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The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13
the TRIALS OF A MILLIONAIRE

The following news item is gong
the rounds Of the press:
"Wm. Rockefeller, the Standard
Oil millionaire, has tied up poor
widows legacy that he may collect
from her $3.50, which he claims she
owes for Iastursge, preventing the
administrator Of the Nicholas Cassidy
estate from paying to Mrs. Mary
Yessen legacy Of 81 800"
The story gees that "Nicholas Cas-
sidy, a wealthy bachelor, became i'll
and she cared for him, with the result
that at his death his will awarded her
legacy OF $1,000. This amount
was to be paid her next week, when
the estate will be settled. Mr.. Cas-
sidy also left Mrs. Yessen horse,
and this she has pastured in Rookie
feller's lots adjoining her little home
in Cassidy Park. Mr.. Luxon has
iarse Of the Rockefeller farm, and
when he presented his bill of $3.50
to her for pasturage, she could not
pay it. This, and several other
claims against her, she intended to
pay when she received her legacy,
but Luxon and Rockefeller did not
wait, and served an attachment on
the legacy to make sure of it,"
This little incident shows the dire
straits to which a reputed multl-mil-
lionaire may be reduced, and shows
that even a Standard Oil magnate
may have his troubles. 1t is ayerred,
however, that Mr.. Rockefeller does
not actually need that $3.50 for his
living expenses. but that just that
sum is necessary to finish out con-
tribution to build another Rockefeller
chanel
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13

Mr.. BRYAN has gone to Mexico.
At last he is in the land of his
hearts desire, in the land OF free
coinage Of silver, where forty cent
dollars are paid out to skilled labor
ers at the munificent rate of rs cents
per day, where man who gets sl.25
per day in 16 to dollars is an aris-
tocrat. What kind OF report will
he bring back to the American labor
ers? Will he still be willing TO go
before the American public and adj
wise the voters to substitute forty
cent dollars for our one hundred cent
dollars good as gold the wide world
over? This is what the workingmen
would like to know.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13
TO EXPOSE IMposIoRs.
Government Pension Lists to BE
Published.

| Washington Telegram to Chicago Record
A bill will be introduced in Con-
gress and pressed for passage this
session viding for publication OF
list Of persons now drawing pen
sions from the United States, for the
purpose of submitting to public scru-
tiny. The ultimate object is to Sc.
cure criticism aud information con-
corning those whose names will ap-
pear. There are tens of thousands
Of persons drawing pensions who are
not entitled to them and have OBJ
tanned them by fraud, although it is
difficult to prove it. II list Of the
names Of pensioners in every county
or township was posted in conspic-
uous place with a brief statement Of
the military service claimed, the
amount OF the pension and the reason
why it was granted, it would doubt
less bring down upon the commits
sioner here voluntary evidence from
neighbors and former comrades Of
the greatest value. There is no good
reason why the pension list should
not be made public. A pension is a
badge of honor, a reward for patriot
i'm aud faithful military service, and
its value is very much reduced in the
mind of every honest citizen wh"n +
is enjoyed by unworthy men aud Is
conferred upon those who have no
title to it.
Ii the pension list should be pub
lished as proposed, the revelation
would cause establishment in every
community. 1t would expose thou
sands of impostors and men who per-
formed no military service, or SO lit
tie that they would not be able to
face their former comrades. Every
now and then the agents Of the Pen
sion bureau .1nble over cases in
which mems Not ,rformed little or
no service dunk "sin. var have been
awarded honors SSN n :, but Grip.
pieu ltttruuS are cutilltuNtO, uuu
others who are in lll-health or are
disabled are receiving credit aud
compensation for disabilities that can
in no way be attributed to their
service. This movement
was not proposed by civilians or ene-
mics of the pension system. 1t is
backed by the Loyal Legion and
members OF the Grand Army Of the
who feel a pride in their
pensions and are determined to do all
hey can to drive the frauds out of
he Pension office just as they drove
hem out of the camps during the
war.
The people at Grand Army head
quarters say that the organization is
l,xious to purge the,pension roll II 1t
IAN be done without injustice to de-
serving soldiers Hsd their widows,
but they taink the NUMBERED traudu-
ent pc .sions has been very much>ex. II
WI ed. They say that during T1
IEI ~, Cleveland administration
III 10 ZOO was spent in a search for
ImpOSNre n very faW Were y
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13

HAD the Mayor dealt in facts, out
lined a policy, given the present
financial condition and recommended
some changes in the management of
departments, instead of endeavorlng
to tell factories how much they could
afford to pay their employees, the city
might have profited by the proclama-
ton. We want factories here above
all things and the reason inducements
are offered is to keep up with other
cities. 1t would, however, be the
height of FOLLY to ask man to locate
here and endeavor to dictate to him
what he could afford to pay his men
he would simply go where he could
run his own business without dicta-
ton. This recommendation of the
Mayor was made to endeavor to court
favor with the working men. There
are as good business men among me-
chanics as there are in other voca-
tons and it is putting them in the
light Of needing some one to act as
their guardians for the city to assume
such a ridiculous position.
Rrietors Of successful manufacturing
establishments today we're the en-
ployes few years ago and the tru-
gal, sober and Industrious mechanic
of today will be proprietor some
day. 1t is well always to remember
there are two sides to all questions.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13
THE LOW PRICE OF COTTON,

Considerable comment has been
created by the fact that while cereals
are high, and everything, in fact,
in the line Of farmers products,
shows an increased price, yet cotton,
the great staple of the Southern
planter, is almost as low as the low
est price since 1913. Political para
graphers see in this fact ample proof
that our present prosperity is only
skin deep, and the pess'mist sees
only trouble ahead for the cotton
planter.
Col. A. p. Shepperson, of New
York, well known cotton expert,
gives the statistical situation as fol-
lows In the Manufacturers Record
!. At the beginning OF the new cotton
-" on September the visible
We hav.'tQn in the markets of the
a SIS tITfat any time since
sr 1889. 1t Mss 272 ,OOo|
H. less than at the corresponding |
time in 1896; 1885, 900 bales less |
than in 1895; $4,000 bales less |
than in 1894: l,152 600 bales less
than in 1898, aud 1912, 900 less
than in 1892.
During last season it is estimated
that there was an increase of $40 900
spiudles in Europe and 500, 900 in
the United States, and an increase in
consumption the previous season of
10000 bales (of 500 pounds metz
by mills Of Europe and 247,Go0
bales by the mills of the United
States.
From this it is seen tAsk the visible
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13
SOUND sEfs)(
The Illinois Central 1xkcs a
Good Position on thc
School Tax Cues
ton.
A Position That Other Tax Pay
ers Would do Well to Observe
Other Railroad Notes.
ton.

The Courier-Journal says; A
railroad that does not resist taxes is
one Of the rare finds. The Illinois
Central at present occupies this posi-
ton.
In one OF the western counties OF
Kentucky where the Illinois Central
has considerable property number
of the corporations and the wealthy
property owners banded together to
oppose the school tax on the ground
that it had not been properly voted.
They, Of course, wanted the cooper
alton OF the Illinois Central, as it
was probably the biggest taxpayer
and the most powerful corporation in
the county. They felt certain that
the Illinois Central would help
along in the fight. None of the law
yers who were engaged in the propos-
ed litigation could recall an instance
where a railroad did not resist q tax
il it saw any possible chance TO do
so. Judge OF their surprise then
when they received an emphatic
mo" from the railroad. The "no"
was in practically these words: 1--WE
are willing TO pay any just tax for
school purposes. We believe schools
cannot be established in too great
numbers, nor people given too many
chances for education. The better
educated the people are the better
able will they be to see the relation
between corporations and the people.
We want everyone along our line TO
have an education and we are willing
to pay our just share to that end,
therefore you will have to make your
fight against the tax without our as
sistance."
The Illinois Central before many
months may have its own rails to
Nashville, Tenn. 1t has acquired
the Ohio Valley road, which runs
from Evansville, Ind, to Hopkins
vile, Ky. The distance from Hop
kinsville to Nashville, which is al
most due south, is only seventy
miles. The Ohio Valley is now
reached by the Central's rails on the
Chesape axe d Ohio. A shorter llne
by the Valley road can be had by
building twenty miles, from Eldorado
TO Shswneetown, where, however,
the Ohio river would have TO be
crossed. The Ceatral reaches FL
dorado by the Cairo Short Line,
which it now owns. During the last
summer the Central has ballasied its
lines south OF the Ohio aud built nu-
merous bridges.-Chicago Record.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13
THE GENUINE ARTICLE.

A story comes from Cleveland, o. ,
which gives an illustration of what
We call practical Christianity.
For several years past Mr.. Fried
Nv, of the firm of Ii. Friedman &
o.has been aware that some Of
en'loyes have been guilty of
Iftty thei, 1t was especially APP
parent just be.re the holiday season.
de noticed that It's practice was car
ried to an extreme tn, year, and EN-.
ployed a detective toA.drct an ex.
animation Of all the 81 ry-ssleyed
in the factory. As the V <eAst
200 girls employed tAt0 -
was laborious one. -
Seventeen confessed that they had
at various times taken articles from
the factory. They all said that they
wished to present their friends with
the articles they had taken, and as
their pay is small, they were tempted
to steal by the near approach of
Christmas. And yet, with these facts
before him, Mr.. Friedman has re-
tanned all the girls in his employ,
rather than turn them off with ruined
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13
LINENS

Three hundred and sixty-fve
days year a handsomel linen cloth o.,
a cluster of napkins or a pair of
fine towels are useful and orna-
mental. Think of this at Christ
mas time; our assortment OF linens
for Christmas is a rare lot.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13

" D(gll1 New England. The
Is given as an illustration OF
blican times" The cause OF
cduction of wages in New Eng
is entirely outside Of any tariff
/There are two reasons for the
Tabove reduction. First, the enor-
nous importation..of cotton goods just
before the passage Of the tariff law
which overstocked the markets. The
other reason is the vital one and its
operations are just begun to be felt
by the New England manufactured
that is, the competition Of Southern
cotton mills. The growth Of the cot
ton mill industry in the South has
been very rapid.
In South Carolina, for example,
during the last six months alone the
number Of spindles has increased
from 100000 to 1900, 900. In
North Carolina there are 206 cotton
mills, operating 1,016,2i7 spindles,
"a, 621 looms, and 1,410 knitting
machines. They employ about &c.
900 hands, and consume practically
the entire cotton crop of that state.
1t is SAID that the cost of the manu.
facture OF cotton cloth in the South
is only little more than one-half OF
what it is in New England. These
facts but forecast the inevitable re-
suit in the cotton business--;he whole
industry will ultimately be transfer
red to the South. The New England
mills will be unable TO meet the COM
petition.
This is the reason that the wages in
the Fall River district have been re-
duced. 1t is no evidence OF the
failure Of prosperity" but rather an
evidence that the South will some
time manufacture the cotton as now
she raises the raw article.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13

The Senate Of the United States
got good and closed up the Senate
bar at the beginning Of this session.
But one day was all those pious SER
wants of the people could stand. The
senate bar is wide open.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13
MORAL COWARDICE

OF JURORS.
Judge K. j. Broaddus of Caldwell
county, Missouri, in a recent charge
to a jury, made some very strong
statements about the responsibility of
Jurors for the frequent failures of the
courts to mete out justice in criminal
cases. Among other things he
said -
: ''It is sympathy and moral
oowardice on the part Of jurors that
ietervenes and clears guilty mers
'nsendant's attorney tells the
= .fou CASTE that ninety-hine
rat one limo.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13
HANDKERCHIEFS

A hundred handkerchiefs to each
nose wouldn't be one too many.
We have chosen our Christmas
handkerchiefs with a view toward
supplying a fine handkerchief at a
little cost.
ladies white hemsttehed handkerchief. SC
Ladies' white bemstitchcd handkerchieis. all
linen, at..,... ,..,................,..... LOG
Ladies white hemstitched handkerchicfs, all
linen, with Initials. .......... ..... soc
Ladies white hemstitohed handkcrchiefs. all
linen and embroidered. ...... .........tsc
Geuts white hemstitchcd handkerohiefs, all
hhen' h''''.''.'' ....ss..s. .toN
oeuts' white hemstitched handkerchefs, all
linen, with initials. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS C
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13
PICTURES

A beautiful collection of pictures
framed aud unframed-bought
especially for the holiday trade.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13
CLOAKS

Commencing this week, all our
cloaks will be offered at cost. We
do not wait until January to mark
them down. We give our custom
ers the benefit now.
We also offer the few remaining
dress patterns at reduced prices
some OF them at less than cost.
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13

.~arrva is Chan 4 s-cl,h tearing pal'nes,
10 gull Widow simpsons fence, ana
81. :; she wondl pd for his appearance peiofe
..rons. An arsertley on next Saturday
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13
|NEW RICHMOND, HOUSE s.

~ .Dle uUN
rE BOO much A-s~pretext t0pr.
guilty Of crime. Every
y there are guilty men turr
10 prey upon society, y
the moral cowardice Of JUL.
- no trouble to secure an
but the difficulty lies In
rerdict of guilty. Our
nrts have become refu-
This was not so
pon-lsw courts of
Great Britain. 1
" for your bene-
= the history
That q judge
The Paducah daily sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-13

Sh0ti lltuhs
LIB. OGILvIE,
Secretary.
T. ii. PURrRAR,
b. ii. ScoTT,
G.. &. CRUmBAUGH,
j. W. McKSIGuT,
+. II. HOLLY,
w. M. KARNEs,
J. M. BYRD,
C.. X. HALL,
G. ii. CnAMLIS,
ii. w. KATTERJoHN.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-19
CALHOUN DINED.
McKinley's Special Commissioner
the Guest of the Spanish.

McKinley's Special Commissioner
the Guest of the Spanish.
HAVANA, May 1S-W. J. Calhoun.
the special commissioner of the United
States, who is investigating the death
Of DR.. Ricardo Ruiz, q naturalized
American citizen, visited the Spanish
Casino last night, which was decorated
and Illuminated in honor Of the elev-
enth birthday, of King Alphonso. Mr..
Calhoun was accompanied by the
Spanish consul at Philadelphia, DR..
Jose Congosto; the mayor of Havana,
Senior Michael Diaz, and DR.. Jover,
admired the building and expressed
appreciation of the courtesy with which
he was received. After the guests and
their hosts had partaken Of refresh
ments, the secretary Of the Casino
toasted Peace for Cuba and sincere
and unalterable friendship between
the United States and Spain.' DR..
ley in English, which was responded
to by Mr.. Calhoun. The first words
which the latter uttered on gaining
his feet showed him to be an accom-
plished orator, as we'll as a discrete
diplomat
After some preliminary remarks of
a complimentary nature, Mr.. Calhoun
said that when he received his appoint
ment to come to Cuba, he formed the
idea that he was going to a foreign
country, but the hospitality he had
met with in Spanish territory had made
his residence here so pleasant that he
began to believe himself among his own
people, and yet was almost forgetting
his own country, while longing for the
approach of peace and progress for
Cuba. Mr.. Calhoun left the Casino
shortly before II o'clock.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-19
ROADS HANGING OFF.
Slow to Join the New Western
Passenger AssOcia ton.


Passenger AssOcia ton.
CHICAGO, May 1S.-It seems unlike
ly that the Western Passenger asso-
citation will secure the membership 1t
desires to have by the 1st of June. The
executive committee has labored un-
ceasingly to get the roads into the
association, but, despite all of it's work.
there are several Of the roads that
have not yet become members, and
there seems to be no immediate PROS
pect of their doing so. The Canadian
Pacific Great Northern, Northern Pa
cific have not joined the association.
standing out, but is expected to join
as soon as the Canadian Pacific sets
the example, which will bring into line
the Great Northern and Northern Pa
cific. thol
The agreement of the freight men
entered into last week for the preseL-
walton of rates, is not preserving them
to the extent that is considered de-
sirable by the association. The lum-
Der rates from Wisconsin points to
the Mississippi river which were In
a state of decentralization when the
agreement was formed, are still in the
same condition, and there seems to be
no immediate chance for their better
ment. In various other parts of the
territory rates are demOraliZed and
nobody seems to be making any effort
to re-establish them on the old basis.
1t is likely the executive officers will
hold another meeting in the near
future for the purpose Of considering
the advisability Of attaching a penalty
clause to the agreement, as they have
about concluded that the agreement
will not be effective unless they have
something to hold over the offenders.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-19
BRIEF CABINET MEETING.
Detail of the Cubans Distribution
Not Under Consideration.

Detail of the Cubans Distribution
Not Under Consideration.
WASHINGTON, May 1S-The meet
ing of the cabinet today was brief and
unimportant. The president and his
advisers expressed mutual satisfaction
over the prompt response the senate
had made to the Cuban message yes
terday. Mr.. Mckinley received many
congratulatory kilograms this morning.
The method of the distribution Of the
food supplies to be purchased for the
relief Of the suffering Americans In
Cuba, was not discussed at the meet
ing, as that is considered purely as a
matter of detail. Two methods have
been suggested = the distribution
through the consuls and through the
agency of the Red Cross. The former
methodl seems to beaconsidered- more
favorably, but the details probably will
be left to the discretion of the secre.
tary of state, as the distribution of re,
lief to the Mississippi flood sufferers
was to the secretary Of war. It seems
likely that the supplies, If purchased
here, will be shipped by a specially
chartered steamer. This course would
serve the double purpose of conveying
the supplies to the ports of Cuba, and
also of enabling the Americans who
desire voluntarily to return to this
country to be brought back with little
additional expense. There was sug-
gestion that Consul General Lee be
allowed to draw on the fund, and buy
supplies in Havana, but as prices there
are very high now, it; is not probable
this will be done, except, perhaps, TO
very limited extent 1t is stated, on
the authority of cabinet officer, that
there is no necessity of sending war
ship with the supplies, and that Moth
ing of the sort Is contemplated.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-19

list Of life members, making the total
number 2,126. The conditions of all
the publications OF the executive board
aTs Mrs rsp2rtfa Il 3 BasSbeH sSsH ssso
urer in her report, said 1t was graft
flying to be able to report that, In
spite of the hard times, the receipts
for last year had exceeded those OF
the preceding year. The contributions
of the states and territories were given
III detail. The total receipts for the
year were s63,161.5S, which, with the
cash In the treasury April l, 1896,
amounting to $2,995.10, placed total
sum in the treasury of $66,15668. The
disbursements had been $65, ,77844, leav-
ing cash on hand $378.24. Liabilities to
the amount of $4,000 were reported.
making the deficit at the close of the
year $3,321.76
The committee on nominations made
the following nominations: General
officers: President, Mrs. J. N. Grouse.
Chicago; corresponding secretary, Miss
M. G. Burdette, Chicago; recording
secretary, Mrs. w. e. Ramsley, Brook
lyn; treasurer Mrs. A. H. Barber, Chi
cago, and a long list of vice presl-
dents. An open parliament, presided
over by Miss Frances NJ Schuyler, OF
Williamsport, Pa, on "Our Young
Women and Girls" closed the morning
session.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-19
YERkEs LiEusE.
Shipped From the Clark Works In
Special ParIor Car.

Shipped From the Clark Works In
Special ParIor Car.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, May 1S.-From
Clark's Lens works, Cambridge, has
been shipped in special parlor car,
Yerkes telescope, the largest lens ever
made. The car was attached to the
Chicago express. This iYerkes lens is
the largest in the world. 1t represents
nearly six years of labor, and COM
pleted is valued at 100000. The glass
came from the factory of N1antois,
Paris, France. The lens is forty-one
and half inches on the surface d1a-
meter, and weighs 515 pounds. The
great lens consists Of two separate
lenses of differing density and shape,
several inches. The outer one, which
comes in contact with the atmosphere,
is made from a perfect piece of crown
glass. It is double convex, two and
three-eights inches thick at the CEN
ter and three-quarters of an inch at
the edge and weighs 205 pounds. The
inner lens is made Of flint glass, and
is what is known as p,ano-coneaNe. 1t
is one and one-eighth inches in thick
ness at the. center and two Inches at
the edge; it weighs 319 pounds.
Both lenses are adjusted in an iron
ring ard cell, ard the t.. .--ei.-i't Of
the glass and iron ca ing IS 1000 o. ds
The focal distance % t.-c =. S sixty
one feet. The packing CT tise : nses
was one Of the mos ire estin- Ut s
in their history. First they weie care
fully and smoothly wrapped In flannel,
sewed tightly at the edges, then they
were covered with several thicknesses
of soft tissue paper and then wra pped
in hard paper, and encased in bed of
cotton batting, silk and curled hair In
upon springs and placed within la ger
box and packed with excelsior: The
care, the skill, the patience which have
been expended In gri17 firg the nses
is marvel us. When completed the ems
was mounted in a temI grary te'cscope
tube and. tested for fifty nights and
found perfect. Had there been a devia-
ton of a spiders strand, 1t would have
been useless. Al