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THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD. $1.00 Per Year in Advance. You Can Always The Latest Novelties and up-to-date Goods in every Department... Our efforts are always directed to furni goods for the same money or the same go money than you can find elsewhere; Our efforts are always directed to furnishing better goods for the same money or the same goods for less money than you can find elsewhere; BUT WE NEVER CUT THE QUALITY TO MAKE A CUT PRICE. Schultz Dry Goods = = = = = = = = = and Carpet Company, JEFFERSON CITY, MO. Columbia Notes Miss Laura Douglass is some better. Get your name on the Professional World list. Dr. J. E. Perry returned Tuesday from Oklahoma. Rev. J. B. Parsons returned to Jefferson City Monday. Don't fail to cast your ten votes for the lady of your choice. Mrs. R. L. Beal is visiting Mrs. Mahaly Cook on W. 5th street. The editor of the Professional World returned Wednesday from Jefferson City. Revs. Adams and Tipton are carrying on a successful revival at the second Baptist church. Mr. J. W. Boone and Miss Josephine Huggard of the Boone Concert company arrived Tuesday morning to spend the summer vacation. All Spring and Summer hats reduced to cost at Mrs. Adkinson's, over Vanhorn & Mountjoy's grocery store. Sir Knight A. W. Loyd, G. C. of the K. of P. of this state will visit Acme Lodge No. 24 in Columbia next Thursday evening. All members are requested to be present. A Year's Subscription Free. The first person sending us a copy of the Professional World dated Feb. 13, 1903, will receive a year's subscription free. Jefferson City News. Miss Ira Stanley is home from Kansas City. Miss Josie Thomas is here from St. Louis. Miss Leona Hayes left last Sunday for St. Louis. Mrs. Dr. Garnett is out again after several days illness. The summer normal at Lincoln Institute will close next week. Misses Florence Adams and Eva Howard are home from St. Louis. Miss Anna Brosius is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Brosius. Pres. B. F. Allen returned Monday night from Boston where he CASH OR CREDIT. Catalogue FREE. CENTURY MF'G CO. --- rected to furnishing better or the same goods for less elsewhere; oods = = = = Carpet Company, attended the N. E. A. Misses Anna Cohen and Estella Winfrey of St. Louis spent Sunday with Mrs. B. King. Mrs. Sarah Dupee was called to Joplin last week on account of the serious illness of her daughter Mrs. S. F. Winston. Prof. R. L. Summers is home on a short vacation from Chicago. He holds a very lucrative position as superintendent of the messenger service for a large Telephone Company. Huntsville Notes Miss Della Bailey of Salisbury spent Saturday in Huntsville. Subscribe to the Professional World, it is only $1.00 per year. Miss Frankie McAdams of Salisbury spent Friday in Huntsville. Miss Lillie E. White and Maggie Tony visited in Salisbury last Sunday. Miss Estella Carter is visiting Relatives in St Louis for the summer. tion was in attendance and many interesting papers were read and discussed. Mr. Edward Madison of St. Louis visited his sister Mrs. Josephine Carter, Sunday. Little Christina Chambers of Moberly spent last week with Frances and Mabel Finney. Mrs. Alice Yancy has gone to attend the wedding of her son D., to Miss Rachel Quinn of Kansas City. Mrs. Leona Finney and Mrs. Julia Rucker, have gone to Kansas City to attend the grand session of the O. E. S., which convened on the 15th. McBaine Items Mr. George Cunningham was in Columbia this week. Mr. John Palmer and Mr. G. W. Davis are on the sick list. Mrs. Susan Davis was called home from Huntsdale on account of the serious illness of her husband. Our Sunday school is moving It will pay you to send for our Catalogue No. 6, quoting prices on Buggies. Harness, etc. We sell direct from our Factory to Consumers at Factory Prices. This guaranteed Buggy only $33.50; Cash or Easy Monthly Payments. We trust honest people located in all parts of the world. Write for Free Catalogue. MENTION THIS PAPER. DEP'T 910, East St. Louis, Ill. along nicely. Mr. Henry Harvey is the Superintendent and Miss Hattie Gilmore is Secretary. The U. B. F. Lodge of Mt. Celestia will give a grand picnic and barbecue 1½ miles from Me Baine, Saturday, July 18th. Everybody invited. ROBNETT BROS. Grocery Store A full line of fresh Groceries. Cash paid for produce. Prompt deliveries. Echoes From Saline County. Naptonville, Saline County Mo. July 17 On last Lords day the Christian church had a big "basket meeting" and a general rally. The meeting was largely attended by people neighboring towns and country districts. There were several hundred people present and all pronounce the meeting a success from every point of view. Prof. J. W. Damel of Jefferson City and Elder Webb of Osage City were the principal speakers. Our folks in this section of the country are thrifty, enterprising and industrious. There were about 100 turnouts of various descriptions present and we were told that nearly all of them were owned by the persons driving them. There are a number of colored men in Saline who own good farms and are feeders and shippers of live stock. It is a pleasure to visit the home of Mr. Wellington Stewart. He has a farm consisting of 240 acres of the best land in the county, large herds of horses, mules, cattle and hogs. Sister stewart is as genial a lady as one could wish to meet. She has a large orchard and garden and a large flock of chickens and turkeys. Brother Stewart and wife are both officers in the church and their children are all church workers. Besides the Stewarts are the Williams', Millers, and others, who are thrifty farmers and stock raisers. West Plains Journal. Prof. W. H. Lynch has accepted the principalship of the Salem public schools at a salary of $150 a month, is moving from Mountain Grove to Salem to prepare for his work there. After having closed a service of twelve years, nineteen years ago, to come to West Plains, he now returns to Salem. He will attend the National Teachers' Association which is to be held in Boston, July 6-10. The rate for round trip will be $36.75, tickets good until September. He will remain East several weeks to attend the Harvard summer school. All Missourians know Professor Lynch, and thousands of her citizens have been his pupils. Some of his original methods of school work have not only become popular in America, but have attracted attention and commendation in Europe. Prof. Lynch has given the past forty years of his life to school work in South Missouri, and has now a great reputation as a teacher. We wish him abundant success in his new location. Pasture For horse or cow within city limits, plenty of water, bluegrass, and shade trees. Apply to R. L. LOGAN, Columbia, Mo. The Mohawks Won. There was a hot game of ball at the park yesterday between the St. Louis Stars and the Jefferson City Mohawks. The Mohawks won out in the ninth inning. The score was 8 to 6 at the beginning of the ninth and by a streak of batting and fast base running by Tangle who made a fierce slide at the home plate, won the game. The feature of the game was the Mohawks heavy batting at opportune times and Cienui's catching and throwing to bases.—Jefferson City Republican. Grocery Store A full line of fresh Groceries. Cash paid for produce. Prompt deliveries. OUR CASH PLAN We charge for cost of goods and our profit only. Their Credit Plan No. 2, W. Allen Street, COLUMBIA, MISSOURI. Juvenile Party. A very enjoyable gathering of little folks was had at the residence of Mrs. K. M. Moore, Thursday evening, given in honor of her son Otis Moore. About forty children were present and a merry time was had till eleven o'clock. Refreshments were served and all enjoyed themselves immensely. The party was gotten up by Ruby Mosley. National Grand Lodge to Meet The National Grand Lodge of the V. B. F. & S. M. T. will meet in St Louis next Monday. It is one of the largest and most representative negro organization in the union. Mrs. Katie M. Moore of Columbia is secretary of the National Grand Temple and will leave Saturday to attend the session. Mrs. More is also Grand Princess of the S. M. T. of the state of Missouri which position she has held eight years. President Allen Honored. Pres. Allen of Lincoln Institute returned from Boston Tuesday evening where he attended the N. E. A., and the faculty and teachers of the summer school tendered him an informal reception at the President's mansion. About thirty guests were present and a most enjoyable time was had. Many short talks were made, but the most interesting one was that by President Allen, in which he told of his trip to the N. E. A. and the old historic city of Boston. Refreshments were served and Prof. J. S. Moten presided as toast-master for the evening. The Thirteen Clock. An ingenious timekeeping arrangement exists today which was designed by that famous duke of Bridgewater who laced South Lancashire with canals, and died 100 years ago. The duke was a great stickler for punctuality, and he was annoyed that the workmen en his estate at Worsley did not return to work after dinner as promptly as they left off when the clock struck 12. When he remonstrated he was told that while the workmen always heard the clock strike 12, they often failed to hear the single stroke of 1. The duke of Bridgewater quickly found a remedy for this difficulty. He had a clock made that would strike thirteen times an hour after noon, and that clock proclaims 1 o'clock with a baker's dozen of sonorous strokes to this day. The "13 clock" is one of the curiosities of Worsley hall.—Westminster Gazette. Made Young Again. "One of Dr. King's New Life Pills each night for two weeks has put me in my 'teens' again," writes D. H. Turner, of Dempseytown, Pa. They're the best in the world for Liver, Stomach and bowels. Purely vegetable. Never gripe. Only 25c at Gilman and Dorseys drug store. JULY S M T W T F S 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 12 13 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 "THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER IN TRIUMPH SHALL WAVE O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE." RECENT SALES OF REAL ESTATE. N. T. Gentry, John A. Stewart and W. W. Garth to Cassius C. Newman all lot No. 159 except pt in Hitt St. Columbia, $1. H. H. Banks to H. H. Tandy lots No. 29 and 30 block 1 in Tandy's add to Columbia, $8. Frank C. Bradford to W. J. Ridgeway, pt of s pt of sw ¼ of nw ¼ 6-50-12, also pt of n ½ of se ¼ and pt of n pt of se ¼ of se ¼ of 1-50-13, $675. Mary Alice Collins to C. H. Early, lots 3, 4 and 5 in block 11, Centralia, $450. Thos.J. Bennett and wife to E. W. Emory, n ½ of s ½ of lot No. 27 in Garth's subdivision of Garth's add, $700. Herman Hesse and wife to John Henry Witts, 133 acres of pt of nw ¼ 18-45-12, $1,000. Susan E. Burch to Jemima Carter, lot No. 18 McBaine's add subdivision of sw ¼ of ne ¼ 12-48-13, $272.35. Thomas W. Palmer and wife to Jas. W. Schwabe, lot No. 8, Barkwell's subdivision of se ¼ of se ¼ and se ¼ of sw ¼, 1-48-13, $475. Joseph P. Gant and wife to A. W. McAlester, lots 19, 21 and 27 in Hickman's add to Columbia, $700. John B. Barnett and wife to J. R. Jones, n pt of e ¼ of se ¼, 29-47-13, $57. Thomas Ridgeway and wife to W. T. Russell, executor, all lots No 182 and 183, in Columbia, $50.65. A. V. Richards and wife to J. W. Thomas lots No. 4 and 6 in block 25 in Centralia, $600. M. G. Quinn and wife to S. F. Conley, s of 13-47-14, $2,000 Turner MoeBaine and wife to M. G. Quinn and S. F. Conley sec 18 w 50 acres of nw $1/4, 18-47-13 also w pt of w $1/4 and nw pt of nw $1/4, sec 19, all in twp 47, r 13. $2,000. John A. Stewart to Dr. G. A. Bradford lots 7, 8, 17 and 18 in Stewart's add, $950. John Davis and wife to Thos. W. Palmer, lot 8 in Barkwell's subdivis. THE VOTING CONTEST. We present below the following names of ladies as entries in the Professional World Voting Contest. Others will appear next week. Every person who pays one year's subscription or renews their subscription will be entitled to ten votes. Mrs. L. E. Richardson, - - - - Columbia, Mo. Mrs. Macea Bass, - - - Ashland, Mo. Mrs. Anna L. Hicks, - - - Columbia, Mo. The lady receiving the highest number of votes will be awarded the prize, which is a fine broad cloth dress pattern. Clip the following cupon and fill out properly. VOL. II. NO. 37 JULY S M T W T F S 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 IN TRIUMPH SHALL WAVE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE." ion of sw ½ of se ¼ and se ¼ of sw ½ 1-48-13, $500. R. F. Arnold and wife to Charles W. Gordon w ½ of lot 3 in subdivision of ne ¼ 6-48-12, $400. Columbia Cemetery Association to C. Kehr, Sr., e ½ lot 24, block 21 in Columbia cemetery $60. Susan F. Tillery, A. T. Duncan, trustee et al, to John A. Stewart lot 82 Columbia, $1,500. Frank C. Bradford, sheriff, to John A. Stewart pt of ne ¼ of sw ½, sec 5, also pt of w ½ of sw ¼, 5-48-13, $1,600. Eli R. Keene and wife to Wm. A. Crump and Lienamma F. Crump, n and s of w side of lot 2 in block 1, Gay's add to Ashland, $1,350. W. B. Nowell, J. M. Baker and C. B. Bowling to trustees of Methodist Episcopal church se pt lot 1, Hickman's add to Columbia, $5. F. N. Yeager to John A. Stewart, and James M. Batterton, 60 acres a pt ne ¼ of 15-49-13, $1,500. Laura D. Schwabe and husband, J. C. Schwabe, to Emerson D. Allen, lot 10 Central add to Columbia, $900, George M. Fisher and wife to C. W. Settle, all of lots 14 and 15 in block 12 in Centralia, $10. Samuel Schroeder and wife to Henry Behiens, lots 13, 14 and 15 in block 21 in Centralia, $1,950. Bettie Chamberlain and husband, Edgar Chamberlain, to Albert V. Richardson, lots 4 and 5 block 25, Centralia, $1,850. J. M. Batterton and John A. Stewart to F. N. Yeager, lot 21 in E. C. Moore's subdivision of sw pt of sw ¼ of 6-48-12, $1,000. John Brown and wife to John Kirtley, pt of e ½ of nw ¼ of nw ¼ of 13-49-12, $250. John A. Stewart to Robert L. Coleman, all ne ¼, also pt of w ½ of sw ¼ of 5-48-13, $2,000. **TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY** Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c. long names of ladies as entries in the Others will appear next week. subscription or renews their sub- s. - - - Columbia, Mo. - - - Ashland, Mo. - - - Columbia, Mo. number of votes will be awarded h dress pattern. will out properly. Rufus L. LOGAN, Editor Columbia - - - - Missouri WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN (Washington Special)—The weather bureau's weekly summary of crop conditions is as follows: The week ending July 6 was the most favorable of the season, giving ample and much-needed heat in all districts east of the Rocky mountains. Drought in the northern portion of the spring wheat region has been relieved, but need of rain is beginning to be felt in the Ohio valley, portions of the central gulf states and in western Texas. In the central and northern Rocky mountain districts and on the north Pacific coast it has been too cool, frost, more or less damaging, occurring from July 2 to July 4 in Idaho, Wyoming and Utah. Under the very favorable temperature conditions corn has made rapid advancement in the central valleys and is now greatly improved and generally well cultivated. In the northern portion of the middle Atlantic states, in the upper Ohio valley, lake region and the Dakotas the crop continues backward, but is improving though needing cultivation in many parts of these districts. In the Southern states corn is largely laid by, an unusually fine crop being practically assured in the west gulf districts. Harvesting of winter wheat has progressed under favorable conditions and is nearing completion in portions of the central districts. Thrashing is also in general progress, with yields lighter than anticipated in nearly all districts. Winter wheat is now ripening on the north Pacific coast, the crop being practically safe in Washington. High winds and excessive heat have caused injury in California in some sections, but excellent yields are reported from the southern part of the state. Early spring wheat has sustained permanent injury in portions of North Dakota and northern Minnesota from drouth, which has been broken by abundant rains that were of great benefit to the late crops. In southern Minnesota and parts of South Dakota lodging and rust are reported. In Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas and on the north Pacific coast the crop is progressing satisfactorily. Spring wheat is now heading in the Dakotas. The outlook for oats in Minnesota and South Dakota is improved and the crop continues generally promising in ever, been unfavorable in portions of the states of the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys. A light crop, however, is indicated in the Ohio valley and portions of Illinois and southern Missouri. Cotton has made rapid growth throughout the cotton belt, an improvement being shown in all districts, the reports from the Carolinas and Georgia indicating the most decided advancement. Wet weather has, how-Louisiana and Texas, where the crop is grassy, being quite foul in northern Texas, in which state boll weevil are causing damage and continue to increase. In the most important tobacco states tobacco has made fine growth, the condition of the crop being very promising, except in southwestern Ohio, where rain is needed, and in Pennsylvania, where slow growth is reported. Cutting and curing continue in the Carolinas. The outlook for apples appears to be somewhat more promising in the Ohio valley and portions of the middle Atlantic states, and fair to good crops are indicated in Michigan, Tennessee and Iowa. Poor prospects are reported from Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and West Virginia, and in New York the outlook is less favorable. In the Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys an excellent crop of hay is being secured and further improvement in the condition of the crop is reported from New England and the middle Atlantic states. In the last named district, however, and in Minnesota haying has been retarded by rains, which caused some damage in Pennsylvania and Maryland. - KILLED BY TRACTION ENGINE Falls Through a Bridge and Two Men Die. Sioux City, Iowa, July 15.--Charles Wicklund and William Cameron were killed near Lyons, Neb., today by a traction engine falling through a bridge over Blackbird creek. WILL NOT QUASH INDICTMENT Men Accused of Mail Pouch Frauds Are Favored. Baltimore, July 15.—In the United States court here today Judge Morris refused to quash the indictment of C. Ellsworth Upton and Thomas W. McGregor, charged with participating in the mail pouch frauds. The motion for quashing the indictment was based on an allegation that it was found on statements improperly drawn from POISON CAUSED HIS DEATH Autopsy on Best's Body Reveals This Fact ROBBERY WAS THE MOTIVE Colonel Best's Son Believes He was Poisoned for His Money. A Servant is Implicated. New York, July 15.—The presence of an irritant poison, probably aconite, was discovered yesterday in a small section of an intestine taken from the body of Col. William J Best at the autopsy. Dr. Herbert B. Baldwin, the chemist of the Newark health board, who made the test, has assured Charles Sumner Best, the son of the dead man, that he has found enough to be certain that Col. Best's death was due to the poison. Warrants, it is said, will be issued on a charge of murder for the arrest of John Donald Woods and Alice Cloy Woods by Thomas P. Boyd, public prosecutor of Marin county, Cal. Will Make Murder Charge. Prosecutor Boyd so notified Charles S. Best in the following telegram: "C. S. Best, New York: The #arrant for the arrest of John Donald Woods and Alice Cloy Woods on a charge of grand larceny, after the inquest will be changed to murder." "Thomas P. Boyd, San Rafael, Cal." When the body of Col. Best was exhumed from the family plot at Caldwell, N. J., for an autopsy, it was found that the internal organs had been removed and sawdust substituted. It was feared that evidences of the suspected poisoning sought for had lost, but in the sawdust were found several detached pieces of intestine. Though small, they were sufficient for the chemical analysis and Dr. Herbert B. Baldwin took it up. Further tests requiring several days to complete will be applied and the sawdust itself also will be analyzed. Sav Robbery Was Motive. The strange case, which took so startling a turn, is unhesitatingly declared by Col. Best's son to a murder, of which robbery was the motive. The victim, if such he was, died at the home of Dr. Woods in San Rafael on April 6 last. Dr. W. F. Jones acted in consultation with Dr. Woods and issued a burial permit which named cerebral hemorrhage is the cause of death. The body was shipped east after several days by an undertaker named F. E. Sawyer, and with it was a bill for $487.50. It was this bill which aroused the suspicions of the sons of Col. Best, for it ended with the odd offer of a "discount of 5 per cent for cash." Wood's Servant Gives Evidence. San Rafael, Cal., July 15.—New developments came yesterday in the Woods-Best case under the thorough probing it is receiving from the authorities of Marin county. Minnie Meghetti, who was a servant in the Woods family for six months prior to the death of Col. Best, said that she saw Dr. Woods give Best a hypodermic injection of some drug. Shortly after Best became unconscious, never regaining his senses. This, Miss Meghetti said, was about April 2 1903. Coroner Stewart, in whose establishment the body of Colonel Best was embalmed could not say whether any of the organs had been removed. His deputy handled the case. SIX DIE FROM HEAT Hottest Day Since 1901, with Temperature of 94 Degrees Recorded. New York, July 15.—Six deaths and many prostrations from heat was the record of yesterday, the hottest day in two years or since July 2, 1901. This latter date was the hottest day in the hottest month since the local weather bureau opened in 1871. The official record of that day two years ago was 99 degrees. Yesterday it ran up to 94 degrees at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Fortunately for suffering humanity, the humidity was not excessive, being 61. It fell to 48 at 6 o'clock. New York, July 10.—The heat here today is more intense than yesterday. Up to noon five deaths were reported in Brooklyn, and 2 deaths and five prostrations in New York. GETS $2,830 IN GOLD Thief Uses Ether and Gets Gold In North Dakota Man's House. Grand Forks, N. D., July 15.—Sanuel Greenwood, a farmer, was robbed or $2,830 in gold and bills. There is evidence that the robber used ether to stupefy Greenwood and his wife as they slept Barney Thome, once employed by Greenwood, has been arrested on suspicion. NAVAL OFFICERS HONORED (London special).—King Edward signally honored the officers of the American squadron last night at the state ball given at Buckingham palace—the climax of the visit of President Loubet. His majesty formally received Admiral Cotton, the captains of the American ships and 25 of the junior American officers, and Queen Alexandra later gave them the same distinction. The ball—the first since the accession of King Edward—was a brilliant function, 2,200 guests being present, including President Loubet and his suite, practically all the ambassadors and ministers in London, the majority of the members of the royal family, prominent representatives of the nobility and the officers of the American and French squadrons now in British waters. Before the arrival of President Loubet United States Ambassador Choate with Secretary White attending, presented to his majesty the following invited officers of the American squadron: Rear Admiral Cotton. Kearsarge—Captain Hemphill, Captain Magill of marines, Lieutenant Commander Zane, Lieutenant Pratt, Lieutenant Hourigan, Lieutenant Luby, Lieutenant Mastin, Pay Inspector Littlefield, Medical Inspector McClung, Ensign Mannix, Ensign Cole. Chicago—Captain Thorpe of marines, Lieutenant Commander Hodges, Lieutenant Commander Griffin, chief engineer; Lieutenant Todd, Ensign Cooke, Medical Inspector Derr, Staff Lieutenant Charles L. Hussey, Captain Cromwell. Machias—Commander McCrea, Paymaster Wallace, Ensign Bryant, Ensign Cook. To Rear Admiral Cotton the king expressed his gratification at the visit of the squadron and inquired if all arrangements had been made for the comfort of the American officers and sailors. Admiral Cotton replied that he had fallen among friends and every care had been taken of himself and the others. King Edward had a pleasant word to say to each of the officers presented. The admiral, his captain and staff, Lieutenant Hussey, were then presented to Queen Alexandra. During the supper several American officers also were introduced to the price of Wales. Field Marshal Lord Roberts, Admiral Lord Charles Beresford, General Sir Redvers Buller and other distinguished Englishmen personally assisted at the welcome given the officers of the United States squadron. The scene was one of splendor which could not easily be surpassed. The gowns and uniforms were magnificent and the display of jewels wonderful. At the Pilgrim's club luncheon to the visiting American officers at the Carleton club today, Vice Admiral Lord Charles Beresford presiding, toasts were drunk to King Edward, President Roosevelt, and the American navy. Admiral Cotton replied, and proposed the health of Beresford midst general huzzaiing. SHOOTS TWO MEN Mason City, Ill., July 15.—This morning Edward Barton of Springfield, a race track follower who formerly resided here, fatally shot Julius Frank and Irving Rosenfield, proprietors of a clothing store. Barton entered the store ostensibly to make purchases. While Rosenfield was waiting upon him Barton suddenly drew a revolver, walked to the rear of the store and shot Frank, mortally wounding him. Rosenfield ran to his partner's assistance, whereupon Barton shot him twice, probably with fatal effect. No cause for the shooting is known. Barton was arrested, placed on a train and taken to the county seat at Havana, just in time to escape a mob that was being organized to lynch him. PRESIDENT VISITS BURROUGHS Oyster Bay, July 15.—President Roosevelt is the guest today of John Burroughs, the poet-novelist, at West Park, Ulster county. Accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt, the president left Sagamore Hill at 9 o'clock last night, boarded the naval yacht Sylph, and started for West Park So craftly guarded were the plans of the trip that not even the officers of the secret service were informed. None of the officers accompanied the president. The president expected to land at West Park early this morning and pass the time with Mr. Burroughs until 2 o'clock this afternoon. REBELS LOOSE ENTIRE COAST Venezuelan Government Forces Capture Guirria and Region Near By. Port of Spain, Trinidad, July 15.—Venezuelan gunboats arriving here confirm the news of the bombardment and recapture of Guirria and the entire Venezuelan coast along the Gulf of Paria by the government forces under Vice President Gomez. The rebels after a heavy loss fled to the hills. JEWS TO HASTEN PETITION President Says it Must be Ready Soon APAN HAS A NEW GRIEVANCE Russia Lays Cable in the Face of Mikado's Protests. Crisis Unsettled in Japanese Cabinet Washington, July 15—Sec. Hay was in conference yesterday with Jewish leaders and communicated to them the president's desire that they call at Dyster Bay next Tuesday to consult expecting the disposition to be made of the Jewish petition to Russia regarding the Kishineff affair. The secretary emphasized the president's desire that there be no further delay in the submission of the petition; that it be ready next week. It is probable the course to be pursued will consist in the dispatch of calegrams to Mr. Riddle, United States charge at St Petersburg, directing him inquire of the Russian government whether it is willing to receive the petition. Further proceedings will be governed by the Russian answer. The president has decided that the Jewish petition must be disposed of before any further effort is made to compose the issues arising out of the Manchurian situation. Nothing is likely to be done in regard to Manchuria until September, by which time, according to the last Russian engagement, the evacuation of Manchuria by Russian troops should be complete. It is understood that the Russian government has set up as one reason or not sanctioning the opening of new ports in Manchuria the necessity of allowing her first to complete the evacuation of Manchuria. The Russian policy is believed to be hold the present positions in Manchuria, including New-Chwang and to take no steps to avert hostility with 'aapan, if it is assured that Japan will light unaided. Russia Roils Japan Anew. Russia Honors Japan Allows London, July 15.—The Russians says the Tokio correspondent of the Times, have laid a cable from Antung o Yongampho without consulting Corea. Japan has protested that Corea is bound to prevent a foreign power from acquiring any telegraphic privilege interfering with Japanese interests. Japan is pressing for the opening of the Corean port of Wiju, a great depot of overland trade with China. Corea pleads that Russia objects and Japan replies that objection is irrelevant and that the decision tests with Corea. The correspondent says the Japanese cabinet crisis is still unsettled. The leading journals bitterly lament the incident, which they claim tends to create a false impression regarding the nation's mood in questions of foreign policy in which Japan is unanimously resolute. It is understood that the crisis is due to the interference of the older statesmen, who hamper the action of the ministry. MANY HURT IN ACCIDENT Electric Coaches Collide and the Noise Resembles an Explosion. Chicago, July 15.—With a crash that sounded like an explosion and was heard several blocks away a southbound Halsted street electric car collided with an east-bound Van Buren street electric car at the intersection of Clark and Van Buren streets shortly after 6 o'clock last evening. The fronts of both cars were wrecked and the Van Buren street car was turned completely around, throwing the passengers from the seats to the pavement SEC. PAYNE GOES ON CRUISE Will Sail Along Atlantic Coast on Revenue Cutter. Washington, D. C., July 15.—Postmaster General Payne today announced that he would leave next week on a ten-day cruise along the coast to Boston, on board the revenue cutter Onandaga. WAR CLOUD PASSES OVER Bulgaria Decides Not to Reinforce Troops on the Frontier. Constantinople, July 15.—Official news received here from Sofia is more reassuring. Bulgaria has abandoned her intention of reinforcing troops on the frontier. In diplomatic circles it is believed that the storm has passed away. . GUARDS REMOVED Evansville, Ind., July 15. After consulting with Gov. Durbin over the telephone yesterday afternoon Brig. Gen. McKee last evening ordered all troops removed from Evansville. The Terre Haute company left for home at 7:20 last night. The Evansville company was relieved from duty and the members went to their homes. The Vincennes company is left in charge of the jail and courthouse. The four Indianapolis companies, the Martinsville company, and the battery with the gatling gun were ordered to leave for Indianapolis at midnight on a special train. The last of the treops, theVincennes company, will leave for home today and the city will be left in charge of the police department, which is armed with rifles. Funerals Proceed Quietly. There were seven funerals today and all were conducted quietly. The ministers in one or two cases prayed for the city and county administrations, and said this was not a time for criticism, but for sympathy for the friends of the dead. Two more of the wounded are pronounced by the surgeons to be in a critical condition. Adam Browski and John Bee are sinking, and if they die the list of fatalities will be increased to twelve. The grand jury is taking testimony on Monday night's shooting. Several prominent citizens were examined with reference to any connection they might have had with the looting of the gun stores by the mob. MEMORIAL TO EBERMAN Late Field Secretary of Christiaa Endeavor Society Honored. Denver, Colo., July 15.—The Christian Endeavors who are holding international biennial convention in this city, were astir bright and early today, the first event being a memorial service in honor of late Field Secretary Clarence E. Eberman, which was held at 6 o'clock in the Boulevard United Presbyterian church. Following this came meetings in various churches to discuss missionary topics. The first general session of today was held at in tent Endeavor at 10 o'clock, President Clark presiding. The tent contains seats for 10,000 persons and all were occupied. Following the song service addresses were made by proponent workers on methods of forwarding the Christian Endeavor movement. ODELL LAUDS ROOSEVELT Governor Talks of Nomination For President While Going West. St. Paul, Minn., July 15.—Governor Odell of New York, accompanied by Police Commissioner Greene and a party of six friends, spent several hours in St. Paul yesterday before leaving for the west. "I am on a pleasure and sightseeing trip," the governor said, "and want to forget politics and serious matters for a time. "President Roosevelt is considered preeminently, the man to lead the party and will have the unqualified support of New York state next year. The sentiment that he should be nominated and elected is very general and is shared by many leaders whose judgment cannot be questioned." ROPE AID TO DEADLY ACID Grocer Drinks Poison and Hangs Himself in His Barn. Chicago, Ill., July 15.—In straw underneath the body of Walter P. Munns grocer, found by his son yesterday hanging from a rafter in the barn in the rear of his residence, lay a bottle that had contained carbolic acid. The condition of the mouth and throat indicated that the man had taken the acid in his quest for death and had then thrust his head through a noose and jumped from a box. Munns was 44 years old. ELEVEN PRISONERS ESCAPE Five of the Convicts Are Charged with Murder. Williamsburg, Ky., July 15.—Eleven escaped from jail here last night by prying out an iron grate in the floor. Five are charged with murder and the others with serious offenses. OPERATION NOT NECESSARY Physiolans Will Not Remove Gen James Longstreet's Eye. Atlanta, aG., July 15.—Advices from Gainesville, Ga., where it was reported that Gen. James Longstreet was suffering from cancerous growth on his left eye, which necessitated an operation, today state it has been decided that no operation will be performed. NEW OBSTACLES PRESENTED Coal Strike Board Confronted with Trouble OTHER GRIEVANCES SETTLED Nine Hour Work Day is the Main Point of Dispute Now Before the Board for Settlement Wilkesbarre, Pa., July 15.—The miner's and operators' board of conciliation held a meeting at Glen Summit yesterday and reached an agreement as to a number of grievances submitted from the seventh district. The decisions will not be made public until after both sides have been notified. A few of the grievances which involve questions of fact could not be settled and both sides will be heard on the disputed points at the next meeting, which will be held at Pottsville July 24. Chairman W. L. Connell presided, the other members present were Secretary T. D. Nicholls, R. C. Luther, S. D. Warriner, John Fahy and William Dettrey. The first business was the considering of the answers of the coal companies to the grievances of the miners submitted by Mr. Dettrey, covering nearly every colliery in the Hazelton and Lehigh regions. These grievances alleged discrimination, the refusal of some companies to permit of a check-docking boss, neglect to pay the advance on the new sliding scale and related to hours of labor. The answers of the operators were considered in detail. Some of the questions concerned the interpretation of the coal commission's award and an agreement was reached by the conciliators on those questions. The obstacles encountered by the conciliators were in regard to questions of fact where operator and miner disagreed and these questions could not be decided until both sides were heard. Fahy Offers New Grievances. John Fahy, representing the miners from the Schuylkill region, presented to the board a list of thirty-two grievances, covering all the complaints of employees in collieries in that region. These grievances are about the same as those from the Hazelton and Lehigh regions, with the addition of the trouble about the nine-hour workday on Saturday and the question of the payment of the 10 per cent advance decreed by the coal commission on gross net earnings, and allege that the plan of the companies to pay on the net earnings lowers the percentage. This list of grievances is to be in the hands of the secretary before the Pottsville meeting, when they will probably be settled. COUNT $138,000,000 OF MONEY Mint Officials at San Francisco Break All Local Records. San Francisco, Cal., July 15.—The officials sent from eastern mints to count the coin in the local branch mint have finished their work and report everything satisfactory. They counted over $93,000,000 in gold and $15,000,000 in silver and weighed $30,000,000 in bullion. This is the largest amount of coin ever counted in the history of the San Francisco mint. GIVE LUNCHEON TO COTTON Lord Mayor of London Honors American Officer. London, July 15.—Lord Mayor Lamuel Gave a luncheon at Mansion House here today in honor of Admiral Cotton and other officers of the American squadron. DRAKE TRIAL IS NEAR END Covington, Ind., July 15.—The trial of Mrs. Elmira Drake, indicted for the killing of her husband by poison, is in the hands of the jury. Prosecutor Ratcliff in his speech told the jury that he did not ask for the death penalty or did he ask for a life sentence. INDIANA BOY TO BE HANGED Omaha, Neb., July 15.—Despite strong efforts to save his life William Rhea, a youth from Mount Vernon, Ind., convicted of the murder of Hermann Zahn, a saloon-keeper at Snyder Neb., will be hanged today. His attorneys had announced the discovery of a legal technicality which might warrant them in attempting to stop the hanging by a writ of injunction, but today they abandoned this idea. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Year in Advance - - - $1.00 Six Months in Advance - - .75 Three Months in Advance - - .50 Single Copies - - - .05 Advertising Rates on Application. Job Work of all Kinds Solicited. Published Every Friday. Entered at the postoffice at Columbumbia, Mo., as second class matter. Jan. 15, 1902. Agents wanted in every town in the state. Payments may be made in two cent stamps, by postal note, money order, by registered letter or express order. Correspondence containing news of interest and importance is desired from all parts of the United States. Communications should be made to reach us not later than Thursday morning, to insure insertion in the current issue. No'attention will be paid to anonymous communications. Agents wanted everywhere. Write for terms. 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They have made the rearing of young girls in virtue and usefulness more difficult than it was formerly. They are centers of vice in public places. Common morality demands that all be shut up by the simple method of canceling their licenses.—Globe-Democrat. SOME black facts for white thoughts is presented in an interesting way by a writer in the New York World. It is pointed out that more than 9,000,000 black-skinned people are now living in the United States. These have about doubled in numbers since Mr. Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. Counting in the dark skinned inhabitants of our insular possessions, 18,500,000 colored people are living under our flag. The World writer says: "Our negro population owns more property than is generally supposed. Nearly 4 per cent of the total assessable property of Virginia belongs to them. In Georgia alone they are assessed on $16,000,000 worth of property. Of the 1,400,000 heads of colored families in the entire country in 1900, 264,000, or nearly one-fifth of them all, own the homes and farms on which they live, where forty years ago they did not own even their own persons. In forty years more, if they go on increasing as they have done since 163, there will be about 20,000,000 of colored people in the United States, not counting those in the islands. And they will have a large property stake in the country, too."—Commoner. For Sale. A light run-a-bout buggy in good condition, will sell at a bargain. Call on or address, R. L. LOGAN, Columbia, Mo. BUGS TO SAVE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEAR. Such a hatching of bugs as is going on just now at the department of agriculture in Washington—Hon James Wilson, Secretary—was never seen before in the history of the world. The insects chosen for propagation—a dozen of them, which were imported alive from China more than a year ago—were so precious that a single specimen could not have been bought for $100. This will be better understood when it is explained that this batch of bugs, with their progeny, bid fair to rid the United States of a pest which at the present time is causing a loss of $10,000,000 a year. The pest is the San Jose scale—originally brought from China or Hawaii to California—which has spread over a large part of the fruit-growing regions of the United States and threatens to wipe out horticultural industry. Once it gets a foothold in an orchard, it sweeps through the latter as destructively as fire, leaving only dead trees in its path. Its rate of propagation is something fabulous, under favorable conditions, and the twigs and branches it attacks are quickly covered with a sort of gray scurf consisting of the waxy excretions of an incalculable multitude of microscopic insects. By good luck, Mr. Marlatt, one of our Uncle Sam's most skilled entomologists, happened to be traveling in northern China about eighteen months back and found there this very plague. But the mischief, though obvious enough, was not specially destructive because of a peculiar insect much resembling a miniature hedgehog when viewed under a magnifying glass, which preyed upon the pest, gobbling the scaly things wholesale. It seemed evident that this was the enemy provided by nature for keeping down the scale insect, and Mr. Marlatt promptly proceeded to capture a few hundred specimens, which he brought to this country in tin boxes. Nearly all of them died on the way, but on reaching Warshington the dozen hardy ones that survived were put into a wire net cage outdoors, being placed upon a pear tree that was thoroughly infested with the scale insects. Without a minute's delay, the Chinese bugs went to work preying upon the scale insects, and, what was more important, they proceeded to multiply their own kind rapidly. Pretty soon a second cage containing another fruit tree had to be built to receive the overflow and to-day there are more than a dozen similar cages. Many thousands of the hedgehog bugs thus artificially bred are now available, and during the coming summer and in subsequent years the department of agriculture will distribute them among fruit growers, who will place them on the trees in their orchards. They are expected to multiply at a great rate and to wipe out the scale insects by wholesale, eventually reducing the number of the latter to a point where they will be practically harm less and thus doing away with the greatest danger that has ever threatened the orchardists of the United States. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. 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