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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-08

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Il modern improvements, large lawn with
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
TRADE CONDITIONS.
R. q. Dun t& Co. Report Merchants
 Reducing Stocks.

R. q. Dun 4& Co. Report Merchants
 Reducing Stocks.
 NEW YORK, June 18-R. G. Dun x Co.'s weekly review of trade says:
 Industry suffers from an epidemic of ultra conservatism, emanating appar- ently from the theory that season of depression must come every ten years, while the coincidence of presidential election furnishes another precedent. As a result stocks of merchandise have been reduced, railway traffic Is lessen ed, preparations for future business are curtailed, and less money is dis tributed in the form of wages, while those having capital to Invest confne their attention to the highest classes of bonds or hold back for still lower se- curity prices.
 Liabilities of commercial failures thus far reported for June aggregated $4, ,151, ,1o6, of which $1, ,854, ,762 were in manufacturing, $1,S79,304 in trading and $410,952 in other commercial lines. Failures this week numbered 257 in the United States against 213 last year and 1e In Canada compared with 24 a year ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
HUNDREDS MISSING.
sIocum Disaster Victims StiII at Bot-
 tom of the sound.

gI0cum Disaster Victims Still at BOt-
 tom of the sound.
 NEW YORK, June 18-Before Coro- ner Joseph J. Berry deck hand on the General Slocum said that flames were first discovered among hay and barrels used n packing glasses and that when the hose was unrolled it kinked so badly that 1t burst when water was turned on.
 When the fire was discovered, the deck hand testified, the boat was at Blackwells island, opposite Eighty sixth street.
 According to the chief engineer, who is now at Catskill, the fire was not dis covered until the Slocum was off One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street.
 First Officer Edward Flanagan of the boat told the coroner that hose coupling became loose, and before 1t could be frightened the passengers grew alarmed, and fatal panic set in.
 Against the statement of the deck hand is the mute testimony of the stand pipe of the General Slocum, which was raised from the wreck and taken to the coroner's office. The valves of the pipe were closed, showing that no water was turned on.
 Inspector Albertson, who is in charge of the police at North Brother island, has made sensational statement that he believed there were fully 800 more victims whose bodies have not been re covered. Of the 532 bodies recovered all but forty-four have been identified, and as there are still hundreds missing the early hopes that those chased as missing would be found among the un- identified dead are being abandoned, and instead it is thought that the bot tom of the sound harbors many more bodies.
 The number of bodies recovered so far is 562; identified, 518; unidentified, A; missing, 466; lives lost (estimated), 1,O28.
 George B. Cortelyou, secretary of the department of commerce and labor, who is in this city, said that President Roosevelt had directed that rigid in vestigation be made
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18

actual deed between Samuel Russell and James Cox, in which the formeS' relinquished all claim on the head promising in quaint legal phraseodogy not to interfere with Cox in the en@| j0yment of the same. T only got thiH five or six years ago. said the guar dian of the relic. Tt was sent to ma by lady, who said that. as had the' head, ought to have the deed-
 Then with due solemnity, the grim head of the lord protector itself was produced. Within an outer case o& polished elm lay the original oaken casket. black Wt1l age, into which iE was first placed Gy the Russells. Un locking this inner box MT Wilkinson revealed mass of red and black silk, from which he took the grim head oG ,,the Curse of Ireland"
 The brown-skinned head is sti1A pierced by the pike which bore It on Westminster hall. The point, attenu- ated by rust and exposure, emerge8 from the top of the skull slightly to- the right of the center. The hair which owes it's present light yellow color to the embalming duid, waa cropped shert by the roislering cosla= panions of Samuel Russell for souYez mfrs of the dead. The embalming wak so excellent that the eyelids, tongue and rose arc still perfect The nose is fattened to the right side of the face presumably by the clumsy heads man, who did not use proper block Two teeth still remain in the jaws. Iafd--convincing evidence of the skulls authenicity-the famous warf on the right eyebrow can still be traced. Otherwise the flesh is shrunk. en and the skull looks small on that account. Both the flesh and the wood of the pikestaf are pierced by little worm holes through the 25 years ex~ posture on Westminster hall
 The casket is softly quilted inside. Mir Wilkinson is reverent custo.s dian of the head of the great English. man. He places no obstacles in the way of historians and others who wish to inspect the skull, but Carlyle, when writing a history of Cromwell went rather too far. The "Sage ois Chelsea heard of the skull, but de- clined to go and see 1t, saying, Let Mir. Wilkinson bring it to me-" Need less to say, Carlyle and the skull of Cromwell never met.
 Mir. Wilkinson has a death mask of. Cromwell, which has been measured l by experts and compared with the skull, and the measurements cofncfde completely. He has mass of docu- ments and other evidence which 10 far to prove that the head is really that of Cromwell, and indeed, the ss.ks in the chain of 250 yeaFs ara wonderfully complete. London AteiI.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
HEAD OF CROMWELL.
Englishmen in Quandary as to What
 to do With Skull.

to do With Skull.
 Cromwells body, after suffering various indignities at the hands of the royalists, was buried at the foot of the galloWS at Iyburn. His head, however, after being above ground for two and half centuries, now threat ems to become the center of discus sion on the desirability or otherwise of a Delated burial. s
 Writing to the editor of Truth, "A colonial and imperialist" says: Il suggest that it is time to reyerently bury this portion of the remains of a very great Englishman, and feel cer- tain that this opinion will be shared by our fellow countrymen and women, as also by Americans. The writer mentions that the head is in the cus- tody of s. F. Wilkinson of Seal, near Sevenoaks, and Truth commenting on this, says that if it could be decided that the head in possession of MT Will kinson belonged to the protector the suggestion in the letter would be sup ported by the whole English speaking world
 The evidence of the heads identity courteously offered yesterday by MT Wilkinson to a representative of the Daily Mail was complete and conyinc- ing.
 Tn 1661,'' he said, ''the body of Cromwell was exhumed from it's rest ing place in Henry WITS chapel in Westminster abbey, and the head, to- gether with those of Ireton and Brad shaw struck off and impaIed on. spikes. placed on the roof of Westminster hall. Twenty-Five years later a senti- nel on the ramparts saw the head fall down during storm. He hid it under his cloak, and, taking it home, con- cealed it in his chimney. Owing to the hue and cry that followed, he did not dispose of it, but told his wife and daughter about it on his deathbed. They sold it to branch of the Cam bridgeshire Russells, who were con- nected with Cromwell's family, four Russells having married four Crom- wells. The last of the RusselIs to own the head was Samuel, who is describ- ed as being "a very poor comedian Samuel exhibited it to all corners in Clare market at 2s Cd head He ran into debt, however. to James Cox, ri- val snowman, to whom he disposed of it for f11S. Cox then disposed of it to three men, all of whom died suddenly and the friend of the last survivor sold it to my grandfather nearly a cen. tury ago.
 Then MT Wilkinson produced docu ments, the most curious being tlas
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
Sresident at Hyde Park Wedding.

HYDE PARK. N. Y., June IS. The president, Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Ga rev were present at the adding of the presidents niece, Miss Helen Roosevelt, to Theodore Douglas Robin son here today. They arrived at Hyde Park about 11:3O this morning and will start on the return trip tonight. It is their intention to spend Sunday with Attorney General Knox at1Valley Forge, Pa The presidents train will leave Valley Forge early Monday morn ing for Washington.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
Dropped Dead In suIIxy.

GOSHEN, N. y, June 1s.- .-B. H. TuthilI, wealthy retired sea captain, dropped dead from his sulky on Goshen Driving track after winning fast heat in 2;16S4 with his unmarked colt Merrill -Jayhawker. He was in the best of spirits when the race was pro- posed by a number of other trainers. Just after passing the wire he turned in his sulky and remarked to George O. Smith that the time was fast. As the captain turned to the front, again he fell dead. s-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
TO AWE THE TURK.
American Fleet Will Visit the East
 to Support MT. etshmann.

American Fleet will Visit the East
 to Support MT. etehmRnn. < WASHINGTON June IS. The Amer lean battleship squadron, commanded by Rear Admiral Barker, has sailed from Lisbon on visit to the ports of Greece and Austria.
 It is reported that after spending a few weeks there Admiral Barker will be re-enforced by the European squad- ron under Rear Admiral Jewell, and this formidable fleet will pay q visit to Turkish waters about the time MT. Leishmann, the American minister, takes up in earnest again his negotia- tions with the porte to insure for Americans in Turkey the same rights as are enjoyed by citizens of some priv ueged European nations.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
van Wyclk Struck It Rich.

NEW YORK, June is. Friends of former Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck, who sails for Europe oii 71ssie Campania, have learned why he has snapped his fingers at politics, ignored the St.
 Louis convention, to which he is a del- egate, and is going abroad for vaca- ton of many months. The explanation is a remarkable streak of luck in Wall street which has made him $1,200,00o richer E
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
Nore Tban a Hundrgd Dend.

SANTIAGO, Cuba, June 18.-The re cent fall of fourteen inches of rain in five hours accompanying hurricane has resulted in the death of more than hundred persons. The most severe loss was at the village of El Cobre, where about sixty persons were drowned. The river rose instantly, de- stroying the lower part of the village. Bodies were carried eight miles to the bay. Thirty bodies were recovered.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
Habeas Corpus Fer Beaver..

NEW YORK, June 18 George W. Beavers, the former postofice official, who is under indictment ia ;7 Kings coun- ty for receiving bribes, was before Judge Thomas in the United States district court in Brooklyn on writ of habeas corpus secured by his attor- neys to prevent him being taken to Washington on an indictment found there for similar offense. Judge Thomas reserved decision.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
Steamer nhin Aare

SEATTLE, Wash, June 13 The. steamer Ohio took fire and was dam- aged to the extent of $25,OOO. The flames were confined by flooding the ship with water to a single compart- ment in the after part of the ship. The fire originated in the steerage, but in vestigation has failed to reveal the cause
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
Paterna1 Duty.

Blank is a very effeminate sort of fellow, isn't hep
 Yes; you see. his wife is such a strong minded parsonage that he feels 1t incumbent upon him to preserve the fine balance of the family for the sake of the csssSsen. Detroit Free Press.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
Mxplosioaa on . -Trollez Car.

NEW YORK, June 1e.-Thrown into panic by loud explosion, accompa- Aied by a binding flash of flame that Seemed to envelop the entire car for an Instant as khe fuse blew out, twenty 9nen and women jumped or were push cd from an open trolley car on Fulton street, Brooklyn, last night. Nine per sone were severely injured
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
Bryan at worlds Fair.

ST. LOUIS, June IS. William ! Bryan, accompanied by former Gov ernor John B. Osborne of Wyoming, has visited the fair. When asked his opinion of the fair he said T have only just reached here, but have seen enough to know that it is great big thing He declared that his call was purely social and without political sig ntfcance.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
Advance Is Behind Time.

PANAMA. June IS. Considerable anxiety. is felt here about the steamer Advance, Captain Corrsing, which left New York en June and was due at CcIon on Wednesday noon. The steam or has not yet been sighted, and it is feared she may have met the recent xyclone off Cuba and. been disabled.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
Former Governor Nash Dying.

COLUMBUS, O., June IS Former Governor George K. Nash is moribund, being kept alive c;ss,,s by powerful stimulants. He is conscious only at in tervaIs. The physicians have inform ed Judge Nash that he cannot recover.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
Efgh Price of Beef.

NEW YORK, June 1S There was no change in the wholesale prices of beef at 131a to 15 cents but in trade circles it was stated that the indica- tions were for higher rates next week. Agents of the western packers were advising butchers to buy now, because they said they could not promise cur rent rates later. Retail prices are from 20 to 26 cents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
Riot In Railroad Camp.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, June 1S.--In riot here between bosses and work men at the McCann railroad camp on the Indianapolis Southern railroad, i've miles from here, two unknown ne groes were shot. The sheriff and dep uties have left for the scene
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
Twenty-tro Thousand May strike

WILKESBARRE, Pa June 1a
 Troubles between the operators and mine workers in the anthracite region may cause the declaration of strikes affecting 22,OOO mine workers, situa- ton more serious than the region has experienced since the strike of 1902
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
Doyyie sailed For New york.

LIVERPOOL, June 1S.-John Alex ander Dowie. accompanied by his wife and son, has sailed on board the Gu nafd line steamer Lucania for New Yefk.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-18
Chicago Employers Declare war.

Chicago Emp1Oyers Declare War.
 CHICAGO, June 1S. The Employers Association of Chicago has set May l, 1905, as the date for general contest with the Teamsters' union. A resolution carrying this derision, recently passed by the executive board, has just been made public
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-25

5OOU yds Embroidery ranging
in price from 10c to zoe yard,
price in this sale, 10c yd
5000 yds Torchon Lace ranging
in price from &c TO lOc, price
in this sale &c I'd
1000 yds Torehon and plat val.
laces' this sale at &c I'd.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-25
R%eformatory for Youth.

The joint committee from the
House and Senate heard all elabo-
rate argument Friday afternoon
on the establishment of a reform
atory for youthful criminals and
finally appointed a sub-commit-
tee, composed of Senators Empie
and Eller and Representatives
River, Redwine and Vestal, to in
vestigate more fully the situation
and report within ten days. Rev
Hogue, Of Wilmington, was one
of the principal speakers. He
quoted statistics showing that
crime is on the increase and the
necessity Of using every available
force to check this tendency. The
reformatory should be free from
anything partisan and should have
such a broad scope as children
not charged with crime could te'
taken when it was deemed wise.
He urged the Importance of select
ing a suitable name as being vital.
"Junior Republic" was mention
ed by DR.. Hoguo favorably.
Among the other speakers were
Hon. Jas. R. Young, representing
the Kings Daughters. He said
they mad $3.50 cash and a suitable
site and were DESTROYS of raising
$500 to build a workshop.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-25
The NAN WHO SELLS HIS VOTE.
Shocking Condition Of Political Morals In
Indiana,

Governor Durbin in his retiring
message to the Indiana Legisla-
ture declares that "the statistics of
political debauchery in this State
in 1904. if it we're possible to pre-
sent them, would be astounding"
He asserts that there is an In
diana county, casting 5000 votes,
III which 1 20Ovoters r Irregular
ly listed as purchasable," and
says: "Our present need is legis-
lation framed in the light Of a
clearer conception of the enormi-
ty of the offence involved in the
purchase or sale of q vote.
Indiana has been for. years 3 po-
litical battle ground, with the
great parties SO nearly equal in
strength that contests for power
are usually close. Under such
circumstances the temptation to
use illegitimate methods is great,
and the venal voter becomes of un-
due Importance.
Every community is more or
less tainted with the man who
sells his vote, but the commences
of the offence does not lesser its
enormity. Governor Durbin has
done we'll to speak boldly against
it, and to point out to the people
of Indiana the.public dangers they
tolerate in failing resolutely to
drain the marshes Of public cor
ruption.
Of the enormity of the the Of
Tense there can be no no question.
The man who sells his vote is I'M
worthy of the name of American
citizen. He sells his birth-right
his privilege Of decision of pub
lie questions for himself as n of
the body of men in whom is the
ultimate sovereign power of this
nation.
Instead of deciding for himself,
according to the best intelligence
it has pleased God to give him,
he hands over that right to an
other forsasprice. He'barters ibis
manhood for money and betrays
country. He becomes the poi
soned s,spring of'every publlc,evil.
Every:power of public opinion,
or social pressure and of statute
lawashould,,be exerted to srestrain
and punish and drive out of the
body polite the man SO lost Amer.
lean decency and manly honor as
to sell his vote.-Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-25
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrator of
Dovie Eugenia Hall, deceased, late Of
Rowan County, North Carolina, this is
to notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased to
exhibit them to the undersigned on or
before the 21st. day of December 1905,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery.
This 21st. day of December. 1904.
HENRY B. HALL, Admir-.
BURTON CRA1GE, Attorney. CIV.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-25

They never let up on Missouri.
When a nan comes along and
wants to know something 1t is
said he explains it by saying he is
from that State. Recently some
newspaper published the Ten
Commandments and the whole
country thereabouts wanted to
know where they came from. The
best plan for Missouri would seem
to be to run thu ten as a serial and
give the people about half of one
at a dose. They would never be
able to take the two tablets as
they we're delivered 10 Moses with
out fatal results. - Greensboro
Record.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-25
CIAL OFFE R.

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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-25
TWO ARMIES AND PIG.
Prospect Of Fresh Neat Was Too Much
for Combaiants.

for C%ombatants,
We have just come in from a
ride around the front, It was
nearly a mile to the extreme front
through fields of cut kaolin, the
giant millet of Manchuria, which
is being rapidly burnt for fuel.
Whole villages of Chinese huts
have been Quilted of every particle
Of woodwork for the. same purpose
and nearly the whole army is liv-
ing under ground, where the body
heat was to serve instead of fires,
and with these who can afford
fires at all a little fuel has to 90 a
long ways. e
The men, have plenty of tea and
they are fairly we'll fed. but fresh
meat is a luxury that is not to be
neglected at any junction, and
suddenly, while we were talking
to some officers at at extensive en-
campment, some fresh meat made
it's appearance.
There was a row toward the for
ward line of trenches that might
have presaged a Japanese attack,
and we rushed to a knoll that
commanded a view. There, from
a seemingly deserted Chinese hut,
rushed a half grown pig, a shoat
of the Manchurian razor back va
riety.
After it went a Cossack in hot
pursuit. Other Cossacks Joined
the chase, but the pig, threading
the trenches, gained the open
ground and headed for the Japan
esq lines. less than 400 yards
away.
Reckless of death or anything
else, SIX Cossacks dashed in pur-
suit, with their long brown coats
tucked about their waists. But
the pig had the legs of them, and
with ear-piercing shrek sheaded
across the imaginary line and
charged the Japanese position.
The opposite hill slope had been
to all appearances vacant and ST.
lent as the grave, but a hidden
trench suddenly gave up a party
of japanese, and away they went
after the pig,
The Cossacks stopped, and the
Japanese headed the pig diagonal.
ly back toward the Russian lines.
They did not catch it, but o fresh
relay of Russians took up the
chase and the pig veered over
again to the japanese.
Not q shot was fired all this
time, and the japanese and Co.'S
sacks stood within 100 PAGES of
each other in the open, laughing
and hurting maledictions after the
pig.
The last we saw of IT the pig
was keeping strictly up the neu-
trail strip between the two forces
and heading westward in the di-
rection of the Lao river.-Muk-
den letter of November 20, to New
York Times.