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The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-05-21
and degtroy telegraph Communication

and destroy telegraph communication
ON the eastern Chinese railroad.
The prisoners admitted they were
part Of a detail, numbering 100 men,
whose purpose it was to destroy the
railroad at various points. When told
that they must have been extremely
brave people, they replied: mot at
all; we were only carrying out u
duty and the order of the mikado."
Both prisoners were executed April
q, between the new and old towns OF
Hardin, in the presence of a large
crowd. They were shot instead OF be-
ing hanged, upon order of Gen. kuro-
patkin. A strong guard was o
about the spot to hold back the public
at a distance of 400 yards. No photo
graphs were allowed to be taken.
The younger prisoner refused to al
low the bandaging of his eyes. When
told it was necessary according to Rus
sian law, he asked that an exception
be made in his favor. The elder jap
anese, a staff officer, wept and tainted,
but finally allowed himself to be blind
folded calmly. One of the men was
a Catholic and made his final confess
sion to a Russian priest, there being
no representative of the Catholic priest
hood in Hardin.
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RUSSIANS DRIVEN OUT.
Japanese Routed the Russians ONT
of KaI-Chou Monday.

OF ha1-OnDu MOn0ay.
Che-Foo, May 18.-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
Lao 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 skirmishing 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 chief 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
csc will pay full value.
The small Russian guard remaining
at New Chwang is ready to leave on
the neal 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 e~vacuate New
ChwanS.
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The Murder of the American Mis-
sionary DR.. B.. W. Labaree,
Near Mount Ararat.
The UNITED STATES MINISTER TO
PERSIA MAKES FULL REPORT.
Murderers are known, and the
Inspiration to the Deed Was the
Religious Hatred of the Kurds for
Christians-Search for the MUIR
derers Going ON.

Washington, May 1S.-The full story
of the killing of the American mission
airy, 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 IL, l9o4.
The minister's report says:
ct 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. l had hoped before this to ca
ole you that one or more OF the muir
ierers 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, VINO
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 were accomplices. They 49,
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 and 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 was robbery. The
stealing of horses and other property
was merely an incident. The insplra-
ton of the deed was religious and race
hatred without the slightest personal
luminosity. The fact that the chief and
leader of the criminals is a 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 pillage,
make them a dangerous and a difficult
population to deal with. The area OF
the home of the Kurds of Kurdestan Is
as large as the state Of South Carolina;
it d~isregards imperial boundaries, as its
inhabitants disregard imperial laws and
orders; it extends into Persia or Tur-
key according to the pleasure and hab-
it's and wanderings of these wild peo-
pie.
"Nominally subjects of the shah OF
the sultan they are really the rulers CT
the region and practically a law unto
themselves.
''The efforts which I have made tC
secure the arrest and punishment OF
the criminals have received unremit-
ting support from the British consul
general at Tabriz end from the mis-
sionaries."
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CUTTING OFF RACING NEWS.
The western Union Order Extended
to Chicago, and San
Francisco.

New York, May 1S.-Following his
action in disseminating to all subscrlb-
-ers in this city a report of the racing
at various tracks in this country, Col.
Robert c. Clowry has notified the gen.
eral superintendent of the company al
New York, Chicago, Atlanta and a
Francisco that the collection and dis
tribution by the Western Union Tel
egraph Co. of horse race reports would
be discontinued forthwith. The text
of the notice to the superintendent
reads as follows:
ct has been decided to discontinue
forthwith the collection and distribu-
ton by this company of horse race re-
ports. You will please act accordingly.
Acknowledge receipt.
ISigned] ROBERT CLOWRY,
president and General Manager"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-05-21
THE JAPANESE PUZZLE.
How Did They Get Their Troops
Northeast of Mukdene

How Did They Get Their Troops
Northeast of Mukden:
London, May 1S.-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-
tions in Russian official dispatches.
According to the Standards Tien
Tsin correspondent, Gen. Kuropatkin
has left for Hardin, Viceroy Alexieff
troops.
A question greatly discussed in the
London papers this morning is whether
Gen. Kuropatkin has succeeded in as
pertaining that the Japanese are
threatening his rear so near the Muk-
den line and has been enabled to be-
gin a retreat, or whether he has de-
cided to fight. In any case it is on
Sidered hat any day may bring news
of a great battle in this district, as
the transport difficulties are believed
to be so great as to make it almost i'm
possible for Gen. Kuropatkin to effect
a rapid retirement.
Indefinite reports continue to reach
London of Japanese bombardments OF
Port Arthur and Dalny.
The Standards Odessa correspondent
confirms the report that Gen. Kuropat-
kin's aggregate forces for the pending
battle do not exceed 100, 900 men.
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OTHERWISE UNNOTICED

Cool weather is retarding crops, but
the general state of cultivation is re-
ported good.
Hon. Harry H. Meyers, Of Monroe,
was unanimously nominated by the Ar
kansas republicans to head their state
ticket.
1t Is thought the suffrage question
may disturb the serenity of the Gen
eral Federation OF Women's clubs cleo
ton 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. Beal, aged "a years, COM
mitted suicide at Colorado Springs,
Col, by drinking carbolic acid. Beal's
parents live in Kansas City.
A Columbus (O.) woman tied her
f~ive-year-old daughter to her and
leaped from the bridge into the Scioto
river. Both were drowned.
Judge Parker says prohibition CT
use of the American flag for advertis-
ing purposes, as affecting property
rights, Is unconstitutional.
st. Louis detectives arrested Rufus
Woods, a noted piCkpocket, in the
Hotel Jefferson lobby. He carried dia-
mcnds in his shoes and opium pills in
his pockets.
Approximately 1000 members of the
medical profession of Missouri are in
ST. Louis for the annual meeting OF
the Missouri State Medical associa-
ton.
Jesse Lewisohn, the New York bank
er, who refused to testify in connection
with the gambling crusade. has been
indicted on the charge of criminal con-
tempt of court.
The remains of Sir Henry M. Stan
ley were buried in the churchyard Oh
the old Surrey village of Pirbright
after impressive funeral service al
Westminster abbey.
The battleship Rhode Island rar
aground shortly after it was launched
at Quincy, Mass, Tuesday, running
upon a mud bank so hard that half
dozen tugs could not pull it off until
high tide.
Sir Hugh Gilzean-Reid caused a great
demonstration at the national editorla
convention, in st. Louis. when he SAID
that England and the United States are
one in blood, language and industrial
rivalry.
The Jefferson guards at the WORLDS
fair are forbidden to partake OF any
intoxicating beverage while on duty
1t cost Carrie Nation $50 to find out
that President Roosevelt is not a use.
of tobacco in any FORM
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ONLY ONE WITNESS CALLED.
Court-MartiaI Trial of Lieut.. Will
inm b. Akin, at San Fran
cisco, Ended.

San Francisco, May 18.-The court
martial convened to try the case OF
Lieut.. William q. Aiken has finished
it's labors at the Preside. Only n
witness was called and that was DR..
Edmund d. Shortlidge, by the prosecu-
ton. The court then held a private
session and a verdict was arrived at.
1t will be several days before the evil
dence will be handed to Gen. MacAr-
thur for his perusal and it VIII take
some time to get the documents into
shape. The verdict will not be given
out before next week.
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AS GOOD AS THE BEST.
The Dining Hour of the Best People
Was His Eating Time
as Well.

Gen. Reyes, the president of Colom-
bia, attended a dinner party in New
York before he sailed on the Kaiser Will
helm for Paris recently, says the New
York Tribune.
"They tell me-" Gen. Reyes said at
this dinner, that the United States has
its share of nouveaux riches-of new-rich
persons. This may be so, but / am sure
that the new-rich are to be found every
where. | like them. They make, though,
strange mistakes.
There is a new-rich-a millionaire-in
Panama. This gentleman engaged a but
Ter the other day.
"'What time, SIR said the new but.
Ter, would you wish to dine as a rule!'
"'Wha time do the best people diner
said the new-rich.
"tAt different times, SIR the butler
answered.
VERY WE'LL said the pew-rich. Then
I, too, will dine at different times"
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1T CAME JUST IN TIME.
A Timely Donation of Forty Thou
sand Dollars Saves N Condition
nj Hospital Fund.

New York, May 18.-Discouraged by
their inability to raise sufficient
from their projected new hospital
building, on the eve OF renouncing
$125. 900 in conditional donations the
board of directors of the Manhattan
eye, ear and throat hospital have re-
ceived from Edward r. 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 verdi The Thomas family, a
year ago, donated to the same hospital
the sum of $50, 900.
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A. World Wide Reputation.

Wherever men are there will be illness,
and wherever people are i'll Dodd's Kid.
ney Pills will be found a blessing. Solely
ON their merits have they pushed their
way into almost every part OF the civil'
lied world. Their reputation as an hon.
est medicine that can always be relied on
has been built up by the grateful, praise
of those who have been cured. The two
following letters indicate just how the
reputation of this remedy knows 10 geo.
graphical bounds. The sick and suffering
all over the world are asking for Dodd's
Kidney Pills.
Dear Sirs:
/ nave been suffering for some months
from a Kidney complaint, The doctor
who attended me recommended me to take
your "Dodd's Kidney Pills" After two
boxes I got some relief. But unfortunate
" | have not been able to go on with the
treatment, being unable to find any Pills
in Cairo.
The Chemist who sold me the two boxes
has informed me that he had sent an or
der for some, and has been keeping me
waiting for more than one month. This
is the reason why / am writing to you
to request you to ave the goodness tc
send me by return of post six boxes fol
which l will pay as soon as l receive them
from the post.
Kindly let me know at the same tims
where your branch agency in Egypt Il
to be found. Thanking you In anticipS
ton,
MOHAMED RACHEL,
"~Immeubles Libres de pEtat"s
Office of the Minister OF
Finance,
CAIRO, EGYPT.
Dear Sirs:
I want to purchase six boxes of Doddf
Kidney Pills, but | don't know exactly
where to apply at Buffalo or London. j
suppose they can be sent by express or
registered mail from either place. Please
advise me of how to proceed In order ia
get the pills without delay,
Yours truly,
j. P. Simonson,
Viborg, V. Mark.
DENMARK.
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The Methodist General Conference
Begins the Work of Selecting
Eight Bishops.
REPORT OF THE BOOK committee
PRESENTED TO The CONFERENCE.
The General Principle of Unifying
the Book Concern by CONSOLIDATE
ing Its Manufacturing Depart
ments Under One Management Is
Approved.

Los Angeles, Cal, May l8.-Thc
crowd that besieged Hazards pavilion
seeking admittance to the Methodist
conference in order 10 observe the bal
loting for bishops, which had been fixed
as the special order of the day, was I'M
usually large. Every seat was filed by
nine o'clock and hundreds were turned
away, although offering all sorts or
prices for seats.
The conference took up the call OF
the annual conferences for memorials
Immediately after the regular devC-
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 10:45 and upon
reassembling, Bishop Hamilton, who
presided, asked the delegates to devote
ten minutes to prayer, seeking divine
guidance in the important duty before
them. Tellers were then appointed
and the first ballot for bishops was
cast. The result is not yet known, as
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 a 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 a COM
mittee of one from each general con-
ference district and one or two ut
large, so as to provide an uneven num-
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 faymen, to which
shall be referred the report of the
book committee, with power.
Third, that after having duly con
sidered the recommendations of said
report, the committee, if 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-
ministration under one official man
agement.
"Fcurth, that upon the completion
of said general plan, the book COM
.nittee shall at once proceed to carry
he same into effect, and shall pre-
sent to the next general conference
the necessary disciplinary changes.
Fifth, that if the commission fails
to adopt a plan of consolidation, it
shall make a complete report of all
it's doings to the general conference
of 1908"
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DEMENTED MOTHERS DEEDS
NAV Her Tbree-Year-OId Child In
to the Des MOines River ana
Jumped In Herself.

Des Moines, Ia, May 1S.-Swingins
her three-year-old baby girl about her
head, so as to give the body the great
est momentum, Mrs. Trussler, a de-
mented m from st. Paul, threw
ner offspring from the Walnut street
bridge into the muddy waters of the
Des Moines river. Then, deliberately
waiting until the waters had closed
over the little form, she climbed upon
the railing, stood poised for a moment
and leaped close to the spot where her
child went down. A riverman saw the
act, rowed to the scene and was ena-
bled to rescue them both. The child
may die.
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The Japanese Working to Cut Him
Off From His Northern
Base of Supplies.
DEFEAT FACES HIM If He FIGHTS;
Loss OF PRESTIGE If He RUNS.
n Japanese, Apparently, Have n
Much Larger Force I'm Manchuria
Than Was ThOup Int, and seem to
Be Bent Upon Forcing an Early
RaffIe.

st. Petersburg, May 18.-It is be-
lieved by the general staff that Kuro-
patkin is now devoting his efforts to
thwarting the plan of the Japanese
troops in northeastern Manchuria to
cut him off from his northern base.
The most alarming phase of this bold
strategic move is the conclusive evil
dence it affords that the Japanese have
a tremendous force-much greater than
the Russians had ever believed-in
that country.
Russia's Strength Guarded.
1t is now concluded that Japan has
thrown over 10000 men against Kuro-
patkin in the hope of %crippling him at
one heavy blow.
Of course, the number of men Rus
STA has to oppose this force is closely
guarded, but there is great significance
in the statements of the general staff
that it does not amount to 100000. 1t
is highly probable that not half that
number is available for KurOpatkin'S
use, the balance of his troops being re-
quired to guard the railroad.
Russians Getting SkepticaI.
st. Petersburg is gloomy over the
outlook. 1t is now recognized that it
Is almost impossible to get men to the
theater of war as rapidly as they are
needed. Kuropatkin admits he will be
almost helpless until August.
The public is now asking itself what
will happen to the Russian army by
that time. The whirlwind advance Of
the Japanese has made all Russia skep-
teal of the promises of victory.
It is not believed Kuropatkin can
escape battle much longer, as the jap
aness are determined t o attack him
before he is ready. Altogether, the
outlook is exceedingly perilous for the
Russian arms.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-05-21
SORE HANDS.
Itching, Burning Palms and Painfas
Finger Ends-Complete Cure
by Cuttcura.

One Night Treatment: Soak the hands
on retiring, in a strong, hot, creamy lather
of Cuticura Soap. Dry, and anoint freely
with C~uticura Ointment, the great skin
cure and purest of emollients. Wear, dur
ing the night, old, loose kid gloves, o.
bandage lightly in old, soft cotton or
dry, fssured, itching, feverish palms, with
brittle, shapeless nails and painful finger
ends, this treatment is simply wonderful,
frequently curing in a single application.
In no other ailment have Cuticura Soap
and C~uticura Ointment been more eff
fective.
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The ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS
No Indication of a Break In the
Ranks of the Contestants.
and Then the Convention
Took N Recess

Springfield, ILL.,, May 18.-Fffteen
minutes before the r~eopening Of the
republican state convention, the Low
den delegates from northern Illinois
formed a procession and marched into
the hall, led by a band. Each carried
a big placard with the motto "Lowden
Forever"
This demonstration vas for the pur-
pose OF offsetting a story to the effect
that Lowden was about to withdraw
from the race.
Chairman Cannon called the conven-
ton to order at HIP, and at once di-
rected the clerk to call the roll for the
thirty-ninth ballot. There was an OUT
burst of applause when Adams county
voted Twenty votes still for Yates"
The thirty-ninth ball< as officially
announced, stood: Yates, 483; Lowden,
1864; Deneen, 442h; Hamlin, 112;
Warner, Sc: Sherman, 2; Pierce, 80.
The fortieth ballot (officiaD result
ed: Yates, 1872; Lowden, 1864; Deneen,
440h; Hamlin, Ill; Warner, 40; Sher-
man, 2; Pierce, 80.
The forty-first ballot (official) result
o. Yates. AS4; Lowden. 399h; Deneen,
1891; Hamlin, iii; Warner, Al; Sher-
lnan, 2; Pierce, 81.
At 1910 p. m. the convention took
a recess to 3 p. M.
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HIS FIRST CIGAR FATAL.
A Ten-Year-OId Philadelphia Boy
Dead From Swallowing the
Stump of His First Cigar.

Philadelphia, May 18.-A coroner's
inquest upon the death of ten-year-old
William Black, who, on Sunday,
smoked his first cigar, has shown that
the lad died in commissions at a hos
pital after having been given an emetic
which brought to light the stump of a
cigar.
The boy recovered consciousness
shortly before he died, and said he had
swallowed it accidentally while at
tempting to smoke for the first time.
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IMPORTANT EVENTS IMMINENT.
OutpOsts of the Two Armies In Con-
tact Northwest of Feng-Wang-
ChenE.

Paris, May 1S.-The Journals Muk-
den correspondent says: Important
events are imminent. The Outposts OF
the two armies are already in contact
in the lone northwest of Feng Wang
Cheng. The Japanese army advancing
on Lao Yang is estimated at lOO,OOO.
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 160, 900 Jap
anese in Manchuria."
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Real Sport.

The ticket Spectator entered the pri
vate office of the great manufacturer.
Now, sir" said the former, 'let me sell
you a season ticket to the baseball
grounds"
The great manufacturer shook his head
sadly.
No." he sighed, 'Tm only the boss.
You'll have to see the Office boy."-Chi
cago Daily News.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1904-05-21
MARCHING On NEW CHWANG.

The Japanese Expected to Arrive
Shortly at New Chwang.
Tien Tsin, May 1S.-Lloyds' agent at
New Chwang has telegraphed, unoer
Tuesdays date, as follows:
THE Japanese division which land
ed at Kai Chou, May 16, under heavy
firing Of the Japanese men of war, Is
marching toward New Chwang. Evacu-
alton by the Russians has been nearly
completed. The Japanese are expected
to arrive shortly. All is quiet at New
Chwang, and spring shows considera-
BILE progress.
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James Boyd MartindaIe.

New York, May 18.-James Boyd
Martindale. president and founder of
the Martindale Mercantile Agency OF
this city, is dead. He vas a son of
Elijah M. Martindale, a pioneer minis
ter of Henry county, Indiana, and will
be inferred at Newcastle.
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A Cnae.

st. Louis, May 1S.-Richard Carey. a
coal miner, of Glen Carbon, H., was
brought to st. Louis for treatment for
a self-inficted wound in the abdomen.
He was taken to the Mullanphy hospi-
tai, where his case is considered hope
less.