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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-08
TRACK BETTING PROHIBITED.
Law Went Into Effect m State of Ten.

Law Went Into Effect IN State of Ten.
nessee, Dec. I.
Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 7.-On the
first. day OF. this month the law enacted
by the last legislature, prohibiting
betting on races run on tracks in tlis
state went into effect. Yesterday a
race was run on the fair grounds track
at Shelbyville, Tenn, on which books
were made. 1T is understood the race
was arranged by the Western Jockey
Club followerers at Memphis and was
intended as test case
The parties to the race were arrest
ed by the sheriff of the county.
The race was brought off in Shelby
vile for the reason that court was in
session and racing men are anxious to
test the cons titutionaliy of the racing
law.
The amount bet on the race was
smaH.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-08
PROMINENT WOMAN DEAD.
Wife of Campaign Attorney Dies Of
Apoplexy.

NPOPlCAys
st. Louis, Dec. 7.-Apoplexy caused
the death yesterday at Bloomington.
H., of Mrs. John 1. Martin, of St.
Louis, wife of Colonel joan l. Martin
the attorney who directed the last
three national campaigns, was the ser.
geant at arms of the national Demo.
cratic convention
She was Sd years old, had been in
i'll health for several years. She mad
gone to Bloomington to visit relatives.
A telegram received here stated that
she had suffered a stroke of apoplexy
and Colonel Martin went Immediately
but arrived at her bedside after hel
death. Interment will be made in St.
Louis, Mo.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-08
RUSSIAN MINISTER
is ASSASSINATED
Shot Down at Home of Saratoff
Governor.
BY MEMBER OF FLYING COLUMN
Had Called General sakharoff to the
Door and Fired Three Shots Which
Produced Instant Death-Event Has
Created Profound Impression.
ated Profound Impression.


London Dec. THE st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph,
In a dispatch dated Dec. s, sent by
way OF Eydtkuhnen, says:
Lieutenant General sakharof for
mer minister of war, was assassinated
today.
The government had deputed Gener.
al Sakharoff to visit the province OF
Saratoff for the purpose of quelling the
agrarian riots there.
A woman belonging to the so-called
hylng column of the revolutionary
movement, called at the house of the
governor at Saratoff at noon today and
asked to see General Sakharoff She
nred three shots at the general, killing
him on the spot.
Ine udings reached ST. Petersburg
tonight. Count Witte charged Lieu
tenant General Rudiger, minister of
war, with the task of breaking the
news to Madame Sskharoff.
The event has created a profound
Impression in st. Petersburg. owing
to fears that the revolutionists here
VIII follow the example thus set"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-08
New Travelling Passenger Agent.

Nashville Tenn, Dec. Tt was an
nourced here this morning that R. L.
Baylor will succeed j. e. Snipley as
travelling passenger agent of the South
ern railway, with headquarters at Chat
tanooga Mr.. Baylor will be succeed
ed by r. T. Webb as city passenger and
ticket agent of the Southern at Knox
Vile
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-08
ST. Marxa Port Yields Mo Profit.

washington, Dec THE port of 81
Marys is one of several in the UniteA
States where the expenses of the col
lectors office largely exceed the Gus.
toms revenue, the total amount col
lected there during the last fiscal year
was but $723, while the expenses of
the office were $606S1 1t thus cost
sS39 to collect every dollar that came
in at this port
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-08
Fireman Loses Life in Wreck.

Alexandria, La, Dec. TN a col
lision between two freight trains on
the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and South.
ern railroad, near acre, Frank Sa1ine,
of Buchanan, Mich, a fireman, was
burned to death and Otto Horn, train
man, was probably fatally injured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-08
Ere at Hartman. Tenn.

Hartman, Tenn, Dec. 7.-Wednes-
day afternoon fire practically destroyed
the finishing plant of the Hartman
Hoe and Tool Co.'s factory, causing
a loss of about $4,000. which, it is
stated, is fully covered By insurance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-08
PRESIDENT M'CALL
WILL NOT RESIGN
From Head of New York Life
Insurance Company.
SO HE DECLARES IN INTERVIEW.
Said Newspapers Had Tried Testimony
Before Armstrong Committee Unfair
Iy-opposed Application of Mandann-
Ms Directing Him to Furnish a Lat.

iy-Opposed Application OF Mandam-
us Directing Him to Furnish a Llst.
New York, Dec. 7.-Reports that
President John A. Mccall, of the New
York Life Insurance company will
soon follow the example set by George
w Perkins, in determining to leave
lied yesterday In story to the effect
that Mr. Mccall would certainly re-
sign before the next annual meeting
in April, and might place his resigna-
ton in the hands of the trustees be-
fore their meeting next Wednesday.
Mr. Mccall himself said last night
that he had no intention of resigning.
81 believe the policyholders are for
me to resign, and don't expect to be
asked to resign, nor do expect to re-
sign"
The resignation of Mr.. Perkins was
suggested by Mr. Morgan to whom
the question of Mr.. Perkins holding
his dual position was referred when
Mr.. Perkins entered the firm of ]. P.
Morgan & Co., 1t is solely at Mr.. Nor
gan's suggestion that Mr. Perkins Is
retiring from the New York Life.
President Mccall explained that t.
newspapers have tried his testimony
before the Armstrong committee un-
fairly
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-08
Jewish Relief Fund Increased.

New York Dec. The Jewish re.
lief fund was yesterday increased by
$41,162. The grand total is now over
one million dollars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-08
THE CHANGE OF LIFE
INTELLIGENTWoMENP PREPARE
Dangers and Pain of This Critical Period
Avoided by the Use OF Lydia q. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.

How many W o
men realize that
the most critical
period in a wo-
mans existence
is the change OF
life, and that the
anxiety felt by
women as this
time draws near
is not without
reason 2
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-12-08
Opposed to Mandamus.

Clarence H. Venner applied to Su-
preme Court Justice Greenbaum yester.
day for mandamus directing John A.
Mccall as president of the New York
Life Insurance company, to furnish
him with complete list of the policy
holders supplemented by their address
es and the amount of their policies.
The object Of Venner's move is to
obtain proxies to be used at the cleo
ton Of trustees next April His coun-
sci submitted a statement declaring
that there exists sufficient dissatis-
faction among the policy holders to
warrant the election of new trustees
and other officers.
Counsel representing Mr.. Mccall op-
posed the application strenuously and
submitted an affidavit by Mccall in
which Venner's motives are attacked
Mr.. MCCALL in his affidavit says that
the names and addresses of a policy
holder are considered confidential mat
ters and that if list was given to Mr.
Venner he might use it to the compa-
ny's disadvantage and his own person
al profit
Decision was withheld.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-02-14
State Veterinarian TAFT Butler i.

State Veterinarian TAFT Butler is
notified by the United States authori-
ties that the State extension of terri
tory free from the Texas cattle tick
is accepted, this covering the entire
counties of Wilkes, Catawba, CASTOR,
and parts of Burke and Surry, which
are added to the exempted area. DIR.
Butler says this is a very fine work
for a year, and he is very much graf
flied.
AT New York yesterday, the ques-
ton of whether Brodie L. Duke, of
Durham, n. c., is competent to man.
age himself and his property, was
submitted to a jury by a decision of
Justice Levintritt, in the Supreme
Court. The petition for them to de-
eide whether Mr.. Duke is competent
was filed by his son, B. Lawrence
Duke. The motion was opposed by
Mrs. Alice L. Webb Duke to whom
Duke was married in December last.
Ramsay's Confederate Battery, an
organization which distinguished it
self at the battle of Gettysburg and
other great conflicts of the Civil War,
has invited President Roosevelt to
attend a reunion of the battery which
is to be held in North Carolina next
May. The invitation was rendered
the President yesterday by Represen-
tative Kluttz, of North Carolina. The
President expressed his pleasure at
receiving the invitation, but ex-
pressed doubt whether at that time
he would be able to be present.
Raleigh News and Observer: Myr-
tie was abolished. Hoffman was abol-
ished, and Hamlet was abolished.
There are stronger reasons why Ad-
vance should be abolished than why
the other three should have been
knocked out. The House will be con-
sistent and give Advance the same
medicine as was administered to Myr-
tie, Hoffman and Hamlet. Is a diff
ferent course to be pursued with ref
to Advance because the ag-
gressive s%tillers there are able to
bring a bigger lobby to Raleigh and
hire able lawyers to make special
pleading in their behalf?
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-02-14
STATE NEWS
FROM cURR1TUcK TO CHEROKEE
Items of Interest Cleaned from Our Cor
respondents and Exchanges.

600 for maintenance, a laboratory,
and heat. light and power.
The "corn meal BILL" fixing the
standard weight at f~orty-eight
pounds, has been favorably reported.
Governor Glenn has been asked and
accepted an invitation to deliver an
address at APpomattox battle
ground April 9th.
A trolley car line from Burlington
TO River Falls, via Graham, Haw
River. ~Swepsonville and Saxapahaw,
is said to be assured.
4 special term of Federal Court
will begin at Charlotte, March 18th,
for the trial of j. z. Dickson, of
the Asheville bank wreckers.
Rev. George r. Leyburn, associate
editor of the Presbyterian Standard,
has been called to the church at Lex
ington and has accepted the call.
Twenty-Five out of the thirty-four
applicants for license to practice law
successfully passed the examination
by the Supreme Court last Monday.
1t is said that Rev. G.. A. Oglesby,
who was recently killed on the Ash
boro and Aberdeen railroad was the
first passenger ever killed on that
railroad.
The Junior Order of American Me-
chanics at Raleigh have p%etitioned
the General Assembly to establish
compulsory education in Wake
County.
Jno. W. Gates and John D. Rookie
Teller, who have money to burn, are
soiourning for a season at Pinehurst.
The latter remains out of doors near
ly all the time, being devoted to golf.
Charlotte Observer: High Point
has fully demonstrated that there is
at least one place that can pull off a
successful banquet without having
recourse to the cup which both cheers
and inebriates.
State Alliance Lecturer III. M.
Gates begins work to-day (14th) in
Wayne County. He has had remark
able success in all the sections visited
thus far and we hope that Progress
sive Farmer readers will cooperate
him in working for a general
revival of the Alliance In old Wayne.
Congressman Blackburn's Tar
Heel Club will have a big blowout"
at Greensboro on Washington's birth
day, February 22nd, and it is an
nounced that ce-President Fair
Internal Revenue Commission
er Ierkes and Congressman Dixon,
Of Montana, will be features of the
occasion.
1t Is announced that Senator Eller,
Of Forsyth, who managed Governor
Ilenn's campaign for the nomina-
hon last summer, will be appointed
secretary and treasurer of the North
carolina Railroad. The job pays ST.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14

Arlington, March lI.-Gilliam
county Is prohibition. in fact as well
as me letter of the law. Judge W. l.
Bradshaw, of the circuit court, has
decided the case brought to compel
ire county court to issue the prohihi.
ton Crder, pursuant to the local op-
ton vote of last November.
Attorney George F. Martin, of this
city, was asked to bring an actieR
against the county court following the
November election. when 1t became
apparent that te prohibition order
was not issued.
He instituted proceedings, asking
that the circuit court naandamus the
county judiciary. In the answer
filed by the attorneys for the Gillian
officers, an attempt was made to go
behind the returns and set I'D the
fact that the order for an election
was not regular and all the require
ments of the local option act had not
been complied with.
To this answer Mr.. Martin demur-
red, denying the right of the court
to'-gnestion the regularity OF election
and it was upon this de-
murrer that the decision has been
rendered.
But in sustaining the demurrer,
Judge Bradshaw also issued the order
that the county court proceed to en-
force the local option law as estab-
lished by the November vote.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14

New York, March l4.-Nineteen
persons burned to death in an old
fashioned five-story tenement on AL
len street early this morning. Many
victims are believed to be still in the
ruins.
Fifteen bodies were removed so
badly burned that Identification is
not yet made. Six are missing and
the known dead are as follows:
Rachel Solomon, aged As; Isaac
Solomon, aged rs; Jacob Solomon,
aged Is; two others of the Solomon
family; Leo Rohn, aged 80; Elizabeth
Bloom, aged "a; Hannah Ginsberg,
aged 81: Louis Ginsberg, aged 8; Fan
ME Ginsberg, aged 3; Abraham Null
ler. aged S; Bessie Mueller aged 4s.
Six we're taken to hospitals uncon-
scious.
The fire started in a paint shop on
the ground floor. Twenty families
and 15o persons were in the building.
The fire escapes were clogged with
bedding and boxes. Half-clad people
fought for the safety exits The wind
forced the flames into the tower fire
escapes. Many jumped. Some were
caught by firemen, others were ter
ribly injured. Women threw their
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14

children into the street and Ieaped
after.
F1remen performed numberless he
roic rescues. Lieutenant Benner
missed being roasted only by the ef-
fort Of one of his men, who scaled q
ladder and brought him down after
the lieutenant had become exhausted
while saving others. A human chain
OF hremen and policemen rescued
scores.
Those on the fire escapes were not
reached, and slowly roasted to death
before the eyes Of the multitudes.
Screams of agony rose high above the
din of the engines, rushing fuel wag-
ons and hoarse cries Of firemen.
Lamp Upset by a Cat.
A careless tenant left a lighted
lamp on an empty paint barrel in
the lower hall. The lamp was upset,
probably by a cat. When the flames
were subdued the bodies were remov-
ed to a police station, where hundreds
viewed them. Up till 1890 10 had
been identified: Jacob, Isaac ana
Rachel Solomon, Jessie Cohen, Rose
Weiner, Sander Weiner, Ida Nosko-
witz, Maurice Mueller, Rose Mueller
and Harry Kaufman.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14
FIFTEENTH VICTIM.
William Ferguson, Drunken Logger,
Falls Under Train.

William Ferguson, a Perry logger
who was run over, while intoxicated,
and instantly killed by a train near
La Grande Sunday night, was the fif-
teenth victim from the Perry camp to
met death in this manner since the
mills were started IS years ago.
Perry is but four miles from La
Grande and the loggers spend Satur-
day night and Sunday in the city.
drinking and carousing, and starting
home some time Sunday night become
sleepy and crazy drunk and lie down
either on the track or beside it to
meet instant death under the wheels
of trains.
Between La Grande and Perry the
curves are very sharp and II is i'm
possible to see an object on the track
until close upon it and II is therefore
impossible to stop the trains in time
to save the drunken men found on the
track.
One saloon in La Grande is largely
by the loggers and the
floor is literally cut into shreds by the
sharp spikes worn in the soles of the
heavy river boots of the lumbermen
In fighting their most vicious stroke
Is glancing kick, or a stamp on the
body with these sharp spikes.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14
Nominations Sent to Senate.

Washington, March 1.-THE presi-
dent sent the following nominations
to the senate: Clarence L. Hobart,
of Washington. collector of customs,
district of Alaska; Brigadier General
Colonel Alfred C. Girard, assistant
surgeon general; Lieutenant colonels.
VIM. H. Beck, third cavalry, Frank
U. Robinson, 18th cavalry; Frank
Taylor. 10th infantry; Samuel w.
Fountain, Goth cavalry; Edward Da-
Wis, artillery corps; Charles w. Hobbs,
artillery corps; major general. John
L. Bulls; paymaster, Colonel James
A. Buchanan, 24th infantry.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14

Toxic. March I4.-Kuroki reports
that most of the foreign attaches
with the Russian army. including t~o
American and Two English officers,
were captured at ;Mukden.
The fighting by Oku's army on the
18th near Ldhem Pu, five miles west
of the railway. was most desperate.
The Russian casualties we're over TO-
900 killed and wounded. The Jap
anese loss was "a little over 5000. The
Russian dead were left in the fields
In heaps. an0Tg' them many staff Of
ficers
A part OF rfre Japanese extreme left
army reached the railroad between
Mukden and Tie Pass, destroying II
and preventing trains running north
Without the railway the Russians
cannot remove their wounded or
heavy guns. which will probably GALL
into the HANDS" OF the Japanese.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14

papers klce the Novosti. the Jewish
organ, plainly denounce the whole
Far Eastern policy ASA senseless ad-
venture which has cost thousands of
lives and millions of money, declaring
that fOr@20 years the government has
been extending the empire and thai
II is now time to stop and regenerate
the people.
'TheSGazetta, a popular paper, goes
further, affirming the Justice of jap
ans position, and saying that oppor-
tunityVon the mainland is vital to her,
whereas Russia's Manchurian adven-
ture is a colonial dream in which
the people have no part.
Nobody but the government" the
paper continues, knew why the war
was begun and the government is now
beaten. Are there still idiots who be-
lieve II should be prolonged?"
Such an extract as the above s1f-
ficiantly shows the feeling here
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14
DEz4nERT STONE UNDER ARREST
Charged W'fth Forgery Committed
Three Wears Ago.

Delbert Stone, who is said TO have
forged checks in Pendleton three
years ago and who has managed to
escape the officers of the law ever
since, is now in Jail at Salem, await
ing the arrival of Sheriff Taylor, who
left for that place this morning. Yes
terday message was received from
the chief of police of Salem stating
that Stone could be secured. and on
orders from the sheriff he was placed
under arrest. He was identified from
circulars that were sent out from this
office soon after the crime was COM
mitted.
Three years ago Stone, who was a
laeorer and an amateur sport pass
ed two bogus checks to local people.
One of them, for SIS, was taken by
Gus La Fentaine, while the other. for
S25, was guaranteed by ]. NJ. Spence,
who was forced to pay the amount.
Before passing the checks Stone had
served term in the county iail for
stealing bicycle from Joseph Basler.
which he took from this place and
rode to Athena.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14

Los Angeles, March l4-.Six per-
sons lost their lives, and a property
loss of 100000 is a close possible es-
innate of the effect of the two-days'
storm in and about Los Angeles. Two
men were drowned by falling from a
Seventh street bridge, two fishermen
at Santa Monica, 'Gne man sat North
Beach, and one railroad laborer at
Cajon Pass No bodies have been re-
covered The electric and steam rail-
ways are saan tied uIp.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14
Held Out After Appomattox.

General Thomas L. Rosser, Just ap-
pointed postmaster Of Charlottesville.
Va, was a cavalry commander under
Robert E. Lee at Appomattox, but he
refused to surrender there. Instead
the irreconcilable young soldier
charged through the federal lines and
escaped. Later, while trying to reor-
ganize a force out of the scattered
confederate troops in Virginia, he
was made prisoner.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14
THE BOY ADMITS HIS GUILT
On Account of His Youth Will Get a
Jail Sentence.

Maynard Brown, II years OF age
is now in the county Jail charged with
having stolen a pair OF tin ships from
the O'Daniel secondhand store yes
terday. The boy admits his guilt and
says he does not know what caus-
ed him to do the act. When arrested
he had $40 on his person.
This afternoon information was
filed against young Brown by the
district attorney and he will probably
be given term in the county Jail.
While he is liable to the penitentiary
for his offense, Mr.. Phelps believes
that because of his age he should
serve in the county Jail instead.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14

topics discussed. The gentlemen are
enthusiastic over the rich country
surrounding Freewater and are frank
in saying that 1t is one OF the best
spots In Oregon for intensive farm
ing and diversified crops.
They leave tonight on the IL
O'Clock train for Corvallis, having
spent the past two weeks in Eastern
Oregon.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14
Manr muasians surrenllerinp.

Toxic, March 14.-An official dis
patch from the front says:
'In the diIection of Sing Ching our
forces are dfsiodging the enemy from
Ying Pan, rS miles west of Fushmn,
which place was occupied March II.
In the direction OF the Sha Cnot
Shakhe1 river our forces are .contin-
uing in pursuit Of the remnant 0E the
enemy. Many Russian officers and
men are guaranteeing in the districts
east OF Tie Pass. One thousand carts
were captured in the direction OF the
Sha, loaded r~ith ammunition and
suppiIes-''
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14
A Burbank Triumph.

Los Angeles, March 14.--The I
Los Angeles & Santa Fe rail- I
way company is making ar I
rangements to plant the south ,
western deserts with spineless I
cacti, which contain both food I
and water for cattle, The Mo- Z
jare desert will first receive at Z
tention, then Arizona and New I
Mexico. Spineless capti plants I
are now worth 800 each, but {
they are easily propagated. Z
They were developed by Luther Z
Burbank, the famous horticul- {
turist. The percentage of nutri- q
tion is next to alfalfa. The Z
railroad company's action q
means that millions of acres of Z
desert will be turned into pas {
ture. q
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14

Berlin. March IA Moscow die
patch states that rebellious peasants
have plundered the estates of the
car and Grand Dukes Vladimir,
Nicholas and Alexander in the prov
inces OF Oral and Eochernigov and
burned the cars country residence
in the vicinity of Niejen. The ag-
gregate amount of damage is estimat-
ed at $1,o90yo0O.
Count Dashkoff has been appoint
ed viceroy of the Caunasus.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14
WILL MAKE A TOUR OF EUROPE.
DIR. Vaughan and Wife VIII Go By
Way of Southern States

DR.. and Mrs. E. A. Vaughan are
now making plans for a four months,
tour of the Eastern states and of
Europe, upon which they expect to
start on June 10.
While absent the doctor will leave
mis- practice in charge OF his brother,
DR., Thomas Vaughan, who will grad
uate from the dental school of the
University of California in May, and
who practiced in the Doctors office
here for four years before entering
Berkeley
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-03-14
Laing I'm City OF Mexico.

A. w. Nye is in receipt of a letter
from Alfred Laing, written at the CITY
OF Mexico, in which he says that he
finds the country comparatively pros
porous and the weather perfect. He
expected to arrive at Jalisco on March
10, at which time he would write
fully concerning the prospects at that
place. The excursionists In this city
are anxiously awaiting Mr.. Laing's
letter from Jalisco, before making
further preparations to 20.