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The San Francisco call., 1904-12-27
WEEDS MAJORS DAUGHTER.

Still the present Duke is very far
from being a pauper. and it is not be-
cause he cannot afford the best cigars
, 1904-03-28
RUSSIANS BLOCK Al
BL0CKAD|NG PLAN
JAPANESE uNSucCESsFULLY AT
TEMPT TO BOTTLE THE EN-
TRANCE TO PORT ARTHUR.
Send in -Four Big Fire Ships, Preceded
by Torpedo Eoat FIotiIla, When
Russian Torpedo Boat Destroyer
Alone Attacks Fleet and Repels
Attempt Of the Enemy.

st. Petersburg. March 2S.-The city
is jubilant today over the news re.
ceived last night from Port Arthur, and
which officially reports the failure OF
Admiral Toga to bottle up the Russian
fieet in the inner harbor. From the
formal report of Vice Admiral Maka.
rolf to the emperor, it seems that,
under cover of darkness yesterday
morning, the Japanese made another
attempt to blockade the inner channel,
practically repeating the tactics of
February "a. About 3 o'clock in the
morning, preceded by a torpedo BOAT
f%iotilla, the Japs sent four big fire
ships or hulks for the purpose of drop
ping them at the entrance to the inner
the enemy's attempt by the shore
searchlights, and a heavy fire was
opened from the batteries. Those, how.
ever, would o have prevented the
success of the scheme had not the
Russian torpedo boat destroyer SLIM,
which was outside on scouting duty,
made a dash on the fire vessels, sink
ing three of them and completely de-
feating the plans of the Japanese. The
SLIM alone engaged all the boats I'M
der a hail of fire, in which eve were
killed, among them her brave COM
mander, the other officers and a dozen
sailors being wounded. The Japanese,
seeing their failure, withdrew their
fleet and steamed out to sea. During
the day the Russian feet came out to
engage the Japs in battle, but they
steamed away.
, 1904-03-28
MINERS PRESIDENT STILL IN JAIL
Cannot Furnish Required Bond Of Five
Hundred Dollars.

Telluride, Colo, March 28.-An eff
fort will be made this afternoon to re
lease President Meyer, who is still
In Jail. He cannot furnish the $500
bail required. The charge against
Meyer is that he desecrated the Amer
lean flag by putting anarchistic EN-
blems all over 1t. No more deported
men have returned since the four who
came in night before last were turned
back. Both sides appear to be waiting
for something to. turn up. The weather
has moderated today.
, 1904-03-28
T

Trainmaster Anderson went west
this morning.
"a car load of horses was shipped
from Walcott station today for eastern
markets.
The Swede employe of the tie pre-
serving plant who was injured a day
or two ago by driving a pick into his
foot is getting along nicely. He is still
under the care of DR.. Potter, but will
be around in a few days.
A special sleeper a cut out of
train No. 4 here yesterday and will
he held until Thursday morning, when
it will be used by the "McFadden's
Flats" company, jumping from the
Opera House to the Salt Lake theater.
= work train will be started the first
of the month relaying the track be-
tween Laramie and Bona, and when
that is concluded some of the tracks
in the yards here will be relaid, To-
cluiing the west-bound main line track.
, 1904-03-28
Hoping for Mediation.

St. Petersburg, March 2S.-The Of
fetal newspapers are suggesting an eff
fort on the part of Great Britain to
bring to an end the differences in the
far east. The tone of the press is
that Russia would be willing if Eng
LAND would take the initiative. The
Novesti says: There is no real con
flict of interests, and that nothing but
an %ingrowing mutual distrust keeps
the two great nations apart"
, 1904-03-28
WADE oPET FINED FOR
BREACH OF THE PEACE

Wade Opet, a colored man, was ar
rested by Policeman Negus last night
for disturbing the peace at the Chin
csc restaurant on First street yester
day afternoon, and this afternoon, il
Justice Grants court, he was fined ST.
and costs and taken to the county Jail
There was a charge of carrying conceal
ed weapons against him, but this was
not pressed. A minute before the of
ficer arrested him he threw the pisto
behind a whisky barrel in a saloon anC
was observed by the bartender through
a mirror.
Peter Pluong and Frank Leonatt
were fined IS and costs each for the
theft of coal from the railroad com
pany.
, 1904-03-28
oulet In Irpublsd pl.triet.

Trinidad, Colo, March 2S.-Up to
noo today quiet reigns in the trou'
bled mine district. There was no
collision Of any kind during Sunday
and none this morning. The search
for firearms continues and many have
been ~confscated. No effort has been
made for the deported men to return
Mother Jones' is At Gunnison. A prom
inent citizen Of the town. j.. o. Packer
spent . few hours in Jail. owing to
personal 9buse Of Major Hill and the
soldiers.
, 1904-03-28
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
House at Washington Undertakes Its
Consideration.

Washington, ID. c., March 2S.-The
houes today took up the sundry civil
bill. Chairman James A. Hemenway
says it will take an entire week to
pass it. Then m up the pension
bills and the omnibus bill.
In the senate today Weldon b. Hey
burn of Idaho moved to take up a pure
food bill, and the motion caused pro-
tracted discussion. The bin has many
powerful enemies, and an effort will be
made to sidetrack it in the interest of
the appropriation bills.
, 1904-03-28

President Fred A. Miller of the Lar
are. Hahns Peak and Pacific today
received a bill of lading for a shipment
of steel rails from the Bessemer steel
works of the Carnegie company, which
sta ted on the 18th, and which is ex
pected to reach here this week. This
is the first of the large shipment men
toned in press dispatches from Boston
to his paper Saturday.
, 1904-03-28

reviewed the Russian army. A Jap
anese named Skeda has been arrested
at Chata, on the Manchurian frontier.
for taking photographs. Compromising
papers were found on him.
The Novoe Vremja today points out
that public interest in the war is flag
sing, as shown particularly by the de-
crease Of contributions to the Red
Cross fund. 1t ascribes the apathy to
the strict government censorship and
the scarcity of ews
, 1904-03-28
Jams Saw Port Is Bottled Up,

London. March 2S.-According to ac-
counts from Japanese sources, Admiral
Toga's attempt to bottle up the Port
Arthur fleet with merchant steamers
was successful. The same sources of
information say a bombardment of
Port Arthur followed the sinking OF the
steamers. Russian official reports make
no mention of this.
, 1904-03-28
DANCER LESSEN|NC
FLOOD SITUATION AT INDIANAP-
OILS is IMPROVING HOUR
lY NOW.
Danger Point in Central Indiana and
Gradually Proceeding Southwark
Grand Rapids and Saginaw Suffer-
ing from Spring FIoods-Tornado
Kills Two.

indianapolis, Ind, March 2S.-The
flood situation was improved today.
hour. The danger line is now in cen
trail Indiana. 1t is generally proceed
ing southeast along the White and Wa
bash rivers. Interurban traffic is still
suspended. the loss here will be
$3.50. 900.
, 1904-03-28
Missouri Town Gets SOAKING.

Poplar Bluffs, Mo, March 2S.-The
Black river is over its banks and this
town of 5000 %inhabitnts is under from
three to ten feet of water. The people
have been compelled to abandon their
homes. The river is six miles wide
and the loss to stock and other inter
ests is very large.
, 1904-03-28
News Causes Amusement.

Toxic. March 2S.-The news of the
Japanese failure to bottle up Port
Arthur, as cabled to the emperor, is
received here with amazement. Tel
egrams received from New-Chwang de-
clare positively that the Japanese sue.
ceeded in sinking the four fire vessels
at the mouth of Port Arthur and later
bombarded the town. The fleet then
retired, but the Russian vessels were
unable to follow.
, 1904-03-28
E,ecnsn.. Standing in Water.

Peru, Ind, March 2S.-The ele-
plants in the winter quarters of the
Wallace circus are standing up to
their bodies in water today, as a re,
suit of the flood. Nearly 1000 homes
are inundated. The loss here will be
over 500. 000.
, 1904-03-28
Michiqan Cities Under Water.

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 2S.-The
spring floods in Michigan are doing
enormous damage. Saginaw and this
city are under water. The property
loss will exceed $4,000. 900. The city
was in darkness last night and all the
churches were closed. Alarm prevails
in many points of the state.
, 1904-03-28
Workmen Killed in Tunnel.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 2S.-Work-
men in the Connellsville Central rail
way tunnel struck some dynamite with
a pick yesterday, and four laborers
were killed by the explosion which
followed. Six others were so badly
injured that their recovery is doubtful.
, 1904-03-28
200 NIGHTS IN NEW YORK;
100 NIGHTS IN CHICA(

The management of "McFadden's
Row of Flats" which comes to the
Opera House next Wednesday. takes
great pleasure in announcing for this
seasons edition Of that ever popular
and highly successful musical comedy,
IN entirely e production as regards
scenery. costumes and pretty faces ~
well as a company conspicuous for the
merit Of its individual performers, aud
, 1904-03-28
Two Killed in Arkansas Tornado.

Conway, Ark, March 2S.-News has
reached here of a tornado in Faulk-
ner county Saturday night. Spring.
field and M%artinville, two hamlets,
were badly damaged. Two persons
are reported killed and seven injured,
two of them MORALLY.
, 1904-03-28
IS GUILTY
JURY RETURNED VERDICT IN THE
UNITED STATES COURT
AT NOON TODAY.
One Juryman Held Out Owing to Mis-
understanding Of One Clause of
Observation-Disclosures Will Be Pro-
nounced by Judge Adams-MotIOn
for New Trial.

st. Louis, Mo, March 2S.-The jury
in the Burton case returned a verdict
OF guilty at 1890 this afternoon.
The sentence will be fixed by Judge
Adams. The maximum penalty is a
line of 100000. two years imprison-
ment and perpetual disqualification
from holding public Office.
When the jury reached the verdict
Burton was summoned from his hotel
and came in accompanied by Judge
Krum, one of his lawyers. Burton was
noticeably haggard and pale. There
was some hitch and the senior Kansas
senator n%ervously eyed the clock. He
scanned the faces of the jurymen as
they entered and seemed to anticipate
The verdict. When the sentence was
pronounced Burton. who appeared e
a collapse, sat down and covered his
face with his hands. He whispered
something to Krum, but would make
&c statement. There was no Demon
stration in court.
The one juror held out owing to a
misunderstanding of a clause in the
llulCtIle!lt.
After Judge Adams e%lucidated that
this forenoon a verdict was reached. A
motion for a new trial was immediate
IL filed. Sentence has not yet been
passed by Judge Adams.
The senator is almost in a condition
Of collapse. He did not expect a YER
dict, which is. however, generally
satisfying, especially in Kansas, where
the feeling against Senator Burton
has crown more and more intense.
OF course, if he does not resign now
ne will be expelled, for he cannot serve
the state or the nation any longer.
When the United States district
court convened this morning the jury
reported that it had not agreed, and
was sent back. Foreman Wall stated
to the court that the jury stood II to l..
While at dinner Sunday. f. S. Purdy,
a member of the jury, was stricken
with a slight attack of heart disease,
but was soon restored. Burton spent
Al anxious Sunday at the Southern
hotel. where he was visited during the
lay by his attorneys.
, 1904-03-28

San Francisco, Cal. March 2S.-
Britt is out of bed today and walking
the streets. He looks like a nan just
out of train wreck. He Is very much
battered up and say he will decline
a return fight with Corbett for some
time. Corbett Is now on his way to
Chicago, where he is to fight Young
Mowat next Saturday night.
, 1904-03-28

Joseph Ralph Burton, republican. OF
Kansas. was elected from Abilene to
succeed Lucian Baker, republican, and
took his seat March 4, 1901. His term
o, service would have expired March
2 Q o
, 1904-03-28
GETTING READY TO BURN
FIRST KILN OF BRICK

Mr.. Treanor of the brick plant re-
turned last night from Colorado with
two practical brick men, and they
are at the plant getting ready 10 burn
the first kiln of 200, 900 brick for COM
parry use. There are now about 100
tons of shale on hand and Contractors
Hoffman and limbaugh are delivering
it at the rate of thirty tons a day. 1t
vii. require two weeks to burn the
fiji st kiln.
, 1904-03-28
The Reed Smoot Case.

Washington, d. c.. March est was
announced today that the investigation
Of Senator Reed Smoot will not be re-
sumed until April u.
, 1904-03-28

Japanese Photographer Taken.
st. Petersburg, March 2S.-General
Kuropatkin is reported to have ar
rived at Lao Yang, half way between
Mukden and Port Arthur. where he
, 1904-03-28
Successor Not Likely to Be Appointed.

Topeka. Kas., March 2S.-Pending
the final disposition of the Burton
ease by the appellate court, it is not
probable that Governor Bailey will
take any action either in appointing d
temporary successor or by converting
the legislature in special session to
ill the vacancy. After the proceedings
against Burton had been started 1t was
realized in political circles that he
could not be a candidate to succeed
himself. and the talk of a successor
brought forth a large crop of sena-
torial possibilities.
, 1904-03-28

Ten free shines with each pair of
shoes. Price, $500 and up. at Wood
ruff & Terry's.
, 1904-03-28

Lovett is doing the papering the
other fellows can't compete and are
doing the kicking.
, 1904-03-28

for its chorus, which is composed Of
twenty-five of the most beautiful young
women in the theatrical profession. In
the last act the famous diamond cos
tunes are used. The company Is COM
posed OF thirty-five people. A number
OF the latest and best novelties In the
specially line are introduced and the
musical features will include the rendi-
ton OF all the popular song features
OF the day. Seats now on sale at the
Laramie Drug Co. Prices Soc, 76c. 81.
, 1904-03-28

Pay $500 or more for a pair Of
shoes at Woodruff & Terry's and get
ten shines free.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-20
An odd Jewish Ceremony.

In the Jewish Encyclopedia Is an ac-
count Of the queer ceremony of the
taking off brother-in-law's shoe by
the widow Of brother who has died
chlldless, through which ceremony he
is released from the obligation Of mar
rying her. The ceremony is described
as follows:
The yabam Cbrother-in-law) must
have his right foot, on which the shoe
is placed, washed very scrupulously,
and after he has strapped it on The
must walk four cubits in the presence
Of the judges. Then the chief Of the
judges reads the following passage,
which the yabamah (womanJ repeats
word for word: MY brother-in-law re-
fuses to ENlise unto his brother name
in Israel; he will not marry me-" Then
the yabam is required TO repeat the
sentence, II do not wish to take her"
He then presses his right foot against
the floor while she looses the straps
with her right hand, takes off the shoe
and throws 1t some distance away.
Then she places herself In front of tho
yabam, spits on the floor in front OF
him and repeats these words after the
presiding judge: 80 shall it be done
unto that man who will not build up
his brothers house, and his name shall
be called In Israel the house of him
that hath his shoe loosed.'"
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-20

At a meeting of the Gem City
Guards at the Armory Wednesday
night the following resolutions were
passed:
Resolved, that we, the officers and
men of the Gem City Guards" Co.
d. End Reg. Inf. F. S. r.. do here
by unanimously endorse the candi-
dacy of Hon. Robt. w. Davis for the
nomination of governor subject to
the primary June 7th, and,
Be it further resolved, that we.
realizing and knowing Capt. Robt.
w. Davis to have been q gallant SOL
dier in the 'lost cause" and an ofii-
Ger of the Florida State Troops, as
well as an honorary member of the
Florida State Troops at present, do
hereby call upon and ask of our fell
low members of the Florida State
Troops to cast their votes for this
soldier, statesman and splendid man.
Resolved, That each and every
member of this company do all in
his power to aid in the nomination of
our soldier statesman, Capt. Robt.
w. Davis.
r.. RAYMOND PRICE, f. N. CALHOUN,
Secretary. Chairman.
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Cats and Cattle.

In certain parts of southern Callfor-
mia it is absolutely necessary to have
cats to successfully raise cattle. The
cows feed on a red clover which
makes a superior quality of beef. This
clover grew very sparsely until 1t was
discovered that one farmer who had
raised a large number of tabby cats
always had fine clover fields. Investi-
CATION proved that the cats killed the
field mice who killed the wild bees
who fertilized the clover seeds by car
rying the pollen from flower to flower,
thus causing the seeds to sprout thick
ly every year. Now all the farmers
have many cats.
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Poison In Walls.

"As much as 4G per cent of organic
matter has been found in plaster taken
from the walls of a hospital ward in
Paris" Statistics tell us that it is not
uncommon to find air in public assem-
bly, rooms and even in dwellings con-
tanning from ten to fifteen times the
amount of carbonic acid found in pure
air. OF this gas Tomlinson says: 1T
acts as a poison. If we attempt to
inhale it by putting the face over the
edge of a beer vat the nostrlls and
throat are irritated so strongly that
the glottls closes and inspiration be-
comes impossible" One need remain
but half an hour in an unventilated
room to have inhaled 600 times the
foul and poisonous fluid; the blood
will have carried it to every part Of
the body, and the entire system will
have become saturated.-Exchange.
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1t has been discovered that the des-
ert Indians, who have never been ac.
credited with superabundant wits, have
for many years employed method Of
tying their horses to holes In the
ground that is clever, unique and ef-
fective. The operation of tying horse
to hole seems an impracticable and
impossible one, for there is something
decidedly intangible and unsubstantial
about the hole The operation Is per-
formed in this way: Kneeling on the
hot sands the Indians dig with their
hands until they have made hole
about two feet deep. They then tie an
immense knot in the end Of the halter
rope, lower it into the bottom of the
hole, fill the hole with sand and then
jump and stamp upon it until the earth
over the knot is about as hard as sand
stonc.-London Magazine.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1904-05-20
Bishop Weed Next Sunday,

Rt. Rev. Edwin Gardner Weed,
bishop of Florida, will be in the city
next Sunday. The bishop will offici-
ate at the early celebration at a. M,
and at the 7:45 evening service at
st. Marks Episcopal church. The
rector states that he hopes as many
Pensioners as possible will be pres
ent at the Holy Communion on this,
(Whitsunday) one of the greatest
feasts of the Christian year.
Good music will be rendered at all
the services and all will be made
welcome. The sittlngs are free.
The sermon at the IL a. m. service
will be on "Whitsunday-Its Mean
ing and Lesson for U.s."
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81. Per Year.


At u meeting of J. J. Finley Camp,
No. l1l7, United Confederate Vet
Grams, held at Palatka, Florida, May
Is, 1904, the following address, di-
reCted to the Confederate Veterans
throughout the State of Florida, was
agreed upon and ordered to be pub
lished.
Comrades: The result of the pri-
maries, May 10th, having thrown the
gubernatorial contest into the sec
ond primary which comes off June
7th, we send out this address from
the Confederate camp of which Hon.
Robt. w. Davis, one of the candi-
dates for governor, is member to
urge Confederate veterans all over
the state to come to his support and
help place him in nomination. Sen
ator Brown, who, in the first pri-
mary received handsome vote from
the old soldier element, is now out
of the race, leaving Mr.. Davis as the
only Confederate veteran in the
field. He enlisted at the age of four
teen years in Company ID, 9TH GeOr-
gia regiment, and served with
bravery and distiction till the end
of the Civil War. Knowing the de-
voton Of every eX-C0nfederate SOL
dier to the lost cause" and TO those
who fought for it, we do not hesitate
toask you, nOto only to vote for him on
June 7th, but to use your utmost in
fluence for him.
Having lived in our midst for many
years we know him we'll and can as
sure our friends that at home he
stands without bIemish of charac-
ter in the estimate of his neighbOrs.
His public life is an open book con-
tanning the history of his services
rendered to the people Of Florida as
Judge of the Criminal Court of Rec
ord of Putnam county, as a member
of the State Legislature, where he
rose to be Speaker of the House, and
since 1896 he has represented the
Second Congressional District of
Florida in the United States Con-
gress with marked ability and with
perfect satisfaction to the people of
the State Neither in his private
life, his business or official career
can single act of his be Justly
pointed out as dishonorable or even
with corruption. His politi-
cal consistency as life long demo-
crat, the integrity and unquestioned
ability with which he has performed
the public duties entrusted to him
and his thorough knowledge of the
affairs of the state and the nation,
point him out as one of the best
equipped men in the state for COVER
nor.
We therefore earnestly appeal to
all Confederate veterans and sons
of veterans throughout the state to
rally to the support of the boy SOL
dier of the sixties and the matured
statesman of the nineties-Hon.
Robt. w. Davis.
JOEPH PRICE, JOS, ID, POINTS.
Adjutant. Captain Commanding.
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Card of Thanks.

Iwould be recreant to every senti-
ment of gratitude did not express
to the people of Palatka my deep APP
probation and unfeigned thanks for
the earnest solicitude manifested by
them for my dear wife in her recent
severe illness, and for the many
touching and tender attentions
shown her.
These came from people Of every
shade of religious belief and to each
and all hereby return my sincere
thanks. A. l.. Woodward.
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A BEAUTY BUILDER

Lies hidden in every slice of Liv-
iugston's bread. It's pleasure to
die and delve into the tasteful treas
ure and bring out the food which
turns wheat or rye into health,
strength and a clear complexion.
Whatever else you eat day by day,
LEFT not the the clock go round with
ont your having partaken of Living
ston's bread at least twice-thrice
will be all the better for your face
and figure
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rfie Gust engaged)-What do you
think Edwin said last night? That II
he had to choose either me or $4,000
he wouldn't even look at the money!
May (still waiting)-Dear, loyal fellow!
l suppose he wouldn't like to risk the
temptation.
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EXAMINATION FREE.

The Heavens Seen From the sea-
Every one who has been much at sea
knows something of the peculiar splen-
dor of the heavens when beheld from
the deck of ship. Celestial phenom-
ena seem to possess an unusual I'M
preSsiveness when viewed under such
circumstances. The clearness of the
air in fair weather and the flatness ana
distance Of the horizon tend to heighten
this effect.
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Something of n Torrent.

Young Wife tsobbing)-I will not be
quiet! Before we were married you
said had charming flow of Ian
guage. Young Husband-And so you
have, dear 1t not only flows, but
dashes, leaps, bounds, roars, goes over
cataracts and mill sluices, and there Is
an occasional waterspOut as well.