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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-26

An inquest Will be held aud the re.
mains shipped to Cincinnati tomor-
row.
BUILDING BADLY DAMAGED.
The damage to the Smith aad Scott
building cannot be estimated at pres
ent, except roughly. II will probably
amount to $1,000. The tin roof on
the main building was torn off, tax
ing the wood with it. The rain poured
in on the stock, running many humid
red dollars worth of tobacco. The
damage to the stock cannot be esti.
mated.
TELEPHONE CABLE.
The high wind did little damage to
the East Tennessee Telephone com
pany's line. IL disabled a cable on
Madison street, and threw about 40
telephones out of order. but the dam
age will be repaired as soon Us possible.
DAMAGE AT MR.. 1f
L. W. BOSwELL'S.
One of the most disagreesble exper-
fences of the storm was at the hand
some residence Of Mr.. l.. W. Boswell,
on North Fifth street near Madison.
One of the high brick chimneys was
blown of, and SCOT was scattered from
one end OF the house to the other, be-
ing half an inch deep in places. Gar
pets, curtains, furniture and walls
alike suffered, and the loss will amount
TO considerable.
DAMAGE OUTSIDE THE CITY.
All the gardeners and farmers who
came in today report more or less dam
age in their respective sections. Many
of them had all their fences blown
down, which will require both hard
work and expense to repair. They
awoke TO find trees blown down,
barns injured, and fences in heaps.
leaving fields and gardens exposed to
the stock. II is impossible to esti-
mate the damage, and much OF it will
probably not be evident until later
when the shortage in truck and crops
is ascertained.
GENERAL EFFECT IN THE CITY.
Throughout the city moro or less
damage was done. Many trees were
blown down, chimneys carried away
and houses unroofed or partly un-
rooted. The streets in many places
were covered with broken limbs and
debris, and more than one fence had
to be put mp again.
TELEGRAPH WIRES AFFECTED.
The business wires ON the Memphis
division of the l. o. between here and
Fulton were blown down In the storm,
and also one wire on the Louisville
division Of the road, between here and
Princeton, was grounded BY the wind.
NEW HOUSE DAMAGED.
The front end Of one Of the Henry
Kahn houses. near Eighth and Harri-
son streets, under course of oonstruo.
ton, was blown away and the build
ing unroofed and several other build
N--x:..~a -. C:Sxl n~~~
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-26
GOOD NEWS FOR
KENTUCKY SOLDIERS.

Lexington, April 2e-Captain Gal.
houn thinks Kentucky soldiers can ex.
pect their pay within sixty days lie
urges all soldiers not to sell their
claims ON this money.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-26
STORMS III EAST AND SOUTH.

ST. Louis. Mo-, April GA storm
has been sweeping the east and south,
Joplin, Mo-. reports two people killed
and six fatally hurt and much pro.
perty destroyed. At Omaha, Neb.
one was killed and many injured. A
storm caused wreck In the Grand
Trunk near Valparaiso. Ind, and
three train men were hurt. The pas.
sengers escaped.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-26
Robbers Were Frightened Away
From WickIlffe Bank.
Storms Do Damage Throughout Eass
and South-louisville Visited
This Morning.
$4,000 FIRE IN LOUISVILLE TODAY.
ROBBERS WERE DISAPPOINTED

Cairo. Ill, April 26-The vault of
the First National bank at wickliffe,
Ky, was blown open by robbers at 2
O'Clock this morning. The sound Of
the explosion awoke the residents Of
the town, and they drove the robbers
away The thieves were four in
number, and made their escape, but
did not succeed in getting any
money.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-26
LOUISVILLE STRUCK BY FIRE.

Louisville, April a6-A fierce Are
broke out this morning early during
the wind storm and wiped out nearly
two blocks in the east end Of the city.
Thirty mules persisted among other
thinss, and the total loss will reach
$50, 900.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-26
WEEKS NEWS IN THE BUSINESS WORLD.

Clearings this week were s7i5,9 as
Same week last year 443. 1859
Increase sa7a, 7s9
Business at the banks is very good
with deposits heavy and money easy.
Earnings are about the same as last
year. Work ON the Globe building is
progressing and the institution hopes
to open its doors for business very
soon.
Wholesale houses have been very
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-26
BACK FROM CONvOCA!I0N.
RECTOR B. Il REED REPORTS A
PROFITABLE MEETING AT
UNIONTOwN.

Rev. 3 Z. Reed has returned from
attending the convocation meeting at
Uniontown. Ky. Bishop Dudley Of
Louisville presided and it was .
most pleasant, harmonious and spir-
itual occasion. with eminent sermons
= - ---sion by the
LAND HuMG, =. .. Wgoo. ~
|os'y D Ass's 0snI Me-. xpoaoos0
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-26
WHIST CLUB ANNIVERSARY.

Monday night the members Of the
Chess, Checker and Whist club will
give big smoker in celebration of
the first anniversary Of their club.
The club opened on May 1, 1901, with
a membership Of seventy five, and
club grew in popularity until u
found necessary to increase
of membership to 100 memsyvt q,
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Continued on Fifth Page.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-26

The front end Of one Of the Henry
Kahn houses. near Eighth and Harri.
son streets, under course Of oonstruo.
ton, was blown away and the build
ing unroofed and several other build
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13

Valley to take these special trains
from one colliery to the other. Some
Of the Lehigh Valley trainmen declin-
ed during the past two days to handle
trains, and crews were recruited with
some difficulty.
The Lehigh Valley trainmen held a
secret meeting and decided that they
will not handle any coal mined at the
colliery or any soft coal sent over the
Hazleton division to displace anthra-
cite during the continuation Of the
strike. They will continue manning
trains, carrying officers and deputies
and men recruited in the big cities,
ii they are not imported in such large
numbers as to enable the companies
to resume mining of coal with non
union forces.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13

Kansas City, June 9.-Attorneys for
the packers have prepared their answer to
the proceedings against the alleged beef
trust brought by Attorney General Grow,
and copies have been forwarded to Jetfer-
son City. While denying that they ever
made an unlawful combination OF any sort.
the packers attack the Missouri antitrust
law as unconstitutional, in conflict with
both the federal and state constitutions
and laws,
The Schwarschild & Sulzberger company
mas separate answer. 1t has been oper-
ating without license and is on a diff
ferent footing from the rest, for it has
never been legally in business in Missouri.
Part of its answer says
This respondent never made or entered
into any agreement, confederation, com
bination, pool or understanding by or
among the respondents or either of them
or any person or corporation, to regulate,
fix or control the price to be paid by re-
tail butchers or any one else for any kind
of pork, beef, cured meats or lard, slaugh-
tered or manufactured, prepared, or of
fered for sale or to be sold in the state
of Missouri or elsewhere, or to maintain
or control prices thereof in st. Joseph
Kansas City or st. Louis or elsewhere in
Missouri, or to prevent competition in bus
mess between the respondents and Others
engaged in like business; nor did respond
ents ever take part in maintaining any
such agreement, confederation, combina-
ton, pool or understanding"
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

At recent meeting of the directors
of the Washington mine, in the SLOGAN
country, a dividend of $4,000 was
made.
During last week the CRANKY smelt-
er treated 7646 tons of ore. The total
treated to date is 447. $50 tons.
The War Eagle group, situated in
the Sixteen Mile district, and owned
by Ymir parties, is now to undergo de-
velopment. A complete outfit of min
ing machinery is being installed.
A. l. Goodall, manager of the Boston
& Montreal company's smelling plant
at Boundary Falls, B. c., says all the
machinery for the repairs to the plant
is on the ground, and he expects to
blow in the furnace very soon. He is
we'll pleased with the outlook.
The annual report of the chairman
of the board of directors of Ymir Gold
Mines, showed that $4,000 was ex-
pended last year in running the cross
cut tunnel at the 1000 foot level and in
the construction of the cyanide plant.
THE vein opened up on the 1000 foot
level is IA feet wide, but outside the
western end of the payshoot. The ore
which carries the payable values is in
the higher levels and is confined to a
shoot from 800 to 400 feet long and
from Is to 20 feet wide. Outside the
limits of this payshoot the ore is rela-
lively poor. 1t will not be possible to
form a correct idea of the average
value of the payshoot at the lower lev
els for three or four months
In the expectation of proceedings
very shortly with the development OF
its own property and the erection OF
blast furnaces of large capacity to
utilize its product, the Canadian Pa
cific interests have declined the United
States Steel corporations offer OF
$1,000000 net cash for it's iron proper
ties in the vicinity of Kitchener or
the Crows Nest line. 1t was for these
properties that sum of $4,000 was
paid only few months ago, in add
ton to which some $4,000 has beer
expended upon the work of exploiting
conducted under the direction of Will
liam Blackmore, M. E. The offer o.
the United States Steel corporation
was made after an inspection of tn,
property by one of it's most trusted
experts.
The shipments Tor the past weel
from the Rossland camp are: lie Roi
1882 tons; lie Roi No. 2, 1300 Cente
Star, 100; War Eagle, 30; Giant, 60
Total for week, 4742; for year to date
144264
]. A. Netterfield of Rossland has lief
for the south fork of Forty Nine creel
with small force of men to resume
work on the Referendum mine. Their
is a five stamp mill on the property
and the work done last season uncoV
cred considerable ore, on which mill
ing will be started shortly.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13
Denver Strike Is Off.

Denver, Col, June 9.-The Building
Trades council has declared off the strike
which has paralyzed all building in Den
yer for the past two weeks, directly al
fecting 1000 mechanics. 1t is not known
what action viii be taken by the employ
ers' organization in regard to reemploying
the strikers. The calling off of the strike
is said to be the result of an order from
the National Building Traces council,
which declared the strike Irregular in sew
eral PARTICULARS.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13
MISCELLANEOUS MINING NEWS.

Frank DOugherty, owner of the Hiio
claim, near Nespelim, Wash, has
bonded the property to Seattle and
Oregon parties for $4,000.
James w. Casey, manager Of the
mining operations of the Republic
company for the last year of its opera
tions, has gone to Oregon to take
charge of a mine owned by Jonathan
Bourne, Jr., the president and general
manager of the Mountain Lion.
A fine specimen of copper ore has
been taken from the Glittering Star
group in Wauconda camp, near Repub-
lie. The group is situated on the sum-
NIT of the mountain that divides the
Columbia from the Okanogan, about
one mile north of the Clackamas mine,
and is believed to be on the same
ledge.
Letson G. Ballet, the Cecil Rhodes
of Oregon" was found guilty of using
the United States mails to defraud in
connection with the promotion of the
White Swan gold mine, near Baker
City. Ore, by a jury in the federal
court at Des Moines, Iowa. The in
dictment was on five counts, which
were consolidated, however, so that
the extreme punishment for the crime
would be IS months in the peniten-
tiary and a fine of $500. The jury
went out at 10 o'clock and came in at
g. not having any serious disagree
ment in securing a verdict.
While the shaft on the Trade Dollar
at Republic. Wash. was being sunk a
cross ledge was encountered at the 900
foot level. After a 15-foot sump had
been sunk a drift was started on this
newly found ledge.
The contractor on the Gold Ledge
tunnel. at Republic. is having excel
lent luck in driving the second hun
dred feet of his last contract. making
about three feet daily. The tunnel is
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13
IDAHO GLEANINGs.

A new passenger and freight depot
has been authorized by the Northern
Pacific at Occur d'Alene City, to cost
about $500.
The Idaho Pine Lumber company is
putting in a saw mill of $4,000 feet
daily capacity on Hoodoo creek, in
Idaho, near Seneaquoten.
The timber holdings of the state of
Idaho in the Potlatch country, amount
ing to 85,000,000 feet, have been sold
to the Northland Pine Company.
Dan Daily and Henry Thompson,
two desperadoes who escaped from the
Boise city Jail recently, were captured
near Whitney, Ore, by Deputy Sheriff
Fish.
1t now appears that an independent
company will be organized to con-
struct and operate a railroad over the
o. r. & N. survey between Riparia and
Lewiston.
1t is announced that telephone com
munication between the st. Maries
country and Spokane and points be-
yond is now complete, the line having
been connected at Harrison.
Edmund Pearcy, in his list wear,
died in California last week. In 1869
he became the owner of a ferry on the
Snake river at Lewiston, which he
conducted 33 years. The remains will
be brought to Lewiston for burial.
George M. Parsons, Phil Sheridan
past, No. A, Boise, was elected depart
ment commander last week. The new
officers of the Relief Corps are as fol
lows: Department president, Mrs.
Louise Barton, Moscow; senior vice
president, Mrs. Viola McConville, Lew
iston; junior vice president, Carrie c.
Barton, Weiser; treasurer, Mrs. Nellie
Perrault, Lewiston.
The death of B. F. Morris, which oc-
Cured at his home in Lewiston last
week was a shock to the entire ON
munity. in which he had for so long
been a leading figure. He was an old
pioneer of north Idaho, and probably
no man in the northern tier of coun
ties had more friends or a stronger
hold upon the people generally. He
went to Warren in 1868.
The state land board at. a recent
meeting made change in the rate OF
toll that may be charged by the st
Joe Improvement company for logs
driven down the st. Joe and st. Maries
rivers. The rate for saw logs was
fixed at a former meeting at five cents
per million feet, the company making
a showing that the rate was not suf
ficient, consequently the board raised
the figures to Is cents per million feet
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13

San Francisco, June S.-Blanche War
rem, a well known soubrette, and her
mother, Mrs. G. W. Brown, were asphyxi-
ated in bed Saturday night at 425 Golden
Gate avenue, boarding house, kept by M.
Schwartz and wife. The dead bodies of
the unfortunate women were found this
morning in bed, with the room full of
the fumes of Illuminating gas. One of the
gas keys nearest to the side of the bed
on which Miss Warren lay was turned
partly on. The fixtures were in bad order,
the keys turning at the slightest touch.
Blanche Warren, as she was known on
the stage was the wife of William M.
Chapman of Los Angeles. She had just
completed an engagement which closed its
season in Pittsburg on May II, and she
came to this state on May 27, engaging
rooms at 425 Golden Gate avenue on
May 81.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13

now in 1850 feet 1t is expected that
100 feet more will cut the ledge. The /
Silver Dollar shaft is down e5 feet (
Work will be suspended in a short I
time, as the shaft is too deep TO con-
tinue hosting with a windlass.
At Helena james Bessette has begun !
suit in the district court against the
New Era Mining company for $50, 900
damages for the loss of his eyesight in
the Gilt Edge mine by reason of an
explosion.
A party of IS surveyors is in the
field from Port Hill, Idaho, to the Con-
tinental mine, 20 miles west of there.
The party is plating a route for the
proposed railway from Port Hill to the
mine.
The Idaho-Continental Mining COM
pany, owning the Continental, just
south of the international boundary, in
the Priest Lake district of Idaho, has
completed the financial arrangements
for the construction of a railway al
most to the mine, says A. Hickman,
managing director of the company.
The London stockholders of the
Ymir Gold Mines, Ltd, have voted to
increase the capital stock 100000. A
large electric plant will be put in.
It is reported that 30-foot ledge of
free milling gold bearing quartz has
been uncovered on the property of the
Spokane Marble company at Milan.
At the last session of the Federation
OF Miners at Denver, the election Of
officers was held. Edward Boyce posi-
lively refused to be a candidate for
reelection to the presidency. The can
didates voted for were Charles Meyer
of Lead, S. D.; Vincent st. John of
Colorado, and Martin Elliott of Butte.
The vote was: Meyer lis, ST. John
100, Elliott 33. For vice president Ed
Hughes of Butte was elected over S.
c. Williams of Grass Valley. Cal. w.
d. Haywood had no opposition for re-
election as secretary treasurer. The
executive board chosen is as follows:
]. T. Lewis, Goble, Ariz.; L. A. Simp-
kins, Wardner. Idaho; Phil Burden,
Butte; d. C. Copley, independence,
Colo; o. A. Peterson, Central, S. D.;
]. A. Baker, Slocum. B. c.
John e. Moen, a shoveler at the
Rarus mine, at Butte, was the victim
of frightful accident last week while
working on the sill floor of the HOO
foot level He was instantly killed by
the explosion of a stick of giant pow
der, which he struck with his pick
while loosening a quantity of rock be-
fore shoveling it into a car.
Since the recent discovery of a gold
bearing porphyry dixie at Tyson, Idaho,
the camp has been attracting consider
able attention among Spokane mining
men. The indications are that new
camp has sprung into existence that
will add materially to the wealth of
Idaho and eastern Washington. It's
friends are enthusiastic in their belief
that Tyson is destined to become one
of the most important gold producing
camps in the Pacific northwest.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13
Illinois Miners Strike.

Carbonate, H., June s.-A strike in
volving 400 men at the Chicago-Carter-
Vile Coal eompany's shaft may spread to
every mine in the Seventh district, and
possibly in the state. The difficulty is
over the scale of the leaders and trimmers.
The operators will appeal to the state
operators association, and action will be
taken by that body that may close every
shaft in the district.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13
Liked American Music.

Berlin, June 9.-The shah of Persia
took more delight in hearing an American
musical machine at the Persian legation
than to listening to all the crack mill
tary bands. His majesty sat in his shirt
sleeves for hours enjoying the strains of
"The Star Spangled Banner and other
airs. From time to time he handed the
operator Persian cigarettes
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13
Floods in Kansas.

Emporia, Kan, June s.-Both the Neo-
sho and Cottonwood rivers are subsiding
The former estimated loss of 100000 is
still adhered to, and it is now believed it
may even 90 above this.
Independence, Kan, June S.-The high
est water in II years prevails here. All
streams are out of their banks, and crops
will suffer.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13
MINES AND MINING NEWS
OUTLOOK IN THE NORTHWEST.
interesting Items of "A miscellaneous
Weck-Nev Districts Brought to
the Front--Mining Accidents and
Personals.

The United States circuit court of
appeals recently handed down several
decisions. Judgment was affirmed in
the appeal of Joseph r. DeLamar
against the DeLamar Mining company,
Limited, which was originally tried in
the United States circuit court of
Idaho.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13
Kruger Declines.

Amsterdam, June SIT is reported here
that Mr.. Kruger has declined the facilities
offered by Great Britain for his return
to South Africa, but has accepted Queen
Wilhelmina's proffer of a Dutch vessel to
convey him to South Africa when he de-
cides to return.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13

Among the June magazines the Re-
view of Reviews gives a graphic and
comprehensive account of the Mar
Unique catastrophe, illustrated from
the most recent photographs taken ON
the Inflated island. Mont Pelee's
eruptions are described from the sci
entist's point of view by DR.. W j..
MCGEE, of the Bureau of Ethnologv at
Washington. The Review has again
distanced all it's contemporaries, as it
did during the Spanish War, in the
journalistic treatment of historic
events.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13

The Social Economics club of Chi
cago, composed of Chicago women,
has six colroed women among its
members.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13

A new thing in the way of rehectors
for electric lamps is one made OF mica
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13
In the Pocahontas District.

Roanoke, Va, June S.-AccOrding TO
advices received by the Norfolk &
Western railway, which controls the
output of the Pocahontas coal fields,
ten mines have closed down in the Pc
cahontas district It is estimated about
500 are on strike. Other mines are
crippled.
Mother" Jones, the famous Penn
sylvania agitator is on the ground
urging the men to quit work.
Hazleton, Pa, June 10.-At their
meeting at Freeland Sunday afternoon
the employees of the Delaware, Sus-
quehanna & Schuylkill railroad unani-
mously refused to handle any trains
carrying special officers, deputies or
non-unionists.
The following resolution. addressed
to Superintendent Luther C. Smith of
the road, was adopted:
Resolved, That owing to the strike
of the anthracite miners. we, the en-
ployes of the Delaware, Susquehanna
& Schuylkill. will refuse to handle any
trains carrying deputies, coal and iron
police or nonunionists during the con-
tinuance of the present trouble"
It is understood the company will
not ask the men to continue doing this
work, but will depend on the Lehigh
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13

Mexico's navy is the smallest in the
world in proportion to the population.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-06-13
Girl Threw a BasebaII Isl Feet.

Elmira, n. Y, June Sat the annual
field day meet at the Elmira college cam
pus yesterday. Miss Bertha Bergett, 1902,
broke the American girls record in base
ball throwing, her throw being ISL feet.