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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
STUBS IS A CANDIDATE
FOR KANSAS LEGISLATURE.
Man Who Broke the Machine Power
May BE Speaker Of the House IL
He VIII Accept Onlce.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Topeka, Kas.. May Nv. r. Stubs.
who formally announced to-day his can
didacy for the Legislature from the
Forty-first District. served in the House
in the session OF 1903. and on account of
his efficiency and determined fight on the
waste OF public money by the machine
hat controlled the House. he has been
slated for reelection by his ~neighbors in
Douglass County ever since.
II was Stubbs's first experience In leg
islation. and the METHODS of the polti-
clans shocked him. He was a mesnDer OF
the Committee OF Ways and Means, and
thereby saw all the gratis go through.
but he was powerless to prevent them.
Eic only could voice his I~ndignauol.
STubbs will be Speaker OF the mouse II
he will accept the oniCe.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
YOUNG WIFE KILLS HERSELF.
Mrs. Howard Hellyer Takes
Strychnine While Unbalanced.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Sedalia. Mo-. May Mfrs Lille Hellyer.
wife of Howard NJ. Hellyer. night ticket
agent for the Missouri Pacific Railway
Company. committed suicide this after
noon with morphine while suffering tenn
porary ALTERATION Of mind. She swallowed
the drug in the bathroom. then walked
into the parlor. where her husband was
reading. and said:
Il have taken strychnfne-"
physician reached the house I'VE min
utes later, but she died while he was
operating upon her. Mrs. Helfyer was q
years old and was married IN Kansas
City. KaH. q year a4p last ThAnksRfving
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
Humorists to Meet.

The American Press Humo-ists will NICE.
at the Worlds Fair. Nav y. Robertus
the General Press Bureau CT the EXPOSE
ton. says a..angements for the colven-
ton of the "toke smiths" are rapidly
making. The Business Mems League viii
give a BANQUET IN honor Of the hJmorists
and Mark Twain. Robert J. Burdetse. FL
mund Vance Cooke, A. L. BiKby. James
w. Foley and ". J. Lsmpton are amo-g
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

Manuel Candamo was the man accepted
for the provisional presidency of Peru in
1895 By the revoiutionis.s under the leader
ship Of Nicholas de Pferola and President
Caceres. when both agreed TO stop fight
from all factions and he was able to unite
the country. -Four years later he was
elected President by q great majority.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
Canadian Editor. to Attend.

Louis Lanve. Government representative
for the Canadian press at the Worlds
Fair. says that 100 Canadian editors will
attend the Worlds Press Parliament.
which will be held in ST. Louis during
has made rcsers itfons for 1he Canadian
editors at the Inside Inn and the Epworth
Hotel. Fourteen representatives who will
attend are members OF the Canadian Par
liz ment.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
To-DAY's NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Yesterdays bank c~learings were 1851
$40; balances ssls.5Ss. Local discount rates
were between 5 and s per cent. Domestic
exchange was quoted as follows: New
York soc premium bid. +oc premium asked;
Chicago &C. premium bid. 1oc. premium
asked: Cincinnati. Louisville and New Or
leans 1oc discount bio. par asked.
Wheat closed higher at s4hc asked July:
s1G1.oS No. 2 red. Corn closed higher at
47Sc July: 5Sa5Sisc No. 2 mixed. Oats
closed at sac bid July: t3d4Sisc No. 2
mixed.
Spot cotton was unchanged in the local
market.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
CHRISTIAN ENDORSES HEARST.
Convention Instructs Delegates t.
Vote for Him First and Last.

RF FUELIc SPECIAL
Taylorville. ILL.,. May THE Christian
County Democratic Convention met here
this afternoon In the Courthouse to select
delegates to the State Convention. The
resolutions adopted reafirmed the plat
form OF 1896 and 1900. and instructed the
delegates for Hearst. first. last and all the
time.
Albert Watson of Mount Vernon was in
dorsed for Attorney General. and A. b.
German of Pana as delegate to the Ma
tional Convention.
The following delegates to the State
Convention were named: Robert Morrison.
II. c. Richardson. L. s. Gardner,
". r. O'Brien. w. l.. Rasor. George
ThaIton. F. F. Weiser. ]. II. Morgan. j.
J.. Davis, A. B. Herdman. Redmond Coady.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
APRIL SHIPMENTS BEAT RECORD.
Trafdc Manager Hilleary Reports Re-
ceIPt Of 1853 Car Of Exhibits.

cehpt OF Iybo6 Sofu OF EXnID1ta.
April shipments of exhibits to the
Worlds Fair broke. all records. During
the month Trafic Manager Hilieary re-
ports. 1.Sss cars of exhibits were received
and unloaded on the grounds. The total
aggregate of pounds represented in these
shipments was 42.sIo.os. The average num-
Der Of cars unloaded each day was sixty
four and one-half. The number OF cars
that can be unloaded In a day is 20.
Mr.. Hilleary takes exceptions TO the
statement published and attributed to ex-
hibitors that the delay in their installa-
ton at the Exposition has been due TO
transmission of freight. because OF in
sufficient railroad facilities.
He says that such statement is not
based upon facts as they existed and ex-
list at the present time.
The East st. Louis and st. Louis initial
ines. he says. have given exhibits right
4 way. arording the Exposition Trafic
Department absolute cooperation to the
end of facilitating delivery of cars oaded
with exhibits wherever the exhibitors
have properly billed their exhibits and no.
titled the department as they should.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

taken over the Worlds Fair grounds and
luncheon was served at the Temple Inn.
Speeches were a by Colonel J. R.
Stowe of Kansas City. Mo-, former Amer
lean Consul to Cape Town. Africa: George
w. Smith. Louis Rosen and Willis Keich-
on. After luncheon q reception was held
at the T. P. A. Pavilion.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
LOCAL AND

The Olbrich pavilion in the World In
dustries building was dedicated by the
German Commissioner at the Worlds
I. Fair.
~Patagonians at the Worlds Fair held a
5eath watch in vain. They feared that
bronchitis. with which they are un-
familiar, would prove fatal
The first watermeioEs. green corn and
peaches arrived In the st. Louis market.
Dealers sag that prices will be reason
able during the Worlds Fair.
Forty-six persons died from pneumonia
last week. the record being exactly the
same as for the preceding seven days.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
Monroe County Dates Set.

Waterloo. ILL.,. May THE Monroe
County Democratic Central Committee
met here to-day. The precinct primaries
were set for May Il. and the convention
is to be held at Waterloo on MAY q. when
delegates to the Senatorial and Congress
sionai conventions viii be selected.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
SWEDISH PAVILION READY.
Opening Of Building Tomorrow VIII
BE an InformaI AFFAIR.

The opening of the Swedish building to-
morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock will be
purely informal. No specific Invitations
have been issued to Exposition officials
CT others. On that date the building will
be open, and all Exposition ~oficiaIs and
the public in general are invited to inspect
the building.
There will be no programme or ceremo-
formal opening Will be given. on which
occasion q set programme will be pre-
pared. Invitations then may be by card.
though the detail has not yet been an
nounced.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
PRESIDENT OF PERU
DIES At AREQUIPA.
Manuel Candapso succumbs tn Long
HincsS-DeepIy Loved by All of
His C~ountrymen.

Lima. Peru. May president Ccndamo.
who had been i'll for some time at Are
quipa. 6!ed to-day.
TIE Presidents death Is deeply regret
ted. as all political elements regarded him
as an honorable man. devoted to the true
interests OF the country.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
COURT TO DECIDE CANDIDATE.
kansas supreme Judges to Pass on
Curtis-AnthOny Contest.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL .
Topeka, Kas.. May THE Supreme
Court will decide whether Charles Curtis
or. D.. r. Anthony. Jr.. Is the Republican
candidate for Congress in the First Dis
trict. 1t will also settle the fight in the
Second. where Congressman Bowersock
and II. J. Allen are both claiming to be
the regular Republican nominee.
The attorneys for d. r. Anthony. Jr..
this afternoon filed a suit for a writ Of
mandamus to compel j. r. Burrow. Secre-
tary Of State, to place his name on the
ticket as the nominee in the First District.
.trict.
The case Is similar to the one brought
by HI Allen. in which the court al
lowed an alternative writ.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
Last vestisc of Park Di.appea,

Last vestise of Park Disappears.
When the boathouse close to the eastern
fence. of the Exposition. which formerly
occupied a place on the shore of Peninsu-
la Lake. is torn down to-day. the last YES
tige of Forest Park in the Fair grounds
will disappear. The ~boathouse has been
used since the beginning of the Fair as
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

Had the proper tools arrived. the model
gardens In the United States Bureau OF
Plant Culture would have been started on
the Worlds Fair grounds yesterday. The
work. in all probability. will be COM
menced carly this week. Thirty pupils
have been selected from the puklic schools
of st. Louis. five of whom will start the
work. There are ten girls and twenty
boys on the garden lists, and five of zach
sex will be at work each week day on the
plOfS
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
RUSSIA CALMLY ACCEPTS ISOLATION
OF HER GIBRALTAR IN THE FAR EAST;
THINKS JAPAN CAN NEVER CAPTURE IT

Port Arthur Is the Citadel of an Intrenched Camp Covering the
Entire Lower End of the LaioTung Peninusla, Thirty Miles
Long and Consisting of Line After Line of Costly Defenses
Which the japanese Must Attack One at a Time in a Siege of
the Port.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
TO TEST SLOT MACHINES.
Exposition Management Will Tech
nically Violate the Sunday Law.

EApositson n1akenfen VIII Tecn-
nica1ly Violate the Sunday Law.
The congressional Law ~forbidding paid
admissions into the Worlds Fair grounds
on Sundays is TO be technically violated
this afternoon by the Exposition man
agement. The occasion will be the test
of the five coin slot machines at the Lin
dell boulevard entrance.
The men who are employed to ente- the
rapidly with which a line of visitors may
deposit the coins and be admitted through
the stiles: To-day the Exposition will be
closed tight except to pass holders. All of
the exhibit palaces and shows on the Pike
will also be closed except for workmen
who are engaged in them.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
johnson Convention June 4.

ItEPI BIC
Vienna. H., May THE Democratic
County Central Committee of johnson
County met here to-day and called a mass
convention to be held on June 4 to name
delegates to the State. Congressional and
Senatorial conventions.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
Williams Carrie. Williamson.

Marion, ILL.,. May THE Democrats OF
Williamson County held a primary cleo
ton to-day for members of the Legisla-
ture n county ticket. Walter Williams
carried the ounty for the Legislature
without opposition. Monday a delegate
convention will be ED to appoint sena-
torial. congressional and State delegates.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
WAR IN THE FAR EAST.

Vice Admiral Togo reports that the en-
trance to Port Arthur Is blocked COM
pletely TO all vessels except small boats.
He adds that the japanese have not lost
a single war vessel. although the attack
resulted in considerable loss of life.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
Minister Goe. to washington.

The Chinese Minister to the United
States. Sir Chentung Ldang Chang. depart
ed yesterday noon for Washington. after
having attended the dedication Of the Chi
neSe Pavilion at the Worlds Fair, and the
reception of rim Pu Lun at the Wash
ington Hotel. Sir Chentung was attended
TO the depot by several Chinese officials
who are in st. Louis for the Exposition.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
Jingle FOR STATE ATTORNEY.
democrats Of Union County. Illinois.
Hold Primary.

Anna. ILL.,. Nav I'm the Democratic
primaries in Union County to-day there
were no contests. except for the Office of
State Attorney. James Lingle of Jonesboro
defeating w. D.. Lyerly of Jonesboro by
a majority of 100 votes.
Henry c. Sinord OF Anna was nominated
for Circuit Clerk: ]. d. Benton of Dom
COLA County. Commissioner. and A. Ney
Sessions of Anna. Representative of the
Ffftieth Senatorial District.
Politically. Union County is over 1.20
na~oc-a.ic
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
SPORTING.

Cardinals protest game won by New
FORK to President Pulliam.
Rainland ran third to Bugler and Bark
icy in the Mound City Derby.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

The 81. Louis Post OF the Missouri Dr.
citation entertained the visiting dciaGatea
to the State T.. p. A Convention yester-
day. meeting them At the 81. Nicholas
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
APPOINTED DOoRKEEPER
Indiana Man Selected for Position at
st. Louis National Convention.

SPECIAL
Evansville. Ind. May captain Win
ston Merzies. son Of Major q. V. Menzies
Of Mount Vernon. has been notified of his
appointment as doorkecpcr at the National
Convention at st. Louis in July. He has
accepted.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08
To start Model Garden. soon.

the field Office of the civil engineers. II
was the first building in use by the Ex-
position.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-08

speeia1 sale Boys' Salts, e3.7S-
At the Model. Seventh and Washington
avenue. See ad on cage .. Part L
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17
Take Your Pillow Along.

Many people when away from home
find it difficult to sleep we'll in a
strange bed, and arise in the morning
with a sense of having passed a de-
cidedly unsatisfactory night. Vice
President Knowlton of the Raymond
& Whitcomb company, who ought to
know, says the trouble is all in the
pillow. He has slept in many Lands
and under all imaginable conditions,
and years ago came to the conclusion
that with ones own pillow at hand it
mattered little about the bed. On an
extended tour he always takes his
pillow with him, slowing it carefully
at the bottom of the trunk for future
reference. eff I could start life over
again." he says, Il would learn to
sleep without a pillow (the only proper
way, but the art must be acquired
during childhood. The next best thing
is your own pillow wherever possible.
Try it and be convinced"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17
Bevcher's Ready Wit.

That Henry Ward Beecher was
spared much embarrassment by his
quickness at repartee is illustrated by
the following story:
One evening as he was in the midst
of an impassioned speech some one at
tempted to interrupt him by suddenly
Growing like a rooster. It was done
to perfection; a number Of people
laughted in spite Of themselves, and
the speakers friends felt that in a
moment the whole effect of the meet
ing, and of Mr.. Beecher's thrilling ap-
peals, might be lost. The orator, how
ever, was equal to the occasion. He
stopped, listened till the growing
ceased, and then, with a look Of sur
prise, pulled out his watch.
Morning already" he said: "my
watch is only 10. But there can be
no mistake about it. The instincts of
the lower animals are infallible."
There was a roar of laughter. The
slower animal" in the gallery col
lapsed, and Mr.. Beecher was able to
resume as if nothing had occurred
Success.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17
A Dairy Transaction.

Henry Zenz purchased Paradise's
Signal $685., from Geo. P. Martin
Thursday to head his fine herd of
Jerseys.
This bull has taken the blue rib
bon wherever shown and received
first and sweepstakes last fall. He
is certainly a fine individual.
Mr.. Martin has recently incorpo-
rated into his herd a young bull
named Carlos Golden Fleece 1895.
This youngster is sired by Golden
Lads Carlo 57736, and a great
grandson of the 81, 500 Golden Lad
best over the island of Jersey in
1899. His individuality is as fine as
his breeding and he is a fitting head
for their herd of deep mixers.
Their herd tested 5 for September,
So for October and $50 for Novem-
Der.
These Jersey breeders have little
to say when their neighbors tell of
dual purposes" and double deck
ers" but their butter checks tell the
story of ample returns for feed and
labor, and the st. Louis test tells
the story Of the breed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17
PREDICT MILD WINTER.
Old Settlers and Trappers Assert that
Winter Will Not Be Severe.

1.-THE present winter will be mild.
There will not be much snow or ice.
and the water next spring will not
be very high, with little chance for
floods" This is the story and the
prediction Of the muskrat of Wis
consin according to the hunter,
trapper and casual observer. A real
interesting discussion of the present
winter was held the other evening
III a local business house. Old set
tiers were present who have
watched 1.-The signs of the times"
and they say the muskrat is a good
criterion to go by. They say when
a muskrat builds his hut small and
low, there is every indication for a
mild winter.
Just by way Of comment it might
be added that last winter the musk
rats built high and strong huts in
the rivers. The winter was pretty
cold in spots and water was very
high in the spring. 1t was every
bit as cold as predicted through
observation OF the water rodent.
Another important indication
coming from observers is that the
skins of the rats are very thinly
covered with fur. This is said t.
a sure sign both that the cold
weather will set late, and that,
when it does come, it will not be
very severe.
Another indication, too, seems to
be %unerring. When the porcupine
climbs high, look ont for a cold
winter. When he does the opposite
a mild winter is sureito follow.
Muskrats are growing fewer in
the Badger state. Their skins are
not as fine and thick as they were
years ago, say old settlers, and
prices have gone down. Much Of
the fur COTTON from the water rat is
used to make limitations of other
and more valuable furs.
The water rodents are caught in
small traps set in quiet water and
r easily secured. These little
animals r strong fighters and
often only a foot or a portion of the
body if found in the traps, in
dicating a severe struggle for life.
They have been known to gnaw off
their own legs to get away.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17
Obltuary-Bl Blackburn.

William FL. Blackburn was born
November 1, 1860, and died Novem-
Der II, 1904, aged Al years and Is
days. He was married August s,
1891, to Miss Emma Baker, who
with two little sons and three
daughters survive him. He was the
eldest 20 of Mr.. and Mrs. George
r. Blackburn. His aged mother,
three brothers and three sisters also
survive and mourn with his wife
and little ones the early termination
of his life.
William was years ago a pupil of
the writer in the Knotwell district
at Beetown. He was a strong,
sturdy boy, and grew into a fine
specimen of manhood. Of steady.
Industrious habits, honorable ami
upright in character he became on.
of the esteemed and thrifty Grant
river farmers.
About three years ago he had a
very serious attack of illness, and
never regained his former health.
In August last he went to the SAM
tarium at Boulder, Colorado, hop
ing that the mountain air and west
ern treatment would restore the
wonted vitality. But an incurable
disease had fastened it's hold upon
him, and when he became aware
that the end was approaching, his
one desire was to reach his home.
The sad details,of his journey have
already been told. He reached his
cousins home, Mrs. Russell John
son, at Brodhead, Wis, in a coma
tose state. In response to dispatch
es, his wife and brothers fastened
to him, but he passed into his end
less sleep without recognizing them.
The remains wer conveyed to his
home near Beetown, and finally
laid to rest in the Dodge cemetery.
He was a Mason and that fraternity
had charge of the funeral which
was largely attended.
HE bas answered to the call,
Farewell bid to earth and all;
Serenely he has passed to rest
When the bloom of life was best.
We look within the darkened home
Where sorrow reigns in every breast.
We question why? We cannot say;
We only feel that God knows best,
Our hearts are saddened at the loss,
Our tears drop softly on the sod:
We've lost friend from home and earth,
We have another one with God"
B. d. S.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17

There will shortly be inaugurated
upon the Alpine peak Of Ollen. on
Monte Rosa, the most elevated literary
and scientific institute in the world.
It's altitude will be 10000 feet. The
library, which will take the name of
Queen Margherita, owes it's organiza-
ton to her majesty, supported by min
lister and many eminent persons in
Italy and abroad. 1t will comprise all
the books, sculpture, landscapes and
photographs obtainable relating to the
Alps.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17
N-Rays All a Delusion.

Professor Robert w. Wood Of the
Johns Hopkins physical laboratory
has just returned from France, where
he tried some experiments in company
with Blondlot, the discoverer of the So
called Mays. Professor Wood has
reached the conclusion that the N-ray
is a probable delusion. He says that
the d%iscoverer himself failed to note
any tell-tale change on the phosphores-
cent screen when he Wood held the
screen. Professor Wood also called on
the Curies at their radium laboratory,
and thinks it doubtful if there will
eve enough radium to make useful.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17
A Pleasant Surprise.

Relatives and friends of Mrs.
Lena Bark planned a very pleasant
surprise on her Friday, Dec. 9, when
all went with we'll laden baskets
and spent the day in quilting. Those
present were the following: Matt.
Edwards and wife, John Edwards
and wife, Ed Oates and wife, Thorn
ton Oates and wife, Yves. Oates and
wife, Mesdames Gay Landon, Frank
Cooley, Willis Pennock, Henry
Rech, Herman Knoke, Misses Cozy
Edwards and Leila Oates. All re-
port a very enjoyable time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17

The California Nurses association
has drafted for presentation to the
next legislature a bill providing for
the registration of nurses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17

Hotel Higbee, Dodgeville's best
hostelry, has changed hands, John
Starry becoming the owner. Con-
sideration was $13, 900.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17

The progressive policy of the Ameer
includes the appointment of women
doctors at Cabul and the use Of cleo.
tric power in his gun factory.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Edwards, of
M. Hope, are visiting relatives and
friends in and around Lancaster.
Amos Rogers fell while going
to his home in Beetown one even.
ing last week and broke a leg ia
two places.