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Robert Laird is not thought to be any better today.
 E. R. Beane came up from Russell Friday morning.
 For Rent-A furnished front room. AT Hazel street. 90d9t
 Harry Isaacs was down from Walnut Ridge Thursday and Fiji day.
 s. R. Phillips went to Corning Friday morning on business trip.
 Car load of White Silk flour just arrived at Bowen's Cash Store. 84btt
 A. c. Anderson returned Fri 7 day noon from business trip to St. Louis.
 Mrs. J. A. Williamson and baby of Newark were here Thurs day night.
 See lace collars and turnovers for ladies at Chas. Meyers Great Bargain Store. 85dtf
 s. F. Muirhead came up from his other mill at Morrell on the noon train Friday.
 Mir. F. s. Hess passed good night Thursday and is thought to be much better. s
 E. A. Gufton of the Belknap Hardware Company was New port visitor Friday.
 c. R. Hite and family left Thursday morning on their trip to the St. Louis fair.
 For Rent - Three furnished rooms for light housekeeping. Apply AT Hazel street. 90d6t
 Ed Billingsley and s. B. Rec tor of Melbourne were registered at the Hazel Thursday night.
 J. G. Handel, a prosperous and energetic young merchant of S.Auvergne, was a visitor in New port Friday. s .-r,,
 
 A. Mortensen has moved his cleaning and pressing shop to the newly remodeled building oppo- site city jail, 86dtf
 See the lace collars and turn overs for ladies, 25 cent values for 10 (, at Chas. Meyers Great Bargain Store, 97dtf
 Just received beautiful line of aladies lace collars and turnovers. 2Hc value at 1Oc. Chas, Meyers ca aeat Bargain Store. S5dtf uNrs, R. D, Williams of Bates vile a passenger homeward, ! who stopped over here Thursday night. after a trip to the fair.
 Misses Lola and Florence and John Baker of Batesville, after trip to the fair, were here Thurs day night on their way home. Little Eugene Wallace, who came home from Batesville on Thursday quite sick with bilious fever, is able to be out again. Will Magoffin and Percy Mar tin returned home Thursday night from a ten days enjoyable trip taking in the worlds fair.
 E. F. Matheny, wife and daughter were here Friday morn- ing on their feturn home to Batesville from a trip to the fair. Ransom Gulley, Jr., of Fort Smith was guest of the Hazel Thursday night on his way home to visit his father in Izard county.
 Mrs. T. c. Carter and children after a visit to Mountain View were here Thursday night and Friday on their return home to Cotton Plant.
 Walter Darling came up from . Little Rock Thursday night to meet his friend, Herbert McDary of St. Louis, who spent the even- ing with him.
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12

i SlcKheSS ana Wtn her sister. Mss stephanie Fagan, MT. and
 Mrs. Watson bpe to leave oun- &ay for the faE.
 E. Less rjturned Thursday night to his bme in Jonesboro. A. Arndt ar6 Adam Lockard are managing {affairs at the Star Clothing House during J. M. Berger,,s Ibsence East.
 Mr. and Mrs. George Herndon and Mrs. L. Minor and children returned home Thursday night from a pleasant stay at Ozark Springs. Mrs. A. D. Bailey re- mained for a day longer.
 Governor Jeff Davis. who ac- companied his daughters from here to the fair, arrived Friday morning and left on the branch passenger for a speaking ap- pointment at Calico Rock.
 Jas. l.. Jones, whose sickness Wednesday left Capt. T. D. Kin man alone to handle business at the Bank of Newport, was able to be out again Thursday, though he is not yet feeling very strong.
 The sad news of the death of Miss Eugenia Lester of Plum Point, Miss, reached Searcy this morning. She was member of the graduating class of '99 of Galloway college. ' Searcy Citi- zen.
 Candidates for office in Jack son county are requested to file receipts for charges of placing name on ticket with Judge M. M. Stuckey, as the law requires that this be done fifteen days be- fore the election.
 The Iron Mountain pay car will arrive at Hoxie Tuesday, August 16, and will leave for Cotter at 10:30, returning to Newport on Wednesday, the 17th, leaving there at 6 a. m. on that date and paying to Little Rock.
 Mrs. l.. J. bills writes home that she will return from her visit to Albuquerque, N. M., about September 18th and is to be accompanied by Mrs. J. G. Walker and daughter, Josephine, for a visit to their old home. ' The editor acknowledges with thanks the receipt of an issue of the Colorado Springs Gazette from, Mir. Ike Goldman, contain ing avery graphic and complete account of the awful wreck near Pueblo on the Denver and Rio ! Grande.
 Frank Joblin, who has the con- tract for the paving of Front street and the building of St, PauPs church, expected the first four cars of rock in Friday from off the branch. The street paving will soon be under full headway.
 Mir. and Mrs. w. w. McMinn leave Sunday morning for Jones' boro, where the latter will visit her sister, Mrs. Joe Kennedy, a week. MT. McMinn expects to go to St. Louis Sunday night and from there to Chicago and Grand Rapids.
 Mrs. J. 2. Wilmans, accom- panied by her mother, Mrs. Laura Boswell, and niece, Miss Lucille Taylor. left Thursday for Ravenden Springs, where quite a party of Newport people are already registered with Captain Welch at the Southern Hotel.
 Charles Balch, the genial young merchant of Remmel, was in town Friday. He informs us that a big barbecue will be given there next Tuesday, at which John H. Keel will be one of the
Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12
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 Your Pulse.
Feel It Once a Week To See Tn What Condition Your ~
 Heart Is.

If your pulse beats too fast, or too slow; two strong or too weak; or too irregular; 'tis sign of a weak heart.
 Refresh 1t with Dr. Miles New Heart Cure.
 The healthy pulse of a grown person should average 70 to so beats a minute. The beats should be regular pulsations- not too weak to be easily felt. not so strong as to be felt without some pres sure of the skin.
 You may not feel particularly sick, but any day, if your heart is weak, you are liable to some sudden seizure, breast -pang, fainting, weak or smother ing spell, sign of real danger.
 Do not wait for such a moment to and circulation with safe and efficient, modern, scientific Specific remedy, such as Dr. Miles New Heart Cure has proved itself to be.
 It is a wonderful heart and blood tonic and will make the blood rich and the heart strong. It will do you good by strengthening and building up the nerv- ous system and circulation.
 For years I was troubled with pains around my heart, shortness of breath, palptation and futtering of the heart, such as fast walking, lifting, ascending a flight of steps, excitement or emotion. l have used only a few bottles of Dr. Miles Heart Cure, am entirely free from all of these symptoms, and believe my
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Newport daily independent., 1904-08-12

EpEE Write to us for Free Trial Pain Pills, the New Scientific Remedy for Pain. Also Symptom Blank. Our Specialist will diagnose your case. tell you what is wrong; and how to right it,
 LABORATORIES, ELKHART, IND.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
AIbion,s Murder Mystery

Rochester, y. Y. July p. The inves
tigatIon BY the police in the case o.
Charles Lowe whose body was found
in Oak Orchard creek, near Albion, last
week, is bringing TO light many facts
that make It appear that Lowe was
murdered before his body reached the
water. A curious fact iii connection
with the case is that several important
witnesses have left for parts unknown
David barrow, who was released from
jail Saturday after having been held
three days, is also missing, as is vii
liam Younger, Burrows partner. AT
the coroner's inquest it developed that
Wellington Delelys Of Baldwin's Cor
ners was the last person who saw
Lowe alive.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
Judge Parker BUSY.

Esopus, NJ u, July ~ Preparation
for the arrival Of members OF the ma.
tional Democratic committee, work on
the speech Of acceptance to be deliv-
cred by Judge Parker at the ceremonies
to be held at Rosemount on Aug. 1C
and his heavy mail SO occupied the
Democratic candidate for president
that he had little time for visitors, and
be made few appointments to see Wis.
itors Among the few who saw Judge
Parker was J. Edward Simmons, presi
dent of the Fourth National bank 81
New York, who was guest al
luncheon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
Quiet pay At saaamore.

Oyster Bay N. Y. July 81 President
Roosevelt passed very quiet day at
Sycamore fiill. Preparations We're con.
cluded for the ceremony of notifying
him Of his nomination for the presi.
dency by the Chicago convention.
Former Governor ". Murray Crane Of
Massachusetts, who was an overnight
guest Of the president. has left for
New York. He IS expected to proceed
in a few hours to his Massachusetts
home. Nothing was disclosed for pub
lication of the conference between The
president and Governor Crane.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
DROWNING is QUICK.
Han Cannot Live Under Water More
Than Two Minutes.


'fFhe story frequently repeated about
professional divers who have been able
Is remain under water for over two
minutes Ia silly" said d doctor. "No
enc can remain under water that long
without drowning, whether be IS a
tr4ined diver Or not. All Navarino,
here the sponge divers are reported
p be able 70 remain under water three
and four minutes. tests were made re-
ceailg ard resulted In concluslYeIy
peogng that none Of them remained
Gown lis long as q minute and q half.
Ninety seconds seems very long time
e the watcher On shore. and il Is about
the limit of q divers endurance under
water ST Ceylon. where time tests
We're also made among the famous
pearl divers it was ascertained that
few IF them remalned below tie sur
iaee as long ~ minute. and other
tests made % the Red sen among the
Arabs proved that minute ana
quarter was tie longest they could
endure without fresh breath.
"0n the coast Of England several
Years ago d diver. d trained diver. one
q the best On tile coast. renowned for
bis endurance. went down and was
pulled up 20 slowly when liz gave the
signal that lse was under water about
two minutes and flve seconds. He was
drawn out OF the water insensibie.
with blood flowing from his nose ana
ears, and II was only after long ana
arduous work that his recovery from
the effects Of that two minute stay
under water was assured. Drowning Ii
quick death Even though the water
Is kept out OF the lungs. insensibility
will ensue ID one minute ana complete
unconsciousness in two. The stories
Of people who have been In the water
i've minutes being resuscitated are gen
orally mistakes or untrue man
could not be in the water i've minutes
without coming to the surface several
times and he restored to life st
Louis Globe Democrat
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
Frozen Meat Not Injurious.

London. July ~ With reference to
the question raised in the house Of
commons in March last whether frozen
or chilled meat has any injurious effect
on consumers, and especially whether
such meat contributes in any way TO
increasing the number Of cases Of cam
Ger in the United Kingdom, the Royal
commission Of inquiry into thecauseso Of
cancer, which has been considering the
subject, is Of tile opinion that such
meat Is in no way injurious to consum-
ers and cannot be held to be in any
degree accountable for the increase Of
cancer III Great Britain
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27

Judge Parker No conclusion wa:
reached regarding the appointment
Of an executive committee, but 1t i,
expected that the committee will bt
named after the visit to Esopus AMI
consultation with Judge Parker.
The selection Of treasurer for The
national committee was left to the
executive committee.
The committee adjourned subject Il
the call Of the chair.
The large parlor at the Hoffman
House, where the committee met. was
decorated with flags. A painting 81
Judge Parker was hung Just behind
the table occupied BY the officers 81
the committee, ana Autograph por.
trait Of Henry g. Davis was near by.
AS the conferences about the chair.
manship continued the committee de-
layed in assembling James II. Jones
called the meeting to order. Mr. Tag
CART was not present, but was repre-.
sented by ] T canning. who held his
proxy John w. Kern had the proxy
Of John Y Terry Of Washington. An.
gust Belmont was there having tie
proxy Of Richard A. Billups OF Okla
homa. Senator Bailey Of Texas had
three proxies and represented Mon
tana, Wyoming and Porto Rico.
Other proxies were. w a. Deford fol
@. A. Walsh Iowa; O w. Catchings
for G. III Williams Mississippi; G. ID.
Van Duzer for John II Dennis Ne.
vada; J. Z. Bell for Ben NJ. Crawford.
Arizona; Joseph Oil for Clark Howell.
Georgia; j II, Lamb for III. b Fergu
son, New Mexico: w Ii. OBrien fol
Palmer p. Woods, Hawaii. Kern, Bell
Lamb and O'Brien are Indiana men
who came 70 New York IN the interest
Of Taggart. OF the membership of the
committee twenty-seven are old mem.
bers reelected and twenty-five are new
members elected at the st, Louis con
vention.
After the committee was called to
order photograph Of the assemblage
was taken, ARD then the room was
cleared Of all but members.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27

Paris, July q The foreign office has
not yet received the yatlcan's reply Il
the demand Of France for the with
drawal pure and simple Of the letters
which the Vatican addressed to the
bishops Of Laval and DIXON, calling
for their designations, and which are
considered to be breach Of the Con
cordat as France had not been pre-
viously consulted relative to the dis
missal Of the bishops
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
RUSSIANS RETREAT
They Abandon TaShichaO and Fall
Back on Haicheng.
JAPs CLOSE BEHIND THEM.
Battle Of Fourteen Hours Renders sta
kelhere's Position untenable, and He
Is Forced to Northumberland oc-
cupy Newehwans.

Is Forced to Observation-Disclosures o.
cupy Newehwans.
ST Petersburg, July Dispatches
Just received by the war office an.
nounce that the Russians have re-
treated to Haicheng.
They decided to withdraw from
Tashichao sunday evening. General
zaroubaieff, Commanding the Fourth
army corps, who is General stakel-
berg senior, resolved to take this stem
in consequence Of the reports OF scouts
that the Japanese We're turning the left
flank.
The Japanese forces are believed ID
include the whole of the armies Of
Generals Oku and Nodzu. More than
seven divisions Of Japanese are 81.
gagged The rear guard action between
Datchapu and Tashichao continued I'M.
I'll II at night, when the Japanese were
within sight Of the Russian intreneh.
ments. The Russians withdrew in per
feet order favored by the beautiful
moonlight Further details 81 The feht
have not yet been forwarded to the war
Office.
General Kuropatxin reports that Tho
japanese column in the vicinity ID
Saimatsza, which is believed to be two
divisions strong, is marching along the
valley Of the Taitse with the obvious
aim Of cutting the railroad above Lao
yang.
The evacuation Of Tashiehao was
prepared for long ago by the Russians
as military experts have repeatedly in
Dictated. The retirement is not regard
ed as materially altering the situation
The Russians had strongly fortified
IIaicheng iii view Of this contingency
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27

the strike breakers there was a chorus
of protests. All the prisoners told OF
seeing suspicious persons lurking in the
shadows Of the buildings. Their re-
yolvers were of big caliber, and the
notice tried TO learn where the negroes
had obtained a number Of navy weap-
ons which they carried. II was denied
that Swift & co. had armed the men
The police took the view that the ne
eroes had shot to create a disturbance
and held them for arraignment in court,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
The Ardova Released.

suez, July 27 The British steamer
Ardova, which was captured by the
Russian volunteer fleet steamer Smo-
lensk III the Red sea on Saturday and
brought here, has been released The
Russians who were placed on the yes
sci as prize crew have landed II IS
stated that the Russian engineers dam
aged the Ardoyas engines by their
clumsy working Of them and that the
vessel win be compelled to repair here
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
WALKED 5000 MILES.
Costa Riean Visitor to Fair Was After
MYTHICAL Prize.

Costa Riean Visitor TO Fair Was After
Mythical Prize.
St Louis, July 81 Footsore. travel.
stained and weary, Renaldo Walco. q
British subject from San lose. Costa
Rica, has reached the worlds fair after
a walk Of 5000 miles only to find that
be bad been deIuded by mythical
prize Of $1,000. which he had heard had
been offered by the exposition com.
pany 10 the person who walked the
longest distance TO attend tie worlds
fair.
Almost at the same moment that
Walco arrived another long distance
pedestrian reached the worlds fair
grounds in the person Of AIanritius
Hechter Of Bucharest, Roumania, who
had also attempted a long distance
walk and who had met with defeat.
Hechter started to walk to St Louis
from Bucharest He undertook to
reach here July Z. He arrived many
days late, and then only after giving
up his journey afoot in Washington
and taking train. The prize he was
after was one Of 10000 francs, offered
by the Roumanian Touring club, Of
which Crown Prince Ferdinand is pres
ident.
Walco had much the longer journey
There were no oceans in his path, and
every foot Of the way he walked lie
left the little town OF Esparta In Costa
Riea on Dec, p. IN January he was in
Nicaragua. In February he passed
through San Salvador and April % lie
reached the City of Mexico.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
TAGGART CHAIRMAN.
Indiana Man Chosen Head Of Demo
cratic National Committee.
UREY WoODSoN, SECRETARY.
iohn !. Martin Sergeant at Arms-Gor-
man Remains Firm, and All OPPOSE
ton to Programme Ends Before Com
mittee Meets.

New York, July 81. Thomas Taggart
of Indiana has been unanimously
chosen chairman Of the Democratic
national committee. Trey Woodson
Of Kentucky was elected secretary Of
the committee.
Edwin Seton of the District Of Co
lumbia was made assistant secretary
John l. Martin Of Missouri was elected
sergeant, at arms ana Samuel Donelson
of Tennessee was elected assistant
sergeant at arms. Both were placed in
nomination for the first place. but on
motion Of Senator Bailey the two were
elected to the positions named
\ motion was made for the selection
of two vice chairmen, one to have
charge Of the eastern headquarters and
the other the western headquarters
William II. Sheehan, who was present
as proxy, moved to leave the whole
matter to the executive committee and
the chairman of the national commit
tee with power to increase the number
of the executive committee and to Sc
lect special committees for different
sections Of the country III the judg-
ment of the executive committee if such
action was necessary. This prevailed
and 1t win allow the formation Of 4
special campaign committee or finance
committee in New York or any other
organization that the executive COM
mittee may consider necessary.
ltn y
invitation to 60 to Esopus to visit
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
Kruoer,s BODY al The Hague.

The Hague, July -. When the train
bearing the body OF the late President
Kruger arrived large crowds Were at
the station. The court chamberlain, In
the names Of the queen and the prince
consort. laid on the coffin d beautiful
wreath bound BY ribbon inscribed
with their initials. Some Of the cabinet
ministers were present as representa-
lives of the government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
Finnish COINAGE Russianired.

St Petersburg. July 2T.-It is official
" announced that the coinage Of Fin
land. which has heretofore been dis
tinct from that Of Russia, win be
reduced to the basis of the rouble, Civ
ing the markka the value OF 37l5
kopeeks and the rouble the value Of
2 markka and GO 2-3 penn. The mark
ka. the standard Finnish coinage is
equal to 1879 cents III the currency Of
the United States. and the rouble to
90 cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
- - NJ tIaulnli -.

Honolulu, July 27The 1900 Japa-
nese laborers on the Oahu Sugar com
pany's plantation at Waipiahu. who
went ON strike ON July %, have agreed
to return to work The management
Of the plantation has not yielded some
Of the disputed points which viii be
the subject OF consideration az the next
meeting Of the Planters association
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
FALL RIVER MILLS CLOSE.
Attempts to Open In Face Of Strike
Fail.

dlls
Fail River, Mass. July o. Attempts
to start made by several cotton mills
tied up by the strike here failed in all
cases save that OF Hargraves No. 2
which was able to open one or two de
partments. With the opening Of the
Hargraves No. an effort was made to
secure enough operatives to run the
Hargraves No 3 min, but it was found
impossible, and the mill was shut
down.
One demonstration of violence only
has been reported 10 the police, That
was the stoning of the Arkwright &
Davis mills. Several windows were
broken, but no other damage was done.
The members Of the state board Of ar
bitration having left town without IN
teryiewing the labor secretaries, there
seems to be no immediate prospect Of
any proposal to settle the difficulties
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
PLttsburn- LimIted Wreeked.

Pittsburg, July ~. The Pitfsburg
limited On the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, westbound from New York, was
wrecked At Banning, Pa Three coach
passengers were slightly injured while
none were hurt in the sleepers Spread
ing rails, 1t Is said. caused the accident.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
?. and 8. Liner Formosa seized.

suez- July n The Peninsular and
Oriental Steamship company's steamer
Formosa has Just arrived here flying
the Russian naval flag and with a
prize crew on board She was captured
in the Red sea by one OF the vessels of
the Russian volunteer feet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
Paoiffc Steamer cantllrerI.

Liverpool, July p. The owners Of
the British steamer Calchas, bound
from Puget Sound to Japan, have re-
ceiyed telegram from Hongkong re-
porting that the Calchas has been
seized BY the vladivostok squadron.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
Tried TO smindIe Mrs. Roosevelt.

Pittshurg, July 2T--An attempt to
swindle Mrs, Roosevelt wife Of the
president, out Of $50 Is being investi-
gated by the Pittsburg charity depart
ment The young woman who tried to
secure the money on the ground that
she needed it to pay for q surgical on
Grafton on child VIII not be prosecut7
ed, as that Is not Mrs. Rooseyelts wish.
Because of the responsibility of the
young woman's family her name is
withheld from the public. She wrote
two letters to Mrs. Roosevelt, enlisting
sympathy and financial aid, and the
presidents secretary, William Loeb,
Jr, asked the charity department to
investigate. Mrs Roosevelt has been
notified that the applicant for charity
is unworthy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-07-27
Daisy Letters Engagement Broken

London, July p. The Daily EXPRESS
understands that the engagement IF
Miss Daisy Letter and MAGE ClH8.c
has been broken off,