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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
Hath His Woe
And Sorrow Now.

John Ferguson, who tried to run
the agency of the Ohio Southern
railro ad at Quincy, and carry a con-
tinuous performance jag at the same
time, winding up by disappearing
with his accounts short, has been
caught. and is incarcerated in our
county Jail. The detectives of the
Company which gave bond for hi,
fidelity traced him through Illinois
and Wisconsin, and caught him al
Milwaukee. His shortage 1t is said
will reach the neighbnrhood of s5eO
One of the sad incidents come ctro
with his disappearance. was, that
his new born babe died the night af
ter his disappearance. The mixed
drinks of Quincy will get anybody
sooner or later. Boys. don't touch 1t
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
Brakeman Crushed.

While the push engine was backing
up behind a freight train, Tuesday
night, TO help the freight over the
Harper hill, it caught Joseph Thomas,
BRAKEMAN between the engine and ca
boose, while he was leaning down from
the platform to make the coupling,
mashing his right arm, and injuring
him internally. He was brought
back here, and attended by DR.. A. L
Buston, and afterwords sent to hi
home in Cleveland.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
LEGAL NOTICE.

cEALED PROPOSALS will be received al
> the Office OF tbs. Clers Of the Village of
West Mansfield. ohio, until l2 o'clock. ncon,
of the frst uay of Aprll. 1904, for the purchase
bonds of the sa'd Village. In the agsre regate
>dm of Eleven Thousand aiI.oO0 olIars.
dated the lst day of ,pri leni. zach of SAID
bonds u be In the denomination OF Tive
Huudrei and r fly (s2J0.0 Dollars. number
ed consecutively from One 10 Forty-four and
made payable IL ord. ~ said numbers. Two
ending Nth the year 1877, and on the trst
of March and September OF each year and
uearing interesi ~ the rate nf four pr cent.
payable semi-annually. issued for the pur-
Village of West Mansfield. ohio and for suo-
ID ying light to said COZ poratinn and the iB-
habitants thereof ann under the authority OF
the laws OF Ohio and Of Section . IS OF the Re
vlsed Statutes OF Ohio and under and In ac-
cnrd nee with a certain Ordinance OF the
said Village EMIT ed, An Ordinance 70 Issue
Bonds r Erecting Ele trio Light Works for
he Village of West Mansfield. ohio, and for
Inhabltants Thereof" passed on the 9Th day
Said bonds will he sold to the highest and
| best bidder for not less than par and accrued
| interest.
All bids must state the number Of bonds bid
| for and the gross amount of bid and accrued
interest TO date nf delivery. All b ds to be
accompani.d q with n c-rtifi check Ia the
sum OF One Hundred u 0n00 DO lars. payable
To the Treasurer of said Village. upnn condi-
tion that 10 the bid Is arc pied the bidder will
| receive and pay for such b ,nds may be Is
| sued as above set 70 tn, said check to be re-
tsined by the Village II said conditi n is moi
| fulflled.
TSs ssy ana "a a.
"Bids for Electric Light Bonds"
4 O. ID. ATKI NSOy. Clerk.
west kansheld, o., RebraAsy n Des-sv
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
The Kind of Men Who
Appreciate the Republican.

A. 8. Watkins, L. L D.. pastor of
the NJ. E. Church In North Baltimore,
in renewing his subscription to the
REPUBLICAN. writes:
C. ID. CAMPBELL.
EDITOR OF Republican, enclose
draft for s2 90 for renewal of paper
We have taken 1t Is years. and hone
we will need IL Is more. Bro. Camp
bell and did not always agree on
politics, but we did agree on thing,
that s. cular paper run by 4 Chris
tian man should be clean, and the
REPUBLICAN has been clean.
A. S. WATKINS.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Lawrence Smith, aged IL years,
died at his home in Urbana, Monday
He was the son of Debby Milliner
Smith, formerly of our city. The
following parties from our city at
tended the funeral, in Urbana
Wednesday: Robert Milliner, Mrs
Cass Millner and daughter, Mrs
Rollo Guthrie and children, Mrs
Alice Guthrie and daughter, Mis-
Anna Dowell, Alonzo w. Oder ant
John A. Shea.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
Bad Manners.

Burglars showed bad manners in
bre1king into Pelham Manor, an
aristocratic school for girls, near New
York, Tuesday night. They secured
quite lot of fine jewelry and money.
Miss Caroline Lawrence, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Lawrence, of our
city, is one of the pupils in the col
lege. Miss May Marquis, Mrs. Leroy
Blessing and Miss Lucille Dunn form
erly attended the school.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
Stock Sale.

1 will sell at public sale at my resi-.
dence two miles southwest of Lewis
town, known as the John Trout farm,
TUESDAY, MARCH !, 1904.
the following stock: Two head of
horses, seven head of cattle and 4;
head of hogs. Sale begins at II
o'clock a. m. MILTON WOLFE.
II. p. RUNYoN, Auctioneer.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
An UnluCky Fall.

Mrs. George W. Smith was going
from the Oak restaurant TO her home
in the Brandon Block Tuesday even
ing a bout nine o'clock when she met
with an accident. Almost at the
foot of the stairway she slipped and
fell on the icy pavement. Both bones
of the left forearm were broken, and
the good woman suffers much pain.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
Can You Guess?

The happiest man in all the town
Wednesday morning was Mr.. W. w.
Riddle, when baby boy came to his
home. Two girls had come before,
but this boy is the first of his kind
and there is none finer in town.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Rev. G. E. Davies has received word
that Rev. l.. NJ Coffman of the Pres
byterian church of Sidney, will be
here to conduct services each even
ing next week at the Presbyterian
church
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Fortunately the greasy, fishy-tast-
Ing part of cod liver oil isn't the part
t1at cures, so that Hagee's CIrdia'
IF Cod LIVER Oil, from which the
greasy, unpleasant part of cod live r
o has been removed, has all tie
good of the oldfashioned article.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Mrs. NJ. G. Custenborder, mother Of
Mrs. Robert Roberts, of our city,
died at her home in Sidney Tuesday,
and was buried yesterday afternoon,
Mrs. Roberts attended her mother
in her last illness, and was at her
bedside when the end came.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Mr.. A. P. Wylie, of Belle Center,
was in the city Wednesday. He
leaves next week for Tennessee where
he has bought nearly a thousand
acres of the finest timber he says he
ever saw. It is located only about
half a mile from the railroad, with
level road out. He will take some OF
his old hands with him, and expects
to get out Dig lot of lumber this
sazs0u
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

The fire department went down
Columbus street, pell NELL Wednes-
day morning, in answer to a call
from Snaps grocery The fire was
in small wareroom at the back of
the building, but like the Russian
FIRE at Port Arthur, it did very little
damage. Admiral Detricksky put
out the conAagration with a bucket
of water before the hosemen got to
the water Plug.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Twenty-three years ago Allen Sny-
der disappeared from St. Johns, Au-
glaize county, and since then his
whereabouts has been an absolute
mystery until yesterday, when he
suddenly turned up at his old haunts.
Mr.. Snyder is engaged in the livery
business near Los Angeles, Cal. and
will visit at his old home for few
weeks
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

The new wheat looks pretty nice,
but the old wheat at sl.00 bushel
looks much nicer to the farmer who
has any on hand.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Did you hear the latest Riddle?
It's boy, and you can hear it a
square when it gets on the high notes.
W. W. is thinking of adding another
W. to his name.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Mr.. Frank Hanger, the twelve year
old SON of Mr.. Charles Hanger, who
was operated on for appendicitis at
the Hamer Hospital, last week, is
doing nicely.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Henry McKinnon sold 100 acres off
the south end of the Horace Brooks
farm, near Huntsville, to Dennis Nc
Kinnon. this week.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Auditor Frank E. Milligan is ready
to pay out the school and township
funds, and the Treasurers are re-
quested to call.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

The Urbana Citizen thinks there is
a movement by Logan county citi-
zens to have the Legislature restore
the body of Simon Kenton to our
county. They needn't be alarmed.
They can go on putting up monu-
ments to Logan county people as long
as they can get any glory out of it.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Mr.. Ellis Williams and family, of
West Liberty, are moving into the
Lesourd house on Mad River street.
near Sandusky avenue.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

John johnson, James Pee bles and
Steele McCracken have completed
the apportionment on the Horton
pike yesterday. The pike is seven
miles long, extending from the Un-
ion county line in Bokescreek town.
ship, westward to the Zanesfield and
Rushsylvania pike, and is estimated
TO cost s24,OOO
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Calling cards. engraved or printed,
with the newest style types, at the
REPUBLICAN office. If
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Mrs. Frank A Pool and Miss Kath-
ryn Barker entertain friends this
evening.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Last week was about the worst one
OF the winter for bad colds. tonsilitis
and snuffies.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Cleveland parties will build an
Episcopal church in Marysville.
There's hope for the folks over there
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Mrs. Margaret Fensel. one of the
oldest and best known pioneer citizens
of Union county, died Tuesday night
at the advanced age nf 81 years.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Elmer Derr, stonographer, sued
Robert Young for s75 services as
stenographer. Bob is hard one to
beat in law suit, but Derr won for
wonder
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Services at the Lutheran church
this evening.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
LOCAL BREVITIES

Get your letter heads printed at
the REPUBLICAN office.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Get your sale bills at the REPUBLI
CAN office. The. free notice in the
p lper brings more people than the
bills.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

A special grand jury will be con-
veued next Monday to consider the
case Of Jason Cole, forgery and John
Ferguson, embezxlement-
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

The southeastern part of Urbana
was flooded Tuesday and many OF the
inhabitants were compelled to
abandon their homes. An army OF
muskrats have been at work in the
banks of the factory pond and the
banks of the pond gave way, the
water flooding that end Of Urbana.
Editor Warrington thought Possum
Run had gone on rampage, and aew
TO the mountains of Hepsidam tc
escape the wrath of the stream hs
has abused 50.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Get your visiting cards at the RE
PUBLICAN office.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

A dispatch from Marysville says
that T. G. C. McCalla, of Bellefon-
taine, rector Of St. Mary's Episcopal
mission in this city, made the an
nouncement there that one of the
Episcopal churches in Cleveland had
started a building fund for the pur-
pose of providing a church for the
Marysville mission A suitable site
will be purchased in the near future
and the edifce constructed. probably
this summer
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Esquire L. W. Fawcett has purchas-
ed two lots in Hoge's addition from
NJ. McAdams.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

West Liberty is going to organize
a Commercial Club Wednesday.
NarchS
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

At the meeting of the Commercial
Club Thursday evening action was
taken in the matter of proper safe
guards at the several railroad cross
jngs iu the village, the club request
ing Mayor Bower to take up the mat
ter with the Big Four Company.
The feasibility of getting a factory
here to make cement books and
bricks was also discussed, and also
matters of general interest to the
| VILLAGE. The Commercial Club will
| certainly be d factor in the prosper
Ity of Rushsylvania. Watch US grow
-Rushsylvania Record.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Milt. Patrick, John Wirick and Jas.
McLease have completed the appor-
tionment on the Wade pike. The
pike failed TO sell yesterday
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
Wade Pike Failed to Sell.

Engineer Wonders offered the
Wade pike, one and sixteenth miles
long, for sale, yesterday afternoon.
There were plenty of bidders, includ-
ing some from Shelby and Union
counties, but all bids we're rejected.
The estimated cost was So COO but
the lowest bid was $1,000. The bids
were as follows: Strain 81 MoGinnis
"a. l7s. so; Miller s. Bennett s4s2s 40;
John Levally s45OO.OO; L. A. Harvey
"A. 900 90: w, w. Morhn, "a, ,e68.50.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-29
RIGHT OF SEIZURE RECOGNIZED
DR.. Burgess of Columbia University
on the Law of Nations.
MONTPELIER.

MONTPELIER, VT, July 2S.-In
regard to the international law gov
erning the seizure of ships by Russia
In the Red Sea, the right of search
and seizure Of contraband articles and
the status of Russian converted cruis-
ers in the passage of the Dardanelles,
j. w. Burgess, professor of political
scienc" in Columbia University, whO IS
passing the summer in this city, is
quoted as saying:
Contraband OF war may be seized by the
regularly commissioned war vessels Of a bel
ligerent power upon merchant vessels carry
ing the flag of neutral powers when in course
OF transportation TO the other belligerent, pro-
vided the search and seizure be not made in
neutral1zed waters in waters under the
Jurisdiction of a neutral power
Right OF search by the said regularly
mssioned war vessels Of a belligerent power
OF merchantmen under the flag Of neutral pow
ers is an established right. Some OF the
continental European nations have sought to
modify this practice by placing merchantmen
carrying a neutral flag under convoy OF a
warship of the neutral power and holding that
the assurance given by the commander of the
neutral warship that there was no contraband
articles any OF the vessels under convoy
should waive the right Of search. but England
has never assented to this.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-29
United States Addresses Inquiry to St.
Petersburg on the Subject of
Ship Seizures.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 2s.-The
United States is preparing to take a
strong position for the protection OF
neutral ships carrying American car
goes. This is indicated by the fact that
the United States made an official in
quiry of Russia regarding the British
steamship Ardova, seized by the vol
unteer fleet vessel Smolensk in the Red
Sea, which had American Government
stores on board. The Ardova had al
ready been released when the inquiry
was made. To-day the Foreign ONCE
received a communication from the
United States asking whether the Ar
dova, a British ship chartered by an
American company, had been released,
and adding that according to lnforma-
tion in possession of the United States
Government the steamship Arabia s
cargo was bound for Hongkong. While
the communication did not take the
form of a protest 1t is believed that un-
less the Arabia be released formal
protest will be lodged. The Government
could only reply that it was completely
without information, the Arabia not
yet having arrived at Vladivostok
whittier it was reported she had been
sent in charge of a prize crew.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The State
Department has addressed itself to the
Russian Government through Spencer
Eddy, American Charge at ST. Peters,
burg, on the subject Of the seizure of
the cargo of the Arabia by the Vladi-
vostok squadron.
The Hamburg American Company,
owner of the ship, undoubtedly will ap-
peal to the German Government to Sc
cure the release Of it's ship and COM
pensation for the delay in her cruise
and other items of loss.
It is deemed highly desirable to take
conservative action and. above all, to
avoid. increasing the irritation aroused
in shipping circles over the recent seiz-
ures and sinking Of vessels. Therefore
Eddy, it is understood, has been in
structed to make some very moderate
representations to the Russian Govern
ment, and these may be strengthened
later If deemed expedient.
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-29

tlce is that any ship reasonably sus-
pected OF carrying contraband of war
should De taken by the belligerent to
one OF It's own ports and It's trial should
take place before the prize court by
which the case is to be determined
Ihe Premier continued: More seri-
Gus than the others is the case of the
Knight Commander If, as our infor-
nation leads US to. fear she was sunk
oy cruiser of the Vladivostok squad
ron on the ground that she carried con-
tfaDand OF war, in our view this was
entlrely contrary to the practice Of ma
tlons In war time, and we have earnest
~ pressed our view on the Russian
Government"
In conclusion, Balfour said:
cannot help feeling that there is
some Misrepresentation regarding the
DUTY incumbent upon neutrals. l have
so Tar only stated what we believe to
De the duties and obligations of bellig-
erentS, and these duties, to the best Of
our apl1t1es, we mean to see carried
into erect, but the belligerent of to-
DAY is the neutral of tomorrow. There
are duties incumbent upon neutralS
winch must be borne in mind by the
ship owners of the country. 1t is un-
doubtedly the duty of p captain of q
neutral ship to stop when summoned
to stop by a cruiser of belligerent and
to allow, without difficulty, his papers
to he examined. That obligation on
neutrals we have Systematically, con-
sistently and sternly enforced when we
nave been belligerents and ii would not
become us to minimize that duty"
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-29
NO DANGER OF A RUPTURE.
Tension Between Great Britain and
Russia Has Diminished.

LONDON, July 2S.-The tension in
the Russo British relations has been
relaxed and no rupture is now proba-
BILE. Count Benckendorff, the Russian
ambassador to Great Britain, informed
Lord Lansdowne this morning that If
Russia had committed a wrong she
was ready and willing to make full
reparation, but before any action
could be taken in the Knight Com
mander case the Russian Government
must have the opportunity of receiving
the report Of the commander Of the
Vladivostok squadron.
Lord LansdoWne was not disposed to
unduly press the subject and promised
to wait a reasonable time.
1T developed to-day that the United
States is depending on Great Britain
to obtain compensation for the loss of
the Knight Commanders cargo. 1t is
the custom for ship owners to be re-
sponsible for cargoes, and, therefore,
the American claim is to- be made to
the owners Of the Knight Commander,
who. of course, are British, and who
in turn, will make a claim to the Brit
ish Government.
While Russia is willing to make full
reparation if any wrong has been done
in the case of the knight Commander,
Count Benckendorff, in conversation
with Lord Lansdowne, made no admis-
sion that the commander Of the Vlad-
iVostok squadron had violated interna-
tional law in sinking the vessel. Ac-
cording to the Russian view, it was the
duty of the commander to destroy any
supplies believed to be on the way to
Japanese ports, and it is added that
the papers he took from the Knight
Commander before she sank will estab-
lish whether her cargo contained con-
traband. AS stated here, the whole
Russian case will rest on this point.
In the House Of Commons this after
noon Premier Balfour said the acute
stage Of the Red Sea incidents had
passed. He laid down the British view
that no belligerent warship could issue
from the Black Sea and that the volun-
teer fleet vessels, in issuing therefrom,
if they took belligerent action. either
had no right to issue or to take such
| action. The strongest possible excep-
tion had been taken to the seizure of
the Malacca on the foregoing ground,
| the Premier added. The Russian Gov
ernment had met the British contention
in regard to this particular incident
AS to the knight Commander case,
the Government had earnestly and per
sistently protested that the sinking of
that vessel was contrary to the ac-
cepted practice of nations.
Balfour assumed a serious tone as he
referred to the Knight Commander.
There are, am sorry to say said
the Premier, 'other questions not con-
nected with these incidents at all which
must cause some discussion between
| the two governments, and, like all dis
cussions between governments, there
may be legitimate cause for anxiety
We hold that it is not proper that on
the authority of the captain of a cruiser
goods alleged to be cOntraband Of war
should be taken from a merchant ship
without trial"
This statement by the Premier was
greeted with an outburst of cheers.
The proper course continued Bal
four, according - international prac-
The San Francisco call., 1904-07-29
WILL RUN THE GAUNTLET.
Steamship Aragonia Sails From Port
land With Contraband Cargo.

PORTLAND, Or. July 2S.-The
Portland and Asiatic Company's
steamship Aragonia sailed this after
noon for the Orient, carrying a general
cargo.
The most important consignment on
the Aragonia is a shipment of $4,000
barrels of flour, valued at $203, 200.
The bulk of the flour goes to Hong
kong, but there are $500 barrels for
Yokohama, 1850 barrels for Kobe,
1000 barrels for Moji, 1875 barrels ror
Shanghai and 500 barrels for Naga-
saki. The vessel also carries a guam
tity of structural iron for Kobe and
thirty-seven car bodies for Yokohama.
Three per cent being asked by the
insurance companies to cover war
risks, no insurance was taken out on
the Aragonia's cargo, shippers pre-
ferring to wait for a decline in the
rate. The fact that the steamship
Arabia, also of the Portland and
Asiatic line, was captured by the
Vladivostok squadron last week has
not deferred the company and the Ara
gonia was dispatched with orders to
follow her usual route.