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EXPLORING A NEW RIVER.
Another white Space on the Congo Map
Being Filled With Geographic Detail.

Being Filled With GeoGrn PHO Detail.
More than twenty years ago Savorgnan
de Brazza carried o little steam launo b
overland between the headwaters OF the
large Ogowe River and the upper part OF
a river on the other side Of the divide, q
few miles away. The natives called this
stream the Alma, and De Brazza believed
It was a tributary OF the Congo and that
he might steam down tho Alma to the
upper Congo far above Stanley Pool.
His experiment was . great success.
He descended the Alma about 700 miles
and finally entered the Congo where the
great river is several miles In width. Then
he fioated down that river to Stanley Pool.
Meanwhile. Stanley had been laboriously
ascending the Congo. dragging his sup
plies around 235 miles Of rapids: and when
he reached Stanley Pool he was much sur
prised to find the French flag floating on
its northern bank. De Brazza had ar
rived before him and was founding the
station OF Brazzaville.
Ever since that day large white space
has existed on the map between the Alma
and the Congo. Explorers were too busy
elsewhere to trace the rivers In that region.
At last the Parma River, supposed TO be
the largest tributary Of the Aima, has
been partly explored, and portion Of the
blank space on the map has been filled.
e Gp s ssS AareS, as soees ss Of II.
Alma, has assembled It's Pama tributary
for distance OF about 30 miles. Tho
upper part Of the river has also been ex-
pfored, but no one has visited the middle
portion.
and Capt. Scheerlinck found that for 9
part Of the way it flows through wooded
region In which are numerous herds OF
elephants and buffaloes. The country 10
not densely peopled, but there are num-
Der of large settlements on its pahxs' where
white. trading stations have been es'ao-
It was near the place where tho PamA
Joins tho Alma that De Brazza found q
native chief. whom he attempted to use
to further his political schsmes IN behalf
ton Of the tricks TO which explorers some
times resort when they are scrambling for
ali the territory they can seize.
De Brazza announced that on the Alma
was the capital Of the great King Makoko.
OF the large native State Of Congo, south
Of the river OF that name, and In Portuguese
territory. This sovereign, he declared,
was the ruler Of all the country between
the Alma and the Congo and Of both banks
OF the congo DetWeen ota'iAey Eooi @''o
the mouth Of the Alma.
He signed q treaty with this great King.
who placed his entire territory under the
sovereignty OF Franco. The treaty was
seriously discussed and approved IN the
French Chamber Of Deputies but, after ell.
France never came into Possession OF both
banks Of the. upper Congo. .,
II was conclusively shown In a few months
that the great King Makoko" was moth
ing but a poor little Ba,eke chief, with only
. few hundred followers and a very small
territory. He had no influence whatever
outside his small domain. When the real
facts were made known, nothing moro
vas said about the famous Makoko. epd
the French gave up al claim 10 ths tazrit@y
on the left bank Of the Congo.
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tbeapes. Harrigan built. fer hirnsslf tho
lMrrisan Theatre lr Egg Ihirty;hfth
Richard Mansfield eight years ago but
Sill owns the property, which brings him
Q nice income.
His only appearance IN New York since
that time were as Uncle Tom In special
company organized by William a. Brady.
In a vaudeville sketch for a short ttine
The costume. picture shown on this page
Ia one ~ Harriean az Mnior Gnftaihrr.
with Billy Gray and John Wild In black
face Wild and Gray are both dead. The
scene depict ed is where the raacally Major
some money on It.. He Is saying to Wild
and Gray;
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the roadhouse. and there the farce Will be
lveliest.
Mr. Harrigan was talking In the drawing
room Of his home ct $40 Park place, Brook
Ign. which he bought four years ago. The
spir,, OF youth has kept his body young
and he Ia planning his return to the stage
with great eagerneas.
But 1t does not keep him from his amuse.
ments and he Ia seen occasionally al the
raoet rack, where all the sports, politicians,
and horsemen know him. For Mr.. Harr-
gan knows almost az many people as no
knows localities in New York
He was born AT 81 Scanned street. In tho
old Seventh ward He vas a ship caulker
thir'y-siX years ago.
His most famous partner was Tony Hart
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A BIT OF PARIS HERE.
Tho Hotel Where the Frenchest OF French
Cooking in New York 10 Had.

Cooking In New York IL Had.
The Frenchiest Of French cooking In New
York Is that Of tiny hotel and restauran,
not far from the French line pier.
"A low, long, shabby house with twe
street doors, one leading to the hotel proper
and usually locked. the other to the bar
room. is distinguished from it's fellows BY
the coarse lace curtains jealousy covering
all the windows both above stairs and below
The dining room has the single long narrow
table characteristic OF the cheaper French
restaurants
oilcloth takes the place OF linen and tina
chairs are of the cheap ,st- There Ia nothing
eye, and only the fact that the kitth %.
small room in the rear, Is cleaner than the
dining room could reconcile fastidious
person to taking a msal in the place.
The aspect of the queer little restaurant
hss s ,sds sr ar nd f
amazingly like hundred such restaurants
and shabby hotels in Paris and the other
French cities. 1t is in fact a bit Of Paris
separated from the rest Of tbs French
capital by the intervening miles Of land and
largely persons who como frsh from,
France, 80 that the Partisan tradition has
never been lost.
When slip Of the French line comes Ia
the little hotel fills Up with guests,the
pass myers. The latter sleep In the Tiny
Ct ambers on the second door behind the
clos. y-drawn coarss lace curtains, and the
former drink absinthe and cav sucrs at the
bar.
All day and half the night the little hetel
newly expatriated forget that they are on
an alien shore. Just few blocks away
wavee the tri-ccl " at the masthead, and
the waters that wash the shores Of Man
haitian Island are tho same that lap tho
Familiar Partisan dishes help to mako
the guests feel themselves at home. Nothing
has been spoiled to please the palate Of the
curiosity hunting New Yorker
The poorest drink their Cheap rcd wine
Onions and chives and a the other sharp
or odorous dishes that the French palate
loves are provided exactly as you lind
them In the bydssertes Of q hundred pro-
vinciA towns Of France and in the crowded
quarters Of Paris itself.
their meal, sitting. shoulder to shoulder
with the newly arrived Immigrant. Some
Of the latter $50 hero in the restaurant per.
haps for the first time the faces Of colored
people, for hither come occasionally men Of
color from the French West indies, we'll
dressed. lively and intelligent men, curiou.ly
unlike tho native colored people OF the
United States in attitude and appearance,
speakers Of soft French patois, such ~
Is heard in the islands from the descendants
Of former slaves.
Few patrons Of tho house linger long.
and each arriving ship sends In freeh batch
with, Of course, the recurent pstty ofdcers.
The previous arrivals have scattered,
some 70 the French quarter 81 this dty,
ahips the place has comparatively few
patrons, and an English speaking yiatee
b ! rATity.
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and together they made the team name Of
Harrigan & Hart world renowned. With
his career in New York up 10 1896 all New
York is familiar. He wrote and produced
every one can recall The titles Of half dozen
of them.
Besides the Muligan plays odd Laven-
der" was one that always held popular
favor. Twenty-three Harrigan plays each
had more than 100 continuous perfo rm-
ances in New York during his long term
Of activity and popularity.
he and Hart had the Comique and Park
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'Now you gentlemen take this clock to
the policy shop on the corner and rattle
1t OF for 10 cents ticket. And then you
gent lemen bring back the clock
When Liebler 4 Co. read "Under Cover
they sent Manager Tyler right out to hire
a theatre for is produc, ion and agreed
to call 1t Harrigan's Theatre and to play
Ned Harrigan" there all The season through
for a term Of years. They are satisfied
that New York will greet Harrigan and
his old company in a new and clever Harri-
gan play with an outburst OF enthusiasm
which will have an enduring stimulus In it..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-03
Coed work OF the Rocking Chair.

Some ono who was i.terested In the faoe
has discovered that while Amer loan women
are. snoI ter than their English sisters, their
legs are much more synirnet zeal ard q aiS
that the reason for this lice in the great love
q the American women for rocking onr ins
ohair and. apparently happy. rock by the
hour, we're she hot disturbed, perbaps neF
moving that the mere movement employed
70 keep the chair In motion does, by repeated
pnshes Of th1 toes, make the iIttep hisS, the
oAlf. round shd full eng 20 keep from ~
MN a soc01nukt5cn Of heeh1
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-03
Harfigan's Return to the Stage
He LUiH Appear Next Fall In a
Harrigan Play Of the Old Style

so very serious about 1t all. The p,ot
won't strain you, but hope the hurnor
will.
Tho first act shows a roadhouse near
the racetrack. One Of the scenes in the
second act reveals a tough saloon, a sort
OF tramps' and criminals rendezvou.
There's top and bottom plot-that's
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else no would not have had q chance to
write the love scene between Romeo and
Juiist
1T isn't always easy TO find the people for
the character bits. The college bred boys
who como to the stage with the advantages
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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-03
Christian County Farmers Have
Trouble and One Shot.
General Cassius Clay Is Crazy, Not
Sick-Miners Strike at
Wheatcroft, Ky.
LOUISVILLE PEOPLE TOASTED
FARMER KILLED IN CHRISTIAN

Hopkinsville, July 3-James Grant
shot and killed Harrison Handy in
the field this morning. The men were
farmers in the Sinking Fork neigh
borhood. Handy was pl lowing when
Grant appeared witha shotgun and
accused him Of talking about his
daughters in q disparaging way.
Grant repeated what he had heard
Handy said, and asked il he said it.
Grants story is that Handy laughed
and said, Eyes said it," These were
his last words. Grant shot him dead
in his tracks, the losd entering his
breast at short range. No other wit
nesses have yet appeared. and the ver-
sion given is - Grant himself tells IL.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-03
Mr.. L. NewhAse Badly, if Not
Fatall,Hur Today.
Colored Bioclist Frightens Horse
Map Bon's Broken in
WITHIN.
CAR HTS COUNTRY WAGON

Mr. L. Newnause, travelling repre-
sentative Of a Chioag, concern which
manufactures q fip extinguishing
powder, was oadly injured in run
away this wrning about 1 / 80 O'Clock
near Eight and Boyd streets while
riding over the city advertising his
goods.
Mr.. Ne,hause was riding in a rig
furnished " the 'aimer Transfer 90.
with Tin Enocs, colored, driver,
and at Eighth and Boyd streets a
negro biyclist attempted to GROSS in
front Of the hoe and slipped to the
ground u,der u animals feet. The
bicyclist mad . asket on his arm and
in falling str,k the horse, which
wheeled srounsnd turned the buggy
over. throw,nsboth driver and occu
pant out. \ Newhause slightod
under the venes aud the driver fell
Just outside d escaped serious in
jury.
The horse ooeeded at frightful
gait for MORGAN square, bragg ing
the unfortup drummer all that dis.
lance. Afts having run for fully ,
block the he oollided with a tele
nhone pole 4 stopped.
Drs. JefRobertson and Acriai
Hover wernmmoned and after max
lug a hast Examination removed tn,
patient in ambulance to the Lago
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aged much and the horse was not
hurt.

W. L. Ledford, who was injured in
a street car accident several nights
ago, was removed yesterday afternoon
at sos O'Clock to Roaring Springs,
KY, where his family resides. He
has never entirely regained his right
mind, but talks nationally on most
subjects. He cannot tell how he got
hurt, however, and his mind is q
blank from the time he got on the car
at First and Broadway until he be-
came conscious.
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Continued on Fourth Plgsl
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one pump boat, q large quantity OF
coal out of ground and ready for mar
ket, and other things.
Tho plaintiff AYERS that he accepted
these statements as true and on the
made to him PAID
valuable consideration for the prop
erty of the defendants, but that only
2. 900 acres Of land sold to HIM and
maid for by him is included in the
property. He has made demand for the
remaining 500 acres OF coal lands, he
claims, and they have not been decided
him, and he accordingly sues for $780,
900 for the 500 acres of land constitut'
ing the alleged shortage.
He claims further that one Of the
boats sold as being in good condition
was not and that $4,000 had to be
scent On il before it could be used,
and sues for this amount also, $4,000
He claims that the quantity of coal
out Of ground and marketable WAS not
turned over to him. and sues for $1,000
damages for the loss Of that, ssking
for total of $54, 900.
Mr.. Nevins is we'll known in Padu
cah, and the towboat Thomas A.
Nevins was named after him. He II
now mp In Crittenden and Union coun
ties ON business.
The defendants do not seem 20 fee
any uneasiness over the suit. 1t II
understood that the property was cole
to Mr.. Nevins after his legal represen
tative had examined all the deeds
papers and other documents, and thu
no deeds were made to anyone. TIT
company's stock simply being sold t.
Mr.. Nevius. 1t is understood 1t vii
be claimed that the boat alleged q
have been in bad repair was in goo
repair, had been repaired only shor
time before and running regularly.
The suit comes up before Judg
Walter Evans in November.
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Mr.. Thomas A. .evins Sues
Paducahans for $4,000.
IL the Purchaser OF the Paducah Coal
and Mining Company's
Property.
SUIT FILED IN FEDERAL COURT

One of the largest suits ever insti'
tuted in Paducah was iiled in federal
court here last evening by Attorneys
Wheeler and Hughes Of the city for
Thomas A. Nevins Of New Jersey, one
Of the new owners OF the Paducah
Coal and Mining Co., against the fol-
lowing: George Rock. W. +. Paxton,
T. J. Flournoy, Ed Voolfolk, George
q. Wallace and Mrs. May Wallace,
Paducah, and Isaac Reese and Mrs.
Lulu Reese Of Memphis. The amount
asked for In the petition is $4,000
damages.
The plaintiff recites that he is
resident of the state Of New Jersey
and that March 81, 1902, he purchased
the properties Of the Paduoah GOA
and Mining Co., which belonged II
the above defendants.
This property, he slleges, was repre-
sented to him to contain 400 acre.
Of coal lands in Crittenden and Unior
counties, 800 acres In fee simple,
standard gauge railroad from thu
mines near Sturgis to the tipple oil
the Ohio river. IN Union County, tw'
locomotives and about forty coal cars
two river tipples, one on the Obi
and one ON the Trsdewater river,
coal elevator, furniture and appur
tenances, thirty barges and two steam
boats, all in good condition one tug
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-03
LICENSE COMMITTEE
A MEETING CALLED BY THE
MAYOR FOR THIS AFTER
NOON.

Mayor Yeiser has issued call for .
meeting of the license committee OF
the general council this afternoon to
consider several matters referred to
thel committee. This action was
called for the purpose of settling all
business before Monday night, the
regular meeting night, tomorrow
being the Fourth OF July, legal holt
day.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-03

SENT TO POOR FARM-Mrs.
Martha Morris and Mrs. Annie Mey-
ers, Of the northern part OF the city
were sent to the county poor farm
yesterday afternoon,
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At noon today Mrs. d. N. Futreil
and Mrs. Jane Howard, two ladies of
the county who had been to market
with vegetables, were painfully in
,ured in an accident ct Fourth and
jefferson streets. They were going
north and car 50, Motorman Frossge,
was going south. The motormsn
claims he did not think they were
going to try to cross the track. and
the ladies informed q reporter that
they didn't see the car until 1t WAS
too late. When they turned and start
ed across the track the motorman at.
tempted TO stop the car, bat it was
zoo late. -s
The light spring wagon was struck
WITH ouch Violence that the two ladies
a Athrown out Mrs. Howard hi 8
ths)right side of her head painfully
hurt and her hand badly skinned, but
the other Aiy's injuries were not 50
painful. tn, however, were pain
fully lruis. and shaken up, and were
cared for a. house at Fourth and
JeGerscr. TIE wagon was not dam
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GENERAL OLAY INSANE.

Lexington, July 3.-General Oassius
NJ. Clay, is believed to be hopelessy in
sane at White Hall, in Madison coun-
ty. Drs. Bullerek, of Louisille. and
W. o. Bullerek, of this city, were
sent to White Hall at the request OF
Clay, who stated that he needed med
ical attention, but they were not per-
mitted to enter the mansion after they
got there.
REPUBLICAN, PRIMARY.
Burksville, July 3.-The Republ'-
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parsino hotel, where he is stopping.
After q more careful examination the
injuries were found to be even more
serious than at first supposed. The
left leg was crushed aud broken in
several places below the knee. aud the
ply sicians placed q temporary d-ess-
ing on the limb until it repairs suffi-
ciently to enable them to place per-
manent dressing in place.
Mr.. Newhause's face was also badly
injured, the drummer having been
dragged on his face. His nose is
broken and the left side of the face
badly cut and bruised.
Drs. Robertson aud Hoyer think Mr..
Newhause will recover, but say it will
require much time, as his injuries are
very serious. He has been here a few
days only, having Wednesday made a
test of his fire extiuguisher at Second
ana Broadway. His firm will be
notified Of the accident this afternoon
by telegraph, but Mr.. Newhause will
likely not be removed for several days
yet.
The evening world., 1903-11-10
Too Cold for Swimmin', Too
Hot for Skatin', So He Ac-
eepted Term in Truant Home
Like a Philosopher.
ONLY Is; SUCH A RECORD!
founs Debarheri Has Been Sent
to The Catholic Protectory
Three Tlmes and oneo Before
70 the Truant Home.

when the court in Long Island City
opened to-day a small boy. carrying q
large bundle under his arm. pushed hii
way. through the line OF prisoners ant
witnesses and stood before Magistrate
C~onnaughton. He looked up at thu
Magistrate and laughed.
wei I'm ready" he said.
The Magistrate recognised the boy n
fred Debarberi, who Il proud of ths
tide '.rhe Worst Boy in Long Island
City" He recognised him also as ar
old offender. Three times the Masis-
trate o. sent this thirteen-year-old boy
70 the Catholic Proteotory. and once he
eommitted him to the Brooklyn Truand
Home.
you are ready for what7" asked the
Magistrate.
ANY old thing you are dealing out"
replied the boy.
Just then Truant oncer' o'Shaush-
Messy came forward. Fred gave him a
whitening glance and edged away.
why Fred KEPT HIS World:
so you have kept FOUR word for
once in your life?" said h truant
onicer. How did you happen to do it?'
TOO cold for swimmln': too hot for
axatin.' Cops is on to me and so are
you" answered the younsster. You
want me to 20 to school. I amt goin!
No school for me-. What can a kid like
mo do? I take the prison n for
mine"
You will get the end o want"
said the Magistrate. II sentence YOU to
che Brooklyn Truant Home until swim
ming gets good. You can como out
Fred, who Ii a mite of a boy. freckle-
faced, red-headed, willing to fight and
to commit any mischief that comes Into
his head, II the warm friend Of Joe
VanderbiIt. tr., used to take riding In
his automobile. Fred lives with his
parents Mt Chauncey and Woolsey ave-
nues. Long Island City. when he IL at
sSme. which Is seldom: Three days he
school this term. and those three days
were most trying to the teacher. She
did not shed tears when Fred failed to
return.
Begged one More Day.
Truant ofieer o'S~haughnessy met Fret
on the outskirts Of Long Island Cit,
yesterday; I'm after YOU" said the
That ain surprisin'," answered Fred
Now you got me what you goin' to dor
The officer started to arrest the young
gfer on the spot, but Fred made IN.
ssggestion, that he be allowed to go fire.
"Me and some fellows is settln' chest
nasts to-day ne said. "If you iemm,
GO I'll be in court tomorrow n ge
Knowing that he could catch the boy
n he failed to keep his word. o'Shaugh
nessy allowed the boy to go for chest
nuts. The days fun over Fred wen
homo, packed up his few belongings ant
to-day started for court.
i"Most anything beats school," he sale
~ he was being led away to be kept II
HE Home until swimming time.
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Dashed Along in Advance Of
Train, Then Ran on to Tracks
In Front Of Speeding Loco
motive.
WAGON HIT AND WRECKED.
Man Who Held the ReIns Was In
stantIy Killed and Animal Man
sled Under WheeIs-Trotter Fren-
zied by Rumb!- Of Cars.

Charles Busler was dragged to death
to-day by a fast trotting horse that
raced with an Erie Railroad express
train and then pulled the buggy across
the track directly in front Of the dying
engine.
Bugler. who lived at No. IS Lundes
Lane. North Bergen, and who was en-
ployed in the abbatoir at Jersey CITY
left his home to drive 10 fis business.
Arriving at the Tyler Park crossing OF
tho Erie Railroad the guard gates were
down and the express train was heard
Numbering down the tracks. Not think
ing that the horse was afraid OF the
train Bugler pulled him up almost when
his neck rested against tho gate.
lust as the train came to the CROSSING
the horse wheeled and started doWn
the track, as though Q were racing
with II. He broke from a trot into 4
RIM. and the whistling engine seemed 10
madden him. For several hundred yafds
he ept in the lead of the train. Bugier
Juggling hard TO get him under control.
Suddenly the frenzied animal swerved
and ran toward the track. Before ne
could be turned aside he was on the
rails directly In front of the engine.
The Engine struck the buggy, smashing
II to pieces and throwing Bugler on the
rails. He was killed instantly. The
horse was also thrown down n man
gled under the engine.
tBugler was forty-hve years old. He
leaves O wife and mint children. His
body was taken to his home.