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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
ATTEMPT TO sRlBg JURORS.
Federal Grand Jury investigating Ore
con Land Frauds.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 21.-The Orego.
nian today says that II has become
known that the grand jury which is
investigating the land fraud charges
has been approached for the purpose
of influencing it's decision.
One juryman is known to have been
approached and the man who did it is
known to the federal authorities. The
attempt was unsuccessful, so it is
stated. It also transspires that in.
formation is leaking from the jury
room as to what is taking place there.
This would not be serious If 1t did not
indicate that it is possible to get into
communication with the jury
The witnesses, so far examined by
the grand jury, are s. b. Ormsby, a
former forest ranger; Marie l.. Ware,
L. Jacobs. one of the principal witness
es in the case, Emma l.. Watson al
ready convicted of conspiracy.
Nothing is known as to the nature
of their testimony.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
BIG FIGHT FOR sENAToRsHiP.
Senator Chauncey Depew Wants to
Retain His Seat.

New York, Dec. 21-Politicians
gathered today at the Fifth Avenue
hotel for the conference called by
Senator Platt in the interest of Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew's candidacy for re-elec-
ton to the United States senate.
OF the hundred invited it was said
that Is had indicate their intention
to be present Keen interest cen
tered in today's meeting because OF
the belief that 1t would show who
tn state leaders will stand with In
the fight for the United States sen.
atorship. It Is felt that Mr.. Platt's
statement last night to the effect that
1t Is now fight to finish and that
every one must line up with one side
or the other Many men who are on
good terms with the governor and
had pleasant relations with Mr.. Platt
throughout his long term as state lead.
er hesitate to do anything that might
offend either. The contest, II it
comes to that, 1t is feared, may involve
the organization in the entire state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
t4eadquarters for woman,s Club.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 21.-Mrs. Sara
Platt Decker, president of the National
Federation of Women's clubs announced
today that she had practically com.
pleted arrangements for the establish
ment of a bureau of information. In.
formation concerning the work of wo'
men in this country, their clubs and all
the matters in which they are interest.
ed, will be collected and disseminated
Outlines for study also were prepared
1t is probable that the headquarters
will be at Portsmouth, N. H.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
Bank Cashier Makes ASSIGNMENT.

Conneaut, O., Dec 21.-O. o. Lille,
cashier Of the closed First National
bank of this city and president of the
Marine Savings bank, which is also
closed, made an assignment. 1t was
stated yesterday that both banks would
be able to open within week or ten
days, but the assignment of Mr.. Lille
puts a new aspect upon the whole af-
fair. No statement of Lilies assets
or liabilities is given out
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
Famous British Admiral Dead.

Portsmouth, England, Dec. 21.-Ad
miral Sir Erasmus Ommanney, "the
father Of the British navy" died hero
today after a lengthy illness. He
was the last survivor of the battle oi
Navarino, fought in 1927, which re-
suited in the destruction of the Turk
ish feet. The admiral was born in
1914 and entered the navy in 1926
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
uneounded Report Causes Death.

New York, Dec 21.-An unfounded
report of the death of her husband,
from whom she had been separated
for three years, has cost the life of
Mrs. Catherine Shaffer at her home in
Union Hill, N. J Shaffer had been
Ill of pneumonia, but was recovering.
A child of the couple who lived with
the Shaffers was told on the street
that he was dead. He ran home and
broke the news. The mother became
hysterical, passed from one convulsion
to another and died in few minutes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
New Yorker Robbed in Europe.

New York, Dec. 21.-John H. Ruther-
ford, well known New Yorker, is
reported to have been robbed Of a
$4,000 letter of credit and $3.50 in cur
rency, while enroute to Paris, accord
ing to Herald dispatch from London.
Rutherford had been visiting in Lon
don and had decided upon a journeg
to Egypt. His loss was discovers
upon arriving in Paris.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
Girl Shoots Her Retraxer.

New York, Dec. 21.--Mary Olah, the
young Hungarian girl who shot Sig
mund Bohn, a waiter, in the cafe Bou
levard early today and then sent two
bullets into her own body, is dead
Before the young woman died she
said that Bohn had betrayed her be
fore she learned that he had a wife
and two children. 1t is believed that
Bohn will recover.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
One Million Christmas Trees.

Burlington, VT. Dec. 21.-More than
one million Christmas trees have been
taken from the sides of the Green
mountains to supply in part the wants
of New York and Boston. Most of
the trees have been cut in the vicinity
Of Heraldville, Mount Holly, Cuttings
Vile and Shrewsbury. Throughout
the rest of the Green mountain range
the trees had been cut in former years
and now Vermont is stated to be prac.
tically destitute of young spruce trees.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
BRIDGE unaafe. Declares Jury.

Charleston, w Va, Dec. 21.-The
coroner's jury in the inquest over the
victims Of the suspension bridge dis.
aster brought in a verdict declaring
that the bridge was in an unsafe con-
dition and that there was gross negli-
gence on the part OF all the officers
of Charleston, but the jury was un-
able to fix the responsibility Of the dis
aster on any particular officer or set
of officials.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22

st. Petersburg, Dec. 21.--While de-
clining to give details, the admirs1ty
admits that the Russian advioes from
Port Arthur sent by General Stoeesel
substantially confirmed the Japanese
advices of the partial wrecking of the
Russian ships in the harbor and the
censor has been instructed to permit
the publication of the dispatches. It
is claimed that several of the larger
ships and respectable number OF tor.
pedo boat destroyers are still sea.
worthy, but they are not being consid,
cred as a factor In the coming fight
between Admiral Togos ships and the
Russian second Pacific squadron.
The reports that a Japanese squad
ron of 40 vessels had already sailed to
meet the second Pacific squadron, Is
regarded at the admiralty here as be.
ing incorrect and circulated for pur'
pose.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
Heousr Gets Six Months n J.iI.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 21.-A sen
tence Of six months IN jail was i'm.
posed today on Charles G.. Porter, the
Roxbury, Mass, man arrested on com
plant of President Hadley of Yale uni
versity. There were six counts against
Porter, one being begging, idleness and
travelling from place to place without
lawful purpose.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
Ten lives Lost In Wreck.

Woods Hole, Mass, Dec. 21.-Mon.
days gale off the southeastern New
England coast left three vessels total
ly wrecked and 16 damaged. 1t is
believed that the entire crew of the
New Jersey schooner Richard s.
Leaning, wrecked on Long Shoal, Nan.
tucket Sound, has been lost. The
crew probably numbered 10 men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
.FIREMEN INJURED
BY GAS EXPLOSION
Cleveland, Ohio, Is Visited By
Big Confagration.
WASHINGTON ALSO HAS A FIRE
Several Hundred Thousand Dollars
Worth of Property Destroyed in Ohio
City, While the Metropolitan Club
House Is Destroyed.

WORM OF properly destroyed IN ONO
City, While the Metropolitan Club
House Is Destroyed.
Columbus, O., Dec. 21.-Fire early
today on High street, near Broad, de-
stroyed $225,000 worth of property and
stocks in the center of the business
district and in an explosion during the
fire five f1remen were more or less In.
ejured.
The fire started in the Mithoff build.
ing on the second floor in the rear OF
the First National bank. The second,
third and fourth floors were occupied
as flats and something like 10 families
reside there, but all were rescued.
The fire then spread into the stores
of Krauss, Butler & Benham Co., the
largest carpet and rug dealers in Ohio.
In the rear of the store were stored
thousands Of dollars worth of mat.
tings and other highly inflammable
material, and II fire went into this
and destroyed it as so much tinder
Ten engines were put to work and
were unable to get control of the
flames, and every engine in the city
was called out.
The fire spread into the building ad.
Joining, occupied by the Wheeler gro
Gerry. In this case it was almost i'm.
possible to cope with the flames as
they were on the top floor and in the
rear, away from high stand and alley
along the Mithoff building.
The firemen carried the hose into
the fourth floor of the new First Ma.
tional bank building and flooded the
Mithoff and Wheeler buildings.
Shortly after the flames had eaten
their way to the front of the Mithof
building the firemen from No. house
entered and worked on the second
floor. Suddenly there was an explo
sion of gas, and the second floor went
down. Firemen Durkin, Owens, Nc
Avoy, Hermann and Freich were in
jured, but not seriously.
The 5-story Mithoff buildig was com.
pletely gutted. The fire was next 70
the new 8-story First National bank
building, but it escaped damage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
Pine Line 1000 Miles Lona.

New York, Dec. 21.-Work has be
gun on the last stage of pipe line
which will convey oil from the fields
Of Indian Territory to the refneries
in Long Island city and Green Point.
Men are now preparing pipes udef
the East river. The line will be 1000
miles long.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
JAPANESE ADMIRAL
MAKES HIS REPORT
Says Cars Ships At Port Ar
thur Badly Damaged.
NEWS FROM NATIONS CAPITALS
Toxic Has Received Report from Man.
churlan Army-St. Petersburg Gets
News From Port Arthur that ls Not
at All Encouraging.

Toxic, Dec. 21.-Admiral Togo who
has personally made a series of obser-
vations of the Russian battleship Sc
vastopol telegraphs to the department
expressing the opinion that the Sevas-
topol is disabled Great weight is at.
tached to Togo's personal observation
and opinion instanced by the fact that
when the Russian battleship Petropov-
lovsk was sunk Togo was one of the
few officers of the entire Japanese
fleet whose eye caught the vision of
speedy disaster.
Commander Yezoe, who was killed
while torpedoing the Sevastopol has
been given other posthumous honors.
The following report on the Man
churia headquarters was received at
1870 o'clock last night and made pub
lie today:
"On Monday at 5 o'clock in the af-
ternoon the enemy's artillery east of
Da mountain bombarded the neighbor.
hood Of Sinminting At o'clock in
the morning Tuesday the enemey's
infantry attacked us south of Pieniu-,
hungapo and at Tasupao. BY o'clock
in the morning he was repulsed 81.
multaneously the enemy's infantry at
tackled Chinshantung Heilintung and
Huangto ad made a most vigorousI
attack in the direction of Chinshan.
tung. The fighting continued an hour
when the enemy was completely rel
pulsed. We had no casualties"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
sIaxs 1ImaeIf and sweetheart.

Victoria. Tex, Dec. 21.--At farm
about miles from here, double
tragedy has been enacted Nell
Stubbs, young farmer, rejected, It
is said, by Miss Julia Mischulka, shot
her to death and then put bullet into
his own brain.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22
An Outdoor INAUGURATION.

Raleigh, N. c., Dec. 21-After q
conference today between Governor
Aycock and Governor-elect Glenn, II
was decided that the latter's inaugura-
ton should occur January IL. The
ceremony will take place outdoors il
the weather permits.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-22

is a treatment which affords a
positive cure for rheumatism and
allied diseases.
Applied externally, it relieves
the pain at once. Taken inter-
nally, it cures permanently by
purifying the blood Of the Tactic
acid which causes the disease.
Anthony Smith, of Mayville, ILL.,,
says: 1T had such severe rheumat-
ic pains in my arm and shoulder
that I could neither work nor sleep
and was fast losing all hope of
cure, when I heard of and tried
Hamlins Wizard Oil, two bottles
of which performed a perfect, per-
manent cure. = Price, 50c and ST..
For sale and recommended by
BY aII..Druggists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
CONFEDERATE VETERAN DEAD.
Funeral Of Capt. John c. Hester Yes
terdaY Afternoon

Funeral services were held yesterday at
St Marks Episcopal Church. corner Of Sd
and A streets southeast over the remains
of Capt. John c. Hester, who died Sunday
last at his home, 425 9th street northeast,
of acute indigestion. Interment was made
in the family lot in Rock Creek cemetery.
The services were conducted by Rev. DR..
William L. De Vries, rector of the church.
The pallbearers were David Anderson, G..
Frank Lippitt, William j. Lewis, Jesse
Powell, DIR. w. II. Atkinson and Henry H
Burwell
Born in Oxford Granville county, N c.,
in 1886. Capt. Hester spent his boyhood in
that town, and later removed to Kittrell,
N. c., where he became widely known as a
tobacco manufacturer. Subsequently he
vile county. He served one term as post
master of Kittrell after the civil war. Dur
ing the war he served in the "Stonewal1
Brigade as captain of the Granville Grays
and was wounded several times. He was
Gen. Stonewal Jackson
For a little over twelve years he had
been resident of Washington, during a
part of which time he was engaged in the
real estate business. ---.,,.
A widow and four children. two SONS and
two daughters. survive him. His elder
son, Rev. St Clair Hester, is rector of the
Church of the Messiah, in Brooklyn, N Y.
His younger son, Joseph F. Hester. is en-
ployed in the patent Office in this city. q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27

Fire destroyed the Goddard storage ware
house in Louisville. KY. entailing losses
upon several wholesalers which aggregate
about s225,O0Q The fire caused a slight
panic among the guests OF the Gait House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
MoRTUARY STATISTICS.
Pneumonia and Consumption Lead List
of Fatal Diseases.

Dr. w. c. Woodward, health officer for
the District in his weekly report Of the
health department. submitted to the Com
missioners today. states that there were 131
deaths In the District Of Columbia during
the week ended on Saturday January %,
1904, which shows a death rate per. 1000
inhabitants of 226. In the previous week
the deaths numbered 145, representing a
death rate of %. and in the corresponding
period of last year ia. with a death rate
of 20.2. OF those who died during the cur
rent week Is were white, with death rate
of 1914, and So were celored. with death
rate of 3o.1. The prevailing causes Of death
were pneumonia. 26: consumption. 81; dis
eases of the heart, IL; diseases of the kid
ney, 10; malignant growths, 6. and apo
plexy, 5. There were deaths due to acct
dents[ from inhalation Of Illuminating gas,
1 from gunshot wound and as the result
of fall.
Typhoid fever still continues to show a
steady decline in the number Of cases, viz.
from A at the close of last report to 36 on
last Saturday, and compares very favor
ably with the corresponding period of last
year, when there were 14S cases under
treatment.
number of cases. there having been Z
cases reported and discharged. leaving IL
cases In all under Observation-Disclosures
in 13 different premises.
Scarlet fever, on the other hand, shows
an increase of cases. Fourteen new cases
were reported and discharged, which
leaves a total of AZ cases under treatment
quarantined in IS premises.
One case of smallpox was discharged as
recovered on the 18th instant. which reduc-
ed the number in the hospital to three. No
new cases developed.
The number of births reported during the
week was 1000 white and so colored.
The weather conditions prevalent during
the week just past were temperature (mean)
81 degrees, relative humidity " and mean
actual barometer 3011. The winds were
northwesterly, averaging 7.3 miles per hour.
reaching on the 18th instant a maximum
velocity of 80 miles. The minimum tenn
perature was degrees on the 10th and the
maximum 62 degrees on the ed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY.
The Anniversary to Be Observed by
American History Club.

Owing to the illness of Major ]. Fl. Slime.
president of the American History Club,
the historical recital of that body scheduled
for last night was postponed. The COM
mittee on the proposed Abraham Lincoln
anniversary memorial services has ar
rarged to hold a public meeting in the
Church of the Reformation, Pennsylvania
avenue, near I'd street southeast, the even
ing of February Il. Lincoln's birthday.
Speaker Cannon and Senators Hanna and
Depew and other distinguished men have
been invited TO speak The principal topic
will be abraham Lincoln; His Life, His
Character, His Work
The committee in charge of the service is
as follows: Capt. Edward NJ Heines. chair
man; Capt. Homer J. Locking, John c.
Foster. Col H. r. Vincent Capt. j. Walter
Mitchell and Major ]. III. Slime, ex-officio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
Alleged to Have Confessed.

Frank Clampitt passed through this city
last night in charge of Constable Ma
thena of Charlestown, W. Va. on his way
from Baltimore to the West Virginia
town. 1t is alleged that he burglarized
the hardware store of L. d. Getzendan-
ner. Fifteen raZors and ten reyolvers
were taken from the store, which was
robbed last week
A message was received in this city to
look out for the burglar. He had offered
a revolver for sale at Point of Rocks and
was said to have started in the direction
of this city. Detectives watched trains at
the "" but the burglar did not appear.
He went to Baltimore instead The pris-
oner is said to have confessed his guilt to
Detective Flannery before he left Baiti-
more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
Back for Ninety Days.

Friends of Barney Hughes, who had not
seem him for many months. failed to recog-
nize him this morning when he appeared in
the dock of Judge Kimball's court and re-
sponded mot guilty. when arraigned on
charge of vagrancy. Barney had full
beard instead of a scrubby mustache, and
his appearance was similar to some of the
Santa Claus pictures that are displayed
during the holiday season.
He has been drunk this week." Police
man Vermillion informed the court, land
I brought him in to get him out of the
cold"
Barney tells me that he Is an inmate of
the almshouse," said Bailin Kendig, land /
see he has on the uniform of that institu-
tion.''
The bafliff also said that Hughes draws
a pension but that all the money he drew
last month has been spent.
HE wants to go back to the home"
'.I'll send him back for ninety days" the
court concluded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27

Harry Klawans, twenty years of age,
was arrested In Chicago charged with being
implicated in the robbery of victims of the
IroQuois Theater Ire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27

Total. $o,6iS;6o9 W
Agreements to repurcfase secured loans hereto
fore negotiated and sold, amounting to $50. $50,
cured by first mortgage real estate. said agree
ments constituting a7coRtiDgent liability
District of Columbia city IF Washington, IS:
I, ]. W. WHELPLEY, treasurer OF the above
named bank do solernnfyo that the above
statement Is true to the bast of my knowledge and
belief J.rW. WHEI4PBEY Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day
Of January. 1904 c.,
ALFRED B, LET, Notary Public D. C.
Correct-Attest: - -
sipi HENRY5F. BIOUNT
,.: A. JAMESE. FITCH, 1..t
II. 4. WILLARD.
g. JOHN f. HERRELI.
- CLARENCE F. NORMENT,
! DANIEL. FRASER, #-f-'f.-'. .ii'
- H.~4tS4&Ft
WM--J.- FLATHER,
L = WARD FH9RON.
whitley DEEBLE.
1t Directors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27

have ever known helped reorganize the
democratic party to rescue 1t from that
doctrine that makes money the master and
all else the servant. I have never regretted
what then did. and I would do it again"
applause continuing until Mr. Bryan raised
both hands and shouted. please let me pro-
ceed.')
mo other thing has brought so much cor
ruption to this country as the theory of
high tariff that permits manufacturers to
write the laws and which has formed a
lobby the like of which is not known in
any other land"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
For Injunction and Accounting.

A suit for injunction and accounting has
been filed in the District Supreme Court by
John H. and Maria L. Martin against the
Washington National Building and Loan
Association and others. The complainants
allege that a deed of trust given by them
to the defendant company has been salts
fed and the company refuses a release.
Attorneys r. b. Dickey and Tracy L. JEFF
fords represent the compliments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27

District of Columbia. county of Washington
l, R. A. CHESTER, cashier OF the above ma med
bank. do solemnly that the above statement
is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
K. 4. CHESTER. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 26th day
of January. 1904. CHARLES R. HARLAN, e
Correct-Attest: Notary Public.
mo. II. MOORE,
N H. SHEA.
CHAS. p. WILLIAMS,
H. BRADLEY DAVIDSON,
W. 4. II. CHURCH.
CHARLES JACOBSEN,
HUGH REILLY,
WALTER r. WILCOX.
1t Directors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
FINANCIAL.

REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF the
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
OF WASHINGTON CITY
At Washington, in the District Of Columbia, ut the
close Of business January %, 1904.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-13
No Substitute Offered

Say what you wNl about druggists
offering something ''just as good" be-
cause it pays better profit, the fact
still stands that ninety-nine out CT a
hundred druggists recommend Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy when the best remedy for
diarrhoea is asked for, and do so be-
cause they know it is the one remedy
that can always be depended upon,
even in the most severe and danger
Gus cases. Sold by A. G. Luken 6
Co., and w. H. Sudhoff, Fifth and
Personally Conducted Tour, Tent City
Main streets.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-08-13
SHAM BATTLE.
At Elwood in Which the Sword Ac-
cidentally Slipped.

Elwood, August 13.-During a
sham duel at the opera house last ev-
ening, where a farce comedy was be-
ing enacted, one of the complaints
lost his grip on his sword and the wea-
pom sped over the footlights and
tsruck Harry GREGG, an usher, who
was sitting on the front row. The
blade penetrated the boys knee, in
ficting serious wound.
The performance was stopped and
the boy was hurried under the stage
to one of the dressing rooms, where
a physician attended him.