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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-01-04
Surrer der Of Port Arthur.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan AL
though he had not official news re-
garding the surrender Of Port Arthur.
Count Cassini. the Russian Embassa-
dor had no reason for denying what
he has repeatedly announced that the
loss Of Port Arthur would not have
the slightest effect on Russia's deter
mination to fight to the end
Russia viii pursue the war to the
end and the temporary loss of Port
Arthur after such valiant defense
can only spur Russia on to ultimate
victory"
Surrender Terms Concludes.
TOXIC, Jan. 2-The Russian and
Japanese Commissioners appointed 20
arrange the terms of capitulation Of
the Russian forces at Port Arthur
signed the companct Of surrender at
g.: 10 O'Clock last night
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-01-04
New Service.

On and after the 5th of this month
Messers Browning and Ashforth, for
merry Of the Palace Grill. viii take
charge Of the restaurant al the Park
HI Il. The gentlemen will Ter.hal'
the best service and wants that tho
L. rket will afford and at prices to
suir the customers wants. t. res
tsurant will be conducted G, -a'ra-
ly new plans and viii be opened on.
6 o'clock in the morning UNI. mid
night. Short orders as well as tn"
regular hotel fare will be servel
The new management viii toIn
charge On the 9TH.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-01-04
The New Board Of Commissioners

ne New 5caFd OF comm !SS' oHsrS.
On the first cf the year the new
Board CT County Commissioners tool,
the cath q Office and erected Nj.
Easton chairman. The Board is nov
Of Easton Regain and Wood
hurp +na first two mentioned being
Silver men.
In cutting the pie John McGlllis
and wife OF Empire got the Poor Farm
DR.. Gree was made the county phE-
sician. Jack Savage was appointed
ianitor at the County Building an |
The Appeal was made the official or
gan Of the county. These selections
are ones that give the best of salts
faction to the rank and file OF thu
( party.
The now Commissioners represen'
a party that has not been in the sad
die fer some years in Ormsby count,
and the taxpayers look to them fo
radical reforms in the administrators
OF county affairs.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-01-04

Furnished Rooms to Rent-Suite Of
rooms Housekeeping and single rooms.
Enquire at the E4ikens home. North
Minnesota Street
The Record Courier predicts hat
four months from the date of Presi-
dent Roosevelts Inauguration every
bank in the United States will close.
This is a sweeping assertion. but if
YOU will count up on your calendar
oeu will find that the editor is right
Books, stationary, wall paper, car
pet paper, building paper, pens pen
ellis etc. at wizards.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-01-04
AIRED.

A9die L. Jones Oldest Gangnter If
tin. and J. F. Mitchell the leading
butcher of mat town. were married
December a, 1864, al the residence
CT the brides parents MIR Mitchell IS
one Of the no t prosperous young me1
Of Austin and h. ana his wife viii
reside at the Jones res ,d2nce.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-01-04

AL persons who have left nictnrne
with NE for fraIaine at The Carson
Book & News CoGpaHr can obtain
store opposite the Capitol where
shall continue to - the sa~' w-~< It
reasonable prices J. s. -aLBRO.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-01-04
DR.. A Huffaker is confined to hi:
bed by illness.

Dr. A. Huffaker is confined to his
bed by illness.
Overcoats at the lov - prices at
the Emporium. Get IL before they
are gone.
DR.. and Mrs. HuffaAai viii leave
some time this month Or Europe
where they will reside months.
patji has given her last farewell
concert for the bereft CT Russian
sanitary fund When in the heyday
Of her power and popularity she ives
never known to sing for charity Far
notes now must he about on a par
with those held by Mrs Chadwick
fourteen hundred shares OF Oohtr
sold fer 50 On yesterday's hoard ana
Vt some people think the cid Com
stock I. dead
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-01-04
THE CHICKENS COME HOME.
The Silver State Sharcens its Claws
for Nixon.

The Silver State Sharcens its Claws
for Nixon.
To expect our Uni ed States Sen
ators, William NJ Ste yart and F. 6
Newlands to vote and act for the
best interest Of the State when the
railroad freight and fare questions
come up, pushed to the front by
President Roosevelt. is probably
expecting too much They both feal
themselves obligate| TO the south
ern Pacific more than to the people
Of the State for their election and
they will not make q move to right
the great wrong Nevada is now
forced to stand in the matter ct
transportation. Both Senators prob
ably have a Wells FARGO and Western
Union frank and as long jas that
continues it is idle on the par
Of the people to hope for anything
in the direction Of lessening thei:
graft There are statesmen who hold
their interest Of he people up frs,
then there are statesmen who hold
the interests of great corporations
up first.
The above from the Columns of the
Silver S-cfe, indirete that the paner
has a hl,le rod o. 0tc.Ie To- CeOree
Nixon
1t is an open 90 at Stewart and
Newiands and e'v side wipe for
Nixon. Will he Or viii he not be in
favor of uDholding ,',e hands Of the
President in his ight against the
actions Of the railroads and will he
be with him in helping the freight in
terests OF Nevada CT will he be with
the people who have freight facilities
to sell.
The paper seems to be paving the
way to ask Nixon these important
questions later or.
But the Silver State sharpening its
knife for its former editor causes
many a smile The Republicans say
that it : only what Nixon did with
Jones so,ue years ago Supported
Jones through q campaign when il
was paid for its work and then re-
pudiating Jones as soon as the cleo
ton was over Ni~0n--the editor
was for Jones ing tho campaign
but ,Nixon-the nddate-was for
Nixon as soon a. the polls closed.
The Republican opponents Of Nixon
are now quoting these scraps Of poll
ticeal history.
They say that he old line Repub
licans are coming to their own now
and the names q Tom Rickey, P
Flanagan an T. Fulton are mention
ed as eligible senatorial timber =
is even whispered that Nixon. who
was shouting De2nocac- in 1890 is a
comparative tenderf,"t in the RepuN-
lican PAT "
Well the Appeal Is. acthing to
| say in such fight Il viii b a lively
mixup and the fnn"2 STAFF vi! te
ready to drink VIM Nth the winn,"'"
| -----Gers-
| ice Rochon has retired as mana ger
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-01-04
% o.

Rutherford Corbin. son CT General
Cor}in. had fl sht with jasper Wilson
son OF the Secretary % Agriculture,
the other night. Neither was hurt,
but young Corbin did more Sighting
tnan ais father mas in forty years.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-01-04
Teachers Examination.

The semiannual examination OF APP
nIicants for teachers certificates Will
be held in the Couny Building January
9th. 10th and 18th. All applicants will
please notify the county superinten!-
ent at once.
E. E. Roberts, superintendent
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-01-04
TOtal
Repair Fund.

j. r. Bradley, Supplies .........1S 90
-E<1nels & Steinmetz. Supplies 1913 10
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-01-04

IN Carson Cit Nevada January
l. 1905, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ran
DAN son.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
REBuKEs coRRUPTloNISTS.
Ex. Senator Edmunds Would Not Vote
With PHILADELPHIA Republicans.

stinging rebuke to the McNichol-
Durham political combination is CON
tanned in a letter received by the Phil
adelphia city party managers from
George f. Edmunds, long United
States senator from Vermont and
leader in the councils of the repub-
ljcan party In his letter of Oct. ~,
Mr.. Edmunds says:
Il am departing for the Pacihc
coast on Monday. | should not go pc,
fore election We're | legally emitted
To vote. / have paid my taxes ana
voted the republican ticket during al
the time-now several years-since l
have been a citizen. and had my resi-
dence in Philadelphia. but having SOLD
NV house and having no other resi-
dence in the country, am advised that
I cannot lawfully vote though l nave
Maid all taxes for this year. l have
been an earnest and loyal member OF
the republican party since its blrth'
and ii Is because of my republican,
ism and my regard for the honor anu
the welfare of my party that wouio
if I legally could, feel it to be my
duty TO vote against candidates OF
the organization, no matter now
worthy personally these candidates
may be. The corruption both against
the franchise and the honest carrying
on of public business here-not only
tolerated but, believe. produced by
the men who have controlled the or
eanization-compel me to feel tnal l
should be a traitor to my country II
should do otherwise than vote agalnst
them and all their candidates anu
works."
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
VERMONT NEWS.

Howard French. II. of Essex juno
ton. who was shot by Harry Yandow
while hunting deer Oct. 20. died IN
the hospital at Burlington THURSDAY.
Oct. 26. Before he died French de-
clared the shooting was entirely accl-
dental. No action will be taken against
Yandow.
II. G.. Thomas. state fish and game
commissioner reports that up. to sat
urday. Oct. 2S, the number of casual
ties reported since the opening of the
deer season includes the shooting OF
one OK, two cows, two men and ten
does. out of q licensed nonresident
hunters one reported shooting a deer
in East Wallingford.
The body of Mrs. William c. Smith
of West Rutland, who disappeared
Friday. Oct 81, was found Sunday,
oct. 29, in the otter creek near the
falls at Center Rutland. The woman
was seen ,on the Delaware & Hudson
railroad bridge Friday afternoon. and
it is thought that she threw herself
into the stream from that point. dis
tance of about 50 feet. Parties of men
had searched the whole country near
Center Rutland Mrs. Smith was mar
ried Oct. 10. 1900. and leaves hus-
band and three months old daughter.
She was 26 years old. Ill health is sup
posed to have unbalanced her mind.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
ERAL NEWS.

Miss Alice Roosevelt returned to
Uashington last week from her trip
with the Taft party to the Philippines.
china. Korea and Japan. The trip
from San Francisco to New YORK
on the Hartman special was MADE In
slightly more than 70 hours.
The troops under Capt. MCCOY OF
the third cavalry, aide to Gen. Leon
ard wood. have killed Datto Ali. head
of the Moro insurgents of the islano
of Mindanao with his son and III fol,
lowers. There have been AZ WOUNDED
Moros captured. with many arms ana
a large quantity of ammunition. Three
enlisted men of the infantry were
killed and two wounded. Heavy hght-
inc is also reported between the con-
stabulary and the insurgents near
lake Linguasenia on the island OF
Mindanao.
Charles H. Darling retired Tuesday,
oct. "a, from the office of assislaIi.
secretary of the navy. which post ne
has held since Dec 16. 1901. He Will
he succeeded by Truman III. Newperry
of Detroit, Mich. who took the oa."
of office Wednesday, Oct. 20 MI
Darling has served under four secre-
taries-Messrs. Long. Moody. morton
sbare Of his term as acting secretary
of the navy and while at the head o,
the denartment successfully handled
a great many delicate questions.
The court of appeals at Albany, n.
Y has denied the motion for re-
argument of the appeal OF Al
hart It Patrick from convic-
tion of murder in the first de-
gree and sentence of death for the
killing in 1900 of W. NJ. Rice. the aged
millionaire of New York city, rms
decision apparently deprives fa'rich n
as the courts of New York state are
concerned. with the execution Of the
death sentence. first passed upon MIN
in March. 1902. The court OF appears
within a few days will assign a new
aate for the execution of the original
sentence. Patrick's counsel hopes 10
carry the case to the United States
courts on appeal
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
e. |. KiLBuRN KILLED
Fell from Roof Of Wallinaford Town
Hall Which He Was Building.

Edwin !. Kilburn. s2, the Bellows
Falls contractor and builder, VINO j.
well known In Brattleboro through
his work on the building In the rear
of Hooker block, was almost Instant
ly killed Wednesday afternoon by a
fall from the roof of the town nan
which he had been engaged In build
ing since Aug. ].
Mr. Kilburn had gone onto the ROOF
to direct his men, when the staging
upon which he was standing gave
way. and he was precipitated over
the edge of the roof He made an
unsuccessful attempt to catch rat
ter while going down.
Frank Towsley saw him fall and
instantly summoned aid. Drs. w. T.;
Stewart and T.. V. Marshall arrived
within five minutes after the accident,
but Mr.. Kilburn died about 10 min
utes later Ii was found that MS
neck. leg, arm and collar bone We're
broken. and he was probably injured
internally.
Mr.. Kilburn came to Wallingford
from North Granville, \. Y. about is
years ago. remaining there until he
removed five years ago to Bellows
Falls. where he had since resided. He
had the contracts for and had erect
ed many important buildings. Mr..
Kilburn was a son Of f. +. kilburn
and Harriet (Baker) Kilburn OF
North Granville. n Y and was mar
ried five years ago TO Miss Josephine
Jerry of Wallingford, who, with one
son. Cecil Edwin. two months old, sur
wives him. He also leaves two Sis
ters Mrs George Burton of Fort Ed
ward. \. Y; Mrs. William Hammond
of Whitehall n. Y, and brother,
Clarence Kilburn of North Granville,
n. Y. The funeral will be held at
the New Wallingford this AFTERNOON
az 9 o'clock
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
BRATTIEBORo VERMONT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER B. 1908
PRISON HEARING ADJOURNED.
To Meet Again at Windsor Prison
Thursday. Nov. 9.

The prison investigation, full re,
port of which is given ON the second
page OF this paper, was continued
"Wednesday, Nov. /, at the prison AT
Windsor before the full board. Gov
Reu being present In the afternoon
THE hearing adjourned TO Thursday
Novs 3, AT the prison, to give Attor-
ney.general Fits chance to prepare
for argument before the L ;. su-
preme court at Washington Monday
Nov. 9.
Vernon Rogers. the "trusty' convict
who visited Mrs. Mary Rogers In her
cell, was the first witness; ne salu
that Mrs, Rogers first called his atten-
ton to her by rapping on the
steam pipes and asking him to come
In. she told him to get key ana
he asked Fred Morse. another
"trusty," to get him one. Morse
brought him three. one of which ne
made and which unlocked the outer
door and Mrs. Rogers opened the IN
ner door by removing the screws
from the lock with a pair of scissors
He said Harold Harpin never said
anything to him about going In TO see
the woman and none of the ofhcers
made such suggestion. though Jacobs
and Britton. employees, said 1okingly
that the locks were not much good III
that part of the prison. He said he
visited Mrs. Rogers's cell four or five
times and learned from her about
other scandals i'm the prison.
Mr.. Enright. counsel for ex-Warden
Harpin, said that he had received q
letter in Mary Rogers's handwriting
Monday stating that her statement,
which created so much talk when IL
was made public last summer. was
dictated to her by Jane presumably
Miss Durkee) Mr.. Enright requested
that before the investigation closed,
Mary Rogers appear before the COM
mission and state If II was dictated TO
her and what really happened be-
tween her and Vernon Rogers. Also
that she write from her own dicta-
ton and in her own handwriting, a
mage. which would be submitted to the
commission; that they might see
what her own English was like.
Miss Flora Amsden was called and
said that she lived next to the war
denis residence and knew when the
prisoner. Clark, got away She said
that he was left alone for one hour
and half or two hours before ne
went over the bank and disappeared.
William G. Britton. farmer for the
institution and connected with the
prison since 1856 denied telling Yer
non Rogers about locks in the west
wing and told of various suspicious
happenings between officers ana fe-
male employees, as did also James
Farnsworth, a guard.
In refutation of the testimony Tues
day of Miss Eva Parker. DR.. and Mrs.
John d. Brewster testified that they
were al home Thanksgiving time
1898.
The last witness was l.. F. Cabot,
an undertaken of Windsor, who testi-
fled that he injected two or 21s
quarts of embalming fluid into the
body of Clarence Adams, convict
who died in prison last year. ana that
a gill or less of the fluid was enough
to kin man. The body he embalmed
he knew was that of Adams. as it
had scar on one limb, where the
man was shot from the charge that
was set for him when he was caught
in the act Of committing burglary IN
Chester.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
A Story on Fits.

A good story is told of Attorney
General Clarke C. Fits. who is con-
Quoting the prison invesugatloH
here this week. The records In brat
tlehoro for the month of September
show that 727 liquor prescriptions
were filed by the four drug stores
there, by prescriptions of the doctors
OF these 31S were written by one ply
sician. H. ID. Ryder, states attorney
upon investigating found that of tne
whole number of prescriptions Only
about a dozen were made out in legal
form. The story goes that a day or
two later Attorney General Fits came
into one of the drug stores, with a
doctors prescription for quart OF al
cohol. However, the clerk informed
him that he could not fill 1t. for 1t was
not made out legally. Thereupoi1
Fits is said to have turned on ms
heels and walked out without word
Bellows Falls Times.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
mvs,sr;ous Illness at orphanase.

Eighteen children. from two 70 SIX
wears old. at the Providence Orphan
ASYLUM at Burlington were taken Vio-
lently i'll Friday. Oct. %. and three
little girls died within three ,.s hours. ours
Two more girls We're seized with con
vulsions Sunday, Oct. 20, but all the
sick children are now expected TO re-
cover. The girls who We're taken III
all remained in the asylum While me
remainder of the 25O children cared
for al the asylum were taken to an
entertainment. 1t is supposed that IN
the absence of some of the nurses
the children obtained something OF q
noisonous nature, which they all
tasted. While not positive that their
theory is correct, several physicians
agreed that the children's illness was
due to eating the bark and leaves OF
locust trees in the asylum yard.
definite solution of the mystery. how
ever. awaits the completion of the an
alysis in progress at the state labora-
tory on the digestive organs OF tne
three children who died.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
BOTTLED GOODS

The above is partial list, compie.e
price list mailed free. Mail orders So
i;cited No order too large for our
or too small for our atten-
ton Satisfaction guaranteed. Ex-
nress charges prepaid to any town
within a radius of fifty miles when or
der amounts to $500 or over. we DO
not bottle any Lager or Ale, but nam
die the brewery bottling.
Telephone No. Hinsdale 12-11.
All Correspondence should be sent to
HinsdaIe. N. n.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03

Nearly 40 members of the Automo-
bile club of Vermont attended the ad-
iourned annual meeting at the Water
bury hotel Thursday, Oct. rs. The
treasurer's report showed s14S.27 on
hand. The report of the secretary gave
the membership of the club as 103. Of
ficers elected for the following year
were: President, H. w. Hail. Burling-
ton first vice president, j. M. Bout
well. Montpelier; second vice presi-
dent. ]. B. Manley. Brattleboro; sec
retary and treasurer, John w. Cor
don. Barre. A banquet was served at
the hotel.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
w...rman Out on Bail.

Robert Waterman of Victory indiet-.
ed oct. Z by the Essex county grand
Jury on the charge Of murder In the
first degree for the alleged murder OF
his three-year-old daughter by ad-
ministering poison. was released SAT-
urday. oct. 2s. at Guildhall by Judge
George NJ. Powers on bail of $4,000.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03

JT AYTFD-Non union Carpenters to work
w at Fort Totten. l., l., Chappaqua, n. T.,
and Locust Valley. L. l. Also shop men. STEADY
work ali winter. Only first class men need ap-
ba,appp fonn "A As
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03

OF the 500 delegates and as many
alternates to attend the Interchurch
conference on federation at New YORK
Nov. 10 to 20 only one will be present
from Vermont. Rev. w. A. Dawson,
Vermont State Baptist missionary.
The delegates include some OF the
most prominent clergymen and lay
men in the country. selected from IL
different denominations of the Profess
tant faith, whose aggregate member
ship is more than 100000.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03

nv ,NTED Immediately two table waitress
w es and cnambermaids at Linden Lodge
!,Ns IueIa rs W left
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
ERANK MoRsE-Professionalh housecleaner.
IL 90 Elliot st. eff
DEER HEADS MOUNTED.

Send me your deer heads to mount. Taxi
dermist work In all its branches promptly done
and satisfaction guaranteed. Cash paid for
Deer Pelts.
+. NJ. UNDERuILL. Taxidermist.
i3. a Bellows Falls, VT.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
tenement HOUSE BARGAIN.

We offer for sale the finest built
brick house In New England at twenty
five per cent less than II Is worth.
House has four tenements and barn,
cemented cellars, sound proof floors,
and Is In first class condition and rent
ed to good families. The lot is large
enough for two more houses. Electric
cars run by the door. Too much cam
not be said in praise of this property,
and the only reason for selling is the
owner lives out of town and wishes to
use the money in his business. Situ-
ated as il is on Central street II is
convenient to all factories and If you
want a place where you can have a
first class home and also good in
come or buy as an investment, you
should see this. Do not wait till the
other fellow gets it and then be sorry
you were so slow.
WRITE OR CALL ON
EnHET r. IN
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
FOR SALE.

NOR SAIF-A few tons of hay in barn.
tOh T. JUDGE.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-01-12
THEODORE THOMAS DEAD.
World Famous Musician Victim
of the Grip.

Theodore Thomas, Of Chicago, the
noted orchestra leader. died of pneumonia
there carly "Wednesday, aged 60 years
Death came to the world famous direc-
tor almost at the hour Of achieving lis
ambition-the establishment of the Chi
caSo orchestra IL iagniticent perman-
ent home.
Thomas lived to lead his orchestra in
but four concerts in the great new hall
built by popular subscription. His last
appearance was att 4 concert the day
before Christmas. 1t was week ago
Saturday that ThOhnas first felt the all
ncht which illuminated in his death.
Apparently it was bniy slight touch of
the grip. Last Thu fsday, however, pneu
mbnia developed. Saturday his condi-
ton was grave. fSunday he improved
and Monday his physicians felt hopeful
Of his recovery.