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The Washington times., 1904-11-28
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
SERMON ON CREATION

The sermon yesterday u the TWO
Chrstlan Science churches was on
God the Only Cause and Creator and
as usual consisted of ScriptIral refer
euces with explanatory passages from
"st ience and Health.
gfne lesson was explained from the
f'bri-tisn Science point OF view. thai
GOD. the Divine Mind. ia the one and
any creative principle and cause Of the
Universe. and that as lie is spirit, His
creation D. just like Him, spiritual and
mot material Also that as the ewes of
he children OF men have been Obscured
.bv seeing through q glass darkly''
through material lens so careful
study of the science OF being eliminates
.thls denseuess and brings 90 light man $
Immortality. his at-One-mcrt with God.
and the uothingness OF materialiSm as "a
factor iu working out his life problem.
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CREATORE AND BAND
WIN MORE IRIUHPHS
Large Audience at the Columbia Cheers
Some OF the Numbes Given-De-
nands for Encores Unprecedented.

Creatore ard his Italian band came 10
Washington again last night FOR a re-
sital at the Columbia Theater With
each recurring visit Of this organization
lis popularity increases and the audience
completely filled the house The band
was assisted By Nine BariH. soprano.
Few bands heard in Washington are
capable Of giving 10 an audience such
pleasure as the one Creatore has gath
cred together. Its effects are marvellous,
and from the ''Tannhauser' march which
served 10 open the program. TO the ex-
cerpts from Carmen there was such
prolonged enthusiasm that encOres were
gwen IOr nearly every number.
When the program was finally com
p.etcd the audience refused 10 let the
band or, and CreatoTe gave the seXtet
from Lucia. with six brasses. This Is
familiar TO Washington cOncertgoers as
a part OF Creatore = program. Dui has
not been given by him recently. a sec
Ond encore was demanded, and the band
PLAYED The SLar-SDangled" banner
amid great enthusiasm from the au-
dience.
One of the most charming selections
ou the program was the Massauet
group. Scenes Picturesque including
four movements Precision. fine attack
and the most delicate shading gave TO
the group. the artistic t0uch which can
rarely be expected from "a brass organ
izatiOn, but which CredtOre succeeds in
gaining from his fine aggregation Of
players. Brahms Hungarian Dance No
and Handels largo were beautifully In
ieEpreted and the band repeated the
"MiSnCn' overture which is always "a
popular fayorife here.
Nine BarIi the assisting sOlOist. has
been ne2rd frequently In Washington.
and WAS warmly received She gave the
Angels SeFenade" The song is not
particularly well suited 10 Nine. Barili's 3
voice. for her lower register is trihe
lacking in body, but in the two succeed
in songs. Arditi's ~Parla and the
eyer-familiar "MOcking Bird" she was
wholly at ease and sang with much
grace
The Washington times., 1904-11-28
ORDER OF IR0QUOlS
TO HOLD CAMP FIRE

The "rder Of the lrOquois viii hold
their tlrst campfire al Golden I.ale Ilau,
4.D Ninth Street northwest, tomorrow
evening. under the auspices of Potomac
Lode. No. SEQ An excellent program
has D-en arranged.
Among the talent viii be Joseph =
cullen. expert banjoist ana Miss Alice
MaydWell sOlOist. Walter Allen Rice.
author, lecturer and fTIIerualist. uf
Rumalo. y g., will deliver the address
oI the evening.
Tickets of admission may bc secured
ora request 0f .. W. Hammand. r. =. P..
513 Eighth Street northWest, or amy
I.cmber OF the order
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in q Race
Building Big Cruisers
Cramps Ahead and VIII Launch the Ten
nessee on Saturday MOrning-Miss Annie
Keith Frazier the Sponsor.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 28.-ECtihcd-
ton has been received by Tire William
CTanp & Sons Ship and Engine Building
Company that Miss Annie Keith Fra
z.er. daugEter of tho governor OF Ten
ucssee. has been selected for the nonur
CT christeni ~ the armored cruiser tha-
viii bear The name of the State. whe-l,
ON Saturday morning next. the launching
takes place at/the Cramp yard
Gov. James>B Frazier and mis- party
VIII arrive in tho city Friday Besidoa
tine governors imms dlate party. some
Cf the more important Tennessee office
holders VIII bc hofe -fhe launching
will tuga place at 10 o'clock saturday
morning.
Iore thal ordinary interest attccncs
locally 90 the launching or rne cruise,
from tile fact that u the construction a
race Eas been going on with the New
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being guided by one hand 5han by "A
hundred.
Il have sometimes fanCied that the
success which attended the admlnistrt-
tom OF army officers as agents I'm place
where a succession OF civilians have
proved failures may have been due not
entirely 10 "a difference in the men ana
their methOds-f0T there axe individual
differences between army officers as wei!
S-ciVilIuus-buJ that il might be traced
partly 10 the military uniform. In tlis
respect al least ID series Of uTmy Officers
are alike. la dealing with uniformed Of
liCers the Indian does not nave forced
upon him IN quite SO pointed "a Way Tire
Tact thaJ he mas been passed from mana
tu hand.
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York Shipbuiiding Company, or Camden.
When the contract for the Tennessee
was made wita the Cramp Company one
was made by the Government with The
Camden ward for the building of the
armored cruiser Washington
These two are sister ships both being
OF 1850 tons displacement. fhey VIII De-
the most powerful OF the nations arm
o:cd cruisers. the larger guns being ten
inch.
Every effort has been made by the
two rival yards 10 win the race. Al
present the CTamD Company leads Dy
ma rein of approximately 10 per cent,
but thc race is far from ended. The Ten
ncssee Is now 90 per cent along and the
washington about % per cent.
Il j. stated that the Tennessee IS furth-
er advanced al Inr present staEC Ui Ecr
construction thaa any shin previously
built ia the yard. The work Is now fully
1--WE months ahead of the contract time.
That Cu The Washington ls also ahead
or time.
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The Rev. ID. J. Stafford. pastor Of ST.
PatIick's Church, preached yesterday on
THE Lessons Of Our Jubilee" This
sermon placed the finishing touches 10
the great celebration of the one hundred
and zenith anniversary OF ST. Patrick s.
parish.
Dr. Stafford thanked everyone who
had taken part in tho celebration. In
his sermon he referred 10 the ceiebra-
u0n al 81 Patrick yesterday al week
ago as "a lesson which the world will
heed. He said that the speech OF the
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PAYS HIGH TRIBUTE
TO THE president 7
Rev Dr. Stafford Says Roosevelt Is One of the Great Mer
of the Century, and as Good as He Is Great

President a.one would have made the
occasion notable.
Theodore Roosevelt" declared Dr.
Stafford, lis "a most extraordinary man.
He has achieved victory and received
q testimonial the like of which no RO7
man couqueror ever knew. IL We did
not know the goodness of the man we
would have reason TO fear for the ma
tiOu. but me entered the White House
with clean hands and ne viii leave IL
with clean hands
Dr. Stafford also paid a tribute 10 the
address OF Commissioner Aacfarland.
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President At first TT was suspected
that the crime had been nstigated by
CoufedcrateS Many prominent cltlZ ens
of Tie ContedeTacE were arrested Ihr
u1o4t thorough and searching eXumina-
tion was made and it was co1ciuslfciS
proved that mo- representative OF the
Southern Confederucy had ANY hanc lh
ill., Ii was as sincerely regretted ana as
severely condemned through the South
4s i'm tha North Mr. Lincoln was killed
uot by % citizen ot the ConIeaeraig e
States. but 10y citizen of tine United
States partially dgIduged fiaii; 20
suffered by his friend at Nj Lincoln $
hands
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Organized Conspiracy.

AT once he orguuized conspiracy
for the assassination of President Lin
col" and Secretary Seward uud ON the
night of April ll only seven weeks after
Captain EeuI was hanged. an, plot was
executed. Booth shot Mr. Lincoln M
Fords Thcater, Wash. eNclaimlng.
Sic -empcr tyranuisi and ON the same
night Paine, one Of his co-copsplrat0rs.
inflicted severe but not mortal wounds
0u William 81. Seward. Secretary of
State.
THE United States was lrarfuIIy
aroused by tbe assassination Of the
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FISHERMAN HAVE FIGH
OVER TANGLED Line
One Stabs Another and Is Pat
Irons by C-ew-Not Se-i-
0us,y Hurt.

NEW YORK. Nov. @.-Edwin supfleI
of 434 West Forty-second StreeI. wasl
fishing next to Alden Senncy. Of =.
Boyd Street. Jersey CiC, Vu the steaaN
.cr Taurus out on the ifishing Ban1ls'
yesterday Their lines became en-
tangled and 4 night eusued. Supple. il IS
alleged stabbed henley ia Tie neck
The ARRAY caused "a luL or rNclteIurlt
among the passengers SUPPLE MAS
taken I'm charge by members OF ia
crew and put iu irons When the hoa 4
arrived al Pier l. North Riger. he Was
turned over to Ihe Church street paliee
and locked up.
Kenney was able to go horne
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OFFICIAL CLOSING OF
NEW YORK STATE CANAL

ALBANY. Nov. 2S.-The canals Of th
State closed officially Saturday night
Special permits have bee1 granted I
boats now au the way 10 reach tia,
water. and water viii not be- drawn froI
The levels uu.iI November %
This date b. one Of the earliest o
record for closing the canals.
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Booth Interceded.

John Wilkes Booth Interested him
self ia his behalf; obtained from the
Confederate government al Richmond.
Va. the evidence that he was com
missi0ued officer OF the Confederate
navy he obtained also evidence that
his acts were only those of legiUma te
warfare and that he was acting under
instructions from the Confederate gov
ernment. Booth went 70 Washington
armed with these documents and
secured from Pre- sideut Lincoln the
promise that Captain Beau should not
be- pat 60 death. but should b. treated
as a prisoner of war. This promise OF
Mr Lincoln gave Onense 10 Secretary
Seward. who persuaded him. iu the face
90 H. To- sanction RealIs execution. and
Captain Beall was hanged at Governors
Island. n. Y. ou February ~ 1860
John Wilkes Booth was not % we'll
balanced man at his best Doubtless he
inherited streak Of the insanity with
which his father. though n great actor.
was from time 60 time afflicted. Be that
aS lt may. he was fearfulIy wrought ub
by a e death of his friend 80 such cir
cumsHuces. llr denounced th- killing
In cold blood uf "a Bri-uaer 1I war after
he had surrendered as murder ana
the doing ID after the President had
given his word that ~ should not Doe
done Is 'fIlschOud' and 'treacEery. and
vowed vengeance against thc author of
thls wrong.
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GONE TO THE lSTHMUS
TO WORK ON CANAL

CHICAGO. Nov. 8-TwO drcdgemen.
the first engaged To work on the lsth-
milan Canal have left Chicago for Pan
ana They Wsre William Bates. dredge
engineer. and Philip Bates, his brother
CrunemHu.
The engineers will receive $3.50. ana the
cr@nemen $50 "a month, with board and
room.
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Rug and Carpet.

The glorious painting Of the blue car
Pet and the Persian rug locks almost liizel
a demonstration on the part OF the artist !
90 prove has supreme skill in tle render
ing OF texture harmonious color-tol
shov- what ms mastery would haveI
achieved if 1T had not been forced II
attempt the impossible.
Even as IT is, the picture is a remarkS
able achievement, and constitutes a
glorious record of this memorable and
imposing scene. one passage sTii 20
particularly del ghtful 20 artis s-th.- last
row of the gallery reserved Tor t7-
members OF tie royal family, Whfre tns
struggle between daylight and eieetr-e
light is admirably expressed.
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Over one Hundred Persons.

Mf. Abb7ys picture contains ll5 ac1
tual portraits. besides the many hguresI
seen in the far distance; b. is triumph
ol skillful arrangement. he has trium-
phantly overcome an difHcultiea Of cOl0r.
the picture has dignity and impressirs-
ness. but fl has 20 be- seen from a con
siderable distance
When you 60 close 10 it the interior OF
the Abbey gets dWarfcd. and Ine figures
do not seem 20 take their proper places.
Those ia the background come FAR to2f
much % the 'front.' for their size II
only when yOu setp hack faf enough
see them as mass. NOT as luGigidu.tf
that the splendid grouping and lighting
and the Hnr composition have thell
fulI effect.
The center Of the canvas is the group
OF dtgnitarles Of the church, bat on
either side OF them is q center Gf light
the King, Who is further % the IRON =
being q little lower in tone than -
Queen. vino appears smaller ia the dis-l
tance. and is therefore iu stronger iighLs
in order Ia produce Tie right balance
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DEATH Of LINCOLN
PRIVATE REVENGE
Booth Not Actuated by Love
OF SCu.h.
NO CONFEDERACY CITIZEN
Had Vowed Vengeance Against Presi-
dent for Permitting Execution
OF Captain Beal.

COLUMBIA, :. c., Nov. 2S.-Nrs. h.
c.. Clifford, of Upioa, $. c.. correspord-
ing secretary 30 South Clrpliui division
Daughters of the COufederacy. writes MS
follows in the state" published here.
Most historians have been content tc
state the simple fact that J. Wilkes
Booth shot ana killed President Lincoln
at Fords Theater, ar Washington on
April a. 1s6J.
Barnes School History adl= ID this
statement that by this shooting OF Lin
coin Eooth 'insansly imagined that he
was Kidding his country Of "a tyraut."
while "a recent Southern historian says.
Abraham Lincoln was shot i'm "A tHc1te.
at Washington on The night OF Arrfi 10
by "n actor who sympathizing with
the falling Nonfederacy. thought his
deed would avenge tIe South"
No Act Of Confederacy.
in the editorial columns Of the
christian Observer" Louisville. Ky. of
October u, the following statements are
made, 10 which. as Daughter o. the
Confeceracy, deeply interested in al.
that pertains 10 the truth Of history and
the honor of the South, 1 desire To call
the attention of South Carolinlans.
No citizen OF the Southern
Confederacy had anything 10 do with
The assassination Of AIr. Lincoln. o
John Wakes Booth. who assas ssins rad
Mr Lincoln, was a citizen OF the United
StIies-nOt OF the Confederate States.
lie was al no tine resident Of the Con-
iederate States. His SOut hrrD 5.-ror,,-
thies did not lead him 70 come to The
south and make common cause with th,-
Soulh. IL was not an ardent love of the
south OF Of the Southern cause that
prompted Mr., Booths crime. but rather
spirit of revenge for the persouei
wrong that Mr. Lincoln had done I'm hav-
lns capt John Young Beill. one Of
Booths friends. unjustly executed.
Brave Captain BeaH.
The editor Of the Christian Observ-
er was acquainted with Captain Beau.
lie was a native OF Virginia. "a member
OF good family. college graduate.
"a bra-e young man of attractive person
ality In Richmond Va, We boarded
al the same house. ate al the same
table and we learned 10 appreciate his
sterling worth. He possessed traits sim
lJr 10 those which. during tho Span
lSh-Americdu war made Richmond
Pearson H0bson the idol of the Ameri-
can people and when in the fall OF 1854
a man was wanted 10 lead hazard Bus
enterprise and make a diversion 0u Lake
Erie, he promptly responded To th. call
OF his Government with handful
ot brave seamen he seized a boat on
Lake Erie. made its crew prisoners.
converted II into d war vessel cap
iured 1r sank one oT more other boats
terrorized the commerce oI the Great
Lakes, produced a PANE IN .luT8io and
The cities on the lakes. and thoruuenIv
alarmed the Northern people. Iu due
time he was captured. He was tried by
"a couTt-martial and sentenced % Ceath
as "a pirate.
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ABBEY FINISHES
HIS CORONATION
Picture in Which There Are
lis Actual Portraits.
GOOD EFFECT is PRODUCED
This / at It's Best When Work Is
Viewed at Quite a
Distance.

LONDON. Nov 2-Edwin Abbey's
coron- tion picture. which. before being
sent on tour through the provinces. =
being shown by Messrs. Agnew az the
Hanover Gallery. is unquestlonably the
nearest approach 10 success ever mads
by an Official painting OF this kind
A complete success is impossible Wners
Tie artist has 10 consider SO many penis
which are Incompatible with the exigen-
cies of real work Of ART. lie has 10 be
historically correct. however hide3as tie
combinations OF color may have been in
reality; he has to paint "A vast series Il
recognizable portraits. even il the dis
lance from the spectator would make il
impossible 90 discern the features of
each individual present M the ceremony
lie has 10 suggest q vast crowd. with
out being permitted 20 employ tHa OBJ
vious means Of painting This croWl -
a. blurred mass
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10
Bryan Rules Nebraska Democracy

Omaha, Neb., June 3.-The
Nebraska Democratic state con-
vention today unanimously Sc
lected W. J. Bryan to head the
Nebraska delegation to the natl
onal gathering at St. Louis, and
adopted a platform which real
firms the Kansas City platform of
1900 amp places before the public
Mr.. Bryan's views of what should
be embodied in the platform in
the coming national campaign.
Mr.. Bryan himself was chair
man of the committee on reso-
lutions and wrote the platform.
lie had associated with him men
who have been his most loyal sup
porters.
There was no opposition to the
adoption of the platform as read,
although one delegate attempted
to secure the adoption Of an ad-
ditional plank pledging Nebraska
Democracy to the support of the
nominees Of the 81. Louis con-
vention, regardless Of who they
might be, He was ruled out OF
order, however, after reading his
resolution.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10
Violsnl Storm at Weldon.

Newport, June ga violent
wind-storm passed over this Sec
ton early this afternoon and IN
the vicinity of Auvergne and
Weldon, twelve miles south OF
here, on the White and Black
River Railway. Two churches
and school houses were blown
down and trees were torn up by
the roots. No lives have thus taI
been reported lost, although the
white and negro churches and
a school house were overturned
at Auvergne. The school house
broke in the center and is a COM
plete wreck. At Weldon a church
and school house were carried oil
their foundations and turned over
Much damage to property oc-
Cured.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10
Commissioners Sale.

Notice is hereby given that in pursl
the authority and directions contained
dgGrclul order Of the sharp ChanecrA
made and entered ON the fourth day dI
1874, in IL crrClln Cause 30. l9l then
therein between ARA DOW'ly, compl
and Rosa Kent, WIN, g.. Kent and Jad
Kelt, amt Marvin Graddy, Iartin II
Una Gratdy aud Jane ttraddy, inlau
Benjamin 4. Grnddy, guardian and Y
A Albert y Kent, MINOR, by L, j Dal
guardian adlltum, A Amanda Kent, Mnlkl
lnu Nancy Anderson, defendants, The
sigred, rs commissioner Oi sad court,
fer for sale ut pubic Uulcry 10 lne highest
at the'sOu'h front door of the court II
which saiu court Is held IN the town of \
Shade, SLarp county, Arkansas, witt
hours pre.cr iDed by law for judicial sales
Monday, June 27, 1904
the following descrlbed real estate towit
rlve acres OF land IN IL square OH Of The
east corner OF the southeast quarter
northwest quarter of section 3, IN tow
nOrln o. range 6 vet, Situated in the >,
Disu ict uf sharp county, Arkansas.
IcriuS OF sale. n credit OF four Il
The purchaser being rrqu red to exec
note with approved security, bearing int
the rate Of ten per cent per anaun from
sale Lutll paia, ana u lien beng retain, Il
and sOn 10 secure tne payment OF the pl
money.
Given under my hand this 81 day Q
1904.
G, d. RITCHll
Commissioner In Chan
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

Says the paragraphor Of the
BatesvilIe Guard: Gamma e.
Park, the first woman admitted to
the practice of medicine in New
York, is dead at the age of "A,
after selecting her own coffin. The
close and intimate relation be-
tween the physician and the
undertaken was thus maintained
TO the last"
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10
Wen. Once Too Often.
A 10-year- old youngster

A 10-year-o old youngster
Bentonyille, answering t.
name of Pierson, robbed
Stroud's dry goods store of
in silver Friday night. Tn
lowing night, just before c
time, one Of the clerks stu
over him in one of the
closets, where he had hiddel
self with the evident intent
again doing the robbery
Rogers Democrat.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

During the past week there
have been hung at st. Louis
on the second floor of the Arkan-
sas state building several oil
paintings lately received from the
state capitol at Little Rock.
Pictures of Governor Jeff Davis,
Senator James p. Clarke, Senator
JAS. H. Berry, Gov. T. ]. Church
i'll, Judge S. p, Hughes and other
former governors of the state were
among the number,
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

The Worchester, Massachusetts,
Spy, newspaper which has been
published continuously since
1910, suspended last week on ao-
count of financial troubles. The
first issue of the Spy was printed
in Boston, but soon afterward was
driven from the city on account
Of its utterances in favor Of inde-
pendence,
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

United States marshals swooped
down upon Talequah, |. T., few
days ago and raided every drug
store in the town, with this re-
suit: Ten gallons Of malt, forty
gallons Of alcohol and a hundred
and ten gallons of whiskey we're
poured into the streets.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

C. S. Deeneen, a Chicago law
yer, has been nominated by the
republicans Of Illinois, after a
deadlock in the state convention,
which lasted several days. Gov.
Yates made a game fight for re-
nomination, but the opposition
was too strong.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

Will Arkansas instruct for
Parker or Hearst or send unin-
structcd delegates to st, Louis?
This question has been a subject
with Arkansas politicians for the
past few weeks, and the result at
Hot Springs is awaited with inter-
est.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

Circuit Court, Northern Dis
trict-First Monday in January
and July. Southern District
Second Monday in February and
August.
County Court-Third Monday
in January, April, July and Oc-
tober. Nc County Court in the
Northern District.
Probate Court-Northern Dis
trict-Third Monday in March,
June. September and December
Southern District--Second Mon
day in March, June, September
and December.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

Criminologists assert that the
weather has much to do with
crime, and that warm weather is
conductive to suicide and crime.
Therefore, we advise our readers
to keep on the cool side of the
house as much as possible.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

DR.. c.. c.. Golden has been re-
elected president of Galloway
College. This institution, as it
now stands, is valued at $4,000,
and the indebtedness against It
amounts to S13, 900.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

The Little Rock Advertiser has
suspended publication, and is in
the hands OF a receiver. Editor
Patton announces that ho hopes
to be able to start up shop again
in a few weeks.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

An editor at Raleigh, N. e., has
been fined $4,000 for crlticising an
appointment by a Federal Judge,
and pluckily declares he viii rot
in jail before he will pay a cent
Of it.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

Hon. John H. Hamiter Of Ia
Fayette county announces that
he will try to be speaker of the
next house Of representatives.
Some dozen or two other gentle
men have made the same an
nOuncement.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

Ex-President Cleveland has
been invited to speak at a meet
inc Of the American colony IN
tho city Of Mexico on the tcurth
Of JuLy.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

During last month, thirteen new
railroad lines were chartered in
this state. The total length Of all
the lines projected was 304 miles,
the longest line being 80 and the
shortest 10 miles.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

W. j. Bryan dominated the Ne
braska democratic state con-
venhon, as is atJestod by the fact
that the convention refused to
pledge support to the nominee Of
the st. Louis convention.
Sharp County record., 1904-06-10

This is fact: Considering
the small proportionate number Of
negroes in the North, there is a
great deal more violence done the
blacks in that section than in the
South.