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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-09-09
Divorced, Then Married Again.

Record time was made by Mrs
Daisy n. Gracey at Little Rock in
severing the matrimonial knot that
bound her to William p. Gracey and
again entering the nupital state De-
sertion was the grounds. Half an
hour after the divorce was granted
by Chancellor Hart the woman was
married to Ernest j. Zeigler. The
couple left at once for Mexico. carry
ing the 5-year-old child of the woman.
whose custody had been awarded TO
her.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-09-09
Provisional Regiment Money.

A telegram was received at the
headquarters Of the state guard from
the war department. stating that the
department would honor requisition
for funds to defray the expenses of the
encampment of the provisional regi-
ment on the worlds fair grounds at
st. Louis September 10 to % Gen
eral Haynes states that he is assured
of enough money to defray the neces-
sary expenses and make the trip
great success
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-09-09
PER CAPITA is sl.1o.
School Fund of $3.50. 1850 Apportioned
on Total Enumeration of 5t7.433.

on Total Enumeration OF 517.433.
The annual apporttonmeHt OF the
school fund was made by State Super
intendent of Public instruction Hine-
mon. September for 1904. as re-
quired by law. The total amount ap-
portioned was $500 1850, and tho
total enumeration of the state was
517,433. giving per capita for each
child of sl1C.
This apportionment compared with
that of 1909 shows an increase in the
school revenue OF S31.175 The in.
crease in scholastic population is IL
625 The per capita in 1903 was s107.
The apportionment is as follows.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-09-09
Took Ballot Box from Judges.

A special from Ola says:
The ballot-box in Wilson township
was taken from the election judges by
two men while they were on their
way to VIM. Berry's house to spend
the night. They kept the box all
night and returned it to the judges.
It was decided by the judges to turn
the box over to the county election
commissioners at Danville without
counting the ballot This has been
done
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1904-09-09
DR.. [|GHILE CONVICTED
Another Chapter of Famous Alleged
Insurance Fraud.
AlltGt0 CRIME WAS VIOLATING GRAYt

Searcy Physician Must Pay Fine
of $1,000 and Serve Six Months in
White County Jail.-Case Appealed
TO Circuit Court.-Confesson of
Gregory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
PREY OF THE CONSULS
Shameful Abuse of Native WO-
men by White Men in
Liberia.

Washington. April Exchanges. Of
gross immortality on the part of con-
sular officials located in Liberia were
made by Miss \. y. Klein, one of the
speakers at tOday'S session of the Flor
cnce CrittCnien mission. in a talk on
preventive and Rescue Work for Girls
in Africa" Miss Klein has been i'm Ii
IBERIA as a missionary of the Lutheran
church. stationed at MUienburg. thir-
ty-fiVe miles from the capital, but
almost infinitely removed. she eE-
nl,ined from the civilization of that
city she said foreign cOnsuls. when
on their way to the interior on bust
ness. frequently stopped at her mission
station. where, she said. they would
speak lightly of their licentioUs eT-
cesseS. Native women. she said, We're
regarded by these cOnsuls as legitimate
prey. Criminal assault was common
and in many cases unconcealed. Miss
Klein declared the natives. at least in
the vicinity where she was stationed
uphold a high standard of morals.
Adultery is punished by stoniug 10
death. and the natives live closely ac-
cording TO the Mosaic laws The con-
ditions she described. she said, had
greatly impeded the work Of the mis-
sionaries. Miss Klein specifically eN-
er7pted the Rev. Mr.. Lyons the United
States consul ct Nonrovia. the CAPT
tai from the charges made against
the other consular officials. and paid
a high tribute to him.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
WOULD AFFECT MARKET
French Bankers Do Not Want
Canal Money Dumped
All at Once.

Paris. April 2S-Some Of the most
important details of the payment Of
the 10000. 900 TO the Panama Canal
company for the canal concession are
still open. This is due to the desire
to effect the payment without CaUs-
ing a disturbance Of the French mar
ket. Some of the leading financial
institutions, including the BanQue de
France, which is government insti-
tuition. represent that the sudden
dumping of S4O,000.0O0 on the French
market might cause a disturbance.
Therefore it has been considered dd-
visable to make the payment. so far
as possible. by trade bank balances.
thus avoiding the shipment of so. 000.-
900 in coin. As J. ?. Morgan is here
he was consulted as to how the plan
could be carried out. and IL was at
first expected that ne would under
take the transaction Now, however.
it is probable that others will carry
out the plan.
When the correspondent OF the As
ISOLATED Press saw Mr. Morgan today
he said the plan had not yet assumed
sufficient definiteneSs to permit him to
speak
W. A. Day and Charles Russell. rep
resenting the United States attorney
general, also declined to discuss the
subject. but IL is known that the
contamination of the payment hinges
on how to make it without disturbing
the financial market.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
AsCENDEp TIE YALu.-
japanese Side of the Recently Re
ported Skirmishes.

Toxic. April IS G p. m.)-The Jap
aneSe gunboat Maya, accompanied by
several torpedo boats. entered and as
Cended the Yalu river on Monday.
April 25. and fought a series of small
engagements with the Russian land
forces on Monday and Tuesday. Ad-
mirRl HOsoya. who is in command of
the third squadron. has sent IN a re-
port of his operations, in which he
says:
Our detachment reached the Yalu
on Monday. While going up the stream,
the enemy's field guns opened against
us without effect. We discovered a
force Of the enemy on an island in
mid-stream We fired upon them,
whereupOn they fed.
ION Tuesday the enemy's cavalry,
one hundred strong, attacked US. Our
launch and our torpedo boat. number
81. replied to their fire and the enemy
fed into the mountains, leaving sew
eraI wounded behind them.
AT D O'Clock Tuesday afternoon the
enemy opened fire on us from Antsus-
han. We replied and silenced them af-
ter half an hour. There was no casu-
atty on our side
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
HEREROS ARE BAD CUSTOMERS
Germans Are Not Having Picnic in Southwest Africa
Will Wait for ReinfOrcements Before Again
Attacking.

A semi official publication says the
authorities here do not expect further
enga gements with the Hereros until
the German forces see the opportunity
of striking a decisive blow.
The Cologne Zeitung printed today
a Berlin dispatch, evidently inspired,
and designed 70 defend the government
against the charge of lack of energy
in suppressing the rebellion. The NOs-
sische ZeitUng says Emperor William
has expressed open dissatisfaction with
the management of affairs in South
west Africa.
The TageHsche Rundschau prints d
letter from Southwest Africa. appar-
entity written by one of Colonel Duerr's
officers, describing the annoyance to
which the officers and men are sub
jected. Upon landing at SwakOpmund
the local customs official insisted on
a minute examination of their bag
gage and supplies. and collected duties
on the officers sporting rifles, wine, CT
gars, etc. This examination delayed
| the departure of the column for the
| front. and many of the privates had
to leave without their baggage be-
cause the railroad authorities wanted
space to carry private goods which
/ paid freight. The army supplies left
] at Swakopmund were stored in sheds,
( from which large quantities were
3 stolen.
/ The correspondent adds that all the
worries had a depressing effect on
! Colonel Duerr. who suffered from a
weak heart before he left Germany,
and his physician had to order his inn
4 mediate feturn home.
Political circles assert that the OBJ
: ject Of Emperor William in ordering
/ Chancellor Won BuelOw 10 Karlsruhe
was to confer with him on the Afri-
/ can situation. The chancellor takes
/ with him an elaborate review Of the
military situation. drawn up by the
! general staff, which has been busy
comforting for several days with the
/ colonial Office.
/ 1t is expected that the emperor viii
! reach a speedy decision. and order
/ large reinforcenents to Africa.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
WOULD NOT SURRENDER.
About 200 Japs Preferred to Co Down
With Their Ship

St. Petersburg, April 2S.-5:50 p. M
The satisfaction Of the people of St.
Petersburg at the exploits Of the Vladi-
vostok squadron is tempered with adj
miration for the bravery of japanese
soldiers who were on board the sunken
transport Kinshiu Maru. and who pre-
ferred to drown rather than surrender
Rear Admiral YesZen's full report
says that 200 men went down with the
ship.
The admiralty admits that the men
acted heroically. but holds that Ad-
miral Yeszen had no other alternative
than to sink the transport. since re
could not spare a prize crew or ham
per his swift squadron with a slower
steamer Il is pointed out that the
officers on board the Kinshiu NarU
appre ciated, the situation by accepting
Imprisonment rather than death.
In the case Of the smaller japanese
transports and the torpedo boats at
Wonsan, the crew were sent ashore be-
cause there was no accommodations for
them on the torpedo boats.
The crew Of the japanese steamer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
STRIKE OF SAN FRANCISCO CARMEN
NOW SEEMS ALMOST A CERTAINTY

ty days. He says that under this ar
rangement the company would be
forced TO discharge all men not &C
Ceptable to the union
Mr. Holland. in concluding. says:
We earnestly desire a contract with
the union and we ask ii to sign, before
May l. the amende dpropOsal as sub
mitted by us If the men on the cars
strike now and leave the employment
of the company they will discharge
themselves and will have no furtner
right. interest or privilege in the bust
ness of the company. and should they
make any effort to prevent the proper
movement of our cars. it will be Illegal
and unwaTranted. and we believe II
will not be permitted by the authorl-
ties or approved by the public
The executive committee of the union
considered the statement Of the COM
Pany tonight and viii prepare brleI
reply. The members of the union will
probably be called 10 vote tomorrow or
Saturday on the question Of striking.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29

san Francisco. April 2S.-As the day
approaches for the expiration Of the
agreement between the united railways
and the Garments union the hope of d
strike being averted is dwindling away.
Late today Arthur Holland, president
of the United Railways, issued state
ment in reply to a request for further
consideration of the demands made by
the men. The statement says:
After earnest consideration the
board of directors directs me to state
that the final agreement submitted to
You April p included every concession
this company can make and retain the
control of its business and enable it
TO perform it's duties to the public"
After repeating the assertion that the
company would not discriminate
against union men. Mr.. Holland en-
tiers into the question Of the right to
hire it's own employees, and dwells on
the demand of the men that all en-
Dloyes must join the union within six
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
NE MBERS LIKE
OLD UNCLE JOE
Speaker Cannon the Recipient
of Words of Praise,
LAST DAY OF THE SESSION
FINAL SPEECHES WE'RE MINUS
THE USUAL INVECTIVE,

IIAsHINGTON. April 2S.-The clos
w ing today Of the second session
Of the house OF the Fifty-eighth
congress was made notable by the
demonstration which was evoked by n
resolution offered by Mr.. Williams. the
minority leader. testifying 10 the cOur-
tesy and impartial manner I'm which
Speaker Cannon had presided over the
house. The resolution was not of the
perfunctory kind. but was expressive OF
the kind feeling which men In the
house Of all parties entertained toward
him. In a graceful speech the speaker
declared his appreciation Of the reso-
luton.
Many. conference reports were agreed
to on bills which had been in dispute
between the two houses The only de
bate of any Importance was on the bin
providing for the restoration 20 the
naval academy of three cadets who
had been dismissed for haZing, the
house voting overwhelmingly against
the bill.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
ROOSEVELT WILL GIVE
CRUM ANOTHER CHANGE

4 Washington. April 28-President
= Roosevelt today directed the re- I
= appointment of w. d. CrUm q : col I
y leCUOT of customs at Charleston, :
= 5. c. The president has received
y positive assurance that the senate 4
= Will take up Crum's case immedi- (
= ately on reconveuing next session :
= and that it viii be disposed of
= finally. Until he is confirmed (
= Crum cannot draw any salary. but (
= il is said that his friends have ar
y ranged to see that ne is provided I
y with ample funds. Should he be "
y confirmed the government, OF "
y course. will pay him the back sal (
y airy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
MONDElL INDIAN RESERVATION
BILL BEATEN IN LOWER HOUSE

the secretary of the interior, who has
constantly hampered and delayed the
efforts to open this and other IN
dian reservations. He enlisted the aid
of Democratic members of the Indian
committee in this instance and by hll-
clustering methods action on the bill
was prevented at last nights session.
At today's session a motion of Mon
dell who was i'm charge of the bin, TO
adopt the previous question on
the passage Of the bill was lost on roll
call the Democrats generally voting
against the proposition. While this ac-
tion delays the passage Of the Dill. II
will not materially delay the opening
of the reservation, the date for open
ing being June l. 1905. the passage OF
the bill early in the next session be-
ing regarded as certain.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
WORK WILL BEGIN as
SOON AS POSSIBLE
CspcciaI to The Heraid)

Washington April Ex-senator
Kearns today, on request Of a large
number Of petitioners. urged the treas
ury department to take early action
and commence construction as soon as
possible Of the pubic building at Og-
den. He was informed that the super
vlsinc architect has in preparation
pans for about 100 public buildings
ahead of ogden. Promise was made,
however. that work would be pushed
as rapidly as possible and it rs eX-
pected bids viii be called for the cree
ton OF the ogden building in October.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
EPIDEMIC OF MEASLES
AMONG THE ESKIM0S

Winnipeg, Man, April 2S.-All the
Iskimos living i'm the Mackenzie basin
except ten families have been killed by
the ravages Of measles, says the Daw-
SON News. Before the epidemic there
were forty or fifty families. with a
total Of $50 TO 200 or more persons. The
great ravages of the disease and the
awful results are told by Bishop Brey-
mai. who has just returned to Dawson
Coy long and tedious Journeying from
the south of Mackenzie.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
MISSISSIPPI FLOOD
DANGER ABOUT OVER

ST. Louis. April 2S.-Flood conditions
along the Mississippi and north are
improving. The break i'm the levee
above Venice has spread the water
over a large area and FemOved The
danger of the flood forcing the en-
bankments protecting valuable prop
erty in that vicinity.
Below East ST. Louis there is a break
in the ConlogUe road. and the little
town Of Rush city is nearly inundated.
The residents were forced TO desert
their homes. the water in places hav-
ing reached a depth of six feey.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
MOTHER JONES CALLED BACK EAST
BY PRESIDENT JOHN MITCHELL

did not wait TO see what Mother Jones
had TO say about complying with the or
der being afraid Of carrying smallpoN
back to his home When the message
became known here and at Price il was
taken TO indicate that the strike Of the
coal miners in district 10 is to be declared
off Inquiry among the local leaders to-
night fails to elicit any Information as
to the departure of Mother Jones. Inc
county Officials are most willing that she
should leave as IL Is 10 her they attribute
all OF the troubles here since her coming
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
lsneclal to IL Heraldl

Washington, April 2S.-The Wyoming
delegation i'm congress is somewhat
disappointed at the defeat in the house
at the last moment in session of mo-
ton to concur in the senate amend
ments to the bill to open part of the
Shoshone indian reservation, thus de-
laying final passage of the bill until
the fan session of congress. The
amendments adopted in the senate re-
lated to the amount Of money to be
expended for the benefit of the Indians
I'm purchase of chatteis and in building
irrigation works. with a further
amendment that the bill should go IN
to effect without waiting for its rati-
fcation by the indians.
Opposition to the measure came from
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
JAPANESE OFFICER OUTSPOKEN
AGAINST THE UNITED STATES

Lao Yang. April 2S.-Maior Togo Tat
zozero a member of the general staff Of
the Japanese army, VINO is n prisoner
here having been CAPTURED at Win. where
ne had lived since January last, said TO
the Associated Press today
The Russians viii ne driven as far as
EIikaL Further than thaL We do not
wish to 90. but We viii return TO Man
churia and open il to the trade of tho
world.
Our people are certain that they can
beat the Russians but 1 think we began
hOStilitiCS fifty years too soon @ are
not prepared for such serious war
Japan wishes. above everything else.
To command the sea. and she VIII then be
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
GENERAL 0STERHAUS
WILL BE WELCOMED

washington. April 2s.-General p. ].
Osterhaus, the Prussian veteran of
civil war fame. who reached New York
from Europe yesterday and who is 10
be entertained by his friends and for
mer comrades in arms in Washington,
arrived here tonight. Elaborate plaus
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
PASSED INTO HISTORY.
End Of the Second Session of the Fiji
ty-eighth Congress.


ty-eighth Congress.
Washington. April 2S-The house re
sumed its session at 10 o'clock. il still
being the legislative day Of TUESDAY
Although it was admittedly the last
day Of the session. the usual crowds
which thrOng the galleries upon such
occasions were noticeably absent
The house at once got down to bust
ness and agreed TO a number Of confer
ence reports on bills of minor impor-
tance.
The conference report on the bill es-
tabliShing a government for the Pan
anna canal zone likewise was agreed to-
AIr. MondeI CWyO) called up the
bin to ratify ard amend the agreement
with the Shoshone and Wind River In
dams of Wyoming. which was under
consideration when the house took a
recess last night
Mr.. Fitzgerald q. " continued his
opposition and secured a roll call on
the passage Of the bill.
Adjournment Resolution
Mr.. Payne N. y. the majority
leader. by unanimous consent inter
rupted the roll call and offered a resO-
luton providing for adjournment at 2
o'clock today. Loud Republican ap-
plause greeted the announcement.
Mr. Williams (MissD, the minority
/ leader. remarked that while the Demo-
Gratis possibly would feel very glad to
get back to their homes. they would
| regret for a Ions time the non-action
| Of the majority of. the house, that he
] Confirmed PAGE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
DATE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED
Neither Known How Many of the Senate Committee
Will Come to Salt Lake to Continue the Smoot
Investigation.

of the session" he said. land hen L
will consult with members of the COM
mittee and decide upon the date and
ascertain who viii attend the meetings
in salt Lake CITY. The entire COM
mittee is authorized to 90, or any part
of il may act as a sub-committ@e and
continue the investigation"
Chairman Burrows declined to dis
cuss the probable scope of ihe inVes-
tigation 10 be made in Utah beyond
stating that in a general way Ii Tould
be on the lines already followed.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
GOVERNMENT BRIDGE
IN DANGER FROM FLOOD

Portland. Ore. April 2S.-Thc Oregonian
g. iu receipt Of advices from official
sources Go the effect that the government
bridge across the Tonsua river IN
4 Alaska. on the "all America" trail from
INdidCZ 90 Eagle City. is in great danger
frUm flood waters. I An immediate ap-
ffODriatiOn 10 save the bridge and its ap-
breaches has been asked for. Should the
bridge. which is owned by the govern
Inent, he washed out traffic would Dc
obstruCted for several months and the
various stations along the government
trail would be shut off from supplies OF
food and other necessities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
WILL COME UP TO-DAY.

! INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. April IS.-GeOrge
! W. Purcell. member OF the nation 4
) al executive board Of the United 4
! Mine Workers. when asked n il was 4
) true that the strike in district Is had I
: been declared off stated that the I
! matterf had not been mentioned dur 4
: ing the session OF the beard. but I
! would be given consideration some I
= time tomorrow
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
MEN WERE AT LUNCH.
Terrific Explosion at Steel Works in
Pueblo.

Pueblo. April 2&-Au explosion today N
the dipping department Of the Wire mill
at the steel works Of che Colorado Fuel
&c Iron company blew section Of he root
fifty feet square. high into the air. Con-
siderable damage was done as Une roo
caught fire after descending. ana K re-
quired nard work to Keep the entire min
from burning. The mon were ~ their
lunch at the time. which fact probably
accounts for their being saved from death
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29

for the distinguished guests entertain
ment while here have been made
which Will include a reception and ban
qUet by the WhippOOrwills tomorrow
night. at which win be present several
persons who followed the fortunes Of
war under General Osterhaus. includ-
ing General Warner. General GrOsve-
nor and Assistant Secretary Oliver Ct
the war department. Another banquet
viii be given 20 General Osterhaus on
Saturday night. He Will be received
by President Roosevelt tomorrow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29
COLLIER AGROUND.

Washington, April 2S--The com
mandant Of the navy yard at Key
West telegraphed to the navy depart
ment today that the collier Caesar IS
grounded on LOggerhead buoy, Tortu-
gas group The tug ATaSSassOit has
been sent from Key West to her assist
ance, and Admiral Barker has been di-
rected to send another boat to aid her.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-29

free from fear of invasion and loss OF ter
ritory. With the complete destruction OF
the Russian fleet we believe the war viii
end.
"iRpan's alliance with Great Britain
was a stupid act and it viii De of no serv-
ice to MS
we know perfectly we'll that the Amer
leans We're never uur friends. because IN
the far east they were ALWAYS our OPP
pouegts. We are afraid that if Japan is
victorious the British and tho Americans
only will benefit. IL would he foolish for
Japan to ally herself with the United
States. because the Americans do not in
tend To help us. but rather wish 10 eN-
plot us