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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03

O. Walter Yeomans of Easton, ine an
nouncing his candidacy for the state
snaYe, ahth9qiYes the 1 saranac sAd-
eertiser 70 say That 'he'i in favole of
primary reform. Frank r. Chase, of
Smyrna and Herbert Es Powell. of
Ionia are the other candidates seek
ing senatorial honors on the repnb-
lican ticket i. seSS ss 4 q.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03

the big act 1t shows the torture
chamber Of the Holy lnquisition: a.
On the first night, after the fourth
act, there were eight curtain calls,
But Ssrdou, who thus made his first
appearance for five years as "a dra'
matist. is said to have been very ner-
yous, and even during these eight
calls, according TO Edith Kenward,
the Paris G, respondent Of the New
York Dramatic News. which reprinted
the accomps .catnre from q
Partisan ANAL, look his silvery
name, saying The rascals. They
won't catch me going through this or
deal again ~ Hn} ittGtI
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
a NoT ABUSIVE.

rhe reports sentout through the
State press and the article in the
Star, that RevaC II. Rutledge's adj
dresses here were full of abuse and
that be- slsnderedl Mckinley are
grossly false and misleading. There
was no angry talk in a discussion in
Hotel Bedding and he made no state
hcnt derogatory tosthe character OF
McKinley.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
quay roo Fona u s.u.rL.rau,.

90 lt,ts8 said that Senator Quays re.
cent lpqte or less serious Illness may
be traced TO his great fondness for
sauerliraut, IN which plebian dainty
he hadib been indulging freely. SO far
AS this dish is concerned the Senator
loves not wisely but too well" but
his physician soon put him to rights.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03

The necessity for the removal OF
the Eiffel tower from the Champs &c
Mars Is an engineering feat OF nc
small magnitude. The concession FOL
the building OF the tower will not ex
pire until 1sle, but II has already
leaned 80 far out of plumb that q
small increase IN the depression OF
It's foundation at one side win place
its center OF gravity outside It's bare
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
@. A. q. Post Honors GEN. Gordon.

G. D. Sanford Grand Army post at
North Adams. Mass, placed its fas at
half mast upon the announcement OF
the deafhi OF Gen. John b. Gordon Of
Georgia 1.-THE nrst time that post ever
honored a former Confederate In this
way, Gen. Gordon. had lectured twice
IN North Adams under the auspices
Of the post. sG2 snti = '.esai f1abat
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03

A chemist aafthe AnncArboe Uni
versity has, by the use OF radiam,
converted ordinary rain or well wa
Ter INTO "a mineral water more highly
medieihaf than any known natural
mineral Springs Saratoga should
now try1toLcosral and suppress his
'oeninsii9Bq 9dt ao d. doI 03 .If1
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03

91The General Electric Company OF
,Sebenectady- n Y, j, building thir-
ty moastar motors of 1900 horse
power each, capable Of drawing a
train l2g) miles an hour, They are
for the New York city subway 6dftd
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03

Dc with her insurance money in hand
Baltimore IS jumping into the work
81 recohs truction.' . The debris alone
Is worth the enormous sum Of 80,
900, 0OO-a large item to the under
writer's.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
yl1sb1us HIM lN IIllIiIlHjHNIDN UQy )
9dj aromhnI}l lHltIlH I|ktm do u d
s1uode oBHttl IiIiHllIIllHIl rg s1surRt
sus1 go Hill MIN tIIlIlIIH maBi mo1i
moli uGTbHbi HIII UlllUlHu bnh tldi
Wooden Key With Which PrIsons
rr.trr.erqo pened Jail Doors. AVA va.

WSSus" NY UHn WHlrn FFIsoneT
uc. Opened Jail Doors. re vo,
Sheriff Gark's Investigation has
proved tFdt this crude key will throw
the tumblers Of every look between
the cellblock and the jail yard. lai 10
This key which was found outside
the jail wall, where Reid escaped,
was made from an umbrella handle
and a piece Of cigar box The stock,
q othch piece Of an umbrells stick,
had an obFchgo 10 eision near the end.
Into This was fitted pieoe or who'd
an inch square, eskeh from a cigar
box cover. The small piece OF ~ood
was cut to correspond with the tSrn-
blers OF the jail locks, very simple
operation, ~ ..s....4.,,.,,c,, ...o,r
maxwell q. Mills, Hartford lock-
smith. tried the wooden key on all OK
the jail doors and opened every one.
He turned the lock OF each one sue
eessively by exercising little care
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
Republican state Convention.

To the. Republican Electors of the Statcs of
j The state conyention of the Republicans OF
Michigan is hereby called TO meet at the
Auditerinm, ia the. city Of Grand Rapids, bon
- Wednesday. May Is, 1904,
at eleven. O'Clock in the forenoon. for the pnr-
pose of electing four delegatcs-at-large and
four alternate delegates at-large TO the Re
publican national convention TO be helt at
Chicago, June 2ist, 1904, chairman OF The
Republican state central committee and Two
members thereof from each congressional
district Salso for the purpose OF placing IN
nomination fourteen candidates for electors
OF president an dvioe -presidentot the Unned
states, and for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before 1he
convention.
GERRIT J. DIEKEMA, Chairman.
DENNIS +. AWARD, Secretary
Detroit, Michigan, February %, 1904
Under the apportionment sol. delegates
iacoup " As eIfitsfd tod 9. Kerr as Meat'
calm 10, Ottawa LIZ ANpA
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
lII.iA0if aT8T.fA
BEST GUARD AGAINST FIRE.
Eminent Architect sete forth ideas
on CONSTRUCTION. )9iqqa en-

Efninehh NTSnltcct SETS FORM luoas
on CONSTRUCTION 9iGqs en-
8 Experts on fire professionalism
that their science Is praetieaHyFin IL
in its infancy and that fireprooAng II
the common acceptance OF, the term i.
= nisnonier. 15ib bf- zt.4.'.e
There are probably not more athat
s score Of men in this country vine
have studied the subject compreAep
sively and have made practical ap
plications to prove that their results
are not mere theories. one of these
Ia Howard Constable, an architects
who, considering this To- beos aueees
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03

''n SNa lIlpws efiy low, before q rain be
casssL the insects they pursue are
then nearer the ground - avoid the
moisture IN tie upper an.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
y. r.. FERGUSON.

DHYsICIAN AND SURGEON-orice over
j. Pages hardware. once hours: 70 q;
N. TO SIP. m. ; except Wednesday, o;W 70
D. m Pension examining surgeon Ne"
sta:e Phone
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03

a household necessity-Dr, Thomas
Bclectric Oil. Heals burns, cuts, and
wounds OF any sort; cures sore throat,
Group, catarrh, asthma, never fails.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
y. ~. PINKHAM.

AND sURGEoN--ofdee ovel
L Connells drug store, Main 81. Hours "
4 and to s p. N. r.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03

The fifth district congressional
a - IN be called,
~ We Nin.iswilliam Aid
aaSe, sa>Sy. -, -, s. representative
o. 49, wanShlm; they are salts
- with MIN: in, tact, there is NO
other man in the district who could
ill the position, command the atten-
ton of that body and WELD the influ-
ence IN public affairs soNwell as he.
"A delegate 20 the-<national conven-
ton will also be elected that time
and Iopia county will ask that ~Brin-
ton T. Han Of this city Be chosen
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
Germanr ana IFreatT EhrIsain which

will sweep each others commerce
from RON the seas, and inevitably involve
this country We, anxiolsly hope it
Il II nothing Worse than q bad case Of
Gardner nightmare, -' 49,
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
or. e. 7. FULLER.

DHYsICIAN AND SUR9EoN-o nleeg an
L New Belding block, over Friedman store
once hours-iO to II o N i TO 8 p. N "a 20 q m.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
T. s. MORRIS.

PHYSICIAN AND SURG EoN once rear
i OF W. l. Benedicts drug store Hours:
SO II a. m, 2to and TO p. m. Residence
opposite OF NJ T.. church Telephone ls-2
rtp0s d
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03

"a Congressman Gardner. OF Massa-
chusetts predicts war Between
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
Paid Fare in stamos

A peculiar incIdHnt happened On, an
o ectric car fcw DAYS ago, when a
W addressed man who CARRIED 4 large
8 itchel and might have been ~ drum
mer, paid his fare from Blacduton to
Williamstown, in western Mas -achp-
sets with two postage staiuI and
a cent He had no mohey ard frankly
told the conductor so, offemrl9 the
stamps and a CEN in paYnat@ @r his
fare He said that ater he Nguld BUY
back tic stamps ..,.=..,.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
WITH A WOODEN KEY.
Prisoner Escaped from Closely Guard.
ed Eastern Jail. AIS -2Aso

Everybody about the Hampden coun-
ty jai1 scoffed when it was suggested
that William J. Reid, In leaving be
hind the rude wooden key, had given
the, sheriff the implement with which
he had opened nine doors, says a
dispatch from springhsid, Mass: But
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
Or. c. q. ROOT.

nSTEOpATHIC PHYSICIAN Graduate g I
" NortL IN Insti ute OF Osteopathy OF NIP
neapolis Specials in Nervous and Chronic
Cases. ONCE al Iotel Belding Tuesday,
Thursdays and Ssi urdays, from a. m -
30 d. m.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03

DHYsICIAN AND URGEoN-QnlceL up
Il Webster block. Residence, 81 a. :" S1iitn D
opposite Ellis farm, Special attention gwen 10
- oases. once hours 10 tol2 D. N, 10 y
M TtO D. M
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
nR- MARIoRY OK.

Nro. pEMoREsT FLATS, Belding, Mich
~ Diseases OF Women a Specially. once
hours: 70 1880 a m. TO p. m. $3.50 TO p
m Citizens phone No. ..
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03

Foley's Kidney Cure makes tho Rid.
neys and bladder right, Contains moth
ing Injurious: SOLD by w. ! Bepefleat.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
/ BUSINESS DIRECTORY
oHlJRoHES.


A hETHoDIsT EPISCOPAL CHURCH-Se
HesS at 1880 a m and 7;3op IN SapoAlh
8ahool at close OF morning service. FrdysI
meeting on Thursday evening. KEW " A.
GARhAE, Pastor ..-ts - ,s,.
VOoNG REG ArIoNAL CHURCH. Services, at
tO:So a. m. and 1880 p, M Saooath schooi
A. Il:4b a. m. Prayer meeting on THURSDAY
Syening. REV j, T.. BUTLER, Pastor.
A BAPTIST CHURCH-Seryices at 1880 a.
IA and 1880 p m. sabbath school at close Oh
saoTning service. PRAYER meeting on Thurs
Nav evening REV. II, n. SPEAR. Pastor
4 FREE METHODIST CHURCH-Prayer and
praise serviae, eleven O'Clock a. m fregh-
Ing AT 1880 p M. Prayer meeting jffloay
evening. REV. DAFoE, Pastor.
\ ST, JOSEPH'S NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Al
e:sO A m on the last sunday In each month
Rav FIR AUER, Pastor.
A SALVATION ARMY-Meeung every night
a. eight o clock in the hail, corner OF Bridge
and Congress streets Holiness meeting AT
yO:SO Sunday morning, CHRISTIAN praise
ssrvice at p m. each sunday
CAPT. ED. UNDERWOOD, Omcer IN Chat sc.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
30. 4. NICHOLS DWIGHT shhLpoS
NICHOLS q SHELDON.
Or. MiNNA soRENsEH.

A TTORNEYS AT LAW.-Otioe: over Page
"a store Man ST.. Belding Michigan
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
q. ~. WILLARD,

~rofice in Vincent blot
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03

nENTIST The latest methods The low
IL est prices. All work guaranteed.
PAINLESS EXTRACTION.
omce over Benedict's drug store Once hours
Vtolf2 a M 10 g. p. m, and7 toe p m CO
Phone No 1888.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1904-03-03
Dr.. @. r. smiTH.

VNENTIST.-oric hours TO $3.50. Leonard
~ Block, over Pages hardware store. Bel
ding Mich
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
When Gay ChanticLeer
Went Up TO Congress
He Sped THROUGH the House Corridors
Called on the Speaker, and at Last
Had Fatal ReverIe.

He then proceeded to celebrate the
glad Yuletide by Growing loudly, again
and again.
He explored the House postoffice, wan
Gered through corridors, gazed in upon
the House restaurant, IN defiance of the
white-garbed walters, who were longing
tn wiring his neck. paid his respects to
Speaker Cannon by dropping around to
his rooms, called on Lee McNeely, as
sistant clerk of the House judiciary
Committee. an Iowa man. and crowed
him a Merry Christmas, and finally
strutted proudly into the House cham
Der.
There he drew himself up On one leg
and. assuming a look of Infinite wis
dom, seemed 10 feel he had been me-
/ tamorphosed into Congressman I'm
fortunately for him, he fell into so deep
| = reverie at this stage OF his career,
I that one of the throng that had been
camping on his trail for an hour, quiet
" walked UP behind him and in few
moments he was back in the captivity
! from which ne had escaped.
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
DIED.

JORDAN-Departed this life at his la+a
residence. 1877 Tenth Street northwest. WASH
1ngton; D. c., On SATURDAY. December a
1903, HENRY c JORDAN. late paymaster- 3
clerk United States Navy. beloved hos6aud
of NJ. Alice Jordan
= Funeral from residence ct , p m Monday
December 2s, 1904.
Portsmouth. Va. and Harrisburg, Pa, pa
pers please copy II
MERRICK-On Friday, December - 1904
ELIZABETH. beloved wife Of James Merricx.
in the hfty-eighth year OF her age II
DANA-At her home, 1871 Wyoming Avenue.
on Saturday, December -. 1864. at $50 a. m
Mrs. SUE LEWIS SANDFORD DANA wife
of Gen. y. J. y. Dana. IT
IloEHLEE-on Friday. December q. 1894.
at O'Clock a. M, MARTHA. widow OF
George koehler. aged seventy -niLe gears II
PENN-on December "a 1901. at 3:i5 a m.
ALBERT PENN. beloved son Of Emma and
I the late James Penn, al his sisters residence
1912 Third Street southeast, aged thirty twc
years II
BICKS-Op Friday Decembef %, 1891
TERECA D., beloved wife OF T.. II Biclls
1t
GREEN Suddenly. Saturday, December
p. 1904 Mrs. MARGARET GREEN, at the
residence Of her daughter. {Ars- Arthur E
Batenlan, 2439 Columbia Read- Washington
d C Il
The Washington times., 1904-12-25

A huge and naughty Plymouth Rock
rooster from Iowa stirred the Capitol
into coznIpotion yesterday.
The fowl. carried by express, arrived
at the building yesterday morning di-
reeted TO Henry Cassop, Sergeant-at-
arms of the House. Mr.. Casson is from
the Second Iowa Congressional district,
and the bird was sent to him from
Martin Brothers, of Bellevue. Jackson
county, in his district
In the late campaign Mr.. Casson was
connected with the speakers bureau Of
the Republican Congressional commit
tee. The gift of a rooster is supposed
to have been prompted by George Evers.
of Davenport, pair clerk of the House.
While no explanation accompanied the
rooster, it is supposed it was meant to
symbolic the recent Republican vic
tory.
At any rate. this prairie bred. freedom
loving bird, when set down in a rude
barrel. in one of the House corridors in
/ the basement. rebelled. asserted his
right to liberty, and the pursuit Of hap
| piness and escaped.
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
MRS. GUiNSBURG ASKS
FOR LIMITED DIVORCE

Eva Guinsburg has began proceedings
for limited divorce against Morris
Guinsburg, to when she was married
in Philadelphia, Pa, IN January, 1894
Mrs Guinsburg says her life with the
defendant has been nearly unbearab!e.
He treats her with brutal cruelty. she
says, and she is in constant fear of per
sonal violence from him
Justice Anderson signed an order r.,
Straln1nS Guinsburg from striking OF
harasslng the complainant curing the
pending of the proceedings. He is also
enjoined from interfering in any wav
with Mrs. Guinsburg and her child, Leon
Guinsburg
Andrew Y Bradley is named as coun-
sci for the petitioner
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
NEGRO SETS MUSKET
AND KILLS CHICKEN THIEF

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24.-Howard
Brown. a negro. of 17Oo South Tenth
Street. Camden is dead from gunshot
wounds. and Robert Dorsey, a negro, of
Camden, is In Jail
Dorsey's chicken coop was robbed a
month ago. He got an old-fashioned
musket- loaded it, and placed it on a
rack in his coop. with the muzzle eight
cen inches above the floor Then he at
tached one end of wire 10 the trigger
and the other end to the door, so that
IL any one opened the door at night the
gun would be discharged and the In
trrder receive the charge in his legs.
At O'Clock yesterday morning Dor
sey heard the explosion, He jumped
from bed, went into the yard, and there
he found Brown sitting on the doorstep
weak from loss of blood. Brown died
in Cooper Hospital a few hours later.
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
SOON TO ENTER UPON
DUTIES AS A JUDGE
Charles H. Duell Taxes Up Official Task First Wees
of the New Year

sonal acquaintance with him say with
much confidence that he will prove a
very valuable and efficient member of
the District bench
The fact that Mr. Duell is recognized
as a good lawyer. taken in connectiea
with his experience, as head of the Pat
ent Office, it is contended, admirably fits
him as a member OF a court where a
large percentage of the business consists
OF appeals from decisions of the Com
missioner of Patents.
The ceremonies in connection with the
induction of the new member of the
bench of the Court of Appeals into Of
fee will take place in the justices con-
sultation room, next to the court 5goom
After taking the oath of office, tht
new member of the bench will inlme
diately enter upon the discharge of III.
judicial duties
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
YOUNG NEWSPAPER MAN
DIES OF CONSUMPTION

After an Illness of several months,
Frank Golden, young newspaper man
formerly employed on the Evening
Star" died at Tucson, Ariz-, yester-
day. T. II. Brooks received news OF the
young mans death, and telegraphed the
authorities there to ship the body 10
Washington for burial
Mr.. Golden has relatives in Philadel-
phia, and it is likely that they will eth
er take charge of the body or come 10
Washington to attend the services Suf-
fering from consumption, Mr. Golden
left Washington last September. and
spent some time IN North Carolina. but
was not benefited by his stay there, and
returned to Washington Friends per
suaded him to go to Arizona 20 recuper-
ate. and he was there about two weeks
or ten DAYS before his death.
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
PAYS FINE FOR BREAKING
THE DISTRICT SMOKE LAW

Ten dollars fine was the penalty i'm
posed upon Col. Myron NJ Parker. a
former Commissioner of the District. for
violating the smoke law, when arraigned
In the Police Court yesterday
Colonel Parker termed his prosecution
in court legal persecution and en-
deavored TO connect his arrest with the
visit OF man who tried TO sell him
patent device for consuming smoke
which issued from the Glover Building
chimney.
Judge Scott, before whom the case
was tried. said the proposition of smoke
coming from chimneys in dense volumes
is getting harder every year So far as
he is concerned. however. personally. il
does not matter how much smoke comes
from the chiInneys, but when cases are
brought into court made out ne cannot
do otherwise than convict and impose
| the penalty
The Washington times., 1904-12-25

Associate Justice Charles H Duell, the
new member of the bench of the Court
of Appeals of the District, will. in ali
probability. enter upon the discharge OF
his judicial duties some day in the first
week of the new year. His nomination
has already been sent to the Senate by
the President, and it is likely that body
will take action upon il Thursday or
Friday next
The oath of Office will be administered
to the new justice by Chief Justice Seth
Shepard, who was named as the sue
cessor TO Chief Justice Richard Alvey,
| whose resignation Will take effect De-
cember 81.
| While the announcement of the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Duell member or the
bench of the Court of Appeals came as
great surprise to the lawyers OF Wasa
| fngton, those of them VINO have per
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
INAUGURATION.

WANTED Warm, comfortably furnished
rooms. With and without board. for inaugural
visitors. at moderate prices; arst-eiass pa
irons only. Also
ing heating. lighting, and sanitary accom-
rnodatiors fer use Of clubs. etc Also
WINDOWS AND BALCONIES TO rent on
commission, on line OF parade Cash deposit
made
WE ALSO FURNISH eating and Sleeping
accommodations parties OF 2 10 LOO peo-
pie at lower rates than any hotei er indi-
yidllaI in Washington. This is the hftE tothl
GUARANTEE SATISFACTION Our patrons
are our reference
WE HAVE NO CONNECTION with any
committees either openly or ciandestne-ct
NOT have restrictive contract Of TO days
but Will furnish accommodations for one ol
more days. -<.-,,, 49,
THE CORPORATION AGENCY CoMPANI
IlI5 ST, over Halls
LORENZO c. WAKEFIELD. Secy and treas
6e25-eod-tf
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
FOUR HAD LEFT LEGS
FRACTURED IN ACCIDENTS

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Dec 24.-Four
men were injured tonight in street car
accidents and each of the four men
sustained a fracture of the left leg
The victims were George Vogel and;
William Sauver, street car employees.
left legs broken in a collision on the
Madisonville line: George Shines and
Albert HeurIing, peddlers. left legs
broken when wagon in which they
were riding was struck at a crossing and
demolished by a street car
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
HIT HER MOTHER
WITH BEER PITCHER

As Annie Dorsey, a negress. was on
the way to a saloon with d pitcher for
beer her mother, Mary Dorsey. fifty
seven years old. tried TO stop her. and q
fight followed Fannie. slightly in her
cups, raised the pitcher high over her
head and threw Il at her parents head
A severe wound was inflicted over Mrs.
Dorsey's left eye. and treatment at the
Emergency Hospital was necessary.
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
FEDERAL SUPERVISION
OF TRUSTS DESIRED

James r. Garfield, Commissioner OF
Corporations, whose first annual report
mas set the corporation interests by the
ears, conferred with the President to-
dav on the subject of Federal charters
and supervision OF interstate corpora
tions-
1t IS understood that the President Is
very much gratified over the general
interest being taken in the subject and
he feels that the agitation will result
in some speedy action by at least one
branch OF Congress.
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
GEORGETOWN'S DUFFEY
GOES ON SPORTING TOUR

Arthur F. Duffy, Georgetown. 'OS. the
only man who has ever covered 100 yards
in 8 3-5 seconds. has left on a 19eoo-mile
trip TO Australia.
At Plymouth, Duffey will bes3bined by
Scrubb, who broke two professional and
one amateur long distance records at
Glasgow in July and a tour Will be be
gun that will last over three months,
and be under the management OF Sec
retary Herbert, the well-known sport
ing authority.
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
SERIOUS FIRE RACES
I'M MOREA C0lLIERY

-HAZLETON, Pa. Dec 24--Fire
which started in the Morea coiliery last
night assumed dangerous proportions
this morning
The mine, which is one OF the largest
in this region, is operated by c. NJ
Dodson & Co, and employs 500 men and
boys The output last year was 212,-
CIT tons.
The origin of the fire. which started
in the pump house at the foot of the
slope, is not known
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
CHICAGO SHIPPERS
CONSIDER LEGISLATION

CHICAGO. Dec. A.-The need of new
national legislation governing the op-
Grafton of railways will be considered
by q special committee OF five members
Of the Chicago Shippers Association.
just appointed by President A. c. Bart
lett, with power to represent the asso-
citation in conference with committees
from kindred organizations
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
Will English Princess
Marry King Alfonso?
Madrid Hears Rumor That Betrohal of the
Daughter OF Connauoht Is to Be An
nOunCed Soon.

MADRID, Dec. 2f-It is anticipated
that the announcement viii shortly be
made of the marriage Of King Alfonso
ard Princess Victoria, the daughter of
the luke Of Connaught, King Edward 5
brother. The wedding, it is said. will
take place in June.
II Is understood the Princess will re-
nounce the Protestant faith and join
the Catholic church.