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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
PooH GENERALS,

(Scripps News Association)
ROME. May 17.--General Garibaldi
In published interview today at
tributes the disasters that have thus
FAR overtaken the Russians to a lack
Of good generals. but believes Russia
will come out victorious in the end
because Of inexhaustible resources.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
JAPANESE AT MEwoxwANo.

NSCTIPpS NEWS ASSOcintfOn)
NEWCHWANG. May 17.--Japanese
warships and transports appeared off
Kaichow, 30 miles southeast of here.
today and shelled the place while
troops landed, Their strength is not
known The Japanese are expected
here tomorrow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
HEARST Will LOSE
IN CALIFORNIA

TO have sufficient strength to instruct
the delegates for their man.
Lane McNab and the administration
people say there will be no instruc-
ticn and that they will force Tarpey
tos compromise the basis of which
probably will be uninstructed delega-
tion, but the adoption of resolutions
commencing Hearst for his position on
public issues and commencing him to
the consideration of the California del
egation. The platform committee at
noon adjourned until l o'clock without
having considered the report of the
subcommittee, which last night voted
in favor Of the administration reso-
luton and turned down the Hearst
resolution. This fight will probably
consume the great portion Of the after
and no business can be done by the
convention until it is settled. j. F..
Coonan of Eureka is strong anti-in-
struetion man, and is chairman of the
platform committee. He claims that
80 Of the 60 members are anti-instruc-
tionists. The convention met prompt
ly at 10 o'clock, but the resolutions
committee not being ready to report,
an adjournment was Immediately TAX
en-.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
xEAsT MoMEY II EASY.

Conservatives are making considerable
capital out of the freely circulated re-
port that the Hearst crowd is distrl-
buting money among the delegates
Tarpey and his aides are making vigor-
ous denals of the rumor. The money
according to the rumor, found its way
in large chunks to the Los Angeles
delegates. A number of San Francisco
delegates are also named as having
been given money.
: The resolutions committee has adopt
ed resolution commencing Hearst to
the national convention for his fight
on public issues, but refused to instruct
for him by a vote of ~ to rs. The
fight will now 90 to the convention.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
TRAIN
WRECK

I tSeripps News Association.)
ST. PETERSBURG, May II. - A
naptha train was derailed at Alabasch-
II, near Baku today. 1t acught fire.
The whole train, including the attend
ants, were enveloped.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
CHANGES m war OFFICE.

tScr1ppS News ASSociatfon.)
ST. PETERSBURG, May 1.-THE
Newspaper Sviet understands that
the war office will shortly be reform.
ed. The changes include making in
dependent the authority of the gem
eral STAG. The medical authorities
deny the alarmist stories of smallpox
among the Manchurian troops and de-
clare there has been only 80 cases
since the opening of the war;
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
CAR COLLISION.

A rear end collision occurred this
morning on the North Side, where car
No. IS collided with another car and
demolished the entire front end of
the car. No one was hurt.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
cEvERA IS NOT s.
EXPECTED TO LIVE
(scripps News Association ,

MADRID, May lit is reported
that Admiral Cervera, the commander
OF the Spanish squadron during the
American war, is seriously i'll at Port
Santa Maria Andalusia. His physicians
express little hope for his recovery.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
SOLDIERS BODIES
MUTILATED
(Scripps News Association

= NccTlppS NEWS AssoclatloH.J
BERLIN, May 17.--Southwest Afri-
can dispatches today report that the
Hereros disinterred the bodies of
German soldiers and mutilated them.
The empress has sent her portrait te
General Trotha with message.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
DUCHESS DEAD

tScripps News Association.)
ROME, May 1.-THE dowager grand
duchess Pauline of SAKE Weimer Eisen-
berg died of syncope on train en-
route for Venice today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
MURDER TRIAL

tScripps News Association.) F3
RISING SUN, Ind, May lin the
Gillespie trial today Detective Frank.
lin testified that James Gillespie lad
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
LAUNCHED

(scripps News Association.)
QUINCY, Mass, May 1.-THE hat.
tleship Rhode Island was successfully
launched today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17

Just before the convention reassem-
bled it was apparent the fight on the
question of instruction is not liable
to come up on the floor of the con-
vention before might. A fight will also
be made on applying the unit rule.
1t will be very close and may be car
ried 1t is probable that after beat
ing the instructions the convention will
adopt moderate Hearst resolution.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
TO CURE EAR ACHE.

Poultices of hot baked onions will
not only relieve ear ache, but will
sometimes cure the deafness that re-
suits from ear ache and hard colds.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
"ThE LONG STRIKE. ~

"rhe Long Strike was presented at
the Auditorium last evening by Jessie
Shirley and her clever company. The
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
HEARST
wins IN
MONTANA
(Scripps News Association.)

(Scripps News Association.)
GREAT FALLS, Mont, May IT,
The democratic state convention met
this afternoon and the indications are
they viii instruct for Hearst.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
NO TROUBLE
cHA1TE1 RIEcTIoM PASSES OFF
QUIETLY WITH THE EXOEP-
TON or A FEW SMALL 1IOTS-
DEMOCRATS LEAD BETTING.

(Scripps News Association.)
DENVER. Cal, May 17.-Contrary
to expectations, little violence oc-
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17

SANTA CRUZ. CAL, May 17.--DiE
atory tactics are employed by both fac
tions during the session, and at noon
it is generally believed the fight will
practically be settled by the committee
on platform and resolutions. How
ever. the Hearst organization GLAZING
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17
ALTHOUGH KEAnsT Has TWO
PAPERS N TIE STATE, NE WILL
NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE THE
DELEGATES xNsT1UcTHD ron
HIM.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, May 1.-THE
preliminary skirmish in the democratic
state convention today was won by the
forces that oppose sending delegation
to the national convention instructed
to support w. r. Hearst for the presi-
dency. Those in favor of delegation
instructed for Hearst made a. gallant
fight, losing the battle for the control
of the convention by the close vote OF
1857 to 345. The test came on the vote
for temporary chairman.
For the opposition, the Hearst peo-
pie named former Lieutenant Governor
w. T. Jeter of Santa Cruz, while
Frank H. Gould of San Francisco, for
mer speaker of the assembly, led the
anti-Hearst forces. After struggle
the vote stood Gould 1857, Jeter 345.
SANTA CRUZ, Cal, May 7.-When
the democratic convention reassembled
this morning Hearst's forces were as
full of fight as ever and more deter
mined, despite the rejection by the
subcommittee on resolutions of the res
olution instructing the delegation for
Hearst, which forces the issue to be
fought out on the floor. 1t was 2
O'Clock this morning before the sub
committee, after being in session two
hours, took a vote on the resolutins.
The battle was fercely waged, but
the conservatives finally won out by
vote of 8 to q Tarpey, Hearst leader,
is undismayed by the second defeat OF
Hearst, and announced his intention
of presenting the resolutions on the
floor. The Hearst people placed much
hope in the delegates who failed to be
present Monday, but the conservatives
are also confident of holding their
strength and putting through their
program.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-05-17

Sam Piles and Wilson, both of Sc
attic. have an agreement that every
thing Is to be done for the election of
Mr.. Piles to the United States senate;
that, failing in this, the King county
Newport daily independent., 1904-05-12
THE CAUSE OF LEPROsY.
Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson, of Eng land, Says It Is the Eating of
 Decomposing Fish.

The conclusion of Dr. Jonathan Hutchinson, of England, after a study of leprosy as it appears in various parts of the world, is that the disease is caused wholly by eating decomposing or imperfect. ly cured fish. The London Times is inclined to accept Dr. Hutchin- sons idea. It is held that in all countries and in all ages leprosy has been and is still due to the consumption of Thigh" fish. The preference for fish in a tainted condition is an "acquired taste" and it is claimed that it prevails among a sufficient number of peo- pie to account for the dreadful dis ease wherever it exists. Leprosy was nearly general in England and on the continent in the six teenth century, and it is claimed still prevails in many fishing sta tions, especially in Norway, Ice land and Tracadie. It is repre- sented that at these places there is still preference for fish in a tainted condition. It is noted, says the Cincinnati Enquirer, that in regions where leprosy was formerly common, it has disap- peared with the advancement of agriculture and the discarding of fish for food. Tn India vegetari- ans are free from it, but the fish eaters are much troubled. Dr. Hansen, of Bergen, discovered that persons having leprosy carry in their tissue a bacillus resem- bling that of tuberculosis, and the disease is thought to be a mod ification of tuberculosis, caused by a specific virus developed in de- caying fish. The scientists, espe. cially those whose direction is in the medical line, are always mak- ing it harder to get along in the world; but it is probably better to give heed to their theories, even if there may be nothing in them, for it may happen that little care in the selection of the dried fish we eat may add a few years to life i; and it is the general agreement that life is none too long at best.
Newport daily independent., 1904-05-12
THE COUNTRY PHYSICIAN.
Has to Cover an Immense Territory, and That When the Roads
 Are Worst.

"Of all the men I meet on my rounds of the state there is none for whom have as great respect as l have for the country doctor," said the Southdown drummer the other day, according to the Chicago Inter Ocean. "The city physician is often pretty hard working man if he has much of a practice, but he knows few of the trials that the country doctor faces the year round. The coun- try doctor is the modern mar. tyr, and take it all through he is the best read and most aggres- sive citizen of his community.
 "The country phsician who is we'll established usually has q practice that covers a territory of at least a hundred square miles. There is hardly a week iu the year that he does not have patients at the extreme opposite boundary lines of his territory. l know one old doctor down the state who drives an average dis tance of 20 miles day every day in the year. Of course there are days when he does not drive five miles a day, but there are other times when he drives 30 or 40 miles day.
 "The worst side of country practice, these doctors say, is that the greater part of the sick ness comes during the worst kind of weather. When the roads are good and the weather is fine peo- pie are not so apt to be sick, but when winter comes on and the roads are rough or muddy the country doctor is the man who has to be out and going.
 "The mud roads of Illinois have shipped ten years off the lives of the majority of the doc tors. One physician told me he was the first man of his family name to become gray, and he laid the blame to exposure.
 ''The country doctor is not merely physician. He is sort of family counselor, nurse, spirit. ual and legal adviser. I heard of a physician down in the southern part of the state who conducted a sort of vest-pocket bank and loaned money and discounted notes for nearly every farmer within the range of his practice.
 "Yes, sir, always take off my hat to the country doctor wher. ever I meet him."
Newport daily independent., 1904-05-12
Surprise Prizes

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 97 Ogden Ave,
 Chicago, III.
Newport daily independent., 1904-05-12

Read the Daily and Weekly Independent
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16
BREAKS EIGHT-INcH GUN RECORD.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Oct. I5.-Rear
Admiral Goodrich's flagship. New York,
during her target practice last month
IL Magdelena Bay. Mexico. broke all
worlds records for firing eight-inCh
guns,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16
.SARTO DOMINGO
YIELDS TO FORCE
VIII Pay Debt That It Promised to
and Reneged
On.

Much pickering and threats 10 employ
force were necessary before the United
states finally extracted promise from
SantO Domingo 10 pay the claims of
the SautO Domingo Improvement Com
pany according 10 the terms fixed by
the arbitration board.
Details OF the negotiations, covering
more than a month, have been carefully
concealed by the State Department but
are now known in part
The result of the arbitration was an
Eounced in July. Ssuto Domingo was
10 pay the American company s., 50105
IN monthly instaIlmeuJs, and GO per cent
OF the customs OF several prominent
ports were 10 be security Tor this sum-
The first payment was TO be made
early in September. When The time for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16

Payment came around Santo Domingo
had changed its mind
President Morales pleaded that 90 per
cent OF the receipts Of the ports was
not sufficient TO maintain the govern
meut. But investigation showed that 90
per cent of the customs was far In eN-
cess of the amount used legltimately in
support of the government.
Uncle Sam was inslsJcnt.
DELAY followed Santo Domingo
Whined and complained and tried TO
split the difference with the shreWd-
ness OF a horse trader.
Finally this Government announced
that American Warships might sWoOp
down upon government which refused
to live up &c the decision OF board 10
which III named members. The threat
was effective.
Santo Domingo Immediately promised
20 pay the first installment on the claim
without further delay
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16
HUNGARY WANTS
NO HORHONISH
Expels Two Latter Day Saints Wh0
Had Organized a Gel
OnY.

VIENNA. oct. l5.-The Hungarian
government has taken itrm stand
against the Introduction OF Mormonism.
Two young Americans. Fingree ana
Wetzel. who recently arrived in Temes-
var and founded a Mormon colony, have
been expelled from the city after legal
proceedings involving the liberty OF re-
iigious profession. The appeal 10 the
minister OF the interior was returned
yesterday with an adverse decision, and
The two MOrmons VIII have 10 leave the
city within forty-eight hours
II IS doubtful whether they viii be
permitted 70 settle iu any other part Or
the country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16
ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF THE GAS MAKERS
Extensive Preparations Made For En-
teItaiument Of the 800 Delegates
Who Will Attend.

Gas makers from all parts Of the
country viii gather in Washington this
week 20 attend the annual convention
Of the American Gas Light Mauufac-
turers' Association, which viii assem-
ing.
Three hundred delegates are expected
to be present. representing the leading
gas inTests of the country. Quarters
have been engaged for the members at
the New Willard.
The convention will be opened at 20
o'clock tomorrow morning ana viii con-
tinue three days. Extensive prepare
tions have been made for the entertain
meut of the delegates. and IL is pro-
posed TO make their visit to the Capital
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16
MEMORIAL TO MOTHER
OF ROBERT FULTON
Whip She Used on Her Horse, Planted,
Now a Spreading
Oak.

Theodore j. Pickett. a prominent law
yer OF this city, recently returned from
a visit TO friends ln Pennsylvania.
While in that State he visited Little
Britain, the birthplace of Robert Fulton,
the great inventor
Among the many things of interest
seen there the one that most impressed
Air Pickett was the huge oak tree grow
ing i'm the yard OF the old Fulton home
stead. This tree. according 10 tradi-
ton, was once the riding whip, or rath-
er a switch, used by FultOn's mother TO
urge her weary nag on a hOmeward
journey
Mrs. Fulton, who was a very enthu-
siastic equestrienue. returning from "a
long ride. stuck a Iittle oak switch that
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16

"a red letter event i'm the history OF
the association
One of che features of the meeting
VIII be an excursion TO Mount Vernon
The trip Is TO be on Friday. the last
day of the convention. and the visitors
VIII go as the guests of the Washington
Gas Light Company
Sessions viii be- held daily during the
three days Many papers or moment -
the gas industry have been prepared DE
experts, and win be read IN the con-
Vention, This meeting viii MAKE t[ls
second time the association has heiu
its convention here i'm the past ten years
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16

she had used as a riding whip. IN the
ground Of the front yard. and purposely,
or from forgetfuiness, il was allowed
TO stay there.
II took root and thrived, until now.
many years after. il stands "a grand
memorial. about six feet in diameter.
10 the mother Of Americas foremost in
VeutOr OF olden times
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16
RED LIGHTS TO WARN
APPROACH OF TRAINS

DENVER, Col Oct. Ij-Locomotives
on the Denver and Rio Grande are TO
be fitted with adjustable electric fash
lights, by which trains approaching
each other on curves in the mountains
may give warning by throwing rays
into the air.
The lights viii be red.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16
STATUE OF FREDERICK
NOW IN WASHINGTON

The bronze statue of Frederick the
Great. presented TO the United states
Government nv Emperor William of
Germany. has arrived In washington
from Baltimore 1t was sent direct 10
Baltimore from Hamburg.
AT present the statue Is In the GROUNDS
of the War College at Washington Bar-
racks. gowned with tarpaulin, awaiting
the day OF It's uuVelilng, winch VIII
probably be the Goth of this month,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16
BOGUS CONSTABLE SENTENCED.

SCRANTON. Pa, oct. 15.-Josepa
Mitchell, who impeTsonatcd a constable
and settled for q consideration "a case
which he had trumped up against Peter
RanuSch, foreigner, has been seutenc-
ed bg Judge Edwards 10 serve three
months in the county jail
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16

SI.z5 Baltimore and Return, B. & o.
r. r.. every Saturday and Sunday.
Tickets good returning until Sunday
night. Hourly Service Saturday
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16

Skill Of a High Order.
Every floral design Guide sends out 81
@ specimen Of florists art. 1924 f.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16
NEW TIMES WANT AID BRANCH.

Want advertisements and SUBSCRIPTIONS
for the Evening and Sunday Times viii
be received at regular Office rates at
w. G. Furr's Pharmacy. northeast cor
ueT of Ninth Street and Maryland ave
nut northeast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16
Strips or Half Pairs
So to Sc m m
Portieres 9l.90

Strip areh pair
0Iercezd Tapestries.
two and con bnau 0n col eI
are ed ID ulyr
ma % be
FIo0r-BaFgain Tables
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16

2J-iu two-tone Peau
dee Cygue silks In the
very best colOrs suit
able for winter cos
Z 60 m e. g. a % d sc
worth 55c "a sd. ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16
OTHER SILK BARGAINS

zI-inch all-sIlk black
Peau de Sole, worth
S3c yard, and hard
10 md au equal at
that price, or E0C
fcred at. yard. , ,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-16
60 FEedeIiek 81, Oetober -.

Special trains via b. & Q. r. r. from
Washington. s a. m. October IS and 20
Rate. including admission. on those
dates. 500 for the round trip. Greatly
reduced rates on other days Of the fair.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-10-07
APPEARS IN COLORS.
The Mankatonian" for October Is a
Fine Number.

The Mankatonian" for October Is a
Fine Number.
"The Mankatonian" has appeared in
gorgeous panoply of red and white to
tell all about the student life at the
normal school. The reader learns about
them not from what others say but
from what they themselves say. Every
reader OF the interesting little maya
zine is delighted at the editorial an
nounccment that instead of monthly,
the magazine is to be made a semi
monthly periodical.
Another interesting piece of news in
this issue is the announcement that the
total enrolment at the normal, 35l, is
more than the school had received up
to Christmas time last year, when the
authorities were exulting over the num-
Der of 800.
Three excellent literary contributions
appear: Geneva" by Margaret
Haigh; "The Lonely Cottage" by Laura
Buckles; and Innocence" by j. S.
Price.
The paper is teeming with jokes and
witticisms peculiar to college life.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-10-07
BIRDS AS HARVESTERS.
Clever Story Told by Real Lively
Western Man.

The stranger in the hotel lobby wore
a gray frock coat, gray trousers, gray
SLOUGH hat, and a gray moustache and
chin tuft la Buffalo Bill
81 am. western almond farmer" he
said to the reporter. 81 grow almonds,
son, the same as your folks grow pota
toes and corn.
as it good business? Well, I would
not be in it if it wasn't. 1t is a fine
business. l never have no trouble at all.
Queer things happen sometimes? Oh,
yes; sometimes. guess. Let me see,
now. Let me see"
Putting slowly on his cigar, the west
ern almond grower tried to think of
something queer to tell the reporter.
Finally he said:
"The yellow hammers bothered me
last harvest time. They came by thou
sands to my almond orchard and carried
off my nuts in their beaks, they stored
them in the hollow limb of an oak.
"That wouldn't do, you know.
81 studied bit, and then / cut off the
hollow oak bough, and substituted for
| it long wooden funnel, made it look as
much like the bough as possible. Be
meath this funnel put basket. Then,
chucklin' to myself, | returned to the
office.
"Well, my scheme bunkoed the yellow
hammers. 1t bunkoed them. The poor
birds couldn't tell the funnel from the
bough. Every day, thinking they were
laying up a fine store of nuts, they drop
ped almond after almond into the fun
mel. Every night I collected big bas-
ketful of nuts that had been harvested
for me by the birds"