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The Lamar register., 1904-11-16

cigar. Dear old John! Lucky old
John! Hello. what's the row? That
sounds like Morris. l suppose he's
drunk. If he had a spark of decency
he'd be with his father. Here he
comes"
Morris pushed his way through the
crowd and was followed by young
Kingsley. Not until he was within
few feet of Blake did he recognize
his rival. Though anxious to avoid
q meeting, Blake scorned to retreat
or to turn his back
Morris stopped squarely in front of
him. His lips parted with Il sneer
and his fingers toyed with a small
walking stick. Blake leaned careless
ly against a marble column. his eyes
fixed or the man who confronted him.
Had Blake been in Western min
ing camp his fingers would have
reached for the feel of gun, but in a
metropolitan hotel he had no sense
of danger. The incident was trivial,
but disagreeable.
Lend me thousand, Blake" de-
manded Morris.
A whisper passed around the room
and many turned to watch these two
men, whose names had filled the pub
lie prints of the day.
Certainly" said Blake, a strange
smile lighting up his handsome face.
rs a thousand enough. Norris"
Blake took a wallet from his inner
pocket and handed Morris bill.
And a match" ordered Morris, a6.
vancing step nearer.
ITO be continued)
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CHAPTER xxxl-continued.

CHAP Elk &HNl-IOntinuco.
Both accepted the invitation. For
some moments after Mr.. Hawkins had
left no word was spoken between John
Burt and James Blake. Each was
busy with his thoughts, but John broke
the silence.
When is Miss Garden expected to
return?" he asked, quietly.
"I'll try to find out tonight said
Blake, looking his partner full in the
eyes. my head has been SO full of
stocks that I've thought of nothing
else. But I'll know all about it, John.
before l meet you and Hawkins at
dinner. Perhaps Jessie--or rather,
Miss Carden-is back now. Who
knows? This is your lucky day, old
fellow. and all kinds of things may
happen before midnight. Wouldn't it
be great If l went up to the Bishop
house and found her there? OF course
| wouldn't say word to spoil the sur
prise you have planned. Well, must
be going. Hope III have good news
for you when l see you later
Early in the evening Blake rang the
bell of the Bishop mansion. and was
Sltetcu ny NhiuOh-
ut is pleasure. General Garden.
to tender you this check, which rep
resents your share of the profits.
Don't say word of thanks to me-. for
] do not deserve any credit. Is Miss
Garden at home. and may see her
for moment?'
"She will be delighted to see you
! will call her"
The general disappeared. and James
Blake lay back in his chair with his
eyes fixed on the portrait of Jessie
Garden.
He heard the faint rustic of gar
ment and turned to see Jessie Garden
as she entered the room. A tender
light glowed in her brown eyes, but
there was something wistful in the
smile; blending of happiness, re-
straint and pity. The eyes dropped
for moment as they met his frank
gaze, but her voice was clear and
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Hay to Remain in Cabinet.

Washington, Nov. 12.-President
Roosevelt made the announcement yes
terday that John Hay would continue
as secretary of state during the four
years beginning March 4, 1905
You may state positively" were
his words, that Mr.. Hay will continue
as secretary of state up to the 4th OF
March, 1909"
The President was asked regarding
other possible Cabinet changes. but
indicated that there was nothing to be
said at present.
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Roosevelt Congratulated.

Washington, Nov. 11.-Ten thousand
congratulatory messages have been re-
ceived by President Roosevelt. Every
mail yesterday brought large numbers
of congratulatory letters. Notwith-
standing their immense number the
President has decided that each one
is to be answered and this work will
require perhaps several weeks.
The President is said to have given
orders to press the investigation of il
legal combines. with view to prosecu-
tions. The postoffice department is to
be cleared Of all suspicion Of grating
and other departments are to be over
hauled.
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Russian Cruiser Damaged.

Toxic. Nov. il, 10 a. NIT is re-
ported that the armored cruiser Grom
oboi struck a rock and was severely
damaged at Vladivostok 1t is under
stood that the accident happened dur
ing a trial of the Gromoboi after re
pairs on her had been completed.
1t is said that she returned to her
berth in sinking condition, sur
rounded by fleet of smaller craft.
which kept her afloat, and that She
was redocked. If the report is true.
it .ssures the continuance of the inact-
lvity of the Vladivostok squadron.
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PEABODY CLAIMS
CONFIDENCE IN HIS ELECTION.
Issues Signed Statement Asserting Be-
lief That He Is Re-Eiected.-Ar-
raigns Reckless Republicans for
Fight Against Him.-Will Enter
Contest Against Adams.

Contest Against Adams
Denver, Nov. 13-Governor Peabody
last night issued the following state
ment:
TO The People OF Colorado:
From the most reliable information
obtainable from the several counties or
the state | am now confident that
have been fairly and honestly re-
elected governor of Colorado.
Great outrages have been at
tempted in some outside counties, as
well as in Denver. Opposition to my
election did not come mainly from la
boring men or from labor unions. They
are as much in favor OF law and Or
der as other law abiding citizens. Mel
ther do threats of personal violence
and public disturbance, nor the stir
ring up of strikes come chiefly from
them.
Il am now convinced that the fight
came in large degree from set OF
reckless men, both in and outside or
the Republican party, who aided the
Democrats, egged them on to disor-
derby conduct and supplied them with
large sums of money in the hope of de-
feating me and of defeating Congress
man Brooks, who has also incurreb
their political displcasure.
I'VE shall probe the facts about
the recent election in every county of
the state. If it should prove that am
not reelected, | WILL ADMIT IT
PROMPTLY.
Il make this public statement be
cause of an evident attempt on the
part of some people. some politicians
and some newspapers to BLUM the pub
lie into believing that | am defeated.
with the hope thereby of discouraging
my friends and frightening me away
from the contest.
81 ask the assistance and support or
all law abiding citizens of Colorado In
my attempt to honestly and fearlessly
establish the facts in relation to tho
election OF November Sth. 1904.
JAMES II. PEABODY"
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16

Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 14.-It has
been learned at Cody that George Mer-
rift, a well-known desperate of north
ern Wyoming. participated in the re-
cent descent on the Cody bank. He is a
member of gang that is believed to
have committed several saloon hold
ups in Big Horn county recently. 1t is
said. also, that Merritt and his men re-
Gently attempted to hold up a stage
coach near Thermopolis. They were in
Thermopolis two weeks before the
Cody robbery and made heavy pur-
chases of arms and ammunition. .- -
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New a Candidate.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-Harry s. New,
national committeeman from Indiana
and member Of the Republican ma
tional executive committee, announced
before leaving this city for his home
In Indianapolis that he would be can
didate for the senatorship to he made
vacant when Observation-Disclosures Fair
banks resigns the position he now
holds.
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San Juan. Nov. 12.-Complete re
turns of the elections of last Tuesday
show that the Unionists polled major
tiles in five of the seven districts. The
house OF delegates will consist of
twenty-five Unionists and ten Repub-
rlicans. All the leading cities of the
island except San Juan were carried
by the Unionists
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Berlin. Nov 13.-The North German
Gazette prints the following:
I'm answer to the Emperor's tele
gram of congratulations President
Roosevelt answered as follows: =.
His Imperial Majesty Wilhelm.
German Emperor, Berlin Schl0ss-t
thank you most heartily and appreci-
ate to the full your kind personal tele-
gram of good will. tSigned) 49,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
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German Empress studies Medicine.

One of the most studious queens in
Europe is the German empress, who
cares very little indeed for pomp and
ceremony. Her majesty's favorite
study is medicine and she has in
structed herself so well in the art of
healing that she is regarded as quite
an efficient adviser in cases of oroi-
nary illness.
The Lamar register., 1904-11-16


Adams plurality over Governor
Peabody appears to be about 5000, in
Guiding the fraudulent Denver vote.
'Forty-four counties give Roosevelt
$4,000 plurality"
The News this morning says:
Returns from throughout the state
last night show that the Democrats
have elected thirteen members of the
State Senate, which. together with the
nine hold-overs, will give them total
Of twenty-five and majority OF nine
in that body The Republicans have
elected five senators, which, with the
eight hold. overs will give them only
thirteen. Complete figures are in for
all the senatorial ticket except from
Las Animas and Pueblo. Republicans.
however. have conceded the election OF
Senator John A. Martin of Pueblo. He
made a close finish, getting in by
eleven votes only. with two precincts
which are Democratic to be heard
from on the official count.
DIR. b. l.. Jefferson of the Thtr-
teenth senatorial district was elected
by a majority of 1857. according to the
official figures from that district last
night. Routt gave him 277 majority.
Summit 13l and Eagle 60. He lost
Grand county by 81 only.
Edward T. Taylor in the Twenty
first district is also safe. He has been
elected by majority of $50. The three
counties making up the district gave
him majorities as follows: Garfield.
%. Eagle 225. Rio Blanco 100"
The Republican this morning says:
Chairman Williams of the Republi-
can county committee has figures to
show that by honest votes of the clt-
zens of Denver the entire Republican
county ticket was elected. Chairman
Farley of the state committee can al
ready tell within a few score votes
just what the plurality of every Repub-
lican candidate. from Lieutenant gov
ernor to the university regents Will be.
Richard Broad, Jr who has been In
charge of the returns on the legislat-
ors. knows almost to a dot the vote or
nearly every candidate in the state.
Mr.. Broad's figures show that the Re
publicans will have AZ of the 90 mem
bers of the next House of Representa-
tiyes. The Senate is assured to tho
Republicans by majority of g.
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COLORADO'S VOTE
ESTIMATES OF BOTH PARTIES
Safe PIuraIities for III the Republican
State Officers Except Governor Pea
body.-LeeisIatur Still in Doubt.

Denver, Nov. I'D. b. Farley,
chairman of the Republican state cen
trail committee. issued the following
statement last night:
THE following puralities are based
upon carefully compiled reports from
nearly every Republican county chair
man in the state, and will vary but
slightly from the official count:
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Sporting Brevities.

Fred Clarke says New York is the
only club entitled to first division
honOrs.
The Haverford College cricket team
defeated an eleven of the Marylebone
Club at Lords, London, England.
Seven thousand persons saw Edge
wood defeat A. J. d. and Anna Lit
tel in a trotting race at Empire City
Park.
Commodore T. L. Parks Mimosa, of
the American Yacht Club, won the
Manhasset Bay Challenge Cup for
th~irty-footers.
Canadian cricketers scored 1872
runs, while the home players had 1872
for three wickets in the international
match Mt Haverford, Pa.
L. r. Scholes, of Toronto, Canada,
beat A. Fl. Cloutte, of the London Row.
ing Club, in the final for the Diamond
Souls at Henley, England.
The Alert, the Una and the Cricket
were the winners of the races for
small boats given by the New York
Yacht Club or Long Island Sound.
Frank Kramer, of East Orange, N. J..
won the two-mile National champion.
ship race for professionals, and the
ive-mile handicap event at the Man.
haitian Beach bicycle meet
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Assisted by CUTICURA
Ointment, the great
Skin Cure, are of
Priceless Value.

For preserving, purifying, and
beautifying the skin, for cleansing
the scalp of crusts, scales, and
dandruff, and the stopping of fall
ing hair, for softenng, whitening,
and soothing red, rough, and sore
hands, for baby rashcs and cha
fings, IN the form of baths for an
noying irritations, alterations, and
nflammations of women, and
many sanativc, ~antiseptic pur-
poses which readily suggest thCm-
selves, as we'll as for all purposes
of the toilet, bath, and nursery,
CUTICURA Soap and CUTI-
U R Ointment arc priceless.
Sold throughout the world. Cuticurs Soap. &s, Otzt-
ment, &c., Resolvent, soc. lin form Of Chocolate COstes
Pills, Sc. per vial Of 60l. Depossi London, q Charte-
house So; Paris, 5 Rue de Is Psix Boston, Isl Colunbus
Ave. Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole ProPnetors
M Send for How 70 Preserve. Purity, and beauftfy.
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The Derivation of Score.

"Score" for twenty came into the
English language about 1900. 1t comes
from the Anglo-Saxon scor, the root
of shear, shire, scar, and means to cut.
To avoid the difficulty of large num-
bers, accounts were kept by cutting
notches in a stick, called a tally, and
after twenty such notches the tally
was cut off, which thus became a
score These were used in England
for keeping the exchequer accounts,
even to the beginning of the nineteenth
century. A cricket score was once
spoken of as so many notches, and
the rind of pork is scored. The WORD
is first used in a poem called 'Tht
Bestiary'' and in Cursor Mundi."
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MEMPHIS CITIZENS ANGRY
Committee of 1000 Will Demand
Resignation of Administration.
Great Mass Meeting a Result of Murder
Of Deputies - Mayor and Police
Blamed For Vicious Conditions.

Memphis, Tenn.-As an aftermath Of
the gambling crusade in this city, in
which Deputy Sheriffs McDermott and
Mitchell lost their lives during their
raid of a peco gambling house in the
Tenderloin district, a monster mass
meeting was held at which addresses
were made by prominent citizens. Res
olutions which ask for the resignation
of Mayor Williams, Vice-Mayor Hen
derson and Chief of Police Mason were
passed. !
Five thousand people crowded tlje
Lyceum Theatre from pit to dome, and
a like number finding themselves I'M
able to gain a~dmittance, assembled in
a body in the public square, in the
heart of the city, where they were aG-
dressed by United States Senator Car
mack and others in a plea to keep
within the bounds of peace.
Speeches were made in which it was
charged that a continued carnival Of
crime had been taking place in Mem
phis and that the present government
had demonstrated that it was incapa-
BILE Of handling the reins Of Justice.
The Committee of Public Safety ap-
pointed a committee of 1000 persons,
which will wait on the Mayor and as
sociateS with the resolutions asking
for their vacation of Office.
Friends of Haggerty, Honan, Hart
ley, Deggs and Keene, the quintet of
gamblers who are alleged to have
been associated with the operation of
the peco game, and who are inpris-
oned in the county Jail charged with
the murder of the Deputy Sheriffs,
became active, and succeeded in Or
ganizing to protect them from any
possible attack from the excited popu-
lace who attended the mass meeting.
With rifles the gamblers friends vol
urteered their services to the Jail, and
a band Of fifty or more patroled the
vicinity.
Sheriff Blackwell early in the day
sent additional protection il the form
Of deputies to the Jail to resist any at
tack. At the Coro1er's inquest over
the bodies of the murdered deputies
the responsibility was fixed on George
Honan, Harry Hartley and George
Keene.
The Rev. Father Murphy conducted
the funeral services of young Nc
DermCtt.
The body of Deputy Sheriff Hous-
ton Mitchell wa9 shipped to his former
home at Shannon, Miss, for interment.
Though not generally known he was
the candidate for Presidential cleo
ton on the Liberty ticket with Lead
er Scott.
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The National Game.

The Manchester IN. H.) Club has
signed the veteran catcher, Billy Mer-
rift.
Harry Gessler, of Brooklyn, is loom
ing up quite prominently as a pinch
hitter.
Catcher Bowerman intends to retire
from baseball at the end of the pres
ent season.
Walter Clarkson's New York salary
is said to be $4,000. Mike Lynch gets
more than that from Pittsburg.
Mclean, the st. Louis catcher, is
beyond all question the tallest fellow
playing baseball in the old league.
Devlin still leads the New Yorks in
batting.
CAMEL is playing fast ball for the
Boston team now.
To date Brooklyn has tried seven sec
ond basemen-Dobbs, Strang, Jordan,
Gessler, Reidy, Jacklitzsch and Ritter.
Brooklyn at least got a good return
for its money when it negotiated for
Lumley. He is likely to be a fixture
on the team for a long time to come.
Seymour is as speedy and graceful
as ever in centre field and covers a
world of ground out there-more than
any other centre fielder in the National
League.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-22
One Bill Missino.

Nearly fifteen years ago a man en-
tered the First National Bank of Den
yer and walked into the office Of David
H. Moffatt, the president of the bank.
He had a bottle in his hand that he
said contained n~itroglycerin, and
threatened to blow up the bank unless
he was given a large sum of money.
Mr.. Moffatt sent for the money and
among the bills was one of $4,000 de-
nomination. Recently the Govern
ment called in all $4,000 bills and the
one given by Mr.. Moffatt is the only
one that has not been presented for
redemption, No trace Of the man who
got the money was wei found.
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Prominel I People,

The Sultan Of Morocco stammers
fearfully, it is said.
Governor and Mrs. Odell returned
to Albany, New York, from st. Louis,
where they have been visiting the
Fair.
Jane Adams, of Hull House fame,
has been selected by the University
of Wisconsin for the honorary degree
of Ii. D.
The Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale
is now an LII. D. of Williams College,
from which his father graduated just
100 years ago.
Secretary Cortelyou is already SEEK
ing advice on the scope and methods
of the Thirteenth Census of the United
States, to be taken in 1910.
The Prince of Wales, through the
death of the Duke of Cambridge. comes
into possession of many leases belong
ing to the Duchy Of Cornwall.
President Roosevelt received fifty
six boys, members of the Young Cru
saders, of Akron, Ohio, who have
gone into camp at Washington, d. C.
Arthur Wing 2inero, the dramatist.
passed his forty-nintI birthday last
month. He keeps himself in play
writing form by means Of outdoor
sports.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-22

Stephanus Johannes Palus Kruger
was born at Colesburg, Cape Colony,
IN Octobe. 10, 1925, his parents being
direct descendants of the original
Dutch settlers in South Africa. He
participated in the Great Trek Of 1884,
which resulted in the foundation of
The Transyaal and the Orange Free
State.
In the year 1877 Kruger was sent to
England is one of the delegates who
1nsuccessfully resisted the annexa-
lion of the Boer domains by the Brit
Ssh, as represented by Theophilus
Shepstone.
In the war that shortly followed
ne distinguished himself. AS one of
the triumvirate elected to administer
The Government in 1881, he signed the
Convention of Pretoria, which was
alter modified in the Convention of Lon
Ion, when Kruger conducted negotia-
ions with Lord Derby personally. He
obtained concessions, the most impor-
ant Of which was the conduct and
control of the T%ransvaal Republics
diplomatic intercourse, limited by the
approval Of Queen Victoria in treat
ses with foreign powers.
In 1888 Kruger was elected by pop
alar vote President of the T~ransvaal,
which office he held four times in sue
.ession until the day that the Presiden-
" Of the Transvaal Republic was de-
.lared a non-existent Office over a non
existent State, and Kruger departed
tor Europe, an exile.
His conduct during the long strug-
gle Of the recent South African war
won for the aged Boer President the
sympathy and admiration of the whole
world, aside from party feelings or
merits of the Boer and British causes.
The personality of the man, simple as
It was in some respects, was in others
strong.
1t has been said Of Kruger that he
vas too clever, too sincere, too stub
born and too witty to be a representa-
live Boer.
The Penn's Grove record., 1904-07-22

Generals X and Kuroki Are Gradually
Closing in Upon Their Foes An
Unconfrmed Report From st. Peters
burg Says Japs Lost 10000 Before
Port Arth III Qualifications
st. Petersburg, Enthusiastically and
cautiously General Oku's army from
the south and General Nodzu's army
from the east are closing in upon Ia
shi-Chao, where General Kuropatkin
is reported to be entrenching. One
hundred and thirty thousand men are
involved in the movement.
Lieutenant-G General Sakharoff reports
that General Kuroki is massing his
troops near the Pkhanlin Pass, and
moving out by both roads upon Hal
Cheng. Heavy pressure from this
quarter would render Tashi-Chao un-
tenable.
All the japanese energies now seem
to be concentrated on TaShi-Chao and
Hai-Cheng. The operations to the
north, which throughout may have
been feints, have been suddenly sus-
pended.
The growing activity of Chinese ban
dts in the Valley of Lao River at this
critical moment means additional en-
barrassment to General Kuropatkin.
The unusually well-informed military
critic of the Russky Viedomosti be-
lieves that General Kuropatkin is de-
lfharof0lu cJ1rraYl o,;pn hie eoy4lo,.,
positions, like that of Kai-Chow, for
the purpose of drawing on the Japan
use into the open country at Or above
Tashi-ChaO, where the Russians will
be able to deploy large forces and to
derive the full advantage from their
superior cavalry. He attributes Cen
eral Oku's advance to the necessity Of
helping General Nodzu. whose divis-
ions are stalled in the Chapan and Da-
lin passes on account of transport diff
icultieS and the stubborn resistance of
General Zaroubaieff, commander OF the
Fourth Siberian Army Corps, whose
forces will have to be cleared out be-
fore a southern advance is made.
The critic thinks that the Japanese
game of strategy is to effect a juno
ture between Nodzu and Oku in order
to force KurOpatkin to the northward,
and if this plan should be successful
TO combine with Kuroki near Lao
Yang.
The General Staff has received a dis
patch from General Sakharoff, report
ing that the Japanese have commenced
to construct field works on the heights
between the railroad line and the road
from Kai-Chow to Tashi-Chao.
Skirmishing occurred between the
advance guards near the village of
Siadian-Tsia. The Japanese retired
when the Russians were reinforced.
General Sakharoff adds that a num-
Der of outpost engagements have oc-
Cured in different directions, with
trifing losses on both sides, but indi-
eating the persistent advance of the
Japanese.
A special dispatch received from
Mukden repeats the story Of a Japan
csc repulse at Port Arthur with the
loss of 10000 men. The dispatch V
News has been received from reli-
able sources that the Japanese Third
Army attacked Port Arthur and was
heavily defeated, an immense number
being killed by Russian mines. The
total loss is about 80, OOO."
1t has developed that the official re-
port, which was at first supposed to
emanate directly from Viceroy Alex
left, was not specifically fathered by
him, but was given out as a report
reaching his headquarters from Jap
Rnese sources"