The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-11-18

THE WEEKLY
PUBLISHED WEEKLY.
ABERDEEN MISS >>Trp'
Funeral services for Archbishop
William IT. Elder were held az St. Pc
ter's cathedral In Cincinnati, on the
9Th.
President Roosevelt has promised to
attend the Louisiana Purchase exposi-
ton at St Louis on Saturday, the 10th
OF November.
Lieut.-Gen. Prince Sadauru Fushimi.
cousin Of the emperor OF Japan. ar
rived at San Francisco, on the 9Th. on
the liner Manchuria.
President Roosevelt. on the 18th.
announced that John Hay would con.
tinue as secretary OF state during the
four years beginning March 1, 1905.
The cruiser Columbia. which is con-
veying Secretary OF War Taft and his
party to Panama. went ashore. on the
10Th. in Pensacola harbor. OF the Flor
ida coast.
Admiral Alexien, vicerOy in the fan
east. arrived in St Petersburg on the
10Th. Tn anticipation OF his arrival
crowded with
sightseers.
An hour after Judge Alton B. Par
ker arose, on the 9Th. he was out OK
his farm at Esopus. y. T., seeing thai
the blowing was properly done Later
he went for a horseback ride
serst. Thomas Z. Allen. OF the
Third district. a member Of the st
Louis police department for over thir-
~ years. was found dead in bed. on
the Sth. IL his room At Eighth and
Pine streets.
Lord Lansdowne. in the absence OF
Premier Balfour, at the historic lore
mayors banquet. held in London. on
the 9Th. made a strong plea for peace
and arbitration on behalf Of the Brit
ish government.
Former Minister to Turkey Oscar
IS Straus. a member OF The Hague
tribunal. expressed the belief, on the
IIth. that a sudden termination OF hos
tiHties in the far east is possible IL
the near future
Col. ID. II. Anthony. the noted editor
nj "a
er of Miss Susan Il. Anthony. the
woman suffragist. died at his home In
Leayenworth. Kas-. on the 18th, OF
heart disease. aged So
with the election returns still In
complete. the plurality OF President
Roosevelt in the nation. according C
all indications on the 9Th. will exceed
1900. 900. the greatest plurality ever
given an American candidate
The japanese, on the 10th. assumed
the offensive on the left bank of the
Hun river, and occupied three viii
lagos The Russians, however, at
tackled. drove them out and again es-
tabIished their original lines ofdefense
The Spanish embassy at London. on
the 9Th. authorized an emphatic denial
OF the report circulated by "A news
agency in the United States OF the an
nouncement OF the betrothal Of King
Alfonso TO Princess Victoria of Con
naught-
Lou Dillon smashed the worlds un-
paced mile trotting record at the driv-
ing park at Memphis. Tenn, on he
18th. by completing a mile in two min
utes and one second. The former I'M
paced record. 2:O1h. was neld Jointly
by Lou Dillon and Mai. Delmar.
National Bank Commissioner Sturde-
rant. on the 10th. repaid the depositors,
dollar for dallor. in the Elk City
(Okla) national bank. which failed last
May Cashier J. a. Mays. who was
charged with wrecking the bank. COM
nlitted suicide in Texas after being ar
rested.
The $4,000. 900 OF FIVE per cent. bonds
ISSUED by the Japanese government has
been subscribed for three times over
by the japanese people. according to
"a cablegram received. on the 9th. by
Is. Uchida. Japanese consul at New
York. from the department or finance
IN Toxic.
The Chicago & Alton officials. on
the 9Th. announced that they would
run free special trains for their en-
ployes from Bloomington to the St
Louis Worlds Iair grounds. on No
vember IL. About $500 employees and
their families will take advantage of
this offer.