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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01
WEEKS NEWS In THE BUSINESS WORLD.

accounts.
The wholesale trade reports good
business while the retail trade reports
an jucrease in trade.
The building contractors report all
the business they can attend to.
Real estate ia very active for the
season, and railroad and river traffic
is reported as beng excellent.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01
TOOK A LONG TRIP.

Mayfield, Nov. miss Davey Wat
son Dismukes, aged years, left the
city October Is for Riverside, Cal.
and made the trip all by herself, reach
ing there October 20. Her mother
was in Riverside, ana she went there
TO meet her.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01

Hsrrodsburg, Nov. THE W. W.
Rynerson 90. that has been drilling in
this county struck oil at depth Of
67b feet Mr.. Rynerson is very reti.
cent about the matter. but there Is no
doubt that he has found oil but in
what quantities IL not known.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01
1.-THE LITTLE MINISTER. -

The Howard Dorset company play
ed "The Little Minister" to a we'll
pleased audience last night and this
evening will close its engagement.
The presentation was very clever and
was duly appreciated. The specislties
were new and we'll received, and the
indications are for another large crow
tonight.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01
COMING HOME TO VOTE.

Washington. Nov. John W.
Langley, chief clerk OF census, and
brother to T. r. Langley, left over o.
and o. today today for Kentucky. A
majority OF the Kentuckians in Wash
ington will 20 home TO vote.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01
FIRE IN FULTON.

Fulton, KY, Nov. IA fire de-
stroyed the residence of Mark Camp
bell at 1880 o'clock last night and
burned out several telephone and light
wires.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01
OPPOSED TO FOOTBALL.

Union City, Tenn, Nov. IA res
olution oondemning football was adopt
ed by the Cumberland Presbyterian
synod in session here.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01
NO MOTION For BOND.

Pittsburg, Nov. 1-Bruoe Head
spent a very satisfactory night, 40
oording to r. L. Walker. No action
has IS yet been taken toward releasing
fDr. Duncan on bond.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01

Secretary Hanna wishes to extend
20 all men Of the city the use of the
freading rooms for Sunday afternoons.
This is new thing offered and more
complete set of reading matter could
not be found elsewhere in the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01

Tonight there will be free exhi-
bition game OF basket ball and both
ladies and gentlemen are invited to
attend. The game will begin at
$50 o'clock.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01
INDIANA GOING REPUBLICAN,.

. indianapolis, Nov. chairman
James p. Goodrich of the Republican
state committee, has issued an official
estimate Of the Republican chances
ut the coming election. Mr. Good.
rich declares that that state will 90
Republican by at least twenty thous.
and.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01

Several dozen pretty white felt
bats trimmed and untrimmed for
just one-half the regular price at Mrs
Cora Williams Clark's.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01

At 4:3o O'Clock tomorrow afternoon
the Bible class will meet for discus
sion, and short social will be held
after this meeting. At 8 o'clock q
social lunch will be held and all young
men are invited to attend, especially
those who are strangers in the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01

1t ia said that there are more trains
ranning between Memphis and Fulton
on the Illinois Central than any other
division Of the road. Hardly switch
is passed on that end that is not occu-
pied by a waiting freight train.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01
Much Enthusiasm Shown When He
Spoke at Richmond.
Indiana will Go Republican by 20,-
ooo-Bruce Head Is Still I'm.
proving.
OIL NEAR HARRoDsBURG
YERKEs SPOKE YESTERDAY.

YERKEs SPOKE YESTERDAY.
Richmond. Nov. Hon. J. W.
Yerkes spoke here yesterday afternoon
in the interest OF Hon. william l..
sumrall, Republican candidate for
congress. A good sized crowd heard
distinguished speaker and there was
enthusiasm in abundance.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01

DR.. Cooley, one of the. local Illinois
Central surgeons, will leave today for
st. Louis to remain two days.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01
A Christian Life Ended in the Death
Of Mrs. Addle Morton.
Death Of Mr.. Clyde Reep at the ILL
nois Central Hospital Last
Evening.
MRS. oREEMENs Is DEAD

Mrs. Addie Morton, one Of Padu-
cab g Oldest residents and most respect
cd Christian ladies, died at 2;45
O'Clock this morning after an illness Of
three months at her no me on Broad
way near Sixth street.
The deceased was born in Elkton,
KY. on October "a. sixty-fve years
ago, and when quite young moved to
Nashville with her parents. Her
maiden name was Miss Addie Green
field, and she frequently visited Pa
ducab, where she met and married
Mr.. Thomas W. Morton, promin-
ent dry goods merchant long since
dead.
Mrs. Morton had been a resident
OF Paducsh for the past forty years
and was loved for her many admir-
able Christian traits. Her life had
been one that was we'll worthy Of en-
ulation, and in her death the city loses
one Of its most earnest Christian
ladies. She had been member of the
Broadway Methodist church for forty
years or more, and was an active
Christian until her last illness.
She leaves to mourn her loss four
children, Misses Susan, Adine and
Cherry Morton and Mr. Thomas Nor
ton, all of the city, and two step.child-
rem. Mr.. Gabe Morton, of st. Louis,
one Of the officials of the Mexican
Central Railroad, aud Miss Mollie
Morton, of the city.
She also leaves two brothers, Messrs.
Robert Greenfield, Of Nashville, and
Mr. Wesley Greenfield, dorado, Texas.
The former is now here and the
other is expected tomorrow. She
also leaves = niece, Miss Rebeccs AL
len, whom she raised.
The funeral will take place tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock, from the
family residence, services by Rev. @.
W. Briggs, and interment at Oak
Grove. All friepds are invited.
Mr.. Clyde Reep, aged IS, son of
Conductor Harvey Reep, died at 3
O'Clock last evening at the Illinois
Central hospital from diabetes. The
young man was reared in Psducah and
well thought of by all who knew him.
He had been fisgman for the Illinois
Central for sometime past. His faith
er formerly worked for the company
here, but has for several months past
been working south, and he and his
wife arrived yesterday to be at the
bedside Of their son.
The funeral will take place at 8
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon from the
home Of his aunt at 1918 Monroe
street, burial at Oak Grove.
The funeral Of Mr.. Joseph Kehl,
VIM uicd hl MI AAAAhOin OchttoA hAhih
yesterday morning while on his way
home from Paducab, will take place
tomorrow at Louisville. The coroner
viewed the remains when the train
reached Louisville and decided the de.
ceased died of cardiac paralysis, fol-
lowing dysentery. -.
The funeral of the late Mr.. Joe Sc
bree took place this afternoon at 3
O'Clock from the residence at Sixth and
Madison streets, Revs. G. W. briggs
and W. II. Pinkerton officiating. The
pail bearers were: Messrs. George
Jacobs, Harry Ashbrook, Robert No
BILE, Ernest Pell, Edward Pearson and
j. W. Sherrelll.
Mrs. Sarah Oreemens, aged SO, died
OF Inflammation of the stomach last
nipht at her home at Sixth and Ter.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01

Mrs. Sarah Oreemens, aged SO, died
of Inflammation of the stomach last
night at her home at Sixth and Ter
rell streets. The remains were shipp
ed to Junction City, ILL.,, for burial.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01

Flagmsn william Gipson is out
again after q several days illness.
Mr.. Gipson is stationed at the Illinois
Central and Tennessee street crossing
and had U ot been i'll or absent from
his post of duty for many months. His
many friends will be pleased to learn
Of his recovery.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01
Y. N. {. A. NOTES.
SERVICES THAT WILL BE HELD
TOMORROW.

Rev. J. d. Bow, Of Louisville, who
lie holding a revival service at the Sec
ond Baptist church, will talk to the
men at the Y. NJ. O. A. at $3.50 to-
morrow afternoon on the subject Of
Men Of Reality"
Rev. Bow is a fine preacher and his
reviyals here nave met with the great
est Of success, He is 9 speaker Of
much force and Is favorite in his home
place. There will no doubt be large
attendance at tomorrow's meeting.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01
Change Of the Car Inspecting Force
of the |. C.
A New Station Opened at Woodstock,
Tenn, and There Is Big Buu-
ness Everywhere.
OTHER NEWS OF THE RAILS

A change will soon be made in the
car inspecting forces of the Illinois
Central here, within the next week
probably. Messrs. George Richardson
and John Moore, inspectors in the
new train yards, will 90 to the wood
working shops and Mr.. Thomas Ben
nett, q we'll known car inspector of
the city, will be placed in charge Of
the two gangs of inspectors that were
formerly under Messrs. Moore and
Richardson. For some time there have
been two forces of inspectors, and the
project of combining the two under
one foreman or chief inspector, had
been under consideration for the past
several weeks. 1t is thought that bet
ter results will come from the new ar
rangement and it will be tried for q
few months.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01

DR.. JIG. Murrell, the assistant chief
surgeon OF the Illinois Central road,
who has just returned after three
months trip abroad, says that he had
many amusing experiences but got
stuck" comparatively few times. He
had Ceoilian dollar passed of on
him in Paris, France, for q considera-
bic greater amount than 1t was worth,
and could not even get so cents for it
afterwards, although the silver in the
coin was we'll worth that amount. A
friend of the PHYSICIANS purchased
the coin yesterday afternoon for rs
cents and the doctor thinks it good
bargain. He gave originally 90. so for
the dollar. DIR. Murrell brought back
many curios, having q large dry goods
box full.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1902-11-01

Notices have been received here TO
the effect that night telegraph sta
tion will today be established at Wood
stock, Tenn, a station on the illinois
Central. The railroad company has
found it necessary within the past few
months to establish several yht sta
tions for the benefit of the trainmen,
so rapid is the increase in freight traf-
fio
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10

Senator Tillman. of South Carolina,
is often much moderated by his enc
mics. He Is beyond fair question a
man Of intellectual force, Of much ag-
gression. Of a strong courage of con-
viction. He recently lectured in New
Orleans. Mr.. J. R Randall, the we'll
known poet and journalist, reports him
in his old paper, The Augusta Chroni-
lie. as saying he thought that the pros
perity so DANGEROUSLY hearalded was
confined to spot north of Mason's ana
Dixon's line n that the south had lit
tie share in it..
In Memphis he said in a lecture of
the president: Personally, l like Mr..
Roosevelt. / think he is an honest man,
striving to do right But I must admit
the conviction that he is utterly inca
pable of performing the duties of the
president of the United States as they
should be performed. He is too much
of a stormy petrol. He can't fly when
the wind is not high. Many of his acts
are not only radical. they are RASH"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10

ROYAL RECEPTION
That Charleston VIII Give the Old
Liberty Bell Today.

Charleston January S..Charleston-
ians. all and singular. will give the Lib
erty bell as warm a reception tomor-
row AS 1T has ever received in The south.
The Philadelphia escort and the bell
will be met at the station by the pres
ident Of the exposition and the direc-
tors. Mayor Smyth and the members Of
the city council, the soldiers from the
garrison on Sullivan's island. naval re-
serves. United States marines from
Camp Haywood at the. exposition
grounds. the military companies OF the
ely, and the Citadel and Porter mill
terry academy cadets.
immediately upon the arrival of the
train a salute OF thirteen guns will be
hired by the naval reserves.
Mayor Ashbridge and the escort Of
the bell from PHILADELPHIA In carriages.
will be followed by tie military In the
march to the exposition grounds, where
the forml ceremonies Of welcoming will
take place. The truck on which the bell
will be placed will be drawn by thir-
teen horses.
All of the schools OF the city will be
closed and every school boy and girl
in the city will be given an Opportunity
to see Liberty bell"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
THE PRESS MIsREPREsENTED.

Rev. Of. J. B. Hawthorne, a Baptist
southern minister of much tine
and conceded marked ability, in a re-
cent sermon in Richmond. Va, where
he is a pastor, he was perhaps more
than severe in his sweeping condemna-
ton of the political newspapers OF the
country. Many are debauched and
mean no doubt, and purchasable. but is
IL true as he thus states his opinions?
sarhe average political newspaper is
ALWAYS on the wrong side of every NOR
al question. Why? Because 1t believes
thai it will get more money from those
who are on the wrong side than from
these who stand up for truth and puri-
IL and righteousness"
There is a vast number or pollticai
newspapers in this country. Many are
low and corrupt doubtless But the
majority are far above sale M a
surrender of all honestly. all principles,
all self-respect. The Richmond News
discusses the distinguished doctors
pocr opinion of the paper in politics.
We copy a little Of it:
The truth is, the average politi-
cal newspaper cannot be bought
at any price. There IS hardly
an editor or an important newspaper
OF .a years experience who has not
nd repealed attempts to buy his
ca In one way or another II
- were rich there might be
Is reason for assuming that they
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10

Hanna captured the president as well
as the Ohio house. He has dined with
Roosevelt. The president is net partic-
as to his guests or company.
The president complains that his do
mestic affairs and private life is invad-
ed by the press and publicity given.
That Booker Washington incident opeu-
ed the doors.
Kaiser William rebukes German gen
erals and DEGREES hat duelling and row.
STEERING must be abolished from the
army.
Bill Chandler. of the senate. New Eng
land republican. thinks that the one
thing needful for these United States
to become a nation Is a president.
Would not a king suit better?
Some of the newspapers are talktng
Of naming a new state jefferson. Even
republican papers favor 1t, but a repuh-
iican congress will hardly do IT. The
greatest political genius of our countrv
should have been honored in this wav
long ago.
American troops IN Cuba are 70 he
Withdrawn.
secretary Long Is to leave the cab;
net Glorious news Lowndes. OF Mary.
Land. win be urged for his place.
massachusetts, democratic state com
mittee ~repudiates Bryan.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10

Of Massachusetts,. ag-ee In d~eprecaftne
the commission habit az q useless. frfv-
otous and costly perversion OF accepted
rsethods Of public administration. II
tends to multiply offices. divide re-
sponsihility and detract from the worth
and dignity Of public ideals Of author
itv."
The opinion Is changing In the north
relative to the zeal attitude and feeling
Of the Fflipinos towards the UnitecI
States. Certain travellers and writers
have reported that the great mass OF
the people were very friendly TO this
country and anxious to make friends
and be finally absorbed. But a different
Evening Post says:
Returning travellers and soldiers
bring such d~iscouraging reports about
the Unborn and ineradicable desire o.
the Filipinos for independence, their
u~nfitness for the Anglo-Saxon brand of
self-government. and their unyielding
hostility to the Americans, W when
forced to surrender and take the oath
of allegiance that more and more peo-
pie are beginning to see the folly OF
comparing the expansion Of 1898 with
that OF any other period in u history.
The fact that o cannot make over a
race ten thousand miles away by teach
ing it a new language is becoming clear
er and clearer as the thousand Ameri-
can school-teachers report by letter
upon their efforts to Froebel, PestaloZzi
and Mann.
The news Is tina Admiral Sampson
is hopelessly demented. Mrs. Sampson
wrote to that effect to The New York
last. She stated that physically he
is comfortable and happy, but the
brain is tired and beyond ever being
rested. A very sad case. The Sun
improved the occasion to revile an who
stood by Rear Admiral Schley calling
it 1.-The savage and fatal outrage" II
repeats that he a the victor. The
Macon, (Ga.) Telegraph comments NJ
unkindly, plying Sampson, saying
however:
But comparatively few will agree
with The Sun as to the cause of his
condition. The Sun is certainly extrav-
agant in saying that unparalleled abuse
has been heaped upon Admiral Samp.
on. Where is the Maclay who has
publicly denounced him as a "caitiff
and a "~coward?" So far as we have
observed. except in rare instances, the
criticism of him has concerned Itself
merely with his unwillingness to divide
honors with Schley and his alleged ap-
prevail of the Maclay charges.
1T is most probable that grief really
caused Admiral Sampson to break dowr
grief over his terrible iii luck in hap
pening to be absent when the battle o.
Santiago occurred, and the conviction
hat has been borne in Upon him that
whatever his partisans might do, the
people of this country would never en-
shrine him in their hearts as the real
victor in that great struggle"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
Mr.. ROOSEVELT. BEWARE.
"Scorpfas" Will Have q Rough Tim
Of 1t This Year.

NThe next IL months will be times of
great peril for President Roosevelt. Ru.
the especially dangerous period for him
Is during the next Is days. warn him
TO be exceedingly careful"
This Is part of an a~stroIoSfca1 nre-
diction made by Mrs. Richards OF San
francisco. the woman who. said she
p~rophessed AeKinley's assassinatIon
three months before It occurred.
III tell you why the president should
not Expose himself continued Mrs.
Richards. Roosevelt was horn 0cfo-
Der 9th under the same zodiacal sign
and the same planet as President Gar
HELD. Roosevelt'g birthday was Octo-
Der 9TH. n Garfieid's NozAmber 9th
Garfield was a scorpia and SO is Roose-
vert Ineir planet is Mars. At the
present time Mars Is of a duII p-ar
color. In in a very bad position, and will
continue 80 until the LIST OF December
is02-"-Balimore Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-10
RoOsEvELT,s WORDS TO GENERAL
MILES.

We did not anticipate such a ape
from Washington. 1t shows him in
new feathers and in a different light.
He has lost his head. He is dizzy from
the unexpected altitude given by an
assassin's cruel bullet. When Roose-
welt was reprimandins so severely ZEN
eral Miles for speaking in favor of
Schley , he grew so mgr he actually
threatened the General. the head of the
army. and shook his finger in his face.
Hear this latter-day American Tsar: =
am the government" So he declared.
Think of Teddy Regarding himself as
actually the all and in all in power in
this alleged republic. Try to take it
in that this Rough Rider. who was a
failure in Cuba, now regards himself as
supreme-"I am the government" Then
he told General Miles. You must look
TO ME for policies" Hurrah, for Ted
dy! 81 nave teeth" he declared. He
% bite you see. The Washington cor
respondent of the able Houston Posi-
sends the following, i'll part. to his pa
per. and it's accuracy IS avouched:
Efforts are being made by interested
newspapers and individuals 10 make il
appear that there was nothing rough
or ungentlemanly in the reprimand
given Lieutenant General Miles by the
president. The real facts in the case are
Just now being made known. however.
and it is not likely that the public. and
especially the Washington public, will
be misled by the efforts just referred to.
According to q man whose source of
information is absolutely sound the
president was talking 10 three gentle
men hen General Miles entered the
room.
1.-The president abruptly sprang away
from his other call rs. advanced to
meet the general and said: = am glad
to see you, general. Then, after the
handshake. the president went on in an
excited manner: The interview you
gave out at Cincinnati is i~ntolerable.
You must remember that the relations
between US are now changed l am the
government and you must look to me
for policies. Remember what / say, for
1 have teeth I have teeth. 1 have
teeth"
oor Teddy! What a bungler, What a
mountebank. He is always putting
his foot in it." Teddy will not begin
to do. He might well have applied to
him famous words from the of
poets:
oh. h shall believe
But you misuse the reverence of your
place:
Employ the countenance and Grace of
Heaven.
AS a false favorite doth his Princes
name,
In deeds dishonorable?"
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Of covetousness? They do not show
that poverty il the lot OF he average
political newspaper. What becomes OF
the proceeds OF bribery and the rewards
of coveteousness? They do not show
on the books Of the newspapers o In
the Of life Of the average news
paper man. On the other hand, there
Is In the history Of the newspaper Du5-
mess In his country a long series OF
stories of hiddei. and modest heroism,
OF priyation and suffering endured ion
conscience sake. Of temptation resisted
when presented in most aliuring forms,
and when circumstances make rests-
lance hardest"
1t tells of an editor OF a average
newspaper" who refused a bribe OF
$500, 900. It says that h rejected offer
and argument without a moment OF
hesitation, although not a rich man, and
said nothing Of the matter until 1t
was developed by subsequent events
This same newspaper opposes some OF
the moral reforms which are strongly
favored by DR.. Hawthorne and many
other good people, but 1t can hardly be
supposed to do so from corrupt motives.
considering its record" We happen to
know that some where in the beginning
of 1859, a very poor Journalist not
worth s25. vas offered a salary OF s5.-
900. or any sum he would name, to take
charge of a republican paper. He was
a democrat. getting some 500 a week.
and a family to support, but he spurn-
ed the proposition with Indignation and
contempt. Among so many newspaper
men. as in all professions. there at"
corrupt, defiled men who could be
bought, but we are not willing to be-
lieve that a majority or even i fourth
are venal, vicious. false. untrue, against
moral questions hat concern socie,J
and civilization and state and country.