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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-10
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN BAMBERd.

Two Houses Burned In the Kearse Section by q
Gang of Thieves and Incendiaries-Dr. II. M.
Brabham, Much Loved Physician, Proba-
bly, Fatally Injured by an Explosion OF dan-
powder In one of the Houses.
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he German Crown Princes Clever Fiance

announcement was the occasion of an
outburst of national enthusiasm. AL
though the wedding is not to be cele-
brated for several months. the young
duchess is already the most popular
woman in the empire. The fortunate
Mecklenburgs have achieved sudden
and most unmistakable elevation in the
social scale, and the modest little court
at Schwerin has become the temporary
center of the empire.
While she was still a very young girl
the German relatives of the Duchess
Cecilia determined to remove her from
her mothers influence. The grand
duchess made no objection to the plan
and was perfectly willing that her
daughter should live at Schwerin. Her
Russian relatives, however, made up
their minds that she should not be con-
verted into a typical German madchen.
The best they could do toward the
prevention of this was to provide her
with an English governess. This they
did, selecting for that purpose a young
Englishwoman who had lived for some
time in st. Petersburg and had made
friends there.
The governess accepted the trust and
went to Schwerin. From the first she
made favorable impression. and in
time she obtained a great influence over
the little duchess. Instead of acquiring
a fondness for the manners and litera-
ture of the fatherland and in spite of
the fact that the conscientious govern
ess saw to it that she was taught how
to speak and read the Russian Ian
guage, Cecilia became infatuated with
the English. She insisted upon adopt
ing English ways of living and turned
her back on the time honored ways OF
doing which obtained in the modest es-
tablishment at the grand ducaI capital.
She became an ardent devotee of the
outdoor life and in time learned horse
back riding. rife shooting and rowing.
When she went to the Riviera to live
the Englishwoman accompanied her.
and she continued to perfect herself in
the study of her chosen accomplish
ment. EBERT o. WOODSON.
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public and ignoring each other in pri-
vate. Her mother was a Muscovite
princess and detested everything Ger
man. Seven years ago the unfortunate
grand duke, driven to desperation by
household differences and other trou-
bles, threw himself from an upper
window in the Villa Wenden and was
killed instantly. The widowed grand
duchess still occupies the villa. After
her fathers death Cecilia went to live
with her brother, the reigning grand
duke, at Schwerin.
In diplomatic circles the reason of the
crown princes choice is not shrouded
in mystery. 1t is only another instance
of HohenzolIern prudence and foresight.
The danger of an entangling alliance
will never threaten. No foreign and
alien influence will have an opportunity
to creep in. The Germans are partic-
ularly hostile toward the products of
other nations; they are especially so
licitous that their rulers shall be home
grown. They are willing to furnish
consorts for all the sovereigns of Eu-
rope, but they prefer also to supply
their own market. In the eyes of the
German people there are indeed fair
maidens of every cline, but the fairest
of all are from the various federated
states of the fatherland. AS long as
there was a Teutonic princess in the
matrimonial market no foreigner could
have been perfectly acceptable. Since
his boyhood the future of the crown
prince has been a subject of national
solicitude. He was known to be I'M
usually susceptible to feminine charms,
and - was also understood that he was
possessed of a will of his own. 1t was
realized that these characteristics
brought into combination frequently
mean trouble. The sorry matrimonial
fortunes of the neighboring Hapsburgs
were an unpleasant reminder of what
was possible.
But the Hohenzollerns and the Haps-
burgs are as unlike as any two families
possibly can be. The personal equation
is q prominent factsr in the latter's
composition. The sacrifice of self for
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CROWN PRINCE FREDERICK WILLIAM.

has of late been living a very quiet life
at her brothers capital. Practically all
of her early childhood was spent on the
Riviera, where her grandfather, the
Grand Duke Friedrich Franz III. who
was a confirmed invalid, was obliged to
live. He selected Cannes as a residence
and built the famous Villa Wenden.
Cecilia's parents were an i'll assorted
couple, almost constantly wrangling in
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manifested his devotion to feminine
charms. The Duchess Cecilia, although
an attractive and wholesome looking
young woman, has no claim to the title
of beauty. She has the charm of youth
and good health and, more enduring
than either, a goost nature that is royal,
even though her serene highness falls a
tribe short of that distinction. She is
only about eiEhtesn years of age and
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crown prince has shown himself to be
a true Hohenzollern in this delicate
matter. The young man could have
done nothing which would be more
likely to add to his already we'll estab-
lished popularity The first intimation
of the engagement was received in Ber-
lin with universal expressions of ap-
prevail from all classes. The official
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real. ESTATE TRANSFERS..


f. Lee and wife to A. A Green. lots
2ol, zoe, 205 and 207 Cope street, and
lots 202. 2O4. POS and POS Willard ave- ..
g. h9 M' H HosseR to ]. A. Winters. lots .
1Ol. 103, 1O5. 1O7. 100, Ill and lib Oar
ling street, Willard .-....-....--.-... Il
S. s. OFT and wife to NJ Lair, Il in
terest in lots 163. los and 167 Belle
vue avenue, Arlington Heights sub
e s Jewell and wife to T. n. Over,
part of lot 16S Madison street, Fair
child's addition ..........--..--.--. 9
]. Thomas and wife to M. W; Boothe.
part Of 45o,I lots s2 ss, and s27 Logan
H s L. Bowman man. and wife to j. c. Rob
ertson. lots 262 and 264 Wabash ave
nue., J. w. Morris addition .......- s
Michigan avenue, Hughes park
]. w Lamlxin and wife to T. N. by
child's addition Observation-Disclosures
R. H. spencer. to w. B. Spencer, lot
s. s. OFT. Executor. to N. Lair, one
half interest in lots 1913. 165 and 167
Bellevue avenue, Arlington Heights
W Villa mn sneiier and wife to F. Lee.
lots 100. lis and ZIG Darling street,
" ~ llia Scott TO I Bransfield mari of
lot 442 and north half of lot 444
Jackson street, Ritchie's addition.
NJ. E. Taylor and husband to T. Vol
land, south half of lot 50 Jackson
street. North Topeka -....-...-....... ?
NJ F. Church and wife to H s. Corn
ing. lots $50 and 632 Lane street, NJ.
J. S Rooms to D. d. Mcdowell, lots
sos. 5a5, 5O7 and 500 Garfield ave-
G. w w. Hudgins to NJ. E. stegaii. lots -
3S1 and 1888 Winfield avenue, J. w.
Morris addition NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S
Tax deed to William Proctor, lots II
to %. inclusive. Wittenberg avenue,
Warren's addition ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
B. NJ Davies to NJ. E. Davies, lot POI
Hnr
G. E Rooms to D. d. Mcdowell, lots
500. sos, 507 and 500 Garfield avenue.
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the good of the fatherland is not so
strongly developed. State and dynastic
influences do not always prevail. Aus
trian royal marriages have contributed
little toward the preservation of the
empire; on the contrary, they have
fastened it's disintegration.
1t is a great relief to the promoters
of German national unity that the
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subject of much active speculation on
the part of those who were not familiar
with the German policy which directs
royal marriages. 1t was a matter of
wonder TO many that a prince endowed
with all the qualities of person and es-
tate which belong to the heir to the
German empire should become the mat
rimonial prize of the comparatively
humble grand ducal house of Mecklen-
burg Schwerin. Here, in effect, was a
rnarriaEeable young man who in point
of birth and station was easily the most
desirable catch in Europe. No court
with princesses to negotiate could have
aspired to greater things than a mat
rimonial alliance with this manly and
up to date young Teuton. According to
all the laws of fitness and compensa-
ton. he was entitled to a choice among
the best. THE daughters of kings but
awaited his saying
The woman of his choice is not even
the daughter of king. The MeclIen-
burg-Schwerins are not even most
puissant among the numerous Teutonic
royal highnesses or most serene among
the serenities. They are a simple and
rather unassuIning family, and their
past Is characterized by a humdrum
responsibility quite unknown to most
of the small royal households of the
German empire. They are not rich. On
the contrary, they are obliged to exer-
else the closest economy in the main
tenance of their court at pretty little
Schwerin.
II the youthful grand duchess were
remarkable for great beauty the secret
Of the princes preference might be re-
vealed, for he is known to be highly i'm
questionable and has more than once
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CARPET CLEANER


CARPETS cleaned, renovated, RENTED,
.sewed, sized or laid. The only machine
cleaner in the city. all work guaranteed.
o. MCCORMICK,
Phones AL So Van Buren, St
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MANIFESTATIONS.
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

What platform does that political
speaker favor2"
.'The lecture platform, chiefly. Wash
ington Star.
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wANTED-SALESAfEN.

WANTED-In each state statesmen to sell
large line tobacco; permanent position.
Central Tobacco Works Co, Penicks. Va.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED-Newspape wrappers address
ed; will pay 75c per 1000; must be done
at rate of 1000 or more per day; in office
OF home, as desired. Reply in your own
handwriting to American, care Journal.
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.aThe lecture platform, chiefly. Wash
ington Star.
when you say that a thing is well
enough as it is what do you mean, faith
.;That you think it ought to be improved
at once but that you're too lazy to fix it. "
Brooklyn Life.
a Ruse-.swhy is she so strenuous to
maintain the propriety of a woman mar
rying man twenty years older than
herself? One would almost suppose that
That's just what she wishes you to
suppose. Puck.
well. my friends Jones has been elect
ed, said the officeseeker. II want to send
him some flowers. What would you sug-
gest?"
for you" replied the wise friend--Phila-
delphia Ledger.
McQueery-Hasher's comic opera had
Its premiere performance last night, Ell!
You were there. of course.
Crittick-Oh. yes.
NicQueery-was any of the music new?
Crittick-HeS, at one time.-Philadelphia
Press
Mrs. Crisscross-.How do you find Henry,
Doctor-He needs rousing; I think a
mild i'd shock would help him TN teu
him I ordered three new dresses this
morning--Chicago Daily News.
The mills of the gods grind slowly"
quoted the long faced man in the black
Why don't they put in some modern
machinery asked the man from Mime
apolis. Up our way they turn out 50o.
900 barrels a day."-Cincinnati Tribune.
I could support Parker with good
deal more enthusiasm" said the northern
Illinois editor If his front Mt, name vas Jol-
Historian-Boy, is this the field upon
which the great battle was fought?
Native Boy-No, EUR; that be it at the
top of the hill.
Historian-Dear. dear, That hill must
ever didn't they fight it in this field?
Boy-I zuppose because this here Weld
belongs to Farmer Johnson. He never
will lend his Yields for anything, not even
for [ village sportsi-Punch.
new battIesnlps?'' asked the Russian
The sinking fund, answered his su-
perior Observation-Disclosures Star
How does Mr.. Closer stand in the
smart set2"
She lacks strategy Twice I have ar
ranged to have her jewels stolen and re-
turned, but she put me off each time
Detroit Free Press.
Sunday School Teacher-Of course YOU
love the Lord, Willie?
WILLIE dunno / do.
you must love the Lord. because He
made you and
willie-Yes. but you just told Tommy
that was pretty mean Philadelphia
Press.
''I, sir. am a self-made man."
'Ah, that's where you show your
strength of character"
Yes, a fellow with less nerve would
blame it on Providence. "-Philadelphia
Press.
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WANTED-To buy small printing press;
stat- size and price. S. C., Journal.
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ZEN the engagement
of the German crown
prince, Frederick Will
liam, to Duchess Ce-
ella Augusta Maria OF
Mecklenburg- Schwerin
was first announced it
became at once the
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a Ruse-''Why is she so strenuous to
maintain the propriety of a woman mar
rying a man twenty years older than
herself? One would almost suppose that
She had done So
That's just what she wishes you to
suppose. Puck.
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JAS. c. SMITH. highest cash price for
hides. wool. tailow, furs and pel.s. con-
signments solicited Tel. 6S4 los E. 30 ST.
Topeka and st. Joe. Mo.
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PICTURE FRAMES.


THAT framing, regilding. mat making &
mounting should be done by ]. D. Sulli-
van. Ia W. sth Packing. shipping etc
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dOctOr2
Doctor-He needs rousing; I think a
mild shock would help him.
Mrs Crisscross-Thats easy; I'll tell
him I ordered three new dresses this
morninE.-Chicag Daily News.
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Il could support Parker with a good
deal more enthusiasm" said the northern
Illinois editor, IF his front name was Jol-
let instead Of Alton. Chicago Tribune.
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THAT you think it ought to be improved
al once. but that you re too lazy to fix 1t. -
Brooklyn Life.
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when you say that a thing is well
enough as it is, what do you mean, faith
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'.Forget-me-nots would be just the thing
for you" replied the wise friend.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
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We'll nv friends Jones has been elect
ed" said the officeseeker. II want to send
him some flowers. What would you sug-
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The mills of the gods grind slowly,
quoted the long faced man in the black
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machinery asked the man from Mime
apolis. Up our way they turn out 5o0.-
900 barrels a day."-Cincinnati Tribune.
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McQueery-Hasher's comic opera had
It's premiere performance last night, eh?
You were there. of course.
Crittick-Oh. yes.
McQueery-Was any of the music new?
Crittick-Yes, at one time.-Philadelphia
Press.
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PLUMBING.

Wells, plumber, to 1856
Mulvane ST. Phone 1872 rings.
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To what account shall we charge these
new battlesn1ps?" asked the Russian
treasury official.
The sinking fund" answered his su.
perior wearily.- Washington Star.
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MANuFAcTuRERs.

ASFLhA STEAM BOILER WORKS. the
largest shop west Missouri river. boilers.
al KINDS tanks, smokestacks & sheet lro.s
work Write for prices. Phones 49,
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FRANK p. EDISON. member American
society of heating and ventilating engt-
neers. lis w. 9Th st Phone S1A
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Historian-Dear dear! That hill must
be quite a mile away! (Playfully)-Why
ever didn't they fight it in this field?
Boy-I zuppose because this here Weld
belongs to Farmer johnson. He never
will lend his Yields for anything, not even
for t village sportsi-Punch.
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Historian-Boy, is this the field upon
which the great battle was fought?
Native Boy-No, EUR; that be it at the
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F,R sALE-M1soELLANEoUs.

FOR SALE-1 roller top typewriter desk,
1 chiffoniere, l kitchen table cabinet, l
springs, felt mattress, baby furniture. 307
w. eth st.
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lows, iron. folding end spring beos. up
hosiery goods. etc. Tel z36 l27-s1 Kama
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED-Horses and cattle to wint'
Ind. phone 127S-2. w. T. Dawson.
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UNDERTAKER

FREE DISPEN SAhY.
Topeka TREE DISPENSARY. south
east corner 18th and Tyler SITS. from
to p. except Sundays Conducted oy
regular practicinS physicians Tor the
benefit OF persons without means who
need medical attention and treatment Pa
tients are assured OF careful and consid-
erate treatment Medicine furnished In
most cases.
, 1904-03-14
o, r. T. Annual Ball.

The members of the Order of Rail
way Telegraphers employed on the I'm.
ion Pacific railroad will hold their an.
nual ball in Denver at the Brown Pal
ace hotel March II. says the Denver
Republican. Last year the ball was
held in Cheyenne and the year before
at Junction City, Kan.
D. c. Leach, an Official of the order
has been here the past week looking
after matters pertaining to the ball
He is being assisted by A. B. Hanes O
Denver, general secretary; C. s. Che
ney, chairman Of the introduction com
mittee, and D. Cashmere, chairman Of
the reception committee.
1t is planned to make the ball room
OF the Brown Palace hotel resemble {
railway telegraph ONCE, and the pro
grammes will be folders resembling
those Of the Union Pacific. There will
be other quaint conceits devised t.
make the ball out Of the ordinary Ii
appearance and typical Of the organi
cation under whose auspicies 1t is be
ing given.
, 1904-03-14
NO TIME TO WASTE ON
DEMOCRATIC, SPEECHES

A few days ago, relates the Wash,
ington Post. Representative Burkett OF
Nebraska took his small daughter will
him to the house. For a time she was
much interested in the proceedings
and gave close attention to members
who addressed the house. But after a
time she became tired.
Finally. a member Of the democrat,
side was recognized and began a
speech. The little girl listened for a
time, but her patience was not as ex.
haustless as the argument of the mem
Der who was speaking.
Papa" she asked. sis he talking
for our side?"
What do you mean by our side?'
Mr.. Burkett asked.
well, do we believe what he Is say
ing?"
No, my daughter" responded the
statesman from Nebraska. "The mem
Der who is speaking is a democrat. and
we do not believe a word of it,"
Then" sighed the little one. lets
&c home. What's the use of STAYING
here?"
, 1904-03-14
FALL IS LOOKED FOR
EXPECTED THAT PORT ARTHUR
WILL sUccUMB TO THE JAP
ANESE THIS WEEK.
No Alternative for Russians, Say the
Japanese, for II They Do Not Evac-
uate They viii Be EffeetuaIIy Bot
tied Up-czar's Forces Say They
viii Not Surrender.

Toxic, March l4.-There is no con
irmation today of the report that Port
Arthur has fallen, but it is conf
IDENTIFY expected that this event will
take place during the present week
From the Japanese view point, there
is no alternative for the Russians, and
il they do not evacuate at once they
will be bottled up both on sea and on
land, the Japs being in force in their
rear and able to cut off railway com
munication, thus reducing Port Arthur
to the starvation point. Last weeks
Smelling of the town has destroyed the
European quarter, n reports reach
the outside world that a semi-panic is
existing.
, 1904-03-14
HILL KNOCKED SILLY
THE SUPREME COURT DECIDES
AGAINST NORTHERN Sc
cURI1iEs COMPANY.
Justice Harlan Read Opinion Of Court,
Which Is Sweeping, Sustaining
Governments Position at Every
Point-GeneraI Woods Confirms.
ton Believed to Be Assured.

Washington, d. c., March 14.-The
supreme court Of the United States
today handed down its decision in the
famous Northern Securities case. The
government contentious were upheld
and the merger declared to be in vic,
lation of the antitrust act. Justice
Harlan read the decision.
The court holds that the evidence
fully sustains the charge that the de.
PENDANT is attempting to monopolize,
or is monopolizing, interstate trade
and is an illegal combination in re-
straint Of traffic. The Northern Sc.
c~urities company was shown to be the
holding corporation for nine-tenths of
the Northern Pacific and three-fourths
of the Great Northern stock.
THE combination" read Justice
Harlan, us one with every shape
of a trust. No scheme or device could
be more thoroughly in restraint Of
commerce. 1t is a menace and a re-
straint to trade"
The Northern Securities company
was formed by Hill and others, who
secured control of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific in 1901, these
roads jointly securing control Of the
Burlington the next year. Their com.
bined capital is 1890, 900, 900; trackage,
over u 900 miles. After the state of
Minnesota began the fight the federal
government took it up. at President
Roosavelt's direction.
The case reached the supreme court
on an appeal from the decision of the
federal court, which enjoined the Sc
c~urities company from securing, or at
tempting to secure, further stock and
from voting such stock as it held. 1t
directed the officials Of both the Great
Northern and Northern Pacific not to
pay any dividends to the Securities
company and not allow their stock to
be voted by 1t, also not to allow the
Securities company to influence their
official acts in any way. The court
was divided, five to four, on today's
decision. Those against it were JUS
tices Holmes. Peckham. White and
Fuller.
Declaring the lat Northern Pacific
Great Northern merger illegal at all
points, a the supreme court did today,
all similar combinations will now have
to dissolve. The opinion Of the cir.
cult court Of the district of Mime
sofa was affirmed and in today's decis-
ion the effect is to sustain the conten-
ton that the Sherman antitrust law
applies to all railroad combinations.
Judge Harlan said: "In the merger of
the two roads stockholders disappeared
to reappear in the Securities COM
pany, the two thus becoming practi-
cally consolidated, the object being to
prevent competition. No scheme or
Device" he continued. could certainly
more effectively come within the pro-
hibition Of the antitrust law, and it is.
therefore, within the meaning of the
act, a trust"
, 1904-03-14
A SUCCESS
DESPERATE ATTEMPT OF NORTH
PARK RANcHMAN TO TAKE
= HIS OWN LIFE SUNDAY.
Cuts Himself in Left Side, Penetrat-
ing Lung, I'M Sewers Arteries in
Both Wrists-Had Been Drinking
Heavily-seIieved That He Will
succumb to Injuries.

Walden, Colo, March Thames
Easton. aged 80 years, a bachelor
made an unsuccessful attempt to com
nit suicide yesterday at Butler, not
far from this place. DR.. Fisher OF
Walden was summoned, and when he
left Butler today Easton was still alive
but it was believed he would not re.
cover.
The man has been drinking pretty
hard for some days, and when he left
Walden yesterday morning he took
with him a jug containing two gallons
of whisky. Some time during the day
he cut the arteries in both wrists with
a knife and stabbed himself through
the left lung, making an ugly wound
in the side. He had been working or
the ranch of William Latham.