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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-06
BECKHAM ELIGIBLE.
For Reelection. 1.-The Opinion of
Prominent Lawyers.
GOVERNOR WILL ANNOUNCE SOON.

The discussion of the question
of the eligibility of Gov. J. @. w,
Beckham for reelection for four
years from December, 1903, has
drawn to an investigation of it
some of the leading members of
bar in Kentucky, with the result
that the Governor has secured a
written opinion that there is no
such bar to his ambition, says the
Courier journal.
This opinion, which is now Civ
en- to the public. was written by a
former Chief Justice and for TWEEN.
ty-tive years a member of the Ken
lucky Court of Appeals-Judge
William s. Pryor, and is endorsed
and affirmed by former Congress.
man and State Election Commits
sioner Capt Vim T. Ellis, of Ow.
ensboro, by former Chief Justice
James 81. Hdzlerigg, now of the
Frankfort bar; by former Govern
or j. Proctor Knott, % Mario
county, one of the most prominent
members of the Constitutional
Convention, which drafted the
section of the present Constitu-
tion under which the question of
Gov Beckham's eligibility is rails
ed, and who, while a member of
the National Congress, was the
Chairman OF the Judiciary Com
and by the Hon Lewis Nc
Quown, of Bowling Green, chief
counsel for the late Gov Goebel,
aud who directed his contest in all
the courts.
This opinion and the indorse-
ments of it are in the hands of
Gov Beckham, to whom the com.
munications are addressed. In
addition to these opinions the Co.
vernon has within the past few
weeks received from numerous
we'll known lawyers over the state
etters expressing the same opin-
on, after stating that they have
ooked thoroughly into the ques-
ion.
The PRONUNCIATION at this time
# this opinion of former Chief
Justice Prior, and the endorse.
nent of Captain Ellis and letters
# Judge Hazlerigg, former Gov
rnor Knott and Mr.. McQuown,
re not, 80 close friends of the
Governor say, to be understood as
formal announcement of his can
idacy for reelection. But the
primal announcement of his can
idacy will be made within the
ext few weeks, and his campaign
ill then begin.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-06
Luck In Thirteen.

BY sending Ii miles VIM Spirey, Of
Walton Furnace, Va, got box Of Buc-
lens Arnica Salve that wholly cured
a horrid fever sore on his leg. Positive.
ly cures bruises, felons, ulcers, eruption
boils, burns. corns and piles; 25c. guar.
antsed BY Woods,
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-06
TO SLEEP OUT OF DOORS
Indiana Consumptivss to Spend
Winter In Open Air.

Fully fifteen Indiana consump
tives, who began the open all
treatment duIing the summer will
continue to live and sleep out Of
doors this winter. Robt E. Davis
Of Derby, Ind, who moved his
bed out on his front porch over
looking the Ohio river, on the 9th
OF last January. and who slept out
out during the coolest nights last
winter, is one of them, says the
News. The others who have adop-
ted the methods that produced
suoh wonderful results in Davis
case, are not ready yet to have
their names made public. They
are heard from regularly, however,
through DR.. j. N. Hurry, secreta-
ry or the State Board of Health,
and through other sources.
A few OF them are having open
air houses built. These outdoor
houses are frame and consist of
one room and are entirely open on
one side. A short strip of canvass
used as an awning and not a COW
ering for the open side, is ARA n.y.
cd to keep out the snow and rain,
but not the air. Two or three peo-
pie who will spend the winter out
OF doors are arranging to use open
porohes; several will spend the
winter in tents.
The first cool nights of autumn
have not been disagreeable to
those who during the summer have
accustomed themselves to the op-
On air and the morning cold baths
In fact their letters indicate that ]
they have not been bothered with
colds, aud that, by using enough
warm bed clothes they keep them
selves comfortable.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-06

DR.. G. w. Briggs, pastor of the
Broadway Methodist church of
Paducah had a difficulty last week
with T. j. Carr, with whom he was
boarding, in which the latter was
cut with a knife. The trouble was
caused by the minister's boy, a
child eight years of age, and was
due to a misunderstanding. All
parties deplore the unfortunate
incident and wish the matter drop
ped.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-06

If you have property for sale,
place it in our hands. We charge
no retaining fee," If We don't
sell your property it costs you no.
thing. Bourland & Walker.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-06

The report OF the absorption oil
the New Jersey Zinc company by
the American Smelling and Ref.
ming company. both being in way
gorged with innu msrable smaller
companies, recalls the story told Of
the seven or eight oarnivorous OF
flesh eating animals who were con.
hned In a cage and who we're OK.
tremely hungry. One finally de.
clded he would tackle the smaller
OF the flock and sppease his Ape
tite. which he promptly proceeded
to carry into effect. This led to
reprisals, and very soon there was
but one big blosted qusdruped left
in the cage. There was then moth.
ing to do but 10 eat himself, which
OF course ended all competition.
-
The Marion Zinc company,
whose operations on the Barite
vein near Fredonia has been fol.
lowed by shipments to the grind.
ers at 81 Louis, are leasing more
or less property throughout this
and Livingston county. Their
Riley property Of disseminated
lead ore and huor spar it is under
stood is still showing remarkably
well. DIR. Joe Clark. the we'll pos
ted Secretary OF this company, lie
keeping himself in the saddle mort
OF the time looking after their va
rious interests. 1t is stated that
the old Cook hotel has been lsas-
ed for the general offices OF the
which are now located
ia 1t. Wayne. Ind.
TT
The Columbia Mining company
is clearing the debris Of years from
the bottom Of the l65 foot shaft,
preparatory to increasing its depth
10 200 feet before installing its
separating plant. One or more Of
The old supplementary shafts on
ine with the original will also be
out and put into active
adding materially TO the
output of concentrating ore to be
handled by the separating plant.
Already the tonnage of lead and
zinc ore that has been produced
rom the surface is of Considera-
Die magnitude; great masses or
,oulders Of high grade product
ire stacked mp in various places
within easy acces of the location
for the milling plant. II
II l.
The Kentucky Miner" the
lew three column, eight page
ournal which is to be published
n Salem, "the center Of the min.
raj belt" did not make it's ap-
last week as anticipated.
{ was probably owing to the tire.
nendous labor involved in the pro
Iuotion of such publication and
ue laudable desire to have its first
amber just right, that postponed q
q issue. We hope "Ths Ken I
acky Miner" will have influence I
efficient to induce some one "in c
"a center OF the mineral belt" to t
pen ND at least one producing, O
,ipping mine. just one ship a
ing proposition will do the "cen- Q
II of the mineral belt" more real O
pod than tons Of printed matter. O.
ran when red ink is used in the o.
"
II ri
Mr.. Wilborn, who has Just re- 81
rned from the senator mine, ia
ar Prinoston, reports that the '4i
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-06
OUR FIRST SHIPMENT
OF ZINC SULPH|DE
From the Mine to the Smelter Without Mill
ing, Emphasizes the Wonderful
Value of Our Ores.
A CAR FAMINE IN J0PLiN-MeRGeR or THE MINERAL POINT
ZINC COMPARATIVE LATEST MINING NEWS

Professor Smith. Of the United
States Geological Survey and his
assistants will very soon resume
their work in this county. Their
report will be made next spring
II
The long future contracts made
ta the zinc output Of the Old Jim
niue at very greatly increased pri-
ces. the contracting Of the outputs
OF fuor spar Of the Lucille mining
company, and the Marion Mineral
company, indicate a strength in
our mining industries that cannot
veil he oyerestimsted. IL shows
strong. substantial basis for men
Il capital to make investments
aha, will annually return a hand.
some income.
II
Ina letter 10 the Press Mr.. w.
) Lowery says:
Il have opened on the lands Of
Mr. Alfred Csrdin another rich
Ike If mineral, Both walls ex-
tend 10 the surface and otherwise
the formation is perfect II is on
the old Jim dixie as laid down by |
Prof Ulrlch. | have also a solid
edge ON the Haywood York land.
| claim this is the second best
stnke made in Western Kentucky
shall commence work on this
property at once and develope it
myself, having fully mile Of this
sn
We are under obligations to Mr.
y ) Lowery, OF Salem. tn. we'll
aown mining man, for the follow
ng item:
Robert Montanus Of Louisville
now opening up a vein Of min
Hl that crosses the Old jim dixie
pest Of the town Of View. on the
redonla aud Salem road, He has
ne Of the widest veins OF decom-
OSedlmica IN Western Kentucky.
ully p feet at the surface, a solid
EDGE from the grass roots. This, {
well as my Cardin property, is
'sry close to the railroad, not ex-
|eedlng three miles"
80
The report is current that the
Ne" Jersey Zinc company is to be
losorbed by the Guggenheim in q
srests. This prospective merger ,
beans that if the Guggenheims q
. into the smelling business they
We going into it on "A gigantic
Gale They would not only own
billions Of tons Of zinc in the
Jumps Of Colorado, but control |;
be output from the Joplin dis
net, The elimination OF this
cheme would put such company 7
possession of the zinc indut-
y from the mining Of the ore toI 4
10 absolute control OF the metal
Market 1t would be, in a sense, ;,
world wide merger of smelter in :,
sfes's In the event Of such a >,
ls'ger the Beaumont smelter plan .,
''uld be abandoned. Reports >,
lOm Beaumont indicate that the :,
!" Jersey company's plan to a
sndon thcir building project is -
sfnanent, on account Of the ex- -
a'e attached to the long haul Of .,
and the marketing Of the y
Inc Guggenheim interests men. pi
saed refer to the American Smell.
" and Refining company. The
,asfal Point Zinc company 10 a
uPonent part OF the New Jer- u
zinc company, Inc
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-06

account OF the car shortage, which
Is doing the district incalculable
damage.
There was some talk during the
past week of cutting prices, but il
was reduced but little. 1t 10 free
ly asserted among mine operators
that the price of zinc ore would
now be above $40 per ton il the
car shortage had not come upon
the district. Lead made an ad.
vance of 80 cents per ton the past
week selling at $50 per ton. A
year ago lead sold at 1850, while
zinc brought $50 ton.
The lead and zinc values for the
week we're 1885,
e.
The editor of this department
regrets to learn that Col. Roberts
is seriously thinking of moving
his flares and penates" to the
State Of Arkansas, We are prob.
ably better acquainted with this
gentleman, and know him more
than any one of his
numerous friends. In a private
with the colonel he
stated that through his connec-
ton with the Marion Zinc oompa.
ny he had made an immense
amount of money, more money in
TACT than he really cared to invest
In any one State. AS a prudent |
hnancier he desired to separ ate
from 80 much lucre, and |
could not imagine a more fitting
place for doing this than the State
Of Arkansas. That States great |
rivers and bayous, with their clear |
pure, cold waters, in many instan. |
,es need damming, as do a great
many OF its inhabitants, notably
he mountain hotel keepers. There
s great opportunity, the colonel
kinks, for expanding money in
Arkansas. He wishes to convey.
Trough this column, his thanks
md sincere devotion to the many
'ho have made Crittenden county
nuoh more than a delightful home
uring the two past years. The
forts he has made to upbuild the
inning industry of tn, county has
orne good fruits, his faith and
rophecies have been strongly full.
lied, and he leaves a large, we'll
luipped mining camp, producing .
great tonnage of ore, where two
ears. ago the song of the hammer ,
nd drill was unheard. AS the .
andering Arab he will quietly Il
I'D his tent and silently disap-
BAR.
e.
The Claiborne County Repub- a
can, newspaper published at b
ew Tazewell, Tenn, has the fol. O
wing: q
"Messrs Lawrence Cruce and u
imes Henry of Marion, KY, who 9
o doing some extensive mining o
Crittenden county, KY, and al. b
in Southern Illinois, and are p
ling some very extensive pros o
'cting near Morristown, Tenn, p
sre in these parts looking over "
9 zinc and lead fields of this
unity last week, and were the b
tests of Ford's hotel. They we're Il
ing some figuring with our mi. a
ng pioneer, F. E. Tyner. The o.
epublican hopes that Messrs. Ii
'uce and Henry may become in. Il
rested in our rich mineral fields O
d do business in this county" y.
"Messrs Crider and Marshall
o expert geologists of Licking.
n, KY, were in our new fields of D
neral in the interest of a Balti. Z
,re company, making a prelimi. )"
ry survey, and report some very o'
h territory open to negotiation. GU
ey state that their people will Ga "a
ortly be here. and will do some 1n
.ensive prospecting in the 18th ~
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-06

large body Of sulphide of zinc
shows no decrease, either in value
or magnitude as depth is gained.
On the contrary he pronounoes it
one OF the strongest examples Of
mineral wealth in Caldwell ooun.
IT, Several other openings have
been made on the Senator vein;
all being in ore of the same gen.
eral characteristics, as at the mo-
Their shaft. This vein is being We.
ry thoroughly exploited by the
various owners of land along this
remarkable lead. The output of
Jack" promises to be of import
ance 30 soon as the ore can be
cleaned and made ready for mar
ket.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-06

Mr.. Wilborn, who has Just re-
turned from the senator" mine,
near Prinoston, reports that the
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-06

Our advices from Joplin under
date OF the 4th inst, say: The car
famine has become a calamity in
the Joplin mining district and has
caused an accumulation of be-
tween 1900 and 5000 tons of pur-
chased ore in the bins. The stu
alton has become serious and buy
ers are now asserting that they
can buy no more ore unless they
can get cars to transport their pur-
chases. The sales Of the past
week aggregate only 1885 tons Of
zinc. aud but for the increased lead
sales the district value would have
fallen very low. The loss in the
zinc value was over $50. 900, all on
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-11-06

ance 30 soon as the ore can be
cleaned and made ready for mar
ket.
The first car load Of Jack" ev.
or shipped from this district was
consigned to the Mineral Point
Zinc company last week. 1t is a
surprising feature in any miners
experience that sulphide ores
shou.d be taken direct from the
mine to the smelter without any
intermediate work of cleaning or
separating. These great masses
OF Jack" are mined from the Old
Jim, raised and loaded in cars the
same as carbonate. The percent
age OF zinc will probably average
between fifty and sixty, nearly
equal TO the millsd ore of Joplin.
This initial car will be followed by
others as rapidly as the transpor.
tation facilities will permit. The
sale OF raw ores of this character
indicate the very high per centage
Of zinc that our veins carry. In
Joplin six per cent disse m mated
ore is good; a ten per cent is rich
BE-; while Is per cent means at
ending the opera, Glad in Russian /,
'ables, in automobiles. with cham.
oagne and impor ted cigars. AS
he Press has remarked once OF
vice during the past two years,
This is evidently a mineral coun.
~"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-18

reciprocity as may be had without
injury to our manufacturing, commerce
and farming" Rightly Mr.. Bliss could
contend that snap judgment ought not
to be taken against the deliberate &C
ton of such a body of well informed
business men as they who made up the
reciprocity convention. So Mr..
Schwab's resolutions were referred
back a polite euphemism for sat
down on"
The free trade New York Times, dis
pleased with this, remarks:
I'VE cannot for the life of US see
why this should have been done. They
tell the fndisputable truth in a
straightforward way. The action taken
by the reciprocity convention after it's
capture and perversion by the protec-
tionists is undoubtedly subversive of
attempts to open new and wider mar
kets for our products; and the policy
advocated by that convention is just
as undoubtedly of a nature to invite
retaliatory action by other nations. As
a statement of fact the resolutions are
impeccable.''
Does the Times know of any policy
so undoubtedly of a nature to invite
retaliatory action by other nations"
as that of granting to one nation spe-
cial tariff concessions that are denied
to competing nations? Does it not
know, for example, that the new Ger
man tariff now under consideration in
the Reichstag contains clause which
provides for the imposition of double
duties upon imports from any country
which grants to another nation a lower
rate of duties than those imposed upon
the products of Germany? To state the
case more explicitly, the ratification of
the French treaty would be instantly
| followed by such an increase in the
| German schedules as would practically
| bar out all American imports. What
| then? Why, similar reciprocity treaty
| with Germany, of course And if with
| Germany, with all other nations, al
ways excepting Great Britain. the most
liberal of all buyers of American ex-
| ports, but which, having no tariff. could
| not retaliate- In short, free trade, or
| tariff war all round OF all policies
calculated to provoke reprisals and re-
taliation, the special trade treaty pol
Icy is the most provocatory. The New
York ChaGer of Commerce did well
to refer hack Mr. Schwab's resoiu-
1 TONS
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-18
Let 1t Alone.

The best way to treat the tariff is to
let it alone. The most amazing thing
in the world is this persistent attempt
to have it tinkered. There is no more
sense in it than there would be in a
movement to revive the free silver issue
on the ground that the country, having
prospereG under the gold standard,
ought to have a change. The two
things go together. 1t was the Dingley
act, in conjunction with the monetary
legislation of the Republican party,
that brought the country out of depres-
sion and established its fortunes anew.
These two are the twin pillars of the
temple of prosperity. Why should
either of them be shaken?
We hope and we believe that loyalty
to country as well as to party will be
strong enough to cause this view to
prevail. Wait until some harm comes
from the tariff, instead of untold bless
ings, before we think of changing it.
There is danger to the people and the
threat of ruin to the Republican party
in every assault upon the tariff.-Red
Wing (Minn.) Republican.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-18

Our venerable contemporary, the
New York Evening Post, says editori-
ally of President Roosevelt's message,
under the head of Vagueness:
I'VE are advised that reciprocity
must be treated as the handmaiden of
protection. Does that convey any idea
to an expectant congress? 1t conveys
none to US"
But it does to most people. Turn
ing to its news columns of the same
date, the well in which truth some
times is found, we see that Lord
Rothschild said in London to a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press: IF
reciprocity is only to be a hand
maiden, it will not do England much
good" What is the matter with the
Post, anyway? Did it think it could
keep from Americans knowledge of
the fact that reciprocity was for the
benefit of foreigners?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-18
Putting His Foot in 1t.

Many different persons find the be-
ginning of a conversation awkward,
especially on ceremonious occasions
and with strangers. Sometimes, how
ever, the beginning is not half so awk-
ward as what comes afterward.
A bashful young man on bei2g in
troduced to lady at dinner Iarty
said:
I've got to take you in to dinner.
Miss Travers, and I'm rather afraid of
you, you know. Every one tells me
you're very clever"
The young lady was naturally
amused by this display of simplicity.
How absurd" she exclaimed. I'm
not bit clever"
The young man heaved a sigh of re-
lief and answered:
We'll, do you know, 1 thought you
weren't
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-18
Time to Stop.

Among the best stories recorded by
well-known angler is~one about a
Scottish laird who was one day re-
lating to his friends at the dinner
table the story of a fine fish he had
caught
Donald" said he to the servant be-
hind his chair, an old man but new
servant, how heavy was the fish l
took yesterday"
Donald neither spoke nor moved
The laird repeated the question
Weel," replied Donald, lit was
twal' pund at breakfast. it had gotten
to achteen at dinner time and it was
sax-and-twenty when we sat down to
supper wi the captain
Then, after a pause. he added, Il We
been tellin' lees a my life to please
the shooters, but III be blowed if I'm
going to tell lees moo, in my old age,
to please the fushersi'
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-18
WAS REFERRED BACK
DECLINED TO INDoRsE WIDE OPEN
RECIPROCITY MEASURE.
New York Chamber of Commerce Mind
full of the Fact That the Interests of
Importers and Foreign Freight Car
riers should Not Alone Be Considered.

The New York Chamber of Com
nerce has declined to pass the follow
ing resolutions reported by commit
tee whose chairman is Gustav H
Schwab, agent Of a foreign line of
steamships:
Resolved, That this chamber here
ny expresses it's disapproval of the ac-
ion taken by the National Reciprocity
Convention at Washington on the goth
ultimo, as subversive of all attempts to
bring about closer trade relations with,
our sister nations. and to open new
and wider markets for our products;
and be it further
Resolved, That the Chamber views
with apprehension the policy advocat-
ed by the reciprocity convention, as
likely to invite hostile legislation on
the part OF the other nations against
this country to the great detriment of
it's commercial interests"
For once the New York Chamber of
Commerce seems to have had the pres
ence of mind to recognize the fact that
it is not wholly committed to the inter
ests of importers and foreign freight
carriers. Present at the meeting were
two gentlemen who had served the
chamber as delegates to the reciproc-
ity convention. Messrs. Charles A.
Schieren and James Talcott demurred
to the proposed expression of disap-
prevail, and In this they were support
ed by Cornelius N. Bliss, WHO said BE
favored a proper system of reciprocity,
but he did not think that the chamber
was sufficiently informed to discuss OF
take action at this time on SO import
ant a question. The raOukQ was inQi-
rect, and all the more effective on that
account. Three hundred of the leading
manufacturers of the United States
after six weeks of preparatory consid-
Grafton and two days of thorough de-
bate in convention, had, with but two
dissenting votes, and one of these g
delegate from the New England Free
Trade League, decided in favor of sucf
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1902-01-18

Of Teddy doubly discounts it in 1u-
gubriety.-Mt Vernon Qll.) News.
Yes, indeed Under Grover free
traders consoled themselves that
plants were shut down and more than
two million wage earners, out of a
job, were facing semi-starvation,
while under Teddy bread winners can
obtain work and wages all over this
broad land. If there is anything that
fills the circumambient atmosphere
with lugubriety in the mind of free
traders it is the noise of humming
spindles, the racket of looms, the
shrek of locomotive whistles, the
smoke issuing from manufacturing
plant chimneys or the song and
whistle of workmen with full dinner
pals. Yes, yes; the free traders out
look is indeed somber.