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The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
RUSSIANS DRIVEN OUT,
Japanese Routed the Russians out
of kui-Chpu Monday.

Che-FOO, May l9,--As a result OF
the engagement which the japanese
had on Monday with the Russian gar
rison at Kai Chou, on the west coast
of the Lao Tung peninsula, the Rus
SLAMS were driven out of Kai-Chou,
which is the nearest point to New
Chwang, with the exception of the
Liao river, where there is sufficient
water TO allow of the landing of
troops.
Chinese who recently arrived here
from New Chwang while confirming
the above, also say that the japanese
are sklrsishing on either side Of the
railroad north and south Of Kin-Chou.
Circulars have been posted at New
Chwang and In Its vicinity, signed by
the chic Of STAFF Of the japanese army,
advising the Chinese to maintain or
der and secure stocks Of provisions and
transport wagons for which the Japan
ese viii pay full value,
The small Russian guard remaining
at New Chwang Is ready TO leave on
the near approach Of the enemy
Quantities of wood and oil have been
placed on board the Russian gunboat
Sivouch, in New Chwang waters, to be
used in destroying her by fire when
the late Russians eyacuate New
Chwans
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
THEIR CLOSING SESSIONS.
The National Editorial Associations
CLOSING Sessions NJ ~.
Louis,

St. Louis, May l9.--CosIng sessions
Of what Is regarded az the most sue
cessiul meeting OF the National Edi-
torial association were held, Wednes'
day, in the Hall Of Congresses al the
Worlds fair, Among the speakers on
the programme were John 7 McCu,ch'
con, Of New York George II Daniels,
Of the Four Track News New York,
Prof Il, +. Fenollosa, OF Mobile, Ala, !;
Charles Il. Skinner, state superintend.
ent Of public instruction Albany, n
Y, and Edmund Vance Cook, Of Glove
land, O,
In the evening reception was given
by the exposition company and The ex'
ccutiyo committee Of the Worlds Pres
parliament TO visiting newspaper men
and their families In the west pavilion
Of Art hill Admission was by card.
and IN the receiving line were Pres
Ident Francis, Secretary Of state Hay
and Sir Hugh Gil2can-RcId
The first session OF the Worlds Press
parliament viii be held Thursday even
ing AT Festival hall At the opening
session Secretary " State Hay VIII
speak, and Sir Hugh Gllacan-Rcd VIII
deliver an hddros In assuming hls
place At presiding officer A Mona
profit Of 10 Figaro, Paris, will also
deliver an address,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
COLORS OF THE SEASON.
A Variety Of Browns and Greens Are
In Vogue in Costume i
Details.

One OF the new colors is ash gray,
pearl All three are combined and mads
up with white. producing an admirable
combination, reports tho Brooklyn
Eagle.
Havana brown. cigar brown and to-
bacco brown are but variations Of the
same shade Of color. and sealskin
brown is a brown with which one ia
familiar. though 1t has not been seen
so much in late years. Mink colored
brown and chamois skin brown are
both very good shades, and there are
other browns on the burnt bread and
the burnt biscuit orders which come az
near being the height of style as any
thing that can be worn.
What would be called lovely color
in the linens is celery green It Is a
light green, and goes very we'll with
spinach green, which is quite dark. Ths
two colors together In linen make a
very swell waist, cool and clean look
Ing and one which when piped with
white linen, comes out almost dressy
enough for dinner wear There Is this
about green-that II Is cool looking
But 1t is a color which should be worn
alone, not in combination with Other
tones A gown all Of green. with a 1T
tie white to set It of. is very attractive
for summer.
They say there were never so many
new colors as this year. And. not only
are there many new colurs from which
to pick, but there are many revived
tones. Among the shades which ars
either new or revived are opal yellow,
pansy purple, orchid blue and the new
dark pink. These tones suggest a great
deal In the line Of harmony
Then there are the beautiful celery
greens, spinach green, lettuce green
and mlgnonette green. OF the four
tints. one can hardly select the coolest
Jr the cleanest, for green has a curious
ly clean look In linens, In duck, In
canvas and In Madras It Is lovely.
shade that Is being considerably
exploited Is rose helIotrope, and all
shades OF rose are now brought out 10
the popular fabrics
In the cloth gowns new pink ia pop
ular for calling And those who prefer
something little less startling can
wear gunpowder blue, or chamois
brown, smoke blue or mink. These
tones In cloth are very good, as is gold
en- brown. the fancy for which amounts
to a color furore.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
CUTTING OFF RACING NEWS.
The western linton order Extended Il
to Chicago, Atlanta and san
ErnnrlscO.

New York, May l9--TollowIng his
action In dlscortInuIng TO all subscrib'
ers In this city report OF the racing
at various tracks In this country, Col
Robert G Clowry has notified the gen
eral suporIn'cndcnts Of the company a,
New York, Chicago, Atlanta and san
Francisco that the collection and dis
tribu,ion by the Western Union Tel
egraph Co. Of horse race reports would
be- discontinued forthwith The text
OF the notice 20 the superintendent
reads AZ follows
at has been decided 20 discontinue
forthwith the collection and ds'rlbu.
ton by this company ~ horse race re.
ports You viii please act accordingly
Acknowledge receipt
tSIgnedl ROBERT CbOWRY
president and General Manager"
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
OTHERWISE UNN0TICED

Cool weather Is relarding crops, vut
the general state Of cultivation is re-
ported good,
Hon. Harry H. Meyers, of Monroe,
was unanimously nominated by the Ar.
kansas republicans q head their state
| tiCkot,
1t Is thought the suffrage question
may disturb the serenity Of the Gen
eral Federation OF Women's clubs cleo
tion at st. Louis
Mexican health officials will cooper
ate with the United States Marine hos
pital service TO prevent yellow fever
this year.
Although weather conditions have
been unreasonable in portions OF the
Mississippi valley, Planting has made
fair progress
George o, Bcal, aged "a years, COM
mitted suicide al Colorado SPRING,
Col, by drinking carbolic acid, Beal's
parents live In Kansas City,
A Columbus (OD woman tod her
nve-year-old daughter 70 her and
leaped from tho bridge into the ScIo,o
river. Both were drowned
Judge Parker saya prohibition of
use OF the American flag for adyertls-
ing purposes M affecting property
rights, Is unconstitutional
ST. Louis dete2tlycs arrested Rufus
Woods. n noted plckpocket, IN tho
Hotel jefferson lobby lie carried dln-
monds in hts shoes aud opium pills IN
bis pockets,
Approximately 1000 members OF the
medical profession Of Missouri are IN
St Louis for the annual meeting OF
the Missouri state Medical assocIa.
tlon,
Jesse lowIsohn, tho New York bank.
or who refused TO tcfiIry In connection
with the gambling crusade, has been
indicted on the charge Of criminal con.
tempt of court
The remains u Sir Henry NJ stan
Icy were buried In the churchyard Of
the old Surrey village Of pirbright,
after Impressive funeral sorvico NJ
Westminster abbey
Tho balllcshlp Rhode Island rlr
aground shortly after /, was launched
at quincy, MasH, Tuesday, running
upon n mud bank so hard that half b
dozen tugs could not pull II on until
high tide,
SIR Hugh Gllzoln.Reid caused n great
demonstration at the national editorial
convention, IN 81 Louis, when he aald
that England and the United states are
one In blood, language aud industrial
rivalry.
Tho Jefferson guards nj Tho Worlds
fair are forbidden TO parlakc Of any
Intoxicating beverage while on duty,
It cost Carrie Nation $50 70 And out
that President Roosevelt Is no, d user
Of tobacco la any form.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
MASSACINC THE SCALP.
II In at the Root Of All Systems Of
Stimulating the Hairs.
Growth

The massage OF the scalp is at the
root OF all treatment OF the hair By
stimulating the flow OF blood TO the
scalp new yigor is given 10 the hair.
without this massage hair rcstoratlyes
are OF little avail, says the New York
Sun
Now this massage may be better
done by a masseur than by the man ot
woman who Is growing bald, but II 10
possible for that individual to do the
hair great deal Of good,
The hands should be half folded and
the ends OF the hngors made 10 touch
the scalp lightly Then rub them slow.
~ over the scalp
II IL convenient TO begin at the back
Of the neck and rub the scalp slowly
up the center Of the head 10 tho fore.
head. Then the rubbing should be- done
all over the head from one side OF the
scalp to the other II should be repeat.
cd several times
Tho same glow that the expensive
fingers ot tho masseur produce follows.
showing that the circulation Ia the
scalp has been stimulated The fngefs
should be pressed on the scalp With
sufficient force to cause the blood 10
tlnglc.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
killing DUE To
RELIGIOUS HATE
The Murder of the American Mis-
sionary Dr.. B. W. Labaree,
Near Mount AIarat.
The UNITED STATES MINISTER TO
PERSIA MAKES FULL REPORT,
The Murdercrs are Known, and the
Ipspirntion to the Deed Was tn,
Religious Hatred of the kurds foi
Christians-Search for the Muir
derers Going On.

Washington, May 14-The full story
of the killing of the American mission
ary, DR.. Labaree, near Mount Ararat
as a result Of religious hatred, Is told
in a report that has just reached the
state department from Richmond Pear
son, United States minister to Persia,
under date of Teheran, April Is, 1904
The minister's report says:
1T is now Al days since Rev. Ben
jamin w. Labaree, an American mis-
sionary, was murdered near khoi, al
most under the shadow Of Mount
Ararat. | had hoped before this to ca
bic you that one or more Of the muir
derers had been arrested, but | car
only report at present that a large
expedition, under command Of an en-
ergetic general, who Is highly respect
ed and commended by the missionaries,
is actually securing the mountains in
search of any and all OF the gang, who
are all known and identified, While
only four men actually participated in
the killing of Mr.. Labarree end his
servant, ten other Kurds Of the same
gang we're acCompliCes. They -
simply taken another road for the pur-
pose Of entrapping their prey, and
must be held guilty as accessories be-
fore the fact.
The brutality ana atrocity Of the
murder removed any doubt as to its
motive, and eliminates entirely the sug-
gestion in my first cable that the mo-
tive apparently wab robbery. The
stealing of horses and other property
was merely an incident The inspira-
ton of the deed was religious and race
hatred without the slightest personal
animosity. The fact that the chief and
leader Of the criminals is Seyid, an
alleged lineal descendant Of Mahom-
met, adds greatly TO the difficulty Of ar
rest. These Kurds are all Mohammc-
dams of the Sunni sect and their ia
naticism, which is both ardent and SIN
cere, added TO their hereditary and in
stinctive love OF blood and plllage,
make them a dangerous and difiiculI
population TO deal with, The area of
the home OF the Kurds of Kurdestan 10
as large as the state of South Carolina;
1t disregards imperial boundaries, as lis
inhabitants disregard imperial laws and
orders; Il extends into Persia or Tur-
key according to the pleasure and hab-
its and wanderings of these Wild peo-
pie.
"Nominally subjects Of the shah or
the sultan they are really the rulers OF
the region and practically a law unto
themselves.
"The efforts which have made TO
secure the arrest and punishment OF
the criminals have received unremit-
ting support from tie British consul
general at Tabri2 cnd from the mis-
sIonaries."
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
AGRA LINEN IN FAVOR.
It Is Suggestive Of Coolness and
Daintiness In the Summer
Season.

Spreads, covers and drapcrlcs for
summer furnishing are most satisfac-
tory in linen because Of It's light. cool
effect. the ease with which It is kept
fresh and clean. and It's decorative pos
slbillties In the hands OF the fancy
work devotee. This is true OF all the
well known linen fabrics, but the spe-
clal fayorlte Of the season Is the novel
Angra linen. II comes In shades Of
silyory green and pale blue and a pop
ular method OF adding the decorative
touch to the material is an applique de-
sign of one color upon the other. Take
cushion top, for instance, or a table
spread; the plain material Of tho blue
has border or scattered decoration Of
appliqued designs of sllvery green.
which arc finished by buttonholing the
appllques with fax threads In cream,
white or shades TO match the line,
For more elaborate spreads, drapes
or cushion tops Of the Angra llnon.
drawwork and tnssels-formcd by raw.
cling and knot,Ing the llnen-is efYec.
lively used for decorative nnlsh Long
narrow cushions for window seats are
iurable and effective when covered
with Angra linen, finished either with
The applique or the drawnwork decora-
ton
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
.BALLOT|NC BEGUN
FOR new BISHOPS
The Methodist General Conference
Begins the Work of Selecting
Eight Bishops.
REPORT OF The BOOK COMMITTEE
PRESENTED TO The CONFERENCE.
The GenernI Principle of tnifying
the Book Concern by Consolidate
Ing Its Manufacturing Depart
ments Under One Management Is
Approved.

Los Angeles, Cal, May l9.-The
crowd that besiegcd Hazards pavilion
seeking admittance to the Methodist
conference In order TO observe the bal
lotng for bishops. which had been fixed
as the special order Of the day, was un-
usually large Every seat was filed by
nine o'clock and hundreds were turned
away, although offering all sorts Of
prices for seats.
The conference took up the call OF
the annual conferences for memorials
Immediately after the regular dew
tiOnal exercises and most OF the entire
morning In hearing resolutions. There
was nothing Of striking importance IN
any Of the resolutions, and the dele
gates seemed anxious to refer every
thing without debate in order to reach
the balloting,
Recess was taken at l0:45 ard upon
reassemblng, Bishop Hamilton, who
presided asked the delegates to devote
ten minutes to prayer, seeking divine
guidance in the important duty befors
them. Tellers were then appointed
and tho first ballot for bishops was
cast. The result IS not yet known, az
It will require considerable time for
the tellers to tally up the votes for the
many candidates.
1t was the opinion Of many delegates
that the work Of selecting the eight
bishops will require several days pos
sibly week
The report Of the book committee.
presented to the conference, Is as fol
lows:
Resolved first, we approve the
general principle of unifying the book
concern by consolidating its manu-
featuring departments and placing
them under one management
Second, we recommend that the
bishops be requested TO appoint com
mittee OF one from each general con
ference district and one or two at
large, so as to provide an uneven mum.
Der In the convention, and not includ
Ing therein members Of the book com
mittee, but at least half the persons
so appointed shall be laymen, to which
shall be referred the report of the
book committee, with power.
Third that after having duly con
sldered the recommendation OF said
report the committee, II It shall adopt
a plan, shall proceed TO outline and
determine the same for consolidating
the manufacturing departments Of the
book concern and for their future ad.
ministraton under one official man
aeement.
Fourth, that upon the completion
OF said general plan, the book com
mittoe shall at once proceed to carry
the same into effect, and shall pre-.
sent to the fext general conference
the pecessary disciplinary changes
FIFTH, that II to commission fails
TO adopt plan Of consolidation, II
shall make complete report of all
tS dongs to the general conference
OF 1905"
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
TuE JAPANESE PUZZLE.
How Did They Get Their Troops
Northeast Of Mukdcnt

NpFtheNst bl
London, May l9.--No further news
has reached London throwing light
upon the appearance Of japanese
troops northeast OF Mukden, or indi-
eating by which route they reached
that point so Unexpectedly, The Jap
anese are so successful In hiding their
movements that It Is only possible to
guess at them from the vague indica.
tons In Russian Official dispatches,
According to the Standards Tien
TsIn correspondent, Gen, Kuropatkin
has left for lIarbin, NIceroy AlcSieT
stll being at Lao Yang with 10000
troopa
A question greatly discussed In tho
London papers this morning Is whether
Gen KuropatkIn has succeeded In as
Ccrtalning that the Japanese are
threatening his rear so near the Muk-
den line and has been enabled 10 be-
gin a retreat, or whether he has de-
cIdod TO fight In any case IL IL con.
sdcrrd that any day may bring news
OF great battle In this district, as
the transport dIiIlcutlos are believed
10 be- 40 great az TO make Il almost Inn
possible for Gen Kuropaikln to effect
rapid retirement,
Indefinite reports continue 10 roach
London Of japanese bombardmehts OF
Port Arthur and Dalhy,
The Standards odessa correspondent
confirms the report that Gen, Kuropat'
kln's aggregate forces for the pending
hattie do not exceed 100000 men,
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
IT CAME JUST IN TIME.
A Timely Donation Of Forty Thou
sand Dollars Saves n Condition
nj Hospital Fund.

New York, Nay 19.-Discouragsi by
their inability to raise sufficient funds
from their projected new hospital
building, on the eve OF renouncing
sl25, 900 in conditional donations the
board of directors Of the Manhattan
eye ear and throat hospital have re-
ceived from Edward X. Thomas $4,000
as a personal memorial to his father,
Gen Samuel Thomas. This unexpected
gift will secure for the institution the
conditional gifts which were about to
be returned, and makes possible the
erection of what the directors predict
will be the finest special hospital in
the wcrld." The Thomas family, a
year ago, donated to the same hospital
tie sum of s50,000.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
THE ELECTION IN DENVER
The Returns lndibate the Election
of the Democratic Ticket.
The Republicans, who AiIrge All
Kinds OF Fraud, Declare They
VIII Contest,

Denver, Col, May l9.-On the face NJ
the returns, which are still incomplete.
the entire democratic ticket has been
elected in this city Robert W Speers
majority over John w Springer. re-
publican, for mayor. probably will be
over 1900
The board of supervisors Is solidly
democratic and the democrats will
have nine or ten of the l6 aldermen.
Out of 10000 names on the registration
books. more taan $4,000 were voted
Rep.Slican leaders intend to COW
test the result It Is asserted that over
1000 REGISTERED voters were disfrar-
chised through having had their names
purposely omitted from the lists and
that thousands OF votes were cast Sy
repeaters. Ballot box stufllng was not
so prevalent, It is admitted. as n.
previous elections. As the supreme
court has the election under It's juris
dictlon, and will receive repoet re-
garding the conduct Of the election
commission and those under II. the ac-
ton Of that tribunal will determine the
first steps to be takeI in the courts re-
garding the electioa
Under the new charter the city Off
GERS elected now are to serve fou'
years.
The voters approved a bond issue OF
100000 To- build an auditorium and
other bond Issues 10 refund The out
standing bonds and pay the floating
debt
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
stngc Of the Vi,rrs.
THE MARKETS.
THURSDAY, May -
Grain and Provisions.

81, Loul, Flour - Patents, q Sgn %;
other grades pcyaiS. Wheat No, ! Ied,
t0sy Corn No, mixed, b2iyp6lc.
Oats. No, 9 i2lsc Hay Timothy, .il0@
gltto, prairie. n "up o. clover, 5000
ilW Iafd.aChoice steam Sc, Pork
New mess, illO bacon breakfast.
4api2iic Bultet-Cteafnsty lSa2lo ldalfD
lluisc Esgs- Fresh. ltdibHc Wool :
Tub washed saSlc, Missouri and llllnol,
comblns Nu2llsc other grades, l3u2orc'
Chicago quotations Wheat
May, SA.ci July, s6Nc old, drc scpum.
ber, so,,c old aitc. Corn May fac;
July, DC scptombsr iNci Dsccmber,
i9nc oats May Nnc July &lsc Ser.
eTeSt MsS ;G RSC'm9r5 ,Iy ,i sf Sfg%'s scp,sn. rSrs
July, u ,iisq6bo September p@ jAnl.
ard, 80 RIBS May, 80 July 1905
September, NB Ryc-May 1lc, July, C6c,
September Sc, August &c
Indianapolis wheat, No rcd, n@i
No, 3 rod, ne Corn No 7 white, blhc.
No 3 yellow Gee oats No, mixed.
iol,o HAY Timothy il.mdl30.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
DEMENTED MOTHERS DEEDS
Thew ii.r Three, -,rnr.Oid chiid In
10 the Dcs Woinrs Ri,.r aud
Jumped II herself

Dcs MoInes, In May lp-SNinglng
her lhrcc.yoar.eld baby glrl about her
head 70 aa to rive the body the great
crt momentum, Mrs Trlsscr n Do
mcnlcd woman from 81 Paul threw
her offspring from the Walnut street
bridge into the muddy waters Of the
Dea Mones river Then, deliberately
waiting until the waters had closed
over the little FORM, she climbed upon
the railing, stood poised for moment
and leapcd close 20 the spot where her
child went down, A rIvormnn saw the
act, rowod 10 the scene and waa cnA'
blod TO rescue them both, The child
may die
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
IMPORTANT EVENTS IMMINENT.
Outposts of the Tw" Armies In Com
tact Northwest of Feng-Wnng-
Cheng.

Paris, May 19-The Journals Muk-
den correspondent says; important
events are imminent. The outposts of
the two armies are already in contact
in the zone northwest of Feng Wang
Cheng The japanese army advancing
on Lao Yang is estimated at 100000.
A persistent rumOr, which is not con-
firmed officially, has it that another
japanese corps is executing a flank
ing movement directed on some point
between Lao YaSg and Mukden
According to the best information
there are now no less than 100000 Jap
anese in ManChuria."
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
ONLY ONE WITNESS CALLED,
Court-Nnrtini rriul of Lieut., VIII.
lam ". Akin, NJ snu Fran
cisco, Ended.

San Francisco, May l9,-The court.
martial convened to try the case Of
Lieut. William y, Aiken has finished
It's labors al the Preside. Only one
witness was called and that was Dr.
Edmund D. Shortlldge, by the prostcu.
tIon, The court then held private
session and verdict was arrived at
1t will be several days before the evil
dence viii be handed To Gen MGeAr,
thur for his perusal and II VIII taxi
some time TO get the documents into
shape The verdict will moi be given
out before next week.
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
A TERRIFIC HAIL STORM.
Three Inches OF Heavy Hail Fell,
Tuesday, nj RoiiH, Mo-. and Vi
cinity, Doing Great Damage.

Rolla, Mo, May l9-This section
was visited Tuesday afternoon by a
disastrous hail storm. Hail half the
size Of a hen egg fell to depth OF
three inches on the level
Fruit and shade trees were badly
damaged Gardens were completely
demolished Wheat and other grow
Ing crops were injured greatly, and
the damage will be hard to estimate
After the hail storm heavy rain be-
gan TO fall which lasted for over two
hours. At night the temperature
showed a drop Of 2j degrees It was
the worst hail storm in this section
for Is years
The Van Buren press., 1904-05-21
Li,. stock Markets.

H. Louis Cattle Fancy exports 8 clt
SO, butchers, ~ bNbO, Hlockuta Nnrp
ih COWS ana hclfera, g. 6oui@ lloga-
pnckrrp 81 isdd 3 butchout ilA'glH ~,
Hight, 81 fpdl N9i. Sheep Mutton sheep,
tlgiu6 ~, lambs il5ru6 ~ spring hmbh
r Ddi,G
indianapolis .H Cattle Good 10 prlms
s,eefa 81 iiht6 10 Hogs ilou honvles,
~ 6ui M medium and MIXED. ibul ~.
Sheep Good 10 choice, VI ibni M lambs
u ijdd n spting lambs, b6P'"
Kansas Guy = cattle - Native Hlecti,
u piih % southern steers 81 inli Nj
southern COWS g. nH8,il, native COWS and
hrlfefH, G. odl G atupkers ana fupirfa,
Il lh4ii ~, calves y ione mtNrslurn steers,
u p,ii ~ Western cows, i2uHi y Hogs
Heavy, ~ 1bfi4Nt packers, " Tdu u,0i
pigs and lights Nbhii q. Nhrup Mute
tons tltOu5 ~ lambs, y puG 60, range
we,hcrs. iIbu6.n ewes, bJu60.
Chicngo--Cnttloe Good 70 prime s,ccri,
p,iOub ~, poor ~ medium, " DutWt
atockpfH and feeders, ~ Sai hoi cuwH VI ~
"a W, hoiferp o. 2iuh 81 cannrfp tltnD
900, calves, o. s6lt n TeSnssfed alo"fa,
~ Ar1syp Hogs Mixed ana hutchefs :
u iVifi IA, good 90 choice heavy, Z, Din ~,
rough heavy " tdfi si llght, tSui v,
Sheep at.ood "a chhlco wOlhefH, VI mo ~
fair To choice mixed, ~ nat 70 Western
shecp, ileul,gi nn,lyo lambs .wQpled,
~ bpid 10, western lambs clipped " Wp
6.l0 western lambs, wooled, b.&adh,