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PENALTY $50.
For Union Man Making an In
dividual Contract.

Cincinnati, o.. Jan. 2O.-The conven-
ton of the Boot and Shoe Workers In
ternational union today directed Pres
ident Tobin to send telegram to Pres
ident John Mitchell, at Indianapolis,
thanking the United Mine Workers for
their support of the union stamp on
boots and shoes. It was decided that
the new reinstatement fees and all
other constitutional amendments would
be effective March 1. Constitutional
amendments were adopted making
makers and other Independent unions
ineligible to local or general offices,
or as delegates to the conventions of
the boot and shoe workers union and
making the penalty $50 for any union
worker making any individual con-
tract.
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know I have not consciously sought
their approval.
LEGTTIMATE COMBINATION NOT


w E(ONNT.
"I am not opposed to legitimate or
ganization and combination For the
great work of the nation must be con-
Quoted along the lines of extensive
combination enterprises. Our nation
is itself a governmental combination,
gaining strength and efficiency by unit
ing many states in one grand union
for the benefit and protection of all
(not for the benefit of a few and safe
guarding with especial care the inter-
ests of the weak
E To-day I talked to an old gentleman
recently arrived from Atlanta. He said
that when he first made that journey
from Atlanta to New York so years ago
he changed cars IA times, rechecked
baggage that number of times and only
reached New York after a week of
travelling.
obviously, a combination in rail
roading enabling the citizen to travel
that distance in one day without
changing cars and at half the cost Is
an improvement. 1t is benefit to the
entire popula esOn, as well as a source
of great and legitimate profit to the
few whose executive ability and fore
sight bring about the combination.
In other words, am in favor or or
ganization and combination whenever
the people are allowed to participate
fully in the economies and advantages
which result from combination. 1 am
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If the Curtis Walker side should get
all OF them and the other side should
get only what they believe they are
certain of no matter what happens,
Broderick and Thompson would win in
the county convention by one vote.
The Observation-Disclosures side be-
lieves, however, that it has a good
chance to win at least half of the II
doubtful ones, and of course there is
the possibility of a mistake in count
ing 81 sure their way, but at the worst
it looks decidedly as though the Brod-
Thompson side will have a good
majority in the county convention. Bro
derrick and Thompson will not be sat
isfied with a bare majority, however.
They want to win in a decisive manner
and are therefore keeping up the con-
fest
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HUSTLED BY FIRE.
Two Hundred Theatrical People
Driven Into the Streets.
Electric Wire Starts Blaze in
ihe Grand Palace Hotel.
PANIC WAS IMMINENT.
Mad Rush for Windows and
Fire Escapes.
Women Were Preparing to
Jump When Help Arrived.
Few of the Guests Took Time to
Dress Themselves.
9ANIC WAS IMMINEN T.

Chicago, Jan. 20.-Ill fortune of the
Chicago theatrical people during the
last few weeks was again in evidence
at fire in the Grand Palace hotel, In
diana and Clark streets, early today,
nearly 200 members of theatrical troupes
being driven into the street by the
flames. 1t was with difficulty that a
panic was averted and the frightened
men and women assisted from the
structure in safety.
The fire originated on the second floor,
supposedly from crossed electric wires
and was carried quickly up the elevator
shaft by a draught to the top floor.
Joseph Northrop a guest of the hotel.
saw the smoke in the shaft and ran
downstairs in the rear of the building
to notify the night clerk The clerk
Immediately started awakening the
guests and Northrop stepped into the
elevator, ran upward through the
smoke and flames and helped arouse the
guests on the top floor.
The halls were soon filled with ex-
cited men and women. The cooler
guests were compelled to force them
back from the windows and fire es-
capes, toward which rush was being
made. A number of women were pre-
pairing to jump from the windows when
work of rescuing. The women were led
to a rear stairway down which they
escaped through the smoke that was
pouring upwards from the lower floors.
Miss Louise Mitchell, who had been
hemmed in by the fire, was rescued by
the firemen and taken down a fire es-
cape Few of the guests had time to
dress, but a number of women had
thought of their theatrical wardrobes
and stood shivering in the lower halls
of the building holding some gaudy
decoration of gauze and tinsel. The fire
was extinguished quickly after the
guests had been taken from the build
ing.
Dickey estate. It is a six-story brick
building, well provided with fire es-
capes The damage to the structure
was about $4,000. This is the second
fire in the building in the last two
weeks The first fire started from a
lighted cigarette thrown on the hall
carpet on the third floor.
| Almost all the guests at the hotel are
members of theatrical companies
stranded in Chicago.
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CABINET DINNER.
General Payne's the Largest
Ever Given in Washington.

Washington, Jan. 20.-The cabinet
dinner given by Postmaster General
Payne and Mrs. Payne last night was
the largest function of that character
ever given in Washington, as in addi-
ton to the president and Mrs. Roose-
velt there were about 40 guests. For
the first time this season, the entire
cabinet circle was represented, the
company including President and Mrs.
Roosevelt and cabinet Justice and Mrs.
Holmes, Senator and Mrs. Aldrich,
Senator Allison, Senator and Mrs. Wet
more. Senator and Mrs. Hanna, Senator
and Mrs. Scott, Senator and Mrs.
Quarles, Senator Warren, General Cor
bin and Commanded Cowles and Mrs.
CoWles
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First Skirmish of First District
Battle.
WaIker-Gurtis and Thompson
Broderick the Champions.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM 1T.
Rock Island Working Hard to
Sustain Walker.
Mr.. Bailey's Interests Cast With
Thompson BrOderick.

HoIton, Kan. Jan. 20.--The first hard
battle of the campaign of 1904 in Kan
sas will be settled in the Republican
primaries in this. Jackson, county, on
Friday. It is a battle which is being
watched from all over the state, and
much depends upon its outcome. If
one side wins it means the retirement
of A D. Walker, member of the board
of railroad commissioners, after Jan
uary. 1905. and it will be a hard blow
to Congressman Charles Curtis 1t will
mean that Judge Case Broderick of this
place will stand an excellent show of
being sent back to Washington to rep
resent the First congressional district
in congress, as he did before he was
defeated by Mr.. Curtis six years ago
at the now famous Horton convention.
If the other side wins, it will be
victory for Walker and the Rock ISL
and railroad interests, which are cen
tered in Mr.. Walker, and it will greatly
aid Mr.. Curtis in his fight for renom-
nation 1t is commonly understood,
also that if Walker wins, the state del
egation from Jackson county will be
against Bailey. If w. A. Thompson.
Walkers opponent. wins, Jackson
county will have a Bailey delegation at
Wichita
Today both sides are claiming the
victory, but a careful canvass of the
situation indicates that Broderick and
Thompson will win. Their friends say
the only thing they have to fear is the
use of money between now and the
time the primaries are held. 1t is as
serted that large sums have already
been sent into the county and that it
is now being sent out to the various
precincts which are doubtful. and this
is what the Broderick and Thompson
III IN
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AFTER BIG FELLOWS.
Truth About Naturalization
Frauds Is Promised.

ST. Louis. Jan. 2O-Adolph Fein, for
mer vice president of the Hebrew JEFF
ferson club, now a convict in the Mis-
souri, penitentiary under a sentence OF
five years for completely in the natural-
ization frauds, appeared before the fed
eraI grand jury today. Before entering
the grand jury chamber Fein said.
'Ill tell the grand jury who the fell
lows were behind those frauds, and they
are big fellows too. When I was indict-
ed my friends said they would come to
the front for me, and I made up my
mind to keep my mouth shut. but they
deserted me. I viii give I'D everything
know
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In Holton the Broderick-Th Thompson
FORCES concede one ward, the Third, to
Walker and Curtis, but they believe
they will carry the other two. Each
ward has ten delegates. Two precincts
which the Observation-Disclosures side be-
lieved to theirs two weeks ago are now
counted as doubtful, but on the other
hand they have made inroads into sew
eral precincts which were against them
two weeks ago.
One of these precincts which was for
merly counted for Broderick and Thomp-
son, which is now placed in the doubt
full column, is Jefferson, in the north
part of the county. In this township is
the little station of Ontario on the
Kansas City-Northwestern. The farm
ers around this station have been ask
ing the board of railroad commissioners
to compel the railroad company to main
tain agent and operator there, and
J. G. SloneckeF, Mr.. Curtis Shawnee
county manager, is referee in the case.
Mr.. Slonecker has made several trips
to Ontario and it is reported that he
has stated that if Walker is reelected
on the railroad board Ontario will get
the agent all right. Word has reached
the Broderick-Thompson forces that this
has made that township doubtful and
that it is liable to go for Walker and
Curtis, solely on the issue of getting an
agent.
If Mr.. Slonecler made this sort of a
promise it is a rather serious matter.
He is not the referee of the railroad
commissioners but of the supreme court
of the state of Kansas. There is mis-
apprehension about the matter here.
The case is entirely out of the hands of
the railroad commissioners, and Mr..
Walker has no power in it whatever.
1t is now for the supreme court to
act upon. The railroad commissioners
have ordered the company to maintain
an agent there, but the company re-
1 fuses, and a mandamus suit is now
pending in the supreme court, brought
/ by the attorney general, to compel the
/ company to obey the order. 1t is in this
suit that Mr.. Slonecker was appointed
referee to take testimony, and upon his
report depends the action of the su-
preme court. Therefore if it is true
that he has promised to see that the
suit goes against the railroad company,
! on condition that Walker is reelected,
| it is a serious matter
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Another precinct which is counted
doubtful with the chances most favor
able to the Walker-Curtis crowd, is
Whiting. Walker is not popular at
Whiting, but Curtis is extremely popu-
lar there, and it is expected that Curtis
will be able to pull Walker through.
Whiting and Jefferson each have eight
delegates in the county convention 1t
is reported that $500 was sent out to
Jefferson last night
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HEARST SLOGAN.
Candidate for the Presidency
Sounds His Battle Cry.
Makes Clear Issues on Which
Campaign Will Be Fought.
TRUSTS PARAMOUNT.
He Regards These as the Root
of All Evil.
Responsible for Labor Troubles
and Other Ills.
TRUSTS PARAMOUNT.

Chicago, Jan 20.-A Tribune special
from Washington says:
W. r. Hearst, owner of the New York
Journal, the Chicago American, the San
Francisco Examiner, and the Los An
geles Examiner, and candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomination, to-
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HoltOn is the home of A. D. Walker,
who has been a member of the board of
railroad commissioners ever since the
present railroad law was passed. 1t is
generally understood that he represents
the Rock Island Interests on the board.
In fact, his son is an attorney in the
legal department of the Rock Island
company Mr.. Walkers present term
will expire in April, but that fact is not
worrying him, as the present executive
council is practically sure to re-elect
him. The term for which Mr.. Walker
is now running is the one that will be-
gin in January 1D15, at which time the
board which will be elected by the peO-
pie next fall will take their offices. Mr.
Walker has already been in the office
about three years. He is sure of an
other year, and if he should be elected
again next fall it would give him six
years in the office.
Opposed to Mr.. Walker is w. A
Thompson, who is now serving his Sec
ond term as county treasurer of Jack
son county He became a candidate for
railroad commissioner some time ago.
and both he and Mr.. Walker have
thoroughly canvassed the county The
primaries on Friday will eliminate one
OF them from the race.
Intermingled with the railroad COM
missioner contest is the First district
congressional fight. Judge Case Rrod-
erlck, who has lived in Holton almost
generation and who for some time
was congressman from this district de-
clded short time ago to ask for me
congressional nomination this wear
against Congressman Curtis Mr. Walk
er is tied up with the Curtis Organiza-
tloh IN the state, so that his success
means the defeat of Broderick On the
other hand, the success of Frederick
means that the delegation to the state
convention will be for Thompson for
I1liiodu rIni, commissioner. Broderick
" w aIKer and Thompson are therefore
thg re-. central figures in the contest.
me Curtis people are making their
usut tnrough Walker to a great ex-
tent Walker is directing the cam
palgn ana the Curtis organization. if
Is aldeged, Is furnishing the ''sfnews of
war. And from reports that are made
tnere IS considerable amount of
The primaries which will be held Fri
uay Will elect delegates to the county
convention which will be held on neSt
Iuesday, and this county convention
VIII elect delegates to the state and
congressional conventions.
There will be 127 delegates in The
county convention, coming from % prs-
clhcts. Two weeks ago a poll Showed
la tlldO bIooerlck and Thompson would
get oV OF these, Curtis and Walker
would get 80, and that there were 81
doubtful Since then both sides have
been hard at work. Both Thomson
and Walker have thoroughly canvassed
the county and are still at it. Yester-
day they were both in Washington
township IN the last two weeks sew
erai changes have been made on both
sides Today it is estimated that
Broderlck and Thompson have 64 votes
sure, Walker and Curtis have II. and
there are &c doubtful for which. it is
DeheVeo both sides have an even show
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Weather Indications

Chicago, Jan. 20.-Forecast for Kansas:
Snow tonight and Thursday, except rain
in the southeast portion; colder in east
portion; brisk rortherly winds.
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Temperatures of Large Citi, 5,

Chicago. Jan. 20-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York Is; Boston Is; Phila-
delphia Is; Washington %; Chicago 80;
Minneapolis 6; Cincinnati 46; St. Louis
"a.
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The anti-Bailey movement is cutting
little figure in Jackson county. except in
few localities. Each side has gained
candidacy of e. w. Hoch for governor.
The movement has worked both ways.
so that the result is about a standoff.
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The snap convention which was called
by the Curtis congressional committee
has considerably handicapped Judge
Broderick in his congressional candidacy
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Continued on Sixth Page.)
Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06

mander of the rifle artillery battalion
were killed in the fighting at Hama
tan.
1T seems that the enemy was en-
tirely routed by our attack, because
since yesterday many have come in and
surrendered. Our prisoners include 80
officers, 20 Of whom are wounded, and
300 men. 100 of whom are wounded.
"A preliminary report from the chief
surgeon of the first Japanese army
shows that we had 79S men killed and
wounded. These casualties are divided
as follows: The imperial guards, 132;
second division. $50, and third divi-
sion, 316"
Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06

charge, covering a frontage Of four
miles, it drove the Russians from Cliu
Tien Cheng and the heights on the
right bank Of the Iho or Aida river,
which enters the Yalu from the north
almost opposite Win. The japanese
turned the LETT flank of the Russian
position. and in tire battle yesterday
they swept away the new front inter
posed by the Russians to check their
onward movement.
The japanese losses were T9S killed
and wounded. They captured IS quick
fire guns, 80 officers ard 300 mon.
General Kuroki began the movement
on Tuesday by ordering a detachment
of the imperial guards division to
seize the Island of Kurito, wAicn is in
the Yalu above Win. and a detach-
ment of the second division to seize
the Island OF Kinteito, which is sit
uated below Wiju The detachment OF
the imperial guard met with some re-
sistance. but it succeeded in clearing
the enemy out and occupied Kurito
island. The Russians abandoned the
Island Of Kinteito when attacked by
the detachment of the second division.
The 18th division of the japanese
army was chosen to make the first
crossing of the Yalu. 1t began its
preparations on Friday by driving the
Russians from their position on the
bank of the river opposite Suikochin,
which is eight miles above Win, and
the point selected for the crossing.
This division constructed a pontoon
bridge over the river and at o'clock
Saturday morning it began crossing.
The entire division passed over the
river during the day, and by o'clock
Saturday evening it was in the posi-
ton assigned to it for the battle OF
Sunday.
A bridge across the main stream OF
the Yalu just above Win was com,
Melted at s o'clock Saturday night, and
the second japanese division and the
imDerial guards Immediately began
crossing. They advanced and occu
MED the hills back of the Kosan' rae
ing the Russian position on the righ'
hank of the river. All through Satur
dav night regiment after regiment ol
JaDanese soldiers poured across the
| bridge and at a late hour Saturday
! niebt General KuroH telegraphed t1
the general staff of the army: i VII
attack the enemy on May at dawn.
True to his promise, General kuroK
at DAYLIGHT Yesterday centered all MS
| artillery on the Russian position ne
tween Chiu Tien Cheng and Yosho"o
To this fire the Russians made reply
with all their batteries.
At o'clock in the morning th'
Russian battery at Yoshoko was 81
lenced. and half an hour later Genera
Kuroki ordered his lines, stretching
for four miles, to attack. The Japa
nese infantry. cn the word Oh com
mand. charged across the lho' wadin'
that stream breast deep ana Desai
storming the heights at 8,l5
At Q o'clock they had swept the Hus
sian line hack across the plateau.
Ats o'clock Sunday evening the Jap
anese army held line extending iron
Antung northwesterly to Laukuku' AM
running from there in a northeastern.
direction to Mishukau.
A Russian officer who was Iahei
Drisoner said that the effect OF Tn
Japanese artillery fire on SATURDAY an
Sunday was enormous.
Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06
offered Stubborn Resistance.

Toxic. May A supplemental re,
port was received here from General
Kurolli. It is dated yesterday ana
says; 4,,b
yesterday the enemy offered a STUD
horn resistance against our pursuit.
adding about 300 to our casualties ! ne ne
enemy stood with resolution until thelr i
artillery. consisting of two batteries
lost the majority of its men and horses'
Thev then broke the breeches' anu
closing the apparatus OF their guns
hoisted the white flag.
According to a captured Russian o., OIL
Acer Major General Kashtalinsky'
commander of the third East Siberian
rifle brigade; the colonels OF tne I'm
and 18th rife regiments, and the coln-
Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06
MURDER sTlRs MAHANoY CITY
Killing Of Philadelphia Girl Remains
Deep Mystery.

Deep Mystery
Mahanoy City, Pa, May 4.-Ihe MUIR
der Of Lillian Humes, the 11-year-old
philadelphia girl, at the Mahanoy City
company's reservoir Monday evening
has stirred this city and vicinity. Dep
utv Coroner DR.. George w. Reese, ac-
companied by several other physicians,
visited the scene of the tragedy, and
though they went over the ground in
detail and piled the family with ques-
tions. little additional light was shed
on the mystery. The double-barreled
shot gun and the empty shells wnlch
if contained, Humes says. belonged 10
him. He says ne had no knowledge Oh
Tillian's presence in the house until
ba returned from work at 5 o'clock and
found her dead upon the kitchen floor
with the top of her head blown away
His wife and two children, he says
we're absent from the home also. Moth
ing has been heard of the bloody-taced
foreigner seen hurrying from the scene
shortly before the tragedy was discov-
cred. -, -,
The coroner's inquest will be held
on Friday.
Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06
FAILED TO BLOCK PORT ARTHuF
Eight Jap Fireships and Two Torpedo
Boats Sunk In Harbor.

BOATS 0Qflk lN lIdIBOla
Port Arthur. May t. - A Japanese
squadron. under Admiral Togo, appear
ed off Port Arthur after daybreak yes
terday and engaged the forts and war
ships.
Thirty Japanese prisoners have been
captured
At 1 o'clock in the morning five Jap
anese torpedo boats We're sighted, and
the Russian land batteries, the gun
boat Giliak and the coast defense yes
sells Gremiaschi and Ovashni opened
fire and compelled them to retire. I'M
mediately afterwards other japanese
ships were sighted on the horizon.
They were headed by fireship, which
was sunk near the entrance OF the
harbor at 1.2O a. m.
After an interval of % minutes two
more freships came on and were sent
to the bottom.
At 2.25 two more fireships approach
ed. Three of these blew up on our
mines. Two Of these sank Immediately
and the other two fireships were sunk
by the batteries and warships.
The protected cruiser Asked partici-
patcd in the firing.
Fifteen minutes later three more fire
ships arrived. One OF them blew up on
a mine, the second vessel was wrecked
on the shore. and the third was sunk
by the Russian shells. The crews OF
the freships tried to save themselves
by beats, in which they put out to sea.
A majority Of them were killed by the
Russian machine guns and rifles. Some
of the survivors We're picked up.
At daybreak a number of Japanese
were seen clinging to the masts and
tunnels Of the suuken vessels, and
these were rescued by the Russians.
Thirteen of the wounded Japanese have
since died. The Russians supplied the
survivors with food and clothing, and
the wounded were taken to the hospital
ship Mongolia.
Many dead bodies were seen floating
outside the harbor These We're col
lccted by the Russians, who bronghi
them ashore and buried them.
During the morning 10 of the en-
emy's torpedo boats remained In the
offng and were fired on at long range
At $50 o'clock it was signalled that
there was a Japanese fleet in the vi
cinity. and that two Of the enemy.
launches had been run ashore.
The town is quiet. Large crowds
watched the operations with great in
terest. Grand Duke Boris arrived heri
| last evening.
Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06
400 A4ohinese Killed.

Amsterdam, May A dispatch to
the Handelsblad from Batavia java
saws that Dutch column captured the
Atcbinese position at Tjantoe, after a
desperate fight, in which 100 Atchinese
we're killed. The Dutch casualties
we're seven men killed and five officers
and 3S men wounded.
Milford chronicle., 1904-05-06

The dislillers of peach and apple
brandy in Kent and Sussex counties
are making extensive preparations for
the seasons work. The outlook for
the peach and apple crop is very fav-
Orable