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infant Son of Samuel r. Ferguson,
Murdered Contractor, Dies.
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70 AID I'm MAKING THE ESTIMATE:
In1892,
Grover Cleveland received 5,552,351 votes.
Benjamin Harrison received 5,176,336 votes.
l896,
William Mckinley received 7,111,6o7 votes.
ssss William. Bryan received 6,509,O52 votes.
Ins19oo,
William Mckinley received 7,263,266 votes.
Vi11iamsJ. Bryan received 6,415,387 votes.
The guess or guesses Of each individual viii be
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ssa4ess7 Renember It On Wednesday Jolly
Someone VIII get first rrize, WhY not
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car service.
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R Various forms OF
to st. Louis. via
Railroad NOT 81,
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Every curve speaks modish e1e-
gance Dorothy Dodd shoes for
women. c. B. Highland. x

1 have some good lots In two squares
Of Courthouse for sale at ss75.oO h
H. Lanham Il
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SEASON TICKET good
unfit Becernbe r tc ssI
daily af the rate ss26.sa
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FIFTEEN DAY Exc,irsseszl
to be sold daily atratssef 81 ssf
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"trip.
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SIxTsY DAY Exctlrs
final limit. not 1attesar
f5, 1904, to be- sold b.
$28.fd round trtp
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,Tiss the grand shoe OF to-da yT-7IV
8 Douglass B. Highland
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
he DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT
The Disappearance of Kent LOOMS
From on Board the Kaiser
Wilhelm III.
No One seems to Know whether He
Went Overheard By Accident
or Committed suicide.

London, June 2}-Appareutly moth
Ing Is known In regard to the disap-
pearan,e of Kent Loomis, who was a
passenger on board the North German
Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm H..
which left New York June Il and ar
rived at Plymouth Monday morning
and at Bremen Tuesday Inquiries made
at Bremen Show Mr. LOOMS was seen
at midnight Sunday on board the
steamer and that he was missing at one
o'clock Monday morning No one
seems TO know what happened in the
interval The representative of the
agents Of the line who boarded the
Kaiser Wilhelm H. at Plymouth spoke
to Capt. Hoegemann, the purser the
doctor OF the steamer and others. but
they mad heard nothing Of the dlsap-
pearance Of the passenger.
A dispatch from Bremen reads as fol-
lows:
"The North German Lloyd Co, has
no information about Mr. LOOMS be-
yond the fact that he was missed an
hour before the arrival Of the steamer
az Plymouth Whether It was an aoci-
1 dent or suicide is not known"
A dispatch from Paris says that ap-
prehensior has been aroused there con-
cerninR the whereabouts Of Mr. Loomls
and that on the request Of friends the
agents Of the company are making in
QuiTieq.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
WON'T STAND F00LISHNESS
"ferjirnris Alive or Npisuli Dead"
IL thc American iitimntum
to Morocco,

Washington, June ga cahlegram
was received by Secretary Hay through
the navy department and Admiral
Chadwick from Consul General Gum
mere, at Tangier relative to the Perdi ?
carts negotiations This indicates that
satisfactory progress Is not being
made, and It Is intimaled that the good
faith Of the Moorish government is be-
Ing called into question by oLr negoti-
qtors. In response TO their application
for further instructions, Secretary Hay
has told them that they must adhere
strictly to their original instructions;
that thoy must not In any way become
involved In guarantees, and that they
must not land marines or sailors with.
out specific instructions from Washing.
ton, and finally that they must 80.
mand from the Moorish government
either PerdiCarIs aliyo or RaisulI dead.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
SERIOUS FIRE AT PATERSON
4 HALF Mlliion Dollar Loss Among
the SIM and velvet Niils 81
Paterson, N .,

Paterson, y J, June % A loa that
Is conseryallyoly estimated at 100000
was caused by Are which started In
the lumber nlaut Of the p, 8 Van
Kirk company corner Of Fulton and
Straight bTottb, within nyo minutes
after the 0ants were discovered they
had spread lhrsughoul the entire plant
from the lumber company SImullano.
ousIy with the arrival u the 0romcn
tho coping on the root Of the T. A.
HANS Blk f,lk mill on the opposite
eide ot The prool, caught hfe and that
structure was practically destroyed
Poor water wtylte was accountable
!or the spread Of the flames TO the Hail
mill Tho firms burned out were. !
Hall & Co., lroad SILK, Van Kirk Lum-
bor CO.; Henry Dohorty sIlki Olympic
Velvet Co, Paterson SIX Throwing
Co. Post 4 sheldon, AID several other
minor firms
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
THE Second DAY
OF CONVENTION
The Day Taken Up With Hearing
the Reports Of the Com
mittees.
HON. JOS. CANNON Gets OVATION
AS The PERMANENT CHAIRMAN.
The Platform, as Presented and
Adopted, ENtOls the Record of the
Republican Party and Comments
the Adm inistration of President
RDoScNe

Chicago June Ex-senator Fair
banks will be nominated for yice-presi-
dent unanimously. The Illinois dele
cation has decided to withdraw the
name of Representative Robert r. Hit,
When llliLois is reached on the call
of states. Senator CulIom will an
nounce that he has received a telegram
from Mr.. Hit directing that his name
be withdrawn from the convention and
that Illinois will support Senator Fair
banks
The members of the Colorado dele
cation said that following the action
Of the Illinois delegation, they would
not present the name Of John w.
Springer as a presidential candi-
date from the state
The rameS of the other candidates
also will be withdrawn. Senator Dol
liver will present the name Of Senator
Fairbanks to the convention.
With the platform completed and in
the hands of the full committee, every
element of speculation seems removed
from the remaining sessions Of the
Consenton,
While New York felt that it could not
take the initiative on the floor of the
convention, it was perfectly apparent
that some Of the prominent delegates
were attempting to promote the senti-
ment for an adjournment sine die to-
day.
Gov Odell said, cautiously: Some Of
our delegates have to leave tonight. |
understand that in many other states
the delegates have already started II
would lot do to have 2 majority Of
empty seats In the delegates section
when we nominate. If the platform is
adopted to, day it would make scene
of great enthusiasm to 90 right on to-
night and nominate"
Former Gov Frank S, Black, who is
to nominate Roosevelt, said 1--WE
ought to go right on to-day and nom
mate while everybody is here | prefer
to spsak to full benches"
The sentiment Is, however, that it Is
neither possible nor eXpedient to at
tempt to crowd the remaining business
of the convention into one days Sos
sion
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
ArAssENGEn INTERVIEWED.
Says Mr. ioomis was In the Habit
OF sitting In Dangerous Place.

Berlin, June 23-E, A. Gimbel, who
was a passenger on the North German
Lloyd steamer Kaiser wilhelm II from
New York, which arrived at plymouth
Monday morning and at Bremen Tues
day says that Kent j. Loomis was last
seen shortly before the vessel reached
Plymouth. Mr. Gimbel Is not certain
whether Mr.. Loomis dlsembarked there
or disappeared while crossing the chan
mel The vessel Sas detained 30 min
utes at Cferbourg for thorough
search Of all the cabins which was
without result It appears that Mr..
LoomIs was in the habit Of sitting
high up on the upper deck among tho
boats, a pogition regarded as danger
GUS
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25

arose in Venezuela were settled i'm such
a way by President Roosevelt that the
Monroe doctrine was signally vindioatcd
and the cause Of peace and arbitration
greatly advanced
His prompt i>ud vigorous action I'm Pam
anna, which We commend I'm the highest
terms, not only secured to us the canal
route but avoided foreign complications
which might have been OF "A very serious
character. He has continued the policy
Of President Mckinley In the orient, and
our position in China, signalized by our
recent commercial treaty with that em-
pire, has never been 50 high,
lie secured the tribunal by which the
vcxed and perious question Of the Alas
kan boundary was finally settled
Whenever crimes against humanity
have been perpetrated, which hive
shocked our people his protest has been
made and our good offices have been
rendered, but always with due regard to
international obligations.
Under his guidance we md ourselves
at peace with all the world .nd never
were we more respected, or our wishes
more regarded by foreign nations. Pre-
eminently successful In regard to our
foreign relations he has equally been for
tunate in dealing with domestic questions.
The country has known that the public
credit and the national currency were
absolutely safe In the hands Of his ad-
ministration, In the enforcement of the
| laws he has shown not only courage,
but the wisdom which understands that
to permit laws to be violated or disre-
garded, opens the door TO anarchy while
the Just enforcement OF the law Is the
souudcSt conservatism. lie has held nrm-
" to the fundamental American doctrine
that all men must obey the law, that
there may be no distinction between rich
and poor between strong and weak, but
| that justice and equal protection under
the law must be secured to every citi-
zen without regard 10 race, creed, or
condition.
His administration has been throughout
| vigorous and honorable, high minded and
| patriotic We commend II without res
ervation to the consderlte judgment Of
the American people.
Indications were that he convention
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
At THE COILlSEt VI.
Second Days Proceedings OF the Re-
publican National Convention.

Chicago, June 23-Chairman of the
National Committee Payne, temporary
Chairman Root and Senator Lodge, of
the resolutions committee, with the
platform in his inside pocket, held an
informal conference on the platform.
Everything for the days programme in
the way of committee reports was in
readiness Another shout was heard to
the left and the picturesque Alaskan
delegation with their totem poles,
mounted with American eagles marched
IN and took their seats
At l2,l5 the playing Of the national
air brought the whole assemblage To
It's feet, silk flags were whipped out in
various parts Of the hall and were
waved in time with the music. The
band continued to enliyen things at in
teryals as the wait continued. Mean
while, the gallery seats were being taxi
en- to a greater extent than on the day
previous,
A. l2;27 o'clock Temporary Chair
man Root raped for order directing
the delegates to take their seats and
ordering all the aisos cleared This
latter order was not obeycd with suf-
fcient celerity to please tn. chairman
and he directed the assistant ser
geant-at-arms to clear them a second
specific direction from the chairman di-
rocted toward the delegates IN the cen.
ter aisles brought the convention to
order.
Chairman Root then introduced Rev,
Thos r. Cox, of the Holy Name Cathe-
dral or Chicago who delivered the IN
vocation,
rs the committe on credentials
ready to report" asked the chairman,
Senator McComas, chairman of the
committee on credentials, rose from his
seat IN the Maryland delegation, and
presented the report Of the committee
ON credentials, which was adopted
This committee recommended that
The action Of the national committee In
making n temporary roll shall be the
action Of the convention
The first part OF the ropor7 related TO
those contests In which tho action Of
the national committee was upheld,
The 'eUort in this connection was rec
eeiyed with ripple Of applause. which
was 4ll ghtly accentuaed when the de-
tision placing both the Lilly Whites
and "9acks and Tans' Of Louisiana
was read
An Gutburst Of cheers greeted tho an"
nounc lmonl that the crodentinl COM
mIttao had decided In favor Of the
"slalwGrt" faction In Wisconsin The
name Of each dclegale-at.ldtge was
greeted with applause whom II was pro-
nouncad by Senator McComas
Tho chairman then called for the roll
call IN permanent organization,
Chairman W NJ Johnson Of this
committee, advanced 20 the platform
and read Il
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
Believe Themselves Invulnerabls.

In the cycle calendar. In which each
i2 months has lts distinguishing des-
lgnatlon, this Is the year OF the ass
ccndlng Dragon, and II anyone should
say that great number OF Japanese
looked harder al their calendar than
they dld upon the rights OF the Man
'hurIan question before declaring war.
would not contradict him With
their utelar Dragn IN the ascendant,
nlering upen Or mos, powerful phase,
the Japanese believe they cannot DO
defeated It is a superstition which
has Inspired them to daring deeds.
and should count as an extra squadron
or nm army corps before the end ID
reached Metropolitan Magazine,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
Decided 90 Qui, nn.Ip.ss,

husburg, Pa, June 90 The pru.
Dental Trust Co. capitalized at $500
O0O announced that tho board Of d.
rectors have decided to quit bushes,
and make voluntary assignment The
closing Of the institution did not cause
much OF 4 furry
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
u,nin Drnlcfs In Con,,s,llon

Milwaukee, Juno 23.--Noarly hflcon
hundred members Of the National
Grain Dealers association were pres
ont wh6n tho annual convention OF
this organization opened here. II s.
Grimes, Of Portsmouth, o. president Of
tho association, delivered his annual
address.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
po,,I,Ip Jrppp,j,,

New York June % j=trank Shan.
non, q BARTENDER. heohuse hls persistent
proposals Of marriage 10 Mrs Bridget
Loe. widow, aud propretress Of a
saloon IN Brooklyn were refused, shot
and killed her, lle committed suicide,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
Flooded n, n ,ipudburs,.

Granada col, June ga cloudburst
on Wolf creek flooded the town last
night Tho gcreams Of women IN the
houses on the lowland IN the west part
Of town summoned the citizens. who
rescued all who we're endangered, The
streets were NJ. ied
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
I\iIIed nN u TrnlIcN Cnr.

ST LOUIS, June 23.--Mrs Mary r..
Burns, a widow, was struck by Dell
mar avenue car, Tuesday and sus-
tanned internal injuries which resulted
In her death two hours later
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
nri,Ish RED Cross Combination.

ST. reltfsburg June 90 Lady lIar-
dlngc, Slic Of tho British ambas sador.
has presented the d)wagrr omprcs,
with $4,000 contributed by The British
Rod cross society toward the fund
raised for the relief OF the Russian
WuuuGud
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25

Now York. June q Close Money on
call easy nt lhlA per cent closing bid
offered az "a time loans easy and dullI
~ aud ~ days tdlt per cent aIN mouths
NI3lt primo mercantile paper. dgulv pri
cont sterling exchange steady viii
actual business IN bankers bills at NJ ,d
lsi m fur demand ana az W. 3rdlslb tot
en,dny bills, posted rates. iSb and iNl
commercial hills tihffl6h, bar silver,
t6A. Mexican dollars, bR Government
bonds steady, railroad bonds nrm,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
Verdict of Not Guilty

Helena, Mont, June 23,-Altcr three
trials on the charge Of killing his
brother .In-Ow John w Cunningham,
In Butte, on December "A, 1904 Level
lyn Felkor has been acquitted l'elker
killed Cunningham In order 70 save his
sister from an uplflod knife,
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
suicide with Poison,

indianapolis; Ind, Jlne % DIR l.. A.
Lowden, one Of the most promI cent
physicians OF north indianapolis, COM
mitted suicide, Tuesday night, by poi
son
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
stage Of the Iiivrrs.
THE MARKETS.
THURSDAY, June y.
Grain and Provisions

f. Louis Flour -- Patentst 81 7jd4 coi
rcd. tl.OB Corn No mixer, A9c,
oats w. No g. i0ui2c Hay Timothy,
,lO.opinl %. prairie. s. oo1n0oO, clover, 400
mlloO LardaCholcr steam GN4c Pork
Now mess, tll DgR Bacon a Breakfast,
qssr9c Huttora Creamery. l3lnsc. dairy.
lllnGc Eggs Frrsh l3hultc Wool
Tub.wnshod 2oSIusc, Missouri ana llll'
nos comblng, $40, other grades. 1898
Indianapolis. Whrgt-No, rod, u 90;
No 8 red, 81 % Corn No 2 white sc,
No, yellow tc oa,s,No,. 2 Mixed
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25

IhIlfO- IIO8InE Vu0IOIIOnHI WhrnI :
July Ntac old S5r september 1870 old,
giN6isibc. December. fgi..sOc Corn
juno, 80. july slsr september, slan
iSNc December Nhc, May i3isc OATS
Jnne. Nc July DNc september ger De.
eembor, 32isc pork-July 81 W Seplcm-
her $3.50 lard-July bmuaGg' sep
vrmber, 81 Gip Rbp-=July, Nl9'h, Sop.
ionbcr t@R, October t5. Ryc=sop-
tombur bgli63c, JuY tsAc
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
Ii,. stock markets,

g. Louis-Cattle--F Fancy exports y 0o1
Gf6. hutchers'. 81 iOuG 90. siookers 81 eHl
iG. COWS and helfc, p0lq6 % llpgs-
Packers n Oud 20, butchers, s. Sp6 %
nght, 81 gyu6 % Sheep Mutton sheep,
Um14 N, lambs u NJu6 ~, spring lambs,
81 ydff x,
Kansas CITY Cattle Native slcers,
81 sous ~. southern steers = 1iut i0j
southern COWS a. OUdl 00 native COWS ana
holfefa. ta oou6 Co. Nuckefs ana feeders,
B. fhdl 10, calves y bgul n western steers,
81 uualI 90, western COWS. inul n lIpRAH'
Heavy b l0d6 90 packers 81 Wup - plg,
and lights 81 gDfG ~ Sheep Muttpna,
a Od6 a, lambs 8 o1lif ~, range weth'
ora. u uptN p0 owul 81 iWI "
Chicago a CnttloaGood 20 prime steers,
81 ;hud6, poor to medium 81 2iub ini
ltlckors and feeders ighDdlbo cows. ! ~
ul8u. hclf,rH. g. npulm. cuunora. ~ Fnl
afO. gtlyra. Z inuiM ToKaa,f,d steers,
a mub E lluss- Mixed and butchers,
E luIb Do good 10 rhnlgn heavy q NHo ",
rough heavy S. 10000 llghL n lnlh -,
RharpH Dood la choice Wothara. u ionb hi
filf 10 choieo mixed tlonu.ii Western
shrpp q 1nul H, clipped Wrhetn l1mhs
p mdG t. spring lambs, N6pWio
indianapolis D.. Cattle Good 20 prime
steers. b 'u1U5 Co., lloEH-rpst honvlca,
3 loG6 70, medium and mixed. s. goi6 1.
shropa Good 10 choice. N@ulm mmbs,
81 $1,000 nprinf lambs. bWl6o
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25
nIInn,
financial,

Quotations for mlddlng range as fol.
lows. ~ Louis, he, Now York iil0oi
Memphis, lie
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25

The announcement that Speaker
Cannon had been selected for per
maneut chairman Of the convention
provoked enthusiastic applause.
On motion of Senator Cullom the re-
port 7as adopted.
Chairman Root appointed eX-Secre-
tary John D. Long, Senator Cullom and
Representative Burton, Of Ohio, com
mittee 20 escort Speaker Cannon to the
platform Upon this announcement
the convention gave a mighty, spon-
taneous shout, and when Mr. Cannon
appeared at the speakers desk and
Chairman Root took him by the hand
and led him forward to the extreme
front Cfthe platform, the climax Of en-
thusiasm was reached. Delegates with
one accord jumped to their feet and on
to their chairs Cheer after cheer went
up and waves of sound sweep over the
;hrong The applause continued as the
temporary and permanent chairmen
continued to stand arm-in-arm waiting
for silence.
Mr. Root raised his hand for silence.
The cheers went on without cessation
or diminution,
The chairman waited patiently for
the applause to subside and then it be.
ing comparatively quiet, said
Gentle -------"
That was as far as he went. Another
cheer cut him OH for a full minute, and
then lie was allowed to proceed.
Laughter greeted him as he said
For the first time in my life | have
written enough sentences at one time
to make 500 words to say TO you to-
day. | tried hard to commit it to mem
ory but | can not. Now, lie Contin-
ued, Eve will begin to ramble."
A nearing more quiet but equally
Aatteriug was given Mr Cannon when
he entered upon the solid matter of his
address. He concluded at 2:4O p, m,
amid storm of applause.
The committee on rules then present
ed its report; which was adopted
The committee on resolutions,
through its chairman, Senator Fora
ker Of Ohio, presented the platform as
follows.
The Van Buren press., 1904-06-25

Indications were that he convention
would adjourn until noon Thursday
Milford chronicle., 1904-10-21
MONEY FOR LABOR.
Nearly Half Billion Dollars More
for Wages.

Nearly Half a Billion Dollars More
for Wages.
The census Of 1900 showed that the
wages Of all classes of labor in all the
manufacturing Industries of the United
States was $2,322 .333.SG as against ST.
S91 DDS ,32l in lSJ0-a gain Of S43l, lOJ,-
$50.
The census reports of wages for labor
and salaries for clerks and officers en-
ployed in manufacturing industries for
the last three decades are as follows:
I9O0. .Sf03.Tll,23 s., 2,322. 333, s77
1880. 391, ,9Ss, ,2OS 1,S9l 22s,321
'lss0.......... .......... 94'So5'' .
No census taken
Had these census reports included the
period from 1894 to 1904 the cOmpari-
son would be far more striking, for
thousands Of workingmen lost their jobs
shortly after the last Democratic admin
,tration QS93-1S9T went into power,
and there were very few workingmen of
those able to keep their jobs who did not
have to submit 10 at least some reduction
n wages.
Those were the days when Democracy
piled trouble on to trouble, and seemed
to leave nothing undone that could be
done to bring impoverishment to the
American workingman.
The entire country was made a sort of
laboratory for original Democratic eX-
perimentatiou in various explosive pro-
ducts and by-products, including especial
ly free trade, free silver, free riot and
free soup. 1t mattered not that desola-
ton was brought into thousands Of
American homes, that the workingman
and his wife and little ones were pinched
for the necessities Of life, so long as
Democracy was given the chance to eX-
pertinent with the idea of taking the
home market away from American indus
try and giving it to the foreigner, and
antagonizing business interests by agita-
ton against the gold standard.
After William Mckinley was elected
President and the policies Of protection
and Of sound money once again estab-
ished the phenomenal growth of the
United States in wealth and prosperity
attracted the wonder of all civilized ma
tons. and this growth has continued
with accelerating velocity up to the pres
ent time.
The census Of 1900 recorded this great
upward movement when it was only
about half way to where it is now. OF
course. an increase Of nearly half a bill
ion dollars in worsingmen's wages does
not concern the woFkingman alone by
any means. 1t concerns every business
man in the United States, every farmer,
and every woman and child dependent
on the labor of others for their support.
For instance, if the wages Of labor. in
manufacturing industries had not in
creased in the millions the per capita
consumption of wheat could not have in
creased from 3.44 bushels in 1894 to 633
bushels in 1904 and the price Of wheat
almost doubled. Prosperity is always
made up of an almost endless chain Of
circumstances, and it is only by having
every link sound and strong that pros
perity for all can be preserved.