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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-21
SEEKS PRISON AS CRIME CURE
Forger, in Hope of Reform, DeIiber
ateIy Commits a Crime.

Michigan City, Ind, March 21.-In
the hope of reforming himself after a
career of forgery, John L. Milton de-
liberately has had himself sent to
prison, and arrived at the penitentiary
here to begin an indeterminate term.
He forged check under such circum.
stances that detection was certain and
then confessed. He has told the ALL
thorities that his impulse to commit
such crimes is irresistible and that
he believes a term in prison will cure
him. He is a member of a highly re-
spected family.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-21
WOULD USE RAD|UN <
RUSSIAN PRINCE SAYS HE EASl-z
LY SEES JAPAN'S
FINISH.
II
Tells Gar He Can Explode Magazine
Of Mikados Ships at Distance
Of 600 Miles
ALI HG WANTS Is RADlUM

$ Petersburg. March 2f-priaee
TakHanoft submitted 10 lie car in a
Fefs nal audience lasting several ,
f9Urs, plan TO do away with the Jap
H4}y by the use OF ra3ium. Whether
The ear accepted or not could not be
as eHtaiRed by your spondent, but =
in engineering circles the sudden raise
Of the pfiee Of radium it held to in ).
dicate that Russia will at least make
trial with the new metal as a means
of warfare.
The prince is silent on the subjectof
the cars decision. He will only saw
that he showed his majesty the plans
for exploding the vessels on which
he has been working for years. e
"This may mean that warships will
become obsolete in the near future"
continued the prince. what is the
use of building $5,ooO,OOO battle ships e
"AOu VI,VoO WOIIn vi SuIHC0S
to put them out Of business?"
Perhaps some one will invent
radium-proof bottom or armor belt,"k
suggested the correspondent
"Such thing is impossible cried
tshe prince, and continued: i,
CAS- demonstrated to his majesty.
can explode the biggest warship ever
floated at a distance of 600 miles. 1t
can be done by letting the radium ex-
ert it's power upon the magazines and
ammunition holds; the warships wiIln
go up by the very material intended to
defend her, and there is no way of
guarding against the danger-none
whatever"
More the prince would not say, in-,
deed, he was sorry he had said - =
much, and asked your correspondent
to suppress the information given. The ,
correspondent replied he would submit
the case to his editor. :.
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PAYNE STARTED TO QUIT.

Washington, March 21.-Postmaster
General Payne will soon retire from
public Office and devote all his ener-
gies to an effort to regain his health.
1t is now we'll understood that Mr.
Payne will not attempt to resume the
discharge of his duties at the post
ofce department. President Roose-
Velt has been Informed by Mr.. Payne's
irends that there is little or no hope
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-21
RUSSIANS CLAIM BIG CAPTURE,

London, March ia private dis
patch received at Che Foo from Muk-
den reports battle On the Yalu river.
The assertion is made by the Russians
that 1900 Japanese were taken pris-
cners. A news dispatch received here
from ST. Petersburg says that the
Russian troops continue to pour into
northern Korea. They are said to be
in excellent condition. The typhus
fever is raging among the japanese
troops.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-21

est person, much less on the character
of chaste, trustful wGnan. the daugh-
ter OF fellow-citizen. Oh, the shame
OF such conduct on the part of the
governor.
The governor claims that | am the
candidate of the railroads. but he fails
to produce a single instance where |
nave been offered ~ accepted any
cCurtesies al their hands. Let him ex
plain how it came about that the rail
road furnished him and his friends free
cars on several Of their hunting expe-
ditions; let him explain about their
sending special tain to take him to
his appointments recently; let hfm eX.
plain the charges made by Mr.. Moss
abont his trevIins on free pass.
Mhen he has done this To your salts.
faction teJi will be abIezto Judge who
is The candidate that The railroads are
fa1atiae.
But shall not 60 further into tile
character of campaigning in which
this Youd-be third-termel i. luduIsi54.
appreciate his condition. DE III
stares him in the face, an 4e is T.. z.-
bIiAg ever the disclosures that must
surely foilsW when he Is eal5ls, upon
to Gender his final account to the
paopte when his present tei III of of.
fee shall expire. The wlIes Of the
demagosue will avail him nothing
then. The people will know of his cor
ruption, and the whole, state will
breathe a sigh cf relief when this, the
greatest of all demagogues, has been
consigned to political oblivion.
He calls upon the "Old Guard to
stand by him. call upon the lovers
Of right and justice; upon the exro-
nents of Democracy from principle.
and not from policy; upon the patriots
of our state who love her institutions
and would protect her every interest;
upon the sturdy yeomanry CT the state
In the workshop, on the farm. wherev-
er they may be, to stand by me in my
Efforts to wrest our state from the
grasp Of man who would debanch
our homes, wreck our government,
blight the regulations Of her most hon.
orable citizens, and sacrifice her most
cherished institutions on the altar of
an insattate ambition for place and
power.
The battle has been won; see that
ysM are at the polls and cast. your
votes for the best interests # your
state; do not be deceived by any
claims that may be made for my cp.
ponents; be true to established DEM
ocratic principles and precod a"t' ani
the greatest victory ever witnessed in
behalf cf decency and good COVE n
ment will crown your efforts. Respect
fully CARROLL d. WOOD,
Candidate for Governor of Arkansas
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-21

that the postmaster general can ever
take up his, work again, and Mr.. Roc,5e-
welt is already looking about for new
postmaster general. lie has several
men under consideration, but of course
will take no public step in regard to
the matter until after Mr.. Payne shan
have rendered his resignation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-21
THE POWER OF ADVERTISING

An amusing incident which occur
red in the Jamestown, N. Y. public
schools and which illustrates the force
of advertising has come to the Graph
les notice. In recent examina ton
one cf the questions was: "Give some
of the English derivatives from the
Latin word Ego" One pupil prompt
ly replied: "Egg-o-See."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-03-21

est person, much less on the character
or chaste, trustful wlEnan, the daugh
ter of fellow-citizen. Oh. the shame
OF such conduct on the part of the
p0VprDnt'
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02
Friday.

The Chicago Federation of Labor
was enjoined by Judge Holdom from
aiding strikers in acts of intimida-
ton and violence.
Viceroy Alexieff's proclamation to the
Chinese in Manchuria says he will hold
the inhabitants responsible for de.
struction of railroad and telegraph
lines.
Several senators and representa-.
tives suggested to President Roose-
welt that Senator Hanna's portrait be
placed on the new Panama canal
bonds
Britain's naval budget shows an in.
crease of S12,OOO,OOO over last year,
more than half of which will be de.
voted to paying for the battleships
purchased from Chilli
Corea and Japan entered into an
alliance whereby the latter receives
the right to operate her military forces
at will in the Hermit kingdom and in
turn guarantees Corea's independence
and integrity.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02
ATTACK ON PORT ARTHUR.
Reported Blockade of VIadvostocl
Believed to Be Part of the Plan.

st. Petersburg, March 1. = Direct
confirmation of the report from Hako
date that Vladivostock is blockaded
by Japanese vessels cannot be obtain
ed here, but is considered not impro
bable.
During the Japanese landing oper,
ations in Corea the Russian warships
to the north were a constant menace.
and blockading them would be the
most effective means of securing non,
interference.
Furthermore, it is worthy of note
that for more than one week no word
has been allowed to come from Vlad.
livestock, and this in itself seems
strong presumptive evidence that i'm
portant events are transpiring.
The report from Lao Yang, Man
churia, that the Japanese fleet has re
ceived orders to attack and capture
Port Arthur on March 1 at all costs,
coupled with the comparison of Port
Arthur and Sebastopol made by the
Novoe Vremya. has created profound
impression, and has added to the be.
lief that the Japanese possibly intend
to commence land and sea operations
against Port Arthur sooner than was
anticipated
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02
HOUSES HANGING OVER CAVE.
Families Flee, Fearing Homes viii
Be Engufed In Undermined
Opening.

Plymouth, Pa, Feb. 20. - Walnut
street is blocked by the worst cave-in
this town has ever known. The break
started a week ago Sunday morning,
when a wide crack opened across the
street and spread rapidly until 1t is
now so feet wide and As feet deep.
The two houses so far affected are
held by props from falling into the
hole. Families of Mrs. Edward Con.
dron and Michael Farrell have aban.
doned these houses. AS the fall Is eX.
tending there are grave fears that
both houses may be engulfed before
they can be removed.
The cavity is over the old workings
of the Plymouth Coal company's col.
liery. All the coal was taken from
these workings and the comNlny
could not fill the chambers with culm
because of a flood.
The cave-in cut off the large water
main, running down the street, and
for some time the residents in that
portion of the town were without wa
ter.
A special meeting of the council and
street commissioners has been called
to devise means of preventing the
spread of the cave-in.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02
Tuesday,.

Foreigners at Yin Kow, China, say
the Japanese fleet has received orders
to attack and capture Port Arthur
March | at all costs.
In dispatch from Seoul it is related
that band of Russian soldiers, near
Win, attacked several Coreans, kill
ing some and driving off the others in
a panic.
The battleship Wisconsin at Manila
has beaten the worlds record with 13.
inch guns, its expert gunners having
made nine bull's-eyes out of 10 shots
within 10 minutes.
The union station commission o..
Buffalo, appointed in 1901, have re-
signed, saying their efforts to agree
with the railroads as to q union station
have been unsuccessful
That he might become a hero Harry
Hayner, II years old, has recently
set eight fires in the Binghamton Say.
ing bank building, in which he was
elevator hoy. He was arrested anc
confessed
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02

Fire in the factory of the Phelps
Piano company at Brockport, N. Y,
reulted in loss of $150,OOO.
VIII of the late Senator Marcus A.
Hanna is filed at Cleveland, disposing
of an estate valued at s3,OOO,OOO, all
of which is left to the family.
Secretary Hay has receivsl informa-
ton that Japan has negotiated
treaty with Corea whereby she guar
antees the independence and integrity
of Corea.
A mortgage has been executed by
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
company to the United States govern.
ment to cover the loan of S4,GOO,O0O
authorized by congress to be made to
the company.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02
Saturday.

When the Pacific liner Corea put In
at Nagasaki, Japan detained more than
10000 barrels of beef consigned tC
Port Arthur.
A London dispatch says the Jap
anese have landed at Possiet bay, nea,
Vladivostock, and are striking toward
Kirin and Harbin.
All propositions to cut down the
naval increase provisions in the navy
appropriation bill were defeated by
votes of two to one in the house of
representatives.
The Japanese official report of the
last naval engagement at Port Arthur
says the object of sinking the stone.
laden vessels in the harbor was accom-
plished and the officers and crews re,
turned safely.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02
Monday.

President Roosevelt formally pro.
mulgated the Panama canal treaty and
M. Bunau-Vafilla resigned as minister
from Panama.
Republican New York state commit.
tee pledged support to President
Roosevelt and adopted Governor
Odells suggestion to hold the state
convention on April 12.
John Alexander Dowie's meeting at
Melbourne Sunday was broken up by
crowds shouting and singing comic
songs.
Democrats in the house Of represent
atives were defeated in every attempt
to decrease the number of new war
ships provided for in the naval appro.
priation bill, which was passed.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02
WHITE HOUSE CHANGES.
Generally Criticised by Senators as
Failing Short of What Was Expected.

d'''S O'Si W Nhoh w 90 1NRSShSds
Washington, March 1.-The archi.
tectural changes made in the White
House were the subject Of a large
share of discussion in the senate and
they were generally criticised as fall
ing short of the improvements which
should have been secured with the
100000 appropriated for the purpose.
The discussion arose in connection
with the consideration of the bill pro-
viding for the erection of a building
for the joint use of the departments of
state, justice and commerce and labor.
Consideration of the bill was not con-
cluded
During consideration of the District
Of Columbia appropriation bill in the
house Mr.. Scott of Kansas made the
declaration that negro had dined at
the White House with President Cleve-
land during the latter's first admins
tration. The statement was prompted
by a reference by Mr.. Gilbert to the
dining of Booker T. Washington at the
White House When the name was
demanded Mr. Scott said it was c. II.
j. Taylor, who was appointed by Pres
ident Cleveland as recorder of deeds
for the District of Columbia.
Mr.. Gilbert observed that he and
others never had heard of the Incl
dent, but the Democrats were not
Ono ri init1o rI,, oIoi ,,ip0D NJ CloyoIonJ
and Mr. Cochran said it was but cum
ulatiye evidence that there is no bet
ter Republican in the country than
Grover Cleveland"
Mr.. Scott in contrasting Booker
Washington with Taylor said the for
mer was man of recognized ability,
while he declared there was nothing to
commend the latter.
Mr.. Gilbert. in the course of his
speech, said that in the Spanish war
there were General Miles, Admiral
Dewey, Rear Admiral Schley and Gen
erals Lee, Wheeler and Bell, Demo
Gratis, while on the other side was a
member of the Republican cabinet,
accused of sending embalmed beef to
the soldiers. Then" he said, there
was Republican horse doctor sent to
Cuba who was accused of befriending
the gamblers and lawbreakers." He
referred to the conviction of RathbonC
and Nicely and alluded to General Fur
ston, who he charged had violated the
rules of civilized warfare in wearing
the uniform of an enemy in the cap
ture of Aguinaldo. He next referred
to General Davis, who" he said, sold
rice and other provisions to starving
natives at enormous profits"
In the house discussion of reci
In the house a discussion of reci
procity by Mr.. Dalzell and Mr.. Will
Jams, the minority leader, consumed
the greater portion of the day. An
other feature was the declaration by
Mr. Lowering that while the Republi
can party was talking about Standing
pat" thousands Of dollars were being
lost to manufacturers and that our
boasted prosperity is fast coming to
an end" because of the failure of the
party to enlarge the drawback sys.
TEN and provide the new markets
which he declared were now demand
ed Mr.. Lowering was loudly applaud
ed on the minority side when he took
issue with his party.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02
Proposed New ere faxes.

st. Petersburg, l. - The
Bourse Gazette says: ~ns
There is no need for alarm over the
blockade of Port Arthur. The war viii
not end until not a single Japanese is
left alive in Corea The successes OF
the Russian arms will re-assert the in
ternational laws defined by London
and Washington, which have recog
nized Japan's subjugation of neutral
Corea."
The Bourse Gazette urges the gov
ernment to issue patriotic stamps, the
proceeds of which shall go to strength
en- the navy, all parcels to carry an
extra kopek stamp, which will bring
in $3,500,000. Tradesmen are also in
vited to afiix kopek stamp on every
purchase. Other Independent contri
buttons for the navy are expected to
yield $15,000,000.
The Corean minister here refuses to
believe the reported Japanese-Corean
treaty, which he describes as "an eng
lish invention" and declares the whole
document is absurd. The minister has
become a popular figure since he came
out as a strong partisan of Russia and
gave $25 towards the fund being raised
to strengthen the Russian fleet.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02
Liberty Bill at St. Louis.

Against the earnest protest of Gov
ernor Pennypacker the Pennsylvania
commission to the st. Louis exposition,
by vote of 16 to 3, decided to request
the municipal authorities of Philadel.
phia to adopt such measures as may
be necessary to insure the exhibition
of the Liberty bell in the Pennsylvania
state building during the exposition.
Governor Pennypacker took the posi-
ton that the bell was too sacred a
relic to be taken from Independence
Hall, where it is under constant police
guard.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02

General Benjamin Viljoen, formerly
of the Boer army now in st. Louis, an
nounces that former President Paul
Kruger of the Boer republic is slowly
dying as an exile at Mentone, France.
and that nr. Reitz, state secretary un
der Kruger, is an exile in Holland, a
constant sufferer from nervous pros
tration.
General Viljoen says Kruger's mind
is failing, and that he lives in seclu'
sion, rarely conversing with any one.
His compatriots applied unsuccessfully
to the British government for permis-
sion for his return to South Africa to
spend the last days of his life in his
native country.
The loss of the Boer cause seems to
have shattered his ambition.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS
Short Items From Various
Parts of the World.
Record Of Many Happenings Condensed
and Put In Small Space and Ar.
ranged With Special Regard For the
Convenience Of the Reader Who has
Little Time to Spare.
Wednesday.

Four Russian torpedo boat destroy
ers are captured at Port Arthur and
their crews transferred, the Russians
being trapped by their own signals.
Promoters Of the Northern Securi.
ties company are prepared to preserve
the merger in case the TIlited States
supreme courts decision is adverse.
Representative Burton of Ohio as
tonished his Republican colleagues by
opposing further increase of the
American navy.
From st. Petersburg confederation
was received of the negotiations with
Turkey for the passage OF the Dar
danelles by the Black sea fleet.
1t was reported in st. Thomas. z. w
l., that there was severe fighting in
Sanchez, Santo Domingo, and that
Puerto Plata was again in the hands
o. General Jiminez
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02
WOOD REPORTS BATTLE
HaSsan's Eand In Joio Entirely
Destroyed.
Lieutenant West and Six Privates
Wounded-Orleinal Rebel Force Of
5000 Has Been Reduced to IS.
Members of Revolted Constabulary
at Vlaan In Custody.


5000 Has Been Reduced to IS.
Members of Revoted constabuIary
at Vlgan In Custody.
Washington, March l. - General
Wood reports, under date of Feb. Is.
an engagement with the Datto Moros
under Hassan on the island of Jolo.
Lieutenant West and six privates were
wounded: One has since died The
Moro loss was heavy.
Hassan succeeded in making his es.
cape. His original force of 1000 has
now been reduced to 15. The island
Is now under control of the American
authorities and influential Moros are
aiding in the pursuit of the outlaws.
The members of the constabulary
who revolted at Vigan are all in Gus
tody. The arms and ammunition TAX
en- by them have been recovered and
the troops have returned to their sta.
tion.
II Is said at the war department that
this destruction Of Hassans band is q
case of retributive justice The chief
once enticed Major Scott off into the
Jungle, pretending to be friendly, and
in ambush shot him.
Since that time Major Scott has
been on his trail and now has de.
stroyed his band.
Hassan, who was priest, is one OF
the irreconcilables. When the navy
was making some surveys year age
CT the coast of Jolo, Hassan construed
the setting up of survey marks as an
act of hostility and attacked the
troops He came into General Sum
rer's headqu\ tiers under summons
but made his escape and ever since
has been at war
His band is believed to have mum.
bered about GOO and if entirely de
stroyed, as the cablegram reports, the
battle must have been of some pro.
portions.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02
Provisions For EIGHT Months.

st. Petersburg, March 1.-The fam
lily of foreigner employed at Port
Dalny arrived here yesterday having
made the trip in IS days. One of the
members said to correspondent:
"The day after the outbreak of hos
tilities the authorities ordered all non
combatants to leave Port Dalny in or
der to have as we mouths as possible
to feed in the event of a siege,
"If the japanese in - Port Arthur
there were enor sIe 60 t,'ons there
when I left to las % lths. We
passed a continu. he plsnin of troop
trains going east" repairs.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02
DIED AT BABY FARMS.
Bodies of Eight Young Women Shipped
Secretly Out of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Feb. 29.-In connec.
ton with his investigation into the
baby farms, with their attendant in.
fant killing industry, Coroner Dugan
has discovered eight cases in which
young women have died in the lying-in
establishments In each case the body
was Immediately shipped out Of town
for burial. These eight cases form
only small percentage of the actual
number of deaths, it is averred by the
police.
Every oneof the cases is now under
inquiry. The clue to this phase OF
the situation was given by a young
husband whose mother-in-law took the
wife to one of the establishments. She
died there, and the husband was not
able to see her body. Warrants will
be issued shortly in the case charging
murder
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02
Twelve Lives Lost In a Fire

Roberaval Que, March Twelve
lives were lost in a fire which de-
stroyed the home of Thomas Quay at
st. Felicien early Monday. When the
fire was first noticed by neighbors
who live some distance away the house
had been burned to the ground. In
it at the time were eight small chill.
dren of Thomas Quay, Mrs. Phillip
Gagnon and her three small children.
Not one of the women or children es-
capped. Both Gagnon and Quay, the
fathers, were absent working in the
woods.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02

George Ferguson" said his wife,
looking with crushing scOrn ut the
gaudy rug he had bought at Il special
sale, 81 wonder if ever in your life you
knew a good bargain when you saw
it?'
The case was critical. Mr.. Ferguson
saw that something bold and decisive
must be done, and his mind worked
quickly.
"Why, yes, Laura" he said. "When
wanted a wife | picked out the
incest, sweetest little woman in the
whole world, and | got the best bar
gain any man ever got. There, there,
petw-Chicago Tribune.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1904-03-02
Machen and others Convicted.

Guilty as indicted" was the YER
dict announced by the foreman Of the
jury in the now famous postoffice con-
spiracy trial at Washington, stating
at the same time that this was the YER
dict as to all four defendants, August
w. Machen, late general superintend-
ent of the rural free delivery division;
George e. Lorenz of Toledo o., and
Samuel A. and Diller B. Croft of this
city.
The jury had been out nine hours,
although the verdict was reached in
eight hours and 25 minutes.
Bail was furnished for each of the
four convicted men. the sureties be-
ing the same as on the bonds for the
amounts fixed prior to conviction, and
the defendants were released from
custody.
Machen, Lorenz and Diller G. Croft
defendants in the postal scandals, wers
each sentenced to two years impris
onment and to pay fine of $4,000.