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The Newtown bee., 1904-09-30
Britain were guests over Sunday of MT ana Mrs George H. Lines.
STILL RIVER NOTES.


 Mrs B. F. Shepard of Bridpeport is VlSlG!ng Mrs F. w. Howard.
 Robert Gilbert, who has been stay- ing at Mrs M. J. Madigan s, has gone to New York.
 Miss Emily Sanford has returned to Bridgeport.
 The attendance of the Lanesyille sunday school, last Sunday, was 142. The Blues finally beat the poor Reds. The Still River Baseball nine de- feated the Kent nine by score of to l5. I. M. Stack is the owner of a nice big bull dog.
 Mrs Albert Dickey had an operation performed on her nose, two weeks ago last Saturday. All hope that she win recover.
 MT and Mrs John Garfield are re- Jolc1ng over the birth of a young son. Walter Howes is making some fine cider this year. Sidney Waters made a trip to South Norwalk, Friday last. G. M. Stack has left hls position at the canning factory.
 Any one who wishes Sunday news paper can leave their order with Ed gar A. Cummings at Maple avenue, Still River.
The Newtown bee., 1904-09-30
GAYLORDSVILLE..

Miss Dora Gregory is visiting at M. D. Jones'.
 MT and Mrs Ernest Bartram were at Paine Farm, last week.
 Miss Lett1e Wood has a new piano.
 Mrs P. D. Boinay spent last Sunday in New Milford with her brother, Wat son Ward.
 Miss Mary Paine is attending Miss Hopson's school in Kent, this fall.
 Miss Mary Weaver was the guest of Miss Bessie Soule, over last Sunday.
 While Raymond and Hallie Newton were driving from New Milford, last week, their horse became frightened at an automobile, causing it to break away from the wagon, when it ran home. Fortunately no one was hurt.
 The RineS Brothers, the Canadian Singing evangelists, who have been conducting meetings in the Methodist church for two weeks past, closed their work on Sunday evening. Gaylords- vile has never before had such evan gelistic talent, and it is the wonder of many how they could have been in- duced to come. Their singing was magnificent and they were both power
The Newtown bee., 1904-09-30
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full preachers. A large number came
 out for Christ, and the meetings will continue this week, under the charge or MT and Mrs Byles and assisted on
 Tuesday night. by Rev MT Crichton of sherman, and on Thursday night bv Rev MT Torrey of New Milford.
The Newtown bee., 1904-09-30
WASHINGTON.

B.. Rev Dr Charles Robinson preach et at the Congregational church, last Sunday, and the Rev H. w. Hayes o1 W1ndsOr, Vt., is expected for nex Sunday, which will close the commit tees term of supplying.
 ToLocATE IN BRIDGEPORT.
 Frank Cole, the popular clerk a, November, to take charge of grocery store bought by his uncle, Cortland D. Cole. The store is located at 25s State street, Bridgeport, and both MT Cole and his uncle with their families will move to that city.
 A very interesting time is expected on Tuesday of next week, October 4, at the Gunnery grounds, when the bronze tablet of MT Gum, which was voted by the alumni will be put in place with appropriate exercises. Mrs Mary Davis visited friends here, last week.
 Clifford and Miss Nellie Woodruff vent, this Tuesday, on visit to the Paine farm, and to see the power house Company.
 The freeze, last week, beat the rec ord of former froSts of the same date. Kilborn's thermometer registered 29, while others who looked at 5 o'clock, a. m., found theirs at 28.
 Clarence w. Bronson, a former Washington boy, now attorney and counselor at law, has announced that his connection with E. l.. Isbell has terminated and that he has opened an office in Whites Building, 69 Church street, New Haven.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29
STATE
HOUSE
OFFICIALS
Getting Ready for the Twen
ty third Legislative
Session

Everything around the state house
is hustle, but there is no confusion, ev.
erything being done in a systematic
manner, as though by clock work, get.
ting ready for the coming session of
the Legislature.
Nearly every member of that august
body has selected his seat, and made
known his desires at the secretary of
states office, where his location is
marked on the plat of the house or SEN
ate, whichever body he may belong to,
by Assistant Secretary Lowell, who has
charge of that department.
The janitors of the building also are
: earning their money by the sweat of
their brow" sweeping, busting, NOV.
ing desks, and doing a general "clean
up" in honor of the coming session,
and are busy these mornings digging up
the tables for the committee rooms,
from the dark and mysterious store
rooms in which they have reposed SO
peacefully for the past year.
The state printing office is not the
least busy place in the capitol building,
there being a big extra force at work
getting out the numerous biennial re-
ports of the state officials, and the Of
fee will be buster during the session,
when the bills are to be printed.
Very little rest is being counted on
by anyone connected with the session
for the next two months, and there
will be no regret, especially among the
officials in the state house, when the
twenty-third legislative assembly is a
thing of the past.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29
PORTLAND
FAVORS
MILLS
Meeting of MuItnOmah Del
egatiOn Results In New
Move

At a meeting Of the Multnomah
county delegation, held last night, it
was decided to favor A. L. Mills, of
that county for the speakership, in
place of A. A. Bailey, who withdrew
from the race.
The delegation Of senators will be
unanimously in favor of DIR. w. Kuy-
kendall for president of the senate,
and his election is practically assured.
This leaves a three-cornered fight be-
tween Kay, of Marion; yawter, of
jackson, and Mills of Multnomah, and
will be watched with interest during
the next 10 days.
Mr.. Mills is a prominent citizen of
Portland, and this year is the first
time that he has entered the political
field. He is president of the First Ma
tional bank, of that city, and occupies
q leading position in the business and
financial affairs of the metropolis. At
various times during the last regular
session he received a number of votes
for the Office of United States senator,
although he was not a candidate. His
reputation as a practical business man
will be used to advance his chances
for speaker of the house. He has been
prominently identified with several re-
forr movements in the city of Port
land, and will prove to be a strong or
ganizer and worthy opponent of Kay,
of Marion county. 1t goes without
saying that it will be a battle royal,
as Kay is a man of resources, an or
ganizer and fighter who made a reputa-
tion for himself in the last legislature
as the uncompromising champion of
reform.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29
Probate Gases.

All eases in probate will be heard
before Judge Scott hereafter at 1870
o o'clock in the afternoon. This will en-
able those who have matters to COME
before the court, and who do not reside
in this city, to transact their business
ia one day.
Another reason for having set a time
for hearing probate matters is that,
under the present system, the judge is
required to drop everything else at
goes into effect, and probate matter
of this kind, while, when the new rule
theis in effect, any probate matter
that is not brought up between 1880
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29
SUICIDE
CLAUSE
UPHELD

Sioux Falls, s. d., Dec. ga jury
in the state circuit court in this city
has just disposed of an important suit
involving the payment of life insur-
ance policies aggrcgating $4,000.
Milton W. Miles, a prominent Sioux
Falls banker on January 9 of the
present year was found in his room
at his home in this city with a bullet
hole in his head and a revolver with
one chamber empty by his side. He
carried $4,000 insurance in the Wood
men and $4,000 each in the Penn Mu-
tual, the Northwestern Life and the
|Provident Savings Life. Each policy
contained a suicide clause, which was
in effect at the time Of Miles death.
The Woodmen order at once paid
the $4,000, but the other companies
refused payment OF the ground that
deceased came TO his death by suicide.
The widow Of the dead man, Mrs.
Mora NJ. Miles, then instituted a suit
against each Of the three companies.
That just disposed Of by the jury was
against the Penn Mutual.
The case of tho plaintiff was based
on the allegation that the death Of
her husband was due to an accident.
When on the witness stand she stated,
among other things, that, intending to
do some repairing on Mr.. Miles
clothing, she took from his pockets
some papers and o revolver and placed
Them in the bottom drawer Of a roll
top desk in MI. Miles room. On tho
fatal day Mr.. Miles went upstairs 10
lget the papers, Mrs. Miles having told
him where she put them, and the con
ltention of the plaintiff was that while
getting our the papers he accidentally
shot himself with the revolver, which
was in the same drawer.
The verdict of the jury finds for the
plaintiff 10 the sum Of SH This IL
the amount Of premium paid on the
policy, ane which, according to tho
terms Of the policy would be returned
lin case Of suicide. The form Of the
verdict taxes the costs TO the com
pany, so that Mrs. Miles will have
Ionly her attorneys fees 70 pay.
But me will get nono Of the $4,000
insurance on her husbands life which
she sued for. The suit virtually de-
lcides the other two, and, therefore
Mrs. Miles, owing 70 the policies con
I~taining suicide clauses, win fail to SO
%leover the $4,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29

and the tirae the docket is finished,
will be continued until the next day at
that time.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29
CAN
NOT BE
MOVED

Ernest @. Miller, of Linn county,
has been reported in the press as an
ossfed man. The boy was born No
vember 4, 1884, the day Cleveland was
first elected president of the United
States. At the age of 9 his ankle joints
began to swell and stiffen up. He was
taken to Albany, and the doctors pro-
nounced it seiatic rheumatism, and he
was doctored for four years for that
disease, but kept getting worse. Flee
tricity was applied without result until
the lad was Is years. The boy was
taken to Foley Springs, where he was
kept two months, without being bene-
fitted. He was taken home. Doctors
at last discovered that the lad has null
tiple arthritis. On August 10, 1901, he
went to bed, and has never been out of
it since, and cannot move his limbs or
head.
The boy is in be tier condition than
he was four years ago. His mind is
perfectly clear. He reads and keeps
himself thoroughly posted on all af-
fairs of the day. He is as handsome
as any girl in the country, and is the
picture of health.
The Ease is a peculiar one, and has
completely bafled every physician that
has had anything to do with it.
There is nothing in the recently
published story that he is ossisfed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29

Some divorces are the result of q
contraction Of the marriage contract
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29
FERRY
STREET
SEWER

The department Of streets and sew
ers is having a time with the Ferry
street sewer on Commercial street.
About two weeks ago the sewer eaved
in, caused by the stand.pipe crushing
the main, and the street was in a
dangerous condition.
The sewer at this point is IS feet
below the surfaeeY and it was neces-
sary to dig a hole and curb it up in or
der to reach and repair the break.
This was not an easy matter on ae-
count Of the loose gravel encountered
near the bottom Of the hole, and II
finally eayed in, choking the sewer with
dirt and gravel below the excavation.
This compelled the digging Of anoth-
er hole 20 feet west Of the first one,
and the workmen have been iaboring
hard 10 get it down before il eayed IN,
but last night an entire side fell out
and it will require some good engin'
eering to get down the distance TO
clean out the sewer. In the meantime
the sewer Is elogged, and Is running
over several blocks east Of the break,
causing an undesirable condition.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29

was taken to Arizona SOM time ago
in the hopes that his health might be
benefited, and that the dreaded con
sumption might be stopped. The blow
is a sad one to his many friends here,
as he was very popular among the
fans.
1t was while playing on the Eugene
league team last summer that he was
taken with a fever remaining in bed
for nearly q month, and then re,
suming his position on the team.-Eu.
gene Guard.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29
PORTAGE
ROAD Is
CERTAIN

U. S. Engineer A. j. Mcmillan ar
rived in the city this morning with
the papers in the contract for the con
struction of The Dalles-Celilo Portage
road. which have been signed by the
Open River Association and the White
g. Nelson Construction Company, and
which will only need to be signed by
the portage board to be completed and
work on the road commenced.
The portage board held a meeting at
the state house this afternoon at 1880
o o'clock, for the consideration of this
matter, and there is little doubt that
il will be closed today without further
delay. No reason has been given by the
McCabe Co., which was the first COM
pany recommended for the contract,
for refusing to sign the papers, but
there is no danger of such a delay this
time, for the signatures of the con
tractors are already affixed to the pa
pers, and if passed upon favorably by
the board at it's meeting today, and
signed by the board the matter Will be
settled. The present contract is nearly
the same as the one submitted to Nc
.Cabe & Co., the only change being the
rails, which were made a separate bid
The members of the board at the
meeting today are Governor Chamber
lain, Secretary of State Dunbar, State
Treasurer Moores, Attorney'General
Crawford and Engineer Mcmillan.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29
parknurnt.Iovelace WedaIng.

Nj. A. H. Lovelaee and Miss Mar
garet Parkhurst are 70 be married this
afternoon at A O'Clock, at the home OF
tho BRIDES mother, Mrs. u. +. Park
hurst, on 18th street. Mr.. Loyelaee ID
the salem manager Of the Eiler piano
house, and Miss Parkhurst is one Of
salem's favcrite business-soeiety girls
The wedding is 20 be a quiet family AZ.
fair, and the happy euple viii depart
on the afternoon train for Portland
and Puget Sound points FOR . Short
wedding journey.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29
norIOte RaiIrOads.

senator s. b. Elkins, Of West vir-
ginia, is preparing a bill TO regulate
railrad rates. II will create u United
States court, TO be presided over by q
judge with a salary Of $4,000, and
he shall have the power to say when
the rates shall be lowered and equal.
lied. 1t is, said the bin will embOdy
the ideas Of the president on the sub
ject.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29

FOR LEGAL
TROUBLE

Mrs. A. A. Baker this afternoon
served notice on Street Superintendent
Tarpley and the city officials that she
win institute legal proceedings against
them IL the ditch now being cut across
Ferry street, between High and Liber'
ty streets, is completed. 1t threatens
to food her property, and she claims
that the water should be conducted
through the Ferry street sewer, now
eaved in. Bonham & Martin appear on
the notices for Mrs. Baker.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29
southern oregon Roads.

The good roads question is also be-
ing taken up in Southern Oregon also,
and the Miners Association are now
preparing for a big convention to be
held in Grants Pass some time in the
near future.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29

California mustard has
strength but la ks flavor,
Trieste has flavor but lacks
strength. Schilling's Best is
the two mixed, nothing else,
no color. The next = best
mustard sold here is weak but
has good flavor.
Your grocer's; moneyback'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29
Cecil Rhodes Scholarship.

This years examination for the Co
Gil Rhodes scholarship in this state
will be held on January 18th and 18th.
probably in Portland.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-12-29
Pitcher somors Dead.

News has been received az this Of
Gee Of the death Of Arthur @. som'
|ers, better knoWn a. "Toots' ~
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-16
Ohio Local Option Law.

Columbus, Ohio April 16.-The leg
islature has agreed upon a compro-
mise on the Brannock district local
option bill for municipalities, and it
will be signed by the governor, max
ing it law. The bill as it now stands
provides for local option elections by
districts in municipalities on petition
of 40 per cent of the electors, such
districts to contain not less than 800
nor more than 1000 electors. Bust
ness sections are to be exempt from
the provisions of the measure.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-16

proved in st. Petersburg, where It IL
understood that such action would
have an excellent effect on the morale
Of the Russian feet.
As the admiral's instructions were
to conserve his feet, it is pointed out
that 1t was his duty to return directly
to the harbor on the appearance OF a
superior force. 1t could hardly be ex-
pected that the admiral would look out
for mines when he had no reason to
believe that they had been laid, espe-
cially as only few hours before he
had safely steamed over the spot
where the Petropavlovsk was sunk.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-16
FARES TO ST. LOUIS.
Worlds Fair Excursion via Pennsyl
vania Lines.

The sale Of excursion tickets over
Pennsylvania Lines to st. Louis ac-
count of the Worlds Fair, will begin
on Monday morning, April 25th five
days in advance Of the date of the for
NAL opening of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition.
The excursion rates from Richmond
are fixed as follows:
Tickets good for the season, return
ing any time to December 18th, will
be sold every day at $14 for the round
trip.
Tickets good returning within sixty
days, not later than December 18th,
will be sold every day at $12 for the
round trip.
Tickets good returning within ff-
teen days will be sold every day at
$1,000 for the round trip.
Coach excursion tickets with re-
turn limit of seven days, will be sold
twice a week, every Tuesday and
Thursday, beginning May 18th, until
June 3Oth, at 81 for the round trip
approximately one cent mile. Coach
excursion tickets are restricted to DAY
coaches, whether on regular or spec.
ial trains.
For further particulars consult C
w. Elmer, Ticket Agent, Richmond
Ind.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-16
BRIEF DISPATCHES

The censorship at st. Petersburg is being
frightened.
War experts declare Japanese are using sub
marine boats against the enemy.
Russians will shoot as spies all correspond d.
ents caught using the wireless telegraph.
Unofficial figures forecast an inc ease. instead
Of decrease. in the acreage of spring wheat.
sFire in the works Of the St Louis Smelling
and Refining company damaged 81 1900 worth
Of property.
Business failures in the q. s. for tho week
number 1893, against POI last week and 100 in the
like week in 1903.
The Palace Of the Korean Emperor was de-
stroyed by fire and the Emperor forced to seek
esfety in flight
There are now only two unchanged battle
ships the Peresviet and the sevastopol---in
the harbor at Port Arthur.
The states OF Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri,
Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma and South Dakots
will have to import 5000 men to assist in hsr-
Vesting the wheat crop this fall
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-16

REAR ADMIRAL PRINCE oUKToMsKY.
dropped mines at the entrance to Port
Arthur harbor. An officer remarked:
at would be far better if the ship was
actually blown up by the enemy's
mine instead of by a. Russian mine
The latter would be the result of in
excusable carelessness and would
properly arouse the cars anger. The
former, while it would speak volumes
for Jap craftiness, could not be readily
be avoided. On dark nights it would
be almost impossible for the search,
lights of the batteries to pick up the
torpedo boats, however carefully man.
ipulated."
Even should it be finally established
that a Japanese mine destroyed the
Petropavlovsk, it will not affect the
general appreciation Of Vice Admiral
Makaroff's high qualities His policy
in putting out in pursuit of an inferior
japanese feet has been thoroughly ap-
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-16
JhPS GET CREDIT
Even Russia Now Admits That Flag.
ship Was Torpedoed.

st. Petersburg, April 16.-Unof1cial
dispatches from Port Arthur repeat
that it was the Bezstrashni and not
the Strashni as reported in the official
dispatches, which became separated
from the fleet and was sunk by Jap
anese destrOyers.
Information which has slowly reached
ST. Petersburg has modified the op:l.-
ion at first prevailing concerning the
original cause of the destruction of the
battleship Petropavlovsk. There is
gradually developing a disposition to
admit the possibility that after all,
Japanese torpedo boats may have
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-16
Landing Party Repulsed by
the Russians With
.s.uss Heavy Loss.
CAUGHT IN AMBUSCADE
Admiral Tcgo's Fleet Landed IL, 600
Men Westward Of the
Yalu River.
Russians Lying Concealed Drove the
Force Back With Crush
ing Effect.

St. Petersburg April 16.-k rumor
is current here to the effect that Vice
anese landing of troops to the west
ward of the Yalu river. When 10000
men had been landed the Russian
troops, which were lying concealed,
suddenly attacked them, driving them
back to the ships with heavy losses
in men and guns.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-16

heretofore. This is an erroneous idea
of the order. The law prohibits the
payment of more than one pension to
a person for the same period, and the
effect of the order on those having a
pension already only will be to in
crease such pension up to the age limit
If the pension already drawn is below
that amount"
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-16
Korean Imperial HON. DESTROYED.

Korean Imperial Home Destroyed.
Seoul, April 16.-Fire has destroyed
the imperial palace at Seoul. With the
exception of the Kiuseiken building,
which is in the European style, all the
other palace buildings were consumed.
The emperor took refuge in the library
of the Kiuseiken building. 1t is be-
lieved that the fire originated in the
heating apparatus of the Kauvei pal
ace, which was undergoing re pairs.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-16
Book AGENT Escapes Jail.

Venice, ILL.,, April 16-Judd B.
Hayne, a book agent, arrested on the
charge of forgery, escaped from Jail
after knocking Jailor Seibert uncon-
scious with a hammer. Seibert is be-
lieved to be fatally injured. Hayne
took the keys from the jailor and I'M
locked the cell of two negroes, telling
them to escape. They refused to 60.
Hayne locked up the Jail and fed.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-16
Chjna's Armed Force.

st. Petersburg, April 16.-A Chinese
officer who has just arrived here says
that the Chinese northern army con-
sists of 100000 men perfectly equipped
and commanded by numerous officers,
among whom are 100 disguised Japa-
neSe. Half of the troops are along
the Manchurian frontier and the other
half in the province Pechili.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-04-16
GRAND DUKE CYRIL.

tory, firing 1876 projectiles. The Rus
sian squadron, including the battle
ship Pobieda, replied from the anchor
age by plunging fire. The batteries
also participated. The losses on land
were seven Chinese killed and five
soldiers and three Chinese wounded.
The Russian warships sustained no
on them.