Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1905-02-22


Ark. where he went for his health.
The Japanese minister had a long
conference with Secretary Hay. After
he left Count Cassini called. This has
revived peace talk.
The Pacific mail steamship Korea
sailed for the Orient with a cargo of
1000 tons of merchandise, which in
cludes large amount of war material
for the Japanese government.
United States district attorneys and
marshals received an order from At
torney General Moody prohibiting
them or any OF their employees from
doing any kind of lobby work before
the Missouri Legislature.
An entire detachment of japanese
cavalry which had destroyed the rail
way bridge between Mukden and Har-
bin was wiped out. Russian cavalry
overlook the raiders, who are said TO
have refused quarters and fought until
the last man was killed.
The Japanese began a heavy can
nonading on the Russian right flank
near Mukden, and the firing continued
all through the next day. 1t is thought
the japanese are preparing for a gen
eral attack.
The presidents message transmit
ting to the senate the new Santo Do
mingo protocol was read at an execu-
tive session. The subject of the Mon
roe doctrine is discussed at some
length, especially as regards the rela-
tons of the United States to the re-
publics of the south.
The pardon board granted a contin-
uance of 80 days in the case of Mrs.
Kate Edwards, who had been sentenc-
ed to hang for the murder Of her hus-
band at Reading. Pa. Her colored par
amour, Samuel Greason, was granted
rehearing.
At Bridgeton, n. j., when the at
tempt was made to hang Frank Ras-
niger the rope broke and Raisinger
dropped to the ground. The fall broke
his neck.
Nearly 800 Filipinos, comprising the
battalion of Philippine scouts, who
have been at the Worlds fair for
nearly year, left st. Louis in spe-
cial train for Fort Thomas, Ky.
A movement is on foot to celebrate
the Tooth anniversary of the birth of
Abraham Lincoln on February II,
1909.
Surrounded by his family, Gen. Lew
Wallace, author of Ben Hur," one
time minister to Turkey AMI veteran
of the Mexican and civil wars, died at
his home in Charlottesville, Ind, aged
rs years. The health of Gen. Wallace
has been waning for several years.
A diamond weighing 324 carats has
been discovered in South Africa in the
vicinity of the place where the largest
diamond ever unearthed was recently
found
To successfully fight the trusts with
in its borders, constitutional conven-
ton may be called to broaden the
powers of the Kansas legislature
The house committee on military af-
fairs authorized a favorable report
on a joint resolution providing that
union and confederate battlefiags
in the custody of the war department
shall be returned to the proper author
tiles in the states where regiments
were organized.
The president has ordered an in
vestigation of the Standard Oil Co. In
letter to Commissioner of Corpora
tons Garfield the president outlined
his views and ordered that the inyes-
tiRation be rigid and comprehensive.
III the senate does not pass the
Townsend rate bill at this session the
president will surely call an extra ses-
sion of congress in the fall to wrestlc
with the problem.
Jay Cooke, SO, whose fame as a fl
nancier is worldwide, died at the
home of his son-in-law, Charles ID. Bar
ney, at Ogontz, a suburb of Philadel-
phia.
Upon the pressure of President Cas-
tro the court has ordered the seques-
tration Of the landed property of the
American Asphalt Co in Venezuela.
A United States squadron of II war
ships will visit Havana on March TO-
Funds with which to prosecute the
inquiry into the methods of the Stand
ard Oil Co. in Kansas were asked of
the house by Secretary Metcalf. Of the
department Of commerce and labor.
For the first time in history the leg.
islative wheels OF the government
were stiiled for portion Of a day to
pay tribute to wOmans memory.
The occasion was the formal accept
ance by congress from the state of
Illinois OF a statue Of Frances e. Will
lard the first national president OF the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
The final signing Of the British par.
cells post treaty is source OF cons;d.
cradle qualification to officials I'm
Washington and substantial increase
in the volume Of postal business is ex
pocted to follow.
DR.. w. s. Haines and o. w. Lewke
who have been analyzng the stomach
and liver Of Mrs. Marie Welker-Hoch.
the latest alleged victim of Johann