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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
OHIO REPUBLICANS.
Preliminary Meetings of State Conven.
tion at Columbus.

Preliminary Meetings of State Conven.
tion at Columbus.
Columbus. o., May 1.-THE prelim.
inary meetings of the Republican state
convention here today were not as
demonstrative Or as largely attended,
as usual. No spectacular scenes could
be expected as the county conventions
Of last week showed. that there would
be no factional changes in the state
committee or other parts of the organ.
:zation. More than enough delegates
came from these counties pledged or
instructed to insure the selection of
Governor Herrick, Senators Foraker
and Dick and George B. Cox, of Gin.
cinnati. as the delegates at large.
One of the alternates at large is
conceded to a negro man.
The gossip among the delegates
shows tferc is considerable rivalry
among the Hanna men on the question
OF the leadership. Governor Her.
rick will bc both temporary and per.
manent chairman of the convention
and be re.elccted as the Ohio member
of the Republican national committee,
and he is expected to be the standard.
bearer next year.
Senator Dick will be the author of
the Platform and again chairman of
the state executive committee.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
Saw Mill Men to Meet.

Triton, Ga, May 1G.-The annual
meeting Of the Georgia Interstate Saw
Mill association will be held at Quit
man Tuesday. At this meeting Of
ticers for the coming year will be elect.
ed. There is almost universal salts
faction with the present officials and
little probability Of any changes being
made. Hon. ]. w. Oglesby will enter
tain the association at his palatial
home and the people of Quitman are
making elaborate preparation to en-.
tertain the lumbermen.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
Fighting Line Nears Mukden.

Mukden, May 1.-THE fighting line
Is steadily nearing Mukden, where
Viceroy Alexieffs headquarters still
remain. Little reliable information
can be obtained by the newspaper cor
respondents, who are forbidden to pro-
ceed to the scene Of operations, and
official information Is withheld until
advices are sent to st. Petersburg. 1t
Is known, however, that the Jap
anese are almost within striking dis
tance Of the Russians, and that the
forces protecting Lao Yang are
stretching eastward from the railroad
along the Mao Tien mountain range.
The Japanese are advancing in three
columns and are now north of Stu
Yen and Feng Wang Cheng. Two
columns are reported to be working
further to the northward with the OBJ
3ect Of turning the Russian position
and advancing upon Mukden.
Numerous small engagements have
been fought. but no decisive action
has taken place.
Port Arthur Is now completely iso-
lated by the Japanese expedition at
Polandien.
The Japanese are now operating
in rugged country, well suited to
the Russian defense; but north Of
Lao Yang to Mukden the country Is
plain intersected by hills. The
weather recently has been hot and dry
but the rain which has fallen in tho
past two days has made the roads al
most impossible for vehicles, and
when the rainy season begins, at the
end Of June. this plain will be convert
ed into morass. This condition will
probably result in the practical sus-
pension Of operations
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
Stanley's Remains Buried.

London May 1.-THE remains of
Sir Henry M. Stanley were buried to-
day in the church yard of the old Sur
rey village Of Pierbright Prior to
the burial the British nation and the
United States in the persons of Am.
bassador Choate and Consul General
Evans, paid honor to the departed AT.
rioan explorer with an impressive fu-
neral service held in Westminster Alb
bey. Both King Edward and the
King of the Belgians were represent
ed
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
slAsHED THROAT WITH RAZOR,
Preferred Death Rather Than Face
Disgrace of Public Trial.

Disgrace Of Public Trial.
New York May 17.-Rather than
face the disgrace of a public trial,
John D. Budd, a we'll known resident
OF Hoooken, N. j., has slashed his
throat with a pocket knife and will
die.
He was arrested a few days ago,
together with lawyer and four other
residents Of Hoboken, charged with
having abused young children. Fif.
teen charges have been made thus
far against them. The expose caused
great sensation. Budd, who is a
poolikeeper 45 years old, had been re-
leased on $4,000 bail after a night in
Jail. He went at once to his bach.
elor apartment and barred the door
to AL callers. After brooding several
hours. he slashed his throat repeated.
ly, and had bled almost to death when
found and taken to the hospital.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
CHICAGO BANDITS
SCHEME FRUSTRATED
Attempt to Rob United States
Registered Mail Wagon.
ESCAPED AFTER A STREET FIGHT
same Wagon that Marx, Devine and
Neidermeyer, Car Barn Bandits,
Planned to Rob During Their Career
as Desperadoes.

Chicago, May 17.-Three highway
men attempted to rob a United States
registered mail wagon early today
near the Chicago and North,
western railroad station.
The accidental discharge Of a re-
volver frustrated their plans and they
escaped after a street fight. it was
this wagon that Marx, Devine and
Neidermeyer, the car barn bandits.
planned to rob during their brief ca
reer as desperadoes.
The police believe today's highway.
men were inspired to attempt the dar.
Ing crime by the story of the men
hanged on April %. The contents of
the wagon were valued at several
thousand dollars.
When the driver of the wagon, e. ].
Graft, was driving past an alley three
men ran out into the street in front
of his team. Two of the men tried
to stop the horses by grabbing the
brides and the third undertook to
climb on the seat The one who was
making the effort to get on the wagon
fired shot, which was apparently ac-
cidental and the horses jumped The
driver piled the whip at the same time
and the horses lunged ahead. An
other shot was fired after the wagon,
but the driver would not stop. Two
policemen saw one of the men and
fired at him. The highwayman re-
turned the fire and ran, making good
his escape. The other men slipped
away during the revolver fight.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20

and Neal Brown, of Waukesha. It was
reported that Timothy e. Ryan would
undoubtedly be reelected national
committeeman and in consideration of
this honor and the fact that he lives
in the same district as Mr. Rose, Mr..
Ryan was willing to forego being sc,
iected delegate at large.
Chairman A. F. Warden, of the state
central committee, called tho gather
ing to order and introduced former
congressman Owen A. Wells, of Fond
Du Lac as temporary chairman. MIR.
Welfs speech in the main, was con-
hned to an arraignment Of the state
and national Republican administra.
tion.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
$1,000 Diamond Robbery.

Memphis, Tenn, May 1.-THE po-
lice department is working on a $4,000
diamond robbery case today. E. s.
Levy, well known citizen, living at
43O Shelby street, went to market
early this morning. During his alb,
sence, according to Mrs. Levy, twa
white men entered the house, bound
and gagged her, and ransacked her
room, securing rings and brooches val
ued at $4,000. No arrests have been
made.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
Porto Ricans to Visit U. 8.

New York, May 17.-Final prepara-
tions for the trip of 600 Porto Rican
school teachers to the United States in
July are being made by Commissioner
of Education Lindsay, says Herald
dispatch from San Juan. Commit
tees are hard at work in all the lead
ing cities obtaining a subscription for
the fund of $4,000 necessary. Cor
nell university has promised to take
200 of theyoung ladies and Harvard
400.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
GRUESOME FIND.
Body Of an Infant Discovered In Mail
Sack by Clerk.

odCk py Cl6Fk,
Columbia, S. c., May T.-Mail Clerk
Jeter, who came into Columbia on
train No. 1G of the Southern railway
from Greenville, had a gruesome pack
age for midnight companion between
Newberry and Prosperity.
Fireman Drayton Shelton discovered
cheap papier mache telescope va
lise on the blind baggage just as the
train was leaving Newberry. He turn
ed it over to Mail Clerk Jeter and
Jeter told him to set it in the corner
OF the car. The negro fireman, OBJ.
serving blood oozing from the valise,
became frightened Jeter opened the
valise and found we'll formed negrs
Infant with its skull crushed. At
the next station, Prosperity, he gave
the package to the police. An inquest
was held and physician testified that
the child was probably about three
days old when killed.
Conductor Nix, of the train, remem-
bers to have seen negro woman place
something on the blind baggage Just
as the train was leaving Newberry.
Thinking she was about to steal
ride he started toward the woman,
who hurried away in the darkness.
The police in Newberry arrested a
negress whom they believe to have
been this woman, though they do not
think that she was the mother of the
child. They are making a rigid in.
vestigation of the case.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
FIRE AT SUSSEX, VA.
Whole Business Section DESTROYED.
Loss S6O 600

Richmond, Va, May 17.-Fire today
at Waverly, Sussex county, destroyed
the whole business part of the town,
including the bank building postoffice
and the Norfolk and Western station.
The loss is estimated at 100000; in
surance, not known
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
MACON BANK FAILURES.
Receiver Corbin and Bank Examiner
Albertson at Work on Books.

Macon, Ca, May 17.-Receiver Cor.
bin and Bank Examiner Albertson are
at work on the books of the two banks
that failed here yesterday.
They have not yet made report. It
Is believed that there are few assets
except 100000 life insurance carried
by R. H. Plant.
Other banks of the city are in good
condition, and are not affected by the
failures.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
Alabama Has Heavy Rains.

Montgomery, Ala, May 17.-Coplous
rains are falling all over this section.
They came in good time, as the crops
were getting in desperate condition.
sThe rain will be worth many thousand
dollars to this part Of the state.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
WALL WILL DEFEAT HEARST.
Wisconsin State Democrats Hold Con.
vention at Milwaukee,

"'seohs'h otate democrats Hold Con.
vention at Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, May 1.-THE Democrat.
ic state convention which will elect
four delegates to the national conven-
ton met at noon today in the Pabst
theater.
Before the convention was called to
order the opinion generally prevailed
that Edward c. Wall would easily de.
feat w. r. Herast in securing indorse.
ment for the presidential nomination,
and that among those certain of be-
ing chosen national delegates wers
Mayor David q. Rose. of Milwaukee,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-05-20
THE RUSSIANS HAVE
QUIT new CHWANG
City Evacuated Before Advance
of the Japanese.
oTHlR FAR EASTERN WAR NEWS
Cars Forces Concentrate at Lao
Yang and 1t Is Thought Great Battle
May Be Fought There-Russians
May Mako Stand at that Place.

May Be Fought There-Russians
May Mako Stand at that Place.
New Chwang, May 16.-Night.-In
confirmation of recent Associated
Press dispatches the Russian eYacuar
tion of this city has been completed
Nothing remains but the destruction
Of the gunboat Sivouach, which, it is
expected, will take place early this
morning. The Russian troops march
Cd out in perfect order, General Kon-
dratsvitch leaving with the last regi-
ment. The Associated Press CORE
spondent has received exclusive infor-
nation from the highest Russian au.
thority that the Japanese advance will
be resisted at Hal Chong, whence the
Russian forces will fall back upon
Yhang. where they will make a de-
termined stand with fighting
strength there available of 10000 men.
II defeated. no stop will be made at
Mukden, but the retirement will be
continued to Thioling, a town at the
head of the navigation for native craft
on the Lao river, 200 miles north OF
New Chwang. At the same time the
Cossack regiments will be employed
In the rear of the Japanese army OF
the Yalu, barassing the troops and in
terfering with it's communications. 1t
Is not believed that the Japanese will
move into the interior until they have
thoroughly established their base here,
repeating their movement at Chinwai
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-30
Lesses Run Into The MIIllons; Caused
By Ice GoFges.
CANADA ROADS SUFFER MUCH.
Greatest Damages Reported From Pitts
burg Where Ice Gorces Formed IN
the Rivers concentrating There
Western New York Got 1t.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 25.-The gOrges
showed that the Allegheny now stood
29.6 feet, and was rising six-tenths of
an inch an hour; the Monongahela at
the wharf stood at 26.2, rising eight
tenths of foot per hour; the Ohio at
Davis Island dam at % and rising four
tenths foot per hour; all caused by ice
gorges in the rives. A barge contain
ing forty thousand bushels of coal has
been sunk and the whole fleet, with
nearly 275 900 bushels on board was in
danger.
At New Castle the tin plate and steel
mills are closed and the main thor
oughfares are impossible. One river
man estimates the losses from ice and
water by railroads, manufactures and
residents at million dollars.
Cleveland, o. The entire flood loss
in this city is estimated at half a mil
lion dollars. The same amount is the
it higher.
Buffalo, N. with a continuous
fall of rain for nearly "a hours the i'm
mense quantity of snow throughout
the western part of New York was
rapidly turned into water which soon
sent the rivers out Of bounds, flooding
portions of the city: demoralizing rail
road traffic. Trains on the Grand
Trunk and Canadian Pacific, were
more than IL hours behind time. A
train is still stuck in the snow some
where between Montreal an Toronto,
and train has been sent out to the
rescue.
Toronto.-Snow, sleet and rain have
completely demoraIized railroad traffic
all over the province. The Chicago ex-
press arrived after spending Is hours
in snow bank near St. Marys. No
freight trains are moving, and some of
the passenger trains were cancelled.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-30
ARMOUR CORNERS WHEAT.
Situation OF Price OF Wheat Is Highly
Artificial.

Chicago, Jan. 23.-May wheat touched
new high marl-921 IS @92c1l Wed
nesday, a net gain for the day of exc,
and Sc higher than the average price
last fall. The local wheat situation as
regards prices is highly artificial, as is
shown by the character of the trade,
which caused SO sharp gain in prices.
Armour is credited with long line of
of 100000 bushels, contracted for
May delivery. Local contract stocks
approximate only 100000 bushels.
This comparison stirred the shorts to
more activity, but the best they could
do for the most part, was to shift the
burden among themselves. Nothing
that looked like Armour selling could
be discovered. On the other hand,
considerable commission house buying
was credited to the paramount inter
est. Corn and oats were in process of
concentration also.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-30
AGREE ON STATEHOOD.
There Are To Be I've States From -Four
Territories.

Washington, Jan. %. A definite
program as to statehood legislation at
the present session of congress has
been outlined, and an agreement has
been reached providing for the admis-
sion of Oklahoma and Indian Territory
substantially under the terms of the
bill introduced by Senator Quay. An
other bill viii be, introduced in the
course of a few days providing for the
admission jointly of Arizona and New
Mexico as one state
The Oklahoma bill will be actively
pushed to its passage under the leader
ship of Senator Quay. In the last con-
gress any form of statehood legislation
was bitterly fought by Senator Bev-
eridge, chairman of the committee on
territories, who is now in the combine
for joint statehood. His leading sup
porters were Senators Hale and Platt,
of Connecticut. who Were at the head
OF a combination of New England and
Eastern senator's who met daily and
were bitterly arrayed against state
hood. They are also in the combine,
and with them are Senators Aldrich
and Allison, practically uniting all the
republicans in behalf of the Quay bill.
Among the chief points of interest in
the Quay bill are the provisions that
at least one of the United States sena-
tors representing the new state shall
be of Indian descent and that it shall
be represented in the lower house by
six representatives.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-30
ARKANSAS TRAVELLER REsponDeD.
Got Back In Rhyme at Missouri Pa
eifIe's General Passenger Agent

Got Back In Rhyme at Missouri Pa
cifIe's General Passenger Agent
H C. Townsend, general passenger
and ticket agent of the Missouri Pa
cifc with headquarters at St. Louis.
sent out a novel holiday greeting to
patrons of the road and was. surprised
to receive a response in rhyme from
a man in Arkansas. Here is the greet
ing followed by the answer:
This is the train that runs SO fast
Across the plains TO mountains vast;
This is the train that's never late,
And keeps its service up TO date.
This is the train that runs out West,
Apd takes you there for work or rest:
This is the train that runs 20 the land
OF mountains high and canons grand;
This is a true hotel On wheels.
It serves to you the best of meals;
This is the train with lowest rate
st. Louis to the Golden Gate.
If you should wish TO go that way.
See H c. Townsend. G. P A
This is what the Arkansas travele.
wrote in response:
H c Townsend. G. P. A.
l received your card to-day,
And n writing now to say
That your trains A1-O. X.
I'm a reg'la passenger
And I'm here TO tell You sir
It's cOrker-Sure enough;
please don't take this as a puff-
All your trains are up to snuff
Strictly in it-just the stuff
Makes me restless when read
OF the comfort and the speed
Want to pack my clothes and skip
On that train-Gee! What trip!
Feed you like a millionaire
Gosh! Just read that bill-of-fare!
Tender steaks. well done or rare;
Game and things from everywherel
Salads deserts coffee. cake
Wow! 1t makes my stomach acheI
And the rates-Tu swear to you
Same as cutting naught in two!
(Shame to take such service cheap
Ought to make US pay q heap!
Guess I've said about enough,
(EVery word is straight-no guR-)
So I'll sign myself. with care:
Truly yours. A. PASSENJAIRR
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-30
n2. Fed HIMSELF.
Found the Food that Saved His Life.

good old family physician with
lifetime experience in saving people
finally found himself sick unto death.
Medicines failed and - but let
him tell his own story. For the first
time in my life of sixty-one
years am inpelled to pub
licly testify to the value of a largely
advertised article and I certainly
would not pen these lines except that.
what seems to me a direct act of
Providence, saved my life and l am
impressed that it is a bouaden duty
to make it known.
For years I kept falling with
stomach and liver disorders until 1
was reduced 20 lbs. from my nor
NAL weight. When l got too low to
treat myself, of my associate physi-
clans advised me to put my house in
order for would be quickly going the
way of all mankind Just about that
time l was put on diet Of Grape
Nuts predigested food. Curiously
enough it quickly began to build me
up, appetite returned and in Is days
l gained lbs. That started my re-
turn to health and really saved my
life.
"a physician is naturally preiudiced
against writing such a letter, but in
this case am willing to declare it
from the housetops that the multi
piled thousands who are now suffering
as / did can find relief and health as
easily and promptly by Grape-Nuts. If
they only knew what to do. Sincerely
and ErataruaITv yOrlrS % Name of ttiS
prominent physician furnished by Pos
tum Co., Battle Creek, Mich
Look in each package fox a copy Of
the famous little book, The Road to
WellTule."
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-30
Trade with Switzerland.

Five countries sold more goods to
the Swiss in 1902 than the United
States-Germany, France, Italy, Aus
tria (frOntier countries) and Russia
The grain and petroleum of the latter
country enabled her to supplant the
United States as the fifth furnisher OF
goods to this republic. But as mar
ket for Swiss goods the far-off country
holds the rank of fourth among the
nations of the earth.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-30
First One Cost 2.6OO.OO-Made For
Nannleon Hnnanarte.

-NdPpAeoh
4 watch that tells the second, min
ute, hour, day of the week, day of
month, and changes of moon, is a
time-piece that until recently could be
owned only by the nobility because of
the high cost. The first one cost s., GOO
and was made entirely by hand and
consumed over two years time in con-
structiOn. About so years later q Swiss
concern placed some on the market
which could be sold in this country for
about 5000 each.
This watch that has hitherto been
sold at price which only the well-to-
do could afford has just been put on
the market at low price and it is n
watch which fills 4 long felt want. If
a watch tells us the hour and the min
ute of the day, why should not the
same machine tell us the day of the
week, day of the month, and month of
the year? A prominent manufacturer
has realized the usefulness, if not the
actual necessity of such n time-piece,
and by simplifying the mechanism and
arranging to turn them out in large
quantities, has, after several years of
work and the expenditure of large
amount of money, succeeded in pro-
ducing watch thoroughly reliable in
every way. This watch is a perpetual
calendar as we'll as time-piece, and
WndG Is Oh I1CIG lDJCTcSJ 10 IlG DuDllC
is sold at a price but fraction above
that of an ordinary watch of like grade.
Contrary to the supposition of the
uninitiated, it. is not an intricate as
sembly of complicated parts, but is as
simple as any regular time-piece. On
the dial, in addition to the small sec
Ond dial, it has three small dials of
like character, one showing the days
of the week, another the days of the
month, while a third shows the month
of the year. BY an ingenious attach
ment to one of the wheels. when the
| hour and minute hands show midnight,
the small hands indicating the days of
| the week and the days of the month
| move forward automatically one day,
| thus saving the wearer the necessity of
| changing the calendar attachment,
! and in consequence the watch needs no
| care or attention after being once cor
| rectly set except to be wound regu-
! larly. The manufacturers have been
| quick to appreciate the certainty of
| a large demand for this article in this
! country and have arranged to market
! them through Dellhart Mnfrs. &
| Traders, Ltd, a prominent NEW YORK
house who, as an Introductory measure
will furnish them direct to the public,
An article that SO completely fills a
| want has seldom been seen, and has
hitherto been utterly disregarded by
manufacturers. 1t can consistently be
| said that for usefulness and reliability
| this is one of the most attractive arti-
| cles in the watch line.
An advertisement setting forth the
merits of this watch appears elsewhere
in these columns.
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Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-30
NIorrlsseY ExnneratesI

Washington, Jan. 2O.-A report has
been made by an inspector of the land
office on the charges against Edwin F.
Morrissey, superintendent of the Wich-
tia forest reserve in Oklahoma, exoner-
ating him of any neglect of duty in
managing the reserve or permitting
parties TO enter same to get possession
of valuable timber lands under the pre-
tense of prospecting for gold
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1904-01-30
State Workinomen,s Rank.

Norway has established a state
Workingmen' bank, which is to lo2n
money at low interest for the pur.
chase of workingmen' honesteads Of
one and one-Quarter to five acres. and
the erection Of houses thereon at a
cost not to exceed 1904. The inter
est charge is 31a or per cent. and
the refunding is to occupy forty-two
wears