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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-18
 Strain Affected Gen.
 era1 Health. Doctors Doses Weak ened Stomach. Dr. Mile S Nervine Cured
 Me.

Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine brings rest and sweet sleep to the tired brain worn out with the cares and anxieties of the sick room. Read the following:
 "l have always been healthy with the ex' age came on, up to the time of my husbands last illness some years ago. l assisted m nursing my husband for nearly three months when he departed this life and the mental strain 1 think caused my trouble, Aside rom extreme nervousness my trouble com menced with sore throat and neuralgia. MY physician gave me purgative doses whicn weakened me very much and my stomach Tor tune seemed inactive. Mental strain and the dormant condition of my stomach soon told upon my general health. l had iittie appetite and was soon forced 10 stay Tn bed greater part of the time. Within week after the time l began taking Dr. Miles Restorative Nervine and Tonic 1 was up about the house | continued their use until completely cured My faith in Dr. Miles. Remedies has been strengthened by experience ot other people, our daughter hay, ing used Restorative Nervine with splendid results Tn case of paralysis and friend to whom sent box of the Anti-Pain Pills re. ports that she has been completely cured of neuralgia by their use. know of a number or others whom yourmedicinc has helped in large degree. l wish you continued success" MRS. FRANCES CoFFMAN, Dayton, Va.
 All druggists sell and guarantee first bot. tie 1r. Miles Remedies. Send for free book on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address Di' mhes Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-18
NEW SCHOOL OPENED FOR
 DOCTORSOF ENGINEERING

by friendly cooperation with manufac- turing plants, electric companies, navy yards and other busy items in the indus trial life of a big seaport city. During the past year in Boston something like ITO graduate students at the institute have practically constituted a graduate school. But 1t is believed that the new plan of en- rolling men in a separate and permanent school will unquestionably not only great ly strengthen the whole system of grad uate instruction but will make it possible to create special advantages, in the work ing out of special problems-such for ex- ample as sewerage disposal, for which the institute has recently provided for several. years of special investigation-that would be otherwise unattainable
 The main purpose of this latest of the American technical schools will be re- suits rather than prestige Mere degree hunters. in other words, will be distinctly 'persona non grata" and no student will be graduated until he has given proof of some actual contribution to the solution of a specific industrial commercial or municipal problem. The work of the school will deal largely with immediate problems. It's degree-Eng. D. or Doctor of Engineering-wa established in Ger many some four years ago and, although held by several Americans as an honor ary degree, is now offered for the first time in America as student distinction. It will be the technologica counterpart of the classical degree of Ph. D., or Doctor of Philosophy. In itself, however, the new degree is only important in that it will stand for practical knowledge and the point of greatest general interest in this latest step at the institute lies obviously in the fact that the demand for expert service compelling the increased supply which it is the primary purpose of the new department to furnish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-18
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF STREET CAR ROUTE.

Beginning Oct. 2d and con- tinuing while the 22d street bridge is being refoored, the Loop, Highland Ave, Avon dale and IdleWild cars will come in and go out of the city via 2Oth street, Birm- .ingham Railway, Light and Power Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-18
The Shock.

From Puck.
 Customer-Its not se very shocking, for bathing suit.
 Modste-Oh, no.
 Customer-Cant you-that is. increase the-er-voltage just bit?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-18
EAST BIRMINGHAM
 FREIGHT,
Schedule of Early Morning Cars.

The Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company, effective October 18th, will run daily excepS Sunday the following freight schedule Birmingham to East Lake an. Gate City:
 AM. Leave B'ham for East Lake. .. o:o0 Leave B'ham for Gate City via East B'ham. -. .... -. .11:oo
 PM. Leave 6ham for East Lake. ..... s:15
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04
SOMETHING FOR LEGISLATORS
And Their Constituents TO Think
Aheg. Fh5 Suhvoi-BOOK
Issue.

The next Kentucky Legislature
will not find the school book pro-
blem difficult of solution if it will
study the uniformity laws of Ten
nessee, North Carolina, Louisiana
and Texas The school-children of
all four of these States enjoy the
benefits of a uniform text-b book
law-low prices and school books
alike in all counties.
If the Legislature consuls the
book-trust and-more's the pity =
occasional educational officials, the
result may be county uniformity,
or that kind of uniformity brought
about by the book-trust at book
trust rates. BE there 119 or 1,
trust prices will prevail, and the
100000 school children of Ken
tucky will pay the profits of the
book trust.
Which shall it bt? Shall there
be Legislation that will benefit
10000 children, and keep from
100000 to $500, 600 in the pockets
of Kentucky parents; or laws pass
ed, or conditions allowed to con-
tinue, that will add fortunes to the
profits?
Every member of the next Legis-
lature should well understand the
effects OF the Tennessee textbook
law. 1t cuts down prices thirty to
fifty per cent. 1t pIescribes a uni
form series of textbooks, and does
away with the expensive changes
now demanded with each session,
or whenever a parent moves from
one county to another. This law
is so exceedingly popular that II
has become a Democratic tenet,
having been engrafted as a plank
in the last Tennessee State plat
form. No one desires its repeal
that is no one who buys school.
books.
Give the school children chance
Why not listen to the parents Of
the 100000 Kentucky children in
stead of the book-trust?
The school book issue will be
one of the most vital before the
next Legislature. How does your
Representative or Senator, stand in
the fight between the parents and
the children and the book trust?-
Glasgow Times.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04
"'d Like TO Be a Boy Anain. ,,

I'd like to be a boy again, with
out a woe or care, with frecklts
scattered DER my face aud hayseed
in my hair; I'd like to rise at 4
o'clock, and do hundred chores ;
and saw the wood, and feed the
hogs, and open the stable doors {;
and herd the hens, and watch the
bees, and take the mules TO drink /,
and teach the turkeys how to swim,
so they will never sink; and milk
a dozen COWS, and bring In wood to
burn, and stand out in the sun all
day, and churn, and churn, and
churn; and wear my brothers cast
off clothes, and walk about four
miles to school. and oct licking
every day for breaking some old
rule; and then get home again at
night, and do the chores once more,
and milk the cows, and feed the
hogs and curry the mules score /;
and then crawl wearily upstairs,
and seek my little bed, and hear
dad say, "Ihat worthless boy, he
doesn't earn his bread!" I'd like
TO be a boy again, hoy has so
much fun; his life is just a round
of mirth, from rise to set of sun.
l think that there's nothing pleas
anter than closing stable doors,
and herding hens. and chasing
bees, and doing evening chores
Farm and Field.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04

Youtsey said that the arrange
ments for killing Goebel were per-
fected at a meeting which was held
on Monday night, January 30, in
the Land Office, which is on the
north side of the Executive build
ing, and directly on the way to tho
State Auditors office. He said
those present at the meeting were
w. S. Taylor, Caleb Powers, John
L. Powers, w. H. CultoD, Wharton
Golden, w. j. Davidson and him
self and one other, whose name he
gave. Howard was expected the
following morning and the plan to
shoot Goebel from Powers office
which had been discussed frequent
ly, was agreed upon as the best
method of procedure. All agreed
that Howard was the right man,
and it was agreed that Powers
Office should be unoccupied on the
following morning. Taylor and
Powers left the minor details to
Youtsey.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04

ard had performed his service.
Youtsey did not know how How
ard left Powers office, but said
that it was his belief that he
walked into the main hallway, thca
into the ante. room Of the Gov
ernor's Office and thence into where
Taylor was. When he saw Taylor
the Governor told Howard that
was now no place for him to be.
Then Howard left the Executive
building, and the grounds. He
did not leave Frankfort for home,
however, until Goebel had died.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04

killed from Powell & Clement, of
Cincinnati, and sent them a 81
United States money order for the
box, which was received in Frank
fort by the Adams Express Com
pany. He said there was not a
man named by him as having been
a part of the conspiracy who has
not known all the time that jim
Howard killed Goebel, and every
detail of the plot up to the time
the shot was fired.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04
GoEBEL APPROACHES.

Suddenly Goebel, Jack Chinn
and Eph Lillard were sighted on
their way to the State House.
Goebel and Chinn were walking
ahead of Lillard, and as they turned
into the gate leading into the Cap.
itol grounds Yeutsey said that he
pointed out Goebel to Howard, and
told him that He was the man to
be killed
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04
USED MONEY GIVEN FOR OTHER


Youtsey said that Howard was
paid the money which Taylor had
offered. Taylor delivered it to
Youtsey and he paid Howard. He
said the money which Taylor had
in his possession to pay Howard
was raised by contribution. He
said that the money was originally
raised to aid the Republicans in
their contest before the Legisla-
ture, and that all but two or three
Of the claimants to the State offices
had given to the fund.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04
The December Output Of Ciuars

Did you guess the December out,
put of cigars to be 547,926, 800?
That is the number that wins
1000 in the Flol odora Tag con
test.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04
jim HOWARD
oFired the Shot That Killed
Governor GoebeI
So Says Henry E. Youtseu in His
Confession Confession Before the Frank
lin County Grand jury.

lin County GRAND jury.
"
James B Howard. of Clay coun-
ty, fired the shot that killed Will
tem Goebel," said Henry E. Yout-
2y, in his confession as to his part
in and knowledge of the conspiracy
which terminated In the assassina-
tion of the Democratic claimant to
the governorship, on Tuesday
= morning, January 80, 1900.
The convicted man now says
that he has made a clean breast of
the details of the plot and has told
everything he knows "fully and
frasly." He said that the shot
was Ared from the front window in
the private office of Secretary of
State Caleb Powers and that he and
Jim Howard were the only persons
inside of the room,
He named William S. Taylor,
Charles Finley, Caleb Powers, John
L. Powers, William H. Culton,
Wharton Golden and William j.
Davidson as conspirators with him
and said that while others were ac-
tive and had guilty knowledge,
the crime was to be committed.
these men advised Goebels death
by shooting and aided and abetted
in procuring his death.
Youtseys confession as to the
working. out of the plot immediate
" priorNto the shooting reveals the
= hating and -blooded way
4 in which he said Goebels death
was planned.
On January 27 after "Tallow
Dick" Combs and Mason Hooker
smith, the negroes, notified Youtsey
that they were not willing to do
the killing, Taylor dictated let
ter to Jim Howard. The letter
was written by Youtsey on the
typewriter and contained instruc-
tions from Taylor for Howard to
come to Frankfort at once, that his
pardon for the murder of George
Baker awaited him. The letter
also instructed Howard to report
to Heary f. Youtsey in the State
AuditAr's office when he arrived in
Frankfort and to present his, Tay-
lor's, letter 10 Youtsey. Then, the
letter said, Youtsey would acquaint
him.. Howard, with tie steps neces-
1 safy to Be taken in order to pro-
cure the pardon.
Youtsey said that he did not
know whether Taylor's letter TO
Howard was sent by mail oraby
messenger. He said that Taylor
either intended to send or did send
thNetter by Walter r Day, the
4 State Treasurer, to John G.. White
at Winchester, and that the latter
wA to see that Howard got the
letter. He said he was certain, how
ever, that Taylor did not confde
to Day or to White why Howard
was wanted except that he was to
| oet pardon
Taylor had told Youtsey that
"By Cd Howard was the man.
He ht gsRJeen in Frankfort after a
pardon and could settle the con
test by killing Goebel."
HOWARD ARRIVES.
Howard arrived in Frankfort on
the Chesapeake and Ohio train on
the morning of January 80. Yout-
sey said he reported at once to him
in the Executive building and pre-
sented the letter signed by Taylor.
' MONEY TO KILL.
Youtsey told Howard that it had
been decided, that the only way to
viii the contest for the governor
n was to kill Goebel, and that if
he would. do the killing Taylor
would Hes only pardoa Linn for the
murder II Bake, but also for the
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04

Nv" oAN AAiiSN OOCDCis anu SNCl
detail of the plot up to the time
the shot was fired.
MEN IN THE RAILWAYS.
Youtsey further said that short
time before the killing of Goebel
he went to the Agricultural Build
ing and conducted a oand of noun
tain men to the main hallway of
the Executive Building. These
men he stationed there and told
them to remain. This was done to
hide the identity Of Howard, who
might appear among them after the
shooting.
YoUTsEY SAYS HE HAS BEEN sACRI-
FIoED BY FORMER FRIENDS.
81 have been basely sacrificed by
my friends, the very ones to whom
l would naturally look for protec-
tion. have fought the prosecu-
tion and the entire Republican Ad-
ministration single handed without
any assistance whatever except
from my relatives, 1 thought so
much of Taylor that 1 was deaf
and blind to his faults and at one
time l would have died at the end
Of rope before l would have testi-
fled against him, have done
several hundred dollars worth of
work for him and never expected
to charge a cent for it, but since l
came to prison my wife has almost
broken herself down in her efforts
to be Independent and l have gone
hungry for extras which l could
not get without money. When !
sent Taylor a bill for 800 he Of
fered the pitiful sum of $40, which
could not accept, and is now
saying through his mouthpiece,
Charley Finley, that l have a
streak of insanity running through
me. Such men as Caleb Powers,
Jim Howard, Frank johnson and
number of others have been saying
all manner of sweet things to my
friends and at the same time have
been doing everything in their
power to hang me, and they will
moi iet me nave a minutes peace of
mind even in the penitentiary. l
bear no malice to any of them, but
/ am smarting under a sense of in
justice aud unnecessary humiiia-
tion and degradation. If my ad
vice had been followed Gov. Goebel
would be alive to day and our
State saved many thousands of
dollars and world of shame and
disgrace AS it is, he is dead and
his murderer is unpunished, but it
will not be long before the public
knows who killed him and who are
responsible for his untimely death.
L cannot say what took place be-
fore the grand jury because | have
been expressly commanded to keep
that secret, no matter how much |
may desire to tell it.
"HENRY f. YoUTsEY."
-.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04
SECRET OF THE PISTOL SHOTS.

Howard drew two big pistols
from his pocket and placed them
on the window sill. Youtsey asked
Howard what he was going to do
with the pistols, and he said; 81
will shoot those off after I shoot
Goebel, so people will thing there
are three or four men in this
room.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04
GoEBEL is SHOT.

Howard got on his knees, aimed
the Marlin rifle, which Youtsey
had borrowed from Grant Roberts,
out the window, took steady aim
and fired. Goebel fell mortally
wounded. Howard then dropped
the rifle and fired four shots from
the pistols. Youtsey said that
when Howard fired at Goebel be
(Youtsey) was standing inside the
room, but with his back turned to
Howard, and with his hand on the
knob of the door leading from
Powers office into the hallway
near the entrance to the cellar, or
basement.
YoUTsEY FLEEs FOR SAFETY.
Youtsey said that when the shot
rang out he sprang from the room
and ran down the stairway into the
basement. He cried my Cd,
what's the matter?" as he ran. He
ran around the building into Tay
lor's Office, and told him that How
ard had done the work-Goebel
had been killed Taylor was great
ly excited, but was glad that How
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04

Magor John IL. Mallory, of Bow
ling Green, died at his home n
Wednesday after a years illnel 8.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04

murder of Goebel, and would give
him ST., 800 besides. Howard asked
how and when it could be done,
and Youtsey told HIM of his plan
to do the killing. He said it was
to pull down the window blind
in the office of the Secretary of
State, raise the window and to
shoot Goebel with smokeless pow
der steel bullet as he approached
the statehouse.
Youtsey told Howard that no
one would ever know, that Taylor
was Governor and the head of the
State Guard. Howard agreed and
Youtsey then left him in the hall
way, while he made report to
Taylor.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04
ARRANGEs MINOR DETAILS.

Youtsey said he set to work to
arrange these details, learned about
when Howard would arrive, when
the Joint Assembly would meet.
He knew that Goebel rarely failed
to 60 to the Senate chamber at the
time fixed for the morning session
to be opened.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04
PURPOSE OF MOUNTAIN ARMY.

PURPOSE OF MOUNTAIN ARMY.
Youtsey said that the object of
Taylor, Finley and Powers in bring
ing the mountain army to Frank
fort was to bring about the killing
of Goebel in general fight. He
said that Democratic Judges of the
Court of Appeals and other Demo-
Gratis we're also to be killed. When
this plan failed, then it was that it
was decided by Taylor, Powers and
Finley to seek Goebels death alone.
He said that either Caleb Powers
or Finley suggested Jim Howard's g
name as the assassin after Combs
and Hockersmith had refused to
xiii Goebel. Youtsey said that
Taylor told him that he did want
negroes employed to do such work,
anyway. He said the negroes
might betray him and that he was
afraid for them to undertake the
crime. Then it was that Howard
was sent for.
/ "KILLING NOT NECESSARY"
Yountsey SAID that he told Sena
tor Deboe of the plan and that
Deboe said 'Thet is unnecessary.
The Legislature will seat Taylor"
Youtsey told DR.. w. R. johnson
what Deboe had said, and johnson
said:
C d. Deboe Don't pay
any attention to him. Talk to
Taylor He's the man"
GOT CARTRIDGES IN CINCINNATI.
Youtsey said that he got the
cartridges with which Goebel was
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04

He had previously adjusted all
the window blinds and had placed
three rifles in the room. Each was
loaded with the steel bullets. One
OF the rifles Youtsey said he had
borrowed from Grant Roberts also
clerk in the Auditors office.
The other two he had got around
the Executive building. Youtsey
said that while the room was dar-
kened, it was not difficult to see,
and that Howard examined each
rifle with great care. He weighed
them in his hands and Jtok aim
with each one. He wanted to
know if the sights were perfect, and
Youtsey, being good marksman
himself told Howard that the weap
ons were all right.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04
"eo AHEAD" SAYS TAYLOR


"Tell Howard to go ahead" said
Taylor. Youtsey said that he had
got the key from Powers office
from w. j. Davidson before How
ard arrived and, according to an
agreement made at meeting on
the night before, the office was to
be left unoccupied and locked.
Powers and the others had kept
their promise and the Office was
without an occupant. About IL :
As o'clock Youtsey unlocked the
door and let Howard in.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1903-02-04

Taylor had told Youtsey that
"By Cd, Howard was the man.
He haHRbeen in frankfort after
pardon and could settle the con
test by killing Goebel."
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-04-17
ONE MAN STRUCK DOWN..
storm, freaks Over P~ittsburH, Pa,
with Terrifying ~ witness.

Pittsburg. Pa, April i3.-With ter
ryfying swiftness the thunder storm
which came out OF the west Sunday
evening crashed over Pittsburg, pour
ing miniature rivers through streets,
flooding cellars and inhicting damage
that will reach thousands Of dollars,
One man was killed by lightning and
many buildings Were struck. Irving
Tilson, Of Dubois, Pa, while walking
from one building 10 another at the
Dixmont insane asylum, where he Is
employed, was struck down by n bolt.
lie was dead when picked up. The
congregation OF Christ NJ. T.. church
In Center avenue, was stormbound.
The street for blocks was flooded.
In Williamsburg the cloudburst
poured through the valley. People
were driven into the second stories OF
their homes. The loss 10 property In
the Thirty-seyenth ward was great. A
house In Coal street was almost swept
from Its foundation. Street car tracks
were lost under two feet of water.
Thousands OF feet OF lumber were
carried away from a Pitt street yard
on the Pennsylvania. A road signal
tower OF the Pennsylvania railroad
was struck by ..ghtning and the adj
joining passenger station was fired.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-04-17
Severe Storm Sweeps Across Lo-
gan, Dewitt and Plat
Counties.
ONE DEAD AND SCORES INJURED.
Mother Hurled Across n village
street and Fatally Injured-infan'
Son Found Dead In storms Path
Communication Cut On with
w~aynesviiie.

Springfield, ILL.,, April i3.-0ne
death, a fatal injury, and a score or
more OF injured resulted from a tor.
nado that swept over Logan. Dewitt
and Platt counties, Sunday afternoon.
The fatality occurred In the IIalsadzer
settlement, n little farming commune
ty. three miles from Atwood. platt
county.
The home OF Clifford Halsadzer
was demolished and after the storm
Haldsadzcr's infant son was found
dead, 900 feet from the place where
the house stood. The baby was lying
In bed when the wind struck the
house. Mrs. IIaldsadzer wal hurled
across the village street and fatally
injured. Mrs. j. d. Martins homc
was destroyed, and several guests
were painfully injured.
Deer creek. In Logan county, where
the storm first struck was swept dry
OF water. Reports from this distric,
state that three houses were lie.
stroyed and q number of people o
less injured.
Supervisor Adam Schanaurcr's
handsome residence was destroyed
The family OF several children and n
number Of visitors, Is in all. sought
safety In the cellar aud the house was
torn from over them.
The homes OF Samuel Baldwin and
Gus Knccht were destroyed. Mrs.
Baldwin and two farm hands took ref.
ugc In a smokchouse In which they
were hurled several hundred feet and
painfully injured.
II Is reported that the town Of
wayncs,illc and the blue grass dis
tricts east Of Atlanta were struck and
much damage resulted, but communi
cation with these points are cut OF.