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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-19
Company.
Wednesday, August IS.

FaIrlOClC pIOSIdili uuuSE Llc aus
pices of the Spinning Wheel and Mar
shalltown Chapters, Daughters of the
American Revolution, Mrs. May f.
Montgomery, regent Marshalltown
Chapter, presiding:
9: sO-Vocal solo, angel of Peace"
20. w. Holmes) Mr.. Hosford Plowe;
address, Mrs. Rowena T.. Stevens,
Boone state regent Daughters of the
American Revolutions; reading, "The
Song Of the Camp Bayard Taylor)
with musical accompaniment, THE
Rising of 1885," (Thos. b. Reed) Miss
Ethel Elliott. Smith College, North
ampton, Mass; vocal solo, THE Death
of Warren" Dempster) Mr.. Hosford
Plowe; Address, Joan of Arc" Rev.
Effie NJ. c. Jones, Waterloo; vocal So
10, THE Old Thirteen" &C. C. Lewis)
Mr. Hosford Plowe; accompanist, Mrs.
c. A. Eadfe.
Afternoon.
2:15-Bible lecture, DR.. S. S. Cryor.
3:oO-Soloist, Mrs. Wallace Bruce
Amsbary; French dialect reader, Mr..
Wallace Bruce Amsbary.
S.3o-Lecture, Judge Joseph. G.
Camp.
Evening.
8:00--Wallace Bruce Amsbary; Mrs.
Wallace Bruce Amsbary.
S:30-W. Hinton White. illustrated
lecture on Australia.
Thursday, August II.
Program provided by the literature
and c. L. s. c. department Of the
Women's Club Of Marshalltown, Miss
Edna c. Fularton, presiding.
9:30-Music, guitar, mandolin and
piano, Misses Garrah and Edna Pack
er, and Miss Ordway. Address, THE
Head; reading, Miss Amy Mclean;
address, "Chautauqua and Higher Ed
ucation." Mrs. David Lennox; round
table, Personal Benefits From the G..
l.. s. c." Miss Edna c. Fularton,
Miss Rachel N. Cannon; general dis
cussion.
2:15--Bible lecture, DR.. s.. 8. Cryor.
3OO-Madrigal Ladies' Quartet.
Wallace Bruce Amsbary. reader.
:30-Lecture, DIR. e. d. Holt1.
Evening.
s: 0O-Madrigal Ladies' Quartet;
Theckla Leafbourg, reader.
8:4O-1llustrated lecture, w. Hinton
White.
Friday August ts-Mornino.
Mrs. H. j. Howe, member OF Iowa
Library Commission, presiding.
9:3O-Address. Books as Friends, :"
Mrs. III. M. Towner, Corning, president
Iowa Library Association, member
Iowa Library Commission; address,
what the Club Woman Has a Right
to Expect OF the Public Library" Miss
Bessie Sergeant Smith, librarian pub
lie library, Dubuque; address,, THE
Dement'S OF the Travelling Library" Mr..
Johnson Brigham, Des Moines, state
librarian, president Iowa Library Com
mission.
Afternoon.
2:15-Bible Lecture, DR.. s. s. Cryor.
:oo-Madrigal Ladies' Quartet.
3:30-Lecture, Hon. G. c. Gearhar:,
"Perils That Threaten Our American
Civilization"
Evening.
s:O0-Madrigal Ladies' Quartet.
3o-Hon. w. /. Nolan, humorist.
Saturday August 1e-morning.
Platform vacant
Afternoon.
2:15-Bible lecture, DR.. 9. 9. Cryor.
0O-Meistersinger' Male Quartet,
with reader.
3:80.-Hon. WI. Nolan, humorist;
Architecture. DR. Charles j. English.
"The Search of Diogenes, or Looking
for Man.
Evening.
so-The Meistersinger's Male
n,,o rcndpr
Sunday, August 2o-Afternoor:
4;0O-Sermon, DR.. Charles ]. English,
.'The Poverty OF Jesus"
Evening.
s:00-The Meistersingers' Male
Quartet, with reader
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-19
STANDING Of the Clubs.

Unable to get started with their hit
ting until too late to do any good, the
locals were downed yesterday by OF
tunlwa 4 to in a whirlwind close that
all but nipped the visitors at the fin
ish. No more game and desperate rail-
ly has been seen on the local grounds,
but 1t was too long delayed to prove
effective, and the local favorites were
closed out before they could do better
than make the score close.
Wallace, the new southpaw. per-
formed for the first time opposite Teei,
who was up for the visitors. That the
new man lost is nothing to his dis
credit, altho he took hand in the
events that beat him. In only one In
ming. the sixth, did the visitors bunch.
their hits on him, and the three sim
giles and double, a sacrifice and an
error OF that one round, Queered his
game At other times he was erect
i've, and In no, other round did two hits
break out. The miscues that his sup
port made, and the Inability of the
locals to hit Teel, is what caused his
defeat UP to the eighth round Teel
was hard for the Grays to bin. Then
they got together. and three singles, an
error and a base on balls netted two
tallies. In the ninth three more sin
giles counted one more, but the side
went out with two on bases.
The only little break Wallace made
was in the second, when he smote.
Gagnfer In the Stats with the ball Hes
walked, and scored on Blake's nwo-
Dagger. The visitors scoring, which
won, broke out in the sixth, when Mid
dleton fumbled Everett's bad bound
ing grounder. House sacrificed and
Spencer hit, Everett scoring. Beaver
belted for two bases and Spencer
crossed. Hoffmeister hit to center and
Beaver scored. Hoffmeister stole
second, but was nipped at the plate
or The return of Gagnier's hit TO center.
Plake flew out to Shaub. During this
fusilade Wallace continued to pitch,
apparently undisturbed by the biffs.
Attic the locals got on at numerous
times by passes, hits and one thing
and another, they never could make
good with the hits until the eighth.
Then, after williams, first up. flied
out, Warner walked. Bruggeman hit,
and wallace biffed. and the bases
were loaded. Middleton ripped out u
single, Warner scoring. Everett drop
ped Disch's hard chance in right, and
Bruggeman counted, but Middleton
was speared at second. Hoy flew out
to Plake. Two tallies.
The local outf1eld might sit at the
feet OF Pitcher Johnson and learn
things about hitting. Again, yesterday.
Johnson was called to the rescue and
delivered his hit. The inning opened
by Hoy hitting. Shaub flew to Hoff-
meister. and Williams went out at
first. johnson was called in in Warn
er's turn and biffed. Bruggeman hit
over Beaver, and link Tailed. George
Disch took Middleton's place, but flew
out to center. The score in. detail:
Marshalltown- r II p A q
4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-19
MARSHALL GETS CONTRACT.

Local Concern Awarded State Contract
for Lubricating Oils.
The Marshall OIL Company, Of this
city, has been notified by the executive
council of the acceptance Of it's bid
for the furnishing of lubricating oils
for the use of the state for the ensuing
year. For years the contract has gone
to the Standard people, and the vic
tory in competition, for an Independent
concern, is more marked on that ac-
count, especially at this particular
time, when the methods of the oil trust
are being closely watched by the pub
lie,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-19
In tla Police Court.

Will Mayfeld, arrested by Chief Of
Police Nicholson, was given ten days
for carrying concealed weapons this
morning. Sam Anderson and w. w.
Rood, arrested for intoxication by Of
ficers Lage and Haas, were arraigned.
Their cases were continued until July
%.
The case Of Anna Williams, charged
with nuisance, which was continued
from Monday evening until last eve
ming, was again continued until next
Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-19
Totals .............. 8 8 81 IS 3

Earned -Marshalltown, 2; OF
tlmwa, 2. Left on bases-Marshall-
town, S; Ottumwa, A. Two base hits
Beaver, Q; Plake. Double plays
Plake to Gagnier to Hoffmeister. Hit
by pitched ball-Gagnier. Stolen bases
Struck out--By Wal
lace. 1, by Teel, 1. Base on balls-off
Teel, 3. Time of game-1:2b. UNI
pire--Fleming. Attendance--3oO
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-19
Learn How 70 Earn.

Where? At the. Central Iowa Bust
ness College. Students are starting at
$40 to $50 per month and all are en-
ployed. Write for new catalog. Term
opens July 31st.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-19
Games,

-Today's Games.
Ottumwa at Marshalltown.
Keokuk at TT. Dodge.
Burlington at Boone.
Waterloo at Oskaloosa.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-19
.GRAYS LOSE FIRST,
rally WAS 100 LATE
Locals Make a Game Finish,
But Visitors Beat Them In
the Sixth
PUNCHED HITS ON WALLACE

Now Pitcher Show. Fairly WelI, but
Lack Of Hitting by his Team Mates
Beat Him-Grays Could Not Find
TeeI Until in the Eighth, and Then
1t Was Too Late.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-19
DAMAGE TO CROPS
Wind In Tuesday Nights Storm Levels
Corn and Oats in Places - Considers
able Damage Reported South Of


Town.
Farmers In the city today report con-
siderable damage in different parts Of
the county to corn and oats, as the
result Of the severe wind that accom-
panied Tuesday nights storm. From
reports received the principal damage
was south Of the city, where both oats
and corn were leveled to the ground by
the wind, which took on the proper
-tions of a small-sized twister. Farmers
saw oats viii be extremely hard to cut
the way the fields now lie. but they
think that the corn will straighten out
in time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-19
Ye.tardax,s Results.

Marshalltown, 8; Ottumwa, 4.
TT. Dodge, L; Keokuk. 6.
Oskaloosa, s; Waterloo, l.
Boone. 4; Burlington, 3.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04
War on Canada Thistles.

Isadore Fuchs has cooked up a
bunch of business for the next grand
jury. He says the law concerning the
permitting of Canada thistles in Can
ada to even exist is drastic, and in
stead of warning the derelicts, he pro-
poses, when the time comes to engage
the attention of the prosecuting at
torney and the grand jury with the
thistle issue.
He says: "They are going to be
bad this year. From the present in
dications and 1 notice some fellows
here in town who are talking very
strongly upon the present output OF
the last grand jury who ought to be
out getting rid of their thistles You
bet 1 mean business and 1 will have
my evidence when the next grand
jury meets. Yes, sir; am in for re-
forms, when they affect the product
iveness of the country. Down with
the thistles and into the jails with
the men who permit them. Baker
City Herald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04
GENERAL NEWS.

Rev. James Cochran fell dead in the
pulpit of the Stamping Ground Chris
tian church, 10 miles from Lexington
Ky. Death was caused by heart dis
ease. He was young man.
The seven sons of Meyer Guggen-
helm, (who died recently,) have or
ganized s4O,000,000 trust to control
the white lead, pig lead, sheet lead
lead pipe, solder. bullet and shot mar
ket.
At Moulton, Ia, the body of Frank
Ogden was found In the yard of
Claude Whistler, with a bullet hole
through his heart. Ogden and Mrs.
Whistler were old sweethearts. Whist
Ter has disappeared.
English naval and naval construc-
ton experts aver that of all the
wrecked and sunken Russian ships in
the Far East, the Japanese will never
be able to make serviceable more
than the Poltaya, PerEYiet and Pc,
jada,
Some of the mischief is being al
ready harvested that was foreseen
when the mining monopolies import
ed hordes of Chinese into the Trans
vaal following the Boer war. The
coolies are striking and rioting and
burning company property.
Edward Decker, of Algoma, Wis,
proprietor of two newspapers and
heavily interested in several extern
sive business ventures, fell off a
steamer on Lake Michigan and was
drowned. He went down in deep
water and the body was not recover
ed.
Among the measures beaten in the
session Of the Colorado legislature,
which adjourned the night of April
3, was one providing for the payment
of the 100000 debt incurred through
Adjutant General Bells office by his
methods Of using the military to sup
press the strikes and destroy the in
fluence of the labor unions,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04
NORTHWEST NEWS.

AS a result of a recent revival con-
Quoted in the Spokane First Presby-
terian church. 4S new members were
added to that church.
Herman Fisher, a Spokane painter,
because his wife refused to live with
him, shot her in the leg and the ab-
domen. She is expected to die.
J. W. Connella has sold the Sump-
ter Daily Miner outright to Charles
Liebenstein, the proprietor of the Blue
Mountain American, also of Sumpter
A Portland paper claims that the
registration in that city for the pri-
mary election of May 9, is at present
as seven republicans to one democrat
Judge Joseph w. Huston, aged 70
years, is dead at Boise. He had lived
in Idaho since coming to that state
in 1869 as United States attorney for
the territory.
On a sheep ranch near Ellensburg
Wash, Walter Barnhart, aged 16
years, gulped down carbolic acid,
thinking it was whiskey. He died 20
minutes later.
Across the Willamette at Portland,
is laid cable which carries 200 tele-
phone wires. The drag hook of the
steamer Cummings fouled the cable
doing $1,000 damage.
Joseph N. Morris, Of Scio. Or, has
brought suit against Maynard War
wick, Of Lincoln county, Wash, for
the alienation of his wife's affections
The damages he alleges aggregate
$4,000. Warwick is wealthy.
Miss Mary Glover, of New Castle
Pa, and Miss Martha Squires, of Sec
Cliff, Long Island, N. Y, have bought
business house in Sunnyside, Wash.
which they will next fall stock with
general merchandise and return tc
conduct the business personally.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04
Grant County old-Timer Gone.

Friday, the 31st. Thomas P. Jack
son, aged 80 years, 3 months and 81
days. at the home of his son Joseph
B. Jackson. where he has been liv-
ing many years, and in feeble health
for some time past, died.
Deceased was a native of Pennsyl-
vania, but came west and arrived in
Oregon in 1s45 and moved to Grant
county in 1868, first settling near
Monument. He was married in 1912
to Miss Annie Parker and this union
was blessed with four boys and four
girls, his family all preceding him on
this last journey, except three sons
and one daughter.-Long Creek Ran
ger.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04
The Lewiston's Last Run.

The old steamer Lewiston, which
has been operated on the Riparia.
Lewiston run on Snake river for II
years made her last trip Tuesday
The craft is to be knocked down and
sections Of 1t used in the construction
of the new Lewiston, the hull of which
is now being put together at Riparia
The Lewiston was built in 1894 tc
take the place of the ill-fated Annie
Faxon, which blew up while en- route
to Lewiston, several Of the crew and
three passengers being killed.-Day-
ton Courier-P Press.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04
MONTE IS KNOWN
SENTENCED UNDER THE
COGNOMEN OF BENNETT.
He Is Now Suspected Of Completely in
the Escape and Arming of Tracy
and Merrill, a Crime Which Carries
With 1t the Death Penalty-Ben-
nett (Monte) Sent Up From This
County for Burglary.

Charley Monte, the Salem convict
against whom there is strong evidence
showing him to be one of the men
who supplied Tracey and Merrill with
their deadly 30-30 Winchesters before
their break. is from this county and
was taken there by Sheriff Taylor in
1902, being sentenced to six years for
burglary.
Since the publication of the story
connecting Monte, or Bennett, as he
was known here, with the Tracey
short stay here have been recalled,
and makes a very interesting story.
Bennett was wanted for having rob-
bed the Richardson store at Helix,
late in 1902, and was captured by
Sheriff Taylor near Gibbon on De-
cember 2. He was found in a camp
near that place, and was preparing
to take freight train when taken
by the sheriff.
On the records in the sheriff's Of
flee the name of w. Bennett appears,
and It was as such that the man was
sentenced to serve six years in the
penitentiary. His photograph, which
was taken while he was here. and is
now in the sheriffs gallery, is the
same from which the cut which ap-
peared in the Portland papers was
made, and shows a heavy-faced man
with big neck.
Monte, or Bennett, is one of two
who are suspected Of having snug
gled the guns into the work room of
the penitentiary and thus made It
possible for Tracey and Merrill to
make their escape. The other man is
now a convict in the Walla Walla
prison. Should the evidence be such
as to cause their conviction for the
offense, they will both have to pay
the death penalty, as they would be
guilty of murder in the first degree,
being accessories before the act.
When taken by Sheriff Taylor
here, Bennett had been out of the
penitentiary but about six months,
during which time he is supposed to
nave helped his former fellow-eon-
victs.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04
Last Hope Vanished.

When leading physicians said that
W. M. Smithart. of Pekin, Ia. had
incurable consumption, his last hope
vanished; but DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, kept him out OF his grave. He
says: This great specific complete
ly cured me, and saved my life.
Since then have used 1t for over 10
years, and consider 1t a marvellous
throat and lung cure" Strictly SCI
entific cure for Coughs, Sore Throats
or Colds; sure preventive Of Pneu-
monia. Guaranteed. SOC and $1.00
bottles at Tallman & Co.'S drug store.
Trial bottle free.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
The st. George.

f. L. Ramsey, Portland.
7. b. Kali, Pontiac.
George w. Harris. Portland.
w. ElUnn, Chicago.
Mayme Askew, Boise.
A. j. Kusted, San Francisco.
A. V. Ragsdale, Spokane.
w. f. Smith, st. Louis.
S. II. Bissell, Denver.
j. L. Beckley. Spokane.
A. ]. Abbott, Portland.
S. NJ. Leonard, Fossil.
Alfred Wright, Dallas.
j. j. Burns, Portland.
j. b. McKewan, Chicago.
Frank Sollars, Warrensburg.
Harry Hamilton, Walla Walla.
Ben Mitchell. Portland.
James A. Swart, La Grande.
w. f. Mosby, La Grande.
G. w. Donnelly, La Grande.
c. f. Fleishback, Waterloo.
j. r. Good, Mattoon.
l.. F. Tyner, Omaha.
James Morris, Kansas City.
H. c. Bedison, Huntington.
p. j. johnson, Hermiston.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04
Fair Grounds Cut Into Lots.

One of the .prettiest locations in
The Dalles for residences is the site OF
the old fair grounds, where lots are
selling fast and building is continu-
ally going on. This morning A. Wal
ther told us that just recently he has
disposed of 10 or IL lots. M. Bridge
farmer bought two and has his home
completed. w. e. Rossman also has
two and yesterday began his house,
and NJ. Hoctor, who lives at Golden
dale, has purchased six lots and will
build soon.-The Dalles Chronicle.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04
The Pendletoa

R. F. Glafke. Portland.
c. E. Redfield, Heppner.
L. Rarhbun. Portland.
A. Nylander, Portland.
Mrs. Allard, Gibbon.
E. H. Clarke, San Francisco.
N. Reiser, Chicago.
Roy S. Parker, Pekin.
NJ. r. White, Grass Valley.
Q. C. Dale. Pendleton.
NJ. K. Shepherd, Spokane.
c. c. Simpson. Spokane.
James B. Jackson, Portland.
W. r. McRoberts. Spokane.
George NJ. Palmerton, Pullman.
Eugene, Ringer. Pullman.
L. Everett Foster, Portland.
Fremont Roe. New York.
Ely Yates, Racine.
]. o. Smith, Blalock.
william ]. Mariner, Blalock.
H. G. Masterson, Elgin.
r. N. Stanfield, Echo.
W. NJ. Rice, Portland.
w. r. Glendening, Portland.
G. Galley, Portland.
C. w. Madden, Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04
The Rickers.

Mrs. j. E. Bussey, kellogg.
e. Pollock and wife, The Dalles.
l. G. Bogart, Pilot Rock.
Mrs. Lydia LIE Derry, Myrick.
Miss Ellen Cole, Myrick.
w. L, Miller and wife, Hugo.
E. H. Burke, Latourette.
j. w. Baker, Rooster Rock.
Il. Costello, Starbuck.
E. R. Carr, Spokane.
w. j. Fahermiald, Ridge.
H. c. Fahremiald. Ridge.
John C. Eulliery, Portland.
John Schwiler, city.
c. Jewell, Kansas City.
j. c. Gray, Kansas City.
c. Van Dusen, Kansas City.
F. Lucas, Kansas City.
r. A. Andrews and wife, st. Pau
H. L. Wilhelm and wife. Seattle.
]. Brown, Walla Walla.
o. r. Benson, New York.
Mrs. E. Swauger, Kamela.
E. w. Drake, Cheyenne.
W. L. Brazelton, Cheyenne.
A. Rousseau, Wheatland.
]. H. Evens, Creston.
A. Void, Tacoma.
c. Jewell, Kansas City.
Ira Handbook, Goldendale.
S. E. Kirby, Condor.
W. NJ. Caldwell, Seattle.
Mrs. Ballah. city.
c. H. Grand, city.
". B. Mckinney. city.
F. Webb, Kansas City.
A. w. Ball.
j. c. Eueburg, Portland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04
e. T. WADE & SON,

e. T. WADE & SON,
DEALERS IN REAL ESTATE,
wheatlands. Alfalfa and Stock Ranch
es for sale.
City Property a Speciality.
We have a long list we cannot ad-
Nertise. Come and see us.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04
DRY LAND ALFALFA
GEO. ROBERTS SAYS TO
GROW DIVERSIFIED CROPS,

If Oregon Can Prove to Fasteners
That Intensive Farming VIII Pay,
She Can Attract Host of Farmers
of Moderate Means-Thlrty Years
Ago the Red Clover Crank Was
Laughed ut in Iowa-Today Red
Clover Is the Principal Crop i'm a
Large Portion of That State-NIakc
Thorough Test of Dry Land Crops
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04

Although the present French re-
public has been in existence for S5
years, yet only a single one of its
presidents has completed his term of
office. Theirs, Marchal MacMahon
and Cassimir- Perier resigned more or
less voluntarily before the expiration
Of their terms, finding the position
untenable,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04
LAND SCRIP FOR SALE

Unrestricted forest reserve scrip for
sale at lowest market prices. Nv
scrip secures title to timbered, farm
Ing, grazing or desert land, in any
quantity, without residence or i'm
provement. Address H. M. Hamilton,
The Portland, Portland, Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04

William ]. Bryan presided at a
meeting in the Lincoln, Neb., St.
Paul's h. E. church, at which Bal
lington Booth spoke.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-04-04
Ri0 Sale of Sheen.

]. NJ. Yeates has bought 10000
yearling sheep in Wheeler county, at
an average price of $2.10 per head.
Mitchell News.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-23
CONGER RESIGNS

Oyster Bay. N. r., Aug. 23.-Edwin
H. Conger Of Iowa has resigned his
post as American ambassador to Mex
leo to take effect October Is next and
President Roosevelt has accepted the
eeAignation. +.
7ssMr. Conger's retirement from the
diplomatic service was foreshadowed
In these dispatches last week. 1t was
indicated last night that he might be
sent to Pekin as special commission
er OF the president to adjust. II pos
sible., the differences which have aris-
en- between this country and China
over the boycott Of American goods by
some Of the ) Chinese commercial
guilds. While no official statement Is
obtainable here regarding the mis-.
sion. there are reasons for the state.
ment that It either has been abandoned
by the president or that It has been
declined by Mr. sConger. At any rate
It is believed Mr.. Conger will not
60 to China as q representative Of the
government.
4 II has not been determined definite.
ly yet who will succeed Mr.. Congev as
ambassador TO Mexico. hut an hereto
fore state, II probably will be David
II. Thompson Of Nebraska. now Amer
ican ambassador to Brazil. 1t is known
that Mr.. Thompson desires the Mex
leo post.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-08-23
ATTEMPT ON EMPRESS
LIMITATION OF PLOT.

Tientsin. Aug. 23.--It now appears
that the recent attempt on the Dow.
ager Empress OF China by an assassin
disguised as soldier. was ihe cul-
mlnaiion of \ carefully arranged plot
to nut an end to the present dynasty.
A number of malcontents suspected
of aiding and abetting the would.be
murderer have been arrested and will
In all probability be summarily dealt
with. The presence Of mind Of the
guard of the empress undoubtedly
saved her life. One Of the latter
plunged bayonet into the breast OF
the assassin when he was within
only few feet of his intended victim.
He was hidden behind buttress OF
the northwest gate Of the city, through
which the empress passed on her way
TO hei summer palace.