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The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-13
Exciting Tine
BIG BOAT HELPLESSLY DRIFT
ED OVER THE DAM.

Louisville, Jan. l3-Psssengers on
the steamer City of Louisville had an
exciting time as the boat was leaving
for her trip to Cincinnati at 5 o'clock
last night. The machinery refused to
work and the boat was carried over
the dam by the current. Panic en-
sued as result, but the machinery
was soon repaired and the boat START
ed on her way to the Queen City.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-13
Mr.. CHAS. HOLIDAY, OF THE MASONS,
Still LEADS In The SUMS CONTEST
MISS WILLIAMS LEADS In LADIES CON.
TEST-WITH MISS LILLE NORVELL NEXT
FRIENDS OF The CONTESTANTS ARE VOTING FAST

Charles Holiday Oil.
BIB. Pixley 1877.
W.. White So3.
T.w. Baird $40.
Henry weimer 2S7.
J. J. Freundlich 1853.
W.T.. Kirkpatrick 249.
Young Taylor 10.
George Hannah s.
Miss Williams s.
LADIES' CONTEST.
Miss Maggie Williams 1853.
Miss Lille Norvell 223.
Miss Bertha Hill 20.
First prize-slO0 in gold.
Second prize-s50 in gold.
Third prize-s20.
Fourth prize-s7.
Fifth prize-ss. 80.
Next four-sl each.
In the most popular lady contest the
prizes are:
First neutrality-suspicious. to Col
orsdc and return at any time during
this year.
Second prize-Transportation to Ell
Their Chicago or New Orleans and re-
turn at any time in this year.
To the leader in each contest at the
end Of each week will be given one
dollar in cash.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-13

Mr.. ID. $. Sasseen has returned to
his home ia Point Pleasant, Mo-, after
visit to his sister. MIRA Lizzie
Phelps.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-13
THE TEMPERATURES.

The rise in temperature since yes
terday has been slight. The lowest
last night was 13 above. s..ss
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-13

SHOOTING AT HENDERSON. q
. Henderson, Jan. i3zA shooting
ARRAY occurred in this city last night
in which Policeman Nike APPEL was
twice wounded and Dick Crook fatally
injured.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-13

Mr.. John Rock returned to Cedar
Bluff this morning after a short bust
ness visit to the city.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-13

Mrs. r. e. Ashbrook and son have
gone to Hot Springs. Ark.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-13
IN CONGRESS.

Washington, Jan. iS-The ways and
me ans committee OF the house today
decided TO report a bill providing for
a rebate equal to the duty now i'm
posed on all kinds of coal from all
countries for period Of one year.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-01-13
THE MARKETS.

sPupnsHED BY AREsz a GILRsRr OF ruR
PADucAH COMMISSION Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25
49, RrILplna nE NAHlEs.

The naval appropriation bill carries
s7g.OOG,O 900 for the building up of the
American navy. This is not only for the
addition OF new vessels to the navy, but
also for the improvement of its person
mel. which Is quite as necessary as that
OF adding new ships and new armory.
From the very beginning Of the upbuild.
ing Of our navy establishment the great
objection has been to the one great OBJ
ject Of providing it with sufficient men
and that is the chief trouble today.
Whatever the number Of ships, the
necessary proposition is TO have the men
to man and to equip them and unless
this Is attained there is no use trying to
build up a nav This consideration
has been repeatedly urged upon con-
gress and yet up to this time that bod
has not shown n proper understanding
or appreciation of it's importance. Time
and time again it has been pointed out
that in order to have the sea power Of
the United States properly cared for we
had got to have not only more ships,
but a higher class of seamen. and that
this was to be attained only by 4
process of enlistment and discipline
which could make our men superior to
any others in the world. 1t has beer
the impression that we were the great
est in the world. The experience in the
wal with Spain seemed to Justify that
,dea. But the experience of n later
date and the report of Admiral Dewey
show that instead of our navy being the
greatest In respect to its shooting. It is
really third-that is. inferior to both the
British and the German navies. 1t is a
little bit humiliating to make such n
confession, but It is absolutely neces
sary in view of the facts. The United
States is today the fifth nation in re-
spect to sea power, and yet 1t is the
second nation in regard to the n%ecessi.
ties for naval equipment. Both as to
our extended seaboard and our insular
possessions this country has more need
Of a great navy than any other nation
except Great Britain, and ever In re-
spect to that nation our naval n~ecessi-
ties are hardly less great. In a word,
the United States navy should be as
great in all respects as that of any other
power on earth and we shall not be alb
solutely secure until such is the case.
With abundant for making
our navy all that we need it to- be, what
excuse can there be for limiting it be-
low that of any other nation?
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25
NOTES.

Senator elect Smoot insists that his heart
beats warmly for his native land.
Robert Poole, who recently died at his
suburban home near Baltimore, had charge
Of the work OF building the dome Of the
national capitol at Washington, as we'll as
the heavy iron castings and columns Of the
treasury building.
James Hilton Of st. Louis recently pur-
chased a genuine De Vlnci Madonna for 50.
has been offered $15, 900 for il, but holds
1t at $50, 900. Experts pronounce 1t a rare
gem, and one OF those stolen from the
vatican over 100 years ago.
The monster steamer Sedric did two Won
derful things. 1t came across the At
lantic in high seas and gales without q
tremor, and a glass OF champagne placed
on the sideboard OF it's sm oking room did
not lose a drop the whole way across.
Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale of Boston
lately, in a public address, expressed his
establishment and dismay at having heard
a man so years old say that he had never
read the constitution Of the United States.
He did not venture to say, so far as re-
ported, that the man was a citizen Of
Boston.
Franklin p. Roberge, a veterinary sur
geon OF New York, is suing the estate Of
Robert Bonner, the horseman, for 500, 900.
Roberge claims that he attended Bonner's
horses for twenty-three years without pay
ment. the horseman having promised to
give him $1,000 o or leave him that amount
in his will.
William McAdoo, formerly a congressman
from New Jersey and late assistant secre>
tary Of the navy in the Cleveland adminis-
~tration, is now a citizen of New York,
where he has built up a fourishing law
practice. During his congressional career
he ranked as one OF the ablest men on the
democratic side. likewise among the most
popular.
An onicial OF the state administration of
Maryland is the commander Of the State
Fishery board. He receives an annual sal
airy OF $500 and has the appointment Of
seventy-hve oyster measurers chosen from
the various Maryland counties on the
| Chesapeake. The duty OF the oyster meas
urer Is to prevent the marketing OF very
small oysters.
New York crooks worked on twenty
three substitute bodies on local insurance
companies and got the money. Burglars
looted a house in Chicago and carted the
goods away in wagons. Thieves raided the
home Of a philadelphia policeman and Sc
cured a few trinkets. 1t is a pity so much
energy and courage should be wasted, or
at best only, poorly rewarded. Had the
gel -rich-quick fraternity organized a turf
investment company or a grain gamblery,
they could have scooped In thousands in
stead Of pennies.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25
FoRr1eN coAL IMpoRrAr1oNs.

The removal of the tariff on coal has
not been followed by such an importa-
ton of that fuel as was expected, but
IL is to be by no means concluded that
the effect will not be to bring a great
deal more coal to the American market
here. Since the removal of the tariff
On coal the importation of that fuel has
not been so extensive as had been
looked for. This is easily accounted for
by the fact that a great deal of foreign
coal had been contracted for before the
duty was removed and that the whole
possible supply from abroad was en-
gagged.
The removal of the duty has stimulated
the demand from abroad and now
English producers are looking more
than ever before to the American mar
ket. According to eastern papers Eng
fish coal operators have sent solicitors
to all New England points to ask for
contracts to deliver Welsh coal on this
side of the Atlantic cheaper thar the
rates of soft coal now prevailing in the
east. They offer, according to the state
ments, to make contracts for a year and
are depending upon low ocean rates and
a decline in the price Of bitumlnous
coal to enable them to make shipments
to this country. 1t is said that many
New England manufacturers are max
ing contracts with the British coal men
for supplies which will last them for n
year or more.
The significance OF this to the coal
producers Of the United States must be
apparent. 1t is Of course absolutely i'm
possible to import sufficient coal to this
country to supply even one-tenth of the
demand. Everybody understands that.
so that the removal of the coal duty is
not and cannot be the benefit It was
expected to be. Yet there Is no doubt
that the increased i%mportations of coal
which that legislation will stimulate will
have an effect beneficial to the Amer
lean consumer. The fact appears to be
that the appearance of British coal
solicitors In the east has already had
the effect of reducing prices in the
principal eastern markets and there is
every reason to expect that this will he
felt throughout the country. At all
events the result of the removal of the
tariff duty on coal is a matter which
Will receive very general attention as
having a bearing upon other features
of the tariff.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25

the railroads stand could not be more
clearly pointed uut.
The question of the conflict with the
constitutional guaranty Of uniformity In
assessment and taxation of all property
within the jurisdiction of the body i'm
posing the same is entirely overlooked
and the fact that the system by which
the railroads are attempting TO perpet-
uate tax exemption was recently char
acterized by our own supreme court ms
violating the most rudimentary princi-
pies Of justice completely ignored. The
injunction was granted on the presump-
ton that the allegations contained in the
petitions of the railroads are correct
when a trial on issues involved would
show that they are fatty contradicted
by the facts.
Under the circumstances the only
thing for the city to do is to proceed on
the theory hat It's position is impreg-
nable and that its right to assess rail
road property through the same officers
as assess other property will be even
tually upheld.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25
THERE ARE A FEW OTHERS.
English Not a world Language
Though 1T Heads the Procession.

CnlCdBO CnronlCle.
A British economist who has been study
ing the declining figures Of British trade
has suddenly discovered that English is
not the world ppeech'' 1t was fashionable
not long ago to call 1t. For a time we read
many essays practically intoxicating the
idea that 1t was quite enough to know
English to rule the commercial world.
The newer gospel is amer. One reason
why the Germans have made progress so
rapidly in selling their manufactures lies
in their recognition OF the fact that people
like to buy in a language they understand.
German technical training invariably in
cludes acquisition of freedom and ac-
curacy in all living tongues.
1t is true that English is now spoken by,
as estimated, lis, 900, 900 persons, Russian
by So OO, 900, German by 10000. 900, Spanish
by so, 00O, 900, French by As. 1000, 900. But
French remains the most popular language
Of International intercourse. 1t holds a
closer relationship to all other languages
than the English does, while It's kinship to
the English from one Of their common
progenitors, the Latin, keeps 1t the best
vehicle OF scientific and professional
thought in transit from one language to
another. French is the linguistic clearing
house.
English is not the word" language by
any means.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25
SPORTS of GREAT MEN.
Love OF III Chase and of National
Games by Fame.
baltimore Amarican.

Love OF ~ ShA8C N Va
Games UncOOIed by Fame.
Baltimore American.
The announcement that United States
Senator Arthur Pue German OF Maryland
will cid In the financial support Of the
Washington Base Ball club does not come
as a surprise to those who are aware Of
that statesman's love for the national
sport. This love dates back to his boyhood
days when the young Marylander who was to
become so prominent in state and national
politics in after years was a good base ball
player himself, and though he never took
a hand in a professional game, could hold
his own with any amateur in Howard
county. There is nothing about the sport
which the senator does not know. The
secrets Of the inshoot and the outshoot,
the up-curve and the down-curve, the
bunt, the hit-and-run, are no mysteries to
him. He is as familiar with them as he Is
with the ms and outs Of political manage
ment. Rarely is a game played at the ma
tional capital which the senator does not
see, usually in company with other states
men OF more OF less prominence, who take
this method OF relaxation from the burden
of making laws for the land and listening
to constituents who are looking for ofices.
President Roosevelt's sporting tastes lie
IN dnOlu6I ulItCliOhs hunting bb bohAC -
his fad. and though in his recent southern
trip the bears refused to come within
range of his gun he has had great success
in the Rockies, and has written in a very
entertaining manner about those trips.
Nothing smaller than a lion a bear or a
moose is large enough for him. Shooting
at birds finds no favor in his eyes. Even
the wild duck does not tempt him. On the
contrary, ex-President Grover Cleveland
spends much of his leisure time in winter
banging away at ducks and partridges and
other small game. The rest Of the year
finds him frequently sitting in a skin wait
ing for the fish to bite. He is a lucky FISH
erman, too, and has become so fortunate
at it that he can justly be called the LEAK
Walton OF America. Not a few American
statesmen, whether It be to their credit or
not, find their amusement in the a~lluring.
but oft expensive, game OF poker. Chief
Justice Fuller is credited with spending
much of his leisure time reading fiction OF
the dime novel variety such as "old
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25
ABOUT A HANDKERCHIEF.
Southern Newspapers Comment on a
Recent ~COmmOtiOn.

Recent COmmOt1On.
Charleston News and Courier.
The most pronounced display OF very bad
manners that we have noted in a long time
must be credited to the account Of some of
the society people Of Dallas, Tex. An en-
tertainment has been given in that city In
the interest of the local kindergarten. Mrs.
Roosevelt. the wife of the president. was
requested to make a contribution. In com
pliance with this request and without I'M
derstanding what was wanted or what was
in contemplation as an entertainment, " as
Mrs. Henry c. Coke OF Dallas exclaimed the
other day, she sent a handkerchief to be
sold for the benefit of the Kindergarten as
ISOLATION. AS the story goes, the handker-
chief "is cotton, machine hemstitched and
some assert that il could be duplicated in
any dry goods store in Dallas for 10 cents,
or three for a quarter A majority of the
people in charge of the entertainment re-
solved, after much heated discussion, that
Mrs. Roosevelt's gift should be returned to
her, after It had been exhibited at so
much per look at the reception"
We agree with Mrs. Coke that Mrs. Roose-
welt did not receive fair play" and her
gift in aid of the entertainment at Dallas
was far better than it deserved. There was
no reason in the world why she should be
asked to make any sort OF gift In aid OF a
kindergarten fair anywhere, and ~particu-
larly in a community which she has never
visited, and in which she can feel no spe-
cial interest. She was asked to make a
contribution to the Dallas fair because she
happens to Ibe the wife Of the president of
the United States and she assumed doubt
less that II was not the intrinsic value Of
the gift she made, but the gift itself that
would be of interest TO the Dallas people.
II the beggars felt otherwise they ought to
have stated in their letter requesting a con-
tribution that no contribution would be re-
ceived unless it was worth So much. 1t is
not an evidence OF the best breeding to
value a gift according TO the price marked
on the tag. The Texans ought 10 have told
the lady how much they would expect her
gift to be worth in dollars and cents.
The New York World says that Mrs.
Coke, zone OF the foremost society women
OF Dallas, was the strongest defender Mrs.
Roosevelt had" and that she said that
those who criticised her most severely
were northern women" Our only regret is
that these northern women" selected a
southern state in which to make q display
! OF their native manRerG
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25

sleuth, the Detective; or Piping the Jones
Falls Mystery" There is also a member
Of the cabinet whose tastes lie in the same
direction.
George Washington loved the fox chase.
and not infrequently took his seat at the
card table among his friends. In England
golf and cricket are the sports OF states
men. Emperor William loves the boar
hunt and does not mind the element of
danger II possesses. So IL is evident that
these men who have risen TO prominence
In the worlds affairs have not allowed the
cares Of state to drive from their veins that
sporting blood which came at their birth.
and which will remain with them as long
as they live.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25
why Pny Mt AN
Minneannlis Tribune.

Minneapolis Tribune.
There is a cynical flavor in the refusal
of the railroads to pay the gross earnings
tax on rebates given to get business, re-
bates being unlawful under the interstate
commerce law and being penalized still
more severely by the new Elklns law. But
there is something cynical. too, in the
simultaneous effort of the law to compel
railroads to compete and 10 prevent re-
bates, which are the most effective method
Of competition. Railroad regulation by
Law is a sad tangle, anyway; and It is
small wonder that the railroads paid this
tax rather than to invite any more Of it,
especially as they seem to be In the wrong.
Why should an illegal rebate be taken out
Of the gross earnings, any more than a
legal commission paid to agents to get
business?
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25

One member of the Nebraska leglsla-
ture wants to pass a bill providing for
the coloring Of all kerosene used for
Illuminating purposes. The ~fastidious
housewife will then be able to make her
lamps match her furniture or carpets.
with appropriate shades for special oc-
'asions. For pink teas the lamps will
be filed with pink fluid, while st. Pat
rick's day will see the color changed to
green and the Fourth OF July give a
chance for the careful blending Of red,
white and blue.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25

All this litigation over prize money
due to naval officers who participated in
the battles at Santiago and Manila
prompts the question again, why the
relic of prize awards should be main
tanned in the navy long years after its
abolition In the army What good rea-
son is there for paying naval officers
extra is there for paying naval officers
army officer gets extra compensation no
matter how much valuable property of
the enemy he may capture? The whole
system of prize money should be abol-
ished once and for all time.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25

The tremendous success attending the
Mardi Gras at New Orleans this year
suggests that Omaha's Ak-Sar-Ben has
the foundation on which to expand
much further than it has ever gone.
The Ak-Sar-Ben festivities can compare
f~avorably with carnival exhibitions any
where, and can and should be made a
drawing card reaching out over this en-
tire section of the country from the Mis-
sissippi river to the Rocky mountains.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25
WAITING.
John BurrouRha


Serene 1 fold my hands and wait,
Nor care for wind, or tide, or sea;
I rave no more 'gainst time or fate,
Fol 10! my own shall come to me.
1 stay my haste I make delays,
Fol what avails this eager pace?
1 stand amid the eternal ways,
And what is mine shall know my face.
Asleep. awake, by night or day,
The friends 1 seek are seeking me;
No wind can drive my bark astray,
Nor change the tide of destiny.
What matter If 1 stand alone?
l walt with JOY the coming years,
My heart shall reap where 1t has sown,
And garner up its fruit of tears.
The waters know their own and draw
The brook that springs in yonder height
So flows the good with equal law
Unto the soul of pure delight.
The stars come nightly to the skyi
The tidal ave unto the sea;
Nor time, nor space, nor deep, nor high,
Car keep my own away from me.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25
rHE RAILWAr * INJuNcrlor.

AS@N
The order of Judge Munger of the fed
eral district court issuing a temporary
injunction to prevent the city council
from making the municipal tax levy for
the coming year upon the assessments
fixed on the railroad terminals b. the
tax commissioners and the Board OF Re
view brings the issue of equal taxation
of railroad property with other property
for city purposes further to the fore
front. While this action on the part of
the federal court was not unexpected, IL
is by no means final, but merely requires
the case to be presented formally on its
merits.
The opinion on which the temporary
injunction is based seems largely in the
nature OF an apology, admitting the jus
tlce OF the contention that the railroads
would escape their due proportion Of the
municipal tax burdens II the assessment
figures of the State Board Of Equaliza-
ton must be accepted, but hiding behind
legal technicalities and suggesting that
the proper body to raise the railway hg,
ures is the city council when sitting az
an equalizing board, and not the Board
OF Review. The shaky ground on which
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25

1t is really amusing to have the rail
road tax bureau send out literature pre-
tending TO be in the interest of the
farmer. The farmer of Nebraska knows
that If the railroads had any special
concern to relieve him from his burdens
they would not be raising rates on every
thing he has to sell and buy.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25

The f%ranchised corporations who fixed
up the scheme to change the basis of
their assessment showed their hand too
soon. The fact that the scheme has
been blocked, however, for the present,
gives no assurance that 1t will not be
projected again II the opportunity seems
favorable while the revenue bill Is on its
way through the two houses. This will
be a good thing for the local tax com
mittees TO watch.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25

From the complaints entered by the
fusion organ it is no clear that the fu-
sion members of the legislature are right
on the question Of railroad taxation not
w~ithstanding all the platform declara-
lions on which they were elected. AS
we have noted above, the railroads have
no party politics. They would just as
soon work through ~fuslonists as through
republicans.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25

Senator Tillman intimates sarcastic
ally that the logical outcome Of the
presidents policy with reference TO the
negro in the south will be the appoint
ment of Booker Washington TO a place
in the cabinet. Perhaps. The consen-
sus of opinion, however, would be that
Booker Washington would be more in
place I'm the cabinet han would be Sen
ator Tillman.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-25
some difference in the Game
Minneapolis Journal.

Minneapolis Journal.
King Edward complains bitterly because
the peers and peeresses did not take inter
est in his effort to have q great ceremonial
opening of Parliament. The king is begin
ming to discover that a modern constitu-
tional monarch is not even so interesting
as bridge whist. A monarch is becoming
something that smacks Of antiquity and
mOdarn.