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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
WILLIAMSBURG.

Mr.. and Mrs Return Davis Of Danvllle
are visiting relatives In town.
Prof. Orren Smith and his bride are
visiting Marcus Smith.
The Good Templars are to have neck
tie sociable and promenade at l. O. o. F.
hall Monday, August s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Fisher OF Bethel
have been in town visiting friends.
Mrs. J. X. Lynde is entertaining par
ty Of young ladies at Lynde cottage, Ber-
lin pond, and yesterday she entertained
her sunday school class Of fifteen young
people.
Mrs. Gilbert Smith Of Montpelier is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs, Denny Briggs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
INHERITANCE TAX NOT PAID.

Further Litigation over Sale OF Burlington
Homestead.
Burlington, August IL There seems
TO be another chapter to the romance OF
the Lucia r. Peck mansion which was
supposed to be closed when the promises
were transferred last night to F. r. Clem-
ent by Frederick j. White
1t appears there was big collateral In
heritance tax due the state OF Vermont
from Elizabeth NJ Steers, legatee under
the win OF the late Dr. Edward Bradley
Of New York, which has never been paid
BY her, aud for which Mr, White has been
compelled to furnish security.
Therefore Mr.. White has sued Eliza
beth M Steers and Alphonso Steers d
New York for the sum of - ,000
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
PROHIBITION CAUCUS.

The voters Of the Prohibition party OF
the City of Barre are requested to meet in
the hall In Averills block, Monday, Aug.
Is, at $50 o'clock, p, m, for the purpose
of nominating candidate for city repre-
sentative to the next General Assembly
and fifteen candidates for justice Of the
peace to be supported at the Freemen's 5
Meeting, Sept. 9th next; also to elect a
city committee and transact any other
appropriate business.
1t is very important for every one vbo
can to be present, F. L. Page, Chairman
City C0mmitte.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
TALK OF THE TOWN.

Mr. and Mrs. Almon G. Downing went
to Boston today on the excursion
Louis Brown went to Randolph today
on business.
Henry Hay has q large display Of fine
group pictures at Dodge's iewelry store,
taken at the barbecue which was given to
the Quincy manufacturers.
Mrs. Annie NJ Carroll, formerly propri-
etor Of the City Restaurant, has purchasee
Of Parsons & Skinner, the Otis cafe on
Pearl street, taking possession today. She
win be pleased to see her old patrons
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
VETERAN GONE.

Death OF John Greno, Late of First ver-
mont Volunteers.
Burlington, Aug. Il. John Greno, a
Iong-tim resident and veteran Of the
civil war, died this morning at his home
on SO. Battery street at the advanced age
Of 10. He enlisted as private In Com.
pany A, 1st vt. Volunteer Regiment, and
served throughout the war with courage
and fidelity to duty. Soon after the wal
we took up his residence in Burlington
and has lived here ever since.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
RUSSIAN ADMIRAL
INSTANTLY KILLED
Admiral Wittgert Said to Have Lost
His Life in Wednesdays Great
Battle.

London, Aug. l3.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent Of the Central News wires
that Official details Of Wednesdays sea
fight have been received. Admiral Witt
CERT, according to these details, was
standing on tho bridge Of the battleship
Czarovitch at the height Of the battle
when shell exploded blowing him to
atoms.
Mondon, Aug. 49, ChefoO despatch
says the German authorities at Kaichow
are assisting the Russians In the work Of
repairing the battleship Czarevitch.
A message repeats the report that Ad-
miral Wittgert, In command OF the Rus
sian Port Arthur squadron, was killed In
Wednesdays battle
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.

The Democrats Of the city Of Barre will
hold their caucus on Saturday, Aug 20,
1904 at 80 p. N. at the city court room,
for the nomination Of candidate for rep
resentative and fifteen justices of peace,
and for any other business that may come
before the caucus Per order,
Democratic city committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
BARRE HORSE WON.

Page Bros Botany Took First Money In
$50 Glass,
st. Albans, Aug 12.--The autumn race
meeting at Reagan's Blue Bonnet Park
opened auspiclously today with large at
tendance and good racing. The 2.50 class
which was won by Botany, owned by Page
Of Barre, required four heats to decide the
winner Botany was third In the first
heat and took the next three. The best
time was FPS -.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13

Summary: Earned runs, Rutland 8
home runs, Duff, Cotter; stolen bases.
Kennedy, O'Hara; bases on balls. Mime
han /, Dresser 3; struck out, By Dresser
6, by Minnehan O; left on bases. B.M o,
Rutland 3; umpire, Mccormick; time, III.
30m, attendance / 900.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13

The fishermen Of Newfoundland pos.
sess the curious faculty Of being able,
as they say, to "smelr' icebergs and
thereby escape many encounters with
them Really the approach Of d berg
is heralded by a sudden and decided
cooling OF the atmosphere
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
EFCAPED INJURY in FIGHT
Reported Germans Are Assisting Rus
SLAMS In Work Of Repairing Battle
ships Adm. Wittgert Killed.

London, Aug, l3.The Japanese EN-
bassy here Is advised from Toxic that Ad-
miral Togo's report Of the recent engage
ment with the Russian squadron says that
FIVE Of the six Russian battleships which
were engaged are believed TO be seriously
damaged. The Pobeida's masts were
broken of and her big guns ceaseds work
ing before the battle was over. Tne Ret
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
ELEVENTH HOUR VICTORY.
nurlineton suasehsd Game From rlau.

Burlington snatched Game From Platts-
Burlington. Aug Burlington
snatched victory from Plattsburg in the
last inning yesterday after the latter had
lead 70 4 II was done, too. after Nc
Lane who was pitching against his old
team mates, had struck out two men in
the last inning and the crowd was leaving
expecting that the game was lost. Then
Hazelton, DeDninger, Brouthers and ST.
mon tore off hit apiece and Burlington
scored two runs and victory. Up to that
point MeI4ane had been pitching fine ball
only three hits having been secured.
Capt. Washburn and Hazalton were
Knocked out In the seventh, collidine
when after foul fly Washburn had to
leave the game
Score by innings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13

Earned runs, Burlington ;, Plattsburg
I. Two.base hits, Skelley, Kellogg, Da-
ley. Stolen bases, Denninger, Schultz,
Cosgrove. Bases on balls, BY Washburn,
7, by Lawson 8, by McLane s. Sacrifice
hit, McLane. Double play, Washburn to
Hazelton Umpire, Whittemore. Time,
hour and As minutes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13

vIsan apparently suffered the most owing
to the Jadanese concentration fire.
The firing at the cruisers was from a
distance of $500 yards aud as a result they
were less seriously damaged than the bat
fleships. The Russian cruiser Bayan did
not emerge from Port Arthur.
Togo reports that the Japanese dam
ages have already been temporarily re-
paired
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
Beer servers ~ Munich.

The men who draw the beer from
kegs in Munich restaurants get no pay
from the proprietor They are respon-
sible for certain number Of glasses
from each keg; whatever they can sell
beyond that, by not quite filing the
mugs, is theirs,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13

Koryak women Of northwestern ST.
IBERIA, having no carriages in which to
convey their offspring, resort to the in
genious method Of dropping the tiny
creatures into blanket bags which are
tightly strapped about the mothers
necks
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE.

On the Czaroyitch 2to Men Were Killed
Wednesday.
st. Petersburg, Aug. 13.-ft Is officially
stated that the casualties aboard the Car
ovitch we're 210 killed and sixty wounded.
The battleship reached Kalehow with her
steering apparatus shot away and most OF
her machinery so badly damaged as to be
practically useless.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
vanishing Brislshers.

In the d0minions OF the British ems
plre alone 5000 individuals vanish ev-
cry year without leaving any indica-
tons as TO their whereabouts or even
appearing agnIn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
American League standing.

Yesterdays National League scores:
At Boston, Pittsburg IA, Boston 2.
At New York, list game) New York 2,
Cincinnati / (2nd game) Cincinnati 8,
New York q
At Brooklyn, Brooklyn, 2, St. Louis Q.
At Philadelphia, Chicago 2, Philadel.
phia 1.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13

Bethel, Aug. 12.-John r. Tupper OF
Rochester has kbeen appointed general
manager Of the White River Valley Rail-
road 90. in place Of @. e. Cladln, resign
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
LEAGUE BASE BALL.

Boston Americans Won at ST. Louis Yester-
day.
Yesterdays American League scores:
At St. Louis, Boston 2, St. Louis 0.
At Chicago, New York 2, Chicago l.
At Cleveland, Phila. 5, Cleveland o.
At Detroit, Detroit 3, Washington 2.
American League Standing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-08-13
SOUTH BARRE.

Prof. Thompson will hold services at
Unity Temple tomorrow at and I p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07
Americans Fought the Battle.

Then the platform adds these words: We fought victorious war with Spain Bad history again. Americans fought it. It would be invidious to state the politics of heroes. but 1t seems to me that have heard that Dewey was democrat; that Schley was democrat that Miles was democrat, and 1t seems to me- too that l have heard that a republican admins tration snubbed the first, tried to dis grace the second and insulted the third It seems. too, that I have heard from men on the fighting line that Joe Wheeler was as much in evidence at Santiago as the president himself. It seems to me that have heard that Hobson. who did futile, but brave act, was democrat. It seems to me that I have heard young Bagley of North Carolina. the first offer ing of the war upon the altar of com mon country, was a democrat.
 T quote from the platform again:
 We set Cuba free Bad history once more. But for democratic senators and representatives demanding and voting for a proviso to the act of intervention to the effect that the people of Cuba were of right and ought to be free and independ- ent' and pledging our faith that we would wage no war of conquest or territorial acquisition, but would withdraw our troops after pacif1cation,' the republican administration would doubtless be fur nishing to the world today in the case of Cuba companion piece to the picture which has been exhibited in the Philip plees. Let us see what the republicans have to say for themselves in connection With the great trust question. This Is the language of the platform:
 On the Trust Question.
 Laws enacted by the republican party
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07
Direct Subsidy.

Then there Is eunningly concealed in the republican platform the Hydra-head of a yet worse form of special legislation, namely by direct subsidy. taking money cue of the treasury and handing it over bodily to a special class, In this case the class of ship builders and ship owners.
 It will be noted also that the republi- can party was not quite brave enough to say "out loud" what 1t wanted and intended to do. This ship subsidy plank is. boistered by the usual fause statement. this time in innuendo, that the English
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07
An Extraordinary Boast.

If so is not this keeping gold re- demption promise to the ear. but break ing 1t to the hopeT The ex-secretary then boasts that the secretary of the treasury can and does contract and ex- pand the country's currency at his will, and illustrates this by the occurrences which happened in 1902, which he quotes. Remember, he boasts that this is fact. If so, what magnificent one-man power it is. It is almost as great as that lately yielded by the ex-secretary Of war him. self when he was ex-officio emperor of the Philippine archipelago, when, as he himself subsequently said in public ad- dress, questions affecting the interests and lives of millions of people had to be decided by him upon not much more than moments notice and entirely within his own discretion. What do the men who believe that the government ought to go out of the banking business and the men who believe that the banks ought to go out of the governing bus mess, think of this remarkable, this boastful assertion that one man in the United States can and does contract and expand the currency which furnishes the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07
oFzN SHARPE WILLIAMS OUTLINES DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN

spring of 1903. make a speech in which he used this language:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07

tcontinued on Eighth Pace,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-07


 Let not the business interests of the country deceive itself let those control ling it prepare, if roosevelt is elected on this platform for another period of uncertainty unrest, business disturbance and race war in the southern states in- stead of that peace and prosperity which both races now enjoy and which has been rendered possibly only by home rule and by the white supremacy. Let the south not deceive itself either. If the republic can party was sincere in its proposition to reduce southern representation on the ground of disfra nchisement or pretended unconstitutional limitation itself, it would accompany that proposition with another. towit The proposition to repeal the fif- teenth amendment
 Their duplicity is shown In this: They wish to maintain the fifteenth amendment which forbds the negro. for racial req sons, from being disfranchised. and yet on the pretense that he Is, for racial req sons disfranehiged. they would have the negro not counted as basis of represen- tation in the southern states, where he chiefly resides. 1t is not the white man, as a white man. who Is injured by re- currence to the tendency of force bill days he can and always will maintain fimself in business commerce. manufac- turing. agriculture, and the negro him. self. Commercially and industrially the white men of the south will not be much more injured by this sort of agitation than northern people will be. The mercan- tile class would be the first to suffer, but as they owe debts to the north and buy from the north. and as nearly everything they sell is manufactured In the north. they would not be alone Tn their suffer- ing.
 This is but the entering wedge to new
 
 (continued on Eighth Pacsi
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-14
HYDR0PHoBIA AMONG
ILLINOIS CATTLE
A Farmer Near Waterloo Shoots
Three Valuable Cows.

Waterloo, ILL.,: Three cows belonging
to John Bestmann, farmer, near here,
developed clear cases of hydrophobia
and it was found necessary to shoot
them. They were bitten by a mad dog
last March. Bestmann noted that the
wounds healed and thought no more
Of the incident until Wednesday, when
three COWS became mad and COM
menced fighting. The animals ran bel
lowing and biting at each other from
one side of the pasture to the other.
Bestmann shot the three in order to
save his whole herd. The COWS were
thoroughbred Holsteins
Bestmannn is alarmed because he
and his family have been using the
milk from these cows for months.
The mad dog bit other stock in the
neighborhoood. and the farmers are
waiting momentarily for their stock
to become mad
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-14
DIETRICH CASE HALTS
ON TECHNICAL POINTS
Claim Senator Had Not Taken oatl
of Office.

Omaha, Neb.: The trial of United
States Senator Dietrich in the federal
circuit court here on an indictment
charging bribery in connection with
the appointment of a postmaster at
Hastings. progressed rapidly Thurs
day until point was reached where
the first witness for the government
was placed on the stand. At that
juncture Gen. Corwin, chief counsel
for Senator Dietrich, interposed a de-
murrer on the ground that Mr..
Dietrich had not taken the oath and
was not therefore a United States SEN
ator when the alleged bribery, occur
red Extended argument followed,
at the conclusion of which the court
took the demurrer under advisement.
with a statement that an opinion
would be delivered at O'Clock Friday.
The point Is a significant one and
raises the question of whether a mem
Der of Congress is amenables to the
United States government, as a mem.
Der of Congress, between the time Of
his election and the date of his quail
fication as a member of the house to
which he is elected.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-14
PoST-0FFlcE SCANDAL
TO BE PRoBED IN COURT
Trial Of August W. Machen and His
Alleged Aecomplices Now On.

washington: In the Criminal Court
room of this city. already made fam
GUS by the star route, Guiteau, Breck-
enridge-Pollard and Bonnie cases, the
trial Of August w. Machen and his
alleged accompilces in the Post Office
scandal began Monday.
The case which began Monday is
also noteworthy in that it is the only
one growing out of the Post-Offlce
scandal involving a woman. The
charge against the defendants is con.
spiracy to defraud the government
and indicted together with Machen
are Diller B. and Samuel Croft OF this
city and George r. Lorenz of Toledo,
o., and his wife, Martha K. Lorenz.
The indictment contains twelve
counts and alleges that the Croft broth
ers, manufacturers of the patent letter
box fasteners, paid a commission to
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenz for the sale of
these fasteners to the Government
and that they in turn divided the com
mission with Machen, who was super
intendent of the rural free delivery
system ana responsible Tor ROstOtnce
contracts in his bureau.
These fasteners, It is alleged, cost
ABOUT rs cents each. and 1t is further
charged that Machen arranged deal
by which the Government was to pay
81 each and he was to receive 40 per
cent as his part of the graft"
Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz are charged
with being the go-Detyeens for Machen
and the Croft brothers. Mrs. Lorenz
is accused of drawing and forwarding
the checks to Machen.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-14

Omaha, Neb.: The trial OF Senator
Charles H. Dietrich for alleged brib-
cry came to an abrupt end Friday
when the Unite. States Circuit Court,
Judge Vandeyenter presiding, decided
that Mr.. Dietrich was not a Senator
at the time the alleged acts occurred.
Upon this decision, District Attorney
Summers entered a nolle in other
cases against the Senator, with the
statement that the construction placed
on the law by the court precluded
further proceedings against either
Senator Dietrich or'Postmaster Fisher,
both of whom we're discharged.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-14
Bloomington Is Quiet.

Bloomington. ILL.,: The extraordinary
precautions of the authorities to pre-
vent any rloting Sunday in connection
with the street railway strike must
have had their effect, as there was
no disturbance and the cars we're OPP
Grated without any friction. The streets
were patrolled all day by the fourteen
aldermen. in connection with the aug.
mented force of deputies and police
force. The most interesting develop
ment of the strike was the decision of
the strikers and their friends to oper.
ate a cooperative department store
to compete with the business men
who are members of the citizens's al.
lance. At mass meeting of union
men Sunday afternoon it was decided
to organize company, with stock
of $4,000
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-14
TWO PERSONS ARE 4
INDICTED At HANNIBAL
Reported That Federal Grand Jury
Returns Several Bills.

Hannibal, Mo-: Charles L. Blanton,
an employee of the United States
Treasury Department, who formerly
lived in Paris. Mo-, and his cousin by
marriage, Doctor j. b. Vernon OF 81.
Louis. it Is reported, were indicted
Thursday by the Federal Grand Jury
on four counts each for alleged frauds
in connection with the selection OF
Post-offce sites in Colombia, Kinks
Vile, Moberly and Louisiana, Mo.
1t is said another indictment was
found charging embezzlement OF
Post-offce funds. But no name is men
toned in connection with this indict-
ment.
As soon as the men shall have been
taken into custody, Circuit Judge
Elmer H. Adams will hold another
session of court in Hannibal and fix
the dates Of their trials.
r Twill not, close this term Of court, !"
said Judge Adams Thursday morning,
until l have set the date for these
trials, provided the men are arrested.
1t is not the fashion Of this court to
close the term and set cases at the
beginning of the following term when
counsel for the defense are apt to ask
for continuance"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-14
Ruth Cleveland is Buried.

Princeton, N. j.: The funeral OF
Ruth Cleveland, who died Thursday of
diphtheria, was held at the family res
idence Friday forenoon. The service
was brief and simple, and was con.
Quoted by the Rev. Maitland Bartlett,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church. In addition to the family, a
few of tine close friends of the family
were present. The interment in
a rinceton Cemetery was private and
took place Immediately after the SER
vice. At the request OF her physi-
clan, Mrs. Cleveland did not go to the
cemetery. Among the hundreds Of
messages Of coincidence from friends
was one from President Roosevelt.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-14
General Reyes Receives Answer.

Washington: General Rafael Reyes
the Colombian special envoy, has re-
ceived the answer of the Washington
Government to his note charging the
United States with open violation of
the treaty of 1876. The answer, which
was prepared by Secretary Hay,
though couched in the most diplomatic
terms and expressing the wish of this
Government to deal justly with Co
lombia, is an emphatic refusal to re-
open the Panama situation. Prior to
the receipt of the reply General Reyes
wrote to the State Department re
questing that the correspondence be
transmitted to the Senate for its con,
sideration. Pending an answer to this
request, the correspondence will not
be made public.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-14
Driqus 10 Guilty.

New York: After celebrating forty
five minutes Thursday. a jury found
former Congressman Edmund H.
briggs guilty of accepting money to
procure contract between a private
company and the Government while
serving as a member of Congress. The
jury recommended mercy. In response
Judge Thomas said the recommends
ton was eminently fitting, as Mr..
briggs had conducted himself with
dignity and because he undoubtedly
violated the statute unwittingly. Judge
Thomas said he believed Mr.. briggs
was guilty only in a technical sense.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1904-01-14
THEATER PLUNGED
IN TOTAL DARKNESS
Only the Presence of Mind of the
Audience Prevented Panic.

Kansas City, Mo-: But for the pres.
ence of mind of the audience a panic
would have occurred in the Willis
Wood Theater Monday night a few
minutes after the performance started.
For forty-fVe minutes the house was
in almost total darkness, two candles
on the stage furnishing the only light.
A chorus of the Sultan of Sulu"
company was just marching on the
stage when the whole house was sud
denly plunged in darkness. The per-
torrance continued in the dark, how.
ever. Then the lights were turned on
and the play began again. The blow
ing out Of fuse in a street trans
former caused the accident.