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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01
PATHETIC STORY.
Told BY German Girl at Trial
of Fletcher at RuSSellville.
Dramatic Scene when the German
Girl Identified Man as One
Of Her ASSISTANTS.

RusselIville, KY, Aug. 2S.-Mary
Gladder, the victim Of the assault
for which John Sacra has been SEN
fenced to death, J. Pope Fletcher is
now on trial for his life, and Jim and
Guy Lyon are awaiting trial, told
her story before one of the largest
crowds ever assembled IN the Logan
Circuit Court this morning. M.
Hermann, German scholar, with
degrees from Heidelberg and Berlin
universities, acted as interpreter for
the girl. With dramatic effect he
interpreted the girls story, while
hundreds of eyes flashed on the pris-
oner as the victim pointed him out
as one of her assailants.
After some minor testimony, the
girl took the stand shortly after 8
O'Clock and said: II am twenty
three years old and was born in Aus
tria. We came to America last Sep
TENDER. We travelled afoot by the
driveway. On the night of May q
we camped in the country near here.
My father had $50 and gold watch
when four men came to our camp.
That pointing to Fletcher, was
one of them They made US come
to the fire where they stood. One
grabbed me and another grabbed
father and tried to make us drink
something. Then two of them
dragged me from my father. |
begged, Oh. so hard, but they would
not listen. struggled and fought,
but they held me. | cried, but they
had no pity on me. They threw me
down and one man knelt on my
arms while they assaulted me.
They had guns and razors and held
them against my neck and head.
Then they got me by the feet and
stood me on my head and threatened
to kill me-"
Continuing, the girl said the men
robbed her father of his money and
watch and took everything she had,
including a pair of scissores. a hand
kerchief, one ink stand and spool
of thread. The clothing worn by
the victim, torn and cut almost to
ribbons, was exhibited to the jury
over the protest of the defense.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01
BLOODY WAR ENDED.
BY Friendly Treaty Agreed to
By Each Country's ENJOYS.
Japan Yielded Everything that
Was Left In Issue and Rus
STA Accepted.

Terms of peace were agreed upon at
Portsmouth Tuesday by the Rus
sian and Japanese ENJOYS. prelimi-
nary arrangements for an armistice
were concluded and the actual work
of framing a treaty of peace was
turned over, by mutual agreement,
to Mr.. De Martens, the Russian
lawyer, and Mr.. Dennison, the legal
adviser of the Japanese Foreign Of
fee. The treaty is expected to be
completed by the end of the week.
Japan made an agreement possible
by yielding on the disputed points
and surrendering up her claim for
indemnity. The articles relating to
Russia's interned warships and the
limitation of her sea power were
withdrawn. Japan agreed that on
ly that part of the Chinese Eastern
railroad south of Chantfu should be
ceded to her, and an agreement was
made whereby the Island Sakhalin
is practically neutralized. each coun-
try binding itself not to fortify its
half of the island. 1t was also de-
cided to add broad clause for mu-
tual commercial privileges. The
treaty will be a friendly document
of such character as to indicate that
the two countries have almost laid
the foundation for a future alliance.
There is, however, no evidence that
any secret clauses are to be append
ed to the treaty.
The news that the ENJOYS had
reached an agreement caused great
rejoicing in Portsmouth. and such
scenes of enthusiasm as followed the
return of the Russian plenipotentiar-
les to the hotel were never before
witnessed in New Hampshire. M.
Witte was overjoyed at the unex-
pected conclusion of the conference,
and declared that he had never
dreamed of such an outcome. His
fellow ENJOYS rejoiced at what they
considered a great diplomatic tri-
umph for Russia. Baron Komura,
the chief Japanese plenipotentiary,
refused to discuss the agreement
last night, and Mr.. Takahira merely
remarked that peace had been made
"for the sake of humanity and civil.
ization."
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01

bacco and breaking wheat ground.
Misses Belle and Ella Sowders.
Beaver Dam, spent the day with T.
F. Johnston and family Sunday.
Miss Archer. Owensboro, is visit
ing the family of Bob Cushionberry
this week.
Misses Lena and Esther Johnston
visited Misses Lula and Minnie
Johnston, of Sulpher Springs, last
week.
The work the county is having
done on the Mt. Vernon hill and al
so on the levey between Sulphur
Springs and Dundee is going to be a
great improvement to the roads.
The Mt. Vernon hill having rock
beat until it is almost like pike.
Mr.. Sam Wilson's funeral will be
preached at Olaton church on the
second Sunday in September at IL
o'clock.
Thomas T. Duff, of Elizabethtown,
has been in this section of the coun-
try for the past week buying mules.
He left for Harden county last Sat
urday with about ten head.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01

.SE6Svisgs We're Pyotvaeted and Sev<,s
--7ried Eve,y Rno7on Remedy Nun
ont Reiief-.SerioN Stomach Trouble
Cured BY Three Bottles of Primal
Capt. w. w. Jackson, 7O5 G. St., N. W.,
Washington, d. c., writes:
al am eighty-three years old, .
veteran of the Black Hawk, Mexican
and the Civil Wars. am by profession
physician, but abandoned the same.
"Some years ego was seriously A.
fecfed with cafarrh of the stomach.
NY s0fferings were profrscfed and
severe. Ifried every known remedy
without obtaining relief
"In desperation began the use OF
your Peruna. began 10 realize Inn
mediate though gradual improvement
"After the use of three bottles every
appearance of my complaint was re-
moved, and have no hesitation in rec
ommending 1t as an infallible remedy
for that disorder Nv. w. Jackson.
Address DIR. 3. b. Hartman, President
of The Hartman Sanitarium, Column
bus, Ohio.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01
The Indians are Coming,

When the Nebraska Indian Base
Ball Team comes to the field with
scowling faces and savage war
whoops some of the people in the
grand stand begin to grow nervous.
There is no occasion for this, however.
The Indians are simply showing their
irrepressible spirits and never have
any trouble with anyone. Those who
see their game with Ohio county
team, in the Fair Grounds at Hartford
KY, on Saturday. September the l6,
1905, certainly have a treat in
store. 6t4
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01
Celebrate Labor Day.

Program of the Labor Day Cele
bration at Render, KY, September
4, 1905.
The parade will form at The Brown
Mercantile Co., Store at 9 O'Clock
a. m, headed by district officers of U
M. w. of A. and officers of A. S. OF
E.. and two brass bands.
SPEAKING.
Judge Francis-Welcome in be-
half Of the Town at 10 o'clock. l..
E. Herrell-In behalf of U. M. w,
A. at 1890. E. L. Davenport, Pres
ident of A. S. of E., of Muhlenburg
county, at IL o'clock. C.. w. Wells
President of U. M. w. of A. dis
trict % at 2 o'clock. Farmers Club
at 8 o'clock. There will be String
Band to furnish music to those that
wish to dance.
Big moonlight at night.
TO THE COLORED MEMBERS.
The management for the colored
members will be in charge of Y. d.
Black and j. d. Walker and will be
held on the colored picnic grounds,
and will be addressed by National
Organizer w. j. Campbell and
others.
They will have dinner on the
ground and music for those that
wish to dance.
Committee on arrangements.
X. B. EAsToN, d w. GwYNN,
JAS. MARTIN, SAM JENNINGS,
H. A. GARRETT L. E. HERRELL.
Y. ID. BLACK, j. d. WALKER.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01
HARTFORD ], MOI

in front of the Cumberland Tele-
phone exchange and quite a few OF
the gentlemen inaugurated a search
for the night clerk of the ardent
spirits dispensary who. by the way,
bad retired for the night. He was
awaken and the firewater procured
and its partakers revered in the
pleasantries Tor unpleasantries)
thereof. This was continued until
about 2 o'clock when the hay-wag-
on was boarded and the crowd drove
away.
1t is at the earnest request of some
Of our best citizens that we make
these observations.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01
LEARNED OFFICIAL DUTIES
From Experience did Democratic
Nominee for Jailor OF Gray
son County.

Isaac T. Layman. the Democratic
nominee for Grayson County.
evidently believes in being qualified
by actual experience for the duties
of the office to which he aspires. at
least he has had experience.
Last Saturday he came to Hart
ford with the Leitchfield base ball
club who came to play with the
Taylor Mines team at the fair
grounds. After the game was over
he frequented the dispensaries of
ardent spirits extensively. He grew
richer and richer as the evening wan
ed and finally about eleven o clock his
friends took him to the hotel and at
tempted to retire him but he would
not be retired. He grew boisterous
and the City Marshal was called and
directed by the landlady to quiet
him or take him to the city jail.
The latter was the only alternative
and at few minutes before mid
night the doors Of the public bastile
was closed between him and his
freedom.
This had the desired effect. He re-
tired at once and gave no further
trouble. Next morning he sent for
the officers and settled fine and cost
for plain drunk and was released.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01
IA might Visitors.

Hartfor6tGid her people usually
welcome,sIsitors from any source
regaI; 1ess of the time of their com
Ing ~ But on last Thursday night a
t,'.y-wagon load of folks from a
neighboring community tarried in
the city most too far into the "wee
small hours" of. the next morning
to suit some of our citizens and pos
sibly little later than social ethics,
strictly adhered to, would warrant.
About 1870 o'clock on the night
referred to the hay-wagon bearing
about fifteen ladies and the same
number of gentlemen was stopped
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01
BIRTHPLACE or ABE LINCOLN.
Purchased by a New York
Man For 50. 500.
The Rock Spring Farm Sold at
Public Outcry at For
ced Sale.

Hodgensville. KY. Aug. 2S-The
Abraham Lincoln birthplace was sold
at master commissioners sale to-day
r. j. Collier, Of New York. being
purchaser.
At the time of Lincoln's birth,
February IL. 1909. the farm was in
Hardin county. In lS49 that county
was subdivided and the portion set
apart was named Larue county.
The farm has changed ownership
but twice since Lincoln was born.
Thomas Lincoln father of the Presi-
dent, sold the land to Richard Creal.
about the time the Lincoln family
moved to Indiana. The property con-
tinued in the hands of the Creal
family until about fifteen years ago,
when A. w. Dennette. of New York
bought the place for $500.
Old deed book shows that the
farm was purchased by Thomas Lin
coin in 1903.
The farm derives its name Rock
Spring" from large Spring which
is about one hundred yards from
the log cabin in which Lincoln was
born. and which furnished the water
supply for the family century ago.
The site of the old cabin, in which
those deep rooted ideals of truth
were first instiled in the presidents
youthful soul, was moved to the
Columbian exposition at Chicago in
1893 by the Lincoln Log Cabin as
ISOLATION" but was restored to its
original site again in 1895. 1t was
again moved to the Nashville exposi-
ton and later to Central Park, New
York, where it is now. The plan is
TO move it back to the old farm
again ut some future time. The cab
in was one of those single room dwell
lings constructed of rough hewn
logs and daubed with mud, which
were 80 common at the beginning of
the last century.
The site of the cabin is now mark.
ed by a flag pole, which was erected
five years ago. but from which no
flag has ever yet been unfurled.
Scattered about the base of the flag
pole are several broad. fiat stones.
which at one time served as steps
for the simple home. In the rear
of where the cabin stood stretches a
small field of corn. The present
tenant of the farm says that the
corn is growing on land cleared by
Thomas Lincoln before the presi-
dent was born.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01
Anxious for the Ticket.

-
Editor REPUBLICAN:--As the cleo
ton is only two months off, ! sup
pose that the campaign in dear old
Republican, Ohio county, is now on
in full blast, and lest, | continue
to neglect it, / now hasten while
there is yet time to announce
through the good old REPUBLICAN
that / am Enthusiastically anx-
ious for the success of the G. o. p,
in Ohio county. | believe. however.
that usually find myself unusually
anxious" for the triumph of Repub-
licanism at each recurring election.
No reason exists, why all defeated
candidates should not zealously and
loyalty support his party nominees
this year, as the ticket is a most ex-
cellent one, and every man on it has
clear and unquestioned title to his
nomination. Everv defeated candi-
date announced subject to his
party's action, and while candid
ate never courts nor is pleased with
defeat, yet unless the convention is
VIGOROUSLY unfair or irregular, he
should cheerfully acquiesce in the
decision of the majority.
1t may be all right for good citi-
zen to occasionally vote against his
party nominees. but never all right
for the man who has submitted his
claims to his party and been fairly
beaten. | believe Mr.. Clell Smith,
who ran Mr. Midkiff so close for Jail
err. is the only defeated candidate to
come out in a card for the ticket,
but this is doubtless due to the fact
that Mr.. Smith was the only beaten
man that lost by close margin and
therefore felt more urgently called
on to come out in the vigorous style
he did, than us fellows who failed to
make nip and tuck" race and if
we followin Mr.. Smiths wake in the
order we fetched up at the grand
stand" last November, my turn has
not yet come, but as l have waited
nine months and only two months
more intervene until the election
have concluded to hold my fire no
longer, and urgently request every
other, who "also ran" to follow suit
and show his colors by coming out
in card lat least postal, } for your
successful opponent. Of course none
of you are "sulking in your tents. :"
but are you not aware that many
good Republicans and valued friends
of yours may pot understand your
silence. So lets not allow a tinge of
suspicion find Judgement in the
minds of our friends; so come out
in the procession and poke up you
float" Smith "held up" Midkiff,
right in the smoke of ''the first bat
tie" so here goes up "Tinsley"
next, Respectfully,
G. DAVIS ROYAL.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01
Notice.

The Farmers Club will meet al
the court house in Hartford next
Monday. September a, at 10 O'Clock
a. m. The public in general is invit-
ed to attend and participate al
this meeting. Discussions will be
rendered on wheat gowing, grass
seeding and development of our bot
lands"
s. l.. STEVENS, President.
ALvIsB. TICHENOR, Secretary.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01
A Beautiful Lawn Party.

Miss Annie Bell entertained with
a lawn party at her beautiful coun-
try home near Whitesville Saturday
evening, August 26, in honor of her
guests, Misses Sallie Hewlett and
Allie Fielden. Pleasant Ridge; Essie
Pursell, Owensboro. and Fannie B.
Roberts, Yelvington. The lawn was
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01
HERBERT.

Aug. 29.-Messrs. Dave Miller,
Robert Miller, F. v. Miller, James
Chambers and B. H. Givens attend
the A. S. of E. ralley at Whitesville,
Saturday.
Mrs. Ernest Bruner, returned to
her home in Owensboro Friday after
weeks visit to her mother, Mrs. An
ME Lyons.
Miss Mabel Miller returned home
Monday from Whitesville.
Miss Matte Williams is i'll at this
writing.
MIR. Oscar Rice, of Chambers, has
purchased a farm of j. B. Bruner
and will move to it soon.
Mr.. Albert Monkey. of Trisler,
visited friends here Sunday.
Mr.. Myrtle Floyd. of Owensboro,
is visiting his parents at this place.
Mr.. Iva Grove and wife visited re-
latives at Pellville Sunday.
Harry Owens and wife and Master
Joe Bennett visited at Whitesville
Sunday.
Several from here, attended the
decoration of DR.. Chambers gave. at
Blackboard, Sunday.
DuaVo1SsSsa R--u.. np
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01
SULPHUR SPRINGS.

Aug. 30.-Rev. j. F. Baker filled
his regular appointment at Mt. YER
non Sunday, there being very large
crowd present to listen to an able
and well delivered sermon.
Farmers are very busy cutting to-
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-01

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The famous little pllls.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
4 Wire During Is tile.
(By the associated Press J

Munden. Jan. 27.-<Te:44 p. n. -
delayed in transmission. "A general
engagement is progressing. Only the
left flank is not involved. The hospitals
here and at Hardin have been put in
readiness to receive large numbers Of
wounded of whom about a thousand
have already arrived at Mukden. Sev-
cral hundred Japanese were made
prisoners. The battle commenced on
the right flank on General Kurorat-
kin's initiative. The Japanese were
driven back five miles from their adj
Nanced positions defined by the re-
serve brigades. The lighting extended
January 26 to the center. The Japa-
nese endeayored to take Pouiloff Hill
and other positions but we're driven
back VITA heavy loss.
The men going into battle are we'll
prepared for the weather conditions,
being warmly clad and shod, well fed
and in good spirits
The activity Ct General Mischtenko' S
fast cavalry continues. 4 large Japa-
nese transport train was captured on
the extreme right Of the west flank
All the newspaper re-appeared to-
day. The factory inspectors report
that 10000 persons are still out on a
strike, Work is being resumed at al
most all the mills which had been
closed but on the other hand some
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
Troops Dispense Rioters.
by the Associated Press..l

Nby me ASSOcldlcQ 1'EeSS-)
Libau, Russia, Jan. 2S.-There were
some demonstrations on the part Of
the strikers during the night and at
tempts We're made to loot bakeries but
the rioters were dispersed by the
troops who have been reinforced by a
regiment form Kovno. Some tele-
graph poles We're torn down but they
have been replaced.
The governor today issued a procla
nation reminding the workers of the
patriotism they displayed on the occa-
sion of the recent visits of Emperor
Nicholas and the imperial family to
Libau. declaring that the strike is the
result of the activity of evil disposed
reVolutionists who have nothing in
common with the workmen and urg-
ing the latter to return to work ana
not embarrass the country while at
war. If they resume their employ
ments the governor will help them.
Otherwise he will take energetic meas
ures 20 restore order.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29

WHAT DOES 1T MEAN ?
Is 1t Action Begun On a Colossal Scale
to Drive Japanese From Winter
Quarters Or Operations to Dis
tract The Peoples
thoughts?
lHx the Associated Press

ST. Petersburg, Jan. 2S.-6:10 p. m,
Opinions differ here as to the siSnifi-
canoe and importance of the move
ment undertaken by General kuro-
patkin. 1t is very difficult TO ascertain
the truth. Many persons are inclined
to believe it is a genuine offensive
movement against the Japanese with
the object OF forcing them out Of their
winter quarters, while others look
upon it as being only more or less
Serious 1oJlration Undertaken upon
orders from St. Petersburg TO draw
the attention of the people anew TO
the theatre of war. In the meantime
the general staff maintains reticence
regarding the plans of the command
erin chief
All dispatches from Russian CORE
spondents at the front foreShadow Il
big and bloody battle Of a decisive
character. They tell of arrangements
for the receipt of an immense num-
her Of wounded not only at Mukden
but as far back as Hardin and speak
under yesterdays date of general en-
gaVemeut In which almost a million
men and $500 guns were to be in
volved and say that the Importance of
the engagement will overshadow the
battles of Shakhe river and Lao Yang.
Rumors are already flying about of dc
nit will be Of unreasonable value TO
the government al this juncture while
disaster would only serve II compli-
cate the situation and render the gov
ernnent'3 pos ton still more difficult
if not critical.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
THOMAS BREAKS a RECORD.
Made BY W. X Vanderbilt, Jr., In
His Automobile.
(By do AssOcia tad Press.

Ormond, Fla, Jan. 2S.-In the ten
mile race for Mercedes cars today T..
II. Thomas in his 90-horse power ma
chine broke the worlds record held
by w X. Vanderbilt, Jr. Mr.. Thomas
covered the ten miles in 6:31 As. Mr..
Nanderbilt's time last year over this
same course was $50. The starters
in this race We're +. FL. FrederickS in
j. NJ. Shanley'S car; S. b. Stevens
driving his own car; James l.. Breese
IN his 35-horse Bower car, and Mr..
Thomas. Mr. Fredericks' finished
second, time 7:44 1-5; Mr. Breese was
third, time 1925 40. = Mr. Stevens
car broke down and did not finish in
Ion miallt eS.A,&-<t - $50 ..Sa -i4s :. 81.
The ten mile Ormond derby for the
J. S. Miller trophy was run in heats.
In the first heat the starters We're
Arthur Macdonald. NJ. G.. Bernin in
w. L. Gold Brokaw's car, and
Charles Deplus in Joseph Fl. Heller's
machine. Macdonald won the heat,
time 1905; Depths second. 7:40 2-5;
Bernon third. In the second head,
Edward Thomas won in his 90-horse
power. time 40.
James Breese won the third heat
in 1929 2-5 William Wallace ran In
this heat. but did not finish. The final
Of this race was postponed until Mon
day There was no racing this after
noon owing to lateness of the tide.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-29
He GAVE HIS LIFE
Bill to Aid {. A. Moffitt S
Widow.
Her Husband Was Murdered BY a
Moonshiner. SmalI's Speech On
The New Leader" at
Baltimore.
lSnecial It'd News and Observer.(

Especial to News and Observer
Washington ID. c., Jan. 2S.--Senatof
simmons has introduced in the Sem
ate and Representative Page in the
House a bill To pay Mrs Martina A.
Mofdtt. of Asheboro, widow of the
late Elijah A. MofGtt $4,000 on ac-
count of murder by moonshiner OF
her husband while he was serving as
deputy collector. II will be recalled
sthat MIR. Moffltt, who was an eX-Sherlff
and leading citizen of Randolph coun-
ty. was a deputy collector under Sem
ator simmons, who was then collector
of internal revenue, and that he WAS
murdered by a moOnshiner near Eldo-
RADIO. Montgomery county on Decem-
Der 4th. 1896.
There are large number of some
what similar cases that may serve as
prccedents FOR this bill and it is hoped
that something, if not the entire
amount asked for, may be secured Tor
Mrs. Moflitt.
Representative Webb today secured
the passage i'm the House Of his bill
to increase the pension of John Upton,
n Mexican War veteran of Mitchell
country from twelve to twenty dollars
q month.
Representative small is very much
pleased with his visit TO tie North
Carolina Society of Baltimore. He
spoke there on The New Leader:
his speech was much complimented,
and he was warmly congratulated at
its conclusion. Governor Warfield,
of Maryland, was one of the guests of
the society. He is still talking about
Governor Aycock's great speech there
last year and expresses an earnest de-
sire to meet Governor Glenn of whom
ne has heard most favorably. The So
ciety will make ia sgeeats-elforti to- have
our Governor with them next year. )