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$5O.OoO.0O Bond Issue.

San Francisco, May 19-The Exam
iner says new $5O,0OO,OOO blanket
mortgage is about to be issued by the
Western Pacific railroad, in place of
an old one for that amount which has
been cancelled at the request of the
bonkers who are to take the bonds
thereby secured. 1t is further said that
these bonds have been disposed of at
ninety cents on the dollar.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-20
william Tell Act Proves Fatal.

S,seubenyille, o., May 19.-Will
Strouss, a 7-year-old white boy, acct
dentally shot Henry Daggett, negro,
of the same age, at Mingo Junction.
The bullet entered the left eye and
penetrated to the back of the skull.
Strouss persuaded Daggett to put a
tin can on his head while he took a
crack at it with a revolver. He missed
the can. Daggett will die.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-20
Found in Ruins of Pompeii.

Rome, May 19.-EXcavations near
Pompeii resulted in finding human
skeleton and nearby four solid gold
bracelets of beautiful design set with
emeralds, a pair of large oriental pearl
earrings, two golden necklaces set
with pearls and emeralds and two en-
erald rings. The articles of iewelry
being of Roman Pompeiian epoch are
of great artistic value.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-20
Russians RepuIse Jananese.

ST. Petersburg, May ia dispatch
from General Lineyttch dated May
Is says:
"a small detachment of the enemy
on May 16 occupied Yandi Pass in
front of the armies. The japanese also
attempted to occupy Shahotse. but
were repulsed and retired southwark
The same Day the Japanese approach
ed Honsukhu, about miles south of
Taul, but were forced to retire"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-20
Hoch's Fate With jury.

Chicago, May 18.-Wrth final plea
in behalf of Johann Hoch, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Marie Walek-
er-Hoch, counsel for Hoch, Attorney
Isadore Plotke today finished his ad-
dress to the jury. Assistant States
Attorney Harry Olsen then followed
and concluded with demand that Hoch
be adjudged guilty and that the death
penalty be inflicted
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-20
Will Not Pension Preachers.

New York, May 19.-The Associated
Press has investigated the statement
published yesterday that John D. Rock
efeller was about to give $4,000, O0(
to establish pension fund for retired
clergymen, and is authorized to say
that Mr.. Rockefeller has no such pur
pose at this time.
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Threw I've In lnsuIter,s FACE

Cleveland. May 19.-Driven to des-
peration by taunts and insults, Mrs.
Mary Downs hurled can of liquid lye
at James Cleary, aged AZ, laborer on
the Cleveland and Pittsburg docks.
burning his face SO badly that he will
lose his sight. The acid also struck
Cleary's wife and Pat Mastergon, aged
rs, bxning them seriously,
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Americans ATTEND kino's Levee,

London, May 10. 9.-King Edward held
a levee in the throne room of St
James palace this morning. Most OF
the members of the displomatic corps
attended. Ambassador Choate pre-
sented LIE is F. Einstein, the new third
secretary of the American embassy
The only other American presented
was Francis H. Leggett, of New York
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White Shirt Waists.

100 White Shirt Waists.
Regular price S1.OO, SIPS
and 81 so. To close them
out we will offer them at SOC
each,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-20

Right in the heart of the
season the prices are cut with
the determination to exce1l all
former efforts here or ELSE.
WHERE. No why's or where
fores. But the prices tell
The styles are the latest,
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Millinery Department.

Our trimmers have been
overworked all the week, and
some Of the Best Values ever
offered In Millinery viii be
shown this week,
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TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
IN MISSISSIPPI TOWN
Two Men Killed and Woman rs
Fatally Wounded.
pERPETRAToR OF DEED IN JAIL
Man Who Committed Act Claimed that
His Wife's Relatives Abducted His
Little Child-He Was Separated
From His Wife.

Little Child-He Was Separated
From His Wife.
Memphis Tenn, May ia special
to the News-Scimetar from Natcnez,
Miss, says:
AT an early hour today Peter Mathe-
son, a book agent, shot and killed A. z.
Bidwell and Stephen Jones fishermen;
fatally wounded Mrs. Sue Pruette, his
mother-in-law, and fired one shot at
Ida Rossin, 14-year-old girl without
effect
The trouble occurred about Matae.
sons child, whom he claimed had
been abducted from his home by its
grandparents.
Mathcson and his wife are separated.
He sued for custody of the child in
Warren county one year ago and the
courts gave it to him. Since then he
has kept the child with him in the
country near here until few days ago,
when, it is alleged, it was abducted
during his absence
Matheson is in Jail.
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D. PEARLMAN,
311 LAMAR STREET.

Record Breaking VALUES Make Greatest MAY Sales. Al
past records ecpsed; hundreds of splendid opportunl
ties Our May sales gaining in popularity. There
Is one word khat explains this gratifying success and
that word VALUES. The fact that every article we
are Offering fl immediate need makes tie bar.
gains doubY desirable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-20

One of the greatest wonders in this
world is what becomes of all the SNARE
children when they grow up.
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Soft.

He-Yaas, you know, / want to find
something to take up my mind. She
Have you tried bIotting paper?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-05-20
LAWSON SAYS
In the May InstaIment of Frenzied Finance" Now Run
ina i'm Everybodys Magazine:

previous chapter of this Critics Column called attention
to the fact nothing protect the pocyholde from being
robbed the invested insure his family from poverty
the who really control the Dg
absolutely their pochoders do the
ersona affairs honest phicyhoders In their COM
pane may for the time being; Out IL tny are W
shoud call them account these have it abso
their with the funds of the companies hey
manage until there will a dollar left for poicyholders
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AII Ready for the openinn.

Portland, Ore, May 18.-The chimes
for the government building for the
Lewis and Clark fair have arrived
here. When President Roosevelt
starts the exposition by pressing an
electrical key at Washington, he will
at the same time start the chimes to
the tolling of "America" and thus sig.
al that the fair is omen.
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Wash Dress Goods.

May sales of white and col,
ored Wash Dress Goods are
now In lull force. Extraordi-
nary attractions are offered
below that will crowd this
store from early morning to
closing time.
1000 yards "Nub Voiles"
ID green, brown, blue and
grey effects. Regular price
was 15c and 2Oc per yd-for
thisssle our priceis per yd 1Oc.
Look at these Matchless
Bargain Specials:
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SHIRT RTELES.

There is a decided stir in England
over the adoption, for the use of British
infantry, of a new short rifle which is
pronounced by shooting experts inferior
to the rifle long in use in range, accu-
racy and nearly every other quality
service rifle should possess. The lesson
was drawn from the Boer war that
there would never again be any use for
bayonets. The modern magazine rifle,
with its long range and rapid fire,
would make it impossible for an attack
ing force to get close enough to the de-
Tending force to use the bayonet; it
would be annihilated before it got that
far. Another lesson of the Boer war
was that it was desirable that cavalry,
or mounted infantry, should be able to
use the same weapon as the infantry.
The wise men of the British War Office
decided, therefore, to shorten the exist
ing infantry weapon by four inches and
give the same weapon to infantry and
cavalry. Marksnen protested in vain.
Critics showed that, as matter of
fact, during the present Russo-JapaI-
ese war bayonet charges and death
from bayonet wounds had been fire.
quent, Notwithstanding the fact that
both combatants use the modern mag
azine rifle; but the officials We're OBJ
durate, and $15,OOO,OO0 was to be spent
in destroying the efficiency Of the exist
ing rifle. There was one compromising
advantage which outweighed all disad-
vantages in the eyes of bureaucrats,
namely, that the cavalry, which seldom
uses a rifle, would have shorter and
lighter gun, better than the carbine.
To the objection that in bayonet fight
the soldier with a gun four inches
shorter than his opponents would be
at fatal disadvantage and would be
demoralized by his consciousness of the
ihferlority of his weapon-to these rep
reservations only evasive replies were
made by the pedants of the War Office.
The popular agitation over the mat
ter may bring the War Office to it's
senses, and it may not. There is talk
OF short rifle for United States SOL
diers.
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The Silly Optimist.

I'm just a silly optimist with cheerful
ness galore,
FOR I'm tired of hearing people saw that
-. eVerything's a bore,
m tired OF melancholy means, and so
point with pride
10 the aWe-inspiring axiom that I am
satisfied
II there's, anything I love to eat, it's
food,
If there's anything 1 love to wear, it's
clothes,
And in times of relaxation 81
L nave proved by demonstration
That there's nothing quite so restful
as repose.
Let Ibsen, Tolstoi. Schopenhauer depict
-, our life as dark, -, .,.~.
But cannot help believing that exist
ence is a. lark, .as$ y
That all the crimes and meannesses
4.ns that in this world are done
Are committed in a spirit of exuberance
and fun. =. %lS-9:
And there's nothing that I love to talk
like words,
And there's nothing that I love to
.,- sing like songs;
SO find life employment
In the pleasures of enjoyment,
Placing sadness in the sphere where
it belongs. Life.
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ALMOST NOT QUITE.

The Paris Matin publishes what it de-
clares to be the official report OF a
British attache, who was on the MI
kasa with Admiral Togo, when the
Russian Admiral Vitoft attempted to
escape with his fleet from Port Arthur
ON the 10th of last August. Accord
ing to this account, the Russians very
nearly succeeded. vitoft led the way
in the Cesarevitch, upon which the
Japanese fire was largely concentrate
ed. Nevertheless, she held her course
steadily for three hours. She had al
ready reached the Japanese line, which
was cut in. two, and was closely fol-
lowed by the Askold and Novik, when
her helm was struck. At the same mo-
ment Admiral Vitoft was mortally
wounded. The Cesarevitch was then
observed to change her direction, MAX
ing several turns in the middle of the
Japanese ships under hail of fire.
Signals were made to the rest of the
squadron, ''yitoft mortally wounded;
transfers the command to Ukhtomsky."
Steering with the aid of her engines
alone, and followed by the Askold and
two torpedo boats, the Cesarevitch al
most succeeded in getting clear of the
Japanese lines. The Japanese feet had
suffered in the combat, the Mikasa, Ad-
miral Togo's flagship, and two cruis-.
ers having been badly damaged. The
story then goes on to declare that Ad-
miral Togo had almost decided to re-
tire to Sasebo and was actually dictat-
ing a signal when he noticed the Rus
sian ships which had not yet crossed
the Japanese lines describe curve as
if they wanted to put about. "Ukht-
omsky had just given them the mex
plicable order to return to Port Ar
thur" Admiral Togo instantly under
stood and ordered the torpedo boats to
feign an attack. The torpedo boats ad-
vanced, but "Ukhtomsky's ships We're
already in full flight. The Japanese
squadron was victorious
AS almost is not quite, this story is
more interesting than important.
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SITED

Clara-Didn't you consider the duke
good bargain?
Maude-Why, no; he was little more
than a remnant.-Life
II understands" said Miss Minnie
Brown, dat you appeared to be feelin'
yo' oats at de pahler social yesterday"
Dat wasn't oats" answered Erastus
Pinkley. dat was rye" Washington
Star.
Fawle-When you come to think Of
1t, it's really remarkable how many
people trust doctor. Crosby-Yes; but
don't you think it's even more wonder
full how many people a doctor trusts?-
New Yorker. ~.
City Chap-"When does the next
mail come in?" Postmaster-"W II
oughter. bin in bout two hours ago. I
sent Mirandy tew the depot fer it, but
guess she's stopped ter read the post
ais. New York World. 49,
They were looking down at the gorge
at Niagara. DO you Know" asked the
guide, that it took thousands of years
to dig that channel?' "Well, well, well.
I never knew before that it was a gov
eminent job. Chicago Record Herald.
Entirely Out of Place.--'So you lost
your position as undertaker's assist
anti" Eyes. You see, 1 used to be a.
conductor on street car, and could
MT get out of the way of telling people
to step lively, please. "-Washingto
Star.
Monahan-'Tis always TIL unixpect-
ed thot happens. When OF whit home
full lasht noight, OF Expected me wolfe
would hit me wild a poker Mulhearn-
An she didn't! Monahan-No; she hit
me wild tn f1atiron an pianny-sthool.
Judge.
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PERHAPS 1T rs BROKEN.

We verify believe that if there hadn't
been a blizzard in March several years
ago wise ones would now announce that
the backbone of this winter is really
broken. Spring seems to be in this part
of the world, and yet there is hesitation
in saying, anything definite. Since the
blizzard nobody has felt safe about the
winter. 1t is not, we suppose, probable
that there will be another such blizzard
soon. At least, there hasn't been one
since then. But the remembrance of
that one and the known uncertainty
of weather makes the wise ones eau
tious. There is, however, certainly
ground for saying that if there isn't
another blizzard the backbone of this
winter is broken. The chances that
there will not be another blizzard are
perhaps, as good as the chances that
there will be. So perhaps we can at
ford to rejoice even if we'don't dare to
be exceeding glad. There's no use
waiting until the first of April before
we rejoice at all. That would be fool
ish. Therefore let us say to ourselves
that winters backbone is broken if it
happens to be, and hold more or less
happily on until we know that the
break is made and is irreparable. We
must have something to give us hope
during this trying month.
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THEATRES
PANIC
PROOF
NEEDED

1t is not fireproof theatres We need
so much as panic proof; the proof born
Of the simple and the natural plan.
The free and unrestricted area with
open spaces on all sides is the first
imperative requirement. We Iegislate
this, but We evade it. If under present
circumstances theatres cannot be made
profitable upon such expensive sites,
does not the advent of quick and cheap
transportation offer less expensive
substitute? Or if we must have some
centrally located playhouses then adj
mission prices must be advanced, or
better still, the profit taking spirit may
be eliminated by the advent of the
philanthropist into the field of endow-
ed theatres.
The perfect theatre necessitates first
the perfect site, so that the architect
may give it a fitting and proportionate
plan. The ancients understood this.
Their semi-circular plan radiated ex-
ties, and more-each continued on its
individual axis to the street. Perhaps
the most noteworthy example is that
mighty fabric, the Roman Theatre of
Marcellus, which seated fourteen
thousand persons, and is the largest
theatre recorded in the worlds history.
j. e. Pridemore, in Architectural Re-
cord Magazine. s..i..---... ..
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ANOTHER ATTEMPT.

How to deal with drunkards is a
problem which is not yet solved, and no
very rapid progress toward its solution
seems to be made. There is pending
before the legislature of Massachusetts
a measure which accords to the super
intendent or chief of police or city mar
shall In each city the right to designate
one or more officers who shall be au-
.thorized to release from custody persons
arrested for drunkenness. Whoever ar
rests a person for drunkenness shall
furnish to the officer in charge at the
place of custody to which such person
lis committed such information in writ
ing as may be thought necessary to de-
ternnine the expediency of release. The
person arrested may make a statement
in writing giving his name, address,
whether or not there are those depend
ent upon him for support, his place of
employment, and whether he has been
previously arrested for drunkenness
within the preceding twelve months.
This statement is naturally to be made
when the applicant is sober, and no re-
lease is possible until that time.
1t is correctly pointed out by the
committee that proposed the bill that
the imprisonment of persons arrested
for drunkenness is ordinarily the out
come of nom payment of fines. Such
Imprisonment is always for short terms
usually about ten days, but this term
is quite long enough to supply the first
offender with an immediate acquaint"
ance with criminal association, to lose
him his job, if he is employed, and
greatly to increase his difficulty of find
ing other employment. 1t is not long
enough to exert any deterrent influence
upon those who are under the alcoholic
influence, many of whom have been i'm
prisoned in this way fifty times or
more, while AS a means of collecting
money it is said to combine the disad-
vantages of costing at least two dollars
for every dollar collected, and of taking
the money collected ordinarily from the
wrong people, namely, the wife and
family of the person arrested.
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Waggsby--I'm going to be nightly
saving Of my shrimp and minnows next
time go fishing. Naggsby-Why so?
Waggsby-Haven't you noticed how
the government is watching the lines
that indulge in too many rebates BAL
timore American.
Skemer-I think I'll get married,
Ascunl-You surprise me. 1 didn't
think you had girl. Skemer-I have
nit vet, but a fellow gave me wedding
ring to-day in part payment of bill he
owed me, and I've got to get the worth
Of my money.-Ph Philadelphia Press,
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Headquarters Department OF Fire Ser
vice.
New Haven. Conn. March 4, 1865.

Headquarters Department Of Fire Ser
vice,
New Haven, Conn. March (, 1865.
PROPOSAL.
Sealed bids will be received by the
committee on Supplies until s o'clock
p: M, March ~, 1905, for furnishing the
city Of New Haven with the following:
2.OOo feet ~ inch Boston Woven
Jacket brand hose, and 1000 feet 21k
inch hose, .Adriatic Double Jacket"
brand, manufactured by the Cornelius
good.
The hose to be furnished must con-
form In quality to the samples of above
named brands now in this office, and
the proposals must state the weight per
fifty feet coupled, inside diameter and
circumference, time and pressure guar
antee, name OF manufacturer of both
fabric and lining; couplings to be fur
-nlShed with the hose in accordance with,
the samples in this Office, to weigh not.
less than five and one-half pounds per,
set, the inside diameter to Be not less
than 2 II inches, and couplings to be fit-3
ted with the Highly thread.
The above proposals must be address,
ed to the Committee on Supplies, en-.
dorsed bid for Hose" on outside of the
envelope, and must be accompanied by
a certified check for five per cent. of
the full amount of the bid, payable to
Jonathan N. Rowe. Controller.
The committee on Supplies reserve
the right to reject all bids.
Per order Board of Fire Commission
ers, S. j. METZGER,
me st Clerk Dept. of Fire Service.
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THE WEEKLY JOURNAL,
Issued Thursdays, One Dollar a Year.
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants. Rents, and other
small advertisements. One Cent Word
each insertion. Five Cents word for
full week.
Display advertisements, per inch. one
insertion, $1.20; each subsequent inser-
ton, 40 cents; one week. $500; one
month, SO; one year, $40.
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DISTRICT OF NEW HAVEN. IS. Pro-
bate Court. March A. 1905.
ESTATE of MARY DEMING HOPPIN,
late of New Haven, in said district,
deceased.
An instrument in writing, purporting
to be the last will and testament OF
said deceased, having been presented
in Court, and James NJ. Hoppin. OF
New Haven. having made written appli-
cation praying that the same may be
probated, and that letters testament
tary may be granted, as by said appli-
cation on file in this court more fully
appears, it is
Ordered, that said application be
heard and determined at Court OF
Probate to be held at New Haven. in
said district, on the goth day of March,
1905, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, and that public notics Of the PEN
dency of said application, and of the
time and place of the hearing thereon,
be given to all parties interested in
said estate, by publishing this order 3
times in a newspaper having circula-
tion in said district.
BY order of Court.
GEORGE w. CRAWFORD.
me st Clerk.
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FACToRY pRoPERrY FoR sAI.p

The factory of The Ready Bits Cor
poration, situated on Lenox avenue.
New Haven, Conn, will be sold at auc-
ton on Wednesday, April 5. 1906, at IL
o'clock a. M, as follows: Land, about
$50 feet on Lenox avenue, with side
Co.; buildings, a four-story brick build
ing 72X116x13 feet in clear, each door:
brick addition for boiler and engine COX
IS; 2 Bigelow boilers l25-horse power
each; one 100-horse power engine; one
500 light Westinghouse generator and
switchboard; line of shafting on three
floors, with two-tOn elevator. Terms
made known at time of sale, sale to
take place on the premises. Also a
parcel of real estate situated on Quin-
nipiac avenue, with water front on
Quinnipiac river, and buildings thereon.
BY order of the Superior Court,
-. FRANK C. BUSHNELL,
ms 2St- Receiver.
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An Augusta Chronicle reporter under
took to interview Carl schurz. What
do you think of the future of the DEM
ocratic party?" he asked. upon that
it would be impossible to give an intel
ligent opinion said Carl schurz. 'It
depends too much upon what may &C.
cur In the future. What is the popula-
ton OF Augusta?"
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DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE
CITY, ~ CENTS A WEEK, so CENTS
A MONTH, So FOR SIX MONTHS. IS
4 YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY
MAIL. SINGLE COPIES. CENTS.
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The Rue de la Republique at Lyons
Is paved with glass blocks eight inches
square and placed so close together that
water can not enter between them. The
paving is said to be quite satisfactory.