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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-05
Storm Loss in Middle West.
Death Time Is set,

Wind and foods in the middle West
have caused 4 property loss OF $S.O0aOC0
and FIVE lives have been lost
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-05

Thomas X. Danforth. McKeeSport.
Pa. business man. after sitting in q
poker game and losing 500 went to Al
derman l. \. Morgan and asked the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-05
CHICAGO.

W eather conditions underwent satisfy
ing change. inducing wider activity in the
manufacturing branches. and retail trade
was placed upon the best basis in some
time past. Sales in the latter were in
creased, the. buying entering into quite
a variety of needs, with the heaviest
dealings appearing in wearing apparel
footwear, furniture and household me-
cessities.
The fashionable Easter exhibits were
well attended. Prices remain as costly
as a year ago. yet the demand for sea
sonable wares has not been affected ad-
versely. The jobbing departments have
shown well maintained activity. Trans
actions made a good showing in milli
merry, silks and mems furnishings, A sat
istactory aggregate also obtained in
boots and shoe, hats and caps. carpets
and groceries. Requirements of coun
try merchants were purchased very care
fully, and no disposition to oyerstock
was noted.
Shipments OF general MERCHANDISE be
came heavy. and foodstufTs arrived in lib
eral quantities. Freight traffic has re-
sumed normal volume, hut complaints
continue of difficulty in obtaining prompt
railroad deliveries Que mainly to short
age of cars and motive power Mer-
camille collections generally were fairly
good.
Grain shipments, 100000 bushels
are Is per cent under the same week
last year Cash dealings both in -four
and grain, were on limited scale, hut
prices, compared with last weeks clos
ing. advanced-in wheat pa cents and
in corn rs cents. Dealings in provisions
reached a fair aggregate. Lard advanced
17lA cents and ribs 1919 cents. Pork
was freely offered, and declined 1719
cents per ~oarrel. Receipts of live stock,
DOG, 17S head, were 81 per cent over the
same week last year.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-05
Sir RniIdin.r Rnrn.

Six structures in the business section
of Jermyn, Pa, including the Merriman
and Thomas Bray buildings and tie As
semhly Hall. were burned. causing a loss
of 100000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-05
EnCineer Burns to Death.

Engineer Edward Jones was burned
to death under locomotive pulling a
Pennsy lvania freight train that ran into
a washout at Glare. Ohio.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-05
Race Troubles in Arkansas.

Nine negroes were iyncked At St
Charles, Ark. during one week as result
of race troubles; five were she. n one
SaV
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-05
BIG BELGRADE LEvEE BREAKS.
Great Damage and Loss of Live Stock
Near Xincennes. Ind.

The great Belgrade levee broke We'd
nesday, CAUSING tie worst damage re-
sulting from any single break. 1t is
eight miles north of Vincennes. Ind, on
the Illinois side Many houses were
washed from the foundations and much
live stock has been drowned. The break
increased the water at WestpOrt, where
the flood was in the second story of ev-
cry house. Telephone and telegraph
wires were down and communication
with the adjacent country cut off.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-05

Judge Kersten has passed sentence Of
sieayn on the Chicago car barn bandits,
fixing April - SIS the day Of execution
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-05

Judging from the Cars remarks, he
considers the attack on Port Arthur most
fnhumane.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-04-05

structive that the japanese were unable
to make an effective return. Further
Japqnese re-enforcements arrived an
hour later and Gen. Mishtchenko was
forced to retire.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-07-23
Bryan Saved the Party.

The following from the Aber-
deen Examiner shows the proper
estimate and appreciation of VIM.
j. Bryan, and the services he has
rendered the Democratic party:
To the incessant and steadfast
battle maintained by Mr.. Bryan
for the last two years, during
which time he has been the target
for the vituperation and malignant
detractiCn of the metropolitan
press, we owe the fact that we
have today a united Democratic
party and a platform acceptable
to every Democrat.
Among the Democratic lead
ers who weigh the ability and
genius of the men in the fighting
line, and among the honest and
confding yeomanry who respect
and indorse political integrity, be
has always maintained high stand
ing: but the trusts, the rings and
those who abandoned the party
in the last campaign have devoted
two years to what seemed al
agreed program Of abuse of this
wise chieftain and patriotic states
man, and never were men more
Idisconcerted than they, BY bis re.
cepti0n at St. Louis and by thC
fact Of bis power ID that conVen
tion. "
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-07-23
Dsnounce Rape and Other LaWIessness.

The Leader has been requested
to publish the following resolu-
tions adopted by the Young Peo-
.ple's Negro Congress, at a large
meeting held at the X. of p. hall
in BrookhaveH last week. We
desire to endorse the sentiment
expressed and the action taken as.
"a step in the right direction and
something that cannot be too
strongly impressed by negro lead
ers on their race, young and old.
The resolutions were introduced
by Rev. G. S. Williams, a young
Brookhaven negro of education,
who lately graduated at WiIber-
force University, o.. and were
unanimously adopted;
Whereas, Raping and other
immoral practices have been
charged as perpetrated by men of
color; Be it therefore
Resolved, That we, the Young
Peoples Negro Congress of
Brookhaven, Miss, denounce with
abhorrence such hell-inspired con-
duct, and all other forms Of law
lessneSs.
Be it further resolved That we
are willing to cooperate with
those who stand for legal pro-
cedure to put down all such fiend-
ish criminality.
Be it further resolved, That a
copy of these resolutions be sent
to the local papers.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-07-23
cratic nominee for vice.presi.

dents
II do not know much about
him. He is said to be a very rich
man and suits New York, and his
supporters who talked to me about
it, assured me that his nomination
meant the carrying of West Vir-
ginia for the ticket. AS ] said a
little while ago, there was q dis
position to subordinate, concede
and confess to almost anything
which might contribute to the de-
feat of Theodore Roosevelt for
President. 1t was a great con-
vention, largely attended, but the
magnitude of the hall and the i'm
mensity of the crowd made it an
unwieldy body. The confusion
was deafening. You could scarce
Is understand anything that was
said in the hall. Mr.. Bryan was
about the only man whose voice
could fiji the great building and
hold the attention of the enor-
nous crowd. He did it, and did
it well. / hope the National Ex-
ecutive Committee when arrang-
ing for the next convention will
provide for building only large
enough to hold the delegates, al
teInates and representatives of the
press. If the delegates are to de-
liberate, that must be done.
There was little or no deIibera-
tion In this convention. /"
What do you think of Mr..
Bryan's conduct in this conven-
tion!
while | regret the friction, i
am still of the opinion that he is
an honest, sincere and patriotic
man. Like all men, he is liable
to commit mistakes, but unlike
many men be is, in my judgment,
absolutely patriotic. | do not
share the spirit of intolerance
shown to Mr.. Bryan. / did not
agree with some things he said,
but / am of the opinion that he is
one of the biggest men in public
or private life in America. On
the question of putting Judge
Parker's views on the money
question in the platform, or let
ting Judge Parker stand for the
gold plank in the platform, / most
heartily agree with Mr.. Bryan.
/ believe in the quantitive theory
of money. | believe in the prin-
ciples that / advocated four and
eight years ago, but for the rea-
sons stated above we must defeat
Roosevelt, and Che further reason
that the gold standard is an estab-
lished fact, | would most cheer
fully have consented to having a
plank inserted in the Democratic
platform admitting the gold STAN
dard. But that isall a thing Of
the past now. Let us unite, North,
South, East and West, present a
solid front to the common enemy
and elect Parker and Davis presi-
dent and yice-president of these
United States.
Il want to say, before you go,
that every Mississippian contem-
plates with pride and honor the
Difference shown to our own dis
tinguished citizen, John Sharp
Williams. He was, in truth and
in fact, the leading spirit in the
convention, and / believe, had he
intimated that he would have ac-
cepted it, the nomination for
President would have been given
him at any moment. .
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-07-23
A Pardon.

We take from a Picayune spe-
cial from jackson, the following
Governor Vardaman last Mon
day granted a pardon to .. negro
named Joe Strong, who was SEN
fenced last September by Judge
Sykes, of the Monroe county Cir
cult Court, to pay a fine OF 500
and costs for the theft of COW.
The Governor received a lengthy
petition in regard to the pardon
of the negro which was signed by
some of the leading citizens Of
Monroe county. The petition on
behalf of the old negro was back
ed up by a strong letter from
Judge E. 0. Sykes, who sentenc-
ed the negro. The Judge in his
letter said:
This old negro followed the
Confederate flag for about three
or four years as the servant of
Mr.. Charles Strong, of Aberdeen,
who was killed at Gettysburg.
i feel that we owe him all the
efavors that we can reasonably ex-
tend. and | personally know that
all the old Confederates in Aber-
-deen feel the same way about this
matter and will manifest it by
signing this petition.
If he slipped up in this matter,
namely, concerning of a COW, ;
be learned it during the war. i
hope you will extend clemency in
remitting the fine imposed. =
As soon as the Governor had
read the letter and looked over
tho petition, he asked for par
don blank and at once wrote out a
pardon for the old negro, and il
went up to Aberdeen BY the first
mail. The petition received hy
| the Governor testified to the fact
THAT the negro had always borne
a good reputation, and that he
had never had any trouble with
the courts until be got mixed up
with his neighbours COW. The
Governor by his pardon saved
1.-THE old negro from d long service
lon the county farm.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-07-23
An Awful Mitsake.

The dread condition which con
fronts the people Of Memphis to-
day should forever refute the idea
advanced by those whose pecunia-
lry interest lies in that way, that
because law does not altogether
suppress vice this should be al
lowed openly. This city is learn
| ing a lesson most horrible in its
results of the wrongfulness Of the
lso-callea "open system of gov
lernment, system which tolerates
crime and disregard of law be-
cause Of the revenue produced and
the claimed inefficiency Of the law
TO control and keep it out. Again
| this condition of murder and law
lessness discounts in a fearful way
the contention that city can
prosper along the lines of real
and true advancement upon a plan
of government founded upon vice
and crime. The prosperity Of a
city which has it's basis in such
principles is but building mush-
rooms which will topple and fall
|of their own weight and bring
with it an experience at once
bloody and shameful. There can
be no genuine growth which is
not established in morality, law
and regard for that which elevates
citizenship and manhood. That
which tends to degrade and lower
the highest conception of morals
and citizenship is a poison which
is eating at the heart center of the
very foundation of civilization
and the money which flows there
from is but the ignus fatuus which
is Turing on to ruin and which in
the end will prove to be only
blood money and money acquired
at an awful sacrifice of the best
and purest of the land. From the
fireside to the great interest of
general government the basis of
that which is best and lasting is
respect, reverence and observance
of law and order; and when ma
tion, a state or city or family
tears down this altar upon which
has been consecrated all that is
for happiness, peace and welfare
of people and country, the seeds
of disintegration are being soWn
from which fruits of woe and sor-
row are to, be reaped. Oh the
foolishness and crime of greed.
1t has bloodied and blackened
many a fair history in this coun-
try and doubtless will continue to
assert its hydra-headed infamy to
blind and deceive the people as to
the fearful experience which
comes to its devotees. Biloxi
Review.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-07-23
Help the May ButterfieId HOme.

The appeal made BY President
Cooper for aid from citizens Of
Bro0khaven for the building of
an industrial home at Che College,
to be known as the May Butter
field Home, addresses itself to our
people strongly from every point
of view. The cause is most wor-
thy; it viii be paying a deserved
tribute to lovely, c0nsecrated
Christian woman Of Brookhayen
and q Whitworth alumna, whose
very memory is d benediction to
those who knew her; and, finally,
as DR.. Cooper clearly shows,
Brookhaven can well afford to
help the college III this way. look
ing at it merely from the point Of
financial interest. Brookhaven' s
citizens can raise d big purse for
base ball leagues, help the or
phans when they are ID need and
contribute literally to other
causes when called upon; now
|Iet them show their generous spir-
|it by giving tho May Bptterleld
Home helping hand. What il
done will have fo be done pronp-
tlys II Che building goes forward
thia season.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-07-23
interesting Investigation.

I. j. Ray of CenterviIle, Miss,
is engaged in getting up some sta
tistics on the number Of lynchings
from criminal assault or attempt
ed criminal assault, that have TAX
en- place in Mississippi since 1890.
Fred Lusk, Deputy Sheriff of
Kinds county. this morning re-
ceiyed the following letter from
Mr.. Ray:
'Harper's Weekly has made
the statement, recently, that there
has been no case of attempted rape
upon the person of a white wom-
an, by negro, in the State Of
Mississippi, since 1890 j desire
to refute this statement by stats
tics. Will you do me and the en-
tire State the kindness to fill out
the blank below and return this at
your earliest convenience"
The blank asks the following:
II. How many cases of rape or
attempted rape have occurred in
your county since 1902
-. How many legal executions
have there been in your county
for this crime since 1902
''3. How MANY lynchings?
"a. How many ilnprisonments
in the penitentiary
This information is going to be
rather difficult to gather, for it is
a fact that in Mississippi, wher-
ever the crime of rape or attempt
ed rape takes place, a lynching
follows as swift justice. There
are no records in the courts of
these cases, for in eight cases out
of nine the negro never falls into
bhe hands of the officers of the
law, and unless he does no entry
is made on the county docket.
In the First District of Kinds
Mr. Lusk fms there are
no records of any attempted rape.
And yet two have occurred, one
in 1894, in which case no arrests
we're made, but the negro who
was supposed to have committed
The crime was never seen again.
Last year there was an attempt
I'd rape but the negro was dement,
ed and the case never went any
further than the Police Court.
Jackson Picayune Special.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-07-23
Ladies Skirts

39cFor Ladies White Duck Skirts old prices $0O and $780,
Buy and it for underskrt in the good
old winter time.
The rest of the story is in Wool Skirts and will read fol-
lows:
$1.69 for $3.50 Skirts. $3.50 for So Is Skirts.
So 80 for black and blue Mohair Skirts
So 95 for $40 Skirts. 1929 for 81. so Skirts.
So so for $4.9 Skirts. $3.50 for SIS. 90 Skirts
$3.50 for $3.50 Skirts. $4.44 for $6 so Skirts.
S. Al for $500 Skirts.
BLACK SILK SKIRTS AT $50 s
We havea few $3.50 aud Skirts left To close take
at S375.
$2.95 FOR BLACK GRENADINE SKIRTS.
$295 will give you the pick black grenadne skirts
that selling at $500 and $490.
$25O-For your choice of our Black Grenadne Skirts
MISSES SKIRTS, 80 TO IS IN LENGTH
$295 for $4.0O Skirts $1.95 for So 25 Skirts.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-07-23
Horse Thief Captured.

JEFF Howell, alias Charley
JEFF Hanson and other
aliases, an ex-conyict just out Of
the penitentiary, sent there in
1900 from Lincoln county for
four years for horse stealing, is in
the Hazlelhulst jail charged with
stealing one horse and two mules
in just three days.
He hired to j. B. Mayes in}
April and worked for him up till
about ten days ago when he was
discharged BY his employer. He
was not satisfied with the settle
ment and on the night Of the 18th
inst, be stole Mr.. Mayes' horse
and rode into Silver Creek and
sold the horse, saddle and bride
ito Mr.. Cowner, the livery man.
for $3.50. He spent the night
with Mr.. MikelI living near
Silver Greek and the next night
be stole two Of his mules and left
them at a Mr.. Reynolds, living
two miles vest Of Wesson. He
went from there to Mr.. Smiths
residence, who lives one mile
north of Wesson, where he was
arrested by officers last Thursday
night.
He has engaged Hon. FL. j.
FR.4cn,, ~ elafo,,d him m t,s, al xric4
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-07-23
Work Shirts for Working Men.
Ladies Wai6t6

We have reduced stock of Ladies Waists
mark but don't want to overif possible We will
stick the knife in little deeper away they CO. Note the
show window you pass by.
$195W give you choice of these pongee silk waists that
sold by beginning of for $350 and So T5
$50-For $500 Waists of champagne
mercerized silk, lace effect. White lawn trimmed with
Medalions and Baenbu1g effects. This is cutting the
prices half in two but determined not carry
them over
$25For all have in $500 and 81 80 Ladies' Waists
great values here All are white goods handsome
" embroidered Some trimmed with lace others with
MedaIions
75cLadies Mercezed Madras waists-colos light blue pink
and green-made with pIeated front, large pearl but
tons. Old price $1.00, take 75c Balance of
stock will go follows
$1O0 WAISTS FOR SOC.
75C WAISTS FOR 35C.
SOC WAISTS FOR CSC.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-07-23
NOmen'S VOiIe Suits $500.

These suits made according the latest fashion plates.
Coors ~ tan, brown and black Quality
Trimmed with stitched bands and buttons Old price $000 to
close only We have only the following Sizes 32 "a and
36. Price is cut in half-caIl and look at them
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1904-07-23

Judge j b Chrisman has I'd
signed as a member Of khe Board
of Trustees of Alcesa CoIlege
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-10-20

| years of state government OF $l,66S,-
1000 You answer that you spent about
one third of it for new buildings and
betterments, but you try to deceive the
people by withholding the other half
of the truth which the record shows,
that the fusionists erected as many
new buildings as the republicans did
and spent nearly as much money for
that purpose This put the republic
can officials right back where they
were before they attempted to explain.
Then Governor Mickey came home
from the junket. He saw Mr.. Berge's
answer to the state house explanation,
tsand -he..began to realize at last, after
several sfafhiu4S over the phone
from the state cOmmftsnR@ at Omaha
that it was up to the governor OF no
state to say something.
What could he say?
There was the record there of the APP
preparations by the legislatures, show
ing that the republican legislature had
appropriated $1,688, 600 more for four
years than the fusion legislatures had
appropriated for their four years. Any
body can go to the state house and get
these printed reports and see just what
the record is. Mr.. Berge had told the
truth. The record Of the appropria-
lions was printed there in the reports
and could not be disputed.
What did the governor do?
What could he do?
What could he say?
And yet he must say something. He
must make showing of some kind.
There was the telephone from Omaha
calling for a showing from the COVER
nor. The governor had ben introduced
to the voters two years ago as an
economical and careful business man.
And here were the business men of
Lincoln whose taxes had been doubled
by the new revenue law, talking as
thy met on the streets Of Lincoln shalz
ing their heads in anger and disap
pontment at the utter lack of business
economy and business methods at the
state house under the administration
of this business prodigy from Polk
county, who could give back five cents
in change to the street car conductor
and herald 1t all over the country as
sign Of his straightforwardness. bit
had nothing to saw to the tax-robhed
people about the $422900 per annum
increase in the cost of state govern
ment.
ITS up to you, governor" called
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-10-20

the republican chairman from Omaha,
"and if you are going to say anything
about this 81 $685. you mad better
say it now
And what did the governor say?
What could he say?
He could juggle He could jockey
the figures. He could take the state
ments that had already been made and
shuttle the items, mix up the figures
and make up long-winded statement
that the taxpayers could not under
stand, but which he hoped they would
accept owing to the popularity of
Roosevelt.
The $1,6S8,000 still stands unex-
planned. The increase under republican
rule amounts to $4,000 per annum. If
EfhiSm republican administration is en-
dorsed az =thiaaalections the republicans
will be more reckless u5tsssnesthe next
two years. The present revenue iaw-
will be doctered over perhaps under
the direction of the high salaried rail-
road spoilers and lobbyists who will
control the legislature.
What's the remedy?
Vote for Berge and the whole popu-
list ticket This duty is pressing now
upon the conscience of every republic
can voter. Get a governor and a leg
islature that will abolish the free pass
system first, then let them drive out
the railroad lobbyists second. Then,
when the teeth of the railroad dragon
are pulled and the henchmen are driv-
en- out of the legislative halls, the
representative of the people can enact
just revenue law and displace extra
vagance with true business economy.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-10-20
SPECIAL MARKET LETTER
FROM NYE g. BUCHANAN CO., LIVE
STOCK COMMISSION MER-
CHANTS, SO. OMAHA,
MFR
South Omaha. Neb., Oct.

South Omaha, Neb., Oct 20
For three days this week receipts
of cattle here have been about 1900
head at steady prices. Chicago having
$4,000 with a steady market. Receipts
of western grass cattle are not as
large as expected but are good in quail
ity. We quote:
Corn-feds-Choice steers, s5.60@G0 90;
fair to good. S4.75@5.50; cows and
heifers, s3.00@4 90.
Grassers-Choice killers, s3.25@4.40;
choice feeders, $3.50@400; good feed
ers, $3.00@3.40; choice yearlings, $685.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-10-20
Notice Of Adoptinn.

In re Adoption No 211 of Katherine Dietrich
by Mary Arundel and Thomas Arundel in Coun-
ty Court of Lancaster County Nebraska
The State of Nebraska TO all personsinterested
in said matter, take notice that Mary Arundel
and Thomas Arundel, husband and VIE have
filed their petition herein for the adoption of a
minor female child, four months old daughter
OF Unknown Deitrick and Unknown Dietrich,
with bestowal of property rights which has been
set for hearing be ore this court on November
4th, 1904, at % O'Clock A. NJ, when you may APP
pear, object to and contest the same.
Dated October A. 1904.
FRANK K. WATERS, County Judge
By WALTER A LEEsE,
lSeal] Clerk County Court.