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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-20
SATISFYING INVESTMENT

the depreciation value stocks bonds
authority for the that before has there been
of small
would indicate that withdrew their small accumuaons
like risk
which everybody seemed crazy Bitter experience has
readily the best class securities be robbed their market value by
fallen market value during the last six months from Opercen and
and thousands OF others the tying indefinitely OF various
the people, and as result pvaton abounds where abundance formerly
speculative securities every life Insurance policy has specified value easily
with its terms such redemption guaranteed by such plethora OF assets
the life financial
stuiono the world Had the small investors preferred to place their
speculation For good satisfying and profitable investments there is
pocieLesls Weekly
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-20
NORTH BENNINGTON

Valdia Tompkins was in Easton,
N. Y.
Mrs Marion Brown left Monday for
visit at her former home in Utica,
N. Y,
Miss Susan Cole of S, SALISBURY
visited at r. B. Tozer's this week
George Walbridge of New York
city, son of Col. j. A. Walbridge
with his wife and little girl accompan-
led by nurse are spending few
weeks at Bennington Falls.
Mrs Emily Frost is visiting at her
brothers Edward Mosher.
Miss Clara Shearer was obliged to
leave for her home in Easton, N. ",
on account of illness.
DR. Reed and wife OF Schenectady
are at Col. j. II. Walbridges for a
week.
Mr. Goodermote of Petersburgh
spent Sunday with his son Harry
of this place,
Miss Ruth Eldred has returned from
a visit in Salem.
Miss Lizzie Horton is in Schuyler
Vile for a two weeks stay. Miss
Mary Horton accompanied her and re
manned over Sunday.
Rev Mr. feathers of Wallingford
will occupy the Baptist pulpit Sun
day morning in exchange with Rev
r. b. Tozer.
w. f. Guile of Pittsdeld, Mass,
visited his niece, Mrs Andrew Mathers
two days last week.
Mr. and Mrs II. +. Lamb expect to
leave Tuesday for a trip to Cleveland,
Chicago and some parts of Canada,
Rev A. S. Gilbert a former pastor
here, now located at Upper Newton
Falls, N. H., is expects to preach
here the 9th of August.
Mrs E. d. yelling and Miss Alice
yelling were in Troy Tuesday.
Mrs Amelia Douglass has returned
rom Mortified accompanied by her
cousin, urs Mary Tabor of CASTLE,
n. Y, who will be her guest for
few weeks.
Miss Ida Buffer has returned from
Peterborough, n. H., and taken rooms
over Powers barber shop.
Roger Peck is spending the summer
in Lee, Mass.
A. S. Hathaway was in Troy Tues
day.
Miss Laura Mosher is entertaini ng
her cousin, Miss Bertha Mosher OF
Williamstown.
F. T. Huntington is moving this
week on to the farm owned by W.
Hurley.
The State WCTU convention will
not be held here in October as announc-
ed in last weeks issue of the Ban
ner.
Miss Nina Sawyer left Friday for
her home in Northampton, Mass.
Mrs Tudro and daughter Agnes are
visiting at their former home in
Middebury.
Miss Agnes Harlan and Miss Nellie
Madison have been visiting in Troy.
MIR and Mrs Martin of Troy are at
his brothers. Arthur Mattison.
Mrs George Cole and daughter,
Helen of Arlington are in town with
relatives.
The condition of Miss Mary Henry
is slightly improving. Mrs b. T.
Henry is failing slowly.
Rev Marion Brown of Middletown
Springs occupied the pulpit of the
Baptist church Sunday. Mr. Brown
was a member of this church when a
young man. He expects to return to
his home Friday.
a lawn party for the benefit of st
John the Baptist church, will be held
on the lawn of the parochial residence
Thursday evening. Later in the eve.
ming there is TO be dance in Village
hall.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-07-20
RUTLAND nlILROAD.

Corrected to June o. 1904. Trains leave
Bennington daily, except Sunday, unless
otherwise Uoted.
GOING SOUTH.
1880 a m--Express daily for Troy, Albany
and New York.
s:4O Passenger for Troy. Albany and
New York
1920 p m-Man for Troy, Albany, New York
and West.
$3.50 Flyer for Troy. Albany and New
York
$40 Express for Troy and Albany.
7;1O Passenger daily for Troy and Al
oany.
0.I5 p. m Passenger, Sunday only for Troy.
GOING NORTH.
I2II5 m-ENpr0SS daily for Rutland, Burltng-
ton Montreal Ogdensburg and
West. Pullman sleeping cars TO
Montreal and ottawa.
Sis Passenger for Rutland, Burlington
ana Ogdenshurg.
1888 Express for Rutland and Burling-
ton.
2.IOp m-Flyer forRutand Burlington, Mon
treal and Ogdensburg. Pullman
paror car TO Montreal.
0iI0 D n--Local Passenger for Rutland, Bur
lington and Intermediate stations.
Trains from Rutland arrive at Bennington
200 o. m. $40 a. M, II 80 100 40 and 1910 p, M
Trains from Troy arrive at i2:45, S;45 and II 25
a. M, $40, 5 100 and 8, As p.m
CHATHAM DIVISION.
sI5 a m-Passenger for Chatham and New
York.
$500 % m-Passengsr for Chatham.
Trains arrive from Chatham at HAS a. m. and
Glib p. m.
c. A. NIMMo, Gen. Passenger Agt.
GEO. T. JARVIS, Vice President and
Rutland. VI. General Manager
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-31
AGAIN A MILITARY CAMP.
Thousands of Recruits Being Drilled
at Tokyo.

Tokyo, Dec. 26.-Tokyo is again a
great military camp, and the scenes of
last spring, when the first armies were
modified and dispatched, are being
duplicated. Thousands of recruits and
reservists are assembled, drilling and
equipping preparatory to taxing the
field. The permanent and temporary
barracks are filled and it is necessary
to billet the soldiers throughout the
city. Aoyama field is the center of
activity. where infantry, cavalry and
artillery are constantly drilling. The
batteries fire blank charges for the pur-
pose of breaking in the new horses.
The general military preparations are
enormous. 1t is planned to give Field
Marshal Oyama a rough total Of half
million men, with heavily inoreas-
cd artillery army, besides providing a
defense for Formosa and the Southern
islands In anticipation of the Russian
second Pacicfi squadron's attempt to
sleze a base. The port of Kelung in
Formosa has been declared in a state
OF siege and other positions in Formosa
and the Pescadores are progressing.
Winter is not interfering with the Jap.
anese transport service. The railway
between Yentai and Dalny is working
we'll and the running time between
Tokyo and Liaoyang is six days.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-31
PEACE CONFERENCE.
Secretary Hay Makes Some furf"d
SUGGESTIONS.

SO09SSssOuS'
Washington, Dec. 26.-That the
further interc hange Of views prepah'
tory to the formulation Of program
for another peace conference OF tM
Hague should be effected through ~
International bureau under the contl'i
Of the permanent administrative coop'
oil Of The Hague is the suggesns
offered by Secretary Hay in a seco%
note to the powers and just made puV
lilo at thhe state department. :.
The note was despatched wee
ago, but its publication was witln'~
until it had reached the various Amn
loan embassies and leagtions abroad,
The secretary summarizes the repls
Of all the powers to his note OF OctoS"
81 and expresses qualification OF "
president at the cordial reception "
his invitation.
Having taken the initial step, nov
ever, the secretary says the preslosD'
feels that he has gone as far as be ~
propriately can and that with the s'.
eral acceptance Of his invitation -,
principle "the future conduct Oh II
affairs may fifty follow its n0'D'
channels.
Regarding the conditional ac0er
ance of Russia, Secretary Hay On S
that while the postponement WI s,.
this reply necessitates is to be resi y,
ted. this government recognizes 4
weight Of the motive which induceO :
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-31
RACE or GIANTS.
Bark Silicon Reports Unknown ,
Dle In Greenland ~


New York, Dec. 27.-The Nsuv
Sun says news Of the discovery a.H
race Of giants in the unexplored W
North, and the opening up Of b;,S 1eN
unknown mineral fields in Gresn,'
were brought to Philadelphia bu %
b ark Silicon. voc
The Silicon left Irving Bay, e.,
land, in October. The wintsr :. Co
had been the most severe enconr .us's
in that region in the memory 90 -
habitants. At Ivigtut the Sin zoe
met the Danish exploring vessel y
III, in charge of Mylan Yerkson ., .V'
Danish exploration society. we
The explorers Of the Fox II baah.
to Arsuck, the next settlement 70 y
North. There they were surprisas wa
fined a tribe Of some fifty men 20 y
women Of a type of man never b.s4 quo
known in Greenland. Unlike thu ny;
nature Eskimos, they were a raca a !.
giants, many of the men being s;,,
feet in height, with frames of prop sa'
tionate mold. In fact the North u;ss m
were large sized replica of the Ims.
loan Indian, with high cheek bCr.
and bronze skin.
The Jew corners could neither rs..
nor understand the Eskimo lanpra.a
and, in fact, acted as beings who ~
their voices to make little more tb,,
mere cultural sounds. BY signs tbss
made the visitors understand m,
they came from the far North srs
had been driven away by the tsr,;bl.
severity of the unusual weather. Tn
newcomers were almost starved. ODs
Of the tallest of the tribe was taks,
aboard the Fox II for exhibition il
Denmark. N
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-31
SAID TO HAVE SOLD IRON.
Great Northern Makes Deal With
Steel Trust.

SuC(J ITuSI.
Chicago, Dee. 26.-An important
deal is said by the Record Herald to be
on between the United States Steel Cor
poration and the Great Northern Rail-
road company, which, if contaminated,
will result in the sale of the Great
Northern's immense iron beds in the
Northwest to the steel corporation on a
basis Of high royalty and a low
freight rate. Those who claim TO be
informed on the progress of the negoti-
atoms say the deal will prove benefi.
oial to both properties, giving the
Great Northern means to pay all inter
est on outstanding bonds and dividends
and put the road on par with Lacka.
wanna and similar properties. The steel
corporation will come into possession
OF one OF the few large tracts Of iron
ore land not controlled by it.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-31
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT

The following prices are offered to
the producer by the local dealers for
delivery in round lots +. o. b. Seattle,
and are subject to change without no.
tice:
Grain-Oats, 2e.50@s7 per ton;
barley, % per ton; wheat, chicken
feed, % 80 per ton; bran, $40; shorts,
$20@2I; corn, $4,000.
astern Washington, $17@17H,
per ton; Puget sound, $l2@13; alfalfa,
$10@11.
Eggs-Strietly fresh ranch, S2@S4c.
Poultry-Live hens, 12@121ac per
10; old roosters, 10c; ducks, 12@12h;
geese, Go; springs. 1870.
Live Stock-Choice beef cattle,
COWS, 21ao per ID; steers, sA@3Nc;
sheep, $40; hogs, 6@619c; dressed
calves, 1890; live, 5@6c.
Hides. Pelts and Wool-Heavy and
sailed steers, over 60 pounds, $40 per
ID; medium. sound, Sc; light, sound,
&c; COWS, sound, all weights, Sc; stays,
bulls and oxen, $50; sailed kips, Sc ;
calves, 9@10o; culls 10 less than
sound; green hides 10 less than salted ;
dry hides, 11@15c; dry culls, one-third
less; sheep pelts, 25c@1.25 each ;
shearlings, 10000 each; Eastern
Washington wool, 1O@1s1so per Id;
Western Washington wool, 10000; :
dirty or timber stained, 16@18c; tai.
low, 5000; grease, 1000.
Tacoma Quotations
Wheat-Bluestem No 1, $50; club
No. l, Soc.
Livestock-steers, 4@4ko per Id;
COWS, S@SAc; hogs, sA@3Ac; sheep,
5@5Lc.
PoultTy-Turkeys, dressed, st@s2c;
chickens, spring, dressed, lsc; ducks,
dressed, loo; geese, dressed, 15c. Live
Hens, 12c; ducks, l2c; geese, 11c;
turkeys. tic; spring chickens, 1870:
squads, $2.50@8.
Butter-Washington creamery, $50:
ranch, 14@18c.
Eggs-S2@S4c.
Oats-$27@s9; rolled oats, s99@s0.
Hay, Alfalfa, etc-Wheat hay.
$1S.6O@l4.5O; timothy Git Goa Is. 90:
mixed, $lS.50@15; clover, e14.5O@
1850; alfalfa 311.50@1a.5O: PUGET
sound$l2@M.
Feed-Casn, ea6. so ;wheat, $50: bew-
ley, whole Gsain, e23. 80; rolled. ss4:
oEan, $9o.So Ghusts, eS1QSs. Sd
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-31
RUSSIA'S DEFENSE.
Arbitration Commission, Sitfino i,
Paris, Hears Opening Sfatemen,

Paris, Dec. 26.-The Russian ia
Tense before the international commits,
sion which is to inquire into the North
sea incident is practically completed
The main features are:
First-That the firing by the Ru,
sian squadron was justified as a deteps
against attack. This entails proyiu,
the presence of japanese torpedo boss
The Russian delegates inform the AxC.
ciated Press that they possess this proof
in the most positive and overwhelmiDe
form.
Second-That even if the Russians
were not attacked, they believed they
were attacked, and therefore the De.
fensive measures taken were in abso,
lutte good faith.
Third-At most it was an acciden.
at sea, where the dangers and risks arr
extreme, and analogous to the British
battlesbip Camperdowm ramluing and
sinking the British Battleship VictC,
ria, and the recent firing by British
warship upon a coasting vessel during
target practice.
The prellminaries of the commission
have clearly shown that the British
are anxious for a prompt disposal Of
the case, while the Russians do not oh,
ject to delay it. Therefore the post
ponement of the opening sessions Of The
commission. owing to the nonarrivalC u
Rearl Admiral Davis, the American
representative developed an incident
showing the rather significant group
ing Of the delegates, the Russians shf
ing the American view that Admin
Davis was entitled to ample TIM
while the British and Frence sent
ment did not approve Of the postpOne
ment.
1t develops that Ambassador Choats
sent wireless telegram to the Finland
notifying Admiral Davis that thsacn'
mission would be opened Decemberm
This was probably the first use oil 'ne
wireless system in an important Ofhcla'
communication in midocean.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-31
WAGON ROAD PROJECT.
Report Of Engineers Will Be Sent
to the House Early in
January.

Washington, Dec. 27.-The report of
the engineers employede by the war
department to make survey of the
proposed wagon road in the Copper
River valley Of Alaska, according to
the act Of congress passed last winter,
has been made to the chief Of engin-
GERS Of the army, and will be sent to
congress soon after the Assem- bling next
week.
No details of the report have been
made public, but it is known that the
estimate Of cost for the project aver.
ages So, 500 per mile. The distance is
something more than 400 miles, the
route being from Valdez to Eagle.
The report will probably cause q
good deal Of discussion among the
friends and opponents of wagon road
legislation. Many Of the opponents of
the project declare that it would be
more economical and in every way
more desirable to lend federal aid in
the building of railroad. The plan
most generally favored is for the gov
eminent to guarantee the interest on
the bonds of a railroad to be built by
private capital, as has been done in
the Philippines.
Some of the friends of wagon road
legislation believe, however, that time
would be saved by building a wagon
road and that railroad unaided by
the government would in course of
time be constructed by private enter.
prise, through the Copper river valley
1t is claimed that wagon road should
be bnilt now in order to develop the
country preparatory to railroad building
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-31
Japanese Would Sian Treatv.

Washington, Dec. 26.-M. Hioko,
charge d'affaires of the Japanese lega.
ton, has called on Secretary Hay. At
the conclusion Of the conference he
stated to representative Of the Asso.
cisted Press that Japan is willing to
negotiate an arbitration treaty with
this country. The treaty will be
along the lines Of other treaties recent
~ negotiated between this country and
other nations.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-31
Seattle Buildino Permits.

Seattle, Dec. 2S.-During 1904, to
date. there were issued by the building
inspector 6,9O4 permits for construc.
ton, of total valuation of $7.778.-
Dog. During 1908 there were 6.914
construction permits issued by the
same ONCE, of total valuation Of &6.-
495, 78l. The increase in the value Of
buildings constructed during 1904
over 1908. is 81 1882, TAI.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-31
More Members Than Reported

Wllkesbarre, Pa, Dec. 26.-After a
long investigation, national officers of
the United Mine Workers are reported
to have discovered that there are on
the rolls 10000 or IL, 900 more paid-up
members than have been reported to
them. This discovery explained the
apparent loss of many members which
has disturbed national officers. 1t is
said to havs been found that secretar-
les OF some of the small divisions have
failed to report all their members.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-31
Minor. Happenings
of the Week.

Oregon City firemen are preparing
for a tournament to be held in that
city next summer.
The next session of the British Co.
lumbia legislature is officially an
nounced to open February 9.
Sioux City, Ia, suffered a loss of
over 50, 900, 900 by fire Saturday. Two
large business blocks were destroyed.
John F. Wallace, lifelong friend of
Admiral Dewey, and his shipmate in
the civil war, is dead. He was "a
years old.
Mrg. Ambrose Agius, archbishop Of
Palmyra, and apostolic delegate to the
Philippines, is at San Francisco on his
way to Manila.
The estimated wheat yield in South
Australia this year is IA, 575. 900 BUSH
els, an increase of 100000 bushels
compared with last year.
The Chefoo correspondent Of the
London Telegraph says it is reported
that Gen. Nogi has been severely
wounded in the leg and arm by rifle
bullets.
Application has been made to the
Lewis and Clark exposition for camp
ing privileges at Guilds lake for the
accommodation of companies of the
California militia, that intend to 60
into camp and attend the exposition.
The United States battleship Iowa,
while being locked at shipyard at
Newport News Saturday, came in vio-
lent contact with the structural work
of the dock. The ash chute and guard
rails were carried away and the ship
otherwise damaged.
A report has reached New York that
Thomas OBrien, the confidence man
and alleged inventor Of the gold brick
swindle, is dead in the French penal
settlement at ,ayene, where he had
been serving life sentence for the
murder Of his partner, kid" Wad-
dell, in Paris, in 1895.
Bob Erwin, one of the Cody, Wyo-
ming, bank robbers, has been captured.
DR.. David T. Day, geograp hical sur
veyor of Washington, D. c., has &C.
cepted the position of commissioner of
mines and minerals at the Portland
fair.
The United States auxiliary cruiser
Yankee has arrived at Colon with 500
marines on board to relieve the battal-
ion which has been stationed at EN-
pire camp.
The Carnegie Institute for the Pro
motion of Science has made grant of
$l50,000 for use in 1905 for the pur-
pose Of esta blishing solar observatory
ON Mount Wilson.
The Fall River cotton manufacturers
have rejected the proposition for arbi-
tration by the National Civic Fedora
ton submitted by the new Textile
Council and ratified by mass meetings
of five unions.
Secretary Taft has issued an order
directing the quartermaster general to
award the making of some IS, 900 pairs
of trousers for the enlisted men Of the
army at the Schuylkill arsenal, Phila-
delphia, to seamstresses in that city.
The Harvard University catalogue
for l904-05, just issued, shows Har.
ward registration this year, exclusive
Of summer school and Radcliffe col.
lege to be Abs, as compared with
1928 last year, losss Of 1872 in the
university.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-31
TURN EMIGRATION TIDE.
plans Formed to Divert Part Of 1t
South.

A South.
Washington, Dec. ga social eco
nomio movement of great Importance
to the country was launched in the de-
partment of commerce and labor re-
Gently. The proposition is to divert
the tide of immigration toward the
Southern states, infusing new blood
into their industrial and agricultural
life and at the same time relieving
New York and other large cities of the
congestion of population which is be-
coming more acute year by year.
A few days ago the passenger agents
of the Southern railroads and the East
ern and Western roads having South
ern connections met with Commits
sioner Sargent at the immigration bu-
reau to discuss the question OF Undue
ing immigrants to 60 South, thus sup
plying that region with the kind OF
labor for which it is making an insist
emit demand.
An understanding was reached whlcn
it is believed will result in the enact
ment Of laws beneficial to the country
in general and the South in particular.
The commissioner proposes the govern
ment shall, to q considerable extent,
control the movement of aliens after
their arrival at American ports. He
would do this by moral suasion rather
than by force. He would have it so
arranged that immigrants would be di,
rected by officials Of the government to
the section that would prove most ad-
vantageous to them.
BE would establish at Ellis island a
bureau Of information to be used by
people in this country who are in need
of labor and by the prospective Ameri-
can citizen who is seeking home for
himself and his family. The immi-
grant would be told all he wanted to
know bout the United States climate,
resources, cost Of living and compare
tive advantages of the various sections.
Special attention would be given to ex-
hibits rejecting the conditions through
out the country as far as they might
interest the immigrant.
Southern people declare that negro
labor is in many respects inadequate,
and if desirable classes from Europe
can be induced to go South it will give
a great impetus to the industrial re-
vival in theS outhern states.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1904-12-31
riIipinos for Portland Fair

Portland, Or, Dec. 27.-President
Goode, Of the exposition company, an
nounced uron his return from the East
that q company Of 100 or 200 Philip
pine scouts would be detailed to camp
at Portland during the exposition next
summer. The scouts are a part Of the
native army.