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Ifclje (Democrat. TBLBPHON* 184. WEDNESDAY, MAY 31,1905. Business failures in the United States the past week were fifteen less than during the same period last year. The State of Kansas has engaged in the Manufacture of binding twino and is selling it at nine cents a pound, three cents a pound less than the trust-made twino. The platform adopted bv tlie republicans of Ohio last week in dorses President Roosevelt's policy toward the railroads. If that should be considered the proper thing for all republican state conventions to do, wouldn't it make the railroad senators stagger under the weight of their collars? _________ A Good Fellow but a Poor Guesser. Spencer Herald: Charley Miller in his Waverly Democrat says "Charley Walsh and his amiable crew of political pushers may thrive in away durin'g the next three years but they'll never win another state convention. That's sure as shootin'. Friend Miller is a good fellow all right, but he has a record as a poor guesser. We are not going to place any bets on the strength of his trip Wbere opinion is Formed. The magazines are doing a great work of education in exposing the unholy methods of the trust pirates and frenzed financiers. The thought ful reading people are becoming familiar with these questions which are pressing for solution, and when the proper time comes will register their telling condemnation at the ballot box or elsewhere. The fate of this nation is in the keeping of the middle classes in their quiet, peace ful and thoughtful homes where the magazines are read and where wholesome and formidable public opinion is being formed, which some day will visit its wrath upon those who conspire against the com mon welfare.—York (Neb.) Demo crat. Another History-Making Battle. Since the last issue of this paper one of the most decisive naval bat tles of the world has been fought in the Orient. Japan has put the final touches on the destruction of Rus sian power in the Pacific ocean. The far-reaching consequences of this battle no one can foiesee. It may only mean a revolution in naval constructure, or an abandon ment of great battleships and a substitution in their stead of swarms of torpedo and submarine boats Or it may mean, in the no dis tant future, a race war betwee:. the Caucasians of Europe and the Mongolians of Asia. The thought ful American is thankful for the Pa cific ocean, and willing to agree with the latest utterances of Presi dent Roosevelt in favor of a still greater navy. This much the battle does settle: A nation to be secure must have in addition to ships and armies, a government that offers to its people something more than oppression and degradation. BAEON BOTHSCHILD BEAD Alpfaonse, Head of the Paris House, Has Gone to Give Hit Account—At tempts on HU Life. Paris, May 27.—Baron Alphonse dc llothschild, head of the French branch of tbe banking house bearing the name of Rothschild and governor of the Bank of France, is dead from acute bronchitis, aggravated by gout. The eminent financier had been sinking slowly for many -days, but there was no apprehension that his death was imminent. For two weeks he had been confined to Ills bed. He was born in 3827, and will be succeeded as head of the X'aris house by Baron Lambert de llothschild, of Brussels. Teu years ago anarchists at tempted to kill Baron Alphonse with Infernal machines. The baron was un hurt, but his secretary's lingers were blown off and one eye blown out. A month later a man threw a bomb Into the baron's room in the banking house, but it failed to explode. Ho received many threatening letters. NEW RAILWAY BRIDGE That at Tliebea, 111., Across the Mississippi Opens a Netr Gateway to the Southwest* Thebes, 111., May 20. There was opened here yesterday to the north and central west, a new "gateway" i'or traffic with the south and the "great southwest." The only bridge crossing the Mississippi river between St. Louis and Memphis, attended by ceremonies iu which the governor of Missouri and prominent railroad oliiciais, represent ing the proprietary roads, participated, was formally opened and dedicated to the uses of five great railroad sys tems. Governor Folk, of Missouri, was tbe principal speaker. Klnj Oscar Again Has Itclne. Stockholm, May 20.—King Oscar lias resumed the reins of government after his recent illness, during which the Crown Prince Gustave acted as regent- King Oscar at a sitting of a council of ministers declined to sign the law creating a separate consular system for Norway. The ministers immedi ately tendered their resignations, but the kimr refused to accept tlicin. Illinois Press Association. Chicago. May 20.—The fortieth an nual meeting of he Illinois Press ns soclation opened at the Lexington ho tel. In his address President John M. Itapp, of Fairfield, reviewed Hie problems which have arisen durlii the year and referred to the work of the legislature. Bnrjslais Hold Up Mis. Lease. New York, May 20.—Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease, the former Kansas lec turer, was held up in her home in this city by two burglars who held a re volver to her head and robbed her of $110 in cash and $300 worth of jewelry and silverware. Death, of Edward Uutz. Los Angles, Cal., May 29.—Edward Rutz, state treasurer for Illinois for three terms, from 1872 to 1878, and a resident of Los Angeles for the past thirteen years, is dead here of a com plication of diseases, aged 70 years, TOGO DEFEATS V-r jsrv IN SEA BATTLE Long Expected Conflict Occurs in Straits of Korea. RUSSIANS SUFFER HEAVY LOSS Big Battleships and Cruisers K. Are Sent to the Bottom. ADMIRAL NEBOGATOFF TAKEN With Him Are 3,000. Other Rus sians Captured by ...v: the Japs. Vice Admiral Kojcstvcnsky and Part :of HIP Fleet Get Away but Togo Is Hot in Pur* 1 8ultofThei». Toklo, Mn.v 20.—Roar Admiral Nebn gatofT, former commander of the fourth division of the Taciflc, recently commander of the information squad ron, composed of scouts and merchant men, with 3,000 other Russians, is among the prisoners captured by the Japanese. A'iee Admiral Rojestvensky appears to have escaped. The Japan ese arc still in pursuit of the Rus sians. Toklo, May 29.—In the battle fought Saturday in the Straits of Korea the Russiau battleships Borodino andAlex- TICB ADMTItAIi TOGO. finder in, the armored cruisers Admir al NakaliimofT, Dmitri Donskoi and Vladimor Ifonomach, the coast defense ironclad Admiral Oushakoff, the pro tected) cruisers Svietlana and Jcmteliug. the repairing ship Kamtschatka and the cruiser Iressin were sunk. The battleships Orel and Nieliolai 1 and the coast defense ironclads Ad miral Seniavin and (Jeneral Admiral Apraxine were captured. Japanese Squadron Undamaged. Washington. May 20.—An official telegram from Tokio states that Ad miral Togo reports to his government that the total losses sustained by the Russian fleet Saturday and Sunday were: Two battleships, one coast de fense armor-clad, live cruisers, iwo special service ships and three de stroyers—all sunk. In addition, there were captured two battleships, two coast defense arumr-dads, one special service ship, one destroyer and over 2,000 prisoners. Admiral Togo adds that the Japanese squadron was un damaged. Another dispatch from Tokio says eight captains of Russian warships were drowned during the naval battle of Saturday In the Straits of Korea. According to still later-telegraphic advices received by the navy depart ment from Tokio the Japanese in ad dition to the ships already named, captured llic Russian battleship Sissoi Vellky, and the Russian flagship waa seriously damaged. GLOOM AT ST. PKTEKSBUHG No Nmvsat the Admiralty ExceptThat of Associated Press. St. Petersburg, May 20.—At the ad miralty absolutely nothing was known of the naval battle In the far east ex cept the news contained In the dis patches of The .Associated Press. The general Impression produced by tho cable messages undoubtedly was ex tremely gloomy. While Admiral Ro jestvensky was expected to pay the price for reaching his haven nt Vlad ivostok the complete loss of two of his four best battleships besides several other ships which such havoc indicates other ships which such havor Indicates is admitted to spell disaster unless the Japanese sutiered correspondingly. For this reason news from Vladivostok, where the first coimmmlcaUon with the Russian licet will be established, is awaited wilh intense anxiety. It is a matter of general comment that the most definite and most rell- 1 1,10 V. ollk-ial THE JAPANESE BATTT/ESHIP MIKA8A. ol the women wept and some of tliem 1'ainted when the admiralty announced It liad no news to ooinmunicato. Russians Destroy American Vessel. Washington, May 20.—The relations of the United States and Russia may be seriously affected as a result of the sinking of an American merchantman by Vice Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet cn May 20. near Formosa. Minister Griscom cabled the state department that he had been advised by the Jap anese government of the destruction of the ship. Mr. l.oomls at once com municated the Information to the pres ident and. acting under instructions, later sent a cablegram to Ambassador voiii Meyer, at St. Petersburg, direct ing him to make an inquiry of the Russian government as to whether It had any information on the subject. Formation of Russian Fleer. Washington. May 20.—The following belated dispatch has been received by the navy department, dated May 27. showing the formation of the Russian licet just before the battle "The Russian fleet was sighted at 0 o'clock a. in., between Joto Island CLEARING Fon ""'wauicemont was innouncement sent out from Toklo came by way of Washington. The receipt of the Toklo official bulletin announcing that Ro jestvensky's fleet was practically an nihilated, was a crushing blow to the Admiralty officials, destroying the hope to which many of them had clung that the silence of the Japanese govern ment might be favorably construed. There were many touching incidents in the corridors of the admiralty, which were filled with the wives :inl families of officers and men on board the Russian ships, Inquiring plteousl.y for news of loved one. They had al ready heard rumors that the fleet had practically been annihilated and most us? aAr IU ACTION ON BOAltD OF JAr ANESK WA1J8HIP. and Quelpart Island. Korea, In double column, Jemtehug leading the way. Borodino, Orel. Kniaz SuvarofT, Alex ander III, Ossliabia, Sissoi Valiky, Navarln, Nicholal I, starbovd Admiral Nakhimofl', Admiral OushaUolT, Admir al Scniavine, General Admiral Aprax ine, and other cruisers, port." Victory Is Overwhelming?. Washington, May 20.—Mr. Takahlra, the Japauese minister here, lias're ceived a cablegram from his govern ment relative to the naval engagement of Saturday and Sunday which, tie said, while lacking in details, con veyed the Information that the Japan ese victory had been "absolute and overwhelming." EXTRAORDINARY OUTBREAK Reputable Jews at Warsaw Mob the Iis ruputAblus and IJo Much J)CHI ruc tion— Authorities J*nsiJvc. Warsaw, May 20.—The Jewish dis orders here arose from tin attempt of the Jewish socialist organization tailed the Bund to purge the Hebrew !itrid: of Warsaw of all dlsrepuatable per sons*. The lighting spread to the ur roundingNtreets.and is still in progress. So far eight persons have been killed and 100 wounded. The character of the disturbances is unprecedented. The whole afl'air is a conflict between the respectable Jewish socialist classes and the disreputable Jewish element There has been no pillaging, but the destruction of the furniture in the va rious houses has been absolute. In one place a quantity of valuable jewelry was taken out and deliberately smashed with stones. The authorities took no steps to pre vent the riots until la to last nlaht. when the Cossacks fired on the crowds at two points, woundlug four persons. Martial Law in Warsaw. Warsaw, Russian Poland, May 20.— Governor General Maxjniovitch during the night issued a proclamation direct ing the troops to restore order and to use their arms without! hesitation to this end and giving notice that all per sons arrested iu connection with dis turbances will be tried by court martial. Strong patrols of cavalry and infantry are parading the city and all the public buildings are guarded by troops. Death of William Zicglcr. New York, May 25.—"William Zlcgler, j,,,,, the capitalist and promoter of Arctic m'"iVua t0 lhe explorations, loa«l at l.U country 1:om(,t np.„: Conn Zlegler had been an Invalid since a runaway accident in which he was injured last October. lie sustained in ternal hurts and was so severely shocked that the physicians were un able to do little more than ameliorate his sufferings. Governor Horrlck Renominated. Columbus, o.. May 2 .—Governor Iierriek was renominated for governor of Ohio by the Republican state con vention. The nomination was by ac clamation and amid great enthusiasm. To Chairman Taft query, Are there any other nominations? there came a thunder of ••noes." M. IS Conduct of the Chicago Team' sters* Strike Taken Out His Hands. -c. I NATIONAL BOARD IS IN CHARGE Declares Against Extending the Trou ble, but Peace Must Be Honorable. sV' Another Plot of Union Sluggers Con* —fessod, Involving tho Teamsters —Strikers Plan Tbclr Campaign. v' N ,, Chicago, May 2S.—The general ex ecutive board of the Teamsters' union has taken the management of the strike out of the hands of President Shea, and It will be managed hereaft er by the members of the executive board and the local strike committee. After assuming control of the strike the executive board issued a statement, which says the strike will be con tinued along the same lines that It should be confined to Chicago and to as few men here as possible, no one but teamsters taking part that the board has hopes that peace will soon be established, but that it must be on terms honorable to the strikers, and How Berlin Received News. Berlin, May 29.—"Work was sus pended in (he navy department when twenty copies of the Toklo official bul letin of The Associated Press were distributed there. The officers and bu reau chiefs left their desks to talk over the news with one another. Few gen eralizations were mado, except that part of the Russian fleet engaged in the Straits of Korea seemingly got away and will reached Vladivostok. All the Russian fleet it is claimed here was not engaged in Korean waters. The licet, It Is understood at the navy that the board will not be arbitrary, department, had divided, a portion sail ing eastward of Japan. Definite Jap anese statements are accepted here as being generally accurate. Therefore it is assumed in professional quarters that the Japanese inflicted greater damage than they themselves sus tained. Anothur 'Slugging" Combine. The next important development of the strike is the confession of another conspiracy to ''slug." In this ensc the teamsters being directly Involved. Po lice Inspector Lavln arrested Nicholas Relehart, Jas. Collins, John 11. Dolier ty, and a man named Wahl. who de clined to give Ills first name, but is known as "Shoulders," on the charge of conspiring to slug II. F. Johnson barn steward of the Wells-Fargo com pany, and W. E. Ellis, superintendent of the city delivery department of the same company. Relehart, after being taken into custody, confessed ldfe share In the matter and his statements led to the arrest of the other three. ••For tho Good of the Society." Reicliert confessed plots to disnlile Hie two men. named nbovo, consisting of attempts to lure them Into the liamls of tho Blunders, which came near be ing successful, lmt the Intended vic tims were too wary and both sot away without being hurt. The attempts on Ellis, two in all, were made at his home, in the second case the slugger representing himself as a iKillee otttcor como to escort Ellis to the express company's barns, where he had been called by a forged telegram. Kills In sisted on proof that his caller was an officer, and not getting it stayed In Ills house. The men denied being paid to do this work, and said tliey were doing it for''!tho good of society." TEAMSTERS TO FK1U1 IT OUT Strlku to End Only When tlie Expreu Companies Compromise. At the meeting of the Chicago Fed eration of I.abor yesterday ar rangements were made for holding a strike demonstration on July 5. At the meeting each union atiillatcd with the central body was represented by three delegates, at tho request of Pres ident Dold. The strike situation was discussed in all its details and the sen timent of the meeting was that the teamsters should continue the tight un til tlie seven express companies should offer some sort of a compromise.' To prove that a teamsters'union per mit protects a wagon driver In Chi cago from assault, and tlie property or the employer from being damaged, at torneys for tlie Employers' association have subpoenaed Arthur Dixon, of the Arthur Dixon Transfer company, and a member of the Chicago Team Own ers' association, and Thomas Cavan r.ugli, secretary of tlie Team Owners' association, to testify before Master in-Cliancery Sherman at the injunction hearing. Alleging that tho members of the Chicago Team Owners' association are operating their business by an ar rangement with Cornelius 1*. Shea and other officers of the Teamsters' union, aud that some members arc delivering goods to boycotted houses with non union men by permission of lhe strike leaders, the attorneys for the employ ers say they Intend to show that the strike leaders have conspired to injure tlie business of the members or the Employers' association. A dispatch from New York says that Attorney Mayer, who left here Saturday, is there and says lie expects to have a conference with the express magnates. At the same time he said that the express companies would nev er re-employ the Chicago men who struck he was very clear and posi tive on this point, declaring the strik ers to have been guilty of inexcusable and reckless breach of contract. Mayor would not give a libit of what was his business here except that he would see the express officials. Chicago, May 27.—With tlie tlftletli day of the teamsters' strike comes the most serious apprehension of a great spread of the industrial disorder that has marked the progress of the unset tled conditions. Lumbertown and its conditions hold tlie key. Count Killed In a Dunl. Budapest, May 29.—Count Stefan Keglevlch was killed by Karl llencst. of the Peoples' party, in a duel fought with swords. The meeting was the outcome of a heated dispule in the chamber of deputies. Kegclvich, who was wounded In 1 lie region of the heart, died almost Instantly. Damaging Frost In lown. Dcs Moines, la., May 27.—Krost, which touched Iowa in half a dozen sections during the night, is believed to have done serious damage to early crops and fruits. Des Moines, Forest City, Iowa Falls and Waterloo reported frost, while nt Eslitville, the mercury dropped below tho freezing point. Hoy Is Worth $35,000,000. Des Moines, la., May 2(1.—William Conrad Brandt, the. adopted son or tho Millionaire William Zlegler, who died on Wednesday, will Inherit the estate of $25,000,000. Tho boy who is now 12 years af age Is the son of Zlegler's half-brother, George Brandt. Two Btookmen Asphyxiated. Sioux City, la., Slay 27.—Fred Scott and A. I/. Meyer, stockmen of San An tonla, Tex., were found dead in bed at the Peoples- hotel. Death waB due to asphyxiation. The men were on their way to Madison, S. D. United Prenbylerlang In Counoll. Des Moines, la., May 20.—Two hun dred delegates arc In attendance at the sessions of the general assembly of the United Presbyterian church, willctt mwst) »lKfl»j'ipgtQa. Main Street Laundry. Lace Curtains and all kinds of Fancy Work care fully cleaned and ironed. Family washing and gen eral laundry work done. Teephone 311. THE HAWKEVE STATE Telegraphic Reports of Important Events Occurring During Past Few Days. KAIN HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK Items of Spccial Interest Caught IYOB the Wires and Prepared for Our Headers. Ottunnvn. Ta.. May 20. Tliomloro Maximilian^ Strcu. tho Rook Island Btsition apent at County Lino, has for warded hero an affidavit mado up of certified statements from Servia show ing hfm to lie the rightful heir- to tho Servian throne. He has also placed sllimar papers In the hands of the American minister nt Belgrade and also at Dresden, Saxony, where he was horn-. Strou. in his papers, declares he Is direct descendant of King Laznr of Servia, who was killed by the Turks In the Turkish invasion of Servia in 1704. Strcu lays claims to the treas ures of King Laznr, which are still buried In the ruins of the castles of Shumada nhd Shahntz. Streu, who is yi»ars old. has boon •tracing his family record for years. Only a short Unto «.yo ho succeeded iu securing the data noeoss.iry to es tablish his claim. EARNED HER OWN BURIAL EXPENSES Former Wealthy Iowa Woman Sows .. to Prevent Burial in Pot ter'fl Field. Waterloo, la., May 30.—Mrs. A?I tonia. Korber, an old pioneer of this place, Mho died a pauper Friday, was burled with funeral services for which she had paid by sowing wliile living in the poorhouse. Mrs. Kerber was formerly wealthy, but a few years ago she deeded all of her properly to her relatives to make her home with them. She failed to agree with them, and linally loft, going to tlie poorhouse. Although a pauper she could not boar tho thoughts of be ing buried in a pauper's grave, so she sewed night and day to earn money to be buried beside Iter husband who died twenty years ago. About a year ago tlie fund was com pleted and Mrs. Korber purchased itor burial dress. Everywhere she wont she took it with her. She had many friends. FINANCES IN NO DANGEB Secretary fihav Confident That Uncle Sam Will Come Out All ltig!tt—Kotor* to the PreNldeuoy. Des Moines, In., May *J7.—Secretary Shaw, who was tho guest of the Bank ers' club at a luncheon, repealed his as surance 1o Des Mokes bankers that government linaneos are in no danger. It was expected that Shaw, who as governor ptiroled Frank Sliercliffe, might be subpoenaed as a witness at the Dennison trial, but no notice was served upon him. "Neither politics nor friendship had anything to do with that parole," said Secretary Shaw. "I did it simply to help the man get on his legs again." "No one is authorized to say that I will be a candidate for tlie presidency," said the secretary in answer to a ipies (ion. "It is a subject which even I do not care to discuss." Iowa Athletic Meet. Des Moines,la.,May 20.—In a steady downpour of rain at:d on a somewhat heavy track that grew worse as the meet proceeded, the State University of Iowa won the sixteenth annual Iowa intercollegiate track meet hero. Iowa had 38% points tirinnell, 33%, Drake, 28 State Normal, 20, and Ames 25. HARLAN GETS A HEARING 0oheme of the Justice for a i'roubj terlan Cathedral To He Investigated by the llrcihreii. Winona Lake, Ind., May 2r. Tho general assembly of the Presbyterian church heard, discussed and Approved the recommendations incorporated in the reports of the committees on for eign missions and Sunday school work appointed a committee to Investigate and report on the feasibility of the plan of Justice Harlan for tho erec tion of a central Presbyterian cathe dral at tbe national capital, and in dorsed a project which proposes tlie collection of a permanent fund of $10, 000,000, the income from which is to be expended in annuities for aged miu- I. W. LAMPflAN, Prop. Fads Are Stubborn Things Uniform excellent quality Century lion Coffee is now used in millions of homes. Such popular success speaks for itself. It is a positive proof that LION COFFEE has the Confidence of the people. The uniform quality of LION COFFEE survives all opposition. LION COFFEE keeps Its old frlcndg and makes new ones every day. LION COFFEE bas even for OVCr a quarter Of a lias steadily increased the sales of LION COFFEE, The leader of all package coffees. more than Its Strength, Flavor and Qual ity to commend It. On arrival Irom the plantatlon.lt Is carefully roast ed at our factories and securely packed in 1 lb. sealed packages. and not opened again until needed for use In the home. This precludes the possibility ol adulteration or contact with germs, dirt, dust, insects or unclean hands. The absolute purity of LION COFFEE Is therefore guaranteed to the consumer. Sold only in 1 lb. packages. Lion-lioad on every package. Save these Lion-heads for valuable premiums. SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE WOOLSON SPICE CO., Toledo, Ohio, Istors of the Presbyterian church and their families. The committee on sustenance was commissioned to undertake the work of establishing this fund. The connnlt niitteo now has a permanent lund of nearly .^IJJKO.CUO with which to hegin operations. The remainder is to be raised among congregational contribu tions. gifts and an insurance scheme by which a minister may. bv paving about -S-4 a year for thirty years draw an annuity of £500. MORt BANK RASCALITY Cauton.O., Concern Lends All ltd Money to IU Own Vic* I'roftidont with I'oor Security. Canton, O.. May 2.*». The Canton state bank, with individual deposits of more than $»U0,0()0, has closed its doors. Tlie directors state that the batik will not be able to resume busi ness. Tlie failure was brought about by heavy loans to W. L. Davis, vice president of the bank, by the cashier, Corwin H. ichtell, without the con sent of the other directors of the bank. According to tlie statement made by counsel for the directors more than $400,000 has been given to Davis for which no adequate security has been furnished to the bank. Davis has deed ed tlie bank property valued at $200, 000. The city of Canton lias $70,000 on deposit in the bank. The Canton Y.'M. C. A. and many school teachers were also depositors in the bank. Canton. O., May —The People's Deposit hank, of Mineral City, O., has closed its doors. Tho president of the institution says loans of about $.*io,ooo have been mado by the bank to \Y. L. Davis, of Canton, whose heavy loans are said to have caused tlie suspension of the Canton state bank. MAYOR WEAVER A WINNER Gtts Leaae Proposition In Philadelphia IIXIH Been Withdrawn by the U. G. I. Co.-Victory for Weaver. Philadelphia, May 20. After a contest lasting live days the Republic an- "organization," led by Insurance Commissioner Durham,has been forced by public opposition and clamor to abandon iis efforts to extend the lease of the city gas works to the United (»aw Improvement company for sovon t.v-llve years. Thomas Dolan, president of the company, has forwarded a for mal letter to lite presidents of the se lect and eoinmon branches of city coun cil withdrawing his proposition to ad vance the city $2.".(KM).()_: in considera tion of the extension of the lease which the company now holds. This action was taken after a pro tracted conference with Commissioner Durham. State Senator McXichol and Select Councilman Charles Soger, who presented the gas lease resolutions in the council. The withdrawal of the United Jas Improvement company's offer is undoubtedly a s.gnal victory for -Mayor Weaver, but the tight Is still proceeding in tlie matter of the removal of Smytlio and Costello, which will take place in the courts JURY CONDONES" PULF0RD SUICIDE Close of tho Dual Tragedy Which Has Stirred the Citizens of Savanna, III. Savanna, III., May 20.—After a brief examination of three witnesses the coroner's jury brought in a verdict de claring "Botlnvell I'ulford came to his death from a gunshot wound by his own hand, while, as we believe, in a state of melancholia collapse." Dr. G. W. Johnson, brother-in-law 1 tr Phohe 2.3 THE ENDLESS APRON SIMPLICITY be thrown in and c__ kof the dead man, made the suggestion which the jury acted upon in declar ing that Pudford was practically irre sponsible for the act. Charity for the suicide was uppermost in tlie minds of most of the jury, and they sought to shield him by inserting the words "mental collapse." Thus closes the dual tragedy which for four days has stirred this com munity. More and more does tlie con viction grow that the suicide of Hoth we'J Pulford ww his confession ol tho murd'r of DanM S. Berry,. Four Killed at a Crossing. Canton, 0„ May 2i.—Mr. and Mrs. Oust Miller, of Louisville, O., and Mrs. Howell and daughter Anna, or South Bond, Ind., were struck by a passenger train on tho Pennsylvania railroad while out riding and all wore instant ly killed. Governor Oouulnw io Retire. Boston, Mass., Mav —(Jovornor Douglas announces he will not be a candidate lot lf-oii'ftiiiii in November His reasons are that his business af fairs.ic-ittijo sill lus time stud that he prefers the retirement of his home. -k Ci' '.-.v ri'ninnw Yitls'».. Youths mo provrrbinlly linrd to p'eahi?. Tiie i1 clothier is aEninl In rMi a heavy stock 111 their sr/.fs- .12 to .U inch chest. Wo recognize the iliiheulty in pleasing these inuticulnr young fel lows, ljut, instead of cutting down our stock to lessen the danger of curiyitig unsalable suits, we have adopted the policy of carrying a lar^e number of suits and having them made of patterns so attractive and out so natty that In our New Spring Suits the prices begin as low as $7.00 and ascend by easy steps to $10.00 or $15.00. Swagger suits, every one of them. J. H. ALLEN Clothier and Merchant Tailor. IIH »KIM40«OM»OK40OH«0»0«0«OtOMMtO«OMfO*0*C*OtO rianchester Lumber Company. Building Materials of All Kinds. COAL. Investigate our Hard Coal proposition for April. CEMENT. A car of Iola Portland just received PLASTER. I A fresh store on band at all times: WIRE FENCE. The "Denning/' none better, get our prices. CEDAR POSTS. 9 ,, Let ua figure your LIU whether you buy or not "p'y PHONE 156. 04040404040*0*0*040+040*04040*04040*04040*0+040+ O^oS 'WN Home-made Pure km, TRY THEM t0 -J 1 £-4 ililf Jollies aai Marmalades A 1 J. H. STEWART. S Successor to Stewart & Lawrence. 89apo9waow8»»og«!)aao9809WcoeoaowaooaB9Jo«9aaaoog5 Great Western SPBFARQ kinds of manure, straw stack bottoms and commercial fertilizer retard* ijHCSfifii 'M Spreida as much la a day aa 15 men can by band. Spreads the largest loud to to 4 minutes. Makes tlia sumo amount of manure go three times as far and nroduco beller reiuNg: makes all manure One and Immediately available for plunt food. NON-BUNCHABLE RAKE Apron Manure Spreader with bcater'uutil thoroughly^pulverizfid!1 ®°ntact "2®"" ejictt loml or wind it back by hand ItisaiKatadnotaieliinuklniloof baoli. THERE IS ND fiFARIIIfi Endlcss APro.° I IBUI&ft. Itf fill UKHdinU It is always up out of tho way ot obstructions as it (lw^riotcxtcnd beicmnile. SprMds evenly from start to finish and cleans out perfectly clean. HOOD AMD FND RATE keeP3 flUWW HnU cnif tlH I vents choking of beater and throwing out a bunch when starting aud acts aswlud shield when spreadiug. It has a graduating lever and can be rtfo[ite4 while in motion to spread thick or thin, 3 to 25 loads per acre. E BfiHT DRAFT the load IB nearly equally balanced on front and rear axles. hEUfl BjUflHl I The team is as near tlie load as ft can work. Pront and rear axles are the umelenffth and wheels track beater shaft runs in ball and socket bearings, thereforo no friction, heater tags inches in diameter, seat torus over when loading. Machine turnsin its own length llnl/ nil thin mnMnn HA otmnln a Vn.. «.!. _i..r A Western has a good, stroDi, durable wheel. Extra stron? ... AIIARAIITE E wUHIlfiill I tk to break and cause trouble, "i""""® a«''y from beater while loading pre- There are only two levers on our machine. One which raises the hood! -locks it and throws tho machine in gear attlie same time. It can then and out of gear without lowering the hood. One lover which changes & lovCi to^rrad thick or hin, making it so simple tliata boy who can driven team can handle it. STRENGTH AND DURABILITY co^rciS^Tn'r.lLuVCp^r'^M riuiiiiMiii niiv HVliNlllhl I considered in a manure spreader. TbeQreat 'estern Lias a ood, strong, durable wheel. Extra strong spoke and rim, heavy steel tires. 8trong, well braced box with heavy oak sill. Oak tongue, hickory doubletrees, malleable castings, tears and sprockets all keyed on. Galvanized hood. Every partis made extra strong, regardlessof cost. It Is insdc for the man who wants the best made is foor sizes, 30,50,70 and 100 bushel capacity. „Uiuu VUUUKWJ wy part break, wear out or get out of order within one year wo replace free of charge. Send for free catalogue, showing latesfc improve ments. It tells how to apply manure to secure best results. SMITH MANURE SPREADER GO. 15 S. Clinton Street, CHICAGO, ILL. FOH fciALt taV DUNHAM & HOYT. Pefsopally Gopducted Tours to Califofpia .Leave Union Passenger Station, Chicago, 10:25 p. 111., for _.San Francisco and Los Angeles, every Tuesday and Thurs day. Through tourist sleeping cms in which the rate fori1 a double berth, Chicago to California, is only $7. Each tourist car party is accompanied by a competent and ex .perienced conductor who has made the trip scores of timi's and knows best how to provide for the comfort and pleas ure of the passengers. The route is past the grand pano-K -ruma of Rocky Mouutain scenery, and includes lhe follow-® ing lilies: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, Chicago to Kansas City Missouri Pacific, Kansas City lo Pueblo Den ver & Rio Grande, Pueblo to Ogden Southern Paciiic, '"T Ogilen to San Francisco and Los Angeles. If you conleuiplate a trip to tlie Pacific Coast, it is woith your while to write today for descriptive folders of the JUDSON TOURIST CAR CO.^*? ROBERT SOMERVILLE, Manager, 349 Marquette Building, 204 Dearborn .*r.• CHICAGO. -i a •'.•rW,