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Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
Monday, Feb. 1.

Fire in the business portion of Pro.
greso, Yucatan, caused damage to the
amount of $2,0O0,00O.
w. w. Russell. at present secretary
Of legation at Caracas, Venezuela, has
been appointed charge of the Amerl-
can legation at Panama.
The Earl of Devon (Rev. Sir Henry
Hugh Courtenay), rector of Powder.
ham, Devon, is dead. He was born
July Is, 1911, and held an extensive
estate.
The New York Commercial Adver.
tiser announces that, beginning on
Feb. 1, it will be sold for cent in.
stead of 2 cents and that it's name will
be changed to the Globe and CONNER
cial Advertiser.
William Webb. the Oldest artists
model in New York city, has been
found dead in mis- room from heart
failure. He was eighty years old and
owing to his remarkable physique was
widely known among artists.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
OVERCOME BY FUMES.
Three Firemen Dead as Result Of
Brooklyn Blaze.

New York, Feb. 2.-Fire in the ware
house of the American Manufacturing
company in Brooklyn cost the lives Of
three fremen, who were overcome by
the fumes of burning jute and hemp
with which the warehouse was filed,
one dying almost Immediately and two
others passing away during the night.
twenty-five liremen in all were over
come, two Of whom are now in crit
ical condition. The property loss was
about $4,000.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
1904 FEBRUARY 1904 |
8: ~ = ~ : 81 : =: = $: $ s. $
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Tuesday,. Jan. 2s.

House-Resolution calling on the
postmaster general for information
relative to the number of carriages
maintained by the government for the
postofice department passed after a
spirited debate.
senate-Session again divided be
tween consideration of the Panama
question and other subjects. A mum
Der of bills were passed, including one
for memorial bridge across the Po
tomac river at Washington.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
Thursday, Jan. 2e.

Senate-Day's session devoted to
debate rather than set speeches on
the attitude of the United States to-
wards the Panama revolution. There
was variation, however, in that the
discussion also referred to the right
of the president to withhold informa-
tion called for by the senate.
House-Proceedings mainly political
speeches, Bede of Minnesota and Ben
ny Of New Jersey being the principal
speakers. Financial question and
Panama canal also discussed.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
ST. Paul Union Stock Yards.

st. Paul, Feb. 1.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $3.7O@500; common to
fair, $3.25@3.65; good to choice cows
and heifers, s2.70@3.25; veals, $4,000
500. Hogs-$4.25@4.75 Sheep-Good
to choice yearling wethers, $4.25@
465; good to choice lambs, $4.S5@5.35.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
BAXTER G. co. FAIL.
Had a Long Chain of Offices in the
South.

Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 1.-Following an
order issued by the New York office of
A. r. Baxter & Co., cotton brokers,
the local office of that concern posted
a notice stating that the Atlanta
Office had assigned. Nothing official
could be learned here as to the reason
for the suspension, but it is probably
due to the sharp break in cotton.
Baxter & Co. had only recently
bought out Murphrey & Co., incor-
porated, one of the largest stock bro
kerage companies in the country. and
had reached capitalization of $780,
900. The notice of the failure created
a sensation. The defunct company
controlled a chain of 125 offices from
New York to New Orleans.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
Saturday, Jan. 80.

A receiving order in bankruptcy
has been granted at London against
the widow of Charles Stewart Par.
nell
The Peruvian government has con.
yoked for Feb. an extraordinary
session of congress to discuss and
sanction various financial measures.
The engagement is announced in
Paris of Charles Voigt, we'll known
American sportsman, and Marguerite.
daughter of Baron Bauwens-Dever.
stein.
Two years Imprisonment and per.
petual exile to Siberia is the sentence
imposed On a Moscow student named
Andreiff for assaulting Russian gen
eral in the streets of Kazan.
The forthcoming monthly statement
OF the government receipts and expen.
ditures will show a decided falling off
OF revenues and al. increase of expen.
ditures as compared with the CORE.
spending month of last year.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
Militiaman Killed.

Louis Starman, member .. y
pany b, of the North Dakota rest - +
who was with the company IA
Philippines, was shot in the 1e.r p.,S
Pisek Wednesday night by Joe No. ,,S|
and died at 3 o'clock THURSDAY - +
ing. RaEum was arrested, ana 10 =
in the county jail at Grafton.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
TWO PERSONS KILLED.

Six Others Seriously Injured by Nat
uraI Gas Explosion.
Pittsburg, Feb. 1-An explosion of
natural gas in the cellar of the home
of Henry Magel in West Liberty Sun
day was the cause Of the deaths of two
persons and the severe injury of six
others.
The dead are: Henry Magel, aged
dfty-five years; Charles Magel, aged
twenty.
Mrs. Henry Magel fell through to
the cellar and was seriously injured.
Her children, William, aged thirteen,
and Annie. fifteen. and Otto, eighteen.
and Charles Almasy, son.in-law, and
his wife, were all badly bruised and
Ruf
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
coaehman Not Guilty.

Chicago, Feb. 2.-The jury that has
been trying James Tilbery, the Eng
lish coachman who was charged with
attempting to blackmail Mrs. Hollis
M. Thurston, prominent West Side
woman, returned verdict OF not gull
" late Saturday night.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
ACTRESS SUES FOR $4,000.

Alleges Wealthy Horseman Promised
to Marry Her.
New York, Feb. 2.-Peter Duryea, a
prominent breeder of trotting horses
and partner of d. Stokes in the Patch
en-Wilkes stock farm at Lexington,
Ky., has been made defendant in suit
brought by Sarah Madden, an actress,
to recover $4,000 for alleged breach
of promise of marriage.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
"Wednesday, Jan. 27.

senate-Day's proceedings included
q speech by Simmons Of North Caro-
lima in support Of the Panama canal
treaty, he being the first Democrat to
speak in favor of the measure.
House-General debate on the ur-
gent deficiency bill digressed to dis
cussion of political topics, the race
question and aerial navigation.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
FORTY PERSONS KILLED.

Ten Tons Of Gunpowder Explode at
Fort Bhatinda.
Lahore, British India, Feb. 2.-For-
ty persons were killed by an explosion
Of ten tons of gunpOwder at Fort
Rhatinda, in the Punjab.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, Feb. 1.-Wheat-In store
No. 1 hard, 90%c; No. l Northern,
$3.50; No. 2 Northern, 86hc. To ar
rive--No. hard, 90%c; No. North
ern, 89Ac; No. 2 Northern, 86Bc;
May, $3.50; July, .88Ac; Sept, 771ac.
Flax-In store, on track ard to arrive,
$1.13h; May, $1.1631; July. $1.171a.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
Rules Against Search Warrants

The state supreme court has = aaas ~
ed down decision in the case ol ~, II,
State of North Dakota agalns' s.s ",
Minneapolis, st. Paul and Saul. ,os. o,s
Marie railway company ct al: res1d tst
ing the lower court, and holdils ' IN,
search warrant issued unaea t,,ost ii
proceedings in question was ~ ln'sM H.
This is a companion case to tle s, N IN
Gahey action recently decided Ds
court, in which it is held that ~ I
warrant must be on the posl'l'e
davit of some person.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
Nominations Confirmed

The United States senate in ~
tive session confirmed the nomlnHe 81
of the following postmasters ~ 1.,, ~
Dakota: Wallace Catehouse, os
ton; Edwin H. Wiper, Bodon, ~
Lyngverd, Esmond; Henry Eps1
New Salem. u
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers. $4.60@5.50; poor to me.
Iaium, $3.75@4.50; stockers and feed
ers, $2.25@3.90: cows, $1.5O@3.85;
heifers, $1.75@4.50; calves, $500
700. Hogs-Mixed and butchers, s4.75
04.95; good to choice heavy, $4,000
500; rough heavy, $4.75@4.85; light,
$4.45@4.8O. Sheep-Good to choice
wethers, $4.20@4.4O; Western sheep,
34.O0@5.25; native lambs, $4.25@5.9O;
Western, $4.50@5.90.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
ACCOUNTS SHORT s241,ooo.

President of Bank Says Creditors Will
Not Lose a Cent.
Cincinnati, Feb. 2.-The report of
the experts who have completed their
examination of the books of the Frank
lin bank shows former Cashier Henry
Buckhold to have been $241,C00 short.
John ]. Kilgour, president of the
Franklin bank, says there will be nc
prosecution and that the bank and
the creditors will not lose a cent.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
Friday, Jan. 90.

House-Question of whether men,
bers arc entitled to double mileage as
result of the extra session of con-
gress discussed at length but no con-
clusion was reached when adjourn
ment was taken.
Senate-Culberson resolution calling
for all the papers in connection with
Panama revolt adopted after being
amended as desired by Republican
members.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
FIXES PAY OF WARRIORS.
Japanese Government Issues an ordi
nance Regulating Salaries.

London, Feb. 2.-The Toxic CORE
spondent of the Times cables that an
ordinance has been issued fixing the
war pay of men in the army and navy.
A correspondent of the Daily Mail
At Nagasaki says that Japanese refu-
gees from Port Arthur, Port Dalny and
Harbin report the arrival already of
one Russian division on the Yalu
river.
According to the Seoul correspond
ent of the Times reports have been
received from Ping Yang, Korea, say
ing that armed soldiers have been
guilty of robbery and housebreaking
there and the missionaries declare the
anti-foreign feeling to be increasing.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
Farmer Killed.

Erick Dickson, a farmer slx.ytni .,,tt
years of age. was killed While v.'i
down a tree on his farm neal m
river, seven miles north M od
Forks. The tree, when chopN0
the wrong way.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

Minneapolis, Feb. 1.-Wheat-May
S9z @S9Ac; July, S8%@8SAc; Sept.
77hc. On track-No. hard,s 92kc;
No. Northern, 9Oc; No. 2 Northern
SIC; No. 3 Northern, 82@84c.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
Saturday, Jan. 80.

House-Unanimous voted to strike
from the urgent deficiency bill the
provision for the second payment of
mileage to the senators and repre-
sentatives of this congress. The bill
was then passed. This action was the
climax to an exciting discussion of
the mileage problem.
Senate-Not in session.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
FIVE CHILDREN DEAD.
Burn to Death in Fire at Council
Bluffs, Ia.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Feb. AT 1
o'clock in the morning the residence
of Peter Christianson, Sixteenth ave.
nue. and Third street, was destroyed
by fire, his five children, ranging in
ages from babe in arms to eleven
years of age, were burned to death,
and Mrs. Christianson so badly burned
that she will die. The husband was
IN the country at the time. No one
Knows how the fire started.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
rhursday, Jan. 2e.

Sarafoff's Macedonian agents have
proclaimed a fresh revolt for March
28.
The Japanese cruisers Niasin and
Kasaga have arrived at Colombo, Cey-
Ion.
Oscar G. Murray has been elected
president Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern railway.
Herbert S. Robertson, accused OF
embezzling 100000 from a New York
publishing house. has been arrested at
San Antonio, Tex.
Since Jan. /. $50 cases of typhoid
fever have been reported in Colum'
bus, O., and there have been nineteen
deaths from the disease.
Mrs. Catherine Kendall Steele. the
Oldest woman in New Hampshire and
cousin of President Franklin Pierce,
is dead at her home, Lyndeboro, N. H
She was 103 years old.
William H. Lathrop of Racine. Wis,
aged eighty-eight years, is dead from
a stroke Of paralysis. He was prom.
inent in railroad dealing in the carly
years of Wisconsin and was reputed
to be very wealthy.
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
CEREMONY Is sIMPLR,
WILLIAM II. TAFT TAKES TIL
OATH OF OFFICE AS SEC.
RETARY OF WAR.
Department. Portfolio Formally Trans
ferred by Retiring Secretary Root to
His Successor in the Presence Of
the General Staff of the Army and
q Small Party Of the Personal
Friends Of the New Official.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Governor Will.
lam H. Taft took the oath Of office as
secretary of war during the day and
at once entered upon his new duties.
The ceremony took place in the large
reception room attached to the secre.
tary's Office in the war department
and the transfer of authority from
Elihu Root, the retiring secretary, to
Governor Taft, while simply made,
was more impressive than any similar
events in many years. Before noon,
the appointed hour, Governor Taft
came over to the department from his
hotel with . little party of personal
Courier Democrat., 1904-02-04
NEWS CONVERSATIONS


All grades of refined sugar nave
heen reduced s cents per 100 pounds
Rev. DR.. David Hummell Greer mas
been ordained as bishop coadjutor oi
the Protestant Episcopal diocese OF
New York.
Ffre at Louisville destroyed the
Goddard storage warehouse. entailine
losses upon several wholesalers which
a9greeate about $225,00O.
Near Dombrau, in Upper silesia, a
nile Of Stag which laborers were re
moving for railroad building caved In
and buried thirty men. nine OF whom
were killed.
Elmer Gardner. student at the
state agricultural college at Manhat
tan. kan, was scalded to death by
falling into a pump pit that furnished
hot water for the institution.
Mrs. Charles w. Clark of San Mateo
Cal. daughter-in-law of Senator Clark
Of Montana, is dying in New YORK
CITY and her husband and relatives
have been summoned by wire to the
deathbed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-22

. FINE LINE FROM WHICH 10 SELECT.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-22
CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR

ART SQUARES.
ADMINISTER RUGS.
BATH RUGS.
BAMBOO STANDS.
BOOK CASES.
BEDROOM SUITES.
BUFFETS.
CARPETS.
CARPET SwEEPERS.
CARD TABLES.
CENTER TABLES.
CHINA CLOSETS.
CHILDREN'S ROCKERS.
CHILDREN'S CHAIRS.
CHIFFONIERS.
CLOCK SHELVES.
COMBINATION CASES.
CORNER CHAIRS.
COUCHES.
COUCH COVERS.
CUPBOARDS.
DAvENPORTS.
DINING CHAIRS.
DIvANS.
DRESSERS.
DOOR MATS.
EASEIS.
EXTENSION TABLES.
FOLDING BEDS.
HALL CHAIRS.
HALL TREES.
HALL SEATS.
HALL MIRRORS.
HAT RACKS.
IRON BEDS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1904-12-22
SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS FOR RIGHT
GOOD CHEER


GARDINER STANDS.
KITCHEN TABLES.
KITCHEN CABINETS.
LADIES' DESKS.
LADIES' DRESSING TABLES.
LIBRARY TABLES.
LEATHER ROCKERS.
LOUNGES.
MISSES ROCKERS.
MIRRORS.
MORRIS CHAIRS.
MUSIC CABINETS.
OFFICE CHAIRS.
OFFICE DESKS.
ORIENTAL RUGS.
PARLOR CHAIRS.
PARLOR SUITES.
PICTURES.
PILLOWS.
PORTIERS.
REED ROCKERS.
ROMAN CHAIRS.
SEWING ROCKERS.
SEWING TABLES.
SCREENS
SIDEBOARDS.
SMYRNA RUGS.
SOFAS.
SOFA CUSHIONS.
STAND COVERS.
TABLE COVERS.
TABOURETs.
VELVET RUGS.
WALL POCKETS.
WORK BASKETS.
BETTER VALUES NO ONE COULD
EXPECT.
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
MAINTAINING GOOD ORDER
The Military in Control at Spring
field, o., and Order Restored.
over, the Mob, Seemingly HnV-
ing spent Its Fury.

Springfield, o., March l0.-Tho situ-
alton here is quiet, with the militia
from Dayton, Miamisburg and other
points maintaining good order. 1t is not
thought that there will be any more
violence, since the troops have taken
possession Of the town
Mayor Bowlus is of the opinion that
the reign of terror is over. The troops
are in immediate command OF Col, II T.
Meade, Of Dayton, who is in constant
communication with Gov Herrick at
Columbus. The troops may be ordered
home, as the mob seems to have spent
its fury.
The loss from the fire during the
night is estimated from $4,000 to S20,-
600, most of the buildings occupied by
the Colored people being very small.
Among the buildings destroyed were
a number of saloons patronized by ne
groes and whites. OF all the "levee'
saloons only that belonging to Charles
Bray, at the corner Of Gallagher and
Washington streets, is left standing.
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
A MARY'S LAMB MYTH.
One Story Of How the Long Familiar
Rhyme Came to Be
Written.

Who wrote MARY Had Little
Lamb?" ~ you answer quickly, you are
must likely to say. Mother Goose, OF
course That Is not 80, writes Richard
Hale, In Mary Had Little Lamb and
It's Author, In Century. Mary's lamb Ia
0 more recent producton-so recent, In
deed, that ii II strange that controversy
can have already arisen about It's au-
thorshlp, but such ls the case It was
written at some time Ia the first third
OF the nineteenth century And by
whom? | sincerely believe and think II
can DO proved, that It was written by
Mrs. Sarah Joseph Hale. as she says
Il was, and not to Mrs. Mary Il. Tyler by
one John Roustone. as Mrs. Tyler says
II was ! am not even sure that Mrs.
Tyler says that
To make my account Of the facts carry
10 the reader the conviction OF truth
which feel myself, must try TO be
more than fair to Mrs Tyler Here.
then, Ia her story as told by her at dif-
feropt Interviews reported In the news
papers. and told when she was ven
cradle old woman In Somoryille, Mass.
If It loses anything by the omission Of
details, II loses perhaps, the color and
eject given II by her obvious and honest
belief In her own story, Since no one
can doubt that belief, think that these,
which are substantially her very words.
give truly all she would herself have
thought essential
She was Mary T.. Sawyer, Of Sterling,
Mass, was born IN 1906, and was about
II when her brother persuaded her TO
take her pet lamb TO school. The lamb
was discovered by her teacher. Mary
herself then took the lamb out and tied
II In a shed until noon. when she united
II, and II followed her home. John Roul-
stone, n student living with his uncls.
the parish minister. was visiting the
school that forenoon. and the next day
he came TO the little old schoolhouse and
handed Mary slip OF paper upon which
were written ~ lines. which are. she
gays, the original lines. These were In
the form OF three verses OF four lines
each, and those MARY lost and never
know what became OF them" That
would be In 1917. when the written
copy had been lost for nearly quarter
Of q century, and many years after the
death Of the lamb, Mary was surprised to
read n poem by Mira, Sarah Josepha Hale
that contained three verses Of tight lines
each, and the frat IL lines OF which were
the same AZ those written by John Roul-
stone In lSl7--"for Mary had them In
her memory" Mrs, Hale Is said to have
added the remaining lines, Such Is Mrs.
THor's story
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
Remarkable Statement Made to an
American Press Correspondent
in ST. Petersburg.
They CANNOT UNDERSTAND
OUR DIPLOMATIC METHODS.
IL IL SO Aggressive, So stnriiingiy
Sudden In the Way II Makes
Propositions 20 the Remainder
OF the world That ~ Has become
n Ncritabic Nightmare.

st. Petersburg, March l0.-The unde-
fined misgiyings existing in high quar-
tiers here regarding the ultimate aims
and purposes Of the foreign policy of
the United States are voiced in the fol-
lowing remarkable statement to an
American press correspondent:
Were Is not for single unknown
quantity, the European situation OF
present would be as perfect as possible.
For the avoidance CT one thing every
chancellory in Europe has been strain
ing every nerye--namely, to prevent
the ENHANCEMENT Of an outside power
in this war. That unknown quantity
Is your state department. The stua-
ton following the outbreak Of hostili-
ties was extremely delicate and sur
charged with dangerous possibilities to
the peace Of the world, and the level
headed statesmen of Europe instantly
co-operated to make a general catas-
trophe impossible, when almost at the
inception Secretary Hays circular note
for the naturalization Of China almost
ditched them, But happily, he did not
press It to a point where differences
were sure TO have arisen, and as it
turned out, owing to the length TO
which the powers gave adhesion TO its
principle, it really contributed to the
trend which all desired. The note
might have proved destructive did not
the present movement find all Europe
practically in accord as to what should
be done. The only place where UNI
certainty exists is in Washington. We
are at sea as 10 what to expect from
Mr. Hay. American diplomacy in these
later days is so aggressive, so startling
ly sudden in the way It makes propo-
sitions to the remainder Of the world,
that we have not time to prepare for
the shock II is a verltable nightmare
to Europe. The present situation Is
like an algebraic problem--every guam
tity of the equation is known except
one, and that is Mr. Hay. He repre-
sents * If we knew what he stood
for or what he intended to do, the solu-
ton would be easy
The Van Buren press., 1904-03-12
MARCHAND AND WALDERSEE
The Hero of Fashoda Talks of the
Dead German Field Marshal.
He Had n Purpose in China That
Was Only depressed Through
Russian Representations.

Paris, March 10-Col. MarChand, the
hero of Fashoda, in the course of an
interview published in the Matin, Is
quoted as saying that the late Field
Marshal Won Waldersee, while in com
mand of the allied forces at Pekin, had
the purpose of making the province OF
Chi Ii part of the hinterland of the
German possessions in Shan Tung, and
was prevented only through the re-
peated representations OF Russia to
Germany.
The colonel, who accompanied the
French forces to Pekin, describes his
intimate personal relations with the
field marshal during the operations OF
the allies, and adds that Won Valdez
see complimented Marchand on the lat
ter's African achievements, and in
vited him frequently to be a guest at
his private table. They discussed the
organization and merits Of French
troops
Concerning TIE present war, Col
Marchand remarks:
Field Marshal Won Waldersee was
too diplomatic to express an opinion
on the question which was already
seen TO be presented and which is now
being solved by recourse to arms. He
strictly carried out his role of adyanc-
ing German interests