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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
Had Fire tn scrnmtn..

Scranton, Pa., March 25-1:30 a. m.-- Fire broke out in a livery stable in Jer- myn, fifteen miles north of here, to- night has destroyed six buildings in the business section of that town, and at this hour is still raging freely. The loss at this writing is estimated at $60,- nfn
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
GERMAN SHIPS NOT SOLD.
Denial That Vessels Have Boon Sold to
 Knssin.

Hamburg, March 24.-The Boersen- halle denies all reports of the sale of German liners to Russia. It says that different sales are reported daily, and that all such stories are equally groundless. Among the vessels men tioned by the Boersenhalle are the Furst Bismarck, the Columbia, the Lahn, the Trave and the Kaiser Fried rich.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
w.,l Adop, Tu. b,ne Engines.

London, March 24.--It was officially confirmed to-day that the directors of the Cunard line had decided to adopt turbine engines for the new steamers to be built under agreement with the Brit fish government.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
FIRE LOSSES IN UNITED STATES.
President Asked to Cause Inquiry to be
 Made

Washington, March 24.-The president was asked to-day to direct that an in- quiry be made by the appropriate de- partment of the national government into the destruction wrought by fire in the United States.
 The object is to have the government undertake certain statistical and scien- tific work in connection with fire losses which shall form a correct basis for in- dividual action and restrictive state and local legislation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
Pingue Spreading.

Johannesburg, March 24.--The bubo- nic plague is spreading. There are now sixty mine suspected cases among the colored population and nine among the whites. The deaths resulting from the plague up to date are fifty-five-five whites and fifty natives.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
SILVER BOARD REELECTED
OPPOSITION SHAREHOLDERS
 REFRAIN FROM VOTING.


 spoke Against the O:d Dirsctors- Meeting Behind Closed Doors-suit
 Brought Against the Company to Re- strain the Voting of Certain stock.
 New York, March 24.-At a meeting of the International Silver company, held to-day in the office of John J. Treacey, No 15 Exchange place. Jersey City, the old board of directors were reelected. Out of the 65.O0O shares represented at the meeting, 42,O0 shares were voted in favor of the reelection of the old board.
 There was no other ticket offered, but the opposition to the old board refrain ed from voting, with the idea, it is said, that there would not be sufficient shares voted to constitute an election. There was considerable discussion, and the meeting lasted one hour and three quarters. It is said that New Eng land stockholder named Hart was rep resented by lawyer who spoke in op- position to the old board.
 The meeting was held behind closed doors, and very little information was given out. It was announced that a statement had been mailed to stock holders when notice of to-day's meet ing was sent them. The net earnings of the company last year are said to have amounted to nerly one million dol lars, the largest in it's history. The earnings for 1902 were sSS1, ,000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
KAISER,S ASSURANCE.

Thinks Americans Would Pay Any
 Price Co Sleep in His Cabins.
 London, March 25.--The Daily Mails Naples correspondent says that on leaving the steamship Koenig Albert, Emperor William asked whether his state cabins would be left as he occu- pied them. On the captain answering his question in the negative, Emperor William said:
 "Oh, that is great mistake. I am sure lots of Americans would pay any sum to live in the cabins occupied by me"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
SOHLEY,S OPINION.
Depreoates Navy Men Going Into Ma.
 tional Politics.

Richmond, Va, March 24.-When askedabout the report as to his can- didacy for the presidential nomination on the democratic ticket Admiral Win field $. Schley replied that he thought it would be mistake for a navy man to get into national politics.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
Prominent Yach,sman Dead.

New York, March 24.-News has been received here of the death from pneu- monia, at Aiken s. O., to-day, of Au- gustus Cass Garfield, a prominent yachtsman of this city. MT. Canfield was a grandson of General Louis Cass, secretary of war under Andrew Jack son.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
JAPAN,S TREASON TRIAL.
Com mfttee Begins Investigation of Charge Against M ember of Parltament

Tokio, March 24.-The house commit tee. which is Investigating the charge that Teisuke Akiyama, member of parliament, was in the pay of the Rus sians, met to-day, privately questioned a number of witnesses, and examined other evidence submitted. The police furnish part of the evidence. According to report, another member of parlia- ment is implicated with Akiyama. It is expected that the house will discuss the whole matter tomorrow, when the com mittee has reported it's findings.
 The war tax measures were discussed in committee to-day, and it is likely that report on the subject will be sub mitted tomorrow. The public was ex- cluded from the committees delibera- tions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
YALE-PRINCETON DEBATE.
Tiger Team Announced forsshe Fore,s-
 ste Battle Ts-aicht

Princeton, N. J, March 24.-Professor H. F. Covington announced to-day the debaters who will meet Yale tomorrow night, as follows: Arthur F. Scott, 1904; George S. Hornblower, 1904, and Thon- as R. Good, P. G.
 The subject is: Resolved, That the United States government was war ranted in the recognition of the republic of Panama
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
JERoME,s GAMBLING BILL.
New York A..emb1y Committee to Give
 Ita Final Hearing.

Albany. N. T.. March 24.-The assem- bly codes committee came near killing the Bowling witness bill. directed against gamblers. this afternoon. but finally left it slender chance of life.
 The codes committee voted against the Bowling bill. but it was at last decided to give further hearing on the bill next Wednesday.
 The decision was made after a long and bitter controversy, in which insin- nations of sinister influence at work were freely passed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
Governor cammin.' Illness Serious.

Des Moines, Ia., March Ex-Governor Cummins is suffering from a severe at tack of pneumonia. The disease reach ed critical stage to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
0UINNIPIACK CLUE ADDITION,
Contract Awarded Last Night 10 David
 H. Clark.

The Quinnipiack club, which some time ago decided to build a considerable ad- dition to it's already handsome quar- ters at 9S6 Chapel street, last night awarded the contract to David H. Clark. The addition is to be made in the rear and will make the club one of the best equipped in New England'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-25
egafe Many Thousands.

Racine, Wis, March 24.-A storm which is said to have swept over all of southeastern Wisconsin has cut Racine off from all communication to the west All the Wisconsin telephone wires are cut out of service, as we'll as the tele- graph wires of the Milwaukee road. The high wind here was accompanied by heavy rain. The sewers soon be- came clogged and many cellars were filled. The fires engines of the local department were called out to save some of the stocks of the business houses stored in cellars.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-10

A basket dinner will be held at
Miami station the fourth Sum
day in June.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-10
PRICE BAKING poWpER co.
CHICAGO

his prisoner he was shown to the
waiting-room for negroes. He
paid first class fare, but was told
he must ride in the Jim Crow
cars. The agent told the sheriff
if he wanted to ride with his
prisoner he would have to ride
in the negro car. The distance
to be travelled was 400 miles and
the sheriff was compelled to ride
all the way with the colored
travellers and now he threatens
to sue the company.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-10
MACON.

The remains of Rufus Warren.
a former resident of Macon, were
brought from st. Louis, where
he died, to Macon Wednesday for
interment.
AS usual, decoration day in
Macon attracted a large crowd.
The graves of the dead, whether
of soldiers or civilians, were the
recipients of floral offerings.
Marshal Grantges recovered a
valuable horse stolen from DR..
Milan's pasture, near Macon,
Thursday night. The horse was
found south of Hammack's mill
Sunday where it had been turn
ed loose by the party who stole
it, supposedly tramp who left
the neighborhood at the same
Clm6 Oh the morse.
Captain Ben Eli Guthrie of
Macon, whom many of our
readers know as an able attor-
ney, loyal 70 his church and an
all-round good fellow, was a
delegate to convention of the
the c. P. church at Dallas, Tex,
not long since. Roasting ears
are ripe down in that country, a
dish Brother Guthrie is very fond
of. After having requested the
waiter several times to bring him
two or three more of those roast
ing ears, the waiter concluded
that he was horse and suggest
ed that he take his meals here
after in a livery stable.
Sheriff Gilstrap of Macon
county has a grievance agains,
the Southern Railway Co. MOI
long since the sheriff went to
Bristol, Tenn, to get Ezekiel
Gaines, a colored man, charged
with wife murder. When the
| sheriff went to the depot with
Chariton courier., 1904-06-10

his hand against, a rip saw in
the Way foundry in Chillicothe
Thursday and had three fingers
and a thumb badly mangled.
The cash drawer of the Wa
bash depot in Chilhcothe was
robbed early Saturday morning
of $50 while the agent was up
town getting lunch. No clue
to the robber.
Judge Boehner of the Living
ston county court don't want it
said that he went out of office
and never married a couple. He
covets the honor of tying one
knot and advertises to do the
job free of cost.
Miniza Bell, a colored woman
of Braymer, has brought suit in
the circuit court at Chillicothe
for $4,000 damages against Drs.
Campbell of st. Joe and Tracy of
Chillicothe, whom she charges
with malpractice.
An army Of ants invaded a
schoolhouse in North Jackson
township Thursday in such num-
bers as to drive the teacher out
of doors to hold school. In a
few hours they settled in their
home under the doorsteps. Then
studies were resumed in the
schoolhouse.
MARRIAGES.
Lou Scott and Miss Pearl Run
ion, both of Meadville.
Frank Willard and Miss Mary
Carr, both uf Chillicothe.
Chris Seifert and Miss Anna
Dunnegan, both of Mooresville.
Walter H. Welden and Miss
Maud G.. Wilson, both of Breck-
enridge.
VIM. H. Morrison of Wheeling
and Miss Frances A. Sidebot-
| tom of Meadville.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-10
LINN

The $4,000 damage suit of
Fred Groetecke of Brookfield
was compromised last week, the
plaintiff receiving 81, $50. Groet.
ecke had an eye put out while
working in the Santa Fe shops
in Colorado.
j. Whiteman, postmaster at
Marceline, and a former resident
of Keytesville, died Thursday
night after a brief illness of
gastritis, aged So years. Mr..
Whiteman was a former partner
of w. D. Vaughan, Keytesville's
hardware merchant. He leaves
a wife and two children.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Robinson and their little daugh-
ter of Brookfield were returning
home from a social Thursday
night, the horse became fright
ened and threw the occupants of
the buggy to the sidewalk. Mrs.
Robinson was considerably
bruised about the face by her
fall, but the others escaped in.
jury.
| Sunday evening Ed Arnold,
who lives near Browning, while
brooding over family troubles,
attempted to end his existence
by taking carbolic acid. He
swallowed small quality of the
Chariton courier., 1904-06-10
LIVINGSTON.

A new rural free delivery mail
route has recently been estab-
lished out of Mooresville.
The Livingston county Bap-
tist convention was held in Chula
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Decoration day was largely
attended in Chillicothe. Graves
of soldiers and many civilians
were decorated.
Mrs. Fred Meinershagen OF
Chillicothe fell down a flight OF
steps at her barn Saturday and
received severe injuries to her
face and head.
At the Socialist convention
held in Sedalia last week w. L.
Garner, Chillicothe architect,
received the nomination fol-
Acknowledgements.
State veterinarian, DR.. Lucky
of Columbia, was in Chillicothe
Thursday where he found a mule
in the last stage of CHAMBERS
He ordered it killed,
John Sprague accidentally rar
Chariton courier., 1904-06-10
RANDOLPH.

Nelson Bohanna, negro from
Alabama, was sentenced to 80
days in Jail at Moberly Wednes-
day for carrying concealed
weapons.
Russell Weddle of Moberly, an
employe of the Wabash machine
shops, had the misfortune to get
the end of his left thumb cut off
while at work Tuesday.
N. C. Cunningham sold his
farm, five miles northeast o
Huntsville, and left with his fam.
lily last week for Saratoga, CAL,
where he will engage in fruit
growing.
Engineer John Davis of Mo-
berly met with a painful accident
Friday morning. While chop.
ping wood the ak caught in a
clothesline and in falling struck
him just over the right eye, cut
ting quite cash.
The question of a $1,000 loan
to build a new school building at
Clifton Hill was voted on again
Wednesday by the voters of that
township, the previous election
having been declared illegal.
The proposition carried by vote
of 81 to 33.
ODE Truesdale of near Clark
was the victim of a peculiar ac-
cident while out hunting several
days ago. Truesdale shot at a
squirrel with a 22-caibre rifle,
the bali struck a limb and re-
bounded, striking him on the
point of the breastbone. The
wound was not serious.
| The Moberly Democrat says
that c. F. Brown, an employe OF
the Central Coal & Coke Co. at
Excello, was operated on at the
hospital Thursday by DIR. Clapp.
Mr.. Brown had his leg ampu-
tated sometime ago and the
member healed improperly. A
new incislon was made Thursday,
the congested tissues removed.
and it is expected Mr.. Brown will
now soon be able to be out again
The police raided an east side
joint in Moberly several nights
ago and two young men, one oi
them prominent in business cir.
cles, were caught in the net. II
is even said that the young busi-
ness man offered the chief "any.
thing within reason" if the mat.
ter was "hushed." The chief, il
is said, refused his offer, but ir
the bigness of his heart told the
lyoung man to "go and sin nc
more"
| The Moberly Democrat of last
week says: The originators oi
the Pleasant Hill Rat Killing
club are A. o. Gooding and
Robert Hunt. They organized the
club after Mr.. Gooding had lost
about 80 fine chickens, which
were killed by the rodents. The
club recently killed 100 rats on
| the farm of Tom Gooding, near
; Cairo. They have killed zoe
Chariton courier., 1904-06-10
SALINE.

SALINE.
A basket dinner will be held at
Miami station the fourth Sun.
day in June.
Mrs. Alice Newell, wife of
Whipple s. Newell of Marshall,
aged 81 years, died Sunday at
her home in that city.
An interesting game of base
ball was played at Marshall
Tuesday between the county and
city officials. The county won
by a score of % to %.
Lloyd, the 8-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Fl. Gardner of
Marshall, died Tuesday. The
little fellow had typhoid fever
and had been i'll for more than q
week.
Jno. T. Nicholas of Nelson and
o. F. Liggett of Gillian were
adjudged insane by the county
court at a special session at Mar.
shall Friday. Both were taken
to st. Joseph.
Mrs. Julia Cunningham, aged
66 years, died at her home, near
Ridge Prairie, Monday after an
illness of one year with that
dread disease, consumption. She
leaves nine children, six boys
and three girls.
The body of Frank Stoots, who
WAS drowned May 16while work.
ing on the riprap works in the
Missouri river, near Sibley bridge,
was found floating a short dis.
tance below the scene of the ac-
dent one day last week.
Perhaps the largest catfish
every caught in the river ut
Waverly, says the Watchman,
was the one caught Tuesday by
Jas. Helliker and Jeff Stiles.
They have it tied in the river and
are negotiating with worlds fair
officials in regard to adding it to
Missouri's fish exhibit. It is es-
timated to weigh 100 pounds or
more.
Your Uncle Sans postmaster,
deputies and rough rural route
riders from Marshall had the au-
dacity last week to challenge
the editors, printers and their
devils of this city to meet them
at baseball with bats on the col.
lege green. Well, you can guess
the consequences. They were
not in it from start to finish. The
score ran up so high our rooters
lost count. They don't like to
talk about the game now. Next
time they will tackle something
easy-the city or county officials
for instance.-Saline Citizen.
MARRIAGES.
M. G. Gelwicks and Miss Ger.
trude Yerger, both of Miami.
Parker Payne and Miss Robie
M. Heuton, both of Marshall.
This young couple was married
February II, but the marriage
was not made public until last
week.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-10
BORDER COUNTY NOTES.
HOWARD.
FRIDAY, JUNE 10. 1904

u. s. Hall of Prairie Hill has
accepted the presidency of
Pritchett college at Glasgow.
Wn. Crews died at the resi-
dence of his parents, near Ash
land, Tuesday, aged 36 years.
Decoration day was observed
by the citizens of Fayette and
vicinity with appropriate exer-
cises.
James Pyle of near Armstrong
sold the clip from 19 sheep last
week that averaged II pounds to
the clip.
J. T. Alvin and H. c.. Taylor
of Armstrong returned from New
Mexico last week with a ship
ment of 1,500 sheep.
Rosa, the 15-year-old daugh-
ter of Richard Metcalf, died at
the home of her parents in
Roanoke Tuesday.
"Uncle'' Finley Wallace, for
merly of Salisbury, now living
on his farm, near Armstrong,
has been quite sick for sometime,
but is reported as improving.
Saturday afternoon the horse
May Medley was driving in
Armstrong became frightened
at carriage and ran
away, overturned the buggy and
threw the driver out and sprain-
ed his ankle. The buggy was
badly damaged.
Boyd Norris of Fayette was
severely injured Friday evening
by falling into showcase and
cutting his right hand. He re-
turned to the store after the
lights were out, and in hunting
for his hat stumbled and fell,
with the result named.
! Last week Bob Burrus and
Will and Henderson Bentley, all
colored, were found guilty OF
taking horses from the court
yard hitchrack in Fayette and
riding them into the country and
turning them loose. Bob Burrus
pleaded guilty and.was given sc
days in Jail; Will Bentley stood
trial, was found guilty and was
given six months in Jail. Hen.
derson Bentley was given Il
days in Jail. He was let off east
| ly on account of his father hav.
ing given him a good whipping
4
!. At a mass meeting of Howard
county Democrats, held in Fay
cite last week, the Reed forces
were in control and elected near.
ly all the delegates to the sever
al states conventions, except the
convention at Jefferson City, the
delegates to which are Folk men
and were selected sometim,
since. The Reed men, who were
opposed to primary elections 1
few months ago, voted for it OF
this occasion for the purpose o
expressing a choice of candidate
for minor state officers.
Chariton courier., 1904-06-10

acid but only enough to burn his
lips and throat. The drug was
in a diluted form and not in suf.
ficient quantity to produce fatal
results.
Joe Herman of Bucklin hap
pened to quite a painful acci-
dent while out fishing, near that
place, Tuesday. He stepped on
a fish hook lying on the ground,
and one of his companions jerk
ed the pole to which the hook
was attached. The hook ran
almost through his foot and was
taken out at the top by 4 physi.
clan. The wound was quite
severe, but no serious results
are apprehended.
Marvin c. Cooley, a typo on
the Bucklin Herald, had his
right foot badly mashed by
Burlington train Tuesday night.
About 1O:30 that night as Oscar
Brownlee was going home he
found Cooley staggering toward
his home. Cooley said his knee
was hurt, and as the night was
dark Brownlee thought he had
sprained the limb. He assisted
Cooley home and the wounded
boy went to bed without saying
anything to his mother about
the accident. The next morning
Brownlee called at Cooley's
home to get some composing
rules and a jacket that he need
ed at the printing office. AS
Cooley had not gotten up, Brown
lee went to his room and found
him lying in pool of blood.
A doctor was quickly summoned
and cut the mashed flesh away
from the heel to the bone.
Cooley said he was crossing the
tracks and his foot became
fastened in the rail. He saw the
train coming, but could not get
loose and it caught his heel.
A quantity of blood was found
at the place where Cooley said
the train ran over his foot, and
as no one saw the accident it is
supposed to have happened as
Cooley stated.
MARRIAGES.
Pierce Painter and Miss HERNIA
White, both of Linneus.
| J. w. Bowers and Miss Jessie
McCandlass, both of Bucklin.
| H. B. Early and Miss Marga-
ret earns, both of Marceline.
| J. w. Hatch and Miss Osa
Ethel Cunard, both of Browning.
| Emil Blacksmith and Miss
Helena Tubbs, both of Marce-
Chariton courier., 1904-06-10
CARROLL.

Mrs. Stephan D. Smart of
Wakenda died Monday, aged 40
years.
Mrs. James H. Stanley Of near
Dewitt died Monday, aged 80
years.
Decoration day was duly OBJ
served in Carrollton and largely |
attended.
Chas. A. Heron died at his
home in Carrolltoa Sunday, aged
36 years.
The 32.hours' rain which fell
in Carrollton Saturday and Sun
day aggregated 2.65 inches in
depth.
Assessors of Carroll county
met in Carrollton Saturday and
agreed upon basis Of assessing
personal property.
The Bogard Dispatch and
Hale Hustler are having wordy
discussion as to which of their
towns has the prettiest girls.
A Democratic primary elec-
ton will be held in Carroll coun-
ty June 18 to nominate candi-
dates for county officers.
Newland Conkling has an
nounced his candidacy for re-
election to the office of repre-
sentative from Carroll county.
Fruit-growers say the apple
crop of Carroll county will prove
almost total failure this year,
caused by the cold wet weather
at blooming time.
Charles Lily of near Tina
is the proud owner of twin
mule colts. One of them is
2 feet 6 inches high and the
other is 8 feet 9 inches.
The Republicans of Carroll
county will hold delegated
convention in Carrollton June
27 to elect delegates to the sew
eral state nominating conven-
tons.
Several disciples of Blackstone
from Carrollton went fishing
Friday. They caught only a
few fish, but while they were
trying to catch them some mis-
creant stole their dinner.
At the adjourned April term of
circuit court, held in Carrollton
last week, Ed McGrew, COL,
entered plea of guilty to
burglary and larceny and was
sent to the penitentiary for five
years.
Ed Marsh, a convict in the
penitentiary, sent from Carroll
county for term of 10 years,
killed a fellow convict by stab
bing him with knife, for which,
no doubt, his term will be ex-
tended to a long term OF years.
Mrs. Jessie B. Vantermp of
Carrollton died Tuesday in her
41st year. She was the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jarboe in
whose family four deaths have
occurred in the last three OR four
months, including both parents.
Saturday afternoon Chas.
Wilson and family started out of
Carrollton in a buggy. The
mules they were driving took
fright at passing train and
turned the buggy over. The
family was considerably but not
seriously hurt.
During the electric storm OF
Saturday, lightning struck the
house of David Smart in Eugene
township. A bolt ran down a
flue and tore the back out of q
stove. Mr.. Stewart and family
were severely shocked, but nc
ono xxyoS oorsn11Slx h,.rf
Chariton courier., 1904-06-10
MARRIAGES..

Homer Thomas and Miss Edna
Gray, both of Moberly.
M. E. Wolfe of Moberly and
Miss Maggie TAFT of Kirksville.
z. T. Beatty of Kimberly and
Miss Maude Holloway of Mober-
ly.