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McKean County Miner (Newspaper) - June 02, 1904, Smethport, PennsylvaniaHarry l Backus editor Ana proprietor Myntti official paper of the county terms vol. Ali. Smethport pa., thursday june no. 22 several japanese y to such Are the War reports for the past week. Japs win a wonderful Victory. Storming of Anshan Hill a wonder Ful . Tie past w Eek has been a very Active one in the Jap russian War circles and tha japanese have won one great Victory and several lesser ones of Laud the storming and taking of Nauhaus Hill is As one of the greatest motor ie3sever.wou.by any army Theis has also Lieen minors of not Sci lug Battle Henr port Arthur but this Moj he spirit chs do not thu Tim. These reports in though such a Battle is Lompis june of inertia Tomu tie Wai caused Rise of one half xxi c ent 111 Consols Riiel a Genoa to upward its Dency on the London m i Tut this note noon but the Dumois Hue found no col Fum Tiou ill i the fuse Iii office the Leport that Yiewei ancient history. Happening in Mckean county in Days of. Old taken from the files Chas c. Melvin of Bradford met. With a painful Accident a few Days since in Eon Pauy with or. Chaleu he took a ride to Alle Gany Aud when starting a from the hotel the horse became suddenly fright ened and Sheering to one Side threw or Melvin out break my his limb the ankle. His leg was broken at the same place a few Mouths Ayo and was Only partially healed As yet. To has the sympathies of Mau friends through oat the county Norwich pet .1878, at the House of the brides father by a p Brewer Seq or William h Swart of independeue.0, Allegany county n memorial Day in Smethport 4 despite the inclement weather was tit Tiffy observed. C services held in court House. Death of senator Quay. Republican Leader after a Long ill Ness passed away saturday. The end of a remarkable career j Stark Minnie h. Hymei Narti of Echt a also at the residence of e on manuli Retli Sec 1s7j, to. Irish bulge or Eia Khu weather of Alk Gay to miss h of Smethport de be Vuolas Well m this Hue and lately Koch my 11 hotel in was Sia Giitl in his Emu House a a Drunken truck i a Lav or is the Winniei Lititz int uie two Nice at ported in a e last a was. Ing e condition the name of Calson is ii nil Bih Liinus id i i p m ill pin in to tlie1 Calitr in jew Tom Likio tli3 japanese Hase and c a t me in the Tow n if ii out m Miles uni Flot port a omits Mas Foh Pukahi Kwan it of the daily Chron icle scuds a report received from new Ohlaug that on May 24, Tom Mig that the retire it from Feng wac Cheug russians of Iochai Cheng and Liuo Yang marched towards Ferg Fang Cheug they Weie sur prised by japanese in pass the russian casualties w Ere and a thousand russians surren. Elereen the report does. Not state the japanese losses London May 27 dispatch to the Central news " from Harbin says tie Yapi Spiese losses during tile fighting at inf Chou Art said to be men killed it is said that these flumes an official dispatch righting it if added is still going on m the Vicinity of Kin Chou. I May p m re ports received Here indicate that the storming of Nashan Hill. Yesterday was a bloody affair the japanese first cent t ered their fire Oil the russian batteries in which work they were aided by four gunboats from pm Chon Bay they succeeded in silencing Juau Jbf the e be my 1 gun the russians had construct Tieu Ches around the Hill of a Terrace protected by w ire entangle uie uts and other such devices Hie japanese made a series of rushes but Thev vain. The deadly Rifle lire and ii Onwu fire of the ii Ems checked finally at s o clock in the afternoon the japanese reformed and stormed the Brest of the Hill tie russians held their position., doggedly and it o clock in the evening. Be fore the japanese finally gain Sci poses Sion of the i Inge the japanese paid for theft Victory m killed and a Pended. To the bus -the.hnmihiti6n of defeat was Iteni sifted by the loss of 68 Cannon Aud 10 machine while lying dead in the forts and trenches were Soo men _ the Mcamis of the accuracy of Jay Vresk Bing distance marksmanship and of close Range fighting. A Young Man killed. Lawrence b Sweesy of Ifo 75 Picas a san of Thaddeus Sweesy of the braid Ford National Bank while watching the operations at a drilling Telton the Whitehead estate on the of the City monday night supped and fell against the Flywheel of the engine says the Bradford Era the wheel it a High Prate of Speed at the tuns and it locked him backward with great Force crushing his Skull and inflicting injuries which proved fated. The Young Man was immediately re moved to the Bradford where he was attended by drs Benninghoff Johnson and Hogan a hurried examination disclosed the character of the injuries and the surgeons immediately pronounced his Case As hopeless Deil at i sin i. Mania under arrest. The Hoef a of tin hide fat Liei inc do eur inc nut is. I c Ojek Ilu Urh ,11 ill of Emu ice no to if h Tuot p thus , Mil i. F i i Hillou in Chi Tuit Lintl and he wis fenced to submit to the Charius of one of Mckein Limet i has the to toils of a Host of friends not the least of whom Are the printers at the ice Deco of the Bride s father in Keating of wednesday the 10th a of december 1871 in the j m hot i d w Blossom if Chi Cago 111 and Linnra e Chadwick of Keating a. The residence of the Bride s Fitler pm the of Jau 1st by the Rev h Peck or Everett e a Artigue of Otto and miss eff i Bunker of. Eldred. At the residence of the Bride s father on the evening of it 1874, by the Bev. A. Peels or. Of Sprague and miss Ellen b Bilker All of Otto a the Rob my Happy grooms Are both sous of f w Prague of Otto they did not forget the Printer who in turn wishes them continued happiness and Prosperity. In Keating de c 31 l87ii, at the re is Dence of the Bride s by. Rev. William r Taylor of interesting address by Rev. Oak lard h. Parade was. Abandoned. Despite the very inclement weather Makeim army of the Republic fittingly observed memorial Day Early in the morning a heavy rom set in and at noon All prospects for the Parade were abandoned and Atten Tiomi was Given to the exercises to be held at. House. About 2. O clock Iii the Nifte Snoop detachment f the Post drove to Rose Hill and Elizabeth Cyl Otens with Loneis and decorated the Graves of Thrif de incl comrades during 1he entire Emy Many people sited tie Ceme tends nud placed tributes on the Graves of Aluir depicted friends both Ceme unit pie seated a attic the a Jiei Nani e Aud had the weather inc Zimnie enable Thoj would Hove lie i 11 Many More prisons Ilu Ici Sesar the Emirt House took pile it up in Weie open Kcal by a m Letitio i from the band Ulii Winch it i " i of lied m in i in the fee illicit file e club mile r tin., direction , i them with Beneti Iii their usual melodious id this was followed by the be adm of Lincoln h address at get tvs Burg by attorney f d Gallup after the usual us excises by the Post and a by the glee club of the Joseph w. A few. Well pc Hoseh introduced in Gaylard h Patterson the orator of. The Day in a Well Delu ered address Patterson Helcl the attention of his a Hiil f the manner m which he spoke on the subject which s held to dear by the american people the funeral was held at Beaver on history of his win Tertul. Career. Col Matthew Stanley Quay senior senator from a Ennis Levaaia passed away m8 at. His Home in Beaver a after an illness less persistent for the past year Whigob took a turn for the. Worse about to Days ago and which the doctors diagnosed at chronic gastritis s Funer in Winch was attended by by of the prominent men of the state and nation was held Oil tuesday and his remains w Ere Laid at rest in the i tonal family burial plot in cemetery Matthew Stanley nay came from a Long line of distinguished ancestors his parents were the Rex an Eisou Beaton qute a promo out preset Camu clergy mail of we Stem Pennsylva i i and Catherine Mccain Quay his Ginny father was Joseph nay who distinguished himself in the Wiir of Isis his Graudon Ithel s name and her fatlipr1 was c1 Pitam Patuck and arson Send n somelier 1c the flinch and Indian wars and later in the War his great great Grandfather was tames Anderson a native of the Isle of Bultje. Matthew Stanley qua Boiu Jit Dillsburg Yolk county from his earliest very few year during Lin incumbency in he was id Zuur be. Tits Pittee. Later in 1sos 8, lie was again i. Bai Riviau of the committee. In 1672, 1876 Auer 1880 he Large to the National tons he was nominated and i885, and diring. Tis of that of Bce there so by quays Enki uses the atheist the control of the state in 1890. Member of the National Republican committee Aud upon organization was chosen a its chairman Aud i offi Cio became the Clairman of committee. During this Campaign which resulted in the election of Gen Harrison to the presidency or Quay displayed the highest degree of ability As a party Leader. His Rescue of new York 3ity then Manhattan Island from the bal lot stuffing padded returns methods tammany Hall by a perfect s Stern of Houf Etow House Cali Vasa of the voters and a Complete direct Oij of the mime residence pipe duct and of Ever voter without question the state fit new York f of Gen Harrison or. Quay Felt later that he hid some occasion of pie deut Harrison a fad ure to ppr Date fully the great Oil done Foi him in new Yolk Ciu 18s8 my Quad Luls been n member of the Republican Mitt us mid Mumbai of tie Cen Smittee h Del Giti to the Vannuil lit Public can Couve Guiou it i Ini nud Jiom Mittig m to lat tune in lip elected to the a irked states be quite Tosser feel hoi Mitchell and to Okins a it m a 4 of that u w is 11 elected i and in was by in the Pennis Lauia legis mature which continued we have a Good Amateur team. Smethport and Misi Carrie e Privin printers ii bout Tinl Supply of cake Atli Winestone n. Dec. 1873., Byo Hill Sej or t l pm Cobaugh of Keating to mis l Necime of Bradford. In a Stiwich a Jin. Lot 1s74, by v p Bic Wei i evil real to. Miss Susie Whitmore of the ii use place died at of his son in Law or j h Duntley m Keating township Job Gilford or aged 78 years. After More than fulfilling the allot by three score acid has. Passed away another one of the old residents of Mckean county or Gifford it Are told has been ares Clent of. This Conkity nearly sixty years he reared a family eight sons and four daughters of showed much study and Effort after Aing i by the glee club Rey a a. 1 and service s for member Ial Day commencement week exercises. The program for com at the b Leigh school Lias been announced sunday. Evening i june 0, at b 00 to graduates at methodist Church wed tuesday afternoon june at o clock class Day exercisers at Scio of building Friday evening june 10, at o clock commencement exercises at lyceum Topera House. The fog Rani for class Day is As follows music. President Muldre or address to be Kert. Of class Gle Isact class Biever. Class. Mayo. Carrie Dickinson. Kenneth Mikiyo the have elected the Folly saying of hers presided to Margaret Biever. Lite Eckert. Mayo. Biever. The valedictory was awarded to miss Mazio Gloister to Kenneth Mayo. The Public Are invited to attend All youth he always was a studious lad graduating with honors from Jefferson College when Only 17 years he has been a voracious Reader All his life and probably one of the Best read Aud most widely informed men in Public life. For nearly his entire life a has made his Legal residence at Beaver Pennsylvania with the exception of the Flint few Vears after leaving College when he went to Texas where he taught while there enlisted in j the but As appropriation to support that Orga Azzat Ion disbanded. He remained in the South Only-a1 years and. Returned county wherein 1854 on reaching his Nia Jority he was admitted to and two pc was elected pro thu Peary of his . In 18a9 he was a second time prothonotary but resigned the office before completing his second term. It 1ms-.-Ofteu been re marked of senator july Vtha while he has held office for Alnio St of years vice has never filled out a Complete Teim but has always , is Biilly. For. Some tiling better upon the breaking out of the. Civil Wai he entered Trio Union Sor vice Asli but Eraut ii Tom 1-Qtli Pennsyl Afton Waicus was promoted to a iy4th Volu Ntelis he was promoted to tin Tiou Mil Fater to the position of commissary Gen eral by the a Sist auce of mud new . Pennsylvania Jour nuent when he was appointed l nov Stone to ill the vacancy caused b the failure of Tim legislature to elect senator the appoint meet was not Rei of glued by the of United states semite c Legal grounds upon which rejection h was Mii de the. Candidate. Of his. Party a the coming election and the yer the legislature w As. Republican by majority sufficient to elect Bun again u2 done of 1901, when he received 130_ met port 11, Puewett 4 hat is the result of the first game of a i this season Odd game considering weather and pitches Nice Ball although a Little wild the tril game of baseball for the ,011 was played at Kanefield last Friday of Trubon Beni week the first Ewett and a similar team of this place or boys winning easily in a rather exiting game the score being 11 to if the grounds were not in Good ibo acid of lie errors were Benson pitched Foi the Mountain boys acid aside from the third tilling did excellent work Denning rated in tile same capacity for the Home Down to hit but he was a Little wild and allowed on balls one thing was plainly 11 this nud that is smell port still is plenty of Good to aug Timber Winch m be a Tiest Cliss Anu Teui b linear tins team Iscola Osco of Young men w to ire path nud to i ote Theiu tune in i Houi i h lilo imn Tuii Ball and us is of the unit Slio Ulel Kellel the 11 old to pc p this to .1111 Tewe Liei Leif last rid 11 Ere not cnouf.1 Kim Neh to the in this Joung 11 Neu better support Smethport w ill be w Ith Oil Ball games tins i Edison Kew it in in the baseball fins to decide whether 11 not we Haie some Good this season. first and Davis stored on a base of balls two stolen bases Ovid a error that ended the run. Getting until the third when. Denning and Daniels each made three buggers followed h Bingji. By Mecabe and croissant an Siroi netted four i Unis for p r tear in the fifth lining our boys scored three More runs and to Motte of the Toliese Cence of the deceased As death of Adam a resident of county would be m Flam proprietor of the Eearl it St Roefs Keestan Ranic m por if we i a session of. his Hynie the wedding of or c l Bellow. Fol h of has Hough at port Hoart d Gany was quite an exciting social event brought about in after one of the. Hardest i in that largely through the skill ability and indomitable Energy of or. Nay still later or Quay was appointed site military agent at . Serving in that capacity for a Short time was appointed plate Secretary to the governor of Pennsyl aria then he was appointed and telegraphs Auel. Afterwards military Seo rotary to the governor. During his a _ a finst 118 divided of nought James m Guffey Democrat John re publican and 28 scattering he took his Semi Jan. Amidst an ovation rarely w Itu Essed of the floor of the sen ate his term w Oulch e expired on March 6, loj pin setter is popular last Niida y s a s the follow ins which shows that the Backus automatic pin setter is hat City yesterday was the lat Clay for the bowlers to get then scores i for the of Fried by the Wye Al levs for the highest total scores for 30 Guinea since the Allitia Hue lice Sci Ped Yefim hed Aucul Pei died an the Backus Pill setting m ice Nice u stalled tin his Mil Figuei cores Are in mile All the bet be i s i of ounce the Mue limes a i ind Success the pin Beriy it m about one half the time it take to set by hand Captain Wilson of the Bruh stick eight games to Complete ins so for the prizes and in of log them a record to be proud of and one that has never been equated n this part of the state the score for the sight Consec utne games Weie 247, 220, 213, 2m, 1u, Jos 252, total a rage 528 in to eight games Wilson made 57 strike and had hut two errors principally of Loose Plaj and the were one in1, tie sixth and two it Jewett again went Iliad in and Orr boys scored four two errors a bad fielder s Choice two passes am following is the tabulated score a a n Pel Avis 3d j 1 1 j Elnor 1st o u 0 id c Benson Mecarta 2nd Keok of Berkwater c total if ing p Ore in Erle f m that place Charlie w As so Well and town in that Section Aue Gay Argus says night m big Nus Heath we Mose thug morning and while had so Long bravely endured the death the coh forts of single Lite that when he did dece Sefl tos born m St Marylj a 4s came Here q it last enter the Bonds with one of port _ Allegan s Best admired Maidens if w As i wot muted i marriage an occasion of congratulation to the i Ltd Mary Eua Domm to them five friends of both Happy. Parties May their lives be Long Happy and prosperous say we. Been born four girls Slid one Boj for some years lie was in in and it jwa6 Walls occupied that he lost sold Oil the coup. I z the lyceum at the Academy under the care and supervision of the students attending school is said to be in l but Tho in creased use of natural Gas flourishing condition and we Are depleted and two years ago he formed by one of the member., that one d the Pearl Street ite5tanraati is Sweesy years of age and a member of the 04 graduating class which had its exercises. Tuesday evening. Man s face and Lieada were injured in such a manner that he Vas . I will be at grand Central Hote Kmon Day evening june ctr and stay until fuday a m with a Complete line of us Biml for ladies shirt waists and men s shirt or made to order fit and Tyla first Cliss if of cannot Call Tel of phone a and i will Call leeches of he had built no a Good Trade Spect or of this place de a few by William i or Shyder Haifa Man of Many. Gooel qualities and had Many friends who Nib Rii his death and. Will sym id by one brother m Sny tool service "at.-the. Front he won the congressional medal of Honor for Ery on. The Battlefiel cd fro Iii the time of the close of the re Bellion politics his and to this business he brought qualities tha enabled . After snatch Victory from almost certain defeat i methods were Napoleonic remarkable their insight into the motives of other me ability to counsels. Few even of his most intimate friends and political associate s Ever knew All that Ehte Redin to his mental of to tin Fopp of the most skill Fol foe and on the eve of a political Bat tie he often changed his tactics completely and suddenly As to entirely Dis concert opposition. He could Mak e a new political combination while his millies octo spirit according to press dispatches fro ii Chicago the spirit fruit no. 81 Clark Street i the latest fanatic religions organization to come into publicity in Chicago agents of the Leiter bin hmm when the Headquarters Are have Given the society orders to get out of the Struc tire. Jacob a Bel Huirt who claims to b the Messiah is Leader of this Faith Bellert is said to have left Chicago recently. After becoming frightened at the Prospect of trouble he has return to his Colony at Lisbon o where h Long a object of inf Avbra Anc j. A Span of horses belong to or Rice of Keating ran away on tuesday last he Surv Ned b one the started at Haskell s barn and Ler oud one sister mrs m. E. Weld of against a w agon which stood in front of Olean Brownell a store 111 which were two the inner Frlj which was in gely Sou of Jame Hackett the toy Werzol need by port Allegany friends Thi Wii out but escaped Senous Lii my pm Church Synieth is Lions Street port on sunday and his remains were the Hoise got entangled Cai Kearns in St Elizabeth s co meter am stopped neither tie wagons were Bally in Riecl subscribe for the Motsek. On thing Victory. In 1865 or. Quay was elected a. Mem or of. The Pennsylvania legislature and served until 1867, prom Tinie until 1872 he appears to have held no Public As it All times he has1 had . The Liholm of state politics and in ls7 2 he was elected Secretary of the common to fillet for. Six years and resigned to accept the office of recorder of the City of Phi Hull Phi ii the position was abolished in a the Spint fruit a Norflin o stories told by those who have a ended its puts and hanish doctrines in. The Shade abolition owne ship. One of the taught by the to these investigator s that persons joining it must be or pared to sacrifice Ery thing name an Fortune to the Faith h 1 d 0 Al 0 -1 of q .0 of 4 rim stotes Mccar v me thru Baue Daniel 3oeible to genre intr Hall to bases on Benson 6, ofe denninc5 hit by pit be d Benson 3 by i7en struck Benson 8 by Denning 12 wild 2 fabled 1 Camp. Postmaster and burglar shot. Teh from Dibois dated yester a say. Eirv to a capt by one of the or Glass was shot b or Chis Holm Pistor of the presbyterian Chareu at fall s he entering he latter a residence the wounded Mcglor left a Trail of Blob and Cap a lumber. Daylight be had been shot Iii the right breast and s in a critical condition capt i Leahey discovered the burglar n his House and grappled with him the robber shot him through the hand Leahey knocked him Down the stairs. Outlaw took deliberate Kaiui and the postmaster through the shoulder. is but is in a critical wounded burglar is also still Aliv e desirable building lots. I very desirable building lots in this Borough which wih be sold at reason liable. Prices Cash or easy payments Callou or address Harry l Backus at sir office two girls wanted. Foi general Hou-6work Good w Ages Luck Nice Home. Foi apply to or Alton a. Girl for general Hon work Coll at or Hamilton s residence for particulars. You she the Creain separator Guaran teed to give perfect satisfaction. In this separator the milk is not diluted with watery but is separated by Cooling. Holmes Gilfillan -. .1 will give double purple trading Stamps at Iny store from june 3rd, Aii Itil saturday. Riuo uth incl d. C. To Trio a. A Large Stock of trunks suit Case sind travelling bags usual Low prices. Call and see them Chas

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