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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

The japanese lost their first ship las
week. IL WAS accidentally blown up
while they were removing torpedo
mines Kerr Bay, north cf Port Dalncy
Seventy Jap soldiers repulsrd Rus
sian force of Cossacks numbering 800
on the Yalu river near Scu st week.
kxK
A dispatch from Paris of May 14th
says the Turks are applying TIE torch
to Armenian villages.
Fred Schultz, rich brewer ; son in
Pittsburg, Pa, last Friday shot and
fatally wounded himself.
A fire at Burton, Texas, last Friday
destroyed COO barrel Uf oil. one
man was roasted To death in full view
Of hundreds OF people.
~
Two well known Macoh, Ca, bank
have closed their doors r H. Plant
of the famous plant family WAS presi
dent of both 1t is said that dollar fo
dollar will be aid
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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

The Confederate vete an Reunion is
on In fun blast at Charleston and tb,.
staiu old city by the Sea Is giving them
right royal welcome, too.
'ir. II. l.. Barr, of Charleston. is m
operate on large scale a poultry farm
near Spartanburg.
"A r.. nm, machinist at the Unio,
mills was badly burned about the face
and head while at work on some s.ea,,
pipes Saturday.
ne nome OF Capt. A. n. Foster. n,
ohlon, valued at $l5 200 was DESTROYED
by fire last Friday night.
Ihe Nipsic, one OF the few sovarp-
ment-built vessels, has been orde -ad
out of commission. 1t wa, launcb.d ;n
Washington in 1879.
a Japenese cruiser was tornpdosd
last week by the Russians. The craw
put out the firea the ship was towed
away by her sister ships.
lhe question the Powers are now
asking Is. will China remain neut,,I
~ Tue "uss'an-Japenese struggle. The
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

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net 1T is because you do not buy your
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"On the Cornern
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Fresh beef pork and sausage always
on hand. John Il. Pond.
son theCoruer,"
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MULES FOR SALE
We have pair of fine mules for sale
at bargain to a buick buyer.
w. WEST TMORELAND * son.
Samaria, s. G..
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A DANDY EoE ErRNs.

lay ID, 1901.
The Washington times., 1904-02-27

The total number OF Car Trust cars
now IN service is $3.50 and the Car
Trust certificates outstanding December
5lst, 1908, aggregate $43. 700, 900.
The number of tons OF freight moved
on the four grand divisions east OF Pitts
burgh and Erie in 1903 was 146, ,007. .f43 an
increase of 12,053. .2s2, or 90l per cent. /;
the number Of passengers was 53. CO., ,63S,
an Increase of 2,ST0. 629. or 81 per cent.
The other Railroad Companies east Of
Pittsburgh and Erie in which your Com
pany is interested show satisfactory re-
suits. Detailed statements OF their oper-
ations will be found in their respective
annual reports. as well as In the full re-
port of your Company.
The Washington times., 1904-02-27
CHANGES OF STATION
IN HOSPITAL SERVICE
Passed Assistant Surgeons Geddings
and WerteHbaker Receive Full Rank.

The official list OF the changes OF sta
ton and duties Of commissioned en6
non-commissioned officers Of the Publlf
Health and Marine Hospital Service 10
the seven days ended February 25. 1901.
are as follows:
O. W Stoner. surgeon-Four DAYS
leave Of absence from February a. 1915
under paragraph 1s9 OF the regulations.
J. +. Anderson, passed assistant sur
geon-Granted leave Of absence for two
days from February IS on account OF
sickness; February q, 190s.
H A Stansheld. assistant surgeon
To report 70 chairman OF examining
board at Washington, D. c. March ..
1904. for examination to determine his
fitness for promotion TO the grade o,
passed assistant surgeon: February q
T. b. McClintic. assistant srirgeon-To
report 20 chairman Of examining board
at Washington. D. G.. March O. 1sO4. for
examination 20 determine his fitness FOR
promotion 70 the grade OF passed as
Histant surgeon; February %. 1904.
II. ID. Berry, assistant surgeon-Dfrect.
ed 20 reJoin station at Louisville, Ky.
upon return OF Surgeon G. NJ. Guiteras
February 1s. 1904.
>. 2. Herty, pharrnacist-Granted leave
of abE@Dce for four days from February
"a lSy under paragraph ISL OF the
Passed Assistant Surgeon II. d. Ged-
dings commissioned as surgeon, to rank
as such from November q. 1903; Feb,
ruary u, 1904.
Passed Assistant Surgeon c. p. Vert
enbaker, commissioned as surgeon
February 16, 1904
The Washington times., 1904-02-27
FUNDED DEBT AND SINKING


The amount of funded debt. including
mortgages on real estate and ground rents,
December 31st, 1903. was S116, 716, 2S4. .9S,
being n decrease OF S23. 900, ,571. %. which IS
accounted for as follows: AS a result Of
the absorption by your Company of the
Western Pennsylvania. River Front. and
" est Chester Railroads, In pursuance of
your action at the last Annual Meeting
there were taken upon your Balance
Sheet the outstanding funded debts OF
those companies. consisting OF 81, 600, 900
of the Western Pennsylvania Railroad,
S212,000 OF the River Front Railroad. and
aggregate of S4.2S1. 900: while In conse-
uuence Of the conversion of 500 3O2. 500 of
your Convertible 31k Per Cent Bonds
into capital stock, under the terms OF
their issue. and the further privilege
given by the Board on January 31st.
1903. the amount of these securities out
standing was reduced to $50 069T. 800 Un-
der the terms OF the Consolidated Mort
gage. SOS. coo of the bonds issued there
under were also retired through the
Sinking Fund thereby created. There
was also an increase. in real estate mort
cages and ground rents in the sum OF
Il. 139. .92S07.
SECURITIES OF OTHER CORPORA
TIONS.
The entire cost OF the securities of
other corporal tions held by your Com
pany December 31st. 1903. was So. SIT. .O94 66.
The direct revenue received from Sc
curities during the year was 50. 462. .56S rs,
@hich amounted TO nearly "a per cent.
Ipon the cost thereof
CAR TRUSTS.
The issue Of Car Trust securities
The Washington times., 1904-02-27
PRECEDENT IN REQUIRING
RAILWAYS TO SHARE COST
Instances in Which the Companies Have
Paid for Widening or Improv-
ing Highway Bridges.

The clause IN the District Appropria-
ton bin granting $4,000 for the recon
struction of the Anacostia Bridge. anC
recurring that the Anacostia and Pc.
tomsc River Railway Company
shall pay the expenses OF a par
of the flooring OF the new
structure, calls 70 mind the fac,
that np TO this time there have beer
In the District only three instances OF
street railway companies having T.
share in the expenses Of bridge con.
strucGon.
The first was in 1892. when the Wash.
ington and Georgetown Railway Com.
pan1 was required by an act of Con.
rress TO pay $4,000 for STRENGTHENING tn,
hriage across Rock Creek at NJ Street
Again, in 1898. the Metropolitan Railwa,
company had 60 pay 5000. or one-hait
OF the total cost, OF widening the \
street Bridge across Rock Creek.
BY an act Of Congress last year tn
Great Fails and Old Dominion Railroad
was authorized 60 widen the Aaueduct
Bridge sufficiently to put on ii a single
track To pay for this the company de-
posted with the District Government
SIS. 900
The Washington times., 1904-02-27

As shown on your Balance Sheet,
there are also 81. 764. 5000 Of stock, upon
which IS per cent. has been paid under
the terms of the allotment of March
18th, 1893 and for which certificates VIII
be issued upon payment of the remain
ing instalment on June 25th, 1909
The construction of the tunnel line for
the purpose Of connecting your system
with the Long Island Railroad. and es-
tablishing a centrally-located passenger
station in the City of New EcTk. has
been unavOidably delayed by the legal
proceedings necessary 70 perfect your
title to the real estate in that city, and
by the preliminary examinations that
are essential before a work OF such
magnitude can be properly put under
contract The private property between
9TH and 9th Avenues and 31st and S3d
Streets has now all been acquired. and
also the bed Of sd Street between the
New York and Long Island Railroad
Company Large additional purchases
of real estate have also been made for
terminal yards In Long Island City. and.
with the view of facilitating the work
under the Hudson River. two shafts
have been sunk, one at Weehawken and
the other at Eleventh Avenue and Thir-
ty-secOnd Street New York City. which
Will be permanently maintained after
the tunnel is completed.
The Board have to record with the
deepest regret the death on November
7th 1903 of one of your directors Mr.
the management began in 1873. when
he was elected by the city Of Philadel-
phia to represent it's interest I'm your
Company. and continued uninterrupt-
edly after the city had parted with that
interest. so that for almost twenty-five
years the shareholders had had the
benefit Of his sound judgment, ripe ex-
perience and exceptional business quail
dcations. The Board desire TO express
their deep appreciation OF his long and
faithful service and their keen sense OF
the loss felt by them personally and Of
fcially at the severance OF relations
which had existed FOR nearly q quarter
OF a century.
To I'LL the vacancy thus created. Mr..
RudulDh Ellis was elected q Director
on the 11th of November. 1903.
The Company also lost during the
year by death three OF its oldest Off
GERS, Mr.. G. w. I. Ball on July 18th
Mr.. Thomas Quicker on October 9Th. and
Mr.. Bayard Butler on October 18th.
Mr.. Ball at the time Of his death had
retired from active service but as
Assistant General Solicitor and chief
Conveyancer Of your Company, ard in
other departments of your service h9d
devoted over thirty-seven years OF his
life laboriously and conscientiously to
b. order OF
The Washington times., 1904-02-27

made during the year consisted OF So
10000 OF certificates OF Series a. ''B -
&C, I'd, =" "E, IF, = &c, !" II" II" and
TX" Pennsylvania Steel Equipment
Trust, and s., 900. 600 OF the Pennsylvania
Steel Rolling Stock Trust, being Series
IA to C. inclusive. all bearing inter-
est at the rate OF 3h per cent. per an
mum. There were thus furnished for
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
5.540 steel underframe long gondolas
1900 steel gondolas. and GOO steel fat
cars: for the Western New York and
gondolas: for the Pennsylvania Com
pany. 500 steel underframe long gondolas /:
for the Pittsburs. Cincinnati. Chicago
and St Louis Railway Company, 3.0oo
steel gondolas, 1000 box and 500 steel
coke cars; for the Grand Rapids and
Indiana Railway Company, l15 box cars
and for the Toledo. Peoria and Western
Railway Company. 16z box cars; an ag-
gregate of Il. az cars.
The Washington times., 1904-02-27
FAILURES MAY
FOLLOW FIRES
Rochester COntiagratiOn an
Additional Blow.
INSURANCE MEN DISTURBED
Disaster Comes at Time When All
Profits Have Been Wiped Out by
Baltimore Confagration.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2T.-Reports of
losses by the fire In Rochester yesterday
greatly disturbed many insurance men
IN this city. They said that The disas-
ter although small In comparison with
The recent one in Baltimore, might be
the cause OF failure Of several compar rfe,
whose surpluses had been wiped out by
the Baltimore losses.
Even if the loss in Rochester IS less
than $5.0O0.000. as L expect IL viii be. -
said prominent insurance man. lit is
going to hurt some OF the conpanies
seriously. because II comes at a time
when all profits for a year have been
wiped out by the Baltimore fire. ard
stockholders have been asked TO make
UP Impaired surplus or capital
Demoralizes Business.
hen the Rochester fire demoralizes
the insurance business by shaking conf
dence. There is the old dread OF three
such disasters coming near together.
now that there have been two. Many
Insurance men viii be nervous. dreadinR
a great fire IN the business center Of
some other city. The destruction of the
Granite Building, lE Rochester. is Il
great shock. because that building was
regarded by insurance men as entirely
AlepFool- Rates IN that building were
extremely low. This fire may cause the
companies TO raise the rates for many
buildings in this city which are OF mod
ern fireproof construction"
Officers of some of the large com
panies in the city said that the Roches-
ter loss would not do more than cut
DOWN somewhat the annual profits of
the big companies. Ii might drive more
of the weaker companies out of busi-
ness, they said, and concentrate fire in.
surance still further. 1t will not be sur
prislng, they think. If several of the
smaller companies which weathered the
baltimore disaster decide to reinstre
Ifreir business in the larger companies.
In Receivers Hands.
Several of the Baltimore FIRE insur-
ance companies have gone into the
hands OF receivers. or have reinsured
their risks. since the Baltimore fire
Those which are in receivers hands in
ciude the Baltimore Fire Insurance Com
pany. the Home. of Baltimore; the OLD
Town Fire, and the Peabody In the
case of the Peabody, the Home Insur-
anSe Company, of New York. has re-
written many OF its policies The Fire
men has reinsured in the Firemen's
Fund, Of San Francisco and has also
gone into receivers hands The Mary
land Fire has reinsured In the Liverpool
and London and Globe
The Washington times., 1904-02-27

your interests. Mr.. Butler had been
Cashier. Assistant Treasurer ard Treas
ureT. ard mad been in your employment
for forty-eight years and when 3mPelled
by failing health to withdraw from the
oncrOuS duties connected with the Treas
ury Department. had continued 10 fill
worthily ana acceptably responsible pO-
sitions in your organization Mr.
Quicker had been connected with the
operating department for over forty
years. and during thirty years of that
ministration OF important divisions OF
your Railway. the last twenty years OF
his active service having been spent
upon the Philadelphia Division OF your
Main Line. He was devoted to his
duties and thoroughly loyal to the in
terests committed to his care The
Board desire to fully recognize the in
tCgriIy and ndelity which marked the
connection OF these officers with the ad-
ministration Of your affairs.
In accordance with the revisci orSani-
cation taking effect June Isl, 800. Afr.
John 3. Thayer, Jr., was appointed Fifth
Vice President, with special supervision,
under the Third Vice-President. of the
Freight and Passenger Departments
Mr.. William H Joyce having resigned
as Freight Traffic Manager, Mr.. George
d. Dixon was promoted 10 the vacancy
thus created. and Mr. Edwin p. Bates.
formerly Division Freight Agent. was
appointed General Freight Agent. Mr..
Robert c. Wright was promoted to be
Assistant General Freight Agent. and
Mr.. J. G. Searles appointed General Coal
Freight Agent
Mr. James r. Wood having been ap-
pointed Passenger Traffic Manager. Mr.
George w. Boyd was promoted to %
General Passenger Agent. and Mr.. r. NJ.
Pile to be Assistant General Passenger
Agent. Mr.. Joseph T. Richards was ap-
pointed Chief Engineer OF Maintenance
OF Way. Mr.. A c. Shand. Engineer OF
Maintenance OF Way. Mr. Robert NJ
Patterson superintendent of Freight
Transportation, and Mr.. Charles NJ
Sheaffer superintendent OF Passenger
Transportation. Mr.. II. A. JaSgard was
appointed General Agent at Pittsburgh.
and Mr.. Andrew Keiser superintendent
of Telegraph. Mr.. p Frank Hunter hav-
ing, on account OF impaired health. been
relieved from the duties of Assistant
Treasurer and assigned to special duties
in the Treasury Department Mr.. George
A. Walker was promoted TO I'LL the va
cancy thus created
The Board desire to express their ac-
acknowledgements TO the officers and en-
ployes for the efficiency and fidelity with
which they have performed their duties
under the exceptional conditions pre-
vailing during the past year.
the Board
A. ]. CASSATT. President
OPIES OF THE REPORT IN PAM
The Washington times., 1904-02-27

Golden SPECIFIC is odorleSs and tasteless. is
mixed with coffee. tea, milk, or food and given
the drunkard secretly It's effect Is scmarkable,
curing cases that seemed absolutely hopeless
Send your name and address 20 Dr.. J. W.
Haines, lbs Glenn Building. Cincinnati, Ohio,
and he viii mail a free trial package Of the
remedy to you securely sealed In a plain wrap
per, also full directions how 70 il, books ana
testimonials from hundreds who have been cured
and everything needed 20 aid you in saving
those near and dear TO you from a life Of degra-
dation ard ultimate poverty and disgrace.
The Washington times., 1904-02-27
NATIONAL MUSEUM LECTURE.

The second IN the course OF public
lectures given IN the National Museum
viii be delivered this afternoon at a.
o'clock by Prof clifford Pfnchot, chief
Of the Bureau Of Forestry. Department
Of Agriculture. and lecturer at Yale
University. The subject Is THE Living
Forest"
The Washington times., 1904-02-27

Tpurga, Cincinnati. Chicago and st. Louis
Ndliway Company to the amount of ten
/ Rer R cent. of their respective holdings on
.,etisi JeIn Der lst. 1905. In pursuance of this
sctlon A.750.Oo0 OF Preferred Stock was
ISSUED. and this increase appears on the
oaIance sheet Of that Company The
proceeds Of this issue were applied to-
ward the payment OF construction eI-
penditures and the purchase of addi-
uonai real estate and equipment
IN order to meet the further expendi-
lures that will be required uDou its
INES, from time to time. in the con-
sEruction Of double tracks. the increase
oh terminal yards. shops. and other ia
GGIilIIes, "a and the elevation of its track
IN LTD CbEcago made necessary by municipal
legislation. the creation of Series s'FT''
OF its Consolidated Mortgage bonds has
ceen authorized in the sum of $40 OOO OO0
DearlnS Interest at four per cent. and
u.nnlng for fifty years from December
been issued 49,
Ihe amount of Capital Expenditures
11urlng the year on the Lines west OF
aIt,Sourgh for construction. equipment
enu real estate was Sl6,2 ,222. Sol. So
irese nese Lines, as viii appear from their
| leone accounts and traffic statistics
! iiian1ied a largely-increased volume of
BUSINESS. and were obliged to make ex-
SiI seinSive permanent improvements and
aIg materially to their motive power
anu anu equipment. Upon the leased lines
oI the Pennsylvania Company and
E5s1S.saoly the Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne and
D ntIgo and Cleveland and Pittsburgh
I.aIlroads, exceptional expenditures were
~ uSeceSsary IN the elevation of tracks for
tSie purpose OF eliminating grade cross
insS IN cities. I'm the revision of grades
@ an9 alignment. the construction Of sec
1Ilu, third, and fourth tracks and sid
lbs; the Improvement and extension Of
xdIus snops, and other terminal facilf-
SnS ana In the construction of branches
~ sne development Of traffic Upon
tie southwestern SvgtpT, tho co ,,o -,
ui.ipns o..Ss existed, and the most liberal
OutIay was requisite to enable vour
ssOaos ss west of Pittsburgh to meet the
bLeLhahds upon them. in order to reinn-
ourse the advances made by your Com
pany 10 the Pennsylvania Company for
SheSe and other corporate purposes az
IeBating about $4,000. 900. and to pr,t II
! ~ ~, IondS TO complete the importa Mt work
noH under progress on it's system that
NioLhpany has arranged for an issue of
eig,hteen months 412 per cent. collateral
ophSations guaranteed by voiIr Com
99any 9aIIyto TO the amount Of fifty millions of
The Washington times., 1904-02-27
Drink Habit
Cured Secretly
Trial Packages Mailed Free to Anycne
Sending Name and Address.

After many years trial Dr. J. ". Haines
discovery, Golden Specific, has received the
hearty Endorsement Of such professional people
the Rev. Schimpfelman, the noted German
divine; DR.. Rene Chabot. the worlds greatest
medical scientist; Franklyn Waters, the great
Temperance lecturer and HUNDREDS Of Others.
The Washington times., 1904-02-27
AssATT. President

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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-10-19
FINE RACING TODAY
Prince Tom Wins the 2: Trot or Pace
Eldred Wins "a Dash

Sunshine and fair weather drew a
large crowd to the track this afternoon
and they We're rewarded with the best
card of events yet presented. The track
was in fine condition and the field in
contests were watched with enthusi-
asm. The program was promptly
called and there were no long and tire
some intervals between events.
The first race was the 2:17 trot or
pace with Prince Tom, Bonnie NJ and
showed up strong in the scoring and
in the first heat took the lead which
he held undisputed till the half when
Bonnie M. closed up. In the stretch
Sam Bowers came up fast and pressed
the leader at the wire. Prince Tom,
first; Sam Bowers, second; Bonnie NJ,
third. Time 2:20.
Prince Tom took the second with
ease with Bonnie NJ. close up. Time
2:23. The purse was 5000 for best two
in three heats.
In the five-eighths dash Aurora b.
and Eldred opened favorites and Au-
rora B. got off in the lead Eldred and
Abonita closing up. They moved In
this position to the home stretch when
Eldred in a whipping finish won by a
scant neck. Time 1:O2h.
In the quarter dash the jockey OF
Jesse James. though first under the
wire was disqualified for foul riding
and placed third in the list. There were
six entries. Rather received first money
Populist second and Jesse James third
In the stretch the jockey. on Jesse
James rode deliberately quarterins
across the track cutting off the leaders
for which he was disqualified.
In the Idaho selling stake s mile
s4OO, Charles Swertzer, Chelino. M,
| Surprise and Bud Wade were entered
| Chelino lead off and maintained 1t til
| the quarter when My Surprise came vi
and they raced neck and neck to tn
stretch when the favorite. My Surpris'
won, Bud Wade second, Charles Swert
ger third Time 1:29A.
In an exciting finish Zaza won the Y
! selling race, the last Of the day In tn
/ time of 1:15. Sally Goodwin. ran sec
ond and Hogarth third.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-10-19

Especial Telegram to Evening Teller)
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct 19.-Sak-
harof reports under today's date:
THE Japanese are concentrating on
our center front near Tinshipu. Cap
tafn Dambuffski, while reconncitering
yesterday evening. captured two Jap
anese guns, sustaining no loss to him
self. Our left has made slight adj
vance"
1t is reported the japanese fire at
Shakhe river is weakening owing to
the insufficient supply Of prcjectiles.
During the advance of the left coll
umn, forty Japanese with five odscers
were surrounded in a Chinese village
but only Ave surrendered, remaining
committing suicide.
The village OF Mia Tung It is report.
ed was destroyed by fire by Russian
mortar battery posted in the Shakh<
valley The hospitals at Mukden con-
tinue 70 be crowded to cverflowing.