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TOTAL ASSESSMENT
Of Railroad, Telephone, Telegraph, Sleeping Car and
Express Companies. Also Prorata Sent to Each
Parish to Be Placed on Rolls.

Baton Rouge Times
w. N. Mcfarland, secretary of the
State Board of Appraisers, has COM
pleted the work of making out the total
assessment of the property that comes
under the supervision of the State
Board and has sent out to the different
parish assessors the prOrata of the
total assessment of the railroad, tele-
phone, telegraph, sleeping car and
express companies that are to go on
their rolls.
The total assessment of the railway
property in the State for 1905, accord
ing to the rolls just completed by Mi.
Mcfarland, is $50, III, 69l, an increase
of s., 133, 1876 over 1904; : telegraph
property, $4l8, 43O, an increase of $2l,-
245: telephone property $~l,542,S5O, an
increase of s246 ,972: sleeping "a pro-
perty. $l79,223, an increase of 81, 545:
express companies, slS5 200, an in
crease of $56, $40; total values of all
these properties in the State S34 ,5O3,-
1914, and increase over the last year of
S3, 5O2, 178. This does not include the
assessment of the Little Rock &
Monroe Railway Company, a new
road, the exact mileage and amount
of rolling stock of which the Secre-
tary of the Board has been unable
yet to secure. 1t will amount, how
ever, to about SlOO, OOO.
The following are the assessments
of the different companies coming un-
der the supervision of the State Board
in East Baton Rouge parish:
Louisiana Railway and Navigation
Company, ? 1850, new; Yszoo 4
Mississippi Valley Railroad Com
pany, s319 ,54l, increase of sl5,216
over 1904; Postal Telegraph Com
pany, e6,833, increase Of 1870 over
1901; Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, S27,667, increase of s24OO;
American Express Company, 1880;
increase Of $3.50: total, $3.50, 636, IN
increase of as, 951.
The following is the total ASSESS
ment made by the State Board of
Appraisers of the property of the
telephone, telegraph, railroad, ex-
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press and sleeping car companies to
each parish, as sent out to the parish
assessors by Secretary Mcfarland
to-day,
Acadia S463, 1922. Ascension 1888. 92S,
Assumption S54. 1872, AvOyelles S3l4,-
913.
Bienville S219,677, Bossier 1857 !5O4.
CaldO 81. S9S, S64. Calcasieu $685.
657, Caldwell S267, $50, CatahOula
$204, 1873, Claiborne S162, 1913, Con-
cordia 1896, 326.
DeSoto $S47. 1863.
East Baton Rouge 1888, 6O6, East
Carroll, $685., East F'eliciana s344,-
COL.
Franklin 500, 1893.
Grant $500, $50.
iberia s422, $50, Iberville $3.50, SOP.
Jackson $500, Jefferson 81, 153, 454.
Lafayette 1898, 626. LafOurche $372,-
297, Lincoln s414.2SS.
Madison 1914, O38, Morehouse $780,
$50.
Natchitoches $3.50, 46S.
Orleans: first district ST 1882, Ill.
second district 1927, 635, third district
81, 138, 40, fourth district 5000, fifth
district $7l7, 1Os, sixth district $685.
40, seventh district s53, zoos.
Outachita 81, 166, O79, with the Little
Rock l. Monroe assessment to be
added.
Plaquemines $l6l, 800, Pointe Coupee
500, 25S.
Rapides $3.50, 766, Red River sl43,r
$40, Richland s3Ol, 2lO.
Sabine $457. O39, St. Bernard S4O9,-
433, St. Charles s693, 1877, St. James
s43s, SIG, st. Johns $4S5, 7l9, St. Lam
dry $50, 5O4, st. Martin $lO9, COS, st.
Mary s771,OS4, St. Tammany &54E5, 43l.
Tsngipshoa 1928, $50, Tensas s6s4O,
Terrebonne 1929, 100.
Union 71,O3O, not complete because
the assessment of Little Rock l. Mon
roe not given.
Vermilion S55, 4O1, Vernon 92293, 217.
Webster 1888, 643, West Baton Rouge
ga, 1874, West Feliciana Sl55, 300,
Winn s93, S42.
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CONSTABLE SALE.
AlbaradO VS.. Unknown
Owner or Owners-Third
Justice Court, of the
Parish of Lafayette.

Notice is hereby given that by
virtue of a writ of tieri facias issued
by the Hon. Emile G. ArceneauX,
Justice of the peace of the third ward
of the parish of Lafayette. in favor OF
Onezime AlbaradO and against UNI
known owner or owners. and to me
directed, l will sell between legal
hours, on
Saturday, June 70, 1905,
on F. Patin's place. in the third ward
of said parish, at public auction, the
following described property. to-wit:
One red heifer.
Seized as the property of unknown
owner or Owners, under said writ OF
fieri facias.
JOHN CONSTANTINE,
Constable :3rd Ward.
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Economical and Impartial.
Communicated
TO the Advertiser.


To the Advertiser.
The new City Council is max.
ing q striking record as the ex-
ponent Of the doctrine of econo-
my and impartiality.
They could not appoint only
two out of the three persons
promised employment on the
police force without showing
partially, so by simply creating
. new position on the force they
made satisfactory provision for
everybody concerned.
As . matter of economy, the
cost of the police service was in
creased under the new arrange
ment only $1O8O.W q year in
stead Of scco00.OO, as could easily
have been done. and thus q saw
ing Of 1920 q year was effected to
the taxpayers.
Another distinct saving was
made in regard to the public
printing. The Gazette bid $500
to do the Official printing and
was allowed but $50 q year,
which represents q clear gain of
halt . hundred dollars to the tax
payers. It il true that the
Council might have s~yed $40
more on the public printing by
accepting the bid of The Adver-
tiser; but this could rot have
been accomplished without
showing Partially to The Adver.
tiser, and the new Council i de.
terminsd 70 be very impartial in
al things. And this being Z
strictly business matter between
the Council and The Gazette. II
would be h extreme bad taoee
FIR The Gasette = interpose any
objectioa y this free gift Of so
of the peeple's money q the Or.
80 ~ - aaanfn2nAxnAion Rme3,
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good opportunity to make fur
Their application OF the principles
of economy and impartiality to
which the new Council stands
pledged.
%~%% i.
Lafayette, La, May 20, 1905.
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For Sale.
Mathushek piano in first class
condition, cheap for cash, or on
time. Also new pianos.
FRED w. SCHMIDT,
in COnstantin Cottage, Main ST.
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SECRET SOCIETIES.
MASONIC

SECRET SOCIETIES.
MASONIC
Hone Lodge No. 145, F. 4 A. NJ
Meets first and third Saturday Of each
month in Masonic Hall corner Yer
million and Monroe. Jos. A. ChsrgOis,
w. NJ; L. O. Zines, Secretary.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Lafayette Lodge No. 81 K. Of p
Meets every Thursday night in Castle
Han over The Advertiser Omce
VermiliOn street. c. F. MeIchert,
C. C; Geo. w. Knapp, x. Of II. and
8.
Seceiop 1885, Endownment Rank
Henry Gsnkerd0rf, President; Joe r.
ColOmb, Secretary.
UNITED WOg1K1EN.
Ideal Lodge, No. 3, A. O. U. w.
Meets first Wednesday Of each
nonAh In Hall over The Advertiser
Once, C. o. Mouton, n. WI. T.
Allfngham.
ORDgR RAILWAY CIERKS o. AMERICA.
Lafayette, La, Local, No. d.
Meets over The ADVERTISE Once 1rst
and third Saturday Of eoch month Of
8 p. m. p. B. T0Fisn, C. G.; B.
D~euterfve, r. G. and G.
BROTHERHOOD or RAILROAD TRAIN
Morgan Lodge, No. 3l7-Mce4s
every Monday s TO p n, 9 X.
Of p. hall above Tho Advostioep O..
A. e. Chareots, MasonRs H. Z.
r9eM1s W. nosG1WssE Novea,
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Secretary: F. c. TRAY. Financier; NJ.
Heavy. Journal Agent, w. B. Bracken,
Chairman Grievance Committee.

Secretary: F. c. TRAY, Financier; NJ.
HEAVY. journal Agent, W. B. Bracken,
Chairman Grievance Committee.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
LAFAYETTE Lodge, No. 3l94-Meets
2ni Tuesday of each month, at X. OF
II. hall. The following officers were
elected. j. F. Mouton, dictator: Alfred
Hebert. vice dictator: w. f. Adams,
assistant dictator: c. d. Gallery, past
dictator: A. E. MoutOn, financial re-
porter: F. G. TRAY, reporter: II. Z.
SALES. Chaplin: Albert DelahOussaye,
guide: 3. Miller, guardian: G. Schmu-
len, sentinel; &. Brieter, treasurer.
IMPROVED ORDER RED MEN.
Alibamas Tribe, No. 5S,--Meets
every Friday at 1870 p. m. IL K. OF r.
hall. l.. f. Guerre, P. s.: (. >.
Young, S: DR.. H. P. Beeler. S. 5:
|. B. Bendel, j. S: J. o. Herpin. Z. OF
r: Galbert ComeauX, K. of w.
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE FIRE.
Camelia odge, No. 653-Meets first
four SATURDAYS each month at X. of
p. Hall, at 1870 p. m. w. H. Kimmer,
Master: j. 3. Milan, Vice Master:
Ed, Mouton, Secretary: o. r.
Munger, Collector: W.. H. Kimmer,
Chairman Local Protective Board.
LADIES AUXILIARY B. r. T.
Mispah Lodge No. 3OO.-Meets
second and fourth Thursdays, X. p.
Hall at , p. m. Mistress. Bertha
Ford: Secretary, Maud Boudreaux.
ORDER OF RAILWAY CONDUCTORS.
Division 383-Meet every Friday at
1880 d. M. at K. of p. Hall. H. ID.
French, c. c.: J. j. Vanderlinden.
| Sec. and Treas.
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE EN-
GINEERS.
F. H. Gregory Lodge B. of l.. E.,
No. $40, meets every Tuesday over
| Advertiser office at ? p. m. F. H.
Gregory. G.. E.: H. 7. Dobbins,
F. A. E.
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
L. F. Bellemin, corner Lincoln we
nue. and Orange streets. Telephone
1877,
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THE SONTAG LAFAYETTE CON-
CERT BAND.
Prof. F. Sontag. Conductor. F. v.
Mouton Secretary, p. o. Box "a.
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MATTRESS FACTORY.
Lafayette Mattress Factory, corner
Buchanan street and Garfield alley.
Telephone 1913.
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LAFAYETTE BUSINESS DIRECTORY

ATTORNEYS
VIM. Campbell. Office west side of
court house square, Telephone ..
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GIRLS, PLEASE DON'T

GIRLS, PLEASE DON'T
Try 10 mix too much in the discus
sions Of the men.
Become fussy over Affairs which IN
nowise concern you.
Say sharp things which are ea1su-
lated to wound the feelings.
Garry tales among men about the
Quesr doings Of your gtri friends.
Impress IN opinion of . man IN
places whssO II can - overheard
Pretend to social standing when
your Dosition Il Otherwise Ven -
0nod.
Tam q young fellows ~ though
hey were persons OF great esane
quence.
Take hold a q mans hand n . way
10 create . false impression - to your
feelings.
Snow how vssy greatly yoa dselEe
% - regafdo6 With consideFattpo ~
men conoan1G0
O. placss watch you prefer should
- 49, - >o.>~ -~AA.-~M.
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BANK.
First National Bank, corner Vermi-
lion and Jefferson streets. Tele-
phone l.
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GROCERIES AND CROCKERY.
Morgan & DeBaillOn. corner Vermil-
ion and Lee avenue. Telephone -.
PrudhOmme 4 McFaddin. Lincoln
avenue. Telephone "a.
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BICYCLES AND BICYCLES sun
DRIES AND REPAIR RHOP.
A. j. Bonnet, between Madison and
Lafayette streets one block north OF
Congress street. Telephone 186.
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RESTAURANT.
DOmengeaux' Restaurant, r Lin
coin avenues and Cypress streets.
Telephone 80.
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BLACKSMITH, WHEELWRIGHT
AND HORSE-SHOEING.
E. T. Mcbride, corner VermiliOn
street and Lee avenue.
w. II. Adams & Son, Pierce street,
between VermiliOn and Congress
streets.
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BkYYIOR CHUHCH.-SoBv1ceS IN
Jewish Synagogue Arst end third Sun.
days IN eoch north ot II .. n, and
10 p. n. Sunday School every
Suodsy at - .. -. ]. l. Kendriek,
pastor.
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| BOTTLLNG WORKS.
Lafayette Bottling Works. Main
street between Lafayette and Wash
ingtOn streets. Telephone "a.
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HARDWARE, WAGONS AND
BUGGIES.
Lacoste Hardware Co., Ltd, Madison
street between Main and VermiliOn.
Telephone l2G.
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HOTEL.
Cottage Hotel, corner Vermilion and
Jefferson street. Telephone 116.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-07-19
Charlotte Cotton Market.
Died on Engine.

Aiken, Special.-Mr. W. e. McCar'
ter was found dead on his engine at
Bath Wednesday night about I o'clock.
The engine was moving in tae direc-
ton of:the chalk beds, to which it ran,
when Mr.. McCarter was found. Some
negroes saw the engine moving, and
thinking that there was no one on
it, jumped on and found Mr.. McCarter
lying On the floor dead with a slight
bruise5on his head. 1t is thought that
his death was caused by heart disease.
The brtise On his head is supposed
to have been caused by falling.
Il Mr.. McCarter was about 10 years
Of age He was an engineer on the
old Augusta, Columbia and Georgia
railroad for number Of years, and
only left it a few years ago to take
chargetof an engine running from
Bath tosthe kaolin beds, situated near
there. HE has been living at Bath
for number of years. He was
Confederate veteran and a member OF
the Barnard e. Bee camp at Aiken.
He was also prominent member OF
the Masonic lodge.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-07-19
New Directors.

New York, special.-Twelve new di-
rectors were chosen, and the resigna-
tions of two old directors and one re-
Gently elected were accepted by the
board Of directors Of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society. The directors
who resigned were: General Louis
Fitzgerald, former president of the
Mercantile Trust Company; Horace G.
Dening, who is now president Of that
institution, and Frederick G. Bourne,
who was chosen at the last meeting Of
the board. The Mercantile Trust Com
pany is controlled by the Equitable So
ciety. The full list Of the newly-elect-
ed directors follows:
To fill vacancies in the term eXpir-
ing December 81, 1905. Wallace L..
Pierce, of Boston; Daniel A. Tompkins,
of Charlotte; Thomas s. Spratt, Of Og-
densburg, N. "; Louis Stern, Of New
York; Frank S. Witherbee, OF New
= ork j anies Mcmahon. e. NewssYork
For term to expire December 81, 1906,
Willard II. NIcCooll, OF Ph1ladelph1a; J,
Congressman Charles 3. Littlefeld, Oh
Rockland, Me. For term to expire De-
cember 81, 1907: Nevada N. Stranahan,
collector of the port Of New York;
D. Cady Herrick of Albany. For the
term to expire December g., l90S:
Nicholas Murray Butler, president OF
Columbia University; Charles H. Zehn-
der. of philadelphia.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-07-19

Washington, Special Through the
receipt Of numerous communications
from the South and statements in the
press at various times that the statis-
tics of the Department of Agriculture
on tobacco were being manipulated in
the interest of the so-called tobacco
trust, Secretary Wilson has begun an
inquiry into the subject. Pending the
investigation, the publication of the
tobacco statistics of the several dis
tricts will be held up, although the
regular monthly figures by States will
be given out Monday next.
1t was stated at the Department that
special agents have been sent to the
dark tobacco districts OF Tennessee
and Kentucky for the purpose of veri-
flying or correcting the Departments
figures. This action Mr.. Hyde, the
chief statistian, said, was in Difference
to the sentiment which had been en-
gendered that the Departments figures
werc wholly incorrect. Mr.. Hyde has
been given direct charge Of the investi-
CATION, which, it Is expected, will be
concluded within two or three weeks.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-07-19
The Dargan Case.

Columbia special.-The coroner's
jury insthe case of r. Keith Dargan.
the former president Of she Indeoen'
dent Cotton Oil Cimpany, Of Darling.
ton, who committed suicide Monday:
returned verdict that the deceased
came to- his death by taking carbolic
acid. 1T was developed at the inquest
that Mfs Pegram pargan, the brother
of the dead man, was in the room with
the suicide when he took the poison
and stayed with him until he died
This brother was placed on the stand
:bu declined to make a statement,
ssaying the note left by. Dargan
would his zEote asWaa!
read and iii 1t the dead man said
that although he had misn.anaged he.
was n0tGa coward.
The physician who was called to the
dead mans aid testified that Pegram
.Dargal said that he bought the acid
and saw his brother drink; it. Pegram
Dargan made no, reference to this.
however in his testimony.
The parents of the suicide are Ill:
suffering from shock.
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Charded With Assault.

spartanburg specia1-B. A. Lowe, a
white Baptist minister living at Lolo.
has taken out warrants for Robert
Gossett, superintendent, and Dan
Moore, Ed. Tanner and Jack Gaines,
operatives of the Valley Falls mill,
charging them with assault and bat.
terry on his person. The warrants were
issued by MagistfateH-. Kirby, Of this
city. Lowe alleges thut>-Qn July--6
Gossett struck him on the head d~sever.
al times and subsequently on the
same day the others encountered him
on the highway. The trouble appears
to have arisen from Lowe writing an
official Of the cotton mill in Columbia
that Gossett was not fit person for
the management Of the mill. The
case will be investigated in Magis
trate Kirby's court.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-07-19
jap Victory on SakhoIin.

Toxic, BY Cable.-It is officially an
nounced that the Russian center, mold
ing Darline and vicinity, was attack
ed July IL and offered stubborn re-
sistance. The attack was renewed at
dawn of July u, when the japanese
dislodged the Russians, driving them
in the direction of Mauka. This VIC
tory assures the complete occupation
OF South Sakhalin by the Japanese.
Eighty prisoners were taken by the
Japanese, among whom was Lieutenant
Maximta. -Four field pieces, one ma
chine gun and the ammunition ware
houses were captured. The Japanese
loss was about seventy men killed anu
wounded. The Russians lost about
l60 men.
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Japanese Loan in New York.

New York, Special.-Of the $780,.
100000 OF the Imperial Japanese Gov.
ernment 4 1-2 per cent. bonds, second
series, s5O,OOO0Oo have been taken by
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., the National City
Bank and the National Bank of Com
merce, all of New York. These bonds
are similar K. the previous issue OF
s150,000,0O0 and are secured both as
to principal and interest by a charge
upon the annual net revenues of the,
Japanese Government tobacco mono
poly, subject only to the charge in
favor of the prior loan of S150,000,000.
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M erudoe AGAINST Wilson.

New York, Special.-President Wal
ter c. Hubbard, of the New York Cot
ton Exchange sent the following COM
munication to the Associated Press:
Permit me to ask you very kindly
to correct a misapprehension OF the
press in regard to my letter to Presl-
dent Roosevelt concerning the dlsclo-
sures in the Departemnt of.sAgrlclllll7, llll,
= ttll1s.--~--<----,-
81 have never written to Secretary
Wilson and my letter was not the Sc
quel of any correspondence with MN n
conducted by my brother, oa,nuel :.
Hubbard. when president of the New
York Cotton Exchange.
"lMy note was prompted simply by
the recent revelations and had for its
purpose solely to make a clear state.
ment of the attitude of our exchange
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-07-19
Work of Incendiary.

Pittsboro, N. c., Special.-The store
house and stock OF goods belonging to
James Sears, nine miles west OF Pitts
boro, wero burned Saturday night. The
fro is supposed to have been OF in
cendiary origin. Tho owner was away
at the time and it is not known wheth-
er the house was robbed before being
set on file. It is reported that there
was no insurance on the building or
the stock OF goods.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-07-19

st. Petersburg, By Cable.-M. Witte
spent an hour with Mr.. Meyer, the
American ambassador, at the Kleon-
michel Palace, discussing the forth
coming peace conference. Before
leaving for Paris next Wednesday, M.
Witte will have still another audience
with the Emperor. In the meantime
he must pay round of official visits
to all the imperial ministers. M.
Witte is expected to be the bearer Of
q pesonal message from the Emperor
to President Roosevelt.
The press is authorized by Mr.. Hart
wig. director of the first department
Of the Foreign Office, to deny III the
most categorical fashion, the report
Of the alleged contents of the instruc-
tions to M. Witte, published in Paris
by The Echo de Paris and elsewhere
abroad.
Reports pretending to reveal the
character Of the instructions to the
Russian plenipotentiaries are mere
guess work. said M. Hartwig. "These
instructions have been seen by only
four persons, the Emperor, M. Witte,
Foreign Minister Lamsdorf and my
self. The Echo de Paris report says
they consist of five pages, whereas
the fact is that they cover over twen-
ty pages. The paper says the instruc.
tions are very Vague, while on the con-
trary they arc very detailed. On one
point only, according to the Echo de
Paris, are they absolutely specific,
namely, as to the leveling of the forti-
fcations Of Vladivostok; but can
say to you that there are many 9th.
ers.'
M. Hartwig also pronounces the std
ries that M. Muravieff's displacement
was the result of intrigues by Foreign
Ministe Lamsdorf to be pure inven.
ticns
The Novosti says it believes that the
desires Of the anti-German coalition,
which Great Britain is trying to engin-
eel, to restore Russia as threat
against German aggression, should be
powerful diplomatic weapon in the
hands of the Russian plenipotentiaries.
Europe wants TO end Cne war,
says the paper, as Russia's preoccu-
patton in the Far East destroys the
equilibrium. Austria is in danger
from G Germany, which. seeks q thor hao!r.s
.oughfarn to tho Asie Ii :, in exchange
for tho compensation d, the Balkan
peninsula Germany tl pretensiors
now which she would have dream
ed of before the Russo aneae war.
It IS evident from tn, ,rocco incl.
dent that Europe wants co in order
that Russia may safegua her against
German aggression
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Grand Army Commander Dead.

Boise, Idaho, Special.-Gen. w. W.
Blackmar, commander-in--chief of the
G. A. r., died Sunday of Intestinal ne-
phritis.
His wife was with him during his
illness. The body will be, embalmed
and taken to the home of the. family in
Boston. General Blackmar arrived here
on July 10 on an inspection tour OF
Grand Army posts throughout the
Northwest. He was i'll when he ar
rived, and gradually failed. The Sc
riousness OF his condition was kept
from the public at the request of his
wife.
General Blackmar was born July %,
lS41, at Bristol, Pa. He enlisted in the
Fifteenth Pennsylvania Calvary and
subsequently Joined the First West
Virginia Cavalry He served with dis
tinction throughout the war and at
Five Forks was promoted on the field
by General Custer to the rank of cap
tain,