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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
Ten MILLIONS | ..
BORROWED. | |::.||
Baltimore and Ohio and Norfolk
and Western Make q
Big Dea,
USED MAINLY IN WASHINGTON
Especial TO The rimes-pispatch

"a tSpeClll 70 u he eliIIlss.VASPoSS i oSSti''
PHILADELPHIA PA, April 1e,-The
Baltimore and Ohio and tlr Norfolk ana
Western Railroad Companies YESTERDAY
borrowed s1e, ,00O010 between them. These
two railroads are closely associated with
the Pennsylvania Railroad.tThe securing
OF such a large sum Of nancy attracted
considerable attention. For some days ie
has been rumored that the, Baltimrc and
Ohio was going to sell bulds. This re-
mort. has been emphaticallyldenied by Of
ficers of the company. instead of BONDS
notes were used. The baltimore and.
Ohio Railroad Company. was said on
the street, has larger ldan still pend
4 ing. 81
The money is to be slsed 70 retire retire
s., SOC, COO Of Staten Island Railroad bonds
and $500, 600 of subsidiary bonds. Some
/ Of the money is to l,c used for corpora't'ea
expenses and the remainder for Improve
ments liz and around ndtWashngton.
The Baltimore and ohio loan y to l' run
two years. and the notes Will bear four
and n half per cent, interest. They were
sold to Kuhn, Loci and company ana
spcyer ana Company 1t Is said they have
ali been sold by the syndicate ~hlch took
them. These notes are secured spy5 4'enu- 's'l
ING COMPANY seconl preferred stock,
|. ,There seems to b a ifference or oplll-l
ion n regard 10 the money secured hy
tie Norfolk and Western Railroad ,Gon, =,
pany. At the olflc Of the Prnnsylvan,,..
Rniirond Company was said yesterday
@ that the Norfolk md Western Halfway
comnany had sob 100000 car trust
certificates, which had been in lhe treas'
urY of the company. ,,os r,e,ro
TIhe Baltimore ind Ohio notes - aoWsre Y,
quoted in this ct' yesterday at " = ~
less onc-auartcr pG cent.
II Is estimated tlat the requirements OF
thc railroad companies TO provide LOT
short time notes aid maturing permanent
nblirations in the next two Years VIII DC
500 an. 600, no, including certain nbllsI-
tons Which practically take care of than',
solves, In lie las three years the total
bonded debt Of the railroads Of the co,lli-
% IN hns increaseS $500 ,6oo,0o The ;addl-
| iii11nal mileage constructed during "A lle
|, period was 1904 nlles'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
CARGO OFSgANlMAL.:S:;;. .5 ", .s..5 B.
ELEPHANTS IMMENSE
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specialize The Times Dispatch.)
W NEW YORK, April s1e.-T'he T E'rgse'S largest
cargo Of wild and tame animals e ever fia
transported across h the Atlantic arrived
.yesterday2on the Bethania. Manifested as
@"packa ges,ri' there were twenty four elc-
phunts, an equal number Of camels al and
dromedaries. dozen lions. a trio OF
BENGAL tigers and hundreds of other ami
mails. or the 'twenty-four packages OF
elephants. twelve are of the small klno,
These little fellows are the "shoot-ihe-
chute Elephants. who Will form one OF
the principal attractions at shore re-
sort this season. The elephants are the
only .'packages'' in the cargo which !, VII
not be. auarantined, every other amman A.
being Compelled to spend two weeks II
quarantine at Athena, n. j., before tne
government will issue a permit for them
to take up permanent residences IN TINS
country. Elephants, it is explained are
not usuallyEsubject to diseases hence thelr
immunity from delay ffa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
UNIQUE RELIC OF
CIVIL WAR TINES
Document Believed TO be the
Original Ordinances OF Scces-
sion ol. soutl, Carolina.
10 1'hs Times-pl

Especial 10 Tile Times Dlspa tch.)
IELyIDERE. n, III April l6,-Mrs. John
Robinson, the widow of. veteran Of no
.Civil War; las recently nncarthed val,
liable and unique document, believed 20
he tho original ordinance OF secession oI
tho state Of South Carolina, ~ IS IN Y
good state OF preservation, the only de-
feet heing some discoloration OF tho paper
by reason Of age.
II is printed on a sheet Of vcllunl, 2ixsi
inches In size, and has appended to II ne
names Of no prominent solltherners.
II came into the possession Of the fam
lily through a public sale, a picture was
bought and wien taken out Of the frame
the document was found concealed IN the
back, where II had been placed for sal To-
keeping By some ono In the South at tho
close of tho war,
The picture belonged to an old soldier,
who said he got 1t Of a utherner,# There
can be little doubt of tho Genuineness
al tbe document. and the lady who owns
Il has been made q flatler!ns OFFER tor IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17

Of meetings held f1 the course OF the
mast year for the specific purpose Q {
choosing an executive head of tho Uni-
Ypersity but none Of them have resulted
iii action being taken. Alumni and 3ot hers T.
are wondering how long the board may.
under, the law directing IT.. to 4 hooscHa
president Of the University. i. post pone
taking the action ordered. III we have
the right to postpone action fora year
said a mem Der of the board to The Times
Dispatch correspondent recently, Why
not for ten years; and IT, for ten years.
5whys not for ninety-nine. which rs In
ilaws regarded as about forever 5Ss
WILL, NOT CONFIRM CRUM.
There are few chances In favor Of sthe
confirmation OF the appointmentfof of the
negro. Crnm 10 the colectorship Q. the
port gof Charleston. Senator T1liman,l
who has returned from South CaroliEs.i
after an illness of some weeks, says sl'c
will not be able to remain here aput a
short time. and the traditional courtesy
OF ih, senate as between members, VIII
nrcvep, any action being taken IN his
absence. 1t is regarded as practically
settled that the President VIII asalll
send the nomination of crum to the Sell
ate ut the beginning OF the next session.
rcappointing him at the end OF the pres pres
5ent session, Il
The ups and downs Of this fight which
Mr. Roosevelt has made to hayesa negro
fill the office of collector at Charleston
would supply the action for q comic
opera. Tho President appointed Crunl
during a recess Of Congress. The Sen
ato Committee on Commerce reported
TIL, nomination adversely, and the Senate
did not act upon It. immediately after
tr. expiration OF the regular session last
spring, the Presidcntren Grun1. !.
but Tic COMMITTEES on Commerce SNnl!l
take 10 action OH the appolntmcnt,& fId
4f,8ttc end of8thc extra session the Ftcsl-
den, reappointcd the darkey. When%thc
Congress reconvcned last fall the l'resi.
dent promptly sent In the nomination
OF Crunil for confirmation but It w;is not
acted on at the regular session, nnd
again, ut the beginning Of the lcs,llar
session in December the nomination was
sent in. and after so long time the Com
mIttee on Commerce reported In favor or
con nfirmnton, l:ut the matter has not
been pressed. ana there IS little proba.
gpility that8it will be&acted on St.ll,
therc is no hone that Mr.55R Roosevelt will
give IN the idea of putting the negro In
the place which has been held by i, white
man for generations.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
PLAYING THE GAME
ON BOARD OF SHIP
Especial TO Tie rlmes,plspa'en2, .

tspeclal TO Tic Tlmes-D'spatch2
NEW YORK, Aril ls,--'W he'l ne 5"n''a ms
start liner Cedric arrived yeslertlaytandi
s,n,a ,here was much gossip about q
bridge whist game that had been plaSeu
on hoard during the VOYAGE y was sal" So
az, NJ ~, passengers engaged In the game
we've among the most prominent on board
a,d t,at A. lasted four days and well into
the nights Of each Iof them WNea !. .na !, ,,s
j,nne ended i, was said that ono Of the
man had been CLEANED out. There was
!, H. !, ,.umor on the rier that among those
,,,i,e ,anded were two men suspected OF
hoinr card, sharps. On the voyage they
enS ,,re'n1,sed a ouiet game with one OF tho
4 ~ !msss sssnrers. q prominent Westerner, and
lie result Was that the WesternerS turned
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
HIS HORSE sHYING
BEATS HIGHWAYMEN
lsncciol ia The Times. Dispatch,

NoRRlsTOWN, PA, April 1.-Two
highwaymen attempted to hold up James
Ii, Burnett last night while he was driY-
Ing homo from Conshohocken, but MS
horse taking fright at an opportuho mo
llrsnt saved him.
Tha men jumped in front Of the team
and one grabbed The horse bS The head.
while tho other attempted 70 enter the
wagon
phs borse began rearing and the man
at his Head was Knocked down. Seeing t''s
Burnett used the whip ON tbs other man
ana In n moment he Was speeding doWh
tho road, leaving the surprised mugs pe-
l.lnu FIX,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
FIVE OF Az FAMILY
DIE IN THREE MONTHS
,special l to The ,Tlmes-D Dispatch,

WEST CHESTER, April l6,-The fun
eral5 Of Mrs. Margaret j. Elvln, aged
sIxty-sevcn years, or Doc Run. took place
yesterday. She was the fifth member
OF the lIvin family who died within the
past three months. Each@of the five
persons died on Il Mondity, George Elyin
died Monday, January u, aged slNtS-
five years. Thomas II. Elvin,& q SON dled
Monday, January %, aged twenty-sevcn
wears. Thomas Leroy Elvin, u grandson,
died Monday, February lst aged about
six months, James Leslie Elvn, y grand
SON died Monday, ,AIarch52lst aged about
eight months. These children were twin
sons Of Thomas II, Elvn. Margaret.
wife of George lIlvin, died Monday, Aprh
18th, aged slXty-seVen years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-17
~ III: a SH

a sip},on #of seltzer into the face Of tho he
nro poser The accused men are said ! g
have exhibited cards bearing tho engraved Y
ia mes Of severa yell known 81 Gu q.
any ri g theS we're iiot molested "he1l;
they left the ship. MI y, ..5.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-06-17
Charming Bedroom for a Little
Girl.

Little girls are really but the ref c
lions OF older women, for as Wor( y
worth says, THE child Is father
the man." and we usually Fl ID the
small girl loves beautiful objects ADD
surroundings quite as well, although
not as understandingly, II Course, as
does her grown-up sister or her
mother.
Particularly does little girl desire
a dainty and attractive room that she
may call her own, and the room once
inhabited by the little daughter of
Charles Francis Daubigny, the famous
artist, was most charming, and may
serve as a hint for some little ones
mother.
The room Is In the artists house at
Auvers- sur. Disc, a town not far from
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-06-17
Roosevelt VS., Parker.

If the Democrats nominate Judge
Parker for the Presidency, then the
candidate of each party will become
Its platform. Roosevelt will be the
positive and Parker the negative force.
One will mean action and the other
inaction. One will represent the
wide.awake, up-to-date progressive
American idea the other the Chinese
policy OF standing still Theodore
Roosevelt has nothing to conceal, and
everybody knows what he believes
and will do. No one can say what
would be the policy OF Judge Parker
with reference to any given question.
He Is vouched for by David Bennett
Hill, who, less than year ago, want
ed the government to axe charge OF
all anthracite coal mines, and thus
increase the power OF the politicians,
and put the rankest socialism into
operation at Washington. Roosevelt
brought the leaders, both of the oper-
ators and OF the workingmen, to the
White House last summer, and secur-
ed such an adjustment Of thei: diner
ences that they have since been get
ting along in peace and amity, and
. 1dividual control ofthis great Indus
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-06-17

Paris, and once In a while when visi-
tors are going through the house the
room Is thrown open for their inspec-
ton. On the wall, just back OF the
bed with its dainty French hangings,
the artist father painted an apple tree.
Birds are fluttering about it,and tuck
ed away In the leaiy boughs there Is
robins nest filled with tiny speckled
eggs. The whole room Is divided
into panels, and on each is painted a
fairy tale scene. Red Riding Hood is
there, with the fierce wolf beside her.
Another panel Is devoted to Hop O.
My Thumb, and so on, all around the
room. Between these panels are
painted children's toys strung togeth-
er, and a wide irieze on all four
sides of the room Is decorated with
lovely spring flowers OF the woods.
While 1t Is not always possible to
have baud-painted panels, still there
are wonderful wall papers sold nova
days. and chintz and cotton stuff are
In many charming designs, which a
child would appreciate on her room
walls.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-06-17
Sheep Better That Cattle.

1t requires about the same amount
of feed to produce pound OF flesh on
steer rs on sheep. The investi-
gators show that to be true as a rule
But sheep will thrive on weeds and
grass that cattle will not touch, and
when the fact Is remembered that
sheep produce a clip Of wool every
year In addition to mutton the bal.
ance Is In favor of sheep.
1t is often said that 1t does not pay
to raise sheep on high priced land.
If that Is true 1t does not pay to raise
cattle or hogs on the same land. II
costs no more, pound for pound, for
one than the other.
Fat lambs always find ready sale at
good prices, and choice lambs are
generally scarce at high prices. II
lambs are kept till they grow a fleece.
the price of the wool Is generally the
profit OF the sheep over the tat COW
or fat steer. OF course sheep will not
fatten on weeds or brush. or thrive
In cold wet lots upon neglect. But
they will show up In the sales pen ia q.
vorably with steers or cows If they
are given the same feed and the same
care. or even less.
Sheep can be fattened In less time
than cattle. II Is generally found
that the steer is not finished In 100
days, but must be topped of with
about two weeks extra feeding. The
sheep can be ready and prime for the
market at 100 days.
Sheep return more fertility to the
soil than any other animal. The cat
tlemen on the big western farms are
Just beg ginning to find that out, and
many OF them, particularly In Texas,
have sold their cattle and gone into
the sheep business. These same
men were shooting up the sheepmen
on the ranges only few years ago at
that.
Sheep are the friends of the small
farmer who has none too much mon.
ey and cannot go into cattle. Our
people are learning to like mutton be-
cause our farmers are learning to
grow and fatten 1t, aud the demand
will increase rapidly. There Is no
doubt that sheep can be raised with
profit on any farm where cattle and
hogs can be made to pay.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-06-17
SunflOwer Philosophy.

lAtChi-oH Nam blohe.l
The average stepmother's left ear
must burn all the time.
There Is nothing to be done about
some things but to talk.
On circus day the old fashioned
boy with sore lips always comes to
town.
About the only excitement an old
girl gets Is changing the style of do
Ing her hair
One sign that woman Is struck on
a man shorter than she Is: She be-
gins wearing fat hats.
This Is a great country for rain
when we don't need II, and for dry
weather when we need rain.
In looking back a man decides that
he was the happiest when he had the
least and hoped for the most.
When you accept gift get out
your tom tom and call attention to
the goodness of the donor and you
will get another.
AS a man gets older he finds that
more of his friends are visiting the
cemetery when they 60 riding than
formerly.
The people who are used to good
things when at home are very patient
with the poor accommodations met
away from home.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-06-17
No Possible Chance of Exposure

The Rev. DR.. Fourthly, while med
itating on his next sermon, was I'M
fortunate enough to forget his gold
headed cane and leave 1t ehind nim
In the sir ct car
Thu ext day a stranger called at
his place of residence.
IL guess this Is yous property, Ism t
it," said the caller. 1T seems to
have your name on T."
eyes, it's MIN, and l am exceed
Iugly-"
Il found IT," interrupted the other,
On"
$50 ne saloou1" gasped the doc.
tor.
! he stranger shook his head.
Wnse than that, Mr. Fourthly,"
ne sal. 81 found 1t at a Democr" tic
oaucus In the First ward. Ru II
not soya word about 1t to AIRY ood y. "
Thank you, my friend" rel .iued
'Ne doctor, handing him a dollar.
Neither will l."
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-06-17
Hog as a Money Maker.

On a farm that will produce good
corn In abundance the hog will be
found to be the surest profit producer
one year with another. Experiment
al feeding has been carried on to such
an extent with hogs that 1t Is pretty
we'll demonstrate that a bushel OF
corn will make ten pounds of pork.
If hogs are on pasture, then the
grain from bushel or corn will be
much more. Thus the hog will pay
we'll for the pasture and make good
money out of the corn. Corn can
hardly get too high to be fed without
profit.
Another valuable thing that we
must give the hog credit for Is that he
Is ready for the market almost any
time, and for that reason we can
take advantage Of a high market,
whereas we could not In feeding cat
tie and sheep.
Quicker money can be made from
hogs than from any other farm anil
m ais. A small investment can soon
be increased. Our money Is not tied
up for year or so at time. aud thus
we save interest. In feeding cattle,
the hog often comes In for the only
profit.
Considering everything, we are
com PEELED to say that the hog Is the
surest profit producer for many rea-
sons. He will live and grow fat on
waste products of the farm that other
stock won't eat He Is ready for the
market at most any time. He will
Bring the top price OF fat. He Is the
quickest money maker OF all.
The first investment Is small, and
the care necessary Is less than that
for other stock. He multiplies rapid
ly, and we need only give him plenty
of good feed, dry quarters, pure wa
ter, and he will do the rest,
There Is no question but what hogs
properly handled will yield a large
profit on the investment, and on the
food consumed. The markets during
the last few weeks has been some
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-06-17
Bob Whites Money Savers.

The ornithologists of the Depart
ment OF Agriculte have been making
an investigation of the economic val
lie of the Bob White as a result OF
which 1t Is now announced that
that bird Is probably the most use
tul and abundant species on the
farm"
Field observations, experiments
and examinations show that 1t con.
sumes large quantities of weed seeds
and destroys many of the worst pests
with which farmers contend and 1t
does not irjure grain, fruit or any
other crop. 1t Is figured that from
September st to April 80 annually,
In Virginia alone, the total con stump.
ton OF weed seed by Bob Whites
amount to 375 tons. Some OF the
pests which 1t hsbitually destroys,
the report says, are the Mexican boil
weevil which damages the cotton crop
upward Of SIS. 200, 900 a year, the
potato beetle, which cuts of $40, 900,
900 from the value OF potato crop the
cotton worms, which have been known
to cause $50, 900, 600 loss In a year
the chinch bug and the Rocky Noun
tain locust, scourges which leaves des-
olation In their path and have caused
looses to the extent of 500, 600, 600
In some years. The report urges
measures to secure the reservation of
Bob Whites In this country.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-06-17
surp, Prompt, Positive

for the tame TO Preside mt Madison
The structure YVES made OF Potomac
river freestone and the Capitol proper
was built Of the same stone. At the
time the British burned the Execu
tive Mansion they did lot OF Other
damage, and the country was pressed
tor money to repair the same. The
walls of the mansion were only slight
ly damaged, other than b-ing black
ened a smoke. Honey was scarce.
and congress made an appropriation 10
have the outside OF the house painted
White vas selected as the best color
Madison in a letter to personal
friend woIte Come IN and see me at
any time You will always find me
In at the White House.
The Executive Mansion may have
been called the White House before
that time; but this investigator says
that he has never been able to find
any record OF II. II Msdison did not
officiate at the christening. 1t has
been emphatically stated by the histo-
rian that he took promimant 7 art In
publishing the fact that the White
House was to he the name OF mansion.
Up to the time OF President Madison,
The Executive Mansion which is
the legal name for 1t, was generally
spoken OF az the Presidents house;
but since then 1t has been known by
its permanent name Of White House.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-06-17

what bearish, although there is moth
ing that should discourage the man
who is in the business to stay.
The extent. to which cholera Is
breaking out In various parts of the
corn belt leads us to warn our readers
of the impending danger Keep your
hogs healthy by feeding as much va
riety as possible, see that they are
kept free from lice, and If they are
not thriving to suit you, do not hest
tate In trying a good worm remedy
The system of healthy hog is often
able to overcome contagious disease,
while this can not be said of hog at
all run down.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-06-17
MADE PUBLIC,
Letter to Mayor Smith From
Man in IllinOiS---SayS
M'DOnald is Innocent.
John Brown Says He Was One
of the MurdererS of Miss
Sarah Schaefer

Bedford, Ind, June I5.-Mayor J.
Hixson Smith has returned to Bed.
ford after an absence of several days.
Today he made public the letter from
a man In Illinois, which created so
much comment during the first few
days OF investigation by the last grand
Jury. The letter Is asfollows:
Lawrenceville, Ill.-To the Mayor
or Bedford, nd.---Dear Sir: l read
that you have a man by the nam OF
McDonal Is on trial for the murder of
Miss Schaeier, and don't let him suffer
for what he did not do. was one OF
the parties that did that deed, I was
to help kidnap her, andshe fought 80
hard that she was hit so hard 1t killed
her, and we dragged her where she
was found.
was to get 5000 for the job. /
got half of the money but have not the
rest yet. saw the man In Vincennes
that hired me to help. He told me
to keep still and l would get my
money but I cannot let that man SUI
fer for something he did not do.
II you will promise me that I don't
get hung l will tell all about the mat
ter. We LETT the town and went east
to creek and then south to White
river on big bluff, and stayed In
big cave. He called 1t Buzzards
Cave. There Is cave near Bedford
called the Duzard Cave) There we
changed our clothes and left them In
the cave, and he gave me some new
ones and told me to walk to Mitchell
and he would meet me and pay me
of.
He came that night and said we
had better go out of the State, and
we went to Terre Haute, and l went
over into Illinois and down here. /
did not know that the girl was dead
until got to Mitchell. Then he told
me to keep out OF the State and /
have done so. II you will send some
one to me aud not let them hang me
l will tell you who did, and why he
did 1t, and where he is now.
JOHN BROWN.
Please come at once for can't
stand this awful thing any longer.
1t will kill me, and don't want that
man you have to suffer for something
that know he did not do.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-06-17

first time Theodore Roosevelt treads
the field made immortal by the sword
of George Gordon Meade and hallow.
ed by the prose dirge of Abraham
Lincoln"
Such a man as Roosevelt caunot be
beaten by one like Parker, who has
said nothing and done nothing, and
whose only strength Is that he has
neither record nor policy.
w. NJ. BECKNER,
Winchester, KY.