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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-18
ROCK ISLAND.
BY Its Acquisition of the SeabOard
Airline 1t becomes the Largest
Railway System In
the World.

New York, Aug. 13-The deal con-
summated yesterday, by which the
Rock Island interests acquire the
practical control of the Seaboard
Airline, gives the former road
1900 more miles OF rail, a steam
ship line from Florida to Cuba and
one from Norfolk to Baltimore.
The deal also takes away the
individuality of the last independent
railroad in the South. Itputs Rock
Island trains over controlled roads
into Washington, Tampa, Norfolk.
Wilmington, Savannah and Jackson
vile on the Atlantic seaboard.
Junction with the Rock Island
system will be made at Birminham
over the Frisco. BY traffic agree
ments Rock Island trains can even
l,enter New York over the Baltimore
y 81 Ohio from Washington.
Rock Island this becomes in mile
age, capital, extent and richness
of territory traversed the greatest
railroad system in the world. It's
mileage amounts to almost
10000, and it exceeds by many hun
dred miles the great Pennsylvania
and New York Central systems.
No Change In Management.
= Oficial announcement is made
that the present management of the
Seaboard Airline will be continued
the property being operated sep
o arately by the Rock Island.
The Seaboard Airline will land
freight for the Rock Island into New
York city also by way of the Old
Dominion Steamship lines, with
which it has a working agreement.
The new Rock Island property is
capitalized at SIPS, OOO,O0 includ-
ing SIS, 100000 of bonds. OF these
bonds $10,0OO,OO are to be used for
the construction Of the new line
between Atlanta and Birmingham.
OF this last issue Sc, 900, 900 were
sold in April of this year, and it is
understood the balance Of S4, 900, 600
has recently been purchased by
syndicate made up OIL. P. Morgan
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-18
HARMONY
With a Vengeance, In the Re.
mOyaI OF Chairman Gary.
Work Accomplished By Proxies
Which Did Not State What
Was Contemplated.

Chairman Geo. <. Gary has lost
his position as the chairman of the
Democrats county C. mmittee, Of
which he has been a member for
nearly ten Years, because he dared
to support Judge ( H. Bush tor
circuit Judge agdlns! The wishes Of
the eminent statesmen who have
been entrusted with the duty Of
"harmonlziug" the Democratic
party,by providing places for them
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-18

former country members, who now
live in the city, were brought in
and allowed to vote for precincts
they no longer represented. Two
other proxies from men who have
never been elected committeeman,
or attended a meeting, were pro-
duced. With these four, total Of
IS votes were on hand, though less
than half of them were present in
person. OF the anti.machine men,
bers, 7 were present in person, 4
by proxy and one absent.
Chairman Gary, after transact
ing the business tor which the meet
ing was called, the selection Of FIVE
names to be recommended to the
election board, called attention to
the Craftsmanship and told the COM
mittee to take such action as it de-
sired in regard to removing him.
A motion was made by Mr.. J. T.
Chiffon to declare the Office Of chair
man vacant.
In putting the motion the chairman
made the statement that he wanted
the responsibility for this action
placed where it properly belonged
That Mr.. Geo. Green and his son-in.
| law, Mr.. Ashby Edmunds, had put
in the entire week visiting the mem
fbers OF the committee, obtaining
proxies to accomplish his removal
as a piece of pure personal spite for
| his (Green's) removal in April,
which was accomplished in order to
give Judge Bush representation in
count at Eddyville. The chair ig-
nored the patent illegality Of a
number Of votes that were cast,
also that the proxies did not pro.
vide for his removal and the further
fact that no cause whatever was
assigned for the act, which of itself
makes the action void, according tc
the contention of the Green faction
This statement was made with
Messrs. Green and Edmunds both
present, they having refused to va
cate at the request of the chair for
an executive session, but remained
throughout the proc eedings, indus
triously circulating among the
members; coaching the uniformed
and squirting the timid into
action. The Chiffon motion was
adopted by a vote of IS to 9, Mr..
Gary and some of his friends not
voting.
The committee then elected Coun-
Gilman James West chairman. He
received II votes TO 6 cast for Mr..
W. w. Radford. Mr.. West was one
of Judge Cooks strongest support
ers in the recent contest. Mr.
Radfo-d also was a Cook man. Mr..
West appeared and accepted the
honor.
Judge Bush's friends on the CON,
mittee are indignant at the treat.
ment accorded Mr.. Gary. 1t is due
to Mr.. Gary to say that he conduct
ed himself like the gentleman be is
throughout it all. He raised nc
protest, even when those not mem
bers of the committee cast illegal
votes against him. He was willing
to let the machine manage its cam
paign in its own way.
If serving notice upon Mr.. Gary
and 1000 Democrats who vote ]
for Bush, that they are not wanted
in politics this year is the wise
course to pursue, the credit for the
harmony" brought about is due
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-18
SUDDEN DEATH
Of Aged Lady Few Miles South
of City.

Miss Sarah Edmunds, aged rs
years, died at the home of Mr.. w.
Atkins, a few miles southwest of
the city Friday. She was was only
i'll few hours. She was a member
of the Baptist church.
The interment took place in the
family burying ground, near Tren-
ton, Saturday.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-18
Judge Hall Drops Dead.

Sebree, KY, Aug. 15.-Judge L.
B. Hall dropped dead while work
ing on his farm near Sebree, Fri
day afternoon. He was sixty five
years old and served as Judge of
Webster county for twenty four
years.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-18

Col. Ashby Edmunds and his lieu
tenants, whose shoulder straps are
to be the guiding stars of the Demo-
cratlc,Party,in the victory its "boys
in the trenches" are to win in No
vember.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-18
TOO MUCH "nIAWATHA."
Kansas Man Runs Amuck at a
Band Concert.

Winfield, Kansas, Aug. 14.-An-
gered by the music of a band con-
cert Gilbert Twigg, once a soldier
in the Philippines, armed himself
last night with a double-barreled
shotg an and revolver, and attack
ed crowd of 5000 persons that
surrounded the band stand, killing
three men, probably fatally wound
ing three others and injuring TWEEN
ty more before he was shot by a
policeman. Beside Twigg, the
dead are Sterling Rice, Dawson
Tollotson and D. Bowman. The
band had just finished playing
''Hiawatha" when Twigg came up
and fred both barrels of the shot.
gun at the bandstand. Before the
policeman shot him Twigg succeed.
ed IN getting in three more shots.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-18
HIT. c. at Lafayette.

The Home Telephone Company is
now installing its exchange at
Lafayette, Ky. GAINESVILLE can use
the line to Lafayette free until the
exchange is completed Times
Journal.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-18
The Democratic Committee Satur

The Democratic Committee Satur-
day recommended the following
Democrats for appoint as election
commissioners: w. T. Cooper, L
c. Cravens, c. L. Dade, David
Smith and w. w. Radford. One Of
the FIVE will be appointed Commits
sioner for this county.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1903-08-18
Get Ready
For School!

If you send your boy away dressed
in Anderson's High Art Cloth.
ing, he'll be dressed as well as the
best. Our stock is complete in
every department.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14
AS OTHERS SEE Us.
Over the Sea Comment on Fast
American Horses

English impressions of men and
things American are sometimes inter-
esting, sometimes amusing. Here is a
sample from a London morning paper:
1.-THE King and Queen went to the
royal agricultural show this week
What most interested the royal party
and moved them to laughter and aD-
plause was the trotting of a half dozen
INSTRUMENTATION horses in comical
American trotting sulkies.
Some of the horses had their legs
bandaged almost to the shoulders and
We're triced UP in weird harness that
worked like eccentric gear as they
trotted, and the sulkies were Just two
big wheels and a board seat trailing on
either side of the horses TANKS.
THE drivers wore goggles, while the
horses simply hurled themselves around
and around the ring as though shot out
of a gun. There was none of the
graceful housekeeping of English
horses.
'The Yankees legs seemed always
straight out, either fore or aft. and
their bodies rolled like a ship in a
heavy swell. They were not pretty,
but they got there amazingly fast.
They were as funny as they were fast
The crowd roared and the royal party
Joined in the merriment. "-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14
The Grouchy Man,

What makes a man grouchy in the
morning? Ninety per cent of the male
beings who are obliged to get I'D and
eat, do so bristling like a hungry bear.
If you have ever lived in a boarding
house or where a dozen fellows were
sleeping and eating, you must have
noticed that the early morning atmos-
phere was dangerously surcharged with
kind of spontaneous combustion,
verging on the exploding point, but
just missing it. And how the women
folk scurry around to quickly feed the
brute and turn him loose! 1t takes a
rush meal, rush to a car, a stogie and
newspaper, with a couple of grunts
about the weather and a kick because
the Pirates lost a game, before his
expansion pipes get to working proper
ly, and by about the middle of the
forenoon it's safe to get within shout
ing distance of him.
More than two-thirds of the world
kicks are registered before o'clock in
the morning, and most of them by men
who would take that same thing they
are kicking about as a matter of course
two hours later in the day. You may
take it for granted that a fellow who is
grouchy after 9:55 a. m. is a chronic,
and there's no possible relax until he's
asleep.
It's surprising how the women toler-
ate it. Some of 'em don't Occasional
ly she's the crouch, and then it's aw-
full
a surly man is an intolerable brute.
With a selfish lack of consideration
for the feelings of every other mortal
but himself he foolishly imagines
that he can growl the world into be-
ing desperately afraid of him; while,
as a matter of fact, there aren't three
people in the whole world who are the
least bit affected or who care whether
he likes it or not
| it, why man will go off the handle,
and vomit forth his anger like a voIca-
no, when he knows we'll enough that
| outside of the thousands that quake,
only in his imagination, there prob
ably isn't a soul that knew he was
| mad. But anger is blind, deaf and
dumb and knows nothing.
So you can't afford to give away to
your temper, ladies. Leave that to
those brutes, the men. 1t isn't at all
becoming, and not in the least bit nice;
and such havoc as it works in a pref
| ty face is ppalling.-Pittsburg Dis
| patch
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14
Army Of Rodents.

From Calhoun County, Michigan,
there comes to the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition a sensational story of the in
vasion of that county by an army of
5000 rats in one pack. A big gray rat
is said to be leading the vast array of
rodents. Michigan papers devote con-
siderable space to the peculiar occur
renee. and some Battle Creek citizens
who have become interested in the
migration have written to the Smith
sonian Institution for an exclamation,
if possible. The story of the rat raid
as told in Michigan papers is that
about Il days ago, about a hundred
large rats were crossing a highway
three miles east of Tekonsha village,
Calhoun County. They are said to
have been under the leadership of q
large gray rat of venerable and dig
nified aspect, and this leader seemed
to have some definite object in view,
for he marshaled his forces in a most
authoritative manner. A few days aft
erward a farmer in Clarendon town
ship, in the same county, was aroused
about o'clock in the morning by a
! squealing noise of great magnitude,
such as might be made by a score Of
| litters of young pigs. AS the sound
continued to grow in volume, the farm
err arose, hastily put on his clothes and
went out doors. The air seemed filled
| with the strange sounds, and the man
, climbed his wind mill to see if he could
J discover the cause. He could see a
| dark wave rolling across a field to-
ward his barn, it is said, and as it ap-
preached nearer he could see that it
was composed of hundreds of rats,
squealing loudly as they ran. Into the
barnyard they came, hating in front
of the barn. Then a large gray rat
seemed to select about 20 husky rats
from the bunch and led them into the
building. When they emerged ten min
utes later they were ACCOMPANIED by
about one hundred of the Clarendon
mans rats. They took their places in
the ranks and the procession moved
across the fields. When last seen tbs
horde is said to have been crossing the
highway east of the village of Tekon-
Sha. 1t is claimed a traveller had Il
wait nearly five minutes for them t.
cross the road, and he estimated theil
number to be not less than 5000 They
We're still under the leadership of a bic
gray fellow who appeared to be {
walking delegate in the most extensive
strike in the history of Rodentdom.-
Washington Star.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14
STRANGE EFFECT
Of Presidential Years Sends Terrapin
Soaring IN Price,

A. NJ. Barbee, proprietor Of the larg-
est terrapin crawl in Georgia, is pre-
pairing for a big trade next winter
Il should get s35 a dozen for every
terrapin send to New York next sea-
son. he said to a Sun reporter a few
days ago. Il only got SIS dozen for
them last year, but the price will go
up next winter
.'Why?"
Because it will be a Presidential
year. | have always noticed that the
year a President is elected the price
of such delicacies as diamond-back ter
rapin, canvasback ducks and scarce
wild game of all kinds goes up. 1 try
every four years to have as big ship
ments of terrapin as possible.
THE reason for the advance in price
is not hard to find. There is more
entertaining done. There are more
suppers and dinners among the public
men and politicians. The demand in
creases and the price advances.
I first had my attention called to
this fact y or Is years ago. 1 know
my theory is correct. I have profited
by the knowledge.
There is nothing like a good dinner
over which to discuss a tariff plank or
political platform, be it state or ma
tional. For a dinner in the winter
time. one that the best politicians en-
joy, nothing equals a terrapin stew for
starter. They must have terrapin,
and with the whole country in a po-
litical broil, every restaurant in the
cities of any size becomes a bull on ter
rapin and stands ready to push up the
price. That is why I am sure 1 will
get $35 a dozen for those in my pen
right now
Barbee buys terrapin from the ne
groes on the islands near Savannah
They are turned loose in his crawl,
which is in his back yard, and this is
drawn on when orders come from the
North to ship them by steamer. They
are sent up in barrels and are much
more easily transported than water
melons, Savannah (Ga.) Cor. New
York Sun.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14

Zinc and spelter shipments at st. Louis
in 1902 were 1,43e,111 slabs, compared
with 1,463, 4O1 slabs in 1908. Grain ship
ments at Galveston for the first seven
months of 1902 were 1,S75,SS6 bushels,
compared with 10, $50, 7O2 bushels for the
same period of 1903: at New Orleans
9,1s1,o47 bushels in 1902, and 22.312, 524
bushels in 1903.
On the Pacific coast the redwood
shipments from Upper California Cor
seven months OF this year were 1922
49S. 1884 feet, compared with 145.s55,52s
feet in 1902, and 1875, O02, 66S feet in 1901.
This growth is the result of the in
creasing domestic as we'll as foreign
demand. Seven months receipts Of
redwood, pine and fir at California
points were 574, 163, 265 feet in 1903, COM
pared with Asa, 951 ,O4O feet in 1902, and
362, rs, 414 feet in 1901.
Monongahela River tonnage for sew
en- months last year totalled 5,444, 1872
tons. and 6,O55, APO tons in 1903. New
York State Canals, to July 31st, carried
1,63S,S46 tons, compared with 1888, 62s
tons last season, and 1,437, 12S tons in
the preceding season.
Anthracite coal shipments reached
an aggregate of 97,262,44 tons in rhe
past seven months in contrast with 3D.
134,766 tons in 1901, shipments having
been practically suspended on account
Of the strike in the summer of 1902.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14

1t is hardly likely that the Repub-
licans will make their nominations at
the convention tonight. The next day
or two will be fraught with the most
danger for those who are anxious to
see good county government in Ha-
wall. 1t is the trades and deals of
delegates which are likely to land on
the Republican ticket men who are not
wanted.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14

Forester Hall advises the planting
of rubber trees on, Maui, although he
does not mention the necessity of $500
per ton bonus which San Francisco
corporation had the nerve to ask.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14

The Republicans on Kauai are the
first in the field for county offices.
They anticipated the call of the Re
publican Territorial Committee by a
couple of days.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14

Naturally the Chinese in the Philip
pines object to an opium concession
which will increase The price of their
is regulated by the American govern
ment
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14

If the Promotion Committee could
ger rate war between the coast and
Honolulu, the tourist question would be
settled.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14

Punahou begins it's sixty-thir year
today. Few schools west Of the Mis-
sissippi can match either in age or
efficiency the record held by Punahou.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14

The Hilo Home Rulers are trying the
Republican experiment of year ago.
icans on their county ticket and no
doubt expect the same success that
the Republicans had with the legisla-
ture.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14

FOR SPRAINS, SWELLINGS AND
LAMENESS there is no better Iininent
than Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Thou
sands can testify to the merit of this
remedy. One application gives relief
Try it. Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd,
Wholesale Agents. sell it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14

The old steamer Picking has made
nearly as many farewell appearances
as Patti.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14

Ample: Ada-"Do you get much ex-
ercise?" May-''Why, yes. I have no
maid, and I have a waist that buttons
in the back.''-Judge.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14

The Republican county ticket seems
likely to be a young mans ticket"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14
Dyspepsia

What's the use of a good cook IL
there's bad stomach-a stomach
too weak properly to digest what
is taken into it3
The owner of such a stomach
experiences distress after eating,
nausea between meals, and is
troubled with belching and fits of
nervous headache-he's dyspeptic
and miserable.
II have been troubled with dyspepsia
and have suffered almost everything.
have tried many different remedies, but
could get no relief until began taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla. After the use OF this
medicine could eat without distress, and
today l am as well as ever. but I always
keep Hoods Sarsaparilla on hand" Mas.
J. A. CRowELL, Canajoharie n. Y
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-14
Hoods Jarsdp0riilo
and Pills

Cure dyspepsia, strengthen and
tone all the digestive organs, and
build up the whole system.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-17

that ] must do something
to regain my health. A
friend advocated your Wine
OF Cardui treatment 90
strongly that ! decided to
try II. although ! had little
faith In patent medicines.
am now very thankful that
did so. for within ten days
blessed relief came to me.
and In less than three
months | was cured. and
haxte a,to.,oa fla h.alSk
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-17
MRS. IDA MCDONALD.
supreme Deputy of the Maccabees of the World.
Denutu

II1RS. MCDONALD,
N No. ATT Beaubien
LII Street, Detroit,
Mich, is a prom
inent woman who was
greatly benefited by the
great woman S medicine,
Wine OF Cardui. Mrs.
Mel Donald is the supreme
deputy of the Maccabees
of the World, and one of
the most widely known
women in the United
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-17
PYRAMID

Complete details of the Pyramid
mine disaster are given by the Jour
nal yesterday morning:
II has been learned that Johnson
ana shore were on duty in the Pyra-
mid Lake Mining and Milling com.
pany's property. They were pumping
out the main shaft. The water had
been lowered so far that in the morn
ms a shift was to nave been put on to
continue sinking the shaft. johnson
was in charge of the boiler in the
shaft house that supplied the pump
n Short was experimenting the
working OF the pump on the 200 level.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-17

1t was customary that when the
pump was to be lowered the men were
called n at least half a dozen min
ers assisted in the task, but there were
times when Mr.. Short had to have Mr..
Johnson's assistance and the two did
the work without calling the other
men.
This was evidently what happened
when the shaft house caught fire.
Johnson was undoubtedly down in the
shaft, as evidenced by the candlestick
found beside his body. He probably
saw the flames above him and at
tempted to escape, but the smoke in
the shaft house was so dense that he
fell and was consumed by the flames.
The body was lying on the face. One
arm had been thrown about mis- fore
head and one leg was bent under him.
Short wore peculiar shoes and the
rescue party tracked him. Their the
ory is that he attempted to climb out
and afterwards returned to the bottoa
of the shaft and then thought of the
door in the upper level and tried again
to reach that point, but he fell before
he got to the door in the hundre l.
foot level.
He was also found lying on his face
and over a little pool of water that
he thought might protect him from tn
heat and gas.
The cause of the fire is unknown,
but as the supply of fuel vas %runnins
low there is no reason to believe that
the furnace is overheated.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-04-17

A big strike has been made in the
tunnel in the Weston mine at Lone
Mountain. A large vein has been cut
at the depth of 800 feet that carries the
same quality of copper ore, carrying
gold and silver, as that found on the
surface. Latest reports say hat the
tunnel has pierced the ore vein ten
feet and there are nc signs Of its
giving out. Mr.. Weston is naturally
elated over the find and predicts great
things for the mine. If it pans out
as he thinks it will, it means a smelter
and increased prosperity for Elko.