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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
PIT. ARTHUR MAY BE ABANDONED
Blockaded by Sea and Menaced by the
Japane5, on Land.

Paris. Feb. 19.-An eminent military
authority connected with one of the
embassies said that Port Arthur was
practically beseiged and it was seri-
Gus question whether this would not
compel either the abandonment or the
surrender Of the fortress with its men
and matreial. The grounds for this be-
lief were stated as follows:
admiral Togos ships on watch at
the entrance of the port prevent in
gress CT egress. thus establishing a
virtual blockade and cutting off the
chances OF relief from seaward.
"The Japanese troops near New
Chwang and ether points on the Liao
Tung peninsula are able t. interrupt
the railroad forming the line Of COM
munication and supplies between Port
Arthur and Harbin.
The result of the gradual investi-
ture of Port Arthur within the Japan
ese naval action on the part of the
Russian forces to prevent the final &C
complishment CT tha iarestitare and
slow reductiC2 II Port Arthur.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19

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members, Of the above named club.
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Tie fofowias names of Democrats
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
FAVORABLE REPcET ON CRUM

Washington, Fe0. l'-T4s senate
committee on commerce las aut ariz-
ed fayorab!e report Oh the nsmi-
nation Of William D. Crum 10 b. col
lector CT eustcas a the port q
Charleston S. G. Al the members, Il
the COMMITTEES We're net present. bat
there was a sufficient number of affirm
ative votes to insure fay cable action
should all the absentees have their
votes recorded against the nomination
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
CELEBRATION OF
WASHlNGTON'S BIRTHDAY

HE city schools celebrated Wash
instons birthday with appropriate ex-
orcisps this afternoon At the high
seh.@l an excellent program was ren-
deget by the nnpiIs Oratiens on Wash
ln2'on we've delivered and some Of hfs
nfazims were rendered Mr.. NJ. /.
Bel Delivered The principal address
ef lhe aftcruooo. taG.us the Life of fhr
.'Fatbeleof His Country for his sub.
jet Tic addfas- was entertaining
and Instructive an7 w3s 7egE much ~
ieN"d I,4 the pupils
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19

St. Louis. Feb. 19.-It is stated OF
coed authority tzat tie proposed fec
Grafton of the Cumberland aad Pre-
bEterian churches became "a assured
fact at the conclusion Of Tlurs9lay's 5
conference of the sub-committees rep
,..,senfin9 the general committees of
o9tl bzplies. which have ben IN ses-
sion acre, and that tie only questions
remaining deals purely with tAe phase
- Ct lertain prescribed forms.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
Russians Occupy Wiiu.

Seoul Feb. 19.-The report that 3.o0o
RUSSIAN troops had arrived at Chin
llen-Cheng, opposite Wiju c,n tie Yall.
river, is confirmed as is the report
That the Russians have occupied Wiju
itself. They have 1000 troops at
"1ju and the first collision is expected
somewhere in that vicinity.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
PHILIPPINES FORTIFlCATION

Washington, Feb 19-The house
has passed the fortihcation appropria-
ton bill, The Philippine question was
the subject of a brief but spirited dis
cussion While the bill was under con
sideration. An item in the bill pro-
vided fer fortifcations in the insular
possessions.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
Russia Wants Volunteers.

St, Petersburg, Feb. l9.-The genef
al staff announced today that the wal
Office is willing to accept volunteers
for service in the far east They mu !
be under forty years Of aga All hay
had military training. The volunteers
will be enrolled in the reserve batal
ions under Eice0ry AIey.H,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
COUNTY JUDGE FOR CLEVELAND
river swamp

Governor Davis yesterday appointed
B. F. Quinn county and probate judge
Of Cleveland county. to fill the vacan.
cy caused by the death OF Judge S. 7.
Morgan. Judge Morgan was shot and
killed at kingsland last Saturday. The
appointee is the fathar-in-law If Judge
Morgan
The governor has not vet appointed
a tax assessor for s.. Francis county
TO fill the vacancy caused by the death
= George NJ Rowland
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
Chinese Troccs ceisved.

Tien Tsin. Feb. t2.--SG'.a British
of the Chinese ts:ps rial tre.zi5s f. n
Pao-Ting-Fu to Kin Ci-au TO guar. II .
frontier has been postpo1ed until Fen
ruary q. The reasons for the post
ponemenj are not known.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19

Berlin. Feb. ia dispatch to the
Cologne Gazette from Chemulpo reas-
selrs that seventeen officers and 439
men OF the wa3sl:ps Eariag and kor-
letz We're eit1er k:i.ed or browne I
when those vessels were destroyed
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
Change in Ministry.

St. Petersburg. Feb. in. Plewhe
has been relieved f. m his tempor-
ary pest of minister Of finance and
transferred to the council Of the en-
pire.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19

stock law. s.; Frank Cooper, disturb,
ing the peace, s.: VIM Golden, celor.
eI, nuisance. 81; Viola Roberts. col
Il! violating section 2ol. s.; John 5
Drake, disturbing the peace. s.: John
Allen. drunk and disorderly S..
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
Bri, 31 Ships Fired on and Detained

Shanghai, Feb. 19.-The British
steame: Hsi Ping, which arrived here
yesterday from Chin Wang Tao, re-
ports that she was fired m by the Rus
sian ships and forts when seeking
shelter in the outer roads off Port Al
thur, and she was then ordered to
Dalny, where she was detained four
days in spite of her captains protests
1t was reported that she had been
captured. The Russian gunboat Mand-
Ju has not gone up the river to be dis
mantlod, as reported. She remains
at Shanghai in defiance of the orders
or the Chinese Officials to leave this
port.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
POLICE COURT.

The following cases wera disposed
of by Police Judge W. l.. Toney this
morning: Henry Campbell. colored,
trespassing, s.; John Payne. coloied.
disturbing the peace, So; Daa Williams
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
Russians Captured Nothing.

Tien S5ia, Feb 19-The British
steamer Hsi-Pins. from Calm Na2g lao
for Shanghai which was believed 10
have been captured h the Russians,
arrived yesterday At Shanghai.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
GEAR REPORTED ASSASS|NATED

New York; FEBRUARY 10 ( :peciaI to G. 6. Taylor and
Co. )===it is rumored the stock exchange that the
Czar of Russia has been assassnated Efforts con-
1firn1 the have up this time proven fruess
but it is given creGetCe here.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
England Buying Warships.

New York, Feb. 19.-La Jion. a cleri-
cal paper intimates that negotiations
are being carried on, cables the Her
|ald correspondent al Valparaiso de
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
TWENTY-NiNE NAMES
Added TO the Wood Club BY Democrats
at Altheimer.

Atheimer, Ark, Feb 19-To the
chairman and secretary of the Jeffer-
he undersigned citizens and Demo-
cratic voters of Plum Bayou township
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
100000 Rubles for Red Cross Work

=, ,OOO,UUU RubIes tor Red Cross WorK
St. Peters burg. Feb. 1.-THE work
OF the Russian Red Cross society is
being pushed with great yigor The
donations already exceed 100000 ru-
bles
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19

Chile, for the sale Of more warships to
England. adding that all is now a
question of agreeing to the price.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
BAETiMO RE FIR

FoFees tie Gl71e0WcI1 Ere Insurance
Company to the Val.
>,eW ! orh. se5. i9-Fira losses daf-
iaa tfe eeeeef Baltimore fire have
ae..l- pcjicd tHefe irema4a Il thy Green.
Wiab Firt Insurance company ofsanH-
izaef il a=1S44.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
CAPITAL STOCK RDDUCED.

TIE CidzeHs bank = Van Hu =
has file. IL Tie secretary Of sfat6'5
ottiee 4 certificate Of t'.e reduction !
is capital @teeR= =5eam $f.al.ls'a L, ST.
jB6
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19
Japan in Fine Shape.

San Francisco, Feb. 19.-Williau
Nee. Osborne, collector Of customs al
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19

ContiGued on Fourth PAGE.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-19

JAPAN GETS PLENTY OF MONEY.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
NEW PLAN AT NICHOLS
Idea Instituted BY lester II. Niesols Who is
Now the Manager.

Lester H. Nichols has decided to re-
main in Benningtsn this winter and
will manage the two stores of +. L
Nichols. He has been rearranging the
stock thus making many improve
ments.
Mr. Nichols has added new depart
ment which will be OF great interest to
many. When in New York last he
arranged with two of the largest retail
houses in that city to represent their
stocks OF dry goods by samples at
their regular market prices.
At present he can show over two
hundred and fifty patterns. Any article
he does not keep that can be had in
the city will be sent for on approval
Thus he is able not only to save you
money, but also to give you large
variety to select from.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
BREACH OF PROMISE CASE
Forced John NJ. Morse Of South Newfane Into
Insolvency.

The failure of John L. Morse of
South Newfane to keep his promise to
marry Ella Stratton of that town, has
driven him into bankruptcy. He has
liabilities of about $4,000 and assets
Of about half of that amount.
Miss Stratton is one of his creditors
and her claim is for S4250 and costs,
and the schedule filed by Mr. Morse
says that the debt was contracted at
the April term of county court.
Miss Stratton was given a verdict
by the jury at that time. Morse being
convicted Of breach Of promise, and
she placed an attachment on his pro-
perty. The property attached is put
in the schedule of assets at 5000.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
Willing TO Be Governor to
Succeed Bell.
CANDIDACY ANNOUNCED
His Secretary Told Friends Of It
at Montpelier This
Week.

Montpelier, Oct 27.-The' presence
of DR. W. Seward Webb and family,
accompanied by E. #. Gebhardt, gen.
eral manager and confidential adviser
at Shelburne Farms and Clarence Nor
gan, treasurer OF the Rutland railroad
company, at the reception given by
Mrs Bell at the capital last evening,
was most timely for the "men folks
Of the party to feel the public pulse re-
specting the ACCESSIBILITY OF launching
DR. Webb's boom for the governorship
of Vermont two years hence.
During the afternoon of yesterday it
was noticed that a face familiarin leg
islative circles four years ago was
again in view, NOT the care worn face
of those and, more especially, later
days, but face full of the color which
denotes the vigor of manhood and
shows its possessor to have a firm
grasp upon the everyday affairs of
life.
puu uheli tue
ton in the governors room, surround
ed by the portraits of some of YER
mont's grandest men who have filled
the executive chair, was it spoken
above whisper that "if nothing SER
ious presents itself-and it looks now
as if no such condition would arise
Doctor Webb will be candidate for
the nomination of governor two years
hence"
These words coming from the lips of
so good an authority as Mr. Gebhardt,
and supplemented in similar but more
guarded sentences by dozen other
personal and political friends of DR.
Webb, would seem to leave no room
for doubt that his candidacy is an I'M
fact.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
MESSAGE To FRATERNAl Or
0ERS.
Interesting News From Cincinnati
With Local Confirmation in
Bennington.

The thousands of members Of frater-
nal bodies in this state will he inter
ested in the following message from
John Theobaid, a prominent Forester
who lives at I'LL York street, Cincin-
natl.
Mr. Theobald writes. "For five years
| suffered with stomach troubles, hav-
ing all the distress and misery that
affiicts dyspeptics. l could not enjoy
eating, thinking Of the suffering that
would follow. My food did not digest
and although | took all kinds of medi-
cines, found nothing to help me, un.
til / used Mona. Thanks to this re-
markable remedy, am now a cured
man and believe that it made a per-
maneut and complete cure
Druggist Goksy is local agent for
Mions, natures cure for dyspepsia.
Ii is in the form of small tablets and
sells at SOC box. The remedy has
made so many and such remarkable
cures amongst his customers, confirm
ing Mr. Theobold's statement that he
will give his personal guarantee with
every box he sells to refund the mon
ey il it does not cure.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
LARGE ATTENDANCE
At Band Fair Last Evenins-Spscial Attrac n
Tonight.


Attendance at the band fair is
creasing nightly. Last evening
very pleasing program was given to a
we'll satisfied audience. Miss Luella
Goldsmith sang solo in good style
and responded to an enthusiastic en-
core. Miss Ruth Martin gave three
recitations in delightful manner and
became an instant favorite with the
audience. The Juvenile violin orches-
ira consisted of Masters Kelly, Hurley,
Shea and Burt who played some pop
ular selections in a very creditable
manner and responded to two encores.
Hugh Aldrich sang pleasing baritone
solo.
Tonight will be principally devoted
TO the "Rube" or ''Hayseed" dance.
A large number of people from out OF
town are expected to be present and
dancers are requested, as much as
possible to appear in some funny
costume. lot of fun is expected and
you should not miss this dance Dan
cling until one O'Clock. Admission
% cents. Music by band and orches-
ira.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
THE GOOD TEMPLARS
Special Prosrm For the Meeting Friday
Evening.

IL members of Bennington Lodge
IOGT are requested to be present at
the. regular meeting to be held this
evening. 1t is desired that all, so
far as it is proper to do so, give an
account of what they have done in the
great war now waged against the Ii
quor traffic.
1t is also the time for the election OF
new officers, and the representatives.
from Bennington to the Grand Lodge
held at Richmond will present their
reports.
A social time will be enjoyed after
the meeting, the lodge being enter
tanned and refreshed by Messrs Gin
ton and Ralph Durkee, Mr. and Mrs
John NJ. Cox and Misses Edith +. and
Lulu Winnie, resident members OF
lodges in New Hampshire and New
York.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
RUTLAND RAILROAD MEETING
DR. ". Seward Webb Re elected President
Changes in Directorate.

Rutland, Oct 27.-The annual meet.
ing of the stockholders of the Rutland
railroad was held this morning. E.
F. Gebhardt, of Shelburne, was elect
ed director in place of S. r. Galloway
deceased. and Robert Treat Paine Ind,
of Boston, in place OF George H.
Ball, of Boston, deceased.
DR. W. Seward Webb, of Shelburne
was reelected president: George L.
Jarvis, of Rutland, vice-president and
general manager, and &. G. Adams
of Rutland, clerk. All the other old
directors were reelected.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
BUSY May Become Se and Yellow but Never Blue

'al says, advanced to attack the first
Russian cruiser which fired at It. They
hen retreated among u fleet of small
fessels. When these proved to be
ishing boats the Russians ceased fir
ny.
Baron Hayashi, the Japanese min
ster. after reading Admiral Rojestven.
kys report, again reiterated his state
nent that 1t was impossible that any
Japanese torredo boat could have been
where tie Rps1an admiral thought
hem. He declared that Roiestvensky's
wn statement % 'u1iscrininate firing
fter such slight investigation proved
hat the Russian fleet was likely to
menace the safety of all neutral seas
md make international law merely a
'arce. War between England and Rus
ia, Baron Hayashi frankly admitted,
would be greatly TO Japan's advantage,
ret as friend of England he would be
lorry to see ii come, though such war
Dould hardly consist Of more than one
laval engagement, the result of which
you'd be foregone conclusion.
An Athens report says that all the
ressels Of the British Mediterranean
ieet now in Greek waters have been
ordered to sail forthwith. The Pola
British squadron sailed nj midnight.
A dispatch from Copenhagen says
that the master of the Norwegian
Iteamship Skaatol reports that he was
ired on by Russian ship on Sunday
n the English channel. The firing
seased when the Skaatol hoisted her
Rag. Soon afterward eighteen Russian
men of.war passed the s--a -ts.t
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
CIDER LAW
NOT GOOD
Supreme Court Says Clause
Is Unconstitutional.
LEGISLATURE GOES HOME
Another Grist of Bills in the
House Today Before
Adjournment.
LEGISLATURE GOES HOME

Montpelier, oct 2S.-Supreme court
this morning rendered its long waited
for decision on the license law.
1t declares the cider clause of the
law unconstitutional IN the ground
that it gave farmers special privileges.
The court decides however that the
throwing out of this clause does not
affect the rest of the law.
Regarding the wholesale licenses
the court decides that wholesalers Ii.
censed under the law can sell only to
licensed retailers. This ruling will
of course drive wholesalers out of
business.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
When People Blues Usually Means that They Don't Have Enough
and meas having been demanded by
Mr. O'Sullivan of st Adams.


In Representatives hall last evening
the Hon Charles II. Darling delivered
an able and scholarly address on
Commodore MacDOnough. and Wal
ter II. Crockett Of st Adams who is the
secretary of the Vermont society of the
Sons of the Revolution, spoke on
"Some Discoveries and Anecdotes in
the Ascertaining of the Revolutionary
Soldiers Buried in Vermont"
Yesterday aftern on public hear
ing on the trading stamp question was
held and last evening on the weekly
payment bill.
1t is rumored that Representative
Graves has lost l6 pounds in weight
during the last three days while TAX
ing the examinations for admission to
the Bar
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
AFTER % YEARS SERVICE.
B. G. Slade Give, Up Work at SCOTS To Give
Attention to Own Business.

B. G.. Slade, for % years foreman in
the Olin Scott works, Ihss given up the
position and gone TO Bennington Falls
where he will take the full charge of
the pulp plant of Fillmore & Slade.
The Fillmore & Slade works are in
q hourishing condition, employing Is
men, and shipping their product as
fast as it is possible to load 1t. The
firm expects to add more machinery
and make other improvements to the
mill in the near future.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
THREE FUNERALS.
One Body Shipped To Newark and Two Buried
at Soldiers Home.

The body of James Murphy, who
died at the Soldiers home Thursday
morning, was sent to Newark, N. j.,
where his wife resides. He served in
Company d, It'll Vermont volunteers.
There was double funeral at the
home this morning those of William
w. Beals and w. NJ. Flanders, both
of whom died Thursday morning. They
were buried in the home cemetery at
the request of the members of their
families. Beals served in Co A,
Second Vermont, and Flanders in Co
F, Second N. Y, Cavalry,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28

were reelected: President, Mrs Ida
a. Reed, Shelburne; Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs Gratia E. Davidson,
Newfane; Recording Secretary, Mrs
Abbie A. Wyman, Cambridgeports
Treasurer, Mrs E. Mead Denny, Mont
pelier; Auditor, Mrs Alice M. Rich
ardson, Montpelier; Vice President
at-large, Mrs E. B. Lund, Burlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
That Little Pain InlYour Back

threatens your kidneys. If allowed TO
go on a little while you will suffer
throughout the entire system. Take
at once DIR David Kennedy's Fsvorits
Remedy, of Rondout, N. Y, which
costs only one dollar. 1t is the nos
certain care known for the treatmen
OF all diseases of the kidneys, live
and blood. All druggists, 81; 6 DO
ties, 81.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28

The Montpelier correspondence oil
the St Adams Messenger states that
Orip NJ Barber of Bennington ex.
state auditor, one of the leaders of the
Vermont bar, and political manager
Of great repute in Vermont, is in all
probability candidate to succeed the
Hon Olin Merrill in the Office OF col.
lector Of customs for the district of
Vermont. The Messenger says furth-
err:
mo public announcement ofhis in
tention to be a candidate has been
made by Mr. Barber, but for some time
past his name has been quietly men
toned in connection with the Office
and that, too, In such quarters and
with such frequency as to give rise to
the impression that, if he were not
himself the prime mover in the affair,
good friends were zealously moving in
his behalf. Today information comes
OF such character as TO enable The
Messenger to venture the statement
that it would not be surprising if be-
fore long Mr. Barber was publicly
recognized candidate for the Office,
''rhe only other candidate thus far
talked about is John l.. Southwick,
editor Of The Burlington
Free Press, and it so happens thatThe
Messenger was the first to make public
announcement of his candidacy, also.
"Olin Merrill, of Enosburg Falls,
the present incumbent, was appointed
by President Mckinley in 1881 and is,
therefore, completing his second term
in Office"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
TODAYS STOCK QUOTATIONS
Selling Prices Today On New York Exchange
At Noon

.Todav's quotations on the New
York stock exchange as reported at
noon by j. r. Williston & Co, of 7
Nassau street, New York city to the
Bennington Security company are as
follows:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
SHOT AT A DEER
Big One For Target Near Sucker Pond Yes
tsrday Afternoon.

Charles Soule shot once at a 300 10
buck yesterday afternoon near Sucker
Pond. His brother Clare Soule who
was standing by his side at the time
armed with 1910 Winchester rifle
was taken suddenly i'll with the disease
known among hunters as buck fever.
He remained unconscious until after
the deer had walked away. They
have taken to the woods again today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
O. M. BARBER
FoRcoLLEcToR
Will Be Candidate To Succeed
Col. Merrill

The Banner is authorized to an
nounce that Hon o. NJ, Barber of this
place will be a candidate to succeed
Col Olin Merrill as collector of the
port at Burlington when the latter's
present term expires. OF this cam
didacy the Banner will speak more at
length later.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-10-28
CHEAP Advertising

Advertising under this head 20 cents
for the first time and ten cents each
time after. Advertisements not to eX
coed four lines.