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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-06-02
Seven Freight and Coal Piers of
the ID. l.. 4 w. Road I'm Jer.
sey City Destroyed.
LOSS IS FIVE MILLION DOLLARS.
From 80 to 200 Small Boats and a
Number of Freight and Coal
Cars We're Burned.
Crossed Electric Wires in New Orleans
caTsed a Property Loss In Whole
sale District Estimated at Half
q Million Dollars.

New York, May 30.-Seven freight
and coal piers of the Delaware, Lack
awanna & Western railroad in Jersey
City were destroyed by fire that start
ed about 8 o'clock Sunday afternoon
in pier 12 on which lot of barrels OF
oil were stored. The flames spread
rapidly. Pier ~ was 500 feet long and
was soon ablaze its entire length and
the firemen who were trying to fight
the fire from the shore were able to
accomplish but little.
The flames swept across to pier II
and beyond, being finally checked at
pier 3, which is a new coal trestle
steel framed and iron clad. Here the
firemen and fire boats made desper
ate stand and stayed the advance OF
the fire until the burning piers crum
bled and fell into the water Although
there was but little .wind. sparks fell
all along the water front for the better
OF mile, endangering the Lackawan
ma depot and even the Hamburg Amer
lean line and Bremen line piers. where
the firemen were kept busy playing
streams of water upon the buildings
and over the ships at their docks.
The building of the Hoboken Coke
Co, five blocks from the main fire
was set abaze by burning brands but
the fremen responded quickly and the
building was only slightly damaged.
A number of canal boats and several
tugs were burned, the loss of small
boats being variously estimated at
from 80 to 200
Piers II and l2 were full OF general
merchandise. Piers I, s, 8 and 10 were
used for coal and pier 6 was a grain
loading pier. The total loss is esti'
mated at s5,000.000.
New Orleans. May 3O.--h fire caused
by crossed electric wires did about
half million dollars damage Sunday.
The Louis II. Rice saddlery factory,
the Simmonds Manufacturing Co. and
the Meig, Brady & Lincoln wooden.
ware establishment were destroyed
and half dozen others damaged. The
fire was in the heart of the wholesale
district and was well fought. being
stopped short of two oil companies and
several big drug establishments. In
surance s350,000.
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To Amalgamate Churches.

Washington, May 27.-The Method.
ist Protestant conference Thursday
night adopted a partial report Of is
committee providing a method Of
union Of the Methodist Protestant
church, the Congregationalists and the
is proposed, whose conclusions, II
agreed upon By the three denomina.
tions represented, contemplates the
amalgamation of these three churches
considerably earlier than in the plan
originally proposed.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-06-02
CONVENTION OF ARMeNIANs.
Delegates From All Parts Of the Unit
ed States Present.

Boston, May 30.-A convention Of
Armenians, attended by delegates from
all sections Of the United States where
there are Armenian colonies, opened
here Sunday. The object of the con-
vention is to form an organization to
promote the general welfare of Arme-
mans In this country. Bishop Havseh
Saradjlan was chosen temporary chair
man. An effort will be made to have
the organization adopt petition to be
presented to the international peace
congress setting forth the condition Of
Armenia for amelioration through the
enforcing of existing treaties.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-06-02

David Jones, D. r. Raust. u. J. John.
son, j. A. Fogle, NJ. b. Excel.
The new state central committee IL
as follows, the two members from
Cleveland. Salen and Madigan. being
re-elected:
w. J. McDevitt, Henry Ketler, Theo.
dore II. Lienesch, Val Lee. A. P. San
dies, H. A. Rice, w. L. Finley, w. p.
Gordon, James I. German, v. G. Low
cry, c. G. Philbrick, John e. Diemer,
Frank Harper, Benjamin J. Mckinney,
Thurman Spriggs, w. p. Albertson, d.
ID. Kirby, Judge d. l.. Rockwell, Chas.
Salen and J. p. Madigan.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-06-02
GUARD 0ARHART DEAD.
No Clue as to Where Convict Greene
Got the Revolver.

Columbus, o., May 27.-Guard Hen
ry Garhart. of lronton, shot twice In
the breast Wednesday by convict
Frank Greene. a Somerset bank rob
ber, who turned the pistol on himself
and ended his own life. died Thursday
Guard Albert Huber. of Trumbul
county. also shot, is not badly
wounded.
Greene. who was in the shoe shop
suddenly began shooting He had been
prohibited the use of the halls for &c
days for misbehavior. reported by
Guard Garhart, and it is supposed this
caused the act. There is no clue as to
where he got the revolver.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-06-02
TERRIBLE FLOODS.
Thousands Of Head Of Stock Were
Drowned In Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb., May 2S.-Division Su-
perintendent Blgnell, of the Burling.
ton. who returned Friday from the
flooded districts in Greeley and Nance
counties. gave details Of what Is re-
garded as the worst food ever known
in that territory. Three persons have
lost their lives-John Pollard and Ed
ward Bennender were drowned and
William Ray killed by lightning. Thou
sands of head Of stock were drowned.
One stockman lost 100 fat cattle and
300 hogs. Trains were tied up from
washed out tracks and some Of the
smaller towns have been without mail
since Tuesday.
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SWIMMING CONTEST.
Guy M. Daily Established New Worlds
Record For 81 Yards.

Pittsburg, May 2S-In the Western
Pennsylvania swimming champion.
ship held at the Carnegie Athletic
club. Braddock. Friday night, Guy NJ.
Daily, of Pittsburg. established new
worlds record for 81 yards, covering
the distance in 55 seconds with three
turns. Daily also won the quarter
mile in 6:3S and the 22O yards cham.
pionship in 3:06. The event was sane.
toned by the A. A. u.
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THE GILLESPIE JURY.
After 5o-Hour Session II Disagreed and
Was Discharged.

Rising Sun, Ind. May 30.-The jury
of IL good men and true, empaneled
to try James Gillespie, Belle Seward
and Carrie and Myron Barbour for the
murder Of James Gillespie's twin sister
Elizabeth, has disagreed. At 10:30
O'Clock Sunday, after 1t had been out
for 80 hours. the jury was summoned
to the courtroom and interrogated by
Judge Downey as to whether or not it
had agreed upon its verdict.
Ira Powell, the foreman, replied that
1t had not.
rs there any possibility that you
can agree upon verdict?" asked the
court.
None whatever" replied Powell
Does this express the opinion of all
of you?" inquired Judge Downey, ad-
dressing the jurors.
Each of the men nodded in the 'af.
firmative.
Gentlemen" said the court, 1T Is
unfortunate that our three weeks of
hard work should result In a mistrial.
trust, however, that each of you has
arrived at his decision through serl-
Gus consideration of the evidence as
brought out at the trial and not be-
cause Of Interior reasons.
II thank you for your conscientious
ness with which you have performed
your duty.
Gentlemen, you are discharged"
The vote of the Jurors stood five for
conviction and seven for acquittal con-
tinuously through their long session.
Eight ballots were taken and no votes
were changed.
The vote applied to all the defend
ants, and no attempt to frame COM
promise verdict on one or two of the
accused was found to be pOssible
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BOY INSTANTLY KILLED.
Fell From q Tree and Struck An In
terurban Wire.

Newark. O., May 30.-Joseph Long,
the 17-year-old son of G. l.. II. Long,
city editor Of the American Tribune,
climbed a tree in the yard of DR.. e.
Vail. two miles south of Newark,
where he was spending the day, go as
to get a better view of the city He
lost his balance and in falling struck
the interurban high tension feed wire
carrying 10000 volts, and was instant.
ly killed.
AS Longs body struck the wire II
caused fash in the Newark substa
tion which nearly blinded an semploye
named Wilson, his eyes being terribly
burned
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-06-02
Surgeons Elect Officers.

Dayton, O., May 27.--The c., II. G d.
railroad surgeons, at their meeting
here. elected officers as follows: Pres
ident, DR.. NJ F. Hussey, Sidney; vice
president, DR.. c. e. Beardsley, Otta-
wa; secretary. DIR. Mark Millikin, Ham.
ilton; treasurer, DR.. w. E. Phesing,
Cincinnati
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Militia Attends Double Funeral

Dayton, o., May 30.-The militia Of
Dayton, Franklin and Miamisburg at
tended the double funeral Sunday aft.
ernoon Of Frank Meyer and William
Schreiber at Miamisburg. The two
were soldiers in the Philippines. Moy-
er died in battle. while Schreiber was
killed by comrade
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JAPANESE RUSSIAN WAR.
Collections Of Photographs Presented
to the President and Secretary Hay,

Washington, May 27. President
Roosevelt and Secretary Hay Thurs.
day were presented splendid collec-
tions OF photographs of the Japanese.
Russian war by Golfers Weekly,
through II. T. Clinton, Of New York,
the associate editor. The photographs
are in handsomely bound book, two
feet by two feet six inches in size and
six inches In thickness, the leaves be.
ing of the finest linen.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-06-02
Presbyterians Vote For Union.

Buffalo, N. ", May 2S.-The Presby-
terian general assembly voted in favor
OF union with the Cumberland church,
the conference Of which has voted ia.
vorably at Dallas. The question now
goes to the Presbyteries, twothirds of
which must vote In favor of the propo-
sition before 1t becomes law.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-06-02
LIE Sentence commuted.

Columbus, O., May 30.--The life sem
tence of Simon Sorger, Clevelander
who shot and killed his child, has
been commuted to ten years by The
governor on the recommendation of the
pardon board. and Sorger left tho
prison Monday.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-06-02

London. May 80. - The London
dailies exhaust the vocab ilary of ad.
miration for the Japanese. The
achievement at Kin Chou they regard
as proving the absolute military equal
ity of the Japanese with the best Eu.
roDean armies
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The Weeks Failures.

New York, May 2S.-Business fail.
ures in the United States for the week
ending May 26 number 1874. against
215 last week, 1Sl In the like week in
1903, 163 in 1902. 144 in 1901. In Can,
ada failures for the week number IA,
against IL last week
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Washington. May 2S.-Through its
legation here the Swiss government
has invited the United States govern.
ment to send delegate to the second
international congress for the general
history of religion to meet In Basle,
August 30 next.
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Elected Secretaries.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 2S.-E. NJ.
Randall, OF Tacoma, Wash, was elect
ed secretary of the Epworth, and J.,
+. Mcfarland. of Topeka, Kan, secre-
tary Of the Sunday-school union, at
the first session of the Methodist con-
ference Friday.
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Nichols Bound Over,

Urbana, o., May 30.-William Mich.
OILS. suspected by the police Of the mur.
der of w. e. Lattimer, the Woodstock
merchant, was brought here by Mar
shall Smith. Of Woodstock. Nichols was
taken before Squire Siebert, waived ex-
animation and was bound over
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Seek New Gas Wells.

kenton, o., May 2S.-The Kenton
Gas and Electric Co. will put down a
large number Of new wells in Han
cock county in the hope OF securing a
much-needed supply Of gas. The com.
pany recently sent out notice that
1t could no longer furnish gas for pow.
er PURPOSES
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-06-02
Fatal "kiddinov Match.

Chilllcothe, O., May 30.-Lawrence
Welsh, aged 16, stabbed Clifford
Slaughter, aged Is, Ave times Sunday.
Slaughter can not recover. The boys
had been kidding each other" Welch
Is under arrest.
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Cincinnati. May 27.--While leaning
out OF a third.story window Mrs. Su
ssnna Lechner, 70. lost her balance
and fell to the yard below. She was
picked up and carried into the build.
Ing. where she died . few moments
later.
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Child Falls into a 4o.Foot We'll.

st. Marys, o., May 2S.-The 3.year
old child of William Vonderhoen. OF
south of here, fell into well 40 feet
deep. containing ten feet Of water, but
was saved by its dress forming bal
loon. causing 1t to float until rescued
several minutes later.
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The Cadets Go to ST. Louis.

West Point, n. Y, May 2s--The ex-
ercises at the military academy closed
Friday until after the return of the ca
diets from ST. Louis on June ~. Four
special trains are required to trans
port the expedition. Two were sent
out Friday night.
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Worlds Fair Tourists.

st. Louis, May 30.-The steamer
Greenland, large passenger boat
from Pittsburg with rs Worlds fair
tourists. arrived here, being the FIRST
packet to run through from Pittsburg
to st, Louis In several years.
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Find Body in Liverv Barn,

Hamilton. O., May 27.-The dead
body Of Joseph voorhis. 81. was found
In Joseph Arehart's livery barn Thurs
day. voorhis was employed by Are
hart. The body was discovered by w
w. Emerson, another employe. lying
upon q cot.
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follows:
Two Men Killed By a Train.

Newark, O.. May 3O.-John Muhle-
man and Charles Beck. window glass
workers, employed at Utica. O.. fac
tory were struck by the Panhandle
flyer at Newark Sunday and both were
instantly killed. The men came from
Bellaire O.
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Wealthy Man Dead.

Springfield. o.. May 2S-James A.
Myers, SO. member of the board OF ed
ucation and president of the Robbins
& Myers Co., is dead, after three
weeks illness, of typhoid fever. He
was reputed to be worth several hun
dred thousand dollars.
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The Methodist Conference Adjourns

Los Angeles, Cal, May 30.-It was
after midnight when the general con.
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church finished the final roll call Sat.
urday night which brought TO a close
the most memorable gathering in the
history Of the church.
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Carl Rero Must Die.

Columbus, o., May 3O.-Gov. Her.
rick refused to extend clemency to 20.
year-old Carl Berg, under death SEN
tence in the penitentiary. Berg will
be executed Friday of next week. lie
killed tramp In Wausson last winter.
Although young In years Berg is old In
crime.
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AdmissIons 10 WorId's Fair.

st. Louis. May 30.--According to Of.
ficial figures issued by the department
of admissions Of the Worlds fair the
attendance last week was 2S9.990. be.
Ing larger by nearly $4,000 than for
and previous six days.
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Wealthy Farmer Hangs Himself.

Bellefontaine, O., May 30.-Jacob
Huber, wealthy farmer, committed
suicide Saturday by hanging himself
with hay rope. His wife went to the
barn on an errand and found her hus-
band hanging from a rafter
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over ONE Hundred Years Old.

Alliance. o.. May 2S;-Levi Rey'
nolds. said to have been born In Co
lumbiana county. November 22. 1901,
died here Thursday. He was 6 feet
inches tall. weighed 200 pounds and
was the father of IL children.
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Their Third Venture.

Kenton, O., May 2s.-Thomas Rodg.
ers, Of Sycamore, wealthy. retired
farmer, 65 and Mrs, Rachel Pugh. Of
Ada, "a, were married here Friday
morning. Both have been married
twice before.
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Died at the Ace of eS Years.

Hamilton. O., May 30.-Mrs. Lucy
Benedict Walker, who died Saturday,
aged 98, was a remarkable invalid.
She was paralyzed 20 years ago and
has been totally helpless ever since,
though living to an extraordinary age
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In a State of Blockade.

Che Foo. May 2S.-Japan announces
that the entire coast of the Lao Tung
peninsula lying south of line between
Pitsewo on the east and Pulantien on
the west is in state of effective block.
ade by the Japanese army
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No Change in the Discipline.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 2S.-By the
decisive yea and nay vote of AL to
1873, the Methodist general conference
decided not 10 make any change in the
church discipline in the matter of pro.
hibited amusements.
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WIN Command the Kentucky.

Washington. May 2S.-Capt. w. J..
Bennett, chairman OF the sub-commit-
tee on war plans on the general board
Of the navy. has been ordered to COM
mand the Kentucky and will be sue.
ceeded by Capt. r. r. Ingersoll.
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Naval Guns at Nanshan.

Che Foo, May 30.-Chinese from
Dalny say that the Russians had 26
naval guns at Nanshan and also that
many guns from the Port Arthur feet
had been placed in the land batter
loo
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Approves Appointments.

Columbus. O., May 30.-The govern,
or has approved of the selection of o.
ID. Bell. OF Guernsey county, and FL
ward Griffin. of Cuyahoga, as deputy
inspectors Of workshops and factories.
positions created by the last legisla-
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Killed 6v a Train.

Cincinnati, May 2S.-Matthey Hicks
80, OF 1861 Lingo street, was run down
by b. & o. S.-W. PASSENGER train al
Cumminsvlle Frid"v c.e,ernoOn, and
died shortly rs.cr at the city hospital
His body was terribly mangled.
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Solemn Religious and Military Service

Toxic, May 30.-A solemn religious
and military service in honor of Is OFF,
GERS, residents of Toxic who were lost
at the time Of the disasters to the bat.
tleship Hatsuse and the protected
cruiser Yoshino, were held here Sun
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Notice Of Appointment.

Estate Of Margaret Grant, deceased.
The Undersigned has been appointed and
qualified az administrator Of the estate OF
ohio, deceased. Dated this IA day of Nay
a. ID. 1901. D. " GRANT. !.
n Administrator.
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NERVOUS DEBILITY,

Vital Weakness and Prostra-
ton from overwork and other
causes. Humphreys Homeo-
pathic Specific No. %, In use
over 40 years, the only success
ful remedy. 81 per vial, or speo-
ial package for serious cases, 60.
Sold by Drusgis or ntprspaid ON receipt Of pssca
humphrsy' Ned. Co, William Z jsAa sts- Nv
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-30
TERRAPIN'S MEMORY GOOD.
The Story That Was Told by Mary
land Man of Wonderful Recol-
lection of Pet.

That Br'er Tarrypin has memory IL
proved by a story told by Mr.. Young d.
Hance, who owns the birthplace OF
Chief Justice fancy, on Battle creek.
in Calvert county.
Mr.. Hance, says the Baltimore San,
keeps a small boat under mulberry
tree on the shore of the creek. and on
going to the boat early one morning he
noticed a dry land terrapin busily EN-
gagged in eating few mulberries which
had fallen. Mr.. Hance. wishing to u.s.
sist Br'er Tarrypin in getting his
breakfast. gathered some mulberr.es
and pitched them to him one at time.
In a very short time the teTrapin be-
gan to catch the berries in his mouth
exactly as they were thrown to him.
Every day afterward a slight knock Oil
the side of the boat would bring the
terrapln out for his mulberries, and
Mr.. Hance often took his friends and
visitors to see his pet.
On one occasion fresh young man
threw piece of tobacco to the terra-
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-30
Thibetan Bible a Huge Book.

The Kah-gyur, or Thibetan bible,
consists Of los volumes Of 1000 pages
each. containing 1858 separate books.
Each of the volumes weighs ten
pounds. and forms package 20 inches
long, eight inches broad and eight
inches deep. This bible requires a
dozen yaks for its transport. and the
carved wooden blocks from which It
Is printed need rows Of houses, like
city, for their storage. A tribe Of
Mongols paid 1000 oxen for a copy OF
this bible. In addition to the bible
there are 225 volumes Of common
taries, which are necessary for its I'M
Outstanding. There is also large col
lection Of revelations which supple
ment the bible.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-06-30
THE EUSY LITTLE GOPHER.
Ernest Thompson Seton Says That as
a Maker of Black Loan He
Has No Rival.

have visited nearly every state and
province west Of the Mississippi, |
have awaited myself of the researches
of the agricultural department made
under Dr. C. Hart Merriam's careful
. biological survey Of the west, indeed,
of all sources of information. and am
satisfied that the ordinary earthworms
south of the Saskatchewan or west OF
the Mississippi valley, exclusive OF
the narrow humid belt along the Pa
cific coast.
There exists, nevertheless, a fine
stratum Of humus in all parts of the
country where there is moisture
enough to produce annual vegetation.
The black earth in Manitoba is one
foot to two feet thick, an amount
probably not exceeded over any large
area elsewhere in the world. This Is
not a solid bed of decayed vegetation,
but is thoroughly mixed with the up
per formation, and forms the black
loan
There is no doubt, then. that in the
absence Of earthworms this mixing Ia
done by number of species of bur-
rowing animals. but by far the most
important of these are the Geomydaa,
or photographers.
Gophers are found in the whole of
the region west Of the Mississippi VAL
ley. as far as the Pacific coast, south
well into Mexico, and north as far as
the Saskatchewan. In other words,
their distribution is general over the
whole region that is without earth
worms. though 1t is not likely that the
rodents had to do with this limitation
Ernest Thompson Seton, in Century.