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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

pflnial Information from Briiisb
ea'ill Afr.ca says that Tie Conrr
M ate IS constructing concealed
lo''s 4" considerable magnitude on ihs
"es'ern shore 81 Lake Tanganylka n
= L''ie'ed that he Belgian apDrehenc
German invasion
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

NJ kira.of one ~ the Associated
Press correspondents who had beer
lo..'Nine The operations of Gen. "a
ToHoa-e1 s army u Nanchur'a. wa
shot through the lung while on the
hr.as Inc south o. lilac Yang. on the
s4st
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

score Or more persons we're In.
lured in riot Which occurred in EaSi
s. Louis. lll on The 3fs-. when a moi
o. striking packing house. employees
estimated al from 500 70 500. attacked
I'VE cars Of employees of the packing
houses
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

strong effort Is 20 Dc made By the
leaders OF me unions at the stocl
yards. in Chicago 70 spread the scops
OF me strike So i viii include every
trade which is affiliated in even a re
mote degree with The packing indus
try
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

:c.t for rhe dissolution Of tar iniun
ton issued aga nst o. by Judsc eros
cup the federal cour. In Chicago
over 100000 o. the new coinaE
Of Philippine sold Ma on the SIS
placed on board the United stan
army transport Thomas which sailo
for Manila
Alfred Picard commissioner genera
from France 20 the s. Louis expos
ton. and as such the special represer
tailve ~ President Loubet, arrived il
New York on the "a
Judge Edgar NJ Cullen. 81 Brook
lyn, was. on the lst. appointed chic
tudse of the court 81 appeals Of Ney
York by Gov. Oden. succeeding Judg'
Alton 3. Parker. resigned
From h-,od.ns over the incarcera
ton OF her husband in the peuiten.
tary Ms julius LehmsD wife OF on.
~ The convicted s. Louis booliers
has become violently insane
IN an exhibition mile on the state fair
grounds track a. Lincoln. Neb on the
3lsi. Dan Patch lowered the record for
a half mile track. made m Dies Moines
Ia he covered the mile IL 2.05i4
Forest fires have destroyed the ham
iet OF Little Bay. y r.. ana 300 fam.
flies are homeless. Two men have been
drowned. The steamer Prospero has
embarked the women and children.
The state department ar. Washing
ton has received cablegram from
Corsli-Gene-aI Fowler. al Che-Foo
saving thar the Russian wireless tele-
Eraph station there had been d.smal.
tel
The large packing plant of Street &
Corkran. on Pennsylvania avenue
near Fulton avenue Baltimore. was
DESTROYED by fire on the 3lst. The loss
is estimated a. between $4,000 and
see.o0o
An analysis OF the stomach and 9th
O. portions OF the body OF the late
Mrs :. H McVicker by DR.. r. Y. Day
CITY chemist OF Los Angeles. Cal. has
been completed, and no trace Of poison
was found
John T. Davis. only son Of democratic |
nominee. Henry G. DAYS, IS a patient |
in Davis Memorial hospital al Elkins /
w. Va. he was taken from New I
York. on the 30th. suffering with ~ /
phoid fever.
The bureau Of insular affairs Of the
war department has received a request
from the Philippine government "a
have 100000 worth OF half pesos
coined at the San Francisco mint for
the Philippines
The viii Of William weightman. OF
Philadelphia who died recently
aged II years. has been probated
His estate. valued az more than $50.
100000. was left 10 his daughter. Mrs
Anna y Walker
The Chinese government. acce lima
70 the demand OF japan has effected
the stoppage Of al repairs on the Rus.
sian protected cruiser Askold AM the
Russian torpedo boat destroyer Gro
5ovoi. a. Shanghai
Senator Fairbanks formally opened !
The republican campaign IN Missouri
on the "a. a. Kansas City. The cere
mony took place ia Convention han
and that immense building was filed
in frun- ~ 49, 800 go. q
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-09-09

Oapt William z. English has sue
ceeted Harold Alegrew a. Commander
in-cliff % the United state sranfsl
var Veterans under the agreement
.'snea April Is when the Ama.ra-na
TN u spanish War Veterans was
completed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
TROUBLE FEARED
AT GEORGIA 60 TRIAL
Family Feud May Provoke Out
break Before It Is
Over. 4.
lRY Associnted Press. !

Z FoLlsToN, GA, Oct, oc,--Tle cs-
pected clash between the Altman aud
Duncan factions that are here in at
tendance on the trial Of Hillary and
Charles Altman and Ivy Harvey, charg-
ed With the murder of Jackson Duncan
and Jim Riley. did not occur to-day.
Danger. Of a clash is thought to have
been temporarily allayed, though there is
n strong belief that when q verdict
Is rendered there Will be q demonstra-
tlon by the disappointed faction, The
grand jury this morning found true bills
for murder against both Of the Altmans
and Harvey. The case was adjourned
until Tomorrow morning. when the se-i
lection Of a jury will be begun. Several
witnesses have been removed to Nay.
cross for safety. a number Of members
or the Duncan faction are spending the
night In Waycross,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
RUSSIAN
VESSELS
ARE HELD Ut
Are Not Allowed to Coal.
in the Waters of
Spain.
CREWS OF THE SHIPS
ARE VERY UNEASY
Prince Keretelll Gives His Ver-
sion Of the North Sea Affair,
and Says That Russians
Feared Fishing Boats
Were Japanese War
Vessels.
There Is an accentuation Of feeling III

Ia I - /, r
There is an accentuationS OF feeling In
Great Britain over the delay Of the Rus
sian government In procuring from the
commander OF the Baltic squadron his
version Of the attack on the Hull fishing
feet. Admiral Rojestvensky, who is at
Yigo, Spain, has, 50 far ns tile public Is
informed, made no official explanation
OF the events of the night OF October 2tst,
but in an interview with the Associated.
Press, he has put forward the statement
that two torpedo boats, presumably Jap
anese craft appeared among his ships off
Dogger Bank and falling to comply with
q demand to oiretres or state their nation-5
inlty. were fired upon. Six OF the best
ships OF the British Channel fleet are
under orders to sail tomorrow morning,
presumably to shadow the further move
ments Of Russian warslips sailing for
the Cape of Good Hope and all the other
vessels Of the Channel fleet are ready to
put to sea at n moments notice.
# Besides tho five Russian ships at6s igos
there are others reported at sVillagarca$
and Arosa Bay. They have been notified
that they will not be permitted to coal
in Spanish ports. Five German Golfers
are at Vigo. Admiral Rojestvenskys has
Informed the Spanish that his
ships at Vigo have sustained such dam
5nge that they Will not be able to leave
port within the twenty-four hours al -
lowed warships Of a combatant In neutral
port The tone OF the London Press Is
notably more bellicose to-day than 1t
has been at any period Of tile existing
crt ala
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
FIRE
in CHICAGO
Burning Of Chicago Car and
Locomotive Plant Calls
for Inquiry.

CHICAGO. October ga mysterious
fire at the works nf the Chicago Car
and Locomotive Company's Plant, at
Hegeswich, H., has become tho subject
OF a many-sldad investigation with sem
sational results. Corporation Counsel u.
T.. Tolman, OF the city law department,
to-day gave out a statement. which says;
'"The evidence shows beyond any doub,
that tho fire was OF incerd'a,y orisih,
The testimony OF the engineer In charge
of the building, together with that Of
the former superintendent Of the COM
pally, amounted to a direct charge that
Isaac N, Perry, the president Of the Ma.
tonal Bank OF North America had or
dered the insurance, then about s1oo090,
to be Increased s20o,o00, that he had sue-
'ceeded in obtaining accesp to the shops
alone and unaccompr fed upon sunday
afternoon. and that, ~ thin mn hour thero-
after fire had broke out In four or five
buildings and resulted IN the destruc-
ton Of tWo OF them, "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
MISS BAGLEY
A SUICIDE,
Prominent Young Southern Wo-.
man Ends Her Life in
New York. 81.
/ HELD ED: 4 FINE POSITION. ION
Was Engaged in Washington!
si- Until Administration
Changed.
HELD a FINE POSITION 81 '|t !

Especial to The Times Dispatch
NEW YORK, October z6.--11iss Mary
Worth Bagley. who is said TO have been
born IN Virginia, committed sulcioe to-
day in the furnished room, which she
occupied at No. 21o West rwcnty-frs't. '.
Street She had turned on the gas e.
ter stopping up the keyholes and window;
creyices. Miss BaBley had been private
secretnrytto Il high official of the Treas,
ury Department in Washingt ton, until q
change OF administration com mpelleoa her
to seek other means Of liveiihoo %.
Friend Of Miss Gould.
She then accepted position as a
teacher and interested herself iii mission
work. Being highly educated and re-
fined. slle attracted the attention OF Miss
Gould. who met her in her mission duties
and ahe two women became last r. ends.
The wonan's health failed her and she
was il, for some time am; on recovery
was unable to obtain employment as a
tea cher, go she began TO make dresses
for several OF her veal thy friends, but
1t IS said payments wore slow. although
Miss Baglcy made no complaint to her
tlandlady y as to her financial troubles. Eff
forts are being made to communicate
with her friends In the South.
No Statement Made.
A careful search OF the room disclosed
no notes and apparently the dead wo-5
man left no address. through which her
relatives could be reached.
A former Annapolis schoolmate Of Dn-
yid Worth Basley, brother OF the famous
ensign, who Is now aboard the battle
ship Missouri, at Boston, called at the
Merritt undertaking rooms. where tho
body was taken, but refused to give any
IN f41rnaa ion q hnl1t the woman 49, n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
DOUBLE SUICIDE
NEAR KNOXVILLE
Young Men Thought to be
Brothers Die in Each
Others Arms. s,@
.lBy Assocla ted Press.)

4 KNOXVILLE. TENN. October 26,--
Two young men about twenty-one and
Twenty-Five locked IN each Others eln-
brace, lay down on the tracks ol the
JelAco Railway abut four miles from
Athens, Tenn, to-day and let tic train
run over them. AL this time It = no.
known who the young men are, There
is nothing on their persons 10 Indicate
their identity. The bodies wero taken to
A thens, where an inquest was begun,
but adjourned until Tomorrow before Il
verdict was rendered.
Every indication Is that tho Hare brotll-
ers and desired to commit sulcldI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
BIG RAILROAD
DEAL in PROSPECT
.Rumor Says Union Pacific Has
Option on Chicago Great
Western.
(By Associated Press

NEW YORK, Oct, GA report that
tho Union Pacific railroad had secured
an option on the Chicago Great Western
road was denied to-day by President
Hartman, OF the Union Pacific system,
Z SIT. PAUL. MINN. Oct. 26.-The Dis
patch to-day, commenting on the alleged
option given the Union Pacific by Presi-
dent stlckney, OF the, Great Western
railway, says:
"For several days Judge Cornish, vica-
president OF the uniSn Pacific, and form
erly Of st, Paul. has been in the city.
ostensibly OH q brief visit without spe~
cial business signihennce, He left for
the east on Monday evening. 1t Is now
believed that his presence signihed the
acquisition of the Great Western and
the rapid completion OF the details Of
transfer, #
The fact that an option has been given
Is declared to be settied 81
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
THE RUSSIAN SHIPS
ARRIVE ATT VlGO, SPtst
j (By S4Asso ella ted Press

iSs'o
$SGVIGO, sPATsS. October o6.- The rival
of the Russian battleshlps emperor
Alexander I II, b Borodino, Orel and kniaz
Souvaroff and the transport Anatol.
which have anchored In this port, has
caused considerable excitement The
commander Of the port Immediately
boarded the Russian flagship and In
formed Admiral Rojestvensky that the
Spanish government could not permit the
warships to coal within the port. Adj
miral Rojestvensky replied that his yes
sells needed repairs. and thnt for that
reason he had separated from tho ro-
malnder OF his squadron, Tho command
or or the port promised tn inform the
Spanish government of 4#;lc adMulFs
statement and communicate the govern !
ment's reply as soon as it was received.
In spite OF this, five German Golfers an
chored In port alongside the ships, where
;upon the commander Of the port sent
an aide de camp to beg Admilai Rojast-
3venyky not to violate Spnnlth neutrality,
and he also ordered the cGlnrnnndina Of
ricer5 OF the Spanish cruiser Lst.an.adura
to notify tho colliers that they must
obey the port authorities n
Promised Not to Coal.
Eventually Admiral RojestvcnaH., prom, :
lsed that he would not coal in Span
ish waters, at the sulne lme peEs'nS
the commander OF the port to obtain the
governments permission for each war
ship to take on four hundred tons ot coal
with which to reach Tansler.
Shortly afterwards three Golfers sailed
for rangier, but TWO remaincl alongside
tho Russian Wnrships-
During the afternoon Adnllra! Kujcst-
vensky, accompanied by the commander
OF his battlesh!ps. visited the military
governor, the French consul, and the
commander OF the port, receiving the
usual honors, 45:
AS far as can be seen the crews Of the
battleships are very uneasy. seaitlnels
are closely watching every movement
within tho harbor. All four. of the war
ships seem to be cleared for action.
It Is rumorcd that the object u the
spunisl, government In requesting the
Russians to remain Tho shul test possible
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
LICENSE ISSUED DURING WAR
JUST RETURNED TO CLERK
(snecIal to The Times-Dispatcl

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.)
LEESBURG, VA.,. October 26.--On Mo-
vernbers is, 1854, George *. Fox, Jr,s clerk
Of the court of Loudoun county, issued
\ marriage license to Edward C. Ftzhugh,
Of Stafford county, Va, then a soldier In
the Confederate army, to marry Ann +.
Grayson. daughter Of Richard a Gray
son. OF this county Upon the margin
OF this license was endorsed by the clerk:
"rhe minister can keep this and return
1t to me when this cruel war is over.
on Tuesday last this license was re-
turned to Mr. w. p. Hempstone, the
present clerk Of the court, by Rev. a, =
Thonse,n, @ rector OF Trinity Church, Ports
mouth. yn. It appears that the marriage
ceremony was performed by Rey. ". ".
Williams, OF ST. James Episcopal Church,
OF Leesburg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
General.

Fighting is imminent between the Rus
SLAMS and Japanese, and present inaction
Is regarded ns calm before q storm; Rus
span,sh waters; explanation OF the North
Sea affair is given-.,-Trouble is. feared a T
Georgia murder trial--Prominent young
woman commits suicide In New'Y orE--.--,
Thomas w. Lawson makes hot reply to-
statement OF Standard OIL Company---Re-
ported that Union Pacific has secured OPP
lion on Chicago Great Western Judge
4 Pm rker.i to make three more speeches in
the canpaig ign--o Ohio county treasurer Is
indicted for observation-disclosures
OF State John Hay speaks at Carnegie
5Ifnlliin New York; German speaks to his
home 'constituents---F Firm tone Is ma!n-
taincd on New York stock market
Jockey Hildebrand makes, great record for.
riding winners at Jamaica; Dan Patch
breaks worlds record In harness at Mem
phis. 49,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
LAMB is ADMITTED TO
BAIL IN MURDER CASE
(By Associated Press. }

GAINESVILLE. FLA, Oct. 2G,-At tho
preliminary hearing to-day OF A. 9. Lamb
charged as accessory to the murder OF
Garrett v. Chamberlain at Tacoma, Lamb
was held in a thousand dollars bond.
which he promptly gave. About twenty
witnesses testified. the principal among
them being Fletcher Watson, the con-
fessed murderer, who said Lamb gave
III ma rifle and told him to kill J, Chalnbe,r-
testified, as did also the relatives Of
Lamb, Lambs friends beliye him inno-
cent. The widow of Chnmberai In was In
court, as wassalso lambs wife.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
BERKLE COUNCIL WOULD
APPREHEND LYNCHERS
(speclal to The Times plspatcl,.) l

Especial to The Times Dlspatch.)
& NORFOLK, VA" October 26.-The
Town Council of Berkley IN special ses-
sion offered a reward OF $500 for the
arrest OF the parties guilty Of tho mur-
der of the negro. George w, Blount.
In taking this action the Council was
unanimous. and n resolution was passed.
tleploring the act. which might be looked
upon as blot upon the town.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
North Carolina.

Young female convict who served one
year Tor larceny met at penitentiary door
s. her lover and is marred-Go Governor
.Aycocls's son is better and he resumes the
canynss; will make only one speech out
The Raleigh dIspensary makes It a rule to
sell no. over one dozen bottles Of beer
to any one person In a day. yan Senator ,i;,
send q solid delegation to Congress.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
Farmer Shoots Neighbor,

WlNDsoHss oHIIs f;Ae'Hpei, tssu''qSe v 49, D, Bur
nett, s promlnent es taSner. Ts, Shot, ana kisd
Young Daniel another. farmer. laisl night,
IT seems that Burnett had sold q farm 70
Daniel Before settlement hnd,, been
that resulted In q quarrel, and the shoot
Inc occurred, Both men are about sixty
years old,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
Congressman Flood Sick.

IS Especial to The Times D!spatch.) %-s3
e VEST APPohA ATTAx,ti ,tiyA.. Oct. 26.--Con-
grcssn.nn H. D. Flood reached here from
Staunton on Tuesday quite sick Fe has q
severe cold and considerable fever. He was
very sick in stn,rnton Tuesday afternoon and
night. He Is apparently better now and his
friends hope e4wll be able to resume his
canvass In few days. @
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Richmond.

80. oruo on,zed
Virginia Baseball League orRahiEDeu'
u,h,ch Includes. principal cities OF the
State s and probably important cities in
North Carolina--C Child run over py haeA
was unconscious part OF yesterday; con-
80 ...a',s : ,h,.7,,r,t,, d-.ya rsity and
cussion OF s,ne u, pta.' ". re,l
Indians VIII make hext 20 'eatu'uaS . -.
test OF strength, and n great grlairon bat
lie lie may be expected-s Small offerings on
sfdar uonaJno n1n 1,',aii,v nf ,he tobacco- ke
sdtt'ss WItt sentenees J James Goode. convicted Of
y. ne nv arnet 2, ia nrsoner apparently
ihWdHiHE mWdiHEerent ~ hls IL te-Richniond Ice
ngany raiIy at & nanaa Hail tonight Win
Mcssrs. Sollara I,,sta ,ion - sneak In
LovdeMq' i,ovdoun countylWorkmen COUNTY bosln plas-
tering IN me M Mu.ua, w - pue ,,,e iossi,, about
TSof s u, 1rnsds 4n OF "siin SATc f}1sTE;R
tne LIS, 10 ,,ndar fa1se pre-
hun,er onains nI i.rail Commit
lenses ~ a!.a s,t;,,s saea,nn'tn hear q com
tee hods exeen.ye seaslE Grove 10 have
pa, o,,,rt = hn,Isec,lub Saturday night
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
aANGE or THE THERMoMET

Highest temperature yesterday..... " 70
Lowest temperature ycsterday........ ~ ~
Mean temperature yesterday.........,nc o. q,
Normal temperature for October ....,, ~ ~
Departure from normal Temperature. " "
Precipitation during past "a hours... 40
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SUMMARY OF THE DAYS NEWS
The Weather.

! WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.--ForecaE TOT
Thursday and Friday:
cooler Thursday; Friday fair; light north
west winds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-27
Invitation Accented.

President J. Hampdenf Rohb. Of the
Business MEMS Parker and Davis Asso-
wrote to Judge Parker. asking
him to address n meeting OF the nssocia-
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CONTINUED on. Fifth Fagt.s
The Western news., 1904-05-04

James R. Garfield. partic icul a +
charge, as voiced by Representative
Martin of South Dakota, was that a
combination of packers kept down the
prices paid for cattle while maintain
ing the high retail price of beef
Texas Gunners the Best.
The worlds record for fast and ac-
curate firing Of the largest naval guns
has been snatched away from the Wis
consin by the Texas. The twelve inch
gun crews Of the latter ship in their
recent target practice off Pensacola
Fla, made an average of 80 per cent
of hits, or about 2 per cent better than
the Wisconsin. With her forward
twelve inch piece the Texas made in
one string Of shots eleven hits in ten
minutes. With the after twelve inch
piece ten hits were made out of eleven
shots in ten minutes.
The Western news., 1904-05-04
General.
Keystone Democrats Uninstructed.

keystone democrats OnInStructed.
The Democrats of Pennsylvania in
convention at Harrisburg, April 10,
voted in obedience to the will of their
leader, Colonel James NJ. Guffey, to
send a delegation to st. Louis bound
by the unit rule to vote as one man,
but not instructed as to presidential
candidate. The platform denounces
Republican misrule, declares for fair
ballot law with personal registration
in cities, regards Roosevelt as men,
ace to constitutional government and
business stability, declares against
favors large navy.
Negro Vote Eliminated.
EX-Judge N. C. Blanchard was elect
ed governor OF Louisiana, April 10, by
a majority of 10000 in total vote of
$4,000. The negro vote was almost en-
tirely excluded. The other Democratic
nominees for state offices and state leg
islature were also elected.
Vermont Uninstrueted.
The Vermont Republican convention,
April 20, chose an uninstructed dele
cation to the national convention, al
though the resolutions warmly in
dorsed Roosevelt for president
West Virginia Democrats Divided.
In view of a show of strength made
by the friends of Hearst in the West
Virginia Democratic convention. April