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The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-25
The Real Estate Market.

Despite the depressing in
fiuence of cheap cotton real es-
tate values here remain the same.
Indeed the confidence in the To-
cal situation, confidence inspir-
ed by the many industrial plants
located here in the past few
years, which give increased pop
ulatiOn, remains supreme and no
reaction whatever is looked for.
Demand for good city property
is good and, indeed, it is better
than it has been in a long time,
a great many believing that the
slump in values resulting from
cotton has effected realty and
that it is a good time to buy.
AS a matter of fact there has
been no slump in real estate val
ues. On the contrary Columbus
property is showing a healthy in
crease each month and the belief
that the city will continue its
prosperous growth is evidenced
every where THE DISPATCH
has learned of a number of en-
erprises projected here for this
year and it is believed that they
will materialize. The country
tributary to Columbus IS in bet
ter condition than it has been in
years and the people of COlum
bus are in better condition than
they have ever been. With these
conditions the conservative man
figures that there IS no occasion
for apprehension and with other
factories promised there is every
reason why there should be a
substantial increase.
Several important sales have
been consummated lately and
others are pending. The buyers
are men of sound business saga
city and they are not afraid to
invest their money here believ-
ing it Is safer than in any other
city in the State. Considering
everything, the prospect is fine.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-25
Loot Sagos to Lecture.

Leot Sagos, a noted Grecian
scholar, will deliver a lecture at
the chapel of the Industrial In
stitute and College tonight. his
subject on that occasion being
"Grecian Life, Heart and Litera
ture" The lecture will be illus
trated with stereopticon views
and will be both entertaining and
instructive. The lecturer does
not seek to make any profits out
of his work, but in order to de
fray the expenses of the enter
tainment an ad mission fee of ten
cents will be charged.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-25
ATRUE APPETIZER AND TONIC
Mi ona Will Make You Feel Hungry
and Hearty and Give Strength
and Vitality.

Ask any friend who looks thin,
pale, and out of health how many
meals he or she eats a day, and
the chances are that the answer
will be Not over two, and [
don't feel hungry then" TIE
plump, rosy, and robust eat
three square meals daily, and
their perfect health is due to a
strong stomach and digestive
system, as such system takes
out of the food all those elements
that make pure blood, and give
nourishment and vitality to the
body.
The one appetizer and tonic
that should lie taken is Milo ma.
the only agent known that will
strengthen the stomach and di-
gestive system, and put them in
such perfect working order that
they will easily digest and natur-
ally all the food that is eaten, and
send you to the table positively
hungry for the next meal
Without a stroag stomach di-
gestion will be poor, the blood
impure, and serious liver and
kidney troubles result, causing
headaches, backaches, spots be.
fore the eyes, dizziness, sleep
leSsnessness, nervousness. irri-
tableness, a furred tongue and
bad breath, all of which can be
readily overcome by the use of
Mi o-na, (costiLg but soc a box,
as it goes right to the foundation
Of perfect health, the stomach.
Scores of leading people in
this State, including editors,
ministers, bankers, and their
families, gladly testify to the
tonic, strengthening and health
giving effects of Milo ma. Fur
thermore, one eff the most relia
BILE druggists in this sec ion, sell
Milo ma under a guarantee to re
fund the money if it does not
produce satisfactory results. -
Mayo & Weaver.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-25
A Grim Tragedy

is daily enacted in thousands Of
homes, as Death claims in each one
another victim of Consumption or
Pneumonia But when coughs and
colds are properly treated the tragedy
is averted. F. c. Huntley, of Oak
landon, Ind, writes: my wife had
the consumption and three doctors
gave her up. Finally she took DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
tion, Coughs and Colds which cured
her, and today she is we'll and strong.
1t kills the germs of all diseases. One
dose relieves. Guaranteed at soc and
81. 90 by Chapman & Mayfield. Trial
bottle free
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-25
Library Entertainment.

There will be an entertainment
at the public library IN the city
hall building tomorrow afternoon
and evening. the proceeds OF
which will go to the public library
fund. Dainty refreshments will
be served by a bevy of pretty
maidens in japanese costumes.
and one of the principal attrac-
tions of the evening will be Mad
am Vera. the celebrated Egyp-
tian fortune teller, who has been
especially engaged for this Occa-
sion. Madam Vera is making
short tour of the South, and as
her time in this country is limi-
ted Columbus will be the only
city in Mississippi in which she
will appear. Unlike most for
tune teIlers, who are old and
ugly, Madam Vera is young and
beautiful, and look at her face
is said to be worth the fee which
she charges for telling ones for :
tune.
Besides Madam Vera and
other strong attractions there
will be a Japanese booth atwhich
all kinds of fancy articles recent
~ imported from Japan will be
exposed for sale. Just now
when the war between Japan and
Russia has about reached its
elimination any thing Japanese
ought to appeal strongly to the
public eye, and the articles on
sale should be purchased with
avidity. The entertainment will
begin at three o'clock and last
until ten p. N.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-25
500 Reward, 500.

The readers Of this paper viii he pleased TO
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages. and that is Catarrh Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con
StitutiOnal disease. requires Il constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. thereby de
StrOying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The prOprietOrS have 50 much faith IN
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
bred Dollars for any case that it fails TO cure.
Send for list of testimonials
Address F. J. CHENEY x Co. Toledo o.
Sold by all Druggists 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-25
STAGE AND PLATFORM
Tee Payton Sisters.

The popular Payton Sisters,
who are general favorites not on
~ in Columbus but throughout
the entire South. open an engage
ment of three nights at the Co
lumbu Theatre tomorrow night.
When the com pany appeared
here during fair week last Octo.
Der local theatre goers showed
their appreciation of the sterling
worth Of the organization by
turning out in large mum bers.
and the coming engagement
promises to be equally success
full.
Besides the Payton Sisters and
their talented father and mother.
the company includes Albert
Russell, @. Walter Thompson
and other local favorites and in
addition to these several new
specially artists have recently
been secured to further strength
en- the organization. There viii
be a change of bill nightly with q
grand ladies' and children's mat
inee Saturday afternoon.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-25
Rural Hill Items.

EDITOR DISPATCH As nothing
has been said of Rural Hill for
some time, we come for short
chat with our friends and the
readers of your valuable paper.
We want to tell you about our
progress in educational lines. In
the first place we are, as has al
ready been mentioned, about to
realize the dreams of our friends
and helpers by building a mag
nifficient school building We
feel that we already have one of
the best schools and communities
to be found anywhere in LOwndes
county: but when we get our
new building we will have a
school that any community
would be proud of We have
been praising Mt. Vernon for
some time past but when we get
our new schOolhouse, Mt. Yer
non will have to come and join
hands with US and praise the
work of our faithful donors. Not
only are we going to have a new
schOolhOuse but we are going to
have some minds along with it
that are eager for development,
and as we will be so pleasantly
surrounded nothing short of &C
tually losing our teachers can
possibly impede our progress.
Again congratulating our
friends and patrons, and with
best wishes To THE DISPATCH, we
close. COMMITTEE. "
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-25
Rev. Carlisle P. NJ. Martin. |. l. o.,

of Waverly, Texas. writes: .'Of a
morning, when first arising. | often
lind a troublesome collection OF
phlt GIN, which produces a cough and
is very bard to dislodge: but small
quantity of Ballard 5 Horehound
Syrup will at once dislodge it, and
the trouble is over. I know of no
medicine that is equal to it, and it is
so pleasant to take | can most cor
daily recommend il TO all persons
needing a medicine for throat or lung
trouble y 25c, soc and S100 Sold
by johnson < Game.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-25
Spoiled Her Beauty.

Harriet Howard. of 209 W. 34th st.
New York. at one time had her beauty
spoiled with skin trouble. She writes:
/ had Salt Rheum or Eczema for
years. but nothing wot Id cure it. un-
til / used Bucklen ; Arnica Salve. .
A quick and sure healer for cuts,
burns and sores. 25c at Chapman {
Mayfeld's drug store.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-25

Am now having fine crop Car
nation blooms. Choice 75c per
doz. medium soc per doZ
/ 22-tf. T. G. OWEN.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-25

Impure soap il cheap at
any price. Our toilets are low
priced and good value Mayo &
Weaver.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1905-01-25

Be sure to plant Vermont seed
potatoes. Mayo & Weaver.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
EQUITABLE OFFICERS ARRAleNED
Frick investigating Committee. De-
mands Their Removal.

The report of the Fricl1 investiga-
ton committee, which was read to
the Equitable Life Assurance Society
directors by NJ. e. ingalls,, contains
the following radical declarations:
1t practically demands the removal
of President James w. Alexander,
First Vice President James H. Hyde,
and Second Vice President Gage e.
Tarbell.
1t declares that every officer and
director of the Equitable Society who
profited in any way as a member OF
the James H. Hyde and Associates"
syndicate must pay back into the
treasury of the society every dollar
he made at the expense of the policy
holders. 1t declares that if any of
these guilty officers refuses to refund
this money the Equitable should COM
pei restitution by suits.
It declares that the Office of Presi-
dent Alexander has been managed
with laxity and negligence and should
be thoroughly reorganized.
1t charges that Vice President Tar
bell has conducted his office with
waste and extravaganza and that his
department should be reorganized.
No charge of dishonesty is made
against Mr.. Tarbell.
1t declares that the entire business
of life insurance should be thorough
ly reorganized in the interests of its
beneficiaries, the policyholders.
1t finds that waste and extrava-
gance, if not peculation, have ex-
listed in practically every department
of the Equitable Society.
1t declares that between 100000
600 and s2O,00O,O0O have been deposit
ed in different institutions for the
personal use of certain officers of the
society
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
STEAMSHIP ON FIRE
Old Domln ion Docked With Flames
Raging.

With fire raging in her forward
hold and her crew exhausted from
two hours and half of hard work
fighting the flames, the Old Domin-
ion steamship Hamilton, after leav-
ing for New York, returned to Nor
folk Sunday afternoon. There were
no passengers aboard.
The Hamilton left Norfolk in the
morning and when she was about
five hours out the automatic fire
alarm went off in the engine room
and indicated that fire had broken
out somewhere between decks in the
forward hold.
When the crew responded it was
found it would be impossible to reach
the fire without shifting the cargo.
AS much of this was done as
possible, but Capt R. B. Boaz decid-
ed it would not be safe for him to
try to reach New York and it was
impossible for him to put out the
fire at sea, so he turned back to
Norfolk. AS soon as the boat had
been docked all the hands on the
wharf went aboard and extinguished
the fire
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
ATTEMPT TO KILL RULERS
Bomb Thrown at the Carriage of
Alfonso and loubet.
BOTH ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY
Carriage Was Returning from Opera
in Paris-Three Suspects Have
Been Arrested.

AS King Alfonso of Spain, was leav-
ing the opera at Paris in a carriage
with President Loubet. surrounded by
mounted municipal guards, a bomb
was hurled at the cortege and the
young monarch had a narrow escape
from death.
The Place de L'Opera was packed
with a dense crowd as the king and
his escort rode, surrounded by their
guard. On arriving at the corner OF
the Rue de Ropan and the Rue de
Rivoli, Just before crossing the Seine,
to return to the palace on the DUAL
d'Orsay, someone threw a bomb at
the carriage. 1t exploded just as the
vehicle was passing, about five feet
away, part of the projectile >damag-
ing the rear wheel of the carriage
and killing one of the horses of a
guard.
Eight soldiers were wounded by
pieces of the missile. In spite of
great excitement among the crowd
the police closed in and the carriage
continued on its way to the Palais
d'Orsay. There it was found that
many other horses of the guards had
been injured.
VI. Lepine, prefect of police, per-
sonally made three arrests, one of
whom is named Arnould, an employe
at a laboratory. Domiciliary visits
are being made at the lodgings of the
persons arrested. The explosion of
the bomb was very great one, being
heard nearly three-quarters of a mile
away. The person who Is believed to
have thrown the bomb has been ar
rested.
After they had returned to the
Palaise d'Orsay President Loubett
remained for a considerable time with
King Alfonso, who requested that he
be informed Of the circumstances sur
rounding the event. He desired to
know whether anybody had been
wounded and he expressed his inten-
tion of not retiring until completely
reassured on this point. His majesty
telegraphed his mother informing
her that he had returned to the royal
quarters without incident. President
LOubet withdrew after telling the
king how much he deplored the
shocking attempt, and congratulating
him on his happy escape. Lights
were observed until very late in the
kings apartment. The king did not
retire until informed that nobody had
been mortally injured.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
MAKE DARING RAID
Cossacks capture Japanese Com
panY and Dispense Bandits.

pany and Dispense Bandits.
A dispatch from Lieut.-Gen. Line
witch to the Russian emperor dated
May 25, says a cavalry detachment
commanded by Lieut. Gen. Mistchen-
ko, while engaged May II in repuls-
ing the enemy to the southwark, ap-
preached Sinlountchouan Squad
rons of the vanguard succeeded in
reaching the Fakoman road May IS,
where they burned a store and depot
and destroyed the telegraph for a
considerable distance. Large bands
of Chinese bandits encountered by
the detachment were partly ami
hilated and partly dispersed.
The main body arrived at the
Fakoman-Shifudzy road May 10 and
found the heights south of Fakoman
occupied by large japanese force
with machine guns. The Russians
attacked and annihilated two Japan
ese companies, and captured another
company with all of its officers and
two machine guns.
The Russians seized a road on the
right bank of the Lao river and dis
persed near Shifudzy, large convoy
with rice, timed food and fruit de-
stroyed the telegraph line and took
several prisoners and 100 horses. On
the return journey the Russians dis
persed several bands of Chinese
bandits. The prisoners taken num-
Der 5 officers and 234 men.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
GELATED REPORTS.
japanese Now Admit Losses to Navy
asst Year


The necessity for secrecy no longer
existing, the Japanese navy depart
ment confirms the report of the loss
of the Japanese battleship Yashima
off Port Arthur in May, 1904, and an
nounces other naval losses hereto
fore withheld. The list is as fol-
lows:
Battleship Yashima. sunk by a
mine, May IS, 1904, while engaged in
blockading Port Arthur
The torpedo boat destroyer Akat-
sulIi. sunk by mine, May II, 1904.
while taking part in the blockade of
Port Arthur.
The gunboat Oshima, sunk ins col
lision, May II, 1904, while co-operat-
ing with the army off Liaotung pen
insula.
The torpedo boat destroyer Haya-
tori, sunk by mine, September, 8.
1904, while taking part in the block
ade of Port Arthur.
The gunboat Atago, struck a rock
and sank, November G, 1904, while
taking part in the blockade of Port
Arthur.
The protected cruiser Takasago,
sunk by a mine, December ~, 1904,
while taking part in the blockade of
Port Arthur.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
JAP TORPEDO BOATS LOST
Naval Department Publishes the
Report of Admiral.
TOGO SUPPLEMENTS REPORTS.
Admits Less Of Three Destroyers and
of 800 Men-Torpedoes
Did Work.

The Japanese navy department
gives out the following report from
Admiral Togo:
Later reports from the different
divisions of the fleet engaged in the
naval battle of May 81, show as fol
lows:
"The Russian battleship Oslabaya
was heavily damaged in the early
part of the fight on Saturday going
down at o'clock in the afternoon.
The first Russian vessel sunk was
the battleshlp Sissoi Veliky. The
armored cruisers Admiral Nakhimoff
and Vladimir Monomach, after being
in the geenral engagement during
the day time, were still further dam
aged by torpedoes during attacks by
night, and were eventually complete
ly disabled. They drifted into the vi
cinity of Tsu Islands, where they
were discovered on Sunday morning
MAY 2S) by the auxiliary cruisers
Shilano, Yawata, Tanian and Sado,
which were about to capture them,
but they all sank.
"The crews of our auxiliary cruis-
ers rescued 915 of the crews OF the
sunken Russian ships. The battle
ship Navarln was torpedoed four
times after sundown on Saturday
MAY 2O and sunk. The survivors
of the Navarin's crew confirm the
story of her destruction. The cruis-
ers Nytaka and Ottawa discovered the
Russian cruiser Svietlana at 9 o'clock
on Sunday morning, in the vicinity of
Chappyan bay, and Immediately at
tackled and sank her. The command
er of the Nytaka reports the fact.
Later reports show that during
the night of May 27 our torpedo
boats, numbered "a, So and 60, were
sunk by the enemy's fire. Comrades
rescued the majority of their crews.
Besides the above, there was no
damage worth reporting. No warship
nor destroyer suffered any loss of
fighting or navigating power. We an
ticipated a heavy loss of life, but find
that our casualties were comparative
ly slight. They do not exceed 800
killed and wounded. The casualty re-
ports will be rendered as speedily as
possible, in order to reassure fami-
lies and friends. Nearly the whole
strength of both combatants met in
battle, and the area of the fighting
was very wide.
THE first day proved foggy, and
even without the smoke and fumes
resulting from the battle, it was i'm
possible to see five miles. Conse-
quently during the day it was i'm
possible to locate or observe all the
ships under my command. Moreover,
the fighting having lasted two days
and the ships of my command being
scattered for the purpose of chasing
and attacking the enemy, some hav-
ing received special orders after the
battle, it is impossible to collect and
frame any detailed report covering
the whole battle at the same time"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-06-07
KEYSTONE STATE CULL|AGS
TORTURED AND ROBBED
Man Points Out Where He Had Hid
den s75o-Tormentors Secure
This and other Money.

John T. Blackwood, farmer liv-
Ing four miles southwest of Erie, was
robbed of $3.50 by three mon, who
burst in the front door of his home
and gagged him. Blackwood says
he was aroused about 1890 a. am
Before he could get UP three men en-
tered the room and leaped upon him.
After securing him the robbers start
ed search of the house for the
money supposed to be hidden there.
Meeting with little success the rob
ebrs maltreated the farmer, kicking
out his teeth and pounding his body
until he rolled on the floor in agony.
Then they began to burn his legs and
feet with lighted paper in the hopes
he would divulge the hiding place OF
his wealth. Blackwood gave up his
secret and pointed to the kitchen
where, under pile of ashes, he had
hidden his savings. He had placed
the wealth that was there in tin
cup, and this in a two-quart pail,
and then the pail under pile Of
ashes for safety. The robbers quick
ly dug over the ashes and found the
cup. Then they departed, taking
with them also a pocketbook contain.
ing S2S.