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COMMITTEE REPORTS AT MEET.
ING OF TRADES AND LABOR
ASSEMBLY.
EVERYTHING WORKING SMOOTHLY
Indications are That This Year Beau.
mont VIII Have one Of Greatest
Labor Day Demonstrations
In its History.

Further plans for the Labor Day
celebration to be held In Beaumont
September were adopted at a meet
ing of the Labor Day committee OF
the Trades and Labor Assembly at
the regular meeting night. 1t was
Trades and Labor Assembly but that
body adjourned early out Of consider
alton for the committee.
The Labor Day committee was call
ed to order at the close of the assem-
bly, meeting, with good attendance
of delegates from various locals In
the city. The various committees re-
ported progress. A full report was
not brought In, but this will be done
next week and published.
1t Is stated that everything Is work
ing smoothly reduced rates have been
secured from all railroads entering
Beaumont on the convention basis,
which is one and one-third fare for
the round trip. Many from out OF
town will take advantage of the cheap
rate offered and visit Beaumont on
Labor Day. The advertising commit
tee has had several thousand large
bills struck off and distributed In all
the towns within radius OF fifty
miles of Beaumont. as well as In the
city. II the day is clear good sized
crowd will be In attendance. mNla
AS stated In the Enterprise the
other morning afiiusements galore
have been provided for the day and
will be pulled off at the Driing Park.
The line of march for the labor
day parade has been outlined as fol-
lows: Forming at Trades ana abor
Hall, corner Washington and Main
hence to Pearl, down Pearl to Frank
IN. to Orleans, to Bonham TO Pearl.
o Washington. The route chosen Is
over paved streets. This was done so
ls not to take the fire department.
which will take part In the parade.
outside of the fire limit.
A contest is on for the grand mar
of Labor Day. II costs one
,ent TO vote with the privilege OF
,oting as often as one likes. The can
iidates are as follows: P. J. Davies.
"a nter: H. Fehl. carpenter; Chas.
bartender. The voting boxes
ave been placed at the Pcstofiice
Drug Store, opposite the postoficc. tho
Inion Club Bar on Fannin and the
.abor News Office. corner Washington
nd Pearl. The contest closes Fri
ay morning Sept 2. at s o'clock.
he contest pro-z5Ps to become in
eresting as tfits finds Of each Of the
andidates ARE setermined to have
heir man win.
The program committee Is hard at
-ork on the Duogram for the day and
! soon as the committees labOrs are
ompleted. the program to be carried
M will be printed.
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II
PANIC CREATED
| IN BETTING RING
EXPLOSIONS OF DYNAMITE CAPS
STARTED STAMPEDE AT CHI.
cAGo RACE TRACK.
THREE PERSONS ARE INJURED
Supposed That Caps Were Thrown on
Floor With Idea Of Robblns
Bookmakers When the Ex.
plosion Came Of.
THREE PERSONS ARE INJURED

Chicago, August 25.-By the explo
sion of some dynamite caps and the
panic which followed it, three persons
were injured today. 1t Is supposed
that the caps were thrown on the
floor of betting ring at Hawthorne
with the idea of creating panic. dur.
ing which the cash boxes of bool,
makers might be robbed. An attemp,
was made to rob one of the book,
makers but it failed.
The injured: Frank Williams !;
Mitchell Bruno, right foot lacerated.
A. NJ. McGill received a severe scalp
wound and was badly bruised in the
panic in the ring. None of the in.
jured are seriously hurt.
Stepped on Cap.
The first explosion was caused by
Williams, who while walking through
the east side of the ring, stepped on
a cap. 1t exploded tearing off his
shoe and lacerating his foot severely.
He fell to the floor with a cry and in
stantly there was shout that some
insane man was discharg:ng his re-
volver at random. Immediately there
was wild panic and while the book
les seizing their cash boxes bent low
in their booths, the crowd rushed
across to the south side the ring
in the effort to escape. Just as the
thick of the throng reached this side
of the ring, somebody stepped on
another cap and the crowd started
back to the place from which they
had started on their first run. Nc
Gill was knocked down during this
rush and was tramped upon.
Third Explosion.
A third explosion took place some
after the panic had been
allayed. 1t occurred just beneath a
chair upon which Bruno was sitting.
threw him to the floor and a portion
Of the chair striking his foot tore
It badly. While excitement was at
It's height, man attempted to grab
4 cash box from a bookmaker doing
business under the name of the Chi
,ago club. He was knocked down by
4 clerk and ran away befofe he could
be arrested.
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FIRE AT JENNINGS.
Portion of the Field is Burned
Over.

Jennings, La, August 25.-One OF
the worst fires in the history of the
Jennings field occurred here today.
Many derricks and tanks in the bust
Est part of the field were swept away
by the flames and the losses will run
up into the thousands.
The fire originated in Morse Well
No. 8, at II o'clock this morning.
sparks eminating from an over.heated
pulley was the cause. This well came
n Wednesday huge gusher and the
minute the sparks found the oil flames
shot up in the air for hundreds OF
feet. The suddenness of the outbreak
took the drillers completely by sur
prise.
With lightning like rapidity the
flames spread to Morse No. 6 and No.
Z and to many nearby tanks and lick
ed them up in herdly no time.
Efforts to subdue the flames with
steam were at once instituted but for
he tine being were entirely unsuc-
cessful. The flames gathered had
way and continued to eat up all prop
nrty in the Immediate vicinity of the
Morse wells.
II was late in the afternoon before
he confiagratiOn was finally subdued
A detailed list Of property losses at
his time is difficult to obtain. is
that losses on derricks.
.anks. oil. buildings. etc, will reach
$4,000.
No lives were lost but many persons
were burned in the scorching heat.
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HILL HANDS IT
TO ROOSEVELT
DECLARES THE PRESENT WHITE
HOUSE INCUMBENT IS A
FRAUD.
CAMPAIGNS Open IN NEW YORK
Former Senator Delivers Address In
Which he Touches on Tariff,
Money and Other Party
Questions.
CAMPAIGNS Open IN NEW YORK

Binghampton, N. Y. August 90
Former Senator David B. Hill opened
the democratic campaign In Broome
county today, in n speech at the agri-
cultural fair at Deposit. In the course
OF his address Senator Hill touched
upon the tariff question, saying he
believed in an honest revision M the
arif laws so that vast corporate in
ercstj should not be subserved to
he detriment Of the people.
Referring to the financial interests
" the country the senator said:
4" The gold standard has been irrevo-
2ably established so that there is no
necessity for a change. The dem
ocratic party which established the
present currency system can safely
be trusted whenever the necessity
shall arrive to make such changes for
he interest of the people,"
Party Differences.
Speaking of the differences between
the democratic and the republican
parties, the speaker said the republi-
;an party stands for private purposes.
Theodore Roosevelt. the republi-
can candidate for the presidency" de-
clared Mr.. Hill, SIS fraud. At the
time he took his oath of office in
Buffalo after the assassination OF Nc
Kinley he declared in public that he
would simply fill Mr.. McKinley's place,
that he would not look for renomina.
tion. Later on the same train with
McKinley's dead body, he gave out
.he statement to the press that he
thought he had been misunderstood
by the public which meant practically
that he was the candidate for re-
nomination. The republicans had him
IN their hands and could do nothing
but demonstrate with him. "
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CLOSING IN.
Only Two Forts Left In Control Of
Russians.

Che Foo, August %. 6 p. m.)-Gol-
den Hill, White Marble Mountain and
Lao Mountain, according to Chinese
adv ces dated the night o. August 2z.
are now the only main forts securely
held by the Russians at Port Arthur.
Others are occupied by them but they
are subjected TO artillery fire which
renders their tenure uncertain. Fort
Number 8. which has frequently been
reported taken by the Japanese and
retaken by ihe Russians is being
again declared In the hands Of the
japanese. A rumor having some
points indicating authenticity says
that the new European house is in
flames.
The japanese. Il Is said. are mount
ing guns taken from the harbor de-
fenses of Kobe. Nagasaki and Yoko-
hama. The guns numbering 300 are OF
heavy calibre.
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WANTS COOPERATION.
Russia Asks England to Send War
ships After Offenders.

st. Petersburg, August 25.-Great
Britain has formally called the at
ton of the Russian government to
the renewed activity of the volun-
teer steamer Smolensk and has asked
for explanations. Russia has not yet
formally replied being without def
mite information.
Orders sent to the Smolensk not to
stop any more neutral vessels have
not been delivered.
Russia has asked for cooperation
of Great Britain in getting orders to
the Smolensk. This was agreed to
and the British government will try
to deliver the instructions through
ships from Cape Colony. Russia is
seeking 10 carry out her agreement
in good faith and no complaints are
expected. -.
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BEAUMONT. TEXAS. FRIDAY. AUGUST 90. 1904
WANT PEACE.

= st, Petersburg. August 20. G. a, 4
= m,-Prlme Minister Balfour's 4
= statement TO a deputation rep. 4
. resenting the London Chamber
= of Commerce regarding the vol.
, mteer fleet steamers Smolensk
, and 81. Petersburg merely agrees
, with the prior Information receiv.
, ed by the Associated Press and Z
; conveyed In these dispatches
, that Russia and Great Britain are
; mutually anxious for an amicable
} conclusion OF the career OF these
, vessels Of the high seas. The Z
} statement, however, allays an ap- =
} prehension that the overhauling .
} OF the British steamer Comedian .
} might cause fresh complications. .
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law or who doubts that u must and
will be suppressed. N however there
are amongst ms men who Justify the
aWless zpirit which sometimes er-
presses itself in a public lynching
they could not find in all the range
of English literature a more pointed
and complete defense Of such con
fuc than has been furnished by the
Republican candidate for the presl-
danrv in his WO-k Hs-rh LIE aud
Hunting Trau.- In which there g. the
following. During the last two or
three years. fhr sforl-rnen have united
'1 pm down all dangerous rharsc-
frfrs. offen bv the nIpsf summary ~
ereisr ~ lynch lau-hsnds - nurse
and earle thieves have been regu-
lsrlr hunted down and leir rDved in
pitched fights ~ parties - armed
rDuhUvs. and o. rrnseuuence. mDst
- our territory D. perfectly lsN slid-
iDE
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BANDITS ARE ACTIVE.
PiIIage Murder and other Atrocities
in Philippines.

Manila. Aug. pa detail Of ma
tive constabulary has been ambushed
on the island Of Leyte by a superior
force of bandits. Captain II. Bar
ret, of Constabulary was killed in
the fighting.
There has been trouble in the
province OF Misamis. island Of Min
danaO. where bandits have looted sew
era. towns. The native authorities
we're defied and Pablo Mercado and
ms family were kidnapped. Mercado
was accused OF being too friendly
with the Americans.
Three Chinese stores were burned.
Five natives were murdered the rest
Of them being buried alive. Col.
Hartford Of the c0nstabulary {. now
on the trail Of the bandits.
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Augusta. Ca. Aug Pa special
IN the Herald from Rome. Ca. saws
Dick Black. the alleged partner Of
Joe Ianev. r. was arrested there
TODAY. Ianev who is buf 1g vea-s
old. is under arrest ~ Atlanta
rhar~ad with r-nlpzzlinv 81 100 from
the Western Union Telegraph cOrn
rianv a. Dallas Black family De-
one o. the best known in Rome.
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ASSAULT AUGUST 19.
Japs Opened up Fierce Bombardment
on Port Arthur.

st. Petersburg, August 25.-The en-
perOr has received a dispatcn from
Viceroy Alexieff dated August "a, say
ing that Gen. Stoessel reports from
Port Arthur August 10, that at 4:30
in the morning of that day the Jap
anese began an assault on Uglovoi
Hill and opened fierce bombardment
on the Notifications OF the north and
Sat forts with their batteries on
VOLTS Hill.
The Japanese are digging trenches
in front of Suiysen and along the en-
tire Lunkhe (Tiger) valley.
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Che Foo, Aug. 25.-(Noon.) A junk
which left Port Arthur Aug. 22 re-.
ports that the Russian wounded Mt
that date are immense. II is reported
that boys are fighting In the Rus
ranks now. 1ft
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ninh,n IN 30 Years.

Memphis. Aug pa bale Of new
cotton. shipped by Muse and Harris
of Junction. Ark. brought 4ocents a
pound IN an auction sale In front OF
the cotton exchange this afternoon
This is the highest price paid for
cotton in Memphis for 30 years.
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Worcester. Mass Aug. z5.-The
following br.lletin was issued from
the home Of Senator Hoar tonight.
''Sensfor Hear has passed q CON
Portable day He has taken cOnside-
s.rniile nDurisl ment but there is no
marked Improvement In his cOndi-
ton"
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CONFIDENCE GROWS.
Russians Feel that JAMS Cannot Take
the City.

ST Petersburg. ug. 2G-f3 a. M
The latest Information from the
from o. summed up IN today's dis
patch from Che Foo n the AssocistcG
Press showing that the Japanese IN
the assaults on P0rf Arthur AuE
- and y were ag;/h reDulscd win
heavy losses Despite the assertion
made On Toxic that al The attacks
~ FAR On the fortress have been
merely preliminary 10 grand as
sauit. The feeling grows here that the
ferDrify ~ the repeated attacks and
the defeats mus be Eraduall- dis
EIriafing she eneErr - the besiegers
and fhaf she Inunnese NAV fnd
affs.r nn inst 'thev have broken their
feffh Dn fbe stones 81 POrf Ar
thur"
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FOUR ARE DEAD
Others Are Wounded IN > Fierce
Trr~-do

jamestown. y. Y. Aug. 25.-FOur
persons lost thef- lives ard several
Others were wounded IN a tornado
that swept through Chautauqna cyun-
fv to-day.
ParEhurE' Grove. whore The Sfpck-
town Dicnic was being bed Was d.
rerflr in fhl pafh - the storm. Firs
thDusand people were Du she grplnd
uhan = terrific wind storm swept
through the place. - aTB
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Excursion Postponed.

The excursion on the Neches
given by the ladies Of the First
Methodist church for the benefit Of
the building fund. which was TO have
occurred tonight. has been post
pDned.
One of the Myrick boats was 10
have been used, but some dificulty
arose that nccessitated a change Of
program.
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TREMENDOUS LOSSES.
Over Ten Thousand Japs Said to be
Lost.

Che Foo, August 25.-Russian ad
vices received here say that the Jap
anese assault on Port Arthur August
81 and % were repulsed with tre.
mendous losses. 1t Is added that the
attempt of the Japanese to capture
fort No l cost them 10000 men and
that the attack on Fort Etsehin re-
suited in their, losing 5000 men killed
or wounded.
Port Dalny Is said to be filled with
wounded men.
The Japanese are hiring laborers
here for service on the Lao Tung
peninsula.
1t Is said the Japanese are re-
ceiv!ng provisions through the port OF
Wei Hal Wei.
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London, August 2G-News has
reached England that the Russian aux
iliary cruiser Ural stopped and exam
ined the British Collier Pencalenik on
August ~.
The Pencalenik was bound from
Cardiff to Malta with coal for the
British navy.
London, August 25-The Anchor
liner Asia, has arrived at Port Said
and reports having been detained
two hours while her papers and cargo
were examined by the Russian
cruiser Ural. The search took place
sixty miles east of Cape st. Vincent,
Portugal.
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Refers 20 Iynehin-s.

The rare problem which nov ron
fronts the Southern people VII faH
their highest wisdom and tbeir rnusf
trnaslfsh patriotism in Gre solution
Ercerr fDr SINGLE ana narnrless
crime anainsf fhr women - our land
there ie NJ fhOughffu man fn an fhr
sOuh. who d0es MOI predicate lynch
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-23
GOOD FOR THE CROPS.
Weather So Far Has Been Favorable
to Seeding and Planting.

Special to Times Republican.
Boone. April 23.-Seeding is almost
completed in Boone county, and altho
the weather has not been favorable for
the sprouting of grain, there never was
a better season. according to the farm
ers. than the present for planting; altho
the grain has not started to any extent
as yet. 1t is said that the ground is SO
rotting and 1t will remain there in
safety until the first warm rain and
favorable weather, when 1t Will be
ready to come on all at once, and will
probably be all the better for having
been dormant thru the cold weather of
the past two weeks
Many of the farmers have completed
seeding and are now busily engaged
in preparing their ground for corn. II
is reported that II the weather looks
favorable some farmers will be ready
to begin planting corn by May /. This
is unusually early, as corn planting in
this section is more often begun after
May 10 than before. This year. how-
ever. there has been no waiting for the
ground to dry out and get in shape
and only one rainy time has interfered
with the work and In this instance 1t
was stopped only for a few days
The farmers declare that the ground
is in the very best of condition and
that they are optimistic over the crop
conditions The cold wenther has been
unreasonable but as long as the vege-
tation has not started the cold has not
injured anything. Had there been a
couple Of weeks of warm weather,
which started vegetation, and then
single cold night 1t would have been
worse than the prolonged cold as we
have had It.
Elwood Frampton, who is considered
an authority on horticulture, stated
Thursday that the indications for a
fruit crop were most excellent. The
buds have not yet started and the cold
has not affected them, and now by the
time they are out it will be so late that
there will be very little danger Of frost.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-23
Unreasonable Weather Has
Been a Hindrance to Trade
In ALI Parts of Country
IMPROVEMENT is LOOKED FoR
Manufacturers are Active in Most
All Lines and Structural Work is
Resumins Normal conditions-Ten-
dency to Await Future Develop.
ments.

New York, April 23.-R. G. Dun &
Cos. weekly review of trade today
says:
Unreasonable weather is still the
chief drawback to improvement in bus
mess, complaints being received from
every section of the country, and
slower collections are also attributed
to this factor. Not only is current
distribution of merchandise. particu-
|lergely dry goods, affected by the Their
mometer, but future commitments are
Undertaken most conservatively on ac-.
count of the possible injury to crops.
There is much confidence regard
ing the future despite the fact that at
many points supplies of merchandise
are burdensome. With the exception
Iof wearing apparel, manufacturing
plants are Increasingly active and
structural work is gradually resumin5
normal proportions for the season. May
/ Is usually the date fixed for many
labor controversies, but this year there
Is little prospect of serious disturb
ance.
while no further Improvement can
be discerned in the iron and steel in
dustry, it Is gratifying to find no dis
tinct evidence Of a setback. Nor is Il.
certain that temporary check to pro
gress is to he deplored. Experience
recently demonstrated that the dis
position in iron and steel trade was to
force progress. engendering imitation
of prices and all the other undesirable
features Of a boom. For about three
months blast furnace output increased
steadily and Che confidence appeared
to be returning Present hesitation
is directly due to the failure of the
leading inerest to take up an option
on pig iron at It's maturity in conjunc-
ton with the apparent cancellation of
several smaller orders.
Failures this week numbered 241
in the United States against 166 last
year, and twelve in Canada, compared
with fifteen year ago."
Bradstreet's says:
while fall trade has opened up.
measurahly well in some sections,
there is natural tendency to await
future developments affecting crop
and other conditions.
Among the industries. iron and
steel note an accumulation of the quiet
observable last week. Woolen goods
machinery could be more active, and
the market for raw wool is low at the
east, though higher prices than last
year are reported being paid for the
new wool clip at the west. Raw cot
ton has weakened on more than ex-
pected movement inducing liquidation.
There are some exceptions to the quiet
tone noted. especially in the rubber
trade, which is quite active; in lumber,
which shows more activity in some
sections; in hardware and In anthra-
cite coal, which is selling we'll in an
ticipation Of the usual monthly adj
vances and on continued cold weather.
A fair spring trade Is being done in
staple groceries and some lines which
fiuctuate little from year to year.
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Irvine May Be Lower.
q Tinnes-Rennhlican.

Speclai 10 I1neS- Rspupican.
Webster City. April 23.-Wholesale
quotations on binding Irvine have been
received by local dealers, and If these
quotations hold good the price will be
no higher than last year, altho a
scarcity of fiber is reported. There Is
a bare possibility that it may go lit
tie lower Last year the best twins
sold AZ 13 cents. This year 1T is pos
sible that this may be reduced q quar-
ter or half cent. This price is lit
tie less than might have been expected
under present conditions. The Irvine
situation is always one of much inter-
est to the farmer. as he uses from one
to several hundred pounds of 1t and In
some instances much more; a half or a
Quarter of a cents difference on the
pound makes considerable difference
in his harvesting bill.