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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31

Scrofula, salt rheum, erysipelas and
other distressing eruptive diseases
yield quickly and permanently to the
cleansing, purifying power of Burdocb
Blood Bitters.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31
encthY Land Tenure.

A unique example Of lengthy land
@pnl,re by the same family is record
Il in tie French press. The property
i question is that of St. Bertha,
4scs. for CSC years has De@n leased
lEo,nhrr. of the 3oucadcl family.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31
From Leather to Boots.

With the assistance Of the latest
machines a piece Of leather can be
transformed into pair of boots in
tkirty-four minutes, In which time it
passes through the hands Of sixty
three people and through fifteen ma
chimes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31
fhe Foundation Of All Fiction.

for all readers there comes tim,
wnen love. and plenty of it, is ndis.
pensable: and this is the one taste
that lasts. Those penny novels, by
the aid Of which girls on the way to
work give their mind a holiday. read.
ing with panied. anxious expression,
coming back to the world with a start
whom tickets are demanded. have but
this one subject.-The Queen.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31
One Way to Do Il.

No sir said the candidate for Of.
Zee Il never allow lie to pass my
lips.
"HoW do you manage it-talk
through your nose?" asked Tie bar.
tender
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31

blessing alike to young and old:
Dr. Fewler's Extract of Wild Straw
berry. Natures specific for dysentery,
diarrhoea and summer complaint.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-08-31

1t is III consideration Of these fig
ures which give Mr.. WatsOn's sup
porters hope that he will cut some fig
urc in this part of the country. OF
course, if he does get any consider
able number of votes in The southern
states. they must in the very popular
nature of things come from the Dem
Ocratic ranks. with the possible eX
from North Carolina, where a good
many of ;he old Populists seem to
have gone into the Republican ranks.
But if he sets any considerable vote
in the close statesin the states tha,
are generally reckoned doubtful-are
they not Just as likely to cut against
the Republican as the Democratic
party?
In other words, is not the radical
element TO whom the Populst candi
date is likely to appeal more likely. il
left alone. to support the radical
hOoSCNcll tlliH ll1e NoHSeI FdtlNt 1 dI :
ker?
OF course, what the Republicans
/ hope for is that Mr. Watsons cand-
dacy will Feep from Parker many Of
, the Bryan men who voted for the
Democratic candidate in the last two
presidential elections, but there are
a great MANY shrewd observers who
are inclined to the belief that a large
percentage Of any vote which the
'0puiist nominee may poll in those
states-parfi icularly in the big cities
! like New York and Chicago-wil be
the votes of men who would other
wise vote for Roosevelt direct.
OF course. at this stage of the game,
| all this sort of talk is mere speculatioa
| because as let things have not devel-
/ cPod sufficiently to determine With
ANYTHING ike accuracy The trend Of
! things: hpt- thal Mr.. Watson will cut
AGAINST III Republicans in view OF
Ills possibility that he, as the most
liOmiucnl Of the representatives of
minor parties. may poll consider
! able Vote. the result Of his canvass
viii BE watched With interest
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-20
RIVAL STOPPED WEDDING.
Later Groom etooto Girl Dead and
Kills .iimseIf.

81 Batavia. y. Y, Clyde Ore, 50
years old, of Wisconsin. shot and
killed Addie Blossom. % years Of age.
and then killed himself on the street
near the girls home. ore without a
word drew e revolver and fred He
then drank carJolic acid and sent a
bullet into his brain.
Ore and the girl were to have been
married two weeks ago. on that day
a rival appeared who claimed the girl
was engaged to him. There was a dis
turbance at the Blossom house and
the girls parents begged her to re-
frain from marrying ore and the min
lister refused TO perform the ceremony.
Ore was believed TO have gone to
his home in Wisconsin, but he return
ed Tuesday. In his pocket was a let
tor from Addie Blossom in which she
said she wanted to hear from him.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-20
BUSINESS is BACKWARD.
Some Branches Of steel Trade show
Sjuns OF Improvement.

II. q. Dun e. Co.'S Weekly Review
OF Trade" says: Tardy spring wealth.
er, following an unusually severe win
ter, makes 1t difficult TO restore salts.
factory trade conditions, but II Is en-.
couraglng to find at many points this
unreasonable weather the only cause
of complaint. and there is always
hope that the early losses may be
made up at least In large measure
when their normal conditions become
apparent. In the meantime sales OF
dry goods are restricted and stocks in
all positions from producer to con-
sumer are larger than Is desirable.
Aside from the cotton states. where
business Is brisk, the weeks dispatch.
es indicate that early gains were
maintained. hut little further progress
occurred. Labor controversies are
still an adverse factor. Railway earn.
ings in the fist week of April were
per cent smaller than last year. No
definite check to progress In the iron
and steel industry Is discerned, al
though 1t lacks uniformity and In some
departments It is difficult to find en-.
couraging signs. In so far as pressure
Tor immediate delivery Is concerned.
bar iron and steel are most-yromlnent,
makers of agricultural implements be-
ing notably lmportunate. Not only
Is II difficult to secure early delivery
of bars, but shipments four weeks
hence are considered prompt and some
orders run up to the end of the year.
Floods in the West have made Il i'm.
possible to begin the much proposed
structural work and aside from sup
plies for repair shops. the ra I ways are
still operating on a moderate scale.
The ore situation remains unsettled.
Flrmness and activity continue in the
Chicago packer hide market. and for
eign dry hides are held steady by
the prompt absorption of arrivals.
Although quotations are unchanged in
the leather market. some improve
ment in tone Is noted. Failures this
week number 225 In the United States
against 212 last year and 1G In Canada
compared with 16 year ago.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-20
STRUCK MINE IN HARBOR
Japanese Surround Russian Tor
pedo Boat and Sink Her.
RUSSIAN FLEET AGAIN HIT.
Two More Ships OF the Cars Squad
ron at Port Arthur Put Out
Of Commission.

II was offlcially announced in 81.
Petersburg that the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Bezstrashni was cut off from
the rest Of the Russian fleet at Port
Arthur and sunk by the japanese, that
her crew of As officers and men was
lost. and that the battleship Pobieda
accidentally struck mine while man.
euvering, but was able to return to the
harbor without loss of life.
Following the issuance of the of.
fetal bulletin came n message from
Rear Admiral Prince Ouktomsky, say
ing that the Bezstrashni had been
sent out during the night to reconnoi.
ter and became separated from the
rest of the feet owing to the bad
weather. The boat was surrounded
by Japanese torpedo boat destroyers
and was sunk in the fight. Five men
were saved.
Admiral Oulitomsky adds: During
some maneuvering of the battleship
squadron the Pobieda struck against
a mine amidships on the. starboard
side. she was able to regain port by
herself. No one on board OF her was
killed or wounded"
The Pobedia Is a battleship of 1854
tons displacement and of l4,600 horse
power She Is 401A feet long. 71h
feet beam and draws 26 feet of water
and is heavily armored with steel.
She was completed in 1901. has a
complement OF 1872 men and her esti-
mated speed is rs knots. The steel
armor of the bettleship varies in
thickness from 4 to 9ia inches along
her belt. The armament of the Po.
bieda consists OF four l0-inch guns, II
6inch guns, 16 3-inch guns. 10 l.Sinch
guns and II 1.4.inch guns. She has
six torpedo tubes.
skrydloff Succeeds Makaroff.
The Emperor's choice of "A success
sor to the late Vice Admiral Makaroif
as commander-in-chief Of the Russian
naval forces in the Far East has fall
en- upon Vice Admiral Skrydloff. whom
he appointed, telegraphing to him to
20 direct from Scbastopol. where he
is in command of the Black sea fleet,
to Port Arthur and assume the com
mand there. Next 10 Vice Admiral
Makaron wee Admiral Skiydlon is
the most popular man of this genera
ton in the Russian navy, He is con
sidered a very able sailor and strGte-
gist, but the tools at his disposal viii
be few in comparison with those in
nLhe hands Of the enemy and It Is fear
" q he will be unable 70 accom- gI!sh
buch.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-20
NO LGr.uP AT PORT ARTHUR.
lagos Fleet Renew Attack and Bonn
bard Fortress.

The Jaranese are allowing no let-up
at Port Arthur. Closely following up
their successes on the sea, the fortl-
fications we're bombarded on the 18th
from 9:l5 in the morning until p. m.
The Japanese feet was in two divi-
sions and bombarded the fortress and
the town alternately from the Lao
Tlshin promontory. In all 1856 projec-
tiles were fired.
The fre Of the Japanese fleet was
answered by the Russian squadron, in.
cluding the battleship Pobieda from
her anchorage, with a punging fire.
The batteries also replied.
The losses on land were seven Chi
nese killed and five soldiers and three
Chinese wounded No serious damage
was sustained by either the fortilica-
tions or the fleet.
In the reports Of the naval conflict
on Wednesday, several mistakes have
come to light and were corrected
since. but there are many details Of
the conflict and the loss to Russian
arms that are still unknown.
The magnitude of some of these err
rors doubtless due to the excitement
and horror at Port Arthur, may be ap.
proXlmated by the TACT that the cor
rect name of the Russian torpedo boat
destroyer sunk by the Japanese We'd
nesday Is not the BeZtrashni. as was
officially reported. but the ltrashnl
The Beztrashn is still safe.
The condition Of the Russian fleet
at Po;t Arthur can best be realized
when IL Is known that now there are
in the harbor only two undamaged
battleships-th Peresviet and the Sc.
vastopol. Some of the vessels dam.
aged by the japanese have been re.
paired. though their exact number and
condition are not known.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-20
NEWsY cLEANiNcs.

The ships Of the world are insured
for f950,O00.00O.'
Building operations In Richmond.
Va, were tied up by the strike of the
hod-carrlers for five cents day in
crease.
The spring cleanup OF gold on the
Nome peninsula Is estimated at over
$1,250,O0O, greatly in excess of any
previous season.
Representatives OF many organiza-
tlons protested vigorously against the
taking of New Yt~k City parks for
school purposes.
A st. Louis, Mo-, coIolc. who had
made and lost 100000 by speculation
In New York City, committed suicide
after killing the cat.
Ambassador Mccormick is negotiat-
Ing with the Russian Foreign Office
for treaty granting wider rights to
American corporations.
The retention of 200 Greek strike
breakers at the works of the American
Can Company, In Chicago. ILL.,, caused
the 1000 employees to remain on strike
United States Supreme Court sus-
tained Interstate Commission IN its
contention that coal roads are oblig
to show contracts at hearing on ques-
tion Of rates.
Mrs. Ella Simmons and daughter
walked from Lowell. Mass, nearly all
the way to Baltimore, Md, made good
her claim to an uncle's fortune and
Spanish and British officers who met
Kaiser William In Spain noticed that
he could only speak In whisper. and
1t is said his Mediterranean trip is to
prepare him for an operation that may
leave him dumb.
A suit was begun In the United
States Circuit Court at ST. Paul, Mimi,
to obtain n judicial decision on the
method OF distribution of the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern stock held
by the Northern Securities Company.
rode home In Pullman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-20
CURRENT EVENTS.

It is thought not unlikely that Con-
gress will adjourn April 20.
Bandits held up the mail stage run
ming between Holt and Big Fork,
Mont, and took the mail and other
valuables.
The gates of the Worlds fair were
open Sunday for the last time. Not
until after the exposition is over. in
December, will the public be allowed
to pass its portals on the Sabbath
over $4,000 persons visited the
grounds.
Governor Herrick, of Ohio, granted
a reprieve to- Charles Stimmell, who
was to be electrocuted April 10 for the
murder of Joseph w. Shide at Dayton
Stimmell was denied new trial and
the reprieve was allowed to appeal tc
the Supreme Court.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-20
One Thjnu He Learned,

Bishop Potter was preaching one
Sunday evening in small town in the
Adlrondacks, where he has a sum-
mer camp, says the New York Times,
When the services were over a tall,
gaunt man, with the air of a back.
woodsman. came up to the Bishop with
outstretched hand.
I've heerd ye preach twice afore
this" he said. IAN like yer preach.
in. alluz larn somethin' new from
ye. | rid ten miles tonight TO hear ye,
en- I'd rid ten more, fer, as usual
heerd somethin' new tonight that
never knowed afore."
well, I'm glad Of that" said the
Bishop shaking the outstretched hand:
'and what was 1t you learned to.
night?"
"Why, Bishop. found out fer the
fust time in my life that Sodom and
Gomorrah wuzn't twins"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-20
SPANISH OFFICIAL STABBED.
Prime Minister Attacked on street by
Young Anarchist.

young Anarchist.
An attempt was made to assassinate
Senor Maura. the prime minister OF
Spain. He was returning from the
palace from attending the funeral ser.
Vices at the cathedral for the late
Queen Isabella. AS he was passing
in front of the Mercad church, young
man, probably rs years old. leaped on
the carriage step and attempted to
stab him. but slipped in the act. Senior
Maura continued on his way apparent.
ly unhurt. The assassin was imme-
diately seized by the police.
A report of the attack on Premier
Maura was issued, according to which
the assailant held concealed a kitchen
knife, with which he stabbed the pre-
mier but the force of the blow was
broken and its direction diverted by
the heavy lace on the minister's coat,
resulting In only slight scratch UNI
der the sixth rib.
Joaquin Miguel Aitao, the assailant,
was employed as a domestic. He Is
an anarchist and when arrested at
tempted suicide by dashing his head
against the wall. According to an
other account the premier cody drew
the knife from his clothing and threw
It on seat in his carriage, after
which he entered the palace and tele-
phoned to Minister of the Interior
Guerra at Madrid, saying:
81 have been stabbed. Don't be
alarmed. The wound Is not serious"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-20
EXPLOSION KILLS 2S MEN
Victims Bodies Torn to Frap-
ments by the Conclusion.
ENTIRE TuRReT CREW KILLED.
Surgeons From Three Warships Quick
Iy Attended the Mutilated Men.
Prompt Work Saves ship.

BY the explosion of 1000 pounds OF
powder in the after 12-lnch turret and
the handling room of the battleship
Missouri, Capt. William s. Cowles,
commanding 20 men were instantly
killed and 8 injured, of whom will
die. The Missouri was on the target
range with the Texas and Brooklyn at
practice off the Florida coast when a
charge of powder In the 12Inch left.
hand gun ignited from gases, exploded.
and dropping below, ignlted four
charges of powder in the handling
room, and all exploded
The Dead.
Lieut.. w. c. Davidson, In charge of
the Pinch turret; Lieut.. Il. A. WEIGH.
EFT of the cruiser. Cleveland, gun um-
pire; Midshlpman w. T. Neumann,
Lieut. J. p. V. Grldley, U. S. NJ. c.,
Lieut.. Thomas Ward, Jr., Division OF.
flcer j. X. Peterson, w. Bougard
boatswan's mate. second class, j.
Bloxaputlan. ordinary seaman
Charles Rice, coxswain; j. C. Hardy,
seaman; X. J. Kivlin, apprentice, sec.
ond class; j. Gadris, seaman; ~
Scherbauth, ordinary seaman; II. b.
TIduhS, titCliltluu, SttOuu ClbSS, j. i.
Starr, coxswain ]. G. Num-, ordinary
seaman; N. Soder, seaman; G. r.
Meyer, seaman: =. X. CASTER. ordin
airy seaman; II. II. Allison. apprentice
second class; II. c. TObin, ordinary
seaman; J. J. Mullgan, ordinary sea.
man; j. w. Cole, landsman; A. Smith
ordnance sergeant; w. s. Shipman
gunner's mate, first class: J. p. J.
Brown, private marine; J. +. Kennedy
chief gunner's mate; J. NJ. Roach. or.
dinary seaman; Frank T. Rowlands
electrician, second class.
The lnjured:-
]. f. Knight. seaman, may recover
J. T. Donnelly, ordinary seaman, dy
ing; II. S. Starr, seaman, will recover:
+. &. Schaub, apprentice, second class
will recover; o. b. Nice, apprentice
second class. dying.
But for the prompt and efficient
work of Capt. Cowles in flooding this
handling room and magazine with wa
ter, one of the magazines would have
exploded and the ship would have
been destroyed.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-20
Korean palace Burned.

A cable report says that the Impo-
rial palace at Seoul, Korea, was COM
pletely destroyed by fire. The fire
began in the evening and lasted
throughout the night only the ruins
of the palace remain. The Emperor
and his suite succeeded in escaping.
The report does not mention any loss
of life. nor does it give the cause OF
the fire. but the recent political unrest
in the Korean capital leads to fears
that the destruction of the palace was
the work Of the rebeIlious element.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-20
ATTACK ON THE HERRERos.
Enemy RepuIsed After Eight Hours
Fighting.

Fighting.
The Berlin foreign Office received
the following dispatch from Col. Lieut.
vein, the governor of German South
west Africa:
with the united principle division
and western division. attacked the
enemy's chief force, about 1900
strong, at Onganjlra. The Herreros
were in a strong. semi-clrcular posi-
tion on hill fronting the northwest.
We first ilanked and forced back their
lett wing, and then attacked the cen.
ter and right. Two energetic counter
attacks against our left were repuls.
ed. The enemy's position was broken
through at nightfall after eight hours
fighting, and the enemy was driven
back on all sides.
Our losses include Lleuts. Won Es-
torff and Won Erffe, and two cavalry,
men killed, Lieut.. Rosenberg and
five men severely wounded. The
enemy's loss has not yet been ascer.
tanned, but was heavy, owing to the
excellent effect of our artillery fire
Nothing new from Won Glasenapps
eastern division"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-20
JAPANEeE MOVEMENTS.
District North Of Arju Is Their Main
Field OF Operatlon.

The district north Of Anju is be-
coming the main field of the japanese
military campaign. The second and
third divisions of the Japanese army
are arriving at the mouth Of the An
ju.
The project. Of the province Of
Ping.Yang is appealing to the Korean
government TO send military help for
the suppression of local ioting. The
situation Is serious, the rioters being
joined by discharged soldiers who are
starving and are attacking the better
classes. The province OF Southchol-
la is oyermn with bands Of robbers
who are well armed. The project
there IS also appealing to the Korean
government for assistance. Princes
Kitashirakowa and Kugl, Of the Jap
anese imperial house, are now sorv-
ing rs officers in the imperial guards
as pivg-Yang.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-20
RUSSIAN FLAGSHIP IS SUNK
Blown Up While Moving out to
Fight the the Japanese.
ADMIRAL MAkARoFF pERlsHEp.
Frightfui Less Of Life Attributed to
Fact That All Were at Their
Stations.

The heaviest blow yet struck at
Russia in her war with Japan was do
liyered at Port Arthur Wednesday.
The first.class battleship Petropav-
lovsk, while returning with the other
ships of the fleet to the harbor after
having Put out to sea to meet the
encmys squadron, accidentally struck
floating mine, and was blown up and
Vice Admiral Makarof and from 600
to soc men perished.
The following official dispatch was
received by the Car from Rear Ad-
at Port Arthur: =.
struck a mine which blew her up, and
she turned turtle. Our squadron was
under Golden Hill. The japanese
squadron was approaching. Vice Ad.
miral Makaroff was lost. Grand
Duke Cyril was saved. He Is slightly
injured. Capt. Jakovlen was saved.
although severely injured, as were five
officers and 32 men, all more or less
injured. The enemy's feet has disap.
peaIed. Rear Admiral Prince Ouk.
tomsky has assumed command of the
feet"
The following dispatch to the Czar
has been received from Viceroy Alex
ieff
"A telegram has just been received
from Lieut.. Gen. Stoessel, commander
OF the military forces az Port Arthur.
regret to report to your majesty that
the Pacific fleet has suffered lire
parable loss by the death of its brave
and capable commander, who was lost
together with the Petrupaylovsk."
Another dispatch from Viceroy Alex
ieff to the Car says: According to
reports from the commandant at Port
Arthur the battleship and cruisers
went out to meet the enemy, but in
consequence of the enemy receiving
reinforcements, making his total
strength 80 vessels, our squadron re-
turned to the rOadstead, whereupon
the Petropavlovsk touched mine re.
sulting in her destruction. Grand
Duke Cyril, who was on board, was
saved. He was slightly injured. The
whole squadron then re-enteIed port.
The japanese are now off Cape Lao.
Shan. No reports had been received
from the acting commander of the
fleet up to the time this dispatch was
sent
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-20
glass PRICES RAISED.
Manufacturers Of Window Material
viii Close Shops June 1.

About 70 per cent of the window
glass manufacturers of the United
States were in session at the Burnett
House Cincinnati, discussing plans for
q permanent organization. A commit
tee was appointed to devise ways and
means to bring about this result 1t
was stated that both the jobbers and
manufacturers would join hands in the
movement and that they will have the
assistance of the gassworkers.
AS an oversupply Is assigned as the
cause of the depression, 1t was decided
to increase the price of glass 10 per
cent within the next three months and
to shut down the shops on June l next.
Another meeting will be held at Chlca'
go or Pittsburg on May /.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1904-04-20
MORMON CONFERENCE.
The Smith Family in Evidence at
kirtlard Meeting.

There were l,2o0 people present AZ
Sundays religious exercises OF the
iilty-frst annual conference of the Re.
organized Church OF Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints now in session at
Kirkland. TIE principal sermon was
by President joseph Smith Tho ad-
dress was a denial of the charge chat
the book OF Mormon teaches or advo-
Gates p1lygamy, The speaker main
tanned that the contrary was the
case; that the book of Mormon taught
with the Bible, that one husband
should have one wife and one wife
one husband. A feature OF the pro-
cecdinSs was the unusually large nun.
Der of persons named Smith taking
part in the several portions OF the
days proceedings. more than uozen
speakers, singers or presiding officers
Of that name being on the program.