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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
WOMEN ARE swINDLED.
Credulous Females Taken in By In genious Scheme.

New York. July 25.-Hundreds of credulous women in this city and throughout the coun- try have been taken in by the ingenious swindIe launched a gigantic scale and just discovered in Detroit. Each victim was mulcted to the extent of from S15 to &95. the sums aggregatng many thousands of dol lars. The fraud was perpetrated under the name of league of women the alleged ob- jects of which are woman suffrage, national temperance etc. owing to the similarity of the name with that of a well known organ easy.
 Advertisements published here early in June for focal secretaries" to whom Sal- ary of $500 yearly was offered. Those who answered were the recipients of glowing let ters and finally received checks for S25 to pay the expense of a trip to Detroit. The intend ing secretary was warned that reduced rates of fare could be secured by sending SIS to an alleged passenger agent in Cleveland with in three days. The checks were hurriedly cashed in almost every instance and came back protested The victim was then out SIS good money which presumably fell into the hands of the swindlers in Cleveland.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
LUMBER TRUST FORMING.
Hartman and Hill Plan to Control
 the Field.

San Francisco. July 25.-The Bulletin says that E. H. Hartman and James J. Hill are uniting in great timber deal whereby they, with a number of asso- ciates. will control the lumber market of the world. They are securing large tracts of forest lands in Northern Califor- nia and Oregon through their agents, who have been for some time quietly buying property on the coast. Among the asso- eiates of the two railroad magnates are Frederick Weyerhauser of Minneapolis, T. B. Walker of Minneapolis, Jacob Blodgett of Grand Rapids, and number of other men of influence in the various timber sections of the Western States. With the many minor holdings which Hartman and his associates may count on. 1t is said that the plan is to merge the more valuable lands controlled by the Hill reads and the Southern Pacific into a trust.
 With the lands of the Hill and the Har- riman roads and those of Walker Weyer- hasuer and others in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California and controlled by Hartman and his associates will be in a position control the lumber market of the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
A Treacherous Officer.

New York July 25.-According to stories brought here by the French warship Jouf- froy, cables the Port of Spain correspon- dent of The Herald, the capture of Ciu- dad Bolivar and the defeat of the revo- lutionists was greatly facilitated by the treachery of the second officer in com mand of the fort.
 He is said to have shot the command Ing officer, turned the guns on the rebels and surrendered to the government forces. it Is estimated that 1,5O0 men were killed and wounded during the fighting.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
WRECK IN MASSACHUSETTS.
One Persons Killed and Four In-
 iured.

iured. Worcester, Mass, July 26.-One dead and forty-eight injured is the result of q head-on collision on the Boston and Wor- cester Street Railway a mile west of Northboro Lake, this afternoon. The ac- cident, it was alleged. was the result of negligence on the part of the crew of the west bound car. They had orders to wait at the Milk Street siding for the car6frOm Worcester but did not do so and had not run half a mile over the single track be- fore crashing into the car from Worces- ter as it rounded a sharp curve. The cars telescoped, each smashing into the other the length of four or live sea4n They then piled on end forming an arch while the passengers were thrown in all directions, some being tossed 26 feet from the cars. There were 150 passengers on both cars and those on the front seats received the worst injuries. The disabled and injured ones were taken into a past ure nearby and laid in rows in the shade It was nearly an hour after the crash be- fore medical assistance arrived More than half of the forty-eight in. Jured are in a serious condition, some of them will not recover, it is thought and many will be crippled for life. Wm. H. Savage, Boston, an artist. Is not expected to live the night out He has internal injuries and brain concussion. Mortorman happllca ana Conductor Ee- terson were in charge of the car from Worcester. Rapplica stuck to his post and Downs jumped. Neither was injured much Mrs. Brown threw her six months old baby from the car and 1t was unin- jured. Mrs. Brown is in a serious condi- tion. The dead:
 Miss Frances Greer, Chicago. Fatally injured:
 William Savage. 62. artist. Boston. both legs and collar bone fractured.
 Among the seriously injured are:
 Mrs. Thomas H. Brown. Boston. P
 Mrs. M. Florence Kimball, West Boro.
 Mrs. W. H. Savage.
 Mrs. A. K. Widle, Chicago.
 Helen York, Boston.
 Stella Williams Springfield. Allen c. Wilde. Chicago
 George A. Williams and E. H. Farnum, Bos- ton.
 Others were less seriously hurt
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
Chief of Police Killed

Knoxville. Tenn. July 25.-A special to The Sentinel from Bristol Tenn, says: News reached there this afternoon that the assassination near Geoburn, Va. of Chief of Police J. H. King of Stone Gap, Va. while he was leading a posse on the hunt of moonshiners near the Kentucky line After the Chief of Police had been killed, Assistant Chief Gordon Gilley fired into the moonshiners who were in ambush and killed one of them
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
THE DEADLY CIGARETTES.
Sparks From Them Cause Explosion
 of poWder

West Newton. Pa. July 8.-Five boys and two men were badly burned to-day by the were hauling to the Federal supply company store.
 Three of the boys probably will die.
 Their names: John wealand, Horace Wey- land and William Rice.
 It Is sad the boys were smoking cigarettes and sparks of the cigarettes. lt 10 thought, tg- nited the powder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
ILLINOIS MOB BENT
 ON MURDER OF BLACKS
A Negro Lynched at Danyllle and Assault Made on Jail to Secure OtherS--The
 Situation Critical.

f been stopped there by citizens who had hurriedly set out from DanvilIe to inter- cept him. They took from him large quantity of dynamite which he was car rying. The other miner with dynamite is believed to be on his way here. NEGRO TROOPS ASSEMBLE. About half of Company K. the colorsd ory and is barricaded there in fear of an attack from the mob. The reserve police force, numbering twenty, has been called out and this, with twelve deputy sheriffs and Sheriff Whittock, forms the garrison at the jail. Wilson has just been interviewed in the jail by correspond ent. He said he was the man who vis- tied the Burgess farm and he admitted that he had attacked Mrs Burgess. but denied that hs had criminaliy assaulted her. He was thoroughly terrified and his teeth chattered as he talked. After the negro had made these statements Sheriff whittock went to the outside of the jaii and pleaded with the mob to disperse. He begged them to spare the fair name of Danville and declared that he had
 denied criminal assault. Ills brief ad-
 dress was interrupted by shouts from the
 mob. members of which loudly declared l their determination to have the negro's
 life sooner or later. They said that f they did not get him tonight they would
 storm the jail tomorrow night. The jail
 Is one block below the public square and three squares from the police station
 where the negro Mayfield was captured by the mob.
 | Patrolmen Charles Topp and William
 Leverenz were injured in the defense of
 Mayfield. Topp was knocked senseless
 by being clubbed on the head, but his injuries are not fatal Leverenz was struck in the chest with
 the battering ram with which the mob
 broke down the door and is so badly in- jured internally that he may die. Danville is city of 2s0OO and has negro population of between 3o0o and 4.o0o The delegation from Alvin, Ills, did not
 arrive until after Mayfleld had been lynched. He was strung up by a mob
 composed almost entirely of DanviIla people.
 THE CASUALTIES. The dead:
 J. D. Mayfeld. Evansville. Ind, negro.
 lynched and burned by mob. Henry Hatterman. DanviIIe. Ills. whita,
 shot dead by Mayfield. Fatally wounded: Adam Merry. white. shot through head
 by voliey from jail H. Hines. white. shot in neck and shoui- ders by volley from jail. Wounded:
 Otto Heinke. white. shot in arm. | Ben Rich. negro. badly beaten by mob Four unknown negroes badly injured. Patroiman Charles Topp. ciubbed on the
 head while defending MaYfleld.s Patrolman William Leverenz, badly in
 jured internally by meb's battering ram
 while defending Mayfield. Fred Lorenz, shot three times in leg. | Mince Mobacker, shot. - Laird. shot. Thomas Bell, shot.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
"The Heathen chinse. D

Buffalo, N. T., July 25.-Young Far and Young Jim, Chinese who have lived in Huntsville eight years, came to -his city recently to buy their passage back to China While here celestial friends ex- plained to them the workings of the ex- cIusion law and the two surrendered to the Federal authorities. claiming they were here illegally. The government will have to send them back to China and the wily pair thus save the cost Of their transportation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
R. H. Rohla Promoted.

St. Louis. July 25.-R. 1T. Bohle, who since 1886 has been manager of the Vest ern Union Telegraph Company in St. Louis, has been appointed Assistant Su- perintendent of the Second District, com prising the States of Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Eastern Louisiana, Southern Ok lahoma, Indian Territory and Southern Illinois.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
snalad Mount rnnnrna

Chicago. July 25.--A dispatch to The Tribune from Tacoma. Wash. says:
 HI. M. Sarvant of Tacoma. and pr. William M. Betts of New Orleans, have just returned from an ascent of Mount Tacoma. This Is the first time in four years that the big rock has been sealed, as the ascent is growing more difficult every season,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
neath of Major strong.

Washington, July 25.-Maj. Frank Strong. of Arkansas. the general agent of the Depart ment of Justice died to-day at Mountain I.al O Park. Md. Maj. Strong was born in New York State. went to Wisconsin just previous to the Civil War. enlisted fin a Wisconsin regiment and served with great distinction. He en- tered the government civil service with Attor- ney General Garland
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
Quiet at Cole City.

Chattanooga. Tenn, July s5.-Georgs F. Hurt. resident manager at the Cole City, Ga, mines, arrived here this afternoon from the scene of the reported mutiny. He stated that all was quiet there today of last night
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-26
Flour NH Burned

Shreveport. La, July 25.-rhe local plant of the Sun Milling Company was almost entirely destroyed by fire tonight. The fire started in the basement from unknown causes. Loss to plant about s90. 900, not including the con- tents The -four min was heavily stocked Two box cars loaded with wheat were consumed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13
WANTED.

We would like to ask, through the
columns of your paper, il there is any
person who has used Green's August
Flower for the cure of Indigestion,
dyspepsia and liver troubles that has
not been cured--and We also mean
their results, such rs sour stomach,
fermentation of food, habitual costive-
ness, nervous dyspepsia. headaches,
Respondent feelings, sleeplessness-in
fact, any trouble connected with the
stomach or liver? This medicine has
been sold for many years in all civil
lized countries, and we wish to cores
pond with you and send you one Of our
books free of cost. If you never tried
August Flower, try 25 cent bottle
first. We have never known of its
failing. II so, something more serious
is the matter with you. The 25 cent
size has just been introduced this
year. Regular size 70 cents. At all
druggists.
q. q. Green, Woodbury., n. ].
Dubois, Kolb & Co.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13

ton we take pleasure in presenting
his name to the Republicans Of Ken
lucky and ask that this end OF the
state be recognized by giving him this
place OH the ticket. We instruct our
delegates to vote for him and to use
every effort to secure his nomination.
III We invite the cooperation of
all voters to redeem our state from
Democratic ring rule and to help us to
place Kentucky among the foremost
states of the union, by voting with us
in November.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
J. ]. Dorian, Captain Cook and
John Moore were appointed q com.
mittee to report list of delegates to
the state convention, and while they
were out several speeches we've heard.
Elder Reed, colored, who stumped
the state in the last gubernatorial cam
paign, made a few remarks.
Chairman McBroom addressed the
meeting, and thanked those present
for indorsing him for superintendent
Of public instruction. He declared
that he would not, If elected, spend
most of his time running about the
state making a canvass for some other
office, nor would he take money from
q school book concern to pay the ex-
penses. He expressed himself as IA
voring an eight or nine months county
school term.
The committee reported the follow
ing list of delegates, who were ap-
pointed:
DR.. Frank Boyd, Prof. George O.
McBroom, E. ". Pratt, Captain Ed
Farley, Major J. H. Ashcraft, l.. s.
Dubois, j. ]. Dorian, f. ]. Paxton,
Captain J. E. Williamson, @. G. Dy-
son, Ed Hubbard, F. M. Fisher, DR..
Graham, U. 8. walstcu, Prof. James
Mcqueen. Wade Brown, DR.. II. p.
Sights. ]. Henry Balance, DR.. @. A.
Isbell, Elder S. II. Reed, Elder G. H.
Burks, Elder ]. W. Hawkins, Milton
Brooks, J. II. Moore, and @. W. Meri.
weather.
The convention went into the nomi.
nation of a candidate for the legisla-
ture to succeed W. @. Clark, Demo
orat and Mr.. T. W. Dolberry nominal
ed Mr.. Earl Hazen, of the city, and
Mr.. Hazen was declared the nominee
by ncclipation.
The convention then adjourned.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13
NEED MANY RAILS
HALF A MILLION TONS ARE AL
READY CONTRACTED FOR.

hEAD OON NAV Ell It Oh.
1t is said the actual amount of bust
ness already placed for steel rails for
delivery in 1904 aggregates 100000
tons. Few Of the large railroad sys.
TENS OF the country have announced
their intentions for 1904 so far as
equipment is concerned, although the
Pennsylvania and Hartman orders are
regarded as very good barometer of
what the others will do in regard to
rails. The actual tonnage placed will
begin to reach large proportions in
September. about the time of the yeal
when the majority Of the railroads
place their 1904 equipment orders.
The Tennessee coal and iron oompa
ny will cut no figure in the steel raj
situation this year. 1t is said it viii
not be able to run to its full capacity
of steel rails until the first Of mex
year. The Lackawanna steel comps
ny il in q similar position.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13
CALLED SESSION.
RAILROAD COMMITTEE OF THE
BOARDS TO MEET.

A meeting OF the joint railway and
telegraph committee has been called
for tonight. The committee has been
called together to discuss the matter
of box cars standing on the river
front tracks. The merchants COM
plain that the railroad company re-
fuses to haul cars there for convenience
and what few cars are taken there are
permitted to remain on the tracks,
continually blocking the streets, and
the company claims the city forced II
to abandon that method some time
ago.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13
MET In THE YARDS
Two Engines Strike and Hurt
Four Men.
None of the Injuries Are Serious,
acknowledgements Dam
aged Some.
RAILROAD NEWS OF INTEREST

There was rear end collision in
the local l. @. yards Sunday morning
about $3.50 o'clock between two pas
senger engines, and four men are in
jured and the tanks Of both engines
badly smashed up as . result.
The engines were No. 236, in charge
of Engineer James Lloyd and Fireman
stovall, and No. 237, in charge of
Engineer Lee Eaker and Fireman
Check Davidson. The former engine
was coming in from the depot, having
just brought in PASSENGER train No. 104,
and the latter was going out TO take
out passenger train No. 1903, and at a
few yards west OF the Tennessee street
crossing the engines met. The acci-
dent was caused by two strings Of box
cars on the sidetraoks, which kept the
engineers Of both engines from seeing
the other, as they nenred slight
curve. Besides the regular engineers
and firemen others on board were
Engineer o. Doneoan, going south to
visit on the No. 1856; Engineer Tom
Mercer, going to Fulton to take out
his run on the 237, and John Jones, a
car repairer, returning from Fulton
the 236. Donegsn was injured in the
right side and Mercer had several lbs
broken and was badly bruised, and
Engineer Lloyd was injured in the side
and stomach. Jones. in jumping,
sprained his left ankle. while Fireman
Dav idson sprained his left wrist and
Eaker and Fireman Stovall ESCAPED
without a scratch
The engines were going pretty fast b,
it is understood. but were checked as
much rs possible when the danger was
seen. Both engines were disabled so
that others had to be sent out in their
place. Lloyd and Donegsn are the
worst injured
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13
NOT YET PEADY.
SOLICITOR WILL PROBABLY
FINISH OPINION SOON.

City Solicitor ]. Marx Worten has
not yet prepared his opinion on wheth'
er or not the residents and property
owners can be compelled to connect
with the sewerage system. He has
several other matters to investigate
ami will be busy with them tor sever
al days. A.,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13
THE PERFECT LIVER MEDICINE.

Mrs. NJ. A. Jolley. Noble, o. T. +,
writes: ~ have used Herbine for q
number of years and can cheerfully
recommend it is the most perfect liver
medicine and the greatest blood puri-
fer. 1t Ia a medicine of positive merit
and fully accomplishes all that is
claimed for it," Malaria cannot find
a Judgment in the system while the
liver is in perfect order, for one of it's
fuuctions is to prevent the absorption
of fever. producing poisons. Herbine
10 most efficient liver regulator. SOC
az Dubois. Kolb & 90.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13

\ serious wreck was narrowly avert.
cd at Msyfield creek, one mile north
OF Bardwell, at an early hour Satur.
day morning Fast flyer No. 4, north
bound, jumped the track and ran on
the cross ties about 200 yards, but was
finally checked before being over
turned by Engineer Youngblood.
No one was hurt.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13
Annual Convention Was Held
Here Yesterday.
Weather Interferes, But the Attend.
ance Was Good-Officers
Elected.
OTHER NEWS OF CHURCHES

The annual convention of the Nc
Cracker County Sunday School asso.
citation was held at the First Christian
church Sunday afternoon. Rain in
terfered with the attendance, but the
session was an interesting one.
The following county officers were
elected; Rev. George o. Bachman,
pastor First Cum berland Presby terian
church, president; Prof. j. ID. Smith,
superintendent Of the Broadway Meth
odist Sunday school, vice president
r. L. Tate, Of the Tenth street Chris.
tian church, secretary and treasurer.
The same officers were chosen for the
city association, with the addition OF
q special city secretary and treasurer.
Secretary Stuart b. Hanna of the Y
NJ. Q. A. was selected to fill this
office.
The opening exercises were conduct
ed by Rev. T. O. Gebsuer of Louis
vile, field worker for the Kentucky
Sunday School association. The topic
I'VE Must be Students of Our Work"
was handled in forceful and striking
way by Stuart B. Hanna. A round
table, in which some questions of in
terest to Sunday school workers were
answered, was led by Rev. t. @.
Gebauer. Mr.. Gebauer's enthusiasm
and understanding of his work gives
an unusual inspiration to his leader
ship.
The topic Our Greatest Need in
Sunday School Work" was abl- dis.
cussed by Mrs. Carrie A. Lehman Of
Louisville, Rev. George o. Bschmsn
and Rev. 7. j. Newell of this city.
The reports from Sunday schools,
while not full, were encouraging.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13

The following engineers have been
reisstated in the local l. @. service
Engineers J. W. Stokes, q. 4. Smith,
J. }. Miilett, J. J. Kelley. These
men have been laid Off for some little
time.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13

Mr.. W. +. Kstterjohn went to Cedar
Bluff this morning ON business He
failed to engage any Of the Italians
who struck on the Cairo extension Of
the /. c., as they did not want to
leave the city. Several OF the strikers
have returned 10 work, but the ma.
iority are still idle and waiting for
their checks.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13

James Hofiich has been appointed
foreman of the Illinois Central repair
shop at Fulton TO succeed q. f. Berry,
who resigned. Mr.. Hohich was for
merly foreman Of the machine shops
of the Illinois Central at Paducsh and
is thoroughly qualified for the Fulton
position.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13

No business OF importance was
transacted at the meeting Of the Min
isterial association in the study Of
Rev. @. W. Perrymau of the First
Baptist church this morning.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13

Mr.. Harry Meyer, the !. O. watch
inspector, Louisville division, left this
morning for that division on his regu-
lar monthly watch inspection. He
will probably be out several days
comparing watches.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13

Interesting services were held Sun.
day at the tent meeting IN Mechanics.
burg, conducted by Rev. T. J. Owen.
Large crowds were in attendance.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13
RHEUMATISM


Rheumatism does not come and go with winto
time always; in fact some suffer more during tns
Spring and Summer than at any other season. Wheo
the blood is charged with Uric Acid, Aka and othes
irritating posons, then the system is in the right
condition for Rheumatism to develop, and an attack
is liable to come at any time, Winter or Summer:
Rheumatism, because it attacks different parts OF
the body and is sudden or slow in its action, is given
various names such as acute and chronic, muscular.
articuar inlammatory mercural and sciatic, but II -
the same old acid blood that causes all Some are
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13

Services will be held every day this
week at the tent meeting being con-
Quoted by Rev. T. J. Owen in Me-
ohanicsburg at 8 O'Clock in the after
noon and 8 O'Clock in the evening.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13

Mr.. II. Il. Dill, OF the Evansville
district, was IN the city today on bus
mess.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13

Mr.. Robert Chastain went to Knox
Vile, Tenn, today en- business.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13

Rev. V. L. Darby of Livermore,
KY. representing the Howard associa-
ton for Kentucky, spoke in connection
with Mrs. @. A. Lehman Of Louis
Vile at the First Christian church
Sunday morning.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13

Mrs. @. A. Lehman of Louisville.
Kentucky representative Of the How
ard association of Prison Reform,
spoke at many different places Sun
day, both in the interest of her work
and as an aid to other religious effort.
Mrs. Lehman has a pleasing person.
atty and is q modest, attractive and
earnest speaker.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13

Rev. f. NJ. McGee of Spring Bayou,
this county, preached at the Second
Baptist church Sunday morning. A
large audience heard the pastor, Rev.
W. II. Robinson, Sunday evening in
his sermon on local conditions.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-07-13

Rev. L. @. Gebauer Of Louisville,
field worker for the Kentucky Sunday
School association, delivered an adj
dress at the German Evangelical
church Sunday evening on "A Sun
day School Teachers Preparation for
Work" 1t was instructive and in
tavastinv