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The independent., 1903-12-03
VIII Rally the Boys

Editor Independent: herewith
send you draft for So. had made up
my mind never to pay cent to a
fusion paper. but as The Independent
seems to have got into the middle of
the road / am willing to pay up.
Although am not actually in poll
tics. | am as strong a populist as
ever was. OF necessity, am now Civ
ing my entire attention to business to
recover the money lost in trying to
maintain middle of the road paper
against the fusion tide, and as soon as
/ get on my feet, so dare give lit
tie time to party work, will be found
trying to rally the boys.
e. e. McCOLLISTER.
Magnum, Okla.
The independent., 1903-12-03
Iprorrc VOTERS

Editor Independent: There Is but
little interest in politics In this part
OF Missouri at present. The Doodle
deal seems to attract all the attention
OF the people. The two old parties,
recognizing their twinship relation.
are both keeping mum this year.
hope that the people will get awak-
cned before the presidential campaign
opens. The disturbances between the
corporations and the laborers shows
that some are thinning. Men with a
penny's worth Of brains can see that
Shvloeh has been robblng them. You
tolllng miners. why not demand liv-
ing ware and do n M the ballot box
Farmers. In heaven'a name and for
the love ynu have for your dear ones
why do You sacrifice your substance
Co advance the cause ~ those who are
rauprririnr yon and oil the common
reopleg If Won would think for mo-
ment yom would see tha coal trust In
pruapering M the expense OF the shlv-
erlng noor and that Carnegie II do
mating HIS stolen millions 10 erect
monuments % his own glory In the
shape Of library buildings. There II
one In Sedalla and II Il coald speak
The independent., 1903-12-03

Editor Independent: Our popuist
brothers are not In the saddle yet.
The people are very busy nj this time
tahlnr care OF their fruit and vegesa-
BILE crop. AZ present cannot make a
report but will In the future. A. You
are aware the old whIte-winTed or
trtter browns. the old in-co-fo-so o.
party nj their last convention I'm
Denver Kicked ua out. then slapped us
In tho face. They told na we must
ide In their band wagon or so be-
hind. We Joined them In fusion when
they had not even respectable mr.
rrnlxatIon. We elected their govern
crs. representatives 10 congress and
they nIled their ranks with demos n
The independent., 1903-12-03

The Security Mutual Life Insurance
company reports an increase of busi-
ness for November. II was the larg-
est months business the company
ever had.
40 the beginning OF the year tha
officers hoped that they would ret q
million of new business In the year
1908. They are now very sure that
the years business will amount 10
over a million and half. They at
tribute much Of this Increase 10 tho
effects Of the new law. This Law II n
guarantee 10 tho po..ryhuldera that
their policies are safe. as n requires
the securities 10 be approved By and
deposited with tho state auditor.
No other state has NO rood q Law
for the protection OF pollcyhoIders
The independent., 1903-12-03

1t would say: Erected by the toll
and sweat of laborjng voters The
railroads are extorting from you such
charges for carrying your crops that
IL your child was at the other end OF
the road 1t would starye for all the
aid you could give It. You do not
practice at the ballot box what you
know and talk. Any old washer woman.
IL granted her rights at the ballot
box, would act wiser than you.
MATILDA MAGLEY.
Green Ridge. Mo.
The independent., 1903-12-03

croachments while capital will always
regulate by competition when oppor-
tunity offers; as In case OF millers'
trust: When the price of the millers'
product is shown to be excessive, cap
ital will build mills and claim share
of the profits and although the trust,
in order to control prices, may buy at
high price the competitors plant,
others will arise, thus forcing prices
down to a just level, or loosening
of the purse strings again and again.
Therefore, the peoples party should
stand for every public policy that Will
render unto the nation better results
and higher human civilization. Not
by trying to turn everything topsy
turvy, but by an unprejudiced i'm
provement in all matters of govern
ment to the end that every honest
American may be inspired to
strengthen instead of pulling it down.
w. c. STARKEY.
Violet, Neb.
(The Independent is puzzled. A
protective" tariff is ostensibly for the
benefit Of the farmer and wage-wOrk-
made showing how and why it does
benefit the farmer and wage-worker--
good, sound, logical arguments, which
ought to convince the most skeptical,
but
| How many millionaire, tariff-pro-
tected farmers and workers are
there in the United States, and how
does this number compare with the
number of millionaire, tariff-protected
manufacturers?
| Taking the census of 1900 for our
authority, it seems that the farmers
of the United States, with little less
than 20h billion dollars Of investment
in lands, buildings, live stock. ETC.,
are credited with producing in the
year 1899 little less than 1874 bill
lions Of product. which includes near
ly billion dollars of hay and grain
fed to live stock (Which went to make
up the 8 billion dollars Of live stock
/ counted as investment).
Now, the same report shows an in
vestment of something less than 10
billions in every sort of manufactur-
ing. The total product for one year
was more than Ii billion dollars! N
Ii farming had paid as great gross
return upon the investment as did
manufacturing, then the farm prod
ucts OF 1899 should have been Vailed
at something like 26h billions, in
stead of 4 Sd. IL manufacturing paid
no greater return upon the Investment
than did agriculture, then the manu-
factured products should have been
valued at about 21z billions, instead
of 13.
1 No attempt is here made to go into
this matter exhaustively, but simply
/ to call attention to the great dispar-
ity OF return upon capital in the two
principal industries in this country
The infant" of ten billions
strength, produces 13 billions under
protection" The unprotected giant
OF 20 billions fails to produce 5.
Perhaps this can be explained salts
factorily by Messrs. De Hart, Starkey
Iowrance and others.-Associate Edi.
tor.)
The independent., 1903-12-03

soon as they had strength enough to
stand alone. Then they ignored US.
What fools we mortals be. We rallied
our forces and drove them to the wall.
We caused them to cry for the rocks
and mountains to fall on them to hide
them that they may not be seen. JUS
tee quickly overlook them In their
Wild career.
J. McGovERN.
Glendale. Colo.
The independent., 1903-12-03
OF FEMALE DISEASES AND PILES

To show Good Faith l
aud 10 Prove To You -
That I Can Cure You ! WIZ :
send Free u Package of Ny
Remedy To kvery sufferer.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
VERY FINE
Major Bassett's Opinion of the
Wheeler Guards.
He Inspected the Company ct the
Armory Last Evening.

Major e. b. Bassett of the Second
battalion, Third regiment, Of Hopkins
willie, inspected the Murray company
yesterday, arriving last evening to
inspect the Wheeler guards of the city.
he was met at the train and escorted
to the armory, and there the inspec-
tion took place. Major Bassett COM
plimented Captain James Caldwell
and his men highly and said they COM
pared favorably with any in the state.
After the inspection he was infor-
mally entertained at Hotel Lagomar-
sino by the commissioned officers.
Col. W. r. Howell of Hopkinsville
and Dol. r. G. Caldwell of Paducah
were present and both Major bassett
and Dol. Howell spoke.
Major Bassett left last night for
Hopkinsviile.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
CHEAP COAL
Declaration in Court ThatPeOple
are Satisfied.
The Complaint Said to Be the Hyster-
ical rawlings of the Press.

New York, April 23-The hearing
Of the complaint OF W. r. Hearst
against certain coal-oarrying roads, by
the interstate co mmerce commission,
was continued here. Mr.. Shearn,
counsel for the complainant, called
for all the contracts entered into be-
tween the Lehigh Valley road and the
Lehigh Valley Goal com pauy, declar-
ing the contracts would show the ore
alton of monopoly; that the coal
companies have no power over the
output of their mines because they can
only get rid Of the quantity the rail-
roads are willing to take from them,
and the railroads will not handle the
coal in sufficient quantities to reduce
the price to the consumer.
Where do the complaints come
FROM" interrupted Judge Can pbell,
of the Reading. From the independ-
emit companies? No; from the oweners
of the palaces about Central park, the
crowded tenement and the business
buildings in the lower part Of the city.
Yes, IL the price of coal is reduced,
will Your rents be reduced? Not
bit of 1t. Cheaper coal is the hysteri-
cal demand of your newspapers, not Of
the thinking pubic. We will show
the people OF New York the facts. We
will show this commission that for
more than a quarter Of q century the
people Of New York have wrung the
bowels of the coal region Of Pennsyl-
vania, practically getting their coal
for nothing, and whine like . pack Of
whipped dogs when decent remuner-
alive price is asked by the miners.
Here is where the surplus comes, and
here the coal is cheaper thar anywhere
else."
The commission finally decided the
contracts must be produced. but the
attorneys refused.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
Fierce Theatrical War is now
Promised
Southern, Crane and Goodwin to to
Sent After Miss Henrietta
Crosman.
A BATTLE ROYAL PROMISED

New York, April ga fierce thea
tricalsNar will be waged in the West
and Southwest this spring. the CON
tending forces being Henrietts Oros-
man and James K. Hackett on one side
and E. H. Sothern. W. H. Crane and
Nat Goodwin on the other. These
latter are the theatrical trusts strong
est attractions.
The seat of war proper will be Den.
yer, though at the end of her Memphis
engagement Miss Crosman will have
to fight right along the line. But it
is in Denver that Miss Crosman will
meet single-handed the opposing
forces. Mr.. Hackett will carry his
campaign as far west - Lincoln. and
then let Miss Crosmsn go 1t alone to
Denver. Both the Tabor and Broad
way theaters in Denver are syndicate
houses. The Curtis, the Stair end the
Havlin theaters won't Accommodate
Miss Crosman's production until al
tered In the fall. But Maurice Camp
bell has solved the problem by daring
ly booking Miss Crosman ~ Elitch's
Gardens. summer tneater, where a
stock company holds forth. The prices
will be raised to ~.
Miss Crosmsn's particular opponents
will be E. H. Sothern, with Crane and
Goodwin to follow. and they will play
counter dates to hers throughout the
West. 1t will be battle royal thea
trically. Interest in it has been
aroused throughout the stage world of
the country. Miss Crosman will give
her entire repertoire IN the week
stands.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
NO DOUBT.
AS TO THE IDENTITY OF THE
BOY DROWNED.

The body Of Willie Reed, the boy
drowned off the Dick Fowler day be-
fore yesterday, has not yet been recov-
cred and no effort has been made to
find it.
His parents, according to the 81.
Louis papers, SEEM to be satisfied that
he lie drowned, but are probably in no
position to have search made for the
body. The story that there was doubt
as TO tho boys identity is all non
sense. Waterman Counts Of the Fow-
Ter was talking to him only a moment
before he fell overheard and knows it
was the boy giving his name as Willie
Reed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
RELIEF in SIGHT.
COAL SHORTAGE TO BE RELIEv
ED TODAY.

Yesterday and this morning there
was q shortage in coal in Paducah
with several dealers. but relief is ex.
pected this afternoon.
One GOAL dealer stated this morning
that the scarcity seemed general, but
that . few dealers had coal on hand.
The cause of the shortags 10 In ths rail-
road car service. There are few emp.
ty coal cars to be had and all the cars
available will be used in transferring
coal to this city. The railroad people
promise to havc plenty of GOAL here
this afternoon.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
DAILY MARKET LETTER.

Wall Street, New York, April 2s-
The opening of the market was strong,
but the general trend Of values was
hardly as expected, for everyone an
ticipated a strong upward movement
today on account OF this being the first
day In their new home. American
stocks in London were strong, at IA
to "a above parity. II is reported
that Reading will fully recover strike
losses on this years earnings. Banks
have gained from the sub-treasury
since Friday last si,s7i. 900. J. p.
Morgan saws: "I think that we should
see better times marketwise. Town
Topics financial bureau gives out the
following: 1--WE look for strong and
higher prices. We are bullish on
American smelters, Colorado South
ern. Manhattan, Sugar, Peoples Gas,
Pennsylvania and Reading" About
tho only disturbing feature in the
market today was the reports Of the
British fighting. The American con-
sui cabled today that the skirmish
which occurred today between the
British and their opponents were with
heavy losses. This was confirmed
later by the war officials. Money is
decidedly easier and pools can now get
funds to work their specialties. Trad
ing was fair in volume considering the
range Of fiuctuation, sales TO noon be-
ing sos, 200 Gall money ranged easy
ct 8 81 TO Q 81 per cent.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
MAY FOLLOW IN AMERICA.

New York, April 2s-RAlph II. Eas-
ley, the secretary Of the National Civ
10 Federation, said when shown the
cablegram mentioning the kaiser's
new labor scheme;
THE plan OF Emperor William Is
certainly unique. amost rs much 30 as
the cars peace resoript Of . few
years ago. II the government: paper
will keep its promise Of strict impair.
tiailty, II will no doubt become
mighty factor for good and prevent
the great majority Of strikes. have
no doubt that the kaiser is sincere,
even II his newly awakened interest
I'm the German workingman may be
due more 10 necessity than to real
sympathy. The evolution in all coun.
tries points towards arbitration a. the
only p.to-dafe means of settling diff
cultise between lsborer, and employ.
ers. and every good citizen should re-
joicc at every step In the right direc-
ton, no matter by whom IL is made. "
The National Civic Federation,
whose officers are Marcus A. Hanna,
chairman; Oscar s. Straus, second
vice chairman; Cornelius N. Bliss.
treasurer; Ralph NJ. Easley, secretary,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
Carnival Association Makes
Home of Friendless.
rendered Ten Per Gent of the Coun-
try Store Proceeds This
Year.
EXTENSIVE WORK GOING ON

The Carnival association has offered
the board of directors of the Home Of
the Friendless Of Paducah ten per
cent Of the proceeds OF the sales at the
county store during the carnival, the
same amount given the home last
year.
As yet no answer has been received
from the board, but it is supposed that
the offer will be accepted. Last year
the amount was about 5000.
The carnival committee has received
word from the N, O. and st. L. road
that 1t will run Q special train to Pc
ducah every morning during the car
nival leaving Paris, Tenn, at $3.50 a.
m. and arriving here soon thereafter.
leaving again at 1920 p. m. This
will accommodate the crowds down
the N. O. and st. L. from Benton,
KY, TO Paris, Tenn. and way stations
and bring hundreds of people in every
day at one fare for the round trip.
The O., and Ell. will also make one
fare rate for all trains into Joppa, Ill.
during carnival week, the people to be
brought to the city from Joppa on
boats.
This morning two men left for the
purpose Of advertising thoroughly ev'
cry city between Paducah and Evans
Vile, and they will put out much pa
per.
Thousands of announcements and
other advertisements have been scat
tered all over the surrounding country
during the past few weeks, and there
is not a postoffice, cross roads or farm
house that has not been supplied with
literature detailing the many attrac-
tions to be seen here during carnival
week.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23

Chicago, ILL.,. April 2S.
wHEAT-Thero was good general
demand for wheat at times today and
the market as q whole reflected more
or less strength. The Armour ele-
ment continued to show its nower over
the market and manipuiative tactics
were discernable from time to time.
The offerings were fair and the ex.
port business big. while the cash bust
ness was only moderate. The primary
movement continued small and the
clearances were fair. The late mar
ket was little nervous on account of
reports that the Armour element were
trying TO unload, but most of the long
wheat coming out was we'll taken and
a firm undertone prevailed mp to the
last.
ARENz & GILBERT.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
AN ELECTRIC ROAD
Talk of Building One in the
Near Future
May Use the Route and Right of Way
of Other Railroad.

1t is reported that q project that may
soon develop into something definite is
that of building an electric railway
from Paducah to Cairo. According to
rumor the route and right Of way Of
the company organized some time ago
to build a railroad from Paducah to
Cairo will be used for the electric rail-
way, and most ofthe gentlemen interest
ed in the railroad project may be also
In that of the electric railway.
There is nothing definite to an
nounce thus far, nowever, although
there is prospect that there will be
soon.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
A RANK FAKE
NO NEGRO AND WHITE WOMAN
APPLIED FOR A MARRIAGE
LICENSE HERE.

The publication in en- afternoon
paper yesterday that . negro man and
white woman yesterday applied for
a marriage license ct the court house
here was q fake Of the rankest sort.
There was no such occurrence. DEP
uty Clerk Smedley, who is in charge
of the office during the absence CT
Clerk Graham, stated today that there
was not even the slightest foundation
for the report. or the publication Of
the supposed occurrence.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23

Camden, ARK, April 23-Consii er-
able excitement prevails here over
what is alleged to be n double murder.
Two men, one a printer named Joe W.
Puryear. late Of the Camden Beacon
force, ard the other named Smith, a
stationary engineer from Fordyce, fell
in with two strangers here yesterday,
and after taking in the town were in
vited to drink from bottle Of whis-
key and shortly afterwards both were
taken i'll, with the result that Smith
died this morning at 0 O'Clock and
Puryear at o'clock this evening.
Ons Of the strangers, ]. d. fremont,
bought an ounce of morphine at drug
store, and also procured bottle Of
wbiskey. fremont halls from Jack
son, Miss, ana is 23 years old. The
other strangers name is Joe Cameron
and he lives in Pittsburg. Pa. Both
men are in Jail pending investigation n,
which is now proceeding By tine coro-
ner's Jury. Puryear was well known
among the newspaper fraternity all
over the South and was a member OF
Monroe, La, Typographical union.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
TAX SUITS
REVENUE AGENT LUCAS FILES
TWO IN COUNTY COURT.

Two judgments in tax cases were
fled today in county court. They are
cases brought by Frank Lucas, as rev.
enue agent, against J. X. Bowles and
Lev Levi. The former Judgment was
for taxes for the year of 1902 on $500
worth of property and the latter judg-
ment for the years 1900 and 1901 on
property valued at $500.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
FORGERY CHARGED
GEORGE WYATT ARRESTED AT
FULTON THIS AFTERNOON.

George Wyatt, colored, was arrested
this afternoon at Fulton for alleged
forgery. It is charged that he passed
forged check on Mr.. Bud Quarles'
clerk near the l. O. passenger depot
for $40. 10, and he was traced to Full
ton and arrested.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
BROKE A LEG
ACCIDENT TO A COLORED BOY
THIS AFTERNOON.

John Perry, u colored boy about 10
years old, while wrestling with COM
panion this afternoon fell and broke .
leg. DR.. Brooks was called to dress
the injury. The boy lives at 6is
South Sixth street.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
British Were Defeated and 1870
Were Killed
Former Governor Ramsey Of Mime.
sofa Dies at st. Paul From
Gout.
TWO DEATHS FROM wHIsKEY
MANY BRITISH KILLED.

Alden, Arabia, April 2S-The Brit
ish transport Harding arrived today
and confirmed the report of the Brit
ish defeat in somaliland. Officers of
the Harding say that ten officers and
1870 men out Of total British force of
220 men were killed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
STRICKEN BY PARALYSIS.

Elkton, April 23-Captsin Ed Will
son, a conductor on the Elkton and
Guthrie railroad was stricken with
paralysis this morning on train be.
ween here and Guthrie. He is now
at Hotel whitlow at Guthrie, and
ply sicisns say he cannot recover.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
ASSESSMENT CUT
Committee From This County
Did Well Today.
Proposed Raise Is Taken or Town
Lots in McCraokep.

Frankfort. KY, April 23-City
Clerk Patterson and Justices Barber.
Sears and Thompson appeared before
the state board Of equalization this
morning and after presentation Of
the facts the proposed raise of per
cent on town lots in MoOracken noun.
ty was taken off and the assessment
stands as originally made out. Tho
Paducah delegation feels much graft
fed over its success and will return
nome tonight.
Hickman county lands were raised 6
per cent.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
DIED OF BRAIN TROUBLE.

Elkton, April 23- Barker Jessup, .
prominent and wealthy young farmer,
residing about six miles west Of this
city, died from brain trouble, caused by
typhoid. He was son of Colonl W.
II. Jessup, one Of Hcpsinsville's
wealthy citizens, and leaves widow
and child.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
1000 TO BE ADVANCED.

Memphis. April 23-The railway
telegraphers in session here are to ask
an advance in wages for over 1000
men.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
BIG FIRE AT BOWLING GREEN.

Bowling Green, April 23-The Bow
ling Green tobacco company's factory
here burned this morning. Loss $4,000
fully covered by insurance. Seventy five
men are out Of employment until tie
factory 10 rebuilt. The Gre lasted 8 <
hours and was fought by the entire de-
partner The origin is unknown.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
The Kaiser is to Soon Enter
journalism
Will Distribute the Literature to
Counteract 500 ialistic In
fluence.
SANE PLAN MAY FOLLOW HERE

Berlin, April 2s-Emperor william
IL going to fight the Socialists with
their own weapons.
II has Jest been announced here that
tho government bureau Of statistics
will, in the near future, issue a labor
paper under the name o. the ReiciBar
beitsblatt. This paper will really be
edited by the kaiser. and will be dis
tributcd free among labor organiza.
tions all over Germany. II is the idea
OF the government to take mp all moot
cd questions, and give an impartial
hearing to all parties concerned.
Editorials written by the most able
labor leaders of the country. advising
the workingman what sort of laws he
should try TO have passed. will appear
regularly. and the paper vii! special.
iy'worx for mutual insurance agains,
sickness and scsidents.
The encouragement of this new ides
of the emperor has been hailed wi th
great delight by the great masses OF
people. aud thousands Of labor union'
and employer organizations through
ont tho country have already promis
ed their cooperation. The appearance
of this unique paper is taken by many
10 be . sure sign that the emperor mas
entirely relinquished all idess Of ac'
complishing anything by mere brute
force.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-23
NO CHANGE IN ASSESSMENT.

NO OHANOE IN AooEo5WENI II
frankfort, April 23-The equaliza-
tion board has decided that the assess
ment Of MoCraoken, Union and Chris
tian counties shall remain unchanged.
webster's lands are raised per cent.