GER
tainly be prose cute d, but
as we have heard of no prosecutions
being instituted, we suppose the
"blue lawsu were not violated and al
mon were good men Sunday.
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AT The meeting Of the city council
Thursday DR.. Greene was appointed
year u 1904. The selection of DR..
Greene is a good one, as he is one of
the best physicians in Poplar Bluff
and oonstitutional!y honest and honor
able. The plan thus adopted will be
a saving to the city should another
epeC emin arise rs DR.. Greene is also
chairman of the city board of health.
DR.. Greene will assume his new dut-
les of his new office al once.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-01-07
Women ard Jewels.

Jewels, candy, flowers, man--that is
the order of woman's preferences.
Jewels form magnet of mighty
power to the average woman. Even
that greatest of all jewels, health, is
often ruined in the strenuous efforts
to make or save the money to pur-
chase them. If a woman will risk her
health to get coveted gem, then let
her iortify herself against the insidu-
Gus consequences of coughs, colds and
bronchial affections by the REGULAR
use VI Or. Duscuee's herman syrup
Il will promptly arrest consumption
in its early stages and heal the affected
lungs and bronchial tubes and drive
The dread disease from the system. II
is not cure-all, but it is a certain
cure for coughs, colds and all bron'
chial troubles. You can get this reli-
able remedy at the Medical Hall
Price, 25c and 75c.
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NORTH END PARTY
Mr.. and Mis-. .. P. Bacon Entertain
Young Fo4aS.

Mr.. and Mrs. d. P. Bacon most
pleasantly entertained a number of
young folks at their beautiful home
on North Main street Thursday with a
New Years party given in honor of
their son, Fay, who is spending the
holidays at home. The guests were
most pleasantly entertained from S to
/ O'Clock with games, music and dane
ing. At II O'Clock the guests were
invited into the spacious dinning
rooms where efreshments, consisting
OF cream, cake and fruit, were served.
Those present were: Misses Myrtle
Jones, Eva 30 wen, Gertrude Harring-
ton, Elizabeth Diggs and Alice Smith,
Messrs. Fred Broadway, Harry Foley,
Ed Bowen, Win Harrington, Capt,
Raymond LAWN and Fay Bacon.
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HARRY BALDWIN DEAD.
Popular Citizen Passed Away Sd:nl-
Afternoon.

At 2:45 Saturday, at the Poplar
Bluff hospital, Mr.. Harry Baldwin, one
of the most popular passenger con-
ductors on the Iron Mountain road,
passed away after long and painful
illness from stomach trouble. Mr..
Bald win leaves father, mother, wife,
sister and brother, besides host of
friends, to mourn his death. His
family, with the exception of his wife,
who is very sick at the hospital, were
present when the end came.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-01-07

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