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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-09
RICHMOND PRODUCE MARKET,

Corrected daily mess OtHeEWise ste1teA tHeso
quotations are wholesale prices.) 85
.TUnKEYS-choice, drawn. per pound. JIG
lsc; tureys undrawn. per ,o pound. log ~.
chickens drawn. per pound, 6leQlSc.: unarawh,
sseks ou psr a1fd nsas Rss eouHH
drawn, per pound, l3Q &c.,; ROSTERS, per piece,
Sc; guInens. per piece. Sas5c' geese, per
GAME-Venison. whole deer. per pound. loe. !;
saddles, per pound. l7c.: WILD turkeyA PSI
pound 13glic.; partridgss large. per do zen
bits. large, fresh. each. 1+Gl7c.; small, fresh,
each <, e.Gn, tSgl' S.r Mound
1791Sc. fancy dairy packed per poanIsa,
choice dairy PACKED. per pound. isaplos; Ghoiee
store packed. per pound. leloc; medtu!; ~, ret
choice yellow. rolls, per pound. l6qilsc.; mixed.
white and yellow, 13dpl5c. -
EGGS--c Crates, nearby. fresh lad. .Se, per
SaTrss ana Sos asne: guinea
+ FR III AND OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES per
barrel fancy = Se s8Io h ha
barrel. Lemons. per box 81 5oWh0o so ans
Navy No white oon as9I 70 s9o1
ored, blackeye peas sygieG nush hod;
SOC per MSsstsia @sg 80
1ec.; hams. large lSal4c.;. sides. smoked. loq
isc shoulders, smoked, 9dl0c Eeais,-Baeeist
Blsli7e. per pound runners i&lsc, lamps, Snw
bound hound: spare rib and chins, s0sc. ner pound.
Wainuts, 4oc. per bushel; kernels. lsa l4c, per
pound 90 ..esl M. ,,,,,,tar
e.tra w,a ntst Clear winter
I'aeis PEI Pound ssss csrnasae Sty
saeksh 1SfS s9uhfFy to yaSa
brnn.f SO 5QQl2l. 10. Syi5s 49, iss}$S 334 ~
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CINCINNATI, Oh Dec. Sill Gs-strong &c,
higher butchers. A,5ol4, b5. conmann :toW
VA y (,attle--Slow, steady. Fair to good thlp-
pers. sIlpi76; common $sdp2.a5. sheep--strong
ut ssGi,S5. Lanbs--9uoted at s44625
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10 r. o. 10 Richmond, Fredericks.-'
nj M Q burg - Potomac X. r..

IDS " burg - Potomac Il. 1t.s
Trains Leave Richmond n orthward.!
I:16 a. M.--Dally-lBy st. Throush.
e:45 A. M.-Dally-Main St. Through.
7:lo a.. NJ, week days, Elba, "A bland Accom- 4
$40 n, M.-Dallysy st rhrourh, Local e II
t1a .o5 nSon-Week Deys-Byrd ee, Through.
400 p }N,--Week 3Days-Byrd st. Brederackss& Il
- ID burg }Accommoda ton. 81 st ;JEgS.G
536;o5 p. 5M-Daily-MalnS st. Throug 81 &si
& 8:s0 p M.--Week Days-Elna. Ashland Ao-f$
connmo dnt 10 n. Isl III Az g Isl 5l5
]3HTralna Arrive r ,chmond-So Inward.
s:sa A.S M, week days. Elba, Ashland Ae-. I
conimodn ton. "a 5.' 63t
y $500 A. M-Week EDays--Byrd 6e. osFack :. \
a.s5 puts .1iBd ST Through.
1850 "a 3M.--Week Days Byrd st. hfroush.ss
Fl o,4PP"M.. daily. Main ST. Through % IT, III
5;b2 p, NJ, week days Slpn q shland Ac.SS
commodn tion z. Il WI 3$ss
s s:oS 5, NJ, daily. BYRD ST. Through. Local
q ia p tM.-Dnily--hai st. Through. 3s$
4 'N:ygSSrrnPullrnan sleeping or Parlor Cars on
ali above trains except train arriving Rlch-5
mond ii 80 a. NJ, week days and Local accom-
modntions. !, !, Q N. . :, ~ I, =,
limo OF arrivals ana departures anu cotttA9oS
ftons not Guaranteen. :, =,
e Ger e Man'r, Asst g coil Man,, Trat, Man
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BOND QUOTATIONS

ChIca "a. NJ. and sd, Paul KEN 4s.......... 110H I
Chicago and Northwestern con. is.......... 1854
Chicago. n. /. and Pacific 4s............... sou
yf-hIca 70 r. I ana Pacific col 5s.,....,... 9SM
3f,l.'r,sc. and 81 1ouis zen 4s...,.,...... 1904
Syhtca on ',rer,ninai IA J......,........ 8ilr
Cnnao1idat I'd l.rni,acrso ~ decentralization. S0h
+ r,Cinrnin md s,nnthcrn .i.........,.... Ss4
Denvar and Rio Grandc 4s,............... 10lE
t:rin nr, a. 'Iicn "a 49,. 101 b.
LIZ tannr, 4. $50 Wy
Fart Worth and Denver City Sists.......... 10Sis
isncL,rv voIis-, az III #I
7 omisvtc and Nash. Jjniaed A. ........ 1o2h
40 nhatIar co,, !. gold a Jos III
Mexican Central - ~
atta - e, o. r o o. ~ r. 81
Stissn,,ri Ka n.as and Texas 190as
Wissorri Kansas And Texas 2ds.......... S5h
National Of Mexico g. con. , sas
Eew Jersey Central zen. g.. 1861
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4.;& PORT or WEST POINT. DEG 3, 1904,
ARRIVED.
Charlotte. Murphy, baltiInOre, passengers and
general cargo. Il.
II. 3lgl SAILED. 3t
Charlotte ~ Murphy naltlmeSTe' passengers and
general cargo,
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dered, ,5.es; granulated. se.ss; cubes. $50
Butter--Fir1n; creamery, held. common !. s 70
extra 1944c. Cheese-Firn and unchanged
Eggs-EIrn and unchanged. U " 81!
|Potatocs-Firm Long island, s7oft2O o.; sta .n
and Western Jersey s w
other domestic, az d6lac Cabba q -Quiet; nat
Dutch, per 100 s2d3.0o. Cotton--Ey5 steam %
Liverpool, leQl5c. fs3S.s III 5 4
FL CHICAGO ILL, Dec s.-Reports o. I'm,
proved demand for flour at Minneapolis helped
here to-day.gAts the close May wheat was up
&c. compared with yesterdays final figures.
Corn Is up ,s9i4c.; oats show gain OF H..
provision 8 are down g21a1121 &c.
The leading futures ranged as follows: !,
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U. s, refundng rs. registered !. !. 1o44
u. $. refundInz 2s. coupon................ 1cI;s
". S. IS. registered lott
u s.. %. coupon. 10 "
u s. New 4s, registered AFOREMENTIONED. 1903.
U. s. New Is, coupon Observation-Disclosures. 131.
W. s. Old IS. registered -. 1858:
u. s. Old AZ. coupon. ............... 1o6ss
A.ehison general Observation-Disclosures. 1921
Atchiso nndjus.ment Observation-Disclosures. 94k
Atlantic Coast Line Observation-Disclosures. 1914
Baltimore and Ohio 49, =. 100
Baltimore and Ohio sAs. .......... sSA
Central OF Georgia 1l0!s
Central of. Georgia LIST Inc. Sd
Chesapeake and Ohio as. 3. 10TH
Chicago and Alton s,ss i. Z. I. J. SIX
Chicago, d. and Quincy new 4s............ 0ei
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Other Produce Markets,

NEW YORK. Dec s-FI.ouIs-pIul!e q. and ;n
lower to sell, Mlnnesotl patents, p. seeHi
B B"is Fio'urS-ssady, cornneal-
Rye-vNominal, Barley Steady. 4 !, ,e,l
b. aiioa,. Wheat Was Irregular ali day. An
early break was followed by ful rSc9yrees on
closed 4,lhc net higher, except Defeinbsr,
which. under liquidatio closed ic, net lower
Corn; steady; No 2, 5t.4c, 9. b. atloat.
. n.gM hisher May closed at 56sc,; Deem,
Der 5c os!s.sp9t GUT gut IN, mixed Xsf oats 2eaas
p Weefs-steady { Cut MeAts-apleI; plckledi bel,
Hes per pound LardI EASY ~ ef !he
clear Clear sls95alc,bo. Tailow.Trm, isosln--puh,
Inypentine t9ssy at 5lG AZ, ~, ,o,,aa
futures opened steady at unchanged prices;
Tik close was steady az psnet gain of d 6aio
rafined, flrr,. Confectloners' a, 90; cut
loaf and crushed. S6s9; mould a, sS,90i poW-
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Nottnern I paniac 76A
.ny ~ u W. cnr isI......,,.. 100
s aa ine and Partjo. 1851
* - rn cnny ans 102h
, s,,,1S "r n cners,i 1921
g, n,.is and iron Mountain con. 6s...... 1lbh
ST Louis and San Francisco fg .s.......... Sst
81. Louis southwestern 4 ls, s5a
Sa,,parn 11ncifics "a Observation-Disclosures. a3A
co,,thorm paiiwav Il 1874
oxasSnnd Pacific. 1sts Hex
NJ e. Nand &Western IA SO y
I, ,eac a. as 1OS Il
f1nion pacif,c cnnv a ...,.,..,..,....... llOM
$i,'S steel I'd Observation-Disclosures. 9osi
1 n; "a ~. 81, is,s l1T
M ta sh 81 i1eb IA 67
NJ M AXE Erie 80 y
1vt.rnnstn ce n raj a. g2A
f.oiora,In 1I,eIt cnny S3la
NJ and a Collateral Trust IS 9Cs
sT.ntr ~ c,cnrpia ID Inc .............. II
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RICHMOND AND PETERSBURG
ELECTRIC RAILWAY.

Cars leave corner 9. Ferry hMd n, ,seEe na'
from G a. Nj 10 10 p. NJ; last car u :5o y. N.
: CARS leave Petersburg, loot q sycamore
Street, every hour from $3.50 a, ", % ~; ~
Last car connecting with Norfolk and Vests.
ern railway, II 100 p, N,
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'TIOBACCO MARKET.

8V-I8t m RtchM ond,s VA, Dec. 8. lWlI
Dark Fired Tobacco (New)--Receipts increas-
Ing, but the market continues active at quo
tations. lOldI-liecelpts ana offerings continue
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PORT NEWPORT NEWS. DEG. $. 1901
ARRIVED.
Schooner Eleanor A, Percy, Portland,
Schooner s. s,8Thorp, Newbury Port.
Il barge BuenA Ventura, boston. "a
SAILED,e
Schooner II, Holmes Blrdsall. Boston,
Schooner r. ", Stevens, Providence.
Barge Marion chuppell, PROVIDENCE.
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/ RICHMOND STOCK MARKET. !
iiEi,lia ccn,uries-soo al ssA.

Richmond. Va. Dec s. 1914,
SALEa
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Spot cot ton closed steady; midd,nE uplands
l.i. tildGliur ruif h25; sales. 70, Go bales \
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very light and market quiet: very little doing.
Sum Cured Receipts heavy; market steady at
unchanged quotations.. BrIghts-Receipts light;
market continues fairly active and firm for all
The evening world., 1904-07-06
[|1AP SHIPS LOST IN
/ PORT ARTHUR HARBOR
Daring Attempt to Sink Russian Vessels
Under Guns of Forts, but of Four
Torpedo Boat Destroyers Engaged
Only One Returned Safely.

ST. PETERSBURG July MA NIGHTS aro
attempted corpedooats Wehai
during the ChnoJapaese w sending orpeoboat doers
into the harb 0; Port Arthur for the sinking ships at their
anchorage but tho attempt ended in disastrous failure
Four dsoyers succeeded creeping into the habor but
souy Two sunk shore batteries and Grip
pied.
The reckless bravery Of the japanese going almost certain desuc
ton excites nc.hng hut admiration here.
dcuy into the h,rho the feat Is con-
sdered circles be fully arng that VI the Japanese Well
hwi where torpedo boats covered with ice we're
jumped at habor destroyed Chinese war;
the japanese torpedo boat did not even
succeed IN laurching tUrprdcn.
recorded and successful torpedo attack the entrance OF
OF June T which Russian guardshp and
TONED >bcai destroyer sunk,
three tunnels
added that sc either battshp cruiser and
The odboat destroyer struck and then
blew and ank,
possible h this is the referred to the above despatch
fom St. Petersburg
ascetana6e said
details obtainabe Though believed
participated in the attack however succeeded In
The method whereby this Information reached the authorities
d d. closed
despatch from vadvook this afternoon
tion the Russian
MuKDEN 6--Rain falling heavily
Chinese bridges carried The bodies
Of troops and transports have been stopped
The evening world., 1904-07-06
HOWARD GOULD IS
SUED FOR S48,35O
Architect Arthur J. HaybeI De-
mands Five Per Cent. on Cost
Of Erecting Country Home on
Long Island.

Arguments were heard before lus,ic"
Gdyuo-. 10 tho supreme "pur', HroOk-
lvn, to-day in the s'it ~ Arthur J.
IIaybel. thr architect. ar1in't Howard
Gould for pr cent ~ 400, tha cost
~ erecting Castle Could n NtA,u
County. n
An action 'or t25 0Oo damages already
had been brought by Nj Gould against
Mr. havbei for breach of contrLc'
Mr.. iodlI's attorney argued that until
the first suit mad necn disposed Of In a
Manhattan court no action should be
taken on the second
On May y. l1l q disagreement arose
between ,he architect and MIR Gould
over certain features ~ the building
Gould had paid the architect 500 on
account. and one Uf th, PROVISIONS OF
the contract was that the structure was
IL have the lines Of the famous Kill
kenny Castle with modern features
Mrs. Gould was at that time superin-
tending the construction Of the home;
Mr. Gould's attorney said that liayb,
used insulting Language to Mrs. Gould
and the work came To - sudden End.
Hayhcl's counsel said that the bOulds
We're trying To delay The settlement ol
the present suit. knowing thdt II would
take two yeIrs 90 reach the FIRST on the
New York calendar
Justice tiaynOT reserved decision,
The evening world., 1904-07-06
VLADIVOSTOK SQUADRON
4 SAID TO HAVE WON FIGHT.

LA0YANG July There persistent here that there has
to-day Japanese squadron under
yice-Admra Togo and the Russian Vadivostok Zee.
q II Is said tha, defeated.
No report has reached this time OF the damage suffered
By the opposing fees
This follows another which reached by Of
Cheoo that the Russian had left Arthur II the
be the
has been formed and that Togo been surprised
The attack northward Of
which sheed the vavostok squadron
that time the wachun Of Japanese
baen lowering about Vladvosok
II supposed that these ships again stole from the vadvsok
harbor sailed which
Mad been along the Corean watching for the Russians make
The evening world., 1904-07-06

N ~'fFy ~
INDIA CEYLON TEAs-AND ALL
our regular Sc. varieties, green,
black or blended specially TO or
der; ) lbs. In tea caddy. 70. ID
10. .'''ss',' .....'..'.''''''''.'''
CEREA MALTA-THE CORRECT
hot weather food: large pack
age, l3e.; Q paefases. ........3oc
EGG.o-sEE-TRY 1T FOR BREAK.
fast or luncheon; dozen. lilo;
big green packase.........., i0c
SMOKED sARDINEs-BEsT NOR.
way nsh; can...,.............u
RED ALASKA sALMoN-sPRING
catch; lib. can, l5c.; six cans,
6ec
TAPIocA = FLAKE OR PEARL;
lb., 4c.; ) lbs.....,.,.........l6c
JAPONlCA TOILET sOAP-REGII.
lar l5c. carton, on.,"........,,.,...1O 1Oc
PARLOR MATCHES - DIAMOND
Match Company's sos; % boxes
delivered In Flre-Proof Steel
safe ............,.,....,.,..
lKIRK's OLD CROW wHIsKEY,
Limit On. Bottle to Each
Purchaser.
The evening world., 1904-07-06
SWIMM MER'S BODY FOUND.
Relieved 20 he That of samue'
sugerman.

The BODY NJ young man about sigh-
teen yetrs n age was picked up to-day
IN the IIacken-Ick River. The body was
clOthcl only IN swimming trunks II i
supposed 10 bc that ~ Samuel Slgcr-
man. whl l,yci In Fast on" Hundred
and Flg'itoontl street
eugarmnn and his brother and another
friend were Out rpXIlg IN BNyOnne IN
Sunda, last. when m car went over
boapl Suglrman who was IN swim
rirr trunks went over aftcr II and WAS
drowned
The evening world., 1904-07-06
ANOTHER PRIZE
FOR RUSSIANS.

vLADIvOSTOK July 5, Tuesday tDe.
layed In transnisshnl-The British
steamer Cheltenham was brought IN
here July , and Il now awaiting trial
bV the Prize Court
The evening world., 1904-07-06

l8C YoR MON WoMENs ms. afS ;.. AMP ", ,sS. sS;.
tons plain cottons lace lisls, domestic
makes unblsached solss. fancy stripes
and light and dark colored hoss. suitable
for bathing; q pairs for g.
no. FOR woMEN's 50c. HOSE
ZOC Sheer IauIs Isle. Richelieu and
R.mbrandt ribs. sheer cottons mereeriIsi
isle. lace llsles. plain or embroiderei
and an endless variety OF fancy hosiery
oi ali kinds and coiorins inclu,lrs
white: all Imported foods. value ZRc
Oc.. at ..,,.,.''.'''''''''''
40. FOR WoMENs I5C. HOsE-
dOG kiloy.. ingraln brilliant Isle. lace
Instsps. smbroidsrsd, plain and lace hose.
sheer plain llsle. white teht rolnr-
inss and fancy designs; value a0c
IS at ........ ....'..''.'.,..''
The evening world., 1904-07-06

hetInNt ~ y
Nv eve trouble began a number n month,
ago BY some reines, and inflammation In
the lefi eye Then the eye beg,n 10 run, the
lbs bo,ams putty and swollen, and | had
Intense pain. The doctors who lNked after
ne treated me. hut only .Ere" sors.
Finally. | began % lose my sight In he LET
eye. ami the r. gh, eye began 70 Es, lr 'limsd
and painful certainly thought ! W. aid 20
blind In bith eyes | had been under 'reat-
men; most al IN. time but w.thou; tvail
Ny lsft eye was practically useless, as far a,
sight goes and also pilnet me fercely. Mr.
T, " Lawrence, ~ thi' p ace, recommended
me % see DR. Gardner, and he brought me 10
the i1ctor's office himself ! began treat
ment ahnu. one month ago, ant today my
sve~ are we'll IN the left eve the inflamma-
lion d. entirely gone and the sixht Ia much
better and the right eve IL thoroughly curtd
most earnestly recommend every one Nhl
IA. eye trouble 10 consult at once Dr.
G,rdnsr hcluse belisye hs Oscillation
treatment s the best thing In the world tor
ANTHONY CALLAHAN
soldiers Home.
The evening world., 1904-07-06
Annual sale sample hosiery
at unprecedented prices.

Just consider that you are reading the best bargain
hosiery you read and that thousands of Others are
doing the thing We don't think you'll dav and we do urge
you tomorrow That's because thousands await this twice
yearly event and the demand exceeds the supply Feor
These are samples Of ~Hsw Yoks foremost
importers and represent al < mar styles and effects.
We always se them 4 phenomenal reduction there
only h: four pairs OF kind Instances
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-14
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

Frederick Rainey Of the class 06 left
Tuesday for his new home in Lyndon.
Our janitor. c. w. A. Putnam, is again
able totake up his work, after an attack
OF grip.
Eugene Morrill, has recovered from a
slight attack of measles. being obliged
to stay out Of school only three days.
Miss Bertha Rowell, '06, who has been
confined TO the house for several weeks
with rheumatism, was able for the first
time to be out Tuesday.
Clifford Eaton, '03, who returned to
his home about a week ago from Albany
Business college, goes next week to Bos-
ton, where he has a position as stem
ographer.
The first baseball game OF the season
is to be played on the yarS grounds
Saturday, Apr. is, with the town team
The first game with an out-of-town team
win be April p with Northheld High
here.
A petition for solid session for the
remainder OF the spring term has been
circulated among the parents of the
X. H. s. students and has been
signed by the larger part Of them.
Another petition among the High school
room pupils was signed by all. These
were sent to the committee.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-14
RRAINTREE.

Geo. W. Flagg Of East Braintree has ar
rived with fresh car of Western horses.
Perry Smith has moved to Barre.
Schools in Braintree will begin Monday,
April %.
Clair Cady visited friends in Roxbury
last Sunday.
Elmer Wilson visited friends in Rye
gate last week.
Martin Rich has moved into Martin
Summers house.
Miss Levanway spent Sunday at her
home in RoXbury.
Adelbert Hart is at F. G. BAtchellor's
this week papering.
Mrs. Ed Wilson, who lives at b. Bass
mills, is seriously i'll.
I.emuel Richmond OF Randolph was in
town on business Monday.
willard Thompson and Mrs. Eunice
Battles were married at her home Tues
day, Apr. 49,
Mrs. f. c. Batchellor, Misses Eta Rich
ardson and Ruth Cahee spent last Friday
IN Montpelier.
Della Thresher went to Boston yester-
day, where she viii work for her uncle
ia his silk store.
Mrs. Frank Thresher returned home
Sunday from South Royalton, where
she has been working as nurse.
Mrs. Mason Battles went to Burlington
Monday to visit her daughter, Leaphy,
who is at the hospital for treatment.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-14
Death Of /. J. Sargent.

Leroy J. Sargent, who had been falling
rapidly for the past few days. breathe
his last at O'Clock this morning, after
a long and painful illness due to valvular
disease Of the heart
Mr. Sargent, who was SO years of age,
was born in Mendon but had passed
nearly all his life in Randolph, where be
was esteemed as an upright and most
worthy citizen. He was a veteran Of
the civil war, in which he served IS
months, enlisting first in the 9Th regiment
ane again in the 18th. He was in the
battle OF Gettysburg and was mustered
out at the close OF the war, enieebled by
a sickness that had brought him at length
TO the army hospital.
In November his health became serious
ly impaired, and he grew gradually weak
er through repeated attacks OF heart
trouble until for the three months preced-
ing his death he had been practically con
fined TO his pleasant home on Elm street,
where wife and daughter devoted them
selves TO rendering the burden OF sickness
as light as possible. His sufferings. often
the most severe, were borne to the end
with a soldiers courage and fortitude
Besides his wife and mis- daughter, Mrs.
Charles Stevens, he left two half brothers.
Pearl and Charles Sargent, and a half sis
ter, Mrs. Wright, OF Waltham. Mass.
The funeral viii be held at the house
Saturday afternoon al 2 o., lock, Rev.
Fraser Metzger officiating, and the inter-
ment will be made in Southview cemetery.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-14
Renuhllcan Caucus.

The Republican voters OF the town OF
Braintree are requested to meet at the
togn house in said town on saturday,
April 10th. at ? O'Clock p. m, TO elect two
delegates and two alternates to attend the
Republ state convention to be held az
Burlington April 20, 1904, and two dele
gates and two alternates to attend the sec
Ond district convention to be held at
Montpelier April 10, 1904. These conven-
tions al Burlington and Montpelier elect
delegates to attend the Republican nation
al convention at Chicago June 2lst, to
nominate candidates for president and
vice president, 10 be voted for at the presi-
dental election on Tuesday, Nov. Sth, 1901.
Per order REPUBLICAN Town COMMITTEE
sFLvA II. THAYER, Chairman.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-14
Political RippIes.

The Kansas Democratic state convention
elected delegates to the national conven-
tion without Instructions, though the
platform commended Hearst. A minority
Of the delegates only favor Hearst. At the
Massachusetts, primaries Tuesday, II was
made clear that the state will declare for
Olney as the choice of Democrats, Hearst
getting only about oue-third Of the dele
gates reported. Hill will control the New
York Democratic convention, which will
instruct for Parker. Murphy, the Tam
many chieftain, opposes this program, and
would prefer any candidate TO Parker, save
Hearst. The New York Republicans held
their state convention Tuesday and chose
Platt. Depew .Odell and Black as delegates
at-large, instfucting them to work for the
nomination OF Roosevelt.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-04-14
Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE. Local Editor.

Mrs. L. 5. Jones Of Rouses Point, who
came yesterday, IS the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. Clayton Mann.
Horace II. Church, who has been suf-
fering from heart disease for some weeks.
has been critically III since Saturday.
Miss Bertha Roweil is having a serious
time with rheumatism, with which she
has been suffering for the past few weeks
Miss Isabeth Lamson. whose illness
took less favorable turn last week, is
reported this morning as very comfortable
Mrs. Ruth Abbott Of Northfeld, who
was on her way to Greenfield. Mass, stop
ped here today over one train to see Mrs.
c. NJ. Howard
Forrest Heath, for two or three years
past in the employ of Henry Fits, has
finished work for Mr.. Fits and gone to
Colebrook, n. II.
Station Agent {. A. Lang has been
called TO Lowell Mass, by a message
received this morning announcing the
sudden death of his father in that city.
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squadron. He will hoist his flag as com
mander Of this formidable squadron early
in July and ATill sail Immediately for Port
Arthur with the following vessels: The
battleships Slaya, BOrodino, Orel, kniaz.
souvarof, Alexander III and Osliabia,
the cruisers Aurora, Dmitri Donskoi
syietland, Almaz, Jemtchug and Izumrud,
and the transports kamtchatka and
Ocean, each carrying 1000 tons of coal.
The Iemperly conveyers ordered in the
United States viii enable the squadron
10 coal at sea.
The Russians have given the body Of
Commander Herose, a japanese officer
killed in the second Port Arthur attack,
a military burial.
The Russian army is discussing the use
OF an armed automobile service.
Gen. Kouropatkin reports that a de-
tachment of Russian sharpshooters, on
the night OF Apr. Sth, surprised patrol OF
90 japanese scouts as the latter were ap-
preaching an island IN the Yalu occupied
by the Russians.
The Russians allowed the Japanese to
land and then fired on them. Nearly all
the Japanese were shot, bayoneted or
drowned and their boats sunk. The Rus
SLAMS sustained no losses.
On the following day the japanese,
lowering their flag at Win and their out
posts, which lately have been seen, fell
back
Gen. Kouropatkin also reports one other
small encounter in which a boatload Of
japanese were sunk and one Russian
killed.
The japanese reports OF these encoun-
ters claim the advantage for themselves
and say the Russians left 2s dead behind.